Ian Lara on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
We used to meet our mates in person, in real life. Not now, in 2019, as Ian Lara joked during his debut on The Tonight Show on Thursday night. Roll the clip.
D.J. Demers on Conan
Hey, watch this! It’s comedian D.J. Demers on Conan from Tuesday night, joking about the greatness of random acts of greatness, and how and when it’s appropriate to use big words in conversation with your friends. If you’re wondering about his accent? He’s Canadian. And also hearing impaired. Roll the …
Ricky Gervais will return to host the 2020 Golden Globes
Ricky Gervais will take the piss out of Hollywood one more time, as the Golden Globes have asked him to return and host the 2020 awards. The three-hour telecast airs live on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. “Once again, they’ve made me an offer I can’t refuse. But this …
Andy Haynes on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Facebook has a way with memories, and it’s not kind to Andy Haynes, as he explained in his performance on Monday’s episode of The Late Late Show. Also, it’s seemingly a lot easier for kids these days. Roll the clip!
Late Night hosts remember Rick Ludwin
Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at the Peacock Network, died Sunday at the age of 71. Ludwin’s TV career began in college at Miami University of Ohio as host of a …
Kevin Hart accepts People’s Choice Award two months after his car crash
Kevin Hart is on the mend, making his first public appearance two months after a serious car crash in Los Angeles. Hart accepted the People’s Choice Award for Comedy Act on Sunday night. “First and foremost, man, thank God, because I definitely don’t have to be here. Being that I …
Episode #280: Elliott Morgan
Elliott Morgan is one of the members of The Valleyfolk, a crowd-funded Internet comedy troupe that won the inaugural season of NBC’s Bring The Funny in the summer of 2019, winning $250,000 and an invitation to perform at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. That’s a long way …
E! revives The Soup, with new host Jade Catta-Preta
The Soup is coming back to E! The cable channel announced the revival during Sunday night’s telecast of the People’s Choice Awards. Jade Catta-Preta (whom you’ve heard on my podcast) will host the new iteration, debuting early next year. “We’re excited to bring this beloved franchise back to the network, …
Kent Alterman out as head of Comedy Central in ViacomCBS executive restructuring
As the ViacomCBS merger enters its final throes, the company is throwing Comedy Central chief Kent Alterman overboard. Chris McCarthy (no relation) will add Comedy Central, Paramount Network, TV Land and the Smithsonian Channel to his oversight. McCarthy already runs Viacom’s MTV, VH1, Logo and CMT networks. Alterman, who headed …
Woody Allen settles $68 million lawsuit with Amazon
Amazon, the world’s largest retailer that manages to avoid paying any federal taxes, couldn’t avoid paying disgraced filmmaker Woody Allen to stop making movies. Amazon had a four-picture deal with Allen. But the online giant cancelled plans to release his 2018 movie, A Rainy Day in New York, as well …