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Eddie Izzard Taking His International “Force Majeure” Tour to Australia and New Zealand
October 29, 2014
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Though Eddie Izzard won’t have to learn a new language to tour in Australia and New Zealand, it’s still amazing that he’s taking his latest stage show Force Majeure to as many countries as he possibly can. 

From Jan. 28th-Feb 20th, he’ll be touring extensively through both countries and you shouldn’t miss a chance to catch the brilliant Izzard.

Also, don’t confuse this with the new French movie of the same name getting rave reviews set during an avalanche.

Max Weinberg Fills In For a Night at Conan
October 29, 2014
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If you ever get nostalgic about the days of Late Night with Conan O’Brien, you can always watch Conan on TBS Mon.-Thurs at 11PM. You won’t be disappointed.

However, if you really get nostalgic about it, you might enjoy a night where Conan’s old band leader, Max Weinberg, along with an über goofy bit had one more night together on last night’s Conan.

Jason Bateman’s Next Film to Be “IPO Man”
October 29, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Jason Bateman’s had a great feature directorial debut with Bad Words and will now follow that up with a film based on a Wired article that followed a man sold his life to investors. IPO Man (IPO is short for Initial Public Offering for when a company decides to go public on the stock market) will star and be directed by Bateman and should be right up Bateman’s alley.

Looking forward to more dark comedy from the auteur Jason Bateman.

Chris Rock Takes the SNL Promos Outside the Studio
October 29, 2014
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This is the week that Chris Rock is hosting Saturday Night Live and we’re pretty sure that Rock, an ultra successful comedian, actor, director, (especially with his upcoming movie Top Five) and more is going to do everything his way.

Just check his promos with Bobby Moynihan that step outside into the streets of NYC away from Studio 8H.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/29/14
October 29, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
The Grand Budapest Hotel @ Aero Theatre Sun. Nov. 9th 4PM $11
An Evening with David Sedaris @ Long Beach Convention Center Sat. Nov. 22nd 8PM $30-$50

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Ari Shaffir 1 Hr. Taping for Comedy Central @ The Comedy Store 7:30PM/10PM $20/2 item min. (stand by only)
Lucha VaVoom Night of the Vampire @ The Mayan 8PM $40
MULTI Presents: Spooky Feet @ Northland Village Church 8PM FREE
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
Tom Papa @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
Big Grande’s Freak on a Leash @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Meltdown 4 Year Anniversary Camp Crystal Lake Comedy with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Extra Credit @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
A Very Special Halloween Episode @ O’Hara’s Bar 10PM FREE
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Josh Martin
FLAPPERS 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
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
JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/3-5 min./1 drink min./$3 valet parking w/validation or take free tram from bottom of hill (Lankershim Blvd. x Universal Hollywood Dr.)/Hosted by Aaron Harvey
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

Watch Dead Kevin’s NSFW Video on The Dangers of Trying to Explain Yourself When Being “Walked In On”
October 28, 2014
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Whether you try to go the lying route or actually trying to explain what’s really happening when a roommate “walks in on you” doing something of a carnal nature, it usually never goes well. 

Here’s Dead Kevin’s great example of that, which we’ll remind you again, is probably NSFW unless you work somewhere that’s pretty cool/DTF for some reason.

“Benched” Premieres Tonight on USA Network
October 28, 2014
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While Friends of The People is premiering tonight over at truTV, USA is also having their own series premiere of Benched.

While a comedy following lawyers might be not enough to get you hooked, a star lawyer fallen from grace/a high rise to being a public defender starring Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington also featuring the likes of Maria Bamford and Oscar Nunez should be enough to get you to watch this premiere.

So, check out/set your DVRs (in case you want to catch premiere of Friends of the People that airs at the same time) Benched at 10:30PM on USA Network.

Amy Poehler’s First Book “Yes Please” Out Now
October 28, 2014
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That’s right, Amy Poehler’s very first book Yes Please has just come out today.

