Jon Stewart crashes an interview with the kid who had a Jimmy Kimmel-themed bar mitzvah
Last night, Jimmy Kimmel welcomed an unexpected guest on his show — so unexpected, in fact, he crashed an interview with his entrance, before ripping into the Jimmy Kimmel Live host on his very own stage. It was all good fun, though; the surprise guest was none other than former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, […]
“SNL,” “Veep,” “Atlanta” and late night lead the comedies nominated for the 2017 Emmys
On September 17th, Stephen Colbert will host the 69th annual Emmy Awards, the event that honors the year’s best television performances and productions. Today, the Television Academy announced the full list of this year’s nominees, in categories ranging from acting in and writing to casting and designing dramas, comedies, and everything in between. Unsurprisingly, following […]
Jackie Kashian’s “Conan” set explains how comedy prepared her for marriage
Comedian Jackie Kashian stopped by Conan to deliver a stand-up set that was as hilarious as it was a very honest look at what marriage is really like. The host of The Dork Forest podcast, who got hitched a few years ago, talks about peoples’ tendency to overrate their skills in the sack, her own lack of social skills, […]
Michael Showalter and Stephen Colbert share a sketch from their short-lived 1999 show “Random Play”
Two offbeat sketch show veterans reunited last night on The Late Show when Stella alum Michael Showalter joined host Stephen Colbert, who got his start alongside Amy Sedaris in a little show called Exit 57. They also, apparently, co-starred in a long forgotten show called Random Play together. If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry, they hadn’t either — […]
Stand-up Harrison Greenbaum aces his “America’s Got Talent” audition, making it to the TV competition’s next round
Comedian Harrison Greenbaum totally killed during his America’s Got Talent audition, easily earning a spot in the reality competition’s next round. All four of the judges – Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Mel B., and even notoriously hard-to-please Simon Cowell — were nearly in tears during Greenbaum’s set, which described how he came out to his parents… as […]
“Conan” writer Andres du Bouchet delivers another stellar set as Trekkie stand-up Comic Khan
For the third year in a row, the Conan team is heading down to San Diego’s Comic-Con to broadcast live from the annual week-long celebration of all things vaguely nerd-related. From July 19th through the 23rd, the show will be taped live from one of the world’s biggest, happiest gatherings, bringing us updates on all […]
Comedian Michael Kosta joins “The Daily Show” correspondent crew
Stand-up Michael Kosta is the latest comic to join The Daily Show with Trevor Noah‘s team of correspondents, Comedy Central announced today. He’ll make his first appearance on tonight’s episode. Kosta is coming on board a few months after the news that correspondent Jordan Klepper is making the movie to his very own 11:30pm timeslot, […]
“Vice Principals” gets a trailer for its second, and final, season
HBO has set an end-of-summer premiere date for the sophomore season of Danny McBride’s Vice Principals — which will also be the high school comedy’s final season on air. From Eastbound and Down co-creators McBride and Jody Hill, and directed by filmmaker David Gordon Green, Vice Principals‘ first season earned the show a loyal but apparently not sizable enough fan […]
Jon Stewart will co-host “SportsCenter” live this Friday night
If you’ve missed seeing former Daily Show host Jon Stewart on your TV, tune into ESPN‘s coverage of the Warrior Games tomorrow night to catch the comic co-hosting a special edition of SportsCenter. Along with Face to Face host Hannah Storm, Stewart will present an hour of coverage live from the Games, which have been going on all […]