Tickets are $35 and available right here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
“Henry’s Kitchen” Has a New Recipe and Collectible Aprons
Henry Phillips has a fresh new recipe for Chutney Cheese Weenie Bites to “attempt” in the latest episode of the best “cooking” show, Henry’s Kitchen.
For a change, Henry tries his food at a dinner party filled with real people.
As the series has built quite a following over the years, you can also get a collectible apron that’s both signed (and maybe used) by Henry himself.
James Adomian’s Bernie Sanders Says Farewell After Real Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton
Today, Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton in a move to unite Democrats in defeating Trump.
With that in mind, James Adomian, who has played Bernie in Trump vs. Bernie for awhile now, made this farewell message that the real Sanders should consider playing at his next public appearance.
Season 2 of “Difficult People” Now Streaming at Hulu
Just a friendly reminder as to what you need to add to your seemingly never ending list of comedy to watch.
Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner return as charming duo, in a certain way, that’s set on making their dreams come true no matter the cost.
So, without further adieu, get into season 2 of Difficult People on Hulu now.
Star Trek’s Khan Does Stand-Up on Conan
No further explanation needed other than Andrés du Bouchet, who plays Khan here, is so damn great.
Catastrophe Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4 at UK’s Channel 4
Catastrophe Renewed for Seasons 3 and 4 at UK’s Channel 4
There hasn’t be an official pick-up from Amazon where the series resides in the U.S., but we’d have a hard time imagining that wouldn’t happen for Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s critically acclaimed intercontinental hit.
Rory Scovel does an hour of “figuring out an hour” at The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe (2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA) at 8PM on:
Wed. July 13th
Wed. July 20th
Fri. Aug. 12th
Fri. Aug. 19th
Fri. Aug. 26th
Admission is $5 and you can (and should) 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.
Henry Phillips’ “Neither Here Nor Here” Coming Out Soon as Special and Album
Announced today, Henry Phillips’ (who you have probably seen when we’ve posted about Henry’s Kitchen) latest hour Neither Here Nor There from Rooftop Comedy will be coming soon.
You’ll have range of options to enjoy a great combo of stand-up and song from Henry starting with it streaming on Audible’s audio streaming service Channels on July 22nd, then released as a comedy special through Vimeo on August 15th, and then released as a digital album on August 19th.
You can mark your calendars for all these dates, but we’ll be sure to remind you when they come around too.
Marc Maron Ends His IFC Series “Maron” After Four Seasons
Marc Maron Ends His IFC Series “Maron” After Four Seasons
So, we guess we’re all good.
Watch Trailer for Chris Kelly’s Feature Film Debut “Other People”
Chris Kelly, whose work you’ve probably seen on SNL and Broad City, is making what looks to be a stunning feature film debut about a freshly unemployed comedy writer coming home to take care of his sick mother with Other People.
Kelly wrote and directed the feature, which had a nice run on the festival circuit, and stars Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, and Zach Woods.
See for yourself what the buzz for this dramedy is all about in this trailer, then look for it in theaters on September 9th.
The Martin Shkreli-Wu Tang Clan-Bill Murray Saga Is Getting Its Own Comedic Musical
(via The Creators Project)
Based on a mostly true story.
One of the more insane stories in recent memory is how the Wu Tang Clan put up a single copy of their new album for auction and it was bought, at great expense, by Martin Shrkeli, one of the most hated people on the Internet. A clause of this sale, which turned out to be a hoax, includes provisions for a single attempt of the Wu Tang Clan and Bill Murray to steal the album back.
As that story is just too captivating to be left untrue, musical team Lauren Gundrum and Joel Esher have decided to bring this whole story to life in ‘a musical’ with all of its true and untrue parts. Apparently, Shkreli has even offered to play himself.
One of the funniest parts of this whole endeavor is that Gundrum and Esher’ indiegogo campaign to raise funds for this project includes a $2 million reward that allows the musical to be shut down for good a la Shkreli’s $2 million buy of the Wu Tang Clan’s singular album.
Please Enjoy Simon Gibson’s First Comedy Special From Honora
Forged from the fires of going up every night around LA over the last few years, Simon Gibson has made himself into a masterfully self-deprecating joy to watch.
Thanks to Honora, the rest of the world will now get to see Gibson via a stand-up special available on BitTorrent for free. It’s all above board; don’t worry.
The Daily Show to Have Politically Themed Carnival Games at Republican National Convention
The Daily Show is really going all out this election year.
On top of a week of coverage at both the DNC and RNC, having exclusive Snapchat content, and integrating Amazon’s Alexa into their coverage, one of the most exciting things that The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be doing is an actual carnival at this ‘carnival’ of a presidential election.
Specifically, at The Republican National Convention next week in Cleveland, Comedy Central will have a whole set of carnival style games that are inspired by the insanity of the campaign trail this year.
This includes:
-RUN FOR THE BORDER: As the marquee activation, “Run for the Border” offers attendees a chance to put their political passion to the test with an interactive game that’s fun for everyone. The activation is oriented in front of an expansive digital projection and features a row of seats equipped with hand controls that propel on-screen avatars in a race to the nearest border.
-THE HALL OF NOT PRESIDENTS: Puts a political spin on fun house mirrors, featuring a hallway full of satirical hairstyles and pantsuits, commonplace to the political landscape.
-THE YUUUGE WALL: Bringing the issue of border control to life with a literal huge wall installation. Complemented by politically-inspired graffiti penned by Cleveland-based artists, participants will also have the chance to leave their own mark.
