You’re watching Superego’s animated series at the Nerdist channel, right? It’s pretty fantastic, just like you’d expect from Superego.
They’re latest episode is no different, with guest Thomas Lennon, as they attempt an ad for the non-Sunoco affliated God’s Crazy Monsters museum. Watch it here.
Weird Al Yankovic’s New Album Mandatory Fun Out on July 15th
It’s been a while, three years in fact, since we last heard a collection of great song parodies from the one and only Weird Al Yankovic. Luckily, we don’t need to wonder when and if there’s another album as he has a new album coming out next month called Mandatory Fun.
There are no track listings as of yet, so it’s all speculation as to what he might be parodying, but we’re excited that the release is only a few weeks away.
Hari Kondabolu makes his return to do stand-up on Conan and is, again, great in going through a set list that includes such topics as colonialism, chess, and speaking Chinese in a Chinese restaurant.
Enter Your Comedy Short Into Ryan Singer’s “Flick My Clip”
The amazing Ryan Singer has been putting together, for years now, his own personal film festival of sorts by taking submissions and then showcasing them at various other festivals.
He calls it Flick My Clip and so long as you have a comedy short that’s under 5 min., has no copyrighted music, submitted by July 7th, hasn’t been previously submitted, then you should submit. So far, Flick My Clip will run at FilmDayton Festival and The Cincinnati Film Festival.
John Oliver is definitely affecting change as the FCC’s Tom Wheeler had to address, in an official capacity, Oliver’s jokes about him during a segment on net neutrality on Last Week Tonight. In the segment, Oliver suggested that Wheeler is like a dingo in that you shouldn’t leave a dingo with your baby just like you shouldn’t leave Wheeler as the chairman of the FCC having be a former lobbyist for cable and wireless companies.
Wheeler felt it prudent during some sort of hearing that he should address the issue of his identity as a human or a dingo. Unlike Donald Rumsfield avoiding Louis C.K.’s lizard question, Wheeler earned himself another segment on Last Week Tonight with making an official statement.
ON THE HORIZON
Pajama Men: Just The Two of Each of Us @ Nerdmelt Showroom Thurs. Jun. 19th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Lost Moon Radio: Million Dollar Hair at Hollywood Fringe Festival @ Hudson Theatre Jun. 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th $18
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Bill Burr @ Ice House 8PM $20-27/2 drink min. (stand by only)
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8PM $10/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 8:30PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
What’s New @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Comedy Rocks @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 item min.
Frankenmatt @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
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 “money” only/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/Mixed in with booked spots/1 item min./Hosted by Megan Koester and Alison Stevenson
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
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
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
So, UCB Is Going to Have a New Space Near Sunset Blvd. x Western Ave.
There’s a building on the north side of Sunset Blvd., less than a block East of Western Ave. that has Upright Citizen Brigade posted on it in big bold letters. We’re guessing that’s it going to be a supplementary performance space for UCB, but no official announcement has been made.
However, new businesses can try to get in on being next to this new space, whatever it is.
John Oliver did indeed interview the legendary Stephen Hawking on Last Week Tonight. Their discourse consisted of AI, the fate of the planet, and imaginary time, but Oliver seemed pretty concerned to see what the theoretical chances are to get with Charlize Theron. Turns out Hawking or his “sentient computer” are pretty good in engaging in a witty repartee with Oliver.
Watch the extended interview here.
Maya Rudolph Is Now Joining Her Pals Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in The Nest
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler making a movie together is already exciting enough news, which makes Universal’s The Nest an already highly anticipated comedy.
Now that they’re former SNL cast mate Maya Rudolph has been added to the cast, The Nest will possibly be more fun when it’s already seeming that it will be a wire-to-wire fun movie. We wouldn’t be surprised if the cast for this will keep getting better and better.
Daniel Van Kirk‘s DVK at Nerdist Channel has the loneliest TSA agent Michael Kissack possibly finding the friend he’s been looking for in the hilarious Steve Agee. Will it last past a pat down?
Shane Mauss’ Mating Season Now Out as a Special on Netflix
Last week, you could (and should) have picked up the album version of Shane Mauss’ latest hour of stand-up, Mating Season.
To perfectly accompany that, you can (and, again, you should) now watch the full stand-up special on Netflix that Shane just tweeted out in the link above.
‘The Powerpuff Girls’ to Return with New Series in 2016
Almost 10 years since it ended, The Powerpuff Girls are now set for a return to Cartoon Network. It’ll be fascinating to see what The Powerpuff Girls will be like considering how widely appealing of a cartoon it was when it first premiered back in 1998 and how Cartoon Network is much different place with Adult Swim being a major portion of the network.
Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait until 2016 to find out.
ON THE HORIZON
Bill Burr @ Flappers Burbank 8PM (stand by only)/10PM Wed. Jun. 18th $25/2 item min.
They Came Together screening at LA Film Festival @ Regal LA Live Thurs. Jun. 19th 2PM $13
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Harmontown Screening at The LA Film Festival @ Bing Theatre at LACMA 7:30PM $13
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ iO West 8PM $5
They Came Together at The LA Film Festival @ Regal LA Live 8PM $13
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8PM $10 suggested donation
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM 8:30PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Glory & Shame @ Monty Bar 8:30PM FREE
Bill Burr Presents Nate Bargatze @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Set List @ iO West Loft Theatre 10:30PM FREE
Crash Test @ 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
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
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7:30PM/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
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
Scott Moran, the force behind Modern Comedian, has made a new web series where he captures 4 to 5 minutes of a comedian in front of a camera sans audio. They just inhabit the frame as they choose, much like you would see them in perhaps an animated portrait in a gallery exhibit at a museum.
