HBO Max Is Getting 'Chappelle's Show', 'Key & Peele', 'Nathan For You' And More In November
HBO Max will start streaming Chappelle's Show, Key & Peele, Nathan For You, and a few more Comedy Central shows starting in November.
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'The State' Comedy Troupe Reuniting Virtually To Read Classic And Unseen Sketches For Charity
Joining the long line of live streamed events for charity that unfolded during the coronavirus pandemic, The State virtual reunion is happening on June 10.
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Quibi's 'Reno 911!' Sneak Peek Brings Back The Whole Squad For A New Season
The first Quibi Reno 911 sneak peek gives us a taste of the comedy series revival, and nothing has changed for the oddball police squad.
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'Reno 911!' Season 7 Is Heading To Quibi, The Mobile-Only Viewing Platform
Break out your short shorts: Reno 911 season 7 is on the way. The show has been resurrected by Quibi, the mobile-only platform that launches in 2020.
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'Cannonball Run' Remake Lands 'Dodgeball' Director And Two Promising Writers
The Cannonball Run remake is still kicking around, but now it has a new director and air of writers on board. Find out more about the project here.
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Liam Neeson To Star In Action-Comedy 'The Revenger', From 'Zombieland' Director Ruben Fleischer
Read about the Liam Neeson Revenger news. Neeson will lead an action-comedy called The Revenger, from Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer.
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'Choose Your Own Adventure' Movie Gets Writers And Director
The Choose Your Own Adventure novels were best known for letting the reader decide how they wanted the story to unfold. Now, the three men who'll be our decision makers when the brand hits the big screen have been revealed. Night at the Museum writers Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon will write the screenplay, while Rawson Marshall Thurber, director…
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Sequel Bits: 'Jurassic World', 'Naked Gun', 'A Haunted House 2', 'The Purge 2', 'Tekken'
When we first reported on the Naked Gun reboot, we wrote that star Ed Helms was "the new Leslie Nielsen." As it turns out, that's not quite accurate. Hit the jump to find out the relation between Helms' character and Nielsen's. Also: The Tekken prequel gets a title and a star Brad Fuller offers plot details…
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Paramount Rebooting 'The Naked Gun'; Ed Helms Is The New Leslie Nielsen
New Line put Ed Helms' Vacation plans on hold earlier this year, but now he's found another '80s comedy classic to try and revive. The funnyman has climbed aboard Paramount's reboot of the law enforcement spoof The Naked Gun. He'll star as Frank Drebin, the bumbling detective originally played by Leslie Nielsen. Thomas Lennon and R.…
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'Arrested Development' Creator To Direct Non-'Arrested Development' Movie
Mitch Hurwitz has been promising an Arrested Development movie for years, and as far as we know he still plans to deliver. But before he does, he's going to pick up some feature directing experience on a film that has nothing to do with the Bluths whatsoever. Hurwitz is attached to helm Guinea Pigging, a…
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'Hell Baby' Red-Band Trailer: Sex, Drugs, And Ancient Exorcism Rituals
R-rated jokes can be a good tool for a comedy filmmaker to have in their arsenal. There are some gags that simply don't work when they're toned down to satisfy the MPAA. But that doesn't mean ruder, cruder, and lewder necessarily translates to funnier. A limp comedy is still a limp comedy, no matter how many…
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'Hell Baby' Trailer: 'Reno 911!' Creators Birth A Satanic Horror Comedy
A hopeful, pregnant couple moving into a decrepit old house: that never turns out well in the movies. In Hell Baby, though, filmmakers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant try to have a little fun on the way to the inevitable doom that follows such a bad life choice. Rob Corddry and Leslie Bibb star as the…
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'The Pacifier' Reunion Brews: Adam Shankman Will Direct Vin Diesel In 'The Machine'
Briefly: That reunion of The Pacifier crew for which you've been pining is about to happen. Adam Shankman, who directed Vin Diesel in that family comedy, will call the shots for the actor once more in the action/comedy film The Machine. The new project was written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, who also…
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Bill Hader Is Our Generation's David Hasselhoff, According To 'Baywatch' Reboot Casting; New Plot Details Revealed [UPDATED]
As the saying goes, every generation gets the Hoff it deserves. (That is how the saying goes, right?) And the one we've earned, apparently, is Bill Hader. The Saturday Night Live star has just signed on for the Baywatch reboot, which is being directed by Reno 911! co-creator Robert Ben Garant. Although a few of…
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'Reno 911!' Co-Creator Robert Ben Garant To Direct 'Baywatch' Movie
The more we hear about Paramount's impending Baywatch reboot, the less it sounds like Baywatch. While the project started out as an action-oriented piece, a few years ago the studio decided to switch gears and tapped Jeremy Garelick (The Break-Up) to rework it as a broad comedy. Then, after Garelick left, Peter Tolan (Rescue Me)…
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Casting Bits: Leslie Bibb And Rob Corddry In 'Hell Baby', Clark Duke In 'A.C.O.D.', Amy Landecker In 'Lucky Dog'
Rob Corddry and Leslie Bibb may seem like an unlikely couple, but they'll be united in the fight against a demonic child in Hell Baby. Scripted and directed by Night at the Museum writers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, the comedy centers around a pregnant woman and her husband (Bibb and Corddry) who move…
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Lionsgate Plans 'Action No.1,' About Theft Of Nicolas Cage's Superman Debut
In 2000, the Nicolas Cage-owned copy of Action Comics No. 1, featuring the first appearance of Superman, was stolen from the actor. The mint-condition issue, worth upwards of $1.5m, was missing until 2011, when the comic was found in an abandoned storage locker in the San Fernando Valley. Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (Reno…
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Vin Diesel Starring In And Producing Action Comedy 'The Machine'
[Obligatory Pink Floyd song reference.] OK, now that we have that out of the way, let's get down to business. MGM is back in the production game, and the studio's first new project is The Machine, produced by and starring Vin Diesel. (Who is probably still floating several inches above the ground as part of…
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Reno 911!: Miami Movie Review
Improvisational comedy has always annoyed me (I liked Borat, but who didn't?). Unlike other forms of comedy, the moments in between the laughs are squiggle in you seat bad. When it doesn't work, it REALLY doesn't work. I've never tried watching Reno 911! on tv, nor did I ever have the urge to. So I'm…
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