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LA Comedy Rundown 11/8/14
November 8, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Happy Contest TIme @ UCB Franklin Fri. Nov. 14th MIDNIGHT $5
UnCabaret: Noir-vember @ Skirball Cultural Center Fri. Nov. 21st. 8PM $15

COMEDY CRAWL
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $10/$5 w/Goldstar
Re-Animator The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $25/$12.50 w/Goldstar
Steve Agee & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Chatterday Night @ Chatterbox 8:30PM FREE
Count Gumdrop’s House Party Show in Mid City Los Angeles 8:30PM FREE
BeerSharkMice @ iO West 9PM $10
Playhouse Masterpieces with Neil & Paul @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Tone Bell @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
The Midnight Show @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents The Walsh Brothers Take Over Tomorrow! @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 2PM/Ends 4PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Trina Roderick
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/5-10 min./Hosted by Marty Wurst and Jeanne Whitney
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
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/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Kasey Koop and Jenny Young
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 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.
THUNDERGOAT IN TUSTIN, CA 540 Pacific St., Tustin, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts around 8PM after booked show/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.

Dave Ross Recording a 7-in. for AST Records
November 8, 2014
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As they’re already set to help record some vinyl comedy albums for Jonah Ray’s Literally Figurative Records, AST Records will record some of their own.

They’re starting with a 7-inch with Dave Ross at The Deer Pile in Denver, CO on Nov. 19th.

Go to this if you can and buy it when it comes out.

Season 5 of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Is Here
November 8, 2014
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Rare and exotic cars, some of the biggest comedians on the planet, and a good cup of coffee all together are back as Jerry Seinfeld and his Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee is finally back for season 5.

The first episode is with Kevin Hart and, as you can imagine, Seinfeld drives a little faster than Hart’s liking.

A Sequel to “Punching The Clown” Is Underway
November 7, 2014
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On the set of maybe the first sequel in movie history that follows a movie that lost every penny: pic.twitter.com/2ogU2sMxBk

— Henry Phillips (@Henlips)

November 7, 2014

Five years ago, the hilarious Henry Phillips starred in and co-wrote Punching The Clown, a movie that slowly, but surely became a cult hit on Netflix.

Now, in 2014, with Henry having just shot his comedy special, had one of the best web series of all time under his belt, he and, we hope, the rest of the world is ready for a sequel to Punching The Clown.

Our sources tell us that, indeed, the Punching The Clown sequel has just gone into production and Philips just tweeted the picture above this morning, leaving us to only conclude, unlike so many things that are teased on the Internet, that it’s all actually happening.

So, do yourself a favor and get excited for this, especially as we’ll have more details about cast, etc. coming soon.

Adult Swim’s “Too Many Cooks” Is Why You Should Have Been Up at 4AM This Morning
November 7, 2014
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Adult Swim has definitely been really making it clear that they’re a home, a haven, a catalyst, and more for the sort of amazing, bizarre, dark, and funny niche comedy that would never air on a single digit channel on your TV.

Too Many Cooks, which really takes The Greatest Event in Television History and makes it drop acid, aired at 4AM today on Adult Swim and is a perfect example of that.

Please watch it/watch it again now.

ABC Cancels “Selfie” and New Network Comedies Seem Like They Really Can’t Catch a Break
November 7, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Must like their film studio counterparts, TV networks are looking for tentpole franchises in their series, hopefully having something that will make it past six seasons and eventually go on to syndication. Series such as Seinfeld, Friends, and The Office running for so long have given credence to this dynamic when it comes to sitcoms.

However, with the explosion of niche comedy and comedy in general via the Internet, the idea of the long-running half hour sitcom seems much harder to start these days. Already in this latest TV season, Manhattan Love Story, A to Z, and Bad Judge have been cancelled.

ABC has added to that list with their axing of Selfie. 

There weren’t that many freshman comedies to begin with at the big broadcast networks this fall, leaving us to wonder how marginalized scripted comedy currently is at NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and how much more it will go that way.

Tig Notaro Had Another Amazing, One-of-a-Kind Set at the NYCF
November 7, 2014
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We all were spellbound by her performance that became an album in Live, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that many that were in attendance are writing up her show this morning during the New York Comedy Festival that’s happening right now.

We don’t want to ruin the moment of reading exactly what happened as recounted by The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz, but we’ll say that Tig took baring it all to a whole other transformative, level, per usual.

