The Daily, Nightly, Late Night Thread

Welcome back to the all new Daily, Nightly, Late Night Thread.

Tonight's guest On The Daily Show is Judah Friedlander.  The panelists on The Nightly Show are Jeff Daniels, Joe Budden, and Rachel Feinstein.

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Judah Friedlander is an American actor and comedian, known for playing the role of writer Frank Rossitano on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He is on tonight to promote his latest book If the Raindrops United: Drawings and Cartoons

Most Americans know Judah Friedlander from his role as Frank Rossitano on 30 Rock and from appearances in films like American Splendor and The Wrestler. But long before he became a film and TV star and stand-up comic Friedlander drew stuff.
Now, in this quirky, hilarious, and surprisingly profound collection of drawings, Friedlander shows a new side to his "terrifically entertaining" (New York Times) comedy. Whether imagining George Washington in Las Vegas, plastic surgery for imperfect triangles, and the Keystone Pipeline as a sex act, Friedlander's "Joodles" push boundaries as they explore the absurdities of American life, sex, and even history and human rights. If the Raindrops United is a milestone in the career of one of America's most inventive comedians.

The style and tone of these cartoons contain echoes of the Far Side, the drawings of Demetri Martin (particularly his 2011 book, This Is a Book), and some of the rougher pieces at The Oatmeal, but most of Friedlander’s cartoons are not as darkly clever as the Far Side or as laugh-out-loud funny as Martin’s.

A more-misses-than-hits collection that will likely find a home in bathroom-reading bins.
KIRKUS REVIEW: IF THE RAINDROPS UNITED

It sounds like it may be an OK book, but not something I will be reading.

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Jeff Daniels

is an American actor, musician, and playwright. He founded a nonprofit theater company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan. He has performed in a number of stage productions, both on and off Broadway, and has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actor for the Broadway play God of Carnage (2009), along with his other three castmates.

His film debut was 1981's Ragtime, and his most recent film is Steve Jobs in 2015. For his work, he has received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theater company). He has also received nominations by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and several others for his work in The Squid and the Whale (London Critics Circle Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards). He played Debra Winger's husband in the 1983 Oscar-winning film Terms of Endearment. Recently, he starred as Will McAvoy in Aaron Sorkin's HBO television series The Newsroom, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2013.

Joe Budden

is an American rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey, who, in addition to being a solo artist, is a member of the American hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, alongside fellow rappers Royce da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, and Crooked I.

His most commercially successful single is the 2003 hit song "Pump It Up", from his self-titled album, which contains production from Just Blaze. He was formerly signed to major record label Def Jam, but left for personal reasons and for them pushing back his album releases. After his splitting from Def Jam, he began recording and releasing mixtapes and albums on independent labels. He released No Love Lost (2013). His follow-up album "Some Love Lost" was released November 4, 2014. Most recently, he released "All Love Lost" on October 16, 2015. Budden also co-stars on the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop.

Rachel Feinstein

is an American actress and stand-up comedian.

Feinstein was a finalist on Season 7 of Last Comic Standing.

Rachel plays a comedian performing as herself in the feature film, Her Composition, directed by Stephan Littger.

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This Week's Guest List

THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH, Comedy Central

Tu 10/20: Judah Friedlander
We 10/21: Brie Larson
Th 10/22: John Harwood
 

THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, CBS

Tu 10/20: Kevin Spacey, Carol Burnett, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp (R 9/16/15)
We 10/21: Amy Schumer, Stephen King, Troubled Waters (R 9/11/15)
Th 10/22: Tom Hanks, John Oliver, Evan Spiegel, Bill Withers, Ed Sheeran (R 9/30/15)
Fr 10/23: Lupita Nyong'o, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Christopher Wheeldon, Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope (R 9/18/15)

CONAN, TBS

Tu 10/20: Zachary Levi, Gabrielle Union, Marian Hill
We 10/21: Elvis Costello, Nathan Fielder
Th 10/22: Sarah Silverman, Paige, Megan Gailey

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC

Tu 10/20: Jay Z, Donald Trump, music from "TIDAL X: 1020"
We 10/21: Michael J. Fox, Joy Behar, Big Grams
Th 10/22: Bradley Cooper, Robin Roberts, Tracy Morgan, Esperanza Spalding, Paul Shaffer
Fr 10/23: Howard Stern, Public Enemy

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, NBC

Tu 10/20: Hillary Clinton, Dakota Johnson, Fetty Wap (R 9/16/15)
We 10/21: Justin Bieber, Salman Rushdie (R 9/2/15)
Th 10/22: Andy Samberg, Carrie Underwood (R 9/10/15)
Fr 10/23: Donald Trump, Terrence Howard, Pharrell Williams (R 9/11/15)