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TBS Wants in on Aubrey Plaza’s Nightmarish Visions and Orders Pilot of Her “Nightmare Time”

October 13, 2016

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TBS Wants in on Aubrey Plaza’s Nightmarish Visions and Orders Pilot of Her “Nightmare Time”

Someone who goes by @evilhag on Twitter is bound to have some really fun nightmares.

Horror comedy/horror comedy is on the rise as a genre hybrid with anything from Scream Queens to Ash vs. Evil Dead to the upcoming Stan Against Evil carving out their own niche in TV.

Since TBS went through their rebranding earlier this year, they are all in on the high concept for their scripted series. So, a horror comedy anthology series from Aubrey Plaza along with the help of writers Darcy Fowler, Kieran Valla, and Seth Kirschner sounds like a really good get for them.

Anyone else imagining Plaza narrating a scary, but absurd camp fire story?

This Is Not Happening Premieres Season 3 Tonight and Gets Picked Up for Season 4

October 13, 2016

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Make sure to stay up to 12:30AM tonight.

Comedy Central’s storytelling show, This Is Not Happening, continues to be one of the shows that seems to transitioned the best from Comedy Central’s own digital platform to a linear TV series.

Not only is it premiering its 3rd season tonight at 12:30AM tonight on Comedy Central, but the network has just announced that it has ordered a fourth season.

Now you have two seasons of TINH to look forward to starting tonight.

Watch Trailer for Seeso Special Jena Friedman: American C*nt

October 13, 2016

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This hour from the razor sharp Jena Friedman has toured the globe and Seeso has sagaciously made this into their latest comedy special.

Here’s a trailer for the wonderfully titled American C*nt.

Look for it to start streaming on Seeso next week on Thursday, October 20th.

October 13, 2016

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We Still Like You is a special kind of storytelling show that has all their guests share tales that don’t paint them in the best light. That’s followed along with live illustration and makes for a wondrous, cathartic night capped off with the whole room shouting “We still like you!” after each story.

The Puterbaugh Sisters, Emily Maya Mills, Dan Sheehan, Keith Carey, Goodrich Gevaart, Alice Walton, and hosts Evan Wood and Andy Sell will all bare their souls, warts and all on Saturday October 15th at 9:30PM.

Oh, also, this is one of those cool house shows you might have heard about and this is definitely one of the ones you need to check out.

Get more details here.

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

Fox Orders Two Specials of ‘Showtime At The Apollo’ with Steve Harvey as Host

October 13, 2016

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Fox Orders Two Specials of ‘Showtime At The Apollo’ with Steve Harvey as Host

Get ready for a whole new subset memes of Steve Harvey’s facial expressions.

Showtime at The Apollo is just 18 years short of a centennial. As such, it has seen so many stars hit its stage at the beginning of their career only to go on to fame and fortune. Steve Harvey was actually one of those stars.

Given the popularity of talent variety competitions on television, it only makes common sense that Showtime At The Apollo would get televised nationally by some network, especially given its reputation for booing performers that don’t get the crowd on their side.

We’ll see how much of that Fox lets on the two special they’ve ordered, but whatever Steve Harvey’s face, a thing that people have become obsessed with his hosting of Family Feud, after someone gets booed off stage should be pretty priceless.

Look for the specials to premiere on December 5th and early next year.

Atlanta Had Some Fake Commercials That Really Blurred the Lines Between the Surreal and Real

October 12, 2016

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Donald Glover said that he thought of his series Atlanta on FX as a sort of Twin Peaks with rappers.

Glover made good on the Twin Peaks part of that equation with these surreal, satirical, poignant fake ads that echo old Miss Cleo commercials and will haunt the rest of breakfast cereal commercials you watch from now on.

Chris Cubas Tries to See What the 1% Is Up to in “Chris Gets Money” Fusion Docu-Special

October 12, 2016

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Fusion wants to explore the notion of how unbalanced income inequality in the U.S. is. Of course, they, like so many other investigatory and eductional docu-specials and docu-series these days, have gotten a funny person to frame the special around.

For exploring the lives of the 1%, Fusion got Austin’s Chris Cubas and gave him $30,000 to spend over 30 days (i.e. live like and “infiltrate” that 1%).

His findings were all shot and edited into a special that’s called Chris Gets Money that will premiere on Fusion on Friday, October 21st at 8PM.

The likelihood that this will instantly solve income inequality in this country is unlikely, but watching Cubas ball out of control will probably be pretty fun.

