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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 2: Joel Mandelkorn & Live-streaming Live Comedy
April 8, 2020
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
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This second episode of The Comedy Bureau Field Report goes a bit behind-the-scenes as TCB founder Jake Kroeger sits (remotely) down with one of the best comedy producers around, Joel Mandelkorn (Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen, The Super Serious Show, Toasty, plenty of short films and TV projects). Having co-produced (with producer/life partner Mandee Johnson) Hot Tub with Kurt [Braunohler] and Kristen [Schaal], absolutely one of LA’s best weekly comedy shows, Joel had to hit the ground running into translating that show into a live-stream stand-up show because of, well… you know, the global pandemic. Also, we go to 40 minutes, but it’s worth it.

They talk the challenges and nuances of such an endeavor as well as a workplace comedy TV series set in the times of COVID-19 already being in the works, premium free series that are suddenly free at HBO and IFC, (as always) what you should be watching and listening to (GAYME SHOW and Butterboy), and what we think the future holds for the sort of comedic bits that’ll work months from now in seeing live comedy again.

Tune into Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen Home Edition on Mondays at 8PM PST/11PM EST at holdthephone.tv, Follow Joel @cleftclips and follow The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB’s GoFundMe.

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Please Enjoy an Animated Interview of Malcolm Gladwell by Desus & Mero
April 7, 2020
News
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As if a chat between Desus & Mero with celebrated journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell wasn’t enough for you to satisfy you, the wonderful artists over at Cartuna put the icing on the cake by animating the interview.

In the animated world, they really play up the contrast of Gladwell in Desus & Mero’s world and also lets you imagine a current day conversation that doesn’t require social distancing. Enjoy it here.

Get Your First Look at Middleditch and Schwartz’s Improv Specials Coming to Netflix
April 7, 2020
News
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When it comes to televised improv, all that most people have seen or known about is the short form improv institution that is Whose Line Is It Anyway? 

Yet, Middleditch & Schwartz might just get to that status very soon. The duo made up of Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz have toured together around the globe as, perhaps, one of the most successful long form improvisational comedy acts of all time, creating hysterical scenes and having a solid, surprising narrative arcs seemingly out of nowhere.

So, Middleditch & Schwartz are about to make television history with a full-fledged long form improv (scenes get improvised just off a suggestion versus short form improv that relies on very specific games that have very specific rules to improvise through) comedy special. That comes after reaching milestones like having continuously sold-out performances at Largo, touring everywhere, and playing Carnegie Hall.

Seeing how they’ll make that translate into a comedy special given the ephemeral nature of improv will undoubtedly be fascinating (and probably why they’re releasing three performances of them). You can get your first look at what that might look like with this trailer here, then look for them to drop on Tues., Apr. 21st on Netflix.

The Live, Solo Show Version of “Fleabag” To Be Released to Raise Money in Fight Against COVID-19
April 7, 2020
News
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(via Deadline)

Lots of people in comedy right now, especially the big timers, are figuring all sorts of innovative ways to raise money to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The brilliant, award-winning, deservingly celebrated Phoebe Waller-Bridge has opted to release a special recording of her solo show performance of Fleabag (which incidentally led her to making the groundbreaking, perfect two seasons of television by the same name).

This live stage production version of Fleabag will begin streaming on Amazon Prime for U.S. access on Fri., Apr. 10th for $5. Proceeds will go to supporting, “…The National Emergencies Trust, NHS Charities Together and Acting For Others, as well as the newly launched Fleabag Support Fund, which will distribute grants of £2,500 to freelancers working in the UK theatre industry affected by the crisis.”

Not that you needed another reason to watch an exclusive live version of Fleabag, but now it’s both for your own enjoyment/enlightenment and supporting organizations that very much need your help.

OH, HELLO: the P’dcast Is Officially Here to Win the Quarantine
April 6, 2020
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Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s indelible creations, Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, return once again to bring us the best of their geriatric tomfoolery and charming pronunciations with a podcast (definitely an essential business right now).

