by Megh Wright Rob Corddry and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are set to star in the upcoming HBO dramedy pilot Ballers, which will be executive produced by Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, and Steve Levinson. Corddry will play "former all-pro running back Spencer's (Johnson) boss, a financial advisor who tries r... [Read More]

Yannis Pappas is so fun! A stand-up comic who travels the world, he co-hosts “The Morning Show” on Fusion Network and co-founded the comedy production company Ditch Films. But our […]Author informationMeredith SchneiderContributing Editor at Serial OptimistMeredith runs DoubleTake... [Read More]

by Megh Wright Here's a trailer for "Hudson Valley Ballers," a new web series by longtime SNL writers Paula Pell and James Anderson costarring Kate McKinnon and Paul Rudd. The series follows Paula and James, "longtime best friends who have been SNL writers for years, and now are queerballin' throug... [Read More]

Welcome to“Friday Stupidity,” a glance into something stupid I did this week. Trust me, there’s always something. This week I answer the age old question: How many Whoppers can you fit […]Author informationMonique MadridWest Coast Editor at Serial OptimistMonique Madrid... [Read More]

by Megh Wright Here are three new promos for the Golden Globes, again featuring hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler with their trusty white grand piano sidekick. Click through to see the ladies give us another preview of their musical opening number, followed by Tina accidentally confessing her love to ... [Read More]

by Ramsey Ess The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. Inside their vast archives of more than 150,000 television shows, commercials, and radio programs, there are thousands of important and funny p... [Read More]

by Splitsider Sponsors Imagine you're heading to the stage in a private karaoke room, surrounded by your BFFs. Then, suddenly, a curtain is whipped back to reveal a small studio. You're not performing for your friends — you're potentially performing for all of NYC. But only if you want to. Wh... [Read More]

by Megh Wright Childrens Hospital's Rob Huebel will star in a new IFC comedy pilot called American Storage, Deadline reports. Based on a 2006 short film starring Steve Carell and David Krumholtz, American Storage follows "the unlikely friendship between a straight-laced employee (newcomer John Karna... [Read More]

Ever wonder what happened to Ralphie after his shenanigans in “A Christmas Story“? No? Well, sometimes we thought about what he’d grow up to be like! Apparently we weren’t the […]Author informationMeredith SchneiderContributing Editor at Serial OptimistMeredith runs Do... [Read More]

by Megh Wright Fox is beefing up its post-Super Bowl shows with some big name stars. Not only will Prince have a guest appearance on New Girl, but Adam Sandler is also set to show up on the now Golden Globe-nominated Brooklyn Nine-Nine. "We're hoping a lot of people will check out the show for the ... [Read More]