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For his 60th birthday party, the King of Morning Radio held court for four hours Friday night in Midtown Manhattan, presiding over an entertainment feast that included the Clown Princes and Princesses of Late-Night TV and many other jesters and entertainers who came to pay tribute to Howard Stern. The …
Seattle Seahawks or Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII: Who’s your team? The NFL’s 48th Super Bowl title game kicks off Sunday afternoon, and Saturday Night Live‘s Taran Killam has made a public wager with 30 Rock‘s Judah Friedlander over the outcome. Killam’s siding with Seattle. Friedlander’s a Denver betting …
In case you missed it, the Friars Club held their gala Roast of Boomer Esiason on Thursday over lunch at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel — taking full advantage of Super Bowl week in New York City. Of course, the Super Bowl actually is being played Sunday in New Jersey. So …
This picture has been making the Internet rounds again today, and since today is Thursday, let’s consider it #TBT and revisit the desk of Lorne Michaels at Saturday Night Live. This is how Michaels let his desk look for the December 2007 issue of Vanity Fair. How does it look …
The men from ABC’s Full House reunited in character on Wednesday night to sing Jimmy Fallon to sleep and cheer him up as he prepares to move an hour earlier to The Tonight Show. Bob Saget, John Stamos and Dave Coulier reprised their roles as Danny Tanner, “Uncle Jesse” Katsopolis …
Sheng Wang likes seeing ladies at his gym, but he’s not going to try too hard to impress them with his own strength and flexibility. For one thing, he has a girlfriend. Wang explains in this performance from Wednesday night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. With Valentine’s Day around the …
If you think the Late Night franchise at NBC is in a pickle, well, you’re half right. There is a pickle involved. But this is a different sort of dill, er, I mean, deal. On Tuesday night, Jimmy Fallon passed the pickle onto Seth Meyers — the same one he’d …
For far too many stand-up comedians, crowd work is a crutch to lean against when you don’t have material. For far too many audience members, crowd work means a fear that a stand-up comedian will make fun of you. But it’s something special when Todd Barry does it. You’ll find …
If you think there’s a lot going on in late-night TV talk in 2014, just wait until you see the humorous convergence taking place the second weekend of March in Austin, Texas. SXSW already announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live will broadcast five shows from the interactive, film and music festival …
The third season of Stand Up and Deliver starts Tuesday night on NUVOtv, but this time, they’re broadcasting from Cabo San Lucas! They taped this season’s stand-up showcases last fall during the first-ever Cabo Comedy Festival. Julissa Bermudezand Jose Sarduy host each of the 10 episodes, which include three up-and-comers and a …
