Eddie Murphy Takes on the Story Behind Dolemite in “Dolemite Is My Name”

August 13, 2019

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Maybe, just maybe this is one of the beginning milestones of Eddie Murphy’s long, circuitous route back into stand-up comedy?

This biopic, Dolemite Is My Name (written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski and directed by Craig Brewer) that follows the career of comedian Rudy Ray Moore as his better known persona, blaxploitation star Dolemite seems very intriguing, especially with a supporting cast that boasts Keegan-Michael Key, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, and Wesley Snipes.

If anything, it’s somewhat comforting to see Eddie back in the role of a comedian and he, in turn, seems pretty right at home as Rudy Ray Moore.

See all about this for yourself in the trailer, then look for the release of Dolemite Is My Name this Fall.

Please Enjoy Trailer for Supernatural Comedy “Extra Ordinary” Where Will Forte Gets to Be a Rock Star Who Sold His Soul to the Devil

August 9, 2019

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Please Enjoy Trailer for Supernatural Comedy “Extra Ordinary” Where Will Forte Gets to Be a Rock Star Who Sold His Soul to the Devil

Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman’s Extra Ordinary looks like a whole lot of fun as a comedy about the paranormal in a small Irish town that’s just trying to get on with their lives, specifically the leads Maeve Higgins and Barry Ward. The tone, look, and feel almost make it as though it could inhabit the same cinematic universe as What We Do In the Shadows.

On top of that, Will Forte gets to don a mustache and play a villainous rock star who sells his soul to regain his former glory (and seemingly accompanied by the hysterical Claudia O’Doherty). Just seeing that from the trailer alone has us pretty on board.

See for yourself in the trailer here, then look for Extra Ordinary to start rolling into theaters Sept. 27th.

Little Monsters Red Band Trailer Promises a Fresh Take in Zom-Coms

July 31, 2019

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Well, it looks like there’s a new fun zombie comedy or “zom com” coming to town later this year.

Joining the ranks of Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, and Anna and the Apocalypse will be an Aussie entry into the subgenre, Little Monsters. Writer/director Abe Forsythe takes a new angle into the zombie movie by following a group of kids on a field trip with Alexander England, Lupita Nyong’o and Josh Gad when the arrival of zombies make things go very, very wrong.

It looks like a good bit of dark fun as you can see in Little Monsters’ red-band trailer here. If you’re digging it, start looking for it on November 15th.

Get Your First Look at That Musical Finale to Transparent

July 29, 2019

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You might have wondered what Transparent would do post-Jeffrey Tambor.

Then, you might have read about this angle of closing out the series with a full on musical.

Indeed, that’s what is happening and the trailer for this musical finale was just released over the weekend. Having watched it ourselves a few times, we have to say might just be one of those things that’s just crazy enough to work. The conceit of how they somewhat realistically fit the musical into the plot is pretty damn clever and the dark, grounded sense of humor seems to remain.

See for yourself here, then look for the premiere on Sept. 27th on Amazon Prime.

Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik Trailer Aims for a Much More “Serious” Sort of Talk Show

July 25, 2019

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Anthony Jeselnik is not only returning to TV with a brand new show, but doing so in much more classed up (and more vulnerable?) way.

Rather than all flash and histrionics of The Jeselnik Offensive, his new talk show, Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik puts on much more refined airs (just look at all that dark wood interior) and has Anthony, as advertised, having a good, “serious” talk with comedians. This will likely show a bit more of the ever elusive “real” Anthony as well as something a tad bit different in the talk show realm (you can’t imagine Anthony just doing a “normal” late night interview, can you?).

Just see for yourself in the trailer here, then look for Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik to premiere on Comedy Central on Sept. 6th.

VICELAND Is Taking Another Crack at Having a Talk Show with Danny Brown and “Danny’s House”

July 15, 2019

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VICE and VICELAND are dead set on figuring this talk show/late night thing out.

They had Desus & Mero, now enjoying their time at Showtime, and then they tried a wild experiment of a two-hour, completely live variety talk show with four hosts called Vice Live. That was unfortunately very, very short lived.

