The Definitive Guide to Comedy
“You asked for it! You asked for it.” It didn’t take that much asking, begging or pleading from Arsenio Hall last night to coax Andrew “Dice” Clay to bring the “Diceman” back over to the stand-up mic during their panel discussion on last night’s Arsenio. Dice just turned 56; Arsenio …
Chris Spencer and his wife were fortunate enough to visit the White House and meet President Barack Obama. Seems like Mrs. Spencer got more out of the meeting than Chris did, however. Or should I call them the Kings? Spencer explained in this stand-up performance on last night’s episode of …
Mike Wysocki is a stand-up comedian from Pittsburgh who usually spends his mornings sharing his opinions on the local radio around the Three Rivers airwaves on WDVE-FM (102.5), but he had to make a run for the border to earn his big late-night TV break last night on Arsenio. I listened …
Mike Epps performed on Monday night’s episode of Arsenio, and good thing they waited a couple of days after Billy Ray Cyrus was on the show, because Epps had some jokes to say about watching Miley Cyrus onstage with her “chicken cutlets” hanging out and bouncing about. A far cry …
Iliza Shlesinger is single, fellas, but before you ask her out, know that she’s already preparing to break up with you. On Wednesday night’s Arsenio, Shlesinger shared one such saga. She’s still my candy crush. You can check out Iliza Shlesinger’s new stand-up special, War Paint, on Netflix. Roll the …
You may remember this next comedian from the 1990s. That’s not what Arsenio Hall said, exactly, when introducing stand-up comedian John Henton to his show on Monday night, but he might as well have, telling audience members they knew Henton from his roles on Living Single (1993-1998) and The Hughleys …
Louie Anderson made a big Splash this summer on that ABC diving competition series. But you know, Anderson’s relationship with Arsenio Hall goes way back. He played the fast-food employee at the McDonald’s rip-off joint, McDowell’s, in Queens where he met the characters played by Hall and Eddie Murphy in …
Bill Bellamy performed stand-up on The Arsenio Hall Show last night, and fun fact Arsenio mentions in the introduction: Did you know Bellamy coined the term “booty call?” Fun fact. This time around, Bellamy wanted to talk about his recent trips to Nigeria — where he received a full African …
Only two weeks into its revival, Whose Line Is It Anyway? not only has proven to be a hit for The CW, but it’s also revived the broadcast network’s hopes to program actual sitcoms and other comedy series on its dial. The CW announced late Monday it had ordered a …
Who’s ready for some new Whose Line Is It Anyway? anyway? The short-form improvised comedy game show that’s not really a game show but just a good half-hour of make-em-up fun returns tonight (8 p.m. Eastern/Pacific) on The CW. Aisha Tyler has replaced Drew Carey as the host, but the …
