The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Brian Regan has performed stand-up so many times on Late Show with David Letterman that when Letterman introduced Regan on Friday night’s episode, Letterman didn’t even try to give a specific number. “More than 25 times,” is what he said. What made this night special, though: Regan also received an …
Halloween Friday was a busy night for stand-up comedians on late-night network TV. Alingon Mitra performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. You may remember seeing Mitra this summer on TV and online as the “Comic Comeback” winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. On Ferguson, Mitra notes that …
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
Craig Ferguson’s final night hosting The Late Late Show on CBS will come Dec. 19, just shy of Christmas. CBS just announced his successor, James Corden (as seen in Ferguson’s framed photo), will take over The Late Late Show with James Corden starting Monday, March 9, 2015. So, what about …
Lenny Marcus performed Friday night for his third time as a stand-up comedian on Late Show with David Letterman, and the third time actually is charming if you watched the portion of the show before Marcus appeared onstage. As soon as Marcus switches gears in this set to mock vegans, …
Forgive David Letterman for not nailing the exact sequence of events that transpired during Jenny Slate’s tenure at Saturday Night Live. For whatever happened back then eventually led to a wedding weekend with Slate, her husband Dean Fleischer-Camp, and a voice that launched videos that launched a children’s book series …
You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the trade winds from now through pilot season, which starts in earnest in January, all the way up to the cable Upfronts in the spring and the broadcast network Upfronts in May — when TV programmers present their new and returning lineups …
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an eye to the future, and August still signifies the start to the following year’s development cycle. You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the …
Simon Amstell returned to Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night, a little older, a little less cheeky? That’s his worry. Well, one of his worries. Amstell jokes about his fragile ego and having to live in competition with others for happiness. Perhaps a trip to Peru is in …
The Emmys may have celebrated the past year of television, and the new Fall TV series have yet to premiere, but Hollywood always keeps an eye to the future, and August still signifies the start to the following year’s development cycle. You’ll hear a lot in the trades and the …
