Gina Rodriguez, the Golden Globe-nominated star of "Jane the Virgin," opens the show up with this book-joke.
Icebreaker
Nick Hornby – “Hot Potato”
A royal laugh from writer Nick Hornby about a peculiar way to cook potatoes.
William Bostwick – Moon Clipper
Writer William Bostwick tells us a joke about another nighttime delight, the moon.
Emily Spivack – ‘Card Lions’
Emily Spivack, artist, author, and editor of "Worn Stories" - a book about clothes - tells us a cheetah-print joke.
Dan Pashman – “Sticky Boomerangs”
The sticky subject of faulty boomerangs.
Rivers Cuomo – “Dropped Key”
Rivers Cuomo of Weezer gets down with this joke about a piano... falling down.
Justin Simien – ‘Pumpkin Measurements’
Justin Simien - the filmmaker behind the smash Sundance hit "Dear White People" (in theaters this week) - riffs on pumpkin proportions.
Perfume Genius – “Broken Pencil”
Pointed wit from Mike Hadreas, best known as Perfume Genius.
Sigrid Nunez – “Marble Eastwood”
Novelist Sigrid Nunez shares something a bit unflattering - but definitely funny - that filmmaker Sergio Leone may have once said about Clint Eastwood.
“Fashion Numbers” – Matthea Harvey
A joke from poet and multimedia artist Matthea Harvey. Her new collection "If The Tabloids Are True What Are You?" is out now.