Apr 30 - By Associated Press
"Veep" is getting a second term on HBO, as is the comedy "Girls."

Apr 12 - By msnbc.com

Mar 27 - By msnbc.com

Mar 14 - By Jeff Karoub, AP Business Writer
The comedian who made his name on the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour" made one thing clear when he opened a recent set at Michigan State University: "Tonight, it's not Islam 101."

Feb 3 - By msnbc.com
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
The 69th annual Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a comedy or musical film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
The 69th annual Golden Globe nominations for best comedy or musical film have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
The 69th annual Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a television comedy series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
The 69th annual Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a television comedy series have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Aug 22 - By Michael Avila, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
From bickering bridesmaids to a bad teacher and a really horrible boss, women enjoyed a rare bounty of meaty — and raunchy — comedy roles this summer.

Jun 21 - By Michael Avila, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Forget men behaving badly. This summer, it’s Girls Gone Wild at the movies.

Nov 14 - By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press
When comedians feast on Ireland's terrifying debt situation, it's time to laugh — or cry. Hard, cold truths will emerge in either case.

Aug 10 - By Michael Ventre, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The show is called “Tosh.0,” and you can be sure updated versions that are smarter, more sophisticated and more user friendly will be available in the near future.

Jul 22 - By Michael Avila, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
As Michael Scott, the inept boss of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch on “The Office,” Steve Carell has perfected the art of clueless corporate management.

Jul 13 - By Craig Berman, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
You’re a network executive. You’re given an idea for a show involving an old-school comedy centered around four women of a certain age living in a shared house in the Midwest. All the women are comedy legends, but the youngest among them is a few months away from her 50th birthday. Do you pull the trigger? Or do you play it safe with a formulaic scripted program or another reality show?
Jun 13 - By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
J.B. Smoove whisks past on a golf cart, a video camera crew trailing him in another cart, as people nearby cheer and give him high-fives.

Feb 28 - By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
"Desperate Housewives" has always been a hard to define show. Is it a drama, or a comedy? It's an hour long, and it always has a season-long mystery, which would seem to suggest drama, but there are way more comic lines and plots than would ever see the light of day on a true drama, like, say, "CSI" or "The Good Wife."
Jan 12 - By David Bauder, Associated Press
NBC is getting something that you never want to hear from a top executive at one of its rivals: pity.

Jan 8 - By Associated Press
Showtime says it will be looking for laughs from cancer, of all things, in a new series starring Laura Linney.
Dec 24 - By JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer
Filmmaker Michael Moore started a summer film festival five years ago in his adopted hometown of Traverse City, Mich. Now he's teaming with Emmy winner Jeff Garlin to organize a mid-winter comedic counterpart.
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
The 67th annual Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a musical or comedy have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Sep 17 - By Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer
LeBron James is leaving Cleveland — for Hollywood.

Sep 9 - By Bill Brioux, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Comedian has tried to lower expectations and downplay all the fuss about the launch of “The Jay Leno Show” which begins Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. on NBC.
Jul 15 - By Associated Press
NBC's "30 Rock" will try to make it three years in a row as the Emmy winner for best comedy.
Jul 8 - By Alonso Duralde, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Roger Ebert once commented that he was jealous of anyone who hadn’t yet seen “The Third Man,” since the pleasure of seeing that classic for the first time was an experience that couldn’t be repeated.