The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Caitlin Weierhauser jokes about feeling like a part-time girl, growing up raised by a single dad in the woods of Oregon, updating genders and more in their TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Roll the clip.
Stephen Colbert, who took over The Late Show from David Letterman in September 2015, will stay where he’s at through at least 2023. CBS announced a new three-year contract extension with Colbert keeping him til August 2023. “Stephen Colbert is one of the most entertaining, influential and relevant voices in …
Leah Bonnema made her network TV debut on Wednesday’s Late Show, and joked about how men pay too much attention to their own feelings without caring enough about women’s feelings, and how that plays into the joys of birth control, and her 11-year relationship with her boyfriend. Roll the clip!
Kevin Camia made his network TV debut on The Late Show this week, and joked about turning Filipino stereotypes around, as well as the indignities of sitting in third-chair in your grade-school band. Roll the clip.
“I nailed it. I gave these people a memory they will always cherish.” That’s the instant review by Ron Burgundy of his performance on Thursday night’s Conan. Wait. Wasn’t Conan O’Brien on vacation? Yes. Yes he was. But O’Brien would make an exception for longtime friend Will Ferrell, and Ferrell’s …
Shane Torres knows his name could have turned out a lot worse if his first name were Spanish and his last name Irish, and not the other way around. As Torres joked on The Late Show, he also finds himself making more odd noises as he gets older, and feels …
Candice Thompson jokes about living in the truth, whether it’s how you present yourself on Instagram or on the dating apps. As she joked on The Late Show, Thompson also thinks using insanity as a defense for murder isn’t quite telling the whole story, either. Roll the clip.
Daniel Simonsen is a Norwegian comedian living in New York City, but don’t let this photo fool you. Simonsen knew exactly which way to look when he performed on Monday’s Late Show. He’s just playing into the awkwardness of his demeanor. Roll the clip!
Ahamed Weinberg, the co-creator of Please Understand Me on Amazon Prime Video, jokes that it’s easy to appear smarter at parties if you just don’t speak. But Weinberg had a seven-minute set on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to fill, so fill it with jokes he did. You’ll learn …
If you combined Mark Normand with Joe List, would you get Captain America? We’ll never know. But this Steven Rogers made his network TV debut on Friday’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, confidently joking about his own battles with anxiety. Roll the clip.
