Leave it to Marc Maron’s day off to pester a doctor to get an MRI because Maron thinks he has cancer.
Marc told that story on Late Night with Seth Meyers as well as what he does to get going in the morning in place of coffee, which is, appropriately enough for Marc, more complicated and intense than a cup of coffee.
Sounds like an episode recap of a pretty great episode of his IFC series Maron.
(via Deadline)
The contracts of Noel Wells and John Milhiser, much like Brooks Wheelan, were not renewed for the next season of Saturday Night Live. Nasim Pedrad is also leaving for Mulaney, which is making its series premiere this Fall on Fox.
With three cast members gone and the fate of the cast member who got bumped up from staff writer, Michael Patrick O’Brien, up in the air, one has to wonder if SNL will do a large casting overhaul for next season just like they did for this season.
The 8 days of 8 music videos from Weird Al Yankovic’s latest album Mandatory Fun continues today with Yankovic’s spin on the megahit from Lorde played on nearly every radio station in existence, “Royals”.
Watch “Foil” made with College Humor featuring cameos from Patton Oswalt, Thomas Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant, and you’ll forget about how you’ll never be royal.
The highly anticipated book from Lena Dunham “Not That Kind of Girl” is coming this Fall and Dunham is going on a full fledged book tour to promote.
From NYC to LA to Chicago to Boston to Portland to Austin to more cities, Lena wlll not only stop and do the typical things expected in a book tour, she’ll also have people joining her at these events such as Morgan Murphy, Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Amy Schumer, Carrie Brownstein, and more.
In fact, one could apply to be an opening act stops on this tour.
The tour starts Sept. 30th and goes through Oct. 21st and tickets are now on sale.
ON THE HORIZON
Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theater Thurs. Jul. 17th 8PM $35
Brew Haha Sat. Jul. 19th 9PM Donations Accepted
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, & Friends Salute Sid Caesar @ Paley Center For Media 7PM Sold Out
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Wicker Man starring Nicholas Cage @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Not Safe For Work @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
Cheaper Than Therapy @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM $10
The Super Serious 4 Year Anniversary Show @ The Virgil 8PM $7 in adv., $10 at door
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
Racoon $ex Party @ Echo Chamber Creative Headquarters 9PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 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’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/For spot 7PM-8:30PM must sign up in advance at jaketaveren@monkeyheadconcepts.biz/For spots 8:30PM-10PM sign-up at venue before pre-booked show/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
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.
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
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Gary Carver
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served/1 item min.
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Adam Feuerberg
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
Following in the steps of Burning Love, the “Housewives” reality TV franchise is getting its own send-up with The Hotwives of Orlando.
Casey Wilson, Kristen Schaal, Angela Kinsey, Andrea Savage, Paul Scheer, Matt Besser, Tymberlee Hill, Danielle Schneider, and so many more of your favorite comedy folks have, according to Paul Scheer, “More Drama than Game Of Thrones, More Fights than the UFC & More Weaves than a Tyler Perry Show”.
After Alpocalypse, it’s been years since we’ve enjoyed the mastered parody stylings of one Weird Al Yankovic and there’s been plenty ripe for Weird Al to parody.
Already, he has done his take on Pharrell’s “Happy” and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”. Get in on the rest of Mandatory Fun whether you’re going to disregard it being mandatory or not.
If you were to name comedians that mysteriously don’t have their own special, but absolutely should have one, Eddie Pepitone’s name would absolutely be at the top of that list.
Luckily, he’s got an hour stand-up special, “Eddie Pepitone- In Ruins” coming out on Aug. 7th and you better get ready for it. If The Bitter Buddha was any indication on how brilliant and captivating a comedian Eddie is, then In Ruins should be a damn good special.
The finale of season 2 of The Future with Emily Heller over at Above Average brings something that celebrity psychic/comedian Emily Heller did not forsee, which was someone who knew tarot cards way better than her.
The great Moshe Kasher apparently knows what he’s looking for in the cards no matter how Heller interprets them. Watch it here.
This week is really Mark Normand themed as he’s got an album, a Conan appearance, and a half hour special on Comedy Central all coming out in the span of four days.
First off, today, he’s got his debut comedy album Still Got It out today from Comedy Central Records. Pick it up to kick off this Mark Normand week properly.
Conan O’Brien and SyFy apparently have something in common in that their current status quo in entertainment isn’t enough. Conan wants to do things beyond hosting a late night talk show, which he’s done for a score of years. SyFy isn’t satisfied with just a “Shark vs. Pterodactyl” movie.
So, on Aug. 2nd at 9PM on SyFy, Conan O’Brien will be appearing in Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda with an encore presentation on Aug. 30th.
Watch the announcement, and try like Conan to keep a straight face, here.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Following the premiere of Garfunkel & Oates the series on IFC on Aug. 7th, Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome will tour in 14 cities across the country.
Specfically, Dallas, Houston, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Madison, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Tampa, Boston, and New Orleans will get to see the duo live for the rest of the year.
Pre-sales will start on Wednesday and then tickets will go on sale on Friday and they’re probably going to go quick.
Hannibal Buress has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman before, but he, until last night, had not actually chatted with Letterman on The Late Show.
As suggested, Buress got to sit down with David Letterman and, sans phone like he does on The Eric Andre Show, actually talked pelicans, kickboxing, etc.
