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Louis C.K. is in Los Angeles for the upcoming Emmy Awards on Sunday night, but he certainly got into the spirit of #tbt last night as he and Conan O’Brien went total Throwback Thursday on Conan by reminiscing about their first days and nights on Late Night with Conan O’Brien …
Did you know that before Michelle Buteau got married, she went Dutch? And then she married Dutch, so to speak. Her husband is from Holland is what I’m trying to say. Alrighty. Having gotten that fact established, Buteau, as seen on VH1’s Best Week Ever and the upcoming FOX sitcom …
In case you haven’t been following Sammy Obeid for the past 999 days, he’s been performing at least once a night every one of those days and nights. And last night, Obeid made his debut on Conan. It’s the latest twist and turn in Sammy Obeid’s 1,000 Days of Comedy …
Stand-up comedian and actor T.J. Miller stars in a new ad campaign for Motorola’s Moto X phone, playing the role of the competitor’s smartphone in everyday situations. The ads just started running last week. But this “Lazy Phone” spot, in which Miller sings Miguel — eventually, after first talking his …
Louis C.K. will be on Jerry Seinfeld’s third season of “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee,” even though they spent the day Tuesday on C.K.’s boat, and Seinfeld doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with that — or with the fact that he’s devoting time to yet another white male comedian. Seinfeld …
For the second straight year, a stand-up comedian has finished second on America’s Got Talent. Taylor Williamson didn’t think he would win, jokingly or not, and his prediction proved true last night live on NBC, as dancer Kenichi Ebina won the $1 million prize and headlining show in Las Vegas …
Bill Bellamy performed stand-up on The Arsenio Hall Show last night, and fun fact Arsenio mentions in the introduction: Did you know Bellamy coined the term “booty call?” Fun fact. This time around, Bellamy wanted to talk about his recent trips to Nigeria — where he received a full African …
Comedy Central’s sketch comedy series, Key & Peele, returns for its third-season premiere tonight. From the start of each premise, through a wonderful job of heightening and tight closing buttons to sketches, it’s simply great comedy. And the tremendous onscreen chemistry between leads Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele certainly adds even …
We’ll find out tonight on NBC if Taylor Williamson won the $1 million grand prize and Vegas show on the 2013 edition of America’s Got Talent. But first, let’s take another look at Williamson’s stand-up comedy performances on last night’s live show from Radio City Music Hall as part of …
Dan Hopper at CollegeHumor posted an amusing look at some of the clowns you may run into should you take a class in improv comedy. It’s titled “The 10 People You Meet In Every Improv Class.” Certainly these aren’t the only 10 people. Just the worst 10 people. Or are …
