Having expanded from his stand-up into movies and his very own TV show, Jerrod Carmichael has now gotten to go from the stage on late night to the couch.
Of course, Jerrod takes to chatting and laughing it up with Jimmy Fallon like a natural. Watch it here.
Yes, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel did an entire comedy special on a bus driving around Los Angeles.
In fact, they had stops that featured the likes of Aziz Ansari, Rob Corddry, Andy Daly, Ben Garant, Ian Karmel, Natasha Leggero, Tom Lennon, Jack McBrayer, Seth Morris, Aubrey Plaza, Earl Sweatshirt.
All of this was shot in a special years ago and is finally going to become available for all to bear witness to the madness they and director Lance Bangs put together.
Watch the trailer here to see that we’re not lying, then you can pre-order it for $3.99 on Vimeo On Demand for an Aug. 18th release.
ON THE HORIZON
Quartet at 13th Annual LA Improv Festival @ iO West Thurs. Aug. 6th 9PM $10
Lost Hills Comedy @ Lost Hills Fri. Aug. 14th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Look at Me! @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Fort Tilden LA Premiere @ Cinefamily 7:30PM FREE w/RSVP
The Gauntlet w/Mo Mandel @ Flappers Yoo Hoo Room 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
A New Stand Up Show @ Copper Still Bar at Jaragua 8PM FREE
Idiots @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Prompter! @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show @ The Groundlings 8PM $14
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Rendezvous @ Mystery Box 8:30PM FREE
Public School Stories @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Public Shame @ Red Lion Tavern 9PM FREE
Rod Stewart Live @ La Cuevita 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
BriTANick and Friends @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
The Great & Secret Comedy Show @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10PM No cover/2 item min.
Cagematch @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Heather Turman/1 item min.
FOOTSIES 2640 Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by Madison Shepherd, Kate Lindstedt, and Danielle Perez
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audtion/1 item min.
ICE HOUSE 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ken Garr
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
VINADORE CAFE 8157 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/6 min./$5 min. purchase/Hosted by Stuart Thompson
B.Y.O.S. SKETCH OPEN MIC @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sketches only/Sign-up 5:45PM/5 page/5 min. max/Lottery/12-13 slots only/No light/sound cues/Hosted by Beth Appel or Tim Neenan
MULTI CULTURAL ARTISTS UNITED GALLERY 220 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Mixed mic/$3 suggested donation
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comedy/1 song for musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Lentz
GLENDORA CONTINENTAL 316 W. Route 66, Glendora, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/25 spots/5 min./Best set has chance to win $20/Hosted by Steve Hernandez
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary
THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Hosted by David Venhuizen, Dan Gill, and Colin McCormick/No purchase necessary
OPEN MICHELLE @ THE WILDE THISTLE 3456 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Female performers only/5-7 min./One item min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/7 min./$4 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Aaron Marsh
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Kate Peterman
THE WINCHESTER ROOM 6522 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/4 min./booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Rachele Friedland
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
DROME COMEDY OPEN MIC Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up in advance only at SM@gr3d.com/Starts 9PM/10 spots only/5 min./Broadcast live at dromebox.com/archived on archive.org/Bring a memory stick for HD version of your set/No purchase necessary
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Can sign-up at http://www.iansalmon.com/showsopen-mic-night.html/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Ian Salmon
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served/1 item min.
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA (next to Jons)/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:40PM after booked show/for improvisers/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/4 min. or 2 short songs/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Adam Feuerberg and Tim Delone
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.
Just take a longer lunch and watch it all here.
The long awaited series, Difficult People, starring Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner has arrived. For this premiere/release day, Hulu has put up two episodes for you to watch Eichner and Klausner go around NYC and play the show’s title up to the fullest.
Again, you can watch it all here.
Would you expect anything less from Mr. Warmth Don Rickles?
Watch and enjoy Jimmy and The Roots take a good roast session with Rickles.
(via Deadline)
IFC has faux talk shows covered with Comedy Bang! Bang!. Now they’re looking to get into the real thing.
From Dan Harmon, IFC is ordering a pilot of a panel talk show where Harmon chats up famous historical figures played by comedians called Great Minds. From Sara Schaefer, they’re ordering a week-in-review show with predominantly female correspondents called 1320 Seconds. To round it off with a third, IFC is ordering a more traditional talk show pilot with Jim Norton as the host.
