Dan Naturman on Late Show with David Letterman
Dan Naturman performed on Friday’s Late Show with David Letterman. Hear what Naturman has to say about marriage, foreign languages, prescription drugs and alumni giving. Important stuff! Roll the clip!
Category: TV
A day in the life of Conan
Want to look at a couple of dozen photos showing what it’s like to work with Conan O’Brien on his TBS show, Conan? Congrats! I’ve got that link right here!
Myq Kaplan on Ferguson: Words are important
Better late late than never ever, here is a new clip of Myq Kaplan on Late Late with Craig Ferguson, showing us the importance of words by making jokes based on linguistics. Fun stuff! Roll it.
A conversation between two network TV executives before green-lighting “Work It” and “¡Rob!”
Midseason TV begins in earnest this week, although it’s difficult to use the word “earnest” when the big four networks are subjecting us to blights upon humanity such as Work It and ¡Rob! How could these shows make it past the initial pitch meeting, much less produce a pilot, and then …
Year in Review: Top 10 Posts of 2011
Before we jump into the comedy news of 2012, let’s take one more look back at what you clicked on most here at The Comic’s Comic in 2011. A few of the more popular posts on the site actually dated back to 2010 or even 2009, thanks to people loving …
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Patton Oswalt, “Finest Hour”
Patton Oswalt has reached that level of success where he’s compelled to say up top, “Nothing I’m going to say will live up to that!” to lessen the audience’s expectations. Which doesn’t matter because the opening applause is but one of many breaks during his latest hourlong set, “Finest Hour,” out …
Recap the first season of IFC’s “Todd Margaret” with Taiwanese animation
The second season of IFC’s The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret begins on Jan. 6, 2012. But if you haven’t watched the first season, then no need to fear about tracking down all of the episodes. Because Taiwan’s Next Media Animation can get you all caught up in just a …
RIP: Remembering Joe Bodolai, in his own words
Joe Bodolai, a former Saturday Night Live writer and producer for Kids in the Hall who also wrote the first draft of the Wayne’s World movie with Mike Myers, was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel on Monday. TMZ reported that cleaning crews and police found him with antifreeze …
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Revisiting “The Office,” 10 years later, with this special edition DVD
No matter your feelings about the American version of The Office on NBC — love it, loathe it, or used to love it but have become disappointed in it over time (which is how I feel this current season) — this is the perfect time to revisit the original UK …
It’s in the Details: Carrie Brownstein’s candid photos from “Portlandia”
In the latest issue of Details magazine, Carrie Brownstein shares 20 behind-the-scenes photos captured during the filming of Portlandia, which begins its second season in January. Here are a couple of my favorites, with captions written by Brownstein. The photo above: “This is our core local cast. We get a …