The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Jay Jurden made Variety’s Comics to Watch list this year, in part because of his work as a writer/contributor to The Problem With Jon Stewart. Here’s a taste of Jurden’s stand-up, which includes bits about his marriage, and how gay weddings in New York City might wind up with more …
Dan Black made his late-night TV debut as a stand-up on Thursday’s episode of The Late Late Show, and was amazed to find people who are actually relaxed when he moved from New York to Los Angeles. Black is not into sports like his friends are, but he is a …
Gianmarco Soresi made his late-night TV debut on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Late Show, allowing more of us to find out what it must have been like growing up the son of a Jewish mother and an Italian father who had divorced.
Stephen Colbert has come back around to the idea of welcoming stand-up comedians to The Late Show in person (they used to tape the stand-up sets separately in groups, then plug them into episodes when necessary or appropriate). On Monday’s show, Johnson joked about noticing things in New York City …
Erica Spera made her late-night TV debut last night on The Late Late Show, and joked about getting dating advice once she turned 30. But she’s already learned plenty about dating older guys, being on dating apps, and dealing with revealing information.
Kurt Braunohler released a “Perfectly Stupid” new stand-up comedy special last month via Moment, where it’ll be available on demand exclusively until next week, when you can start watching it on demand elsewhere and purchase/stream the album. So what better time to promote it than now, presenting a small set-piece …
Caroline Rhea performed on the Halloween night edition of The Tonight Show, and also did panel with Jimmy Fallon afterward. For her stand-up set, Rhea jokingly compared her house to an old man, and breastfeeding for her first time in her 40s, which means the former co-star of Sabrina the …
Isabel Hagen studied viola at Juilliard and has performed with the orchestra for several Broadway productions. But have you ever seen viola combined with stand-up? Now you have, thanks to her booking last night on The Tonight Show.
Andrea Jin is a Chinese immigrant who moved to North America as a young girl. Her comedy album, “Grandma’s Girl,” won the Juno Award in Canada this past year. For her late-night TV debut on The Late Late Show, Jin joked about how you can learn a lot about yourself …
Ariel Elias made her broadcast network TV debut Monday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, thanks to how she handled a bad heckler in a video that went viral earlier this month. If you hadn’t seen said video, not to worry. Kimmel played a clip from the clip in setting up …
