The Definitive Guide to Comedy
When Conan O'Brien took over The Tonight Show last year, he opened with video of him making an epic cross-country run from New York City to Universal City. While you're wondering how he'll begin his tenure on TBS tonight, here's a new commercial for American Express that's more of an …
America is taking another game-show page from the Brits, and as has been the trend in this century, tapping a stand-up comedian to host it. The show is Million Dollar Money Drop — based on Million Pound Drop, which debuted in May in the UK — and Kevin Pollak will …
Before we get to this week's week in comedy, so to speak, let us enjoy this clip of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon from their BBC Two series, The Trip. Seems they've got a bit of a disagreement about how best to impersonate Michael Caine. Coogan makes a good point, …
Every comedian has a story about a hell gig, and after last night, Charlie Murphy has a new tale to tell. To say his headlining performance at Wednesday night's homecoming comedy show for Grambling State University did not go well is an understatement, but doesn't need to be stated, because …
My friends at The Laugh Button and The Syndicate threw a special midnight show at CMJ last month with Comedy Central, and asked if I'd like to chat with some of the comedians. I said sure. We set up shop in the basement of Comix, dreamed up the impossibly creative title "The Comic's Comic at …
Following the "reunion" episode of Jersey Shore tonight, MTV is premiering an hourlong block of series featuring comedians in silly situations. First comes the return of Pranked, in which CollegeHumor's Streeter and Amir preside over and deliver commentary on the best homemade pranks they find online. That's followed by the …
One more time, for old times' sake. If old times are 2008, this week, or the next two years of nonstop election coverage that undoubtedly will give way too much media attention to reality TV star Sarah Palin. So last night on Late Show with David Letterman, guest Tina Fey …
Doug Benson's The Benson Interruption has been entertaining live audiences for years in Los Angeles and New York City, and when Friday turns into Saturday at midnight, he'll be entertaining audiences everywhere else as he brings the concept to Comedy Central. Benson explains the premise right at the top of …
As part of the busy opening night of the New York Comedy Festival, Louis CK sat down for a conversation at the Paley Center with Time magazine's James Poniewozik about the comedian's revelatory and innovative take on the sitcom with FX's Louie. One thing I hadn't heard him discuss, and …
Remember when Zach Galifianakis hosted SNL last season, and toward the end of the show, he ran backstage during a commercial and shaved off his beard? Fun times. Fun times. Last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Galifianakis showed off his new hairdo. What do you think? You like? …