Comedy

  1. this week in late night
    A Serial Killer Won Late Night This WeekPlus, Lisa Vanderpump on WWHL and the Daniels’ new Late Show opening sequence.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. the grub street diet
    The Daily Show’s Jason O. Gilbert Cooks a Different Taco Every Thursday“I throw a bunch of different spices or sauces together and hope for the best.”
    By Alan Sytsma
  3. comedy
    Suzy Eddie Izzard Picked Her New Name When She Was 10“I’m going to be Suzy Eddie Izzard, that’s how I’m going to roll.”
    By Bethy Squires
  4. snl
    Jenna Ortega Celebrates Hump Day With Please Don’t DestroyYou know what that means? Wednesday dance.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. emergency discussion
    History of the World, Part II’s Beautiful Commitment to StupidityLet’s celebrate how surprising and impressive it is to see a show lean this hard into total idiocy.
    By Jackson McHenry and Kathryn VanArendonk
  7. coming soon
    Owen Wilson Is (But Isn’t) Bob Ross in PaintIf it looks like Bob Ross, walks like Bob Ross, and paints like Bob Ross, it’s Owen Wilson in the new Paint trailer.
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. comedy review
    Selective Outrage Struggles to Escape Its Own GimmickChris Rock’s live comedy special wants to be electric, but Netflix’s first attempt at the form fails to meet its own moment.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. stath do
    A Sketch That’ll Scratch Your I Think You Should Leave ItchA Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou throws the most unhinged bachelor party of all time.
    By Hershal Pandya
  10. summer plans
    Netflix Is a Joke Fest Is Taking Another Trip to L.A.Comedians will perform at dozens of venues in the city when the festival returns in May 2024.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  11. stand-up
    Of Course Chris Rock Saved Some Selective Outrage for Will SmithHere’s what he had to say about the Oscars slap and the “entanglement” during his live Netflix special.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  12. awards szn
    Hasan Minhaj Brings His Powerpoints and Power Suits to Independent Spirit AwardsSemi-Pro is now streaming on IFC.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  13. chat room
    How Tyrel Jackson Williams Brought TikTok Cringe to Party Down“It’s sort of a newer version of the L.A. actor ride that Kyle is on the first two seasons, but it’s worse.”
    By Caitlin Wolper
  14. overnights
    Party Down Recap: An Earthy Whiff of DecayIt’s not Party Down until Henry Pollard begrudgingly dons a pink bow tie.
    By Erin Qualey
  15. overnights
    Shrinking Recap: The Easy PartJimmy and Gaby pump the brakes and work to restore their friendship.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  16. this week in late night
    Matthew Rhys’s Welsh Pride Won Late Night This WeekPlus Nicole Byer’s vacation horror stories and a Hasan-Ronny pairing on The Daily Show.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. the future
    6 Stand-ups Analyze ChatGPT’s Attempts to Steal Their Jobs“It’s eerie, but there are comedians who are worse than this.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  18. anniversaries
    The Chicken and the BabyForty years ago this week, M*A*S*H signed off with an emotional jab at network TV’s commitment to sanitizing the ugly stuff.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  19. last night on late night
    The Daniels Gave Stephanie Hsu Permission to Be WeirdLiterally, in an announcement to crew.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. my unorthodox life
    Kristen Bell to Befriend an Unorthodox RabbiIn a Netflix comedy by Katharine McPhee’s stepdaughter.
    By Jason P. Frank
  21. funny is money
    Going Big and Dumb With the Cast of History of the World, Part IIThe whole show is in a silly, goofy mood.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. rip detroiters
    Sam Richardson Is Happy That the Kids Are Finding Detroiters on TikTokBetter late than never!
    By Bethy Squires
  23. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of February 2023Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
    By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
  24. ask the experts
    What the Party Down Premiere-Party Caterers Think of Party Down“I think I might have to tell Adam Scott that he’s a really big influence to me, as a caterer.”
    By Bethy Squires
  25. i do watch ted lasso
    Believe In Ted Lasso Season 3The new trailer teases a very lonely Nate.
    By Jason P. Frank
  26. stand-up
    How to Watch Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage Live on NetflixMarch 4’s live special will feature pre- and postshow events with Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Paul McCartney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and more.
