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Watch a Single Line From Each Story in Trailer for This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir
January 14, 2015
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Like we said earlier this week, This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir is set to premiere on Comedy Central Jan. 22nd at 12:30AM.

To give you a little taste of what the stories from Bert Kreischer, Marc Maron, Cy Amundson, Bobby Lee, Keegan Michael-Key, Steve Rannazzisi, Cristela Alonzo, Ali Saddiq, Sean O’Connor, Rob Corddry, Will Weldon, Tom Segura, Paul Scheer, Big Jay Oakerson, Barry Rothbart, Jay Larson, Iliza Shlesinger, and more might be like, here’s a trailer.

Also, you get to see how crazy the opening sequence for the show is as well.

Broad City Returns Tonight For Season Two and Gets Renewed by Comedy Central For a Season Three
January 14, 2015
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We’ve got some dope-ass news: #BroadCity has been renewed for a third season. pic.twitter.com/SwgzELoJlM

— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) January 14, 2015

If you were already getting pumped for tonight’s premiere of season two of Broad City, then the news that Abbi and Ilana have just gotten a third season should you sufficiently pumped up.

Comedy Central has announced this morning that they put the order in for a third season of Broad City, which we think is a pretty smart move on their part.  

Now that you’re primed for it, be sure to catch this latest season premiere on Comedy Central at 10:30PM tonight.

“Parks and Recreation” and “Kroll Show” Return Tonight For Their Final Seasons
January 14, 2015
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Tonight’s TV airwaves belongs to what very well could be a comedy power couple/stars of Parks and Recreation and Kroll Show, Amy Poehler and Nick Kroll. 

Parks and Recreation returns for its seventh and final season tonight on NBC at 8PM with back-to-back episodes.

Kroll Show is also premiering its final season, though it’s only the third for Kroll, on Comedy Cetnral at 10:30PM.

Make plans to watch/DVR/hijack the TV at the bar you’re drinking at accordingly.

This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir Premiering Jan. 22nd
January 12, 2015
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The amazing comedian storytelling series This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir is having its TV series premiere on Thurs. Jan. 22nd 12:30AM on Comedy Central.

Shaffir, Keegan Michael-Key, and Bobby Lee are set for the first episode focusing on drug stories, so the premiere should be really good. 

Be sure to mark this on your calendars and kick off your weekend next week with this.

Key & Peele To Host Super Bowl Themed Sketch Special Before The Super Bowl
January 10, 2015
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(via Splitsider)

If you were worried that you’re not getting enough Key & Peele in your life like we all are, rejoice in the news that you’ll be getting a whole special’s worth right before this year’s Super Bowl. 

Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele will be hosting an entire sketch special on Comedy Central on Jan. 30th at 10PM. Since you’ll be prepping for Super Bowl party probably at that point, just go ahead and expand your plans to include watching this special too.

“The Nightly Show” Adds Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, and Mike Yard as Contributors
January 9, 2015
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The #NightlyShow welcomes Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez (@rickyvelez), and Mike Yard (@mikeyardcomedy). http://t.co/rBU6xDj0Jy

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow)

January 9, 2015

As the premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is looming (Jan. 19th at 11:30PM on Comedy Central), we’re all getting a better sense of how the show is shaping up.

For instance, they have just announced three contributors of The Nightly Show, which are the multi-hyphenate comedians Shenaz Treasury, Ricky Velez, and Mike Yard.

How they’ll contribute and how close that’ll be to Daily Show correspondent pieces and segments in studio has yet to be seen, but we’re throughly intrigued into how the “nightlyness” will play out.

Comedy Central Airing Two Comedy Specials From Ari Shaffir in 2015
December 29, 2014
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(via Laughspin)

Both of Ari Shaffir’s most recent stand-up specials, Passive Aggressive and Paid Regular, will be premiering on network TV on Comedy Central in 2015. 

Though Passive Aggressive was shot years ago, it’s still rare for a single comedian to have two specials premiere on the same network in the same year.

