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March 30, 2016

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Conan’s Matt O’Brien, recent head writer Mike Sweeney, Todd Levin, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Andres Du Bouchet, Rob Kutner, Jessie Gaskell, Levi MacDougall, and Leah Krinsky all join Thrilling Adventure Hour creator Ben Blacker for a conversation about the inner workings of the Conan’s writers’ room.

The Writers Panel: Inside the Conan Writers Room will be at The Nerdmelt Showroom on Thursday, Apr. 14th at 7PM. Tickets are $10.

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

Stephen Colbert Might Be Getting His Very Own Emoji

March 30, 2016

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Pending some red tape at the Unicode Consortium, an emoji named in honor of Stephen Colbert might become your go to emoji.

Colbert’s raised eyebrow is pretty universal.and, at this point, they should probably made for the perfect source material to make for a new emoji.

Conner O’Malley Goes to Arizona Trump Rally to Play #1 Trump Supporter/Very Disturbed Man

March 30, 2016

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Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Conner O’Malley does his latest and greatest work by playing a throughly troubled man who just happens to be an overly enthusiastic supporter of presidential candidate Donald Trump.

O’Malley has now done this a number of times, but seemingly few Trump supporters, as you might imagine, seem to be keen to what he’s up to.

Comedy Central Renews/Extends Eight Series Including Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir, Drunk History, Tosh.0

March 29, 2016

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It seems to be the first time in a long time that many networks are staying the course with the majority of their programming.

Announced via press release, Comedy Central’s renewals and extensions are officially as follows:

Tosh.0 renewed for season 9
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser season 1 extended for 10 more episodes
Drunk History renewed for season 4
Review starring Andy Daly renewed for and will end season 3
This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir renewed for season 3
Digital series Alternatino from Arturo Castro, Questionable Science with Rich Fulcher, and Nothin’s Easy from David Angelo all renewed for season 2.

It’s unfortunate to see Review go, but Not Safe with Nikki Glaser is get due reward for being pretty awesome from the get go.

Mike Lawrence Tells the Stories of His First Times Saying ‘I Love You’ and Having Sex (While Being in Over His Head for Both)

March 29, 2016

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The great Mike Lawrence recounts his initial encounters with romance and losing his virginity for This Is Not Happening.

Suffice it to say that you probably went through less to get to your “first time”.

“The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book” Is Finally Here

March 29, 2016

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It’s all been real fun and puns with they burgers in The Bob’s Burgers universe over the years.

However, an intrepid soul Cole Bowden actually made real, edible versions of the burgers on the show with his The Bob’s Burgers Experiment.

That, in turn, was discovered by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard who quickly teamed up with Bowden to make an experiment into a real book.

So, now a real cook book for Bob’s Burgers fans/burger aficionados/foodies/cooking enthusiasts/etc. is here in The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers.

We’re going to guess that it’ll will become many people’s favorite cookbook very soon.

Mr. Pickles Returns to Adult Swim for Season 2 on 4/17

March 29, 2016

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Get ready for more adventures of a typically cute looking, but secretly demonic dog.

Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles is set to return for its second season on Sunday April 17th at midnight.

Watch a teaser here that shows more carnage by the paws of Mr. Pickles is on the way.

March 29, 2016

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Over the years, we’ve really enjoyed seeing Ahmed Bharoocha working his way up the way the LA comedy scene by being as funny as he could be no matter where he was playing. Comedic structure, delivery, perspective, polish, and more have been firing on all cylinders for quite some time making him a true gem to watch any time we see him at the mic.

Naturally, we’re thrilled to see he’s headlining the Hollywood Improv on Friday, April 8th at 8PM.

Tickets are $15 with a two item minimum. Get them here.

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

Trump vs. Bernie: The Debate Special to Premiere 4/27 on Fusion

March 28, 2016

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Tickets are already sold out for the Trump vs. Bernie taping.

If you’re not going to the taping, be sure to tune into the “Trump vs Bernie: The Debate Special” premiere on Wednesday, April 27th at 9PM on Fusion.

