The Definitive Guide to Comedy
This clip from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is cut weirdly for time, so if you didn’t watch the entire episode last night, you’re not entirely sure why Jon Benjamin’s shirt is wet, nor do you ever really get to learn that much about his Comedy Central series, Jon Benjamin …
On last night’s episode of Conan, comedian/actor Nick Kroll showed off a bit of his Latino radio DJ, El Chupacabra, explained a clip of him as Bobby Bottleservice, and told Conan O’Brien about the first time he ever performed stand-up in college, and how that didn’t go quite as planned. …
George Lopez said last night on his show that Michelle Buteau was a part of the Lopez Tonight family, which I think means that she works there, and not that he had adopted her as a daughter, although it really could mean both. Who said it? Yeah, I said it! …
Louis CK could care less about which talk show he’s on, just so long as people are watching. Which is why he returned to Leno last night, and had no problems revealing just how much he loved taking Percocet for a back injury — so much so that he indulged …
From Conan O’Brien’s lips to your ears and eyes: Last night, he said that Reggie Watts would be taping tonight’s free show at NYC’s Central Park SummerStage (with opener Natasha Leggero). Hmmm. Interesting. We like this! But first. Watts returned to Conan to do what he does best, which is …
Louis CK just posted this deleted scene from the pilot of his FX sitcom, Louie. It features himself, Todd Barry, Nick DiPaolo and Rick Shapiro sitting in a booth in the Olive Tree Cafe above the Comedy Cellar, trying to get the attention of a waitress (played by Rachel Feinstein) …
Tom Segura spends way too much time in downtown Los Angeles, which isn’t like spending time in your downtown, as he explained last night on Conan. Segura also explained what it means to have a face tattoo (not from his own personal experience, though), and how there are three different …
It’s Mike Birbiglia’s birthday today. Happy birthday, Birbigs! It’s also the final weekend for his successful one-man show, Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, enjoying an off-Broadway run at the Barrow Street Theatre. Here’s ticket info for the final weekend of shows June 24-25, 2011. Birbigs won the Lucille Lortel Award …
Tough case of the Mondays for fans of sports-themed comedy news programs, as Comedy Central decided not to renew either of its new series — canceling both Sports Show with Norm Macdonald and Onion SportsDome. I cannot say I’m surprised. More people were watching A&E’s Storage Wars than they were …
Congratulations to stand-up comedian Ben Bailey, who last night won his second consecutive Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host for his work on Discovery’s Cash Cab. When the presenters read his name during the live ceremony in Las Vegas, it took a while for Bailey to emerge to …