The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Laurie Kilmartin performed on last year’s edition of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and though she didn’t win the big prize there, she did receive a nice parting gift not too long afterward: A job as a writer for Conan on TBS. On Thursday night’s show, Kilmartin performed stand-up on Conan, …
Michael Kosta changed the way I look at women after the very first stand-up set of his that I saw several years ago. The other night on Conan, Kosta let everybody in on the fact that “hot chicks” lead very different lives and experiences than the rest of us, whether …
Artie Lange’s comeback continued alongside new sports radio partner Nick DiPaolo last night as they appeared together on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Lange talks about his rehab in the second clip. Roll the clips!
Where is season six winner of Last Comic Standing now? Well, on Friday night, Iliza Shlesinger appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and she discussed some TV commercials that have drawn her attention. She’s big on texting. Even while driving? She also wants to tell you something about the …
Jerry Seinfeld made the rounds of New York City comedy clubs on Monday night, which meant one thing: He was prepping for an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. That happened last night. Seinfeld turned his observational wit to how cell phones have become part of our very persona. …
Christian Finnegan says going downhill is the fun part. Have you ever gone downhill? Weeeeeeeeee! Finnegan was on Conan last night, and made light of how America might not be as most powerful as it has been for the past century, and also provided useful tips for dining solo. Comedy …
Jesse Popp made his late-night debut last night on Conan, where Popp also is one of the show’s newest hires as a staff writer. Originally from Michigan, Popp is like Norm Macdonald but younger. Much younger. And less Canadian. You know what I’m trying to say. Right? In this set, …
Maria Bamford, she of so many voices! On Conan the other night, Bamford offered a peek inside her own baby Jesus voices that she leaves as voice mails for her mother. How sweet! Not as sweet, however, as the fevery sugar dreams that celebrity chef Paula Deen must have on …
Eddie Murphy completed his promotional rounds Friday night with an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which ended up being a mini-seminar on Murphy’s SNL tenure, thanks to Fallon’s SNL tenure. Hooray for tenures! Roll the clips. https://www.hulu.com/watch/297203/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-eddie-murphy-part-1 In the second clip, he talks about returning to stand-up and …
Perhaps comedians of the 21st Century have it all wrong, playing by the old rules: Perform stand-up comedy, receive development deal, pitch sitcom based on life, repeat. Because Donald Glover has flipped the script completely. Before he has ever done a single stand-up set in late-night TV, he has written …
