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Here’s the Trailer for “David Brent: Life on the Road”

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Ricky Gervais’ David Brent and his, let’s say, singular sense of humor are back and are already making people in offices scatter in passive terror.

The trailer for the rock mockumentary, David Brent: Life on the Road, is finally here.

Brent’s gone on to make his way in the music industry and not really changing one thing about himself in the process even though he probably thinks otherwise.

Right now, there is only a UK release date for Aug. 19th. We imagine that this will not be the case for long.

Keegan-Michael Key to Host the 2016 Peabody Awards

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The Peabody Awards are on track to getting mentioned in the same conversation as the Emmys, the Golden Globes, etc. on top of being the prestigious awards that they have always been.

Having shifted from an afternoon announcement to a telecast and a whole evening affair, The Peabody Awards have really stepped up their game since 2015. Last year, they had Fred Armisen host and now they’re having another high profile comedian in Keegan-Michael on board to host this year.

The actual event will happen on Saturday, May 21st, but there will be a special that will air a few weeks later on June 6th at 8PM on Pivot.

Preview Netflix Doc “Hannibal Takes Edinbugh” with Hannibal Buress Doing ‘Set List’

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Tomorrow, Netflix is giving us another dose of Hannibal Buress on top of the hour special Comedy Camisado they released earlier this year.

The documentary specifically follows Hannibal as he goes through a run at the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival and aptly called Hannibal Takes Edinburgh.

You can get a taste with Hannibal doing and improvised stand-up warm up and improvised stand-up on Edinburgh Fringe Festival favorite, Set List (started here in LA).

Sequel to Galaxy Quest Not Moving Forward at Amazon After the Passing of Alan Rickman

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Finally, there’s some restraint in Hollywood.

The swell of sequels, remakes and reboots in movies and TV continues strong as ever these days. Often times, the death of a crucial cast member often won’t stop such plans no matter how awkward the finished product might be.

That being said, the recently deceased Alan Rickman has halted the plans for the supposed Galaxy Quest sequel that was in the works over at Amazon Studios. Sam Rockwell, who was on board for a sequel, made the announcement while on the latest episode of the Nerdist podcast.

While more Galaxy Quest might not be in the cards for us, it’s a great nod to how incredibly singular Alan Rickman really was.

Here’s a Teaser for “Conan in Korea”

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According to this teaser for the upcoming Conan in Korea special , Conan O’Brien has quite the fan base in Korea and probably got to get more goofy than he has going anywhere else for a travel episode.

Be sure to watch Conan in Korea this Saturday on TBS at 11PM.

Yep, Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs Do Travel Through Time via a Bong in “Time Traveling Bong” Trailer

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No one has figured out how to actually time travel, so why not imagine a world where you can do it through hitting a bong?

Luckily, Ilana Glazer, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello are bringing us all a mini-series event, Time Traveling Bong, that will show us all such a world.

This 4/20 special is so epic, it’ll air over three nights starting, of course, on 4/20 on Comedy Central.

Watch the trailer here.

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In a black box theater, comedians “try and impress” the “one and only” Mama Trudy to “get passed” in her new “comedy club”.

Otherwise, they’ll get “banned” forever.

The rest of our listings for comedy events and open mics are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Tonight Show, Conan, Nick Offerman, College Humor, The Onion, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Rick & Morty, Zoolander, and More Nominated for 2016 Webby Awards

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We combed through all the dozens of categories and hundreds of nominees to highlight the comedy nominees for this year’s Webby Awards.

In short, late night, College Humor, and The Onion (and its various offshoots) are still going strong.

