The Definitive Guide to Comedy
For his late-night TV debut as a stand-up comedian, Josh Johnson flew his high-school teacher up to New York City to watch his performance in person on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Not just because Johnson is a nice guy. But also to make sure his teacher’s prediction came …
The Umbilical Brothers, aka David Collins and Shane Dundas, have entertained audiences from Australia and around the world for two decades with their physical comedy, and they made their first appearance Friday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Umbilical Brothers will stick around for the next month in NYC, …
Katherine Ryan is a Canadian comedian living in Great Britain, but for her debut late-night TV performance in America on Conan, she’d rather fill us in first on her life as a single mother. Which includes learning Hebrew. Just in case. Ryan’s first Netflix special, In Trouble, premiered on Tuesday. …
This Valentine’s Day, here’s hoping Roy Wood Jr. doesn’t find himself in a frivolous argument with his lady. He performed on Monday’s Tonight Show to joke about just such trivial fights, whether they’re about light bulbs or the thermostat. More importantly, why can’t companies just give us the discount without …
What would happen if you treated your first stand-up comedy performance on The Tonight Show as a double-act delivering an acceptance speech? We found out Friday night when Kate Berlant and John Early went meta, getting distracted by the moment and by each other to talk about the moment rather than …
Paul Mecurio pulled double-duty again on Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, not only warming up the crowd before the taping, but also performing a stand-up set to close out the show. Mecurio joked about being that guy that you can’t possibly imagine having a kid but has one, and …
Cristela Alonzo has a new stand-up special out on Netflix in 2017, but she recorded it before the election. Alonzo explained on Wednesday’s Conan how all of her white friends texted her after the election, and how that made her feel. She also has some amusing experiences to share about …
Pat Brown made her late-night TV debut as a stand-up comedian on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. She joked about living in Harlem, the importance of a good grocery store, and her continuing respect for Barack and Michelle Obama. Roll the clip, y’all!
Orny Adams literally was all over the place during his stand-up performance on Wednesday’s Conan. Pacing back and forth across the stage, shaking his microphone (which he didn’t need since he already had a lapel mic on his jacket), and finally sitting on the steps in front of Conan’s desk …
Nathan Macintosh is a Canadian comedian living in New York City, and Tuesday night Macintosh made his American TV debut performing on Conan. So he could note the irony of hearing Americans talk about moving to Canada now that Trump’s in power. But Macintosh grew up poor, which also means …