Unfortunately, with such a big addition in casting for this past season of SNL, there were bound to be cuts and it’s sad to see the very funny Brooks Wheelan be the first one to go.
If you know Brooks and his story with Twitter and getting fired, we can’t wait to hear what might be the story behind this firing.
ON THE HORIZON
The Super Serious Show 4 Year Anniversary @ The Virgil Wed. Jul. 16th 8PM $7 in adv., $10 at door
Double Barreled @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Jul. 24th 7PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8PM FREE
Anxiety Factory @ Wood and Vine 8PM FREE
Mike O’Connell-Sad Songs & Cabbage Patch Kids @ Little Joy 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 8:30PM FREE
Come To Papa Live! with Tom Papa @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Sleepaway Camp 1 Year Anniversary @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
What’s New @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $5
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Seinfeld: The Purge @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Comedy Rocks @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $20/2 item min.
TJ Miller & Friends @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
10:15 to Tuesday @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 10:15PM FREE
Roast Battle @ Comedy Store Belly Room 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
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/7 min. with $5 min. purchase & 3 min. without/Hosted by Burt Teplitzsky
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
THE MOTH @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories on theme of “beauty” only/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover
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.
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.
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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 min.
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
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
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM after TNT Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
Weird Al Yankovic has begun his 8 days of 8 consecutive, brand spanking new music videos by parodying Pharrell’s mega hit “Happy” with his “Tacky”. Enlisting the loudest possible clothes you could find and the talents of Jack Black, Kristen Schaal, Aisha Tyler, Margaret Cho, and Eric Stonestreet, Yankovic is off to a great start making the release of his new album Mandatory Fun tomorrow all the more exciting.
Nerdist has the exclusive first video to watch right here.
(via Deadline)
Following a solid showing by a one-off special, The Maya Rudolph Show is apparently in contention to go to series. It might be retooled in its structure perhaps, especially in regards to the balance between music versus comedy.
Still, it would be nice to see a fresh, new variety sketch show apart from SNL, even if Lorne Michaels is producing and many SNL alums including Rudolph herself are at the core of the show.
If this somehow gets Rudolph’s Prince tribute band Princess back on national TV, then we definitely hope this goes to series.
Now that The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail is a TV series having its series premiere on Comedy Central Jul. 23rd 12:30AM, you’re probably wondering how it, a great comedy show in the back of a comic book store, all got started.
Well, while it’s always been in the back of Meltdown Comics, it hasn’t always been hosted by Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani. In fact, the show had been going for awhile, but only went to the weekly phenomenon that we all know now with the forces of Jonah, Kumail, and producer/booker Emily Gordon coming together a few years ago.
Watch and hear the full origin story here.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
The documentary following the nationwide tour of the Harmontown podcast will hit theaters and VOD come this fall thanks to distributor The Orchard. We were hoping it would get some sort of theatrical release after playing the festival circuit.
Also, Harmon is going to go on another Harmontown tour in conjunction with the release. So, not that #twotoursandamovie was the goal, but Harmon has done something that few podcasts have ever done.
You thought you knew how to dig a hole or tie your shoe. Well, you don’t know how to do it to the degree that David Rees is going to show on his new show on National Geographic, Going Deep with David Rees.
He wrote a whole book and made a career out of sharpening pencils, so surely he will shows us what we don’t know about other things that we take for granted.
Going Deep premieres tonight on the National Geographic Channel at 10PM.
For the longest time, Warren G. Harding was a president whose name kids would memorize in order to be able to recite the names of every single U.S. president. None of his policies and his short term are remembered very much, but now that’s all changed with the discovery of some smutty letters, rich in detail, that he sent to his dear mistress.
(via Deadline)
Bill Cosby may be returning to a multi-sitcom as soon as next year at NBC.
Coming in the summer or fall of 2015, Mike Sikowitz and Mike O’Malley along with Sony TV are set to create the show and O’Malley might be part of what’s to be an ensemble cast.
There are no details as to what sweaters Cosby would be wearing, but given his last few TV appearances, a shawl collar cardigan would be a good guess.
ON THE HORIZON
TJ Miller & Friends @ Hollywood Laugh Factory Tues. Jul. 15th 10PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
Weird Al Yankovic CD Signing @ Amoeba Records Fri. Jul. 18th 6PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 8:30PM FREE
Getting Doug with High @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $20
This Tour Is So Gay @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Pretty, Pretty Pony @ Westside Comedy Theater 10:30PM FREE
“Hotwives of Orlando” Sneak Preview @ UCB Theatre 11PM FREE
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
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.
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.
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/No purchase necessary
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
JIMMY’S PLACE 1623 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 9PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/Hosted by Nikki Wantz
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA #110/Starts around 12AM after One Love Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
Joe Mande Willing To Do Podcast For a Million Dollars
Joe Mande has drafted a project in Kickstarter, meaning it has yet to be approved and subsequently launched, that poses the idea of Mande doing a podcast so long as he gets a million dollars.
If you pledge $1,000 dollars, Mande says, “I’ll mention your name on the podcast or something who cares.”
Whether or not this launches, Mande continues to game the Internet and we love it.
NBC Renews Last Comic Standing for 9th Season
Last Comic Standing did well enough in its return that NBC has decided to bring it back next summer for a ninth season. There are no details as to whether it will be different this next time from the current season, but we’ll see who the judges will be in the next few months.