WEBSITES

Celebrity/Fan
Team Coco
The Ellen Degeneres Show

Humor
Funny or Die
The Onion
Clickhole
Cracked.com
John Oliver Leap Second
Honorees-Tickld, The Kicker, Live @ The Apt

Television
Honoree-Real Time with Bill Maher

Best Writing (Editorial)
The Onion

Best Use of Data Driven Media
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Google search

Advertising & Media

Media & Entertainment
Rick & Morty’s Rickstaverse

Best Use of Social Media
Honoree-Ricky Gervais series for Optus

ONLINE FILM & VIDEO

Branded Entertainment

Animation
Rick and Morty: Thickburger Invasion

Live Experiences
Zoolander Returns to the Runway

Long Form
Honoree-Nick Offerman’s Yule Log

Scripted
Tracy Morgan in a Christmas Miracle

Series
Honoree-Slim Jim: Greg the Genie with TJ Miller, Ricky Gervais series for Optus

Viral
Zoolander Returns to the Runway

General Film

Online Film & Video-Animation
Super Mansion
Honoree-Team Coco Animations

Comedy: Individual Short or Episode
The Simpsons-Trumptastic Voyage
College Humor-Anaconda; The Educational Version (Nicki Minaj parody)
Mashable-Fight Club for Kids (with Chuck Palahniuk)
Funny or Die-Dennis Quaid’s On Set Freak Out
College Humor-Go to College Music Video (with First Lady Michelle Obama)
Honorees-Uber Meets Tinder, Guy Pretends He Got Drafted In The 2015 NBA Draft, Dickipedia: Ted Nugent, Bieber vs Rapaport: More Than a Game, Alternatino – Respect Your Mother, Tiny Hamster Goes to Disney World, BFFs – Rhett & Link, My Drunk Kitchen: Macho Gazpacho by Hannah Hart, Tangents

Comedy: Long Form or Series
Funny or Die-Billy on The Street with First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Bird, and Elena
College Humor-If Google Was a Guy
Maker Studios-Epic Rap Battles of History
Crackle/Sony Pictures Television-Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jimmy Kimmel Live-Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #9
Honorees-The Key of Awesome, The Small Time – Pilot, Everyone’s Crazy But Us, New Timers, Season 2, Hack Into Broad City, Season 2, Adam Ruins Everything, The Brief, CinemaSins, Shitty Boyfriends

Events & Live Webcasts
SNL: 40
Honorees-Marty McFly and Doc Brown Visit Jimmy Kimmel Live,
Night of Too Many Stars – America Comes Together for Autism Programs

Music
Maker Studios-Epic Rap Battles of History

Variety
SNL: 40

Video Remixes/Mash-Ups
Funny or Die-Office Space with Michael Bolton
Screen Junkies-Honest Trailers

Viral
SketchShe-Mime Through Time
Jimmy Kimmel Live-YouTube Challenge – I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy 2015

Weird
Conde Nast/GQ-Gentleman Lobsters Season 2
Honoree-Nick Offerman’s Yule Log

Performance/Craft

Best Individual Performance
College Humor-Go To College Music Video (with First Lady Michelle Obama)
Maker Studios-Epic Rap Battles: Steven Spielberg vs. Alfred Hitchcock
Honorees-Nick Offerman’s Yule Log, Fat Drake, Do You Trust Me

Best Web Personality/Host
Crackle/Sony Pictures Television-Jerry Seinfeld-Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Soulpancake-Kid President

Best Writing
All Def Digital-Do You Trust Me
French Mustache-Everyone’s Crazy But Us
First Printing Productions-The Small Time
Honorees-EDGE, Adam Ruins Everything

Video Channel/Network

Entertainment
The Late Late Show with James Corden-Carpool Karaoke
Cracked.com
College Humor
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Honorees: Crackle, Rooster Teeth, FINE BROTHERS ENTERTAINMENT

Variety
AwesomenessTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden-Carpool Karaoke
Soulpancake
Honoree: All Def Digital

MOBILE SITES/APPS

Features

Best Use of Mobile Camera
The Ellen DeGeneres Show-Heads Up!

