The Definitive Guide to Comedy
It’s Black History Month. What movie are they showing on the flight you’re taking? DeRay Davis says his airplane service wasn’t quite right, as he explained on his stand-up set on Wednesday’s Arsenio. But he wasn’t going to fight about it. And even if he did, how would he use his …
When is it ever a good time to trot out a pro-drugs message? Not that that’s what Daniel Sloss was trying to do with his performance on Wednesday night’s Conan. Oh, no. Sloss just likes one particular drug, and if you’re up late watching TV, then perhaps it’s the same drug …
Brooks Wheelan is one of “the new guys” this season on Saturday Night Live. A year ago, he could have been just another of thousands of guys hoping to break out in stand-up comedy. Quite a lot happens and happened between the then and the now of it. And over …
This is candy for my brain, how about yours? All five members of Kids in the Hall are reuniting this year — yes, you knew that — but also, they’re going to present a live staged reading of their 1996 film, Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, at the 9th …
Sacha Baron Cohen burst onto the scene more than a decade ago under an alias and a disguise with Da Ali G Show across the pond on Channel 4’s The 11 O’clock Show, then here Stateside via HBO. Fast-forward through Borat and Bruno and here we are, back again. “I …
Why go to Kickstarter when you can appeal directly to everyone? Comedian Jarret Berenstein takes it to the next level by making himself a full-fledged charity case, with Christina Gausas as his celebrity spokeswoman to make the pitch on his behalf. It’s really sad, the life of an aspiring stand-up …
America’s nationally televised singing competitions may be on the diminuendo in 2014, but perhaps that’s only to make room for a revival of stand-up comedy contests on TV?! TBS announced Tuesday that it has ordered an eight-episode summer series from Marlon Wayans — tentatively titled Funniest Wins — pitting comedians against …
The late-night TV wars may be bracing for another round of battles without W. Kamau Bell in the fight in February 2014, but that just means there’s a much better chance for you to experience and enjoy Bell’s “Totally Biased” sense of humor in a hometown near you. Bell is …
Showtime debuted the third season of David Steinberg’s Inside Comedy interview series on Monday night, and now has put the whole half-hour online for you to view, whether or not you’re a Showtime subscriber. In this episode, Steinberg first sits down with Zach Galifianakis, and then has a chat with …
Henry Cho‘s wife is from a small all-white town in Alabama, so just imagine how they react when Cho and his side of the family come to visit. Then again, you don’t have to imagine it, as Cho explained it during his stand-up set on Monday’s Late Late Show with …
