After deciding to avoid the Google problem of having the name ISIS confused with the terrorist group, Archer is set on coming back for season 6 at FX.
In fact, Archer and company have all gotten the call to return Jan. 2015 as shown in this very teaser.
ON THE HORIZON
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sun. Nov. 9th 8PM $10
The Talkies @ Cinefile Video Thurs. Nov. 13th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Megan Amram’s Science.. For Her! Book Tour @ Barnes & Noble at The Grove 7PM FREE
Look at Me @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
The Highland Park Show @ Cafe De Leche 7:30PM FREE
Qweirdo @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Gays R Us @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
A Kiss From Daddy/Oh, Brother! @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Backyard… a comedy show @ The Backyard 8:30PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre $30 (stand by only)
Public School Stories @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Venice Underground Presents Dan Soder @ Townhouse & The Del Monte 8:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Extra Credit @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Josh Martin
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
ICE HOUSE STAGE 2 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
SAL COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Danielle Arce
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Thomas Fraser
PHO KING DELICIOUS 9350 Corbin Ave., Northridge, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Hosted by David Relyea
OPEN MICHELLE @ WILDE THISTLE 3456 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Female performers only/5-7 min./One item min.
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comics/1 song musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Monika Scott and Morgan Jay
ZOEY’S CAFE 185 E. Santa Clara, Ventura, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/10 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Samantha Ross
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Gary Carver
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/4 min. or 2 short songs/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Adam Feuerberg and Tim Delone
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 11:30PM after booked show/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Geoffrey Feldman
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
O’HARA’S BAR 1000 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Lottery/3-5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Williams
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
To fill your quota of new comedy albums this week, please pick up Cristela Alonzo’s “Some of the Hits” and Nick Vatterott’s “For Amusement Only” from Comedy Central Records.
If you don’t have a quota of comedy albums to fill, get one, and this week with these albums would be a good place to start.
(via Deadline)
Turner Broadcasting has officially hired the new president of TBS and TNT as well as the Chief Creative Officer in Kevin Reilly formerly a head of Fox and NBC.
In addition to being put as head honcho at TBS and TNT, he’ll be the chair of the Turner Entertainment Programming Council that will specifically overseeing senior executives at TBS, Adult Swim, and truTV, which are three comedy focused networks.
We’re not sure what Reilly will do, but given his disgust with the same day ratings and the concept of pilot season, we’re excited to see what direction he’ll take everything mentioned above.
Well, the wonderfully dark and absurd minds of Murderfist are going to be on TV tonight as they’re being featured on truTV’s Friends of the People.
Tune in 10PM to truTV to see the folks that made this unforgettable rehearsal dinner sketch who will hopefully bring their brand of comedy, that we previously thought was just going to reside on the Internet, to TVs across America.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
This is definitely something we didn’t see coming from Judd Apatow, but, with Laura Dern and South Park and Team America: World Police co-writer Pam Brady delving into the world of female football fans in a film, we’re on board.
Even if the project ends up being something else, the idea of something between The League, Girls, and Enlightened, with a dash of Team America/South Park sounds pretty great.
Hopefully, after watching Matt Donaher’s set from Conan last night, which, was also his first late night TV set, you’ll appreciate the wondrous craftsmanship of Donaher’s jokes as much as we do.
In fact, we’ll never forget this set, especially if we’re thinking about eskimos.
The science “textbook” designed and written by Megam Amram "for girls", “Science… For Her!”, is out now.
After you voted based off of how cool someone’s name sounded, you should definitely pick this up as soon as you can.
Be sure to catch Amram on tour promoting the book across the country as well. We’re sure more enhancing of feminine scientific knowledge/hijinks are to be had.
The gentile nature of The Pancake Breakfast Critic AKA Joe Pera gets put further to the test with taking on one of those ridiculous burger challenges and having to deal with an unexpected departure.
Who knew that so much tension could be wrought from reviewing eating pancakes and traveling through the country side? Watch the latest episode of MTV Other’s Pancake Breakfast Critic here.
