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Did you know that David Spade’s new late-night show on Comedy Central also is spotlighting new stand-up comedians? For the second time that I’ve seen so far in the show’s two-month run, Spade gifted several minutes of Lights Out to a newer comic. Here’s a tight set from Brian Simpson. …
How is true crime funny? Let Jena Friedman tell you the ways, in this performance on Tuesday’s Conan.
Noah Gardenswartz just got married, you guys! (To comedian Ester Steinberg!) Before they jet off on a honeymoon, Gardenswartz got in one more gig, performing on Wednesday’s Late Late Show, where he joked about how bachelor parties are different at 35 than they are at 25, and how living in …
Can you believe Ryan Hamilton hadn’t performed on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show before Tuesday night? Especially unbelievable if you’ve seen Hamilton before. He’s quite funny. From far away or up close! Roll the clip!
After five years in the United States, Libyan comedian Mohanad Elshieky has some thoughts about America and would like to speak to its manager, as he joked on Conan.
Christian Finnegan has reached the ripe old age of 46, which as he explained on The Late Late Show, isn’t quite so ripe any longer. Much like the good-intentioned vegetables you sometimes buy at the grocery store. Roll the clip!
Here’s something new and different. David Spade dedicated a segment of his new late-night show on Comedy Central to a new stand-up comedian. Meet Lara Beitz. Roll the clip! It’s uncensored!
“I nailed it. I gave these people a memory they will always cherish.” That’s the instant review by Ron Burgundy of his performance on Thursday night’s Conan. Wait. Wasn’t Conan O’Brien on vacation? Yes. Yes he was. But O’Brien would make an exception for longtime friend Will Ferrell, and Ferrell’s …
Here, Julio Torres treats you to a sneak preview of his HBO special, My Favorite Shapes, which premieres Aug. 10. Take it away, Julio!
Shane Torres knows his name could have turned out a lot worse if his first name were Spanish and his last name Irish, and not the other way around. As Torres joked on The Late Show, he also finds himself making more odd noises as he gets older, and feels …
