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Louis C.K. Nixing Jimmy Fallon’s Chances on “The Dana Carvey Show”, Performing Next to De Blasio With Poop In His Pants, and Coming Up in NYC Comedy

April 8, 2015

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Louie is back Thurs. night, which brings another added treat of C.K. doing great rounds at late night and a bunch of fascinating, unfiltered interviews.

On The Tonight Show, Louis C.K. went one unbelievable story right after the other of being the head writer on the short lived Dana Carvey Show and making sure Jimmy Fallon, who apparently is hearing the story for the first time live on TV, didn’t get on the show, then detailing how had to go on stage with poop in his pants at a black tie event, stand alongside Mayor Bill De Blasio.

C.K. also reminisced about the harder, struggle-ridden days of doing stand-up in New York City both on The Tonight Show and in an in-depth interview with The Hollywood Reporter and how appreciative of it he is now.

Also, we’re pretty sure you can see a picture from Louis’ story about standing next to De Blasio with poop in his pants in the THR interview.

Here’s The Trailer For Sundance Hit “Me and Earl and The Dying Girl”

April 8, 2015

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A potential record deal was going to be made at The Sundance Film Festival this year for Me and Earl and The Dying Girl as Fox Searchlight and Indian Paintbrush amongst others were in a bidding war for the movie.

For those of us not in attendance to Sundance, here’s our first look at was causing said bidding war.

Somewhere between 50/50 and the “sweded” movies of Be Kind Rewind is seemingly where Me and Earl and The Dying Girl lies according to this trailer. Also, it has Nick Offerman strangely holding cats.

That could be a winning a combo and we shall see if that’s so on it’s premiere on Jun. 12th.

Fox Renews “Last Man on Earth” For Season 2

April 8, 2015

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Coupled with Empire, Fox is doing quite well for themselves right now.

The announcement just came through that Last Man on Earth is now getting a second season at Fox, which we’re not only excited for, but are now curious what that means for this first season and how they’ll be able to play with setting up the next season arc.

Maybe, Will Forte will answer that promotional phone again?

DVDs of “The Interview” Have Indeed Been Dropped Into North Korea via Balloons

April 8, 2015

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(via The Guardian)

The plan hatched just after The Interview finally hit theaters has been carried out.

Lee Min-bok who defected from North Korea and now has become an activist against the regime used helium balloons to release thousands of copies of The Interview on DVD and pamphlets. Of course, this lead to North Korean forces attempting to shoot down some of the balloons.

We’re pretty sure no other comedy film in history can or potentially will ever be able to claim that copies of the film were distributed via balloon as a tactic in a “cold war” of sorts.

Hopefully, DVD players aren’t being confiscated in Pyongyang right now.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/8/15

April 8, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Basic Flowers in Downtown LA Fri. Apr. 10th 8:30PM FREE
The Raggle Taggle Dance Hour @ UCB Sunset Sat. Apr. 11th 10:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
JFL Montreal Character Showcase @ UCB Franklin 6PM $5
Get Weird Wednesday @ The Slidebar Rock N’Roll Kitchen 8PM FREE
Ben Gleib @ Irvine Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Blessed @ Grand Star Jazz Club 8PM FREE
Fielding & Friends @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Joel McHale @ Ontario Improv 8PM $25/2 item min.
Little Esther Goes Through Your Stuff @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Maude Night @ UCB Franklin @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8:30PM $20/2 item min.
Radio Picture Show @ The Virgil 8:30PM $8
SAPS Live @ Pig N’ Whistle 8:30PM FREE
Gandhi, Is That You? @ Golden Road Brewing 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Revolver @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Emmy Blotnick @ iO West MIDNIGHT FREE

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.
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
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.
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
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
WINCHESTER ROOM 6522 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/4 min./booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Rachele Friedland
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
O’HARA’S BAR 1000 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Lottery/3-5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Williams
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.

HBO Now Is Now Available via Apple TV and iOS

April 8, 2015

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As a cord cutter, you can now binge watch Veep, Silicon Valley, Last Week Tonight, The Comeback, Girls, Togetherness…

…Curb Your Enthusiasm, Eastbound & Down, Bored to Death, Flight of the Conchords, comedy specials from the likes of Louis C.K. and way, way more.

