Mar 9th, 2010 · Robert "Joe" Halderman pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny in trying to shake down David Letterman over sexual affairs. Halderman's lawyers initially said he was just offering to sell Letterman a thinly veiled screenplay about the comedian's life.
Mar 3rd, 2010 · The British comedian's latest project is an animated series on HBO, developed from his wildly successful podcast, The Ricky Gervais Show. He talks to David Bianculli about the new show — and explains what it was like to create the award-winning sitcom The Office.
Feb 12th, 2010 · Comedian Carol Leifer has written for Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, The Ellen Show, and Saturday Night Live. She talks to Fresh Air about her career in comedy, her coming out story, and her memoir, When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win.
Feb 9th, 2010 · Jim Kosek is an AccuWeather.com weatherman. He shouts in the style of the late comedian Sam Kinison. In a recent forecast captured on YouTube he shouts:"Our paralyzing, crippling, record-breaking storm comes TA-DAAAAY!"
Jan 30th, 2010 · As a small South Asian kid with a big mouth, Russell Peters found himself the victim of race bullying. To coax his bullies from rage to laughter, he used self-deprecating comedy. Decades later, he is still poking fun at his own ethnic quirks to disarm audiences, and in the process, he is becoming one of the highest-earning comedians.
Jan 29th, 2010 · In this week's installment of the Barbershop, host Michel Martin joins regulars Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Gustavo Arrellano and Ken Rudin talks to discuss MSNBC host Chris Matthew's knee-jerk response to President Obama's recent State of the Union address. Also, the men hold their applause for NBC comedian Jay Leno's recent appearance on Oprah.
Jan 9th, 2010 · Many journalists have come to think of the comedian (above) as a kind of external standards-and-practices cop — and one whose nightstick leaves painfully embarrassing welts, says NBC anchor Brian Williams. He explains why no journalist wants to show up on The Daily Show unless he's got a book to promote.
Jan 5th, 2010 · You might recognize British comedian John Oliver from his seat across the desk from John Stewart on The Daily Show. This month, Oliver stands up (literally and figuratively) in a new comedy series for Comedy Central. Oliver brings the funny for a conversation with Fresh Air host Terry Gross.