Team Coco fan photobombs Jay Leno
When does this episode of Jaywalking air, again? A fan of Conan O'Brien meets Jay Leno, gets photo taken, has Coco FTW on his palm, posts to Facebook, gets picked up by TMZ. That pretty much sums it up.
Stars align in Hollywood for “Night of 140 Tweets”
What happens when you get 140 performers — from the biggest names in comedy to the biggest up-and-coming funny people, mixed in with Hollywood stars and starlets, musicians, writers, children’s show makers, porn stars, and just plain clever people — put them in a 99-seat sold-out north Hollywood theater, and …
Comedy Central Presents: Shane Mauss, and his CD, “Jokes To Make My Parents Proud”
It was such a joy to witness firsthand when stand-up comedian Shane Mauss earned his first big break three years ago this month. You can see some of the evidence here when I celebrated with Mauss and friends after his first Conan taping in March 2007, and the subsequent piece …
Comedy Central Presents: Julian McCullough
Some comedians try to pretend they're not being taped for television and never acknowledge that it's anything special, just the same jokes you'd hear. Other comedians let you in on the game, and sometimes even play directly to the cameras, or say out loud when the commercial breaks should be …
Win $10,000 for your short film: The Friars Club can make it happen for your sketch or improv team
The Friars Club has announced a contest that help take your sketch and improv teams to the next level of your careers, you know, the kind of level that could make you big enough in show business to be invited to become members of The Friars Club! To make it …
This is the song they play at the end of every dramatic TV show: Stuckey & Murray, live!
Do you ever wonder what song is playing during the montage of your favorite TV drama? No need to Google it. No need to Bing it, either. Our friends Stuckey & Murray have done the work for you, and here they are (or here they were Monday night at the …
Shatner and Seth MacFarlane, animated together?!
Remember how Seth MacFarlane decided to extend his animated brand of comedy into YouTube shorts? Well, he's at it again, but this time he's in cahoots with the people from Priceline. Which means, William Shatner? Shatner has done animated comedy before. What do you mean you don't remember "The Gavones"?!? …
Jon Stewart, Louis CK doing their part for NYC public schools; something in it for you, too!
Famous funny people, they're just like us! When they have kids, they want to make sure they end up in nice schools, and if the public schools aren't cutting it, they send them to prep school! Or they try to make the public schools better. Witness Jon Stewart and Louis …
Conan O’Brien’s “opening act” has a new music video. North America, here’s Reggie Watts!
I know all of you got so excited yesterday about Conan O'Brien's live North America theater tour that you promptly bought up as many tickets as you could (including most if not all of the two nights here in NYC at Radio City Music Hall). But did you notice who …
Kyle Kinane’s bit about bunnies gets a bit animated
Remember how I said just the other day that Kyle Kinane's new stand-up comedy recording, Death of the Party, is funny and that you should buy it? Here's another bit from the record, now animated, of Kinane talking about how people and bunnies brightened one of his days. Note: Includes …