The Definitive Guide to Comedy
How many times has Jake Johannsen performed on Late Show with David Letterman at this point? Well, how would we know if it’s really Johannsen? That’s a good point, now that the stand-up comedian has confessed that his social media skills conflict with his insecurities about his online history to …
In 2012, after her acclaimed documentary had wowed film festivals and she surged back into our consciousness even more with a “win” on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, Joan Rivers put together a new one-hour special for Showtime, Joan Rivers: Don’t Start With Me (it’s airing again tonight, as well as On …
In 2013, a woman claiming to be the long-lost daughter of a not-so-dead Andy Kaufman stole the show at the Andy Kaufman Award finals. What, or who, could possibly top that this year? Maybe you. The 10th annual competition for The Andy Kaufman Award already is seeking online submissions, with a deadline …
What did you do on your summer vacation? Michael Che — who left the Saturday Night Live writing staff in May to join The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as an on-air correspondent and hooked up with Funny or Die’s Oddball Festival for four tour stops in August — is …
Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, aka Garfunkel and Oates, performed their song, “The Fade Away,” on Thursday night’s Conan. It’s about how some of their female friends break up with boyfriends via passive aggression. Roll it. Micucci and Lindhome are enjoying their first season playing Garfunkel and Oates on IFC, …
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
Louie Anderson has a weekly date with Las Vegas, and it’s got him making observations about just how drunk some people can get. “I haven’t been that drunk. I’ve been that full!” Anderson said Tuesday night on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. But yes, please tell him about …
Las Vegas is going to be full of even more dummies after Thanksgiving. The world’s most popular ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham, will settle in for a six-month residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino starting Nov. 28. Dunham’s show, “Not Playing with a Full Deck,” will go on two times …
The latest episode of Sound Advice with Janessa Slater — Vanessa Bayer’s music chat show parody webseries she produces with her brother, Jonah, for Above Average — finds her misguided media coach Janessa Slater pestering Demi Lovato today. Roll the clip! At the beginning of the week, though, both Bayer …
If you’ve been to this summer’s Oddball Fest comedy tour, then you’ve probably seen Hannibal Buress saunter onstage sporting a jumpsuit with his face emblazoned across his chest, even larger than his real-life face. It’s even bolder than his previous move, releasing a single, “Gibberish Rap,” and bringing out a …
