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Please Enjoy Lisa Curry’s Debut Album “Alive For a While”

September 2, 2020

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In the realm of dark comedy, there is a certain line to observe. It doesn’t necessarily have much to do with how dark you get, but more to do with how forced or artificial a particularly sinister punchline might be. Going dark/blue for dark/blue’s sake, more often than not is not that impressive or, truth be told, all that shocking.

Lisa Curry‘s dark streak in her comedy, however, unmistakably comes from a very genuine place and she has the sharp writing to deliver it perfectly. Her debut album Alive For A While puts Curry’s verve for dark jokes impressively on display. Line after line, Curry paints furiously strokes in the imagery of her own stories and observations, but never loses the tether to her own experience making for cathartically funny bits.

Another layer that makes this debut hour more impressive is that Curry recorded it in London rather than any home club she might have her in the U.S. Going very dark for your first hour overseas is quite the feat and Curry really makes it work.

So, please get and enjoy Alive For A While, out today, right here.

Katie Hannigan’s Exuberance Is Undeniable in Her Late Night Debut

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Coming fresh off of being an unrepped New Face at JFL Montreal, Katie Hannigan shows Colbert’s crowd at The Late Show what a handful of industry folks got to see just a week or so before.

She has such a magnetic persona and delivery that contrasts perfectly with her material about her life, making it a real joy to watch this late night debut.

See the set for yourself here.

Rhea Butcher’s Debut Album “Butcher” Out Now

August 19, 2016

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Kill Rock Stars continues their stellar catalog of comedy albums that includes Kurt Braunohler, Hari Kondabolu, Cameron Esposito, and starting today, Rhea Butcher.

Butcher’s first album, aptly titled Butcher, offers a great introduction to Rhea as the honest, yet very charming stand-up comedian. Specifically, Rhea gives a great glimpse into her cool life as a lesbian, vegetarian, a baseball enthusiast, and more, but she does so in a way where you’d never think of her just as a funny lesbian, vegetarian, or baseball comedian. You just think she’s a funny comedian that happens to identify with all those things.

So, get Butcher here along with collectible t-shirts and hats off of Kill Rock Stars.

Stephen Colbert Might Have Just Scored One of the Best Debuts in Late Night History

September 9, 2015

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Last night, Stephen Colbert proved that he is a more than worthy successor to David Letterman’s desk at The Late Show.

Throughout the history of late night talk shows, the first episode is often characterized by awkwardness, confusion, and a sort of frantic energy that aims to just keep the ship together as it barely has embarked on what’s supposed to be a long, long voyage.

However, Stephen Colbert was not only groomed to be a late night talk show host, but with his time at The Colbert Report, had built all the muscles necessary to be a late night talk show host, in character or not.

It should come as no surprise that, Colbert had no stilted moments in his monologue and ran a tight ship right from the opening sequence to paying tribute to Letterman to touring the new and improved Ed Sullivan Theater to the closing credits of his debut night on The Late Show. It might sound obvious to say, but one definitely got the sense after watching the inaugural episode that Stephen has been doing this late night thing for awhile.

You can see that Colbert, even sans character, can still properly stick it to Trump.

While some might clamor for the more rambunctious, satirical Colbert of The Colbert Report to do the interviews of the likes of George Clooney and especially Jeb Bush, Stephen manages inject some trademark cleverness in conversation. Hopefully, he’ll play that up more down the line.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is still very much a very traditional late night talk show with a monologue, suit, band, desk pieces, guests, etc., but Colbert showed on his very first night, how this old format can still be done well in 2015. For that, Stephen should be marked down for one of the best late night debuts of all time.

On top of that, Colbert had a thoroughly interesting inclusion of Jimmy Fallon throughout the show that almost seemed like an olive branch between the two late night hosts on different networks. We’ll be curious to see if that makes a decidedly different route for this era of late night as compared to the debacles of the last one.

Whether you watched the premiere or not (odds are that you were on of the 6.5 million that did), we urge you to watch the entire premiere episode when you make a spare hour for yourself.

Watch Jenny Zigrino’s Late Night Stand-Up Debut on Conan

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As Jenny Zigrino just moved here, she definitely knows how to make an entrance with going on Conan.

She performed quite the set on Conan this week, which also counts as her first stand-up performance on a late night talk show. Just in case you didn’t know, there was still other things going on in the late night realm besides Letterman’s send-off.

Watch Jenny’s set here.

Watch Allen Strickland Williams’ Late Night TV Debut on Conan

November 13, 2014

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Allen Strickland Williams has been working his way through the LA scene for more than a few years now and all his work has just paid off. Last night saw Allen’s late night stand-up debut on Conan.

