The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Big fan of Baron Vaughn, and that didn't change after last night, based on how he approached the live studio audience of Lopez Tonight. Just the right amount of everything. Managed to make his points while also dealing with a crowd that doesn't keep track of points. Roll the clip! …
There's always a more interesting talk-show dynamic going on when one talk-show host appears on another host's show. And last night's episode of Conan was no different, as Conan O'Brien welcomed Craig Ferguson to the show for two panel segments. They seemed to get along just fine. Which is a …
Kurt Metzger probably would prefer using his foot pads as health care to taking another trip to Alaska. He shared reasons for such reasoning last night on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, as well as his theory about whether the world really will end in 2012. Spoiler alert: He …
Congrats to Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani (and Emily, too!) for getting their weekly Meltdown Show profiled last night on Last Call with Carson Daly. Yeah. Sure. Who’s watching NBC at 2 a.m.? I know. But still. It lives and breathes as video on the Internet. And that counts for …
In a five-minute rant, political comedian Jamie Kilstein challenged people who like President Barack Obama just because he's not as horrible as Bush was, challenged Obama to joust with Osama Bin Laden, took on McDonald's, the notion of slutty girls causing 9/11, and pointed out the nonsense of killing people …
Nick Offerman, who should have won at least one Emmy already by now for his scene-stealing role as Ron Swanson in NBC's Parks and Recreation, showed up last night on Conan without his TV mustache! Or as Offerman said, in "the ultimate disguise." Roll the clip. Some other things …
Chris Elliott, a David Letterman fixture from the early days in the 1980s on NBC, returned to Late Show with David Letterman on CBS last night to show how he spent a day with the NYPD to prepare for his new series on Adult Swim, Eagleheart. Hijinx ensue. Special bonus …
At least a couple of times already, the new Conan on TBS has brought back a staple of the old Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, allowing some of the stand-up comedians to head over to the panel to chat with Conan O'Brien after performing. We're not seeing O'Brien give the …
When you're performing in a comedy club, any little thing that happens while you're onstage can be used as fodder for ad-libbed riffs. In a theater setting, you may choose to ignore the less-obvious accidental moments because most of the room might not have even seen nor heard the moment …
Michael Palascak made his debut Friday night on Late Show with David Letterman, and he made some compelling arguments for living with his parents, not working at McDonald's, not moving to Canada, not waiting for marriage to have sex, and how working the graveyard is not as cool as working …