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TruTV Orders Bobcat Goldthwait Anthology Series “Bobcat Goldthwait’s Messed Up Stories”

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It looks like Bobcat Goldthwait will finally bring his filmic vision (a la World’s Greatest Dad, Windy City Heat, Sleeping Dogs Lie, God Bless America), which he has been celebrated for, on to the small screen.

TruTV’s latest series order is quite the doozy as they’re giving Bobcat Goldthwait, who had been serving as a director on Those Who Can’t on TruTV, his own show that allows Bobcat to tell an anthology of different stories in different genres, all at his own whim.

Whether it be “1970s-era science fiction, psychological thriller, romantic comedy and reality”, Goldthwait will get to put his lens on it, which is reliably dark, unapologetic, and always hysterical.

If you’ve seen Bobcat’s work as an auteur, you’d know this is a big deal.

Stan Against Evil Preview Clip Shows John C. McGinley Fighting Undead on His “Terms”

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What started as an idea of for a short film, has now turned into Dana Gould’s horror comedy series Stan Against Evil at IFC that has John C. McGinley as an Archie Bunker type that has to fight hordes of demons and the undead.

If that sounds enticing to you, get a look at the first preview clip of McGinley as Stan saving, kind of, Janet Varney from an undead witch.

Trailer for New ‘Adam Ruins Everything’ Shows Adam Is Far From Done Ruining Everything

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Love him or hate him (an order for more episodes suggests the former), Adam Conover is really good at being a informative killjoy.

From the looks of the new trailer of Adam Ruins Everything, Conover has a whole new array of things that we take for granted that he’ll meticulously pick apart with jokes and very slick production.

Look for the new episodes of Adam Ruins Everything on Tuesday, August 23rd at 10PM on TruTV.

Colbert Continues The Werd, Not The Word, to Talk About the SNAFU That Is Trump

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Take note of how The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for the moment at least, is kind of like The Colbert Report, but without Stephen Colbert being in character.

We hope that continues just like the segment now known as The Werd.

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The episodic series that followed comedians in Austin, TX is having a whole showcase of many Austin-to-LA transplants tomorrow

Stand Up Empire will be taking over the Comedy Central Stages featuring Megan Simon, Ramin Nazer, Daniel Rugg Webb, Brently Heilbron, and Chip Pope on Wednesday, August 3rd at 8PM.

Admission is free with RSVP at 323 960 5519. Get more details here.

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

“Rapper Warrior Ninja” Is The Eric Andre Show’s Version of American Ninja Warrior

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What might the popular physical feat competition show America Ninja Warrior be like after fed through the filter of The Eric Andre Show, you ask?

Well, it’ll be rappers freestyling while blindfolded and attempting to deal with obstacles that are more, shall we say, “messed up” than they are physically demanding.

See what we’re saying by watching Rapper Warrior Ninja here.

New Trailer for TBS’ Search Party Shows a Search Party That Needs to Find Itself

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Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss’ series Search Party has gotten a brand new trailer that shows off an unofficial search party for a missing person lead by Alia Shawkat that is starting off with people that might a little lost in their own lives.

Watch the trailer here, then look for the series premiere on Monday, November 21st on TBS.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Visits Bernie Supporters at DNC

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Here’s another preview of Hulu’s upcoming Triumph’s Summer Election Special 2016 where ~~Robert Smigel~~ Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes his turn roasting Bernie supporters who still stand with Bernie even though he’s already publicly endorsed Hillary.

Watch it here, then look for the whole special next week, Thursday, August 11th.

‘Stan Against Evil’ to Have Special Halloween Debut

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‘Stan Against Evil’ to Have Special Halloween Debut

Last Halloween, we got Ash vs. The Evil Dead premiering on Halloween and, for 2016, it looks like we’re going to get a world premiere of what could be another great comedy horror series with Dana Gould’s Stan Against Evil.

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to Do Hour Long Election Specials and Up Digital Presence

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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to Do Hour Long Election Specials and Up Digital Presence

That’s all good with us.

Samantha Bee and Full Frontal have not let us down with their election coverage, especially after buying a Herman Cain bus to travel to the RNC and putting Sam’s face over Herman’s.

We can’t wait to see what Sam does with these upcoming specials and mid-week segments.

“Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” Tournament Crowns Mike Lawrence as Its First Champion

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Mike Lawrence is indeed the very first champion of the first Roast Battle tournament, presented by Roastmaster General Jeff Ross. His victory comes after beating a formidable final opponent in Sarah Tiana last night while up at JFL Montreal.

That trophy is a pretty fitting for Roast Battle, by the way. If you saw how Mike roasts throughout out this whole thing, you wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled off another championship run if Comedy Central opted to do another one.

John Oliver Examines the DNC, But Also Makes Sure to Cover Trump’s Awful, Nonsensical Response to DNC Too

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If you’re still reeling from the DNC and RNC over the last two weeks, let John Oliver and Last Week Tonight, as they’re wont to do, offer some levity, comical analysis, and more unapologetic calling out of Trump.

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The Vista Theatre in Los Feliz is putting on a special midnight screening to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the action/adventure/horror/comedy cult classic Big Trouble in Little China from director John Carpenter.

