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Watch FX Have ‘Archer’ Return and ‘Legit’ Premiere

Archer is returning for its new season at 10PM, then right after is the premiere of Jim Jefferies’ Legit at 10:30PM, so you might want to make it a FX Night, whether that’s a thing or not.

Another Great Episode of Star Talk Radio Live Where Mirman, Silverman, and Gaffigan Try To Understand Science

On yet another wonderful edition of Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Star Talk Radio on Nerdist’s YouTube Channel, Eugene Mirman, Sarah Silverman, and Jim Gaffigan really try to figure out what Tyson and astrobiologist David Grinspoon are talking about when discussing Mars. 

Take out 30 min. or so of your Friday to enjoy this right now.

UCB’s Beige Does Sketch About Vase After Breaking Vase

Whether you break the key prop to a sketch during a live show or not, the show, as they say, must go on. That’s exactly what UCB NYC house sketch team Beige did when they performed an entire sketch centered around a vase that broke while setting up. 

Even if you think this is planned, this is pretty f’n great. Give it a watch now.

MTV Continuing Their Rebranding of Their Comedy with Failosophy with Hasan Minhaj

Along with the upcoming Nikki & Sara LIVE coming next week to MTV, the pop culture cable giant is seemingly bringing in a new vein of comedy with another series, Failosophy hosted by one of our favorite comedians out of LA, Hasan Minhaj.

It’s a clip show where they take a look at the phenomenon as the “epic fail” in whatever iterations they pop up (i.e. tweets, pics, FB posts, etc.) even doing reenactments directed by incredibly sharp Payman Benz (he directs a lot of great Midnight Show videos). It’s not reinventing the wheel of the clip show, but Minhaj along with the guest panel make this show really work (trust us, we were at a great taping) such as Gabe Liedman, Brooke Van Poppelen, Nikki Glaser, Sara Schaefer, and more.

Give the trailer a watch now and set a reminder for the premiere on Feb. 14th (Valentine’s Day) for 10:30PM.

Best Week Ever Finally Returns Tonight on VH1

VH1’s pop culture review show Best Week Ever is officially reborn tonight at 10PM. Catch the likes of Nick Turner, Michelle Buteau, Michael Che, Ali Wong, Jared Logan, and more bring the show all back to its former glory at 10PM.

Don’t believe us? Check out Nick Turner doing local weather in order to promote it.

The Seinfield/Wale Album?

Yes, Jerry Seinfeld, as you can see in this video, is collaborating with hip hop artist Wale to make the #nothing album. Already, there’s a Mixtape About Nothing from Wale, so with a few mutual friends between the two including Seinfeld’s wife, we’ll all now be waiting for #nothing to drop.

Our best guess is that it’s going to be some really nice beats over Jerry doing bits, which is something we’d definitely be into. 

Brian Kiley Crushes on Letterman

Conan writer Brian Kiley does quite well for himself on this latest late night appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.

Watch his set then appropriately give him a nice round of applause even if no one else is around.

More Wonderful Promos For Nikki & Sara LIVE

There’s a whole series of “How To Bond With Your Co-Host” for the upcoming late night talk show, Nikki & Sara LIVE on MTV, that simultaneously tides us over until its premiere on Tues. Jan. 29th 11PM while also makes us desperate for more.

Give them a watch now here.

Umm, In Case You Haven’t Figured It Out, Just Don’t Heckle

This is a sound clip of the very funny Matt Champagne expertly dealing with a heckler, but also, in a greater sense, giving us a sort of PSA on why you shouldn’t heckle.

This is a video clip of the also very funny Nick Turner trying to deal with what appears to be a drugged up heckler that nearly turns into a brawl. 

In both situations, the audience becomes tense and the comedian becomes burdened with trying to ease the unforeseen tension in the room for the person who lives in whatever time period they thought talking during a live comedy show was OK. The fact that it happened and had to deal with it and got laughs really means they were derailed from doing something that was probably going to be much better and, more importantly, planned.

Heckling is not OK. It’s never OK in case you’ve been reading a certain article that’s floating around recently that says it might be OK if the comedian handles it expertly when “shit got real” that we won’t link to here. 

The reason that live comedy is best enjoyed in a cramped darkened room with a small stage is that jokes require a level attention devoid of every single distraction. That’s why comedians complain about how the tables and seats are arranged, what color of bulb they’re using for the light to signal to get off stage, how high the ceilings are, the check-drop, where the bar is in relation to the stage, etc. etc. Comedy is so nuanced that every aspect of it has to be highlighted and attention to anything else has to be non-existent.

Unless there’s a show called the audience participation show or it’s boldly stated in the show’s description that you are encouraged to talk during the show, then don’t do it. FYI, we saw a show like that a few years ago where everyone in attendance was encouraged to talk and it was one of the worst fucking shit shows in the history of shit shows.

If you want to talk during someone’s set, yell at your computer at home when you’re watching YouTube clips of their stand-up. If that sounds ridiculous, that’s because it is, no matter where you are.

Megan Amram’s Every Female Commercial Ever on Yahoo Screen!

Yahoo’s got another great sketch as part of their weekly SketchY series from the hysterical Megan Amram pinpointing the big aspects of commercials targeting women on TV, including the extensive diversity. Also, notch another funny video for director Payman Benz.

Watch the extended ad for Dannon’s special birth control yogurt now.

Next Time You Tickle Someone, Think of This Dead Kevin Sketch

You might not what you think of when you’re about tickle someone after watching this but at least you’ll laugh while watching amazing sketch group Dead Kevin’s latest video.

Extended CD/DVD of Kyle Kinane’s Whiskey Icarus Available at the End of The Month

Tuesday, Jan. 29th to be exact, will be the day when you can own a physical copy of the highly acclaimed Whiskey Icarus, Kyle Kinane’s latest special, both on CD and DVD, that is extended and unedited that also includes his Comedy Central Presents special.

Go ahead and pre-order this like you know you want to.

Billy Eichner Makes Rachel Dratch Run Through an Obstacle Course Based on Julia Roberts’ Career

This is exactly what we’re suggesting it is. Dratch goes through a Nickelodeon Guts style obstacle course that is a bunch of metaphors for the film career of actress Julia Roberts. Basically, Billy on the Street just keeps getting more amazing. 

Watch the hilarious madness here.

Albums/Specials From Tom Shillue & Chris Hardwick Out Today

Tom Shillue is marching on forward with his astounding album-a-month pace with his latest storytelling offering, Lateral Thinking Puzzlers, and the 1-hr special Mandroid (available on CD and DVD) from the Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick, just got released today.

Go ahead and make up a holiday for yourself in which you celebrate by picking both of these these up.