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Devastator Press’ Latest Books “Toys 4 Cheap” and “Dream It! Screw It!” Feature Fake Failed Disney Rides and Cheap Toys That Should Never Exist

November 28, 2016

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Indie humor publishing arm Devastator has their latest releases that really take a world of children’s wonder to the dark, grown-up side.

Toys 4 Cheap by Asterios Kokkinos and Jimmy Hasse reads like those Sunday pull out ads, but features a multitude of children’s toys that more belong in a more clever version of Spencer’s Gifts than at Toys “R” Us. See plenty of examples of above.

Geoffrey Golden’s Dream It! Screw It!: 30 Years of Rejected Disney Park Ideas from Dipp Disney takes on the failed ideas of a fictitious career of a forgotten Disney relative. The attractions include a “child feeding zoo” and other dystopian Disney rides that never made it past “imagineering” stage.

Both will make great gifts for you or the comedy fan in your life this holiday season.

Larry Wilmore Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios

November 28, 2016

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Larry Wilmore Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios

Since the cancellation of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Larry Wilmore has been busy work building his own TV empire and, thankfully, succeeding.

Wilmore already had his hand in both Black-ish and helping bring Issa Rae’s Insecure to HBO before his own show got the ax. Though he’s not at the center of a show behind a desk, it would seem with a new overall deal with ABC that he’s got more on his plate than ever.

If we’re reading the tea leaves right, diversity will be more important than ever on television and Wilmore being where he is right now is a good thing.

Annie Awards Nominations Announced and Zootopia Leads Big Time

November 28, 2016

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Annie Awards Nominations Announced and Zootopia Leads Big Time

Zootopia scored 11 nominations to be exact.

The Annie Awards, the big time, awards ceremony honoring the highest achievement in animation just announced this year’s nominations and Zootopia has emerged as a clear favorite.

On top of that, the nods to more grown-up fare like The Simpsons, BoJack Horseman and Venture Bros are nice to see. All ages shows like Adventure Time and Finding Dory, perhaps unsurprisingly, gained nominations as well.

We’ll see if Zootopia can make good on its 11 nominations when the winners are announced February 4th.

The entire list of Annie Awards nominations are listed at the link above.

Wes Anderson Makes an Adorable Holiday-on-a-Train Short Film “Come Together”

November 28, 2016

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This might be the pretty, well-composed, adorable piece of holiday visual candy and charm that could only come from Wes Anderson that will either get you in the mood for the holiday season or at least make today seem a teensy bit brighter.

Anderson’s latest short film Come Together starring Anderson-go-to Adrien Brody is presented by H&M in the same way Spike Jonze did his uber-fun short film for Kenzo.

As far as we can see, this auteur-catered ad strategy with the most subtle mention of the products is only going to become more popular.

November 28, 2016

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Mike O’Brien from 7 Minutes in Heaven with Mike O’Brien and SNL fame and Mark Raterman from one of the most respected improv troupes around, Cook County Social Club are putting on their own stellar night of comedy variety with The Go’Head Show featuring the likes of TJ Miller, Beth Stelling, and Chris Redd.

Tickets are $8 online and $10 at door at Nerdmelt. You can (and really should) get your tickets here.

Max Greenfield Tells a Story of How He Got To Be a Referee Even Though He Wasn’t Qualified (an Allegory to Rise of Trump)

November 27, 2016

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Max Greenfield and Stephen Colbert get very clever in this bit on last week’s Late Show that is inspired by Trump’s presidential election win and trying to understand how it happened on the level of children’s recreational sports leagues.

Watch it here.

November 27, 2016

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Bill Burr is returning to the Trepany House at Steve Allen Theater this week to do another hour and it’s something we’re guessing you won’t want to miss. Already, there’s only standing room available.

Tickets are $19 and you can (and should) get them here.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 11/27/16 and Beyond

November 26, 2016

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In the Greater LA area, we’ve got listings for anything from comedy benefits for ACLU, Planned Parenthood, etc. to screenings for some holiday classics such as Home Alone (accompanied by a live orchestra) to the replacement for The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Rabbit Hole with Jay and Rory.

All of this and way more listed at TheComedyBureau.com

David Cross to Donate Profits of Album “…America…Great…” to ACLU

November 26, 2016

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David Cross to Donate Profits of Album “…America…Great…” to ACLU

No matter the outcome of the election, you should have watched or listened to David Cross’ latest hour, …America…Great… Now, there’s another great reason to get in on buying Cross’ first album in years.

