Late-Night Talk Shows

Jon Stewart on Bachmann: "It's all bullshit" [VIDEO]

The Washington Post, CNN, PolitiFact, Bill O'Reilly, federal investigators, and now Jon Stewart. What's next, Marcus Bachmann going public with broadsides against Minnesota's wackiest congressperson?SEE ALSO: Michele Bachmann: Obamacare "literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens" ... More >>

Kenny Smith

Paul Mecurio

Wisconsin couch humper makes Colbert Report [VIDEO]

Gerald Streator, the Waukesha man who was busted making love to a loveseat last September, was the butt of a few jokes during the January 10 Colbert Report.SEE ALSO:-- Bryan Hathaway, Duluth-area dead deer sexer, allegedly assaults officer at Wal Mart-- Chris Kluwe on The Colbert Report [VIDEO] ... More >>

Jon Stewart slams Jesse Ventura's gun control view on Daily Show [VIDEO]

For Jesse Ventura, gun control is the ability to "put two rounds into the same hole from 25 meters." In other words, he's a strong supporter of the Second Amendment who once characterized the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 as "a stupid piece of legislation."SEE ALSO: Jesse Ventura ... More >>

Maya Rudolph is in a Prince cover band called Princess

Anyone who found themselves plopped down in front of the radio this past weekend could've happened upon a NPR story about Princess, a new female-fronted covers act that plays the hits of Prince. This new purple project is fronted by former Saturday Night Live not-for-prime-time player Maya Rudolph a ... More >>

Kenny Kane

Porn Prom-hating Chairwoman Marjorie Holsten chasing MNGOP leadership spot

A loud critic of Tartan High School's not-to-be Porn Prom is eyeing a Minnesota GOP leadership spot. Marjorie Holsten, currently Senate District 34 Chairwoman, is one of a handful of candidates in the running for the next Republican Party of Minnesota state chair, Politics in Minnesota reports. ... More >>

Geoff Tate

Ali Wong

Tom Rhodes

Carly Rae Jepsen on meeting Owl City's Adam Young and "Good Time"

See Also:Cover Story: Owl City's reclusive Adam Young opens upAs you may have gathered from this week's cover story, Gimme Noise headed down to Owatonna and met Owl City's Adam Young during one of his rare visits to his hometown. During a conversation at the local Starbucks, Young recalls that the o ... More >>

Polica drops "Amongster" remix, books Jimmy Kimmel slot

See Also:Polica play "Leading to Death" on Jimmy Fallon (VIDEO)Polica sign to Mom Pop, unveil Dark Star EPAlong with Trampled by Turtles and Doomtree, locally affiliated Polica battled the heat and dust to perform before a huge crowd at Lollapalooza last weekend. The road ahead boasts more wide ex ... More >>

Polica play "Leading to Death" on Jimmy Fallon (VIDEO)

Related:Trampled by Turtles play "Alone" on LettermanPolica: Wandering star Channy Leaneagh finds her pathJust a day after Trampled by Turtles made their TV debut on Late Show With David Letterman, another Minnesota-bred act hit the national airwaves. Polica brought their multi-emotion, two-drum att ... More >>

Wits: Andy Richter

EMP Pop Conference 2012 hosting Gimme Noise -- not Stephen Colbert

​Stephen Colbert's sardonic commentary on Tuesday night's episode of The Colbert Report provides an excuse to promote an upcoming weekend music event that will be lower on dry rub barbecue and performances by Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, and higher on idiosyncratic music criticism. Yes, the 2012 EMP ... More >>

Natasha Leggero

C. Willi Myles

Craig Ferguson

Jon Stewart jabs Newsweek for Michele Bachmann cover photo [VIDEO]

Jon Stewart: Crazy words, not crazy eyes.​Jon Stewart has never been shy about taking on Michele Bachmann -- or her husband Marcus, for that matter. But Stewart thinks Newsweek magazine went too far, using what he thinks is a deliberately bad photo of Bachmann to run for its cover story in this we ... More >>

Bon Iver Day declared in Milwaukee as band kicks off tour

Photo via the Milwaukee Bucks​Aside from a few late-night TV stops, Bon Iver has yet to christen their sophomore album, the much lauded and hotly debated Bon Iver, Bon Iver, with a proper live show. That will all change this weekend when the band takes up a two-night residency at the Riverside The ... More >>

Bon Iver books Orpheum gig and takes over Colbert Report, mainstream consciousness

Photo by D.L. Anderson​Has anyone declared this national Bon Iver Day yet? Might wanna think about that. Hot on the heels of yesterday's 9.5 rating from Pitchfork and appearance on last night's Colbert Report, the Justin Vernon-led project is dropping their sophomore record, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, to ... More >>

David Letterman invites Sheila E, Neil Peart, Roy Haynes on for 'Drum Solo Week'

​There's something very old-school TV variety show-esque about this past week's "Drum Solo Week" feature on the Late Show with David Letterman.

