Comedy News

Philadelphia’s Infamous Laff House Comedy Club To Re-Open?

by Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The famed Laff House Comedy Club on South Street was a magnet… More!

Robert Townsend Details Making ‘The Five Heartbeats’ A Comedy Classic!

*Fresh off of making a splash with his debut film, “Hollywood Shuffle,” Robert Townsend had his sights set… More!

Tracy Morgan In Talks To Star With Ed Helms In Dito Montiel’s ‘The Clapper’

Tracy Morgan is in talks to star opposite Ed Helms and Amanda Seyfried in writer/director Dito Montiel’s new… More!

Keegan-Michael Key To Host 75th Peabody Awards Ceremony

“Key & Peele” star Keegan-Michael Key will host the 2016 Peabody Awards ceremony gala, Variety has learned exclusively. The… More!

Cedric The Entertainer Says Making Movies With Ice Cube Is Good For Comedy

Cedric the Entertainer reprises his role as Eddie in Barbershop: The Next Cut, which hits theaters April 15,… More!

Comedy Central Latin America Teams With Mexico’s TV Azteca for Latino Version of ‘Lip Sync Battle’

Comedy Central is spreading the laughs in Latin America. Now claiming 36 million viewers in the region since… More!

Hannibal Buress Surprises Everyone With ‘Hannibal Takes Edinburgh,’ A New Documentary On Netflix

With his participation in the Bill Cosby scandal long behind him, stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress broke new ground… More!

LeBron James Developing NBA Draft Imposter Comedy!

New Line, NBA superstar LeBron James and Maverick Carter have acquired movie rights to an Elite Daily video… More!

Steve Harvey Teams With Mark Burnett For New ABC Seed-Funding Competition Series!

Two prolific TV industry players — Steve Harvey and Mark Burnett — have teamed for an ABC reality series… More!

Comedy.com Launches New Mobile Comedy Network!

Comedy.com is back: Years after a failing as a comedy website, the iconic domain is once again back, distributing… More!