General Sites/Apps

Entertainment
Saturday Night Live App

SOCIAL

Best Overall Social Presence
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Honoree: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Best Writing
@conanobrien
Last Week Tonight
Honoree-Cracked

Native Advertising
HBO-Silicon Valley “We’re Hiring” Ads

Celebrity/Fan
@conanobrien
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Zoolander Returns to the Runway

Entertainment
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Rick and Morty: Rickstaverse

Humor
LACMA Snapchat
Funny or Die
Mapquest-#AvoidTrump
The Onion
@conanobrien
Honorees: @midnight, Cracked, White Ninja, Kirby Jenner, @tank.sinatra, Archer Season 6

Weird
ClickHole
Kirby Jenner

The Webby Awards allow you to vote for your favorites in each category and you have just over two weeks from when this article was posted to do so.

You can see the rest of the nominees and vote for them here.

Nikki Glaser Explains How Little We Care About Maiden Names in Her New Hour Special

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One of the sticking points of marriage that probably doesn’t get brought up enough is the one of a wife automatically taking her husband’s last name, leaving her last name out in the cold.

Fortunately, Nikki Glaser perfectly shines a light on the issue in her new hour Comedy Central special “Perfect” and illustrates how little we collectively regard a maiden name.

Oh yeah, you should definitely watch Perfect when it premieres on Saturday, April 9 at 11PM on Comedy Central. It’s damn good.

Drew Droege’s Chloe Sevigny Makes It Into Real Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 Campaign

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Every once in awhile, art is a real life.

Drew Droege’s masterful impression of Chloe Sevigny being featured in an actual fashion campaign alongside the real Christina Ricci is the prime example of this phenomenon.

Watch Droege’s Chloe in Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 Collection here.

Also, “The Detour” Gets Renewed Before Series Premiere

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So far, the new TBS is into renewing early and we like it.

On top of getting see the series pilot for free on TBS’ YouTube page, The Detour just got picked up for another season before its series premiere next Monday.

With the extension of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee announced earlier this week, you can expect TBS to be in the Jason Jones/Sam Bee business for awhile.

TBS Put Entire “Detour” Pilot on YouTube

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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and Angie Tribeca seems to be off and running quite well, so TBS is now setting its sights to launching its latest series, The Detour from Daily Show alums and comedy power couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee.

For starters, the network is starting off nicely by putting the entire pilot on YouTube before the premiere next week.

If that gets you hooked, catch the premiere at 9PM on Monday, April 11th on TBS.

P. Diddy Showed Up to the Latest Episode of The Chris Gethard Show

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Long time fans of The Chris Gethard Show know that Chris has always had an open door policy for rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to come on the show.

This week, Combs made a surprise appearance for the first time on the cable TV version of TCGS after Gethard lost out on his initial guest.

From the looks of it, the show was all the better for it as things like Zach Galifianakis calling in and challenging Diddy happened.

Check out this latest episode on Fusion at 7PM PST or at thechrisgethardshow.com.

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Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at door.

The rest of our listings for comedy events and open mics are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Jerrod Carmichael Explains Why The Carmichael Show Might Be Succeeding Where So Many Recent Multi Cam Sitcoms Have Recently Failed

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Over the last few years, there have been several multi cam sitcoms that were cancelled in their first season. In fact, it was so many that it left many wondering if multi cam was on its way out as a viable comedy series format.

The Carmichael Show has proven otherwise and Jerrod Carmichael offered some insight on why that might be during his appearance on last night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody, and Charlize Theron Are Teaming Up Again Five Years After “Young Adult”

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If you’ve seen über-dark comedy Young Adult, you know that there’s probably something really exciting the Reitman, Cody, and Theron have going.

In 2011, director Jason Reitman, writer Diablo Cody, and star Charlize Theron brought us all the dark comedy gem Young Adult that followed the life of an out-of-control YA ghostwriter visiting her hometown. Together, they made Theron’s Mavis Gary almost as sinister as her turn in Monster and she didn’t need any prosthetics for it.

In 2016, the trio are teaming up again for something, though they’re keeping everything but the fact that they’re collaborating under wraps for now.

Not that you would need to watch/rewatch Young Adult, but you should definitely now go do that.

Party Over Here Shows What Else You Can Do with Time Travel Besides Saving the World

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Most movies and TV shows want to stop some catastrophe from happening if they’re invoking the technology of time travel within their premise.

