The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Don’t know who Michael Cruz Kayne is or what he’s all about? He’ll fill you in right quick with this debut performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Mixed-race, married, with two kids, and this dad’s got jokes.
Rick Ludwin, a late-night executive at NBC for three decades who famously saved both Seinfeld and Conan O’Brien from early cancellations during his tenure at the Peacock Network, died Sunday at the age of 71. Ludwin’s TV career began in college at Miami University of Ohio as host of a …
Brooks Wheelan grew up in a poor town in Iowa, but only realized that much later in life, as he explained in this performance on Wednesday’s Late Night, where he was very much in the moment. Roll the clip!
“I nailed it. I gave these people a memory they will always cherish.” That’s the instant review by Ron Burgundy of his performance on Thursday night’s Conan. Wait. Wasn’t Conan O’Brien on vacation? Yes. Yes he was. But O’Brien would make an exception for longtime friend Will Ferrell, and Ferrell’s …
Whether or not you’ve already listened to my podcast chat with Catherine Cohen, this young cabaret star has just made her late-night TV debut, performing on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Cohen sang “Look at Me,” accompanied by Henry Koperski, buttressed with a middle section of stand-up repartee. Roll the …
Janine Brito, a correspondent/writer on W. Kamau Bell’s former late-night talk show Totally Biased, totally returned to late-night TV on Thursday to perform on Late Night with Seth Meyers. She jokes about trying to survive the Trump years, but it’s a lot easier for her to enjoy recounting her awkwardness …
Janelle James is having a moment. From touring with top of the A-list comedians in arenas and theaters, to hosting her own comedy festival over the winter in Brooklyn, James is on the rise. On Tuesday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, she joked about how we all have that one …
Daniel Simonsen is from Norway, in case you’re wondering about his accent. On this performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Simonsen lets us know just how much he has thought about stand-up comedy, his own material, and how moving to New York City already has changed him. Roll the …
Louie Anderson dropped by Thursday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, and the comedian has some suggestions for making shopping for clothes easier or at least more enjoyable at big and tall stores. And yes, he’s still trying to eat right. Well, what’s right, exactly? Roll the clip!
Zainab Johnson grew up Muslim with lots of siblings. But you may not recognize her if you’d seen her for the seven years she walked around with a shaved head. Yes, there’s a lot to cover here, and Johnson does in this set from Thursday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers. …
