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Please Enjoy Greg Barris’ Late Night Debut on Corden

March 9, 2023

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Fresh off the release of his stellar album Deep Healing, Greg Barris is making quite the rounds with his stand-up in 2023. His self-effacing, hip charm and semi-mystical hijinks have been a personal favorite of ours for, well, as long as we’ve been around as a Bureau (nearly 13 years at this point).

So, it’s a bit of a mystery as to why Barris just notched in his first late night stand-up set last night on The Late Late Show with James Corden, but we’re glad that it happened and that Greg did one of “the hits”, a bit about his expectations of dating people of a certain name.

With all of that said, go watch and enjoy Greg’s late night debut here.

Dylan Adler Just Made His Wondrous Late Night Stand-Up Debut (in Case You Didn’t Know About Him Already)

February 16, 2023

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Between Vulture’s Comedians You Should & Will Know, his very first appearance on Corden, his astounding album with Kelly Bachman, Rape Victims Are Horny Too, and all of our coverage here on TCB, we’d hope you’d be well acquainted with comedic force of nature, one Dylan Adler.

If, somehow, that isn’t the case, Dylan made a killer network TV debut doing a set on The Late Late Show with James Corden and that counts as everyone being put on notice that Dylan has arrived and deserves that pilot about him and his gay twin.

Please revel and enjoy Dylan’s set here.

CBS Looking to Replace Late Late Show with Rebooted Version of @midnight with Stephen Colbert as EP

February 7, 2023

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Rather than find someone else from the UK to take over their 12:30AM slot, CBS is looking into following up Stephen Colbert’s Late Show with, surprise surprise, a reboot of a popular series from years ago. This one will supposedly be the Comedy Central hit @midnight where three comedians went head-to-head to see who was the funniest (or best at word play) in satirizing the Internet that day. Chris Hardwick hosted hundreds and hundreds of episodes of @midnight as well as making one of Twitter’s most popular hashtags #hashtagwars in the original series run.

Other than that Hardwick won’t really be involved in this iteration, should it get a greenlight, and that Colbert himself will EP this reboot, there are no other details of what this iteration of @midnight will be or who might host it or what sort of contestants will play. It would spell the end of decades of The Late Late Show and would make NBC the only network with two late night talk shows back-to-back. Overall, it follows the trend of TV shrinking due to cutthroat write-offs and cancellations in order to balance the books/budget/etc.

What this will mean or how it will affect the late night landscape and comedy-at-large has yet to be seen, but don’t be surprised if @midnight comes back and ends up saving Twitter from losing users if they choose to do #HashtagWars like they used to.

Watch Fabrizio Copano Make U.S. Late Night Debut on Corden

January 24, 2023

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Fabrizio Copano has already made a name for himself as a comedian in his home country of Chile and all around South America. That said, the very clever and charming (what a great cardigan, no?) Copano has been working hard at making in-roads in the U.S. market for comedy right before and during the pandemic all the way through to now where he just debuted doing stand-up in English on U.S. late night TV (he’s done plenty of late night in South America) on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Copano made a hell of a first impression with roasting his friend, the current President of Chile, maintaining boundaries as a parent, and dissecting the label of “American” (or ‘MERican).

Give it a watch and enjoy it here.

Dylan Adler (and His Backflip) Make a Network TV Debut

January 20, 2023

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Dylan Adler had a banner year in 2022 for making so many best of/who-to-watch lists and putting out an amazing album Rape Victims Are Horny Too with collaborative partner Kelly Bachman, which all culminated into him getting hired as a writer on The Late Late Show with James Corden. With Dylan on staff for the last few months, we have been pondering what he would have up his sleeve and sort of sandbox the show might give him.

We need not ponder anymore.

Last night, Dylan got to make his debut appearance as a bit player/correspondent on Corden and really made the most out of his entire comedy repertoire (and acrobatic skills) by “attempting” to be a sports reporter for The Late Late Show. For our money, it’s the sort of appearance that puts late night/TV on notice and will hopefully lead to plenty more on-camera bits for Adler very, very soon.