It takes place next week on Friday, August 12th. Tickets are $11.50 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

25th Lucille Ball Comedy Festival Is Happening This Week

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In Jamestown, New York (the current home of the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum and the future site of The National Comedy Center), the 25th Annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival will be taking place and feature the likes of Brian Regan, Trevor Noah, roundtable discussions on the legacies of Richard Pryor/Lenny Bruce/George Carlin, I Love Lucy 65th anniversary exhibition, Story Pirates, and way more.

If this all sounds good to you and you’re in upstate New York from Thursday, August 4th to Sunday, August, 7th, you might want to 25th Lucille Ball Comedy Festival tickets here.

Dave Horwitz and Shawn Pearlman Came Up with the Most Convoluted Way to Test a Friendship

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Dave Horwitz and Shawn Pearlman, AKA the Lil’ Cuties, have come up with a “surefire” way to test if your friends are worth keeping.

Note, that it’s very layered, requires a lot of performing on your part, and that there’s no turning back from what might happen.

Watch it here and maybe, on second thought, just keep pondering if your friends are bad people.

Comedy Crawl Is All Updated For Next Week.

We’re talking Crash Test, Crabapples, Sandbox, Reggie Watts and Karen, Prompter, Jim Gaffigan, The UCB Show, Underbelly, Eddie Pepitone, and so much more.

Check the Comedy Crawl calendar embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com to see all the show listings we’ve curated for next week and beyond as well as what any/all of those names above mean.

Finale of The “Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” Tournament Is Tonight

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From a pool of 16 comedians, Sarah Tiana, Earl Skakel, K. Trevor Wilson, and Mike Lawrence have emerged victorious and will face off on the final night of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle tonight at 10PM on Comedy Central.

Here’s a promo with highlights to catch you up.

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This is taking place on Wednesday, August 3rd at 7PM at The Main Room of The Comedy Store. Admission is $20 or $50 including purchase of book in addition to 2 drink minimum.

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.

Jon Stewart’s Digital Animated Series at HBO to Be Parody of Cable News Network and on Track to Premiere Before General Election

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Jon Stewart’s Digital Animated Series at HBO to Be Parody of Cable News Network and on Track to Premiere Before General Election

If you’ve seen any of Jon Stewart’s recent appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, you can reasonably assume that Jon will be coming back to having his own show with full force.

Also, the fact that he’ll be on HBO and it’ll be animated satirical parody of cable news would make us guess that Jon is definitely not sparing any of his well-channeled, honed, sharpened comedic verve (i.e. business as usual).

This series can’t come soon enough.

“Trump vs Bernie” with Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian Comes to a Close with Live Album

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It’s all official now.

The 2016 Presidential Election will be between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

That’s unfortunate as this contest, with Bernie Sanders having dropped out, now has left the brilliant satirical parody of Trump vs. Bernie, orchestrated masterfully by Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian hanging.

So, with that in mind, Atamanuik and Adomian have retired Trump vs. Bernie for now, but have made sure give us all one last parting gift: a Trump vs. Bernie album.

Trump vs. Bernie: Live in Brooklyn was just released yesterday on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, and will come out on vinyl in November.

Of all the political comedy in this election, Trump vs. Bernie stood out from the pack and you should definitely get their album to remember/find out what that was.

‘The Larry Sanders Show’ Coming to HBO Go and HBO Now in September

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‘The Larry Sanders Show’ Coming to HBO Go and HBO Now in September

You’ve got a month to get HBO GO or an HBO subscription that would get you HBO Now so you can revel in the wonderment of The Larry Sanders Show. It’s probably the pinnacle of Garry Shandling’s comedy legacy and it’d be a shame if you didn’t have access to it.

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Connor Ratliff embodies a version of renowned director George Lucas that would want to host a talk show, hence The George Lucas Talk Show. NYC has gotten to enjoy this for quite some time, but Ratliff is having a special engagement of The George Lucas Talk Show at UCB Franklin on Thursday, August 4th at 9:30PM.

As pictured above, his guests will be:
Neil Casey (Ghostbusters, Other Space)
D’arcy Carden (The Good Place, Other People, Broad City)
Curtis Gwinn (The Leftovers, The Walking Dead, Narcos)

Tickets are $5 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.

Josh Fadem Offers a Great Counterpoint to Ghostbusters with “Ghost Trusters”

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Whether you’re a long time Josh Fadem fan that will revel in seeing one of his classic bits get expanded into an entire sketch or someone who is into great, silly riffs on the popular Ghostbusters franchise, we think you will enjoy this Ghost Trusters music video all the same.

Those are the only two types of people in this world, right?

Sara Benincasa Just Published Tim Kaine Fan Fic and Is Giving Half the Proceeds to Charity

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Tim Kaine, the fluent Spanish, very affable VP pick of Hillary Clinton, has been received quite nicely by many Democrats.

In fact, it has inspired one notable comedian/author Sara Benincasa to write and publish fan fiction based on Sara’s idea of Tim Kaine being “ the world’s nicest dad who just wants you to stay safe and have a nice time out there”, which she is aptly calling Tim Kaine Is Your Nice Dad.

Half of the proceeds from this book will go to Great Expectations, a VA non profit that helps foster kids go from community college to the workforce.

If the idea of Tim Kaine fan fic sounds good to you, you can get it on Kindle here.