Episode #415: Billy Wayne Davis
by Billy Wayne Davis is a comedian who has performed on Conan, Last Comic Standing and Comedy Central, lent his voice and producing skills to SquidBillies, hosted …
Comedy News for the week ending Dec. 4, 2022
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Employees of the Month (November 2022): Comedians Mocking Elon Musk on Twitter
Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employees of the Month …
Jay Jurden on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jay Jurden made Variety’s Comics to Watch list this year, in part because of his work as a writer/contributor to The Problem With Jon Stewart. …
Dan Black on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Dan Black made his late-night TV debut as a stand-up on Thursday’s episode of The Late Late Show, and was amazed to find people who …
Episode #414: Jeff Dunham
Jeff Dunham is undoubtedly the most successful ventriloquist comedian of our lifetime. The 60-year-old from Dallas made his first appearance on The Tonight Show back in 1990, …
Gianmarco Soresi on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Gianmarco Soresi made his late-night TV debut on Wednesday’s episode of The Late Late Show, allowing more of us to find out what it must …
Josh Johnson on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert has come back around to the idea of welcoming stand-up comedians to The Late Show in person (they used to tape the stand-up …
Episode #413: Kurt Braunohler
Kurt Braunohler started performing comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City in 1998, and took an experimental filmmaking improv group to the …
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