The Laugh Button Podcast #87: Comedy legacies and Daniel Sloss
Mark and Matt geek out a bit about comedy, what makes some go down as legends and what makes some disappear into the annals of history. Comedian Daniel Sloss then joins us to talk about his rocketing career and how he approaches taking it to the United States. Rate, subscribe and tell your friends. New […]
The continued comedy adventures of Jeffrey Gurian
If you even have a tertiary view of the comedy scene, chances are you’ve seen a man walking around who seems to know every comedian in the room. He’s dressed better than most, has a head of gray hair that sticks up higher than most, glasses, and a comically-oversized pencil. This man is Jeffrey Gurian; […]
Dave Chappelle tells Jimmy Kimmel all about his new Netflix specials and his daughter’s sense of humor
To celebrate his two new specials – released this week as a two-episode collection on Netflix – Dave Chappelle stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live, to share some rarely heard stories about his family, and to give some insight into why, after such a lengthy hiatus, he decided to release new material now. Check the full […]
Michael McKean tells Stephen Colbert how he sold the script for “Spinal Tap”
Last night, the eternally delightful Michael McKean stopped by The Late Show to share some memories from his decades-long career in comedy. He was there promoting the upcoming season of Better Call Saul — in which he plays Bob Odenkirk’s brilliant and troubled brother – but he spent most of his time telling Stephen Colbert about Spinal Tap, his first Late […]
Comedians get drunk and run a psychic hotline in new podcast “Mr. Cleo”
It’s more or less a rite of passage for aspiring comics to launch their own podcasts these days, so it’s getting damn near impossible to come up with a premise that hasn’t been done a hundred times already (comedians, talking with other comedians? How candid!) But NYC stand-up Jake Flores, host of the recently debuted Mr. […]
Above Average’s “Manners Men” get analyzed by Chris Gethard
In the latest episode of new Above Average series “Manners Men,” consummate gentlemen / co-hosts Dan Chamberlain and Mike Antonucci – er, Daniel and Michael – attempt to teach heathen New Jersey native Chris Gethard all about the finer things in life. But the Chris Gethard Show host, who’s made a career out of empathizing with […]
“Veep” showrunner David Mandel, “There’s nobody more Trumpy than Selina”
In a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, David Mandel, the showrunner of HBO hit political comedy Veep, finally answered the burning questions everyone’s been asking since the election: how is Trump affecting Veep or, perhaps, vice versa? The show, which follows Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer as she becomes a massively underprepared Vice President and, […]
Judd Apatow is publishing a second book of interviews with comedians, “Sicker in the Head”
Filmmaker and occasional comic Judd Apatow has his hands in just about every hit production out there – Netflix’s Love, HBO’s Crashing, Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide. But way back in the day, he got his start soliciting interviews from legendary comics like Jerry Seinfeld and Mel Books, his enthusiasm for their craft shining through in his […]
Rob Delaney tells Jimmy Kimmel why he loves living in London
To promote the upcoming third season of his BBC comedy, Catastrophe, comic Rob Delaney stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, to talk about British food and Carrie Fisher. Delaney, who moved his family to London three years ago when Catastrophe filming began, apologizes to Kimmel for not taking any of his restaurant recommendations — yet, at least. […]
Jerrod Carmichael on why it’s important to wear a watch, and to always question everything
TV star and stand-up comic Jerrod Carmichael sat down with GQ recently, to model some t-shirts and talk about his new comedy special, his hit sitcom, and why he loves pushing boundaries so much. Between telling the style mag why he wears a replica of MLK’s watch and why he’s still single, he gave some […]