HBO’s standalone streaming service HBO Now has just launched promising a 30 day free trial before paying $14.99/month for access to all HBO has to offer past, present, and whatever the future holds when it becomes the present. It’s available on Apple TV and iOS right now.

Don’t take our word for it thought, let John Oliver fill you in.

Saying Goodbye to Your Friends Can Be Really Hard, Especially If You’re Matt Ingebretson and Your Friend is Bridger Winegar

April 8, 2015

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This goes to all you Matt Ingebretsons and Bridger Winegars out there having a tough time “letting go”.

Ingebretson, Winegar, and Andrew DeYoung made this “important” video that shows parting ways as friends can be one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do, especially if you have no idea to do let friends, or anything really, go.

“Learn” here.

The Tonight Show, Too Many Cooks, Grumpy Cat Nominated For The 19th Annual Webby Awards

April 7, 2015

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The Internet’s own Webby Awards just announced the nominees for this year amongst hundreds of categories. We sifted through it all to bring you the comedy relevant ones whether it would be a humor category or something funny that got nominated including Too Many Cooks, Funny or Die, The Tonight Show, Key & Peele, BoJack Horseman, The ArScheerio Paul Show, Grumpy Cat, or High Maintenance.

WEBSITES
The Ellen Degeneres Show-Websites-Celebrity/Fan, Television
Cracked-Humor
Clickhole-Humor
Funny or Die-Humor
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon-Humor, Television, Best Visual Design-Function
Fill The Silence-Humor
Break.com-Humor-Honoree
Rooster Teeth Prodcutions-Humor-Honoree
The Clearly Dope-Humor-Honoree
Slacktory Tumblr-Humor-Honoree
Shiba Sommelier-Humor-Honoree
SimponsWorld.com-Media Streaming-Honoree
The Grand Budapest Hotel: Akademie Zubrowka-Movie & Film, Best Visual Design, Aesthetic
Birdman-Movie & Film
WFMU-Radio & Podcasts

ONLINE FILM & VIDEO
Kevin Hart Is Not a Baby-Branded Short Form
The Workaholics Guys Find a New Cubicle Mate-Branded Short Form
Key & Peele “What About ‘Non-Stop’ Though”-Branded Short Form
Moustaches Make Food Taste Better from College Humor-Branded Short Form-Honoree
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon BTS and Interviews-Branded Unscripted
Jimmy Kimmel Live “Halloween Candy Prank”-Branded Unscripted
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee-Branded Series, Comedy Long Form or Series
College Humor “How To Tell If You’re a Basic Bitch”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode
Bo Burnham “Repeat Stuff”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode
Rob Cantor “Shia LeBeouf” Live-Comedy Individual Short or Episode
Mashable “Kevin Bacon Explains the ‘80s to Millenials”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode
Mashable “Simply Genius Shower Thoughts with Nick Offerman”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode
Making a Scene with James Franco “Dirty Dancing Dogs”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode Honoree
Funny or Die “Comcast Doesn’t Give a F—”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode Honoree
Whalerock “Kids Reenact Emmy Nominated TV Shows”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode Honoree
Iconoclast “Aspirational”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode Honoree
Denizen “Tiny Hamster vs. Kobayashi”-Comedy Individual Short or Episode Honoree
College Humor “If Google Was A Guy”-Comedy Long Form or Series, Best Individual Performance, Best Writing
Fullscreen “Kids React”-Comedy Long Form or Series
Funny or Die “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama”-Comedy Long Form or Series, Public Service & Activism
Jimmy Kimmel Live! “Mean Tweets”-Comedy Long Form or Series, Viral
BBC Worldwide “Gigi: Almost American”-Comedy Long Form or Series Honoree, Best Individual Performance Honoree
Vimeo “High Maintenance”-Comedy Long Form or Series Honoree, Best Editing, Best Individual Performance, Best Writing
Comedy Central “Hack Into Broad City”-Comedy Long Form or Series Honoree
Guilty Content “How To Talk to Australians”-Comedy Long Form or Series Honoree
AOL “Laugh Lessons”-Comedy Long Form or Series Honoree
CWTV “Play It Again, Dick”-Comedy Long Form or Series Honoree
The Howard Stern Show “The Howard Stern Birthday Bash”-Events & Live Webcasts
Adult Swim “Too Many Cooks”-Experimental & Weird, Best Editing
Weird Al Yankovic “Foil”-Music, Best Individual Performance
DEFY Media “Honest Trailers”-Video Remixes/Mash-ups
Nathan For You “Dumb Starbucks”-Viral Honoree
ACLU “Lewis Black Says F#%! Voter Supression-Best Individual Performance
Funny or Die “Mary Poppins Quits with Kristen Bell”-Best Individual Performance
JASH “The ArScheerio Paul Show”-Best Individual Performance Honoree
Next Time on Lonny Season 2-Best Individual Performance Honoree
College Humor “Adam Ruins Everything”-Best Individual Performance Honoree, Best Writing
Soul Pancake “Kid President”-Best Web Personality/Host
ItsGrace-Best Web Personality/Host Honoree, First Person
College Humor “The Britishes”-Best Writing
Funny or Die “10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Man”-Best Writing
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon-Entertainment
Rooster Teeth Productions-Entertainment Honoree

