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Joe Pera Wants to Find You the Perfect Christmas Tree for His Adult Swim Holiday Special
December 8, 2016
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Joe Pera and his otherworldly-Norman-Rockwell-esque humor are getting their own holiday TV special at Adult Swim.

Tomorrow, Friday, December 9th, Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree premieres on the network at midnight. 

If you’re wondering for sort of wonderful weirdness that Joe is serving up this time, look no further than this actual local news appearance he made, the online game that was made for this special, and this promo.
December 8, 2016
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The annual Santa-Thon here in LA returns with host Fred Willard complete with a stacked line-up of comedy, variety, and music including:

The Lampshades – Kate Flannery (The Office) and Scot Robinson (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
Wayne Federman (Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Curb)
Illeana Douglas (Entourage),
Jo Anne Worley (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In)
Chris Fairbanks – (Almost Genius, Conan)
Nikki Glaser – (Not Safe, Comedy Central)
Jimmy Brogan – (Carson, Letterman, Conan)
Todd Glass (The Todd Glass Show)
Henry Phillips (Comedy Central Presents)

The Santa-Thon is being held at ACME Comedy Hollywood on Wednesday, December 14th & Thursday, December 15th. Tickets are $20 online and $25 at door and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Ilana, Abbi, and Broad City Are All Back in August 2017
December 7, 2016
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Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, and the new season of Broad City are all set to return this Summer. 

For proof, here are Ilana and Abbi reassuring you they’ll be here in Summer 2017.

Fox Developing Single Camera Comedy “Birthright” Written by and Starring Joel Kim Booster
December 7, 2016
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Fox Developing Single Camera Comedy “Birthright” Written by and Starring Joel Kim Booster

Not only would a series from Joel Kim Booster be giving a very funny comedian an opportunity to tell their life story that they deserve, but it also will get visibility on national television to Asians, LBGTQ, being adopted, multiracial families, and so much more.

These are the things that should be normalized, especially in this immediate future, and making a sitcom out of them is a big, necessary step forward.

Oh yeah, as we said before, Joel is damn funny as you can see in his Conan set and we hope to see this become a show on TV soon.

Dan St. Germain Tells the Story of How He Got Some Really Bad Vibes at Gathering of the Vibes
December 7, 2016
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The tales of Dan St. Germain are kind of perfect for Comedy Central’s storytelling series This Is Not Happening.

This particular story comes from a darker time in Dan’s life when he was a janitor and managed to go overboard on getting wasted at a jam band festival.

Watch it here.

Fusion, All Def Digital, and Merry Jane Are Roasting Snoop Dogg
December 7, 2016
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This might be a more fun roast than many of the high profile celebrity roasts over the last few years as Snoop isn’t widely annoyed by a bunch of people and plenty of friends will be roasting him. 

Fusion, Russell Simmons’ All Def Digital, and Merry Jane are teaming up to put a roast of the one and only Snoop Dogg cleverly called Snoop Dogg Smokeout.

From the press release: The Roast and Birthday Celebration Will be Hosted by Mike Epps and Feature a Lineup of Celebrities and Special Appearances Including T.I., Terry Crews, Martha Stewart, Sanaa Lathan, French Montana, LL Cool J, Seth Rogen, Tracy Morgan and More

The special event is set to be televised this Saturday, December 10th at 10PM. Here’s a fun promo that gets actually gets mogul Simmons in on the fun.

“Conan Without Borders: Berlin” Premieres Tonight
December 7, 2016
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Conan’s latest globetrotting adventure (one of the best parts of Conan these days), complete with companion Flula Borg, takes places 10PM on TBS tonight. 

Here’s a taste of what’s come/why you should be watching this tonight.

TruTV Renews Adam Ruins Everything, Orders Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show to Series, and Is Developing Projects from Austin Martinez and Martin Starr and Matt Bush
December 7, 2016
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Many of you don’t even know the greatness that’s about to come with Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show being made into a TV show, but, hopefully, you’ll know soon enough thanks to TruTV.

