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Candidates Broke Late-Night Show Appearance Records
The Presidential candidates worked the late-night talk show circuit during the 2008 campaign, making more than four times the number of appearances with Letterman, Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, and the likes than the 2004 lineup did, according to new research.
Candidates showed off their face-to-face skills with 110 appearances on late-night comedy shows, a sharp shoot up from 25 in 2004, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs. Fifty of those spots occurred before the primary votes were even cast, offering the chance for candidates to show their comedic chops and create ideal YouTube or cable news sound bites.
Republicans on the Receiving End of Late-Night Jokes 7-1
If you're staying up to watch John McCain make his grand, and potentially awkward, return to David Letterman tonight, you should expect to hear seven jokes about McCain's party for each joke made about the Democrats. According to the Center For Media and Public Affairs, since McCain tapped Sarah Palin, 286 jokes have been made about the Republicans by late-night comics compared to 42 about the Democrats. Even material-producing Joe Biden, set to appear on Leno tonight, doesn't find himself the butt of many jokes.Pop Reports: Chris Rock at The Hammersmith Apollo
On Saturday night, I was lucky enough to score a pair of tickets to Chris Rock at The Hammersmith Apollo. Since the show was being taped live for HBO, Chris exuded more spirit on stage than ever before.
The Emmy-winning comedian, screenwriter, actor, producer and director gave a seamless performance that lasted well over an hour and didn't even let a hiccup like an audio power outage (that occurred just before he went onstage) affect him in the slightest.
An Old Film Gets a New Script
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is supposed to feature improvisational comedy, but I have a hard time believing that the following is unscripted. The comedic timing is just too flawless.
Watch Out or You'll Become a Girl Drink Drunk
Last week TeamSugar member WhiplashGirlchild wrote a post about one of my favorite sketch comedy troupes, The Kids in the Hall. I used to be a huge fan, but haven't actually seen any of their sketches in some time — which is why I was thrilled to see some of the sketches she included in her post.
The first one that Whiplash shared with us was their sketch called "Girl Drink Drunk."
Guess Who?
Fill in the blank: ____________ the Insult Comic Dog
Comedic Gymnastics? Hells Yeah!
Paul Hunt, a renown gymnast and women's coach, never took himself or his sport too seriously. He blended comedy with skill and his ever-present alter ego, Señora Pauletta, became a fan fave. Here she is, pretty in pink and pigtailed to boot, tackling the uneven bars.
Women, Don't Drive!
This "public improvement film" is a sketch from a comedy show, so we can't take it too seriously. Although it's mocking men's attitudes from the past, some dudes still have the same attitude now. To them I say: Watch your back when crossing the street, as my "pretty little mind" might not think to hit the brakes fast enough.
John Mayer Takes A Stab At Comedy
And by "takes a stab," I mean he kills it. John Mayer is to comedy as Jessica Simpson is to acting-- that is, a disaster. I advise they both keep to singing.
911 Is For Laughs Now?
911 was originally established for emergency purposes only, but has curiously emerged as the newest dating service, complaint hotline, and...comedy club? Oh yes, where else would an amateur comedian (I mean, "operator") find a more alert and captive audience to screen his new jokes? This "audience" probably laughs so hard, they cry!
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