The Definitive Guide to Comedy
David Letterman has lingered onstage for longer moments these days at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, where his 22 years hosting Late Show with David Letterman are coming to a close on Wednesday night (he hosted Late Night on NBC for 11 years before that). “So when I’m down here during …
Jim Gaffigan has offered commentary fairly regularly recently on CBS Sunday Morning, so this week, he aptly paid his respects to David Letterman. After all, Letterman’s Worldwide Pants produced Gaffigan’s first network sitcom, Welcome to New York, on CBS back in 2000. That sitcom starred Gaffigan as an Indiana TV …
Jason Frey, the Michigan comedian who ran multiple stand-up comedy booking companies under fake names until a Detroit TV station caught up with him in a Thursday broadcast, sent out a letter Friday to all of the comedians who he had dealt with over the years via his Charter Talent …
Good Morning America and ABC News reporter Linsey Davis sat down with Bill Cosby and the Black Belt Community Foundation, who had invited Cosby to Alabama to talk to students and about education needs near Selma. Davis asked Cosby how he’d approach any backlash from students or the community, seeing …
Four years ago, Harry Shearer took a stand on behalf of his voice cast for The Simpsons as the dominating animated sitcom for FOX. This year, Shearer’s stance in contract negotiations is leaving the 71-year-old on the outside looking in when The Simpsons continues for seasons 27 and 28 without him. …
The Jim Gaffigan Show doesn’t premiere on TV Land until July 15, but creators Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan already have let us in on a limited-time sneak peek of a full episode that features a ton of cameos by comedians and media personalities, all playing themselves. Including Gaffigan himself — …
truTV showed up for its part of the Turner Networks 2015 Upfront presentations today with two new series ordered up, an extended trailer for another new comedy series and plenty of pilots in the offing. “In just over six months, we have turned over a whole new network, building momentum …
Check out the first brand-new teaser clip promoting Samantha Bee’s upcoming entrance into the late-night TV game as the only female host in a world full of Jimmys. TBS debuted this clip today as part of the Turner Networks’ annual Upfronts presentation to advertisers. In it, Bee surmises a wall …
Take a few minutes today to appreciate not only David Letterman, but also Adam Sandler. But aside whatever you might think of Sandler’s current movie in production, and remember his overall contributions to comedy, as he steps back and writes and performs a song to celebrate Letterman’s overall contributions to …
Brian Regan has performed on 28 separate episodes of Late Show with David Letterman, but on his final appearance Friday night, he announced his stand-up trick will be pulled off just a few blocks away. On Sept. 26, 2015, Regan will headline Comedy Central’s first-ever live stand-up comedy special — …
