The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Lara Beitz made her TV debut a couple of years ago on Comedy Central, but had to wait until now to make her network TV debut as a stand-up on The Late Late Show. Which meant she got to make some major changes in the interim. Who wants ribs, anyhow? …
The Late Show for years had stand-up comedians perform at separate comedy-only tapings, but not this time. Former Late Show writer Emmy Blotnick got the full experience with her former boss Stephen Colbert watching from the desk, as Blotnick joked about how real-life conversations are awkward now thanks to the …
Emil Wakim made his Tonight Show debut on Tuesday, joking about how he knows he should know what’s up in the Middle East, and how he’d love to appeal to everyone, but first off, he has to figure out how to address everyone properly. Y’all get it, right?
You wouldn’t know it from the title and caption on the YouTube video, but this Nana indeed has a name, and she’s Debbie Bazza from the Bronx. Bazza got to perform stand-up on Thursday’s episode of The Tonight Show as part of a weeklong Nana stunt to promote Jimmy Fallon’s …
Are prescribed anti-depressants better for you than taking your dad’s advice? What do you think. Taylor Tomlinson explains what worked for her in this set on Tuesday’s Tonight Show. It’s from her new Netflix special, Look At You. You can read my full review of her special over on Decider.
Great set by Chris Laker on The Late Late Show! He’s doing better than OK. Laker has a girlfriend who makes more money than him, is willing to take on the “trophy-truthers” who mock participation trophies, and remembers a time when you actually talked to your drug dealer.
Akeem Woods made his debut on The Late Late Show, and talked not only about having to deliver groceries to make ends meet at the beginning of the pandemic, but also about what it was like growing up black and gay in Florida.
Alex Edelman stopped by The Late Show on Friday to joke about how he compares to his Olympian brother and his medical-innovating father. It’s just a bit of context should you want to experience Edelman’s one-man show, “Just For Us.”
Maria Bamford showed up on The Late Late Show on Thursday night to pay tribute to her mom, with jokes about her conversations with customer-service reps, her gift for telling stories with no beginning middle or end, and how she dealt with her lung cancer before she died. “Treat yourself. …
Kimberly Clark joked Monday night on The Late Late Show about “The Great Resignation,” or how many people have quit their jobs or careers during the pandemic. She also dispels the rumor you may have made up in your own mind that Kimberly Clark is not her real name, because …
