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Jon Glaser Loves Gear to Premiere October 26th

September 12, 2016

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It’s about time Jon Glaser was back on television.

Jon Glaser, of Delocated and Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter fame, has his latest show, Jon Glaser Loves Gear, coming next month on TruTV. True to Glaser’s brand of comedy, it’ll be a show that follows reviews of “gear” that goes on a deep and dark, personal tangent. The likes of John Hodgman, Janeane Garofalo, Jo Firestone, and Peter Grosz will be going on this journey with Jon.

A special sneak preview will air at 11PM on Tuesday, October 25th, then the actual premiere will be on Wednesday, October 26th at 10PM, all on TruTV.

Doug Stanhope Breaks Down Poverty Around the Globe in This “No Place Like Home” Clip

September 12, 2016

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Doug Stanhope’s latest stand-up special No Place Like Home is definitely one that we’re impressed that Seeso landed.

From the looks of this preview clip, where Stanhope dissects the concept of poverty, you should definitely be glad you have/get Seeso to watch it.

No Place Like Home starts streaming on September 15th at Seeso.

Conner O’Malley Visits a Vape Convention and Tries to Keep It Together

September 12, 2016

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Yes, vaping has gotten so popular that entire conventions for vaping products and paraphernalia are popping up more and more.

To see what all the hype is about, Conner O’Malley went to one of these “vape slams” and dove right into everything they had to offer.

Also, on so many levels, the character he played while he was there desperately needed this.

Clickhole Ups Their Clickbait Game with Pregnancy Announcement with Conan O’Brien Pouring Out Milk Video

September 12, 2016

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Clickhole has stepped up their game, just like the content aggregators that they parody have done, by making videos that are just as clickbait worthy as those videos you can’t help but watch on Upworthy.

Just see what they did the literal juxtaposition of late night talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien pour out milk next to a pregnancy being announced in this video.

SNL Adds Melissa Villasenor, Alex Moffat, and Mikey Day as Featured Players

September 12, 2016

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SNL Adds Melissa Villasenor, Alex Moffat, and Mikey Day as Featured Players

Melissa Villasenor being on SNL has been a long time coming as far as we’re concerned.

This marks the newest additions to the Saturday Night Live cast before this upcoming 42nd season. With Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah out, you might wonder if more current cast members might be let go and new ones brought in. As the season premiere is less than a month away, we’ll all find out soon.

Tonight, Jo Firestone Will Start Taking Your Soft Rock Song Requests and Dedications on WFMU

September 12, 2016

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WFMU, home to many radio programs helmed by some of our favorite comedians, has a brand new show in Dedications with Jo Firestone.

Every Monday from 5PM-6PM PST/8PM-9PM EST on WFMU, the great Jo Firestone will take in requests for soft rocks that you want dedicate to anyone.

Call 201-209-9368 if you really want to send your thoughts and a Chicago song to someone.

Knowing Jo, there’s sure to be something weird and wonderful to come out all of this.

Creative Arts Emmys Went to Childrens Hospital, Last Week Tonight, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Late Late Show This Weekend

September 12, 2016

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This past weekend, The Creative Arts portion (the awards not deemed fit for the Emmys telecast) of The Primetime Emmys were given out.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend continues racking up awards and Last Week Tonight deservingly gets an award for writing. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey also took home statues, which should almost never come as surprise. Also, Childrens Hospital gets a wonderful send-off in its final season by winning awards in Short Form Comedy or Drama and Actor in Short Form Comedy or Drama.