Paid Regular will air on Fri. Jan. 16th at midnight and Passive Aggressive will air on Fri. Mar. 13th also at midnight.

Along with the premiere of the storytelling show that Shaffir hosts, This Is Not Happening, Ari should have quite the 2015.

Kyle Kinane’s New Special “I Liked His Old Stuff Better” Premieres Jan. 23rd
December 21, 2014
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My new special “I Liked His Old Stuff Better” premiers Friday, January 23rd at midnight on @ComedyCentral. Get some. pic.twitter.com/SZhKFfIdCI

— Kyle Kinane (@kylekinane) December 19, 2014

The announcement that Kyle Kinane’s new comedy special was happening sometime early next year and the art work for it was enough for us to get thoroughly excited for what’s coming after this holiday season. 

Kinane tweeted this week that I Liked His Old Stuff will premiere on Jan. 23rd at MIDNIGHT on Comedy Central.Now, we have a specific date to mark down and obsessively count down to.

So, thus far, Comedy Central’s upcoming comedy specials have lined-up to be Kinane’s I Liked His Old Stuff in Jan., Matt Braunger’s Big Dumb Animal on Feb. 6th, and Bridget Everett’s Gynecological Wonder, which was just shot last week. 

So, get ready for all of that.

“@midnight” Moving to 11:30PM For Two Weeks Before “The Nightly Show” Premiere
December 19, 2014
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(via Deadline)

When people were concocting various strategies that Comedy Central to fill in The Colbert Report when Stephen Colbert was first announced to be David Letterman’s replacement at The Late Show, some entertained the idea of “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” going up to 11:30PM.

However, the name of the show would prohibit from that ever be serious schedule change… or so we thought.

From Jan. 5th to Jan. 19th, the two weeks that lead up to the premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Comedy Central has indeed decided to move up “@midnight” to 11:30PM.

We’re sure Hardwick and company are going to have a bunch of fun in a quasi-time rift for a fortnight. 

Stephen Colbert Signs Off From The Colbert Report Into Eternity With Star-Studded Farewell
December 19, 2014
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Bryan Cranston, Katie Couric, Jeff Daniels, Big Bird, Willie Nelson, Hoda Kotb, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Jon Stewart, Abraham Lincoln, Cookie Monster, and way, way more gathered to say goodbye to the character known as Stephen Colbert and his program on Comedy Central, The Colbert Report last night after its now renowned 9 year run. 

However, it wouldn’t be consistent with The Colbert Report to just a big music number and end like typical late night shows. The ‘Report’ has been anything but typical. In fact, it’s been revolutionary and, as such, “Stephen” goes off into this particular good night, as he’s always been, still in amazing, hysterical character.

Watch the big musical farewell and the last words of “Stephen Colbert” before he becomes Stephen Colbert now.

The Final “Colbert Report” and “Conan To Go” Remote Segment Special Are Tonight
December 18, 2014
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The final episode of The Colbert Report will air 11:30PM on Comedy Central with “Grimmy” more commonly known as The Grim Reaper. 

Conan O’Brien’s “Conan To Go” special where some of the best remote segments over the years are all put together into one will air at 10PM on TBS.

We’re just giving you an update on what you’ll be doing this evening.

You don’t have to even DVR one or the other in order to end up watching both. Also, FYI, Comedy Central is airing a Colbert marathon today so you can further ditch whatever it is you were doing right now.

Bridget Everett Has Just Taped a Special For Comedy Central
December 17, 2014
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Comedy Central already has comedy specials from Kyle Kinane and Matt Braunger lined-up for 2015 making a pretty damn good start for them for their comedy specials. 

Now, they’re adding on to that with a comedy special from an unstoppable force of musical comedy Bridget Everett.

Everett just taped “Gynecological Wonder”, which should blow the socks as well as many other items of clothing off anyone watching.

Hopefully, the special will come sooner to Comedy Central rather than later in 2015. We’ll let you know the premiere date as soon as we find out.

