Comedy capers

A Bank Holiday bonanza of laughs is on the way at a comedy club.

The Original Blue Collar Comedy Tour Stars

Years after they began performing together, four early stars of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour still draw big crowds and have broadened their following.

Top comedy hits funny bone again

It was a notable week in comedy. The Office screened for the last time in the USA. The first trailer emerged of America’s take on Gavin & Stacey. It was the 15th anniversary of the final Seinfeld.

Espionage, comedy veterans touted for upcoming TV season

By Liana B. Baker NEW YORK (Reuters) - The big four U.S. broadcast networks, in need of new TV hits to turn around slumping ratings, are betting espionage programs and old comedy stars will convince advertisers to spend about $9 billion during the so-called upfront selling season. This week, the broadcast networks have been wooing advertisers, giving them previews of the new shows and revealing ...

COMEDY CENTRAL Radio Launches on SiriusXM Canada

SiriusXM to become the radio home of COMEDY CENTRAL's unparalleled collection of stand-up comedy 24/7 channel dedicated to stand-up comedy from today's top comedians to tomorrow's rising stars TORONTO ...

COMEDY CENTRAL Goes Dark To Commemorate The Launch Of COMEDY CENTRAL Radio On SiriusXM At Midnight ET On Sunday, May 19

NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- hear up!  To kick off the launch of COMEDY CENTRAL Radio, the #1 brand in comedy's exclusive 24/7 satellite channel on SiriusXM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), COMEDY CENTRAL ...

CBS adding Robin Williams comedy

CBS on Wednesday revealed a few nips and tucks it is planning next season for what is already network television's most successful schedule, including adding a comedy with Robin Williams playing an unorthodox ...

Comedy Listings for May 17-23

A selected guide to stand-up, improv and more in New York.

Terry Crews, Kevin Nealon join Adam Sandler comedy

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Terry Crews and Kevin Nealon have joined the cast of "Blended," a romantic comedy that will star Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, several individuals with knowledge of the production told TheWrap. The film centers on a couple whose disastrous blind date finds them at a family resort with their kids from previous marriages. Sandler and Barrymore play the ...

Comedy website raises $50,000 for anti-Stephen Harper ad

The young comedians behind a satirical website with an unprintable name — ahem, “Stuff” Harper Did — are bridging the gap between comedy and political activism with a new campaign. The Vancouver-based group is raising money to air a TV ad that mocks the federal Conservatives’ slick Economic Action Plan spots. In three weeks, they’ve raised more than $50,000, enough to air eight prime-time ads ...