The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Last we saw J. Chris Newberg on the NBC television network, he was roasting and toasting Piers Morgan two summers ago as a contestant on America’s Got Talent. Newberg was back on NBC last night, performing on Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jokes told as funny little ditties with the …
Jerry Seinfeld is one of those classic throwback stand-up comedians who, like Bill Cosby, still prefers to deliver stand-up standing up at the microphone before sitting down to panel chat on a late-night TV talk show. So, that’s nice. It’s funny weird but also understandable to see that Jimmy Fallon …
In case you missed it last night, Jimmy Fallon invited Howard Stern on his Late Night show last night, and Stern immediately went into Fallon with advice and suggestions for making his show better in February 2014 when he moves up an hour and takes over The Tonight Show. “I …
Nate Bargatze grew up in Tennessee, moved to New York City to pursue his comedy career, then moved back to Nashville when it was time for his wife to give birth to their first child. If it doesn’t make sense to you while reading that, it’ll make much more sense …
What’s happening in the comedy world these days… You knew it was happening before it happened, but Community creator Dan Harmon is back running his show for the NBC sitcom’s fifth season in 2013-2014. Chris McKenna, who also left before the fourth season, also is returning as an executive producer. …
“I’m a comedian, but I don’t tell jokes.” That’s what Dave Shirley told the judges of NBC’s America’s Got Talent at the start of his audition on last night’s episode. So. What does he do? As a self-described “failed street performer,” this guy from Denver puts on a multimedia show …
Who is Angela Hoover? No, you’re not on Jeopardy or in jeopardy, for that matter. Just noting that millions of Americans newly discovered Angela Hoover last night via TV, and that they may already have seen her before — despite the onscreen graphic on America’s Got Talent that said she’s …
Kathleen Madigan performed on last night’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and let us all in on her very first experience with life on a cruise ship — which came when she performed on Lewis Black’s comedy cruise. Apparently there is a lot more than just eating and drinking to …
What’s making news in comedy… Comedy Central has renewed Inside Amy Schumer. Amy Schumer’s sketch comedy series, currently airing on Tuesday nights, will return with a 10-episode second season in 2014. Dan Harmon has confirmed that he’s in talks with Sony Pictures Television to return to the helm of Community …
Sometimes you get the Stefon send-off you hope for, and sometimes you get the Stefon send-off you deserve. You’re cordially invited to the nuptials of Seth and Stefon Meyers, from a very special Weekend Update on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, and the final episode for cast member …