Give it a watch and, if you’re into this sort of thing, count the applause breaks because there’s plenty to count.

Michael Che Makes A Great Daily Show Debut

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The newest correspondent of The Daily Show, Michael Che, made his debut last night and it was so good that Aasif Mandvi, mid-segment, had a thing or two to say about it.

Watch Che’s debut here.

Michael Che Makes His Debut as a Daily Show Correspondent Tonight

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Michael Che Makes His Debut as a Daily Show Correspondent Tonight

It’s been a few weeks since Michael Che was announced as the newest correspondent at The Daily Show, but his debut episode will air tonight.

11PM, Comedy Central, tonight. Don’t miss it.

Gabe Liedman Debuts Stand Up on The Pete Holmes Show

December 10, 2013

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The Pete Holmes Show had its first stand up performance last night featuring the very funny Gabe Liedman!

Watch Liedman’s great set and The Pete Holmes Show milestone here.

Watch Adrienne Iapalucci in Her Letterman Debut

November 23, 2013

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Last night, NY based Adrienne Iapalucci made her Letterman stand up debut and did so well that she got invited to the couch (even though that’s not in this clip).

Watch her first set on The Late Show with David Letterman here.

Rhys Darby Makes Great Letterman Debut Sans Suit and Tie

November 10, 2013

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We’re thrilled at the facts that Rhys Darby got to do The Late Show with David Letterman for the first time this past Friday and did so without the seemingly mandatory suit and tie for comedians.

Whether you think wearing a suit might have an effect on the set or not, Rhys was great and you should watch his debut Letterman set now.

And Here’s Sam Simmons U.S. TV Debut on Conan

October 23, 2013

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If we tried to describe in detail what Sam Simmons did for his U.S. debut, you might not believe us. So, we’re just going to say it was damn funny and you should watch it to see exactly what we’re being so vague about.

See Simmons do his first late night set in America on Conan here.

Aparna Nancherla Makes Wonderful Stand Up TV Debut on Conan

October 15, 2013

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Hey America, meet Aparna Nancherla, one of your new favorite comedians (if you haven’t already seen her on Totally Biased). She was on Conan for her late night stand up debut and was all the intelligent, clever, and sublimely silly that we’ve come to know and love.

Watch her set here.

Cameron Esposito Makes Great Late Night Stand Up Debut in Front of Jay Leno and Craig Ferguson

September 4, 2013

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Amongst the huddles of comedians, there are comparatively very few, especially nowadays, who make it to doing a set on a late night talk show. Even rarer is doing a great set, prompting the host to call them over to the couch and chat.

Much more rare, probably because it has never happened, is that when a comedian is called over to the couch by Craig Ferguson with Jay Leno sitting beside him after they interjected, admittedly like Statler and Waldorf, during a set that was going pretty great, then hear Leno say, “White men are on their way out! Lesbians rule!”

Well, that’s exactly what happened to the wonderful Cameron Esposito last night when making her late night debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and it was pretty damn hilarious and amazing.

Please watch it here now.

Brent Morin Hilariously Walks in Circles on Late Night Debut

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Last night on Conan, the very funny Brent Morin made his Conan debut and was walking around in circles and yelling about not being able to talk to girls, which was pretty great.

Matt Goldich Makes His Late Night Debut on Ferguson

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After years of writing on plenty of late night shows, the very funny Matt Goldich makes his first appearance late night stand-up appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Pre-Order the Debut Comedy Albums From Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl

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Denver’s own incredibly funny Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl who, we hope, you know from The Grawlix or their Amazon Studios comedy pilot Those Who Can’t are releasing their very first comedy albums next week. Not only will you get around 2 hours of great stand-up comedy, but if you pre-order CDs now, you’ll get a sticker and/or baseball card from Cayton-Holland’s “I Don’t Know If I Happy” and Orvedahl’s “Hit The Dick Lights”, respectively.

Sounds like more than a great deal to us, so get to pre-ordering already.

Pick Up Geoff Tate’s Debut Comedy Album”I Got Potential”

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The very funny Geoff Tate (you might have seen on him The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson) has just come out with his very first comedy album through Stand Up Records, a label that’s been on a comedy album streak lately, called “I Got Potential”. A layman’s thinking man for all, Tate’s a delight to listen to and you should pick this up when you can.

Alex Koll Makes His Late Night Stand-Up Debut on Conan

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Conan has just kept the funny people that the rest of the world/Internet needs to know about rolling as Alex Koll does his first late night stand-up set.