Called OH, HELLO: the P’dcast, Faizon and St. Geegland pick up where they left off with a supposed podcast project they had started years ago (back when they just had their acclaimed Broadway run and Netflix special). Already, there’s plenty of mischief afoot from just the trailer and ep. 1 and we have no doubt that more of anything from Kroll and Mulaney will help us keep calm and “win the quarantine”.

Get into Oh, Hello: the P’Cast now wherever you listen to podcasts.

Chris Garcia Shares His Experience Performing Stand-Up via Live-Stream with LA Times
April 6, 2020
News
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By this point, you have had to dip into at least one comedy live-stream somewhere just to, if nothing else, satisfy your curiosity as to what comedy is right now, will be for some weeks to come, and what will undoubtedly have an undeniable effect on live comedy going forward.

It’s a strange sight to see comedians in their homes, apartments, parts of apartments that they live in and perform stand-up, often while seated, to any number of live-streaming platforms. Yet, despite the lack of a live audience (unless you’re doing/watching it on Zoom), live comedy can indeed work in this unprecedented set-up, especially when almost everyone could use a break from the non-stop news about COVID-19.

To this point, the LA Times sat down, remotely, with Chris Garcia (one of our absolute local favorites and one of the hosts of LA comedy scene staple, The Business) to interview him about how he’s making performing comedy in such strange way really work for him. Watch the interview here.

Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Looking to Feature “Shut In” Short Films Made in Quarantine
April 6, 2020
News
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Depending on where you are in the world, you might have been locked down in your house for several weeks or even months at this point. With all of that time on your hands, especially if you’re part of the millions of people out of work, you might have gotten into baking, learning a foreign language, or even tried to make a comedic short film or sketch.

If you happened to have done the latter (or plan to do so), you’ll be happy to know that Paul Feig’s Powderkeg is looking for such short films/sketches to screen/spotlight as part of their new Shut In Short Films program. We will say that, having gotten a number sketches sent to us for potential posting here at TCB, if you are thinking about doing or sending sending up Tiger King, you will be far from alone in doing so.

Here are the details below:

“The guidelines are simple: Filmmakers grab a phone and make a comedic short inside the confines of where you are sheltering in place. Shorts should be under five minutes. Shorts will be screened by us and we will spotlight the filmmakers on our website and twitter/IG. You can email a link to your short at shutinshorts@powderkegmedia.com”

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Filmmakers and storytellers! My digital company Powderkeg has launched the Shut In Film Festival. We are looking to spotlight people who are getting creative while they are sheltering in place. For more info, visit powderkegmedia.com or head to @powderkegtv! We want to hear and see your voice!‬

A post shared by Paul Feig (@paulfeig) on Apr 3, 2020 at 6:50pm PDT

For All of April, IFC Will Be Streaming MST3K, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Birthday Boys, and More for Free
April 3, 2020
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(via Deadline)

More networks are being a little more gracious with their content in this time of need, especially to those that do not have a subscription in order to watch exclusive shows. IFC, along with AMC, BBC America, and SundanceTV, are the latest networks to offer many hours of their original programming in front of a pay wall for everyone to stream and enjoy.

Specifically, IFC will be giving us all access to “…Baroness von Sketch Show, Birthday Boys, Spoils of Babylon, Spoils Before Dying, Bunk, Food Party, as well as select episodes from Comedy Bang Bang and Mystery Science Theatre 3000,” throughout all of April. There certainly is high brow silliness to revel in with this offering including old episodes of MST3K, but, for those who missed out, please go and enjoy Kurt Braunohler’s wild, completely faux game show, Bunk, that managed to work in Braunohler’s absurdist sensibilities to every inch of a game show format.

Get into all of these free IFC treats for this month right now over at IFC.com.

 

Just For Laughs Montreal Rescheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 11
April 3, 2020
News
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Normally, the internationally renowned Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival would be held annually in the summer in Montreal, Quebec as it has been for decades. Of course, as you well know, normal is on hiatus for awhile.

Yet, let it be known that will not be the case forever. JFL Montreal, that one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals will indeed still be happening, but will be now taking place from Sept. 29th-Oct. 11th.

That includes all of their star studded gala shows, New Faces, and the plethora of showcase shows that comprise their multi-week festival. We wouldn’t be surprised if attendance numbers might be closely monitored for social distancing and safety depending on where we’re all at this fall, but maybe, just maybe, they’ll livestream it (as we will all be well used to that by then).