If you, for some reason, are still doubting the popularity, look no further than the launch of Paul Scheer’s very own podcast network Wolfpop today. Scheer himself has plenty of success with his own podcast How Did This Get Made? and several appearances on a multitude of other podcasts and is now moving on up with a network of his own, which, by the looks of it, is going to be pretty great.
Started with the help of Earwolf and Matt Gourley, Wolfpop will feature podcasts focused on comedy and pop culture such as DENZEL WASHINGTON IS THE GREATEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME PERIOD with W. Kamau Bell and Kevin Avery or Reading Outloud with Nate Corddry or Cry Babies with Sarah Thyre and Susan Orlean or The Stallone Podcast with Paul Scheer and Sly Stallone and so much more.
We know that you want get into all of this already, so we’ll let you get to that.
With one of the biggest video game releases of the year here, it would be a major slip up to not have one of the most “foremost” gaming critics, who just happens to not be that much of a gamer, to review the game.
So, of course, Conan O’Brien got to play Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare with Aaron Bleyaert on the latest episode of Clueless Gamer and, of course, it’s fantastic per usual.
ON THE HORIZON
The Midnight Show @ UCB Sunset Sat. Nov. 8th 10:30PM $5
Crave Thurs. Nov. 13th 9PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Franklin 7PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
2Wet Crew Live @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM FREE
The Wahlberg Solution! @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Triple Header w/Demetri Martin, Ron Funches, Mary Lynn Rajskub @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
College Humor Live LA @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
The Audience Show with Dominic Dierkes @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Steve Hernandez and Paul Laier
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots available
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
THE MOTH @ ZANZIBAR 1301 5th St., Santa Monica, CA/Doors open 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories only on theme of “last minute”/5 min./Lottery/10 spots only/$8 cover
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
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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/Lottery/No over the top vulgarity/6 min. w/$5 purchase, 3 min./without/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky and Danny McDermott
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/5-7min.
33 TAPS 6263 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/4-6 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Doug Dixon and April O’Connor
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Brian Moses and Rell Battle
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/Lottery/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Cindy Liebman
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
Proud to announce that @paulscheer’s “Schee-R-L” is coming soon! Photo Credit: our awesome director @PaymanBenz pic.twitter.com/NCPWJukyur
— JASH (@jash) November 4, 2014
Paul Scheer already did a bang up job reenacting The Arsenio Hall Show with the ArScheerio Paul Show, so it would make complete sense that he would do reenact another 90s show where things were live and could go awry.
From this tweet/picture above, it looks like that MTV’s TRL, or Total Request Live, is going to get the same treatment as SRL from Scheer, JASH, and director Payman Benz.
Hopefully, if this is all of what they’re up to, they will hopefully reenact that one time Mariah Carey crashed the studio live on air, unannounced with a popsicle cart.
(via Deadline)
NBC has ordered two pilot presentations from Jerrod Carmichael over the last calendar year. Neither one of them went to series, but NBC has come close and is obvious still jazzed about Carmichael since they have just put in an order for a 3rd pilot from him.
This time around, Neighbors director Nick Stoller will team up with Jerrod again and they’ll write the pilot together.
Hopefully, third time is the charm, comedy comes 3, or whatever other triplet-based-affirmation you know will come into play here.
All Things Comedy has been a safe haven for many a great comedian to produce their own podcasts, albums, specials, and more for over a year.
They now wants to continue in that direction with their new studio, but they need funding for that to work in a away where they can stay completely 100% owned and operated independently by comedians.
So, they’re looking to raise $10,000 by Nov. 21st and we sincerely hope you help them push forward with all the awesome things they’re doing on helping comedians make and release their own comedy (what a novel idea, right?)
If you think reality TV stars are the only ones capable of making ridiculous .gif worthy meltdowns or awkward moments on TV, you obviously have not seen a bill try to get passed at the State level here in the U.S.
Last night, John Oliver showed on Last Week Tonight what sort of nonsense is going down in several state legislatures around the country and why the midterm elections that will be held tomorrow to decide who will get to hold the offices where people are punching pieces of paper and screaming.
