Coming fresh off of being an unrepped New Face at JFL Montreal, Katie Hannigan shows Colbert’s crowd at The Late Show what a handful of industry folks got to see just a week or so before.
She has such a magnetic persona and delivery that contrasts perfectly with her material about her life, making it a real joy to watch this late night debut.
See the set for yourself here.
Rather than wait for comedy folks to make fun of a bad movie that finds its way to your local multiplex, come watch them dream up something that’s so bad that it’s funny (and, of course, subsequently reveling in how bad/stereotypical/derivative/hack it is) at the new live comedy show Setflix.
Looking at this line-up, which includes a longtime member of Screen Junkies and a co-host of The Bechdel Cast along with a co-host of The Simpsons podcast Everything’s Coming Up Podcast, we’re pretty sure you going to hear some “best/worst” movie pitches.
Setflix will happen at Dynasty Typewriter on Wednesday, August 15th at 8PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at door. Get them in advance here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
From the looks of it, Alt 98.7′s Big Adventure Fest, coming to Costa Mesa this November, will have shades of Clusterfest, Coachella, Comic-Con, and E3 all in one weekend.
It sounds ambitious, but their line-up seems pretty solid (as you can see above). For comedy, having the likes of Patton Oswalt, Jim Jefferies, Maria Bamford, Hari Kondabolu, Kristen Schaal, and Emo Philips down in Orange County sounds pretty fantastic.
They have yet to announce podcasts and other treats. So, with early bird passes being $39.50 + fees (single day) $69.50 + fees (weekend), it sounds like a pretty good deal to us.
Get more details and passes here.
Normally, Zach Woods and Neil Casey do a show at Largo when their schedules permit, but this coming Saturday, you’ll get a special combo of Zach Woods and the singular talents of Brett Gelman.
We’re not exactly sure what they’ve got up their sleeve, but we can only guess that if you’re a fan of dark comedy, you’re going want to catch this.
Get your tickets here.
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Did you see that line-up there? It’s yet another hot one at Hot Tub that you really ought to not miss.
Thankfully, we got a pair of tickets to giveaway, per usual
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On the first episode of this season’s Roast Battle on Comedy Central, two of the most vicious battlers (including a member of Roast Battle’s The Wave) went head-to-head.
Jamar Neighbors and Yamaneika Saunders went toe-to-toe, literally, making a hell of way to start this latest round of the televised edition of Roast Battle.
Catch the whole battle here.
Hulu’s Latest Comedy Will Be “Shrill” Starring Aidy Bryant and Based on Lindy West Book
Hulu gave a straight-to-series order for this adaptation of Lindy West’s memoir, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman and will join Future Man and Ramy as Hulu’s original comedy line-up.
If you take a look at Hulu’s original comedies, you’ve got to appreciate their dedication to high-concept single camera comedies often starring women, especially given how selective they’ve been compared to their competition.
By the way, Bryant will play the lead, Annie, based on Lindy and also stay on at SNL, which we’re sure answers the wishes of many.
The landmark absurdist comedy AIRPLANE! (1980) will have a special screening this Friday that features a discussion with two of the writer/directors, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker live in person.
If you wanted to potentially hear what was going through the heads that came up with this bonkers comedy, this is your chance.
Tickets are $12 and you can (and should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Remember how we said you ought to go to the special screening of The Dress Up Gang next week? Even if you don’t or never saw it, we’re saying again that you really ought to go.
Why?
Well, just check out the silliness abound in this trailer for The Dress Up Gang Season 1 and you’ll see just why and really want to go to that special screening next Wed.
Second City Hollywood’s LA Diversity in Comedy Festival Is Now Taking Submissions
The world famous Second City will be having their latest LA Diversity in Comedy Festival from October 11th-14th. They will be featuring diverse sketch, improv, and stand-up and, as such, are accepting submissions up until Saturday, September 1st.
That gives you a month (i.e. plenty of time) to get your submissions in.
Get more details and submit here.
Lisa Best is a terrific comedian whose name you should definitely get familiar with and also had a lovely late night debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
On top of that, she made a great case, during her set, for understanding and empathisizing the B (for bisexual) in LGBTQIA+ more than the general public probably does currently.
Watch, enjoy, listen, and learn here.
The Dress Up Gang (AKA the delightful Donny Divanian and Cory Loykasek) made a show for TBS and would love to show it to you wonderful folks.
So, they’re doing a private screening at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater on Wednesday, August 8th at 8PM. Luckily, we’ve got an in for TCB readers in case you wanted to go (did we mention that there will be free food and drinks?).
Sign-up for our mailing list at thecomedybureau@gmail.com and we’ll make sure you’re on the guest list for that evening.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Paul Isakson and Tom Kauffman as well as director Danny Jelinek have been responsible for some of the best stuff on Channel 101 over the years (including Everything, Sex Teenagers).
Now, they’ve got a full fledged TV pilot in the form of an Adult Swim TV special called Art Prison. Of course, it’s a show about a prison specifically designed for artists.
