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LA Comedy Rundown 12/21/15

December 21, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Flophouse in Highland Park Tues. Dec. 22nd 6:30PM FREE
Bee Funny: Stand Up + Spelling Bee @ Hollywood Improv Lab Sun. Dec. 27th 8PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
The Smokes @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
improv4humans w/Matt Besser @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Sandy Crahford @ MiMoDa 8PM FREE
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5
Short Show @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Huebel and Scheer Present Crash Test @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/3 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/End 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com
THE PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/$5 cover (cover counts for additional set on different week)/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins and Jud Travis
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 8:40PM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
THE WAREHOUSE LOUNGE 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 7:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./8 spots only/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
THE GOOD NITE 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:20PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/1 item min./3-5 min./Hosted by Ever Mainard, Lindsay Adams, and Caitlin Bergh
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery at start for first 20 spots/Rolling lottery after that/One item min.
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 10:40PM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
MELODY LOUNGE 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Terrence Newman and Alex Hanna
BIG WANGS 1562 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/1 item min./First come, first served
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/Ends 12:30AM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/$1-2 donation/First come, first served/Hosted by Jasmin Leigh
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around MIDNIGHT after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary

Stephen Colbert Figures Out How to Interview Robert De Niro in Late Night

December 20, 2015
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Avid watchers of late night know that celebrated actor Robert De Niro can make for one of the toughest interviews on a late night talk show. De Niro tends to be extremely reserved and short, if not monosyllabic, in his answers, proving a challenge for any and all late night hosts trying to make a conversation worthy of a national audience. 

When Jimmy Fallon first took on Late Night, De Niro was one of Fallon’s first guests, which was supposed to be a spectacle of sorts with Jimmy’s feverish energy juxtaposed next to Robert’s unwavering stoicism. The result was not the spectacle that NBC was hoping for. Still, that was all before Fallon opted towards all the classic games, lip sync battles, etc. he now does on The Tonight Show that are so popular.

Stephen Colbert never shies away from a challenge and used every trick he could think of to take what started off as a dry chat at the start, but turned into a pretty fun ride on The Late Show that even got De Niro laughing. 

This is just more proof, we think, that it’s a good thing that Colbert is at the helm at The Late Show.

Watch Fey and Poehler’s Game Show “Meet Your Second Wife”

December 20, 2015
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Often times, when a man remarries, he goes for a woman that is younger, perhaps so much younger that it’s kind of ridiculous.

So, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler highlighted that point on last night’s SNL with a new, innovative, somehow omniscient game show, Meet Your Second Wife.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/20/15

December 20, 2015
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comedy shows, los angeles, open mics

ON THE HORIZON
Director’s Commentary Live @ UCB Sunset Tues. Dec. 22nd 9:30PM $5
Middleditch + Schwartz @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Jan.17th 8PM $30 

COMEDY CRAWL
Seinfeld: The Apartment in West Hollywood 10AM-7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Jake Johannsen @ Irvine Improv $20/2 item min.
Shut Up! I Hate You @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5
That’s Gold @ Bootleg Theater 7:30PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction: LA Championships @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Small Town Comedy @ Roar Room 8PM FREE
Comedy Film Nerds Star Wars Holiday Movie Night @ Hollywood Improv 8:30PM $8/2 item min.
Tenants of the Trees: Stand-Up & Vinyl @ Tenants of the Trees 8:30PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Set LIst @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $15/2 item min.
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
French Toast @ Taix 9:45PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
BLACKLIGHT DISTRICT LOUNGE 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA/Starts 12PM/Ends 4PM/First come, first served/10-20 min./Hosted by Spencer Kalander
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min./Hosted by Chelsea Skidmore
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
THE ARSENAL 12012 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 9PM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Caesar Lizardo
VENICE GRIND 12224 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/5 min./Mixed mic/2-3 songs for musicians/Hosted by Shanon O’Donnell/No purchase necessary
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Michelle Christine
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA (tre stage)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9:30PM/Following booked show/Hosted by Laura Colquhoun
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton, Joel Jimenez, Roman Fraden, and/or Kat Yeary
M-BAR 1846 ½ E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Tony Alfieri and Steven Moreno
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/6 min./$3 cover/Hosted by Tarikh Joseph

Conan Has an Ewok Infestation in His Studio

December 20, 2015
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Of all the Star Wars themed bits in late night over the last few weeks, this one on this week’s Conan is probably one of our favorites. 

