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David Letterman Will Be a Guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at End of This Month

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David Letterman Will Be a Guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at End of This Month

“It’s Dave’s show and we are just borrowing it.
DAVID LETTERMAN will be our guest on Late Night with @sethmeyers on Wednesday May 23rd!”

-@shoemakermike (LNSM Producer)

Decades ago, David Letterman was host of Late Night on NBC, ostensibly being groomed to take over The Tonight Show. As some of you might now, the gig went to Jay Leno and Dave then switched teams to CBS to host The Late Show only to go head-to-head w/Leno on a nightly basis. Of the late night rivalries, it was probably the biggest one that ever was and will ever be.

That being the case, David Letterman will return to be a guest on Late Night and appearing on NBC, which is a thing that many of us would never happen. David Letterman has only been a guest sparingly on Late Night during his tenure at The Late Show. Specifically, he appeared when a very young and inexperienced Conan O’Brien had just taken over Late Night and once when Fallon when pal Steve Martin was on the show.

With the rivalry with Leno well over and Letterman enjoying his post CBS career doing whatever he wants to do, we can only wonder what the hell Dave will talk about with Seth. Our guess is that they’ll probably start off with the beard.

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If you’re hunting for one of those great LA comedy shows that happens in a backyard this weekend, look no further than Brunch this Sunday, May 20th at 1PM.

Zach Noe Towers and Peggy Sinnott will host a beautiful line-up of:
Debra DiGiovanni (Showtime, Netflix)
Ahmed Bharoocha (Comedy Central)
Lizzy Cooperman (Comedy Central)
Jared Goldstein (Modern Family)
Katrina Davis (Broke LA)

This Brunch (like so many in LA) will be in Silverlake and take a $5 donation for the comedians.

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.

BLACKkKLANSMAN Trailer Sets Up What Could Be a Great Blaxploitation Satire

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Spike Lee’s latest offering, BLACKkKLANSMAN looks like the most cohesive and fun work he’s put out in awhile, which also happens to be based on a true story.

John David Washington and Adam Driver appear to be a nice 70s cop pairing amidst an undercover operation to undermine the KKK. Having Jordan Peele attached as EP is another point for the movie.

If you’re were obsessing over Donald Glover’s This Is America, this film might just be the perfect next thing for you to obsess over.

Just see for yourself in the trailer, then look for BLACKkKLANSMAN in theaters on August 10th.

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Is Being Revived at Adult Swim

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Is Being Revived at Adult Swim

The original voice cast of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is on board and the one and only Stephen Colbert will voice the villain who just happens to be a self-obsessed billionaire President.

With this announcement, you almost wonder why Harvey Birdman, stopped in the first place over ten years ago? If this goes well, we wouldn’t be surprised if Adult Swim brought back some version of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast.

Look for the new Harvey Birdman to premiere in Fall.

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Todd Barry is marking 30 years in comedy and doing more of his signature crowd work. We really don’t think we have to sell you any more on this other than mentioning that one of the tour stops is here in LA at Dynasty Typewriter on Friday, June 22nd at 8PM and tickets are $20.

Go get them here before they inevitably sell out.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Ali Wong’s Latest Hour Special “Hard Knock Wife” Just in Time for Mother’s Day

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Two years ago, Ali Wong’s first hour special Baby Cobra, performed while pregnant, premiered on Netflix. It, as you probably are well aware of, catapulted her and her unapologetic brand of comedy into being famous.

Ali returns to the stage to pretty much offer up a sequel with Hard Knock Wife. At its core, Ali is the same firebrand comedian that millions of a folks fell in love with, but is now more successful than her husband and has been through a couple years of motherhood. If you want a great, NSFW take on mother and a wife in 2018, you’ll enjoy this hour.

Here’s a trailer to get a taste.

You can stream Hard Knock Wife now on Netflix. It’s a pretty great way to cap off Mother’s Day we think.

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If you enjoyed the four part Netflix special from UK comedian James Acaster that was recently released, you might be interested in catching him workshopping his new show at the Lyric Hyperion.

Already the 10PM show is sold out, but a midnight show was just added. Go get tickets while they’re still available here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Live on at NBC

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Live on at NBC

“We got your SIX! #Brooklyn99 is officially coming to NBC!”

-@nbcentertainment

After a seemingly out-of-nowhere cancellation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine over at Fox was met with the force of a very disappointed Internet, NBC took up the mantle (and also brought yet another Mike Schur property back to the peacock) and continuing Brooklyn Nine-Nine for its sixth season on their network.

So, maybe, in the case of TV shows and TV shows only, thoughts and prayers work?

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For 3 years, in a “Little Cave”, James Austin Johnson, Zach Pugh, and Sam Wiles have been growing their Rod Stewart Live weekly stand-up show from the ground up.

