The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The broadcast networks have gone live with sitcoms before, from Roc to The Drew Carey Show to 30 Rock to Undateable. That’s FOX to ABC to NBC. But tonight’s live airings of The Conners for the East Coast and West Coast come with a twist: the ABC family sans Roseanne …
Jo Firestone isn’t ready for a midlife crisis just yet, but she is finding herself at whatever turning point 33-year-old white women hit, which includes unfashionable choices, as she explained in this performance on Monday’s Tonight Show.
Andre D. Thompson made his TV debut on Friday’s Tonight Show, and the New Yorker let it be known that making it in NYC does not guarantee you can make it anywhere. Especially if you don’t have any experience with the forest.
Leaping lizards! Lorne Michaels has written an open letter to comedy fans in Toronto, excusing John Mulaney from performing for them in person so he can be called back to Saturday Night Live duty, specifically hosting the Feb. 29, 2020, episode of SNL. As Mulaney wrote: “A letter from Lorne …
Congrats to Erin Jackson on her Late Night set from Thursday, which came about rather quickly. Jackson had done a fund-raising gig last week at Gotham Comedy Club. Pretty big gig, as it’d turn out. Amy Schumer. Jerry Seinfeld. Seth Meyers. After watching Jackson perform, Meyers offered her the Late …
Bill Murray may have won the buzz buzz buzz for agreeing to redo Groundhog Day when it coincided with Super Bowl Sunday. But there were plenty of stand-up comedians and comedic performers who also broke big, or sold out, for the biggest calendar day for TV advertising. My personal favorite …
You may have seen a viral video on social media this week catching James Corden in the act of filming a “Carpool Karaoke” segment for The Late Late Show, without actually driving the car. Corden decided to address this on his show, after joking that the Tweet video, with 13 …
Perhaps the only thing more important to Ray Harrington than pronouncing words correctly is remembering when the funniest jokes take place. Timing! Here’s his set from Conan for you to enjoy right now.
Comedy Central is keeping Daniel Tosh around for another four seasons and more, with a new overall deal that includes at least 80 more episodes over four seasons of Tosh.0, plus a first-look deal for new scripted and unscripted development for Tosh as well as other talent. That means Tosh.0, …
Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are coming back to Adult Swim in 2020 with a new multi-camera sitcom spoof, and they’re already celebrating with a live tour that just got back to the States from Australia. Beef House has five men (Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ron Auster, Ben Hur, Tennessee Luke) and Eric’s wife, Megan, living under one roof. Each …