Today, via press release, TruTV announced its upcoming slate of programming and development that happened to have plenty of things that have us excited for the network in 2017.

With a Trump Administration looming, Adam Conover and his ‘bigly’ tendency to ruin things will be very nice to have for a sixteen episode second season of Adam Ruins Everything.

Guy Branum’s Talk Show the Game Show is a competitive talk show where guests have to compete to be the best, most interesting guest dealing with the sharp wit of host Guy Branum. It’s a gem here in LA that we’ve enjoyed for years and we can’t wait for the rest of the country to see what happens when guests can just rely on the story of their weird ride to the airport to get through a late night segment.

Sketch duo Austin Martinez got to incubate on Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack on TruTV and will now get upgraded to developing a series of their own. An animated family marijuana dispensary comedy from Martin Starr and Matt Bush is also in development.

In addition to that upcoming Bobcat Goldthwait anthology series, TruTV could have a pretty great 2017.
December 7, 2016
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Wonderful puppetry at The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, music, and other holiday trappings in addition to a line-up of Maria Bamford, Laraine Newman, Charlyne Yi, Eddie Pepitone, Dana Gould, Janet Varney, John Ennis, and Chris Fairbanks is what you got in store for next week’s Cavalcade of Christmas.

Sound good?

Tickets are $40 and you’ll want to get them here.

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

Reggie Watts’ Joyfully Rambunctious “Spatial” Is Now Streaming on Netflix
December 6, 2016
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Pretty much everything you could want out of a Reggie Watts comedy special is included in Spatial. 

Stand-up, amazing improvised songs, a bizarre, faux sitcom that co-stars Kate Berlant and Rory Scovel, and tap dancing is just some of what’s in store for your eyes and ears in watching this new hour from Watts. You expect this joyful, carefree vibe from Reggie and he delivers it in spades in what is his sharpest, tightest special to date.

See for yourself and go watch Spatial on Netflix.

Chris Rock Announces Worldwide ‘Total Blackout’ Tour
December 6, 2016
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Chris Rock Announces Worldwide ‘Total Blackout’ Tour

So far, here are the dates announced. 

14-Feb-DURHAM, NC
16-Feb-CINCINNATI, OH
18-Feb-COLUMBUS, OH
21-Feb-NIAGARA FALLS, ON
22-Feb-NIAGARA FALLS, ON
23-Feb-NIAGARA FALLS, ON
24-Feb-RENO, NV
25-Feb-PHOENIX, AZ
3-Mar-DENVER, CO
5-Mar-RICHMOND, VA
10-Mar-MINNEAPOLIS, MN
24-Mar-BIRMINGHAM, LA
25-Mar-NEW ORLEANS, LA
29-Mar-HOLLYWOOD, FL
6-Apr-TULSA, OK
7-Apr-THACKERVILLE, OK
8-Apr-ST. LOUIS, MO
14-Apr-TAMPA, FL
19-Apr-CLEVELAND, OH
22-Apr-UNCASVILLE, CT
28-Apr-DETROIT, MI
3-May-INDIANAPOLIS, IN
13-May-SUGAR LAND, TX
14-May-Austin, TX
17-May-PITTSBURGH, PA
25-May-CHEROKEE, NC
26-May-ATLANTA, GA
3-Jun-ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

We’re sure there will be more dates, but you should snatch up tickets while you can because, as Rock said, this is his first tour in 9 years and these shows will undoubtedly sell out quick.

Get tickets here.

Fiona Apple Made a Darkly Humorous, Trump-Inspired Version of The Christmas Song
December 6, 2016
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Fiona Apple Made a Darkly Humorous, Trump-Inspired Version of The Christmas Song

In case you needed another reason to love Fiona Apple, here you go.

While, Fiona Apple isn’t a comedian and doesn’t really engage in musical comedy, she still made what could be the subversive hit of this holiday season. 

