April 5, 2016
John Oliver: Back from Spring Break After taking a well-earned pause to honor the Easter Rabbit last Sunday, John Oliver returned to his regular 11PM slot […]
April 2, 2016
Correction: This article original listed Philly.com of the source of the article. Although it was published on Philly.com, the article was originally posted on Variety.com and […]
March 23, 2016
Samantha Bee Runs a Little Too Long In general the worst of Full Frontal is going to be vastly better than the best of shows […]
March 22, 2016
All that said, Oliver gave us an outstanding effort this past Sunday to last us until April. The main segment featured—once again—Donald Trump. Yes, as I have pointed out before, that makes a lot of segments for just one person, but this one person provides more material than anyone else we can think of, in or out of politics.
March 20, 2016
I dare you to describe Josh Gondelman as a comedian or a person without using the word “delightful.” It can’t be done. Josh takes the kind of gentle approach to his set, even when dealing with darker or edgier material, that can keep you comfortable in the audience whether you’re on a first date or taking out with your grandma. He is also unfailingly positive and supportive towards his fellow comedians and a true joy to spend time with off stage.
March 15, 2016
In past shows, there had been little such controversy. Is Donald Trump a buffoon? Is the bear Catholic? Are swindling televangelists the scum of the Earth? Does a pope shit in the woods? (Actually, yes. There were popes long before there was a Vatican). But when we come to the issue of encryption, the issue is not so clear in terms of good guys vs. bad guys. Of course, we are talking about the Department of Justice wanting to compel Apple to write code that would allow them access to the cell phone of the San Bernardino terrorist.
March 14, 2016
Who’s on Late Night Tonight in Comedy? Here’s your guide to comedians hitting up the late night talk shows for this week, March 14, 2016. The […]
March 9, 2016
I had known about Samantha Bee’s new show, Full Frontal, from the time of its debut, but it was only with the March 7th episode that I actually started to follow it. Part of the confusion was that Ms. Bee had been billed as the only female late night “talk show host.”
March 7, 2016
Let it be said at the outset, your narrator hates, loathes and despises the word “infotainment,” but, if ever a show fell into that category, John Oliver’s latest addition of Last Week Tonight did just that. Of course, there was a good measure of Oliver’s brand of comedy throughout the broadcast, and more about that later. The more important aspect of it was that he brought up a subject many of us would have gone on blissfully ignoring to our everlasting detriment: Special Districts.
March 3, 2016
The year was 2000. A presidential election had just ended in, what, a tie? Somewhere between the recounts and the hanging chads, we were watching our country come unglued. No one knew how to process what was happening. No one except Jon Stewart.
March 1, 2016
I first became attracted to John Oliver’s show when I saw the ads for his current season, all of which thoroughly disparaged the product in […]
March 1, 2016
The geniuses over at Comedy Central keep their jobs despite losing Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert and Jon Oliver. Now Salon.com is making the case that letting Samantha Bee get away should leave Comedy Central execs sobbing as well.