The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Joe Wong recently scored his third fourth (?) fifth (??) appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, and as in past performances on the show, he reminds the viewing audience that he is an immigrant to America (although he ponders why immigrants also are called aliens), as well as more realistic …
Moshe Kasher appeared on Conan last night and told us about a couple of odd things he encountered during his childhood because he grew up with deaf parents. Roll it. Don’t worry about the short set, because Kasher also did a panel segment with Conan O’Brien. If you’d like to check …
Wendy Liebman brought her trademark stand-up delivery to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and confessed her love for Fallon, The Roots and NYC. The pacing of her jokes, from the delayed punchlines to even more-delayed tags, has influenced a generation of stand-ups. Don’t pay any attention to the …
Geoff Tate is the lead singer of Queensryche. Yes, I know. And stand-up comedian Geoff Tate knows that even more so, and it was this Tate who performed on Monday night’s episode of Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. I don’t know what it is about Ferguson fans, but they’ve …
Back in the day, stand-up comedians repeated their sets on multiple TV appearances. Because. Well. We didn’t have the Internet to save these performances for posterity (or as long as these individual Web-hosted video sites and channels exist). It’s rarer now. If you missed Dana Gould two months ago on …
Will Ferrell is making the promotional rounds for his new movie, Casa de mi Padre, which arrives in a cinema near you on Friday, March 16, 2012. It co-stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. And it’s all in Spanish. Que? Si. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel did …
Mike Lawrence made his late-night TV debut last night on Conan, and if you haven’t seen him live before, then you’re really in for a treat. Sure, this Floridian who now lives in New York City has plenty of jokes about the big city. But he also has a way …
Kumail Nanjiani returned to Conan on Wednesday night for his second appearance on O’Brien’s chat show, and brought the stage presence that I’ve come to know and respect him for, as he’s confident enough to remain in the moment and react to an audience, even when it’s being taped for …
In his young career, Dan Boulger already has Comedy Central and the BBC to his credit, but not until this week did he crack the network late-night circuit with an appearance on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Don’t let his appearance fool you. The kid writes sharply crafted jokes. …
Kids these days see Rondell Sheridan on their TV screen and think, “Raven’s Dad!” Yes, Sheridan did perform that acting service for several years on the Disney Channel. But as a stand-up, he’s been in the game long enough to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. And he …
