SNL #34 season finale with Will Ferrell, Green Day
by The 34th season of Saturday Night Live certainly brought a lot of buzz and attention back to the show, and Lorne Michaels and company celebrated …
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Before he was famous: David Letterman’s early TV interview (and stand-up footage)
Before David Letterman got his own late-night talk show on network TV, he was, like many of you, I suppose, a hungry young stand-up comedian …
Rounding up the early SNL finale coverage
Saturday Night Live puts a bow on its 34th season on May 16, and before it's a wrap, some folks in the mainstream media and the …
Night at the Museum’s gate-crashing NBC promos
When is a movie plug that's pretending to hinder a promo really just a twisted take on a promo, and when do we realize that …
A few PSAs to grow on this weekend
Escape Pod Films produces a series of videos from the fictional station WXZT-TV, and usually feature public service announcements from Lanny Latham (Rob Lathan). Listen …
Tonight Show comings (Conan) and goings (Leno)
We have news on both the outgoing and incoming versions of The Tonight Show. First, the new: TV Guide obtained a publicity photo from NBC …
Tweet Up with the Best Week Ever cast in NYC
The cast of comedians from VH1's Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins (11 p.m. Fridays on your TV) will interact with you, the general …
Robin Williams starts comeback tour with David Letterman
Robin Williams went on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, and showed he's almost fully recovered from his recent heart bypass surgery. Williams …
Video: John Heffron and Craig Shoemaker tell CNN how to be funny on Twitter
CNN already has established that it's crazy for Twitter. And in this recent report, Josh Levs asked stand-up comedians John Heffron (@johnheffron) and Craig Shoemaker …
Daily Show visits Arizona State University, “The Harvard of date rape”
Having lived in the Phoenix area for four years and spending quite a bit of time literally in the shadow of Arizona State University — …