The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In case you missed it, Oprah got David Letterman to sit down for an in-depth hourlong TV interview that covers his real and imagined feuds with Jay Leno and Oprah herself, his affair that went very public, his bouts with depression, and more. The interview aired Sunday night. They taped …
Imagine, if you will, an alternate parallel universe. Watch a few episodes of Fringe or Sliders first, if need be. OK. Are you ready now? Imagine that in this other world, Rachel Dratch is the lead actress in The Girlie Show, the show within the show of NBC’s 30 Rock; …
Looks as though Kirk Fox has passed Dr. Phil’s tests. Phil and Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions (which puts out other daytime TV fare such as The Doctors) has announced plans for Fox to host The Test, a one-hour talk show syndicated throughout America on Tribune stations and others through …
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Justin Bieber will return to Saturday Night Live for another visit, but this time as musical guest and host on Feb. 9, 2013. Bieber had performed on SNL in 2010 when Tina Fey hosted and also had appeared in a sketch during that …
FOX officially announced its debut lineup of new animated series to debut this summer as part of the broadcast network’s new Animation Domination High-Definition (FOX ADHD) late-night block on Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Each of the three new series received orders for six 15-minute episodes, debuting …
James Adomian is a master of impersonations, particularly of comedians. Included in his arsenal of voices, however, was one person that you might not have known much about, unless you were a Californian. Huell Howser, the longtime host of PBS series California’s Gold via Los Angeles station KCET-TV, died Sunday …
It’s the first full week of 2013, and so, too, the last real opportunity to look back on 2012 without feeling like it’s “too soon” or instant nostalgia or living in the past. Instead, when examining what videos, posts and articles on The Comic’s Comic you clicked on most, it’s …
Dan Soder made his late-night TV debut last night on Conan, and killed it. Soder has a great attitude on and off-stage and great jokes to go with it, too. In this performance, Soder makes fun of himself and his generation of Millennials, illustrating it via tattoos; fills us in …
After a hiatus of nine years, Spike TV has brought back reality series spoof/prank The Joe Schmo Show for a third season. When it premieres tonight, it’ll have the same gimmick as before: One of the characters competing for the big cash prize doesn’t know that everyone else on the show …
Congrats go out to Gina Brillon and Jon Laster, who each has earned a one-year talent holding deal with NBCUniversal for winning 2012’s NBC Stand-Up For Diversity talent search. Jon Laster is from Denver but moved to NYC after college to pursue his stand-up career. You can find out more …
