Many things are said about President Barack Obama these days. One of those things is how he is possibly one of our funniest presidents to ever serve.
His performance at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night was a pretty great example of that. Watch it here.
Hulu’s ‘The Hotwives of Orlando’ Premieres July 15
The next satirical reality show a la Burning Love seems like it will be Hotwives of Orlando. That’s why we’re happy to hear that it now has a premiere date.
July 15th on Hulu, we’ll get to see Casey Wilson, Kristen Schaal, Angela Kinsey, Andrea Savage, Tymberlee Hill, Danielle Schneider, Joey McIntyre, Stephen Tobolowsky, Weird Al Yankovic, Matt Besser, Jerry Minor, and more parody the Real Housewives franchise so well that it’s almost seems like the real thing.
Lewis Black was on The Tonight Show this week and gave us all some great perspective on Congress as well as some tips on colonoscopies. Of course, there’s Black’s trademark rage to enjoy as well.
Watch his set here.
IFC Takes a Tour of Marc Maron’s Garage
Leading up to the season premiere of Maron coming this Thurs. May 8th 10PM on IFC, here’s a nice little web series where Marc shows off his garage which includes a lot of fan art, both good and confusing.
Give it all a watch at the link.
ON THE HORIZON
The Apple Sisters @ Schkapf Mon. May 5th 8PM $10 in adv, $15 at door
Russell Howard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. May 9th 8PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 1PM/6:30PM $35-$175
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer & Wine 7PM FREE
2 Girls 1 Pup @ Tailwaggers 7PM $5 suggested donation
Eddie Pepitone @ Flappers Burbank 7PM $20/2 item min.
Jeff Ross @ Brea Improv 7PM $25/2 item min.
Tom Rhodes @ Ice House 7PM $15-$22/2 drink min.
Wil Wheaton Project Live @ iO West 7PM $5
“Sweet Smell of Success” Hosted by Jeff Garlin at Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Spaceballs @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30PM $11
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
The Imaginary Radio Program @ The Virgil 8PM 8PM $5
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Top Story! Weekly @ iO West 8PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Punchline Party @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Power Violence @ Strait Jacket Society 9:30PM 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.
THE SATELLITE LA 1717 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/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/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served
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.
PIG N’ WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/6 to 8 min./Mixed mic/5 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
Disney Launching Storytellers Initiative to Find and Develop Live Action Comedy Pilot
Disney is reaching out for submissions to find a brand new ideas for a live action comedy series. This brand new Disney Channel Storytellers is an 20 week compensated program that will develop a project for pilot consideration.
Do note that you must have representation already and live in LA for the program. Still, if you can get into this, it will be a pretty great opportunity and a chance for something really original to make it to The Disney Channel.
Last night, the very funny Carmen Lynch made her second stand-up appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Just watch how great this set is and you’ll definitely see why they invited her back.
‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Touring on Queen Mary 2 with Stars and Wes Anderson
An exclusive, one-off tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel will be taking place on Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 next month. Wes Anderson as well as Tilda Swinton and Jason Schwartzman will be joining in a Q&A session after a screening of the film.
As they sail across the Atlantic from NYC to London, we’re curious if this specific cruise will be promoted as going to Zubrowka.
On your mobile device, there are millions of apps you can download, some of which can be theoretically used to relieve stress.
Conan O’Brien took it upon himself to find out how effective these supposed stress relieving programs are and, whether or not you’re surprised by the results, we think you’ll enjoy Conan dealing with it all the same.
Eddie Murphy Returning as Axel Foley in New ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ in 2016
Paramount has set Mar. 2016 as the release date, for now, of a brand new Beverly Hills Cop movie. This will be the fourth movie in the franchise and will have spanned over 30 years.
Whatever your initial knee-jerk reaction to this news, we should be all glad that Eddie Murphy is, once again, playing Axel Foley.
ON THE HORIZON
Punchline Party @ Neon Venus Art Theatre Sun. May 4th 9PM FREE
Claudia O’Doherty @ UCB Theatre Thurs. May 22nd 7PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 2PM/8PM $35-$195
Jeff Ross @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $25/2 item min.
Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
“The Bank Dick” Hosted by TJ Miller at Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Two-Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Jane Bussman @ The Lyric Theatre 8PM $25
Jimmy Pardo @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Howard Kremer’s Summah Summit @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Steve Agee @ Steve Allen Theater 9PM $12
Top Floor Comedy in Hollywood 9PM FREE w/RSVP
“Airplane!” Hosted by Jimmy Pardo at Wayne Federman International Film Festival 10:15PM $12
Comedy Underground with Dave Attell @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $20/2 item min.
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents Tomorrow! The Talk Show @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
The Midnight Show Hosted by Brent Weinbach @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
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.
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
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jenny Young and Kasey Koop
GROUNDWORK COFFEE1501 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
Every time Martin Short has been on various late night talk shows over the years, he’s always got a killer zinger or a great story about some celebrity mishap and it makes us wonder why he isn’t on the dais on more roasts.
Last night on Conan was no exception.
If you’re not familiar with NYC based Phil Hanley, you should get familiar, especially after watching this “live reading” of a transcript from his ex-girlfriend breaking up with him on last night’s Pete Holmes Show.
