The Definitive Guide to Comedy
James Acaster has put on one of the top shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival each of the past five years, according to the folks who hand out those awards each August. But the Brit had never performed stand-up proper on American TV until Tuesday night’s Conan, where he shared …
How would you react if a guy auditioning for America’s Got Talent pretended he was Robert De Niro with full De Niro face, only he didn’t sound much like De Niro, but instead presented a series of celebrity impersonations straight out of the most popular impersonations of yesteryear, with Christopher …
Two guys in chef’s costumes end up naked except for cleverly arranged pans. They are, naturally, Men With Pans. And would it surprise you to learn they’re Belgian? Here they are making their proper American debut in primetime on America’s Got Talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCLLxyQsWzk You will be seeing more of them. …
Sam Morril has sat courtside for the New York Knicks. Now the comedian is getting a prime slot on the TV network that broadcasts Knicks games. People Talking Sports* (*and Other Stuff) will premiere in late-night on MSG Network on July 10. Page Six broke the news. MSG has broadcast …
Nikki Glaser returned to The Tonight Show on Friday night, and we learned about her two dogs and BOGO, although she didn’t tell us if that’s how she got her dogs, as well as a taste of her stellar Jen Aniston impersonation. Roll the clip!
Can Emmy nominations save Seeso? For the sake of the programming department, decimated by layoffs from parent company NBCUniversal that will leave most of them unemployed a week from now, let’s hope so. Then again, every once in a while, the Emmy Awards make it awkward by presenting trophies to …
I trust you shall enjoy this new performance by Keith Alberstadt on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Even if you’re not ready to explore new baby names just yet, or guess what Alberstadt wants to name his first child with his new wife. If they have children. Roll the …
Tom Papa returned to perform again on Conan, and he wants us all to shut up about how fat we’re getting because all of us have gotten fat, and there’s no turning back. No TV makeover show can make us feel better than we already should feel. It’s OK! Roll …
Louie Anderson won an Emmy Award last year for his role as Zach Galifianakis’s mother on FX’s Baskets, but here on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Anderson joked about trying to sit down for a meal with someone who’s decidedly more healthy. Roll the clip.
Put a bird on it? How about put a painting of a bird or any other piece of artwork you may have seen on an episode of IFC’s Portlandia, on the walls of your own home or office! More than 50 pieces featured in the Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein …
