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Kyle Kinane, Joan Rivers, Rocky Horror Picture Show, More Doing Special Releases on Record Store Day 2015

March 16, 2015

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Get some collector’s items, some deep cuts, and support both comedy and your local record store by picking some exclusive releases from the likes of Kinane, Rivers, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Darjeeling Limited, and Live Freaky! Die Freaky!

On Apr. 18th., you’ll be able to get at a participating Record Store Day record store:

-A double vinyl edition of Kyle Kinane’s latest hour “I Liked His Old Stuff Better”
-A cd of Joan Rivers’ “The Next to Last Joan Rivers’ Album” from 1968
-A vinyl rerelease of the Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Time Warp EP
-A colored vinyl release of The Darjeeling Limited soundtrack
-A 7″ picture disc that includes three songs from the stop motion animation musical black comedy based on The Manson Family, “Live Freaky! Die Freaky!”

Here’s a full list of Record Store Day releases that includes a plethora of a good music too.

Anthony Jeselnik Taping His Next Special at Fillmore in San Francisco Next Week

March 15, 2015

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Rather than be on the dais at The Roast of Justin Bieber, Anthony Jeselnik has been focusing his efforts on his next comedy special.

We’re guessing it’s probably a much better use of his time.

Jeselnik will have 7PM and 10PM shows on Sat. Mar. 21st at The Fillmore in San Francisco where you can catch the taping of his follow-up to Caligula.

You can get tickets, of which there are a few still available, here.

If you’re in LA and can’t make it to SF next weekend, then you might be able to catch Jeselnik do a run through this Tues at The Lyric.

The Special Without Brett Davis Is Definitely Keeping The Great and Weird Streak Alive at MNN

March 15, 2015

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The Special Without Brett Davis premiered a month ago at MNN in place of The Chris Gethard Show and, after a month, it looks like they’re keeping the bonkers spirit of that late night spot going, but, at the same time, making it all their own.

With the premise of Brett Davis “being” dead and having to have subsequent “different” hosts from vastly different walks of life, The Special Without Brett Davis has gotten to go really off the rails in a really great way.

How off the rails you ask? Well, just watch how wrestling champion Bobby Blayze deal with a terminally ill kid that’s not your typical terminally ill kid and what happens when a bass player in a band of bass players/cult followers gets interrupted during a cult ceremony that’s probably NSFW.

By the way, all the full episodes are on YouTube right here because you know you’ll want to watch them.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/15/15

March 15, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
A Secret Run Through of Anthony Jeselnik’s New One Hour of Stand Up @ The Lyric Theatre Tues. Mar. 17th 8PM $15
Improv Piano Bar @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Mar. 20th 11:30PM $5/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Ed Wood/In The Soup @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Ari Shaffir @ Brea Improv 7PM $17/2 item min.
Shut Up! I Hate You @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5
Sunday Wrestling Federation @ The Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Pointless Comedy @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Rendezvous @ Artisan House LA 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Sucker Punch @ The Improv Space 8:30PM FREE
Brute Squad/The Mutiny @ iO West 9PM $5
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
That’s Huge @ Bar Lubitsch 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM $5
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Robert Downey Jr. Jr. @ Nerdist School 10PM FREE
Nervous Jerk Comedy Show @ iO West 11PM FREE
The Wrangle @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
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
THE PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/20 spots only/$5 cover/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins
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 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses

Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion Have Crowdfunded Almost $2 Million For Their Comedy Series “Con Man”

March 15, 2015

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Anyone think that the TV network executives of America would put any money behind a series that follows a former star of a sci-fi show in the great and bizarre world of fan conventions even with actual sci-fi stars Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk attached?

Well, the people of the Internet certainly is putting money down on that idea for Con Man.

All Tudyk and Fillion were looking for was $425K, which isn’t a modest amount when it comes to crowdfunding, but it’s probably a modest budget for they wanted to do. Little did they know that only a few days into their campaign that they would more than quadruple their goal with the money raised.

As of this post, their Indiegogo campaign is at $1,827,086 and they have almost entire month to go before the campaign closes on Apr. 10th.

Now, we all have to wonder how much more they’ll get to do with the extra dough.

