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LA Comedy Rundown 10/20/15
October 20, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
The Super Serious Show with Michelle Wolf @ The Virgil Wed. Oct. 21st 8PM $7 in adv., $10 at door 
Bridget Everett @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Dec. 1st 8PM $30

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Tuesday Club @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
7 Fake Guys by Brian Barlow @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
A New Stand Up Show @ Copper Still Bar at Jaragua 8PM FREE
Creep Show @ Malo 8PM FREE
Gandhi, Is That You? @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Nerdist Night of Comedy @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
This Show Was on My Vision Board @ Akbar 8PM FREE
Comedy in English @ Hostelling International Santa Monica 8:30PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Commons Ale House 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan “3 Mics” @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
Delicious Moments @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM No cover/2 item min.
Outside Dog Gets One Star @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Cool Shit/Weird Shit @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/sign-up for spot in advance at aaron@worldnyc.com/ Starts 3PM/Ends 4:30PM/5 min. +/$5 cover/No walk-ins for audience/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that could potentially “tip”/pay you online
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/Lottery/5 min.
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7PM/No vulgarity or screaming/6 min. w/any purchase, 3 min. w/o/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky and Fielding Edlow
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Johan Miranda
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM
JUST BE YOURSELF @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Send a brief description of your character bit and the amount of time you’ll need (not to exceed 6 minutes) to justbeyourselfucb@gmail.com/There will be limited tech (microphone, maybe a music cue)/Hosted by Greg Tuculescu/Hal Rudnick/Mary Holland/Marques Ray/Kirby Howell-Baptiste
THE SHORT STOP 1455 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./Hosted by Brian Elder and Krystal LaFianza-Pitzen
THE MOTH @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors open 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories on theme of “guts”/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
SWORK COFFEE 2160 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Vince Caldera and Luis Lemus
THE LOST KNIGHT 1538 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 11PM/Mixed mic/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Virginia Jones and Olivia Haidar
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 7:30PM/mixed mic
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/5-7min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
THE GARAGE 3387 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up at RMopenmic@gmail.com by Mon. at noon/Starts 9PM/10 lottery spots will be picked before show/5 lottery spots at show/7 min./Hosted by Michelle Miracle
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM after booked show/Lottery/4.5 min.
THE CANBY 19312 Vanowen St., Reseda, CA/Sign-up 8:15PM/Starts 9PM/8 min./$3 min./Hosted by Amanda Jane
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$1 cover/Hosted by Nick Kauffman
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 12AM/Rolling lottery/4 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/For improvisers only/Donations accepted/Hosted by James Dean

Sometimes, The Day After Halloween Is Scarier Than Halloween According to This “PSA” by Lindsay Ames
October 20, 2015
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While a certain amount of spookiness and fright is allowed to reign free on Halloween, the aftermath that comes when Halloween is over before you’re ready for it to be over could possibly be more scary.

Let Lindsay Ames show you what could happen when the world has gotten over Halloween the next morning and you exactly haven’t.

Jim Carrey’s 70s LA Comedy Scene Showtime Pilot “I’m Dying Up Here” Gathering Up Quite the Cast
October 19, 2015
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(via The Wrap)

Melissa Leo, Sebastian Stan, Ari Graynor, Dylan Baker, Andrew Santino, Clark Duke, Jon Daly, Alfred Molina…

…Robert Forster, Cathy Moriarty, Al Madrigal, RJ Cycler, Erik Griffin, and Stephen Guarino are all set for the comedy pilot that Jim Carrey has in development over at Showtime.

With the backdrop of the 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene, it’s good to see a mix of veteran actors and actual stand-up comedians currently based in LA. 

We can only hope that gets picked up, so we’ll all be able to see what Carrey and writer Dave Flebotte have up their sleeve.

NBC’s Seeso Teases a Secret Society
October 19, 2015
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NBC’s comedy subscription service, Seeso, has got a lot of people talking. As you can imagine, many folks are wondering what they’ll be in for with shows from Dan Harmon, the UCB 4, Jonah Ray, Lennon/Garant/Vilaysack, and Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher.

Well, for now, it’s kind of a secret (emphasis on “kind of”).

Learn more about Seeso’s so-called Secret Society here.

Gigi Does It: Figure Skating
October 19, 2015
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IFC’s Gigi Does It let’s GIgi follow her latest obsession: figure skating. 

Of course, her partner is her assistant and, of course, he’s asked to do more than he’s comfortable with.

