The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Brody Stevens stars in Comedy Central’s “first dramatic comedy series,” Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! which debuts at midnight as Sunday, Dec. 1, gives way to Monday, Dec. 2. The series looks at the life and career of Stevens. Here’s an exclusive look back at where he was four Novembers ago, …
Kevin McCaffrey has contributed monologue jokes to David Letterman and once stood on stage, hosed down by Letterman with a fire extinguisher for a bit on CBS’ Late Show. But Wednesday night’s appearance was special, for it was McCaffrey’s network TV debut as a stand-up comedian on Late Show with …
You don’t often see a comedy club owner on as a guest for a late-night TV talk show. But Budd Friedman has owned one or more clubs known as The Improv for 50 years now — and has the anniversary documentary airing next month on EPIX to show for it …
What happens when Arsenio Hall welcomes not just an impersonator of himself, but himself in the past? Well, that happened last night when Paul Scheer appeared on Arsenio as “ArScheerio Paul,” the character he inhabited for a webseries re-enacting classic moments from the 1990s version of Hall’s late-night talk show. …
It’s a rare event when the Jewish calendar and the American secular holiday calendar put Hanukkah early enough to coincide with Thanksgiving. But here we are. So Nick Kroll has beaten us all to the punch with this dummy movie trailer for Funny Die so Hollywood won’t bother with the …
This Thanksgiving, Bill Cosby would like us to give thanks for the family and food before us, and he’d also like us to ponder who in their right mind would look at a turkey and think of it as the centerpiece for a feast. He does so with the animated …
Comedian, actor, writer and director Jay Leggett died suddenly over the weekend, collapsing after a hunting trip with family in his native Wisconsin. Leggett was 50. Leggett, born Aug. 9, 1963, grew up in Tomahawk, Wisc. (where he died), and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He was a product of Chicago’s legendary …
Carol Burnett received the 16th annual Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for 2013. Held in Washington, D.C., at The Kennedy Center in October, and broadcast Sunday night on PBS, the all-star cast who paid tribute to Burnett included Julie Andrews, Lucie Arnaz, Tony Bennett, Tim Conway, Tina Fey (herself …
Hey, what’s the biggest movie in America this weekend? The new Hunger Games? Great. Let’s get the star of that to host Saturday Night Live. What, Jennifer Lawrence isn’t available again? Let’s get the other guy. How about the other other guy. The one who appeals to teen girls. The …
When we first see Bill Cosby in his element again, performing stand-up comedy on our TV screens at his current age of 76, he’s letting us know we’re in the right place. He’s in Cerritos, Calif. We’re tuned in on Comedy Central. Comedy Central? Cosby notes quickly that his friends …
