The Simpsons Killing Off Iconic Character
In addition to the intrigue brought about who will The Simpsons be getting rid of, especially as they have a whole other season at Fox, we’re wondering if it’ll be Maggie Simpson who did it again…
Sarah Silverman Set to Play Siblings in HBO’s People In New Jersey
The Lorne Michaels and Paul Feig HBO comedy in pilot set in New Jersey will now have Sarah Silverman as well as Topher Grace in the cast.
While the premise of the show isn’t much more defined that a modern take on life these days, specifically in NJ, Paul Feig should make for something really interesting.
ON THE HORIZON
Poppa Proppa’s House of Jokes @ UCB Theatre Mon. Oct. 7th 5:30PM $5
Brendon Walsh @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Oct. 11th 8PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
LA Podcast Festival Day 3 @ Le Meridien Deflina Hotel 12PM $49
Public Citizen Presents: Stand Up for Main Street 6:30PM $100
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Jim Bruce’s Comedy Special Filming @ Westside Comedy Theater 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Catsby @ The Asylum Lab 8PM FREE
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
The Drop-In Show @ Hot Mess Vintage 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9PM $10/2 item min.
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3PM/Starts 4PM/No purchase necessary/Hosted by TJ Amick
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
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.
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
JARAGUA 4493 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/3 min./1 item min.
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 9:45PM after Crashbar/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
David Letterman Extends CBS Deal Through 2015
We’d hope that David Letterman does something like he did for his 20th Anniversary with Bill Murray to celebrate the occasion of extending his contract and keep doing stuff like that because it was pretty great.
We’d be happy to watch that type of Late Show well through 2015.
The very funny Dave Stone got to make his late night stand up debut last night on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and got to share his take on living in a van and how esoteric hunting jokes can get in the South.
Bo Burnham Is Releasing His New Standup Special Online for Free
Bo Burnham already has a poetry book out Egghead out, and, if that’s not enough Bo for you, this stand up special will be released online soon and at not cost to you.
We’re curious to see how this fares for Bo as to whether it goes, in a sense, viral, which it very well might.
Fox Renews ‘The Simpsons’ For 26th Season
The Simpsons have been running for so long, it’s weird to even think that they are getting renewed as opposed to just assuming they’ll just keep being on air (even with talk of the show bowing out relatively soon).
Either way, we’re looking forward to more guest directing of the opening credits.
ON THE HORIZON
Public Citizen Presents Stand Up for Main Street @ Writers Guild Theater 6:30PM $100
Crave: The Comedy Rave Fri. Oct. 18th 9PM $10-$15
COMEDY CRAWL
LA Podcast Festival Day 2 @ Le Meridien Delfina Hotel 12PM $59 day pass/$99 weekend pass
Nick Offerman: Paddle Your Own Canoe @ New Beverly Cinema 6PM $31.95 plus tax (includes book)
Minor League Harold Night @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Quote & Unquote at LA Storytelling Festival @ iO West DCT 8PM $10
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told at LA Storytelling Festival @ iO West 8PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
The Imaginary Radio Program @ Ham & Eggs Tavern 9PM FREE
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show: The Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Hannah Gansen @ Downtown Comedy Club/Los Noces du Figaro 9PM $20
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
The Blank Experience @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10:30PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
Midnight Run @ Echoes Under Sunset 11PM FREE
The Midnight Show w/Erinn Hayes @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ 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.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3PM/Starts 4PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by TJ Amick
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5min./$2 cover
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/4-8 min./First come, first served/1 item min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Jason Nash’s web series for GQ, How To Be a Man, has been pretty great. We don’t know how much actually valuable manly advice we’re getting from it, but it’s worth a damn good laugh.
Watch the latest episode with none other than Jim Gaffigan.
Nathan Fillion To Guest Star on ‘Community’
Along with bringing back John Oliver back for multiple episodes, Community is starting to put together a star studded cameo cast for this upcoming season with this news of Nathan Fillion coming on as a guest star.
Maybe, this is in a move to balance the exit of Donald Glover from the series. If so, we wonder who else they have in store.
You might have wondered what Marc Maron has been up to outside of doing his renowned WTF podcast.
Well, it would be a stand up (though he’s making quite the trademark of perching on a stool) special to come to all of us via Netflix Mon. Oct. 7th.
Watch a clip of ‘Thinky Pain’ here and sit and wait patiently for Monday to come to watch the whole thing.
Conan’s continuing the great classic late night tradition of bringing back very funny stand up comedians that were funny on their program.
Just check Erin Foley’s 2nd set on Conan from last night as a great example.
Funny or Die Releases 2nd Feature Length Film in Limited Run
Funny or Die is continuing to expands their modes of distribution in releasing another feature length film, though, this time, for a limited period before it gets released in other formats.
You can watch the 91 min. We Are Young, now, for free at Funny or Die.
