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Hulu Lands All 9 Seasons of “Seinfeld”, Set to Premiere “Difficult People” This Summer

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Anyone feel like Hulu and Netflix are amassing their armies for some sort of all out content war?

In a big, reportedly $130 million deal, Hulu will be exclusively offering all 9 seasons of Seinfeld on SVOD.

On top of that, they’re getting ready to unveil their highly anticipated comedy series “Difficult People” starring Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner, executive produced by Amy Poehler this Summer. This is all in addition to landing streaming rights to AMC shows and Empire.

We’re sure this is just the tip of the iceberg of what Hulu is trying to get going and the start of people trying to borrow people’s Hulu passwords.

Zach Woods Goes Through an Improv Exercise with Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter Known as “Give Me Back My Son”

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We could probably watch a whole hour of this.

During his appearance on Conan last night, Zach Woods brought up an intense improv exercise he used to do that employed a very aggressive, exclamatory demand from the movie “Ransom”.

From that, comes a very fun shouting match in which you’re not supposed to laugh.

Of course, on Conan this spiraled wonderfully out of control. Watch it here.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/29/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Prompter! @ UCB Franklin Wed. May 6th 8PM $5
The Best Friends Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. May 15th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Distressed @ Hollywood Improv 7:30PM $25/2 item min.
A New Stand-Up Show @ Copper Still Bar 8PM FREE
Idiots @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
One Night Only: Chris Garcia & Friends @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
SHUT UP. @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Speechless @ Busby’s East 8PM $10
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show @ Groundlings 8PM $14
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Gandhi, Is That You? @ Golden Road Brewing 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Heyday @ iO West 9:30PM $5
A Very Special Episode @ O’Hara’s Bar & Grill 10PM FREE
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Self Indulgence @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
King Ten @ iO West 10:30PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Josh Martin
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Heather Turman/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audtion/1 item min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
THE ICE HOUSE 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
B.Y.O.S. SKETCH OPEN MIC @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sketches only/Sign-up 5:45PM/5 page/5 min. max/Lottery/12-13 slots only/No light or sound cues/Hosted by Beth Appel or Tim Neenan
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comedy/1 song for musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Lentz
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary
THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Hosted by David Venhuizen, Dan Gill, and Colin McCormick/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/7 min./$4 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Adrienne Airhart
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Kate Peterman
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Can sign-up at http://www.iansalmon.com/showsopen-mic-night.html/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Ian Salmon
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA (next to Jons)/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:40PM after booked show/for improvisers/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
ROBIN HOOD BRITISH PUB 13640 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/Lottery/booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Mark Mulkerron
THE WINCHESTER ROOM 6522 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/4 min./Lottery/booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Rachele Friedland
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/4 min. or 2 short songs/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Adam Feuerberg and Tim Delone
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

Bill Hicks’ Albums and Specials Rereleased Today

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Thanks to Comedy Dynamics, the Bill Hicks catalog of his albums and specials are now available whenever and wherever you want starting today.

On Hulu, you can watch Hicks’ Revelations, One Night Stand, and Sane Man.

You can also pick up his extensive discography including Dangerous, Rant in E-Minor, Relentless, Salvation on iTunes.

FYI, you’ll want to carve out plenty of time for all of this.

TJ Miller to Host This Year’s Golden Trailer Awards

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TJ Miller will undoubtedly make a night of The Golden Trailer Awards that people outside of those in attendance and those who make movie and TV trailers will hear about.

On May 6th, Miller will again host a night honoring excellence in a specific field as he did at the recent Crunchie Awards. This time, it’s The Golden Trailer Awards honoring the best in, you guessed it, trailers.

Given every televised appearance he’s ever made, whether it be eating beef sandwiches on Conan or weirding out morning news show hosts, we’re sure TJ has something up his sleeve.

We can only hope that TJ keeps getting to host these sort of things more and more.

Comedy Central Developing Female Basketball Comedy From Amanda Lund, Maria Blasucci, and Angela Trimbur

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So, a Pistol Shrimps sitcom?

Comedy Central has just bought a project centered on an underdog all-female basketball team from Amanda Lund, Maria Blasucci, and Angela Trimbur who will also star.

It wouldn’t surprise us at all if the series would basically follow the real life events of the LA female rec basketball team known as The Pistol Shrimps, which has a roster including Lund, Blasucci, Aubrey Plaza and Stephanie Allynne as well as a dance team led by Trimbur.

