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Kevin Camia made his network TV debut on The Late Show this week, and joked about turning Filipino stereotypes around, as well as the indignities of sitting in third-chair in your grade-school band. Roll the clip.
I first saw Andrew Orolfo this summer in San Francisco at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest. Funny stuff! Now you all can see him courtesy of his performance this week on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Man bun and all. Roll the clip!
Did you know that David Spade’s new late-night show on Comedy Central also is spotlighting new stand-up comedians? For the second time that I’ve seen so far in the show’s two-month run, Spade gifted several minutes of Lights Out to a newer comic. Here’s a tight set from Brian Simpson. …
Ryan Niemiller said five years ago, someone who looked like him couldn’t have gotten on TV. This summer, Niemiller won over the judges and most of the crowds on America’s Got Talent, finishing the season in third place. He follows a long line of stand-up comedians to make the finals, …
How is true crime funny? Let Jena Friedman tell you the ways, in this performance on Tuesday’s Conan.
Congratulations to The Valleyfolk, a group of online comedians who formed a sketch group together last year, and last night won the $250,000 grand prize and a slot in the 2020 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal for winning the inaugural season of NBC’s Bring The Funny! The Valleyfolk were …
Stand-up comedian Shane Gillis became the shortest-ever tenured member of Saturday Night Live‘s cast on Monday, as the NBC series announced it had cut ties with Gillis, mere days after announcing his hiring. From an SNL spokesperson on behalf of Lorne Michaels: “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided …
W. Kamau Bell won another Emmy Award for his CNN program, United Shades of America! Hannah Gadsby and Rachel Bloom both won their first Emmys! Here’s a full list of comedy-related winners from this weekend’s two-night celebration of the Creative Arts Emmys, aka all of the Emmy Awards they didn’t …
America’s second least favorite Donald Trump took the hot seat, as Alec Baldwin allowed Comedy Central to fete and feast upon his personal and professional career. And just as Comedy Central surprised Bruce Willis last time with an appearance by his ex-wife, Demi Moore, this time around, they trotted out …
SNL is stacking the cast for season 45, gearing up for an election year and a potential changing the guard. The show announced the additions of Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang as featured players. SNL season 45 opens live on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, with guest host Woody …
