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ABC Orders Put Pilot From Morgan Murphy & Tim Story

October 10, 2016

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ABC Orders Put Pilot From Morgan Murphy & Tim Story

Family having to return/leave home is the basis for an entire sub genre of sitcoms. While that theme is endlessly relatable, tackling it now from an intriguing, original, and engaging angle is a very formidable challenge.

That being said, we hope that ABC and Tim Story will let the hysterical Morgan Murphy push for a whip-smart sitcom that doesn’t pull any punches in this put pilot.

Take note that some of the best and darkest jokes on Two Broke Girls are penned by Murphy and if you’ve ever seen her stand-up, you’ll know that there is potential for her to make something really worth watching.

Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week 10/10/16

October 10, 2016

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Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week 10/10/16

It would have been updated earlier, but, you know, the debates were on.

Divorce and Insecure Premiere Tonight on HBO

October 9, 2016

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10PM and 10:30PM respectively on HBO.

Reading the titles of Divorce and Insecure almost seems like too perfect of a pairing of series debuts, but that is indeed what’s happening tonight. Issa Rae makes her debut with the show she stars in and co-created, Insecure and Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, the guiding hand of series creator Sharon Horgan, and a tale of separation meet up in is a very intriguing looking dramedy.

Again, that’s 10PM or whenever you’ll want to watch it later on HBO GO or HBO NOW.

Instead of bats and balls, this game of quasi-baseball is played with jokes.

Get more info and tickets here.

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

Comedy Crawl All Updated For Next Week 10/9/16

October 9, 2016

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Comedy Crawl All Updated For Next Week 10/9/16

Stand-up, sketch, improv, podcasts, screenings, experimental comedy, etc. all around LA and a little beyond…

‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ TV Adaptation Now Being Developed by Anonymous Content

October 8, 2016

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‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ TV Adaptation Now Being Developed by Anonymous Content

Between Falling Water, Dream Corp LLC, and this, it looks like TV is getting back into dreams.

Maybe it was a result of seeing Falling Water, a dream-within-a-dream mystery thriller, the trippy procedural comedy Dream Corp LLC make their way to TV that sparked the development of an Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind TV series by Anonymous Content. In any case, we’ll be curious to see who they would get to fill the ambitious creative shoes of Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry, who, at this point, are not attached to this project.

On top of that, getting leads Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet seems like a pipe dream, but, with this golden age of television peaking right now, it’s probably less of a pipe dream than it would have been a few years ago.

October 8, 2016

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Ben Gleib, Alonzo Bodden, and more comics will be the teaspoon of sugar that makes this next presidential debate on Sunday go down.

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

Kyle Kinane Connects the Dots Between Aliens, Snacks, and Finding Out You Had Too Much Fun

October 7, 2016

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Of the great comedians of this era that will stand the test of time, we believe Kyle Kinane will absolutely be on that shortlist. For years now, Kinane has proved to be consistently hysterical in new and exciting ways while still maintaining a genuine sense of self the whole time.

You might not even notice his wonderful command of the English language and his inclusive perspective as he subtly works them into his jokes about late night food and having a good time, but that’s part of what makes his comedy so damn good.

With that said, watch his latest set on Conan where he puts on another stand-up clinic here.

Conan O’Brien Will Be Returning to NYC to Tape a Week of Shows at the Apollo Theater

October 7, 2016

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Conan and his posse are headed out of the studio for a whole week, this time to New York City, where Late Night with Conan O’Brien started nearly a quarter of a century ago.

However, this time, Conan will be taping at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem from Monday, October 31st-Thursday, November 3rd.

Here’s Conan O’Brien filling you in on the rest of the details and here’s where you can get tickets.

‘@midnight with Chris Hardwick’ Renewed Through 2017

October 7, 2016

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‘@midnight with Chris Hardwick’ Renewed Through 2017

For now, @midnight will also stay at 11:30PM.

The show that Chris Hardwick hosts the most will now continue for another 40 weeks in a season 4 cycle going through 2017.

What we’re excited to see come out of this is the potential for more experimentation a la that week where Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump “sponsored” the show.

