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<i>Ayo and Rachel Are Single</i> Deserves to Be a Full Series

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Ayo and Rachel Are Single Deserves to Be a Full Series

The new Comedy Central web series Ayo and Rachel Are Single only has two bite-sized episodes to its name, each…

Hazel Cills

PublishedMay 26, 2020

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Awkwafina Is Scrappy and Scammy in <i>Nora from Queens</i>

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Awkwafina Is Scrappy and Scammy in Nora from Queens

Over the past few years, Nora Lum, otherwise known as the viral rapper-turned-actor Awkwafina, has honed her ability…

Hazel Cills

PublishedJanuary 23, 2020

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Awkwafina Plays Her Flailing, Younger Self in Her New Comedy Central Show

Before Awkwafina was a bonafide movie star (Ocean’s 8, The Farewell), she was just Nora Lum, living in Queens. But…

Hazel Cills

PublishedDecember 3, 2019

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Comedian Aparna Nancherla On Corporate and Laughing at Her Own Anxiety

The office comedy Corporate can be bleak—so bleak that it sometimes circles around to relatable, as it follows two…

Frida Garza

PublishedMarch 14, 2019

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Awkwafina Is Getting a Comedy Central Show About Her Life

It’s been a banner year for actor/comedian/rapper/Tawk show host Awkwafina, from her role in Crazy Rich Asians and Oc…

Maria Sherman

PublishedNovember 29, 2018

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Abbi Jacobson Says FX Rejected Broad City and Called It 'Too Girly'

If you’re a fan of Broad City, you know that the half-hour comedy show born from a zany web series concerns itself…

Frida Garza

PublishedOctober 30, 2018

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Comedy Central Orders Reductress Talk Show Pilot Starring Abby Elliott

Comedy Central is reportedly teaming up with the creators of the website Reductress to create a new talk show called …

Hannah Gold

PublishedJune 13, 2018

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The Broads of Broad City Are Saying Goodbye

After four seasons of adventures, enlightening vag talk, lots of weed smoking, a lil bit o’ pegging, and a lot of…

Clover Hope

PublishedApril 12, 2018

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2/16/17

Comedy Central's Brilliant <i>Review</i> Is Returning For a Third and Final Season Next Month

Comedy Central's Brilliant Review Is Returning For a Third and Final Season Next Month

After nearly 18 months of waiting, Comedy Central’s brilliant and SEO-unfriendly Review will be returning for its…

Bobby Finger

PublishedFebruary 16, 2017

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Roastmaster Jeff Ross: The Roast Was Edited To Make Ann Coulter Look as Best We Could

Yesterday on TMZ live, Ann Coulter blamed her instantly legendary bombing at The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe on…

Rich Juzwiak

PublishedSeptember 7, 2016

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8/19/16

Jon Stewart Congratulates Larry Wilmore on Final Nightly Show: 'You Did it, My...'

On the final (like, ever) episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, our old pal Jon Stewart stopped by to wish…

Clover Hope

PublishedAugust 19, 2016

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8/16/16

Larry Wilmore on The Nightly Show's Cancellation: 'Racism Is Solved'

My late-night father Larry Wilmore addressed the unfortunate cancellation of The Nightly Show on Monday night’s…

Clover Hope

PublishedAugust 16, 2016

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7/14/16

Comedian Nikki Glaser Discusses How Colleges Care More About Sports Than Rape

Nikki Glaser’s Comedy Central show Not Safe usually focuses on the sexual exploits people are shy to talk about…

Aimée Lutkin

PublishedJuly 14, 2016

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7/1/16

Jessica Williams, Who Was Too Good to Us, Says Goodbye to <i>The Daily Show</i>

Jessica Williams, Who Was Too Good to Us, Says Goodbye to The Daily Show

Thursday evening marked the inimitable, upsettingly talented Jessica Williams’ last episode of The Daily Show before…

Joanna Rothkopf

PublishedJuly 1, 2016

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6/29/16

Jessica Williams Is Leaving The Daily Show for Her Own Comedy Central Show

Jessica Williams is done at The Daily Show; her last episode will be Thursday. But don’t worry, she isn’t going far:…

Kelly Faircloth

PublishedJune 29, 2016

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6/22/16

Omarion and Nikki Glaser Sing About What Happens When Sex Goes Horribly Wrong

R&B songs make me want to immediately have sex; they also make me forget that some sex is not perpetrated by…

Joanna Rothkopf

PublishedJune 22, 2016

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2/18/16

Broad City's Season 3 Premiere Brings on the Potty Humor, and it's Perfect

As the opening scene of the third season opener hinted at when it was leaked a day before Broad City’s February 17…

JE Reich

PublishedFebruary 18, 2016

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11/22/15

<i>Broad City</i> Spoofs <i>Tomb Raider</i> in Hilarious New Video

Broad City Spoofs Tomb Raider in Hilarious New Video

Broad City’s Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson collaborated with Xbox to promote their upcoming third season and the…

Marie Lodi

PublishedNovember 22, 2015

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9/29/15

Trevor Noah's Debut on The Daily Show Felt Good, Didn't It

Trevor Noah did solidly swell in his debut as host of The Daily Show on Monday night. As with anyone inheriting a TV…

Clover Hope

PublishedSeptember 29, 2015

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7/24/15

Watch Hannibal Buress Troll a Group of PETA Protesters

Hannibal Buress successfully annoyed a group of PETA protesters by asking them questions about their vegan lifestyle…

Clover Hope

PublishedJuly 24, 2015

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