All three are different enough that we wouldn’t be surprised to see all of them get a short first season order.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the craziest things said during field pieces on The Daily Show were said by people who so staunchly believed those crazy things that they don’t feel like they were misconstrued by the show’s editorial team at all.
So, as Jon Stewart is finishing his run this week, The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams follows up with a number of these folks who are very much the same people when they first went on the show.
Just because Las Vegas is a center for constant growth and expansion shouldn’t lead you to believe that a Hotwives of Las Vegas wouldn’t be any more filled with “wanting no drama” than Hotwives of Orlando.
Just see for yourself in the trailer that features Erinn Hayes as a new Hotwife and Keegan Michael-Key as a Hotwife husband.
Then, be sure to catch The Hotwives of Las Vegas Aug. 18th on Hulu.
As there was a recent vote to defund Planned Parenthood due to controversy involving the completely legal sale of discarded fetal tissue to medical researchers, a movement has started to stand with Planned Parenthood.
As they is almost unbelievably taking place in 2015, Cameron Esposito perfectly explains why you should do so even if you’re pro choice.
(via Deadline)
If anything, we’re glad to see that Fox is still riding high on high concept comedy after Last Man on Earth.
Grady Hendrix’s novel which centers on a large scale Ikea-esque furniture store that’s haunted is being adapted into a series with the likes of Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Chuck), Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich), and more involved.
Fox has ordered a put pilot meaning we should be able to see something of how this amalgam of genres in an atypical setting is realized. Hopefully, that’ll happen sooner rather than later.
While Michael Ian Black is often the sharpest wit on The Jim Gaffigan Show or wherever he happens to be appearing in person, he found that on a recent ride on a Tilt-A-Whirl that it isn’t as enjoyable as he once remembered it.
Watch him tell the story of how that happened on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
(via Deadline)
Luckily, you’re not going to have to subscribe to another streaming service, so far as we know.
The stop-motion animated series Supermansion is set to release via Crackle its first three episodes on Oct. 8th, then will take a long break before going weekly with the 7 remaining episodes of the first season on Dec. 17th.
Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee has made it to his seventh season on Crackle of high profile comedian hanging out. Look for new fancy cars and in-depth conversation with six new episodes starting Wed. Jan. 6th.
You can mark your calendar, but we’ll remind you of all of it this fall/winter.
It won’t be much longer before potentially your favorite functionally dysfunctional couple, Jimmy and Gretchen, return to FXx for the second season of You’re The Worst.
Just see what sort of trail of havoc they’re going to wreak in this season 2 trailer, then look for the premiere on Sept. 9th on FXx.
ON THE HORIZON
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset Fri. Aug. 7th 10PM FREE
The Goddamn Comedy Jam @ The Lyric Theatre Mon. Aug. 17th 9PM $12-$22
COMEDY CRAWL
Copycat @ UCB Frankiln 7PM $5
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Paper Moon/What’s Up Doc? @ Aero Theatre 7:30PM $11
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Eat Your Words @ Cactus Lounge at The Standard Hollywood 8PM FREE
The Improvised Shakespeare Company @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Duplex Comedy Suplex in Hollywood 8PM FREE
Hi De Ho Comedy @ Hi De Ho Comics & Books 8PM $5 suggested donation
Improvised Character Talk Show @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Sleeping with Chloe and Mark @ Holy Grounds Coffee & Tea 8PM FREE
Virgin Sacrifice @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The Studio Sessions @ 1836 Sunset Studios 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Quartet at 13th Annual LA Improv Festiva @ iO West 9PM $10
The Nick Show Kroll @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
Cherry / Sister w/Special Guest Ashley Tisdale at 13th Annual LA Improv Festival @ iO West 10PM $10
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
The Last Day of School: The Txt Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
LA SCHOOL OF COMEDY 10835 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 7:15PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
HOLY GROUNDS COFFEE & TEA 5371 Alhambra Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/1 item min./Hosted by Mark Alexzandr and Chloe McGovern
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 9:30PM/Mixed mic/4-6 min. for comics or 6 min. for musicians/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Jacob Bunney and Brendan Cooney
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up at 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Aaron Milner
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/7 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/5 min./Lottery/10 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gilli Nissim/Mary Sasson/Mel Stephens
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/getaroomwithdomandmatt/Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Domenic Padulo and Matt Brousseau
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary
FANATIC SALON 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9:30PM/$5 cover/7 min./water and coffee provided/Hosted by Lydia Robinson
1836 SUNSET STUDIOS 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/15-20 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mugzilla
BARBERIANS BARBERSHOP 825 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./first come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
THE CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
CLEO KINGS OPEN MIC @ TWO ROADS THEATER 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 7:20PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/15 spots only/5 min./$5
OPEN SPACE THEATRE & CAFE 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PMPM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery
IMPROV JAM @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 11PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Cole Stratton and Morgan Christensen
(via The Wrap)
Looks like season 3 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine might go off the rails in the best way possible.
