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Jen Kirkman on Conan.
The Green Room w/Sean Green
-Stand up comedian and 98 Rock DJ Justin Schlegel is in studio.
-Justin talks about how a karaoke rant turned into a comedy career.
-Texas baseball coach unleashes a hilarious coach rant.
-Zach from back home calls in with the latest edition of ‘Townie Talk’.
-Osama Bin Laden’s sons were interviewed.
Puddin’-Eddie Pepitone’s Live Action Comic Strip-“Ugly American”
This should have been up yesterday, my apologies.
The Super Serious Show w/Pete Holmes. Do not miss this. I know I haven’t done a “Tip of the Hat” in a while, but you can rest assured the next one goes to Holmes. ALSO, the fantastic sketch group “The Midnight Show” along with even more hilarious people are on this edition of the Super Serious Show.
So, go ahead and click through…
The MitchHedberg.Net Relaunch & Charity Comedy Show
This is going to be history everyone. Do you want be absent for history taking place? Do you?
Comedienne Lynn Shawcroft invites you to join her as she takes fans on a tour of the brand-new MitchHedberg.net website.
The evening will include never-before-seen video, artwork, and news about upcoming projects, as well as readings, remembrances, stories and live comedy performances from Karen Kilgariff, Nick Thune, Marie Colette and Garfunkel & Oates and more
All attendees will receive a limited-edition sticker and reproduction of an original Hedberg setlist.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ The Steve Allen Theater (4773 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA [Los Feliz])-doors 7PM/show 8PM
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door (if available).
All proceeds benefit The Innocence Project, a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
The amazing improvised stand-up show Set List is having another set of tapings at iO West for in the next two weeks. From the minds of Troy Conrad and Paul Provenza, it’s the only show where you can someone like Greg Proops talk about something like SIDS, moon rape, and “Noah’s Dilemma” all in the same set.
It’s been even written about in Punchline Magazine.
Los Angeles gets a taste of southern comfort with Biscuits & Gravy, a delicious comedy treat presented by Jarrod Harris & Eli Olsberg. Every month, the Southern Gentleman and Boy from the City bring you a show jam-packed with laughs, featuring the biggest names in comedy, along with LA’s hottest up-and-comers.
This month’s line-up
Kumail Nanjiani
Ian Edwards
Michelle Buteau
Eli Olsberg
Maria Shehata
Christian Duguay
Chase Darren
Hosted By: Brandon Vaughn
$5 NO FOOD/DRINK MINIMUM!!
Tix here:
Pete Holmes-Tip of the Hat 5/15
The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” this week to PETE HOLMES.
Forget, only for a moment, about Pete Holmes killing it on Conan or John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show on Comedy Central. If you live in Portland or were so lucky to go there last month and got to catch him at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival just slaying audiences left and right like it was just another day at work, again, for a moment, forget all of that.
Comedian Pete Holmes is so funny that he can kill at breakfast. Now, to some of you, that might not be all that impressive, but a breakfast amongst comedians and myself can be a pretty tough crowd. Actually, one of the things I hate most is people trying to run bits or improv off each other after a show when I’m just trying to enjoy some late night breakfast. I don’t need to hear, “What are you Willy Loman over here? Enjoying your last cup before finding you need to buy a new fridge?”
Yet, Holmes has gotten to a point where being funny isn’t a matter of switching it on or off. The point is: he is just funny all the time. Whatever the situation, Holmes brings the laughs. I’ve seen him drop in on late shows where people are tired and want to go home, I’ve seen him follow complete wrecks, and I’ve even seen Pete perform in someone’s living room beneath a broken light and have the audience rolling in laughter.
Combining an uncanny likeability as soon as he takes the stage, incredibly clever writing, and a pure fun delivery, Holmes has more than earned praise from his contemporaries such as Kyle Kinane, in a recent interview with the Comedy Bureau, calling Pete his own “anti-depressant”. Much of Holmes’ comedic genius is due to discipline in writing. Every idea, premise, etc. that he has, he writes down, no matter where he is. If he riffs on stage, you’ll be sure to find Holmes writing down notes right after the show about what worked.
That’s why, and now you can remember all those things I said to forget, Holmes is on TVs and stages across America, writes for the New Yorker and NBC, has a web series on Atom.com, Kid Farm, co-written with Jamie Lee, making people laugh. Follow him on Twitter @peteholmez and check out his site www.peteholmes.com. Also, you can catch him this Thursday May 19th at the always stupendous Super Serious Show at Smashbox Studios in Culver City 7PM; tickets here.
One-Man Show: Louis C.K.’s Unique Experiment in Television Making
The opening sentence is exactly how I imagine every Louis C.K. profile ought to begin.
2 things about this article: 1) This is when you know you made it in comedy. 2) Even though you’ve made it, you’re still working your ass off.
Wanna See A Dead Body?
Newest video from The Midnight Show
Written by Stephanie Allynne; Directed/Edited by Andy DeYoung; Starring Stephanie Allynne and James Pumphrey
Seems like the UCB likes making “Do You Wanna See A Dead Body?” Videos like this one and the one with Rob Huebel/Rob Riggle.
May 21st.
In lieu of an in-depth article analyzing some aspect of comedy and its relevance to Los Angeles, I only have time today for this small thought.
Comedians will end the world on May 21st when they break Twitter and subsequently the Internet.
Much better posts that actually matter to come tomorrow.
This Saturday!!!! at UCBLA
Come see Sappity Tappity in his NEW LIVE SHOW-
Sappity Tappity, the Drunk English RollerbladingPine Tree and his Drunken Romp through Liquor Forest!
Rezzies here –
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Zach Galifianakis on Conan.
MitchHedberg.net is UP!!!!
It’s almost like a Mitch Hedberg Museum. Check it out right now!!!
Here’s an accompanying Punchline Magazine Interview with Lynn Shawcroft about the site, her marriage to Mitch, and other Mitch projects to expect (written by me).
The Laugh Button: It’s Norm Macdonald, Let’s Watch Him Doing Stand-Up
The Laugh Button: It’s Norm Macdonald, Let’s Watch Him Doing Stand-Up
You know what I love about Norm Macdonald? I love the fact that he doesn’t care about what people think about him and his stand-up. Why? Because frankly the guy just knows that he’s funny. He gets to where he wants to get on his own schedule with a delivery that’s equal parts sarcastic…
June 14th, huh? Well, there goes my budget for that day. (Yes, the price of a CD affects how I spend money the rest of the day)
Episode 44: Kayden Kross & Kyle Kinane
For our one-year anniversary episode, and season 2 finale, we welcome back Kayden Kross and comedian Kyle Kinane. Kayden is engaged in a heated Scrabble game during the show, and she also talks about International Adult Conventions vs. ones in the US, female fans vs. male fans, and of course cats vs. dogs. She also marvels at the guys’ lack of confidence, which is further destroyed for one of the hosts after the final question.
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CENSORED: Osama bin Laden death footage!
(via Table of Galaxies)