comedy

Robin Williams Pays Tribute to His Late 'Comedy Buddha' Jonathan Winters

April 12, 2013 By Greg Gilman 5 weeks ago

The comedians were co-stars during the last season of the popular ABC sitcom "Mork & Mindy"

  

Magnet Acquires SXSW Horror-Comedy 'Milo'

March 18, 2013 By Greg Gilman 9 weeks ago

Jacob Vaughn's film stars Ken Marino ("Burning Love," "Party Down") as a man whose stomach is possessed by a demon

  

Martin Scorsese Named Executive Producer of Mob Comedy 'Malavita'

February 8, 2013 By Greg Gilman 14 weeks ago

Luc Besson's crime comedy stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones

  

Kino Lorber Acquires Marcia Gay Harden Comedy 'if i were you'

February 6, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

The film will appear on VOD and other digital platforms a month before its theatrical debut

  

ABC Orders Comedies 'Bad Management,' Untitled Andrea Abbate Project to Pilot

January 30, 2013 By Greg Gilman 16 weeks ago

"Bad Management" follows a mother raising her convict brother's kids, while Andrea Abbate's comedy revolves around the troubles of a boss at a high-end department store

  

HBO Renews 'Girls' for 12-Episode Season 3; Starts Shooting in March (Update)

January 24, 2013 By Greg Gilman 16 weeks ago

 Lena Dunham had already shared the news last Monday during Alec Baldwin's podcast, "Here's the Thing"

  

Comedy Central Channel to Join SiriusXM Lineup

January 22, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 17 weeks ago

24/7 channel will offer stand-up comedy and recordings from Comedy Central's vast library of performances, including roasts, behind-the-scenes recordings from channel events and new shows

  

CBS Orders Untitled Jim Gaffigan Project to Pilot

January 11, 2013 By Greg Gilman 18 weeks ago

The single-camera series will star the stand-up comic as a happily married father of five living in New York City

  

Jimmy Kimmel Slams Leno in Rolling Stone: 'He Totally Sold Out'

January 4, 2013 By Greg Gilman 19 weeks ago

Kimmel admits Leno was once funny, but hasn't been for 20 years

  

'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' Trailer: Jim Carrey Is Magically Funny Again (Video)

December 22, 2012 By Greg Gilman 21 weeks ago

Jim Carrey's character may steal the show in this upcoming Steve Carell comedy

  

Amazon Picks 6 Comedy Pilots for First Slate of Shows

December 20, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 21 weeks ago

Amazon Studios will screen pilots from the creator of "Doonesbury" and a writer for "The Daily Show"

  

Guys on 'Girls' Tease Season 2: New Girlfriends, Lots of Cocaine (Video)

December 18, 2012 By Greg Gilman 22 weeks ago

Adam Driver, Alex Karpovsky, Christopher Abbott and Andrew Rannells join Lena Dunham for a beer to talk about their characters

  

First Look at Pedro Almodóvar's Airplane Ride, 'I'm So Excited' (Video)

December 14, 2012 By Greg Gilman 22 weeks ago

Not much plot is revealed as three male flight attendants dance to The Pointer Sisters' 1982 hit song

  

Justin Bieber Single-Camera Comedy in Development at ABC

December 14, 2012 By Greg Gilman 22 weeks ago

The singer will executive produce and star in the series about his awkward teenage years

  

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are 'Perfect' in Golden Globes Promo (Video)

December 13, 2012 By Greg Gilman 22 weeks ago

NBC's first promo suggests pair will be on best behavior

  

Nicolas Cage's Prehistoric Family Faces the End of the World in 'The Croods' Trailer (Video)

December 5, 2012 By Greg Gilman 24 weeks ago

And Cage's character hopes his mother-in-law may not survive

  

Chris Rock Thinks Today's Comedians Aren't Bringing the Funny

December 5, 2012 By Greg Gilman 24 weeks ago

In an interview with Judd Apatow for Vanity Fair, the comedian concludes that most of today's stand-up comics only appeal to narrow audiences

  

Paul Rudd Gives Tina Fey's Baby Back in 'Admission' Trailer (Video)

November 16, 2012 By Greg Gilman 26 weeks ago

The new comedy from Focus Features stars Tina Fey as a Princeton admissions officer who learns that a prospective student may be her son

 

  

Ice Cube, Kevin Hart 'Ride Along' to Debut on Martin Luther King Weekend 2014

October 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 29 weeks ago

"Ride Along," from "Barbershop" director Tim Story, will kick off Universal's 2014 slate over Martin Luther King weekend

  

The Era of Rockette Comedy

July 27, 2012 By Keith Fenimore 42 weeks ago

Guest Blog: One observation I have is that writers have deserted cadence in a lot of current TV comedies

  

Cannes 2012: The Weinstein Company Buys 'Haute Cuisine'

May 20, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Food, France and humor unite in the Weinstein's latest acquisition "Haute Cuisine"

  

Judd Apatow Reviews 100 Years of Comic Gems That Birthed 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'

May 16, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Judd Apatow, the comic interpreter of the modern human condition, dives with TheWrap into the Universal archive to mark the studio's 100-year anniversary 

  

ABC Picks Up 'Body of Proof,' 'Private Practice,' 'Don't Trust B---- In Apartment 23'

May 11, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

ABC renews three more shows on a day full of renewals, pickups and the occasional rejection 

  

Louis C.K. Inspires Jim Gaffigan to Distribute His Own Special, Too

February 15, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

"Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe" will be available via a $5 download, with a portion of each sale going to The Bob Woodruff Foundation

  

Chelsea Handler on Why She's the Only Woman in Late-Night (Video)

October 4, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

WaxWord catches up with the budding media brandster and grills her on whether women stop being funny late at night

  

'Suburgatory' Premiere: Why You Should Watch

September 28, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

It's another funny, sweet comedy for ABC's already fantastic Wednesday night comedy block