Comedy Central is leaving it open as to whether they’ll go back to airing at midnight or 11:30PM. In either case, as this year has shown, the show should be fine.

Dana Gould’s Stan Against Evil Gets Its First Trailer

October 7, 2016

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Stan Against Evil, the horror comedy from the mind of the brilliant Dana Gould, will be coming next month to IFC.

Specifically, the series premiere will be on Wednesday, November 2nd at 10PM when John C. McGinley gets to killing demons with the extreme prejudice that can only come from cranky old baby boomers.

Get a taste of what’s to come in this first trailer here.

Emily Blunt Workshops One of Dialogue to the Nth Degree with Stephen Colbert

October 7, 2016

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Often times on late night, bits with celebrity guests don’t really go the extra mile to really stand out. They’re fun, but they wouldn’t be click worthy if a celebrity wasn’t in the bit.

This is not the case for the end of Emily Blunt’s interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. What started as just a supposed quick acting lesson turned into something way more magical, surreal, and, of course, funny.

Specials From Lewis Black, Jacqueline Novak, and Mike Recine All Premiere Tonight

October 7, 2016

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That’s right Comedy Central has a feature length film’s worth of stand-up tonight as two episodes of The Half Hour will also be joined by Lewis Black’s new hour special.

Specifically, the three specials will premiere on Comedy Central as follows:
Lewis Black: Black to the Future 10PM
The Half Hour: Mike Recine 12AM
The Half Hour: Jacqueline Novak 12:30AM

If you want a bit of a preview of each special, here’s Jacqueline dissecting the idea of “apple women”, Lewis Black talking about the unbelievable notion that some people won’t be voting next month, and Mike wondering about the absence of songs about fighting couples being mistaken.

October 7, 2016

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Get tickets here.

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

Talking to Plants Gets Thoroughly Tested by Ron Babcock

October 7, 2016

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Comedian Ron Babcock has a penchant for plants and, as such, really wanted to know if that claim that lovingly talking to your plants helps them grow and live longer.

So, he conducted a very “scientific” and thorough investigation to “unequivocally” see if you really should talk to your plants.

See the results here.

‘The Simpsons Are Making a VR Couch Gag for 600th Episode

October 7, 2016

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‘The Simpsons Are Making a VR Couch Gag for 600th Episode

The beginning of this year’s Simpsons Treehouse of Horror, which will be the 600th episode of the show, will be kicked off by a couch gag entitled “Planet of the Couches”. It’ll be available to watch in Google Cardboard and in 360 in Google Spotlight Stories (just in case you don’t want to wear a VR headset).

That episode will air on Sunday, October 16th.

It’ll probably feel like that one time when Homer found his way into our dimension as a cartoon wandering around our reality.

Norm MacDonald Delivers Another Classic Norm MacDonald-Conan Appearance

October 6, 2016

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Norm MacDonald has always been a great late night guest, but there’s something about when he sits a few feet away from Conan O’Brien on Conan’s late night talk show that makes for comedy gold.

In last night’s appearance, Norm didn’t disappoint in his pregnant pauses, long and winding misdirects, and top level word play that all simultaneously delight and frustrate Conan.

Norm may have not gotten to take over The Late Late Show, but at least we have these late night appearances every once in awhile.

To put the icing on the cake, Norm even snuck himself into the other guest’s segment.

Richard Pryor Biopic Gets Back on Track as Lee Daniels Returns to Direct and Jay Z Is Set to Produce

October 6, 2016

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Richard Pryor Biopic Gets Back on Track as Lee Daniels Returns to Direct and Jay Z Is Set to Produce

We guess that you should really keep your fingers crossed this time?

For so many years, plenty of people have justifiably tried to make a Richard Pryor biopic, but have gotten derailed for a multitude of reasons such as who owns the rights to his story and how they’re willing to let it be told. We thought that Lee Daniels stepping in and The Weinstein Company getting involved would finally see a movie based on the life of the legendary comedian reach the big screen. Yet, Lee Daniels, who was attached as director, had a scheduling conflict with his hit series Empire and he had to leave the project, once again, in limbo.

