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LA Comedy Rundown 1/20/15
January 20, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Slow News Day Pilot Taping with Jimmy Pardo @ ACME Comedy Hollywood Sun. Jan. 25th 7PM FREE w/RSVP
End The Sentence: A Benefit for The Innocence Project @ Club Nokia Wed. Jan. 28th 8PM $55

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COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP 
Greg Proops Film Club: Igby Goes Down @ Cinefamily 7:20PM $12
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Franklin 7PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Womp It Up! LIVE w/Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Happy Contest Time @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Brian McCann’s Leisure Hour @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Babe Island Presents Entertaining Julia @ Bigfoot Lodge 10PM FREE
Roast Battle @ Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
Why Don’t You Play In Hell? @ Cinefamily 10:30PM $12
The BEATdown presents: Turnt Up! @ UCB Franklin 11PM $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 Danny McDermott
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 @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Stories only on theme of “hair”/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover
THE OTHER DOOR 10437 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/To get a booked spot, email mouthypants@gmail.com by Monday at 5 PM/20 names will be chosen at random/Sign-up for 20 lottery spots starts at 7:30 at the show/Go to facebook.com/mouthypantscomedy for more details
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
BERLIN CURRYWURST 1620 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/3 min. w/o drink/7 min. w/drink/Hosted by Sally Courtois and Jules Simitz
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.
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
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
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM after booked show/Lottery
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

“Thrilling Adventure Hour” Fans Retrofits Antique Radio to Play Episodes of “Thrilling Adventure Hour”
January 20, 2015
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(via Laughing Squid)

A software engineer and a huge fan of The Thrilling Adventure Hour (he flies out to see all the shows at Largo) Roderick Mann has taken a classic Goldentone radio and rewired it to tune in between episodes as if they were old radio shows that you would turn the dial between. 

Mann calls it Podtique and it’s almost the perfect intersection between old and new, sort of like Thrilling Adventure Hour in a way.

Currently, this was just done as a passion project, but we’ll let you know otherwise if this starts rolling out for sale.

Jim Gaffigan Guest Hosting “The Late Late Show” This Week
January 19, 2015
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This week of The Late Late Show’s interim period between Craig Ferguson and James Corden is definitely one worth checking out.

The one and only Jim Gaffigan is filling in as host for most of this week. That fact alone should make you clear out 12:35AM to watch. 

On top of that, Michael Ian Black, Sarah Silverman, Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Koechner, Justin Willman, Lena Dunham, Maria Bamford, Garry Shandling, and more are all going to be guests that sit down with Gaffigan.

So, make a reminder for 12:35AM at CBS and let’s see if Jim has The Gaffigan Five worked into the show at all.

“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” Premieres Tonight
January 19, 2015
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The #NightlyShow with @larrywilmore premieres tonight. pic.twitter.com/XfO6BlCjJo

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) January 19, 2015

The changing of the guard in late night officially begins tonight with Larry Wilmore and The Nightly Show taking over The Colbert Report’s slot. 

Tune in at 11:30PM after The Daily Show and watch TV history. 

Will Arnett Going From Talking Sitcom Horse to Live Action Series “Flaked” at Netflix
January 19, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Looks like the business relationship of Netflix and Will Arnett is going to continue to flourish. 

With Arrested Development already at Netflix and the second season of BoJack Horseman in the works, Will Arnett has scored a series order for his own live action show at the online streaming giant, “Flaked”.

It’ll follow a faux-guru, played by Arnett, living in Venice who desperately is trying to keep it together, which fits nicely in the pantheon of GOB Bluth and BoJack.

You can look for Flaked on Netflix in 2016.

We Hope More Police Stakeouts Are Like This One From Wild Horses
January 19, 2015
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erin whitehead, lauren lapkus, mary holland, parody, stakeout, stephanie allynne, wild horses

When police do a stakeout, a lot of waiting is involved. It’s almost too much waiting. You’d wonder what they would do after all that waiting beyond having the stereotypical existential conversations in movies and television.

Well, Wild Horses (Stephanie Allynne, Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead) has a pretty good idea of how to answer that query. Watch their version of a stakeout here.

