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The League Is Coming Back to FXx for One More Season
December 8, 2014
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Good News & Bad News @theleaguefxx is coming back for one last season. #7Years2Networks549DickJokes

— Paul Scheer (@paulscheer)

December 8, 2014

It’s impressive to see any comedy series making it to seven seasons these days. It’s even more impressive to see one that centers on a fantasy football league like The League has just done. 

They’re getting a seventh and final season at FXx, which is news perfectly punctuated by Paul Scheer’s hashtag #7Years2Networks549DickJokes.

Conan O’Brien PayPal Sketch Is Probably More Effective Than Previous PayPal Ads
December 8, 2014
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We’re not absolutely sure if this delightfully bizarre sketch on Conan was actually a plug for PayPal or not, but whether it is or isn’t, it’s still pretty damn funny and has gotten us thinking about PayPal. That’s how ads are supposed to work, right?

Anyways, watch this sketch that starts off with Conan getting his sweater stolen…

Cameron Crowe’s Showtime Comedy Pilot “Roadies” Gets a Cast
December 8, 2014
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cameron crowe, comedy pilot, imogen poots, keisha castle-hughes, luke wilson, peter cambor, roadies, showtime

(via Deadline)

Cameron Crowe’s Showtime comedy pilot “Roadies” has just locked its cast. Luke Wilson, who had an excellent turn in Skeleton Twins this year,  Imogen Poots, Keisha Castle-Hughes, and Peter Cambor will all play a touring rock band’s road crew making for a sort-of workplace comedy set behind-the-scenes at a rock concert.

Roadies definitely seems like the perfect bridge for Crowe to get into TV and we can’t wait to hear the soundtrack he has in store for us.

Watch Trailer for Bisexual Indie Comedy “Appropriate Behavior”
December 8, 2014
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Desiree Akhavan has written, directed, and starred in her feature film debut Appropriate Behavior that’s already, without a theatrical release, gotten a nomination for a Spirit Award. 

You could take note of the movie off of that alone, but there are way more intriguing things of note about it.

It follows Akhavan as a bisexual who has yet to come out to her Persian family living in NYC and all the inherent pressures of such a life that comes from all angles. The trailer promises something wry, acerbic, vulnerable, and darkly funny and, basically, we’re into this whole mix in Appropriate Behavior.   

Watch the trailer here and then watch it in select theaters Jan. 16th, 2015.

Bo Burnham To Go On Nationwide “Make Happy Tour” Starting Feb. 2015
December 8, 2014
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From Vancouver to LA to Atlanta to Durham, NC and everywhere in between 20 other cities in between will get a chance to see the amazing Bo Burnham embark on his latest tour starting Feb. 24th and going through Mar. 29th succinctly named The Make Happy Tour. 

Tickets go on sale this Friday and they’re probably going to go quick, so set a reminder right now.

Here’s Another Promo for Season 4 of Girls
December 8, 2014
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If the trailer for season 4 of Girls has only left you wanting more (as it is supposed to do), you’re in luck today.

HBO has put up another promo for this latest season. 

Still, you will have to wait until Sun. Jan. 11th at 9PM to catch the season premiere, but, for now, you can just alternate between watching the trailer and the promo.

Jon Benjamin and Eugene Mirman’s Flotsam General Store Now Taking Orders for Their Mystery Sacks
December 8, 2014
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artisanal, chet clem, eugene mirman, flotsam, general store, jon benjamin, parody, small batch

Several weeks ago, we reported on the artisanal, small batch mystery sacks that were going to be sold by Jon Benjamin and Eugene Mirman at The Flotsam General Store. 

We’re happy to tell you that you can now buy for those closest to you or the weird co-worker you got in a round of Secret Santa or even yourself, your very own Flotsam General Store Mystery Sack filled with “artfully-curated, hand-conceived item”. 

Please note that only the small sack is available right now, but a limited run of a 1000 will go soon as do all artisanal, small batch things put together Brooklyn are.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/8/14
December 8, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
An Evening with Sean Patton @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Dec. 9th 9PM $5
The Final Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar Mon. Dec. 15th 8:45PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Bastard @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM $5
Behind the Bookcase with Jay Larson @ Bar Covell 8PM $5
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Santa-thon 2014, hosted by Fred Willard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Louis CK @ The Comedy Store 9PM $20 at door (tickets available at 9AM)/2 item min.
The Dollop LIVE w/Special Guest Patton Oswalt @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Pretty, Pretty Pony @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
Dirt @ 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 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.
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
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
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./Hosted by Pamela/1 item min.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/3 min./Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Meg Swertlow, Wanjiko Eke, Chloe McGovern
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary

The Winners of The 2014 Channel 101 Incredibly Prestigious Achievement Awards
December 7, 2014
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Every month, we post the latest installment of the amazing self-contained, self-sustaining indie short from TV commune known as Channel 101 because it features some of the most original, logic defying, hysterical shows around.

