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LA Comedy Rundown 8/12/14
August 12, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Comedy Is Dead @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery Thurs. Aug. 21st 8PM 9PM $20
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom Aug. 30th 8PM $8 in adv,. $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
LA’s Best @ Harvelle’s 8PM Donations accepted
The Good Luck Show @ The Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8PM $10/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Larry Bird Variety Hour @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Comedy Living Room in Hollywood 8:30PM FREE w/RSVP (RSVP full)
Anxiety Factory @ Wood and Vine 8:30PM FREE
Come to Papa Live! with Tom Papa & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Blamblamblam @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Happy Contest Time Tournament of Winners @ Three Clubs 9PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Aftermath @ The Lexington 9PM FREE
10:15 to Tuesday @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 10:15PM FREE
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
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/6 min. w/$5 purchase, 3 min./without/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
MAL’S BAR 2331 Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/First come, first served/3 min w/o purchase/7 min. w/purchase/Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Martin Rizo
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 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
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover 
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 12AM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Roast battle between 2 comedians at end/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

R.I.P. Robin Williams 1951-2014
August 12, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

As of this afternoon, comedian and actor Robin Williams passed away in his home in Tiburon, CA at the age of 63. The cause of death is currently under investigation, but suicide is suspected. 

This news unfortunately comes just as Williams was starting to get back into performing stand up live, often dropping into intimate shows like Meltdown or innovative shows like Set List.

The Daily Show Starts a Podcast Without Jon Stewart
August 11, 2014
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Behind the face of The Daily Show and its host Jon Stewart is an entire, well oiled machine that maintains one of the sharpest comedy shows around as a perennial award winning comedy series.

Now, you can hear their story in a podcast called The Daily Show Podcast Without Jon Stewart that follows the folks on the show that are exclusively not Jon Stewart.

They just released their first episode with head writer Elliott Kalan and correspondent Jessica L. Williams, so you’ll probably be adding this to your regular podcast list soon.

This Year’s Echo Park Rising Having More Comedy
August 11, 2014
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The annual music/arts/more neighborhood weekend festival known as Echo Park Rising is back this week, Aug. 15th-17th and will feature a much more robust comedy line-up. 

In fact, between the Time Travel Mart and Echoes Under Sunset, they’re going to have four shows featuring the likes of Maria Bamford, Steve Agee, Dana Gould, Sean Patton, Karen Kilgariff, Ian Karmel, Hampton Yount, Seaton Smith, Emily Heller, Chris Garcia, Matt Braunger, Sean O’Connor, and way more. Midnight Run, the show where all the comics are probably way too high when on stage, will be going down.

You might also like to know that it will all be free to attend, so while you wander hearing too many bands to count and eating from too many food trucks, make sure to catch some, if not all these shows.

Andrés du Bouchet’s Big Compilation Album Out on Nov. 25th
August 11, 2014
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Earlier this year, we reported that one of favorite comedians Andrés du Bouchet would be not only releasing his 2nd album, but that album would be a 2 hour long compilation album of different bits and characters performed at several different places.

Well, now, Nov. 25th is when 20 Sided Guy will come out from AST Records and mark that date down on your calendar for when you will buy the album, laugh heartily and simultaneously have your mind blown. 

BuzzFeed Has Launched BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
August 11, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

BuzzFeed has raised $50 million to bank their newly rebranded BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. They’ll be making .gifs, full length feature films, and anything in between.

Given their branding, we’re guessing that there will be heavy comedic bent to a lot of content if it already isn’t actually a comedy web video/short/feature already. 

Honestly, this could a multitude of directions in regards to format, tone, and quality, especially since BuzzFeed has been posting actual long form articles that aren’t in the form of lists as of late. 

Matt Ingebretson Teaches You To Do The “Classic” Bait & Switch Card Trick
August 11, 2014
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If you’re looking for a fun party trick or something to impress your friends, look no further than comedian (and not magician) Matt Ingebretson’s bait and switch card trick.

In this video, you’ll learn how to master a very easy card trick that doesn’t even require sleight of hand. You will however have to completely commit to the trick no matter what happens.

Cosby, Bamford, Maron, Buress, More Headlining This Year’s New York Comedy Festival
August 11, 2014
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It shouldn’t be surprising that The New York Comedy Festival along with Comedy Central brings out the big guns when it comes to putting their line-up. This Nov., Bill Cosby, Maria Bamford, Nick Offerman, Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Amy Schumer, Bill Maher, Tig Notaro, and more all are headlining the festival. 

Running from Nov. 5th-Nov. 9th, tickets are now on sale.

Really, if you’re in or around NYC, you should get tickets for this, The Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival so you can make your comedy plans for the rest of the year.