FX Will Premiere “The Comedians” and Season 5 of “Louie” on Apr. 9th
January 19, 2015
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billy crystal, fx, jimmy kimmel, josh gad, louie, louis ck, mel brooks, rob reiner, the comedians

(via Deadline)

This spring, FX will see a whole hour block of series focused on the lives of comedians.

The series premiere of The Comedians with Josh Gad and Billy Crystal playing two comedians bridging generational gaps in comedy and the premiere of the fifth season of Louie will kick off Apr. 9th at 10PM.

Note that, Louie will only have 8 episodes for this latest season, which seems like the season order of a freshman show. However, The Comedians will have Mel Brooks, Jimmy Kimmel, and Rob Reiner as guest stars in their first season (via Variety).

This still makes us curious how comedies are split between FX and FXx.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/19/15
January 19, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
StarTalk LIVE! with Bill Nye, Eugene Mirman, and Special Guest Tig Notaro @ The Palace Theatre Thurs. Jan. 22nd 8:30PM $35-$48
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood Sat. Jan. 24th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Riff Cypher @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8PM $10 suggested donation
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $40 (stand by only)
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Very Tour! Much Comedy! Dry Run w/Thune/Berlant/Kronberg @ Bigfoot Lodge 8PM FREE
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show 2 Year Anniversary @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 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 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/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 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Ever Mainaird, Lisa Laureta, Ryan Walker, and Caitlin Bergh
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./1 item min./Hosted by Pam
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 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
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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary

Ari Shaffir Once Smuggled Gummi Bears…
January 19, 2015
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ari shaffir, comedy central, edibles, gummi bears, weed

When it comes to very long international flights, many people’s preferred method of handling the long period of time in a confined space is drugs.

Ari Shaffir happens to specifically employ weed for that purpose and loves that he can do so now with Gummi Bears.

However, here’s the story of how that didn’t go exactly to plan on This Is Not Happening premiering Thurs. Jan. 22nd on Comedy Central.

FX Getting a Louis C.K. Special and a Pamela Adlon Pilot
January 18, 2015
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better things, comedy pilot, fx, louie, louis c.k., pamela adlon

(via The Hollywood Reporter)

With FX’s very successful partnership with Louis C.K., it only makes sense that they’re continuing to double down on projects with him.

Already, they’ve ordered “Baskets” to series that has Zach Galifianakis going to pursue his dreams of being a clown.

Now, they’re going to get to show his latest stand-up special and have him also direct a comedy pilot starring Pamela Adlon. The pilot “Better Things” sounds like it will pair quite well with Louie since it follows a single mother/actress dealing with three daughters and, maybe, sex and also has Adlon who plays one of the few actually recurring characters on Louie. 

We will be looking forward to all of this.

“Dinner With Family With Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family” Premieres on Adult Swim Feb. 13th
January 18, 2015
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Photo: DINNER WITH FAMILY WITH BRETT GELMAN AND BRETT GELMAN’S FAMILY!!! On @adultswim 2/13 12:30 am…. http://t.co/hUyIrFvXxH

— Brett Gelman (@brettgelman) January 15, 2015

Brett Gelman is following up his darkly funny Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends special at Adult Swim with the next logical step: Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family.

12:30AM on Feb. 13th on Adult Swim, Brett will have a “special” dinner with his family and one we probably will never forget.. 

LA Comedy Rundown 1/18/15
January 18, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Very Tour! Much Comedy! w/Thune/Kronberg/Berlant Dry Run @ Bigfoot Lodge Mon. Jan. 19th 8PM FREE
Bill Burr @ Steve Allen Theater Wed. Jan. 21st 10PM $20

COMEDY CRAWL
Riot LA Day 3 along Main St. in Downtown LA 3PM Tickets for individual shows vary 
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
The Tinkle Twins @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $40 (stand by only)
Rendezvous @ Artisan House LA 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./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
RIOT LA @ THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 3:30PM/Ends 5PM/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Omar Nava
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 8:45PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Harry Moroz, Pedro Salinas, and Sarah Morisano
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
MULTI CULTURAL ARTISTS UNITED ART GALLERY 220 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/Lottery/3 min./$2 cover/40 spots only
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

Trailer For “Buzzard” Shows Potential To Be This Decade’s “Office Space”
January 18, 2015
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Joel Potrykus’ Buzzard seems to follow in the tradition of Office Space, The Office, and more timely workplace comedies/satires with a little bit of an edge. Every decade or so, a film or TV show in the genre seems to come along that hits such a good nerve. We hope that Buzzard could be that film. 

