Russell Howard on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Three nights in a row this week, one of the late-night talk shows has trotted out a stand-up comedian. On Wednesday, it was The Late …
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Eric Neumann on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Eric Nuemann made his Tonight Show debut on Tuesday, joking about the chance to be away from his overprotective mom, although it could be worse. …
Continue ReadingSam Morril on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Late-night shows took a break from stand-up comedy during the Winter Olympics, but now that that’s done, we can get back to booking comedians on …
Continue ReadingEpisode #377: Blair Socci
Blair Socci played Division I college volleyball and went to grad school for creative writing before finding her voice through stand-up comedy. Her first break …
Continue ReadingEpisode #376: R.J. Fried
R.J. Fried turned down the National Hockey League first to pursue his college education, and then a career in comedy. So far, so good. Fried …
Continue ReadingEpisode #375: Al Madrigal
Al Madrigal grew up in San Francisco and worked in his family’s HR business for 10 years before deciding to pursue a career in comedy. …
Continue ReadingEpisode #374: Phat Tuesdays: Guy Torry & Reginald Hudlin
In the late 1990s, between the comedy booms, perhaps the hottest live stand-up show in Los Angeles happened every week on a Tuesday night. That’s …
Continue ReadingJackie Kashian on The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jackie Kashian put out one of the best comedy specials of 2021. I said so over on Decider! Here she/her is performing a few minutes …
Continue ReadingEpisode #373: Ali Vingiano
Ali Vingiano is a writer, actress and filmmaking comedian who has leveled up over the course of the pandemic. She received her first Writer’s Guild …
Continue ReadingSean Donnelly on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sean Donnelly made his Tonight Show debut on Friday night, several years and more than 60 pounds lighter since he got to do Letterman. Donnelly …
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