comedy

30 Rock: The Celebrity Benefit From Hell

Matt Cherette · 01/27/11 10:46PM

On tonight's 30 Rock, Jack had a brilliant idea: pre-record a celebrity-studded benefit for the victims of a natural disaster so that NBC would have a timely exclusive once the disaster actually happened. How'd it go down? Find out inside.

Watch Jon Stewart's Humorous Take on the State of the Union

Matt Cherette · 01/26/11 11:23PM

Tonight, Jon Stewart opened with his analysis of last night's State of the Union Address by President Obama—and he delivered. Inside, watch three highlights from Stewart's segment, about our "Sputnik moment," audience member Kathy Proctor, and Michele Bachmann.

Perfect Couples: Not So Perfect After All

Emily Chen · 01/20/11 11:15PM

In the midst of NBC's Thursday comedy lineup exists a brand new comedy about three different couples and how they deal with friendships and romantic relationships. Unfortunately, both the show and the couples fell a little short of being faultless.

30 Rock: The Odd Couple

Matt Cherette · 01/20/11 10:50PM

Tonight, 30 Rock returned from its holiday break with the news that Jack and Liz had accidentally married each other—which turns into a hilarious tit-for-tat game for both of them. Inside, a video montage of the relevant scenes.

Watch Jon Stewart's Daily Show Invitation for Glenn Beck

Matt Cherette · 01/19/11 11:14PM

Glenn Beck appeared on Today this morning to defend his violent rhetoric, telling Meredith Vieira that he was only joking—just like Jon Stewart! Tonight, Stewart tried to make sense of the comparison before inviting Beck on his show.

Adopting a Kid With Aziz Ansari

Whitney Jefferson · 01/18/11 07:00PM

Aziz' parenting advice is along the lines of watching seasons 1-5 of The Wire, exuding confidence, wearing a tux, not getting fat, and drinking Jameson on the rocks because "all the cool kids start drinking first."

Robert De Niro Tries, and Fails, to Be Funny at the Golden Globes

Matt Cherette · 01/16/11 10:31PM

Veteran actor Robert De Niro received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at tonight's Golden Globes. It was quite. His awkward, rambling, try-hard acceptance speech—during which he made several off-color jokes, like a drunk uncle—was not.

Watch Ricky Gervais' Extremely Uncomfortable Golden Globes Monologue

Matt Cherette · 01/16/11 08:23PM

Holy wow. Ricky Gervais, the host of tonight's Golden Globes, just opened the show with one of the most unrelentingly harsh and uncomfortable monologues in awards show history—there was even a Tom Cruise/John Travolta gay joke! Watch inside.