Watch it here.

Randy Liedtke Gets Into The Deeper Reasons Why He Rollerblades “Outside Comedy”

December 19, 2015
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Randy Liedtke is a very funny comedian that plays around the sillier edges of comedy. So, it the fact that one of his hobbies is non-ironically rollerblading as an adult in 2015 kind of makes sense.

Watch him wax about rollerblading and the deeper fulfillment he gets out it in the latest episode of Thomas R. Wood’s Outside Comedy.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Are Hosting SNL Tonight

December 19, 2015
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Since they’ve ended their run as hosts of The Golden Globes, you’re best chance to catch Tina Fey and Amy Poehler together again is to watch as they host Saturday Night Live tonight at 11:30PM on NBC.

You can also watch Sisters, now in theaters. There’s probably something else that they’re secretly working on, but you’ll make to due with a movie and an episode of SNL.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/19/15

December 19, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Comedy Film Nerds Holiday Star Wars Movie Night @ Hollywood Improv Sun. Dec. 20th 8:30PM $8/2 item min.
Don Rickles @ Saban Theatre 9PM $79-$150

COMEDY CRAWL
Seinfeld: The Apartment in West Hollywood 10AM-7PM FREE
5 Songs & 1 Santa @ UCB Sunset 10:30AM $10 or unwrapped toy for Children’s Hospital LA (stand by only)
Doug Loves Movies @ Nerdmelt Showroom 4:30PM $10
Three Shows-One Night w/Dylan Brody @ David Henry Hwang Theatre 7PM $20-$45 (stand by only)
Drinking Buddies @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $5
Jake Johannsen @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Sentimental Lady: Guilty Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Harry Shearer & Judith Owen’s Christmas Without Tears (Does This Tree Make Me Look Fat?) @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $50-$75 
ADHD Live! @ The Hotel Cafe 8PM $10
Burn Heal (the prequel) @ Grounded 8PM FREE
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Melissa Villasenor @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
The Rob Christensen Album Recording @ Chatterbox 8PM FREE 
The Saturday Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $12
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Frowntown @ Basic Flowers 8:30PM FREE
Happy Contest Time @ Hollywood Improv Lab 9PM $10
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
BeerSharkMice @ iO West 9PM $10
This Show Is Not Funny @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Super Tight @ Cinefamily 9:30PM $20
A Bing Crosby Christmas Christ-tacular @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $12
Blazing Saddles @ New Beverly Cinema MIDNIGHT $8
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
A Tomorrow! Family Christmas w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 2PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Vallely
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up in advance by liking this page: https://www.facebook.com/ericbcomedy/First 28 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Todd Smith, Matt Robinson, and Eric Bustamante/5 min./1 drink min.
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio CIty, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 10PM/5-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
RINCON OAXACANA 6655 N. Cherokee Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Elijah Wise
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio CIty, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 10PM/Ends 12AM/5-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV LAB 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Josh Adam Meyers and Avery Pearson/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/Sign-up 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

The Cast of “Sisters” Uses Star Wars Toys to Say Why You Should You Go See “Sisters”

December 19, 2015
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While Star Wars: The Force Awakens is poised to break every box office record known to man this weekend, it is still legal, as Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have been saying, to see both Sisters and Star Wars in the same weekend.

To hit that point home, the entire cast of Sisters including Ike Barinholtz, Rachel Dratch, and Maya Rudolph on top of Tina and Amy as well as writer Paula Pell went on Late Night with Seth Meyers and voiced various Star Wars action figures to say why you should go see Sisters.

Indeed, they do make a great case for seeing both.

Amazon Orders Tig Notaro’s “One Mississippi”, “Highston” with Chris Parnell and Mary Lynn Rajskub, and “Z: The Beginning of Everything” to Series and Renews “Red Oaks”

December 18, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Just like Netflix has upped their content orders for next years, Amazon is smartly following suit.