Here’s The Couch Gag From the Upcoming Simpsons Futurama Crossover Episode
November 7, 2014
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This Sun. Nov. 9th at 9PM on Fox, The SImpsons will do their second momentous crossover this season with Futurama in what will be called “Simpsorama”. We’re going to say that you shouldn’t miss that and should set a reminder/your DVR right now.

You can obsesses over the famous Simpsons couch gag, which blends the opening sequences of both shows until then.

Watch Trailer Season 4 of “Girls”
November 7, 2014
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It’s been more than a minute or two since we last saw Hannah Horvath and company, but that wait will soon be over.

Season 4 of Girls premieres Sun. Jan. 11th at 9PM on HBO and you can get a taste of the poignant, but funny stew of anxieties, insecurities, etc. that are coming in this brand new trailer.

LA Comedy Rundown 11/7/14
November 7, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Toledo Rep @ UCB Sunset Tues. Nov. 11th 10:30PM $5
Baked w/Brendon Small & Steve Agee @ The Baked Potato Tues. Nov. 18th 8:30PM/10:30PM $15

COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $20
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
David Huntsberger @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $25/$12.50 w/Goldstar
The Secret Garden Show @ Panini Garden 8PM FREE
Power Up!/Casey & Jo Jo Present Fran Gillespie @ The Nerdist School 8PM FREE
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
A Musical Evening with Kate Micucci @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Jimmy Dore 1 Hr Special Taping @ El Portal Theatre 9:30PM FREE w/RSVP
The Swarm @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5

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
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
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.

“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” Announces Its Final Guests
November 7, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The final days of Craig Ferguson’s hosting of The Late Late Show over at CBS are coming soon. In anticipation of that, the guests for the final episodes have been teased, which include many of Craig’s favorite guests such as Thomas Lennon, Tim Meadows, Henry Winkler, Rashida Jones, Steve Carell, Lisa Kudrow, Mila Kunis, and more.

For the final send-off, Ferguson will have late night host compatriot Jay Leno as he joins him in late night host retirement.

We hope amidst this cavalcade, one of our favorite guests on The Late Late Show, Stephen Wright will also be stopping by to wish Ferguson bon voyage. 

“Toy Story 4” Coming Summer 2017 with John Lasseter Directing, Rashida Jones/Will McCormack Writing
November 7, 2014
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(via /Film)

One of Pixar’s most successful, most beloved properties, Toy Story, is coming back for a fourth round in 2017. 

Announced today, a Toy Story 4 will have John Lasseter returning to the franchise as a director and the duo of Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are set to write the script. More specifically, the release is being targeted for June 2017.

In case you wondering, that does avoid any matching up with Marvel’s upcoming film slate as well as the Lego Movie sequel.

Jim Gaffigan Does It Again on The Tonight Show
November 6, 2014
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Jim Gaffigan’s book Food: A Love Story is out now and you should definitely pick up,

This also means he gets to make the rounds on late night and do “it” all again. By “it”, we mean be the undeniably hilarious Jim Gaffigan. 

Watch his interview on The Tonight Show right here.

Desks Will Be Broken as Season 3 of “The Eric Andre Show” Premieres Tonight
November 6, 2014
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12:15AM tonight, you been tuned to Adult Swim and strapped in for the season 3 premiere of The Eric Andre Show. 

Yes, plenty of desks on The Eric Andre Show set will be destroyed according to Eric himself.

We’ll leave up to your discretion whether you should enhance your experience with various drugs.

“Birdman” Makes a Trailer For The Actual, But Fake, “Birdman”
November 6, 2014
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Alejandro González Iñárritu’s first foray into comedy with Birdman has been very well received in case you haven’t seen the Rotten Tomatoes score, recent TV spots, etc.

Almost seeming like a reward for all the folks that went and saw it, there has been a faux trailer made for an installment of the made-up movie franchise, Birdman, that Birdman’s Riggan Thompson, played exquisitely by Michael Keaton.

Enjoy watching the trailer for “Birdman Returns” like watching a trailer for 90s Jean Claude Van Damme movie after watching JCVD.

And Now a Few, or Rather, a Lot of Words From Key & Peele’s Obama Anger Translator
November 6, 2014
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WIth the loss of the Senate in the midterm elections this week to the GOP, President Obama must have a lot on his mind to say that, for the sake of appearances, must keep to himself.

Good thing Key & Peele have Luther, the Obama anger translator around. Here’s the latest address from Obama and jumps from Luther.

“Marry Me” Gets Five More Episodes at NBC
November 6, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

NBC has not shown mercy to its freshman comedies up until now. Both Bad Judge and A to Z have gotten the ax already.