So far, he’s gotten comedian screen tests of Hannibal Buress, Rory Scovel, Jim Gaffigan, Kristen Schaal, Nick Turner, Colin Quinn, Kurt Braunohler, Jared Logan, Shock G, and Chris Distefano.
If you can afford it, you definitely should have these all playing on separate screens in a gallery on a loop.
John Moe’s Makes a Book Out of Pop Culture Correspondences “Dear Luke, We Need To Talk. Darth”
We posted a clip from Wits with John Moe earlier today and, if you liked that, you’ll probably like his book of letters “written” by pop culture’s biggest figures from one to the other, Dear Luke, We Need To Talk. Darth. As the title suggests, there are letters like Darth Vader writing a letter to Luke Skywalker about something important that he wants to tell him.
So, it’s like all those books of war letters, but made perfectly for the pop culture obsessed 21st century and that’s why we think you should give it a read.
Aziz Ansari Going on Modern Romance Tour Across North America Next Month
From July through October, Aziz Ansari will be stoping by throughout the U.S. and stopping by Montreal, Canada as well for his Modern Romance tour. The title isn’t a slick label for the tour, but very reflective of the material Aziz is laser focused on right now, which we’re enjoying quite a bit here in LA.
Tickets are now on sale and, hopefully, more dates will be added soon.
Wits host John Moe has devised yet another diabolical game for his guests to play, which is just really an “either-or” situation, but making the choice, supposedly impossible for having to choose between the lesser of two absurdities.
ON THE HORIZON
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Nerdmelt Showroom Mon. Jun. 23rd 9PM $10
Crave in Silverlake Thurs. Jun. 26th 9PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer & Wine 7PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction 2 Year Anniversary @ The Virgil 7PM FREE
Geeking Out @ Westside Comedy Theater 7PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 8PM $5
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Sucker Punch @ The Improv Space 8PM FREE
Return of the Moose @ Burbank Moose Lodge 9PM $8
Funny Talk: A Conversation with Key & Peele at LA Film Festival @ Regal LA Live 8PM $20
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
The Wrangle @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/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/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 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 COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses
Comedy Bureau Readers Get Discount on Submitting to Burbank Comedy Festival
The very first Burbank Comedy Festival has been nice enough to give all of you a discount on entering their festival. Instead of $75, if you follow the link above, you can enter for $50 until the end of this month.
Take advantage of this while you can
Nick Youssef Recording Comedy Album Next Week
Make a weekend of heading south and hitting up the La Jolla Comedy Store for Nick Youssef’s comedy album recording. He’s doing four shows over Fri. Jun. 20th & Jun. 21st.
Don’t miss out on what should be a lovely weekend south of LA as well as what should be a great recording.
Stephen Hawking Will Be John Oliver’s Next Guest on Last Week Tonight
John Oliver has been on a streak with pretty much everything on Last Week Tonight. So, naturally, we can’t for tomorrow night when he’s interviewing one of the smartest people on the planet, Stephen Hawking.
It should prove to thoroughly enlightening, but like Colbert interviewing Pussy Riot via a translator, it’ll be fascinating to see how Oliver pulls this chat off.
As you were probably hoping leading up to Dave’s return to Radio City Music Hall, Dave Chappelle is making the rounds on late night and having a good ol’ time.
Watch Dave talk how he deals with Twitter impostors and how he met The Roots and Kanye West for the first time.
Josh Fadem and Johnny Pemberton Are Going on Tour Through the Middle of The Country
The Summer Boys Do It will be a comedy tour by the amazing Josh Fadem and Johnny Pemberton starting tonight in Tulsa, going all month long through the middle part of the good ol’ United States, and ending in Houston on July 2nd.
There’s a good deal of folks living in that part of the country that don’t get to see the two on a regular basis and we highly suggest that you don’t miss out on Fadem and Pemberton this month.
ON THE HORIZON
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction 2 Year Anniversary @ The Virgil Sun. Jun. 15th 7PM FREE
Anxiety Factory @ Wood and Vine Tues. Jun. 24th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
The Mo Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
The Last Show I Do Before I Go On Medication @ Double Decker Bus That Leaves From Pantages Theatre 7:30PM $25
Funny or Die’s Make’Em LAFF Showcase @ Grammy Museum 8PM $20
Kirk Fox @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
North Star Comedy Hour & Meat Raffle @ Fake Gallery 8PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Talkies LA @ Echoes Under Sunset 8PM $5
Horrible Movie Night Presents Airplane vs. Volcano @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Steve Agee @ Steve Allen Theater 9PM $12
We Have a Hammock in Highland Park 9PM FREE
Dwyer! @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Hello Giggles Presents: Big Dreams, Big Fails, Big Fake Boobs @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 10:30PM FREE
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch Flag Day Spectacular w/Ron Lynch @ Emo Philips @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
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
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Doug Reed
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 item min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.
Myq Kaplan has pretty much done stand up, and deservingly so, on almost every late night talk show you can do. Conan, Letterman, Ferguson, and now, Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Watch his set from last night here.