The Entire Canon of The Powerpuff Girls Is Coming to Hulu
This move will include the original series from the brilliant Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network that so many of us love and remember as well as the new series that got a nod from The Emmys.
FYI, Hulu will be the only place to stream Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup saving the world for a few years.
On top of Reggie Watts, the otherworldly comedian-musician extraordinaire doing his “normal” thing of improvising music and riffing on material that seems to space, time, and language, there is going to be a lot of other fun stuff in his latest comedy special, Spatial.
That includes appearances from Rory Scovel, Kate Berlant, tap dancing, mysterious beings, and whatever other magic Reggie can come up with.
Thankfully, we won’t be waiting too long for this as Reggie Watts’ Spatial begins streaming on Netflix on Tuesday, December 6th.
PAUL F. TOMPKINS HOGS THE COVERS
Paul F. Tompkins & Eban Schletter Present An Evening of Entertaining Song Interpretation Benefitting PLANNED PARENTHOOD & THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Featuring AIMEE MANN, OPEN MIKE EAGLE, TED LEO and SURPRISE GUESTS
SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd TICKETS
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4th TICKETS
Note: there will be only very slight variations in the set list from night to night
You can watch the amazing writing-directing duo of Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss present their latest work in a back-to-back episode series premiere of Search Party. There are very few people who nail millennials quite like Rogers and Bliss in a way that’s both organic and satirical.
In the show, Alia Shawkat leads a literal search party for a missing “friend” when she herself is pretty lost as is.
If you’re already hooked and have a cable login, you can watch all ten episodes right now at the link above. If you’re watching it the old school way on air, the premiere is at 11PM on TBS.
Long time listeners of You Made It Weird might be familiar with the much more tumultuous past of Pete Holmes, specifically the time when his ex-wife left him all of sudden.
This chaotic time in Pete’s life is at the core of Crashing, his series that’s coming to HBO on February 19th.
Get a first look at the series right over here.
3 New Dave Chappelle Specials Coming Soon to Netflix
This means that Netflix will have two Chris Rock specials and three Dave Chappelle specials coming up soon. Chappelle gave a great taste of what’s to come from his recent SNL monologue.
Maybe, Rock and Chappelle will end up doing that tour that they was vaguely floated out there for a minute.
In any case, be sure to have access to Netflix when all of this starts streaming.
Tomorrow night, November 22nd, Reggie Watts and his Late Late Show band, Karen, will be doing their residency at El Cid in Silverlake (4212 W Sunset Blvd.) and be joined by the amazing comedy pop group The Cooties as well as the lovely Kate Micucci (one half of Garfunkel and Oates). Needless to say, it’s going to be one hell of a show.
Show is at 8PM and costs $10 at door.
Stephen Colbert and John Oliver Reflect on Trump Win and Where They Go From Here
While at a panel discussion at a Montclair Film Festival called “Wow, That Was Weird”, Colbert says his live election results show was one of the hardest things that he has ever had to do and Oliver was glad he wasn’t Stephen on that fateful night.
Under a Trump Administration, one has to wonder if a more defiant Colbert, a Colbert leaning more towards the one that brought him into the national spotlight, will be delivering a nightly monologue on The Late Show. The episodes of The Late Show over the last two weeks make it seem so.
For making civics and complex social issues digestible and hilarious, we expect John Oliver will continue on doing his crucial work on Last Week Tonight.
The gigantic (but maybe not on the scale of billions and billions) line-up for the 16th Annual SF Sketchfest has just been announced. This flyer is just scratching the surface of how many great performers are on the bill.
In fact, there are currently over 700 performers that will be in more than 230 shows at 17 different venues over the course of 2 and a half weeks. Even if you’re not in or around San Francisco, it might be worth it to trek to SF to see what’s happening.
SF Sketchfest is set for January 12th-29th, 2017 and you can get tickets right now right here.
Open Mic Run Updated for Thanksgiving Week 2016
We’ve got everything to up to date as to where to get out your pre- or post-Thanksgiving rage out at an open mic. Check back frequently as listings might change throughout the week.
Johan Miranda has cemented himself in LA’s vast comedy scene and is one of many that deserves to stay in our good ol’ US of A.
