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See Taika Waititi as an Imaginary Hitler in First Teaser for “JoJo Rabbit”
July 23, 2019
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Taika Waititi has built up such a lovely resume with everything from What We Do In the Shadows to Hunt for the Wilderpeople to Thor: Ragnarok that he can really swing big, which is what he seems to be doing with his latest, JoJo Rabbit.

JoJo Rabbit follows a timid young child in Nazi Germany that ends up having an imaginary friend in the visage of Adolf Hitler, albeit a goofy one played by Taika. The premise has the titular JoJo reckon with himself as he finds his mother is hiding a Jewish girl. Billed as an “anti-hate satire” (perhaps the first time that’s ever been a phrase?), Waititi continues to have our interest peaked here. The tone and satirical walking-the-line seems like anything else we’ve seen before just from this teaser (we can only imagine what lies ahead with a full trailer).

See for yourself here with the just released teaser, then look for JoJo Rabbit in theaters on Oct. 18th.

Tuca and Bertie Releases Its First Teaser (and Shouts Out Equal Pay Day)
April 3, 2019
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For so long, we’ve been so curious as to how Tuca and Bertie, the anthropomorphic animal Odd-Couple-ish dramedy from Lisa Hanawalt starring two birds voiced by Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong, was going to be.

Well, wonder no more as the first teaser was just released today and cut specifically for Equal Pay Day (you know, the day pushing for gender equality in pay across the board).

There are definite BoJack Horseman elements to that can be seen here, but it seems as though Tuca and Bertie will be a little more hopeful (and a little stranger) than BoJack (where Hanawalt headed up Production Design and was an EP). 

See for yourself here and mark down Friday, May 3rd for all episodes to stream on Netflix.

This Barry Season 2 Teaser Is Pretty Damn Enticing
January 31, 2019
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Without spoiling anything, the critically acclaimed first season of Barry left on a pretty big cliffhanger. The teaser for season 2 manages you to leave you hooked with more questions than that cliffhanger (like a good teaser/trailer should).

So, without saying anything further, see for yourself in the teaser for what’s probably your current favorite hitman dramedy here. Look for season 2 to premiere sometime this Spring on HBO.

What We Do In The Shadows, the FX TV Adaptation, Gives Us a Halloween Gift of Its First Teasers
November 1, 2018
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Sure, Halloween doesn’t traditionally come with gifts, but we’d like to thank FX, Taiki Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and co. for the fun Halloween present of the very first look of the TV series version of one of cinema’s best horror comedies What We Do In The Shadows.

Please enjoy them here and here and then look for the series to premiere in the Spring of 2019 on FX.

The Duplass Brothers Return for More Somewhat Contained Weirdness with Room 104 Season 2 (Teaser)
October 3, 2018
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AI, striptease musical numbers, and Michael Shannon seem to be just a few of the things that are coming to season 2 of The Duplass Brothers innovative genre bending anthology series Room 104.

Get a look for yourself in this teaser and see if you can figure out what Mark and Jay have up their sleeve.

Friday, November 9th is when season 2 kicks off on HBO.

Looks Like Season 3 of Stan Against Evil Is Upping the Ante
July 24, 2018
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As a comedy horror series, Stan Against Evil is already at certain level of funhouse chaos, especially having had two seasons under its belt.

From the looks of this season 3 teaser unveiled at Comic-Con, they’re raising their own bar on how bonkers they want to get including sentient puppets and their own version of Mulder and Scully. We’re on board for all of that and more.

See for yourself here, then look for the season premiere on Halloween on IFC.

Sacha Baron Cohen Teases His New Undercover Interview Show “Who Is America?” Coming to Showtime
July 9, 2018
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Well, it turns out that Sacha Baron Cohen had gone deep into character yet again over the last year to shoot his latest show, but done so in a way that is being touted as “undercover”.

We’re guessing that being undercover is the only way he’d get to talk to Dick Cheney as shown in this teaser and tweet (in which Cheney apparently signs a “waterboard kit”). You’ll notice that Cohen has donned yet another voice, though we’re not quite sure what ridiculous get up he’s in this time and what satirical angle he’s playing.

What we do know is that the show is called Who Is America? and is going for a rather short season and it will actually be premiering on Showtime this Sunday, July 15th at 10PM. We’re guessing there will be some satire of Trump, though we’re curious to see if Cohen will bring something else that we haven’t seen yet from the mountains of content that has been made parodying the Trump Administration.

We’ll all have to wait and see this weekend.

