Tonight’s the night when a brand new hour special from Pete Holmes premieres tonight on HBO.
At 10PM, you can watch Pete live up to the title of this special, Faces and Sounds so long as you got a way to watch HBO.
Here are some faces and sounds that you’ll see later on tonight.
Watch Dave Chappelle in probably the most intimate venue that you’ll ever see him in.
He’s playing The Blind Barber in Culver City on Monday and Tuesday next week. Tickets are $75 and you can get them here and here, respectively. Limit two tickets per person.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
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Mr. Neighbor’s House premieres at midnight followed by the pilot Hindenburg Explodes from Rob Corddry at 12:30AM. Then, Adam Lustick’s pilot The Mark Lembeck Technique starring Jason Alexander closes out the hour at 12:45AM.
Mr. Neighbor’s House looks to be twisted parody of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, The Mark Lembeck Technique, as seen in this promo, follows a really off-kilter therapist played by a frail voiced Jason Alexander. Corddry reimagines the events on a certain infamous dirigible leading up to the crash of the Hindenburg in Hindenburg Explodes.
All in all, it’s an evening of alternative realities, Adult Swim style, and we’re on board for that.
2017 Gilda’s LaughFest Is Now Taking Submissions for Stand-Up, Sketch, and Improv
Gilda’s LaughFest has taken place annually in Grand Rapids, MI since 2011 bringing headliners and up and comers around the country to Michigan.
This year, the festival will run for a week and a half from March 9th-19th.
You have a shot to perform as they’re taking submissions until December 18th this year. Get details and submit at the link above.
Over two seasons, the conceit of Jay Baruchel and his wild, alternate realities born from the perils of relationships in Man Seeking Woman have gelled into something charming, clever, and intriguing.
Season 3 looks like it’ll keep the show headed in that direction.
Look for the season premiere on FXx on Wednesday, January 4th.
TJ Miller, Hannibal Buress, Pete Holmes, Cameron Esposito, and so many more of your favorite comedians these days cut their teeth in comedy in Chicago and specifically did so at a place known as The Lincoln Lodge.
As it stands now, The Lincoln Lodge needs to find a new home to not only continue to be a pillar in Chicago comedy, but support gender equality in comedy and foster new talent like they’ve been doing so well for so many years.
Don’t take our word for it though. Let TJ Miller himself tell you why you should help find a new home for The Lincoln Lodge no matter if you live in Chicago or not.
Tight Five Productions, the team behind this whole operation, looking for an additional $30K after raising $50K for “permits, licenses and minimal resources we need to build out a facility with a 100 seat theater and classrooms” so they can open in July 2017.
You can donate to the crowdfunding campaign (complete with plenty of rewards) and find more details here.
Nick Thune Might Finally Get to Play a Cool Pastor in Comedy “Holy Sh*t” in Works at ABC
If you’ve seen Nick Thune’s stand-up, you’ve probably heard him suggest how he could easily slip into being a super cool, subversive pastor.
Well, with the help of Mila Kunis and ABC, that now might be a reality (albeit one that’s made up by Hollywood).
This project in the works Holy Sh*t will have Thune in place at a church trying to find its way in the modern world and leave plenty of room for Thune to fully realize his Pastor Nick alter ego.
Yes, this means you can go watch a great comedy show with the likes of Margaret Cho, Ian Edwards, Johnny Pemberton, Aparna Nancherla, Yvonne Orji, James Austin Johnson, and Eli Olsberg in an adult entertainment store AND support The Trevor Project.
Get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Don’t Think Twice, The Lobster, Hail, Caesar! Get Critics Choice Awards Nominations
The Critics Choice Awards are definitely a departure from many awards show trends, especially with a wider swathe of genre categories. For this year, when it comes to comedy, the films nominated are all over the place (Deadpool, Central Intelligence and the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar! are all nominated together), but some true gems that might not get recognized for other awards get some recognition here amidst all the noise from buzzworthy dramas like Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea.
Specifically, we’re happy to see Mike Birbiglia’s Don’t Think Twice and The Lobster listed below (comedy nominees italicized).
Best Young Actor/Actress
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Alex R. Hibbert – Moonlight
Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls
Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe
Sunny Pawar – Lion
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Best Original Screenplay
Damien Chazelle – La La LandBarry Jenkins – Moonlight
Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthimis Filippou – The Lobster
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Jeff Nichols – Loving
Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
Best Costume Design
Colleen Atwood – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Consolata Boyle – Florence Foster Jenkins
Madeline Fontaine – Jackie
Joanna Johnston – Allied
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh – Love & Friendship
Mary Zophres – La La Land
Best Animated Movie
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Trolls
Zootopia
Best Action Movie
Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Jason Bourne
Best Comedy
Central Intelligence
Deadpool
Don’t Think Twice
The Edge of Seventeen
Hail, Caesar!