Now, their latest take on talk show will come from rapper Danny Brown in something that seems more akin to The Eric Andre Show, but slightly more grounded (as it happens at “Danny’s House” and the guests seem to be more in on what’s happening).

That said, it still looks more crazy and different than most other things in the late night/talk show world (a thing we’re always game for). See for yourself in the trailer for Danny’s House. If you’re into it, you’ll want to catch the series premiere this week on Aug. 14th at VICELAND.

Robin Thede and Issa Rae’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” Gets a Trailer

July 9, 2019

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Sketch comedy at HBO is getting a brand new look come Aug. 2nd.

That’s when A Black Lady Sketch Show, a sketch comedy show from Robin Thede and Issa Rae, premieres. Before now, Mr. Show and various shows created by and starring Tracey Ullman were what represented sketch at HBO.

Now, with a cast boasting Thede, Rae, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Quinta Brunson along with guest stars Angela Bassett, David Alan Grier, Tia Mowry, Aja Naomi King, Lena Waithe, Patti Labelle, Amber Riley, Yvonne Orji, Loretta Devine, Gina Torres, Jermaine Fowler, Lil’ Rel, Deon Cole, Natasha Rothwell, Marsai Martin, Khandi Alexander, Laverne Cox, Yvette Nicole Brown, Larry Wilmore, and Kelly Rowland, A Black Lady Sketch Show will be a welcome new wrinkle in HBO’s comedy line-up.

Get a taste of what’s to come in this first trailer.

The Righteous Gemstones, Danny McBride’s New HBO Series, Gets First Teaser Trailer

July 6, 2019

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Fans of Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and anything Danny McBride may rejoice as McBride is returning to HBO with his televangelist satire The Righteous Gemstones.

Set for its series premiere on Aug. 18th, it sure looks like McBride is back in full, lovable scoundrel form along with a perfectly cast John Goodman and Adam Devine. Together, they’re playing a scandalous televangelist family and you’ll probably want to set a reminder to watch when it debuts.

Get a look for yourself with the first teaser trailer for Righteous Gemstones here.

Watch Trailer for Season 11 of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

July 3, 2019

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Just like the breezy rides that the series takes us through while Jerry Seinfeld and his guest hang out for the most successful version of comedians having coffee, we have coasted on to season 11 of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (that’s 2 more than Seinfeld FYI).

Per usual, Jerry has stacked line-up of guests including Eddie Murphy, Melissa Villaseñor, and Martin Short and, as far as we can see, Jerry’s winning formula here will keep going as long as he wants.

See it for yourself in this season’s trailer here.

Trailer for Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein Promises Something That’s as Meta As It Can Get

July 2, 2019

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OK, let’s see if we can get this right…

In this mockumentary, real life actor David Harbour went and created his own alternate family history that makes the Harbours a family of actors. From there, Harbour wants to dissect his father’s attempt to make a stage play for TV that is a re-imagining-of-sorts of the Frankenstein story and thus makes this documentary. Harbour plays himself and “David Harbour Jr.”, his “father” in this meta-mockumentary that, in this trailer, includes a pull-quote from Harbour himself.

Pretty meta, right?

What this might be is a little murky at this point, but Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein looks like it could be a lot of fun in a Christopher Guest-ish way. The title certainly is the right kind of silly to peak our curiosity.

Watch the trailer here, then look for it streaming on Netflix, Tues. Jul. 16th.

Watch Trailer Ramy Youssef’s Debut Hour Special “Feelings”

June 4, 2019

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2019 is shaping up to be a banner year for Ramy Youssef. His eponymous series not only debuted to much acclaim on Hulu and got very quickly renewed for season 2.

Later this month, Sat. Jun. 29th, he’ll have his debut hour special, Feelings, premiere on HBO at 11PM. Also, what a pretty looking special it is on top of seemingly being a stand-up extension of his show.

Take a gander at all of that in Ramy Youssef’s Feelings via this freshly dropped trailer.

Historical Roasts Gets a Trailer

May 22, 2019

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This coming Memorial Day, some of history’s most notable figures are being brought back to life just to get put in the crosshairs of the Roastmaster General Jeff Ross and the perfect dais for said historical figure (i.e. Anne Frank roasting Hitler) on Historical Roasts.

