The Definitive Guide to Comedy
With the week that Charlie Sheen had in all of the media, you'd have to be an idiot not to know that Saturday Night Live would capitalize on it from the get-go. And despite the efforts of some to push Jimmy Fallon back into SNL as Sheen's doppleganger, the show …
Any episode of Saturday Night Live that opens with Jason Sudeikis supposedly playing Bill O'Reilly (when Suds was so good at Glenn Beck, who is completely different), well, that's going to be problematic. Fred Armisen also still is pretending to be President Barack Obama, and there's that. Nasim Pedrad …
Since NBC has gotten so much better at putting buzzworthy clips from SNL online, it's made me less eager to recap the full episodes. Or perhaps it's just ennui from this season in transition. Either way, it's given me a chance to catch up with the past few episodes later, …
If you’re looking for a critical look at Funny or Die, then Katie Couric’s profile on CBS Sunday Morning isn’t going to fill the bill for you. Couric says the site has become profitable, but how exactly? Is it by being on TV? Yes, it’s by being on TV. They …
You know how people sometimes glamorize the life of a touring stand-up comedian? Yeah. Well. Not always. Sometimes you have to endure some hell gigs. This is what faced J Chris Newberg last night when he played the student center ballroom at Cleveland State University. Four people. Six if you …
Jerry Seinfeld stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday night to perform stand-up comedy and do panel with Jay Leno. In his brief stand-up set, Seinfeld talks about the absurdity of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, the people who "work" in coffeeshops, and the ads for sleep medications. It's all connected. Roll …
Remember all the way back to yesterday, when I pointed out the fact that Ben & Jerry's had created similar special ice cream flavors for both Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert? Yeah. Colbert noticed that, too. And Colbert decided to start a food fight with Fallon over it. In his …
There are those who make jokes out of Charlie Sheen this week, and then there's what Gil Ozeri is doing this weekend, which is watching all eight seasons of Two and a Half Men. In a row. With friends and porn stars stopping by to say hi. All broadcast live …
There will be a lucky 13th annual Del Close Marathon, and the Upright Citizens Brigade has announced that the celebration of improvised comedy will happen Aug. 12-14, 2011, at the UCB Theatre in New York City (as well as other nearby venues). Submissions for DCM13 are due May 9. The …
As part of Jimmy Fallon's second anniversary as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Ben and Jerry of Ben & Jerry's presented Fallon, his crew and the audience with a brand-new flavor inspired by Fallon and The Roots: "Late Night Snack." It's vanilla bean ice cream with salty caramel …