The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Guess what, America? BBC America liked broadcasting Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist pilot so much they’ve ordered up more of it. Specifically, five additional TV specials: A one-hour Christmas Eve broadcast, plus four more (one hour, three half-hours) to air throughout 2012, “coinciding with big events for the channel,” as BBC America …
Do you have an unending love for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? If you were to rank the fellas by their senses of humor, then where would you place Raphael? Does your answer change after you watch this clip, in which Raphael, now in his 20s, attempts stand-up comedy at …
If you’ve seen even one episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, then you know that you have cried at least once. It’s a heartwarming series about making a difference in the lives of families who need it, and it sure does find a way to bring tears to your …
Jesse Popp made his late-night debut last night on Conan, where Popp also is one of the show’s newest hires as a staff writer. Originally from Michigan, Popp is like Norm Macdonald but younger. Much younger. And less Canadian. You know what I’m trying to say. Right? In this set, …
In an odd twist of fate and Brett Ratner being Brett Ratner, we went from Tower Heist propelling Eddie Murphy’s comedy comeback to hosting the Academy Awards, to, well, none of those things materializing. And it’s still only November. Don’t believe the hype. First Ratner quit as Oscars co-producer. Then …
In case you thought Dave Chappelle was the only big-time comedian finding a lifestyle in rural Ohio, then you haven’t been keeping up with what Drew Hastings has been up to in Hillsboro. Hastings not only moved to the rural town of 6,600 outside of Cincinnati several years ago, but …
Marc Maron’s podcast is very popular, but would you like to see extra scenes behind the scenes? Because that is now a thing. Because as of now, Marc Maron has joined the My Damn Channel network, which means you can look forward to more video and look-e-loos into his life. …
Maria Bamford, she of so many voices! On Conan the other night, Bamford offered a peek inside her own baby Jesus voices that she leaves as voice mails for her mother. How sweet! Not as sweet, however, as the fevery sugar dreams that celebrity chef Paula Deen must have on …
Congratulations go out to Nick Vatterott, who won the 2011 Andy Kaufman Award on Monday night in New York City. He joins a list of past winners that includes Kristen Schaal, Reggie Watts and Brent Weinbach. Vatterott has enjoyed playing with the structure of stand-up, and famously became a “New …
Eddie Murphy completed his promotional rounds Friday night with an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which ended up being a mini-seminar on Murphy’s SNL tenure, thanks to Fallon’s SNL tenure. Hooray for tenures! Roll the clips. https://www.hulu.com/watch/297203/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-eddie-murphy-part-1 In the second clip, he talks about returning to stand-up and …
