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Here’s the Latest Batch of Stand-Ups That Will Be on Season 3 of “Adam Devine’s House Party”

February 22, 2016

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(via Splitsider)

Chris Garcia
Megan Gailey
Matt Ingebretson
Ryan O’Flanagan
Jenny Zigrino
Josh Johnson
Alice Wetterlund
Chris Thayer
Jen D’Angelo
Noah Gardenswartz
Devin Field
Sarah Tollemache
Langston Kerman
Leonard Ouzts
Neel Nanda
Jak Knight
Matt Wayne
Pat Regan
Brandon Wardell
Dino Archie
Rob Haze
Vladimir Caamano
Anthony Devito
Brendan Eyre
Amir K
Joe Sinclitico
Kevin Iso
Taylor Tomlinson
Myke Wright

Those are the comedians, many of whom we are big fans of, that will be on the latest season of Adam Devine’s House Party, premiering next Thursday on Comedy Central.

We think you’re going to probably want to check it out, especially if you’re unfamiliar with many of these names as a whole bunch of them are pretty great.

Paul F. Tompkins Makes The Best Points Ever About Political Correctness in Comedy

February 22, 2016

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In a video for site Big Think, Paul F. Tompkins succinctly and clearly explains, better than anyone has that we can remember, political correctness’ role in comedy and how it helps rather than hinders the art form.

Watch and hopefully this’ll be the final word on the matter because it’s a damn good one.

IFC Orders Series “Stan Against Evil” & “Brockmire” from Dana Gould and Hank Azaria

February 22, 2016

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Bringing in Simpsons veterans is always a good call.

The great Dana Gould who used to write on The Simpsons and Hank Azaria who is one of the stalwart voice talents at The Simpsons both have series order for their own original series over at IFC.

Gould’s series, called Stan Against Evil, follows an old, crotchety sheriff that is brought out of retirement to fight demons with is female sucessor. Azaria’s series, called Brockmire, centers on a disgraced big time baseball announcer that attempts a comeback in the minor leagues.

Look for both series on IFC’s schedule soon.

Recent FCC Vote Pushes Us Closer To the Merging of Live and Internet TV

February 22, 2016

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(via The Verge)

Right now, you have to get the cable box of whatever cable company that you’re a subscriber of. Thus, it’s at the sole discretion of that cable company as to what curated, contractually-agreed-upon programming that they’ll offer.

This vote changes might just change all of that and could allow streaming services and cable TV to co-exist meaning watching Broad City and BoJack Horseman on the same box might soon be a reality.

This recent FCC vote in favor, three-to-two, of a proposal to break the stranglehold that cable TV companies have on the cable boxes that subscribers have to use might usher the future of TV a little sooner than anticipated. The proposal will allow third party companies to develop their own set top boxes with the ability to subscribe to various cable TV services.

If passed, any number of set top boxes that are meant for streaming TV that exists exclusively online could potentially be expanded to include live television and bring another drastic change to the already drastically changing landscape of television.

Still, the proposal has to go through a final vote and the decision’s effects would have to be seen, but it’s hard to see this as anything other than a good thing.

You might have the chance to press fewer buttons to switch fewer devices in order to watch the latest episodes of The Simpsons and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

John Oliver and Last Week Tonight Highlight Many Ridiculous Abortion Laws That Exist in 2016

February 22, 2016

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When John Oliver very succinctly picks apart pressing and controversial issues of our time presenting great punchlines to unfortunate happenings within said issues, you can be sure that he’ll balance the tone with something adorable at the end.

In last night’s Last Week Tonight, when covering abortion laws in such a manner, he indeed offered a cute palate cleanser with a caveat for a certain segment of pro-lifers.

Watch it all here.

February 22, 2016

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Eliot Glazer brings back his wonderful Haunting Renditions to LA, this time at UCB Sunset, and will be again “giving us all chills” as he sings songs that have been collectively agreed on as bad and giving them the classiest arrangement possible. Nicole Byer and Max Silvestri are set as special guests.

Haunting Renditions: Plugged In with Eliot Glazer will be this Saturday Feb. 27th at 9PM. Tickets are $10.

The rest of our comedy listings and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Jimmy Dore Shows How Hilariously Bad the Las Vegas Caucus Was Carried Out

February 21, 2016

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The Jimmy Dore Show at TYT Network went to Las Vegas right as the primary election for democrats in Nevada was being held to witness the city’s caucus.

His findings are both pretty damn funny, but also, at the same time, saddening as caution is being thrown to the wind in such a hotly contested election.

Watch it all really happen here.

“Girls” and “Togetherness” Return Tonight

February 21, 2016

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Starting at 10PM on HBO tonight.

Lena Dunham’s Girls and The Duplass Brothers’ Togetherness return, respectively, for their fifth and second season tonight.

So, you can actually watch two whole different generations try and cope with crisis that’s made for critically acclaimed television.

Girls is at 10PM and Togetherness is right after 10:30PM on HBO.

