This Sunday is April Fool's Day and what better way to celebrate than with the second TweetRoast? It also happens that on that night the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will air on CBS at 8pm ET. So the target is set!
The inaugural TweetRoast was in February during the Academy Awards and was a ...
by Matt on March 20, 2012
The IFC upfronts were tonight and though it's been rumored for a while now, the network confirmed that Marc Maron's new TV show will air in 2013.
Maron (working title) explores a fictionalized version of Marc’s life, his relationships, and his career, including his incredibly popular WTF podcast, which features conversations Marc conducts with celebrities and fellow comedians. Neurosis intact, ...
Comedy Central is making moves to expand their comedy empire as today they announced their pairing with Running Press and Perseus Books Group to form a book publishing program and they've connected with Denis Leary for the inaugural launch of their books division. It also allows Comedy Central to put together 360-type deals with their roster of comedians.
Leary will ...
by Matt on February 7, 2012
"I am issuing an arrest warrant for the masked vigilante known as Spider-Man" yup... that's how it goes. We learned over a year ago that Denis Leary landed a role in the upcoming re-boot of the Spider-Man franchise as Gwen Stacey's (Emma Stone) father. What we didn't realize is that according to the new trailer for the flick, he's ...
by Matt on October 25, 2011
Denis Leary is once again attempting to help those that help the public.
Apostle the production company that Leary is a partner in, just launched a Kickstarter campaign to finish raising funds so a firefighter documentary can see the light of day. The documentary, Burn follows firefighters for a year while they are on the frontline fighting fires ...
As the longest running comedy benefit in the nation, the annual Comics Come Home will have its 17th year on November 12th, 2011 at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA. As expected, Denis Leary will host the event.
Among this year’s great lineup of comedians includes Lenny Clarke, Tony V, Kenny Rogerson, Nick DiPaolo, Robert Kelly, Artie ...
by Matt on September 7, 2011
When Denis Leary created Rescue Me, the world was still very raw and trying to cope with life in a post-9/11 world. With Rescue Me Leary, along with Peter Tolan were trying to shine a light on the lives and jobs of America's firemen.
The show premiered in July of 2004, about three years after 343 members of the FDNY were ...
by Matt on September 6, 2011
Damn, comedy getting no love in movie theaters this week.
Another American Pie film is coming our way...and this one isn't going straight to video.
Joe DeRosa is video blogging his latest tour for Laughspin.com and in support of his new album
Justin Long is going to have an arc on the new comedy The ...