Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Marc Maron about their old Comedy Central shows in the ‘90s, the time Maron interviewed President Obama in his garage on WTF, and his new role as a coked-up manager/director on Netflix’s new series GLOW – a role he brought plenty of […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Tonight Show, where Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler pair up with two smart girls for a game of “Are You Smarter Than a Smart Girl?” in honor of Poehler’s Smart Girls organization. It’s a pretty close battle between the two teams, but I think Jimmy and Maya spent a […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers sits down with Will Ferrell to make amends for the ways they’ve wronged each other through a game of “Clear the Air.” “I am sorry for starting the website sethmeyerssucks.com, the #1 stop on the web for Seth Meyers haters to connect and bond […]
Continue ReadingThe Comedians author Kliph Nesteroff is hosting in a new special premiering on Viceland next month. Titled Funny How?, the special “uses the immersive experiences of both rookie and veteran comics to investigate broad themes of the profession and illuminate the universal humanity that informs all aspects of the craft of comedy,” and as the […]
Continue ReadingEugene Mirman’s storytelling series Hold On is launching as a podcast next week. Here’s the logline for the series, which debuted on Audible last year: Storytelling aficionado and inquisitive host Eugene Mirman (Bob’s Burgers) sits down with special comedian guests and pauses their true, entertaining, and personal stories to get the funny details they might […]
Continue ReadingIn case you missed it, here’s a great clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah takes some time during a segment called “So Much News, So Little Time” to address not just the Philando Castile verdict, but the resulting silence of the NRA despite the fact that Castile was a legal gun owner. […]
Continue ReadingYou must have seen it: the commercial/trailer for “Steve Martin Teaches Comedy.” Facebook tells me it surfaced in early March, when my brother excitedly posted it to my wall. And it was quite the trailer to be sure, with its lush production values, zippy pacing, and promise of quality guidance from an unimpeachable comedic figure. I […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the ongoing special counsel investigation of Trump’s ties to Russia and Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow appearing on news shows to claim that Trump isn’t under investigation, despite the fact that Trump tweeted that he is under investigation: “Things are so […]
Continue ReadingRory Scovel’s newest hour, entitled Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time, dropped today on Netflix. If you haven’t watched it yet, please bookmark this article and come back after you’ve seen it because this is the kind of special that is best viewed with little to no advance information. Conceptually the special encapsulates […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a great clip from last night’s Late Show, where Paul Shaffer returns to the Ed Sullivan Theater to chat with Stephen Colbert about his years working with David Letterman and what he thinks of what Colbert and his team have done with the place: “First of all, this was my area all those years. […]
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