Baron Vaughn made his second appearance on Conan last night, performing this stand-up set at the end of the show. Vaughn was recently announced to be part of the group of comedians given Comedy Central half-hour specials this year, so consider this five-minute Conan appearance to be a trailer for the upcoming Baron Vaughn Comedy Central special.
"The material I'm touring now is all new, will be made into a special at Beacon Theater in NYC Nov 10. WORD will be a CD soon," Louis tweeted yesterday. I'm holding out hope for a solid hour of Pootie Tang zingers.
People like to debate what is and what isn't a stolen joke or bit. And Eastwood's performance was so gruffly rambling that it's hard to tell if there was any ill intent at all. Also, it seems like on his 83rd birthday, Bob couldn't care less. So instead let's just watch the "The Driving Instructor," the legendary bit Eastwood hypothetically aped, and the rest of the interview below:
Shout! Factory and SOFA Entertainment have announced they are releasing a Steve Martin box set, featuring his acclaimed specials, including: On Location: Steve Martin, Steve Martin: A Wild And Crazy Guy, Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty, All Commercials…A Steve Martin Special and Steve Martin’s Best Show Ever. On the box set Steve Martin said in a very Steve Martin way, "I am thrilled that so much of my rarely seen shows will be offered to the public. I am told that these television appearances, concerts and bonus material, are among the best work of my career. I am told this by people I pay.” In all seriousness, [...]