Come celebrate 3 years with them and a very, very stacked line-up (Ian Karmel, Sklar Brothers, Nicole Byer, Debra DiGiovanni, and Maggie Maye) in a pretty intimate space.

As always, their show is 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.

TBS Renews Final Space and The Detour

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Look, as you well know, there were so many shuttered TV shows this week, that’d we’d like to highlight some of the very few that got to stay alive for another cycle.

Final Space, the outer space dramedy from Olan Rogers, will get to see the light of its second season.

The slightly more mature family comedy The Detour from Jason Jones and Samantha Bee will continue on it’s own self-made path for season 4.

Both shows are at TBS and will remain there as their indie-leaning-comedy branding continues to get more and more sharpened.

Netflix’s “AJ and the Queen” Will Be a Buddy Road Comedy Starring Ru Paul as a Drag Queen

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Netflix’s “AJ and the Queen” Will Be a Buddy Road Comedy Starring Ru Paul as a Drag Queen

In this series, Ru Paul and a kid sidekick will be galavanting from one city to let Ru Paul to perform on stage like only Ru Paul can as well as spreading the message of love and acceptance.

Sounds pretty great to us and something that might not have been made were it not for non-traditional TV platforms like Netflix. Looking forward to see what this will sound, look, and feel like whenever the trailer drops.

A.P. Bio Renewed, Great News Cancelled at NBC

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Even though past years of network TV cancellations have always been described as bloodbaths, this year seems especially brutal for how the ax is being brought down on so many shows all at once.

We’d say that it’s a brave new world if it weren’t for the fact that broadcast networks are wandering back to the familiar territories of multi-cam sitcoms and abandoning high concept comedies pretty much across the board. The cancellation of Great News at NBC is a good example.

That being said, it’s nice to hear that Mike O’Brien’s off-kilter HS comedy that stars Glenn Howerton (basically playing Dennis from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a jilted ex-professor) will get to live on for another season at NBC. It will move forward as a rare single camera comedy on network TV amidst a forest of multi cam shows.

The separation between traditional linear broadcast network TV and the industry disruptors at streaming services appears to be as distant as it has ever been. That may overgeneralizing a bit, but it’s hard to ignore this notion in the face of what’s going on at Netflix these days and every sitcom that just got cancelled.

Watch Trailer for Tig Notaro’s Latest Hour “Happy To Be Here”

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Tig Notaro is in rarefied hour in that we’d love to hear her talk about pretty much anything for an hour.

Thusly, we’re excited for later this month (Tuesday, May 22nd) when Happy To Be Here, Tig’s latest hour special, hits Netflix.

Until then, you can get a taste of it with this trailer.

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Not only will get you an exhibition of cartoons of yesteryear, but some of them will be spicy pre-code cartoons that might not even make it to air on television today. Highly regarded cartoon historian Jerry Beck (who you might have seen during Cartoon Dump) will be on your hand to walk you through the program and give you insights as well throughout Old Town Music Hall’s Vintage Cartoon Festival.

SHOWTIMES ARE:
Friday, June 8th 8:15PM
Saturday, June 9th 2:30PM & 8:15PM
Sunday, June 10th 2:30PM

Tickets are $10 (cash only) and are available at the box office on the day of (specifically 30 minutes before show time).

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.

Fox Cancels Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Last Man on Earth, The Mick

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Fox Cancels Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Last Man on Earth, The Mick

Well, it looks like Fox is pretty much done with high concept single camera sitcoms for awhile (except for Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville). Brooklyn Nine-Nine made it to five seasons, Last Man on Earth did four, and The Mick only lasted two.

It should be noted that while Last Man on Earth is on its way out, Fox is still looking towards reviving Tim Allen vehicle Last Man Standing. The addition of another multicam sitcom that takes place in a retirement home, The Cool Kids, even further suggests Fox is going all in on older audiences.

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If you want to see how daft comedy can truly get (in the best way possible of course, done by very talented, clever folks), you might want to catch Brendon Small and Brendon Walsh’s BREN2ON (pronounced BREN-TU-DIN) at the end of this month (Tuesday, May 29th at 8PM) at Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe.

Brendon and Brendon really push the limits of how silly and dumb they can get (i.e. prank calls, DIY crafts, etc.) and, in a unique way, it’s brilliant. Also, the amazing Morgan Murphy, Henry Phillips, and Jamie Loftus will be joining them as well.

Tickets are $5 and you can (and really 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.

Rick And Morty Renewed for 70 Episodes in Long Term Deal Between Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, and Adult Swim

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Rick And Morty Renewed for 70 Episodes in Long Term Deal Between Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland, and Adult Swim

Just like you shouldn’t really worry about that annoying Avengers: Infinity War cliffhanger, you shouldn’t have worried about the long-awaited renewal of TV’s most popular comedy (a feat made more impressive by the fact that Rick and Morty aired on Adult Swim, a far cry from primetime on a traditional broadcast network).