Watch their figure skating routine here.

Eddie Murphy Jokes About Bill Cosby While Receiving Mark Twain Prize
October 19, 2015
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Also, Murphy said that he’ll eventually tell jokes again.

In this video from AP documenting the Mark Twain Prize for Humor ceremony at The Kennedy Center, Murphy actually cracked a joke about Bill Cosby who also happens to still have a Mark Twain Prize to his name (starts at 2:28). 

Hopefully, this is the spark that gets the fire burning again for Eddie to return to stand-up.

“Going Deep with David Rees” Is Back for Its 2nd Season on The Esquire Network
October 19, 2015
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Possibly one of the most entertaining educational series ever is Going Deep with David Rees. Originally on Nat Geo, it has now relocated to the Esquire Network for a second season that premieres on Nov. 11th at 10PM.

Here’s a trailer that promises more of Rees’ great, unconventional angle on learning about stuff.

To get the word out, Rees has opted to go “analog” (i.e. old school) with his social media promotion is going across the country posting flyers. Although, it would seem he’ll be documenting the whole thing and then putting videos up on YouTube as well as encouraging people to download the flyer and post it around their town. That’s why it’s called the Rolling Deep Analog Social Media Tour.

All this has the makings of another fantastic season as far as we can tell, which is why we’ll remind you to get find Esquire on your TV and tune in on Nov. 11th.

John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, and Mike Myers Risk Fines, Possibly Imprisonment for Canadian Election Segment
October 19, 2015
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While most political ads that trash the opposition often seem juvenile, John Oliver and Last Week Tonight put a damning, well-documented case against incumbent Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

Oliver chose the Canadian election, which happens today, for his main segment on Last Week Tonight last night and really pinpointed why Harper shouldn’t be in office anymore.

Apparently, doing so during an election in Canada is against Canadian law and Oliver could face a moderately hefty fine or even jail time.

Yet, John Oliver pushed on anyway and had the help of one of Canada’s biggest household names, Mike Myers.

Watch it all here.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/19/15
October 19, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Super Tight @ Cinefamily Sat. Oct. 31st 10PM $20
Riding with Nicol @ Double Decker Bus that leaves from Pantages Theatre Sat. Nov. 7th & Sun. Nov. 8th $47.50

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
The Smokes + 8 Babies @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
Everybody’s Great @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
An Evening with Terry Gilliam presenting “Gilliamesque” @ Alex Theatre 8PM $27.50-$55
Cool Thanks @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
In Vino Veritas @ Colorado Wine Company 8PM FREE
Sandy Crahford @ MiMoDa 8PM FREE
The Cooties Present: Comedy Awareness Night @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM $5
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Rhys Darby’s Saying Funny Things Society @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
The Night of Our Lives @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Respect @ Cha Cha Lounge 9PM FREE
Urban Dictionary @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9:30PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Kat House @ El Cid 10PM $5
The Oh Hello Show @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Crash Test @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 1:30PM/Ends 3PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online /No walk-ins for audience
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 3:30PM/Ends 5PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online/No walk-ins for audience
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.
OH, HEY GUYS @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Storytelling only/8 min./4-5 slots only/Lottery/No purchase necessary
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
FOX COFFEE HOUSE 437 Willow St., Long Beach, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./15 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Nate Hedrick
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
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online /No walk-ins for audience
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/One item min./Hosted by Jay Weingarten
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

Superego’s Matt Gourley and James Bladon Have Made Theme Songs for Non-Existent TV Shows and Are Taking Submissions For Opening Sequences
October 18, 2015
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This is almost like a DIY version of Adam Scott’s Greatest Event in Television History specials.

Matt Gourley from the beloved Superego and James Bladon have teamed up to make TV themes that sounds so much like a real TV theme of a TV show from yesteryear, you’d have a hard time believing the shows didn’t exist. Even when they have long acronyms like S.T.I.N.G.R.A.Y. or juxtapose gnomes into a sitcom, the theme songs of Stay Tuned Vol. 1 are pretty perfect.

If you so desire and have the free time and resources to do so, Gourley and Bladon are looking for submissions for opening credit sequences to go with these themes. They just might feature your submissions as well. 

While it might seem like a lot of work, we have no doubt that someone’s going to come up with something great as plenty of folks did for Superego’s Stetch Maldonay contest.

“Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship” Premieres Tonight
October 18, 2015
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Midnight on Adult Swim.