February 21, 2016

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One of the currently longest running indie improv shows in LA, The Manifesto Show, celebrates its 4th year by having a pretty swell line-up of some of LA’s best teams including:

Crashbar – Lilan Bowden, Will Doughty, Casey Feigh, Jacob Womack, Diana Wright
Reuben Starship – Eugene Cordero, Katie Dippold, Anthony King, Chris Kula, Lennon Parham, John Reynolds, Charlie Sanders, Eric Scott, Kate Spencer, Joe Wengert
Booberry Canadian Holocaust – Heather Anne Campbell, Colton Dunn, Scott Rodgers
Shakedown – Joel Jensen, Nick Mandernach, Rene Gube, Toni Charline, Hector Santa Cruz
Penguins on the Playground – Mark David Christenson, Jen Krueger
Convoy – Alex Berg, Todd Fasen, Alex Fernie
Toledo Rep – Suzi Barrett, Eugene Cordero, Rebecca Drysdale, Tricia McAlpin, Johnny Meeks, Billy Merritt, Joel Spence

Catch it this week on Fri. Feb. 26th at The Clubhouse at 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA (next to Jons) at 8PM for FREE.

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Please Enjoy a Great, Timely Sketch with Jen Kirkman About “Bernie Bros”, The Point of Which Was Proven by Jen Being Trolled Online Before It Even Aired

February 21, 2016

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On this week’s No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman got to do a sketch that was commenting on a specific portion of Bernie Sanders supporters that frequently engage in rather misogynistic discourse when talking about Hillary Clinton, otherwise referred to now as “Bernie Bros”.

Before this Bernie Bro Zone sketch even aired a few days ago, Jen got flack from many Bernie Bros, on top of her usual collection of Internet trolls, for just screen shots of said sketch.

This lead to both having to vigorously defend her position on the matter as well as an extended row of retweets by Jen highlighting the unfortunate way Clinton is talked about, which is many times adjacent to how Trump talks about other candidates in general.

Just look at Jen’s timeline on Twitter and you’ll go down a rabbit hole you didn’t know that went that far.

Though some may unfortunately not realize this, the backlash sort of proves Jen’s point that she made in the Bernie Bro Zone in the first place.

Kelly Oxford and Molly McNearney Are Developing Semi-Autobiographical Sitcom at TV Land

February 20, 2016

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Quietly, TV Land is building a formidable line-up of comedies.

Already, TV Land has gotten critical acclaim for The Jim Gaffigan Show and Younger. They’ve also got the intriguing single camera sitcom following George Lopez coming up and now they’ve added a project from author and Twitter giant Kelly Oxford and Jimmy Kimmel Live’s co-head writer Molly McNearney.

This project will follow both of their lives, which is a slight turn in terms of all the sitcoms that currently centers on the lives of comedians (Louie, Master of None, Dice, the aforementioned Lopez, etc.). Focusing on the lives of writers, being women in comedy, and best friends should make this show stand out should it go to series.

Daily Show Alums John Hodgman and Stephen Colbert Face on Late Show’s “Friday Night Fights”

February 20, 2016

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Two different generations of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart got to go head-to-head in the recurring Friday Night Fights segment last night as John Hodgman and Late Show host Stephen Colbert made arguments for who would win in a fictitious battle (ex. Big Foot vs. Tooth Fairy).

For those familiar with Tournament of Nerds, you know the drill.

Intellectual, absurdist sparks did fly in their clash, but make sure you take note of Hodgman’s entrance.

February 20, 2016

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The Thrilling Adventure Hour steps out of their classic style radio plays and teams up with Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery, the guys behind The Worst Idea of All Time podcast who watch an awful movie again and again and again, once a week for a year and discuss it.

Together, they are doing the Worst Scripted Event of All Time by performing Grown Ups 2 as remembered by Tim and Guy.

Get tickets here.

Complete LA comedy show and mic listings and maps embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

UCB is Launching a UCB Podcast Network Next Week

February 20, 2016

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(via Splitsider)

UCB alums and regulars are some of the biggest and brightest stars on podcasts like Ben Schwartz and Lauren Lapkus and it’s only natural that Upright Citizens Brigade expands its brand to include a podcast network.

Starting next week, The UCB Digital Podcast, Ménage â Trois Radio, and Blank Check with Griffin & David will be The Hooray Show with Horatio Sanz, the return of Matt Walsh’s Bear Down podcast, The UCB LongForm Podcast, and podcast version of live stand-up show GENTRIFY!

With plenty of talent reserves to draw from, don’t be surprised to see the UCB Podcast Network grow very quickly.

Stream Seeso for Free for 24 Hours on Feb. 21st, The Day of Ha

February 19, 2016

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Seeso is doing another round of free samples, so to speak, by letting the whole Internet use the NBC comedy streaming service for free for all of Sun. Feb. 21st.

They’re calling it the Day of Ha, which, according to Seeso experts, has a “rich history”.

In any case, you’re going to probably want to block out the whole day for binge watching as Seeso has a whole lot of great stuff on there.