Joe DeRosa Is Taping His Comedy Central Hour Special at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tomorrow

October 12, 2016

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Joe DeRosa Is Taping His Comedy Central Hour Special at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tomorrow

It’s free to go and you won’t have to be worrying about hearing the sound of an outdoor movie.

Oh, also, Joe DeRosa is so damn hysterical and you absolutely shouldn’t miss him taping an hour long comedy special.

There is a taping at 7:30PM and 9:30PM and you can reserve your tickets at the link above.

Comedy Central Orders Goddamn Comedy Jam to Series as “The Comedy Jam”

October 12, 2016

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8 episodes are set to air in 2017.

From a monthly show at a black box theater to a TV special Josh Adam Meyers and The Comedy Jam Band have reached new heights by getting a series order from Comedy Central.

They had to drop the “Goddamn” from the name, but that shouldn’t hold back from how much of a raucous party that Meyers and company will throw. If getting Coolio to join Pete Davidson on stage for Gangsta’s Paradise was just the start, imagine what they’ll do next.

The Cooties and Reggie Watts Make “Trumpy Trump”, the Only Actually OK Trump Supporter Song (Because It’s Still Against Trump)

October 12, 2016

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The Cooties are already great. Reggie Watts is also already great. They all definitely do not need to be made great again.

So, as a group of greats, they made a perfect, satirical Trump supporter song and accompanying music video, Trumpy Trump, that shows why one Donald Trump isn’t actually fit to make anything great at any time.

Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland Take Over Late Night with Seth Meyers and Do Their Own Show ‘Too Much Tuna’

October 12, 2016

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~~Nick Kroll and John Mulaney~~ Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland got their latest late night appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. With not only a late night talk show at their disposal, but a theatre in our nation’s capitol as well, Gil and George opted to do one more round of their beloved prank/chat show Too Much Tuna.

Basically, they hijacked Meyers show and had Meyers as a guest and had the sort of fun that they do at their Oh, Hello show.

Also, they explained, in the actual televised interview where they were the guests, how their show pays “hompage” to Broadway.

We’re guessing that Mulaney and Kroll could do these characters on Broadway for as long as they desire.

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.

5th Annual Riot LA Comedy Festival to Have Mel Brooks, Ali Wong, Dr. Katz Live, and More

October 11, 2016

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Just a few weeks after new year, when hopefully the world is back on its way to some sort of normalcy, the 5th Annual Riot LA Comedy Festival will have its run and bring some much needed comedic relief to any and all in DTLA from Jan. 20th-22nd.

So far, the festival is looking to go bigger for 2017 as the venues will be bigger and they’re going to have a ferris wheel. That’s in addition to a screening of Blazing Saddles complete with Q&A with Mel Brooks, Ali Wong headlining, a brand new round of Dr. Katz Live!, and much more TBA soon.

Passes and tickets will go on sale at riotla.com this Friday, October 14th at 10AM PDT, but there’s a AMEX and Goldenvoice pre-sale on Thursday at 10AM PDT as well.

Preview Kyle Kinane’s New Special “Loose in Chicago”

October 11, 2016

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It’s a wonderful time of a year anytime that a new hour of stand-up comedy from Kyle Kinane is set to come out. Fortunately, his latest special, Loose in Chicago, is set for its premiere this Saturday at midnight on Comedy Central.

There is still the majority of the week to get through before then, so here are three whole preview clips, one video and two audio (via The Laugh Button) that will see you through until Saturday night. Bits on the whitest thing he’s ever said, gun control, and testing people’s morality are, as you might suspect, pretty damn great.

Seeso Orders a ‘Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ Behind The Scenes Series from Paul Reiser and David Steven Simon

October 11, 2016

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Seeso Orders a ‘Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ Behind The Scenes Series from Paul Reiser and David Steven Simon

Called “There’s Johnny!”, one will probably wonder how it stacks up next to The Larry Sanders Show.

Paul Reiser and David Steven Simon who worked together on Mad About You are teaming up again to write a show that focuses on what happened with the legendary Johnny Carson behind the scenes of his run at The Tonight Show.

David Gordon Green, who Reiser works with on Red Oaks, is set to produce with both Paul and Simon and might bring some very intriguing comedic flavor to this show.

We’ll find out what this ends up being on 2017 when it starts streaming on Seeso.

Above Average’s HR Person Gets Asked “To What Degree Is Breastfeeding OK at the Office?”

