Comedian Anjelah Johnson became an Internet phenom on the strength of her YouTube video about a visit to a nail salon. The San Jose native, now a cast member of Fox’s “MADtv,” talks to Mercury News reporter Mark de la Viña about her post-cheerleading life as a stand-up performer.

The Oscar-nominated John C. Reilly stars in his own comedy, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.” The acclaimed character actor talks to Mercury News reporter Mark de la Viña about the mock biographical film, how the role gave him a taste of the rock-star lifestyle and how he enlisted Jack White of the White Stripes to play Elvis in the comedy.