Comedy News

Jeffrey Wright To Star In New Comedic Take On Batman For Podcast From HBO Max

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of the Batmobile revving its engines. Batman’s latest heroic exploit will… More!

Comedy Central Launches New Digital Doc- Series ‘Dark Humor’ On YouTube

New York, NY — Comedy Central launches the new digital docuseries “Dark Humor,” on Comedy Central YouTube. Kicking off Black… More!

Kenya Barris To Serve As Ambassador For New ABFF Comedy Festival

ABFF Ventures LLC has launched ABFF Comedy Festival, a spin-off of its long-running American Black Film Festival that is dedicated… More!

Nick Cannon Daytime Talk Show Gets Official Revival

Nick Cannon is getting a second chance to launch a syndicated daytime talk show. Debmar-Mercury and Fox Television Stations have… More!

SiriusXM And Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Launches Three New Programs

SIRIUSXM and KEVIN HART’s LAUGH OUT LOUD launched three new programs including INSIDE JOKE WITH KEVIN HART. The… More!

Faizon Love Settles With Universal Over ‘Couples Retreat’

The potentially high stakes battle over the Couples Retreat poster and more is in retreat. “Universal Pictures and Faizon Love reached an amicable… More!

Rickey Smiley To Host 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration On BET

(NEW YORK, NY) — January 25, 2021 – For the eighth consecutive year, the 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will… More!

Dave Chappelle Tests Positive For COVID-19

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dave Chappelle tested positive for the coronavirus just before his comedy show scheduled for… More!

‘Insecure’ Star Yvonne Orji To Develop Disney Plus Comedy Series

Yvonne Orji is developing a semi-autobiographical comedy series at Disney Plus that boasts David Oyelowo and Oprah Winfrey among its executive producers, Variety has learned. Titled “First… More!

HBO’s ‘Insecure’ To End With Season 5

“Insecure” is set to end after its upcoming Season 5 on HBO. The critically-acclaimed comedy was renewed for a… More!