The Definitive Guide to Comedy
On last night's Lopez Tonight, George Lopez talked to Jeffrey Ross about the recent Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump. Only this didn't air on TBS. It's only on the Internet. Lopez reveals that he doesn't have the stomach to roast and be roasted, while Ross talks about sharing a …
It's only been six months since the great stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo died from an accidental overdose. Giraldo's impact within the comedy community was so profound that Comedy Central had no trouble assembling an all-star group to talk about him for Give It Up For Greg Giraldo, which has two …
The Futon Critic is claiming an exclusive overnight that NBC would not be airing a season of Last Comic Standing in the summer of 2011, citing a network spokesperson. Except you didn't need anyone from NBC to tell you that. All you had to do was notice that they hadn't …
Steve Martin appeared on Late Show with David Letterman last night, and while he had an enjoyable story to share about having Sir Paul McCartney sing on one of his new bluegrass songs, Letterman also wanted to know what Martin gets out of using Twitter. So Martin explained himself. If …
During the taping of the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino proved himself to be the worst at stand-up comedy (and possibly other things). If you follow me on Twitter @thecomicscomic, then perhaps you saw me mention that last week. Well, even when edited for TV, …
In case you missed it late Friday night, comedian Phil Hanley performed on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Most comedians get a plug for an upcoming gig or CD/DVD when they appear on late-night TV, but Hanley got an extended plug (or should I say his upcoming gig's venue …
Shane Mauss was on Conan last night, too. Mauss explained why you should be able to buy grenades instead of guns, and maintained his streak of consecutive mentions of his girlfriend by name on national TV appearances (hi Maggie!). They live in Austin, so if you're at SXSW, please say …
On MTV, there's a game show called Silent Library where they have their guest contestants endure challenges and make them keep silent to earn the money. Simple enough, right? For the April Fool's Day episode coming up, they've lured Jimmy Fallon and The Roots into their traps. Here's a clip …
Noticed Comedy Central had altered its schedule recently, and this press release today confirms it: Comedy Central is ready to air a special tribute to the late Greg Giraldo called Give It Up For Greg Giraldo, to air March 18 (and also the 19th). The special will blend never-before-aired footage …
With the week that Charlie Sheen had in all of the media, you'd have to be an idiot not to know that Saturday Night Live would capitalize on it from the get-go. And despite the efforts of some to push Jimmy Fallon back into SNL as Sheen's doppleganger, the show …