    By Hershal Pandya
  27. snl
    Woody Harrelson Makes His Fifth SNL Monologue Anti-VaxxThis is a man who once shared the conspiracy theory that 5G spreads COVID, so.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  28. overnights
    Party Down Season-Premiere Recap: Personal Business on Company TimeThe Party Down crew has mostly moved on to bigger (or more mundane) things, but their reunion feels just like old times.
    By Erin Qualey
  29. overnights
    Shrinking Recap: Doing the WorkHarrison Ford gets high on weed gummies. This is not a drill!
    By Ben Rosenstock
  30. trailer mix
    Bert Kreischer’s Story Catches Up With Him In The MachineCo-starring Mark Hamill.
    By Hershal Pandya
  31. good one podcast
    Crafting Party Down’s ‘Inside-Out’ ProtagonistAdam Scott and showrunner John Enbom discuss Henry’s evolution across three seasons.
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. trailer mix
    ‘Don’t These People Have Jobs?’Robert De Niro doesn’t get his wealthy in-laws’ leisure in Sebastian Maniscalco’s comedy About My Father.
    By Zoe Guy
  33. mo’nique
    Mo’Nique Is Ready to Share All of Her SecretsFollowing her 2019 lawsuit against Netflix, her special for the streamer debuts on April 4.
    By Hershal Pandya
  34. podcasts
    This Month in Comedy Podcasts: Finally With Grace and JoeRounding up our favorite comedy-podcast episodes of the month.
  35. the festival circuit
    The 2023 Roots Picnic Is a Convention for the ‘Canceled’With Dave Chappelle, Lil Uzi Vert, DJ Akademiks, Talib Kweli, and, somehow, more.
    By Justin Curto
  36. rip
    Richard Belzer, Comedian and Law & Order: SVU Mainstay, Dead at 78He played John Munch, the cynical detective, for more than two decades.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  37. this week in late night
    Quinta Brunson’s Super Bowl Beef Won Late Night This WeekPlus Stephen Colbert’s No. 6 John (the Oliver one) and Liam Neeson starting some WWHL drama.
    By Bethy Squires
  38. last night on late night
    Jack Whitehall Shares a Manscaper With His CavapooThe Clifford the Big Red Dog star found a small red pube.
    By Rebecca Alter
  39. tv review
    Party Down Has Time on Its SideThe cultishly beloved cater-waiter comedy returns in peak form, using the 13-year gap between seasons to its best advantage.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  40. last night on late night
    Watch Liam Neeson (Stage) Punch Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight ShowShowbiz!
    By Bethy Squires
  41. stand-up
    Kill the Propecia JokeJim Jefferies’s latest special features a joke that has been told by at least six other comedians.
    By Hershal Pandya
  42. family hate netflix
    Arrested Development Set to Leave Netflix, Cue the Charlie Brown MusicGet us a vodka rocks and a piece of toast.
    By Jason P. Frank
  43. restless touring syndrome
    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Aren’t Going on a Regular Tour, It’s a Cool TourTheir Restless Leg Tour is going to be fetch.
    By Jason P. Frank
  44. web series
    Maria Bamford and Her Intrusive Thoughts Are Making a Web SeriesAnd she needs your help!
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. cunk up the jam
    Cunk on Earth Is So Perfectly StupidIt’s a show that dares to ask the question, “Were numbers worth less back in ancient times?”
    By Hershal Pandya
  46. comedy review
    Marc Maron After the World EndsIn From Bleak to Dark, the typically cantankerous stand-up turns toward grace.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  47. overnights
    Shrinking Recap: Bad DayJimmy’s tendency to make everything about himself leads to his ugliest moment yet.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  48. trailer mix
    ‘Strays’ Trailer: Will Ferrell Is a Dog That CussesA talking dog vows revenge on the jerk who abandoned him.
    By Bethy Squires
  49. improv
    Colin Mochrie Reflects on Over 30 Years of Whose Line Is It Anyway?“The short answer is, as of now, this is the last season with this cast.”
    By Caitlin Wolper
  50. ftw
    The Late Late Show to Be Replaced by Reboot of @midnightStephen Colbert will executive-produce a reboot of the Comedy Central game show.
    By Hershal Pandya
  51. you are getting sleepy
    Joe Pera, the Sleep KingTalking to the comedian and his collaborator Ryan Dann about their new podcast, writing songs, and being slow.
    By Nicholas Quah
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