MOBILE SITES & APPS
Comedy Central App-Best Streaming Video, Best User Face Honoree, Entertainment, Tablet-Entertainment
The Daily Show Podcast Without Jon Stewart-Podcast
Comedy Bang! Bang!-Podcast
The Tonight Show App-Entertainment Honoree, Tablet-Entertainment

SOCIAL
Last Week Tonight-Best Writing
The Ellen DeGeneres Show-Overall Social Presence, Celebrity/Fan
Funny or Die-Overall Social Presence Honoree, Humor
Grumpy Cat-Animals
Ignition Interactive “BoJack Horseman Campaign”-Entertainment, Humor
Comedy Central “@midnight”-Entertainment Honoree
Laffland “Sniffers”-Humor
The Onion-Humor
The Most Interesting Man in the World Social Pages-Humor
Google Naps-Humor Honoree
Wonderful Pistachos #AskEagle-Humor Honoree
adidas Brazuca-Humor Honoree
Cracked on Facebook-Humor Honoree
Nick Offerman’s Solid Wood Emojis-Humor Honoree
Level 48-Humor Honoree

The winners will be announced May 18th with host Hannibal Buress presiding over the ceremony.

You can check out the massive list of nominees here.

Justin Willman Does Magic With Doug Benson For Some Folks Hanging at a Pot Dispensary

April 7, 2015

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When everything’s already feeling pretty amazing when you’re high, any sort of magic will feel legitimately otherworldly.

Doug Benson took Justin Willman to a pot dispensary where it’s a little easier for people to believe in magic (and subsequently easier to pull off a trick) for last night’s Sleight of Mouth special.

How easy is it to pull of a trick off in front of a completely baked person?

Watch here.

Oxygen’s Stand-Up Docu-Series “Funny Girls” Premieres Tonight

April 7, 2015

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Tonight, Oxygen is dipping their toe back, albeit with a tinge of reality television, into original comedy programming with Funny Girls.

Oxygen’s Funny Girls will follow the lives of comedians Scout Durwood, Calise Hawkins, Yamaneika Saunders, Nicole Aimee Schreiber, Stephanie Simbari, and Ester Steinberg in showing what it’s like coming up in the world of stand-up comedy these days.

Here’s a preview of what’s to come in case you aren’t well acquainted with how hard to do comedy in severely crowded field that it is.

Check out the premiere tonight at 9PM on Oxygen.

17 More Episodes of “Arrested Development” Are on The Way According to Brian Grazer

April 7, 2015

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(via Reddit)

Big time producer Brian Grazer revealed to Bill Simmons on The B.S. Report that we’ll be getting another visit from The Bluth Family.

The announcement was almost in passing amidst talking about the success of Fox’s Empire, but Grazer did indeed announce to Simmons that 17 more episodes of Arrested Development are on the way.

We’re not sure of a time table, but since there’s a re-edit of season 4 also coming as well as the prospect of getting the cast together again in any capacity, a veritable season 5 might be far off.

“Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro” The Trailer

April 7, 2015

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America will be introduced to the magic that is the house comedy show as well as getting to see another set of magic that is Tig Notaro and her comedy.