Here’s the whole list of comedy winners:

Casting – Comedy: “Veep” (HBO)
Comedy Guest Actress: Amy Poehler & Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Production Design – Half-Hour: “Transparent” (Amazon)
Stunt Coordination – Comedy/Variety: “Shameless” (Showtime)
Comedy Guest Actor: Peter Scolari, “Girls” (HBO)
Picture Editing – Comedy (Single-Camera): “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW)
Picture Editing – Comedy (Multi-Camera): “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Sound Mixing – Half-Hour: “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon)
Interactive Program: “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS)
Children’s Program: “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown!” (ABC)
Writing – Variety Series: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
Directing – Variety Series: Ryan McFaul, “Inside Amy Schumer” (Comedy Central)
Variety Special: “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special” (CBS)
Character Voice-Over Performance: Seth MacFarlane, “Family Guy” (Fox)
Short Form Animated Program: “Robot Chicken” (Adult Swim)
Animated Program: “Archer” (FX)
Picture Editing – Variety Programming: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO)
Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: “Childrens Hospital” (Adult Swim)
Short Form Variety Series: “Park Bench With Steve Buscemi” (AOL)
Actor – Short Form Comedy or Drama: Rob Corddry, “Childrens Hospital” (Adult Swim)
Production Design – Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series: “Portlandia” (IFC)
Hairstyling – Multi-Camera Series or Special: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Makeup – Multi-Camera Series or Special: “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)
Actress – Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Patrika Darbo, “Acting Dead” (ActingDead.com)
Choreography: Quest Crew, “America’s Best Dance Crew” (MTV),Kathryn Burns, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) (tie)

You can read the whole list of Creative Arts Emmys here and the rest of The Primetime Emmys will be presented this weekend.

Samantha Bee Makes Sure She Didn’t Miss Anything Too Big During 5 Week Hiatus

September 12, 2016

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For the last several weeks, you might have noticed a certain emptiness that comes around Monday evening/Tuesday morning. If that is the case, we’re pretty sure you’re suffering from these last five weeks that Full Frontal with Samantha Bee was on hiatus.

Fortunately, your cure is coming in just a few hours as a new episode of Full Frontal is coming tonight.

In preparation for this, Samantha Bee made sure could pick up where she left off…

September 12, 2016

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One of LA comedy’s favorite sons, Eric Dadourian, is going to the East Coast for a spell. Before he leaves, he’s of course being sent off with a show.

This Saturday, September 17th at 9PM, come to the Lotto Grotto (an actual grotto at a house in Echo Park) and enjoy Eric one more time before switching coasts for awhile.

More details here.

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

John Oliver Calmly Shares Some Thoughts on Birds

September 12, 2016

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As you begin to break out your sweaters and jackets for the fall and winter months, you might notice the absence of certain feathered friends in your neighborhood.

John Oliver has some fine, well-considered thoughts about birds migrating to warmer climates because it’s that time of year and delivered them with an extra special kind of grace and tact.

Open Mic Run Updated for Next Week 9/12/16

September 12, 2016

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Open Mic Run Updated for Next Week 9/12/16

Stand-up, improv jams, sketch open mics, etc. etc. all throughout the Greater LA area.

Watch “Son of Zorn” Cast and Creators Explain the Show (and Go Off the Rails Doing So) Before Tonight’s Special Preview

September 11, 2016

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Tonight, the live-action-animation hybrid Son of Zorn will follow a NFL doubleheader on Fox around 8PM and give you a taste of what the clashing of mythical and magical Zephyrian universe and the suburbs of Orange County is like.

Before that, you should really watch the creators and cast of Son of Zorn in a panel discussion of the series for this season. It not only gives a better sense of how the show works, but the panel really got fun, silly, and loose.

Again, the special preview of Son of Zorn is scheduled for 8PM on Fox, with exception to overtime during the NFL doubleheader.

September 11, 2016

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Get your 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 Updated for Next Week 9/11

September 11, 2016

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Comedy Crawl Updated for Next Week 9/11

Stand-up, sketch, improv, storytelling, podcasts, experimental comedy, and everything else in between.

“Jeff Ross Roasts Cops” Premieres Tonight

September 10, 2016

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11PM on Comedy Central

Jeff Ross pulled off what might be his most daring roast yet with roasting the Boston Police Department.