While you’re still waiting for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, something to watch in the DC Comics Universe will be the third Robot Chicken DC Comics special, premiering tonight.

Since it’s the Robot Chicken crew cracking jokes with stop motion animation, we’re almost sure that there’ll be way less controversy than Batman v. Superman has caused.

Watch James Adomian as Bernie Sanders Debate Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump
October 18, 2015
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While this actual debate of Sanders vs. Trump may never happen, it’s certainly pretty great to see two of the best impressions of presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump done by James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik, respectively.

The two character versions of Sanders and Trump got to debate head-to-head during Whiplash at UCB NY and this highlight reel is pretty much everything you’d hope it be.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/18/15
October 18, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Stand Up to Domestic Violence @ Angel City Brewery Fri. Oct. 23rd 8PM $5 suggested donation
Monsters Doing Stand-Up @ UCB Sunset Mon. Oct. 26th 10:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Miranda July’s “New Society” @ Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA 4PM $29-$49
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Cool Beans Comedy @ Ice House 7PM FREE/2 drink min.
Hot Sauce @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Puppetzilla Dark Shadows Puppet Slam @ Steve Allen Theater 7:30PM $10
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
The Tinkle Twins @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Power Violence @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
That’s Huge One Year Anniversary @ Bar Lubitsch 9PM FREE
The Faculty @ Nerdist School 9PM FREE
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
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
IMPROV JAM @ NERDIST SCHOOL 7518 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/1 item min./Booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Kat Yeary
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
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/6 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Tarikh Joseph
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
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/Music guy-Kenneth Lion

Hour Long Stand-Up Specials from Amy Schumer and Jerry Rocha Premiere Tonight
October 17, 2015
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DVR either Fuse or HBO at 10PM, then watch the other live.

Both Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo and The Gentlemen Jerry Rocha have their premieres tonight at 10PM on HBO and Fuse, respectively.

Both are solid choices to watch, so try and watch both however you can pull that off. 

Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert Apparently Have the Same Agent and Dished About It on “The Late Show”
October 17, 2015
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While prepping for a week of shows in Brooklyn, Jimmy Kimmel stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and shot the breeze about their character of an agent, James Dixon. 

Also, Kimmel and Colbert make it seem like there is way less of a rivalry between late night hosts than the rest of the world would like to think.

Watch it here.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/17/15
October 17, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Communikate with Kate Berlant @ UCB Franklin Tues. Oct. 27th 11PM $5
Hubbard Street + Second City: The Art of Falling @ Ahmanson Theatre Fri. Nov. 6th-Sun. Nov. 8th $31-$125, $34-$94 w/Goldstar

COMEDY CRAWL
An Art Show About Nothing @ Gallery 1988 (East) 7PM FREE
Drinking Buddies @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Sentimental Lady: Guilty Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off @ Aero Theatre 7:30PM $11
Miranda July “New Society” @ Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA 8PM $29-$49 
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Jesse Joyce & Murray Valeriano @ Surf City Comedy Club 8PM $18/2 item min.
Wired @ Grounded 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Brew Haha in Silverlake 8:30PM Donations accepted
Comedy in English @ Hostelling International Santa Monica 8:30PM FREE
The Black Version @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Horrible Movie Night Presents Shotgun! @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
This Show Is Not Funny @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Bible Study @ The Church of Fun 10PM Donations accepted
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
Wild Horses present The Perspective @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10 (stand by only)
The Original Room @ The Comedy Store 10:30PM $20/2 item min.
Chicago Hope: Chicago’s Finest @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $12
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow with 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 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Valelly
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./1 item min./First come, first served/Hosted by Raab
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.
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/Sign-up 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

Here’s a Teaser for “Hidden America with Jonah Ray”
October 17, 2015
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A little trailer for the show I’ve been working on Hidden America with @jonahray. That’s the magical @astupidstupidman aka Demorge Brown in there too.

A video posted by Matt Dwyer (@mattdwyersquire) on Oct 16, 2015 at 4:04pm PDT

One of the many exciting new shows that’s coming to NBC’s comedy subscription service, Seeso, is Hidden America with Jonah Ray.

Jonah Ray going to the nooks and crannies of the good ol’ U.S. of A? We’re on board.

Here’s a teaser to give you a taste of what’s to come.

“The Chronicles of Federman” Out Now From AST Records
October 16, 2015
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To our knowledge, there isn’t a comedy album release that spans more time than with one comedian quite like The Chronicles of Federman.