Also, in case you’re wondering, you should donate to this because this series sounds like it could be pretty great.

Kevin Smith Confirms That a “Mallrats 2″ Is in The Works

March 14, 2015

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(via Variety)

Those who loved their comedies from over a decade ago got some damn good news this week.

First, Zoolander 2 will happen and has a release date.

Now, Mallrats 2 is set on Kevin Smith’s schedule 20 years after the release of Mallrats.

Already, Smith has a Clerks III set in motion and has a comedy horror project Moose Jaws following that this year, leaving the sequel of the oft-quoted Mallrats for 2016.

There’s no word on whether the entire original cast will return, but it would be fun to see whether the new Batman still sells clothes at a mall.

So, hell hath no fury like a woman’s scorn for Candy Crush?

Watch A Brief, Abbreviated Tour of The Comedy Career of Wayne Federman

March 14, 2015

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“From MTV, New Girl, Comedy Central, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Hello Ladies, Living Single, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-Files, Jack Frost, Legally Blonde, The Larry Sanders Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ESPN, LA Law, The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Florida Orange Juice, Samsung Galaxy, Charlie’s Angels, and stand-up comedy bits on Pink Floyd, Dokken, PBS, Ken Burns Jazz, Jimi Hendrix, and Purple Haze…”

Wayne Federman has not only been through so many different eras of comedy and their accompanying sensibilities, but he has done so very well and in every capacity imaginable. He’s been a stand-up, the head writer at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a go to commercial actor, doing musical comedy deftly, a successful character actor in TV and film, throwing his own film festival four years in a row, and so much more.

This reel spans so much and is the perfect reason why you should be following everything Wayne if up to these days.

Looks Like Eddie Murphy Might Be Playing Richard Pryor’s Father in Upcoming Pryor Biopic

March 14, 2015

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(via ET)

As it stands now, acclaimed director Lee Daniels might actually pull off doing a Richard Pryor biopic with Mike Epps starring as Pryor, Kate Hudson playing Jennifer Pryor, and Eddie Murphy, who idolized Pryor, playing Pryor’s father, LeRoy Pryor.

Currently, Eddie is in talks to play the role, but we’re glad to see that Eddie might be involved. Keep your fingers crossed that this attempt, out of the many attempts over the last several years, at Pryor movie actually sees the big screen.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/14/15

March 14, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Happy Contest Time @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Mar. 17th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Good Looks 1 Year Anniversary in Arts District Sat. Mar. 28th 8PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Voice For The Animals Foundation 15th Annual Comedy Gala @ Santa Monica Museum of Flying 6PM $250-$6400
Ari Shaffir @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Dazed and Confused/Swingers @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
PaleyFest-Modern Family @ Dolby Theatre 8PM $42.50-$64.70/$15-$26 w/Goldstar
Rye Silverman “Intimate Apparel” @ Tao Comedy Studio 8PM FREE
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Groundlings: Dead or Alive @ The Groundlings 8PM/10PM $20
How Did This Get Made? LIVE w/Paul Scheer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM (stand by only)/10PM $30
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Taylor Williamson @ Ice House 8PM/10PM $20-$27/2 drink min.
Chatterday Night @ The Chatterbox 8:30PM FREE
Horrible Movie Night Presents Body Rock @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Crave in secret westside location 9PM $15 (sold out)
College Humor Live LA @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
BeerSharkMice @ iO West 9PM $10
The Armando Show @ iO West 10PM $10
Josh Adam Meyers @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Robert Downey Jr. Jr. @ Nerdist School 10PM FREE
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Joe Shelby
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 2PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 4:15PM/Lottery
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/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 Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/ First come, first served/5 min./One item min./Hosted by Raab
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/https://www.facebook.com/ComedydeBasement/First 20 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Pablo Avion & Eric Bustamante/5 min./1 drink min.
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

So, Tickets For a Nationwide Dave Chappelle Are Now on Sale

March 14, 2015

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Well, you should check your calendar from Mar. 18th through Apr. 24th if you live anywhere between Santa Barbara, CA and Miami Beach, FL right now.

That’s right. Dave Chappelle is going on tour without any extra fills are attaching himself to a big traveling festival. Over the next month, he’ll be stopping through California, Texas, Arizona, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Michigan for, thus far, 32 dates.