Last Night, Jerry Seinfeld Got Steve Martin Back on Stage to Do Stand-Up

February 19, 2016

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It may be a one time thing or something that happens when a very specific alignment of the planets happens, but it still happened.

One of the greatest comedians of all time will always be Steve Martin. The fact that he’s still out and performing regularly, but doing so as a bluegrass musician rather than a comedian is a fact that many still have a hard time grasping with. Whether you got to see Martin when he was the biggest deal in comedy decades ago or got to fall in love with his comedy after the fact, the desire to see Martin on stage and do a set of stand-up comedy will probably never go away.

Apparently, off of losing a bet with Jerry Seinfeld, Martin opened up Seinfeld’s residency at The Beacon Theatre last night and according to Vulture, he has still got it (not that it should surprise any of you).

There’s no telling whether it will happen again or not, but let’s all just revel in the fact that it happened anyway and it did not disappoint.

Here’s a Teaser for Season 2 of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

February 19, 2016

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Kimmy Schmidt is coming back in a couple of months as loud in her choices of patterns as she is unbreakable.

Watch the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 2 teaser here, then look for all the episodes to start streaming on Fri. Apr. 15th.

Watch Short Film Based on Aaron Bleyaert’s “How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!”

February 19, 2016

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Based on what was a blog post written by Aaron Bleyaert, then adapted into a short film directed by the great Ben Berman, How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps! takes what could be a clickbait headline and turns into something very heartfelt and funny. In fact, it got enough buzz to screen at this year’s Sundance

Also, SNL’s Beck Bennett stars and Conan O’Brien makes a pretty sweet cameo.

How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps! is now up at Jash’s YouTube page.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Perches on the Couch and Chats with Colbert

February 19, 2016

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Making the late night rounds in promotion of his Hulu election special, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog got comfortable in an atypical position on the Late Show couch and went through a whole new round of roasting, complete with numerous prop cigars, and a mysteriously long tentacle of an arm.

Cameron Esposito and Stephen Falk Are Developing a Gay-Straight Comedy for FX

February 19, 2016

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Someone at FX really knows how to pick ‘em.

Following Falk’s You’re The Worst, which has gotten critical acclaim from the get go and has continued with that through its second season, Stephen is teaming up with the wondrous Cameron Esposito in developing a single camera comedy that exhibits a juxtaposition of the lives of sisters, one straight and one gay and both in their 30s. It will be based on Esposito’s life and could make for a really great addition to FX’s already beloved comedy line-up.

In addition to her debut hour special coming to Seeso next month, 2016 is looking more and more like an Cameron Esposito banner year.

February 19, 2016

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More details here.

Full LA comedy show and open mic listings along with accompanying maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com

Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, and Paul Rust’s “Love” Now Streaming on Netflix

February 19, 2016

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Valentine’s Day may be past us all (thankfully), but that doesn’t mean you can still reexamine the complexities and futilities of modern relationships and romance by binge watching the latest Netflix series.

All 10 episodes of Love, from Apatow, Arfin, and Rust with Rust and Gillian Jacobs starring are now streaming on Netflix.

Get Dwayne Kennedy’s Debut Album “Oh No, It’s Dwayne Kennedy!”

February 19, 2016

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Honestly, we have a hard time believing this is Dwayne Kennedy’s debut album as he has been so funny for such a long time. In any case, we’re glad that he has an album now, “Oh No, It’s Dwayne Kennedy”.

There is a certain great, classic feel to Dwayne’s stand-up, yet it doesn’t feel dated or out-of-touch at all, even when he ribs being on Twitter. Much of that is due to his particular angle on the black experience that’s exquisitely composed and well thought out, but also hysterically pulls no punches.

Get Oh No, It’s Dwayne Kennedy on Bandcamp or iTunes now.

Apparently, it’s $9 for black folks and “it depends” for white folks.

Amazon Doubles Down on Jill Soloway and Orders “I Love Dick” Pilot

February 19, 2016

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This is a good, common sense move by Amazon Studios.

Jill Soloway is responsible for a good percentage of Amazon’s critical acclaim from her series Transparent. So, it only stands to reason that the online giant would get her working on another project.

This time around, Soloway is adapting a 90s novel called I Love Dick by Chris Kraus, which follows a marriage unraveling, the birth of an artist, and an intriguing professor with the name Dick in the backdrop of Marfa, Texas.

It would seem that TV now has legitimate auteurs and they have more freedom than ever to do what they want because of a certain track record.

“Review” on Comedy Central to Have Short 3rd and Final Season

February 18, 2016

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Rather than having to bend the rules of the universe they have created, Andy Daly and the team at Review are letting Forrest MacNeil get some peace… probably.

Review is one of the shows that is at the core of Comedy Central’s current renaissance, both in the writing, execution, and the fantastic work done by the show’s star Andy Daly. So, they’re going to preserve the integrity of the show and have an abbreviated 3rd season that might be as short as three episodes or even shown as a movie to tie up the mess that MacNeil has made of his life over and over again.

While it’s sad to see Review come to a close, it is great that Daly is ending it on his terms.