Now, Cross will be donating all the sales of his album until December 26th this year to the ACLU as well as matching whatever the sales totals are with his own money.

You can the album for $10 digitally or on CD. There’s an autographed version, but that’s currently sold out.

November 26, 2016

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Wire to wire, this James Austin Johnson & Friends at The Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab ought to be a hell of a show. From James Austin Johnson to Rory Scovel, you’re not going to want to miss a second of this.

Get your tickets here.

WTF with Marc Maron Will Be Digging Into the WTF Vault for Unreleased Material Throughout the Years

November 25, 2016

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WTF with Marc Maron Will Be Digging Into the WTF Vault for Unreleased Material Throughout the Years

So, this would be unlocking the gates, right?

WTF with Marc Maron has built itself into one of the biggest podcasts around, comedy or otherwise, through Maron’s shrewd interviewing style.

Before having WTF what it is now, Marc and his producer Brendan McDonald have made plenty of things that, for several fascinating reasons, have never been heard by anyone at all such as a test show done for an Air America affliate with Patton Oswalt as a guest and Jim Earl as a sidekick.

This is only the beginning of what will be called WTF Vault that’ll be released as a limited series until the end of the year.

Click the link above to hear the first episode.

It’s Record Store Day and You Can Now Get The Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen Double Vinyl Album

November 25, 2016

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It’s Record Store Day and You Can Now Get The Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen Double Vinyl Album

On top of the Black Friday shopping you might be already doing, it might be nice to pop in to your local record store (they do still exist) for Record Store Day and pick up the double vinyl album Hot Tub with Kurt (Braunohler) and Kristen (Schaal) Live at The Virgil. It’s just one of many exclusive releases today that you can only find in record stores.

It features the likes of Eddie Pepitone, Emily Heller, Aparna Nancherla, Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane, and many more and comes with a download code as well.

You can find your the nearest Record Store Day participating record store here.

Michael Che Matters Is Now, and Not a Moment Too Soon, Streaming at Netflix

November 25, 2016

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Given the feelings in the air in America still lingering from the election and, really, this whole year, Michael Che’s new hour hits a sweet spot of being open, honest, and ‘pinpoint funny’ about all the hot button issues right now, but does so with the aim of promoting understanding and having a conversation (i.e. what a lot of people need right now).

Che goes confidently from Black Lives Matter to gun control to trans rights to Trump making the release of this special, Michael Che Matters, pretty well timed.

You can go stream Michael Che Matters on Netflix now.

November 25, 2016

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Moshe Kasher’s in-depth topical discussion podcast Hound Tall, recorded at UCB, takes on topic that’s oh-so-timely “The Case for Ending Civilization” this Saturday with Christopher Ryan, a noted author and Ph.D, along with delightful comedians Kumail Nanjiani and Claudia O’Doherty to make talk of ending civilization go down a little smoother.

Tickets are $10 and you can (and should) get them here.

The 600 Episode Marathon of The Simpsons Starts at Noon on FXx

November 24, 2016

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Running non-stop for 13 days straight, The Simpsons will be airing every episode that they’ve got on FXx.

Called, The Simpsons 600, it definitely will take you through Thanksgiving, starting at noon, today and well beyond.

They even cleverly parodied the movie 300 in one of the promos for the marathon.

Matthew Patrick Davis Presents a Song of Unity (Sort of) with “Come Together (We Elected a Bigot)”

November 23, 2016

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It’s important that comedy keep holding certain people (Trump) and their feet to the fire.

Matthew Patrick Davis’ amazing musicianship and clever wordplay (he made an entire unauthorized musical about the King of Kong documentary) get put to great satirical use at a time where satire is probably more important than it’s been in awhile.

Watch the music video for Come Together (We Elected a Bigot).

“The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff, and Guests” Out Now

November 23, 2016

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Without too much time passing since Jon Stewart left his post as host of The Daily Show, you can see that his influence on comedy, television, political discourse, satire, and the media as a whole is undeniable.

The oral history captured in The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, The Correspondents, Staff, and Guests should give you an unprecedented look as to how that happened.

Vulture points out some big takeaways from the book in case you’re not already intrigued from Kilborn’s absence in the book to details on Stewart’s take down of Jim Cramer.

Read an excerpt here.

Get it from Amazon here.