Every year, Channel 101 has an awards ceremony officially called The Channel 101 Incredibly Prestigious Achievement Awards, affectionally coined The Channys, not unlike The Oscars (but way more fun) honoring the best of their best. Last night, the awards were presented and the triumvirate of police procedural parodies Car Jumper and spin-offs Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing and Skateboard Cop dominated with 10 awards.

This makes a convenient list of what you should go to Channel 101 and watch as soon as possible. Also, make sure you go to The Channys next year as you’ll see funnier and crazier things than you’d ever see at a televised awards show (i.e. Davey Johnson as Jeffrey Milkshake demanding a milkshake from The Downtown Independent otherwise he’ll call the Fire Marshall leading up to him announcing nominees for Best Other Thing)

So, without further adieu, The Winners of The Channel 101 Incredibly Prestigious Achievement Awards are:  

Best Failed Pilot-Mike Stebbins Has a Motorcycle
Best Special Effects-Aegis
Best Original Music-Staff of Gelroth
Best Editing-Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing
Best Production Design-Aegis
Best Cinematography-Car Jumper
Best Other Thing-Best Comeback-Vatche Panos
Triscuit Presents: The People’s Choice Outstanding Episode Award: Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing Ep. 3
Best Supporting or Guest Star Performance Male-Ricky Carmona-Skateboard Cop
Best Supporting or Guest Star Performance Female-Nicole Bagby-Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing
Best Female Performance-Kelsy Abbott-Skateboard Cop
Best Male Performance-Aaron Alberstein-Fishbowls Are Definitely My Thing
Best Writing-Skateboard Cop
Best Directing-Dave Seger-Car Jumper
Best Show-Skateboard Cop

Crime Comedy Continues to Trend with “Frauds” from Caspe/Ozeri/Tarses and “Arms and Dudes” Starring Jonah Hill
December 7, 2014
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arms and dudes, david caspe, frauds, gil ozeri, happy endings, jamie tarses, jonah hill, todd phillips, warner bros

A wave in comedy that has been slowly building towards breaking across both TV and film has been crime themed comedy.

Already in the works, Johnny Depp has the high profile thievery comedy in Mortdecai and Zach Galifianakis is starring in Masterminds, previously titled Loomis Fargo, featuring a robbery by a more rag tag bunch. It might be a stretch, but you can this year’s unexpectedly funny revenge flick John Wick in there too. 

Announced this week, Happy Endings’ David Caspe, Gil Ozeri along with producer Jamie Tarses are putting together a family crime comedy at Fox called “Frauds”. It will follow low level criminals trying to work up their way to ponzi schemes (via THR).

Todd Phillips has just cast Jonah Hill and gotten crime comedy feature “Arms and the Dudes” moving forward at Warner Bros. Hill will be part of a duo that were stoners that end up dealing arms for the U.S. government (via THR).  Even though The Interview hasn’t made it to theaters and Arms and Dudes has to roll into production, we think the two would definitely make a good pairing.

Perahps, out of this trend, we’ll finally get the this decade’s Snatch.

Hannibal Buress Got Cookie Suits, Nick Cannon, Etc. When Filling In at The Eric Andre Show
December 7, 2014
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This past week, Hannibal Buress who Eric Andre’s sidekick on The Eric Andre Show got to fill in as host for Eric. With Buress in the host’s chair, he got to weird out Nick Cannon, walk around the streets in a cookie suit as Cookie Muhammad, and had Lil’ Big Jon on as a musical guest.

Per usual, it’s a fun chaotic time on The Eric Andre Show.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/7/14
December 7, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Comedy Night 3 Year Anniversary @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada Tues. Dec. 9th 8PM FREE
Big Money Presents Mike O’Connell @ The Virgil Thurs. Dec. 11th 7PM 

COMEDY CRAWL
Truth & Soul, Inc.-The Films of Robert Downey, Sr.: Putney Slope Hosted by Louis CK @ Theatre at Ace Hotel 2PM $45-$75
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
Comedy Hack Day @ YouTube Space LA 7PM $10
2 Girls 1 Pup @ Tailwaggers LA 7PM $5 suggested donation
Gravid Water @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
UnCabaret Special: Lauren Weedman @ First and Hope 8PM $10-$30
Jim Gaffigan @ Terrace Theater-Long Beach Convention Center 8PM $38.75-$48.75
Rendezvous @ Artisan House LA 8PM FREE
Sunday School Dropouts @ Vaucluse Lounge 8PM FREE
The Master Cleanse @ Boardner’s 8PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9:30PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
 9:30PM FREE
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 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
THE SATELLITE LA 1717 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Lottery/3 min./mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Megan Koester and Alison Stevenson
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
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
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

Brad Gage Drives Drunk Comedians Home While Sober in New “Drunk Driving” Web Series
December 7, 2014
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Don’t let the title “Drunk Driving with Brad Gage” fool you as host Brad Gage is completely lucid and sober when behind the wheel. However, his comedian guests are anything but those two adjectives making for a good time getting home. 

