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Woody Harrelson Is Daniel Clowes’ Wilson in This Red Band Trailer

November 3, 2016

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The renowned darkly comedic Wilson by Daniel Clowes is being brought to life, or rather, to life within a film.

This first red band trailer is very enticing and laugh-out-loud funny with Woody Harrelson as the titular Wilson. The supporting cast of Laura Dern, Judy Greer, Cheryl Hines and Isabella Amara look pretty great as part of Wilson’s dysfunctionally functioning world.

This film adaptation of Wilson was thankfully written by Clowes and directed by Craig Johnson. Look for it in theaters on March 24th, 2017.

Moses Storm Made a Sweater So He Can Literally Be Connected to His Audience

November 3, 2016

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Moses Storm Made a Sweater So He Can Literally Be Connected to His Audience

If you’re not paying attention to Moses Storm and his comedy, then you’re missing out on some of the most exciting, groundbreaking comedic performance art/high concept comedy out there.

Moses Storm added strings to this knit sweater so he could audience members could hold on to them and be connected to Moses while he was performing in the round at his Evening with Moses Storm at Nerdmelt.

Kanye West hasn’t even gotten to this level of sweater yet.

Here’s a New Trailer for Animated Fame Obsession Comedy “Nerdland” Starring Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt

November 3, 2016

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The chase for that 15 minutes of fame, which is probably closer to 5 minutes in 2016, gets taken to the nth degree in Nerdland, the comedy from writer Andrew Kevin Walker and director Chris Prynoski.

Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt voice two vagabonds willing to go to whatever lengths to get their time in the spotlight. Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, John Ennis, Laraine Newman, Reid Scott, and Paul Scheer round out a stellar cast of voices.

You can see the chaos that comes with being desperate to be famous in the new trailer, then catch Nerdland in theaters on December 6th.

Rory Scovel Is Literally a Man Above the People in His Latest Conan Set

November 3, 2016

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Rory Scovel has a history of making the most of his televised stand-up performances.

On Conan alone, he’s done a set at the same time as Jon Dore, affected a Southern accent, and had a Liberace piano play in the background while in a tuxedo.

So, in this latest stand-up set on Conan, what could Rory do that would top all of that?

Well, watch, see, and, per usual, be amazed while laughing from your gut.

Nick Kroll & Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien & Ryan Reynolds, and Eric Andre & Mike O’Brien All End in the Same Spectacular Fashion

November 3, 2016

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Comedians and actors Nick Kroll, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien, Ryan Reynolds, Eric Andre, and Mike O’Brien are all pretty much straight as far as we know.

Yet, something was in the air yesterday, perhaps the looming end of the century old Curse of the Billy Goat, that had all three interviews end in the same spectacular fashion.

Well, without giving too much away, Mike O’Brien’s 7 Minutes in Heaven ends how he tries to end all episodes of 7 Minutes in Heaven and Conan O’Brien reenacts the Notebook with Ryan Reynolds.

You can take a wild guess what the common link between these interviews are or just enjoy watching male friendship be taken to the next level between the likes of Colbert and Kroll.

November 3, 2016

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Kate Berlant and John Early are stepping in for Doug Benson to interrupt election coverage on Election Day over at Cinefamily.

Admission is free on a first come, first served basis with priority entry going to Cinefamily Black Card members.

A potluck starts at 6PM and the interrupting starts at 7PM. Get more details here.

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

Brian Regan’s Worst Gig Was Being a Campaign Manager for a Dog

November 2, 2016

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It’s quite a tale and master comedian Brian Regan spun it quite perfectly into the story presented on a recent This Is Not Happening on Comedy Central.

Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack Returns to TruTV Tonight

November 2, 2016

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If you like little comedy morsels curated by Rachel Dratch, some of which Dratch made herself, then you probably enjoy her Late Night Snack on TruTV featuring several handpicked sketch comedy groups and short form comedy collectives.

New episodes start airing tonight at 10:30PM and you can get a taste of what’s to come here.

Watch Louis CK on Hillary (with Minimal Trump Bashing), the Prospect of Dancing, and Walking Around NYC with His Fly Down

November 2, 2016

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When you see Louis CK on TV these days, expect a deeply human story born out of very simple, relatable embarrassment, an original angle on the zeitgeist, and comparisons that come out of a left field for comedic effect. Those are some of the big elements that have made him this balance between a grounded, organic comedian/storyteller/filmmaker while maintaining a bit of his absurdist flights of fancy.