J. Chris Newberg

Daily Show: Minneapolis is The New Gay [VIDEO]

The Daily ShowJason Jones goes cruising at a Minneapolis Target.​When The Advocate declared Minneapolis the gayest city in America four months ago, the honor was celebrated locally but it also raised some eyebrows. Really? Minneapolis? We're always ready to accept another best city award, but ... More >>

Prince announces 21-day residency in Los Angeles

​Thursday on the George Lopez Tonight program, Prince announced via a phone call an imminent 21-date residency at the Forum arena in LA, starting next Thursday. Similar to his 'Welcome 2 America' New Jersey/New York mini-residency in December, the show will feature "a whole gang of special guests, ... More >>

Jay Leno talks Howard Stern, Letterman, and retirement

Longtime comedian speaks to City Pages before his Mystic gig

Congress reconsiders rape redefinition bill supported by Bachmann, Kline, Cravaack and Peterson

Ok, ok! Rape is rape.​Maybe they were just trying to get a rise out of us? Legislators are backing off the move we told you about last week that would have narrowed the cases in which victims of rape would be eligible for publicly funded abortions. Minnesota representatives supported the bil ... More >>

Butch Bradley

"NOT the whiteman's bitch," also NOT elected

"NOT the Whiteman's bitch" does "The Daily Show."​Ieshuh Griffin's decision to brand herself "NOT the Whiteman's Bitch" as a part of her campaign strategy for Wisconsin Assembly managed to capture the attention of local and national media. But that was about it.

"Not the white man's bitch" meets "The Daily Show"

Ieshuh Griffin is "not the white man's bitch.​Since Wisconsin won't let Ieshuh Griffin her put her campaign slogan, "NOT the white man's bitch," on the ballot in her run for a seat in the state Assembly, she's looking for other megaphones. Last night, John Oliver gave her one on "The Daily Sh ... More >>

Bret Ernst

Shane Mauss

Tim Pawlenty cracks wise with Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' [Video]

Pawlenty told Stewart he's running for president of his youth soccer league, and he's all in favor of "iCollege"​It was another day, another dodge on questions about his presidential aspirations when Gov. Tim Pawlenty made his much-ballyhooed first appearance on "The Daily Show" last night. " ... More >>

Larry Craig airport bathroom sex still hilarious on the The Daily Show

​Remember the greatest moment in Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport history? Who doesn't?! In 2007, then-Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was arrested in the airport after soliciting sex in the men's bathroom with the infamous wide stance and foot tap. He pled guilty hoping it would make the in ... More >>

Hannibal Buress

Conan O'Brien's top 10 tweets

Courtesy Conan O'BrienHis Ginger Highness with late-'90s boy band Hanson​King CoCo's in town tonight at the State Theater. How do we know? Well, aside from being omniscient, we also pay attention to his Twitter, which today announced: .bbpBox14197006566 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/127 ... More >>

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien joins Al Franken's rubber chicken circuit

Coco's bringing serious funny for a funny senator​It's another sign that once oh-so-serious Sen. Al Franken is lightening up: Conan O'Brien has been booked for an invitation-only Franken fundraiser on May 17 at the Mount Curve Avenue home of Gloria Finley and Robert Levine. The following nigh ... More >>

Craig Ferguson

Max Weinberg and Conan O'Brien parting ways

​In Rick Mason's epic interview with longtime music legend Al Kooper (who is being honored at the Dakota this Sunday), Kooper dropped an interesting little tidbit about the future of Conan O'Brien's longtime house band. The band has historically been led by drummer and E Street Band member Max Wei ... More >>

Jimmy Fallon

Rob Little

Shane Mauss

Andy Kindler

Jenny Lewis

Demetri Martin

Dan Cummins