The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Sean Patton has been accused of looking like others, but how about like an owl? That’s what he divulged last night on Conan, in addition to quitting smoking — and, by the way — nice shout out for The Creek and The Cave! Roll the clip.
Some comedians like to push the envelope. Tig Notaro likes to push the stool. No, really. Tig showed us what she means last night on Conan. Conan seems to have found its own personality in finding comedians it likes and featuring them multiple times. Count Notaro among those favorites. Roll …
Laurie Kilmartin performed on last year’s edition of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and though she didn’t win the big prize there, she did receive a nice parting gift not too long afterward: A job as a writer for Conan on TBS. On Thursday night’s show, Kilmartin performed stand-up on Conan, …
Michael Kosta changed the way I look at women after the very first stand-up set of his that I saw several years ago. The other night on Conan, Kosta let everybody in on the fact that “hot chicks” lead very different lives and experiences than the rest of us, whether …
Christian Finnegan says going downhill is the fun part. Have you ever gone downhill? Weeeeeeeeee! Finnegan was on Conan last night, and made light of how America might not be as most powerful as it has been for the past century, and also provided useful tips for dining solo. Comedy …
Jesse Popp made his late-night debut last night on Conan, where Popp also is one of the show’s newest hires as a staff writer. Originally from Michigan, Popp is like Norm Macdonald but younger. Much younger. And less Canadian. You know what I’m trying to say. Right? In this set, …
Maria Bamford, she of so many voices! On Conan the other night, Bamford offered a peek inside her own baby Jesus voices that she leaves as voice mails for her mother. How sweet! Not as sweet, however, as the fevery sugar dreams that celebrity chef Paula Deen must have on …
Conan O’Brien and his late-night crew triumphantly returned to New York City this week, and Reggie Watts — who toured with Conan during his TV break way back when it wasn’t so long ago — welcomed him back to the city by performing that by-gone ditty, “The Boys are Back …
TJ Miller has some more characters to share with you. But first, Miller’s second performance on Conan included a clever nod to an earlier backstage incident during the show, and the recounting of an airplane trip he endured sitting in the middle seat between a father and daughter who made …
Matt Braunger may have dressed like Mister Rogers last night on Conan, but he certainly doesn’t act like him. Or, should I say, their acts aren’t all that similar. I don’t remember Mister Rogers talking about hitting on girls, hangovers in your 30s, and lonely man dinners. Well, I suppose …