Spoiler alert for those who haven’t been watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Andre Braugher’s captain on the show took a different NYPD position and the precinct will now have a new captain in none other than Bill Hader.
Apparently, his stint there might not last the whole season, but having Bill to just kick the third season off is pretty great.
The debate between the Republican presidential candidates is tonight and, as you probably well know, Donald Trump is among them. Having captured many jingoist, bigoted soundbites as well as a healthy lead in the polls, the world is poised to watch just what will come out of Trump’s mouth and how all the other candidates will have to respond.
To get you ready for tonight, Late Night with Seth Meyers’ staff writer and bit player Conner O’Malley simulated what tonight’s debate might look like. Watch it here.
The Mets are in first place in their division, the Republican presidential candidate debates on Fox News are tonight, and Jon Stewart will unquestionably be leaving the cultural milestone he brought to prominence on the highest of high notes.
The Nightly Show has been preempted for an extra long episode (they’re going 52 min. tonight) of The Daily Show, which will be sure full of surprises, old friends, perhaps a farewell song or something of the sort all in tribute of the show’s legendary host.
Forget whatever else is on TV tonight and take a break from Netflix/Hulu/YouTube and make sure to watch the final episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 11PM on Comedy Central.
Just so you know, the debates are on at 9PM EST, so, no matter where you are, you’ll all have plenty of time to watch both things live.
From the costumes, the voices, the film style, the type of film they were using, having Helen Mirren as a host, and more, you can tell that Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Seth Meyers really went all out for the documentary parody series, Documentary Now!
Just see for yourself in this new trailer, then look out for the premiere Thurs. Aug. 20th at 10PM on IFC.
(via Deadline)
Funny or Die is really expanding their brand with their weatherman competition and now this Archie stage production.
Adam McKay is set to write it, while Funny or Die and Archie Comics will collaborate on the actual production at a date TBD.
McKay commented on the project, “Archie represents a bygone era of America and like all bygone eras, there are elements we miss and elements that should be bygone. This will be a musical that deals with both those realities in a bright, colorful and slightly demented way.”
So, with that in mind, you can look forward to both this Archie and A Confederacy of Dunces done live on stages in the not so distant future.
(via Sydney Morning Herald)
Though still largely under wraps, the series that Jemaine and Taika have been working on seems to be coming together.
Similar to the way American Horror Story uses the same cast for different stories, the episodes of this series from Clement and Waititi will use the same cast for stories ranging from time travel to dance contests.
The addition of Apatow should mean that this project is picking up steam and hopefully that will bring the series to the screen relatively soon.
ON THE HORIZON
My Diary @ Comedy Central Stages Mon. Aug. 10th 8PM FREE w/RSVP
FYC: Childrens Hospital @ UCB Sunset Tues. Aug. 18th 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Dead Authors with Paul F. Tompkins @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Cook County Social Club @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Sundance Next Fest ‘15: Mistress America @ Theatre at the Ace Hotel 8PM $25 (sold out)
Unnecesary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Andy Peters @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $20
Kauf-Drops: Temporary Relief for the Sick and Twisted @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Bangarang! Presents The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Set List @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Trifecta @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
JV Presents #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/Set list of topic provided to improvise off of/No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery/35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester and Alison Stevenson
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can perform/Hosted by Mano Agapion
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alan Santiago
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 12PM at Facebook page/See www.facebook.com/bombsheltercomedy for more details and to sign-up/Starts 7PM/Ends 11PM/5 min./Lottery/Hosted by John Silver and Ryan Pfeiffer
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min./brought to you by Myke Wright, Kat Yeary, Sam Jae, and Terrence Newman
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA #201/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover/includes drink/Hosted by Bobbie Oliver
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10:45PM after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.
