Comedy
Release Date Set for Angela Robinson’s “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women”
Another story about Diana, Princess of Themyscira is coming our way. Deadline reports that Annapurna’s “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women” will be released October 27. The film is based...
Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington Team Up For “24–7” from Screenwriter Sarah Rothschild
The women who brought Gabrielle Solis and Olivia Pope to our screens are teaming up. “Desperate Housewives” alumna Eva Longoria and “Scandal” star Kerry Washington have signed on to star in...
Trailer Watch: Abbi and Ilana Resist and Persist in “Broad City” Season 4
Yas queen! The broads are back! A new trailer for “Broad City” is here and its brief 98 seconds is packed. As Jennifer Lopez’s “Get Right” plays, we see glimpses of Shania Twain, RuPaul,...
Cartoonist Lynda Barry Receives Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award
Lynda Barry: Guillaume Paumier/Wikimedia Commons “Ernie Pook’s Comeek” cartoonist Lynda Barry received the National Cartooning Society’s Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award, a...
Trailer Watch: Salma Hayek Takes on a Trump-Like Figure in “Beatriz at Dinner”
If you find dinner parties awkward, prepare to cringe your way through a new trailer for Salma Hayek-starrer “Beatriz at Dinner.” Beatriz (Hayek) has way more to deal with than dinner companions...
Gina Prince-Bythewood to Direct Marvel’s “Silver Sable and Black Cat”
Gina Prince-Bythewood is getting a superhero movie. Variety reports that the “Secret Life of Bees” writer-director has signed to to helm “Silver Sable and Black Cat.” She’ll also rewrite...
Ellen DeGeneres Has a Netflix Special on the Way
Long before Ellen DeGeneres brought smiles to people’s faces every weekday as the host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” she was lighting up stages as a stand-up comic. The Emmy winner is set to...
DC Announces “Wonder Woman Day” Celebrations
“Wonder Woman” will — at long last — hit multiplexes June 2. But the fun won’t stop there. DC Entertainment has announced that June 3 will be “Wonder Woman Day,” complete with...
Sally Potter’s “The Party” Gets U.S. Distribution
Three months after making its world premiere at the Berlinale, “The Party” has found a U.S. home. Writer-director Sally Potter’s latest feature has been acquired by Roadside Attractions, The...
“Snatched” Writer Katie Dippold Talks Writing Roles for Women Over 40
Katie Dippold has been a screenwriter for about a decade. She made a splash with 2013’s “The Heat,” but became a household name last year with the premiere of “Ghostbusters” — the...
Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver to Star in Zara Hayes’ “Poms”
Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver are forming a squad. Deadline reports that the pair have signed on to star in “Poms,” a comedy about women in a retirement community who start a cheerleading team....
Trailer Watch: “Rough Night” Tackles HPV and Human Friendipedes
FYI: “If you’ve had sex after the year 1991, then you do have HPV.” A new Red Band trailer has dropped for Lucia Aniello’s “Rough Night,” and it’s full of gems like this. The ensemble...
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, and Candice Bergen to Star in “50 Shades”-Inspired “Book Club”
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, and Candice Bergen are teaming up. The trio will star in “Book Club,” an indie comedy about lifelong friends in their 60s whose worlds are rocked by Anastasia Steele...
Melissa McCarthy to Star in R-Rated Puppet Comedy “The Happytime Murders”
Melissa McCarthy is about to kick some puppet ass. Deadline reports that the Oscar-nominated actress has signed on to star in and produce STXfilms’ “The Happytime Murders,” an R-rated puppet...
All-Female Comedy Series “Baroness von Sketch Show” Is Coming to IFC
Finally, something to fill the “Garfunkel and Oates”-shaped void in our lives. Per The Hollywood Reporter, IFC is adding the all-female “Baroness von Sketch Show” to its lineup. The first...
“Roseanne” Revival in the Works
More “Roseanne” could be on the way. A revival of the beloved ABC sitcom toplined by Roseanne Barr is currently being shopped to networks, The Hollywood Reporter writes. Creator/star Barr has...
Robin Thede to Host Weekly Late-Night Show on BET
Robin Thede is returning to late-night TV. The former “Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” head writer and contributor will host and exec produce “The Rundown With Robin Thede” for BET. The...