Watch the trailer and see for yourself then see it in select cities on Mar. 6th. 

Jason Saenz’s Saenz Signs Will Make You Want To Go on Scavenger Hunt in NYC
January 17, 2015
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The very funny Jason Saenz has been making some great some signs and posting them around NYC. Above and below are only two examples of what should make any and all’s day weirder in a great way.

We think you’ll probably want to hunt these down as soon as you see them here.

Follow Saenz Signs if you don’t have the luxury of living in New York, like most of us, but want to see if someone finds some missing letters, if The Beatles will get some help, and more.

“Birdman” Expands Theatrical Run and “Grand Budapest Hotel” Gets Rerelease
January 17, 2015
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(via Deadline)

The dominance of Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and The Grand Budapest Hotel this awards season has thankfully encouraged Fox Searchlight to push the two critical powerhouse films into more theaters. 

Grand Budapest Hotel already had a great run in its limited theatrical run becoming the highest grossing film for Wes Anderson. With all the notoriety it has gotten over the last few weeks, it has just been rereleased into theaters in select cities including here in LA.

Birdman has just expanded to play in 450 theaters across the country and will double that on Jan. 23rd.

So, if you haven’t seen either in theaters, you’ll definitely have a chance to catch them now. Even if you’ve already caught a screening, go ahead and watch them again. They’re that good.

Bobby Lee Tells Story of How He Got Fired From Mad TV on “This Is Not Happening”
January 17, 2015
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Much of America was first introduced to Bobby Lee through a show known as Mad TV.

Some of you might not know that he got fired from that show for a time and there’s a pretty funny, but harrowing story behind that. 

Lee tells that story for This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir and you can watch it here.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/17/15
January 17, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Hey Buddy @ The Echoplex Sun. Jan. 25th 7:30PM FREE
Channel 101 @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. Jan. 31st 8PM/10PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Riot LA Comedy Festival along Main St. in Downtown LA 3PM $90 for passes/Tickets for individual shows vary
Matt Dwyer “Reluctant” Album Taping @ Bar 107 4PM FREE
L.A. Story @ Cinefamily 7PM $12
I Am the King Sweater @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Fresh Fish Variety Hour @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Harland Williams @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Jimmy Pardo @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Can I Kick It? @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Don Rickles @ Saban Theatre 9PM $95.20-$157.60/$41.50 w/Goldstar (stand by only)
Hooray Show! with Horatio Sanz @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10 (stand by only)
Punchline Punchout @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE
Sky and Nancy Collins @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Underbelly 2 Year Anniversary @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
The Drysdale Musical Hour @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch Presents Five Minutes or Die @ 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 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
RIOT LA @ THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4:30PM/Ends 6PM/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Omar Nava
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
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
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.
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./One item min./Hosted by Raab
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

Burr, Booker, and Kweli To Be The Nightly Show’s First Guests
January 17, 2015
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The #NightlyShow premieres Monday night after @TheDailyShow! @larrywilmore welcomes Senator @corybooker, @TalibKweli, and @billburr.

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) January 16, 2015

The premiere of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is just on the other side of this weekend.

Mon. Jan. 19th at 11:30PM will see Wilmore take The Nightly Show desk for its inaugural spin as well as have pretty great inaugural line-up of guests. Comedian Bill Burr, Senator Cory Booker, and rapper Talib Kweli should make for a solid, varied half hour premiere. 

With that many guests, we’re guessing The Nightly Show will definitely be different than The Daily Show. 

