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British ventriloquist Paul Zerdin continued to prove himself a hit with the judges at America’s Got Talent this season, earning a “golden buzzer” from guest judge Marlon Wayans which sent him straight past “Judges Cuts” to the live rounds in August from Radio City Music Hall. Roll the clip and …
Welcome to Sweden, and now fare thee well, Sweden. Amy Poehler said goodbye to NBC and Parks and Recreation earlier this year, and barely anyone stuck around to watch her brother, Greg, toil away with his wife and new life in Sweden. Viewership of Welcome to Sweden — in its …
Robert Klein made his 87th appearance on The Tonight Show on Friday night, but ’twas his first time performing stand-up when Jimmy Fallon hosted — and his first time in that New York City studio since 1973. Which makes him a certifiable member of AARP. Don’t know about AARP? Want …
Last Comic Standing returns for the start of season 9 tonight on NBC, and The Comic’s Comic already has told you who to keep your eyes peeled for among the Top 100 stand-up comedians invited to perform and compete this summer. So now’s the time to get excited. Excite yourself …
Judd Apatow performed stand-up on Monday night’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and it’s so fascinating and fun to see Apatow return to the game after some two decades away from it. What he brings to it now, with age and experience and also not having to worry while also …
Myq Kaplan not only passed his audition, but also survived the “Judges’ Cuts” round this week on America’s Got Talent, currently in its 10th season on NBC. On Tuesday night’s episode, we saw Kaplan joke about and with his long-distance girlfriend, and impress the judges with his quick wit. So …
Following a two-week break from late-night, Jimmy Fallon took to explaining why his absence from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon started a day earlier than planned. “I tripped and fell in my kitchen,” he said from his TV desk following Monday night’s monologue. Fallon blamed the fall on his …
While most comedians are angling for solo hour specials on Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, Showtime or EPIX, Jeff Dunham and his dummies are headed straight for primetime network TV, lining up an hour on NBC at the end of summer 2015. “Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood,” will air Thursday, Sept. …
Blink and you may have missed it last night, but only if your blinks last a New York Minute — because that’s how long it took for America’s Got Talent to show us brief teases of comedians Myq Kaplan and Gary Vider from their auditions this season. Don’t worry. You’ll …
Leo Lytel was a 15-year-old high school freshman when he auditioned this spring for America’s Got Talent. When he’s a 16-year-old sophomore this fall, who knows what Leo will be able to tell his classmates? For one thing, they’ll have seen him on primetime network TV! Here’s his audition, which …
