Morning Debriefing 8/10/11
1) Lopez Tonight will air it’s last episode on Thursday, which is incredibly unfortunate considering comedians like James Adomian and Brent Weinbach their late night TV debuts. Don’t miss an appearance tonight with David Koechner and tomorrow night in the final episode as Auggie Smith is scheduled to do a stand-up set (TBS 12AM).
2) Brody Stevens/@allthingsbrody was REALLY arrested outside of a Starbucks, but is now released. Whatever your opinion of Brody is, reading his Twitter feed is a must.
3) Hampton Yount is absolutely hilarious. No set up required here, just watch.
4) Steve Carell feels out what it would be like to be on Conan while being on Conan.
5) Reportedly, Bill Burr dropped in at Big Fish last night, a room known for people heckling you because he’s working on a set. If you’re a comedian in LA (or NY), think about that the next time you question why you’re wasting hours of your time waiting to go up at a room that you’re not a big fan of.
6) TONIGHT ON LATE NIGHT TV: Tig Notaro will on be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM) and Aziz Ansari will be on Conan (TBS 11PM)
7) Doug Stanhope’s episode of Louie will air tomorrow, which will be interesting considering Stanhope has said that Louis C.K. cast him in a role where Stanhope can just be himself (FX 10:30PM).
8) ON THE HORIZON
Bil Dwyer @ Comedy Central Stages Mon. Aug. 17th & Wed. Aug. 19th 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519.
9) COMEDY CRAWL
Glitter Garbage w/Drew Droege @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Birthday Roast of Rell Battle @ Red Rock Bar & Eatery 8:30PM FREE
Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Revolver @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
11) Check another tally mark for getting a hug after a set because apparently I needed one. I must be doing this all wrong. Fuck.
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Jew Them Up with David Cross and Jon Benjamin
Follow the adventures of two men (Jon Benjamin and David Cross) who are trying to smash a cultural stereotype.
And tune in for the season finale of Jon Benjamin Has A Van, tonight at 10:30 on Comedy Central!
Watch (this now) and watch (Jon Benjamin Has A Van’s Season 1 Finale tonight).
Nate Bargatze Will Finally Get His Spot On Conan Tonight
Nate Bargatze Will Finally Get His Spot On Conan Tonight
Along with Aziz Ansari also on Conan (TBS 11PM), Tig Notaro on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM), and David Koechner on the second to last episode of Lopez Tonight (TBS 12AM).
Sometimes, I’m on a late night talk show called “The Daily Habit” – here’s a montage of my various appearances.
VIDEO INVITE:
Andre Hyland Presents: The Jesse Miller Talk Show
FRIDAY, August 12th 2011
Doors @ 10pm -Show @ 10:30pmWatch great comics & guests perform, and be interviewed by self described media mogul Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland). Along with some video and musical gems.
GUESTS:
Matt Dwyer (How I Met Your Mother, HBO’s Funny or Die)
Ron Babcock (Last Comic Standing, Bridgetown Comedy Festival)
Julia Prescott (The Aquabats Super Show)
Shawn Pearlman (Comedy Death Ray, Bridgetown Comedy Festival)HOSTED BY:
Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland) (Fuel TV’s Stupidface & The Daily Habit)Co-Host-Daryl (Paul Oyen) (HBO’s Funny or Die)
Dancer-Tanya (Anna Lee Lawson) (HBO’s Funny or Die, Stupidface)The Improv Comedy Lab
8162 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, California
only $5
Morning Debriefing 8/11/11
1) Nate Bargatze on Conan and Tig Notaro on Late Night Jimmy Fallon.
2) On the final episode of Lopez Tonight, Auggie Smith will not be making a well deserved appearance. Instead you can watch him at the Comedy Palace or if you insist on staying at home you can watch something else like the 2 slated episodes of Louie, one of which features Doug Stanhope (FX 10:30PM), Paul Scheer being on both Children’s Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV (Adult Swim 12AM/12:15AM), and the Green Room with Paul Provenza featuring Richard Lewis, Kumail Nanjiani, and more (Showtime 11PM).
3) Was Aziz Ansari in the Zookeeper?
4) Anthony Jeselnik signs development deal with Comedy Central.
5) Connected Comedy gives advice on how to promote live comedy shows.
6) Ben Stiller’s Red Hour is going to make a series of fake trailers.
