Lewis Black’s limited 2016 Broadway engagement of “Black to the Future”
by Lewis Black will be back on Broadway in the fall of 2016, but for four performances only of his one-man show, “Black to the Future.” …
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Doug Smith’s debut on Conan
Fun fact about Doug Smith: His great-great-great grandfather was Ulysses S. Grant. Funnier fact about Smith: Monday night was his debut on Conan, and Smith …
Blake Griffin hosting “Midnight Surprise” comedy showcases at 2016 Montreal Just For Laughs
The NBA season is over. While LeBron James prodigal sons the championship trophy back to Cleveland as the Ohio city’s hero, and Steph Curry spends the summer …
Episode #99: Gary Gulman
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 …
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 …