Episode #99: Gary Gulman
by Gary Gulman is the tallest funniest Jew I know, and I’ve known him personally since 2004, when he competed on seasons two and three of …
Month: June 2016
Watch David Letterman’s 2016 interview from Indianapolis with Tom Brokaw
NBC News had touted its big exclusive interview with David Letterman for broadcast this past Sunday, but pre-empted it to air a special report from …
Book Excerpt: “Meet The Regulars” with Sasheer Zamata and Michelle Wolf, by Joshua D. Fischer
Joshua D. Fischer began interviewing famous fun and funny folks for the blog, Bedford + Bowery. After talking to a couple dozen such people, Fischer decided …
Brian Regan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Brian Regan returned to The Tonight Show this June to make us question why press conferences only have one set of microphones, why sports fans …
Someone cobbled together a half-hour of footage from film Jerry Lewis never wanted you to see, “The Day the Clown Cried”
People really want to see that Holocaust clown movie that Jerry Lewis deemed so unsalvageable, he not only decided never to release it, but disputes …
Hasan Minhaj’s address at the 2016 RTCA Dinner
While U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) held the Congressional floor for a filibuster lasting some 15 hours yesterday into the night to force his colleagues …
Amy Schumer and friends pose for Vogue; in career-swap, Vogue editor Anna Wintour does stand-up
Amy Schumer graces the cover of Vogue for its July 2016 issue, and in an accompanying video sketch written by Schumer, she and Vogue editor …
Al Ducharme and Josh Waldron audition for America’s Got Talent 2016
Step away from your TV screen for a minute and you may have missed the successful auditions that aired this week for comedians Al Ducharme …
Episode #98: Big Jay Oakerson
Jay Oakerson’s first TV credit was on BET. Big Jay started stand-up comedy in all-black rooms in Philadelphia, and now he’s playing to everyone while …
Here are your celebrity panelists for the 2016 reboot of Match Game on ABC
Match Game finally is back. The 2016 version, premiering Sunday June 26, 2016, on ABC, began taping new episodes in America for the first time …