Instead of a cavalcade of celebrities wishing him well, Jon Stewart brought together everything that pushed The Daily Show to greatness over the last 16 and a ½ years.
Stewart had almost all the correspondents over his tenure at the show appear including Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Nancy Walls, Rob Corddry, Jason Jones, Samantha Bee, Rob Riggle, Kristen Schaal, Mo Rocca, Nate Corddry, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Aasif Mandvi, Dan Bakkedahl, Vance DeGeneres, John Hodgman, Lewis Black, Michael Che, Ed Helms, Josh Gad, Dave Atell, Olivia Munn, Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Jordan Klepper, Al Madrigal, Wyatt Cenac (it seems like they’ve made up), and future host Trevor Noah.
If you take a look at that list of names, you’ll notice that many have gone on to have their own very successful careers, often getting their very own show to host or star in that you probably watch and enjoy like The Daily Show. In fact, it’s staggering who is on the list that comprises The Daily Show with Jon Stewart alumni considering how much star power has come from just one run of one show.
Colbert is hosting The Late Show, Carell is a bonafide Hollywood star, John Oliver has gain so much critical acclaim for his show Last Week Tonight and he’s only two seasons in, Ed Helms has also become a movie star, Larry Wilmore also got his own show, The Nightly Show, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee are about to premiere their own shows at TBS, John Hodgman has written books and gotten to tour as a comedian, Dave Attell is still one of the funniest stand-ups around, Rob Corddry has Childrens Hospital, Michael Che co-anchors Weekend Update on SNL and tours as a stand-up, Josh Gad has gotten to do both Frozen and The Comedians on FX, and Kristen Schaal co-stars in Last Man on Earth and has risen up as a comedian in her own right. That’s just what we can think of just off the top of our head.
Then, Stewart featured a quick round of his detractors and their parting shots including Arbys and Bill O’Reilly. Taking on his opponents head on, unafraid what they might fire back and being able to retort wonderfully made Stewart into the cultural icon that he is.
Near the close of the finale, he imparted some words of wisdom, or rather words to restore sanity, about being vigilant in watching for bullshit. It’s a message that Stewart always pushed for in the show, no matter how far left of the aisle anyone thought he was leaning, and it’s one of the clearest reasons Jon became a force to reckon with not only in comedy, but with pretty much anything that he talked about.
Also, Jon let Stephen Colbert go off script and pour his heart out at the end of the correspondent farewell bit, even though he started to tear up. It’s that sort of vulnerability that folks connected with well over a decade and will remember for years and years to come.
You can watch the full finale here if you haven’t already.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
It’s being pitched as a female-led post-apocalyptic buddy comedy a la Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, which also makes us think of the sort of show that would have happened had Thelma and Louise survived.
FXx’s latest comedy will be the animated Cassius and Clay from Archer’s Adam Reed and Megan Ganz whose written for both Community and Modern Family with a great cast in Kaitlin Olson from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Lake Bell from Childrens Hospital, and Susan Sarandon. The three of them would be a cool bunch in a number of different scenario, but a post-apocalyptic setting should be especially fun to watch. Also, they have a guest cast that includes none other than Jeffrey Tambor and Stephen Root.
It’s set to debut sometime next year on FXx and we have yet to figure if there will be any sort of connection or reference to Muhammad Ali’s former name.
Tom Papa got to do both stand-up and panel for his latest appearance on Conan, which really just made it a nicely done two-part stand-up set.
Watch parts one and “two” here.
George Clooney will be my first-ever #LSSC guest on September 8th! Could one of you let him know?
The selection of a first guest, as many of you know, aids in setting the tone for your run on a late night talk show. The selection of George Clooney in the first episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert might be surprising, but we’re sure that Clooney will probably be game for whatever Colbert has cooked up come the date of the premiere on Sept. 8th.
Certainly, he’ll fare better than Eminem did on the public access show Colbert guest hosted.