The Definitive Guide to Comedy
The 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam is not going unnoticed by Netflix. Sure, Russell Simmons has revived the brand for HBO, where it debuted originally in 1992, with a new season of All Def Comedy hosted by Tony Rock, coming this December. But before that happens, Netflix will celebrate …
Are South Park marathons now Olympic events? The long-running satirical animated series livestreamed all of its then-234 episodes back-to-back in 2013 to celebrate the start of its 17th season on Comedy Central. Now Comedy Central is getting into the act for 2017! From the press release: 254 episodes. 127 hours. …
Myq Kaplan has some movie mash-up ideas, and you probably can guess my favorite if you know anything about Kaplan already. If not, please enjoy his most recent performance on Conan, which also included jokes about how Kanye West can be a rapping genius but not so great at talking, …
You know you’ve made it as a comedian when other TV shows let you photobomb them. Especially TV shows that hold someone else’s finances and reputation in the balance. Amy Schumer and her sister, Kim, showed up on TV screens across America on Thursday during Judge Judy. They sat behind …
Conan O’Brien joked on Wednesday night’s Conan that with America is such turmoil, what better time to seek sanity and peace in the Middle East than now? “Conan Without Borders: Israel” will represent Team Coco’s next great field trip overseas, as TBS and Conan have zeroed in on a winning …
A new shirt, jacket and haircut for Dan St. Germain, and still, he “looks like the guy who sold Elvis his pills.” The comedian performed Wednesday night on Conan, and also joked about his ability to get out of traffic tickets, despite his horrible driving skills. “I voted for Hillary …
Tiffany Haddish stole the show Tuesday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, charming and captivating Colbert from the very start with her dance moves, and then even more with her hammy answers to his questions. This shouldn’t surprise anyone who has seen the new summer movie, Girls Trip, …
Rojo Perez made sure you paid attention to his late-night TV debut Tuesday on Conan, opening his stand-up performance in Spanish before eventually switching over to English. Perez joked about confusing the audience, as well as how his new pheromone spray may or may not help him get over dating …
How many stand-up comedians would have their credit on network TV be a weekly showcase in a distillery in Williamsburg? That’s how Jimmy Kimmel introduced Charles Gould on Tuesday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Gould, a New Face this summer at Montreal’s Just For Laughs, joked about how his therapist would …
With everything that’s happening in America and in the world in 2017, would you believe there’s also room for a 12-year-old singing ventriloquist on America’s Got Talent? Darci Lynne received the “golden buzzer” into the live quarterfinal rounds last night on NBC, where she introduced a mouse puppet named Oscar …