Larry David Adjusts To Doing Theatre As If It’s an Episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
January 16, 2015
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Larry David is making the rounds to promote his new play Fish In The Dark and his latest interview on The Late Show with David Letterman is the closest you’ll get to a new episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm at this current moment.

The episodes could be called The Theater or The Maid and watching him talk with Dave over it, you can just imagine very vividly it like an episode of Curb.

“Birdman” and “Grand Budapest Hotel” Win, But So Does “The Lego Movie” and Jenny Slate at Critics’ Choice Movie Award
January 16, 2015
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While some are still focusing extensively on the movies that got snubbed at The Oscars, The Critics’ Choice Awards definitely gave honors to some of those in that are making that snubbed list.

Birdman did take Best, Actor, Best Score, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Original Screenplay and Grand Budapest Hotel took Best Comedy, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design as the frontrunners.

However, Jenny Slate took home the trophy for Best Actress for her performance in Obvious Child.

The Guardians of the Galaxy and The LEGO Movie also got the awards for Best Action Movie and Best Animated Movie respectively.

So, we’re glad that The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards gave some distinction to folks that otherwise would be ignored by a certain Academy. 

Get the full list of winners here.

So, Here’s The Trailer For “Roustabout” Where Kurt Braunohler Jet Skied From Chicago to New Orleans
January 16, 2015
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Last Summer, Kurt Braunohler took a jet ski down the Mississippi River from Chicago to New Orleans in order to send goats to Africa for Heifer International.

Just so you know, goats did get sent to Africa and Kurt did make it New Orleans.

He did all this for his up coming CC:Studios web series Roustabout, which gets released on Jan. 26th.

It’s as epic as you’d imagine and if you don’t think so, then just watch this trailer right now.

Season 2 of “Hotwives” To Have Same Cast, Just Different Characters
January 16, 2015
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Last week, we reported the good news that Hotwives of Orlando was getting a second season over at Hulu. At the time, we were under the impression that there was going to be a whole new cast, but, Casey Wilson, who plays one of the central Hotwives, revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers this week that the cast is returning and only their characters will be different for Hotwives of Las Vegas.

So, that means the fantastic cast of Casey, Danielle Schneider, Kristen Schaal, Tymberlee Hill, Andrea Savage, and Angela Kinsey are all returning. 

We’ll be looking forward to “no drama” very soon.

Get Your First Taste of Kyle Kinane’s New Special “I Liked His Old Stuff Better”
January 16, 2015
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Kyle Kinane’s latest stand-up special on Comedy Central is only a week away. If you’re planning on sitting and counting the hours until then, that might be a long wait.

However, if you watch this preview clip of I Liked His Old Stuff Better, it’ll probably make the way to midnight on Jan. 23rd a lot easier.

Karl Hess Recording His Debut Album in SF This Sat. for AST Records
January 16, 2015
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BAY AREA: I am recording my debut album for @aspecialthing records THIS SATURDAY at @Cyniccave! 8 & 10pm, come join. pic.twitter.com/X4i6OwxNqS

— karl hess (@karlhess) January 15, 2015

If you’re in San Francisco this Sat., make your way to the Lost Weekend Video/Cynic Cave at either 8PM or 10PM.

At both times, you can catch the latest AST Records recording, capturing the debut album of Karl Hess.

Though you’ll be in the basement of a video store, we’re sure you’ll have a great Saturday night.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/16/15
January 16, 2015
Uncategorized
comedy shows, los angeles, open mics

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ON THE HORIZON
Don Rickles @ Saban Theatre Sat. Jan. 17th 9PM $95.20-$157.60/$41.50 w/Goldstar (stand by only)
Gandhi, Is That You? @ Golden Road Brewing Wed. Jan. 21st 8:30PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Harland Williams @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Matthew McComedy @ Karma Lounge 8PM FREE
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Jenny Slate & Friends @ Largo at The Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Bear Fight @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5
First Comes Love @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Riot LA Comedy Festival Day 1 along Main St. in Downtown LA $90-$500 for weekend passes/prices for individual shows vary
Comics Quitting @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10

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 5PM/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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

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