You can go get your tickets here.

Ari Shaffir’s “Passive Aggressive” Makes Its TV Premiere Tonight on Comedy Central

March 13, 2015

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The 2nd Ari Shaffir special to hit TV in 2015 will air tonight on Comedy Central. Earlier this year, there was Paid Regular and, tonight at midnight, there will be Passive Aggressive.

Actually, Passive Aggressive was first available on a site called Chill.com that existed awhile ago. However, they went under and released all the comedy specials, including Maria Bamford’s Special Special Special and Greg Proops’ Live at Musso and Frank Grill, to the comedians and, one by one, each special has found its way to distribution through various channels.

So, this previously lost special Passive Aggressive from Ari Shaffir finally gets uncovered tonight. (Also, both specials are now available at CC:Stand-Up Direct)

Tom Segura Had a Chance Encounter With Bruce Bruce…

March 13, 2015

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Some of you might know that comedians live lives that you would never guess based on their act and on stage persona.

Tom Segura experienced a great example of that when he met successful, veteran comedian Bruce Bruce and got completely blindsided. Seriously.

This is the latest story for This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir and we can’t stress enough how out-of-left-field this story is especially since it doesn’t involve drugs, alcohol, violence, etc.

John F. O’Donnell Shows How The Poorest President Gets By and Still Affects Change on “Redacted Tonight”

March 13, 2015

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Did you know that, as a nation’s president, you could donate most of your income to charitable causes and be fine? The very funny John F. O’Donnell fills us all in about what the intentionally austere Uruguayan president is doing for Redacted Tonight.

If you can’t get enough of Last Week Tonight and are chomping at the bit between Sundays for a new episode, Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp might just be up your alley. They’re in the same spirit as The Daily Show and cover stories that are even more buried than the ones featured on most satirical news shows.

John F. O’Donnell’s report here is only the tip of the iceberg.

Watch Nick Kroll Deal With Losing Everything in Trailer For “Adult Beginners”

March 13, 2015

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You’ve enjoyed Nick Kroll in many a different costume on Kroll Show, but now you get to see him probably as grounded as he’ll get as someone who loses everything almost instantly in Adult Beginners.

The Duplass Brothers produced this movie from a story written by Kroll himself, which boasts a cast of of Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, and Joel McHale. So, that along with a bit of Skeleton Twins vibe has got our attention.

You can watch the trailer here and look for Adult Beginners in theaters and VOD on Apr. 24th.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/13/15

March 13, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
BeerSharkMice @ iO West Sat. Mar. 14th 9PM $10
Seven Minutes in Purgatory @ UCB Sunset Mon. Mar. 23rd 7PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee: Cardinal Redbird/DunkTank @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Brand New Ball @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Seems Legit @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Dazed and Confused/Swingers @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Ari Shaffir @ Brea Improv 7:30PM/9:45PM $20/2 item min.
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
The Two Man Movie @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 7:30PM FREE
The Manifesto Show: The Last Shamrock Monoscene Night @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Bill Burr @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $20 (stand by only)
Groundlings: Dead or Alive @ The Groundlings 8PM $20
Hampton Yount @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Bangarang! presents: The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Robot Teammate and The Accidental Party @ iO West 8PM $10
Judd Apatow & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $40-$100 (sold out)
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Bitchface @ Jones Coffee 8:30PM $5
You F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Bear Fight @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Soundtrack + Cat Ladies @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Orpheus Roy and Friends w/Dummy 10PM $10
The Completely Different Late Show @ Groundlings 10PM $13
The Tulsa Skull Swingers @ R-Bar 10PM (password: full o’blarney)
RJP/Simmercon @ iO West 11PM $5
JV presents: #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
Dancing With Comedians @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5

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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/5 min./First come, first served
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./First come, first served
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5;30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester & Alison Stevenson
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ibo Brewer
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.

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

Here’s The First Trailer For Kevin Pollak’s Documentary Exploration of What Drives People to Do Comedy, “Misery Loves Comedy”

March 13, 2015

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Premiering and getting bought up at Sundance this year, Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy attempts to get in the nitty gritty of what motivates some of the funniest people around to do comedy as a career.

Here’s the first trailer.

