The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast […]
Continue ReadingToday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Human Giant MTV 24-hour takeover. Starting at 12:00pm on May 18th, 2007 and ending at 12:00pm on May 19th, 2007, the cast of Human Giant (Aziz Ansari, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer) were allowed to show music videos, air episodes from season 1, and bring on guest comedians and performers. […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Matt Walsh about how Veep compares to our current reality, how they both got their start in improv, the time Walsh put his improv skills to use for a stranger’s wedding, his old day job singing telegrams with Adam McKay, and his […]
Continue ReadingBack when I was a lad in the nineteen-hundred and eighties, standup showcase shows were on cable television 24 hours a day, and I watched every single one of them. They were all good to me and my insatiable appetite for standup, but the big ones were on HBO. I seldom had access to HBO, […]
Continue ReadingBack when I was a lad in the nineteen-hundred and eighties, standup showcase shows were on cable television 24 hours a day, and I watched every single one of them. They were all good to me and my insatiable appetite for standup, but the big ones were on HBO. I seldom had access to HBO, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at the recent news that FBI Director James Comey wrote a detailed memo after a meeting with Donald Trump that reveals Trump told Comey to drop the ongoing investigation against his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. While Meyers points out […]
Continue ReadingLongtime Saturday Night Live cast member Bobby Moynihan is moving on. Moynihan will appear in his final episode of SNL this weekend, which also marks the season 42 finale with host Dwayne Johnson. According to Deadline, Moynihan’s departure after this season was planned ahead of time, which led to him being cast in the CBS […]
Continue ReadingSometimes there are days in the This Week in Web Videos column where we profile not one but two projects we feel you, our audience, should be aware of. Today is one of those days. We bring for your consideration and (we hope) enjoyment two perverse descents into comedic absurdity. Let us know what you […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel briefly talks about how much Donald Trump lies and particularly how that affects and influences young people before introducing a Schoolhouse Rock parody that’s the perfect sendup of the era of “fake news” and “alternative facts” we’re currently stuck in thanks to the POTUS. It’s […]
Continue ReadingKeith Robinson had a stroke last year — one of those strokes that leaves an entire side of your body paralyzed and your speech slurred. The type that makes simple acts – like stepping onto the 2-foot-high stage of The Comedy Cellar – arduous feats. But Keith Robinson still does it, undeterred. And fortunately for […]
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