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Comedian Talk Show Appearances: Week of February 13

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized No Comments

Monday, February 13 Jay Leno: Jeff Dunhan Craig Ferguson: Carol Burnett Tuesday, February 14 Jimmy Kimmel: Kevin Nealon Daily Show: Ricky Gervais Wednesday, February 15 David Letterman: Jon Stewart Jay Leno: Bill Maher The View: Ricky Gervais Thursday, February 16 David Letterman: Joan Rivers Conan O’Brien: Steve Martin Live with Kelly: Tracy Morgan Ellen DeGeneres: [...]

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Comedian Talk Show Appearances: Week of February 6

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized

Monday, February 6 Conan O’Brien: John Roy Tuesday, February 7 Jay Leno: Chelsea Handler Jimmy Fallon: Jon Glaser The Talk: Howie Mandel Wednesday, February 8 David Letterman: Ellie Kemper Conan O’Brien: Martin Short Wendy Williams: Howie Mandel Rosie: Chelsea Handler Thursday, February 9 Craig Ferguson: “Weird Al” Yankovic Jimmy Fallon: Chris Hardwick Conan O’Brien: Carol [...]

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Louis CK on how pilots are made — usually.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized
Louis CK on how pilots are made — usually.

Deadline Hollywood reports today that a pilot written by Louis C.K. and Spike Feresten, originally conceived 13 years ago, has been dusted off and picked up by CBS. Fun fact: before C.K. became a certified Huge Effing Deal, he contributed to comedy-related newsgroups on Usenet (remember that, kids?). He offered up info on everything from [...]

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Comedian Talk Show Appearances: Week of January 30

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized

The pick of the week goes to Toronto’s Mark Forward, appearing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this Thursday night. Here’s what you don’t know about his appearance: it was in the can three months ago. If you’ve ever wondered why Ferguson can’t be bothered to get up from his desk and walk [...]

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Andy Kindler: Sunday Night Live

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized
Andy Kindler: Sunday Night Live

The weekend leading up to Andy Kindler’s return as host of Sunday Night Live was in itself a solid sketch premise. With near-capacity houses for his four standup performances, and a memorable turn hosting the weekly sketch show in 2009, Kindler had every reason to approach the gig with confidence. But well-meaning conversation-makers at Comedy [...]

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Andy Kindler: Saturday Night Shins ‘n Giggles

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Sharilyn Johnson in Uncategorized
Andy Kindler: Saturday Night Shins ‘n Giggles

What’s that? You want more Andy Kindler? Happy to oblige. Saturday’s late show, the final of his four-show standup engagement at Toronto’s Comedy Bar, brought out a packed house of troublemakers. Oh, things got wild.

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Upcoming Toronto dates of note:

Feb. 23-25 - Gilbert Gottfried, Yuk Yuk's
Feb. 25 - Sklar Brothers, Comedy Bar
Mar. 3 - Stop Podcasting Yourself, Comedy Bar
Mar. 5 - Andrea Martin, Roy Thomson Hall
Mar. 9 - Jo Koy, Winter Garden Theatre
Mar. 15 - Awkward! Queer Edition, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Mar. 16 - Danny Bhoy, Massey Hall
Mar. 22 - Nick Thune, Glenn Gould Studio
Mar. 23 - Tracy Morgan, Sony Centre
Apr. 12 - Ron White, Massey Hall
Apr. 13 - Bob Newhart, Roy Thomson Hall
Apr. 14 - Gerry Dee, Toronto Centre for the Arts
Apr. 27 - John Pinette, Massey Hall

About the Editor

Sharilyn Johnson is a writer and communications professional. She's been an entertainment reporter since 1995, and began focusing on comedy in 1998. Before relocating to Toronto in 2008, she served as the comedy reporter for Winnipeg's alt weekly, Uptown Magazine, for five years and hosted the weekly radio program Laugh Tracks on CJUM for three seasons. Her comedy coverage has also appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, and on CBC Radio's national comedy show LOL.

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