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Cameron Esposito to Host GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles

March 10, 2017

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Cameron Esposito to Host GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles

The GLAAD Media Awards in LA will take place on April 1st at the Beverly Hilton with the amazing Cameron Esposito set as host for the evening’s ceremony honoring achievements in media for the LGBTQ community.

Esposito has been a favorite for ours for a long time and we sincerely hope that this is another step for Cameron towards hosting way more things.

By the way, you can actually attend this event (if you’ve got deep pockets). Tickets range from $500-$40,000 and you can get them here.

March 10, 2017

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A unifying bond of comedians is the painful, cringeworthy start that they all had. Giulia Rozzi’s show First Set gathers comedians that are very funny and revisits those beginnings as well as contrasts it with honed, well-crafted comedy that they currently do. It’s like Mortified, but specifically for stand-up.

Baron Vaughn, Ramon Rivas, Melissa McQueen, and Jade Catta-Preta will be showcasing their comedy “then vs. now” next Monday at UCB Sunset.

Tickets are $5 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

The Gorburger Show Premieres on Comedy Central/Late Night Will Now Include a Monster Voiced by TJ Miller on April 9th

March 10, 2017

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The Gorburger Show Premieres on Comedy Central/Late Night Will Now Include a Monster Voiced by TJ Miller on April 9th

The Gorburger Show has TJ Miller voicing a blue demonic monster as a talk show host and will officially become a late night show next month.

April 9th at midnight on Comedy Central. You’ve been warned/notified of when you should tune in to watch the crazy, insane, fun show.

Ethan Coen Pens an Open Letter Asking Trump to Help Make American Poetry Great Again and Make Him Poet Laureate of the United States

March 10, 2017

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Ethan Coen Pens an Open Letter Asking Trump to Help Make American Poetry Great Again and Make Him Poet Laureate of the United States

Yep, Coen Brother Ethan Coen has joined the fray in taking satirical shots at the Commander-in-Chief that might go over his head if the irony or satire were explained separately. This open letter he posted at HuffPo asks Trump directly to be appointed as the Poet Laureate of the United States (even though Ethan is far and away known more for the movies and television that he makes)

We can’t help but think of this as gonzo-Coen Brothers storytelling.

Ethan Coen even goes so far as to write in such simplistic language that even POTUS can understand it.

Watch Jake Johnson Be Addicted to Poor Decision Making in Trailer for “Win It All”

March 9, 2017

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The latest work from the singular Joe Swanberg is a film co-written by Jake Johnson and himself called Win It All.

The trailer promises a caper with a guy who just can’t stop making impulsive, bad decisions that just happens to come into possession of money that isn’t his. Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Lo Truglio, and Aislinn Derbez round out the cast for what might be both a charming comedy and one of Swanberg’s most plot-driven works to date.

Watch the trailer for Win It All here then look for it on Netflix on Friday, April 7th.

Corden Writer Nate Fernald Tries Doing His Own “Nate Nate Show” While on The Late Late Show

March 9, 2017

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When it comes to doing bits within bits or, in this case, shows within shows, Nate Fernald is one of the best at professionally goofing around.

See for yourself in this ridiculous remote segment he did for The Late Late Show.

FX Renews Baskets for a Third Season

March 9, 2017

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FX Renews Baskets for a Third Season

If you’re FX right now, you’ve got to be feeling pretty great about staying the course.

That means The Americans, Atlanta, and Baskets are all on your channel and you’re riding high as can be with the critical praise and awards wins from the last few years.

So, renewing Baskets seems like a no-brainer.

March 9, 2017

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Over a year, the comedy night at Crane’s Bar in Downtown LA have established themselves as one of the best recurring comedy shows downtown.

This Monday will actually mark an official year anniversary of the show presented by Corbin Recke, Harry Moroz, Trevor Smith, and Trish Hadley. They have quite the line-up with Kyle Kinane, Tone Bell, Ben Roy, Caitlin Gill, and a few more as yet TBA guests.

Admission is free and you can get more details here.

