The Definitive Guide to Comedy
George Lopez’s big break as a stand-up comedian came two decades ago, performing on the original version of The Arsenio Hall Show. As Magic Johnson said, reading Arsenio’s cue cards during the Sept. 11, 2013, episode, Lopez appeared 16 times on the “old” younger version of Arsenio. Hall did Lopez …
AMC announced on Wednesday that it had signed licensing agreements to move forward with a Breaking Bad prequel called Better Call Saul, but Jimmy Fallon already found a new gig for Bob Odenkirk’s “Saul Goodman” character, as witnessed in an epic-length spoof on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. …
Taylor Williamson is broke but hopes to change that. Taylor Williamson is funny in an awkward way, and has worked hard to craft that persona. Taylor Williamson is cute and appeals to young girls and other fans of all ages who call themselves #Taylords. Those are the three messages you …
What’s in a phrase? For Tony Deyo on Monday night’s Conan, the phrase is the thing. It’s the premise. As he told the audience, some of those “Books For Dummies” might be exactly that, while an Apple Store “Genius Bar” might not seem like such a bright idea at the mall. …
Dan Naturman made his fourth appearance on Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night’s show, and crushed it. Killed. You’ll learn in under five minutes why Naturman hasn’t gotten married yet, how it’s too easy to have children, how he finally upgraded his cell phone package, what he knows …
Have you made the move to FXX yet? Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell made its new nightly debut (well, new episodes Mondays-Thursdays, with a best-of “remix” on Sundays) last week, and a highlight was having staff writer Janine Brito challenge guest Tracy Morgan to a Tracy-off. It took Morgan …
It has been a week since a crowd of thousands near Hartford heckled Dave Chappelle with shouts of appreciation and misbegotten requests, derailing his planned stand-up comedy set, and with it, the end of that night’s Oddball Festival. But oddballs one and all, come with me back a few years, …
Michael Kosta worked on Labor Day, while Tim Tebow did not. So Kosta, a stand-up comedian, used his new job as co-anchor on FOX Sports 1’s Crowd Goes Wild to implore the NFL to take a chance on Tebow (newly cut by the New England Patriots) and keep the former …
If you’re black-tie formal, does that then make your stand-up performance that much classier? You could just ask Rory Scovel, who donned a tuxedo and had a friend (Adam McFarland) on the piano accompany him for his set on Tuesday night’s episode of Conan. His routine reminded me of a …
Could John Wing join Taylor Williamson and make for two stand-up comedians in the finals for the 2013 season of America’s Got Talent? For his live semifinal performance Tuesday night on NBC, Wing focused his performance on his wife and the power dynamic she exerts over him — and by …