Without further adieu, please watch and enjoy Dylan Adler’s late night/network TV debut here

Jenny Zigrino Makes a Grand Start to Late Night Stand Up Sets in 2023

January 13, 2023

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Every calendar year does technically start on January 1st, but it seems to take a couple of weeks for everyone to get into the full swing of things and actually “start” the year (including late night talk shows). Fortunately, late night is back in full swing and so has stand-up comedy being featured on such programs (and we can only hope there will be even more of it this year?)

The always on-point and hilarious Jenny Zigrino starts this year in this realm of stand-up off with a bang on Corden. She had a tight, yet very fun set dissecting the generational disconnects between Gen Z and Millennials when it comes to romance (proof that there will always be new avenues to talk about dating in stand-up, especially if you make it personal).

So, please watch and enjoy this first great late night set of 2023 with Jenny here.

Gianmarco Soresi Has Some Damn Good Child of Divorce Jokes in His Network TV Debut

November 25, 2022

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If you’re on the side of the fence that didn’t look forward to a Thanksgiving get-together, perhaps it’s because of an atypical family situation. If that is indeed the case, Gianmarco Soresi‘s late night network TV debut might just be up your alley. Soresi spends a good half of his set on comedically dissecting being a child of divorce from the get go and it results in some of the best jokes on spending your childhood in between households that we’ve heard in awhile.

Even if you’ve had a swell Thanksgiving, reminiscent of the before times, you still probably enjoy the clever and playful joke alchemy sourced from Gianmarco’s upbringing. See for yourself with Soresi’s debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden here.

Ariel Elias and Andrea Jin Both Make a Mark with Their Late Night Debuts Last Night

October 25, 2022

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The neat bow of Ariel Elias‘ chugging of a beer that was thrown at her by heckler was placed on her story by making her late night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. It was a promise made good by Kimmel after she asked to make said debut on his show and Elias seized the opportunity with the undeniable chops and seemingly effortless writing that she has honed in NYC over the last few years.

It’s a happy ending to a chapter of Ariel’s ascent in stand-up, which we have no doubt will keep going and going with this being just one of many milestones to become a name that will be more than just a viral news story. Just see for yourself in her debut set here.

That said, Ariel’s debut wasn’t the only late night stand-up debut of the evening as jovial Chinese-Canadian transplant Andrea Jin had a network stand-up debut of her own on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Though many more headlines of Elias’ getting rewarded from handling a terrible heckler with the perfect comedic grace and Corden having to clear up his restaurant ban debacle, Andrea made an indelible mark with her exploration of escaping China to North America and navigating Asian stereotypes in 2022 with a very giddy cleverness.

Please also enjoy her debut on Corden here.

Please Enjoy Caitlin Peluffo Making the Case for Sturdy Women on Corden

September 16, 2022

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NYC comedy scene staple Caitlin Peluffo just scored her second late night set on last night’s Late Late Show with James Corden and absolutely proved why she should be due for plenty more of them in the not so distant future.

For this set, Caitlin delivers an expertly crafted set on why one might, if you’re into women, go for a sturdier woman rather than a conventionally petite model type. Off Peluffo’s spunk alone, she’s just a riotous delight to watch and this almost six minutes is no exception.

Enjoy Caitlin’s latest late night set here.

Ian Karmel Thanks Folks for Wedding Presents While Doing a Tight Late Night Set on Weddings

August 30, 2022

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Ian Karmel is such an integral part of The Late Late Show and a force on the podcast he co-hosts, All Fantasy Everything, that you might need a reminder that Karmel is quite the hysterical stand-up comedian. That’s actually the thing that got him to elevated station he’s at now and he hasn’t lost a step while being one of the funniest co-hosts on TV and in your headphones.

This latest late night set from him on last night’s Corden is proof positive. Karmel does one of the best sets on weddings, perfectly observed and written bits sandwiched in between legitimate expressions of gratitude for wedding gifts he has received before his wedding this week.

