Jerry Seinfeld loves baseball and comedy and baseball comedy, which is why this Thursday he'll be appearing in Costas & Seinfeld: Who's on First? on the MLB network (the home of classic comedy). He told the New York Times that Abbott & Costello was a big influence on Seinfeld. Seinfeld points to Jerry and Kramer's "write off" conversation as maybe the closest they got to "Who's on First?" (Both are below, what do you think?) They even gave George the middle name Louis in honor of Costello. Ok, ok, that sounds good and all but seriously who is on first?
During an interview about Madagascar 3: Madder, Gassier and More Scars, Chris Rock picked up his cell phone because he cared so much about the interview and because Jerry Seinfeld was calling to tell him about his day shooting Louie. Rock didn't say what Jerry was doing on the show but here are the two most likely scenarios: 1) Louie writes jokes for Jerry like "What's the deal with masturbating all the time and thinking your kids are assholes…" or 2) The two comedians have a long conversation about doing comedy and Louie tries to make out with Jerry. If you want to star alongside these making out legends, Louis [...]
It’s no secret that sometimes comedy is taken a bit too seriously. Comedy obsessives love not just the jokes, but the mechanics and emotions of the comedy world. There are a raft of comedy documentaries exploring comedy and comedians, but do they really have anything significant to add to the discussion? This series looks at comedy documentaries and whether they’re interesting, insightful, and possibly even…funny?
It’s hard for me to believe that Comedian is 10 years old. I remember watching it on DVD not long after it came out (I suppose I got it from Blockbuster? I don’t really remember how that worked), and loving the behind-the-scenes world of [...]
It only happens every few years, but whenever a late night talk show host leaves his or her post, it's a crucial decision by the network to choose the right replacement and has a ripple effect on the rest of the late night landscape. Since David Letterman is considering retiring next year and Jay Leno will have to leave The Tonight Show eventually (either by choice or in a bodybag), it's an appropriate time to examine the process of hunting for a replacement talk show host. Late night talk show history is prone to repeat itself, as proven by 2010’s Tonight Show dust-up between Leno and Conan O’Brien, which [...]
On last night's Daily Show, Jon discussed how Marcus Bachmann, husband of presidential candidate/horrorshow Michelle Bachmann, runs a "therapy center" in which he uses prayer to try to turn gay people straight. Then he found a video of Marcus dancing with Michelle with, well, let's say a spring in his step. He really had to fight to keep from making gay jokes at Marcus' expense, so he enlisted the help of Jerry Seinfeld to get him back on the straight and narrow:
