The Definitive Guide to Comedy
You’ve seen Adam Richman tackle food challenges on Man Vs. Food, then seen him enlist fans who are gluttons for punishment on Man Vs. Food Nation. Men Vs. Food, a new pilot airing on the Travel Channel tonight (9:30 p.m. Eastern), chooses comedy over gluttony. Starting with two stand-up comedians …
The half-hour edition of Funny or Die’s Drunk History premieres on Comedy Central on July 9, but you can watch the preview online now. In this episode, we’re treated to stories about Woodward, Bernstein and Watergate; the brothers Edwin and John Wilkes Booth; and Elvis meeting Nixon in the White …
Matt Goldich has written jokes behind the scenes of some of your favorite late-night TV programs, and last night, Goldich made his stand-up comedy debut in front of the camera with a performance on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. In this set, we learn that Goldich’s wife has problems …
We’re one week away from the 15th annual Del Close Marathon, the weekend celebration of Del Close and improvisational comedy thrown by the Upright Citizens Brigade that welcomes hundreds of groups from around the world to New York City. 2013’s #DCM15 will put on 420 shows on seven stages over …
Whether you know him as Zach Sherwin or as his former alter-ego, MC Mr. Napkins, you’ll be impressed by the feat he pulls off here in this performance on FX’s Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. For “Grit & Grin,” Sherwin raps the lyrics while doing just that. Grinning. With …
Matt Morales is a San Francisco-based comedian, but as he told the audience last night on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, he’s still a Louisiana guy. A Louisiana guy in California with car problems, bus problems, but not man problems nor woman problems. He does have a problem, though, …
Think of Gene Wilder and you think of his many memorable movie roles, from 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory through to Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, and maybe even The Woman in Red, but definitely going back even farther to Bonnie and Clyde and The Producers. But …
Perhaps you’ve seen Chris DiStefano before on your TV this year dispensing advice to the teens via MTV2’s Guy Code or MTV’s Girl Code. Last night, DiStefano made his network television debut performing stand-up on Late Show with David Letterman. Here we learn a little more about his background, his …
Comedy Central has ordered NerdMelt’s flagship stand-up variety comedy showcase to series, greenlighting more episodes of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. Kent Alterman, Comedy Central’s original programming chief, said in the release: “I’m shocked to learn this show will be taped in the back of a comic book store, rather …
Last we saw J. Chris Newberg on the NBC television network, he was roasting and toasting Piers Morgan two summers ago as a contestant on America’s Got Talent. Newberg was back on NBC last night, performing on Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jokes told as funny little ditties with the …