While Amy has done so many great, hysterical things in film, TV, improv, and comedy overall, not to mention all the good she does with Smart Girls at the Party, it would seem almost hard to believe that this is only her first book. However, we’re sure that she’s well on her way to writing plenty of books taking from her own life, dishing out her own advice, and more.

So, pick up Yes Please today, which will also definitely make a great companion to Tina Fey’s Bossypants.

truTV’s Comedy Rebranding Is Under Way as “Friends of The People” Premieres Tonight
October 28, 2014
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truTV’s big shift from reality and court TV to comedy, specifically with the branding “WAY. MORE. FUN.” has begun and it’s kicking off one of its more highly anticipated shows tonight, “Friends of the People”.

With a cast boasting The Lucas Brothers, Kevin Barnett, Josh Rabinowitz, Lil’ Rel, Jermaine Fowler, and Jennifer Bartels, we think it definitely will be worth checking out the series premiere tonight at 10:30PM on truTV.

We can see this is probably going to be way more fun already. 

Jason Jones and Samantha Bee’s “Vacation Time” Gets Pilot Order From TBS
October 28, 2014
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(via Deadline)

The Daily Show continues to be a great tree that TV, film, etc. can pick from. John Oliver is killing it at on his own program, Last Week Tonight, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater is on the horizon as is Aasif Mandvi’s book No Land’s Man.

Now, added to that mix, are current Daily Show correspondents Jason Jones and Samantha Bee and their family vacation comedy “Vacation Time” that just got a pilot order from TBS. 

Jones is set to star and we’re completely on board for a National Lampoon’s Vacation-esque series from Jones and Bee.

Watch The Best Parody of “Saw” We’ve Seen From Hush Money
October 28, 2014
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hush money, parody, saw

While it’s the week of Halloween, it’s fitting that a bunch of horror’s most popular films get the sketch comedy treatment. 

A perfect example of that is Hush Money’s take on the Saw franchise and how they found Jigsaw the “perfect” victims.

Amazon Acquires Rooftop Comedy via Audible
October 28, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The company you always hear so much about while listening to your favorite podcasts, Audible, will now be more than for just hearing audio versions of books. 

Audible has just brought Rooftop Comedy into their fold, which really means that Rooftop is now part of Amazon’s fold. Other than partnering Audible, Rooftop doesn’t seem like they’ll be changing course much and will continue in their current direction of taping and distributing live comedy like the Holy F*ck album, but, presumably, with a little more corporate weight behind them.

We’re curious to see if the number of people listening to comedy albums off of Rooftop’s label will get a spike from this. 

Joe Pera, The Pancake Breakfast Critic, Goes to a Rhubarb Festival and Also Gets a Co-Host
October 28, 2014
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Joe Pera had a great start to his pancake breakfast review series “The Pancake Breakfast Critic”, but MTV Other thought he needed a co-host.

So, ahead of Joe taking a slight detour from the show’s focus by going to a Rhubarb Festival, they gave him a more “energetic” co-host and the results were not what Joe expected. In fact, they were the last thing Joe expected.

Watch what happens here.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/28/14
October 28, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Baby Talk with Dan Levy @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Nov. 1st 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers Claremont Fri Nov. 7th & Sat. Nov. 8th 7PM/9PM $20

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
Bob Odenkirk “A Load of Hooey” Book Release Show @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $40
Comedy Living Room 2 Year Anniversary Spooktac2ROAR in Hollywood 8PM FREE w/RSVP (sold out)
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
The Imaginary Radio Program @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Bacchanalia @ Black Rose Tavern 8PM FREE
Good Looks in Arts District 8PM FREE
Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $8
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8PM $10/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Baked @ The Baked Potato 8:30PM/10:30PM $20
Sleepaway Camp Presents “Blackout” @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9:30PM FREE
Fielding & Friends @ Three Clubs 9:30PM FREE
Seinfeld: The Purge @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The National Midnight Society @ Voila Art Gallery 10PM FREE
Frankenmatt @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store MIDNIGHT FREE