If you’re going early and want a good seat, definitely show up well before 8 FYI.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com

The 4th Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up

Chicago’s 26th Annual Festival, put together by the minds behind The Onion, The AV Club, Clickhole, and TruTV, will be in its 4th year at the end of May/beginning of June and has a pretty fantastic line-up that includes a sneak peek of Nathan For You, Patton Oswalt, 35mm screening of Idiocracy with Mike Judge, Aparna Nancherla, and more.

Individual tickets are on sale now or, if you’d prefer, you can buy a festival pass for $310 here.

Amy Schumer’s “The Leather Special” Now Streaming on Netflix

March 8, 2017

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Since it’s International Woman’s Day, we’d like you to take note that Netflix’s releases for stand-up specials for 2017 have included great hours from Jen Kirkman and Cristela Alonzo and, this week, a brand new hour special Amy Schumer.

The aptly titled “The Leather Special” has Amy get as unfiltered as she has ever been all while checking off the box for “wearing a leather outfit for a comedy special”.

International Woman’s Day or not, you should watch all three specials, Just Keep Livin’, Lower Classy, and The Leather Special as soon as you get the chance.

Throwing Shade Explores the “Bury Your Gays” TV Trend

March 8, 2017

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If you’re a fan of Full Frontal with Sam Bee and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, you might just want to add Throwing Shade with Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson on TV Land to your regular satirical news watching regimen.

Case in point, they’ve got plenty of segments like this one on the disturbing trend of lesbians being killed off on scripted TV series.

March 8, 2017

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Starting this month, the great John Early (555, Tonight Show) will be getting a monthly residency, every second Tuesday, at The Satellite.

To kick it off, Kate Berlant, Sam Jay, Martha Kelly, Julio Torres, Frankie Quinones, and house band BUCK will be joining Early on March 14 at 9PM.

Tickets are $8 and you can (and should) get them here. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to NAACP.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com

Trailer for the Final Season of “Review” Promises a Very, Very Uncertain Future for Host Forrest MacNeil

March 8, 2017

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The lengths and depths of humanity that Forest MacNeil (Andy Daly) has been subjected to while doing two seasons of Review are beyond comprehension.

Yet, this trailer reveals a third and final season that somehow gets Forrest to go through the gauntlet yet again and put his life and the lives of others in plenty of danger for the sake of reviewing the “human experience”.

It is one of the best shows that Comedy Central has ever made.

See for yourself in this trailer and then look for the season 3 premiere of Review next week on Thursday, March 16th.

Salt Lake City Has a Pretty Swell Looking Golden Spike Comedy & Podcast Festival Kicking Off Tomorrow

March 8, 2017

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From March 8th (i.e. tomorrow)-Mar. 11th in Downtown Salt Lake City, The Golden Spike Comedy Festival will serve up a pretty a great offering of stand-up, podcasts, and more.

Just look at the flyer above.

There are individual tickets available as well as a pass for 20 shows for the nice price of $20.

Get more details on The Golden Spike Comedy Festival here.

Kurt Braunohler’s “Trust Me” Is Now Available as an Album

March 7, 2017

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If you didn’t get a chance to catch the wondrous Kurt Braunohler’s special on air on Comedy Central, fret not.

It’s now available as an album that you can get conveniently off of iTunes.

Kurt’s observations often tango with the dark side of things or highlight the dark underbelly of everyday minutia, but do so with a bouncy, colorful flourish that always leaves us satisfied and smiling.

Get Trust Me as an album here.

You Can Now Binge Watch “Absolutely Fabulous” on BBC and ITV’s New Streaming Service BritBox

March 7, 2017

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You Can Now Binge Watch “Absolutely Fabulous” on BBC and ITV’s New Streaming Service BritBox

Seeing the writing on the wall, BBC and ITV have launched their very own streaming service that will serve as a way to get all the British TV you could ever want. They’re hitting that notion on the noggin by calling in BritBox.

Now, Seeso does already offer up a good deal of great British comedy from Alan Partridge to Blackadder to Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and so much more. However, they didn’t get access to one of the most beloved comedies under the Union Jack, Absolutely Fabulous.

If you don’t have the DVDs, you’ll now be able to binge Ab Fab through BritBox as well as Fawlty Towers and Gavin & Stacey.