Paul Lieberstein and Ben Silverman Already Working on a Workplace Comedy Set During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 3, 2020
News, Uncategorized
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(via Deadline)

First off, it was only a matter of time before an idea like this would get put into development, especially since everyone has so much time to themselves while stuck at home and it’s timely and we’re all having to get used to watching video conferencing/livestreaming/etc. to stay connected and/or work remotely.

Secondly, it’s nice to know that Paul Lieberstein and Ben Silverman, two EPs of the American version of The Office (also Lieberstein famously played Toby Flenderson) are working on this idea of a workplace comedy dealing with what we’re going through. It’ll be curious to see if this gets fast tracked into production (even though it would have to be all done remotely right now) as it would get some production folks back to work and networks/streaming services must undoubtedly be looking for content to keep our elevated binge-watching appetites satiated.

Also, if we had to guess, this series might look something like the John Cho thriller vehicle Searching, but something that’s technically less and more scary (because of the pandemic) at the same time.

Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, HBO Is Taking Down Their Paywall for Barry, Silicon Valley, Veep, and More
April 2, 2020
News
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If you weren’t fortunate enough to have a good enough income in the “before times” to subscribe to HBO or have a friend or loved one that was nice enough to share their password, HBO is providing relief to those going stir crazy while observing sheltering at home and social distancing.

Via HBO Now and HBO Go, you’ll indeed be able to binge watch all the episodes of some of their best shows in recent memory Veep, Silicon Valley, Barry, and Succession (amongst a bunch of other perennial award winning drama series and HBO docs and even movie titles) without any sort of HBO subscription of any kind.

Best of all, this pay-wall-less access to hundreds hours of previously exclusive content starts tomorrow, April 3rd.

Will Smith Hosted Stand-Up Series “This Joka” Coming to Quibi
April 2, 2020
News, Uncategorized
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(via Deadline)

Quibi was about to tape its own stand-up series at the Hollywood Improv right when this current pandemic shut all live entertainment down for the time being.

Fortunately, there was a stand-up series that had already been shot by Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios several months ago in Las Vegas and that series, called “This Joka”, has found its way to the just-about-to-launch mobile streaming platform Quibi (set to launch next week on Apr. 6th).

Many of our favorite comics that we’ve gotten to see up close in the before times will be featured on this series including:

Baron Vaughn
Chris Estrada
Christi Chiello
Clayton English
Daphnique Springs
David Gborie
Demi Adejuyigbe
George Wallace
Jackie Fabulous
Martin Urbano
Punkie Johnson
Rosebud Baker
Sam Tallent
Shane Torres
Shawn Wasabi
Vanessa Gonzalez

Per Quibi’s platform, episodes won’t be longer than 10 minutes and there are 16 of them ordered, which probably means that each episode will be a showcase set and conversation with the comics line-up. Also, Will Smith hosted all of This Joka and the one and only Lance Bangs directed the whole thing, making this stand-up series just all the more intriguing.

Conan O’Brien Joins the Baking While in Sheltering-in-Home Trend
April 2, 2020
News
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Conan O’Brien proves once again that he can make a bit out of anything and pretty much from everywhere, even while sheltering at home. Please enjoy his latest self-isolation bit here.

Yep, We Started a Podcast: The Comedy Bureau Field Report (a Podcast About Comedy News and Nothing Else)
April 1, 2020
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
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Yes, we know that almost everyone went out and started a podcast while stuck in self-isolation and we’d like to state, for the record, that we were going to do that back in the “before times” when only kind of a lot of people were doing that.

Anyhow, This is The Comedy Bureau Field Report, (brought to you by Bleav Podcasts) a neatly packaged rundown of comedy news that’ll be less than a half hour (ok, this first one is over half an hour-give us a break) and definitely be about comedy only with TCB’s very own founder and director Jake Kroeger.