Drunk History’s Jeremy Konner and Jack Black are also involved with the project that has the potential to line-up quite nicely with Broad City and Inside Amy Schumer.

Multi-Platform Series Starring Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, and Jerry Minor Coming to Fox

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Apparently, Fox has a lot of good stuff coming to their digital side.

While Fox ADHD is up and running at FXx, a multi-platform deal with some of the folks behind Burning Love, namely Keith Quinn and Jonathan Stern along with the likes of Paul Scheer, Rob Huebel, Jerry Minor, Curtis Gwinn, and more involved in front of and/or behind the camera has a fine looking slate of new series.

This includes Filthy Sexy Teen$ (a parody of all those sexy teen dramas), Drive Share (a workplace comedy of rideshare drivers), Criminal Records (an out of touch rock n’ roll label tries to save rock n’ roll), and Grand Marquee (a rapper from the old school tries to keep up with the hip hop of today).

All of this will be coming to the screen on your computer/mobile devices soon.

Rye Silverman’s Album “Intimate Apparel” Out Now

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Make this your comedy album purchase of the week.

Not only is Rye Silverman is an openly transgendered comedian, but she is also a funny comedian with no further qualifiers needed for you to check her comedy out.

Her new album Intimate Apparel is out now from The Experiment Comedy and you can and should pick it up here.

Jen Kirkman Does an Interview With An Electric Toothbrush So She Can Stop Answering The Same Dull Questions in Future Interviews

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If you read a bunch of interviews of comedians, or interviews of anyone in entertainment really,, you’ll find that people often ask the same questions and the results are often pretty drab.

Jen Kirkman is hopefully putting a stop to that.

In an interview with an electric toothbrush she is holding, Jen answers the same rote questions she gets in most interviews with the goal that she’ll never be asked them again.

Whether it be some question about being a woman in comedy or Bill Cobsy, you can get your definitive answers here one last time from Jen and her toothbrush.

We sincerely hope this becomes a trend as most interviews, especially on blogs and at press junkets, fall into the same trap of being uninteresting.

Channel 101′s April 2015 Edition Is Here

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The era of parody police procedurals has seem to come to an end at Channel 101. However, there’s still plenty of absurdly great stuff like another episode of Kill The Baby.

Channel 101 was, until recently, dominated by such shows as Car Jumper, Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing, and Skateboard Cop. Now, a new crop of shows which range from a new version of Toy Story to “self-ending” to making fun of all those millennials who do first person advice videos fill up the primetime line-up at Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s Channel 101.

Catch up/get acquainted/watch it all here.

IFC Orders Series Based Off David Krumholtz’s Gigi From WeatherFrom.com

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This time, we’re going to get more than just great random weather reports and non-sequiturs.

IFC’s latest series will be Gigi’s Bucket List in which Krumholtz’s “Gigi”, whom he plays himself, will live out whatever the hell type of dreams she wants to live out as she inherits a huge fortune after her husband passes away.

If you’ve ever seen WeatherFrom.com, you know this could be really good.

Expect to see this at IFC later this year.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/28/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Eddie Pepitone’s Bloodbath @ UCB Franklin Thurs. Apr. 30th 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Black Version @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. May 23rd 8:30PM $30

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
That’s a Bit @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
The Low Stakes Workshop w/Maria Bamford @ The Pop Hop 7:30PM $5
Good Looks in Arts District 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Awful Truth @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Tom Segura & Friends @ Ice House 8PM $10/2 drink min. (sold out)
Legitimate Goddamn Theatre @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Blamblamblam! @ Bar 107 9PM FREE
An Evening with Howard Kremer @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $5
The Gulch @ Melody Lounge 9PM FREE
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9:30PM FREE
Hill Jones @ iO West 10:30PM $5
Reggie and Karen @ El Cid 10:30PM $10
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
This Show Is Not Funny @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Rat & Weasel @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 5PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
JUST BE YOURSELF @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/For character performances only/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends before 8PM/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
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/No over the top vulgarity/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
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots available
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/4 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jenny Yang and Atsuko Okatsuka
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
WANG’S PLACE 120 E. Lemon Ave., Monrovia, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/One item min./6 min.
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/5-7min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 7:30PM/mixed mic
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
88 CHINESE & SUSHI 418 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./$5 min. purchase/Hosted by Cindy Liebman
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM/Lottery/4.5 min./after booked show
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$1 cover/Hosted by Nick Kauffman
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary

Nashville’s East Room Breaks World Record For Longest Continuous Comedy Show

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(via The Laugh Button/Nashville StandUp)

They clocked in at 184 hours and 16 min.