Her freshly recorded, satirical twist on the holiday classic “The Christmas Song” that floats underneath the impending pall of the Trump Administration is worth a good laugh in these twilight weeks before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20th. Listen to it here.

Here are the lyrics by the way, which are NSFW is you sing them aloud, but we have a feeling that won’t stop you at this point.

Trump’s nuts roasting on an open fire
as he keeps nipping at his foes.
you’ll cry creepy uncle
every time he arrives
for he keeps clawing at your clothes
everybody knows some money and entitlement
can help to make the season white
mothers of color with their kids out of sight
will find it hard to sleep at night.

They know that truuump is on his way.
he’s got black boys in hoodies locked up on his sleigh
and every working man is going to cry
when they learn that Letch don’t care how you live or if you die

Sooo I’m offering this simple phrase
to kids from 1 to 92
although it’s been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Donald Trump, f*ck you

David Cross, Amy Schumer, Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt, Carol Burnett, and Margaret Cho Get Grammy Nominations
December 6, 2016
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*comedy nominees in italics

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
…America…Great… — David Cross
American Myth — Margaret Cho
Boysih Girl Interrupted — Tig Notaro
Live At The Apollo — Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping — Patton Oswalt

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo — Amy Schumer
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox — Carol Burnett
M Train — Patti Smith
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A.Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia)— (Various Artists)
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink — Elvis Costello

It’s almost expected to see Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt, and Amy Schumer here in this year’s Grammy nominations for comedy. David Cross getting a nod for his album that specifically stands against Trump and one for Carol Burnett’s audio book are also good, big name choices.

Still, given how wide the field is in the Grammys, we wonder if there would ever be room for, let’s say, Best First Comedy Album or Best Podcast, etc. etc. to allow room for works from critically acclaimed comedians that are just on the brink of breaking out into the national spotlight.

See the full list of Grammy nominees for 2017 here, then see who wins at the ceremony set for February 12th.
December 6, 2016
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In our opinion, one of the best and craziest iterations of the late night talk show format is The Jesse Miller Talk Show. 

Imagine some wild dreamer from Cincinnati who seems to be aspiring to be Kenny Powers, but also has a boundless amount of pop culture knowledge and ability to make wordplay hosting a talk show and you’ll get some idea of the fun chaos that is going on with Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland).  

In addition to his crew of his one man shredding house band Darryl and his girl Tanya, guests for this round include Johnny Pemberton and Kate Berlant.

Please get your tickets for The Jesse Miller Talk Show this Friday, Dec. 9th at 10PM at The Hollywood Improv here.

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

Atlanta, Better Things, Nathan For You, Veep, Last Week Tonight, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, BoJack Horseman Score WGA Awards TV Nominations
December 5, 2016
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Atlanta, Better Things, Nathan For You, Veep, Last Week Tonight, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, BoJack Horseman Score WGA Awards TV Nominations

The perennial prestige comedy of HBO is alive and well, but upstarts at FX (Atlanta and Better Things) are also riding high for this year’s Writers Guild Awards TV nominations. 

That being said, there’s one very noticeable snub: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 

It didn’t get nominated next to Last Week Tonight, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. We certainly hope that won’t happen elsewhere this awards season.

*Comedy nominees are in italics

COMEDY SERIES

-Atlanta
Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
-Silicon Valley
Written by Megan Amram, Alec Berg, Donick Cary, Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner; HBO
-Transparent
Written by Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios
-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Written by Emily Altman, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, Allison Silverman, Leila Strachan; Netflix
-Veep
Written by Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Eric Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO

NEW SERIES

-Atlanta
Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
-Better Things
Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore; FX
-Stranger Things
Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
-This Is Us
Written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC
-Westworld
Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO

ANIMATION

-“Barthood” (The Simpsons)
Written by Dan Greaney; Fox
-“First Day of Rule” (Elena of Avalor)
Written by Craig Gerber; Disney Channel
-“Fish Out of Water” (BoJack Horseman)
Written by Elijah Aron & Jordan Young; Netflix
-“A Princess on Lothal” (Star Wars Rebels)
Written by Steven Melching; Disney XD
-“Stop the Presses” (BoJack Horseman)
Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix

EPISODIC COMEDY

-“Kimmy Finds Her Mom!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Written by Tina Fey & Sam Means; Netflix
-“Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix
-“Pilot” (One Mississippi)
Written by Diablo Cody & Tig Notaro; Amazon Studios
-“R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation” (Speechless)
Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland; ABC
-“Streets on Lock” (Atlanta)
Written by Stephen Glover; FX
-“A Taste of Zephyria” (Son of Zorn)
Written by Dan Mintz; Fox

COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES

-The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Steve Bodow, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Lauren Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Radosh, Michelle Wolf; Comedy Central
-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO
-Late Night with Seth Meyers
Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner O’Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC
-The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack; NBC

COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES

-Documentary Now!
Writers: Bill Hader, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers; IFC
-Inside Amy Schumer
Writers: Kim Carmele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O’Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central
-Maya and Marty in Manhattan
Head Writers: Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, Maya Rudolph, Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, Streeter Seidell, Martin Short; Emily Spivey, Steve Young; NBC
-Nathan For You
Written by Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central
-Saturday Night Live
Head Writers: Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC

COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS

-68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Written by Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Robert Cohen, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Jeff Stilson, Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson; ABC
-73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material Written by Dave Boone, Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Matthew Robinson; NBC
-88th Annual Academy Awards
Written by Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Special Material Written by Scott Aukerman, Rodney Barnes, Neil Campbell, Matthew Claybrooks, Lance Crouther, Mike Ferrucci, Langston Kerman, Jon Macks, Steve O’Donnell, Nimesh Patel, Vanessa Ramos, Chris Rock, Frank Sebastiano, Chuck Sklar, Jeff Stilson, Michelle Wolf; CBS
-Triumph’s Election Special
Written by Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, David Feldman, R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, Robert Smigel, Zach Smilovitz, Andrew Weinberg; Hulu

Get full list of WGA TV nominees here.

Adult Swim Cancels Its “Alt-Right” Show ‘Million Dollar Extreme’
December 5, 2016
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Adult Swim Cancels Its “Alt-Right” Show ‘Million Dollar Extreme’

While it was admirable for Adult Swim to welcome voices outside of their generally left-leaning programming and found some promise starting out with this Ted Talk prank, we hope they find something better than anything that’s a comedic platform with ties to the racist, White Nationalist fringe group known as the “alt-right”.

Now that Million Dollar Extreme is officially canned and Brett Gelman left the network in protest, Adult Swim has the chance for a real rebirth now. They have some room to to move towards being more inclusive with their development and programming slates, especially when it comes to giving credence to female perspectives. 

In that spirit, may we suggest giving Natalie Palamides, Jo Firestone, Jamie Loftus, or Kyle Mizono their own Adult Swim shows or, at least, be brought into the fold. They’d definitely keep the weird going at the network in their own unique, great way.  

Matt McCarthy Releases 7″ EP on What It Means to Him to Be a Wrestling Fan
December 5, 2016
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The non-stop delight that is Matt McCarthy loves wresting so much that he not only wrote an extended chunk on the virtues of being a pro wrestling fan, but he recorded a vinyl album just to have that bit shared with the world. 

It’s funny, endearing, and definitely inspirational to those even casually into pro wrestling. If you’re looking for the perfect intersection of comedy and pro wrestling, this is it.

You can get Pro Wrestling Fan on colored vinyl for $8 off of Capsule Records here.

The Hilariously Twisted Mr. Neighbor’s House Is Now Streaming on Adult Swim
December 5, 2016
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The Hilariously Twisted Mr. Neighbor’s House Is Now Streaming on Adult Swim

If you’ve ever wanted a bizarro, disturbed version of a show like Mister Rogers Neighborhood, you’ve absolutely got that in Mr. Neighbor’s House.

