HBO’s latest comedy offering will be coming in spring 2018 and indeed feature Bill Hader as a world class assassin who delves into acting.
Here’s a teaser.
So, we’re getting hints of Grosse Point Blank, except it revolves around an acting class as opposed to a high school reunion. We hope that Hader uses the platform to get as off beat as he can.
Tomorrow, we’ll be taking an “official break” to have some Water Cooler Talk along with comedy some of our favorite folks including Laurie Kilmartin, Joe DeRosa, Michael Rayner, David Gborie.
(psst, it’s a free show and, also, there will be free pizza from Prufrock Pizzeria!)
Also, you’ll get to meet us, The Comedy Bureau, because we’ll be sending someone from our staff there.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
In addition to seeing baked line-up of comedians that are already pretty great (Maggie Maye, Jordan Doll, Brian Moses, and Jamie Loftus), you’ll get to see this show at the brand new Echoes on Pico as well.
This edition of the The Gateway Show will happen on Saturday, December 16th at 9PM. Tickets are $5-$15 in advance and $10-$20 at door. Get advanced tickets and more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
In a relatively short period of time, Michelle Wolf has gotten to be a go-to on both writer/performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
That’s on top of keeping her edge in stand-up sharp.
The last time Natalie Palamides was developing an hour long solo show, it resulted in a widely critically acclaimed show that would go on to win an award at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
So, it would behoove you to not miss Natalie’s latest endeavor, whatever it may be, in these coming weeks at the Lyric Hyperion (especially because they’re free).
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
There are so many subtleties in the art of telling jokes. One of those is the delivery of a joke, which most people (and comedians) take for granted.
However, the smooth, dulcet tones of and uninterrupted, carefully crafted flow of words can make put an undeniable shine on one’s comedy.
Matt Knudsen has been a paramount comedian in this regard combined with an extremely keen sense of observation. He proves, once again, that he is stand-up of such quality with his latest album Yes And.
Get it and hear so for yourself on iTunes or Bandcamp.
This is one of what will probably be many holiday gifts that will be coming your way from us.
Enter to win free tickets to next week’s Hot Tub here.
One TBS Digital Pilot Will Be Given in Turner/Refinery29 Women’s Comedy Writers Lab
This weekend in NYC, Sasheer Zamata, Ashley Nicole Black, Lakshmi Sundaram, and Meredith Scardino will mentor Jonterri Gadson, Kim Blanck, Andrea Simons, Christina Anthony, Ariana Seigel, Susannah Bohlke, Atsuko Okatsuka, and Fareeha Khan as part exclusive women’s comedy writers lab put up by Turner and Refinery 29.
From the weekend’s workshop, one TBS digital pilot will be given to one project. It’s clear that TBS is continuing to be one of the more exciting, innovative places in comedy right now.
Simply put, Tom Thakkar is a delight and you should just enjoy his set from Conan this week (and stop trying to guessing his ethnicity).
Enjoy it here.
If there ever was a year to celebrate the 10th birthday of something called Everything Is Terrible, it’d be this year.
Next week, join the satirical video art collective to mark the occasion with a big live show at The Regent. Tickets are $20-$24 and you can (and should) get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
No matter what holiday you’re celebrating/observing this season, Kate Berlant and John Early show us the true meaning of it all in their bit on The Tonight Show.
Watch, listen, learn, and enjoy it here.
The impressively stylish and deliciously dark look of Cory Finley’s writer-director debut Thoroughbreds and Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke seeming like they serve up pitch perfect performances and the dark buddy murderer comedy premise are all good reasons to make a point of catching Thoroughbreds.
Also, the unfortunately late Anton Yelchin also stars here in a supporting role as one of his last roles before he died in a freak accident. Yelchin also seems like he delivers a fine performance in the film, which you probably won’t want to miss.
See for yourself in the trailer.
Jenny Slate To Write Book of Feminist Essays
In 2019, Jenny Slate will release a book of feminist essays via publishers Little, Brown, and Company. It’ll focus on her personal experiences in the broader context of being a woman in these times.
While that does seem a far off, we have a feeling it’ll be worth the wait, especially if Slate does her own audiobook.
The President Show’s Holiday Special Airs Tonight
“It’s “I Came Up With Christmas” Morning! The @PresidentShow Xmas special is TONIGHT!!! 10pm with so many surprise guests, old friends and the fat man himself @realDonaldTrump On @ComedyCentral”
You should watch it as The President Show is one of the best satirical things comedy has going and it’s slightly less insane than what the real Trump is up to.
The newly announced portion of 17th SF Sketchfest is all in addition to:
Ricky Gervais, Jane Lynch, Dick Cavett, Lewis Black, Danny McBride, Jody Hill, Paul F. Tompkins, Bill Burr, Pamela Adlon, Christopher Guest, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Benz, David Cross, Jane Kaczmarek, Lance Reddick, David Strathairn, Fred Willard, Laraine Newman, Peter Asher, Janeane Garofalo, Rachel Dratch, Pete Holmes, Paget Brewster, Thomas Lennon, Jack McBrayer, Eugene Mirman, Aparna Nancherla, Busy Philipps, Kevin Pollak, Rob Riggle, Michael Showalter, David Wain, Sasheer Zamata, Broken Lizard, cast members from “Twin Peaks”, “Animal House”, and MUCH MORE!