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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jenny Yang & Atsuko Okatsuka
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 
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
VOILA ART GALLERY 518 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts Midnight/Ends 1AM/Follows booked show/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.
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Brian Moses and Rell Battle
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

Neil Patrick Harris to Host NBC Variety Show
October 28, 2014
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(via Deadline)

NBC might be just getting a shot in the arm in the department of live variety shows as they have just ordered 10 episodes of a Neil Patrick Harris hosted variety show.

The show stopper of a host can really do it all, sing, dance, act, do comedy, which will all be on display when he hosts The Oscars next year.

We’ll be curious to what time slot it gets, specifically in relation to that other live variety show on NBC, Saturday Night Live.

Mike Tyson Mysteries Premieres Tonight on Adult Swim
October 28, 2014
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Mike Tyson himself has confirmed that Mike Tyson Mysteries, one of the more delightfully bizarre things we’ve seen in awhile, premieres tonight on Adult Swim.

10:30PM EST/7:30PM PST if you get the East Coast feed. You also will not want to miss Norm MacDonald as a pigeon and Jim Rash as an English ghost because that also happens in Mike Tyson Mysteries.

Please Watch Good Cop Great Cop’s CC:Studios Series “New Timers”
October 27, 2014
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Just because an apocalyptic event has happened and civilization and life as we know is falling apart at every turn doesn’t mean that people still get on each other’s nerves for the little things like what to bring to parties or how to go about getting rid of your stuff. It’s just that the end of the world has happened and that’s kind of hard to forget.

Good Cop Great Cop’s Matt Porter and Charlie Hankin delve into the post-apocalypse minutia in their brand new CC:Studios web series New Timers where they explore that exact premise beautifully.

Watch episodes one, two, and three now.

Jen Kirkman and Michael Ian Black To Do a New JASH Show “Really Good Advice”
October 27, 2014
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When you take stock of all the problems that you have in your life and who you would look to advise you in how to solve said problems, the first two names that pop up are, of course, comedians Jen Kirkman and Michael Ian Black.

While, for awhile now, it’s been not easy to just go up and ask them your advice, you’ll have that very opportunity when they shoot their new show for JASH, Really Good Advice. What great luck we all have, right?

They will be filming two live shows at Nerdmelt on Nov. 17th, 7PM & 9PM and if you can get to this, you should definitely go.

We can’t wait to see what comes of this whether it be a web series, a TV show, etc.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver vs. Sugar
October 27, 2014
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Having taking on the awareness of Net Neutrality, drones, the lack of coverage of Supreme Court cases, and more, John Oliver’s target for this week is sugar or, more specifically, the amount of sugar that us consumers are unaware of in almost all of our food.

Of course, the Last Week Tonight team and Oliver do a bang up job of letting us all know what’s up, making us laugh, and encouraging action. Watch it all here.

Twitter’s Audio Card and Tumblr’s New Video Player Offering More Ways to Consume Your Comedy Online
October 27, 2014
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The last few weeks have seen a few new social media innovations that might make being plugged into watching your favorite sketch group or listening to your favorite podcast while scrolling through your timeline.

Twitter has just introduced an “Audio Card” that will allow you to listen to embedded audio, just via SoundCloud for now, while combing through your favorite tweets or possibly tweeting yourself (perhaps, live tweeting a podcast if you have way too much free time on your hands, perhaps?). 

Weeks ago, Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer announced that the Tumblr video player would get an overhaul. Their first version of the new Tumblr video player has arrived and it does indeed work better than previous versions and allows for easy embedding of Instagram and Vine videos. You can also loop the video player, again, if you have way too much free time on your hands. The video player will also pop out to the side of your Dashboard, though we’re guessing you’re not going to do that while watching various comedy videos. 