Please enjoy his set here and make sure you take every chance you can to see Ian live.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 115: Nicole Blaine & Building Comedy in an Art Colony

June 8, 2022

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While the reverberations of the pandemic are still being felt and both the commercial and artistic sides of comedy have been changed forever, there is hope springing eternal in new venues that have blossomed.

Thanks to the blood, sweat, tears, and compassion of one Nicole Blaine, a longtime producer and comedian, her club, The Crow, represents a new oasis for comedy in a veritable comedy desert on the Westside of LA (both the county and the city) relative to LA’s thriving Eastside. We talk to her about establishing a comedy club in the now, in an artist colony, hand built chairs, and, of course, free Santa Monica parking.

Also, “hot” takes on CBS’ future plans with The Late Late Show and Deadpool not being “Disney-fied”

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo credit: Andrew Max Levy @justoffthesix

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 110: Brett Johnson & Bringing It All Back to the YARD

May 4, 2022

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While it’s rare, there are folks that go and see almost the same amount of comedy that we do. It should go without saying that we enjoy the company of those folks, which is exactly why we had a splendid chat with the YARD Theater’s uber-friendly co-manager Brett Johnson. With his involvement, Brett has made a home for some of the more genre and tone bending types of comedy and, thusly, we have spent a good deal of time standing in the back and cracking up.

This week, we chat with Brett about The YARD’s journey through the last few years and where it looks to head. Also “hot” takes on Chappelle getting taclked, Corden ending his run at The Late Late Show, and the first reveal of Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic.

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
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James Corden to Leave ‘The Late Late Show’ Next Year

April 28, 2022

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In the world of late night, The Late Late Show always seems to be a flashpoint for change, even though it, historically, not been as big as The Tonight Show or its permanent lead-in, The Late Show. From Tom Snyder to Craig Kilborn to Craig Ferguson to James Corden, it has always been in the later slot, playing as a sibling to The Late Show, but been a spot that has gotten to divert itself, in so many ways, from a lot of the rest of late night for decades now. Ferguson’s monologue would often not be topical and be more of an actual fascinating dive into whatever he was thinking about, Corden did karaoke with celebrities in cars, etc.

As of today, the chapter turns yet again for The Late Late Show with James Corden announcing that he will be stepping down as host of The Late Late Show next year, making for an 8 year run. Corden is one of the newer personalities in late night (as compared to Colbert or Fallon), but he is far from the youngest with upstarts like Desus & Mero and Ziwe really shaking the late night format up on premium cable.

So, as you ponder how Corden went from taping his first episode in someone’s home to having some of the most viral clips in late night and what you might watch over and over again, the inevitable question of The Late Late Show’s future presents itself.

What will CBS do when 2023 rolls around?

Conventional thinking might point towards getting another charming Brit to take on the 12:30am slot, but we have been far from conventional for several years now. Late night itself is at a crossroads where it would seem the celebrity panel and topical monologue format devised by Steve Allen decades ago is too tired of a format to keep soldiering on. Of course, we always want great comedians to have bigger platforms and having your own late night talk show can be a great way to do that, but we also wouldn’t be surprised if the reshuffling of Viacom CBS into Paramount will see a different future for late night (and perhaps having only one late night talk show).

It’s all conjecture at this point (unless Paramount has already sent out a press release about their plans as we’re currently writing these words), but you can also spend this time pondering if Corden will do more CGI based movie musicals in the not so distant future.

Watch James’ announcement here.

After an incredible run, James announces that he will bid farewell to The Late Late Show in 2023. pic.twitter.com/k9KtKNmv5Q

— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) April 28, 2022

Please Enjoy Jay Jurden’s Latest Late Night Set on Corden

April 21, 2022

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Punchline for punchline, Jay Jurden has proven himself to be one of the best joke writers/tellers working today. There is so many punches and tags in his jokes that even we stop thinking about the classical structure of his stand-up and just how precisely everything fits together. It’s unmistakably good old fashioned stand-up, but cleverly made so splendid for everyone in 2022.