This first episode features guest co-host (we’re going to have a lot of those) Ian Abramson who has pulled off doing a version of SNL all by himself, two weeks in a row, called Saturday Night Quarantine on Twitch. We talk about the weird times comedy is living in as well as what’s new and wonderful that you should add to your daily binge list while hunkered down and even what might lie ahead for the future of comedy when things start coming back (whatever that ends up meaning).

Listen, subscribe, 5 stars, etc. here.Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Opening theme by Brian Granillo

Please Enjoy the New, Decidedly Non-COVID-19 Focused Podcast “Confronting Demons with Megan Stalter”
April 1, 2020
News
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While a good deal of new podcasts right now are first hand accounts of millennials being stuck inside, there are still plenty of other podcasts that would rather offer you a brief mental vacation to other places with other people that really have nothing to do with what’s going on right now with the global COVID-19 pandemic.

One of those new podcasts, oddly enough, is called Confronting Demons with Megan Stalter. Though the title suggests some sort of aggro-self help show with a plethora of very special guests or live callers. Stalter turns that format on its head by playing to her strengths of being playfully confrontational. Whether to guests that “never agreed” to come on (including Chris Gethard and Chelsea Peretti) to her brother Nick, Stalter has quite the knack for toeing the line of lashing out in the most hysterical way possible.

In general, Stalter is such a wild, fun burst of energy on stage and you can feel it in how rambunctious this podcast is. No matter where she goes, she keeps guests (no matter how “in on it” they are) on their toes and Confronting Demons ends ups being anything but that (which we’re thankful for as that’s all of what we’ve been all doing being stuck wherever you are in isolation).

Give a listen and have a grand ol’ time with Confronting Demons with Megan Stalter from Forever Dog, available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Rick and Morty Trailer for The Back Half of Season 4 Means More Rick and Morty Is Coming Soon
April 1, 2020
News

Just when you thought you were out of things to watch while hunkered down (merely because you tried scrolling through your various streaming service menus rather than really looking inside yourself and asking what you really REALLY want to watch), there’s new episodes of some of your favorite things coming soon.

Namely, the second half or “The Other Five” of season 4 of Rick and Morty is coming just over a month from now on Sun. May 3rd at 11:30PM on Adult Swim.

Get a taste of the ever evolving sci-fi comedy mayhem of Rick and Morty with this Rick and Morty: The Other Five trailer.

Brooks Wheelan Bet the Get Rich Nick Podcast He Could Finish a Marathon in Under 4 Hours and 33 Minutes Without Training at All
March 31, 2020
News

As professional sports (and amateur sports for that matter) have effectively been postponed for quite some time and the ongoing crossover for comedy and sports continues, the most recent episode of the amazing podcast Get Rich Nick with Nick Turner and Nick Vatterott manages to fill the need for sports and makes it a glorious bit at the same time.

Off a whim, comedian Brooks Wheelan, who stresses that he did not train at all for a marathon, bet Get Rich Nick co-host Nick Turner $500 that he could run a marathon under 4 hours and 33 minutes without any prior preparation or training. Nick accepted the wager and Wheelan got underway on his own. The journey was pretty thoroughly cataloged on Twitter and the emotional arc of the run is pretty damn funny as well as surprising and inspiring throughout, especially at the end.

See for yourself in the thread here, then listen to the whole episode that just dropped today here.

This was one of the best ideas you’ve ever had https://t.co/JJFj0JBMOT

— Nick Turner (@NicksTurners) March 28, 2020

Handy Dandy Guide to Weekly/Daily Comedy Livestreams (While We’re All Hunkered Down))
March 31, 2020
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Though it was for a terrible reason, the world of comedy has pretty much pivoted on a dime (with growing pains to be sure) into a cornucopia of live-streaming through several online platforms. Two weeks into a good majority of the major comedy hubs of LA and NYC being sheltered in home, there have already been a whole row of weekly and even daily livestreams featuring your favorite comedians and comedy folks. Best of all, you don’t have to live in LA or NYC or really anywhere to see these. Many are free or for donations and can be seen so long as your WiFi is solid. Also, that means many of the best comedians around the country will be showing up on all sorts of shows as they just have to join in on Instagram Live, Twitch, Zoom, etc.