Party Over Here is here to show you that time travel can be used for other things that don’t have the fate of the planet hanging in the balance and are, honestly, more fun.

“Grace and Frankie” Season 2 Gets a Trailer

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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are about to return as improbably friends Grace and Frankie for their second season.

From the looks of this trailer, they’ll be getting into even more trouble than they did season 1.

Look for episodes to start streaming on Friday, May 6th.

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The whip smart John Fugelsang is bringing his great socio-political discussions between comedians with Comedy Nation to LA.

There are two shows at ACME Comedy Hollywood this week on Wednesday, April 6th and Thursday, April 7th, both at 8PM.

Tickets are $12 and you can get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy events and open mics are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Colbert Does Another Community Calendar, This Time for Minooka, Illinois with Minooka Native Nick Offerman

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One of the recurring segments at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that works best for us is Colbert’s rundown of events in small towns where his guests are from.

For Nick Offerman, Colbert and Nick go through the calendar of local events in Minooka, Illinois where Offerman grew up.

Of course, the event listings had every bit of small town charm and awkwardly written copy that you have to come to know and love from small town happenings.

The Contestants of “First Impressions”, a Comedy Impressionist Competition Over at USA, Have Just Been Announced

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Ryan Goldsher
Rusty Sarhan
Rachel Butera
Peter Marr
Melissa Villasenor
Lauren O’Brien
Justin Rupple
Julian Fernandez
Johnno Wilson
Jason Scoop
Jevin Smith
Jason Kaye
Frank Garcia-Hejl
Craig Gass
Carlie Craig
Brock Baker
Angela Hoover
Amy Phillips

The above names will be the first group to embark on USA Network’s First Impressions, a competition to find the best comedy impressionist in the country. The series premieres on Tuesday, May 10th at 10:30PM.

Dana Carvey is set to host and we can only hope that he does each episode in one of his vast array of characters that made him a standout on SNL.

Annie Lederman Gives Us All a Cautionary Tale About How You Can F*ck Your Childhood Memories Up, Literally

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Sometimes, nostalgia should be kept in the recesses of your psyche and not revisited in actuality.

Annie Lederman learned that lesson the hard way by reconnecting with a childhood crush several years later only to find that her dream hookup did not come anywhere close to how she had hoped.

She recounts the tale in this latest edition of This Is Not Happening.

Hulu Sets Premiere Dates for Second Seasons of “Casual” and “Difficult People”, 6/7 and 7/12

So far, Hulu has a solid summer in comedy lined up.

Hulu’s latest comedy series, Casual from Zander Lehmann and Difficult People from Julie Klausner, have probably garnered as much acclaim as the streaming service has gotten for an original comedy series up to this point.

Thus, setting their season 2 premiere dates in consecutive months shouldn’t come as a surprise. Also, since Hulu doesn’t stream all the episodes at once, you won’t run out of new episodes of original comedy for awhile at Hulu.

Look for new Casual starting June 6th and new Difficult People on July 12th.

Alison Rich Uploads a Sad, Miserable Consciousness Online on “Party Over Here”

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We don’t know about you, but we think Party Over Here might serve Fox very well in the coming weeks as a sketch comedy show.

Case in point: this sketch where cast member Alison Rich gives uploading her consciousness online a try only to find that she’s probably not ready for the singularity.

Michelle Wolf is Joining “The Daily Show”

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In case you haven’t noticed, Michelle Wolf will be joining what is still a pretty stellar collection of Daily Show contributors.

Jessica Williams, Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, Ronnie Chieng, Desi Lydic, Al Madrigal, John Hodgman, Aasif Mandvi, and Adam Lowitt are the current members of the “best f#@king news team”, which is already pretty impressive.

Now they’ll be getting even better with the addition Wolf as a contributor and writer. She has been a highlight of Late Night with Seth Meyers with all of her segments and characters that have been featured throughout.

Whenever Wolf’s Daily Show debut is, be sure to catch it.