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Timing really is everything. After a tumultuous week with a divided nation turning out for the 2016 presidential elections, what better time for us to finally see Dave Chappelle on our TV screens again, and on live television, too — hosting Saturday Night Live. After the coldest of cold opens …
Previously only available as an exclusive to subscribers of Howl, the WTF with Marc Maron podcast has just made its special roundup episode, “Lorne Stories,” available to everyone else, too. The two-hour collection, “Lorne Stories,” features experiences with Saturday Night Live creator and guru Lorne Michaels, as told to Marc …
John Cleese and Eric Idle are touring North America in 2016 as a duo — “Together Again at Last…For the Very First Time” — and the Monty Python comedians stopped by Thursday night’s Conan to talk about that, other such nonsense, and perform a new song that Idle wrote that …
What would Leslie Knope do? NOTE: This is reprinted from Yahoo!, where it originally appeared today, thanks to a former writer for NBC’s Parks and Recreation. The following is a letter from Leslie Knope, who works for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Midwest Branch, in her hometown of Pawnee, Indiana. …
The abrupt series finale of HBO’s Any Given Wednesday weekly talk show hosted by Bill Simmons brought with it many jokes, thanks to his guests and longtime friends Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla — who not only made fun of Simmons for waiting too long to invite them on his …
Although Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert both broadcasted live Tuesday during Election Night, the outcome of the presidential vote was still not called by the time they went off the air at midnight Eastern. A day later, not only they but also everyone else in America had some time to …
If Election Day 2016 has stressed you out, then watching the live voting results on an actual news station may be too much for you. Perhaps you need some comedians to dissect it for you? In Comedy Boom 2.0, plenty of such option exist! To wit: Noon EST: Live, 12 …
This 2016 election cycle has brought out a lot of fears, a lot of opinions on immigration, and a rise in Islamophobia, all of which concerns Maz Jobrani. And not just because the comedian was born in Iran. As Jobrani explained in his stand-up comedy set on Friday’s Late Show, …
Liza Treyger knows she could lose weight through exercise or eating more yogurt with fruit in it. But on the other hand: “Pancakes for the table? That’s a power move.” As Treyger joked in her performance on Thursday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, women are so preoccupied with their looks …
Roast Battle was such a smashing success for Comedy Central this July, they’re not waiting until next year to get started on a sequel. In fact, the preliminary regional matchups for Roast Battle II already are set, taking place over the coming weeks in Atlanta, New York City, Denver and …
