For the longest time, Warren G. Harding was a president whose name kids would memorize in order to be able to recite the names of every single U.S. president. None of his policies and his short term are remembered very much, but now that’s all changed with the discovery of some smutty letters, rich in detail, that he sent to his dear mistress.
Larry David Intends To Do Season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm at Some Point
According to a conversation between Larry David and HBO programming president Michael Lombardo, David isn’t done with Curb Your Enthusiasm yet. However, a new season won’t be happening in 2014.
We’re not sure exactly what he’s waiting for, but like HBO, we’ll all be ready and waiting for more Curb.
As they took the week off, John Oliver opted against predicting what would happens news wise on Last Week Tonight and instead detailed the experience we all share in going to watch light bursting in the sky for the 4th of July.
Project Greenlight Is Back and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Are Again Taking Submissions
Though it’s been quite some time since Project Greenlight existed, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are bringing it back at HBO and looking for a great director via submissions.
Given that it’s a series where you not only get to direct a feature, but It follows you through that process, it might be worth your while.
Paul Scheer Is Putting NTSF:SD:SUV on Hold; Developing Other Projects at Adult Swim and HBO
Paul Scheer is as busy as he’s ever been. With being on plenty of shows, appearing on so many web videos, now getting into comic books, and still performing live, Scheer has a lot on his plate. Opting to not force another season of NTSF:SD:SUV out when he doesn’t feel inspired enough, he’s going to other projects that are in development.
One of them is at Adult Swim and is a G.I. Joe like cartoon that depicts Cobra nowadays. The HBO project is supposedly “True Detective-esque”.
While NTSF:SD:SUV is on hold, these two new developments already have us hooked.
Stephen Hawking Will Be John Oliver’s Next Guest on Last Week Tonight
John Oliver has been on a streak with pretty much everything on Last Week Tonight. So, naturally, we can’t for tomorrow night when he’s interviewing one of the smartest people on the planet, Stephen Hawking.
It should prove to thoroughly enlightening, but like Colbert interviewing Pussy Riot via a translator, it’ll be fascinating to see how Oliver pulls this chat off.
The Hollywood Reporter gathered together comedy showrunners Mike Schur from Parks and Recreation, Jenji Kohan from Orange Is The New Black, Mike Judge from SIlicon Valley, Armando Iannucci from Veep, Jenni Konner from Girls, Chuck Lorre from Two and Half Men (and so many more), and Marc Maron from Maron to chat for awhile about being a showrunner for a comedy series in 2014.
The results are pretty intriguing and enlightening. At one point, due to the modifier asking the entire group a number questions that they qualified with an exemption of Lorre’s shows, Chuck Lorre asked, “What am I doing here?”
Kellan Lutz and Malin Akerman Will Reprise Roles in HBO’s The Comeback
Already, it’s great news that we’ll get to see Lisa Kudrow once again as Valerie Cherish as HBO is reviving The Comeback for a limited run this year.
Now, Kellan Lutz and Malin Akerman will also be returning in their roles on the show to make this all to perfect, given the show’s name.
Silicon Valley Very Well Might Have Told the Best Dick Joke Ever
Considering how many jokes have been done on the subject of male genitalia throughout the history of comedy, it’s a bold statement to claim that any single dick joke could be the best one.
HBO’s Silicon Valley makes a case for a damn good one. And, to answer your question, yes, it involves complex mathematical equations.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver continues its roll of informative, interactive, and most importantly, damn funny pieces on important issues of our time.
This week, Oliver tackles Net Neutrality and does so quite well. Watch the whole segment here.
Danny McBride and Jody Hill Return to HBO’s Series Order of “Vice Principals”
There’s no more need to lament the absence of Danny McBride in your life because the series finale of Eastbound and Down has passed us.
HBO has just ordered 18 episodes of Vice Principals from McBride and Hill, which is their take on being the VP in high school. Given how great Kenny Powers was as a gym teacher, we’re excited to see what they do with a vice principal character.
Gillian Jacobs Joining Girls for Season 4
With Community gone, Gillian Jacobs will now have time to be popping up in several other shows, movies, etc.
We’re happy to hear that one of those things will be season 4 of Girls in a recurring role coming up on HBO next year.