Showtime got Tig Notaro to do a tour of comedy shows in people’s various homes throughout the country and captured the experience in a documentary special called “Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro”.

In addition to the amazing prospect that is Tig performing for an intimate crowd at someone’s house, the brilliant Jon Dore seems to be tagging along as well.

We’ll be able to see what shenanigans Tig and Dore get into throughout this special.

Netflix Adds Ricky Gervais’ “Special Correspondents” To Its Feature Film Slate

April 7, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Netflix said they weren’t going to slow down and they’re keeping to their word.

Taking projects one by one from traditional media and distribution channels, Netflix already has a Pee Wee Herman movie from Judd Apatow coming their way and now has added Special Correspondents starring Ricky Gervais and Eric Bana on top of that.

Special Correspondents will follow journalists on the radio making up stories and the mess that follows. So a bit of Wag The Dog, Orson Welles’ War of The Worlds, perhaps?

We have a feeling that you should get ready for more of this sort of announcement from Netflix very soon.

Conan O’Brien Spices Up The UC Irvine Mascot

April 7, 2015

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Any takers on an anteater vs. whatever it is Conan created?

For his latest remote, Conan O’Brien took a shot at giving UC Irvine a much cooler mascot than the current one, an anteater.

O’Brien did so with haphazardly grabbed costume items from his show’s costume/wardrobe department.

Watch and enjoy the results here, then hope they put Conan’s mascot on some UC Irvine shirt.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/7/15

April 7, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood Sat. Apr. 11th 8PM $10
Prop Drop @ Westside Comedy Theater Fri. Apr. 17th 11:30PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Funny Girls West Coast Premiere Party @ Echoes Under Sunset 5:30PM FREE
All Things Comedy LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Franklin 7PM FREE
The Low Stakes Workshop with Maria Bamford @ The Pop Hop 7:30PM $5
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Come to Papa Live! with Tom Papa and Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Frowntown in Downtown LA 8:30PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Triple Header @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
National Midnight Society @ The Lyric Theatre 9:30PM $5
Reggie (Watts) and Karen @ El Cid 10:30PM $10
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
Winslow presents: SuperTeam @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/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
THE MOTH @ ZANZIBAR 1301 5th St., Santa Monica, CA/Doors opens 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/stories on theme of “fools” only/Lottery/10 spots only/5 min./$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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
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 8PM/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 NOVEL BAR 3760 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:15PM/Starts 10:45PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 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

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

Women Comedy Have Their Version of “Sex Education”

April 7, 2015

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It’s probably more informative than what a lot of your parents told you.

Women Comedy’s new video shows what we’ve all probably been missing when it comes to sex education and life in general really.

Watch and learn that the birds and bees is a bunch of nonsense.

The Cast of “Silicon Valley” Obligatorily Answer Fan Questions

April 6, 2015

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HBO’s Silicon Valley has some “unique” fans.

Season 2 of Silicon Valley is just right around the corner with the premiere set for this Sunday Apr. 12th at 10PM on HBO.

To get us all excited, cast members Zach Woods, Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, and Kumail Nanjiani answered some “fan mail” (there’s a real liberal use of the word “fan” here).

Watch it here and take note how to not ask TV series cast members questions.

Here’s The Trailer For Paul Feig’s “Other Space” Coming to Yahoo Screen Next Week

April 6, 2015

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Yep. the man behind Freaks and Geeks, Paul Feig, is back doing TV and it’s looking good, folks.

On Apr. 14th, Paul Feig’s new series Other Space starring Joel Hodgson, Milana Vayntrub, Eugene Cordero, Conor Leslie, Karan Soni, and Neil Casey will premiere on Yahoo Screen.

It’s a workplace comedy on a space cruiser stuck in an undiscovered galaxy and from this trailer, we’re looking forward to next Tuesday for the premiere.

“Sleight of Mouth with Justin Willman” Special Premieres Tonight on Comedy Central

April 6, 2015

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We don’t know anyone that’s in bed, fast asleep at 12:30AM on a Monday night. So, with that in mind, you might want to watch the Sleight of Mouth with Justin Willman special premiering right at 12:30AM.