Jay already showed off his skills in his late night debut in 2019 on The Tonight Show and he just did it again for second late night set that aired on last night’s Late Late Show with James Corden.

Please enjoy it and brighten your day because it’s so good here.

Please Enjoy Maria Bamford’s Amazing Set About Death and Grief on Corden

March 11, 2022

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When it comes to dark subject matter, there’s no one that brings the sort of beautiful, hilarious, and healing light of comedy to touchy subjects quite like Maria Bamford. Whether it be mental health, class, religion, or anything else that might potentially get into upsetting territory with an audience, Maria has time and time again given us that visceral, ameliorating feeling that the best jokes, bits, observations can give in the darkest of hours.

This set she performed on The Late Late Show with James Corden is no different as Maria dives in head first into her recent personal experience with death, grief, loss, and having to deal with the more explicit personal effects of the deceased. It’s simply another magnificent set of stand-up comedy from one of the best to ever do it.

Please enjoy it and have a brighter day here.

Please Enjoy Sam Morril’s Return to Corden

February 22, 2022

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It was actually not all that long ago that Sam was hopping from rooftop to rooftop in NYC to record a special in the thick of the pandemic. Yet, seeing Sam take the stage once more at The Late Late Show with James Corden makes that reality so far away, just like Sam’s last set on Corden in 2018 seems like eons ago.

That all said, Sam is still a shining example of classic stand-up that’s cut from today’s cloth with a perfected balance of manipulating turns of phrase, dissecting unassuming minutia, and sharp punchlines. It almost, might possibly seem like, perhaps, that comedy is picking up where it left off in 2019/2020?

In any case, you should enjoy another great late night set from Sam here.

Jackie Kashian Explains Why She Loves They/Them Pronouns

January 26, 2022

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The gender binary, thankfully, is being dismantled more rapidly these days than in years past. That said, some folks still hold on to the rigid idea of women and men and that being that.

Luckily, more and more folks are coming to a point of understanding, empathy, and even splendor when expanding their understanding of identity on all fronts. One of those people is the very funny Jackie Kashian (she/her) and her latest late night set on The Late Late Show with James Corden gets into the legit reasons why non-binary pronouns might be better than everything else.

Watch and enjoy Kashian’s set (and perfect slogan “squish with whomever you wish” here

Andrew Sleighter Delivers the First Stand Up Set (on TV) for 2022

January 6, 2022

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At the dawn of 2021, the prospect of late night was much different, well, actually, slightly different than it is now. Most shows didn’t have a live audience and there was a good majority reliance on doing interviews via Zoom or some other teleconferencing platform. While Fallon and Seth Meyers both caught COVID-19 in the last few weeks, late night is pushing forward somewhat as it once did, featuring stand-up comedians doing short sets included.

The slickly funny Andrew Sleighter starts off stand-up comedy for 2022 with their first televised set and, unlike in 2021, it’s not on a boat or on a rooftop, but on a big, fancy soundstage with a live audience. Omicron is refueling the pandemic, which we’re very much still in, but Sleighter gives a great take on his quarantine epiphany: millennials’ horrid financial health compared to their actual health.

Give Sleighter’s/2022’s first set a watch on The Late Late Show with James Corden here.

Please Enjoy Blair Socci’s Late Night Debut on Corden

December 8, 2021

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When it comes to unique voices, there are so few in comedy as unique as Blair Socci’s. Her actual voice and the comedic voice that she has honed for years are something marvelously hysterical and wholly original. It’s just a joy to hear the cartoon-like quality of her delivery coupled with her getting very personal with her life story of being raised über athletic, then still having feminine expectations by her über masculine OC family.

Honestly, Blair should be doing late night all the time. She is, quite simply, a pure joy to watch.

We can only hope that streak starts with Blair’s first late night set on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Please, please, please enjoy it here.

