Gavin Matts on Conan
Gavin Matts moved from Canada to the United States, but the real puzzle for this comedian was figuring out what to do without wifi for 30 days. Roll the clip.
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Anna Drezen on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Anna Drezen is not like other girls, despite what her own mother might think. This Saturday Night Live writer also joked on The Late Late Show about dealing with men on dating apps, and going to social events sober. Roll the clip.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” wins Emmy Awards for writing, acting, best comedy series of 2019
We knew critics loved Fleabag. We loved Fleabag. Now we know the Emmy Awards voters did, too, bestowing four Emmys this year to the British comedy series (broadcast in the States on Amazon Prime Video) and star/creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Fleabag won for Outstanding Comedy Series, besting Veep’s farewell; same went …
Mark Normand on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
“The phone is just the new booze!” Mark Normand joked about how our phone addiction is problematic in ways we may not have realized yet, in this performance on The Tonight Show. Good thing I never got into White Claw. Roll the clip!
Kevin Camia on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kevin Camia made his network TV debut on The Late Show this week, and joked about turning Filipino stereotypes around, as well as the indignities of sitting in third-chair in your grade-school band. Roll the clip.
Andrew Orolfo on The Late Late Show with James Corden
I first saw Andrew Orolfo this summer in San Francisco at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest. Funny stuff! Now you all can see him courtesy of his performance this week on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Man bun and all. Roll the clip!
Brian Simpson on Lights Out with David Spade
Did you know that David Spade’s new late-night show on Comedy Central also is spotlighting new stand-up comedians? For the second time that I’ve seen so far in the show’s two-month run, Spade gifted several minutes of Lights Out to a newer comic. Here’s a tight set from Brian Simpson. …
Ryan Niemiller finished third place on America’s Got Talent 2019
Ryan Niemiller said five years ago, someone who looked like him couldn’t have gotten on TV. This summer, Niemiller won over the judges and most of the crowds on America’s Got Talent, finishing the season in third place. He follows a long line of stand-up comedians to make the finals, …
Jena Friedman on Conan
How is true crime funny? Let Jena Friedman tell you the ways, in this performance on Tuesday’s Conan.
The Valleyfolk wins inaugural edition of Bring The Funny on NBC
Congratulations to The Valleyfolk, a group of online comedians who formed a sketch group together last year, and last night won the $250,000 grand prize and a slot in the 2020 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal for winning the inaugural season of NBC’s Bring The Funny! The Valleyfolk were …