The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Bob Newhart starred in two classic hit sitcoms — The Bob Newhart Show, 1972-1978, and Newhart, 1982-1990 — but it wasn’t until last night that he could take home his first Emmy, as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for The Big Bang Theory. Newhart just turned 84 this …
We’re one week away from the start of the first formal week of Saturday Night Live‘s 39th season, but NBC and SNL officially made a number of cast changes today. To wit: SIX new cast members. They are, in alphabetical order and pictured above: Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, …
Andi Osho is an established stand-up comedian in Britain but a new face for American audiences, and she made her debut TV appearance on this side of the pond on Friday night’s edition of Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Osho has some issues with online dating, which requires no …
Comedy Central Roasts are all in good fun, “but it’s brutal!” So said Sarah Silverman, interviewed by W. Kamau Bell on Thursday night’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. “I think the secret about roasts is, everybody laughs. People were saying mean things about me, I was like, ‘Ha-ha-hahaha-ha,’ and …
Stand-up comedian Louis Katz filed his first correspondent segment last night on FXX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. Just in time for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Katz declared he had something other than atonement on his mind. Instead, he advocated for a new kind of Jew: “the …
George Lopez’s big break as a stand-up comedian came two decades ago, performing on the original version of The Arsenio Hall Show. As Magic Johnson said, reading Arsenio’s cue cards during the Sept. 11, 2013, episode, Lopez appeared 16 times on the “old” younger version of Arsenio. Hall did Lopez …
Fans of the late George Carlin may know that Carlin’s comedy career actually began first as a radio disc jockey, and then as a duo with Jack Burns. But few who think of the legendary stand-up comedian remember or are quick to recall it was Carlin’s knack for impersonations — …
AMC announced on Wednesday that it had signed licensing agreements to move forward with a Breaking Bad prequel called Better Call Saul, but Jimmy Fallon already found a new gig for Bob Odenkirk’s “Saul Goodman” character, as witnessed in an epic-length spoof on last night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. …
Taylor Williamson is broke but hopes to change that. Taylor Williamson is funny in an awkward way, and has worked hard to craft that persona. Taylor Williamson is cute and appeals to young girls and other fans of all ages who call themselves #Taylords. Those are the three messages you …
What’s in a phrase? For Tony Deyo on Monday night’s Conan, the phrase is the thing. It’s the premise. As he told the audience, some of those “Books For Dummies” might be exactly that, while an Apple Store “Genius Bar” might not seem like such a bright idea at the mall. …
