Here’s a clip from last night’s Conan, where O’Brien heads to Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem to learn the ins-and-outs of soul food and try his best to do a good job as the restaurant’s new server (and later, dishwasher). “What would you like? Would you like some waffles? Would you like some biscuits? Would you […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Full Frontal, where Samantha Bee takes a closer look at the predictably and terribly inactive “thoughts and prayers” responses that Fox News and many conservatives have made in response to the Sutherland Springs church shooting and any other mass shooting that occurs. “Look, I would love to not talk […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers welcomes back writers Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel for a new installment of “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” featuring special guest Hillary Clinton, who stops by during the segment to deliver a couple very specific punchlines. “According to a recent report, koalas may be extinct […]
Continue ReadingI was patched into a conference call with comedian Chris Fleming, who was curious as to why our interview was even taking place. “I got an email that said Splitsider wanted to check in on me. It sounded like you guys were concerned, like a friend at a party,” he said. “Oh no, where is […]
Continue ReadingGenerally speaking, when we hear the phrase “standup special,” we think of an individual performance. A comic gets on stage, and for the next 60-90 minutes, we watch them masterfully weave between bits of material, ideally keeping the crowd captivated the entire time. Chris Rock’s 2008 HBO special Kill the Messenger diverged from the formula […]
Continue ReadingCreator Ryan Mazer is no stranger to deep, disturbing introspection, and we’re no stranger to covering it. Today’s feature is Mazer’s latest descent into the recesses of unbridled anxiety and anti-social behavior, framed as an Insider’s Guide to New York City. A warning: For anyone who’s occupied “the city” for more than a holiday and does […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a sneak peek from tomorrow’s episode of Sarah Silverman’s Hulu series I Love You, America, where Gil Ozeri heads to Spring City, Utah to meet doomsday prepper Pete Larson and take a tour of his underground bunker – and really, what better way to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2016 presidential election than this? In […]
Continue ReadingHere’s some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that season 4 of Nathan for You wraps up tomorrow night on Comedy Central. The good news, however, is that tomorrow’s season finale is a very special two-hour episode that Comedy Central previously promised is “unlike anything that has been broadcast on television […]
Continue Reading“Sense of humor” is often cited as one of the top three personality traits that people look for in a partner, and it’s probably just as important that they laugh at your jokes as it is that you laugh at theirs. Finding that quality probably wasn’t as much of a problem for Emily Axford and […]
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of notable political stories that get buried these days thanks to the general insanity and incompetence of the Trump administration, so during last night’s Late Night, Seth Meyers decided to explore one of those issues: Trump’s nominee for the Department of Agriculture chief scientist Sam Clovis. “Of course, you may know […]
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