Norm MacDonald Fans Push For #LateLateNormNorm
If you follow Norm MacDonald on Twitter (and you should), you might have noticed last night that there was a flurry of tweets and RTs of the hashtag #LateLateNormNorm (possibly started by Ben Hoffman) in a digital grassroots move to put Norm’s hat in the ring to replace Ferguson.
So far, we haven’t seen anything like that for any of the other names that have been rumored to be in the running for The Late Late Show. At this point, the gig really still could go to a wide range of folks, but it’s definitely fun to imagine Norm MacDonald hosting late night for all the times he was absolutely hysterical as a guest.
Also, that hashtag is pretty catchy.
Comedy Central Airing The Improv: 50 Years Behind The Brick Wall
Tonight at midnight, Comedy Central will have a TV special following the the timeline of the legendary Improv starting all the way back in the early sixties in Hell’s Kitchen.
The Improv: 50 Years Behind The Brick Wall will feature stories from Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Fallon, Judd Apatow, and more about the Improv and how it influenced them.
Here’s nice way to start capping off this week with a trailer for The Discoverers where a family gives into their grandfather’s Lewis and Clark obsession starring Griffin Dunne.. Think Nebraska meets Little Miss Sunshine meets Lewis and Clark. Also, there’s some cameos from the great Scott Adsit and John C. McGinley.
See for yourself with the trailer here.
Portlandia’s Jonathan Krisel To Direct Louis C.K./Zach Galifianakis FX Pilot
All three of those names together, Louis C.K., Zach Galifianakis, and Jonathan Krisel, should make for one hell of a great pilot.
Let’s hope this gets picked up soon just so we can see what they came up with.
Of course, a Wikipedia powered toy bear would have way too much knowledge on its hands.
Conan O’Brien found that out the hard, but very funny way. Watch it here.
ON THE HORIZON
The Midnight Show Hosted by Brent Weinbach @ UCB Theatre Sat. May 3rd MIDNIGHT $5
Poppa Proppa’s House of Jokes @ Comedy Central Stages Tues. May 20th 8PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Lucha VaVoom @ Mayan Theater 8PM $45
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $35-$175
Jeff Ross @ Brea Improv 8PM/10PM $25/2 item min.
Say The Word: Petting Zoo @ Skirball Cultural Center 8PM $10-$15
Prompter! @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Comedy Underground with Dave Attell @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $20/2 item min.
“Manhattan” Hosted by Taylor Negron at The Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 10:30PM $12
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
Camp @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/First come, first served/must improvise set of never before seen provided set list/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots only/3 min./No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/4 min./One item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover includes drink
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 10:30PM after Manifesto Show/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
INSIDRE JOKES @ TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/4 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
In case you weren’t going to Portland, OR next weekend from May 8th-11th for Bridgetown Comedy Festival, here’s some brand new additions to their line-up/programming that will probably make you change your mind.
Now scheduled to perform at Bridgetown this year:
-Nathan Fielder
-James Adomian
-Emo Philips
-Two shows titled Baron Vaughn Presents: The New Negroes, in reference to the Harlem Renaissance movement by the same name, showcase the best young black comedians in the nation
-The Show That Dare Not Speak Its Name, curated by James Adomian, showcases the best young LGBT comedians in the nation.
-Reggie Watts
-Paul F. Tompkins and Dead Authors Podcast
-W. Kamau Bell along with former Totally Biased writers Hari Kondabolu, Eliza Skinner, Aparna Nancherla, and Janine Brito
-A special showcase, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings Presents Ian and Nathan and Friends, will celebrate the release of a 7-inch record featuring sets from Portland-bred favorites Ian Karmel and Nathan Brannon.
Convinced? Of course, you are. Get your tickets here.
We’re glad that Dave Attell is back with his special Road Work and Comedy Underground and making the rounds.
Just check him out having fun at Conan like he’s back at a comedy club.
The damn funny Matt Knudsen has just come out with a new comedy album American from Rooftop Comedy that you should really pick up. One of the tightest joke writers coupled with a wonderful sense of timing, we’ve always enjoyed the comedic stylings (hey that’s the name of his last album) of Knudsen.
Get American here.
It has been stated that CBS will not make any decision until after they upfront presentation on how will take Craig Ferguson’s place at The Late Late Show when he leaves at the end of the year.
However, Michael Ian Black, Jason Jones, Neil Patrick Harris, Aisha Tyler, John Hodgman, Joel McHale, and Amy Schumer are all in rumored to be in consideration for the job.
Given how quickly they got Colbert to replace Letterman, we’d guess that CBS will have someone chosen by the end of May.
This week, the great Matt Walsh stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers and revealed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, that the political world is not far off from the one portrayed in Veep. Also, Walsh and Meyers have a fun run of riffing off each other.
SyFy Orders First Digital Comedy Series ‘Underlings’
It’s a big week for comedy digital/web series as SyFy is now joining in on the action. Underlings will be the first comedy web series for SyFy following the workplace happenings of a criminal organization.
A teaser trailer is up at the link and you’ll see for yourself, even evil masterminds need someone to make copies and get coffee.