He delivered on all three in his appearance on Conan last night starting of with a great case for Hillary Clinton being President sans very many digs at Trump and his supporters.

Then, he followed it up with a story about how he learned the value of honesty and openness through walking around the city with his fly down and open and then breaking down the idea of dancing, both as something that can empower and also promise someone a heartbreaking path in life.

If you use a bit of imagination, you can make this up as an episode of Louie to play out in your head.

Aziz Ansari To Be Honored by Smithsonian Magazine with American Ingenuity Award

November 2, 2016

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Aziz Ansari To Be Honored by Smithsonian Magazine with American Ingenuity Award

The Smithsonian really liked Master of None.

The revered institution of The Smithsonian has their Smithsonian Magazine annually honor people with their American Ingenuity Awards.

For the category of performing arts, Aziz Ansari and his show Master of None will be the receiving one of these awards.

To give perspective, other awards recipients include astrophysicists that were the first to observe gravitational waves and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Get a Look Behind the Scenes of Stan Against Evil Before Tonight’s Premiere

November 2, 2016

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Cable TV is getting another horror comedy this evening with the series premiere of Dana Gould’s Stan Against Evil. If you’re missing Halloween already, this might just be for you.

The show officially kicks off at 10PM, but you can peer into the creepy world the show is set in with all the off-kilter characters (aside from the demons that is) that inhabit it right now.

Keegan-Michael Key Will Host This Year’s Gotham Awards

November 2, 2016

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Keegan-Michael Key Will Host This Year’s Gotham Awards

The infectious high energy of Keegan-Michael Key could potentially be a great go to for awards hosting. We’ll be curious to see if he breaks out any of his Key & Peele characters.

We’ll have to see how that plays out when The Gotham Awards happens at the end of the month.

November 2, 2016

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Alex Hanpeter and Jude Tedmori return twice more for their wild and crazy What a Time To Be Alive. More details here.

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

The Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen Double Album to Finally Come Out on Record Store Day This Month

The magic of one of the best live weekly comedy shows in the entire world, Hot Tub, was captured awhile back, but is now set to come out as a double LP as part of Record Store Day on November 25th thanks to Kill Rock Stars and Redeye Worldwide.

On the album, Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen: Live at the Virgil, will be performances from Eugene Mirman, Kyle Kinane, John Roberts, Aparna Nancherla, Emily Heller, Eddie Pepitone, Beth Stelling, Karen Kilgariff, Andrés du Bouchet, Heather Lawless, and, of course, Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal.

Make sure that your local record shop will be carrying this so you can go and pick it up.

The Weather Channel to Have a ‘Chill Marathon’ on Election Day

November 1, 2016

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The Weather Channel to Have a ‘Chill Marathon’ on Election Day

Taking cues from The Puppy Bowl that airs opposite The Super Bowl, The Weather Channel is looking to be your refuge on November 8th, which sure might be one of the most insane days in U.S. politics in this century.

From 12PM PDT to 9PM PDT next Tuesday, clouds, rainbows, smooth jazz, “autumn splendor”, and more look to soothe citizens of America on The Weather Channel after potentially hearing about Trump poll watchers incite violence like Trump supporters do at their rallies, unending flows of misogyny, racism, xenophobia, etc.

Between this, The Chris Gethard Show Election Special, Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night: Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t?, and Hillary winning, America can hopefully have a great night next Tuesday.

Chris Garcia Is Developing Sitcom Based on His Life and Family with Fox and The Lonely Island

November 1, 2016

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Chris Garcia Is Developing Sitcom Based on His Life and Family with Fox and The Lonely Island

Chris Garcia’s story and comedy being put into a TV series is long overdue.

Son to Cuban immigrants that made it out of Cuba into the U.S. despite the odds being against them, Chris Garcia has become a truly wonderful comedian.

Over the last couple of years, he’s really delved into his identity as a Cuban American and you’ve probably heard some of the stories on NPR, WTF with Marc Maron, or his fantastic stand-up album, Laughing and Crying at the Same Time.

Now, Chris might get to tell the story of his life and his family trying to make it on television over at Fox thanks to The Lonely Island. It being Fox and The Lonely Island and Garcia, we can see how this project could potentially be like no other family sitcom you’ve ever seen before (that’s a really good thing).