7) Huffington Post made a list of comedians that could replace the slot that George Lopez will vacate tonight. Our first thought: You’re damn right Paul F. Tompkins is on there. Also, glad that Reggie Watts, Jimmy Pardo, Marc Maron, Andy Richter, Julie Klausner, and more are included.
8) So, Brody Stevens/@allthingsbrody hasn’t had something tweeted or retweeted in his feed for almost an entire day, right around when this Laughspin article we wrote about Brody was posted.
9) Chuck Klosterman’s piece on Louie for Grantland makes ours for Laughspin look like a “nice try”.
10) Nick Kroll interviews Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney about getting fat for the show.
11) Stephen Colbert sets a new standard for political ads. [via Splitsider]
12) ON THE HORIZON
One Year Anniversary of Frolic @ Far Bar Wed. Aug. 17th 9PM FREE
An Intimate Evening with Moshe Kasher @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
Robert Buscemi Album Taping Tues. Dec. 20th
13) COMEDY CRAWL
Dirty Bird Comedy @ On the Rocks 7:30PM FREE
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Merrill Davis & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $6
Stand-Up Spotlight: Brent Weinbach @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Sweet, Sweet Stand-up @ M Bar 10PM Pay what you can
14) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
15) Hey people that try to differentiate between alt and mainstream comedy, CAN WE JUST GET BACK TO JUST WHAT’S FUNNY?
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Morning Debriefing 8/12/11
1) The hilarious Auggie Smith got bumped from his stand-up appearance on Lopez Tonight not by Russell Peters, not by Arsenio Hall, or George Lopez himself, all experienced comedians, on the final episode of Lopez Tonight, but by Metta World Peace (Ron Artest). Start at 6:20.
2) Jeff Garlin inks deal at ABC, though it’s still pretty pretty pretty–prettyyyyy unclear whether Curb Your Enthusiasm is at its final season.
3) Kyle Mooney (of Good Neighbor) gets hired by Jimmy Kimmel Live.
5) Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi get to the bottom of Michelle Bachmann’s infamous Newsweek photoshoot.
Behind the Scenes of Michele Bachmann’s Newsweek Cover – watch more funny videos
6) Conan O’Brien gets a frangance that isn’t called Cone Bone No. 69.
7) The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival and NY Comedy Festival line-ups are amazing. COME ON LA! Where’s our version of this???
8) COMEDY CRAWL
The Jerk/Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Drink Along & Beer Pong @ Downtown Independent Theater 7PM $10 ($15 at door)
Risk! True Stories Boldly Told @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Del Close Awards @ iO West 8PM FREE (for students, faculty, performers, alumni only)
Jimmy Pardo @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
The Jesse Miller Talk Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
Stood Up Friday Night: Story Time @ Moving Arts Theater 10PM $5
9) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/$3 min./mixed mic/booked show in middle around 8PM
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served
FLOODLIGHT OPEN MEG[APHONE] 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT
10) I know I don’t say this type of thing usually, but if you weren’t at the Comedy Palace last night, you definitely missed out.
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30 Minutes or Less is in theaters today!
Go see it this weekend. I think you’d enjoy it.
Co-written by the Comedy Garage’s own Matthew Sullivan.
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 8/15~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Line Up!
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 8/15~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Line Up!
Last week’s show was pretty stellar check out our new recap
“Tales from the Kitchen: Behind the Curtain @ TLly”
http://whatsuptigerlily.tumblr.com/post/8716859104/tales-from-the-kitchen-behind-the-curtain-tlily-8-8
This week we welcome some Tlily friends and favorites. Also chances to win…
The Green Room w/Sean Green- 30 Minutes or Less Writer Matt Sullivan
The Green Room w/Sean Green- 30 Minutes or Less Writer Matt Sullivan
– Logan shares a story of some vigilante justice
– One of the 30 Minutes or Less writers Matt Sullivan is in studio
– Matt talks about carb loading with Jesse Eisenberg & watching his Dad watch a HARD R comedy
– Lopez Tonight canceled
Morning Debriefing 8/13/11
1) The Nerdist TV Special will air on BBC America Sat. Sept. 24th 10PM. Of course, they couldn’t just let a Yank be on the BBC by himself…
2) Henry Phillips makes “french toast” and it’s amazing.
3) Paul Danke’s takes us down memory lane/the Back 2 School aisle.
