Conan O'Brien today released a statement saying he will not do The Tonight Show at 12:05. You'll recall that in the wake of low ratings for both shows, NBC had cancelled Jay Leno's 10 pm talk show, and had introduced a plan to get Leno back into the 11:35 timeslot. One option on the table was for Conan to just move his show to 12:05, and then displacing the rest of NBC's late night lineup by one half hour.

Clearly, the solution to all of this is for Conan to bring back the Masturbating Bear.

TMZ is reporting (and the Times is adding more to that report) that, in a not-especially-surprising development, the beleaguered television network that is NBC is planning to return Jay Leno to the 11:30 pm timeslot, ending his low-rated 10 pm show.

Showalter (left) in Wet Hot American Summer (2001).

"I'm OUTTA heeeerrrrrrre" - Doug

"I want you inside me!" - Gerald "Coop" Cooperberg

The above two quotes represent one of two likely possibilities for people's first impressions of MICHAEL SHOWALTER, who comes to the Wilbur Theatre this Friday along with his friend and frequent collaborator, Michael Ian Black.

This past weekend marked the opening of King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA. Most Renaissance faires can only dream of what King Richard’s has achieved: a permanent venue at an 80-acre wooded park in which they’ve built an expansive medieval village that must be seen to be believed. I attended the faire several times in my middle and high school years, and I decided to drop everything on Labor Day for the chance to find out if the festival is still as fun as I remembered.

"There's some backstage drama that you don't know about. I guess there's a problem with the wireless mics and they can hear what we're saying at The Color Purple!"

That was Kristen Schaal speaking to Eugene Mirman onstage last night at the Wilbur Theatre. The two were reconvening after their respective solo sets when Schaal delivered the news of the audio malfunction, presumably discovered while Mirman - he of the booming baritone - was on stage.

Lexington High alum Eugene Mirman and Kristen Schaal, who were on an acclaimed HBO series together, will be doing standup together as well at the Wilbur Theatre later this month. Here, they interview each other, with predictably enjoyable results. Show info is after the jump.

I had the pleasure of choosing my favorite Rooftop Comedy clips and calling it "work."

One of my choices? This bit from Mike Birbiglia. For the remaining fruits of my comedy labor, visit RooftopComedy.com

After calling teabaggers "racists," in an appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Janeane Garofalo was expected to face hecklers, protesters, and, potentially, threats to her safety when she appeared at the AltCom! festival this past weekend.

Garofalo tells BreakRoomLive.com what really happened at the Somerville Theatre on Friday.

On the heels of this weekend's alternative comedy extravaganza comes The Greater Boston Alternative Comedy Festival, Tuesday, May 12, 8 pm at the Middle East Upstairs.