Bob Saget, Tom Hanks, Jim Gaffigan, Jimmy Fallon, Marc Maron, Lewis Black, Larry David, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Martin Short, Matt Walsh, Christopher Guest, David Wain, Janeane Garafalo, Stephen Merchant, Chris Hardwick, Matthew Perry, Rob Delaney, Stephen Merchant, Jason Reitman, Lisa Kudrow, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, James L. Brooks, Paul F. Tompkins, Wayne Federman, Scott Aukerman, Richard Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, Kumail Nanjiani, Dana Gould, Jim Jefferies, Andy Kindler, Greg Proops, Kathleen Madigan, Maria Bamford, Robert Smigel, Steve Coogan, Jake Johannsen, Jimmy Pardo, David Koechner, and more all chat with Pollak on this topic.

So, it might be worth checking out when it hits theaters.

Support New Cross Dressing Comedy Series “The Genderton Project” with Drew Droege

March 13, 2015

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Periods. Films and the fantastic Drew Droege are developing a new comedy series that will have women be played by men and men played by women in three connected stories set in three different time periods.

Both Droege and Periods. Films do solid work, Chloe Sevigny/Hollywood Acting Studio and Break Up at a Wedding respectively, and will assuredly be doing the same here with this new series, The Genderton Project. They’re looking to crowdfund $15K by Mar. 22nd on Indiegogo and are at $4,960 as of this post.

Here they are with more details as to why you should support what could be a great and important show.

Also 2% of the funds raised in the campaign will go to The Human Rights Campaign.

Cy Amundson’s Fear of Flying Leads to Something Much Worse: Traveling on a Cross Country Bus

March 12, 2015

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If you’ve been wondering what taking a bus across state lines is like these days and if it’s gotten any better, Cy Amundson has a story for you.

The latest story on This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir follows Cy as takes a bus across the Midwest headed to Texas and why, in retrospect, he probably should have pushed down his fear of flying instead of getting in the middle of a brawl between dozens of people in fast food restaurant parking lot.

Up Next To The Emmys Host Plate, Andy Samberg

March 12, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Seth Meyers shepherded The Emmys last year just fine, but Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have set a new standard for having fun in hosting awards show. Perhaps, knowing that, that’s why The Emmys have Andy Samberg set to oversee the evening’s ceremonies for 2015.

On Sept. 20th, The Emmys will air their telecast on Fox with Andy Samberg as the host. Given how Samberg like to play with the form of things like in his anti-roast at The Roast of James Franco, there should be plenty of bits and pranks through the whole show.

We can only wonder what his opening monologue will be like or if he will do an anti-monologue monologue.

“The Grace Helbig Show” Will Forego Traditional Talk Show Couch and More

March 12, 2015

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The talk show tradition has been firmly established on American television and part of that tradition is having a couch or couches where a host and a guest can chat intimately in front of a live audience.

The Grace Helbig Show, that’s coming soon to E!, is going to forget about that and go, based on this promo, for something that’s more akin to a mix of Last Call with Carson Daly, The Pete Holmes Show, and Insomniac with Dave Attell. Sound intriguing? Of course it does.

Grace Helbig has amassed quite the following online, mostly by doing everything with an unstoppable DIY spirit and unflappable charm and she’s going to translate that to an actual talk show on TV. So, she’ll do interviews as remotes in different locations like they do on Last Call, be driving around to various places and hanging out like Insomniac, and have a sort of joyful exuberance that Pete Holmes had when he was hosting.

It will be nice to see a complete retuning of the talk show model without it being at all a parody of it.

We’ll get to see if all of these elements play out in the series premiere next month on Fri. Apr. 3rd at 10:30PM E!

Showtime To Offer Stand Alone Streaming Service

March 12, 2015

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(via Vulture)

Online streaming definitely seems to be the future of TV. Netflix gets bigger everyday and more broadcast and cable networks seem to be migrating their content online. HBO Now is set to launch next month and Showtime will be following suit with their own standalone service soon. We hope they include access to their comedy specials and series with that.

“The Green Room with Paul Provenza”, “Episodes”, “Inside Comedy”, “Knock, Knock It’s Tig Notaro”, “The Big C”, “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” and comedy specials from Dana Gould, Larry Wilmore, and more are some of things we could potentially have to look forward to with a Showtime streaming service.

