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Tom Papa has a new stand-up special out on EPIX called Human Mule, but for this performance on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Papa is more content to celebrate all of us, and how difficult it can be for us just to get through the day …
David Letterman had his memorable moments manning the drive-thru line at Taco Bell, and this past weekend, to prepare for Thanksgiving 2016, his successor at The Late Show, Stephen Colbert, tried his hands at answering phone calls from actual customers to the Butterball turkey talk line. How’d he do? Let’s …
That moment when your therapist asks you to describe your drinking, and this is the story you call up as an example. This is a scene from Chris Gethard’s one-man show, “Career Suicide,” which he performed on Tuesday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Gethard also sat down with Colbert, where …
Although Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert both broadcasted live Tuesday during Election Night, the outcome of the presidential vote was still not called by the time they went off the air at midnight Eastern. A day later, not only they but also everyone else in America had some time to …
This 2016 election cycle has brought out a lot of fears, a lot of opinions on immigration, and a rise in Islamophobia, all of which concerns Maz Jobrani. And not just because the comedian was born in Iran. As Jobrani explained in his stand-up comedy set on Friday’s Late Show, …
The sharing economy amuses and amazes Sebastian Maniscalco. The comedian joked about using AirBnB and the increasing number of options for Uber these days, when Maniscalco performed on Friday’s Late Show. Did you know there’s something called Uber Kitten now? Roll the clip. Maniscalco also got a bonus panel session …
As Election Day 2016 draws even nearer, Stephen Colbert wants to make sure his jokes are the most topical of all — so Colbert will broadcast live editions of The Late Show on CBS on both the night before and the night after the election, in addition to a live …
Alingon Mitra performed on Friday’s Late Show and joked that he couldn’t quit drinking while this presidential election was still ongoing. As for the two leading choices, Mitra quipped: “Just because I hate diarrhea doesn’t mean I love constipation.” Mitra also joked about the dilemma of trying not to look …
Emma Willmann scored a great slot for her TV debut as a stand-up comedian, performing on a special live edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert following the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Willmann made fun of her name, which if she says it too …
Becoming a New Yorker means gaining a sense of entitlement while also lowering your standards. At least that’s how Jon Fisch feels after living in the city for 15 years, as he joked on Friday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Take Fisch’s apartment, for example. Or his …
