Canadians have all the fun. They get free health care; there hasn't been any major destruction in their cities; and they have the biggest comedy festival in the world taking place in Montreal. And this year's lineup for the festival looks magnificent. The 35th annual Just For Laughs Festival has landed an all-star bunch of comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Ali Wong, Kevin Hart, Judd Apatow, Trevor Noah, Natasha Leggero, and Moshe Kasher among others. Additionally, there will be live podcast recordings like Jake and Amir's If I Were You and Jon Gabrus's High & Mighty. The full lineup and tickets can be found here.
Kumail Nanjiani and Ray Romano party hard in the new "The Big Sick" trailer
Fans of Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani will be happy to know that their new movie, The Big Sick, comes out in just a few months. Today, those very same fans can check out the new trailer for the Sundance favorite.
Nanjiani stars as himself and Gordon is played by comedy darling Zoe Kazan as the two discover their newfound relationship. Suddenly, Gordon is struck with an unknown disease and Nanjiani helps his new girlfriend's parents (Romano and Holly Hunter) get through the tough situation. Michael Showalter directs and Judd Apatow produces along with Barry Mendel. The Big Sick releases limited on June 23rd and worldwide on July 14.
Fall in 'Love' with the new trailer for the second season of the Paul Rust, Gillian Jacobs led series
The second season of mumble core comedy Love is almost on Netflix. Though it's missing the very day of love itself (Valentine's Day) by a few weeks, it's most assuredly going to be as for and against love as it was in its freshman year.
Season two looks to expand on the story of Micky and Gus as the former attends sex addiction meetings and the latter remains as dopey and hopeful as ever. The new season will also freature some guest stars like Rich Sommer and Mike Mitchell. Season two of Love premieres on Friday, March 10th.
Chris Gethard is going off Broadway, Judd Apatow in tow
Improv comedian, TV host and podcaster Chris Gethard has had a difficult career. From the humble beginnings of public access television to deep cable and cult fandom, he'd be nowhere if it weren't for his dedicated fan base. Now, he's going to make his off-Broadway start with Chris Gethard: Career Suicide. Deadline reports exclusively that it's a show, written and performed by Gethard, that will push the envelope. All manner of subjects from mental illness to alcoholism and depression will be tackled on the "painfully honest journey."
Gethard wrote on Facebook that it the show is pretty dark but he promises it's funny. Comedy producer and director Judd Apatow will co-produce with Brian Stern, Mike Berkowitz and Mike Lavoie. Career Suicide was originally at New York's UCB Theater and worked around in other venues like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.
'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,' Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll,' and a whole bunch of other shows are coming back this summer
It's the time of year when networks end their 20+ episode long shows and start anouncing return dates for old shows alongside premiere dates for new shows. Yesterday, we brought you news about HBO's Ballers and Vice Principals. Today, we've got loads more shows spanning over a handful of networks.
First, ABC has the premiere of the new version of Uncle Buck on Tuesday, June 14th. Mike Epps stars as the titular character, a role once held by the great John Candy in a John Huges movie. ABC is usually good with sitcoms -- even the ones that don't stick a landing are better than most other shows. The network will air two back to back episodes at 9:00 PM and 9:30 PM.
On Tuesday, June 14th, TBS is premiering a new series called Wrecked. It's a comedy set on a deserted island and a bunch of people are stranded on it. The cast is big and includes Rhys Darby, Jessica Lowe, Asif Ali, Will Greenberg, Brooke Dillman, Ginger Gonzaga, Zach Cregger, Brian Sacca, and Ally Maki. The promos look funny enough and, if TBS' latest sitcom offerings in Angie Tribeca and The Detour are any indication, then this show should shine. Back to back episodes start at 10:00 PM.
Buried deep in a Hollywood Reporter article, found by Splitsider, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is set to return to Crackle on June 15th. Season 8 (!) of the web series will have some of the biggest stars yet and a few "why the heck didn't Jerry ask these people on in season 1?!?" These guests include Lorne Michaels, Margaret Cho, Judd Apatow, JB Smoove, Jim Gaffigan, and John Oliver.
And, finally, if you like Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll or any combination thereof, then you're in luck. The Denis Leary led FX series is back for season two on Thursday, June 30th at 10:00 PM. The Deadline article uses the synopsis to the show so I'm not writing about it here.