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The Just For Laughs comedy festival announced its first slate of performers for its 36th edition of the Montreal-based fest. Tiffany Haddish and Trevor Noah are set to join event along with Jo Koy, Jimmy Carr and previously announced guest Kevin Hart.

This year marks a return to the festival for the Emmy and Peabody-Award-winning host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah. He will host two of the five Just For Laughs Galas that will take place over five evenings. The multi-comic galas will take place on Saturday, July 28 at 6 Pm and 8:30 Pm at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts.

Girls Trip breakout and star of The Last O.G. Tiffany Haddish will host her first ever Just For Laughs Gala at 11 Pm on July 28 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts. She will bring her brand of comedy to the event appropriately called The Tiffany Haddish Gala. The...

Like the peanut butter and chocolate of female empowerment, Mad Max: Fury Road has merged with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in an amazing mash-up.

Starting with the infectiously catchy theme song to Kimmy, YouTuber Albert Lopez created the mashup The Unbreakable Furiosa by splicing in clips from Fury Road.

On the face of it, the eccentric Tina Fey-produced Netflix comedy and the post-apocalyptic action adventure don't seem to have much in common – except their underlying message, repeated by Kimmy's Walter Bankston (Mike Britt) that "females are strong as hell!"

The females in question? The eponymous Kimmy (Ellie Kemper), who escaped...

This past Friday saw the premiere of Netflix’s newest comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Hailing from co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, who previously worked together on the critically acclaimed 30 Rock. The show stars The Office‘s Ellie Kemper as the titular Kimmy, a woman who is freed after 15 years in captivity by a cult leader, and who subsequently relocates to New York City and tries to adjust to modern living in a new place, with supporting characters played by individuals such as Jane Krakowski, Carol Kane, and Tituss Burgess.

The pilot episode began with an interview by the news of a resident who lived near the bunker, an interview that immediately got auto-tuned, and went on to form the theme song of the show as a whole. Now Netflix has released the un-remixed version of the news interview with the character, named Walter Bankston and played by Mike Britt.

If you spent the weekend binge-watching Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, there's an excellent chance that the theme song has burrowed its way into your brain.

For the uninitiated, the theme song is a play on the viral phenomenon that was Antoine Dodson's "Bed Intruder" song – you know, "Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife."

Following the rescue of the Indiana Mole Women (including Ellie Kemper's Kimmy Schmidt) from the underground bunker in which they lived, the reaction of a man named Walter Bankston (Mike Britt) was taped on the local news.

"White dudes hold the record for creepy crimes,...

If you spent the weekend binge-watching Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, there's an excellent chance that the theme song has burrowed its way into your brain. For the uninitiated, the theme song is a play on the viral phenomenon that was Antoine Dodson's "Bed Intruder" song - you know, "Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife." Following the rescue of the Indiana Mole Women (including Ellie Kemper's Kimmy Schmidt) from the underground bunker in which they lived, the reaction of a man named Walter Bankston (Mike Britt) was taped on the local news. "White dudes hold the record for creepy crimes,...

Network: VH1

Episodes: 194 + ? (hour)

Seasons: Eight

TV show dates: January 23, 2004 -- June 12, 2009, January 18, 2013 -- Tbd

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Mike Britt, Judah Friedlander, Rob Huebel, Nick Kroll, Chuck Nice, Melissa Rauch, Paul Scheer, Jessica St. Clair, and Adam Winer.

TV show description:

This weekly series can be summed up by its tagline, "It's everything you love, everything you missed, and all the stuff you need to see again."

Various comedians review weekly events in pop culture, including celebrity gossip and other happenings in entertainment. As the show evolves the name changes to Best Week Ever With Paul F. Tompkins. As the host, Tompkins is seated at a podium and summarizes events from the preceding week. He then offers comic "panelists" the...

Juliette Harrisson Aug 3, 2016

We count down 15 atmospheric modern TV titles sequences of the last 10 years, from big hits like Game Of Thrones to Dexter and more...

What makes a great title sequence? There are numerous shows with fantastic theme songs (Red Dwarf), evolving sequences (Fringe), handy introductions to the show (Once Upon A Time) or humour (Futurama). But for a truly great title sequence, all these things have to come together with an added splash of sheer invention and creativity, resulting in a sequence that perfectly expresses the spirit of the show (preferably without inducing headaches or nausea – Homeland has a brilliantly inventive title sequence that, unfortunately, can be physically uncomfortable to watch). Any sequence that simply shows clips of the actors in character, no matter how well acted or artistically put together, will not make the cut here.

The sequences in this list all stand out because theme song,...

Tonight marks the last episode of VH1's Best Week Ever for 2009. The topical comedy show is taking a much longer-than-usual break. Will it ever return?

Best Week Ever premiered in 2004. With the help of a group of panelists and weekly guest stars, the series puts a comedic spotlight on the week's events in pop culture, celebrity gossip, and Hollywood buzz.

The show was revamped in October 2008 after the show's creator, Fred Graver, left the network in 2007. Regular panelist and stand-up comic Paul F. Tompkins became the center of the series. As is often the case with show overhauls, some viewers like the change and others don't. The show's panelists include Doug Benson, Mike Britt, Judah Friedlander, Rob Huebel, Nick Kroll, Chuck Nice, Melissa Rauch, Paul Scheer, Jessica St. Clair, and Adam Winer.

The show has taken breaks in the past but this time, the topical series will be out...