Comedy News

For the second year in a row, readers of Entertainment Weekly 's website EW.com have voted to determine who the best Saturday Night Live host was this past season.

Frances Bean Cobain has lashed out at younger Kardashian sister Kendall Jenner for tweeting that she wished her pamperd life could be easier.

Was that really a Jack and Coke you had in New Jersey? It might not have been, but authorities in the Garden State are working to do something about it.

Vin Diesel stood by his comments about the pressure on men in Hollywood to be in shape on " The Tonight Show ." He told Men's Fitness that there's more pressure on men to stay in shape than there is on women in Hollywood , which pushes a lot of men into steroid use -- which he insists he's never done; his body is all-natural. Vulture thought ... (more)

Billy Crystal will star in "The Comedians," a comedy series pilot for FX. Here, he's shown May 13 at the annual "Backstage At The Geffen" event at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

Based on the 2011 film of the same name, Bad Teacher is a single-camera comedy that follows the exploits of a former trophy wife posing as a teacher.

Being the recipient of the 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor must be the feather in Carol Burnett's legendary comedy cap.

Satirical news program "The Daily Show" took aim at Toronto's gaffe-prone mayor Tuesday night.

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.

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.

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

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.

"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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.