The Nice Guys
Best Actor in a Comedy
Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Dwayne Johnson – Central Intelligence
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Best Actress in a Comedy
Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Sally Field – Hello, My Name Is Doris
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Foreign Language Film
Elle
The Handmaiden
Julieta
Neruda
The Salesman
Toni Erdmann
Best Song
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) – La La Land
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Trolls
City of Stars – La La Land
Drive It Like You Stole It – Sing Street
How Far I’ll Go – Moana
The Rules Don’t Apply – Rules Don’t Apply
The full list of nominees are available at the link above and the winners will be announced on the Critics Choice Awards telecast hosted by TJ Miller on December 11th.
If you’re in Vancouver in February, you would be doing yourself a big favor by going to JFL Northwest.
Just look at that line-up stacked with some of the best from around the country as well as local to Vancouver.
Tickets go on sale at 10AM PST this Friday, December 2nd right here.
The winners will get to perform at next year’s DCM.
Across the entire country, one of the founding members of The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and creator of the improv4humans podcast, Matt Besser, is looking for the best improv team around.
If you’ve got a team that can execute in the improv4humans form, then you might have a shot to be flown out to NYC for the world’s most highly regarded improv comedy festival, Del Close Marathon.
Get all the details, deadlines and more for contest4improv4humans here.
Trevor Noah Solidifies Voice as Host of The Daily Show in Interview with Tomi Lahren
Last night, Trevor Noah’s interview with outspoken conservative pundit Tomi Lahren showed that Noah can own The Daily Show with his own voice that’s distinctly different from Jon Stewart.
In transitioning from the cultural institution that was The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, many different strategies have been employed in having Trevor Noah take the baton successfully from Stewart.
Accomplishing that has been tricky, to say the least, with the departure of longtime favorites Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, and John Oliver to do their own late night show elsewhere and having much of America meeting Noah for the first time as a host of The Daily Show rather than the insanely popular, globe trotting comedian first.
In an interview that reaches almost 30 minutes, Trevor might have found the groove that will see him through as the host and these upcoming years of the Trump Administration.
It’s not Stewart’s famous takedown of Jim Mad Money Cramer, but that’s not what suits Noah. Instead, poise and calm let him have a rational debate with the fiery Lahren and gave room to pick apart her arguments at his pace with the occasional satirical poke here and there. It’s engaging on Noah’s terms and might be precedent for more counterpoint-type guests for him in the future.
Watch and see for yourself in full, extended interview at the link above.
The podcast/live show Arguments and Grievances, stopping by LA once again from Chicago, takes the formula of comedians debating absurd issues and carries it out exquisitely.
Tomorrow night, see the likes of some of LA’s best in Solomon Georgio, Andrew Orvedahl, Will Weldon, Brodie Reed, The Puterbaugh Sisters, Jordan Doll, Dave Waite, and Megan Gailey go back and forth on such “important” topics like Donald Glover vs. Levar Burton or Bert vs Ernie.
Get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
While the label of a “trophy girlfriend” has its negative connotations, Amy Miller has figured out to kind of take the label back for herself and work her own agency into it. In case you didn’t know, Miller has gotten to establish herself all along on the West Coast on top of being on Last Comic Standing,
This comes from Kill Rock Stars latest comedy release from Amy, Solid Gold.
Oh, if you dig that, get Solid Gold here.
Watch Trailer for Doc “Asperger’s Are Us” Following a Different Sort of Comedy Troupe
A documentary that’s inspirational, about coming up in comedy, fighting negative stereotypes about not being a neurotypical or “NT” sounds like a winning combo to us.
Noah Britton, Ethan Finlan, Jack Hanke, New Michael Ingemi are all on the autism spectrum, but manage to do comedy anyway and the film follows how exactly they pull that off.
The Duplass Brothers thought the same thing and attached themselves to the movie to hopefully get it more exposure.
Watch the trailer for Alex Lehmann’s Asperger’s Are Us at the link above.
Also, the actual group do tour and you can find their dates (mostly on the East Coast) here.
If you’ve been missing Childrens Hospital, you’ve got something to look forward to this week.
Brian Huskey, Jason Mantzoukas, Rob Corddry, Nick Kroll, Jon Daly, Steve Agee, and Jesse Falcon all teamed up to make a live action kid’s show that takes Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and makes it go on a really bad drug trip of sorts. Many of them last worked together on the award winning Adult Swim dark comedy Childrens Hospital making this project one you might want to check out.