This series could appropriately be named Drunk Comedians Going Home and Doing Other Stuff Along the Way. Watch the first playfully tipsy episode (again, Brad is sober) with a slightly (or more than slightly) buzzed, but still delightful Beth Stelling

Jen Kirkman Taping Her First One Hour Special in Austin in Next Year
December 6, 2014
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Austin tix went on sale! RT @JenKirkman 1 Hour Comedy Special @ndaustin Jan 31st at 6PM & 8:45 http://t.co/vXKdkwrwPk pic.twitter.com/J97LAeqnev

— Jen Kirkman (@JenKirkman)

December 5, 2014

On Jan. 31st, 2015, Jen Kirkman will be taping her very first one hour special at The North Door in Austin, TX. It will actually be her first one hour stand-up special, giving you all the more reason to go to this taping if you can. 

Tickets are now on sale and we suggest that you snatch them up quickly.

Trevor Noah Made His Daily Show Debut This Week
December 6, 2014
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Over a month ago, The Daily Show announced their two newest correspondents would be Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah, supposedly fillin in the vacancy left by Michael Che’s exit.

Hasan made a great debut last month and, this week, Trevor made his first appearance on The Daily Show bringing a whole new angle to the Best F#cking News Team. Watch it here.

Bill Burr vs. Sports Charities, Black Friday, Etc. on Conan
December 6, 2014
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If you need to watch more Bill Burr after watching his brand new Netflix special “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” or are gearing up to watching it soon, here’s the perfect cool down/primer in Burr’s panel interview on Conan.

Bill takes on sports charities, FSU chant, Black Friday and more. In fact, just go ahead and binge on Bill Burr all day today.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/6/14
December 6, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Cleftclips presents: An Evening with Hush Money @ The Virgil Tues. Dec. 9th 8PM $5
A New Stand Up Show w/Josh Fadem @ Copper Still Bar at Jaragua Wed. Dec. 10th 8:30PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Stonecutters LA @ Nerdmelt Showroom 4PM FREE w/RSVP
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Broad City Feat. Sean Patton @ Troubadour 7:30PM/10:30PM $18 (stand by only)
Ronna & Beverly @ iO West 7PM $10
The Wheel Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
An Evening with Amy & Friends @ UCB Sunset 8PM $100-$200 (sold out)
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $10/$5 w/Goldstar
Jimmy Pardo @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM/10PM $30 (stand by only)
Casey & Woods @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 
Ugh… A Comedy Show @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 11PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
The Midnight Show @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents “Tomorrow! Tonite” @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
BROAD CITY LIVE 1AM NOT SO SECRET SHOW @ UCB Sunset 1AM FREE w/RSVP (RSVP Full)

OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./First come, first served/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
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
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Kasey Koop and Jenny Young
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Jason LaCour/1 drink min./Audience vote at end of mic for funniest and winner takes home cash prize
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

President Barack Obama To Be Guest on Colbert Report’s Washington D.C. Episode
December 6, 2014
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barack obama, colbert report, comedy central, potus, stephen colbert

Not only will The Colbert Report have a special episode on Mon. Dec. 8th at 11:30PM on Comedy Central by going live from Washington D.C. as well as calling the whole event “The Stephen Colbert Presents: Mr. Colbert Goes to Washington, D.C. Ya Later, Legislator: Partisan Is Such Sweet Sorrow: A Colbert Victory Lap ‘014”, but Stephen Colbert has just announced that the POTUS will be his guest. 

Indeed, President Barack Obama will sit down and chat with Colbert, which might be great timing as he could use a Colbert bump right now. 

Fred Armisen and Jerry Seinfeld Explore Portland’s Flora and Fauna on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
December 5, 2014
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The latest episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee takes Jerry Seinfeld all the way to Portland, OR to grab a coffee of the best fair trade, organic coffee on either side of the bridges in Portland with none other than Portlandia’s Fred Armisen. 