Though you should save your excitement for when you read the title of this movie on a marquee, it was announced that Daniels will return as director and, additionally, Jay Z will produce. There’s no way that this Pryor biopic isn’t getting made, right? Let’s hope, if it does indeed get released, that it does Pryor justice.

Watch Edge of Seventeen’s New Redband Trailer

October 6, 2016

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2016 has brought a handful of really wonderful coming-of-age dramedies. Namely, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Sing Street, and Morris From America have been fantastic movies perfectly balancing adolescence, drama, and humor.

From the looks of this brand new trailer, the upcoming The Edge of Seventeen might just be part of that group.

We’ll see if that’s true when it hits theaters on November 18th.

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Finds a Preview of a Trump Presidency in Maine’s Governor Paul LePage

October 6, 2016

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What fills the nightmares that are inspired by a Trump presidency seem endless. Yet, what the reality Trump presidency might be like is still sort of a question.

That’s why Full Frontal with Samantha Bee found an example of what that might be like and didn’t even have to go to the Philippines and see Rodrigo Duterte to do so. In our own backyard, the administration of Governor Paul LePage in Maine gives a pretty good preview of Trump in office.

BBC Orders Comedy ‘Motherland’ Co-Written by Sharon Horgan to Series

October 6, 2016

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BBC Orders Comedy ‘Motherland’ Co-Written by Sharon Horgan to Series

Sharon Horgan has quietly built a trans-atlantic comedy empire.

On top of having a couple of seasons of the much lauded Catastrophe under her belt with Rob Delaney and overseeing the new HBO series Divorce, Sharon Horgan has co-written a brand new show with Graham Linehan, Helen Linehan and Holly Walsh called Motherland that just a series order from the BBC.

It’ll be a more unfiltered take, probably a la Catastrophe, on motherhood and it probably won’t be too long before the show finds its way stateside.

Those Who Can’t Season 2 Premieres Tonight

October 6, 2016

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The one and only Cheri Oteri has stepped in as principal by the way.

Catch the season 2 premiere of Those Who Can’t on TruTV at 10:30PM to see the unapologetic antics of Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, and Andrew Orvedahl fill the halls of Reed Smoot High.

Seriously, there’s no debates on and even if there was a debate on that late, you could stream the debate on a second screen.

October 6, 2016

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It’s experimental comedy at its best. Get more details and tickets here.

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

Sony Pictures Classics Lands Distribution for “The Comedian” Where Robert De Niro Plays an Insult Comedian

October 5, 2016

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Sony Pictures Classics Lands Distribution for “The Comedian” Where Robert De Niro Plays an Insult Comedian

So, he’s just going to be a little less crazy than De Niro’s Rupert Pupkin from The King of Comedy.

Not only is there a lot of buzz on the order of award nominations around this latest De Niro vehicle, The Comedian, but he’ll play an insult comic that has to face his own demons and grow, which definitely has our interest peaked. Hannibal Buress, Gilbert Gottfried and Jim Norton will be featured as fellow stand-ups in the movie and the insults were written by none other than the Roastmaster General himself, Jeff Ross. We haven’t seen a trailer or a TV spot, but it’s kind of hard to not have a bit of a good feeling about The Comedian.

Look for limited release from Sony Pictures Classics at the end of this year/beginning of next year.

Watch Comedy in the Woods of Texas at the Very First Sound on Sound Fest

October 5, 2016

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It’ll be held in the Sherwood Forest no less at a site that’s usually meant for ren faires.

A month from now Tim Heidecker, Joe Mande, Todd Barry, Johnny Pemberton, Ever Mainard, The New Movement Theater, Air Sex Championships, and more will join in at The Globe Stage for the very first Sound on Sound Fest.

Specifically, it’ll go from Friday, November 4th-Sunday, November 6th in McDale, Texas. It’s $85 for single day pass, $169 for three day pass, $445 for VIP three day pass.

Oh, great non-comedic music acts like Phantogram, Run The Jewels, Big Boi, Death Grips, Mac Demarco, and Courtney Barnett will be performing as well.