Late Night Comedy Gets a Visit from Prime Time Politics

By Sam Schulz Fox News political commentator and resident curmudgeon Bill O'Reilly visited "The Tonight Show" to talk politics, and unsurprisingly, the conversation was less than humorous. Jay Leno asked O'Reilly to evaluate the current crop of GOP …
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Rob Riggle to star in BBC3 comedy World Series of Dating

US comedian and actor Rob Riggle will star in a new BBC3 comedy that turns dating into a US-style TV sports show. World Series of Dating will combine reality with scripted comedy as a series of male contestants attempt to impress a panel of women in …
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Key and Peele Are Selling Comedy Blacks Arent Buying

Key & Peele, a sketch comedy show on Comedy Central, is peddling offensive comedy. I watched a variety of clips spanning 5 episodes. Not only were the subjects of their humor not ever any non-black group, but jokes solely focused on either parodying …
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Ashley Tisdale Headed To CBS For A Comedy With Louis C.K.

Back in October, the duo sold another comedy, Under Construction to ABC. The move would have given Tisdale producing as well as acting credits on a major network. However, now it looks like Under Construction won't be working out, as Tisdale is heading … See all stories on this topic »

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Kathryn Hahn on Comedy Cliques, Working With Paul Rudd, and Joe Lo Truglio's …

By Steve Heisler Kathryn Hahn starred for years on the dramatic Crossing Jordan, but dabbled in comedy via Adam McKay and Will Ferrell–driven films Anchorman and Step Brothers. This year, Hahn is attacking the genre full-force.
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The X Factor's Rachel Crow Signs Deal To Star In A Nickelodeon Musical Comedy …

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Crow has secured a talent deal with Nickelodeon, which will give her a starring role in a musical comedy series pilot for the kid-focused network. Between that and the recording contract she's signed with Sony … See all stories on this topic »

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“This Means War,” A Romantic Comedy Action Flick That Works

Other films that have attempted to combine action and romantic comedy haven't had much success, but “This Means War” accomplishes the needed balance to make it all work. The film follows Lauren (Reese Witherspoon) who works as a consumer products … See all stories on this topic »

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'Community' gets return date! Here's NBC's comedy plan | Inside TV …

The comedy is returning to NBC's Thursday night lineup. The not-so-great news: It's going right back into 8 p.m. against CBS' Big Bang Theory. Community will return on Thursday, March 15. Then 30 Rock shifts to 8:30 p.m., followed by The …
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Ashley Tisdale To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot, Chris Egan In ABC's …

EXCLUSIVE: High School Musical alumna Ashley Tisdale has been cast as a lead in CBS' untitled Louis CK/Spike Feresten multicamera comedy pilot, an ensemble.
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Killing Comedy in the New Egypt | FrontPage Magazine

In what appears to be a settling of scores, an Egyptian court sentenced earlier this month 72-year-old Adel Imam, one of the Arab world's most famous comedian-actors, for allegedly “defaming” Islam in productions he took part in years ago.
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