The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Being politically incorrect got Bill Maher canned from ABC’s late-night series, Politically Incorrect, 16 years ago. But HBO came in and saved Maher’s day, and career. And now, it’s time for his 15th anniversary, and HBO will celebrate by airing REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER: ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL on Friday, Oct. 19. …
Pete Davidson had himself quite a summer, eh? I mean, look at his hair! Oh, wait. That’s not what everyone talked about when talking about Pete this summer. I suppose we’ll let Pete explain in the season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live.
Nik Dodani made his late-night debut as a stand-up comedian on Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he joked about how growing up as a gay Indian-American, he chose a different path from the one his parents expected of him. Roll the clip.
Mark Normand doesn’t mind being on TV, but don’t you dare make a spectacle out of bringing him fajitas. He’s still addicted to being late, and also, aren’t we all addicted to caffeine? Normand explains on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Roll the clip.
The team from Comedy Central’s The President Show will return to the airwaves this October by coming back from the future. To be precise, A President Show Documentary: The Fall Of Donald Trump is set in the year 2030, looking back at the final days of the Trump Administration. Creator, Executive Producer, Star and …
Zainab Johnson grew up Muslim with lots of siblings. But you may not recognize her if you’d seen her for the seven years she walked around with a shaved head. Yes, there’s a lot to cover here, and Johnson does in this set from Thursday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. …
Chad Daniels has performed on Conan, and that doesn’t impress his kids much. But the studio audience certainly found a lot to laugh and cheer about as Daniels explained how he tried to be there for his daughter when she experienced her first period. Roll the clip!
Old-school online comedy giant CollegeHumor is getting into the newer-school game of subscription streaming services. They just announced the launch of DROPOUT, its own ad-free, mixed-media subscription service. The cost? Free trials, of course; then $3.99 per month for the first three months; then tiered pricing: $3.99/month if you buy a year …
Comedians don’t have the best track record when it comes to competing on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. And Nikki Glaser proved no exception. Glaser, host of Comedy Central Radio’s You Up with Nikki Glaser weekday mornings on SiriusXM Radio, was the first celebrity sent packing on DWTS this season. https://twitter.com/NikkiGlaser/status/1044787958518177792 …
Nick Nemeroff had inauspicious timing for his first late-night TV credit on Conan on Tuesday night. Let him tell you what happened. It’s all about timing! Roll the clip.
