Final Late Show with David Letterman will air May 20, 2015
by The final night of the official 2014-2015 TV season also will bid a fond farewell to Late Show with David Letterman, as Letterman, his Worldwide …
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President Barack Obama takes over The Colbert Report to deliver “The Word” as “The Decree”
We knew that “Stephen Colbert” would interview President Barack Obama on Monday night’s The Colbert Report, but we didn’t know that Obama would upstage Colbert …
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver proves it belongs with all-star first-season finale salmon cannon salute
TV networks may still use Nielsen ratings as their primary measuring stick for how successful their programs in gaining viewers and selling advertisements. But Last …
Who would make it onto the Mount Rushmore of Comedy?
This May, in celebrating Don Rickles on his 88th birthday, Jerry Seinfeld said of his elder hero: “”On the Mount Rushmore of stand-up comedy, there are …
Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman win comedy writing awards at 2014 Emmys
The top comedy writers on TV for 2014 were stand-up comedians, according to the Emmy Awards. Take that, comedy writers. In a telecast light on …
All the cool kids are petitioning Stephen Colbert to hire Dave Hill as his Late Show bandleader
Dave Hill‘s live show tonight in Brooklyn is titled Meet Me In The Bathroom and Tell Me All Your Secrets. Hill’s fans, meanwhile, already are …
Comedy Central programming chief Kent Alterman reflects on his career path, that of Comedy Central comedians
In case you missed it on the original audio podcast earlier this month, you now can watch Kent Alterman, Comedy Central’s president of original programming, speak …
“Stephen Colbert” says goodbye to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (again)
Stephen Colbert made his triumphant appearance Tuesday on Late Show with David Letterman as Letterman’s heir-in-waiting. On Wednesday, “Stephen Colbert” returned to The Daily Show …
Stephen Colbert tells David Letterman he missed chances at interning and writing for him, before replacing him as Late Show host in 2015
Decades before he was the “Stephen Colbert” that you’ve come to know and love on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert had the opportunity …
Chelsea Handler talks late-night TV future with Ellen
What’s next for Chelsea Handler on TV in 2015? After posting this photo of herself on Instagram, with her dog and paperwork bearing the CBS …