So, it looks like we’ll be getting enough Rick and Morty to last us through the Trump Administration and whatever other horrors lie ahead in the future. Thank goodness. Now that you know that 70 episodes are guaranteed, you can rest easy (i.e. watch a bunch of other TV) until season 4 and beyond arrive.

Win Hot Tub Tickets to James Acaster, Moses Storm, Jenny Zigrino Next Week!

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From across the pond to favorites of the scene, next week’s Hot Tub is another round of live comedy not to miss.

Per usual, we’ve got a pair of tickets that could be yours!

Enter here at DoLA for your chance to win: http://dola.com/events/2018/5/14/hot-tub-w-kurt-kristen

Gilda Radner Documentary ‘Love, Gilda’ Will Get Theatrical Release

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Gilda Radner Documentary ‘Love, Gilda’ Will Get Theatrical Release

The documentary about the life of legendary comedian and SNL star Gilda Radner will make a run in theaters later this year thanks to Magnolia Pictures.

Director Lisa D’Apolito used rare personal recordings and journal entries to tell Radner’s story in her own voice. Interviewees includes Michael Radner and SNL alumni Chevy Chase, Lorne Michaels, Alan Zweibel, Laraine Newman and Martin Short. Radner’s writings are read by the likes of Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Cecily Strong and Bill Hader.

As a great doc about Garry Shandling came out earlier this year, uplifting docs about celebrated late comedians might just be a trend for the rest of 2018.

Watch Trailer for “Joe Pera Talks With You” and Then, Joe Pera Talking to Seth Meyers About Joe Pera Talks With You

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The homespun charm of Joe Pera is so genuine and undeniable and has subsequently led him to having his own TV show at Adult Swim.

Joe Pera Talks With You will feature said charm as Joe explains and illustrates topics near and dear to him. Of course, as with everything that Pera does, there’s something fun and slightly absurd always beneath the surface.

You can see for yourself with the trailer and his appearance on last night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers (Joe explains why he cast a LNSM cameraman for his show)

Joe Pera Talks With You premieres on Adult Swim, Sun., May 20th at 12:15AM.

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This will be the last Indian Wedding (a great comedy/variety show done up like a Sangeet night) for awhile, so don’t miss it next Thursday, May 17th at Three Clubs.

For this edition, the line-up includes:
Amritha Kaur & Neal Dandade – Groom’s Siblings
Sunanda Sachatrakul – Groom’s Sister (Exclusive “Deported!!” segment!)
The Get Brown #Sketch #Comedy feat. Sai Lang Kausar Mohammed Kunal Dudheker Shaan Baig Saagar Shaikh Skander Halim
Saurabh Shah – Magician!!
Richa Shukla – Dance
Rama Vallury – Shankar Narayan Uncle
Sundeep Morrison – Storyteller

Go get tickets before they sell out here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Mike O’Brien Idealizes What He’d Like Out of an Audiobook of the Kama Sutra

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Mike O’Brien reinforces the idea that he’s one of the funniest minds around. No further explanation needed.

Just push play here.

Hari Kondabolu’s Latest Hour “Warn Your Relatives” Now on Netflix

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You’ve heard Hari Kondabolu’s name plenty on the news because of the debate his documentary The Problem with Apu has raised with legendary animated series The Simpsons.

Now is a pretty great time for Hari to show you comedic satire from his perspective and thankfully his Netflix hour special, Warn Your Relatives just started streaming today.

All of the jokes and stories in it are so tight and so carefully crafted that we’d bet that only the most partisan of people on any side would have a bone to pick with it. Hari always manages to amaze by finding the perfect punchline to intersect history, everyday minutia, race, and his own personal experience and Warn Your Relatives is no exception.

Warn Your Relatives is now streaming on Netflix and you should go give it watch when you get a chance.

Adult Swim Orders a Three Busy Debras Pilot

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Adult Swim Orders a Three Busy Debras Pilot

With an assist from Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite production company, Mitra Jouhari, Sandy Honig, and Alyssa Stonoha, otherwise known as the absurdist comedy troupe Three Busy Debras, will be making a pilot for Adult Swim.

You might remember that Three Busy Debras successfully did a Kickstarter in order to play Carnegie Hall, which only makes us wonder what they will do if they get their own TV show. We can only hope that Adult Swim picks up this pilot to series in order to find out.

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For Mothers’ Day in LA this year, you could spend a curated day with your mother or you could go to a live taping of one of our all time favorite podcasts The Jackie and Laurie Show at Flappers (or, if your mom is cool enough, you can do both).

In any case, you shouldn’t miss Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin on stage together no matter the occasion.

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.