The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Pneumonia. C. diff. Death. Break-ups. Breast cancer. Let’s joke about it. How about not? Let’s type about it, and step aside so Tig Notaro herself can joke about the paths her life has taken over the past several months, as she sat down to recount her personal travails last night …
Nikki Glaser performed on Tuesday’s episode of Conan, and we learned how the 20-something spent some of her “adult” years living with her mother, while nowadays, she finds herself contemplating motherhood. Well, not exactly motherhood. You know. What’s that? You don’t know? Roll the clip, then!
Since the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences couldn’t possibly hand out all of the Emmys during an Emmys telecast without going on for days and days, they still relegate many of the categories to a non-televised ceremony the weekend previous to the weekend you’ll be live-Tweeting your own commentary …
Roy Wood Jr. has momma issues? As he hits his 30s, Wood — a finalist on the final season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing a couple of years ago — joked on Conan last night about weddings and what they’re really useful for, why ancient burial finds all feature corpses …
Todd Barry eats out a lot. How much is a lot? Allow Barry to explain what he has seen and learned about eating his meals out in the public realm, as well as what he’d do when and if his phone fell into a toilet. It’s all in his performance …
Dominic Dierkes would not do well in prison. Dierkes will be the first to tell you that, which he did on Thursday night’s episode of Conan. And it’s not just because he is the skinniest member of Derrick Comedy — the sketch/improv group that also includes Donald Glover and DC …
Fewer people have had as much of an impact on Conan O’Brien’s three late-night TV talk shows as has Brian McCann. Late Night with Conan O’Brien was still trying to prove its worth to NBC in 1995 when McCann joined the show’s writing staff and supporting performing players (though McCann …
Every four years, the two major political parties in the United States of America meet in late summer to make formal their nominees for president and vice president, set party platforms, and mostly just party. As recently as a generation ago, the conventions held at least a modicum of drama …
You’d think performing on TV on Conan would mean you’re well off! Andy Haynes will disprove that notion for you quickly. Air mattress isn’t all puffy clouds with silver linings. Everybody should be getting older. Then again, maybe not for the gangster rappers. On the bright side, though, Haynes has survived …
Do you need a little more Tenacious D in your life today? Have no fear. Jack Black and Kyle Gass are here. On your TVs, and now on your online videos, captured in separate performances on TBS for Conan (where they performed “Senorita”), and on IFC’s Comedy Bang! Bang! for …
