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.
February 8, 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, February 8, 2016. Highlights […]
January 28, 2016
John Oliver sat down with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. He explained to Jimmy how he grabbed a secret interview with Edward Snowden without HBO knowing. It's hard to say whether that's more or less suprising than starting a fake church, raising 70k and a giant wooden penis.
January 25, 2016
Closing out January with some great comedy guests in Late Night. James Corden is off this week, but plenty of new shows in Late Night. Here’s your […]
January 18, 2016
As far as awards shows go, the Critics Choice Awards hit a home run last night. As the new show on the block the CCAS went all in on fun, with T.J. Miller at the helm, and for some reason, William Shatner announcing, like an awards show Ed McMahon.
December 28, 2015
It’s almost impossible to try and list my top comedy moments from 2015, because there were just so many. Trying to only choose 15 was a monumental task. Last year I did more of a review than a “Top 15” list, but this year I decided to try and list the 15 events that meant the most to me. Some of them I was involved in personally, others not, ... but all of them were events I attended to cover for my column in The Interrobang. It’s important to emphasize that they are NOT in order. Every one of them could theoretically be #1.
December 23, 2015
The old school Kings of Late Night are all gone. Once Johnny Carson held the title. Some argued that Jay Leno was the most powerful host […]
December 9, 2015
Tonight, Adam Lowitt who is an executive producer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, will be appearing as a contributor.
December 4, 2015
Mike Birbiglia is bringing a new comedy show to New York City's Lynn Redgrave Theater this February! It's his return to off broadway for his third show created for the stage.
November 16, 2015
"Last Week Tonight" joined in on the latest craze sweeping the nation: reminding everyone that daily fantasy is essentially gambling.
November 3, 2015
First John Oliver, now Jon Stewart! HBO is stealing all of Comedy Central's former smart and funny JohnJons.
October 15, 2015
This week, on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver told the citizens of North Dakota to be angry about dirty business in the oil industry. He also mocked a series of North Dakota billboards that had told passerbys to be kind, and be polite. Oliver said his response to a billboard asking him to be politce would be "fuck you, don't tell me what to do."
October 1, 2015
Wednesday night Stephen Colbert brought John Oliver on as a guest and they disagreed about a lot of things. Coffee, tea, taxation representation, Trump, whether to […]
September 28, 2015
It’s autumn and the weather is getting just a little chillier. Get to bed early and turn on some late night tv. Here’s who to watch if […]
September 15, 2015
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.
September 7, 2015
In this web exclusive, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver gives some hilarious back-to-school lessons for his younger viewers. Watch Oliver break down all the kids need to know in history, bio, math, and English -- and learn a thing or two yourself.
August 9, 2015
Better Call Saul may not be defined as a comedy show but we’re not bound by those institutional labels maaan. As far as we’re concerned there’s […]
August 6, 2015
Jon Stewart ends his seventeen-year run at The Daily Show tonight. His legacy lives on, not just within the context of the show, but in the countless stars that Stewart has helped launch. The correspondents are an invaluable part of the show that became the defining late-night show of the generation. Other than maybe Lorne Michaels, no one person and show has generated as many comedy stars as Stewart and The Daily Show. Here are fifteen of the best Daily Show correspondents.
August 4, 2015
With the Rams constantly cockteasing Los Angeles for a stadium, the stadium authority in St. Louis has been hell-bent on building a new park. In fact, […]
August 3, 2015
Last night on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver explained to America the D.C. Problem. That's the odd twist of events where people who live in our nations capital have the least say in government out of anyone in the country, because they're not a state.
August 2, 2015
In film, directors often receive more acclaim and recognition than the screenwriter. Yet in television, the reverse is true. So we thought we would highlight some of the most important directors in television comedy working today.
July 27, 2015
Comedy Central's first live weekly show on SiriusXM satellite radio, The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder premieres tonight, Monday, July 27. Tune in at 6:00pm eastern time to hear two hours of live talk about comedy, entertainment, sports and live call in from two of New York's great stand up talents, Dan and Big Jay.