Nightline’s profile of Marc Maron
ABC News and Nightline gave Marc Maron its profile treatment last night. Roll the clip! video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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“Jeff Ross Roasts America,” on Comedy Central
When Jeffrey Ross describes Jeff Ross Roasts America — which debuts tonight on Comedy Central — as a special, he and the cable network mean it. This hour (42 minutes minus the ads) isn’t your standard-issue stand-up headlining set, but rather, a travelogue, road trip and customized roast-a-thon, with celebrities …
Andy Haynes on Conan
You’d think performing on TV on Conan would mean you’re well off! Andy Haynes will disprove that notion for you quickly. Air mattress isn’t all puffy clouds with silver linings. Everybody should be getting older. Then again, maybe not for the gangster rappers. On the bright side, though, Haynes has survived …
Everything you need to know about W. Kamau Bell, in his own words; those of his “Totally Biased” writers
The first of six episodes of FX’s newest talk show, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, premieres tonight. Some of the promotional clips have executive producer Chris Rock and others asking, “Who is W. Kamau Bell?” To answer that question, The Comic’s Comic asked those people who know Bell’s comedic …
Chris Rock, Jon Stewart lament how technology has changed the game for stand-up
Chris Rock appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, ostensibly to promote his new movie, 2 Days in New York, as well as sneak in a mention of the new FX talk show he’s executive producing, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In between all of that, …
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Brody Stevens talks up his new HBO Digitals series: “Enjoy it!”
At some point early Monday morning, Steven Brody Stevens turned digital. HBO Digital. The stand-up comedian, TV audience warm-up guy, supporting character in Todd Phillips movies and friend to Zach Galifianakis, Stevens now has his own turn in the spotlight as star of a six-episode series, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! …
Garfunkel and Oates on HBO Digitals: In five easy pieces
Garfunkel and Oates — the musical comedy duo of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci — filmed a pilot for HBO that would have had them follow in the footsteps of Tenacious D and Flight of the Conchords as a musical duo destined for greatness, if only people would recognize them …
Preview highlights from the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne #RoseanneRoast
Comedy Central taped its annual roast over the weekend — in 2012, the “target” or “victim” is Roseanne. The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne will air at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, but the cable channel already has put up a few video highlights for you to …
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Get your Tenacious D fix with “Senorita” on Conan; special performance with Weird Al
Do you need a little more Tenacious D in your life today? Have no fear. Jack Black and Kyle Gass are here. On your TVs, and now on your online videos, captured in separate performances on TBS for Conan (where they performed “Senorita”), and on IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! for …
VH1 bringing back “Best Week Ever,” launching companion nostalgia show
Three years after VH1 cancelled Best Week Ever, the cable channel is reviving the weekly pop-culture headline jokey joke series in January 2013. VH1’s executive vice president for original programming and production, Jeff Olde, made the announcement today. “Fridays are when we exhale at the end of another hard week …