Based on the popular live show of the same name, "The Benson Interruption" features comedian Doug Benson sitting on stage and interrupting his friends' performances. Why? Because the show isn't called "The Benson Sits Quietly and Doesn't Bother Anyone," that's why. Benson's guests - some of the biggest names in stand-up and improvisational comedy including Adam Carolla, Nick Swardson, Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Thomas Lennon, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Eugene Mirman - will share stories and talk about what's going on in the world and Benson will chime in whenever he darn well pleases.
Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant theoretical physicists, the kind of guys who understand the nuts and bolts of how the universe is put together. But none of that genius helps them deal with people--especially women. When a free-spirited beauty, Penny, moves in next door, sensitive Leonard realizes that she could represent his best chance to live in the real world. Even Leonard's pragmatic roommate, Sheldon, whose idea of meaningful social interaction is gathering "friends" on MySpace and playing Klingon Boggle until 1:00 a.m., can see that Penny might just change both of their lives.
As unsuspecting patrons hop in the cab and buckle up, the lights come on and host Adam Growe – initially posing as a regular cabbie – fills the surprised contestant in on the rules of the game. The Cash Cab will take them all the way to their destination and en route Growe will ask them trivia questions regarding science, nature and technology. The questions grow progressively more challenging with each correct answer earning a cash award. The harder the question, the more money it’s worth – but beware of incorrect answers! A wrong answer earns a strike – and after three strikes you’re out and on the curb!
Comedian Dave Chappelle takes his street-smart comedy to a whole new level in the critically-acclaimed half-hour, provocative sketch comedy series, Chappelle's Show.
The half-hour, 10-episode, current-affairs magazine show parody, starring David Alan Grier, takes on a variety of contemporary topics from a decidedly African-American perspective, making no apologies for its biased approach. Everyone and everything is fair game. Grier serves as the acerbic, all-knowing, in-studio host, as well as portraying multiple characters within the series' investigative reports, presented by a cast of three correspondents.
From high school teachers and computer programmers to city workers and comedians, a varied blend of young men sign on to spill their Cocktales. Ranging between the ages of 22-35, these storytellers push the boundaries further than ever before with hilarious, crude, and downright messed-up tales.
Stephen Colbert is a journalist with gravitas, dignity and balls - and he is not afraid to use them. What The Daily Show is to news, The Colbert Report is to the smorgasbord of personality-driven, pundit programming - except intentionally funny.
Stand up and cheer for everything stand-up. With an extensive library of stand-up comedy, Comedy Central has a whole lot of stars and a whole new set of laughs - everything from A-listers in new and classic performances, to up-and-comers and alternative acts.
Comedy Inc.’s high-energy cast, who are all writers for the show, each bring their individual uniqueness to each episode’s fast-paced sketches. Twisted, inventive and often dark, Comedy Inc. bristles with political/social satire and vigorous physical comedy.
Comedy Now has featured more than 100 comics over the years and won numerous accolades, including several international awards and performance Geminis. The all-Canadian, uncensored stand-up series has helped pave the way for numerous Canadian writer/comedians including Brent Butt, Jeremy Hotz, Roman Danylo, Nikki Payne, Shaun Majumder, Sean Cullen, Gavin Crawford, Brigitte Gall and Elvira Kurt.
He had a show. Then he had a different show. Now, The Comedy Network brings Coco back to Canada, with Conan O’Brien’s new late-night series, Conan.
Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the fictional prairie town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, Corner Gas focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent LeRoy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies.
Jon Stewart and a team of correspondents (including Canucks, Samantha Bee and Jason Jones) comment on the day's stories employing actual news footage, taped field pieces, in-studio guests and on-the-spot coverage of important news events.
Dan Phillips is now, almost on purpose, the Mayor of Wessex. He ran on a whim and was elected by default. Dan's first term has started and he is unprepared, unqualified and in way over his head. This season, Dan gets himself in trouble with the Chief of Police, a neighbouring mayor and a dodgy Ethics Commissioner. Meanwhile on the personal front, Dan haplessly navigates his way through his relationship with Claire while attempting to have a not-too-weird friendship with Claire's ex, Mike. Dan also struggles to find time to have a beer with his old pal Jeff, the new owner of Fern's Bar and Grill.