TJ Miller Tells the Story of Being Shirtless with a Battle Axe and Then Tries to Burn a Trump Tie

November 1, 2016

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It’s yet another unforgettable TJ Miller appearance on Conan, the talk show where TJ probably gets the most free reign. All of what we wrote in the headline did really happen and it was an absolutely crazy delight.

Not much other context is needed for you to enjoy, so we’ll let you just watch the whole interview outside of the headline.

Alamo Drafthouse Enlists Janeane Garofalo for Latest and Greatest PSA to Not Talk, Text, Etc. at the Movies

November 1, 2016

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As Alamo Drafthouse expands further and further across the nation, these PSAs explaining why you shouldn’t talk, text, or be on your phone in general seem to only get better and better.

Just watch their latest one with Janeane Garofalo that really gives a historical context to why you shouldn’t be on your phone during the movies.

November 1, 2016

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Tickets are still available for $30 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

Giphy Has Created a Very Easy Way to Turn Your Vines Into .GIFs

October 31, 2016

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Giphy Has Created a Very Easy Way to Turn Your Vines Into .GIFs

Very smart move, Giphy.

While the Internet is mourning being too little too late for the shuttering of the six-second looped video app Vine, know that all that viral content isn’t going to fall by the wayside.

.GIF sharing service Giphy has capitalized on the moment and developed a “Vine importer” that will allow all of your clever six second visual jokes live on, sound included, well beyond Vine in their same basic form.

Thank goodness this exist as we’re pretty sure the Library of Congress hasn’t gotten around to archiving Vine videos like they have tweets.

Please Get Dave Waite’s New Album “Dead Waite” Because It’s Really Damn Funny

October 31, 2016

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Sure, getting a comedy album called Dead Waite that was just released on Halloween seems like the perfect intersection between this holiday and stand-up comedy.

You should also know that the brand new hour of stand-up from goofball extraordinaire Dave Waite is one hell of a good comedy album. Dave has really honed his style that is completely self-aware of his cool silliness vibrating through every minute and reveling in it.

Just see for yourself in these great animated clips (animation by Alex Leeds) on saying “goddamn” and wanting to be an archeologist as a kid.

So, get Dead Waite off of On Tour Records, not only because the title fits in nicely with Halloween, but also because you want some damn good comedy regardless of what day of the year it is.

Stan Against Evil’s First Episode Now Streaming at IFC

October 31, 2016

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Stan Against Evil’s First Episode Now Streaming at IFC

Here’s a nice Halloween treat from IFC.

Dana Gould’s horror comedy Stan Against Evil doesn’t premiere until Wednesday, November 2nd, but IFC was nice enough and timely enough to give the first episode to us all on Halloween.

Watch it at your convenience at the link above.

Mike Schur Just Got Another Comedy Project, Actionland, in Development at NBC, This Time with Matt Hubbard

October 31, 2016

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Mike Schur Just Got Another Comedy Project, Actionland, in Development at NBC, This Time with Matt Hubbard

NBC really doesn’t want to let Mike Schur make another hit show anywhere else.

Again, Mike Schur hasn’t gotten The Good Place isn’t even picked for a second season yet and he already has Landlords in development at NBC with Matt Murray and, on top of that, just gotten to develop another comedy project with another Matt.

Actionland, written by Matt Hubbard, will be a workplace comedy set at below average amusement park in Arizona. There’s a lot of potential to be had there, especially since the staff of amusement parks have proven to be a solid catalyst for comedy.

If these two projects go to series, Schur could be in rare company by having more than a few sitcoms on network TV at the same time.

People of Earth Premieres Tonight

October 31, 2016

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If you have no parties or aren’t going trick or treating (probably because you’re an adult and it’d be most likely weird) this Halloween, you have the fortunate luck of TBS’ new alien abduction comedy People of Earth having its series premiere tonight.

Tune in at 9PM to see two episodes back-to-back.

In the meantime, here are what aliens think of Halloween.

October 31, 2016

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Raising funds for The LA Indie Improv Festival, some of the best improvisors in town will be going head-to-head in a 2016 Drug Cagematch (i.e. team booze vs. team weed vs. team molly vs. team shrooms).

$5 donation will get you into the show this Saturday, November 5th at 8PM at The Clubhouse.

Get more details here.