Today, Amazon boosted up their upcoming comedy offering by not only renewing their 80s coming-of-age comedy, Red Oaks, from David Gordon Green, but ordered three of their comedy pilots to series.

One, Highston, has Chris Parnell and Marry Lynn Rajskub as parents to a kid played by Lewis Pullman who has celebrity friends that only he can see. The second one, One Mississippi is the high profile dramedy series based on the life of Tig Notaro with involvement from Louis C.K. and Diablo Cody. The third and final series ordered today was, Z: The Beginning of Everything, a comedy based on the whirlwind-turned-tornado of a romance between Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald and legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Christina Ricci is set to lead and the series is written by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin, both from The Killing, and directed by Tim Blake Nelson that you probably saw years ago in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

All in all, this new batch of comedy series that Amazon has will be very intriguing to see in how it stacks up to releases from Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services.

Fortune Feimster Upped to Series Regular on “The Mindy Project”

December 18, 2015
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(via Deadline)

We’re glad that The Mindy Project has stuck around and given Fortune Feimster a permanent role.

Having had a recurring role as Nurse Colette Kimball in the fourth season of The Mindy Project, the very funny Fortune has gotten bumped up to a series regular, which we’re all for.

Now that they’re a season in at Hulu, we’re excited to see what else The Mindy Project has in store with a little more freedom.

Conan’s Jordan Schlansky Meets Harrison Ford and It Doesn’t Quite Go as Planned… or Does It?

December 18, 2015
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Conan’s famous associate producer Jordan Schlansky has many obsessions that have been cataloged and systematically ridiculed by Conan O’Brien over the years. Aside from wine, coffee, water, and Italy, Jordan is a huge Star Wars fan.

As Conan had a Star Wars themed episode last night, they let Jordan geek out over meeting Harrison Ford and Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams as well as get a pretty great bit out if.

Watch it here.

Sara Schaefer and Little Esther Talk Parental Sex Talks

December 18, 2015
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This latest episode of Cocktales with Little Esther features the wonderful Sara Schaefer and an exploration, amongst other fun sex topics, the ill-fated parental sex talk.

Watch it here.

Nathan Fielder’s Summit Ice Jacket Has Made Over $300K and Projected For an Annual Gross $2.2 Million

December 18, 2015
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(via EW)

Here’s proof that Nathan Fielder can actually make business plans that aren’t just elaborate pranks.

Only two months ago, Nathan For You’s Nathan Fielder came out with his own Summit Ice jacket as a response to finding out that his former favorite jacket made by Taiga honored a Holocaust denier. In that time, over $300,000 has been raked in from the jacket going on sale and all the profits are set to go to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Center. At this pace, Fielder has claimed that the sales of Summit Ice will reach a $2.2 million annual gross.

Now that there is a Summit Ice t-shirt and a knit cap available that also raise money for the same cause, don’t be surprised when he’s right.

Bill Burr’s F Is for Family Is Now Streaming on Netflix

December 18, 2015
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At this time, you’ve either seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens or you’re not going to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens for about a week, so you should go watch this.

The long-awaited animated series from Bill Burr, F Is for Family, is now here. Take a journey back to the 70s when Bill grew up and is not sugarcoating it at all. If anything, he’s making any sugar is gone and leaving how screwed up that time really was.

Get into it on Netflix here.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/18/15

December 18, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction: LA Championships @ The Virgil Sun. Dec. 20th 8PM FREE
Bill Burr @ The Orpheum Theatre Thurs. Dec. 31st 7:15PM/10:30PM $45-$55

COMEDY CRAWL
Seinfeld: The Apartment in West Hollywood 10AM-7PM FREE
Harold Matinee @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Play by Play @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation/Scrooged @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30PM $11
Cook County Social Club + The Katydids @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Jake Johannsen @ Irvine Improv 7:30PM/9:45PM $20/2 item min.
Mixtape @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $12
C & C Variety Hour’s Holiday Heroes @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $15
Melissa Villasenor @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min. 
Bangarang! presents: The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
PowerPointless @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
The Matt McComedy Show @ Basic Flowers 8:30PM $5
Whatever @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock 9PM $5
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Winslow presents: Marry F*ck Kill @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Charaoke: A Character Karaoke Party @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 10PM FREE
Set List @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min. 
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
Orpheus Roy & Friends @ iO West 10PM $10
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
JV Presents #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
We’re Gross with Gilli Nissim Anniversary Show @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5

OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Ct., Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 3PM/Ends 4:30PM/6-8 min./No purchase necessary/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come first served/Set list of topic provided to improvise off of/No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery/35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester and Alison Stevenson
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can perform
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 12PM at Facebook page/See www.facebook.com/bombsheltercomedy for more details and to sign-up/Starts 7PM/Ends 11PM/5 min./Lottery/Hosted by John Silver and Ryan Pfeiffer
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA #201/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover/includes drink/Hosted by Bobbie Oliver
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Ct., Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:30PM/6-8 min./No purchase necessary/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Ct., Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 9:30PM/Ends 11PM/6-8 min./No purchase necessary/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10:45PM after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

Will Ferrell Causes Some Holiday Mayhem as a New Santa on Fallon

December 18, 2015
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Will Ferrell went on The Tonight Show last night as a sort of new Santa that has probably been focus tested to be cooler, sleeker, and way more chill than jolly old St. Nick.

Ferrell even stuck around to mess with Jimmy with the help of the other guest, Alicia Vikander.

This definitely harkens back to Ferrell’s days at SNL, which we miss dearly.

For Those of You That Want a More Doug Stanhope Approach to Health and Wellness, There Now is the unFIT App

December 18, 2015
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The one and only Doug Stanhope has teamed up with indie game developers This Is Pop to make an app for those of us that want to engage in that thing known as “fitness” but aren’t really on board with many of the current and popular methods of doing so. 

Cue unFIT, which tracks underachievements. Rather than how many steps you took in a day, it has the option to track lifting your controller, game console or TV, standing in a long line, etc. 

Here’s Stanhope himself showing off the unFIT lifstyle.

If you’re done getting angry at your Fitbit, you can download unFit now for $4.99 from Apple’s App Store.

John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Go on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” as George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon

December 18, 2015
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John Mulaney and Nick Kroll are keeping some of The Kroll Show’s most enduring characters, George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon, going, which is really a pretty great gift to us all. 

Not only do they have an acclaimed off-Broadway show “Oh Hello” running at The Cherry Lane Theatre, but they made probably one of the most memorable late night appearances this year.

Fully in costume and character, St. Geegland and Faizon chatted with Seth Meyers on Late Night and Meyers could barely keep a straight face through the whole conversation. 

For those of us unable to see Oh, Hello, for now, this is the next best thing.

Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson’s Throwing Shade Podcast Is Being Adapted for TV Land Pilot

December 17, 2015
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(via Variety)

Yet another podcast makes it to TV.

Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson have cultivated their topical podcast Throwing Shade into quite the formidable comedy podcast. As such, it’s now being adapted for television in the form of a comedy pilot over at TV Land. How it will be adapted (maybe a scripted series that centers around doing the podcast like Maron?) has yet to be announced, but we’re glad to see Safi and Gibson get a pilot together.

Along with The Jim Gaffigan Show, we definitely like the direction that TV Land has been and is heading in.

“Gentlemen Lobsters”, “Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers”, and the First Episode of “Before the Morning After” Are All Now Streaming at Seeso

December 17, 2015
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That free month of beta Seeso is still going by the way.

Seeso’s has a new batch of their original series, which include animated lobsters finding their way in the modern world, a modern take on the dating game from Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell, and comics like Jena Friedman and Stephen Merchant riffing at a diner in the late, late night/early, early morning.

Get into Gentlemen Lobsters, Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers, Before the Morning After over at Seeso for free while you still can.

Tina Fey Goes an Embedded Reporter in Afghanistan in “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” Trailer

December 17, 2015
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The latest offering from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock is coming in the form of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a comedy following Fey as she volunteers to go to war torn Afghanistan as a reporter. A supporting cast including Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton makes this adaptation of “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days In Afghanistan And Pakistan” by Kim Barker, written by Carlock, very intriguing.

Get a look at for yourself in this very first trailer then look for its release in theater Fri. Mar. 4th, 2016.

