The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Tom Cotter finished second in last summer’s edition of America’s Got Talent. Runner-up! For a stand-up comedian! That’s !!! But as Cotter joked last night during his performance on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, that’s nothing once you realize who beat him out for the million-dollar grand prize and …
For many years, David Letterman presided over a late-night TV segment called “Stupid Pet Tricks.” Letterman’s show would fly in pet owners and their pets to have them show off their, well, stupid tricks they had learned. Simple. Stupid. Fun. In 2012, however, television viewers in both the United Kingdom …
The viewing audience has spoken! Their votes last night put stand-up comedian Tom Cotter through to the finals of the 2012 season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Cotter, a 48-year-old who won the Seattle competition in 1994 and Boston’s contest in 2004, is the first comedian to reach the finals …
At least two stand-up comedians will vie for your votes and a chance at a million-dollar prize in this summer’s seventh edition of America’s Got Talent. Tom Cotter and Jacob Williams moved through to the final 48 in the “Vegas Week” episode that aired last night on NBC. Cotter, 48, …
Every year, a few stand-up comedians throw themselves into the mix that is NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and it’s always interesting to see how the judges react — considering former stand-up comedian Howie Mandel is among them. This season, Tom Cotter made a wise decision in cutting the time from …
Your eyes are not deceiving you. That’s stand-up comedian Dan St. Germain welcoming Howard Stern to NBC’s America’s Got Talent in this promo spot which debuted during the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVI. Roll the clip!
Of the 24 acts still competing in the 2011 season of America’s Got Talent, there remains only one comedian, and she is Melissa Villasenor. Villasenor and 11 other acts performed Tuesday night in one semifinal, with five of them advancing this week to the final 10. For her brief time …
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 …
The fourth and final group of quarterfinalists performed last night on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and that left impersonator Melissa Villasenor as the last comedian remaining in this summer’s competition. For her performance, she chose to include the voices of judge Sharon Osbourne and singer Mariah Carey (wife of host …
