The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Paula Poundstone made her final appearance on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday night, and before she made one last appeal via puppet show to get Ferguson to stay in late-night TV, she had jokes for us about dealing with her 16-year-old son. Did I mention Poundstone did …
Jeff Dunham showed up with his longtime dummy, Walter, on Friday night’s Late Show with David Letterman, and Walter is as curmudgeonly as ever. Because if he weren’t, Walter says Dunham’s ventriloquist show “would really suck.” And then you wouldn’t get to hear these Kardashian jokes, Obama jokes, or why …
Mike Lawrence performed stand-up on Thursday night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers as a newlywed, and since his wife works for Sesame Street, that means she can enlist very special guests to make Mike feel guilty when he screws up. At least he’s not working at McDonald’s any longer. Oh, …
Work hard, play hard, joke hard? That seems to be the motto for Allen Strickland Williams, who made his TV debut on Wednesday night’s episode of Conan. Williams is one-fourth of the sketch group WOMEN, but here, he stands alone, telling one-liners. Roll the clip!
The comedians you’ve come to know and love on MTV2 on shows such as Guy Code and Wild ‘N Out are taking over more of the cable channel’s programming, as the net announced two new comedy series and a talk-show pilot this morning, in addition to season renewals for Nick Cannon Presents: …
TV networks may still use Nielsen ratings as their primary measuring stick for how successful their programs in gaining viewers and selling advertisements. But Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is on HBO, where such ratings are even less reliable and relevant than they are for the broadcast networks. So …
Here’s something you haven’t seen in more than 22 years: Jay Leno performing his monologue in the middle of The Tonight Show instead of at the start of it. That’s because 1) Leno is no longer hosting The Tonight Show, and 2) it’s not his monologue, but rather, his stand-up …
Jeff Caldwell wants to lose weight, but buying in bulk outweighs whatever benefits there may be in kale. Caldwell jokes about this and more in his latest appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. Maybe the answer lies in Sweden? Roll the clip.
Ever wonder how Q, Sal, Joe and Murr lure all of the people into watching their antics on truTV’s Impractical Jokers? In this exclusive, new, behind-the-scenes clip, the four fellas from Staten Island let us in on some of their secrets from the sight of one of their gags — it’s a …
This coming Tuesday will see an extra-special edition of The Price Is Right — for Veterans Day, the entire audience is packed with veterans. Some arrived in their proper uniforms. But proper for TPIR means attention-grabbing, and this big ol’ Air Force vet with the big ol’ Drew Carey glasses …
