Conan, spray-tanned orange with cornrows, for your benefit
by Conan O’Brien vowed to host an episode of his late-night TBS talker, Conan, in an orange spray-tan and his hair in cornrows — if you …
SNL claims you demanded to see Louis CK, Fun; seeks out more crowd-sourced hosts, musical guests
A couple of years ago, you crazy kids went wild on Facebook with the notion that Betty White host Saturday Night Live at the tender …
Ayn Rand has a talk show, and her first guest is Rob Delaney?
Ayn Rand is dead. Long live Ayn Rand. Now why are we talking about her talk show in 2012, then? Is it because GOP VP …
“24,” the presidential debate joke edition: Late-night TV writers on their quick turnarounds
The final presidential debate of the 2012 campaign ended at 11 p.m. Eastern time Monday in Boca Raton, Fla. Meanwhile, up the East Coast in …
Chris D’Elia on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Chris D’Elia, on the East Coast performing headlining dates at Carolines, swung by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to do a stand-up set and offer …
Comedy Headlines for 10/25/12
What’s happening in the comedy world now… Fuse announced the premiere date for the second season of Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street — …
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Pauly Shore gets political for a change, in “Pauly-Tics”
Pauly Shore has long since popped “The Weasel.” And Shore is not dead, either — that was merely a ploy to attract viewers to his …
Free events to enjoy at the 2012 New York Comedy Festival
Key & Peele, live, for free? You betcha! A live performance by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele is but one of several free events and …
Comedy Headlines for 10/24/12
What’s happening in the comedy world right now… NBC has ordered five additional scripts of Guys With Kids. That makes the network’s new fall sitcom …
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Nina Conti’s “Her Master’s Voice” brings her to Ellen, Ferguson, and now an HBO series
What a week for Nina Conti. Conti, a British comedian, actress and ventriloquist, found success for herself on multiple fronts here in American TV land …