Madonna on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
by Yes, Madonna, as in Madonna. For reasons yet to be explained, Madonna decided to make her stand-up comedy debut on Thursday night’s Tonight Show Starring …
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Joe Zimmerman on Conan
Stand-up comedian Joe Zimmerman thought he was doing well for himself, until he Googled himself and found out what all of the other Joe Zimmermans …
Keith Alberstadt on Late Night with Seth Meyers
College kids sometimes mix up their real history with their mythos, while New Yorkers can get annoyed much faster at real-life problems than people elsewhere, …
SNL #40.18 RECAP: Host Taraji P. Henson, musical guest Mumford and Sons
Taraji P. Henson’s breakout performance in the new FOX hit Empire means I can no longer be selfish enough to think my crush on her …
More info on tapings for “With Bob and David” on Netflix
Want to see a taping of With Bob and David, coming soon to Netflix? Tickets just went on sale minutes ago, via this link. Two …
A postscript from Baron Vaughn on his essay regarding TV’s “ethnic casting craze”
Baron Vaughn is a stand-up comedian and actor whom I’ve described on this site before as “a quintuple threat” because of his multitude of capabilities onstage …
Life lessons in comedy and show business from Stephanie Courtney, aka “Flo” from the Progressive commercials
In 2007, Stephanie Courtney was a regular performer with The Groundlings and booking small parts in TV commercials, but you likely had no idea who …
Eddie Murphy to receive 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
A couple of months after he came back to Saturday Night Live but only to accept our applause, Eddie Murphy will get another chance to …
Dan Levy hosting “Coming To The Stage,” new stand-up showcase for Comedy Dynamics
Stand-up showcases aren’t just for cable TV anymore. A new series from Comedy Dynamics, Coming To The Stage, will spotlight aspiring comedians on a variety …
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Hustling with the Funny Girls of Oxygen’s “docu-reality” series about stand-up comedy
It’s OK to approach Oxygen’s Funny Girls with at least a bit of apprehension. Billed as a “docu-reality” series about six aspiring stand-up comedians too …