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Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are running all over Broad City in the trailer for its fifth and final season. The hit Comedy Central series returns one last time on January 24, 2019. Broad City, created by Glazer and Jacobson, has been critically acclaimed since its debut in 2014, boasting a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Its rabid fan base of young women have been overjoyed to see a hysterically
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Fans of quirky TV comedies will be sad to learn that both Comedy Central’s Nathan for You and HBO’s Animals will not be returning for a new season. Nathan for You was an improvised docuseries where comedian Nathan Fielder helps small businesses in surprising and ridiculous ways. The show made waves after a stunt to rebrand a local coffee store as “Dumb Starbucks” gained national news attention. The show is
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South Park will take a shot at vaping in Tegridy Farms, a new episode airing tonight October 17 on Comedy Central. The episode will center around the lovable, but easily corruptible, Butters. “Butters is selling vape pens and all kinds of fruity-flavored vape accessories at school,” says the Comedy Central website. “Meanwhile, Randy decides he should move the family to the country and take up farming.” A clip of tonight’s
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Newcomer Jaboukie Young-White established his role as Senior Youth Correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. On his first night, Young-White explained to Trevor Noah why young people don’t vote. The Chicago native made the case that the system is old and outdated, like his new boss who he referred to as vintage millennial. “Why are we still using paper to vote?! …Can’t you just Postmates the election to
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South Park puts Mr. Hankey on trial during this Wednesday’s all-new episode. In a nod to the recent Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the beloved Christmas poo will defend his character “or lose everything that is important to him” according to a press release from Comedy Central. “The Problem with a Poo” takes a look at Mr. Hankey’s past behavior and potentially offensive comments about South Park’s citizens. On the line
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Aparna Nancherla is one of very few comedians who can combine an absurdist aesthetic with a relatable set of premises to excellent effect. She is, in my opinion, one of the best joke writers of our time. And because of this, I’ve often thought it would be swell if someone would develop an app that would automatically re-tweet certain accounts as soon as they post. It would save me a few
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Ann Coulter took an extraordinary verbal beating at Comedy Central’s Roast of Rob Lowe, set to air on Labor Day. We’ve seen some clips already. Comedy Central released yet another today– this one features Roast veteran Jeff Ross, dressed as Prince, who died earlier this year. We’re not sure what’s uglier– Jeff Ross as Prince or the way in which Ross describes Coulter, the famously hated conservative pundit. “Ann Coulter
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“I’d like to welcome everyone to the Ann Coulter roast with Rob Lowe,” conservative pundit Ann Coulter deadpanned in her opening remarks at the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe Saturday. It was a fitting depiction of a night initially billed to set fire to actor Rob Lowe, but soon became a searing pileup on the controversial conservative, including jokes calling Coulter a “racist cunt,” “hatchet-faced bitch,” and comparing her appearance
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We’ve been watching Chicago native Drew Michael rise up the comedy world ranks for years now— and for good reason. Since the release of the Comedians You Should Know album in 2011, wherein he’s one of a handful of comedians featured as part of that Chicago stand-up comedy collective, we were impressed with Michael’s point of view, his self-hating ways and his emotional vulnerability. His debut album Lovely hit the
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Comedy Central’s Roast of Rob Lowe #LoweRoast will air 10 pm ET on Sept. 5—a perfect way to celebrate Labor Day. If you’ve been paying attention online you already know it seems Ann Coulter, who was part of the dais, was verbally abused more than Rob Lowe. Part of the proof is in this quick clip featuring Jewel, wherein the singer attacks the ultra-conservative pundit’s voting habits. Not to be
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Comedy Central has decided Larry Wilmore’s The Nightly Show has run its course after a year-and-a-half on the network, as it announced its cancelation today. “Unfortunately, it hasn’t connected with our audience in ways that we need it to,” Comedy Central President Kent Alterman said in a statement, “both in the linear channel and in terms of multi-platform outlets and with shareable content and on social platforms as well.” Wilmore
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Comedy Central will give Jon Stewart a 42-day long send-off with a nonstop Daily Show marathon. “Your Month of Zen” begins today at noon and will last until Stewart’s final episode on Aug. 6. Comedy Central will stream every single episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on the show’s website and on the Comedy Central App. That’s over 2,000 episodes! You’ll see everything from the satirist’s first words to his
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Hannibal Buress finally has his own Comedy Central series. Why? With Hannibal Buress premieres on July 8. After co-hosting The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim and starring in Broad City, Buress will answer life’s most pressing question, “Why?” on his weekly half-hour topical series. Why? will feature stand-up, filmed segments, man-on-the-street interviews, in-studio guests and the comedian’s general musings on the week’s topic, whether it be olive oil or
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After “discovering” that sex sells, Comedy Central made a deal with recurring Inside Amy Schumer comedian Nikki Glaser. Glaser will host a weekly series Not Safe With Nikki Glaser and tape a one-hour stand-up special for the network. Not Safe With Nikki Glaser will mix sketches, social experiments and chats with comedians about sex, relationships and other taboo topics. The ten-episode first season will debut in 2016. The series could
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will premiere on Sept. 28, Comedy Central announced on Thursday. The news comes a month after the network signaled Aug. 6 as current host Jon Stewart’s final episode. Trevor Noah was named the new Daily Show host back in March to mixed reviews, followed by a fauxtroversy caused by trolls mining his old tweets for clickbait. None of that has stopped the African American comedian
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