Well, let’s see how much more you’re glued to your smartphone because of these innovations and that’ll be a good gauge of how well these two upgrades to Twitter and Tumblr are.

Watch Trailer for Chelsea Peretti’s 1 Hr. Stand-Up Special on Netflix, “One Of The Greats”
October 27, 2014
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Nov. 14th will be the day when “One Of The Greats”, Chelsea Peretti’s brand new stand-up special will hit Netflix for your streaming enjoyment.

That’s three weeks away and gives, in that time, you can enjoy this trailer complete with a bit of the appropriate, “low-key” intro.

Channel 101 for Oct. 2014 Now Online
October 27, 2014
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There was a lot that went down in LA comedy this weekend. Festival Supreme, secret shows at the new UCB Sunset, and also, the always great monthly installment of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s Channel 101.

That means more car-jumping, sign-spinning, adventures with a man known as Santiago, and way more.

Watch Oct. 2014’s edition of Channel 101 here.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/27/14
October 27, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Ari Shaffir 1 Hour Special Taping for Comedy Central @ The Comedy Store Wed. Oct. 29th 7:30PM/10PM $20/2 item min. (stand by only)
An Evening with Ryan Singer @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Nov. 11th 9PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
The Ramble Lodge @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
The Moth Grandslam @ The Echoplex 7:30PM $18
OPCC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration @ The Broad Stage 8PM $100
The Improvised Shakespeare Company @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $17
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Burnouts @ The Airliner 8:30PM $5 suggested donation
Kibitz Room Comedy @ Canter’s 9PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Round 2 @ El Cid 10PM $5
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 
Nervous Jerk Comedy Show @ iO West 11PM FREE

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

High Concept Comedies Are in Style Ahead of This Pilot Season
October 27, 2014
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There are indeed plenty of semi-autobiographical comedies in development, especially with the success of freshman series Cristela at ABC.

However, at the other end of the TV comedy development spectrum, at this time, is a bunch of high concept comedies that steer clear of the fish-out-of-water in a small (or big pond) dynamic. Conspiracy theories, witches, and, highest concept of all, Vine stars, and more are all subjects for comedy projects that are being worked for TV across several networks.

Specifically, TBS has ordered a sort of Lost parody from Justin and Jordan Shipley, DirecTV has ordered a parody reminiscent of Downton Abbey that will star Peter Serafinowicz and Will Sasso from College Humor’s Big Breakfast, Elizabeth Banks is set to produce and direct a workplace conspiracy theory comedy from Caroline Williams at ABC, 30 Rock’s Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan are writing a witch comedy at NBC, Nick Frost is set to star in a comedy as an ex-jewel thief that’s having trouble getting out of the jewel thief business also at ABC, and Rainn Wilson is developing a series following stars (minus Curtis Lepore due to Internet outrage at his rape charge that he plead down to an assault charge) on the six second movie platform Vine trying to make it in the traditional half hour format. 

There’s no telling where these will end up, if anywhere at all, but it’s a good sign to see more comedy series in the works that aren’t how two people met and fell in love or how an abnormally configured family figures out how to be a family.

Meryl Streep Set to Play One of the Worst Opera Singers of All Time
October 26, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Even with her turn and a capable singing voice in Mamma Mia, acting demigod Meryl Streep’s next project will have her playing the role of Florence Foster Jenkins in a biopic directed by award winning director Stephen Frears.

Jenkins, a real figure in 1940s New York high society, was widely regarded as a terrible singer, but she got to sing opera as a career as she was a wealthy heiress. Audiences still turned turning out for her performances, presumably to see how bad it really was. 

The story will follow her manager/partner keeping up the illusion that she has a great voice, so, we think there should be a good bit of comedy to come out of this movie.

Also, if you’re wondering how bad a singer Jenkins was, notice how you’ll cringe at her botching Mozart.

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