Chris Spencer on VICE TV’s Black Comedy in America: Behind the laughs
Few figures in entertainment navigate both sides of the camera with the mastery of Chris Spencer. As executive producer and co-host of VICE TV’s groundbreaking docuseries “Black Comedy in America,” Spencer brings decades of experience that spans from stand-up stages to Hollywood’s most influential writers’ rooms. From his beginnings on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam to his Showtime special “Chris Spencer…the Other Chris,” his journey embodies the evolution of modern comedy.
A Rock Legacy in 3 Songs: Rage Against the Machine
Rap metal outfit Rage Against The Machine has been quite literally raging against the machine since 1991, and their recent disbandment following a reunion tour has been pretty heartbreaking for fans. However, we still have a whole discography to enjoy in their absence. Let’s take a look at the legacy of Rage Against the Machine through three essential songs!
All 4 Late Night hosts, ranked from worst to best
Late Night is not quite as prestigious as The Tonight Show, but it's close. The late night program has been on since 1982, and helped to bolster some of the most signifiant and iconic talent in the history of the medium. It has always been positioned as the hip younger...
The Song in an ‘SNL’ Sketch That Became A Big Hit for Dolly Parton
Michael O’Donoghue’s second go-around as a writer for Saturday Night Live didn’t go as well as the first. Brought back after Lorne Michaels and the original cast headed out for parts unknown, O’Donoghue, the show’s new head writer, wanted to give it a flaming Viking funeral. In other words, “he wanted to destroy the show,” explained Tim Kazurinsky in the SNL oral history Live From New York.
Every Saturday Night Live season 50 host ranked, from worst to best
Saturday Night Live is in a tough spot. It's become commonplace to rag on the show for being less funny than it was a decade, two decades ago. It's also attempted to keep pace with a world that sees topics memed to death before they ever get a chance to be satirized by cast members.