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Get ready to bust a gut while 10 of Canada’s funniest comedians try not to.
That’s the premise of “LOL: Last One Laughing Canada”, which boasts a seemingly simple premise: the comics spend six hours together within the confines of a camera-equipped “Big Brother”-style set, each pulling out all the stops to try to get the others to laugh, with host Jay Baruchel presiding over the mayhem.
The first laugh earns the chuckler a yellow warning card, while a second laugh infraction leads to ejection, with the ousted comedian joining Baruchel in the adjoining green room where they watch a live feed of what’s taking place.
The star-studded cast includes Tom Green (“Road Trip”, “The Tom Green Show”), Colin Mochrie (“Whose Line Is It Anyway?”), Andrew Phung (“Kim’s Convenience”), Brandon Ash-Mohammed (“This Hour Has 22 Minutes”) Debra DiGiovanni (“Humour Resources”), Dave Foley (“The Kids in the Hall”), Jonathan Lajoie (“The League”), Mae Martin (“Feel Good”), Caroline Rhea (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) and K. Trevor Wilson (“Letterkenny”).
READ MORE: Canada’s Comedy Elite Crack Each Other Up In Wild New Reality Show ‘LOL: Last One Laughing Canada’
In an exclusive interview with ET Canada, the cast discussed their respective strategies going in — and how it all changed when confronted with the reality of the situation.
According to Phung, it quickly became apparent that clever wordplay and sophisticated humour were no match for outrageous silliness when it came to eliciting laughter.
“I love that we all tried to be like, really classy, highbrow comedians. But at the end of the day, just Colin [Mochrie] jumping around like a beaver and humping a table is enough to eliminate,” he said. “So, yeah, I love that we all try to just
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Pete Davidson has a new TV show in the works!
Pete Davidson will be starring in his own TV series, playing… Pete Davidson.
J. Kim Murphy Pete Davidson will lead his own comedy series, playing a fictional version of himself.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAndrew Ross Sorkin, the New York Times journalist and CNBC morning host, will take on a new assignment for NBC News: gaining an edge in the TV-news industry’s expanding streaming wars.Sorkin will host and produce a limited-run original series for NBC News Now, the NBC News streaming service that its parent has promoted aggressively in recent weeks as rival CNN prepares to launch a new streaming venture called CNN Plus. Sorkin’s streaming debut is expected to examine “the people, trends, institutions and forces shaping our world,” according to an NBC News statement.
CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin will host and produce a limited series for NBC News Now, the latest figure from NBCU’s broadcast and cable networks to provide content for the streaming service.
EXCLUSIVE: Jay Duplass (The Chair), Sonny Poon Tip (Holby City) and Katrine De Candole (Crow) are set as new series regulars opposite Myha’la Herrold for Season 2 of HBO/BBC’s investment banking drama Industry, from creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay.
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The final two episodes of the first season of Prime Video’s “LOL: Last One Laughing” drop on Friday, March 4, with the finale revealing which of the 10 Canadian comedy icons will be declared the winner of the competition which the comedians pull out all the stops to eliminate each other with laughter.
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coronavirus pandemic.Others tapped to entertain June 30 through July 3 include New Edition, The Isley Brothers, Jazmine Sullivan, Summer Walker, The Roots & Friends and D-Nice & Friends, Essence Communications Inc. said in a news release.
Jack White has teamed up with A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip for a brand new track called ‘Hi-De-Ho’ – listen to it below.The new collaboration is the latest preview of White’s upcoming new album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, one of two records he’ll be releasing this year, alongside ‘Entering Heaven Alive’.Following on from the album’s title track and the blistering ‘Taking Me Back’, ‘Hi-De-Ho’ plays like a southern voodoo chant fed through a distorted vortex that blends rap, rock and electronica.White also shared ‘Queen Of The Bees’, a mellow acoustic number and the latest preview from ‘Entering Heaven Alive’. “I feel lonely/ When I’m left all alone/ I feel homely/ When you leave me at home,” he sings on the puckish song.You can check out both tracks below:White announced both ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ back in November of last year.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterPhoebe Waller-Bridge has gotten a greenlight at Amazon for a new comedy series, Variety has confirmed.Details on the show’s plot are currently being kept under wraps.
