The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In case you missed it due to a Halloween party or the World Series or college football, there was a major comedy event on TV this past weekend, too. PBS broadcast the 19th annual ceremony awarding the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, this year of 2016 to …
Don’t get Iliza Shlesinger started about Las Vegas. You might love it. You might love the idea of leaving everything and all of your secrets behind in Vegas. But Shlesinger is over it, as she joked on Friday’s Tonight Show. It’s all a mirage! Roll the clip.
The sharing economy amuses and amazes Sebastian Maniscalco. The comedian joked about using AirBnB and the increasing number of options for Uber these days, when Maniscalco performed on Friday’s Late Show. Did you know there’s something called Uber Kitten now? Roll the clip. Maniscalco also got a bonus panel session …
Everybody loves a comedy festival. And in this year of 2016, it doesn’t just feel as though every city has its own comedy festival, because not only do they, but oftentimes, several cities have recruited all-star comedy lineups to their region on the same weekend. And New York City can …
This is as advertised. Which is fitting, because it’s also an advertisement. But more importantly than plugging Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch Whisky is knowing that you’re watching Andy Daly stick to it for three-and-a-half hours straight. Some 214 minutes, to be more precise. It’s a good old-fashioned filibuster! Fun fact: Whisky …
What’s an odder sight on your TV screen: Demetri Martin selling you on life insurance, or the stand-up comedian and actor doing so while clipping hedges and gardening? Trick question! Roll the clip, which has showed up multiple times on your TV since mid-September. It’s Demetri Martin for New York …
If you want a Throwback Thursday, then you got a Dell, dude! But would you believe comedian Nick Thune has starred in Dell ads and TV commercials for at least the past year? Certainly you’ve been seeing Thune and more and more on your TV in the past week or …
As Election Day 2016 draws even nearer, Stephen Colbert wants to make sure his jokes are the most topical of all — so Colbert will broadcast live editions of The Late Show on CBS on both the night before and the night after the election, in addition to a live …
Need yet another unscientific way to break down how Americans feel, just a couple of weeks before the 2016 presidential election? New comedy streaming app Laugh.ly — which lets you stream your favorite stand-up comedians for free — has broken down who your favorite stand-up comedians to listen to are …
Forget your 15 minutes of fame, and now forget trying for six looping seconds of social media stardom. R.I.P. Vine. Twitter announced today it will discontinue Vine, the mobile app it acquired. The website will remain active, though, as will all of the six-second videos you’ve made for it. At …