Hosted by Jordan Rubin, The Download is a new show that meets at the intersection of comedy and social media. The show features guests that-- wait a minute. You're not even reading this, are you? Admit it. You're just watching the videos. How dare you? What do you think this is? The Internet?
Transplanted Jersey boy, Mondo and his best bud Woodie are on a mission to surf the biggest waves, crash the wildest parties and chase the prettiest girls in Playa Del Toro - a California beach town where bikinis rule and the vibe is an endless summer.
Millie Upton is a successful children's author who's prone to flying off the handle. Stan Dirko is Millie's less-than-qualified life-coach. Together, they work through Millie's ...err...unpredictable spasms. It's a case of the lost leading the lost, with the best of intentions and very little chance of success.
Hot in Cleveland revolves around three fabulous best friends from LA - novelist Melanie Moretti (Valerie Bertinelli), eye-brow archer to the stars Joy Scroggs (Jane Leeves) and former soap star Victoria Chase (Wendie Malick) - who find their lives changed forever when their plane, headed for Paris, makes an unexpected landing in Cleveland.
This bizarre sketch comedy show for the YouTube generation is the spawn of the unholy union of comedian Pat Thornton and The Comedy Network. Each 30-minute episode unleashes a burst of "smart-dumb" humour using puppetry, animation, and live action in random, short-form segments.
Broken beer bottles, boozy misunderstandings, compromising bets, a doppelganger, a missing cat, and one man, trying to keep his life and his parent's house intact. Filmed and set in Winnipeg, House Party is a hilarious, six part, half-hour comedy series that follows the course of events at an intimate get-together spun into an out of control house party. Each episode focuses on a different character, and his or her version of what transpires at the party.
Struggling with sex, love, career and friendship as a young twenty-something living in Brooklyn, the series follows Jason Strider, played by Peter Vack. Jason puts hanging with his friends, going to bars and hooking up above his entry level job where he’s the lowest rung at a casting agency, and dreams of being in music journalism—but has no idea how to get there. It’s not until a one-night stand steals his heart and his pants that he begins a quest to get his beloved jeans back, and hopefully the girl, while also growing up along the way.
Stand-up comedian, actor, and Emmy-losing writer Demetri Martin brings his unique brand of observational and surreal humour to "Important Things" a 30-minute comedy series that mixes stand-up, sketches, animation, studio bits, and music. Each very important episode explores one important subject like “Power”, or “Safety” or… “Chairs”!
John Mulaney: a pleasant, nearly 30-year-old man who enjoys making fun of himself and others. In this special, Mulaney tackles such red-hot topics as quicksand, Motown singers, and an elderly man he once met in a bathroom. Through his stories, viewers can watch Mulaney age from a nervous, dishonest child, to a still nervous, dishonest adult.
In The Jon Dore Television Show, Dore's flat-out, crazy take on life is told through an array of real-life interviews, off-the-wall tangents and wild antics. In each episode, he fearlessly throws himself in the line-of-fire as he sets out to correct his faults and make all his "wrongs" right again.
Just For Laughs showcases stand-up performances from the world's biggest comedy festival held each year in Montreal, Quebec since 1983. Episodes feature hilarious highlights from local and international comedians, ranging from rising stars to established sitcom actors.
A scientifically proven celebration of the best, brightest and funniest of nerds, A TRIBUTE TO NERDS was one of the most buzzed-about shows at the 2011 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal last July. Featuring some of the nerdiest comics in the biz, including Brian Posehn, Chris Hardwick, Dan Mintz, Kumail Nanjiani and The Comedy Network’s own Mark Little from PICNICFACE, JUST FOR LAUGHS: A TRIBUTE TO NERDS pays homage to those whose lives consist of iPhone apps, graphic novels, World of WarCraft, and everyone else who knows that geek = chic.
What happens when awesome music mixes with kick-ass comedy? The Comedy Network makes music a laughing matter with its new original comedy special JUST FOR LAUGHS: AMP’D. A diverse blend of comedians and out-there music, AMP’D proved to be one of the coolest shows at this year’s Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. Hosted by the legendary pop satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic, the one-hour special features YouTube sensation Bo Burnham, comedian/musician Reggie Watts, the world-renowned Tim Minchin, and comedy-folk duo Garfunkel & Oates. After nearly twenty years, Canada’s own Tom Green reunites with hip hop outfit Organized Rhyme for this sonically stellar show.
