13+ hour, 17+ min ago  (494+ words) CBS and parent company Paramount have backed away from efforts to limit reposting of Stephen Colbert's mock appearance as host of a Michigan public access show called "Only In Monroe." Colbert posted the hour-long parody a day after being ousted…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1058+ words) As an artist or entertainer, it can be easy to fall into the trap of believing that suffering and struggle are required elements of inspiration or success, especially when the path to that success so often leads through spaces that…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (706+ words) ANDRE GREGORY: Thank you. WALLACE SHAWN: Delighted to be here. GREGORY: You have a great voice, if I may say so. SIMON: I think they're great. How did you decide to work together, or did you? Did it just happen?...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (78+ words) In the new HBO special from Chris Fleming, the comedian spends a lot of time talking about Terry Gross. Wild Card host Rachel Martin talks to Fleming about what he loves about the Fresh Air host. Comedian Chris Fleming loves…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (152+ words) This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Cynthia Nixon and panelists Negin Farsad, KC Shornima, and Adam Burke. Click the audio link above to hear the whole…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (409+ words) Saudi Arabia is not known as a center for comedy. But through Oct. 9, the country's capital, Riyadh, is hosting dozens of A-list comedians " many of them American " at the first ever Riyadh Comedy Festival. The participation of big-name funnymen, including…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (149+ words) As president Donald Trump celebrates the cancelation of comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert and says he hopes the same fate will befall others who have been similarly critical, a look at the comedians in the ancient world who faced…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1122+ words) A MART'NEZ, BYLINE: A fake documentary about a fake band is getting a real sequel - one that's long overdue. More than 40 years ago, the mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" followed the ups and downs of a once-famous heavy metal group…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (484+ words) For Bowen Yang, joining SNL as a writer in 2018, and then becoming a castmember the following year, was the fulfillment of a prophesy: during his senior year of high school, Yang had been voted "Most Likely to be on SNL....

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (80+ words) Liam Neeson plays the detective Frank Drebin, Jr. in a Naked Gun reboot that piles on the jokes. Meanwhile, a stunning documentary explores the history of stone and cement in architecture. A reboot for a beloved comedy franchise, an animated…...