Pete Lee got a standing ovation for his “The Tonight Show” stand-up set
Former Wisconsonite Pete Lee appeared on The Tonight Show, to do some stand-up / beg the audience to save him from his new life in New York City. Lee, with his charming self-effacement, lyric mid-American accent, and slightly too-large suit, completely wins the crowd over. He grins his way through stories about his recent break-up, […]
Tracy Morgan is “Staying Alive” in this new Netflix special trailer
Tracy Morgan is back with his first stand-up special since the 2014 traffic collision that nearly ended his life – and, in an hour cheekily titled Staying Alive, expect Morgan to tell his side of that story. The trailer that Netflix just released gives a quick taste of Staying Alive, showing there are jokes, of course, but […]
Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes spoof “Taken” in “Snatched” movie promo
Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes co-star in new comedy Snatched, which is out next week – but before they can hit the premiere, they’ve got some other stuff to deal with. In this spoof of Liam Neeson’s Taken, a frantic Schumer calls Sykes, worried she’s made bad decisions after doing shots with some dentists and […]
Take a look at Comedy Central’s latest late night addition, “The Jim Jefferies Show”
Comedy Central is adding a new late night show, and it’ll be an envelope-pusher: The Jim Jefferies Show, hosted by outspoken Aussie comic Jim Jefferies, debuts next month. In the very first clip from the series, host Jefferies explains why he thinks we should get rid of waiting periods to buy guns, in a segment called […]
Hasan Minhaj’s “Homecoming King” finally has an official trailer
Hasan Minhaj’s Homecoming King is one of the year’s most anticipated comedy specials: performed as a live one man show for several years, the highly praised hour is finally heading to Netflix later this month. In Homecoming King, Daily Show correspondent Minhaj shares stories from his upbringing, as a first generation Indian-American, and his exploration […]
Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon take the best friends challenge (and cover Bruno Mars)
Former Saturday Night Live co-stars Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon reunited on The Tonight Show, and the pals were so glad to see each other they decided to celebrate with a game: the best friends challenge, where the two faced off to find out how well they really know each other. Tonight Show host Fallon […]
Stand-up Ramy Youssef makes his network debut on “The Late Show”
Los Angeles-based, New Jersey-born comic Ramy Youssef made his network debut on The Late Show last night. The affable stand-up, who currently stars on Nick at Nite’s See Dad Run, talks about growing up Muslim in America, and how it’s kind of like Hogwarts – and how Taco Bell can solve any problem, even political […]
Stand-up Dan Mintz takes the stage on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”
Comedian Dan Mintz stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform stand-up (and talk about his impending death, just a little bit). Perhaps best known as the voice of Tina Belcher on Bob’s Burgers, Mintz is an accomplished stand-up and a master of the toungue-in-cheek one-liner, and this set is full of them. Mintz […]
Tyler, the Creator to debut new animated series “The Jellies!” on Adult Swim
Odd Future co-founder / Golf Wang clothing line designer / controversial rapper Tyler, the Creator just had his second Adult Swim show greenlit: animated series The Jellies!, which follows a family of jellyfish raising a perfectly normal 16-year-old boy. The Jellies! comes from Tyler and fellow Odd Future member Lionel Boyce, who also worked on […]
Stephen Colbert and Tracy Morgan were almost on “SNL” together
Tracy Morgan visited Stephen Colbert over at The Late Show, and while the two may be old pals, Morgan doesn’t remember quite as many details about their friendship as Colbert does. The Late Show host recalled that, in 1996, he and Morgan attended the same callback session for Saturday Night Live. One of them ended up […]