Perhaps, by the end of next month, their real life counterparts will be getting closer to making this a real thing?

Cameron Esposito’s Seeso Special “Marriage Material” Now Available as Album

March 28, 2016

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If you’re still somehow subscribed to Seeso, you can still get into Cameron Esposito’s latest hour offering of stand-up.

Her special, Marriage Material, which is streaming exclusively on Seeso, can now be purchased as an album on iTunes.

It doesn’t matter which way you go to watch/listen to Marriage Material so long as you do indeed go for one of them.

Watch IFC’s “Boy Band”, the Darkest Satirical Boy Band Reality Show Parody in Recent Memory

March 28, 2016

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As the boy band formula continues to be successful throughout the decades, there has been parodies of boy bands right there following along. You might remember Conan’s Dudez-a-Plenti or MTV’s 2Ge+her as some of notable examples.

In 2016, Brett Davis of the subversive, meta, absurdist talk show, The Special Without Brett Davis, writes and stars in a new, similarly toned boy band parody in the IFC web series simply called Boy Band.

NYC comedy folks including Anna Drezen, Jo Firestone, Ana Fabrega, Julio Torres (who also co-wrote a good deal of the series), John Early, and more round out a great cast.

There are six episodes in total and you might not look at boy bands, or any reality show endeavor for that matter, the same way afterwards.

Or, if you have a pretty dark view on the music industry, maybe this would just redouble your feelings about the whole boy band model.

Either way, you should watch the whole series here.

March 28, 2016

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The Vista Theatre in Los Feliz is hosting along with Nerds Like Us a special 30th Anniversary screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on Friday, April 1st at midnight.

No matter what hijinks you’re pulling on April Fool’s Day, you should probably go to this if you’re in LA.

Tickets are $11.50.

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

The LEGO Batman Movie Gets Another Teaser Because We (and LEGO Batman) Want More LEGO Batman

March 28, 2016

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A much more fun, blocky (literally) Batman is getting set to do business hopefully like he’s real life, grim counterpart that made over $400 million this weekend.

The LEGO Batman Movie got another teaser, even though it’s not due out until 2017, and Will Arnett might just be the most fun Batman in the entire history of the caped crusader.

Watch the new teaser here.

John Oliver Connects the Dots in a Made Up Conspiracy About Cadbury Eggs

March 28, 2016

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Even when John Oliver is not doing a segment that’s thoroughly researched and backed by fact, Oliver and Last Week Tonight are still meticulous in their make-em-ups.

See for yourself in Oliver’s Cadbury Egg Conspiracy.

Little Esther Returns with Her Sex Positive Talk Show “Cocktales” Featuring Guest Alison Becker

March 28, 2016

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One of the many series that are being featured in Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack over at TruTV is one we’ve dug for awhile: Cocktales with Little Esther.

Little Esther and a comedian guest go into a sex-positive discussion that’s more adorable than it’s “blue”.

Watch the latest episode here and be surprised about what guest Alison Becker is into sexually.

The Chris Gethard Show is Getting Back to Form in Second Season

March 27, 2016

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The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion is now going to be even closer to the public access version.

When Gethard and company return to to Fusion this week on Wednesday March 30th, they’ll be getting a whole hour of airtime, take live phone calls, and are getting rid of Chris’ monologue.

Like we said, it’s kind of like the MNN version of TCGS.

Fusion deserves props for giving Chris Gethard and his TCGS gang the room to be the show they wanted to be as that spirit is what got TCGS on the map in the first place.

The first episode has Colin Quinn and Kool Keith lined-up and Chris is encouraging people to quit the day job that they hate.

Jim Gaffigan Reminds You to Keep Partying from Spring Break All the Way to the Return of The Jim Gaffigan Show

March 27, 2016

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The Jim Gaffigan Show returns this Summer and Jim Gaffigan made a timely promo to remind you how much of party he and his show is.

March 27, 2016

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Comedians and their favorite movies meet yet again for Wayne Federman’s 5th International Film Festival at Cinefamily.

