The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Most comedians who portray themselves as being above it all or better than everyone else also undercut that persona with buffoonish behavior or ideas that let us all in on the joke. Ricky Gervais is not most comedians. And he’s slightly self-aware of that, at least in naming his first …
Jews. Gays. Mark Normand isn’t really afraid of telling any jokes that may offend you onstage, or on TV, as he demonstrated again Tuesday night on Conan. “I wish I cared about anything as much as you cared about that joke.” And as he pointed out, you’re much more able …
What’s it like growing up in the woods of northern Wisconsin? Mary Mack tells all in her most recent performance on Conan. Including the emotional capabilities of lettuce versus tater tots. Nothing beats mashed potatoes, though. Who knew? Roll the clip!
Emmy Blotnick discovered a name for her lifestyle thanks to a wrong answer on Wheel of Fortune, and may be the next new member of Fifth Harmony. Learn all this and more from Blotnick’s performance Monday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Roll the clip!
Amberia Allen is a professor at UCLA who made her TV debut as a stand-up comedian on Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. So Allen knows her words enough to correct people, or to co-opt contradictory white girl statements. But is she wifey material? Roll the clip.
Sharon Houston punked Magic Johnson, Too Short, and 18 other celebrities on Punk’d, fooled Kim Kardashian’s fans on Celebrities Undercover, and has filmed hidden-camera pilots for VH1, E!, Disney Channel, Style Network and Dick Clark Productions. Sharon has been a fixture in clubs and cabarets since the 1990s, first in …
Kathy Griffin is ready to face the limelight again. On Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, Griffin announced that she has booked several theater dates across America for her “Laugh Your Head Off” tour. For the past year, she had complained that the industry had blacklisted her for …
Kelsey Cook owes her life to foosball, and she explained why in her stand-up comedy performance Friday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Cook also joked about the joys of being allergic to both peanuts and latex, so roll that clip.
So many of the apologies this past year from men who abused women and minors in show business have been lacking. Thank goodness for Lauren Maul. Maul, a NYC-based comedian, has released a new album, “Apologies from Men.” She will donate 100 percent of the sales revenue from the album …
Norm Macdonald has a show on Netflix. That’s the title, too!? After hinting that such a deal was in the works, Macdonald and the streaming giant confirmed the news today, that the comedian and former SNL Weekend Update anchor would get 10 episodes of his newest talk show on Netflix …