Brian Huskey along with his co-stars in Mary Holland, Nick Kroll, Jon Daly, and Steve Agee, co-writers Jason Mantzoukas and Jesse Falcon, and director Bill Benz nail the ultra dark humor a mentally and emotionally unstable kids show on pretty much every level and in front of and behind the fourth wall. 

We won’t say anymore and just let you enjoy all of Mr. Neighbor’s House’s twists and turns.

The special premiered this weekend, but you can now stream it for free at your convenience at Adult Swim.

Jimmy Kimmel Will Host 2017 Academy Awards
December 5, 2016
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Jimmy Kimmel Will Host 2017 Academy Awards

On top of Hollywood finding their new go-to awards show host, Jimmy Kimmel will only have to cross the street from Jimmy Kimmel Live to host the Academy Awards held at The Dolby Theatre. 
December 5, 2016
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Highland Park’s fancy new bowling alley, Highland Park Bowl, gets a fancy new weekly comedy show from the folks that had a great, far too short run at The York. 

Join Megan Gailey, JF Harris, and Goodrich Gevaart as well as their inaugural guests Emily Heller, Marcella Arguello, Zach Peterson, and Ahamed Weinberg for the first Comedy Bowl tomorrow night. 

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

Comedy Crawl and Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week 12/5/16
December 4, 2016
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Comedy Crawl and Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week 12/5/16

Whether you want to watch stand-up, sketch, or improv or do stand-up open mic, sketch mic, or improv jam, we’ve got you covered.

“Lachlan Patterson: Live from Venice Beach” Now Streaming on Seeso
December 4, 2016
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Seeso’s Stand Up Streaming Fest continues with a new hour from Lachlan Patterson who came in as runner on the last season of Last Comic Standing.

Without all the hullabaloo of a televised stand-up competition, you can see (and hear on Audible Channels) Lachlan go through his well-crafted observational comedy on his brand new special Live from Venice Beach. 

That includes the best and longest bit on a George Foreman grill that you’ll probably ever see/hear.

Stream it now on Seeso.com.
December 4, 2016
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The one and only James Adomian (Trump vs. Bernie, Comedy Bang! Bang!, @midnight) gets a night all to himself at Nerdmelt this week. 

Do yourself a favor and get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 12/4/16
December 4, 2016
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Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 12/4/16

Dave Chappelle, John Waters, The Rabbit Hole with Jay Larson and Rory Scovel, plenty of charity benefits, and The Apple Sisters are just a few things you should absolutely catch if you can this week.

Jon Stewart Puts to Rest This Idea That The Daily Show Could Have Determined the Election and Shares a Bit of Hope in America Going Forward as America
December 4, 2016
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Jon Stewart Puts to Rest This Idea That The Daily Show Could Have Determined the Election and Shares a Bit of Hope in America Going Forward as America

“We were the destroyers of men and creators of empires. I think that generally is satire’s role and has always been: the rise and fall of civilization at our whim,” Stewart said facetiously, jokingly adding, “I would have probably allowed Hillary to come a little closer in the Rust Belt, but I still think I would have given Michigan to Trump. I had a little something going on where I was going to give [Al] Gore Florida. There was a bit we had planned that was going to hand Florida to Gore.”

But in all seriousness, Stewart says he doesn’t think satire has that much influence, something he hopes the book [The Daily Show (The Book) An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests] illustrates.

At a NY Times discussion on the recently released Daily Show oral history, Jon Stewart tried to inject some reality and hope in talking about Trump’s win. Stewart heartily believes that this isn’t the end of America and that it is still the same country with the same people as it was before the election.

Along those lines, Stewart explains, as seen above, that the idea of him staying on as host of The Daily Show wouldn’t have changed the outcome despite some people’s finger-pointing saying otherwise. 

Jon also went on to precisely dissect the media coverage, which was always a central focus of his run at The Daily Show, of the election and their obsession with the ratings grabbing headlines and failing to focusing on the actual policy issues. 

All of this should inform Jon Stewart’s upcoming animated cable news parody on HBO, which will be more relevant than ever when it premieres.

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