The Definitive Guide to Comedy
That moment when your therapist asks you to describe your drinking, and this is the story you call up as an example. This is a scene from Chris Gethard’s one-man show, “Career Suicide,” which he performed on Tuesday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Gethard also sat down with Colbert, where …
Although Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert both broadcasted live Tuesday during Election Night, the outcome of the presidential vote was still not called by the time they went off the air at midnight Eastern. A day later, not only they but also everyone else in America had some time to …
If Election Day 2016 has stressed you out, then watching the live voting results on an actual news station may be too much for you. Perhaps you need some comedians to dissect it for you? In Comedy Boom 2.0, plenty of such option exist! To wit: Noon EST: Live, 12 …
This 2016 election cycle has brought out a lot of fears, a lot of opinions on immigration, and a rise in Islamophobia, all of which concerns Maz Jobrani. And not just because the comedian was born in Iran. As Jobrani explained in his stand-up comedy set on Friday’s Late Show, …
The sharing economy amuses and amazes Sebastian Maniscalco. The comedian joked about using AirBnB and the increasing number of options for Uber these days, when Maniscalco performed on Friday’s Late Show. Did you know there’s something called Uber Kitten now? Roll the clip. Maniscalco also got a bonus panel session …
As Election Day 2016 draws even nearer, Stephen Colbert wants to make sure his jokes are the most topical of all — so Colbert will broadcast live editions of The Late Show on CBS on both the night before and the night after the election, in addition to a live …
CBS broadcasts the most popular sitcoms on TV, but all of the Emmys and Golden Globes for best comedy series recently have gone to series that aren’t necessarily all that funny. Go figure! So Saturday Night Live got two-for-one when it made this parody of shows such as Amazon’s Transparent …
Alingon Mitra performed on Friday’s Late Show and joked that he couldn’t quit drinking while this presidential election was still ongoing. As for the two leading choices, Mitra quipped: “Just because I hate diarrhea doesn’t mean I love constipation.” Mitra also joked about the dilemma of trying not to look …
What is crazy and what is merely the appropriate emotional response? That’s what Eliza Skinner wanted to explore in her stand-up set on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden, where Skinner also works as a writer. She also joked about having a younger ex-boyfriend, which meant …
Emma Willmann scored a great slot for her TV debut as a stand-up comedian, performing on a special live edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert following the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Willmann made fun of her name, which if she says it too …
