The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In case you haven’t been following Sammy Obeid for the past 999 days, he’s been performing at least once a night every one of those days and nights. And last night, Obeid made his debut on Conan. It’s the latest twist and turn in Sammy Obeid’s 1,000 Days of Comedy …
Stand-up comedian and actor T.J. Miller stars in a new ad campaign for Motorola’s Moto X phone, playing the role of the competitor’s smartphone in everyday situations. The ads just started running last week. But this “Lazy Phone” spot, in which Miller sings Miguel — eventually, after first talking his …
Louis C.K. will be on Jerry Seinfeld’s third season of “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee,” even though they spent the day Tuesday on C.K.’s boat, and Seinfeld doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with that — or with the fact that he’s devoting time to yet another white male comedian. Seinfeld …
For the second straight year, a stand-up comedian has finished second on America’s Got Talent. Taylor Williamson didn’t think he would win, jokingly or not, and his prediction proved true last night live on NBC, as dancer Kenichi Ebina won the $1 million prize and headlining show in Las Vegas …
Bill Bellamy performed stand-up on The Arsenio Hall Show last night, and fun fact Arsenio mentions in the introduction: Did you know Bellamy coined the term “booty call?” Fun fact. This time around, Bellamy wanted to talk about his recent trips to Nigeria — where he received a full African …
Comedy Central’s sketch comedy series, Key & Peele, returns for its third-season premiere tonight. From the start of each premise, through a wonderful job of heightening and tight closing buttons to sketches, it’s simply great comedy. And the tremendous onscreen chemistry between leads Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele certainly adds even …
We’ll find out tonight on NBC if Taylor Williamson won the $1 million grand prize and Vegas show on the 2013 edition of America’s Got Talent. But first, let’s take another look at Williamson’s stand-up comedy performances on last night’s live show from Radio City Music Hall as part of …
Dan Hopper at CollegeHumor posted an amusing look at some of the clowns you may run into should you take a class in improv comedy. It’s titled “The 10 People You Meet In Every Improv Class.” Certainly these aren’t the only 10 people. Just the worst 10 people. Or are …
Taylor Williamson modified his Twitter bio @TaylorComedy this summer to read: “I’m going to lose on America’s Got Talent.” A few months later, summer ends this week, and Williamson finds himself in the final six on NBC’s “AGT” – performing live tonight from Radio City Music Hall and learning Wednesday …
You’ve heard Dave Coulier‘s voice for three decades now in various TV series, and remember him fondly from our TGIF nights with Full House, but this Thursday, he’s beaming himself and a handful of his stand-up comedy friends into a movie theater near you with his latest project: Clean Guys of …