Computer School, a new comedy written and executive produced by Robinson and I Think You Should Leave… co-writer Zach Kanin.READ MORE: ‘I Think You Should Leave…’ and the cult of cringe comedyComputer School sees a recent US high school graduate and his uncle (Robinson) attend the same computer class in suburban Michigan (per Deadline).
Stephen Merchant is responsible for co-creating a series that would go on to become a massive worldwide hit, “The Office.” Elgin James, on the other hand, is the co-creator of a relatively smaller show, “Mayans MC,” but a series that has garnered quite a passionate fanbase and critical acclaim. Though very different sensibilities, the duo are teaming up for “The Outlaws.” LISTEN: Elgin James Talks ‘Mayans’ Season 3 Finale, Generational Trauma & Being A Punk Rock Filmmaker [The Playlist Podcast] As seen in the trailer for “The Outlaws,” the series combines the comedy from Merchant with the crime drama of James to create something unlike anything they’ve worked on prior.
Cardi B and Offset are among the most generous couples in the entertainment industry. Recently the pair went to have dinner at Brooklyn Chop House with their entire team and left the staff a well-deserved tip.According to Page Six, sources revealed that the rappers arrived at the restaurant without reservations and waited to be sited after the staff gifted other patrons dessert and champagne in exchange for the table.The insider told the publication that “[the other patrons], were on dessert, so [the restaurant] brought them over bottles of Cristal and free desserts to get them to vacate the area for Cardi.” The unidentified person also said, “they happily obliged once they got the bottles of Cristal.” After the famous rap couple and their crew finished their dinner, which reportedly included orders of dumplings and dessert, they paid the $3000 bill and added $1400 for the tip.Cardi B weighs in on Russia-Ukraine Crisis: ‘This phone is not hacked, it’s really me’Cardi B and Offset gave each other matching tattoos for Valentine’s DayCardi B offers to pay the burial costs for the Bronx fire victims and encourages others to helpBefore leaving the place, the Dominican descend rapper, and her husband took a photo with Brooklyn Chop House owner Robert “Don Pooh” Cummins.A post shared by Brooklyn Chop House (@brooklynchophouse)The nice gesture comes after Cardi B offered to pay the burial costs of the January 9th deadly fire that took the lives of 17 people in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, New York City.
With the second batch of episodes dropping on Friday, Feb. 25, the comedy competition is heating up in Prime Video’s “LOL: Last One Laughing Canada”, in which 10 of Canada’s top comedians attempt to crack up the others while sequestered together for six hours, with the final comic remaining winning a big donation for the charity of their choice.
Bill Murray and Aziz Ansari have teamed up for a new movie based on Atul Gawande’s novel Being Mortal: Medicine And What Matters In The End.It is unclear what Murray’s role is at this stage but as well as starring in the Searchlight Pictures comedy, Ansari also wrote the script and is on board to direct and produce the as-yet-untitled movie.“Aziz Ansari is an incredible talent and, with this script, he brings a singular combination of insightful humour and pathos,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with him on his feature directorial debut which is long overdue, and of course working with the genius Bill Murray once again.”Murray most recently starred in Ghostbusters: Afterlife alongside Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.Describing the movie as “a spook-nuking sequel” which “brings the franchise back from the dead”, NME awarded the long awaited sequel four stars.It added: “The result is a sequel that feels like an authentic Ghostbusters movie without quite slipping into retread mode.”Ansari meanwhile, recently directed and appeared in season three of Netflix series Master Of None and released his latest stand up special Nightclub Comedian on the streaming service.In other news, a clip of Murray putting his own spin on Tom Waits‘ ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’ was recently shared.
Mark Wright is said to have decided to pull out of his new ITV show with a "last-minute text", according to reports. The reality TV star was due to take part in the channel's new series and had even started filming the flagship new project. According to reports, ITV bosses were left completely taken-aback when the TOWIE favourite turned fitness buff decided to depart out of the blue.