Tig Notaro, John Mulaney, Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Keegan-Michael Key, Doug Benson, Matt Besser, and Rob Corddry all present (i.e. talk at length why this movie means so much to them) The Bad News Bears, Withnail & I, The Burbs, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and more.

The 5th Annual WFIFF goes from Thursday, March 31st to Sunday, April 3rd. Get your tickets here.

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

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Watch Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan” as Done Up by Whit Stillman in Trailer for “Love and Friendship”

March 26, 2016

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The refined, precise hand of writer/director Whit Stillman (Metropolitian, The Last Days of Disco) has been at work adapting Jane Austen’s Lady Susan into Love and Friendship starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny.

It takes someone like Stillman to draw out the Austen’s humor for modern audiences and it looks like he did indeed pulled it off. See for yourself in see this trailer,

Look for Love and Friendship in theaters starting May 13th.

Party Over Here Imagines What Uber for Planes Would Be Like

March 26, 2016

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Technology is only making the cost of transportation lower and lower everyday. Whose to say that air fare wouldn’t get to Uber prices eventually so long as you’re willing to put up with Uber Pool standards for flying?

Fox’s late night sketch show Party Over Here dreams up what that might be like with Flyte and why you might (or might not) want to take advantage of it.

March 26, 2016

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Tickets are $39-$69 and almost gone. Get them while you still can here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows and open mics along with corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

John Oliver Makes Fortune Magazine’s World’s Greatest Leaders

March 26, 2016

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John Oliver is living proof of how great of a difference comedy can make.

Surrounded by the likes of world leaders, Pope Francis, Tim Cook, several notable philanthropists, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, John Oliver sits at #30 spot on Fortune Magazine’s recently released World’s Greatest Leaders list.

Oliver, who has often been discussed as having a “John Oliver effect” from his deep dive segments on Last Week Tonight, is rightfully included on this list and is at least one thing that’s right with the world that keep sleep soundly about after this week.

We can’t wait to see what clever thing Oliver will say about this new honor when Last Week Tonight returns next month.

HBO’s Cancels The Duplass Brothers’ “Togetherness” After Two Seasons

March 26, 2016

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(via Deadline)

Who knows–maybe it’ll get revived years later?

In a TV season that has been full of renewals, it’s unfortunate to hear that one of the few cancellations is of Togetherness over at HBO.

The Duplass Brothers did bring a dramedy that focuses on adults still figuring out adulthood into a sort of an increasingly crowded field of Transparent, You’re The Worst, Louie, Catastrophe, but we still thought Togetherness was a very solid series from Mark and Jay Duplass.

Don’t fret too much as both of them have plenty of stuff in the works (remember that Jay stars in Transparent too).

William Shakespeare and Dan Harmon Fight Over Writing, “Community”, and “Dirty Grandpa” on Latest “Great Minds”

March 25, 2016

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Thomas Middleditch, who just happens to be a member of The Improvised Shakespeare Company, made for a great William Shakespeare on last night’s episode of Great Minds with Dan Harmon.

Unfortunately, for Harmon, Shakespeare and him didn’t quite get along as well as he had hoped especially for William’s take on modern movies and TV. They, in fact, get into a shouting match hurling insults from across the centuries at each other.

Enjoy it all here.

Please Get Chris Garcia’s “Laughing and Crying at the Same Time” Off of AST Records

March 25, 2016

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A record from Chris Garcia has been a long time coming given everything he’s done leading up to it including numerous Comedy Central appearances, WTF with Marc Maron, and This American Life just to name a few.

Garcia more than lives up to expectations with this very first comedy album, “Laughing and Crying at the Same Time”.

This hour really exemplifies the fine comedic performance and craft that Garcia has honed over the years. Observational, personal, sincere, silly, structured and deconstructionist, Chris strikes a balance in almost every way imaginable here.

Please get and enjoy Laughing at Crying at the Same Time fresh from AST Records as soon as you can.

Also, you can get a vinyl release that’s due out this Summer.

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