We gave 8 comedians each their own episode of a series. No rules. No limits. No one else would do this. Seriously. The Characters features Kate Berlant, Dr. Brown, Paul Downs, John Early, Lauren Lapkus, Tim Robinson, Natasha Rothwell, and Henry Zebrowski as you've never seen them before and never will again. All episodes March 11, only on Netflix.

The oldest joke on record, a Sumerian proverb, was first told all the way back in 1900 B.C. Yes, it was a fart joke: “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap.” Don’t feel bad if you don’t get it — something was definitely lost in time and translation (you have to imagine it was the Mesopotamian equivalent of “Women be shopping”), but not before the joke helped pave the way for almost...

Louis C.K. fans might not know when to expect the next season of his FX show Louie, but the actor-comedian just surprised everyone with a brand new show released exclusively online. It's called H...

On February 17, Broad City returns -- and it's going to be intense. Watch full episodes of Broad City now: http://www.cc.com/shows/broad-city/full-episodes

So why does it make us laugh? By Shon Arieh-Lerer.

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell

President Barack Obama will be Jerry Seinfeld's first guest when the seventh season of his online talk show, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," opens Dec. 30. The show features the New York comedian picking up fellow comics in classic cars and taking them out for coffee and conversation. Obama and Seinfeld spoke at the White House earlier this month. The White House says they took turns circling the South Lawn in a 1963 Corvette Stingray split window coupe before chatting over coffee...

A Documentary about the musical Comedy Duo Flanders & Swann - Broadcast on BBC2 in 1994, and transferred from a ratty old VHS tape nearly 22 years later.

"Before you hear it elsewhere (and some already have) this is the final and sixth season of Mike & Molly on CBS," co-star Rondi Reed announced Sunday in a lengthy Facebook post. "It is also a shortened season (13 episodes) after the announced full renewal of 22 episodes back in March by the network. We are done taping as of Jan. 27, 2016, and I am not sure exactly when/if the episodes will all be aired. The network has its reasons...

Mad TV, the sketch comedy show known for characters like Stuart, Miss Swan, and the early version of Key & Peele, is making a comeback. The CW will premiere a one-hour 20th anniversary special next month, TVLine reports. "In the special, the cast reunites to attend a glamorous award ceremony to honor the series, but in classic Mad TV fashion, nothing goes as planned," The CW said in a statement.

The Parks and Recreation alum has been tapped to co-star in limited series Big Little Lies, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. From David E. Kelley, the comedic drama centers on three mothers (Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley) of kindergartners whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder. Scott will play Ed Mackenzie, the stable and loving husband to Madeline (Witherspoon) whose approach is to play it safe.

Adam Sandler can gun for the greatest western/comedy of all time, but he's gonna come up short ... according to the legend who DID make the greatest…

Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 100 years after he first appeared onscreen, we’re still learning from him. Today, I’d like to talk about the artistry (and the thinking) behind his gags.

Hours after launching a Kickstarter campaign to revive a TV show that made horrible movies enjoyable, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson raised a quarter of his $2 million goal.

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Jon Stewart has a new home: HBO. The former Daily Show host has signed a four-year production deal with the premium-cable network and will kick off the pact with the creation of topical short-form digital content. The pact will see the short-form digital content showcased on HBO Now, HBO Go and other platforms. Also included in the pact is a first-look option for other film and TV ventures.

An intimate portrait of the former ‘Saturday Night Live’ star’s career and life, one year after she was laid to rest. By Mike Thomas.

Mel Brooks’ reputation rests on a fragile precipice. He built a career pioneering, popularizing, and perfecting two forms of comedy—lowbrow vulgarity and genre parodies—that have since taken up residence at the bottom of the esteem barrel.