Per usual, there’s probably more comedy goodness that will be stacked on top of an already gigantic line-up for SF Sketchfest.
Get more details and tickets to individual shows here!
For three years, Sauce has built themselves up as cozy, warm, wonderful stand-up show to watch in a private room at a delicious pizza bakery. Perhaps, they might be the best comedy show at a LA pizzeria.
Come celebrate their three year anniversary with a line-up chock full of LA’s best (Nicole Byer, Debra DiGiovanni, Guy Branum, Ron Lynch), the great Sauce crew (Barbara Gray, Brodie Reed, Erin Lampart, and Jeff Wattenhofer) AND one of Sauce’s original founders and beloved LA son returned for an evening, Eric Dadourian.
As always, a $5 suggested donation is all you need for the show. Get more details here!
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Yes, Lady Bird just set a new record for Rotten Tomatoes for being the best reviewed movie in the site’s history, which comes as no surprise to us for how much it really does live up to its own hype.
Yet, Lady Bird is not the only comedy movie receiving heaps of praise as well as multiple award nominations and award wins (Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards, National Board of Review).
Comedy, just like horror, is having a banner year in movie theaters.
The Disaster Artist has won at The Gotham Awards and the Hollywood Film Awards as well as gained nominations at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won at the Venice Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Hollywood Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards and been nominated in multiple categories for both British Independent Film Awards and the Spirit Awards.
The Big Sick has won at The Gotham Awards, Hollywood Film Awards, and SXSW and is also nominated at The Spirit Awards.
Nominations have been handed out to the likes of Ingrid Goes West and Beatriz at Dinner as well. You should also not forget that Ruben Östlund’s The Square, a hilariously scathing satire of the high art world, landed the Palme d’Or at Cannes, a rare honor for something so funny.
Just a friendly reminder, that we’ve got two shows soon that YOU WILL have fun (& get free stuff) at!
Water Cooler Talk @ The Love Song Bar 12/5
&
MANDATORY HOLIDAY OFFICE PARTY at The Echoplex 12/12
Presented by TCB, DoLA, & Deep Eddy Vodka
Though set decades ago, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s latest series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, definitely seems as timely as can be right now, especially in regards to women in comedy.
Go see it for yourself on Amazon Prime as the series starts off today.
Showtime Renews SMILF for Second Season
“So excited i can’t focus and my editor Todd is looking at me like Frankie put the phone down, put the phone down Frankie, we have a cut to finish, but there’s a party over here I’m jumping on the couch in love with this announcement like Tom cruise was in love with Katie Holmes”
Sometimes, things work how they’re supposed to and a great short film gets successfully adapted into a television worthy of being renewed. Such is the story of Frankie Shaw’s SMILF.
Josh Fadem doing anything is really worth your time and money. This charity auction, in which he will be an auctioneer of various items in and around Amoeba Records, also gives you the benefit of supporting a great organization while watching Fadem be Fadem.
The event itself is free to attend.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
It may be 2017, but a backbone of stand-up comedy, especially when it comes to performing on late night, is well crafted, perfectly delivered observational comedy.
When done right, it’s kind of timeless, just like a suit, tie, and Ivan Decker’s Conan set from last night.
Enjoy it here.
The 2018 Grammy nominees for “Best Comedy Album” are as follows:
The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas — Dave Chappelle
Cinco — Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck Of Dust — Sarah Silverman
What Now? — Kevin Hart
It’s no secret that the Grammys have largely been a popularity contest for quite a long time. In music, there seems to be a whole world outside of what the Grammys pay attention to that gets as much, if not more, critical praise (and commercial success thanks to the Internet) than what charts and gets nominated.
The same goes for the Grammys’ comedy category, which hardly pays attention to the plethora of brilliant of comedy albums released every year that don’t have the advantage of getting extra exposure beforehand with having been a special on a network or major streaming service. This year’s nomination made that dichotomy more glaringly clear than ever.
Yes, there are many reasons that Chappelle, Gaffigan, Seinfeld, Silverman, and Hart are all household names in comedy and some of these hours are pretty good. Still, know that there were better albums released this year from Jackie Kashian, Shane Torres, and Myq Kaplan.
Unlike with music, there aren’t other, alternative, respected awards that other comedy albums made by people who haven’t had successful TV shows that bears their name can get in on. Sure, we and other comedy sites/blogs do our due diligence, but we can only reach so far.
So, with all of that said, please buy/listen/relisten to I Am Not the Hero of This Story, Established 1981, and No Kidding.
Now that the holiday season is in full force, the line of holiday TV specials has already started.
Tonight, you might want to actually catch the Drunk History Christmas special as it includes the story of a Christmas Tree ban told colorfully by Rich Fulcher.