The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Louie Anderson has a weekly date with Las Vegas, and it’s got him making observations about just how drunk some people can get. “I haven’t been that drunk. I’ve been that full!” Anderson said Tuesday night on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. But yes, please tell him about …
Craig Ferguson opened The Late Late Show tonight with a close-up of a framed photo of James Corden, the British comedian and actor who’ll take over for Ferguson as The Late Late Show‘s host in 2015. Earlier in the day, Ferguson had Tweeted congratulations to Corden. Congratulations to the spectacularly …
CBS made it official today, announcing this morning that James Corden will be the new host of The Late Late Show in 2015, taking over when Craig Ferguson leaves the show at this year’s end. Corden, 36, has won the Tony Award, hosts the BAFTA Award-winning sports/comedy game show A …
Moody McCarthy may not be directly related to me, but he is one of my neighbors in the funniest neighborhood in NYC, and like me, he’s also willing to joke upfront about how he’s not hip. On this return performance to Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night, McCarthy …
Ted Alexandro returned to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson for another stand-up performance. This time, Alexandro, reflected on what it’s like to have your friends play matchmaker with just about anyone now that he’s 45 and still single. He also now has several Facebook friends who have died. …
Almost every comedian I know shared a photo and/or an anecdote about Joan Rivers tonight in the wake of her death at 81, a week after she suffered cardiac arrest and stopped breathing during throat surgery. (Read the obituary of Joan Rivers here) Looking at all of these photos shows …
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 …
Bonnie McFarlane and her husband, Rich Vos, made an entertaining documentary last year, Women Aren’t Funny. On Thursday night’s Late Show with David Letterman, McFarlane got the chance to prove the opposite is quite true with this set of jokes, plenty of which poke fun at her marriage. There’s lots …
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 …
The top comedy writers on TV for 2014 were stand-up comedians, according to the Emmy Awards. Take that, comedy writers. In a telecast light on filler, viral videos or much in the way of surprises, the Emmy wins for Louis C.K. (writing, comedy series) and Sarah Silverman (writing, variety special) …
