The Definitive Guide to Comedy
As you already may have heard, Team Coco is returning to New York City for four live tapings of Conan on TBS this fall. But how do you procure yourself tickets to one of these Conan NYC tapings? Well, it’s an online lottery (the system SNL also uses). With some catches. …
Tig Notaro appeared on last night’s episode of Conan, and her opening bit reflected a counterpoint to the point of Conan O’Brien’s discussion earlier with second guest Nicole Scherzinger. Notaro also has something to say to parents about the aging process of their children, and showed off her impression of …
Something old, something new from Baron Vaughn on last night’s episode of Conan. Not to worry, though: nothing borrowed, nor nothing blue. Wait. Is somebody getting married in this item? No. Just fun with words. Words with friends. I like the part when Baron Vaughn is on my TV. Roll …
It’s all in the handshake. That’s what they say. But in this fake movie trailer for the documentary, Nick and Andy, it’s all not in the handshake, as it were. Because Nick Thune appeared on Conan earlier this year, and after his performance, got invited up to do panel, whereupon …
To hear everyone tell it, you’d think TBS has serious issues with its late-night TV lineup, what with the cancellation of Lopez Tonight after only two seasons, and the steep decline in viewership for Conan as it nears the end of its first year on basic cable. In May, Conan …
Nate Bargatze had gotten bumped recently from Conan when the other segments ran long. This week, they brought him back and had him tape his stand-up comedy in advance, and made sure to fit it into the program last night. Among other things, you’ll learn how to deal with marriage, …
Russell Howard is a young bloke from the UK who has become a star on the telly and broken records for ticket sales by young blokes who tell jokes. But he has yet to crack the States. Last night, he made his TV debut here by appearing on Conan, and …
Plenty of comedians attended Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego last weekend. But only a few, so far, have produced their own walkabouts from the convention. Let’s take a look and then decide amongst ourselves who did it best! First, here’s Jordan Rubin, who brought along proud comic-con nerd Brian Posehn …