You’ll Be Able to Watch Amazon Comedy Pilots From Steven Soderbergh, Whit Stilman, and Jay Chandrasekhar at The End of This Month
August 11, 2014
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(via Variety)

More specifically, Aug. 28th will be the date when you can see the latest group of Amazon Studios comedy pilots, which include Red Oaks from Steven Soderbergh and David Gordon Green, The Cosmopolitans from Whit Stillman and starring Ron Perlman, and Really from Jay Chandraskehar.

As with previous Amazon comedy pilots, Amazon will take in viewer input and then decide which of the pilots to pick up to series or not. 

LA Comedy Rundown 8/11/14
August 11, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Brooks Wheelan & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Aug. 13th 8:30PM $30
Doug Benson TV Interruption @ Cinefamily Mon. Aug. 25th 4PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $17
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Pretty, Pretty Pony @ Westside Comedy Theater 10:30PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Lottery/Special Playboy Jazz theme night-fancy wear, robes especially, encouraged/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/1 item min.
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/1 drink 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
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.
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/One 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 Sheriff of Nottingham/James Adomian Searches The Meltdown for Robin Hood
August 10, 2014
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Whether or not you’re familiar with the amazing comedy of James Adomian, his turn as the Sheriff of Nottingham who interrupts comedy shows exclusively to look for Robin Hood and also try to keep up the perception that he “isn’t” a gay villain stereotype is something that absolutely needs to be seen.

Luckily, Adomian got to perform, in full costume, as the Sheriff of Nottingham on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail on Comedy Central and you can watch it in all of its hilarious glory here.

Superego Now Has Its Own YouTube Channel Now With a Whole Bunch of Videos To Watch Obsessively
August 10, 2014
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While we all wait as patiently as we can for the new season of one of the funniest podcasts around known only as Superego, they have given us all something to tide us over until September when that new season actually premieres.

As of this week, they have their very own YouTube channel where they’ve made more animated versions of their sketches as well as some live action ones that are just as crazy and damn funny.

We highly recommend binge watching and subscribing so you can see more from a priest that you shouldn’t be confessing to, “old timey” comedy duos, a meeting between Don DiMello, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and H.R. Giger, and “great” California cooking tips.

Joe Mande’s Million Dollar Podcast Has Raised Over $20K on Kickstarter
August 10, 2014
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3 weeks ago, we reported on Joe Mande being willing to do a podcast if he raised $1,000,000 on Kickstarter, hence the appropriate name of The Million Dollar Podcast.

Well, he’s currently at $20,177 as of this post leaving $979,823 to raise. So, if you just have a spare $980K laying around, make Mande’s podcast a reality because what else would you be doing with that money if just had it “lying around”.

LA Comedy Rundown 8/10/14
August 10, 2014
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comedy shows, los angeles, open mics

ON THE HORIZON
Good Neighbor Live @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Aug. 14th 7PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Yard Sale with Sandy Danto @ Hollywood Improv Sun. Aug. 17th 7PM $10/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Geeking Out @ Westside Comedy Theater 7PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dirty Birdie Story Hour @ Eros Station 8PM FREE
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
The Junk Show @ Copper Still Bar 8PM $5
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Tragedy Plus Time @ Public Fiction 8:30PM
Sucker Punch @ Improv Space 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/8-10 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Amir Kalil
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mark Alexzandr
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
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 IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM after booked show/Ends 11PM/3-5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Amir & Wanjiko Eke
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

The 2nd Brooklyn Comedy Festival Is Less Than Two Weeks Away
August 9, 2014
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On the week of Aug. 18th through Aug. 24th, The Brooklyn Comedy Festival comes around again for its second time.

Between Bar Matchless, Union Hall, Spike Hill, Knitting Factory, Littlefield’s, and so many other venues throughout Brooklyn, NY, there will be six days of comedy featuring Dan Soder, Sasheer Zamata, Michael Che, Nikki Glasser, Dave Hill, Joe Pera, Myq Kaplan, Nick Vatterott, Murderfist, Kevin Avery, Hari Kondabolu, Mike Lawrence, Sheng Wang, The Lucas Bros., Kevin Barnett, and way, way, more. 

Definitely get your tickets if you’re in and around Brooklyn that week.

Jason Sudeikis as Coach Lasso, The Soccer Coach That Doesn’t Understand Soccer, Returns to World of Soccer
August 9, 2014
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epl, jason sudeikis, nbc, premier league, soccer, ted lasso

In the upcoming coverage of soccer/football by NBC, Jason Sudeikis is reprising his role as Coach Ted Lasso who somehow gets to coach soccer without knowing much beyond the fact that there is flopping involved.

So, there will be plenty of fun ads like this one.

So, Netflix Surpassed HBO This Past Quarter in Subscriber Revenue
August 9, 2014
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(via Entertainment Weekly)

The online streaming giant Netflix has been making a lot of waves over the last couple of years with their entrance into producing their own content. In fact, after resurrecting Arrested Development, Orange Is The New Black, and more, Netflix has just, in this past quarter, surpassed HBO in subscriber revenue. 