Stream HBO Series on Amazon Prime Starting Today
Finally, you don’t have to have an HBO subscription in order to get HBO Go to stream some of your favorite HBO shows online. A whole load of HBO content just hit Amazon including Eastbound & Down, Flight of the Conchords, early seasons of Veep and Girls, and several comedy specials. You do however have to be an Amazon Prime subscriber, which might be bitter sweet, as you’ll pay $99 for one year of Amazon Prime.
However, that’s roughly around $100 cheaper than a year of HBO if it’s any consolation.
Bill Hader To Create & Star In HBO Series
HBO is really racking it up with their comedy slate. We’re already highly anticipating The Brink with Jack Black and Tim Robbins and now we have an entire Bill Hader series to also look forward to.
Even if it’s Hader mostly doing obscure Star Wars impressions, we’d be cool with that.
From last night’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, John Oliver showed how crazy Indian news coverage went when announcing the India’s recent election results. As it turns out, they give CNN, MSNBC, etc. a run for their money.
While the tensions between Ukraine and Russia should be bigger news to us, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver lets us all in on an even lesser known facet of this ordeal by Americans: The Eurovision Song Contest. It’s European musical competition where countries face off to vie for the best song and Russia faced off the Ukraine. The details of that are amazing.
Also, Oliver does a pretty great job making fun of Putin’s new commemorative coin for Crimea. Watch it all here.
The line between television and reality was blurred as this past weekend, Veep’s VP Selina Meyer played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and actual Vice President, Joe Biden were. hanging out together.
It’s as much fun as you’d think it would be. Watch it here.
‘The Comeback’ Is Officially Returning to HBO
Only having lasted one season at HBO almost a decade ago, The Comeback was very truly a cult comedy series for how fanatical the following was that it built.
Now set for six episodes back at HBO, it’ll join in the league of Arrested Development of series being brought back, seemingly, from the dead.
This week, the great Matt Walsh stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers and revealed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, that the political world is not far off from the one portrayed in Veep. Also, Walsh and Meyers have a fun run of riffing off each other.
It’s been a true privilege getting to see one of the best up and coming comedians (he’s one of the few to receive our Tip of the Hat) in Jerrod Carmichael rise virtually from the ground up here in LA. The fact that he’s getting an HBO stand-up special presented by Funny or Die directed by Spike Lee makes this even more amazing.
The tapings will happen at The Comedy Store, which hasn’t had a televised comedy special done within its walls in quite some time, perhaps since HBO’s Young Comedians over 30 years ago. If you want to go, there will be two shows, Wed. May 7th at 8PM and 10:30PM and free to attend with RSVP.
HBO Put First Episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Online
Couldn’t help but watch whatever else you were watching last night at 11PM instead of the series premiere of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver?
Well, luckily, HBO was nice enough to put the first episode on YouTube for you to enjoy John Oliver’s return behind a news desk.
Jim Gaffigan’s brand new comedy special Obsessed is premiering tonight, 10PM on Comedy Central. Following that, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will have its series premiere on HBO at 11PM.
If there was a reason to skip watching Mad Men live, besides the fact that you could record it on your DVR, is that you can catch one hell of a block of comedy tonight. You can even top that if you record Silicon Valley and Veep as well.
Tomorrow night at 11PM, HBO will premiere its latest and highly anticipated shows, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Just as a friendly neighborhood reminder, here are some fun promos where Oliver’s voiceover guy has beef with everyone else in news.
With Last Week Tonight premiering this Sun. on HBO, John Oliver made a visit or, rather, he was summoned by Jon Stewart to The Daily Show, his former gig.
While there, Oliver gave Jon a taste of what working on pay cable is like and how it’s so much better. Watch it here.
Former NSA Director To Be First Guest of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
As far as first guest choices, John Oliver and company are making a bold statement by not interviewing any of Oliver’s old friends or a big name or some cross-section of the two. Instead, Oliver is setting the tone for Last Week Tonight premiering this Sun. at HBO by having a former NSA director General Keith Alexander (Ret.) sit down and chat with him.
A choice like this definitely feels like Oliver is truly at the helm of the show and we can’t wait to see what Oliver gets away with in a few days.