If you truly are an Anglophile, the $6.99 per month subscription fee might just be worth it to you.

March 7, 2017

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Moshe Kasher is doing two test runs of his upcoming Comedy Central series, Problematic, at UCB Franklin.

It’ll be Moshe’s own twist on a daytime talk show format, which should be both insanely fun and informative.

You can go see these test runs this Thursday, March 9th at 6:30PM for $5 or next Thursday, March 16th at 8PM for $7

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Rick and Morty Does Their Own Parody of Five Night’s at Freddy’s

March 6, 2017

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The jump scare game phenomenon known as Five Nights at Freddy’s got the Rick and Morty treatment with aliens having to stay at a human home instead of humans having to keep watch at a haunted Chuck E. Cheese knock-off.

If you’re unfamiliar of why the game deserves parody, here’s Honest Game Trailers’ take on Five Nights at Freddy’s.

Full Trailer for Animals Season 2 Promises Epic Vignettes (From an Animal’s Perspective)

March 6, 2017

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If you were excited by the teaser for season 2 of Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano’s Animals, then you’ll definitely be hyped for the full length trailer.

Who knew the lives of animals, when paralleling the lives of humans, could be so grandiose?

Season 2 of Animals premieres on Friday, March 17th at 11:30PM on HBO.

Two Years Later, ‘The Interview’ Remains Google Play’s Highest Selling Movie Ever

March 6, 2017

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Two Years Later, ‘The Interview’ Remains Google Play’s Highest Selling Movie Ever

If there was no Sony Hack, we have a feeling that this headline above would have probably not happened. Having seen it, we think it the satire could have reached higher with its aims of poking fun at the North Korean regime. 52% at Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic would suggest a similar feeling from critics.

The Interview streamed on Netflix for two years and still made top sales, which suggests to us that many folks bought The Interview as a political act.

At some point, someone will make another North Korean satire (especially if the recent defector is right about the reach of outside information making its way inside North Korea). If it’s someone on the level of Armando Iannucci or Iannucci himself, we can barely imagine what that situation will be like.

John Oliver Meets with the Dalai Lama To Have a Definitive Interview

March 6, 2017

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John Oliver doesn’t have big guest interviews every week (or even some weeks) on Last Week Tonight. However, the interview with the Dalai Lama from last night’s episode shows how good an interviewer Oliver can be while balancing his angles of comedy and geo-socio-political awareness.

While this is on a comedy show, we wouldn’t be surprise if this interview at the latter half of this deep dive segment becomes one of the more highly referenced clips of the Dalai Lama in covering the tension between the Chinese government and Tibet.

March 6, 2017

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The legendary Dick Gregory is playing the Hollywood Improv this Saturday. That should be all you need to know.

Tickets are $30 with a two item minimum. Get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

The Tradition of Weird Late Night Guest Entrances/Costumes Continues with Adam Pally

March 6, 2017

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Out of dozens of late night guests that sit on a couch and hang out while America watches, only a handful are bold and funny enough to come up with weird ways to enter, costumes to wear, and anything else that will take the interview beyond the usual small talk and plug of their project.

People like Bill Murray take some chances and end up with some comedy gold.

Now, Adam Pally is continuing this “tradition” as he is racking up plenty of great weirdness during his late night appearances.

His entrance to his interview on Kimmel from this week is pretty spectacular. Watch it here.

We’ll be looking for a bit of this controlled chaos on Making History.

Comedy Crawl & Open Mic Run Updated for Next Week

March 6, 2017

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Comedy Crawl & Open Mic Run Updated for Next Week

Judah Friedlander for $5, new UCB Maude teams, Yacht Rock, Dick Gregory, and more!

For ‘Made in Mexico’, Conan Invited Mexican Stand Up Sofia Niño De Rivera to Perform en Español

March 5, 2017

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From top to bottom, Conan O’Brien really did have an all Mexican crew and set of guests for his Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico episode this week.

That includes a great stand-up set from Mexican comedian Sofia Niño De Rivera done in Spanish. With jokes about Trump and botox, it’s just another really good example of how we have more in common that we don’t.

Watch Sofia’s set here.

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