The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Starting your final episode with a showstopping all-star musical number, and closing with an homage to three classic TV finales plus a callback to your first big break in American TV: Well, Craig Ferguson never did want to play by the rules or traditions of television, anyhow. He wanted to …
Jermaine Fowler is still very much a young man, but not as young as his parents were when they had him, which leads to a different kind of childhood, as he explained in his stand-up performance on Friday’s episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Then again, Jermaine …
Frank Nicotero, the warm-up guy for America’s Got Talent who got into it last year with a contestant auditioning with his signature bit, got to show his original version this past summer — well, almost — on Last Comic Standing. It was a digital extra for a while. Now, on …
Halloween Friday was a busy night for stand-up comedians on late-night network TV. Alingon Mitra performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. You may remember seeing Mitra this summer on TV and online as the “Comic Comeback” winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. On Ferguson, Mitra notes that …
Carmen Lynch isn’t in the mood for love. At least not until she’s gotten to know herself better. Just taking her friend’s advice, Lynch reveals in her stand-up performance Thursday on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Pay no attention to the fact that she’s 6-feet-tall. Everything is right …
Louie Anderson has a weekly date with Las Vegas, and it’s got him making observations about just how drunk some people can get. “I haven’t been that drunk. I’ve been that full!” Anderson said Tuesday night on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. But yes, please tell him about …
In case you missed it, Dan Boulger returned to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to perform stand-up again on Monday night’s episode. Boulger had been booked earlier in the month but bumped for time constraints. In this set, Boulger makes light of his lightweight status. Because: Diabetes! Not …
Eddie Izzard‘s new American stand-up tour, Force Majeure, kicked off last night in Washington, D.C., with the first of three nights at the Warner Theatre. His tour continues through May and June up to July 2, 2014, for now — with dates in 20 states (32 cities, 51 shows). He already …
He put the most thought into his monologues and interviews, while also giving off an attitude that he could care less about the whole thing, because who really was watching The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS? On Monday night’s show, Craig Ferguson put an end to one …
Root root root for the home team, and if they win, you can take credit in it! That’s not how the song goes, but it helps to think that way for the opening bit of Adam Ray‘s performance on Thursday night’s Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Ray is a …