Not only will Willman be doing his slick style of magic and jokes, but the likes of Paul Scheer and Doug Benson will be joining him and we can only imagine what’s going to happen with those two. Will Paul be magically going in and out of a character? Will Justin make Benson make seem like he’s not high? We’ll all have to tune in and see on Comedy Central at 12:30AM tonight.

Dead Kevin Does Their Taxes (Well, They Try)

April 6, 2015

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We wouldn’t be shocked at all to see a graph that shows many twenty and thirty somethings feel this way about doing taxes.

One of the most adult things you can ever do is pay taxes and in an age where childhood is preserved as much as possible, doing taxes is probably more of a mystifying thing than ever for many folks.

Dead Kevin perfectly exemplifies this current attitude towards doing your taxes in their latest sketch. So watch, laugh, and also go do your taxes.

Paul F. Tompkins Will Be Taping His Next Hour Special Jun. 6th at The Palace Theatre

April 6, 2015

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This is one save the date that you should be unequivocally excited for.

Quite some time, almost three years in fact, has passed since Paul F. Tompkins’ last hour special “Laboring Under Delusions”. In that time, Paul has done so much other great projects going including No, You Shut Up!, Dead Authors, Speakeasy, and, most recently, Spontaneanation.

It’s amazing that Paul can pull all of that amazing stuff off and get a new hour together to tape a special on top of that.

That’s why you should block out Jun. 6th on your calendar and plan on heading to the gorgeous Palace Theatre in Downtown LA to see the taping of Paul F. Tompkins’ Crying and Driving. As soon as tickets are available, we will let you know.

Win a Chance to Get Roasted by Jeff Ross or Lunch with Ken Jeong From LLS’s “Daring Greatly” Campaign

April 6, 2015

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Yes, supporting things like the fight against cancer can sometimes get you a chance to be roasted by Roastmaster General Jeff Ross.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has a campaign called Daring Greatly raising money for cancer research, advocacy, and patient services and are putting up auctions for a special individual roast from Jeff Ross, lunch with Ken Jeong, tickets to see Jerry Seinfeld and meet him at an upcoming Las Vegas show, and more.

You can make your bid and support here, but do so soon as there are only 10 days left on the auctions.

John Oliver Interviews Edward Snowden About Surveillance, Dick Pics, and More

April 6, 2015

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Man oh man, when John Oliver does an interview, it’s a damn fine one.

This week’s Last Week Tonight ran a little longer than usual because, well, Oliver and co. scored a huge interview with the one and only Edward Snowden all the way in Russia. John pulled off the balance between legitimately poignant questions and questions about hot pockets and nude photos.

It’s clear that Oliver is accomplishing his apparent mission to talk, at length and in-depth, topics that we would hate talking about outside of a focus group or a college course and also be thoroughly entertaining while doing so.

Clear out 33:15 of your day today and watch yet another historic moment for Last Week Tonight.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/6/15

April 6, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Guy Branum’s Album Release Party @ Revolver Video Bar Tues. Apr. 14th 8PM FREE
Army of Darkness @ New Beverly Cinema Fri. Apr. 17th & Sat. Apr. 18th 7:30PM $8

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Before You Were Funny @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Greg Proops Film Club: Raising Arizona @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $8 (stand by only)
Opera Meets Improv @ The Groundlings 8PM $12
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
The Night of Our Lives @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9:30PM FREE
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
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
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com/4-5 min.
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/5-7 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Thomas Fraser or David R
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
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./Lottery/12 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alice Wetterlund and Will Hines
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 WANG’S 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

Maria Bamford Doing a Residency at a Bookstore For Next 3 Months

April 6, 2015

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This Tuesday! $5 show, 90 minutes of comedy, I workshop 45 min w 2 new openers every Tues 7:30 pm @thepophop! 50th&york! For next 3 months!

Maria Bamford is simply one of the best around and you’d be seriously remiss if you missed one or many of these nights.

Yes, Los Angeles, specifically Highland Park, you’re going to have the magical opportunity to watch the wondrous Maria Bamford workshop and perform a new 45 min. every Tuesday for the next three months in the intimate settings of Pop Hop Books and Print with two hand picked openers.

So mark down 7:30PM every Tuesday for April, May, and June, make sure you have $5 on you, and start hanging near Highland Park more often because, again, you’re not going to want to miss this.

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