Alex Edelman is enough of an Orthodox Jew that he’s never tried bacon. But as he joked on Tuesday’s Conan, he has tried cocaine. If you think that’s something, just wait until you hear him describe his twin brother. Yes, his twin brother. He’s also worked at a KFC. Not his brother. Alex. Roll the...
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Nate Fernald is not much of a motorcycle guy. Probably for the best, then, that he’s a writer on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where he learned Tuesday night that funny T-shirts translate to wide audiences and that impressions need a proper set-up to land. Roll the...
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Marlon may not be the first to notice that President Trump treats the White House like a reality TV competition, or even that “Donald Trump is the Flavor Flav of white people.” He probably does win a “too soon” award, however, for his impression of Wendy Williams fainting, though, now that we know more about what’s really ailing her. In the end, though, Marlon Wayans isn’t trying to offend anyone. Heck, he’s currently starring in an NBC family sitcom, Marlon, appealing to the mainstream. He’s still the youngest kid at the table, hoping the whole family notices him and loves him....
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Need your Buddy Cole fix? Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall is reviving his lounge lizard character and taking his one-man show on the road for a spring tour of America. Après Le Déluge: The Buddy Cole Monologues, an evening of humorous tales told since KITH went off the air in 1995, will begin April Fool’s day in New York City, with stops in Boston, Denver, Austin, Los Angeles and Chicago. For a throwback, here were “Buddy Cole” appearances on TV with KITH: In conjunction with his new tour, Thompson is re-releasing his 1998 fictional memoir Buddy Babylon: The Autobiography...
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If you’re not yet excited about this year’s SXSW, which starts in just over a week from now in Austin, then get a load of these comedy offerings happening between March 9-18, 2018. 2018 SXSW Comedy Festival Participants Adam Lustick • Adam Pally • Aparna Nancherla • Baron Vaughn • Beth Stelling • Betsy Sodaro • Bill Hader • Chris Garcia • Conner O’Malley • Dave Anthony • Dave Hill • David Gborie • Dick Cavett • Doug Benson • Gareth Reynolds • Godfrey • Horatio Sanz • Ian Abramson • Ian Karmel • Jake Weisman • James Adomian...
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