Animals’ Season 3 Teaser Promises Anthropomorphized Critters Running Even More Amok
June 29, 2018
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HBO’s animated series Animals will be returning for its 3rd season and it sure looks like, according to this teaser, the animals are even less domesticated than you might have seen in previous seasons. Even though they’re rats, cats, horses, lizards, etc., it still seems pretty with the zeitgeist.

Also, you might enjoy knowing that the voices of Aisha Tyler, Cheri Oteri, Edie Falco, Demi Moore, Tracy Morgan, John Leguizamo will be taking part in this new season.

Season 3 of Animals premieres Friday, August 3 at 11:30PM on HBO.

Here’s Your First Look at “The Break with Michelle Wolf”
May 21, 2018
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This Sunday, May 27th, Michelle Wolf will kick off her weekly late night series The Break with Michelle Wolf on Netflix complete with monologue, remote segments, bits, and an ultra fancy desk (in fact, it’s nicer than most late night talk talk show desks).

Of course, this is the second phase of Michelle Wolf dominating 2018 as she is just coming off of her spot on roast at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Also, we have a feeling that is the start of Netflix figuring out late night as they also have a weekly Hasan Minhaj show on deck too. We will all have to wait and see how true that notion is.

In the meantime, you can watch a teaser trailer for The Break with Michelle Wolf here.

Get Your First Look at the Crazy Game Show Hosted by Reggie Watts, “Taskmaster”
March 26, 2018
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If you were to imagine what sort of games/obstacles/labors that one Reggie Watts were to put contestants through on a game show, it might involve the sort of thing that’d have you paint a picture of a horse whilst riding a horse.

See what other shenanigans abide in this preview here.

Then, look for Taskmaster to premiere on Comedy Central next month on Friday, April 27 at 11PM.

You’ll Finally Get to See Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity as a Special on Netflix
March 23, 2018
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Annually, Seth Rogen throws a big time event to support the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease that usually costs several hundreds of dollars to attend called for Hilarity for Charity. The actual event is happening this Saturday and props to you if can afford to go.

If you can’t go and catch Sarah Silverman, John Mulaney, Kumail Nanjiani, Nick Kroll, Michael Che, The Muppets, Tiffany Haddish, Sacha Baron Cohen, Craig Robinson and the Nasty Delicious, James Corden, Michelle Wolf, Jeff Goldblum, Post Malone do something that they’ll probably do for one time only, you’ll be in luck later next month. 

The event will be presented as a special on Netflix as Seth Rogen announces here. In either case, you should, if you can, support HFC’s fight against Alzheimer’s here.

Atlanta Looks Cinematic as Ever in Teaser for 2nd Season
January 18, 2018
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The first season of Atlanta scored plenty of critical acclaim as well as actual award wins. 

From the looks of this teaser, Donald Glover and Brian Tyree Henry are going to keep this hot streak going.

Look for the second season premiere of Atlanta on Thurs. Mar. 1st on FX.

Here’s the Teaser for Season 5 of Silicon Valley
January 12, 2018
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It’s more than a couple of months away, but you can start looking forward to a whole brand new season of Silicon Valley. It’ll even feel a little newer than usual as there will be a noticeable absence of one Erlich Bachman.

See what that looks like in this trailer here.

The first season of Silicon Valley premieres on Sunday, March 25th on HBO.

Watch Teaser for Cartoon Trump Spin-Off from Colbert
December 18, 2017
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Coming to Showtime on Sunday, February 11th at 8PM to Showtime will be the series premiere of Our Cartoon President, an entire animated series born out of the recurring cartoon Trump segments from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

It should be noted that this will be the second televised comedy series entirely dedicated to satirizing Trump as President and, as it’s animated, it seems much less terrifying than the reality that it’s making fun of.

See for yourself in the teaser here.

This Teaser for Comedy Central’s Corporate Is Pretty Perfect
December 7, 2017
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Well, leave it to a darkly satirical workplace comedy series from Jake Weisman, Matt Ingebretson, and Pat Bishop to make a brief teaser that really captures the zeitgeist of how people are very likely feeling all around the country.

It’s all the more reason to watch Corporate when it premieres on Wednesday, January 17th on Comedy Central.

Watch Teaser for Barry (Where Bill Hader Plays an Assassin Trying His Hand at Acting)
December 4, 2017
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HBO’s latest comedy offering will be coming in spring 2018 and indeed feature Bill Hader as a world class assassin who delves into acting. 

Here’s a teaser.

So, we’re getting hints of Grosse Point Blank, except it revolves around an acting class as opposed to a high school reunion. We hope that Hader uses the platform to get as off beat as he can.

Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady Is HBO’s Next Comedy Special and Here’s a Teaser
November 7, 2017
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Michelle Wolf has made herself stand out during her tenure on The Daily Show with the same sort of attitude that fuels her stand-up. 

That’s undoubtedly part of why she’s next in line for a HBO comedy special. See for yourself in a teaser for Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady here.

Then, look for its premiere on Saturday, December 2nd at 9PM on HBO.

Just in Time for Halloween, Here’s a Teaser for Season 3 of Ash vs. Evil Dead
November 1, 2017
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From the looks of it, there’s a whole new batch of fun deadites, fun one-liners, and a whole new part of Ash’s family for the new season of Ash vs. Evil Dead.

See for yourself in the season 3 teaser here.

Ash vs. Evil Dead is set to return Sunday, February 25th, 2018.

Watch Margot Robbie Become the Infamous Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya” Teaser
October 19, 2017
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Between Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad, and now, I, Tonya from director Craig Gillespie and writer Steven Rogers, there seems to some thread between the roles that Margot Robbie goes for. 

They all seem to be complex, ambitious, and uncensored and Robbie plays them quite well. 

Get a taste of how she becomes the infamous figure ice skating star Tonya Harding in this teaser for dark comedy biopic I, Tonya.

Look for I, Tonya in theaters on December 8th.

First Look at Mike Judge’s Animated Storytelling Series:  Tales From the Tour Bus
September 15, 2017
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While rock stars and rappers have plenty wild tales of their lives going awry, those on the country music side of things also have many such stories.

Thus, Mike Judge has taken to not only sharing these stories of Waylon Jennings and Jerry Lee Lewis with the world through his new series, Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus, but also accompanying the stories with animation. 

Get a taste of what’s to come with this teaser.

Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus premieres Friday, September 22nd at 10PM on Cinemax.

Here’s What a Modern Day, TV Version of “Heathers” Looks Like
August 30, 2017
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The original dark cult comedy Heathers hit theaters nearly 30 years ago in 1988.

TV Land has rebooted and adapted Heathers for the small screen and given it a very current day update to the look and feel (the original is very much a product of the 80s FYI). That being said, the tone of dark humor and salty language seems to be quite intact.

See for yourself in the teaser.

Heathers comes to TV Land next year.

Fantastical Animated Adolescence Comedy “Big Mouth” Gets Beautifully Nightmarish Teasers
August 23, 2017
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It would seem that Bill Burr’s F Is For Family paved the way for animated comedies dealing with childhood, but aren’t necessarily “family friendly”. 

From Nick Kroll:

It’s about the beautiful nightmare that is puberty and adolescence. The show is based on me and my childhood best friend Andrew Goldberg’s real lives in middle school. It premieres on @netflix September 29th. I cannot wait for people to see it! Cast includes: me, @johnmulaney @jennyslate #jessiklein #jasonmantzoukas @sordociego (Fred Armisen) #mayarudolph @jordanpeele and many more amazingly talented folks.

Watch these teasers and you’ll see exactly what Kroll is saying.

Big Mouth starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, September 29th.

The Opposition with Jordan Klepper’s First Teaser Is Here and It Looks Like Klepper Might Be Picking Up Where Colbert Report Left Off
August 23, 2017
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You know, it just occurred to us that The Opposition with Jordan Klepper might be the spiritual successor to The Colbert Report. 

Klepper, now a former Daily Show correspondent, is set to satirize conspiracy theoriests, alt-right, etc. by taking their side to the nth degree, similar to the beloved, ironic, conservative political pundit character Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report. 

See for yourself in this teaser, then look for The Opposition with Jordan Klepper’s premiere on Monday, September 25th following The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

Here’s Yet Another Fun Teaser for Season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm
August 19, 2017
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It’s hard to imagine anyone else bringing as much joy to people by being a grouch as Larry David.

Season 9 of his series Curb Your Enthusiasm is slated for its premiere on Sunday, October 1st at 10PM on HBO and, as this teaser shows, he’s pretty ready, once more, to be the charming stick in the mud that is the core of Curb.

Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Gets First Teaser
August 15, 2017
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This is a very small teaser that mostly uses very high praise of the cast (which includes Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, and Emma Thompson) of Noah Baumbach’s latest film, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).

Still, this is worth paying attention to as Baumbach is one of the handful of film auteurs left (and does so in his particular brand of dramedy) and this does like that shooting star of movie where Adam Sandler takes everyone by surprise (Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me, Men Women & Children).  

Look for The Meyerowitz Stories to start streaming on Netflix on Friday, October 13th.

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