Running longer than a calendar week without interruption, Nashville’s East Room hosted a stand up comedy show from Nashville StandUp that will now officially hold The Guinness World Record for “Longest Stand-Up Comedy Show-Multiple Comedians”.

Previously, the Hollywood Laugh Factory held that distinction for the last few years, but thanks to several local comedians as well as Rory Scovel, Hannibal Buress, and Nate Bargatze, Nashville StandUp accomplished what they deemed “The Greatest Dumbest Thing We’ve Ever Done: The Broken Record Show”.

Though usually only going for 12 hours, we’d like to see Jimmy Pardo’s Pardcast-a-Thon get in on this action.

SAG-AFTRA Puts “Comedians of L.A.” and “Living With Funny” on ‘Do Not Work’ List

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Another couple of comedy reality series, like Last Comic Standing on NBC and Laughs on Fox, are clashing with unions yet again.

SAG-AFTRA has found that upcoming series Esquire Network’s Comedians of L.A. and Oxygen’s Living With Funny are not up to meet SAG-AFTRA’s minimum basic agreement and thus have barred SAG-AFTRA members from working on either show.

Why this is a recurring problem with comedy reality series might have something to do with some production companies trying to pinch every penny possible when making these types of shows. While comedy can certainly be done on the cheap, in many situations, putting more into the budget could go a long way for series that’s already entering the crowded fields of comedy and reality.

Hopefully, a resolution can come soon and this won’t continue as a trend.

Here Are Your Comedy Winners For The 19th Annual Webby Awards

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Now that The Deep Webbys are taken care of, you move on back to normal society with the winners of this year’s Webby Awards.

Chelsea Peretti, Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Funny or Die, Cracked.com, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, If Google Was a Guy, Kid President, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kids React, Too Many Cooks, Weird Al Yankovic, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Honest Trailers, Epic Rap Battle, Grumpy Cat, Last Week Tonight, and The Onion will all receive the Internet’s high honor of a Webby Award for their excellence online this year among dozens of categories and hundreds of nominees.

We’re curious if every comedy winner will be part of a bit on the Webby Awards ceremony with Hannibal next month.

Hannibal Buress Is Also Hosting The Deep Webbys

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The Deep Web deserves some love too, we guess?

Hannibal Buress is all set to host The Webby Awards next month on May 18th. Along with that gig, he also hosted The Deep Webby Awards “honoring” the best in whatever happens in the Deep Web that can’t happen anywhere else on the Internet.

Watch what went down here.

FX Has Ordered Comedy Pilot Starring Jenny Slate and Ari Graynor From Obvious Child’s Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Obvious Child’s Jenny Slate, director Gillian Robespierre, and writer Elisabeth Holm are reuniting once again.

Ari Graynor and Jenny Slate are set to co-star in FX’s newest comedy pilot, co-created by Robespierre and Holm, that follows them on a road trip across the country. If you’ve seen Obvious Child, you know that there’s probably way more bubbling under the surface than just that broad premise and we’re excited to potentially see what that is.

Al Jackson Taping His First One Hour Special Next Week

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If you’re in Chicago next week, go to this.

While in LA, we’ve got to thoroughly enjoy the stand-up of Al Jackson plenty on shows around town. If you’re in much of the rest of the country, you probably got to catch him on Hannibal Buress’ Comedy Camisado Tour.

But now, there’s a chance even more people can catch Al as he is taping his very first comedy special at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL on May 7th.

You can and should get your tickets here.

John Oliver and “Last Week Tonight” Square Off Against ‘Fast Fashion’

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Ideally, this would play at the beginning of Zoolander 2.

If you’ve ever heard of the labor abuses by the fashion industry at anytime in the last 20 years, they’re still going on.

On John Oliver’s watch, that’s not going to fly.

Watch his report and see what he sent to the doorstep of top ‘fast fashion’ companies.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/27/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Big Money Presents Chris Fairbanks @ The Virgil Thurs. Apr. 30th 8PM FREE
Seven Minutes in Purgatory @ UCB Sunset Mon. May 11th 8:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Gilmore Guys @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5 (stand by only)
Brave New Show @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal Album Recording @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Into The Woods… Adjacent @ The Groundlings 8PM $12
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber 8PM FREE w/RSVP (RSVP full)
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Big & Tall Show @ The LASH 8:30PM FREE
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Kibitz Room Comedy @ Kibitz Room at Canter’s 9PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9:30PM FREE
Wang Ten @ Big Wangs 10PM FREE
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./First come, first served
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’S INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Storytelling only/8 min./Lottery/4-5 spots only/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/4-5 min.
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
THE GOOD NIGHT 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:20PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Ever Mainaird, 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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
MELODY LOUNGE 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Wanjiko Eke, Meg Swertlow, and Chloe McGovern
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
BIG WANGS 1562 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/1 item min./First come, first served
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

“Adventure Time” Will Also Be Getting a Peabody Award

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All of TV would do well to take note who is taking home Peabody Awards this year.

