The Definitive Guide to Comedy
To hear everyone tell it, you’d think TBS has serious issues with its late-night TV lineup, what with the cancellation of Lopez Tonight after only two seasons, and the steep decline in viewership for Conan as it nears the end of its first year on basic cable. In May, Conan …
On last night’s episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert finally addressed the strange-but-true fact that Texas Gov. Rick Perry had poached Colbert’s Colbert Super PAC treasurer to work on the Republican’s presidential campaign. Plus, Colbert sang part of a classic 1980s ballad! And as he noted, he’d already given …
It’s a rare but real phenomenon: Audience member who falls asleep during live comedy show. I’ve seen it happen in recent years during the tapings of stand-up comedy specials for both Bill Burr and Greg Giraldo. And now it’s happened again. This time in Ventura, Calif., and stand-up comedian Mike …
So, last night, the cast of The Big Lebowski reunited to talk about the cult movie they made with the Coen Brothers and the legacy of the dude. Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, John Turturro and T Bone Burnett reunited at Lebowski Fest New York, complete with …
Another member of this year’s “new faces” from Montreal hit the late-night TV circuit last night, as Sean O’Connor shared his uncomfortable sexual journey with the viewing audience on Conan. O’Connor recently moved from New York to Los Angeles to write for Sports Show with Norm Macdonald. Also, I just …
On Tuesday night’s “wild card” round of America’s Got Talent for 2011, comedian J. Chris Newberg decided to scrap the guitar and went with his gut, and his gut told him to surprise judge Piers Morgan with a live roast of Piers Morgan! Newberg hit Morgan right from the start …
In 1997, while Phil Hartman was enjoying his post-SNL fame in primetime with NewsRadio, a 19-year-old aspiring comedian named Mike Scott wrote Hartman a letter and included an audio recording of his early routines. Amazingly, Scott not only received a reply, but also Hartman’s honest assessment of the recording. There’s …
Well, lookie here! Just a few weeks after going into business with My Damn Channel, the fine folks at TIME magazine have come to the same conclusion I had: It’s one of the magazine’s “Best 50 Websites of 2011.” Congrats! Here is what they had to say in TIME about …
See what this super fan of Donald Glover has done? Done gone and taken one of Glover’s rap tunes as Childish Gambino, “Freaks and Geeks,” and made a music video for it using only the most appropriate clips from Glover’s NBC sitcom, Community. Yep. Pretty cool. Note: Lyrics are NSFW. …
Comedy Central has set dates for returning series and new stand-up specials to bow on the cable network this fall. Want to know what to look forward to? Mark your calendars appropriately for… “COMEDY CENTRAL Roast of Charlie Sheen” (World Premiere) Monday, September 19 at 10:00 p.m. “Tosh.0” (Fall Season …