Family Comedy from Erica Oyama in Development at Fox
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and Marti Noxon’s “UnREAL” has earned rave reviews for depicting the disturbing drama and ugliness behind the scenes of a “Bachelor”-esque reality show. But before...
Ingrid Michaelson to Star in Hulu Series from Liz Tigelaar
Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson is heading to the small screen. The Hollywood Reporter writes that she’ll star in Hulu’s “The Way I Am,” a semi-autobiographical series she co-created...
Book Excerpt: “Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets & Sitcoms”
The following is excerpted from Susan Silver’s “Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets & Sitcoms,” which will be released April 27. (Author’s Note: Iris Rainer Dart, my then writing...
“The Daily Show’s” Michelle Wolf Has an HBO Comedy Special on the Way
Michelle Wolf has a stand-up special in the works at HBO. Scheduled to tape this summer, the as-yet untitled project marks Wolf’s comedy special debut, The Hollywood Reporter writes. You may...
Ellen DeGeneres to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of LGBT Landmark “The Puppy Episode”
It’s been 20 years since Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian — on her ABC sitcom “Ellen” and in real life — and the Emmy-winning talk show host wants to celebrate. Per The...
Trailer Watch: Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza are Raunchy Nuns in “The Little Hours”
Nuns are usually depicted as stern, stoic, and cloistered away from the debauchery of the wider world. A NSFW trailer has landed for “The Little Hours,” and never before have we seen the likes...
Trailer Watch: Salma Hayek Goes to the Dinner Party from Hell in “Beatriz at Dinner”
A trailer has landed for Salma Hayek-starrer “Beatriz at Dinner,” and the spot is full of cringe-inducing moments. “This woman is a saint. It’s like birds fly out of the sky and land on her...
Amy Schumer to Star in Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein’s “I Feel Pretty”
It’s less than a month until “Snatched” hits theaters, and now comes word that Amy Schumer has booked another gig. She’ll topline and produce “I Feel Pretty,” a comedy from McG’s...
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom to Write a Book
Before she rose to stardom as the co-creator and star of musical dramedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Rachel Bloom launched her career on YouTube. Now the Golden Globe winner is taking on another...
Goldie Hawn Retrospective to Screen at the Quad Cinema in NYC
The upcoming mother-daughter comedy “Snatched” marks Goldie Hawn’s first film since 2002’s “The Banger Sisters.” To celebrate the end of Hawn’s 15-year sabbatical, the Quad will hold a...
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Gets Two-Season Order
As die-hard “Gilmore Girls” fans would say, “Copper boom!” “Gilmore” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s newest series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” just got a two-season order from...
Hallie Meyers-Shyer’s Reese Witherspoon -Starrer “Home Again” Gets Release Date
“Big Little Lies” concluded Sunday on HBO, and while we’ll miss much about the murder mystery, one of the highlights of the limited series was definitely watching Reese Witherspoon knock it...
Melissa Stack to Make Directorial Debut with Vacation Comedy
“The Other Woman” grossed more than $196 million worldwide on a budget of $40 million, and now the screenwriter behind the 2014 Cameron Diaz infidelity comedy seems to have another hit on her...
Iliza Shlesinger’s Late-Night Show “Truth & Iliza” Gets Premiere Date
“Confirmed Kills” stand-up Iliza Schlesinger will soon be joining the Late Night Wars. The Tracking Board writes that Schlesinger’s “Truth & Iliza” will debut May 2 on Freeform and its...
Trailer Watch: Chelsea Handler Is Back and Brasher than Ever in Season 2 of “Chelsea”
“Not all Jews haggle,” Chelsea Handler tells a vendor in a newly released trailer for the second season of Netflix’s “Chelsea.” The promo makes light of the fact that that Handler defies...
WTF of the Day: Marvel Exec Thinks Female & Diverse Characters Are Ruining Sales
Wow. After the Aaron Sorkin debacle last week, you’d assume that powerful executives with a platform — especially if they are white dudes — would carefully consider their words before...
Trailer Watch: “Wynonna Earp” Is on the Fury Road Express in Season 2
“Wynonna’s not a flowers-and-chocolate kind of a girl,” Sheriff Nedley (Greg Lawson) says of the titular character in the second season trailer for “Wynonna Earp.” That’s for damn sure....
