The Definitive Guide to Comedy
In case you haven’t been following Sammy Obeid for the past 999 days, he’s been performing at least once a night every one of those days and nights. And last night, Obeid made his debut on Conan. It’s the latest twist and turn in Sammy Obeid’s 1,000 Days of Comedy …
What’s in a phrase? For Tony Deyo on Monday night’s Conan, the phrase is the thing. It’s the premise. As he told the audience, some of those “Books For Dummies” might be exactly that, while an Apple Store “Genius Bar” might not seem like such a bright idea at the mall. …
If you’re black-tie formal, does that then make your stand-up performance that much classier? You could just ask Rory Scovel, who donned a tuxedo and had a friend (Adam McFarland) on the piano accompany him for his set on Tuesday night’s episode of Conan. His routine reminded me of a …
Kurt Braunohler loves to inject fun into the lives of strangers. We saw that this spring in the skies above Los Angeles when he hired a plane to write an emergency message as a goof; and we saw that again last night on Conan as Braunohler offered up a few …
First rule of Chinatown is there are no rules. It’s Chinatown, Julian! Wait. Neither of those movie lines came back to haunt me or you when Julian McCullough performed on Wednesday night’s episode of Conan. What we did see and hear is McCullough’s own experience with Chinatown (New York City …
With all of the late-night TV talk once again centered on NBC, sometimes Conan O’Brien and David Letterman can feel like odd men out. The comedy thing that binds them together, at least last night, was Steve Martin. In an odd, sincere tribute to Letterman, Tuesday night’s Conan featured a …
I saw Dan St. Germain in Montreal last week at the Just For Laughs comedy festival, and can report that neither one of us was smoking or drinking. Not that we’re goody two-shoes, either one of us. On Conan last night, St. Germain talked about the realizations he has had …
Dwayne Perkins returned last night for another performance on Conan. Perkins said smartphones and Facebook have made us dumber. Just go onto Facebook “and type in almonds” and see what happens. That’s one of his suggestions. He also has ideas for the future of videogames, based on where we’ve come …
Good news all around for Team Coco this week. Jimmy Pardo is stepping in as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick tonight and Wednesday night for tapings of Conan on TBS. Whither Andy Richter, you say? You don’t say! No. Don’t say it. Because Richter is busy with his own new TV project …
Brent Morin performed stand-up on Monday night’s episode of Conan, and the inclusion of fellow guest Angie Harmon had Morin thinking about how so many women are out of his league. Maybe he should stop trying to play it cool and just be himself. Is that cool? Certainly cooler than trying …
