The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Steven Scott‘s mother still leaves rather long and detailed voice mail messages for him, which the comedian proves sounds more worthwhile and funnier back when he could fast-forward through them. His impersonations impressed the judges on America’s Got Talent, but was it enough to get him through to the live …
The Quiddlers, a physical comedy group out of Michigan that already performs in Vegas, specializes in Dorf-style act outs. Their homage to the judges of America’s Got Talent, however, didn’t get them past the Judges Cut round this year. Roll the highlight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ub9YtZSelo
“My favorite comic. You hate him.” That was Howie Mandel setting up Eric Jennifer‘s performance to fellow judge Simon Cowell bfeore the Judges Cut round of America’s Got Talent. Make some noise! Alas, Jennifer didn’t make the cut.
Harrison Greenbaum only got to tell one joke for the Judges Cut round of America’s Got Talent, but it was a pretty funny joke, wondering what it must feel like to have the world record for lightning strikes by a human. Nevertheless, the judges didn’t pass Greenbaum through to the …
Harrison Greenbaum told the America’s Got Talent judges before his audition that this was his “make or break moment.” And then the comedian, who actually began his career as a magician, launched into a bit about coming out as a stand-up to his parents, and how they and everyone else …
How would you react if a guy auditioning for America’s Got Talent pretended he was Robert De Niro with full De Niro face, only he didn’t sound much like De Niro, but instead presented a series of celebrity impersonations straight out of the most popular impersonations of yesteryear, with Christopher …
Two guys in chef’s costumes end up naked except for cleverly arranged pans. They are, naturally, Men With Pans. And would it surprise you to learn they’re Belgian? Here they are making their proper American debut in primetime on America’s Got Talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCLLxyQsWzk You will be seeing more of them. …
Comedians and folks within the industry have caught the bug on Puddles Pity Party already, but for many millions of Americans, tonight’s season premiere of America’s Got Talent was their first taste of the sad clown with the bellowing singing voice. Roll the clip! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tyr92K218M
Preacher Lawson won the 2016 Seattle International Comedy Competition, so what’s next for him? How about America’s Got Talent in 2017?! Here’s his initial audition before the judges, which prompted them to ask for an encore already. Roll the clip!
If you thought Nick Cannon and NBC were on the outs last week, then you didn’t actually watch Cannon’s newest stand-up special for Showtime, which premiered Friday night. You can read my review on Decider, where he replaced the N in NBC with the N-word, and said all the things …
