Jeffrey Gurian is a writer and comedian in New York who loves to Jump Around. Follow his regular column, right here, to find out what’s happening in comedy, and who Jeffrey Gurian ran into this week in and around New York. In today’s column, we get an update on what comedian Ardie Fuqua has been dealing with since he was in a terrible car crash with Tracy Morgan this summer, plus news from the George Carlin Way dedication ceremony, what's Rick Newman doing these days, and a Mel Brooks update.
If you don't know the Lucas Brothers yet, hurry and catch up because they are about to blow up. Their Comedy Central digital series, The Super Late Morning Show, and their Fox ADHD animated show, Lucas Bros Moving Company are already cult favorites, and tonight their third comedy series, Friends of the People premiers on TruTV. We caught a preview of the first episode, and we're already big fans.
Now that Joan Rivers has passed away, Jay Leno is talking about how he kept up Johnny Carson's mandate that Joan never be invited on the Tonight Show again.
Last night on the Tonight Show Zach Galifianakis told Jimmy how he handles stupid questions on the red carpet. He's out promoting the movie Birdman, which stars Michael Keaton.
Nick Kroll was a guest on the Tonight Show and told Jimmy Fallon about how his dream of meeting Bill Murray came true and also how it was more of a nightmare than dream.
Lat night, Jimmy Fallon told Steve Carell that he loved his new movie, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Steve Carell also loved Steve Carell's new movie, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.