MST3K Turkey Day Marathon Will Happen with Both Joel Hodgson and New MST3K Host Jonah Ray

November 23, 2016

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Thanksgiving couldn’t be a better time to bridge the old and new Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Of the many traditions that are observed on Thanksgiving, MST3K counting down this most popular MST3K for a Turkey Day Marathon is one of the more fun ones.

Host and creator of the old MST3K Joel Hodgson and new host Jonah Ray will be going through the marathon together and bring together all sorts of cross sections of MST3K fans and followers of Jonah Ray’s ever-increasing, impressive body of work.

This year’s MST3K Turkey Day Marathon will kick off at 9AM PST on ShoutFactoryTV.com!

Watch Ellen DeGeneres Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 23, 2016

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“Ellen DeGeneres has showed us that a single individual can make the world a more fun, more open more loving place, so long as we just keep swimming,” said a White House Aide before Ellen received the Medal of Freedom.

Today, comedian, actor, author, and daytime talk show impresario Ellen DeGeneres received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama.

Watch as she receives the award as well as her hearing President Obama’s remark on the honor.

November 23, 2016

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The one and only Drennon Davis is throwing both a birthday show and a benefit for the National Resource Defense Council. The line-up is beyond stacked with Ron Funches, Open Mike Eagle, Rory Scovel, Epic Lloyd and is happening at The Hollywood Improv Lab this Saturday, November 26th at 10PM.

Tickets are $10 and all the proceeds will be going to the NRDC.

Conan Without Borders: Berlin Premieres on December 7th

November 23, 2016

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Conan Without Borders: Berlin Premieres on December 7th

Ironically, Germany, with Angela Merkel at the helm, might be a pretty great place to visit right now if you’re in the States.

Along with Flula, Conan’s visit to Berlin should show how fun that could really be.

Catch this latest Conan trip special on Wednesday, December 7th at 10PM on TBS.

Watch Trailer for “The Comedian” Where Robert DeNiro Plays a Slightly Less Crazy Comedian Than Rupert Pupkin

November 22, 2016

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In 1983, Robert DeNiro took on one of his noted roles as a mentally unstable “comedian” that takes a talk show host hostage in The King of Comedy.

Next year, DeNiro will star as a slightly more (but not too much more) normal comedian in simply titled The Comedian that forces himself to make a comeback after several falls from grace. Also, the one and only Jeff Ross was hired to write actual jokes for DeNiro’s character Jackie that are used throughout the film. Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, and Harvey Keitel make for a pretty dazzling supporting cast as well.

Watch the trailer here, then look for it in theaters on January 13th.

Independent Spirit Awards Give Nominations to Other People, Morris From America, Swiss Army Man

November 22, 2016

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Independent Spirit Awards Give Nominations to Other People, Morris From America, Swiss Army Man

Like many awards shows in awards season, The Independent Spirit Awards deals heavily in drama with their nominations. That being said, they do usually acknowledge some comedic leaning works and this year is no different as you can see below.

John Cassavetes Award
Hunter Gatherer-Josh Locy

Best First Feature
Swiss Army Man-Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Other People-Chris Kelly

Best First Screenplay
Other People-Chris Kelly
Jean of the Joneses-Stella Meghie

Best Supporting Male
Morris From America-Craig Robinson

Best International Film
Toni Erdmann-Maren Ade

For our money, Chris Kelly’s Other People floored us and Craig Robinson might have given one of his best performances to date in Morris From America.

This upcoming Film Independent Spirit Awards will air live on IFC on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 at 2PM PST.

See the full list of Spirit Awards nominees at the link above.

The Final Season of “Girls” Gets Its First Teaser

November 22, 2016

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Sunday, February 12th at 10PM will be the start to the final leg of Hannah Horvath’s journey in her long-running HBO series Girls. It will probably be an even more interesting flashpoint of conversation than it normally is with series creator Lena Dunham being one of the most ardent supporters of Hillary Clinton.

Until then, here’s a teaser for the sixth and final season of Girls.

Watch Kurt Braunohler Serve Up a Wonderful Late Night Set on Corden

November 22, 2016

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You might be familiar with Kurt Braunohler through his large scale comedy/performance art/pranks like hiring a skywriter to write “How Do I Land?” in the sky or him jet skiing down the Mississippi for charity or driving a giant double sided butt sculpture across the country.

Kurt is also a great stand-up comedian on top of all of that as you can see in this set from last night’s episode of Corden.

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