Local News: Seattle, WA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Comedy News Editors

News Widget

Display the Comedy news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Comedy News

News on Comedy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

1 hr ago | San Jose Mercury News

'Arrested Development' defies the odds with Netflix rebirth

That's just the way it works: A callous network big shot pulls the plug, and the show is dumped into the vast TV graveyard.

Comment?

Related Topix: Arrested Development, Entertainment, Television, Hip-Hop, Emmy Awards

2 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Jennifer Aniston stages - Friends' reunion skit for - Ellen'

Aniston, who co-hosted Wednesday's program with the comedienne, showed up unannounced at Perry's home to ask for advice from the actor, who recently joined DeGeneres as a host.

Comment?

Related Topix: Friends, Entertainment, Television, Ellen, Celebrities, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer

2 hrs ago | The Daily Beast

Anthony Behar/SipaWeiner's Shameless SchtickDespite a sex scandal,...

After a sex scandal, a one-time fighter for the middle class learned to love crony capitalism, writes John Avlon.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sex Scandal, Entertainment, Television, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Anthony Weiner, Democrat, David Vitter, US Senate, Republican, Newt Gingrich

2 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

10 new summer TV shows that will keep your remote working overtime

Summer television used to be a wasteland, nothing but reruns and a handful of originals that weren't worthy of airing during the fall, winter or spring.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Breaking Bad, Dean Norris, California, Rescue Me

5 hrs ago | LA Daily News

Jason Sudeikis' balancing act: 'SNL' and his first animated film

"Justin Beiber" Episode 16331 -- Pictured: Justin Beiber and Jason Sudeikis -- Jason Sudeikis rocked out on the drums during last week's final sketch on "Saturday Night Live," the last show of the season.

Comment?

Related Topix: Horrible Bosses, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, The Cleveland Show, Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader

6 hrs ago | WLTI-FM Syracuse

"Desperate Housewives" Star Promotes Prostate Cancer Awareness

Since the Desperate Housewives finale aired last May, Marcia Cross has stayed mostly low-key. But when she was asked to participate in a PSA to promote prostate cancer awareness, she says it was a "no-brainer" because her close friend's husband had been diagnosed with the disease.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Desperate Housewives, Prostate Cancer, Health, Marcia Cross

10 hrs ago | Hollywood Reporter

CBS to Air Tony Awards Through 2018

The deal comes as live events continue to be a top priority in the era of time-shifted DVR viewing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Music!, Tony Awards, Theater, Arts, How I Met Your Mother

14 hrs ago | Dogster For The Love of Dog Blog

Walter the Yorkie, Actress Tricia O'Kelley's Dog, Is Returned Unharmed After Being Dognapped

Actress Tricia O'Kelley, from The Secret Life of the American Teenager and The New Adventures of Old Christine , had one hell of time last week.

Comment?

Related Topix: The New Adventures of Old Christine, Entertainment, Television, Tricia O'Kelley

19 hrs ago | CNN

'Gilmore Girls' reunion?

Melissa McCarthy's career has taken off since she played lovable chef Sookie St.

Comment?

Related Topix: Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Gilmore Girls, Identity Thief, Mike and Molly, Melissa McCarthy

Tue May 21, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Williams-Led 666 Park Avenue Final Eps Air In June

The four remaining episodes of the short-lived and already-cancelled ABC horror-themed series 666 PARK AVENUE, which starred Vanessa Williams and Terry O'Quinn and featured an assortment of theatre veterans, will air in a new time-slot in June, ending its one season run in early July.

Comment?

Related Topix: 666 Park Avenue, Entertainment, Television, Desperate Housewives, Drama, Celebrities, Vanessa Williams, Action TV, Lost, Terry O'Quinn

CNN

'Cheers': Where are they now?

On May 20, 1993, NBC's Boston bar comedy "Cheers" had "One for the Road" as the series ended its 11-season run.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cheers, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Frasier, Becker, Damages

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Carol Burnett to win top U.S. humor prize in DC

Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday.

Comment?

Related Topix: The Carol Burnett Show, Entertainment, Television, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Once Upon a Mattress, Carol Burnett

Hollywood Reporter

Carol Burnett Wins Mark Twain Prize for Humor

This year, the Kennedy Center has chosen Carol Burnett as the recipient of the 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Comment?

Related Topix: The Carol Burnett Show, Entertainment, Television, The Four Seasons, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Once Upon a Mattress, Carol Burnett, Emmy Awards

Myrtle Beach Online

At last: 'Arrested' is reborn Monday on Netflix

Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right.

Comment?

Related Topix: Arrested Development, Entertainment, Television, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, Hip-Hop

The Age

A woman who survived cancer, Ellen DeGeneres and a YouTube hit

A woman who survived cancer, The Ellen Show and a YouTube hit: how Jen turned a negative into a positive Canadian woman Jen O'Shea's video entry to Ellen's Hidden Talent competition has gone viral after she demonstrated her ability to twist her leg to a mind-boggling angle.

Comment?

Related Topix: Ellen, Entertainment, Television, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Ellen Show, Celebrities, Ellen DeGeneres, Sarcoma, Medicine, Health, Bone Cancer

EDGE

The Burning: Collector's Edition

With the overabundance of '80s slasher films out on the DVD/Blu-ray market, why is "The Burning," from 1981, so sought after? It's a prime example of a genre that continues on to this day, even if it is generic, dated and badly acted.

Comment?

Related Topix: Horror Movies, The Burning, The 80'S, Pop/Rock, Seinfeld, Entertainment, Television, Celebrities, Jason Alexander

EDGE

The Town That Dreaded Sundown

A hooded masked killer and "Gilligan's Island" star Dawn Wells...what else could one ask for in a low-budget '70s horror film? Yes, "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" is finally out on Blu-ray, but don't be misled by the artwork or marketing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Gilligan's Island, Dawn Wells, Andrew Prine

Mon May 20, 2013

NBC Miami

Seinfeld's Web Domain

The Webbys, to avoid the oppressive yada yada yada that can smother awards ceremonies, mercifully limit acceptance speeches to five words.

Comment?

Related Topix: Seinfeld, Entertainment, Television, Celebrities, Jerry Seinfeld, Soap Opera, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Jerusalem Post

Dershowitz to PM: Watch - Curb Your Enthusiasm'

Law professor sends episode of Larry David's show to Netanyahu, hoping he will invite Abbas over to watch it together.

Comment?

Related Topix: Soap Opera, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entertainment, Television, Larry David, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel

USA Today

Site o' the day: Guide to running 'Arrested' gags

The other day I asked a colleague what movies he'd seen lately. His reply: 'I'm actually re-watching every episode of Arrested Development.' I've seen every episode of Arrested multiple times, but he made me I've seen every Arrested ep multiple times, but he made me think I should look at the comedy once again.

Comment?

Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Arrested Development, Entertainment, Television