NBC Orders Rob Lowe Comedy Pilot ‘The Pro’
Off of just the idea that Rob Lowe’s character will be a former tennis champ, we’re almost completely sold. Let’s hope that NBC is actually sold on that idea.
ON THE HORIZON
Midnight Run @ Echoes Under Sunset Sat. Oct. 5th 7PM FREE
Come to Papa w/Tom Papa @ Hollywood Improv Tues. Oct. 8th 8PM $10/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
LA Podcast Festival Day 1 @ Le Meridien Delfina Hotel 7PM $29 day pass/$99 weekend pass
Almost Ladies @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM FREE
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Welcome to Nightvale @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $25 (stand by only)
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubistch 8:30PM FREE
Whiz Bang! @ The Capri 9PM FREE
Matty’s Pizza Party @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10PM $8
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/4 min./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
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 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 @ CLUBHOUSE 1107 N. El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts around 10:30PM after Manifesto Show/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael Are Developing a Comedy for NBC
Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael are quickly taking over network television and we have no problem with that.
We hope that all their projects go to series.
The Eric Andre Show Season 2 Premieres Tonight
At 12:30AM on Adult Swim tonight, Eric Andre and company, which is usually Hannibal Buress texting or eating or something, return for the 2nd season of The Eric Andre Show.
Don’t miss out on how awkward they can make it with their guests and how much of the set will get broken.
More Amazon Studios Comedy Pilots to Come from Jason Schwartzman, Jill Soloway, and More
It would seem that Amazon Studios is really getting into this comedy on the Internet deal. Good thing they’re getting projects from the likes such unique comedic voices of Jason Schwartzman & Roman Coppola, Jill Soloway, and more.
Post Apocalyptic Comedy to Come from Will Forte, Phil Lord, and Chris Miller
With movies like Idiocracy to This Is The End, the sub genre of post apocalyptic comedy is becoming more and more solid everyday.
This announcement is a pretty good example as well of this trend.
We’re thrilled that LA Weekly, for it’s annual Best of Awards, picked:
Nerdmelt Showroom for Best Comedy Club
Crave: The Comedy Rave for Best Underground Westside Comedy Club
Put Your Hands Together w/Cameron Esposito @ UCB Theatre for Best Live Stand Up Comedy Podcast
What’s even greater is that both Nerdmelt and Crave aren’t even comedy clubs in the traditional sense and yet, both prevailed. It must be a sign of the times…
This month is going to be one hell of a great month for comedy in LA (on top of already it being kind of like a festival every night). This weekend The LA Podcast Festival is happening, then, two weeks later on Oct. 19th, Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme will take to the Santa Monica Pier and bring plenty of comedy awesomeness yet again.
Watch the teaser by Jack Black and Kyle Gass here.
Colin Hanks to Co-Star in FX’s ‘Fargo’ Reboot/Adaptation From Coen Brothers
So, as it stands right now, Colin Hanks and Martin Freeman are going to be in a reboot of Fargo from The Coen Brothers.
2013 has been shitty enough. Can we get to 2014 already?
The Internet Teaches Adam Scott How to Make a Great Movie Poster
In promoting his upcoming movie Adult Children of Divorce, Adam Scott found that the movie poster was perfectly designed for people with a little too much free time hands on their hands or with jobs that are cool with NSFW stuff.
Adam Scott illustrates at the link.
ON THE HORIZON
The LA Podcast Festival @ Le Meridien Delfina Fri. Oct. 4th-Sun. Oct. 6th $99 weekend pass
Marc Maron @ Ice House Sun. Oct. 13th 7PM $25-32/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Weiscrack @ The Copper Still Bar 8PM FREE
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Pull List @ Hi De Ho Comics 9PM FREE
The UCB Variety Hour @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Ha Ha Hills Comedy Show @ Brewdog Pub 8:30PM FREE
Sketchmelt @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $10
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Comedy at Cinefile @ Cinefile Video 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
This Feels Terrible @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The 11th Hour Show Grand Finale @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
The Tulsa Skull Swingers @ Universal Bar & Grill 11:30PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./First come, first served/25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
COFFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA Suite 180/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jason
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Lottery/Only 20 spots available/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 12PM at FB page/First 23 spots guaranteed/Starts 7PM/5 min./lottery spots for walk-ins/one drink min.
FANATIC SALON 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9:30PM/$5 cover/7 min./water and coffee provided/Hosted by Lydia Robinson
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
HI DE HO COMICS 1431 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/Hosted by Joe Bowling & Tom Seiniger
INDIA’S FLAVOR 156 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Hosted by Meline Tovmasian
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM after Main Room show
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave. Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts MIDNIGHT after 11th Hour/Anyone can play/improvise/No purchase necessary
Under the moniker MC Destructo along with the hype man skills of Colton Dunn, Eddie Pepitone brought some fire to the mic at The Arsenio Hall Show, rapping about real life, specifically real life as it pertains to Pepitone instead of in the general “in the streets” sense.
Watch Destructo/Pepitone do his thing.