The Nightly Show is currently a haven for O&A/J comic friends

1  2015-03-19 by [deleted]

If you haven't watched it, since The Colbert Report went off the air, Comedy Central has replaced it with a news/panel show starring Larry Wilmore. Most nights the panel has someone associated with the topic of the night, and at least one or two comics either related to or vocally opposed to the topic, and almost every night, they've been on O&A/J.

Tonight has Kurt Metzger, last night had Sherrod and Colin and Kathleen Madigan. In the past they've had Norton, Burr, Keith Robinson, Bonnie McFarlane, Nick DiPaolo and a few others I can't immediately recall.

It's no Colbert Report or Daily Show, but since it's premiered it's picking up steam and finding it's own voice. It's worth watching, even if only to see which O&J guest will be up next.

Watch it while it's young before they get Colbert numbers and start getting the Tom Hanks and Bonos of the world. Until then, there's still a chance we'll get to see Vos, Bob Kelly, Soder and those guys. And maybe if we're really lucky, someday we'll get Florentine, Chris DiStefano, and Colin Kane.

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