The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The problem with politics in Washington, D.C., isn’t Republican or Democrat; it’s that the politicians are too damn old. Watch as Kathleen Madigan hilariously explains why your parents or grandparents wouldn’t be in charge of deciding our policies, in this set from Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Roll the …
In case you haven’t yet caught Demetri Martin’s new Netflix special, The Overthinker, well, don’t overthink it. Instead, you can catch up by watching a few minutes of Martin telling jokes while playing the guitar from Thursday night’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden. Roll the clip!
Brad Wenzel performed on Wednesday’s Conan, and taught us that you can buy redwood trees, but you cannot simply put people to sleep by closing their eyes. What else is on Wenzel’s mind? Let’s start the clock!
Dean Delray couldn’t have had a more supportive welcome wagon for his late-night debut on Monday’s Conan. First guest Marc Maron has a story involving Dean and himself in Maron’s most recent Netflix special; and second guest Bert Kreischer is a fellow LA-based stand-up and regular at The Comedy Store …
Marina Franklin lays down a whopper of an opening line in her performance from Wednesday night’s Conan. “I know that’s a lot to tell an audience that doesn’t know me.” It makes a lot more sense once she explains herself. Roll the clip!
Emmy Blotnick used all those hours watching comic book superhero movies figuring out how to make her boyfriend her ex-boyfriend. This might be the first TV credit to include the phrase “drowning in dick” AND a champagne toast from the host. Thanks, Conan O’Brien. And The Rock. Roll the clip!
Dusty Slay made such an impression with his debut as a New Face in Montreal last month that he’s already gotten an invite to perform on The Tonight Show. Here Slay jokes about negotiating with Goodwill, and how the wardrobe makes the man. He likes to wave a lot, too. …
Michael Palascak performed on Wednesday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and got seven minutes to joke about money management, and how parenting must feel like a horrible unpaid internship. Roll the clip!
Katie Hannigan performed as a New Face last month at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival, and last night, introduced her face to many millions more with her network TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She’s got the look, she’s got the voice, and she’s got the jokes. …
Lisa Best practiced kissing with her stuffed animals, but hasn’t everyone? Best also once got heckled by a child during a show, in the daylight. But hasn’t everyone? No? Let Best explain best in her performance from Monday’s Late Late Show with James Corden. Roll the clip.