It’s wonderfully ridiculous, meta, and so damn funny as well as tangentially commenting on art, art criticism, the prison industrial complex, storytelling etc. Also, if you’re a big fan of Fresh Off the Boat’s Randall Park, he’s playing the lead by the way.
So, give it a watch and enjoy on AdultSwim.com here.
For four seasons, Zander Lehmann’s Casual has been holding steadfast as a main face of Hulu’s original comedy line-up. Stars Michaela Watkins, Tommy Dewey, Tara Lynne Barr, and Nyasha Hatendi and their engrossing chemistry are a big part of this four season run.
Tomorrow, July 31st, they begin their swan song with the aforementioned premiere of their fourth and final season on Hulu.
You can get a taste of what’s come to with this trailer.
This big time benefit for March of Our Lives, which is now focused on voter efficacy, will feature the likes of Paul F. Tompkins, Pete Holmes, Retta, David Kwong, Foster the People, and much more all hosted by Natalie Morales.
We have a feeling the line-up probably has a few surprises up its sleeve as the show gets a little closer. Tickets are going for $35-$45 and you can go get them here.
The rest of our listings for shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be more at www.thecomedybureau.com.
One of our favorites in town John-Michael Bond (he made one of our two Most Wanted Lists) is starting a new stand-up show in DTLA at the lovely Prufrock Pizzeria, 448 S Main St., Los Angeles, CA, (if you went to see comedy at Broke LA, this is where the comedy portion of the fest happened) next week, Wednesday, August 8th at 8PM.
Called Thrash, it’s FREE and has a pretty bangin’ inaugural line-up as you can see above.
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Any time you can catch the outside-the-box genius that is Brent Weinbach do any set, especially an extended set, you should always try and catch it just like you can do this Tuesday.
Get tickets here (oh yeah, it’s at the Lab, so there is no item minimum, FYI).
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
ABC Buys Nate Bargatze Comedy as Put Pilot
Knowing the wide, wide appeal of Nate Bargatze’s laid-back keen observations on life (you should watch/listen to everything Nate Bargatze’s done if you’re not familiar by the way) and the keen sense of Jerrod Carmichael’s writing/producing, we wouldn’t be surprised if this show gets and maintains the sort of success that ABC was hoping for when rebooting Roseanne.
We’ll just have to wait and see if this gets a series order to find out.
One of (if not) the longest running comedy residencies in LA, Neil Hamburger LIVE is back for July 2018 and has a doozy of a line-up.
Don’t miss making your Tuesday night next week filled with NSFW jokes about musicians, mentalism, and the likes of Gould, Kinane, and Wetterlund.
Get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
A big dose of the Flight of the Conchords might be a great thing to serve folks right now.
Luckily, an entire special, Flight of the Conchords: Live at the London Apollo is arriving at the beginning of October on HBO.
We’ll let Bret and Jemaine take it from here.
Another Monday is coming, which also means you could win a pair of tickets to Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen that we just happen to have handy with us!
Enter to win at here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways
After docs on Garry Shandling and Robin Williams, the latest documentary that will dive deep into the life of a comedian that brought joy to so many will be Love, Gilda (directed Lisa D’Apolito) following the one and only Gilda Radner.
There will be, of course, plenty of talking head interviews (that include Lorne Michaels, Martin Short, and more) as well as a collection of various media from Gilda’s personal life showcasing her rise to one of SNL’s first legitimate stars. An intriguing part of the doc will be Radner’s words from her diaries being read from the likes of Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Cecily Strong.
See for yourself in the trailer here, then look for Love, Gilda in theaters starting Friday, September 21st.
Hannah Gadsby, the voice behind the groundbreaking special Nanette (wherein she shockingly stated that she had to quit comedy), made it pretty clear during her appearance on last night’s Tonight Show that she will not be leaving comedy.
“I said I was quitting and if I quit, I’m an idiot, now.
So, we’re not quite sure what, when, where Gadsby’s next work will be, but you can look forward to something from her in the future.
Also, enjoy Hannah setting and maintaining her signature tone/presence during this interview aside the always giddy Jimmy Fallon.
Jamel Johnson, who has made our TCB Most Wanted List in the past, is recording an album within earshot of the Hollywood Bowl this weekend.
We highly urge you to attend to see Jamel lay down a sweet hour down on digital wax. FYI, it’s free to attend.
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Podcast veterans Amanda Lund and Maria Blasucci (that includes Trading Movies, The Big Ones, and The Complete Woman) with accomplished entertainment behind-the-scenes multi-hyphenate Priyanka Mattoo are looking to start, as mentioned above, a podcast network by women for everyone called Earios.
The aim of Earios is to provide a greater platform for female voices under the umbrella of full scale podcast network and like the plethora of famous folks they have in their delightful campaign video, we’re also think you should support their Kickstarter to launch the network.
As of this post, they’ve raised $13,626 of the $25K goal and they have just under a month left to get it funded.
Oh, some of the rewards, which include having podcast star Matt Gourley on your podcast as a guest and developing your podcast, are pretty sweet.
So, get more details and back Earios here.