From fellow comedian Clare O’Kane:
“Your friend and mine, mister Johan Miranda, is currently looking for work as a comedy writer. Johan was a recipient of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) “an executive action that provides a work permit and deportation reprieve to people who were brought to the U.S. as children and stayed illegally."Dingus Trump claims he will do away with DACA when he is in the Whitest House U’ Know. IF he follows through with this, our bud Johan will have his work permit revoked and he will no longer be able to legally work in the US. This will make life harder for our friend, so let’s do what we can to help him. Below is a link to Johan’s Patreon page. Here you can set up a monthly donation for Johan while he continues to pursue a career in comedy writing. Johan is one of the most talented, kindhearted dudes I know. Let’s help Johan stay/work/party in America.”
The link to his Patreon page is above.
Tickets are $5 and you can (and should) get them here.
All other listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 11/20/16
If you need comedy in LA to get you through Thanksgiving or the world we live in, we got it all of our listings updated at the link above.
One of the universe’s biggest comedy festivals is coming very soon. That’s right The 16th Annual SF Sketchfest, presented by Audible, will be coming through San Francisco from January 12th-29th, 2017.
Exactly how big is it? Well, let Seth Morris try to explain, then watch Jessica Makinson correct that explanation in this announcement video.
Get your tickets here.
Listings for other comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
While this is being announced as “…a fast-paced half-hour look at the week’s headlines, celebrity newsmakers, social media buzz and pop culture trends,” don’t be surprised if Thede and Rock have something more clever up their sleeves.
Since the cancellation of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, there seems to be a void where Wilmore’s voice once was in late night. The precision of Last Week Tonight and the unapologetic fire of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee have cemented their places in late night, but it would seem that The Nightly Show just didn’t get enough time to figure out where it fit in the post-Daily-Show-with-Jon-Stewart world.
Now, with this pilot being made and shopped around with Chris Rock on board, Thede might just pick up the baton that Wilmore had to set down.
Given this moment in history, comedy will play a crucial, fascinating role in the weeks, months, and years to come in both speaking truth to power and also assuaging fear.
Much of stand-up comedy leans left and had plenty to say about Trump through this election cycle and will have plenty to say coming up.
In fact, Wyatt Cenac made his latest set at his show Night Train, which were his musings on Trump winning while they were still fresh and raw, into a whole album called One Angry Night in November.
On top of being the first comedy album about the election to come out, it’s 16 minutes and change long and free.
So, without further adieu, get One Angry Night in November here.
A new Colin Quinn special, made from his latest one man show The New York Story, is now available on Netflix.
It focuses on the origins and foundations of NYC, particularly in respect to the NYC’s diversity, which is a message we want to hear about right now for various reasons.
The latest Conan remote segment that stops by YouTube’s Virtual Reality Lab allows Conan to let his imagination, for better or worse, run wild in VR.
Watch and see what chaos he delves into here.
Natasha Rothwell Upped To Regular On ‘Insecure’ and Will Also Develop Her Own Comedy At HBO
You might have seen Natasha Rothwell on Netflix’s comedy mini-series Characters, but she’s now on her way to bigger things.
She just got bumped up to being a regular on Insecure, which just earned itself a second season pickup, and, even more impressive, will be developing her own project at HBO that she’ll be writing and starring in.
If everything goes according to plan here, HBO’s comedy line-up will have a much more diverse look than a couple of years ago.
Power Violence is dedicating all the funds to their upcoming show on this Sunday to Planned Parenthood.
Get your tickets for $8 here.
Listings for all other comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Poster by Evan Mays.
This is just pure, giddy silliness between Reggie Watts and Conan O’Brien and that might just be what what you need right now.
No Place Like Home by Doug Stanhope Now Available as Album
If you don’t have a Seeso subscription, you can now hear Doug Stanhope’s latest special, No Place Like Home, in album form, which is absolutely worth several listens.
You can also hear it on Spotify and Google Play.
Seeso continues a healthy stream of UK comedy imports with the Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle mockumentary. It follows Steve Coogan’s hilarious, long-running, bumbling radio DJ character Alan Partridge in his latest escapades, which are mostly his own fault.
Get a taste of the special here and here, then go watch (or sign-up, then watch) on Seeso.
Last Week Tonight having a season premiere date is comforting.
Announced today, HBO will be starting comedy in 2017 like this:
The sixth and final season of Girls premieres Sunday, February 12 at 10PM.
The 4th season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver premieres on the same day at 11PM.
The series premiere of Pete Holmes’ Crashing premieres Sunday, February 19th at 10:30PM.
Just make it through a few weeks after Trump takes office to get to all of this.