In light of the recent news that Trump’s proposed budget includes heartlessly cutting programs like Meals on Wheels but tons of money for defense, Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. correspondent came up with a very inspired idea that he shared during last night’s show: rebranding Meals on Wheels as another military force called MEAL […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, Nathan Fielder opened up the first-ever Summit Ice pop-up store in Vancouver, and based on the accounts of fans and reporters who were there, it looks like the store was a wildly popular success: Vancouver Summit Ice store is open for business! pic.twitter.com/JXy5VmcvGQ — nathan fielder (@nathanfielder) March 26, 2017 Comedian @NathanFielder is selling […]
Continue ReadingMy latest Humor In Hindsight column for Decider looks back at the start of Trevor Noah’s rapid rise through the stand-up comedy ranks, which began in his native South Africa. You Laugh But It’s True followed Noah at 25, directed and produced by David Paul Meyer (now a producer for Noah’s version of The Daily […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where Trevor Noah takes a look at this week’s news regarding the GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill and the Republicans delaying the vote because they couldn’t even get enough fellow Republicans to support it. “It’s crazy what the Republicans were willing to do to get this bill passed: […]
Continue ReadingWhile we’re still waiting to hear about the return of Nathan Fielder’s fantastic Comedy Central series Nathan for You, one running bit from season 3 is getting some more time in the spotlight this weekend. Uproxx noticed an update today on the official website for Fielder’s Holocaust awareness-inspired jacket company Summit Ice where he revealed […]
Continue ReadingThe comedy boom of this decade has given rise to plenty of gimmicky live shows, plenty of ways performers have tried to jazz up stand-up comedy to attract audiences. Somehow The Comedy Jam has risen above its gimmick. Born in 2014 as a showcase of comedians rocking out with a live band in Los Angeles, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Daily Show, where correspondent Jordan Klepper heads to a Donald Trump campaign rally in Nashville, Tennessee to ask Trump supporters why, exactly, it’s necessary for Trump to hold campaign events two months into his presidency and why they hate Obamacare and love Trumpcare, which leads to this golden response […]
Continue ReadingEvery year Comedy Central selects a handful of up-and-coming comedians to tape half hours for their series of the same… MORE
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Remember when seemingly every comedian who ever called him or herself a comedian taped half-hour submissions earlier over the winter? They started finding out from Comedy Central last week, and here’s the full list of stand-ups recording what’s now being called Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… These first 14 half-hours also will return to the scene […]
Continue ReadingRemember when seemingly every comedian who ever called him or herself a comedian taped half-hour submissions earlier over the winter? They started finding out from Comedy Central last week, and here’s the full list of stand-ups recording what’s now being called Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents… These first 14 half-hours also will return to the scene […]
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