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“Actually, on the second season, I’m going to be hosting. They didn’t tell you that part.” — Jay Leno, right before hugging Arsenio Hall, who has that reaction (above), after Leno first read a certified letter on-air during Wednesday night’s Arsenio announcing his late-night TV show had been renewed for …
Arsenio Hall introduced Zainab Johnson on a first-name only basis for her first time on TV, and she showed up right on time. That’s Zainab’s big resolution for 2013. Which means she is more conscious now of everyone else who is late around her. She’s also one of 13 children, …
Tyrese’s loss is Kevin Shea‘s gain was our gain on Wednesday night’s episode of Arsenio, as Shea was the second stand-up comedian of the night to perform on the show. Thanks, Tyrese. Kevin Shea comes from Korean heritage, but when he paid a visit to his family’s birthplace, he realized …
“Corey Holcomb, doing all the material the other comics wish they could do!” That’s Arsenio Hall’s outro for Holcomb’s stand-up performance that closed out Tuesday’s episode of Arsenio. So if you want to know what Holcomb has to say to all of the “side chicks” out there, please proceed. Roll …
Comedian Ron G. is from the South, so going to church is a multi-day event for his family. Going to Catholic Church with a lady friend is not what he expected after growing up in the Southern Baptist Church, as Ron G. explained on Monday’s Arsenio. “Lunchables for the Lord” …
Legalizing marijuana really has changed the attitudes of the people who smoke pot — not that Erin Foley is one of those people. She doesn’t even smoke, as she told the audience on Tuesday’s Arsenio. Would smoking help her navigate the perfume aisles of Macy’s, however? Fair question to ponder. Roll …
Shopping for sex toys is a lot different now than Jackie Fabulous remembers it. Then again, living in the city isn’t quite as dangerous as her mom thinks it is anymore, either. Such is life, as Fabulous told the audience in this stand-up performance on Arsenio. Roll the clip.
It’s Black History Month. What movie are they showing on the flight you’re taking? DeRay Davis says his airplane service wasn’t quite right, as he explained on his stand-up set on Wednesday’s Arsenio. But he wasn’t going to fight about it. And even if he did, how would he use his …
Black don’t crack. Just look at Arsenio Hall, as Helen Hong noted opening her stand-up set on Monday’s Arsenio. Black don’t crack is a cool saying, but Asians age well, too — and Hong thinks they need a catchphrase to honor that. “Rice stays nice!” You know what’s not nice? The …
There was something a bit odd about Phil Perrier’s stand-up performance Wednesday night on Arsenio. No, it wasn’t the long limp out to center stage on a cane. That was odd, to be sure. But no. The answer we were looking for is host Arsenio Hall’s quips to Perrier after …