Here’s a promo for Mr. Neighbor’s House. It premieres on Friday, December 2nd at midnight and goes for a full half hour as opposed to 15 minutes.
Emo Philips, without question, is one of the best comedians of all time and is more than deserving of having a song written about him.
MA based musician Henning Ohlenbusch decided to write a song honoring the singular Philips and aimed towards something that was less about being funny and more honoring the spirit of Emo and his facial expressions.
The result is this beautiful song “Emo Philips”. You can get/stream it on Bandcamp, iTunes, and Spotify as well.
If you’re wondering what makes Emo earn his place amongst the comedy greats, may we point you to one of his best jokes (sometimes regarded as one of the funniest jokes of all time) about talking to a jumper on The Golden Gate Bridge.
Netflix Will Now Allow Downloads of Selected Programming to Watch Offline
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Master of None, and The Office are just a few of the shows that you can download to watch on a mobile device so you can finish binge watching some of your favorite shows without access to the Internet.
So, even in the most remote locations on earth, you can watch some of your favorite Netflix shows so long as you have battery life on whatever device you’re using. We wouldn’t be surprised to see that concept as part of an ad campaign.
Dicker Troy (an otherworldly trucker version of Johnny Pemberton) and Josh Fadem reach now heights of delightful, outright goofiness with their show Kiss My Ass.
A fantastic line-up of Beth Stelling, Byron Bowers, Drew Droege, and James Adomian will be joining their folly this Sunday at The Satellite in Silverlake.
Tickets available here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Lewis Black to Host WGA Awards in NYC While Patton Oswalt Hosts in LA
If they got to play off each from across the country via Skype, Facetime, etc. that’d be pretty much perfect.
Acclaimed comedians Lewis Black and Patton Oswalt will be the respective hosts of this year’s WGA Awards, presented by the WGA West and WGA East simultaneously. As the ceremony isn’t televised, it’s a little looser and edgier than your typical awards show.
Wth Black and Oswalt both at the helm, don’t be surprised to see a wondrous rant, riff, or two while giving awards out for writing.
Alice Wetterlund, whom we hope you’ve seen in People of Earth and Silicon Valley, made her first appearance on last night’s Conan doing stand-up.
In her set, Alice dispelled myths about feminism and managed to do so with such a chill, laid back vibe making quite the first impression.
Desiree Akhavan To Direct Book Adaptation of Trans Romantic Comedy of Age Comedy “Adam”
It will be folks like Desiree Akhavan that will do the important work to keep visibility of minorities that might be more vulnerable than the rest of us in this world. Also, she’ll do it in a way that’s humorous, engaging, and enlightening.
Already, Akhavan has a track record in to telling stories that break from the traditional mainstream mold and really dig into the intersectionality of race, gender, sexual identity and more.
Just see for yourself with her movie Appropriate Behaviour and another movie she’s set to direct The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
She is now set to direct this adaptation of Ariel Schrag’s novel Adam, which details “an awkward teenager who goes to spend his final summer of high school with his older sister, who has thrown herself into New York City’s lesbian and trans activist scene. Adam meets the girl of his dreams at a party; but there’s one wrinkle – he can’t quite figure out how to tell her he’s not the trans man she thinks he is.”
Keep track of this and everything else Akhavan is up to.
Need some pure silliness right now? This ought to do the trick.
From Chicago-to-LA comedy transplants Joe McAdam and Chris Stephens, this TV pilot directed by Ty Greene called Butt is a nice slice of precise absurdist humor, free of fear mongering and politicking. Oh, some of it might be NSFW.
Please watch and enjoy Butt in its entirety here.
One of LA’s best festivals Riot LA is coming back very soon, January 19th-22nd in fact.
Some of the best comedy from around LA, the country, and the world are coming to DTLA next month including Mel Brooks, Ali Wong, Rachel Bloom, Todd Barry, Rory Scovel, Tig Notaro, John Early, Aparna Nancherla, Daniel Sloss, Brew Haha, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, Josie Long, Jo Firestone, Dr. Katz, and plenty, plenty more.
See those names scroll by as you watch watermelons get destroyed with a mallet that’s somehow not held by Gallagher in this announcement video.
After that, you can buy tickets or passes (Premium goes for $159.50 and are subject to limited availability) here.
If you haven’t been to LA’s Chinatown in awhile, this Bob’s Burgers art show would be the perfect reason to go check out a neighborhood that’s slowly, but surely getting revitalized.
Also, it’s hard to beat gourmet burgers at a Bob’s Burgers live event.
The rest of our comedy show, event, open mic, and map listings can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.