By the way, the phrase “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” is the original WTF.

Bill Burr Shares His Childhood Experiences with His Dad, Some of Which Inspired “F Is for Family”

December 17, 2015
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Bill Burr’s upcoming animated Netflix series, F Is for Family, is taking a look at how crazy growing up in the 70s was. As you can guess, Burr had more than a little bit of personal experience in being raised in a sort of crazy household, which inspired parts of the show.

From these stories of Burr’s dad on Conan, you can see that F Is for Family  going to be a fun, no-holds-barred sort animated series.

Festivus Was a Real Thing Created by a Seinfeld Writer’s Dad

December 17, 2015
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Though it wasn’t quite like the Festivus that we all have come to know and love.

Festivus is the holiday celebration that offers though that are put off by most other traditional holiday season celebrations incepted by Seinfeld several years ago. As it turns out, the celebration had source material in Seinfeld writer Dan O’Keefe’s father Daniel O’Keefe, which the imaginations of fellow writers Alec Berg and Jeff Schaeffer ran wild with. 

Daniel O’Keefe did made up the inclusive Festivus, which did have an airing of grievances, but a much more sobering vibe than the Festivus presented on Seinfeld as there were no feats of strength.

Point to truth being stranger than fiction.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/17/15

December 17, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Charaoke: A Character Karaoke Party @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum Fri. Dec. 18th 10PM FREE 
Superego Live! @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. Mar. 5th 8:30PM $30

COMEDY CRAWL
Seinfeld: The Apartment in West Hollywood 10AM-7PM FREE 
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18, $9 w/Goldstar
Dummy @ iO West 8PM $10
Duplex Comedy Suplex in Hollywood 8PM FREE
Jake Johannsen @ Irvine Improv 8PM $17/2 item min.
Nate Bargatze @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
Rudy Casoni Variety Hour @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM (sold out)
Sit n’ Spin @ The Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
The Star Wars Holiday Special 2 @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Sarah & Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30 (stand by only)
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The Studio Sessions @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
The Tinkle Twins @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Comedians You Should Know @ Fork 9PM $10
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Quartet @ iO West 9PM $10
The Rebel Alliance Presents: The Roast of Han Solo @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning/Cook County Social Club @ iO West 10PM $10
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
The Last Day of School: The Txt Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio CIty, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 3PM/Ends 4:30PM/5-8 min./No purchase necessary/No walk-ins for audience/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
OPEN SPACE THEATRE & CAFE 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
HOLY GROUNDS COFFEE & TEA 5371 Alhambra Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/1 item min.
ICE HOUSE 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ken Garr
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 9:30PM/Mixed mic/4-6 min. for comics or 6 min. for musicians/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Jacob Bunney and Brendan Cooney
VENICE GRIND 12224 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/Mixed mic/4 min. for comics/2 songs for musicians/Hosted by Shannon O’Donnell/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up at 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by WIll Giblin
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/5 min./Lottery/10 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gilli Nissim/Mary Sasson/Mel Stephens
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Booked spots throughout/Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary
SMOG CUTTER 864 N. Virgil Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8:30PM/3 min./Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Rachele Friedland and Robyn Morrison
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up athttps://www.facebook.com/getaroomwithdomandmatt/ Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Domenic Padulo and Matt Brousseau
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
BLU ELEFANT CAFE 2024 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/20 spots/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jessica Wellington
FANATIC SALON 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9:30PM/$5 cover/7 min./water and coffee provided/Hosted by Lydia Robinson
1836 SUNSET STUDIOS 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/15-20 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
SCALLYWAGS 1950 N. Placentia Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
CATCH 56 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mugzilla
THE CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Todd Smith and Eric Bustamante
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV LAB 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/SIgn-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/3 min./Lottery/Booked spots mixed in/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Stuart Thompson
THE HEADQUARTERS 9348 Artesia Blvd., Bellflower, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One item min./Hosted by Malcolm Hall
CLEO KINGS OPEN MIC @ TWO ROADS THEATER 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 7:20PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/15 spots only/5 min./$5
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery
IMPROV JAM @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 11PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Cole Stratton and Morgan Christensen

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