For the time being, these livestream shows have set up shop and will be here every week or most days of the week to keep you from going entirely insane while being stuck at home. Take note that there are plenty of one-off special events that are happening as well not mentioned here. Check our listings frequently for when and where those shows will be happening.

Obviously, we’ll update this post the more that we find.

 

Comedy Quarantine-daily stand-up show, Monday-Friday at 7pm PST/10PM on Instagram Live @comedyquarantine, hosted by Barbara Gray and Teresa Lee, donations accepted for comedians and COVID-19 relief.

Eddie Pepitone: Live From the Bunker-live rants and guest interviews from Eddie Pepitone, Monday-Friday, 4PM PST/7PM EST on Instagram Live @eddiepep, free.

Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen (Home Edition)-same great weekly stand-up show with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal on Mondays at 8PM PST/11PM PST at http://holdthephone.tv/, donations accepted for comedians and COVID-19 relief.

New Material Show with Maria Bamford-Maria Bamford works out 1/2 hour of new material Monday-Friday 3PM PST/6PM EST on Zoom, donate $5 or more to food bank or Venmo $1 to @maroo-bamfoo.

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Gayme Show Trailer Give You Your First Look at One Hell of a Game Show That’s Coming to Quibi
March 30, 2020
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Exquisite hosting duo Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni have spent years fine tuning their amazing game show extravaganza, Gayme Show. Essentially, two straight male comedians compete in challenges that test the depth of their LGBTQ knowledge to be crowned Gay as F*ck. Of the comedic game shows that we’ve seen up close, this is one of the best, most entertaining, dazzling ones we’ve ever seen.

So, not only is Gayme Show deserving to be made into a TV show, which it will be on Quibi, but it is undoubtedly one of the shows we’re most looking forward to on the mobile streaming service that’s finally arriving next month.

For this version, you ought to know that guests and judges for Gayme Show include Ilana Glazer, Rachel Bloom, Darcy Carden, Jon Gabrus, John Gemberling, Joel Kim Booster.

See and enjoy just a taste of all of this with Gayme Show’s trailer here.

Please Enjoy the Fantastically Absurd First Episode of Three Busy Debras
March 30, 2020
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The Three Busy Debras, Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, and Alyssa Stonoha, have always been hysterical with their fantastical, absurd, and satirically feminist with their sketches over the years (or that one time where they got to play Carnegie Hall).

Thus, we were thrilled to find out that they were getting a full-fledged, live action Adult Swim series and have been hotly anticipating it for all the months since we heard the announcement.

Three Busy Debras premiered last night on Adult Swim and completely lived up to their reputation of keeping things silly and subversive, pointing a chic, well-lit mirror right back at the patriarchy. It certainly it takes you to whole other world that is so wonderfully bonkers that you’ll maybe forget, for 10 minutes, about the one you currently live in.

So, with all of that said, enjoy the first episode of Three Busy Debras for FREE here at AdultSwim.com.

Late Night’s Back (Sort of)
March 30, 2020
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Though Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah, and Jimmy Fallon have all being doing various bits from the comfort of their own homes for the last couple of weeks, it would seem that the lion’s share of late night talk/panel shows are returning starting tomorrow.

Already, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee did an entire episode on TBS from the woods of Sam Bee’s home with their aid of her husband Jason Jones and her kids, complete with remote segments and remote interviews. Last Week Tonight just aired an episode shot from Oliver’s house, but it seemed to maintain the tone, energy, vibe, and even look of the original show.

Through very clever set-ups that will feature perhaps the smallest crews (maybe 1 or 2 people max?) and monologue jokes and bits written and submitted remotely from writers that are maintaining sheltering at home and social distancing, the likes of Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Desus & Mero, and A Little Late with Lilly Singh will return tonight at their regularly scheduled times.

We’ll really get to see how far the quality of a video shot on mobile devices and via video conferencing will really go on broadcast TV, but, no matter what happens, any shred of normalcy is more than welcome right now. Thus far, many of the bits from Conan along with the monologues from Colbert, Kimmel, and Meyers maintain a lot of the integrity from a typical episode of their show, just without a fancy set and professional grade broadcast quality cameras.

All things considered, this might be a quietly historic night of television in establishing a hopefully temporary new normal for the first wave of TV shows to return to air/production.