However, there seems to be hope for Marry Me starring Casey Wilson and Ken Marino as NBC has just ordered five more episodes of the series. 

Hopefully, the next order will be for a season rather than a few more episodes.

John Cleese Has a Lovely Chat with Jon Stewart About How to Not Care Anymore
November 6, 2014
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In promotion of his new book So, Anyway…, the legendary John Cleese sat down with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show and talked about the prospect of caring and how to give it up

All in all, it was delightful. Give it a watch here.

LA Comedy Rundown 11/6/14
November 6, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Y2K Preparedness Meeting @ Northland Village Church Tues. Nov. 11th 8PM $12 in adv., $15 at door
Andy Kindler’s Particular Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sun. Nov. 16th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
Before You Were Funny @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
An Evening with Kate Berlant and John Early @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Ana Gasteyer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
SketchMelt @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $10
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Prom Night @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE
The Kinda Sketchy Comedy Show @ Hyperion Tavern 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Over Easy Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $10
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
The Reckoning @ iO West 10PM $10

OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Josh Martin
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./First come, first served/25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Sara Mostajabi
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./Lottery
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
VILLA CATRINIA 251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Only 20 spots only/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
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
RAFA’S LOUNGE ART GALLERY 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
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
IT’S A GRIND 247 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served
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 Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM after Main Room show

If Wes Anderson Maybe Had Enough Money, He Might Just Build a Theme Park
November 6, 2014
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(via Fast Co.Create)

In a foreword of Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia, endearing auteur Wes Anderson puts forth the idea that if he secured enough funding, he’d want a theme park to be entirely put together at the direction of Mothersbaugh, who often scores Anderson’s films.

While that’s a sentiment in a foreword, it only makes one’s mind run with abandon in a symmetrically arranged frame.

Given that Mothersbaugh was a member of Devo and scored Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, the prospect of this particular theme park that would undoubtedly aim to be a sort of whimsical that adults and children can both enjoy is worthy of invoking Futurama once more in saying, “Shut up and take my money”.

R.I.P. Larry, Conan’s Pencil Sharpening Wrangler
November 6, 2014
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Conan O’Brien always let a good bit of chaos ride on his show, which usually makes for the unforgettable moments over the last several years.

However, it only takes one rushed pencil sharpening job and some guy named Larry who was only sharpening pencils gets wholly swallowed up in said chaos.

Take a watch at what “happened” and long live Brian Stack*.

*Just to be clear, Brian Stack is still alive, well, and making us all over doubled laughing

…And Here Are Your Nominees for the 2014 Channel 101 Channy Awards
November 5, 2014
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While tracking the potential nominees and winners for the Golden Globes, Oscars, etc. might be taking up a lot of your time, the legendary, independently run short form TV series Channel 101 has its own awards ceremony that you should pay equal attention to. 

It’s at Channel 101’s annual Channy Awards where shows like Car Jumper, FIshbowls Are Definitely My Thing, New York Stories, Santiago, and more get the true recognition they deserve.

Watch all the nominees be announced here including the ones for the category known as Best Other Thing. Make sure to see who wins when the awards are given out Sat. Dec. 6th.

Alexander Payne’s Next Film “Downsizing” to Star Matt Damon
November 5, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Going away from the incredibly grounded reality of his last two movies , Alexander Payne is going a tad fantastical with his next movie, “Downsizing”.

Starring Matt Damon, the film will follow a man who thinks life would be better if he shrunk himself.

This idea, which might also lean more comedically than The Descendants and Nebraska, with Payne at the helm and Damon getting top billing seems prime to be another award frontrunner from the maker of perennial award frontrunners.

Halloween May Be Over, But That Shouldn’t Stop You From Enjoying the Season 3 Trailer of “The Heart, She Holler”
November 5, 2014
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One of the best blends of horror and comedy, hands down, has to be The Heart, She Holler.

So, even though the Halloween season where horror abounds on TV and in theaters has passed, we’re still very much looking forward to the ridiculous, dark, and hysterical happenings of the third season come Dec. 1st on Adult Swim.

Get a big ol’ taste of what’s comenin’ in this new trailer.

Jimmy Dore Will Be Taping a Brand New Stand-Up Special This Friday
November 5, 2014
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This Friday at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, Jimmy Dore will be shooting a brand new 1 hour stand-up special for TV. 

It’s been quite awhile since we’ve seen a special from Jimmy and, as that’s the case, you should all be excited to see the sharp, incisive bits that have been gestating in Dore’s head over the last several years.

The taping is at 9:30PM Nov. 7th and you can get your tickets here.

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