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    • John Oliver gets talk show hosting tips from the master, David Letterman

    With all the excitement circling John Oliver it’s easy to see why he would be a little nervous about taking over The Daily Show for Jon Stewart this summer. “I just have to try not to destroy it” Oliver said on Letterman. Oliver is a familiar face around The Daily Show, having been there for seven years but hosting is a big step. So Oliver turned to Letterman for some advice on the subject. “I don’t know how to talk to an actor whose movie I have not seen. I was wondering if you had any tips on that,” Oliver said to Letterman. Letterman had some good advice on the topic. First you could say “I’m excited to see that” or you can always distract the actor with “where did you film that.” John liked his tips saying “those will be my two tells,” tells I’m assuming is British for “things that I will say.”

    All in all, I’m sure John will be just fine hosting The Daily Show. Will America miss Jon Stewart? Yes. Will they be thrilled when he gets back? Of course but until then you’ll have to tide us over Mr. Oliver. Just remember, we believe in you and love you, but not as much as Jon Stewart.

    Holy sh*t! What did I just agree to? I’m about to destroy the most beloved show on American television.

    “Jon called me and asked, ‘Would you like to host the show?’” Oliver says. “My first reaction was, ‘Yeah, sure. Whatever you want. No problem.’ It was only on hanging up that my knees started to buckle. I was like, ‘Holy shit! What did I just agree to? I’m about to destroy the most beloved show on American television.’” – John Oliver to Rolling Stone about when Jon Stewart asked him to be the guest host of The Daily Show while Stewart goes on hiatus to direct a movie.

    Chris Hardwick to host late night talk show this fall

    Chris HardwickWell, it seems that one hour of baller late night television is not enough for Comedy Central. Today they announced that comedian Chris Hardwick will be an expansion of the late night milkshake block that currently brings all the boys 18-34 to the yard with The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

    Hardwick, will host a still untitled show launching this fall that will follow Colbert. The show was co-produced by Funny Or Die and and Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant will serve as executive producers/showrunners for the show. Lennon and Garant have a long history with the network from their time with Viva Variety and Reno 911. Hardwick’s show will be comedy panel in form, allowing for plenty of guests and have social integration.

    Hardwick and his Nerdist brand have been on fire lately with him running programming in the online space, but hosting/developing shows on BBC America and AMC as well as releasing a stand-up special earlier this year.

    This new show in the fall will also compete with another Nerdist as podcaster/comedian Pete Holmes is also slated to have a midnight show that will air on TBS after Conan.

    Al Madrigal’s special ‘Why is the Rabbit Crying?’ premieres April 26th on Comedy Central

    Al MadrigalAl Madrigal will debut his first one-hour Comedy Central stand-up special, Al Madrigral: Why is the Rabbit Crying?, on Friday, April 26 at 11:00 pm ET/PT.

    Filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin , the special finds the beloved The Daily Show correspondent covering an array of hilarious topics like bringing his family to a waterfall that Cholos frequent, hanging out with Liam Neeson, and his cleaning lady.  Madrigal has a captivating story-telling style full of impersonations and lyrical wit that recently convinced The HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen to name him “Best Stand-Up Comedian.”

    An extended and uncensored CD/DVD combo featuring bonus stand-up material not seen in the special will be released on April 30th. The CD/DVD will also include clips from Madrigal’s The Daily Show appearances and his half-hour Comedy Central Presents special.

    Madrigal will also chat with fans online during the on-air premiere via Comedy Centrals tumblr page and live tweet the show from @almadrigal. Read More

    The Grawlix, Kristen Schaal, Zombieland, Bill Murray among Amazon Instant comedy pilots launched today

    Those Who Can'tGood news people, the Denver comedy trio The Grawlix have a new video and you can watch that thing right now. The trio’s new sitcom pilot, “Those Who Can’t” was just released on Amazon Instant Video.

    But The Grawlix aren’t the only ones, for this is one of seven pilots funded by Amazon instant to promote it’s on-demand video.

    Other comedy parts of the Amazon Instant Seven (that’s what I’m calling these 7 new shows, go with it). For it also includes a shows from Kristen Schaal, The Onion, Doonsburry creator Garry Trudeau, Bill Murray, 30 Rock, The Daily Show, and The Big Bang Theory writers. There’s even a small screen version of the movie Zombieland.

    So sign up for the required Amazon account (which you already have to take advantage of the Amazon Prime intro offer) and stream them right now.

    Jon Stewart taking a hiatus from “The Daily Show” to direct a movie

    Jon StewartAlright take a deep breath before you read this one Daily Show fans. Jon Stewart will take a sabbatical from The Daily Show this June. The reason isn’t for any other reason than he’s expanding his empire. Stewart will direct his first feature film, Rosewater which is also a production by his company Busboy Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, and Odd Lott Entertainment. Stewart will be gone for 12 weeks.

    So what will happen during those 12 weeks? Well the reigns of the show will be handed to comedian and correspondent John Oliver who will fill in for the 8 weeks of original episodes during Stewart’s hiatus. While Oliver has big shoes to fill, if he does well we’ll hopefully see a spinoff into a three way mock news battle with Stephen Colbert. Read More

    Wyatt Cenac is leaving The Daily Show

    Word on the street is that comedian and generally hilarious guy Wyatt Cenac is leaving The Daily Show. Cenac will finish out this year as his last episode as a correspondent on the show will be Thursday, December 13th which is also the final new episode of TDS of 2012.

    Cenac has been a correspondent on the show for the last four years when he headed to the show after a stint at [adult swim]. Cenac’s stand-up comedy career has been picking up a lot since the release of his special Comedy Person [TLB Review] special last summer so it’s time for him to bust on out. Read More

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