With comedian Nick Thune‘s album Folk Hero hitting the digital shelves today (our pick for “cool thing to buy this week“), the absurd comedian revealed “stage two” of his marketing plan. “Stage one” of Thune’s brilliant, absurdThe master is at it again... [Read More]

by WitStream Albertina Rizzo Aside from hearing what he has to say, what I love Neil deGrasse Tyson is that he looks like a 1978 high school year book picture. Clarke Kant Dressing up your cat ... [Read More]

Musical comedy can be a lot of things, and at its best, it can go so much deeper than straight stand up; recent musical comedy specials like Bo Burnham’s what. and Karen Kilgariff’s Live at the Bootleg dive easily and openly into musings on the meaning of life while still being hilarious... [Read More]

This wasn't so much a sketch from last weekend's Saturday Night Live, insomuch as it's a re-enactment of an actual backstage encounter cast member Vanessa Bayer had with her colleagues and host Lena Dunham. So let's set this clip up. Bayer learned a new dance move for Beyonce's song, "Partition," du... [Read More]

by Megh Wright "This one is really exciting for me. I like to say it’s my Star Wars. To get the opportunity to help guide that along is really a thrill … Charles Schulz’s son and grandson and writing partner are writing the script so we’re being very slavish to the original ... [Read More]

Last night, SNL alum and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg stopped by Late Night to reunite with his old friend Seth Meyers. The two got the interview started by discussing their friendship, saying they are “for-real” friends, not just “show-biz” friends. They proved how b... [Read More]

by Megh Wright Jeopardy's Alex Trebek has had enough of Conan O'Brien editing together different Jeopardy clips to make him look like an insane fool, so he showed up on Conan last night to turn the tables and give O'Brien a taste of his own medicine. It's still hard to tell which one of these men is... [Read More]

by Megh Wright If you haven't fully woken up today, the ridiculous combined power of Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Billy Eichner will fix that for you in about five seconds. Eichner stopped by Today this morning — which he describes as his own Breaking Bad — to promote the new seas... [Read More]

There’s a new folk hero in town, not the hero we deserve but the one we desperately need. Comedian, marketing genius, musician Nick Thune‘s first hour special is now available in digital audio form. Nick Thune: Folk Hero was taped live at The Bell House in Brooklyn last summer and premie... [Read More]

by Megh Wright Last month, Amazon Studios added 10 new pilots to its original slate including three comedies, and Variety reports that two have officially been picked up to series following a test round with online views and feedback. Both Mozart in the Jungle (co-created by Roman Coppola, Jason Sch... [Read More]