Here’s The First Promo for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
December 16, 2014
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Yesterday, we told you that the promotion for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore should be coming in around now with a Jan. 19th start date.

So, here’s your first look at the show with Larry Wilmore going out into the world and telling the people about his new show on Comedy Central, starting in a cafe.

“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” Gets a Logo
December 16, 2014
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The @NightlyShow with @LarryWilmore premieres in exactly five weeks. The #NightlyShow’s logo premieres right now. pic.twitter.com/IS72ghRtbf

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow)

December 16, 2014

The premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is just over a month away on Jan. 19th and so promotion of it should be ramping up right about now. 

They have just gotten an official logo for the show, as you can see above, that’s a decided departure for The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. It’s minimalist and clean not unlike the logo for another Daily Show alum’s post-Daily Show Daily Show-esque show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

However, we also think The Nightly Show logo is very reminiscent of another Comedy Central series that dealt with current issues from awhile ago, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. If that somehow means that they were be echoes of that in The Nightly Show, we’re on board.

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Matt Braunger’s Latest Special “Big Dumb Animal” Premiering on Comedy Central in Feb.
December 15, 2014
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My new hour special “BIG DUMB ANIMAL” will premiere Feb. 6th on @ComedyCentral. #BigDumbAnimal

— Matt Braunger (@Braunger) December 12, 2014

2015 is still a few weeks away and Comedy Central already has a great line-up to kick off the year. Broad City and Kroll Show return and The Nightly Show w/Larry Wilmore and This Is Not Happening have their series premiere in January. 

Kyle Kinane’s brand new special “I Liked His Old Stuff Better” is also coming next month to Comedy Central.

On top of all of that, Matt Braunger’s latest special “Big Dumb Animal”, shot earlier this year in NYC, directed by one of our favorites Steve Feinartz (Eddie Pepitone: In Ruins, The Bitter Buddha), will make its premiere after on Feb. 6th.

Braunger details it all in the latest episode of his Ding-Donger podcast.

In short, watch for all of this in a couple of weeks.

“The Jim Gaffigan Show” Will Be Happening Next Year at TV Land and Comedy Central
December 12, 2014
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Next year. pic.twitter.com/rdqlRQkKs3

— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan)

December 12, 2014

In another case where broadcast networks let a huge comedy star and their show go to cable, Jim Gaffigan got a series order for The Jim Gaffigan Show at TV Land and Comedy Central a few months ago. 

Given the nature of how unstable TV is these days, you can never be too sure (like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt that was already ordered as a series by NBC then sold to Netflix) if anything is going to make it on air until it actually makes it on air.

However, Gaffigan tweeting about his show, complete with a title card where he’s attempting to deal with his kids, happening next year both at TV Land and Comedy Central is most reassuring.

Stephen Colbert Interviews Smaug The Dragon on The Colbert Report
December 12, 2014
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There’s only a few more episodes of The Colbert Report left and they’re not sparing any expenses before Steve goes off to The Late Show. They already went to Washington D.C. and had Barack Obama as a guest this week and they capped the week off with inviting Smaug The Dragon from The Hobbit trilogy to chat with Stephen Colbert.

Watch it all happen here and wonder how long the flight, even for a dragon, was from Middle Earth to Manhattan. 

Hasan Minhaj on CIA Torture Report on The Daily Show
December 12, 2014
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Hasan Minhaj makes his latest appearance on The Daily Show as the “Senior Senate Intelligence Report Correspondent” to remark on the recently released CIA Torture Report. 

Minhaj makes an “awesome” case, albeit a paradoxical one, for us to not feel so down on ourselves as a nation. Watch it here. 

Watch The Future of CBS’ Late Night Line-Up, Stephen Colbert and James Corden, Sing a Christmas Carol Together
December 10, 2014
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As you’ve probably have already read plenty of times over, probably plenty right here at The Comedy Bureau, Stephen Colbert and James Corden will be the duo that take over The Late Show and The Late Late Show, respectively, at CBS next year.