-GRAB-A-DELEGATE: Participants compete for bragging rights by stepping into a glass wind machine booth and tasked to grab as many paper props as they can (think faux “dirty money” and one nominee’s “deleted emails”).
-HOT BUTTON ISSUES: This whack-a-mole inspired game gives players a fun way to drop the proverbial (foam) hammer on politics and punditry antics, from gun control to climate change to immigration.
-THE DAILY SHOW DESK: The best seat in the house! Positioned as a lounge area with a full-sized replica of Trevor Noah’s “Daily Show” desk, this activation is designed for shareable photo moments as attendees can snap photos from Noah’s chair.
We’re guessing this will be one of the least crazy things that will be at the RNC.
Fox Broadcasting Launches Primetime Live Stream
Fox Broadcasting Launches Primetime Live Stream
You’ll stay have to have pay-TV authentication to do so, but at least this is a step towards the Internet and television inevitably merging together.
Perhaps, this will bode well for Making History, Son of Zorn, and The Mick, Fox’s new comedy line-up this year.
John Oliver’s YouTube Comments for Last Week Tonight Have Some Weird Compliments(?)
It’s unfortunate that Last Week Tonight is off for a few weeks given all that’s happening in the world.
At the very least, John Oliver and company have given a web exclusive video that runs down the weirder portions of the YouTube comments that they receive in their absence.
HBO, Alamo Drafthouse, and The Regent present a special sneak preview of the first two episodes of the upcoming Vice Principals starring Danny McBride and Walton Goggins on Tuesday, July 12th at 8PM at The Regent Theater (448 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA).
Admission is free with RSVP and you can (and should) get in on that here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Connor Ratliff & Mikey Erg Have Some Anti-Summer Anthems with “Summer Is Not XMAS”
While we’ve been reinforced to enjoy summer due to the scheduling of most schools in this country, there are a good deal of people who don’t enjoy June, July, and August because of the intense heat and the fact that it’s not the holiday season.
If you’ve ever felt alone because you’re an “anti-summer” person, fret no more (except for the part where you hate summer) as Connor Ratliff and Mikey Erg, the guys behind the non-religious holiday album Spirit of Ratliff, have a nice collection of songs that speak to your anathema of summer.
Watch the lyric video for 4th of July: RESURGENCE if you think we’re making all of this up for some reason.
It’s entilted Summer Is Not XMAS, has 7 songs, and can (and should) be downloaded off of Bandcamp right here.
“Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio” Premieres Tonight on Adult Swim
11:45PM on Adult Swim will see the series premiere of Brad Neely’s latest creation (that you’ll probably have saying over and over) Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio.
From the looks of it, it’ll be fun little bursts of Brad’s psyche, done up his animation style of course.
Again, check it out at 11:45PM on Adult Swim.
Oh yeah, Ilana Glazer, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gabourey Sidibe, Darell Hammond, and Affion Crocket are all involved as well.
All Four Seasons of Billy on The Street Are Now Streaming on Hulu
EVERY EPISODE OF BILLY ON THE STREET IS ON @hulu STARTING TODAY! 4 SEASONS, FULL HALF HOUR EPISODES! RT if ur a fan!!! #BillyontheStream
There are no awards shows or playoffs or certain games with certain thrones to keep you from watching this.
So, get to binging Billy Eichner screaming and quizzing people on the street on Hulu as soon as you can.
In case you’ve never seen or heard of Picture This!, you get to watch stand-up magically animated in real time.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
“Big Trouble in Little China” Gets an Oral History Compiled by Uproxx
For how beloved the cult martial arts action comedy is these days, it’d be odd for it have anything less than a stellar opening weekend, right?
Actually, Big Trouble in Little China earned its high status amongst cult movies for good reason. It was believed, in the early stages of production that it’d be a big franchise tentpole, but big rewrites, limited ad budget, poor initial reviews, legal battles, etc. made this 80s gem fall short of those lofty expectations.
Uproxx put together a solid oral history of how all of that happened including the filmmakers’ perspective of the film’s rise from the ashes, providing Kurt Russell with one of his more iconic roles that he has ever played.
In Addition to Releasing Her First Album, Aparna Nancherla Performed on Conan This Week
This weekend is definitely coming up Aparna, which is big plus for the rest of us.
Not only did Aparna release a great first album, which is also the first album for Tig Notaro’s Bentzen Ball Records, she also kicked off a big cross country tour on the same day.
On top of all of that, she got to perform on Conan on Thursday right before all of this happened in one fell swoop. Watch her set here.
You can and should 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.
Aparna Nancherla’s “Just Putting It Out There” Will Give You the Laughs and Smiles That You Might Really Need Today
It’s no secret that the zeitgeist is brimming with negativity right now.
The comedy of Aparna Nancherla is a refreshing splash of fun amidst these tense times. As such, her debut album Just Putting It Out There, off of Tig Notaro’s Bentzen Ball Records, is a pure delight. Nancherla works in subtle layers of social commentary and existential quandries in the hour, but does so in such a bouncy, bubbly way that you almost forget that she might be doing jokes about depression or feminism.
Like we said above, if you feel the need to laugh and smile right now, you should get Just Putting It Out There right now. By the way, it’s available on iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp, and on CD.
These Yarn Colors Are More Truthful Than Any Other Color Palette You’ve Ever Seen
Normal names of colors you might chance upon at a paint store or Home Depot might sound something like “Ocean Breeze” or “Afternoon Chestnut”.
Thanks to @kendrawcandraw, here are some colors that “keep it 100″