The Best Of Saturday Night Live’s Stand-Up Monologues
Aziz Ansari, Eddie Murphy & John Mulaney on Saturday Night Live. Courtesy of NBC. Since the very beginning in 1975, Saturday Night Live has become known for many things. The show has changed in many ways over the years, but one of the things that has stayed exactly the same from day one is the […]
Dave Chappelle Rang In His Birthday By Bringing Out Some Incredible People At Madison Square Garden
Dave Chappelle, who just announced stand-up tour dates, celebrated his 50th birthday by doing what he does best: stand-up. Over a star-studded four day residency at Madison Square Garden, the comedian welcomed celebrity friends from the worlds of music, comedy, film, and sports to help make the celebratory vibe linger. One notable thing about Chappelle […]
Watch a new clip from Hari Kondabolu’s Simpsons doc, “The Problem With Apu”
Check out this clip from Hari Kondabolu’s upcoming truTV documentary, The Problem With Apu a documentary where the comedian examines the racial implications of the Apu Nahasapeemapetilon character from The Simpsons and what it means for people of Indian descent. A nuanced documentary where Kondabolu expresses his love for the show, yet at the same […]
Aziz Ansari hosted “Saturday Night Live,” for the first time, and hopefully not the last
There’s an interesting trend happening at Saturday Night Live this season. Their comedian hosts taking reigns of the show directly on the heels of a major political moment. Dave Chappelle had it the week of the election and Aziz Ansari taking it right after the inauguration. While this might be pure coincidence, we like to […]
Aziz Ansari’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue takes on race, politics, and the protest march
Last night, Aziz Ansari hosted Saturday Night Live and as most comedians do, he chose to forgo anything sketch related and perform a stand-up set. Opening by declaring what a great time it was that a brown guy was there telling jokes on the day after the inauguration. Ansari ran the gamut of current issues […]
Aziz Ansari has the moves in “Saturday Night Live” promos
This weekend, Aziz Ansari is hosting Saturday Night Live. We’re excited about the gig, for the comedian/actor has never hosted the show before and it will give us a chance to see Ansari revisit some of his sketch comedy roots. Promos for the hosting gig just hit the web today proving he’s got the moves.
Sketchy MVPs: Aziz Ansari from “Human Giant”
We all love Amy Schumer, everyone knows how brilliant Key & Peele are, and you’ve watched Will Ferrell’s classic SNL sketches countless of times. But in this weekly column Sketchy MVPs, The Laugh Button shines a light on comedians from our favorites shows and troupes who don’t often get rightful credit for their contributions to sketch comedy. On […]
Aziz Ansari to host “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest Big Sean
Saturday Night Live makes its long awaiting return post holiday break and will be back with a big bang. Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and musical guest Sturgill Simpson are on tap for the the January 14th episode. And that’s not all the news out of the Saturday Night Live camp. We’ve […]
Seventeen minutes of “Parks And Recreation” bloopers will make your day
If you aren’t a fan of curses or fun well then don’t watch this clip. It’s a rowdy NSFW 17 minutes of bloopers from season 4 of Parks And Recreation. There are some pretty glorious moments including Aubrey Plaza performing dog ventriloquism, Louis C.K. loosing it. The usually proper Rashida Jones dropping a curses on […]