Sounds kind of nice, right?

Anthony Jeselnik Will Host and Norm MacDonald Will Be a Judge on The Next Season of “Last Comic Standing”

March 12, 2015

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(via The Wrap)

Anthony Jeselnik will be taking the place of J.B. Smoove and Norm MacDonald will do the same for Russell Peters and we can only hope and pray that makes for some fun quick burns and moments that won’t be unlike when Andy Kindler was a judge on Last Comic Standing all those years ago.

This is a very intriguing move and could possibly be a much needed jolt to the franchise. The back-and-forth between the remaining judges Roseanne Barr and Keenen Ivory Wayans and Norm and Jeselnik could potentially be a show by itself.

We’ll have to wait this Summer on NBC.

Pivot Developing Topical Show with Wyatt Cenac

March 12, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Topical comedy shows hosted by stand-up comedians seem to be the order of the week.

Earlier this week, Comedy Central ordered a Hannibal Buress topical comedy show “Why?”. In announcing their upcoming programming and development slate for this year, Pivot has gotten Wyatt Cenac on board to develop a topical show that will explore Cenac’s take on today’s issues.

Perhaps there will be reenactments with puppets like on his comedy special, Brooklyn.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/12/15

March 12, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
The Two Man Movie @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum Fri. Mar. 13th 7:30PM FREE
Parents Television Presents An Evening of Comedy and Rock @ California Institute For Abnormal Arts Fri. Mar. 20th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
‘GramSlam @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Power Couples @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Big Money Presents Skinner Alive @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
The Infinite Monkey Cage @ Ricardo Montalban Theatre 8PM $65
Ari Shaffir @ Brea Improv 8PM $17/2 item min.
Chimp City Comedy Showcase @ Black Rose Tavern 8PM FREE
Impro(vs)tandup @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Other Comedy! @ Otherwild 8PM FREE
The Whole Story w/Alex Stein @ Tart Restaurant 8PM FREE
Westside Comedy Laugh Party @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Where Eagles Dare @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Straight White Males @ The Copper Still Bar 8:30PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Regent Theater 9PM $12
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
This Show Is Your Show! with Matt and Moses 3 Year Anniversary @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Mantzoukas and… @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning @ iO West 10PM $10
One! @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Last Day of School: The Txt Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $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
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
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 8PM/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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up at 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Nick Costas
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/5 min./Lottery/10 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gilli Nissim/Mary Sasson/Mel Stephens
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
THE WHOLE STORY @ TART RESTAURANT 115 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Storytelling only/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/8 min./Hosted by Scott Schultz
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary/One lottery spot for booked show after
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up is 12PM at Facebook page/See https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alibi-Open-Mic-at-the-Hotel-Hollywood/545741885530183 for more info and to sign up/First 23 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Paco McCauley & Evan Kessler
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
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/Starts 7:30PM/10 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
THE BALL ROOM 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/5-8 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco/No purchase necessary
9 ON VINE 1253 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Cousson, Gil Alvarisaez, Luke Wienecke, Tom Slovinski
THE CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Logan Guntzelman & Rachel Maczuzak
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

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

“Ménage à Trois Radio” Makes Some Great Retro Dating Profile Videos That Will Make Modern Dating Seem Slightly Less Awful

March 12, 2015

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connor ratliff, dating profile videos, diana kolsky, menage a trois radio, murf meyer, neil casey, parody, retro, romance wranglers, shannon o'neill, ucb

Feeling like making an online dating profile is waste of time and are losing faith in finding love? Well, we don’t have a solution for that, but these Ménage à Trois Radio Romance Wranglers retro dating profile videos should make you feel better.

Murf Meyer and Diana Kolsky host a real steamy love and relationship show called Ménage à Trois Radio and, for some fun, they made these old school dating profile videos featuring the likes of Neil Casey, Shannon O’Neill, Connor Ratliff and so many more funny folks.

Like we said, Romance Wranglers won’t cure your troubles with Tinder or OK Cupid, but you’ll definitely will feel better knowing you could be doing worse with whoever you’re matched up with.

Watch it here, here, or more over here.

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