We know that he pulled it off because he’s being doing the rounds on late night to tell the story.

See what he did and how he did it tonight with the premiere of Jeff Ross Roasts Cops.

Looks Like Eddie Murphy Has One Hell of a Tracy Morgan Impression

September 10, 2016

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Over the last couple of years, Eddie Murphy has publicly mulled over a return to stand-up, but would always add the caveat of not knowing exactly what he would do since comedy has changed so much since he last took the mic.

Yet, this dead-on impression of Tracy Morgan that he did during his recent appearance of Kimmel might be a good place to start.

September 10, 2016

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Authors going head-to-head, comedians and respected literary figures both judging, and an overall good time is what you can expect from Literary Death Match.

Best of all, this next one is free to attend. More details available here.

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

Please Watch Dave Stone and Lisa Best Travel and Eat on the Travel Channel in “Cheat Day Chowdown”

September 10, 2016

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You guys love when shows go from town to town and showcase some great and crazy eats. Also, if you’re reading this, you love comedy.

So, this month, you can combine the two loves by watching Cheat Day Chowdown with a great pairing of comedians that you should know, Dave Stone and Lisa Best. For this pilot that’s airing, they go to San Francisco, where there’s plenty to indulge on on your “cheat day”.

So, you have three chances to watch the pilot, which is today, Saturday, September 10th at 11AM PST, Monday, September 12th at 10:30AM PST, and Wednesday, September 21st at 10:30AM PST.

Watch the Divorce in HBO’s Divorce Get Nastier in This New Trailer

September 10, 2016

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The second trailer for Divorce shows the real nitty gritty of splitting up as well as the apparent great chemistry that Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church have for a couple that can’t f’n stand each other.

Divorce premieres on Sunday, October, 9th at 10PM on HBO.

NBC Buys Coming-Of-Age Comedy From Kourtney Kang, Nahnatchka Khan, and Fred Savage as Put Pilot

September 9, 2016

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NBC Buys Coming-Of-Age Comedy From Kourtney Kang, Nahnatchka Khan, and Fred Savage as Put Pilot

Wonder Years, but from the perspective of a mixed teenage girl from Philly?

A lot of sitcom forces are coming together here as Fresh Off The Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan and co-executive producer Kourtney Kang are teaming up with ~~Kevin Arnold~~ Fred Savage to make a new coming-of-age comedy that follows Kang’s experiences as a girl in a mixed-race family in the Philadelphia suburbs.

NBC seems to have just checked the boxes for both diversity and nostalgia in one fell swoop.

Baskets Season 2′s First Promo Is Here

September 9, 2016

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The oft-described slapstick drama Baskets is set for its return in January 2017.

From the looks of this promo, Zach Galifianakis makes it look like it lives up to that label quite well.

Jeff Ross Runs Into Trouble in This “Jeff Ross Roasts Cops” Preview

September 9, 2016

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Roasting cops already seems like a dicey proposition even if they’re up for it.

Jeff Ross found that his job in his upcoming Jeff Ross Roasts Cops special was made even harder.

Watch this preview clip and see what happened, then catch the premiere of Jeff Ross Roasts Cops on Saturday, September 10th at 11PM on Comedy Central.

Aparna Nancherla and Nate Fernald’s Half Hour Specials Premiere Tonight

September 9, 2016

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This weekend of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour will be one that will be definitely full of tomfoolery and we can’t wait.

Aparna Nancherla’s special is at 12AM and Nate Fernald’s is right after at 12:30AM on Comedy Central.

Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi Is Now Streaming at Amazon

September 9, 2016

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Tig Notaro has done so many versions of her story from when she was struck down with breast cancer, C Diff, a break-up, and her mother dying including a comedy album, documentary, and a book.

Now, she can add the fictionalized version of that story in the form of her TV show One Mississippi to that list and you can stream it right now over at Amazon.

September 9, 2016

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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.

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