While that doesn’t exactly mean that Netflix has grown bigger than HBO, which has more of an established brand, more original content, and, overall, more accolades and money coming in, it certainly does mean that Netflix (and online streaming in general) is absolutely headed in that direction. 

Maybe, a stand alone HBO GO will be up for subscription in the not so distant future and we can all watch Silicon Valley, Veep, and Girls without using our friends and loved ones’ passwords.

Schmecky & Schmecky Return on Conan to “Protect” You From Potentially Damaging Photos Online
August 9, 2014
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Andrés du Bouchet and Dan Cronin as Schmecky & Schmecky have found a new business in which to swindle help people improve their lives. 

If there’s a photo that might compromise you in getting a job or making a deal, trust Schmecky & Schmecky to fix it up for you. Just watch they very professionally made ad, written by Todd Levin on Conan right here.

LA Comedy Rundown 8/9/14
August 9, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
The Sklar Brothers & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Aug. 15th 10PM $15/2 item min.
The Super Serious Show with Jay Larson @ The Virgil Wed. Aug. 20th $7 in adv., $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
The Last Show I Do Before I Go on Medication @ Double Decker Bus That Leaves From Pantages Theatre 7PM $25
Christina Pazsitzky Tells Jokes @ Ice House Stage 2 7:30PM $15/2 drink min.
Guy Branum @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
Multi: a multimedia comedy show @ Northland Village Church 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Horrible Movie Night @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Armando Show w/Special Guest Matt McCarthy @ iO West 9PM $10
LA Times Square @ Inside Jokes LA 10PM $10-$50/2 drink min.
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tomorrow! Presents Hook-up! @ 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
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Alison Stevenson and Megan Koester
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.

The International Montreux Comedy Festival is Back with Its Worldwide Comedy Contest
August 8, 2014
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That’s right, you can enter, yet again, a comedy contest that might lead you to performing in Montreux, Switzerland.

The Montreux Comedy Festival is taking online submissions for stand-up that will lead to a semi-finals here in the U.S., the UK, and South Africa. If you make it through to the finals, you’ll get to go to the actual Montreux Comedy Festival in the beginning of December.

So, you have up until Sept. 26th to submit. Also, it’s free to enter, which we’re sure you’ll be really into.

Todd Glass Gives The Type of Great Todd Glass Appearance You’d Expect on Conan
August 8, 2014
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Saying a funny line then analyzing and trying it another way, doing the same for act outs, and getting everyone else in on the fun, and, of course, using the band all come into play when the hysterical Todd Glass made his appearance on Conan last night.

Watch it all here and be sure to buy Todd’s new book The Todd Glass Situation and maybe he’ll appear on late night more often.

Lizzy Caplan Joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Jonathan Levine Christmas Comedy
August 8, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

While Lizzy Caplan is exploring her more dramatic side on Showtime‘s Masters of Sex, Caplan will be doing her next comedy project with the trio who worked on the great cancer comedy 50/50, Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and director Jonathan Levine.

It’s a comedy set at Christmas time, but there are no details as of yet if it will come to theaters during one Christmas or another in the not so distant future. Luckily, The Interview with Seth Rogen is coming this Christmas and we’ll have that to hold us over.

Chris Hardwick Parodies His Very Own Talking Dead with “Talking Bread” on Conan
August 8, 2014
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andy daly, chris hardwick, conan, nerdist, parody, talking dead, tig notaro

For all the times you’ve joked what other post-mortem discussion panel show he could possibly host, Chris Hardwick is beating you to the next pun you were about to make by joking about Talking Dead, etc. himself.

So, here he is hosting Talking Bread on Conan with guests Tig Notaro and Andy Daly. We would sincerely hope this goes long enough to hear if people give pumpernickel the love it deserves.

As Community Is Getting Its Sixth Season at Yahoo, You Might Want To Go To The Third Communicon
August 8, 2014
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Defying all odds, Community got its sixth season at Yahoo after being cancelled at NBC and, accordingly, the Community fan organized convention known as CommuniCon is onto to its third edition at the last weekend in October. Panels, costumes, and more all happen plentifully and it has been something you shouldn’t miss if you’re even a casual fan of Community for its last two go arounds.

“The Batman Weekend Pass” has already sold out, so you should get the other passes that are still available while you still can.

Andy Kindler’s Comedy Special “I Wish I Was Bitter” From 2009 Now on Hulu
August 8, 2014
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A new addition to New Wave’s Comedy Dynamics channel on Hulu is a comedy special from the absolutely hysterical Andy Kindler all the way from 2009.

Kindler’s I Wish I Was Bitter is now available for your viewing pleasure whenever you please. Perhaps, more specials like this are on the way at Comedy Dynamics?

So, with that said, enjoy a comedy special free of Tinder jokes.

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