Seen in 100 countries, Just For Laughs: Gags is a hidden camera/reality TV series that is, perhaps, the most honest of all reality TV programming. Its formula is simple, but it works: throw in a camera, some clever practical jokes and a few unsuspecting "victims," and you've got yourself a surefire recipe for laughter.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele present "Key & Peele," an original sketch-comedy show coming to The Comedy Network. Whether it's satirizing the President, spoofing Nazis, or ordering up some soul food, "Key & Peele" will showcase their chemistry, camaraderie and unique point of view, born from their shared background and experiences growing up biracial in a not quite post-racial world.
Keys to the VIP is about the pursuit of women ... and the men who think they have the "game" to get them. Each episode showcases the "skills" of two, young, so-called studs as they compete against each other in three hilarious rounds of pick-up challenges.
Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson are The Kids in the Hall, a sketch-comedy show that is set apart by cross-dressing antics, memorable monologues and a cast who frequently played themselves rather than characters. Most notable characters include Cabbage Head (Bruce McCulloch), a man born with leaves in the place of hair and Mr. Tyzik (Mark McKinney), a man who despises virtually everyone and pretends to crush heads from a distance with his fingers. Classic Canadian comedy at its best.
Entirely shot on location in Mexico, Canada, France, England, and elsewhere, LOL :-) takes viewers to wild and exotic places from castaways stranded on a deserted island or explorers deep in the jungle, to beaches and scenes from the Vietnam War.
My Boys follows PJ, a twenty-something professional sportswriter who is looking for love within her world which is dominated by her group of male friends. Her tomboyish, no-nonsense approach to relationships tends to freak out potential suitors which leads her only female friend to advise her to dress and act more feminine. t
"NewsRadio" showcases the hilarious antics of the whimsical #2 news radio station in New York City. The corral of characters are eccentric and witty, and they surprise each other with their back-and-forth banter. Their workplace humor also supplies an abundance of laughs amidst this unlikely bunch of colleagues. A classic.
Larry the Cable Guy believes the United States of America is the greatest country on the face of the earth and he's out to prove it. In Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, Larry crisscrosses the nation, going totally off the beaten path to find the people, places and things that define this nation's unique history.
Picnicface is a fast-paced, mash-up comedy mixing a contemporary, Pythonesque animation and absurd sketch comedy. Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the eight-person sketch troupe consists of Andrew Bush, Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Hann, Mark Little, Brian Eldon Macquarrie, Evany Rosen, Scott Vrooman and Bill Wood.
Bearded handyman Red Green and his nerdy nephew Harold host The Red Green Show from Possum Lodge, Canada. Viewers gain raft-making skills, marriage tips and a million and one uses for duct tape.
Reno 911! gives viewers the chance to witness Reno's "finest" at work and at play, offering a hilarious and unexpected spoof of the traditional cop reality program, complete with character-driven comedy and soap opera-like twists and turns. Within each episode, viewers get a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the Reno 911! cops' uncensored opinions, ranging from their most personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.
For some, Bob Saget is known world-wide for his television roles, having set a precedent by simultaneously starring in two top-ten primetime series - the long-running sitcom "Full House" while also serving as the eight-year host of "America's Funniest Home Videos." For others, Bob is known by a more "adult" audience because of his edgier stand-up comedy, theater, television and film work. Watch Saget get destroyed by a panel of the hottest comedians working today (and Cloris Leachman)
With tiger blood running through his veins, and the goddesses at his side, Ma-Sheen is about to put his life in jeopardy yet again."You could say I've been providing kindling for this Roast for a while," said Sheen. "It's time to light it up. It's going to be epic."
A star-studded panel of loud mouths hassle the Hoff at The Roast of David Hasselhoff. As the guest of dishonor for a party, the Hoff better get off the beach because he’s about to get burned.