When they take the reins to CBS’ late night line-up, they will be facing off against Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and Carson Daly at NBC, Jimmy Kimmel at ABC, and Jon Stewart, Larry Wilmore, and Chris Hardwick at Comedy Central.

It’s a crowded field to be sure, but know that very few, if any, can harmonize like Colbert and Corden. Watch them sing a Christmas tune as well as Colbert giving some precautionary measures to Corden about what he’s getting into.

Comedy Central Announces Series Premiere Dates for “This Is Not Happening” and “Big Time in Hollywood, FL”
December 10, 2014
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We’re all excited for the return of Broad City, Kroll Show, and the premiere of Larry Wilmore as host of The Nightly Show on Comedy Central.

However, Comedy Central has more up its sleeve, as it announced today, including the premiere of two brand new series, high concept comedy about “the biz" Big Time in Hollywood, FL and the great storytelling series This Is Not Happening Hosted by Ari Shaffir. 

This Is Not Happening will make its series premiere with a bunch of the most out there experiences as told by comedians on Thurs. Jan. 22nd at 12:30AM. Big Time in Hollywood, FL will premiere a few months after on Wed. Mar. 25th at 10:30PM.

Set reminders on your mobile devices accordingly.

Barack Obama Proves He Might Be The Funniest POTUS on The Colbert Report
December 9, 2014
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During his administration, President Barack Obama has proven himself to be quite the comedian. He has shined every year at The White House Correspondents Dinner, did one great episode of Between Two Ferns, slow jammed the news with Jimmy Fallon, and he, just last night, has done The Colbert Report’s The Word segment as The Decree and absolutely delivered. 

Watch Obama take Colbert’s host chair for a spin, then all three parts of his interview with Stephen and you’ll see why he might be U.S. History’s funniest Commander-In-Chief.

Rachel Feinstein Gets Comedy Central Pilot Produced by Amy Schumer
December 9, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Comedy Central is ramping up their development slate with a whole lot of exciting projects like shows hosted by Kurt Braunohler and Nikki Glaser and now they’ve added a show starring Rachel Feinstein.

The untitled project will be produced by Amy Schumer and will feature Feinstein’s characters and remote segments like when Feinstein went out to streets of NYC to see if guys could detect if she was playing dumb or not. 

Note how Schumer, with her series, stand-up, Trainwreck, and now this series is slowly building an empire. 

President Barack Obama To Be Guest on Colbert Report’s Washington D.C. Episode
December 6, 2014
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Not only will The Colbert Report have a special episode on Mon. Dec. 8th at 11:30PM on Comedy Central by going live from Washington D.C. as well as calling the whole event “The Stephen Colbert Presents: Mr. Colbert Goes to Washington, D.C. Ya Later, Legislator: Partisan Is Such Sweet Sorrow: A Colbert Victory Lap ‘014”, but Stephen Colbert has just announced that the POTUS will be his guest. 

Indeed, President Barack Obama will sit down and chat with Colbert, which might be great timing as he could use a Colbert bump right now. 

Here’s The Trailer for Season 3 of “Kroll Show”
December 4, 2014
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Yesterday, Nick Kroll announced that season 3 of Kroll Show would its final one as he found that he is closing the books of many of the characters on the show.

Today, the trailer for the final season, which premieres on Jan. 13th on Comedy Central, went up and you can kind of get a sense of what Kroll is talking about especially when Mulaney and Kroll have to deal with Henry Rollins on Too Much Tuna.

The Colbert Report Goes to Washington D.C. Next Monday
December 3, 2014
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Stephen Colbert is going to make the last few episodes of The Colbert Report really special. One of the ways that he’s going to do that is by taping an episode live from our nation’s capital.

“The Stephen Colbert Presents: Mr. Colbert Goes to Washington, D.C. Ya Later, Legislator: Partisan Is Such Sweet Sorrow: A Colbert Victory Lap ‘014” is set for next Mon. Dec. 8th.

Here’s Colbert giving you the details on the momentous occasion and long title.

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