The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Remember when The New York Times profiled Eddie Brill into a corner and caused an uproar both within CBS and Late Show with David Letterman — which took away Brill’s power to book stand-up comedians on Letterman after almost 11 years — and within the comedy community, which debated whether …
Beth Stelling made her TV debut as a stand-up comedian last night on Conan. Stelling was a Chicago-based stand-up and New Face at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival last July. We learned as much about her uterus as she did! Uterus. We also learned that biking can be fun and healthy, …
Sebastian Maniscalco made his Conan debut on Thursday night. The habits of everyday people in the modern world tends to throw Maniscalco for a loop. On his mind on this night? Selling your furniture on Craigslist is weird, but so was hosting a garage sale back in the day. Also: …
Cristela Alonzo made her late-night TV debut last night on Conan. She does, however, already have other TV credits to her name, including Last Comic Standing, and stand-up showcases for Comedy Central and Showtime. Alonzo explained in last night’s set that she realizes the things she can and cannot do …
Rory Scovel returned to Conan on Monday night for some more stand-up. Though he didn’t have Jon Dore by his side to confuse and amuse the audience with their two-man overlapping routines, Scovel did have a beer bottle and a character that the viewers didn’t even know wasn’t him. Got …
Chad Daniels performed on Conan last night, and revealed some intimate details about his personal life — but made sure to measure his words “very carefully.” He’ll also take advantage of when his daughter isn’t so correct with her word choices. Let Daniels explain it to you. Roll the clip! …
What’s better than performing live stand-up on Conan O’Brien’s TV show? How about eating Italian beef sandwiches as fast as possible? For comedy! Also, why are you laughing like that? It’s T.J. Miller, ladies and germs. Roll the clip.
Jonah Ray, he of the Nerdist podcasts and the weekly Nerdmelt shows in Los Angeles, made his debut on Conan last night. You’ll learn how to act at pool parties, the realities of penguins, drinking, friendship, T.J. Maxx and more. Roll the clip! Jonah has a comedy CD out, titled, …
If you don’t know Brody Stevens, either personally or even by following his Twitter feed @BrodyismeFriend, then I’m not sure quite how to explain him to you. Oh, wait. What’s that? That’s my job, to explain him to you? Alrighty then. Steven Brody Stevens has pitched for Arizona State, appeared …
Hannibal Buress has a new CD and DVD coming out next week, hot off the heels of his Comedy Central special, “Animal Furnace.” To help promote it, Buress went on Conan last night. Want a taste? Roll the clip!
