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By Drew Grant 1/27 3:33pm

Comedy

John Mulaney talks "Law and Order"

Saturday Night Live Writer John Mulaney has More Thoughts on Law & Order (Video)

The first time we were introduced to New York comedian John Mulaney, it was through his stand-up bit about the reoccurring characters on Law & Order. (The best line, about bartenders who remember everyone:  "Which New York do you work in? I live with people I don't recognize!)

Now Mr. Mulaney, one of the writers of Saturday Night Live (and creator of Stefon!) has a new special premiering on Comedy Central this weekend. Much to our delight, he previewed some of the material on Conan this week, including another riff on Dick Wolf's never-ending series--this time tackling everyone's favorite rapey spin-off, Special Victims Unit--as well as one of the show's stars, Ice-T. This is must-see TV, people.
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By Adrianne Jeffries 1/12/11 2:07pm

startup comedy

Jumo’s Chris Hughes Survives Colbert

Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook and now founder of New York-based Jumo, braved The Colbert Report last night.

"My guest tonight is the co-founder of Facebook who founded Jumo.com. I can't wait until it starts invading my privacy too," Stephen Colbert said in his intro. And later, "So do you have a gazillion dollars, or Read More

By Dan Duray 8/10/10 1:12pm

Comedy Central Doubles Down on Memes

The Wrap reports that Comedy Central has given the go-ahead on a pilot in the style of The Soup that "focuses on the world of social networking."

Dwaynebook will be hosted by Dwayne Perkins, a face you'd most likely recognize from stand-up segments on the various late-night shows. The announcement is not terribly Read More

By Christopher Rosen 4/20/10 12:46pm

Last Night’s TV: Jon Stewart Needs a New Desk

Good news, fans of snarky news commentary! Last night Comedy Central announced that they signed an extension with Jon Stewart to host The Daily Show through June 2013. And here's hoping one of the provisions allows for Mr. Stewart to get a new desk, since he seems none too happy with the current one.

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1 By Chloe Malle 4/06/10 6:13pm

Respect Her Authority! Comedy Central Prez Buys in Harrison for $4.44 M.

Doug Herzog, the head of MTV Networks Entertainment, credits Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless with that network's duckling-to-swan transformation from repository for syndicated sitcoms and stand-up acts to a hallowed home for envelope-pushing original content. In the trade magazine Broadcasting & Cable, Mr. Herzog even calls her "one of the key architects of Comedy Read More

By Richard Siklos 3/31/10 1:49am

Business Models

The Price of Free

For the past few years, media buffs have been waiting for the elusive answer to a simple question: When is what’s on TV going to really start acting more like what’s on the Web? It’s a two-part question, really, and the answer isn’t nearly as clear as you might think.

The first part has to do Read More