The Pete Holmes Show capped off a great week with having Jamie Lee do a stand-up set. She may say that she looks like a fun aunt, but we can’t remember the last time our aunt was really great at telling jokes (as opposed to awkwardly dancing at family reunion).
You guys really should be watching more Tom Segura for how beautifully simple and hysterical his comedy is.
Here’s his set from The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this week to start off.
Dan Soder got invited back to do stand-up again on Conan and tell us all of how great a Gin Rummy player his grandma is (i.e. she’s ruthless).
The very funny Nikki Glaser has racked up sets The Tonight Show, Conan, and now Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Watch her latest set and see why she’s made the rounds around late night here.
Not only did Rob Gleeson showcase his abilities as a very funny comedian during his set on Conan last night, but he also did his entire set about coming out and identifying himself as gay.
The set was earnest, personal, heartfelt, and hilarious in a way that most people, even in 2014, wouldn’t probably think of if they heard the label “gay comedian”. Hopefully, they’ll think otherwise afterwards.
Please watch Gleeson’s Conan set here.
John Mulaney’s appearance last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers covered a whole lot of ground that we found out the elements that were the catalyst for Stefon, a wonderful story about a farm not to have a wedding at, and a nice brief preview of his upcoming Fox sitcom Mulaney (at min. 28).
Not that you’d be surprised, but this is all pretty great and worth watching now.
Not only can you watch the very funny Joe Mande do some of his stand-up from his set this week at Late Night with Seth Meyers, you can hear about that one time he fell into a job at Maury.
The amazing Eliza Skinner got to do stand up on The Pete Holmes Show last night and you should really watch it whether you caught it live on air or not.
Really, she’s a name you should already know or commit to memory for how unbelievably talented and funny she is. Watch her set here.
These mini game shows on Late Night with Seth Meyers are pretty great. Just the little details like Michelle Wolf presenting new cards and random, bizarre, unannounced rules are delightful.
Watch Celebrity Name Spelling Bee here.
Seth Meyers has kept up a nice routine of featuring stand up on Late Night since he’s taken over. As of right now, Hannibal Buress, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Che, and Eugene Mirman have performed on The Tonight Show.
Watch Eugene tell jokes and that show his Brooklyn themed paintings off.
Nate Bargatze has performed a few times on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during Jimmy’s five year tenure there.
Now, Fallon is having him back on his show, though, this time, it’s on the classy set of The Tonight Show. Watch his set here.
The hilarious Adam Cayton-Holland put up a great stand up set on The Pete Holmes Show this week, especially for his advice on prom.
Late Night with Seth Meyers has just closed out its first week pretty well as far as new late night hosts go.
In fact, the end of the week saw their very first stand up performance featuring the very funny Michael Che.
After a big week with Jimmy Fallon taking over The Tonight Show, Seth Meyers will be having his big moment in delving into the late night arena with hosting Late Night.
Also on tonight, The Pete Holmes Show will be returning from its winter hiatus.
The best part of this is that you won’t have to miss either if you’re watching it live on TV as The Pete Holmes Show is on TBS at 12AM (and is only a half hour) and Late Night with Seth Meyers premieres at 12:35AM on NBC.
The very funny Fortune Feimster put together a nice set on Conan this week that you should check out. There’s a pretty great indirect shout to Old Navy in there as well.
Seth Meyers lined up his first week of guests nice and big, but it’s even better to hear that the first comedian to perform under the banner of Late Night with Seth Meyers will be the very funny Michael Che.
Monday, Feb. 24: Guests Amy Poehler, Vice President Joe Biden and musical guest A Great Big World.
Tuesday, Feb. 25: Guests Kanye West and author Robyn Doolittle (Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story).
Wednesday, Feb. 26: Guests Kelly Ripa, Brad Paisley and musical guest Brad Paisley.
Thursday, Feb. 27: Guests Lena Dunham, Anthony Mackie and musical guest John Mayer Trio.
Friday, Feb. 28: Guests Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart, Sophia Bush and comedian Michael Che.
Also, Fred Armisen will be leading what will be known as The 8G Band (referencing the studio they’re performing in, not $8000), the rest of which you can get to know here.
Fred Armisen To Lead House Band at Late Night With Seth Meyers
Well, Late Night with Seth Meyers just got a whole lot more fun. There was a lot of speculation as to what Meyers would do with Late Night in terms of music, especially since Jimmy Fallon did so many musical bits and had the roots. Some said that he might not even have a band.
Armisen could be a nice comedic balance for Meyers not unlike when Fred would do characters on SNL’s Weekend Update.
And That Was The Last Week of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Here’s a recap of one of the most momentous 5 days in late night over the last week with the official handing off of The Tonight Show from Jay Leno to Jimmy Fallon including what all the competition was up to, even the one joke Conan made about the whole deal.
Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss returns, and only after exactly 2 months since his last set, to Conan for, as said above, another great set. His born gay vs. as a choice joke is particularly great.
Though having had a Comedy Central half hour special as well as appearing on John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show and Totally Biased, the very funny Sheng Wang hadn’t notched a late night set at one of the more traditional late night programs until now.
Watch his nicely done first set on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here.
SXSW To Have Panels with Seth Meyers, Portlandia, Pete Holmes, and More
The soon to be newly minted Late Night with Seth Meyers as well as the still brand spanking new Pete Holmes Show as well as Portlandia will all be making an appearance at SXSW this year in panel form.
That means that this is only the tip of the iceberg and you should probably get a badge ASAP before this happens in March.
Dick Cavett made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night or rather a recreation of a set that Cavett used to call home and was completely delightful per usual.
Watch two eras of late night talk show hosts hang out here.
Really, you need to watch Chris Fairbanks be absolutely Chris Fairbanks on Conan and kill it during a late night stand up set.
OK, enough of that, now get to watching.
Colin Jost To Be New SNL Weekend Update Co-Anchor
Colin Jost will join Cecily Strong in co-anchoring Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update replacing Seth Meyers when Meyers heads to Late Night.
The shifting from Weekend Update host to Late Night host to host of The Tonight Show seems to be a last bastion of old school television especially considering that many of the newer late night shows are named just after the host.
Amy Poehler To Be Fallon’s Last Guest, Meyers’ First Guest on “Late Night”
Whether a link between eras of comedy at SNL between Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers or just one of the funniest people around, it’s a smart move, in our opinion to have Amy Poehler be the guest to send off Fallon to The Tonight Show and welcome Meyers to Late Night.