The classic Saab that Jerry picks fits perfectly with Portland as they hit up food trucks, a taxidermy shop, and more commenting on how wonderfully Portland-y Portland is.

Watch it all here.

Here Are The Comedy Nominees for The 2015 Grammys
December 5, 2014
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everything is awesome, grammys, jim gaffigan, joan rivers, louis ck, mandatory fun, obsessed, oh my god, patton oswalt, sarah silverman, tenacious d, tragedy plus comedy equals time, we are miracles, weird al yankovic

The Grammys have just announced the majority of the nominees for their 83 categories, which include Best Recording Package, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, Best Album Notes, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, and Best Comedy Album.

Of course, we’re only concerned with comedy here rather than how an album is packaged or what music is playing in your local chapel’s gift shop, so the nominees for Best Comedy Album are:

“Mandatory Fun”-Weird Al Yankovic
“Obsessed”-Jim Gaffigan 
“Oh My God”-Louis C.K.
“Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time”-Patton Oswalt
“We Are Miracles”-Sarah Silverman

Honestly, it’ll be hard to tell who’s going to win as Silverman has an Emmy for We Are Miracles, Yankovic scored #1 Billboard spot with Mandatory Fun, and Oswalt, C.K., and Gaffigan are critically and commercially amongst the top tier of funniest people in comedy right now.

Also, we’d like to note that Joan Rivers got nominated posthumously in the Best Spoken Word Album category for “Diary of a Mad Diva”, Tenacious D got nominated for Best Metal Performance for covering Dio’s “The Last in Line”, and Tegan & Sara and The Lonely Island’s “Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie got nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

See the full list, if you dare, of nominees here.

Key & Peele’s Loco Gangster Doesn’t Know What “Loco” Means Exactly
December 5, 2014
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gangsters, key and peele, loco, parody

Going from Spanish to English, the word “loco” translates to “crazy”, though the cultural nuances and subtext can be lost in translation.

This discrepancy is probably most important when determining who is the most “loco” in a gang as Key & Peele found out.

Funny or Die Is Bringing Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s “What We Do In The Shadows” to The States on Feb. 13th
December 5, 2014
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funny or die, jemaine clement, mockumentary, taika waititi, what we do in the shadows

New Zealand vampire mockumentary has probably not been fully formed as a sub genre yet, but, nonetheless, we’re still pretty excited that Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows is coming stateside. 

Funny or Die is now presenting the release and has made a date for Feb. 13th to roll What We Do In The Shadows out.

This is probably going to be a pretty good movie whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day that weekend or ardently ignoring it. 

TruTV Orders Pilot of The Grawlix’s “Those Who Can’t”
December 5, 2014
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adam cayton holland, andrew orvedahl, ben roy, grawlix, trutv

(via Deadline)

While Amazon has gotten plenty of accolades for their comedy series line-up that includes Transparent, we always thought that they missed out on picking up the pilot Those Who Can’t from Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, and Andrew Orvedahl (i.e. The Grawlix) to series.

TruTV has now made the smart move of ordering a brand new pilot of Those Who Can’t that features the aforementioned trio as dysfunctional high school teachers dealing with dysfunctional high school kids.

If we remember watching the pilot correctly at Amazon, this should be great and needs to go to series. 

Bill Burr’s Latest Special, Done Beautifully in Black and White, “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” Now on Netflix
December 5, 2014
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bill burr, black and white, comedy special, i'm sorry you feel that way, netflix

You’ve saw the trailer earlier this week and you’ve probably been waiting much longer for a brand new hour from the one and only Bill Burr.

Well, it’s finally here. “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” is now on Netflix shot all in gorgeous black and white. Not that we need to tell you, but drop what you’re doing and watch this ASAP.

LA Comedy Rundown 12/5/14
December 5, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher @ UCB Franklin Tues. Dec. 9th 9:30PM $5
TJ Miller @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Dec. 13th 8PM/10PM $18/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
How Did This Get Made Live? w/Paul Scheer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM/10PM $30 (stand by only)
Jimmy Pardo @ Flappers Burbank 8PM (stand by only)/10PM $20/2 item min.
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Fitnesscise:A Stand Up Comedy Show @ Siesta Yoga 8:30PM $7 suggested donation
The Echoes Under Sunset Comedy Office Holiday Party @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
A John Waters Christmas @ The Comedy Store 9PM $50-$100/2 drink min.
Chinatown Bust @ The LOFT Ensemble 9:30PM $10
A Very Spesh Evening with Jamie Lee @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 
Gangbusters @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE

OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/First come, first served/must improvise set of never before seen provided set list/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots only/3 min./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
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5;30PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/Hosted by Megan Koester & Alison Stevenson
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
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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