If you keep up with secret identities, you’ll get at least one question right this week!
Stephen Colbert
Posted inNPR
Stephen Colbert’s next epic quest? Writing a new ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie
The film will focus on chapters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring that were left out of the first movie in the trilogy.
Posted inNPR
Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong
Jimmy Kimmel’s return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself.
Posted inNPR
‘We are all Jimmy Kimmel’: What late night hosts are saying about Kimmel’s suspension
The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday.
Posted inNPR
This was the week that comedy pushed back
South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn’t holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.
Posted inArts And Culture, Artscape
Paul Mecurio gives the audience ‘Permission to Speak’ at United Theatre
Comedian Paul Mecurio has an off-Broadway show coming to the United Theatre this Saturday. Mecurio was born and raised in Rhode Island and after a brief career on Wall Street as a lawyer and investment banker, he moved into comedy. Since then he’s been on “The Daily Show,” “The Colbert Report,” and he’s currently on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” as a performer. He’s won Emmy and Peabody awards, and he hosts a podcast called “Inside Out with Paul Mecurio.” Artscape Producer James Baumgartner spoke with Paul about his off-broadway show, “Permission to Speak,” where he picks random members of the audience to come up on stage, asks them questions, and everyone gets to hear their story.