The Netflix TV adaptation of Eddie Furth, Ryan Pigg, and Samee Junio’s live show will feature the likes of Rosa Parks (Sasheer Zamata), Freddie Mercury (James Adomian), the aforementioned Hitler (Gilbert Gottfried), and more. This should be one of the more spicy history lessons that you’ve ever gotten.

Get a taste of it all in the trailer here, then look for all episodes to start streaming May 27th on Netflix.

Please Enjoy this Trailer for This Absolutely Bonkers Sports Dramedy “Diamantino”

May 22, 2019

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After watching this trailer for Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt’s latest Diamantino that mashes up soccer, political intrigue, gender politics, and a bonkers absurdist comedy sensibility, you might think you just saw one of those Adult Swim informercials for things/programs that don’t exist.

Rest assured, Diamantino is very real and has just played at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. We won’t spoil anything else about it, so just enjoy the trailer.

If you’re on board for Diamantino, look for it in its limited release come this Friday, May 24th.

Get a Taste of Drunk History Season 6 Pt. 2

May 21, 2019

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The success and longevity of Drunk History with Derek Waters and co. often makes us wish that his show existed back when we were studying history in high school and college.

Per usual, there are great drunk folks including Duncan Trussell and Brian Tyree Henry and exquisite reenactments lipsync’d to the drunk storyteller.

Get your taste of all of that with this trailer and look forward to Drunk History: Season 6 Pt. 2 on Comedy Central on Tues., June 18th.

Los Espookys Trailer Shows That HBO Might Have Some Special on Their Hands

May 17, 2019

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If you follow the comedy of Los Espookys creators Fred Armisen, Julio Torres, and Ana Fabrega, you’ll know that you’re in for something delightfully off-kilter with whatever they’re doing.

They’re bilingual comedy horror series Los Espookys is no different as it follows a latinx group that gets hired to give folks terrifying experiences (some of which might be a little too real?). This trailer really whet our appetite for this is so vastly different from anything else on TV right now. See for yourself here.

If you’re digging Los Espookys like us, make note of the premiere date, Fri. June 14th at HBO.

George Clooney’s “Catch 22″ Mini Series Gets a Full Trailer

April 25, 2019

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We’ve got to give it to George Clooney and co.

Thus far, from the teaser and this trailer, the adaptation of Joseph Heller’s legendary novel Catch-22 seems to be nailing the look, tone, feel, dark, dark, dry humor, and absurdity of the book (as well as featuring a perfectly cast Jon Rudnitsky).

See for yourself here, then look for the premiere of Catch-22 on Hulu on May 17th.

April 22, 2019

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Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Season 4 Trailer Is Here

If you’ve been missing that relatable comedy that literally shows an office set in hell, you won’t have to have crippling anxiety over that for much longer.

Next week, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell returns to Adult Swim and we’ll all get to enjoy seeing that work in hell and on Earth kind of suck in the same way (minus a lot of blood and demons we suppose).

Get a delicious taste of season 4 here, then look for the season premiere of Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell on Friday, May 3rd at Adult Swim.

Arturo Castro’s Comedy Central Sketch Show “Alternatino” Gets a Trailer

April 22, 2019

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You’ve one version of Arturo Castro on Broad City for years.

Now, with his own Comedy Central sketch show, you’ll get to enjoy the multitudes that he contains in the form of many, many different, wonderfully weird characters (and cleverly subverting all latinx stereotypes).

Get a taste of it here, then look for Alternatino to premiere on Comedy Central on Jun. 18th.

Tuca and Bertie Trailer Shows a World That May Be Even Wilder Than BoJack Horseman

April 18, 2019

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Considering Lisa Hanawalt was instrumental to the creation of BoJack Horseman, it had us curious what her own show Tuca & Bertie about two Odd Couple-ish bird ladies would sound/feel/look like and if it would, be at all, similar to BoJack.

Well, this full trailer shows a world that’s, if you can imagine, a little more “out there”, brimming with more vibrant colors, and, in total, a rollicking universe that’s all it’s own with the voices of Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish leading the way.

