‘There’s…Johnny!’ Picks the Worst Time for Nostalgia

When Johnny Carson took over as host of The Tonight Show in 1962, there was no sense that he would last 30 years in the job. Television talk shows were in their infancy, and The Tonight Show’s previous two hosts (Steve Allen and Jack Paar) had done such different jobs there was no real standard format […]

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Watch the trailer for Paul Reiser’s Tonight Show backstage comedy, “There’s… Johnny!”

There’s… Johnny! is a show that’s already had an interesting life even before this trailer dropped today. The Hulu show… MORE

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This week in comedy: Judah Friedlander shows that America is the greatest country in the United States

It’s Halloween this Tuesday and Judah Friedlander is challenging the idea of “American Exceptionalism” with is debut Netflix stand-up comedy… MORE

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Rachel Feinstein discusses the downside of parents on social media on “The Tonight Show”

Rachel Feinstein is a gunslinger, she stopped by The Tonight Show to show us how it’s done – skewing an… MORE

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This week on TV: welcome to The Opposition and the return of Saturday Night Live

There’s plenty of activity happening this week on television. Since fall is officially here we’re seeing the rollout of plenty… MORE

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This week on TV: Jerry Seinfeld does something he hasn’t done in nearly 20 years

The time has come, the long-awaited and much hyped new Jerry Seinfeld comedy special. While the comedian himself has never… MORE

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This week on TV: American Vandal asks, “who drew the dicks?”

The time has come for a new Netflix series that we’ve been eagerly anticipating for a while now and that’s… MORE

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This week on TV: Ryan Hamilton shows his “Smiley Face”

On Tuesday, Ryan Hamilton will release his first ever Netflix stand-up comedy special Happy Face, and boy does he look… MORE

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Marc Maron’s next stand-up comedy special slated for Netflix, book coming in October

Marc Maron is the latest comedian to be working with Netflix. Last night the comedian/podcaster was on The Tonight Show… MORE

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Watch Bridget Everett’s standing ovation after performing a Janis Joplin song on “The Tonight Show”

Last night Bridget Everett paneled for the first time on The Tonight Show and she gave Jimmy Fallon the history… MORE

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