If we had to take a guess, the future late night in general will very likely be done more remotely and venture outside of the studio or involve video conferencing/live streaming way more than they have in the past when all is said and done with staying indoors.

Since Grant Lyon’s Album Release Parties for “Scheduled Fun Time” Got Cancelled, He Made a Digital One
March 27, 2020
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As everything involving people gathering got shut down a few weeks ago, performers of all kinds, set to put on shows on all throughout March and April, had to reconfigure everything and drastically dive into rescheduling, postponing, etc. When it comes to the prospect of releasing your new comedy album with accompanying live release shows, one might have to get pretty clever with how to go forward in these times.

Thus, Grant Lyon, who did indeed release a brand new stand-up comedy album Scheduled Fun Time this week, was unable to do the multiple album release shows that he intended to do right around now. Instead, he made a digital release party complete with a vast line-up of guests and some truly great stories about Grant, all stitched together from videos shot remotely and clips of their stand-up from the before times.

On Lyon’s release show are the likes of Cameron Esposito, Jake Weisman, Brent Weinbach, Dave Ross, Zach Sherwin, Shane Mauss, Ryan O’Flanagan, Dave Waite, Mitch Burrow, and so many more. We don’t all get to be a single venue to hear all of this together, but this still is quite the release show given the circumstances.

Please enjoy all 45 min. of Grant Lyon’s Album Release Party Show here.

Also, go get the aforementioned album Scheduled Fun Time by Grant Lyon that was the impetus for this digital release party. Lyon shows off his meticulous crafting of observational humor as well as having one of the best stories about being a comedian winning in court of all time. Get/listen to Scheduled Fun Time here.

 

“Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss” Trailer Hints at a Dark, Yet Fun “Cult” Comedy
March 27, 2020
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Having played the festival circuit two years ago, Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss from director Vivieno Caldinelli and writers Clayton Hewitson, Christopher Hewitson, and Justin Jones came out last week, online of course (at Amazon), as a curious, dark (yet slightly upbeat?) comedy. It follows a couples’ new home that also seems to be a site for a cult’s ritual suicide. Rather than pack everything back into boxes, they opt to stick around and maybe help the cult members in their journey? A nice, absurdist premise could be pretty handy right now.

Featuring a very robust cast of comedy favorites including a star turn from Kate Micucci as well as Dan Harmon, Taika Waititi, Maria Bamford, Dana Gould, Mark McKinney, and more, the trailer for Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss has our curiosity peaked. See for yourself here.

If anything, seeing Taika Waititi as a cult leader is an oddly refreshing image.

 

Desus & Mero Return to Air (from Home) on Showtime This Coming Monday
March 26, 2020
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Desus & Mero are joining in the rest of ranks of late night by continuing to tape new episodes, but doing so outside of their studios from the comfort of their own homes without an audience. They’ll be back on their normal schedule of 11PM on Mondays and Thursdays on Showtime starting March 30th.

The duo of Desus Nice and The Kid Mero pretty much just riff back and forth for the majority of their episodes (partially with a guest) and, from the looks of it, that will definitely remain intact in this remotely done version of their groundbreaking late night show.

Also, it looks you’ll get a sneak peek into Desus’ sneaker collection.

All of TCB’s Old Posts, Going Back to 2010, Are Finally Here
March 26, 2020
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In launching TCB 3.0, you might have noticed that much of our old content that all lived off of Tumblr had not transitioned over to this brand new spiffy site yet. Well, that has a little to do with the fact that there were almost 17,000 posts (going all the way back to 2010) to transfer and we had the feeling that was going to take some time that we didn’t have a month ago.

These days, we definitely had some time and now, all of our old stuff is finally here! So, feel free to peruse the thousands upon thousands of news items, album and specials write-ups, featured short films and sketches, etc. etc. that we’ve (Jake Kroeger) posted for the last decade.

We have no doubt it’ll be a great way to pass the time as well as revisit more innocent times free of Trump and COVID-19.

Definitely, if you’re looking for stuff to watch/listen to/read/consume, our 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness to in No Particular Order of 2019 is a fantastic place to start.

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