Please Enjoy Sophie Buddle’s Great American TV Debut on Corden

November 26, 2021

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Harland Williams, Jon Dore, Nathan Fielder, Debra DiGiovanni, and Katie Crown are just a few names of amazing Canadian comedians that have made an indelible mark her in America with the very own unique brand of off-kilter humor. If you don’t already know, you might actually be more than pleasantly surprised the plethora of funny people that Canada has exported down South to the U.S. over several decades.

The latest arrival from up North is one Sophie Buddle who just made her very first American TV appearance by doing stand-up on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Sophie has fantastic way of luring in people with her subversively playful delivery and a splash of a stereotypically blonde on-stage persona, then serving up very sharp, delightfully mischievous punchlines.

Even the way she started off this set makes it seem like she’ll be so innocent and Buddle plays with that expectation hilariously.

So, enjoy Sophie Buddle’s Late Late Show set here.

Please Enjoy Laurie Kilmartin’s Parenting Tips/Latest Late Night Set on Corden

November 12, 2021

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In addition to being a fantastic staff writer for Conan O’Brien for years and years, Laurie Kilmartin has always kept sharp as a stand-up comedian. In fact, her writing might be some of the sharpest in stand-up comedy today as Laurie never ever stops working at her craft. Throughout lockdown, she did Zoom, drive-in shows, and outdoor shows as much as she could and, for our money, has some of the best COVID material in comedy, end of discussion.

Now that Conan has sailed off into the sunset of TV and comedy history (to return at some point in a non-late-night form on HBO Max), Kilmartin has really honed in her stand-up even more so than she already was doing. She just released her latest album Corset now available for purchase and/or streaming.

Laurie also got to do her very first set on The Late Late Show with James Corden and impart some exemplary strategies for raising your kids. Please enjoy her set here (and then follow everything she does).

Please, Please, Please Enjoy Atsuko Okatsuka’s Terrific Late Night Debut on Corden

November 3, 2021

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It’s pretty routine for us to incidentally catch comedians working on their late night sets and, more often than not, have already heard those jokes several times over in different sets, in different orders, over many months or even a few years. So, by the time a set goes to late night, the element of surprise, crucial to comedy, is often absent since we have a decent idea of what’s going to happen.

That said, our mark for truly great comedy is that we still find ourselves heartily laughing even when we have full knowledge of what someone’s jokes are going to be ahead. Atusko Okatsuka is a true gem of the LA comedy scene (and now, across the country) and we have delightfully seen her live dozens and dozens of times and still guffaw vigorously at her marvelously written and delivered material.

That happened yet again with Atsuko’s late night debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Please, without further adieu, enjoy it here.

January 10, 2020

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Opportunities to see Reggie Watts and his handpicked Late Late Show band “Karen” jam out in between Reggie riffing wherever his wondrous imagination takes him don’t come around too often.

Honestly, even if it did, you shouldn’t waste an opportunity to see Watts and Karen bring the best vibes, oscillating between music and comedy, the whole night.

So, snag tickets now for $20 (they’re $25 day of) to see Reggie Watts and Karen at Teragram Ballroom near DTLA at the end of this month, Thurs. Jan. 30th at 9PM.

Please Enjoy Andy Haynes’ Set on Corden

November 12, 2019

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Andy Haynes served up quite the set last night on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Haynes powers of observation and subsequent skill of distilling them into wondrous, colorful comedic portraits are fully on display here, especially when it comes to the pro-anti-depressant bit that he closes with.

So, watch and enjoy Andy Haynes on Corden here.

Please Enjoy’s Chris Garcia Late Night Network Debut on Corden

November 5, 2019

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At this point, it’s kind of crazy that Chris Garcia hasn’t done late night until just last night. Chris has a half hour special on Comedy Central, a handful of great TV appearances, and been even featured on This American Life. All throughout those times, he has been so damn funny with his distillation of his identity as a Cuban immigrant with immigrant parents.

Still, a chance for Garcia to take the stage is one to be relished and we hope you enjoy Chris’ first (of hopefully many more) late night sets here, taped on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

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