October 14, 2015

MNF Hired Dennis Miller Because Of Jimmy Kimmel

The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live appeared on The Dan LeBatard Show (ignore the clock-hat and Cavs jersey: two separate long stories), where he discussed his previous work in sports television. In 1999, Kimmel started doing a pregame picks segment on Fox NFL Sunday, and according to someone at ABC, Kimmel's success there led Disney to believe they should put a comedian in the booth.
October 12, 2015

Comedians on Late Night TV: Week of October 12, 2015

Conan's in reruns while he is filming in Armenia, but everyone else is live. There are a lot of late night shows these days and some of them like to bring on comedians. You can keep an eye on who is going to guest on your favorite shows, right here.
October 1, 2015

Ken Jeong’s First Joke He Ever Did Was Korean Johnny Carson

On Wednesday Ken Jeong was on Jimmy Kimmel Live. It was a huge night. He got to meet Don Rickels backstage, which is just crazy considering it wasn't that long ago that Jeong was a full time practicing physician.
September 29, 2015

Stelling, List, Morril and Liedtke Get Dates for Comedy Central Half Hour Specials

Four great comics have dates for their brand new Comedy Central Half Hour specials. Beth Stelling, Joe List, Sam Morril and Randy Liedtke are the next four comics to air on Comedy Central's "Half Hour" Series.
September 15, 2015

Internet Reacts to Titans of Late Night Sausage Party Photo

The internet had a lot to say about this Vanity Fair photo featuring the "Titans of Late Night." It's a photo Vanity Fair released promoting their upcoming interview with ten Late Night Talk Show hosts featuring Stephen Colbert, Conan, Trevor Noah, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel, John Oliver, Larry Wilmore, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon and Bill Maher.
August 25, 2015

Howard Kremer is the King of All Things “Summah”

Comedian and musician Howard Kremer is the king of "summah". He's the founder of the "Have a Summah!" movement, which embraces all things Summer, and has generated four full length albums of Summah tunes, hundreds of thousands of hits on Funny or Die, and an annual live celebration show called "Summahfest" at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles.
August 17, 2015

Ellen Wins The Internet Today With Teen Choice Comedy Award Acceptance Speech

Ellen DeGeneres accepted the Teen Choice award for Choice Comedy last night to a huge ovation and the internet is just raving about her acceptance speech calling it "powerful" and "moving" and proclaiming "it will make you feel things!" DeGeneres urged teens to be proud to be different, letting them know it pays off later on. And then she dedicated the giant surfboard she just won to her wife of seven years.
July 28, 2015

Owen Wilson Went to Gladiator School While Filming Zoolander 2

Owen Wilson's been in Europe shooting Zoolander 2. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel live he talked about the trouble with maintaining "super model fitness" while dining out in Rome. He also brought his kids with him, but they got bored with Europe so they took his son to Gladiator School, and Owen got drafted to join in. Gladiator School is fun but not as nearly as much fun as Gelato School.