Def Comedy Jam returns
by While everyone was talking about Leno and Kimmel agreeing to go on each other’s shows to break the strike, or wondering how Jon Stewart and …
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Michael Showalter’s comedy feuds, both fake and real
Comedy Central is promoting its new season of half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials by asking its participating comedians with whom they are feuding. Here, Michael …
Scenes from the Cellar
I mentioned seeing Chris Rock at the Comedy Cellar the other night, and while yes, that twas a highlight, twas not the only light sparkling …
Late Night 2008, second night
So let me get this straight. Jay Leno writes his own jokes the first night, claiming it’s OK, when he probably knew that it wasn’t, …
Maria Bamford: Acting Out
Some comedians don’t translate so well to online sketches, while others, such as Maria Bamford, seem made for the medium. Bamford’s Super Deluxe show allows …
Seven hours of Dane Cook!?
Dane Cook rang in 2008 by performing an alleged record-setting seven — count ’em, 7! — seven hours of stand-up comedy on New Year’s Day …
Chris Rock, still hard at work
My first trip to the Comedy Cellar in 2008 turned out to be a good one, as Chris Rock walked in from the frigid night …
Early ratings tip toward Leno, Conan
Early major market ratings reports from Nielsen, as reported by the Hollywood Reporter, show more people still turned to Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien — …
The returns of Letterman, Conan, Leno
Hillary Clinton presented the cold open for David Letterman. Mike Huckabee provided plenty of time-killing filler for Jay Leno. Does that mean that the difference …