October 11, 2016

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Above Average’s Glenn Boozan does a web series that involves asking what the office’s PR person Patty Izquierdo what’s OK to do in the office. Naturally, it’s called “Is This OK?” and Glenn really, really tests the limits, especially since this is indeed all done for the sake of the bit.

Watch Glenn try and find out how far she can go with breastfeeding in the office.

Jon Hamm and John Slattery Listed as Understudies for Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s “Oh, Hello”

October 11, 2016

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Jon Hamm and John Slattery Listed as Understudies for Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s “Oh, Hello”

It looks like Kroll and Mulaney made sure to make every single square inch of their Broadway run funny.

In the programs for Oh, Hello on Broadway, both John Slattery and Jon Hamm are actually listed in the programs as the understudies for Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland played by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney respectively. Leave it to Kroll and Mulaney to find some “suitable” understudies.

Slattery and Hamm have yet to really step in for a night of Oh, Hello. Also, it’s hard to imagine anyone inhabiting the roles of Gil and George, but imagining Slattery and Hamm doing Too Much Tuna is pretty adorable.

Watch Samantha Bee Spit Fire on Trump’s Access Hollywood Tape

October 11, 2016

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When the hot mic tape heard ‘round the world dropped last Friday, you had to know that the full fury of Samantha Bee was going to come on her show Full Frontal on Monday night.

Well, Bee didn’t disappoint. Watch, enjoy her wonderfully brutal segment, and take note, once again, of how Bee is the unfiltered voice that late night so desperately needed.

October 11, 2016

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Quentin Tarantino’s putting on a whole night of his comedy horror favorites including Love at First Bite, An American Werewolf in London, Beetlejuice, Modern Problems, and The Fearless Vampire Killers at the New Beverly Cinema. There will also, of course, be short films and rare trailers worked in throughout.

It’s all set for Saturday, October 29th at 8PM and will go until the break of dawn.

Currently, Quentin’s Horror Comedy All-Nighter is sold out, but there will be a stand-by line in case of refunds or cancellations. 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.

¿Dónde Está La Biblioteca? May Have Finally Been Answered by Arturo Castro

October 11, 2016

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Arturo Castro, AKA Broad City’s Jaime, attempts to solve one of the most enduring, puzzling questions in existence, provided that you studied Spanish at some point in school.

Watch and see if you get the answer aqui.

Mike Birbiglia’s Thank God For Jokes to Be Taped as Special for Netflix

October 10, 2016

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This is another example that shows that Mike Birbiglia has one of the best independent business models in comedy that integrates live touring, books, comedy specials, movie adaptations, etc.

Over the last few years, Birbiglia has very successfully performed, adapted, and released My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Sleepwalk with Me and Don’t Think Twice in various platforms and media.

Birbiglia is now on to his latest comedy special, almost like clockwork, that will cap off the nationwide tour of “Thank God for Jokes. The special will start streaming on Netflix sometime next year.

For now, if you’re in Brooklyn/NYC, you can get tickets for the taping that’s happening on November 4th & 5th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater.

October 10, 2016

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More details and tickets available here.

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

Starz Renews Ash Vs. Evil Dead for a Third Season

October 10, 2016

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Starz Renews Ash Vs. Evil Dead for a Third Season

If you were just looking for a sequel to Army of Darkness/Evil Dead, looks you got something way better.

Not that we’re surprised, but Starz seems to like having the horror-action-comedy Ash vs. Evil Dead around. Announced at NY Comic-Con this past weekend, a third season of the series has just been ordered up, which means that several hours of blood, guts, and Ash one-liners have been made and more are coming. A single sequel would only be two hours and change at best and who’s to say that a movie wouldn’t sprout of the newly revived franchise.

Look Into the Unfortunate Past of Danny The Donkey from Christopher Guest’s Mascots

October 10, 2016

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Here’s a friendly reminder that the long awaited next film from the brilliant Christopher Guest, Mascots, is coming this Thursday, October 13th.

Any takers on this being their Halloween costume?

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Has a Brand New Election Special Now Streaming on Hulu

October 10, 2016

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Well, it might be just perfect timing for a new election themed special from Robert Smigel and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog as the almost 64 million people that watched last night’s presidential debate are still trying to stop their head from spinning.

Triumph’s Election Watch 2016 just started streaming on Hulu over the weekend and not only focuses on Trump and Hillary, but Gary “Aleppo Moment” Johnson.

If you have a Hulu account (remember Hulu isn’t free at all anymore), you can watch it here.