In addition to Last Week Tonight, Inside Amy Schumer, and Jane The Virgin, Cartoon Network’s hit series that has been enjoyed by pretty much all ages, Adventure Time, will also be receiving a Peabody Award in the Children’s Programming category.

Those four programs represent a really great line-up of not only comedy, but entertainment that’s so damn refreshing. Hopefully, more TV network line-ups will look more like those shows in the not so distant future.

So Here Are Some Clips of That “Roast Battle” That Everyone Keeps Talking About

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If you haven’t been able to cram yourself into The Comedy Store’s Belly Room on late Tuesday nights, you have been missing out.

Brian Moses and Rell Battle have made one of LA’s truly hottest shows (just check LA Weekly and Vulture), by pitting comics together a la a rap battle and have switched bars for roast jokes.

Roast Battle is probably one of the best things The Comedy Store has had in a long time and it’s only a matter of time before it gets even more notoriety. Roastmaster General Jeff Ross has become a regular fixture on the show as a judge.

So, as many folks can’t get out to the Sunset Strip by midnight on a Tues., here are choice clips of some memorable past Roast Battles including:

Candice Thompson vs. Virginia Collins

Jamar Neighbors vs. Jesus Trejo

Sarah Tiana vs. Pete C

So far, they keep making “to watch” lists and have been to SXSW, Riot LA, and will go to the NY Comedy Fest.

Barack Obama Cemented His Legacy as Our Funniest President Ever with His Anger Translator Luther and Cecily Strong Spared No One at Last Night’s White House Correspondents Dinner

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What was being called “Nerd Prom” turned out to be a pretty great roast.

Last night’s Annual White House Correspondents Dinner will be a night to remember whether you were in attendance, watching it on YouTube, or actually tuning into C-SPAN.

President Obama delivered another great performance and even brought along Keegan Michael-Key as his “Anger Translator” Luther. It’s pretty undeniable that he’s the funniest president in American history.

Host Cecily Strong really cut deep with a lot of her jokes when she took the stage and dished it out throughout the whole room including President Obama himself and even Hillary Clinton who she favors. In fact, some jokes probably hit too close to home for some in the room and play way better to those watching it on screen.

Even though HBO has picked a showrunner to fill in after Armando Iannucci leaves Veep, it wouldn’t be entirely surprising to see Barack involved in the show after his leaves the White House.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/26/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Into The Woods… Adjacent @ The Groundlings Mon. Apr. 27th 8PM $12
Outside Dog Gets One Star @ UCB Franklin Thurs. Apr. 30th 7PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
The Whatever Milana Effin’ Wants Show @ Cowboys and Turbans 4PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Brent Morin @ Brea Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
Extreme Gaming Championship @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Rendezvous @ Artisan House LA 8PM FREE
The Faculty @ Nerdist School 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Neil Hamburger & Special Guests @ The Satellite LA 9PM $8
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Short Show @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Katia Kvinge: 140 Karaters @ iO West DCT 9:30PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up is 12PM at Facebook page/See http://www.facebook.com/BombShelterComedy for more info and to sign up/Starts 5PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by John Silver & Ryan Pfeiffer
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Miranda King and Kat Yeary
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Dave Nieker
IMPROV JAM @ NERDIST SCHOOL 7518 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10PM/Follows booked show/Lottery/3 min./One 5 min. on booked show/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mark Mulkerron
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses*improv listings curated by Zach Ross

Support Bill Plympton and Jim Lujan’s “Revegeance”

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Now that Super Troopers and Con Man have secured millions, here’s the next crowdfunding campaign that deserves some shine.

Legendary Oscar nominated animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton has partnered with Jim Lujan on a new animated crime comedy feature Revegeance.

You might recognize Plympton’s work with Your Face or other various cartoon shorts.

They’re looking to raise $80K by May 21st and have raised $29.329 as of this post.

Donate and support Revegeance here.