Inspired by one of Baron Vaughn’s #LesserBondMovies on last night’s @midnight.
Watch more Hashtag Wars on tonight’s new episode.
Paul F. Tompkins, Julie Klausner and Baron Vaughn join Chris Hardwick on a new @midnight, tonight after Colbert.
In the meantime, click the gif to watch last night’s episode.
Ask a Professional Comedian: Baron Vaughn
Anonymous asked you:
Question for Baron V: Do you remember the first joke you wrote or the first one you did on stage??
First joke I wrote on stage is different than the first joke I wrote. Usually you write them offstage and then go on stage. What’s that? My specificity is obnoxious? Okay then. I wrote jokes long before I performed them. First joke I wrote was probably some gurgles followed by me shitting myself. My parents laughed.
Anonymous asked you:
Hey Baron, got any stories from the set of Arrested Development?
Jeffrey Tambor is THE NICEST MAN EVER. Treated me as an equal even though I had 3 lines. Speaking of 3, my scenes kept getting pushed back, but because I was on the call sheet I got 3 days of pay. Thanks unions! Mitch Hurwitz also reminds me of my good friend Myq Kaplan.
Anonymous asked you:
Baron: What’s the best advice you ever got from another comic?
“You need to think about how your act reveals your morality.” That was Rick Overton.
“Moment I stopped caring about bombing is when I started to get good.” That was Patrice O'Neal.
Anonymous asked you:
Baron, what’s the worst you ever bombed???
Some one-nighter in Jersey. I was supposed to MC and do 10 at the top and because I was doing so poorly I stepped into a time warp and ended up rambling for 30 minutes trying to get ONE laugh. Luckily the other comics were pros and recovered the show from my misery.
Anonymous asked you:
baron vaughn: what would you be doing if your weren’t a comedian?
I’d be the coolest middle school substitute teacher the state of Idaho has ever seen.
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That’s all for this edition of Ask a Professional Comedian. A big thanks to Baron Vaughn and everyone who sent in questions!
Don’t miss The Half Hour: Baron Vaughn tonight at 12am/11c, followed by The Half Hour: Sean Patton.
Ask a Professional Comedian: Baron Vaughn
Anonymous asked you:
Lifes a meal. Be ready to eat. What’s your biggest comedic influence.
Don’t know that I have one biggest influence. I’d say equal parts Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby. Steve Martin. Robert Townsend. Ridiculous amounts of SNL.
these-lungs-are-black asked you:
how do you deal with racial stereotype @ baron
I play against them. I accept them as things some people believe and I try to enlighten them by providing more perspective on the subject. Most of the time it comes out as saying “You’re a stupid doo doo head!”
publicbathroomgraffiti asked you:
Baron, How far away does a computer/paper/phone have to be before you will convince yourself that the joke you thought of isn’t really that funny?
Writing it down means nothing at first. You can only determine that by trying it on stage. I write down everything I think is funny. Some stuff works right away. Some take time for me to figure it out. Some things just don’t work no matter how many different ways I say it. I’ll usually abandon something if I’ve tried it 5 times. I put it to pasture.
psychedelianoir asked you:
Hey Baron Vaughn what did you think about Man Of Steel? and also is God dead
Didn’t see Man of Steel yet. Too busy TELLING JOKES TO AMERICA. I’ll just tell you how I felt about Superman 4: The Quest for Peace instead…uh…ahem…it was fucking weird.
God isn’t dead; just retired.
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Baron Vaughn is taking your questions right now! Submit them here, then don’t miss The Half Hour: Baron Vaughn tonight at 12am/11c.
Ask a Professional Comedian: Baron Vaughn
Got questions for Baron Vaughn? Submit them to our Ask box and he might answer them tomorrow during the next installment of Ask a Professional Comedian.
In the meantime, here’s a clip from The Half Hour: Baron Vaughn, premiering tomorrow night at 12am/11c.
On Push & Believe, Baron Vaughn & Brody whip up some really good smoothies.
Come back for fresh new Push & Believe on Wednesday, and watch Baron’s episode of The Half Hour, airing Friday June 21 at 12a/11c on Comedy Central.
Baron Vaughn and Brody throw caution to the wind as they blend up some smoothies.
Come back for fresh new Push & Believe on Wednesday, and watch Baron’s episode of The Half Hour, airing Friday June 21 at 12a/11c on Comedy Central.
Tuesday, April 2, Comedy Central & CleftClips will present Not Safe For Work, a night of stand-up hosted by Baron Vaughn at The Del Monte Speakeasy at Townhouse in Venice, CA.
Check out this lineup:
Alice Wetterlund
Andrew Norelli
Christina Pazsitzky
Jay Larson
Neal Brennan
Rob Delaney
Rory Scovel
T.J. Miller
Doors are at 7, show is at 8, and admission is FREE!
Click here for more info.