Teaser Watch: Aubrey Plaza Is an Instagram Stalker in “Ingrid Goes West”
If you find yourself rolling your eyes at social media stars, Instagram platitudes, and hashtags being affixed to every other word online, “Ingrid Goes West” may just be the dark comedy for you....
Trailer Watch: Britt Robertson Starts a Fashion Empire in Netflix’s “Girlboss”
“Go ahead. Underestimate me. I’ve got it all figured out,” a young woman with a great eye for fashion tells a store owner in a new trailer for “Girlboss.” Inspired by the best-selling book...
Sony Buys Rights to Emil Ferris’ Graphic Novel “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters”
If you’re a fan of Nancy Drew, “Veronica Mars,” and/or pulp fiction, listen up: Another amateur girl sleuth is headed for the screen, and this one faces off against monsters. Sony has won the...
Joss Whedon May Direct Batgirl Standalone Film
Joss Whedon is bringing another heroine to the screen. The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator is “nearing a deal” to write, direct, and produce an untitled Batgirl film for Warner Bros. as...
Sarah Silverman to Host Political Comedy Talk Show for Hulu
Sarah Silverman is branching out into political commentary. The stand-up comedian and actress will host a weekly half-hour talk show — in the vein of “Full Frontal” or “Last Week...
Trailer Watch: Frances McDormand Takes on the Police in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
“What’s the law on what you can and cannot say on a billboard?” Frances McDormand asks in a newly released Red Band trailer for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The Oscar...
Number of Comedy Central Specials from Women Slowly-but-Surely Increasing
At the beginning of the decade it was pretty much bros making stuff for other bros — plus “The Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” — at Comedy Central. But since the advent of...
Mila Kunis & Kate McKinnon in Talks for Susanna Fogel’s “The Spy Who Dumped Me”
Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon may be teaming up for a woman-directed comedy. The actresses are in talks to star in Susanna Fogel’s “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” Deadline reports. If they sign on...
Eva Longoria to Star in Fox Comedy Pilot “Type-A”
Eva Longoria is headed back to the small screen to topline “Type-A,” a Fox comedy pilot. According to Deadline, the single-camera project follows “a group of consultants hand-picked to do the...
Trailer Watch: Melissa McCarthy’s Old Friends Lie for a Job in TV Land’s “Nobodies”
Melissa McCarthy is not the star of “Nobodies,” but she does appear in a trailer for the upcoming TV Land series. The comedy centers on characters played by significantly less famous...
Trailer Watch: It’s the Same Old Selina in the New Season of “Veep”
You can take Selina Meyer out of the White House, but you can’t take the White House out of Selina Meyer. And thank god for that. In the opening moments of the full trailer for “Veep’s” new...
Guest Post: Candice Thompson on Frizzy Hair, Big Lips, and Navigating a Career in Comedy as a…
Guest Post: Candice Thompson on Frizzy Hair, Big Lips, and Navigating a Career in Comedy as a Biracial Woman Guest Post by Candice Thompson Three things happened when I was eight years old. I...
Ferne Pearlstein on Tackling Taboos in Comedy in “The Last Laugh”
Ferne Pearlstein is is a prize-winning cinematographer, a feature film editor, and a writer/director whose work has won numerous awards and been screened and broadcast around the world. In 2003...
Octavia Spencer to Host “Saturday Night Live” March 4
Octavia Spencer is having a helluva week. The “Hidden Figures” star was nominated for an Oscar this past Sunday, and while she didn’t win, the actress is still starting the month off right:...
Casey Wilson and Busy Philipps to Play Sisters in Tina Fey’s New NBC Comedy
Casey Wilson, Busy Philipps, and Tina Fey have all starred in cult comedy hits, and now the trio is teaming up for “The Sackett Sisters.” Wilson and Philipps will play sisters in the...
Lauren Graham to Return to TV in “Linda From HR” & “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Lorelai Gilmore. Sarah Braverman. Linda from HR. That’s right, Lauren Graham might have just booked her next iconic role. Deadline writes that the “Gilmore Girls” and “Parenthood” star is...
Teaser Watch: Even the Ex-Prez Isn’t Immune to the Gender Pay Gap in “Veep”
“Veep” used to present a heightened version of our political climate. Now our political climate seems like a caricature of “Veep.” So, obviously, we couldn’t be happier to see Selina Meyer...