It’s kind of weird that David Cross is going on tour with Bob Odenkirk and goes on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote it, then Bob is just busy, right and can’t be there?
RIght? Well, luckily, Cross’ biggest fan was there to make up for it. Watch the clip here.
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.
The hysterical Rory Scovel returned to Conan to do stand up again, this time bringing and tuxedo, bow tie, an ornately decorated grand piano, and a piano player all to talk about getting high while grocery shopping.
Two of our favorite comedians to watch right now that America will hopefully know from far and wide are performing tonight on your television (and probably tomorrow on whatever device you watch YouTube on).
Rory Scovel will be back again on Conan (TBS 11PM), which is always fantastic, and the terrific Cameron Esposito will be on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35AM) making her late night stand up debut.
In short, don’t miss these.
The Final Episode of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ to Air February 6, 2014
So, as it stands right now, on Feb. 6th next year, Jay Leno will step down from The Tonight Show, then The Tonight Show will move to New York City with its new host Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers will take the reins to Late Night.
While that might seem momentous, don’t forget that The Arsenio Hall Show is coming back, Chris Hardwick is doing a late night talk show of sorts for Comedy Central, USA is developing a late night talk show with Will Ferrell, and Pete Holmes will be following Conan on TBS later this year.
Basically, late night’s going to get a whole lot more exciting really soon.
The very funny Julian McCullough breaks down Chinatowns and why Jeopardy is better than any show you’re currently watching like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones in his Conan stand up debut.
We’re really glad that Baron Vaughn got to share the perfect balance he’s struck between silliness, being very insightful, and really funny with The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson audience last night.
Watch his wonderful set on Ferguson here.
Dan St. Germain is another great comedian deservedly making his rounds on late night having performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show, and now, Conan.
Watch his first appearance on Conan here.
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.
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.
Howard Stern made a stop by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to give Jimmy some cold hard truths about late night including to stop playing video games when he takes over The Tonight Show. Maybe he’ll follow Stern’s advice and usurp Kimmel as friend?
Not that anyone has really thought of the late night stand-up equivalent of an EGOT (someone winning an Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar, and a Tony), but the damn funny Barry Rothbart is coming close with having done Conan, The Tonight Show, and, just last night, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Unfortunately, none of the possible acronyms for such a thing have enough vowels and are short enough to catch on.
Watch Barry’s great set from Ferguson here.
Nate Bargatze notches in another late night set by performing stand-up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and we all find out that he’s just getting into the idea of having a kid though he’s not quite sure how to go about it.
It’s been a rarity that you’ll get to see comedians be as you would see them be hysterical live as you do on late night talk shows. Fortunately, the tides are shifting with shows like Conan.
Specifically, we’re talking about this awesome late night debut set from the amazing Erik Charles Nielsen.
Jim Gaffigan stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday to promote his book Dad Is Fat and just rattled off another whole great bit about food to add to his collection of great food material. So long as it’s funny, you can continue joke about a topic even if you’ve pretty much done hours on it.
Whether it’s surprising to you or not, traveling back in time to stop Hitler is something is joked about quite a bit in comedy. However, this bit from Myq Kaplan on his Conan set from last night is the best we’ve ever heard.
Tommy Johnagin returns to The Late Show with David Letterman yet again for another great stand-up set. Let’s hope Johnagin gets on TV more soon.
The very funny Jen Kirkman had a life changing moment while going through airport security all because of her hair extensions. Hear what happened on her latest Conan set from last night and the evils of married people.
Please acquaint yourself with the comedy of Canada’s own DeAnne Smith who just did a wonderful set on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night.
Seth Meyers Replacing Jimmy Fallon on Late Night
All the rumors and speculation have turned out to be true. Seth Meyers was the frontrunner for replacing Jimmy Fallon on Late Night when Fallon takes on his new spot as the host of The Tonight Show.
No house band has been announced, but if NBC got The Roots last time maybe they can get someone like The Black Keys or something for Meyers?
It may just be a small detail here, but it’s curious that instead of getting a new set for his transition to The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon is just getting a makeover for his current one.
The replacement for “Late Night with…” has yet to be announced and they won’t be inheriting Fallon’s studio, so maybe, perhaps, whoever it ends up being, they’ll inherit The Tonight Show stage here in LA, which would be no small detail whatsoever.
As opposed to Bill Murray getting abducted on Letterman, Steve Martin greets everyone on late night sets in NYC including Letterman when he’s walking to the couch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Myq Kaplan Returns to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
It’s good to see and hear Myq Kaplan doing stand-up once again on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson after being bumped a few weeks ago. Sometimes, guests do go too long and it’s just happenstance why we’ll have to wait to see Kaplan do another nice late night set.
The very funny Tone Bell and Shane Mauss both got to perform stand-up last night on late night talk shows. See their sets on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson where Bell got called over to the couch and Conan where Mauss got a nice amount of applause breaks.
Last night, Marc Maron stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote his book “Attempting Normal” and his upcoming IFC show ‘Maron’. Apparently, getting Michael Keaton on WTF was initially easier, then much harder than one would think.
Also, Marc breaks down the comedians pitching TV show process pretty nicely.