(via Vulture)
It would be hard to imagine that a collection of short stories from the mind of the one ever-gregarious Tom Hanks wouldn’t have a bit of humor of in it, if not a whole row of funny stories.
Not that there is any evidence that he’d write about such experiences as taking a picture with a fan who pretended to be passed out at a diner or perhaps a first person account from the point-of-view of Wilson, but that wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility, considering how obsessed with the magic of typing on vintage typewriters.
He is setting to write an entire book of short stories soon and we’ll see exactly what Hanks has coming through that typewriter ribbon.
Lowe’s is employing robots to help customers find their way through their hardware and home supplies store. It’s an added perk for sure when looking for the right type of bolts and screws, but the team at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver thinks that customer service at such places is much more dependent on the human element than simple knowledge of tools, gardening, etc.
So, with the help of Nick Offerman, H. Jon Benjamin, and Sarah Baker, Last Week Tonight made up this ad for Home Depot that shows that their sales representatives are best put to use when dealing with couples whose relationship is going off the rails.
While you were still having fun dressing up in costumes after Halloween, the fourth season of Portlandia found its way to Netflix over the weekend.
So, have a truly productive Monday and enjoy all of it right now and keep watching until season 5 premieres in Jan. 2015.
Coming in with guns has been a somewhat effective way to rob banks for a long time. However, in 2014, you’re going to need more than guns if you want to get away with robbing a bank.
ON THE HORIZON
2Wet Crew Live @ The Satellite LA Tues. Nov. 4th 8:30PM FREE
Power Hour with Brent Sullivan and Beth Stelling @ UCB Franklin Tues. Nov. 11th 9:30PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Lucy @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Bill Burr @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $25/2 item min. (stand by only)
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $10 at door
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Judd Apatow & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $40
Megan Amram’s Science… For Her! @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Business LA @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/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
SARDO’S 259 N. Pass Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8:30PM/7 min./First come, first served/15 guaranteed spots/1 drink min.
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
This weekend, we were treated to the likes of Brian Regan, The Lucas Brothers, and even Chris Rock, in a way, doing stand-up on late night TV.
So, we’ll cap this weekend off with the debut of Alingon Mitra, who’s already gotten to do stand-up on Last Comic Standing and Adam Devine’s House Party, on The Late Late Show on Craig Ferguson.
Adjectives such as artisanal, handmade, small batch, and more are words that many consumers these days look for on their products, no matter what they are.
With that in mind, comedy folks Eugene Mirman and H. Jon Benjamin and Chet Clem have created a line of artisanal, handmade, small batch mystery sacks that promise to contain “…hand-chosen items that are hand-hewn by machines in America…” to be sold at the Flotsam General Store.
One can only imagine what you would get in a mystery sack of varying sizes (depending on how much money you want shell out for this) from someone like Mirman who does Brooklyn themed paintings. We’re absolutely sure this will go nicely with any Dumb Starbucks merchandise that you could possibly have.
For our money, the best selling point of Flotsam is their return/exchange policy, which reads, “Ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, haha, ha”
While we’re all hoping that a new Chris Rock special will come out in the not so distant future, you can watch Chris Rock do stand-up right now during his SNL monologue from last night.
Yes, in case you’re wondering, he covers the Boston Marathon Bombing and the new Freedom Tower in NYC.
ON THE HORIZON
Megan Amram’s Science… For Her! Book Release @ Nerdmelt Showroom Mon. Nov. 3rd 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Broad City @ Troubadour Sat. Dec. 6th 7PM/10PM $18 (stand by only)
COMEDY CRAWL
Bob Odenkirk “A Load of Hooey” Book Release @ Vroman’s Bookstore 4PM FREE
Bobcat Goldthwait @ Irvine Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
2 Girls 1 Pup @ Tailwaggers 7:30PM $5 suggested donation
Gravid Water @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5 (stand by only)
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Re-Animator The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $25/$12.50 w/Goldstar
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 8PM $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
THE SATELLITE LA 1717 Silver Lake Blvd./Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Lottery/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
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/3 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Briana Murphy
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