The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Did you know that Gerry Dee is big in Canada? Well, he’s Canadian, and if you lived there, then you should know that especially since you probably watched his new sitcom, Mr. D. No matter where you live, so as long you have YouTube, you can catch his performance from …
Pneumonia. C. diff. Death. Break-ups. Breast cancer. Let’s joke about it. How about not? Let’s type about it, and step aside so Tig Notaro herself can joke about the paths her life has taken over the past several months, as she sat down to recount her personal travails last night …
New York City comedy fans — particularly those who make their second homes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatres — might have gone bonkers last night seeing that Arthur Meyer was a guest on Late Show with David Letterman. Arthur Meyer was part of the recently late but always great …
Nikki Glaser performed on Tuesday’s episode of Conan, and we learned how the 20-something spent some of her “adult” years living with her mother, while nowadays, she finds herself contemplating motherhood. Well, not exactly motherhood. You know. What’s that? You don’t know? Roll the clip, then!
Jim Hamilton made his late-night TV debut as a stand-up comedian last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Hamilton shoots early and often with the one-liners. If one misses the mark or causes the live studio audience to groan (Red Hot Chili Peppers fans?!), not to worry. Another one-liner …
Brooks McBeth performed on Monday night’s Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and even dropped the talk show host’s name into his stand-up act. McBeth also mentioned what it’s like opening for a certain famous comedian who gets it done, and wondered if said comedian uses his same post-joke admonishment …
Roy Wood Jr. has momma issues? As he hits his 30s, Wood — a finalist on the final season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing a couple of years ago — joked on Conan last night about weddings and what they’re really useful for, why ancient burial finds all feature corpses …
What do they say about New York City: There are eight million stories, and sometimes it seems as though eight million of the people telling them think they’re comedians? No, that’s not it. It is a fact, though, that America’s biggest city is also its biggest comedy mecca. Hollywood may …
Todd Barry eats out a lot. How much is a lot? Allow Barry to explain what he has seen and learned about eating his meals out in the public realm, as well as what he’d do when and if his phone fell into a toilet. It’s all in his performance …
David Letterman, Paul Shaffer and the gang at the Ed Sullivan Theatre celebrated 19 years with CBS on Thursday night’s edition of Late Show with David Letterman. Just as impressive — if not more so? Letterman invited stand-up comedian Brian Regan onto the anniversary program to perform for his 25th …
