Comedy News

‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ Anniversary Special To Debut On Netflix On Sept. 26th!

Def Comedy Jam is turning 25, and to commemorate the anniversary, Netflix will be airing a special! Photo: Dan… More!

Don Cheadle To Star In New Showtime Wall Street Comedy Pilot

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg will exec produce and direct the comedy from ‘Happy Endings’ creator David Caspe… More!

Whoopi Goldberg Lands In New Film With Charlie Sheen In ‘9/11’ Drama

Atlas Distribution will open 9/11 in several hundred locations this weekend, timed to the 16th anniversary of the attacks on… More!

Dave Chappelle Wins Best Guest Actor In A Comedy Series for ‘SNL’

Dave Chappelle won his first Emmy Award – Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series – for making his Saturday… More!

‘Get Out’s’ Jordan Peele Lands New Project With Spike Lee In KKK Thriller Titled ‘Black Klansman’

John David Washington will star in the adaptation of a memoir by an African-American police detective who infiltrated… More!

Byron Allen’s Company Buys New Keanu Reeves Thriller Titled ‘Replicas’

COURTESY OF LOTUS ENTERTAINMENT Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has shelled out $4 million for North American rights to… More!

‘Insecure’ Actress Yvonne Orji Enrolls Lands In ‘Night School’ With Kevin Hart And Tiffany Haddish

The Kevin Hart comedy Night School just added another name to its roster. Insecure actress Yvonne Orji is set to join Hart and Tiffany… More!

Keenen Ivory Wayans To Be Honored By Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference

Filmmaker Walter Hill and comedian/filmmaker Keenen Ivory Wayans are both being honored this year in Austin at the annual Austin Film Festival& Writers… More!

Showtime Presents Gary Owen’s Third Stand-Up Comedy Special Titled ‘Gary Owen: I Got My Associates’

The outrageously funny Gary Owen is back with his third SHOWTIME comedy special, GARY OWEN: I GOT MY ASSOCIATES, premiering Friday,… More!

Funeral Arrangements Finally Set For Comedian And Activist Dick Gregory

Celebrated comedian and human rights activist Dick Gregory, 84, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Gregory, who is… More!