See for yourself here, then look for episodes of Tuca & Bertie to start streaming on Netflix on Fri. May 3rd.

There’s a New Sketch Show in Town: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

April 12, 2019

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Sketch comedy on TV has become a little scarce these days (too scarce if you ask us). IFC and SNL can’t remain being the only places that have it in 2019.

Thankfully, Tim Robinson (from the aforementioned SNL and the beloved, but far-too-short-lived Detroiters and many great, wild sketches over many years) is getting his own sketch show at Netflix, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.

This trailer shows that it intends to make a hell of a first impression and we can’t wait for I Think You Should Leave to premiere later this month on Tues., Apr. 23rd on Netflix to see what insanity Tim has up his sleeve.

Fleabag Season 2 Trailer Is Here

April 11, 2019

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge is delving into a crisis of faith for the second round of her critically acclaimed Fleabag and, according to this first full trailer, it looks to be just as unhinged, introspective, juicy, and dark (like deep-in-your-gut) funny.

See for yourself, then look for episodes to start streaming on Amazon on Fri. May 17th.

The Dead Don’t Die Trailer Is Here and This Jim Jarmusch Zombie Movie Looks Pretty Damn Fun

April 2, 2019

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We had musings about what a “Jim Jarmusch zombie movie” might be and, we’ve got to say, thankfully, the trailer for The Dead Don’t Die hits pretty close to what we’re expecting.

Great looks and quips from Bill Murray, a samurai sword wiedling Tilda Swinton, a down-to-earth Adam Driver doing his best, Iggy Pop as a zombie, and, of course, a great soundtrack has our appetite whetted even further.

Get a look for yourself here, then mark your calendars for June 14th when The Dead Don’t Die hits theaters.

Klepper Trailer Has Jordan Klepper Drop His Daily Show/Opposition Character

March 26, 2019

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Perhaps, in the interests of skirting around Malcolm Gladwell’s “Satire Paradox”, Jordan Klepper is leaving little room for interpretation in his latest comedy docu-series coming soon to Comedy Central, the eponymous Klepper.

Within it, Jordan will interview, explore, and in some cases, embed himself in marginalized communities that he wants to, according to this trailer, highlight positively (such as veterans, environmentalists, undocumented immigrants) as opposed to satirizing certain radical groups on The Daily Show or The Opposition by playing an overly pompous, bizarro version of himself.

Just see it for yourself here. If you’re into it, catch the premiere of Klepper’s second series on May 9th at Comedy Central.

The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle Finally Gets a Trailer and a Premiere Date

March 21, 2019

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It almost seems like another era when we went to a taping of The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle and then, consequently wondered when the world would get to enjoy what we got to see up close.

Finally, that day is just around the corner as the stand-up/sketch/rap comedy compendium showcase will premiere on Fri., Apr. 19th at 11PM on Comedy Central. As you can see from this trailer, you’ve got something really dope in store just a few weeks from now. This will include performances/appearances from Naomi Ekperigin, Lil’ Rel, Chris Redd, Dulce Sloan, Sam Jay, David Gborie, George Wallace, Hannibal Buress, Candice Thompson, Tone Bell, Clayton English, Sasheer Zamata, Josh Johnson, Lucas Brothers, Kevin Avery, and more.

So, set a reminder (even through we’ll remind you too).

Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut “Booksmart” Could Be This Year’s Blockers

March 13, 2019

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Blockers was a pleasant surprise last year as a heartfelt, yet still widely appealing teen comedy for these times.

Enter Olivia Wilde’s first feature as a director Booksmart with a script written by Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katherine Silberman, Emily Halpern, which very well could be that kind of film for 2019. It has overtones of Blockers and Superbad, and, from the looks of this red band trailer, a lot of promise like those predecessors. The duo of stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein seem have a very charming, yet grounded chemistry and the trailer doesn’t seem to be giving all the best set pieces and jokes away (unlike so many teen comedies these days).

If you’re into it, look for Booksmart to start rolling out in theaters at the end of May on Memorial Day Weekend.

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