The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Years before Thomas Middleditch was an award-nominated star of HBO’s Silicon Valley, he was just another comedian hustling for fame in Chicago, and in 2006, he didn’t imagine that his rap video mocking McDonald’s chicken mcnuggets would amount to as much as it has. Because McDonald’s bought the video Middleditch …
Jim Gaffigan will perform stand-up comedy for Pope Francis when the titular head of the Catholic Church visits Philadelphia later this month, and Gaffigan is even more surprised by it than you are. Gaffigan is Catholic, and his wife “is Shiite Catholic,” as he likes to joke. He’ll perform live …
Marina Franklin was looking good on Monday’s episode of Conan, which as she explained in her stand-up routine, means she’s currently between boyfriends. She has dated white men and black men, and sometimes younger men. But with the latter, she realized her date was too young when a bystander commented …
Sam Morril returned to Conan on Thursday night to deliver a kick-ass set packed with jokes. Should you be quizzed to pick up Claritin-D? Should you quiz anyone on dinosaurs? Can you tell a woman is angry by her facial expression? Why isn’t Magic Johnson the spokesperson for Trojan condoms? Do …
Maggie Maye made her big late-night TV debut on Thursday night’s Conan and crushed it. Maye is based in Austin and grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, where people have called her weird (which is good for “keeping it weird!” in Austin) and sassy, but at least that’s better …
Tom Papa has enjoyed a lazy summer with his wife and kids. Which, as he explained on Thursday night’s Conan, means he’s not going to be the next Einstein or Edison. He will be the next Papa, next in a long line of nappers. End of the line to become …
Australian comedian James Smith made it back to the States this week to perform on Thursday night’s Conan. Smith is single, ladies! Ah, but there’s a catch. As a single fella, he’s figured out what he’s willing to do for a mate, and more importantly, what he’s not willing to …
John Roy recognizes that even though he’s an adult, he still dresses himself like a 12-year-old boy, and sometimes lives like one, too. Maybe don’t try this at home, people?! Leave it to the professional stand-up comedians of 2015. Roy also jokes on Thursday night’s Conan about recognizing the differences …
Mark Normand has changed up his lucky TV jacket, though it hasn’t affected his success on his third appearance performing stand-up on Conan, as he demonstrated on Thursday night’s episode. Normand made a very strong case for ditching whatever racist or sexist stereotypes you may hold, using a cute and …
This spring, Matt Oberg acted as the head writer on “The Billy and Josh Show” the comedy show within a comedy show, FX’s The Comedians. This summer, Oberg will go even deeper into meta character, serving as the host of a very real yet ridiculous reality TV competition that reminds …