Donald Trump faces a gauntlet of celebrity insulters including Whitney Cummings, Lisa Lampanelli, Seth MacFarlane, Jeffrey Ross, Snoop Dogg, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and more. The Donald has got a "situation" and all the money in the world can't fix it with The Roast of Donald Trump. Watch it online.
Flavor Flav is getting clocked! Roastmaster Katt Williams leads a superstar lineup of flavor haters including Carrot Top, Greg Giraldo, Ice-T, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Lampanelli, Brigitte Nielsen, Patton Oswalt, Jeffrey Ross, Snoop Dogg, and Sommore as they get all up in his grillz.
Step into the incredible world of Sarah Silverman as she goes about her life, which, on any given day, can include sleeping with God, taking an AIDS test to cure the blahs and stubbing her vagina. The Sarah Silverman Program stars comedian Silverman who plays a character (aptly named Sarah Silverman) whose absurd daily life is told through a comical array of scripted scenes and songs, savage cultural observations and smart-bomb one liners.
As one of the first television series to consistently skewer television itself, SCTV chronicles the characters - both in front of and behind the camera - of a critically underfunded television station in Melonville, North America. SCTV launched the careers of some of the biggest names in comedy, including John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Martin Short and Dave Thomas.
Gold Jerry, Gold. With its unique take on life's most mundane moments, Seinfeld -- referred to as "the show about nothing"-garnered countless accolades, initiated a string of words and terms into North America's pop culture lexicon... and continues to draw audiences into its uniquely comic world.
No other sitcom has had such an impact on pop culture as The Simpsons, allowing it to live up the claim that it's the best television show ever. The Simpsons is also the most honored animated series in television history, having garnered 18 Emmys, a Peabody and numerous other awards.
Created by comic geniuses, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the adult-oriented series features the misadventures of four eight-year old boys whose everyday lives regularly intersect with world events and include elements of the paranormal, the mythical and the divine.
This historic, one-night-only celebration honoured the most talented writers, directors, actors and stand-ups, across all of comedy, who provided the laugh track to our lives in the past year: the pioneers who pushed boundaries; the TV shows that we rushed home for; the movies that are etched into our collective pop-culture memory; the stand-up comedians and the viral videos that make us laugh every day.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes skewers media manipulation, political wind-baggery, and the public relations balderdash that Canadians have come to know and endure in their daily lives. Armed with satire, ambush, sketch comedy and parody, 22 Minutes happily wades into the fray of world events, and is enjoyed by more than a million Canadians every week. Starring Cathy Jones, Mark Critch, Shaun Majumder and Gavin Crawford.
Comedian Daniel Tosh takes a byte out of the internet when he dishes up his twisted take on the world wide web, bringing you the latest viral videos, the freakiest digital celebs, and his own outrageously original sketches from the .com zone. There's also a viral clip of the week, and "Web Redemption," which gives subjects of infamous viral videos (i.e. "Afro Ninja") a chance to redeem themselves from the embarrassment with which they've become synonymous.
Comedy gets uglier with Ugly Americans. Set in an alternate universe New York City, the animated series follows the life of Mark Lilly (voiced by Matt Oberg), a social worker at the "Department of Integration," as he helps new citizens, both human and "other," adapt to hectic city life. There are easier tasks than weaning vampires off blood, socializing land-whales and housebreaking werewolves, but Mark is up to the challenge.
Up All Night, a modern take on parenthood that shows the challenges of balancing a career, marriage and a new baby. Christina Applegate stars as Reagan, a successful public relations executive, and Will Arnett plays Chris, Reagan's supportive, stay-at-home husband. The two have just become parents - a surprise that has set their lives on a new path as responsible adults -- for the most part. Maya Rudolph stars as Ava, Reagan's outlandish boss and best friend, whose whirlwind social escapades serve as constant reminders of Reagan's former carefree life.
Smart. Outspoken. Opinionated. Live from Washington, DC and edgier than ever, Wanda holds back nothing as she riffs on the perks of having a black President, coming out, getting married, motherhood, aging and twenty-first century pirates.
What do you get when you take three un-ambitious friends who work together from 9 to 5 and live together from 5 to 9? A three-man spring break! Whether they are in their office cubicles grinding out a paycheck or back at their house partying it all away, the revelry continues all day and night with Workaholics.