30 years of a great comedian, Wayne Federman, who has smoothly adapted to the ever-changing landscape of humor are all captured in select performances in venues big and small, then remastered, and put onto this album along with liner notes from longtime Federman fan, Judd Apatow.

So, get a copy from AST Records or iTunes and have probably one of the best trips ever through comedy history all the way to comedy present, especially since its purely through the lens of Wayne Federman.

“Billy On The Street” Finds Another Charming Old Person That Really Gets Into Billy’s Quizzed in the Face
October 16, 2015
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As Billy Eichner will go up to pretty much anyone on the street on his show, it’s inevitable that he’ll run into someone as memorable as Billy On The Street regular elderly lady named Elena.

Thus, it’s also inevitable that he’d run into another person that’s also surprisingly into being asked pop culture trivia aggressively by a stranger like Rodney.

Watch how Rodney handles being Quizzed in the Face by Billy here.

Welcome To Night Vale’s Community Calendar Gets Read on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
October 16, 2015
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For whatever reason, when a new art form or medium gets to appear in some capacity on a late night talk show, that art form/medium gets lent a bit more credibility in the mainstream. 

Certainly, Marc Maron and Chris Hardwick appearing consistently on late night has gotten podcasting more out there, but they already had a bunch of stuff going on outside of their gigantic podcasts as well. 

Something like Welcome to Night Vale, which rose fast through the ranks simply as an engrossing, out-of-left-field, funny podcast making an appearance on something like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert definitely is pretty great moment for the show itself as well as podcasting as a whole.

So, knowing all that, enjoy Cecil Baldwin go through Night Vale’s Community Calendar live on Colbert.

Anthony Jeselnik’s “Thoughts and Prayers” Now on Netflix
October 16, 2015
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If you’re going to use your lunch break to watch this, make sure you work at some place that’s maybe cooler with NSFW than elsewhere.

Anthony Jeselnik’s latest hour special, Thoughts and Prayers, has just arrived on Netflix. Taped in San Francisco, Jeselnik makes a point, as he always expertly does, to leave no sacred cow undesecrated. 

Watch in on Netflix here.

Please Enjoy Nathan Fielder on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”
October 16, 2015
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Just like his show Nathan For You, Nathan Fielder is the sly and subtle trickster that so many people have come to know and love when chatting with late night talk show hosts.

His appearance on last night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers is a perfect example as Nathan shared a “gift” as well as his “Italian fantasy vacation” with Seth.

We can only hope Fielder continues to make the rounds on talk shows during this current season of Nathan For You.

Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” Picked Up to Series at FX
October 16, 2015
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(via Variety)

So, between FX and FXx, FX Networks will now have a rock and a rap comedy series.

FXx already had Denis Leary’s Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and now, as perhaps a nice compliment, Donald Glover’s dramedy that follows the lives in and around Atlanta’s rap scene, Atlanta, will go to series at FX.

As many folks on Capitol Hill often relate their lives more to Veep than House of Cards, we wonder if the rap world will similarly relate to Atlanta over Empire.

Look for Atlanta in 2016.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/16/15
October 16, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Art Deco Comedy Hour @ American Legion Post 43 Wed. Oct. 21st 8:30PM $5
An Evening with Dead Kevin @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Oct. 27th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Play by Play @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Cook County Social Club @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12 
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Bangarang! presents: The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Cityscape: A Comedy Show in Silverlake 8:30PM FREE
The John Mulaney Files @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
The Wheel Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Whatever @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock 9PM $5
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Winslow presents F*ck Marry Kill @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Cartoon Graveyard @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM $5
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
Orpheus Roy & Friends @ iO West 10PM $10
My Diary/The Orange iMind 12 Keynote 2029 @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
JV presents: #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
Prop Drop @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM FREE

OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 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
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alan Santiago
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
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/5 minutes+/$5 cover/No walk-ins for audience/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
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
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.

Watch a Clip from Pixar’s Upcoming Short Film “Sanjay’s Super Team”
October 16, 2015
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As you’re probably getting ready to “feel all the feels” with Pixar’s upcoming The Good Dinosaur, don’t forget that there will be a sweet, funny, touch, probably heart-wrenching short film from Pixar as well.

This short is going to be Sanjay’s Super Team and it looks like it’ll keep the streak of Pixar’s wonderful shorts going based off this clip.

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