Pete Lee on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Pete Lee made his fifth appearance on The Tonight Show, and revealed he’s still not the most toxic masculine man. Roll the clip.
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R.I.P. John Witherspoon (1942-2019)
Stand-up comedian and actor John Witherspoon, who started working comedy clubs in the 1970s and was still working the clubs into his 70s, and planned on reviving his role Willie Jones in another Friday movie, has died. Witherspoon was 77. His family an…
Continue ReadingAlex Edelman on Conan
Alex Edelman got to meet the late, great Neil Armstrong in real life once, but it wasn’t so great. Armstrong is no Koko the Gorilla, it turns out. Edelman explains in this performance on Conan. Roll the clip!
Continue ReadingEpisode #278: Matt Besser
Matt Besser is known as one of the co-founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade, which began as a sketch comedy group in Chicago, moved to New York City, got a TV series on Comedy Central, and opened up theaters and schools teaching improv and sketch co…
Continue ReadingKelly Bachman addresses Harvey Weinstein, the elephant in the room at Actor’s Hour
You’re invited to perform at a monthly live show in the part of the East Village formerly known as Alphabet City, and you’re excited not only because the show promises a chance for networking, but also a free videotape, which you really cou…
Continue ReadingAnnouncing TLB Records
The Laugh Button has corralled 800 Pound Gorilla Records and Robert Kelly’s RiotCast Podcast Network into launching a new, joint record label called TLB Records. They’ll debut formally next week with the release of Mike Feeney’s ̶…
Continue ReadingComedy Dynamics works with company to put stand-up video in Uber, Lyft vehicles
Do you want a laugh with that Lyft? Comedy Dynamics announced a deal Thursday with Surf, a company that’s working on its own deal with ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to hang interactive video tablets for the passengers in the back se…
Continue ReadingBrooks Wheelan on Late Night with Seth Meyers
Brooks Wheelan grew up in a poor town in Iowa, but only realized that much later in life, as he explained in this performance on Wednesday’s Late Night, where he was very much in the moment. Roll the clip!
Continue ReadingJay Larson on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jay Larson doesn’t have a favorite child, per se, but he can tell you why he likes his daughter, as he explains in this performance on Wednesday’s Late Late Show. Roll the clip.
Continue ReadingJay Jurden on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jay Jurden made his TV debut last night on The Tonight Show, and came out as what show business describes as everyone’s “black best friend.” He’s also got other revelations to share, so roll the clip.
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