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Comedy News
Watch Rush’s Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson reunite, join Primus for ‘South Park’ 25th anniversary show
“This is one of the most amazing moments of my life” - Primus' Les Claypool
HBO’s ‘Los Espookys’ is finally back with Season 2 in September (watch the trailer)
‘Los Espookys,‘ the hilarious, surreal and bilingual series created by Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega and Fred Armisen, is finally back with a second season after an extended pandemic delay.
Dave Chappelle was Chris Rock & Kevin Hart’s surprise opener at Madison Square Garden
The surprise NYC appearance came right after Chappelle had been in the news over controversy surrounding his cancelled First Avenue show.
Dave Chappelle addressed First Ave cancellation, “ridiculed” protestors
”I can see a transgender hit squad coming from a mile away,” Chappelle said of the around 50 protestors who showed up at Varsity Theater, where his night one Minneapolis show was moved to after being cancelled by First Ave.
First Avenue cancels Dave Chappelle show following backlash
”The First Avenue team and you have worked hard to make our venues the safest spaces in the country, and we will continue with that mission,” the venue writes.
The new Beavis and Butt-Head series debuts in August (watch the trailer)
‘Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head‘ premieres August 4 on Paramount+
Dave Chappelle calls students who criticize him “instruments of oppression” in new Netflix special
”This is my biggest gripe with this whole controversy with ‘The Closer’: That you cannot report on an artist’s work and remove artistic nuance from his words,” Chappelle says.
‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ has been cancelled (read Joe’s statement)
”The more I learn how TV works, the more I realize that it’s kind of a miracle that our quiet, 11-minute show about rocks, beans, grocery stores, and breakfast crews got on the air and lasted as long as it did,” Joe writes.
Nathan Fielder shares the trailer for his new HBO Max show ‘The Rehearsal’
Five years after the ‘Nathan For You‘ series finale, Nathan Fielder is back with a new squirmy reality comedy, ‘The Rehearsal,‘ which premieres July 15 via HBO Max.