4) Marc Maron picks his five comics to watch, which is vastly different from Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch.
5) Though some of this might seem obvious, apparently, it’s not; Connected Comedy tells comedians what not to do on Facebook.
6) Wonder what an elite improv class is like? Take an inside look into Matt Besser’s Master Class… (this is where you’re supposed to say “yes and…”)
7) Wisepix’s The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 8/14-8/20.
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Pop & Politics @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8
Jimmy Pardo @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
Handshucked @ Moving Arts Theater 8PM $5
Pravda Comedy @ Neon Venus Art Theater 8PM $6
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Aziz Ansari & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (stand by only)
Camp Comedy Garage @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
The Tomorrow Show Presents a Guy Gala @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
9) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
10) After doing comedy even for a little bit, talking to average, normal people in Hawaiian shirts and slacks will never be the same.
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Morning Debriefing 8/14/11
1) We were wondering what happened after this article was posted, but Brody Stevens/@allthingsbrody is tweeting again…
I’m at the #UCLA Psych Ward… 14-day #HOLD #PovitiveEnergy + magnets #JEWISH #SMART #818 = #HEALTHY 🙂
2) There are AMAZING THINGS happening at the Nerdist Theater, affectionately known as NerdMelt, and if you want to be a part of such events/happenings, they’re looking for interns.
3) Co-Ed Magazine makes a list of “The 11 Most Relevant Stand-up Comedians”. Going off of their definition of relevant, “…having a connection with your audience,” it’s a decent list with Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Daniel Tosh, Donald Glover, Whitney Cummings, and more. However, there are incredibly notable omissions: Doug Stanhope, Paul F. Tompkins, Chelsea Handler, Chris Hardwick, and Marc Maron.
4) Nerve.com lists five young comedians who should be movie stars. Yeah, we’d like to see Jamie Lee, Hannibal Buress, John Mulaney and Morgan Murphy in a bank heist movie.
5) The Joan Rivers episode of Louie is downright inspiring and right here.
6) ON THE HORIZON-One Year Anniversaries
Frolic! @ Far Bar Wed. Aug. 17th 9PM FREE
Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theater Wed. Aug. 17th 11PM $5
7) COMEDY CRAWL
Grand Theft Audio Live! @ UCB Theatre 6PM $5
Lazy Sunday @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Running Your Trap w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Re-Animator: The Musical (Closing Night) @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
RTDOK and Chatterbox Presents @ The Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Entertainment Hollywood Live! w/Erin Gibson & Bryan Safi @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv w/TJ Miller & Marc Maron 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
Up Late with Adam Fisher @ Comedy Sportz Theater 10PM $8
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
8) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
SUNDAY SKETCH SHOW @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATRE 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 9:30PM/for sketches/$5
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available
9) Downtown LA’s only improved in the sense that there are parts of a Battleship board where your ships don’t get hit… especially East of Main.
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The Morning After…Podcast w/ Lily LaBeau & Megan Amram
The Morning After…Podcast w/ Lily LaBeau & Megan Amram
On this episode we welcome performer Lily LaBeau and comedian/writer Megan Amram. We discuss Lily’s start in porn, coming from an open-minded household, doing intense scenes, and the differences between dating male talent and DJs. We also discuss Lily and Megan dealing with fans online, Megan’s phone sex parody video, and the group seals a best friendship deal. But that all goes away in mere seconds when Dogs Vs. Cats takes center stage and causes a major upset for one host and a major victory for the other.
Performance Anxiety is back again, as it is customary for bi-weekly comedy shows to re-appear once every two weeks. For $7 you get FREE BEER, FREE PARKING (which is practically TV-credit worthy in LA) and this fantastic line-up:
Eddie Pepitone
Melissa Villasenor
Jerrod Carmichael
Thai Rivera
Adam Cayton-Holland
TJ Miller
Eli OlsbergRemember the part at the beginning where it said FREE BEER & FREE PARKING? Yeah, that hasn’t changed since you got to the bottom of this post!!
Morning Debriefing 8/15/11
1) Dave Chappelle does his first interview in 5 years to address the incident he had at the charity benefit in Florida and the Wild 94.9FM DJs ask him about Alicia Keys’ butt [via HuffPoComedy]. Good job morning radio.
2) The story behind Auggie Smith not being the last up stand-up comedian to perform on Lopez Tonight.
3) Jesse Miller makes an action movie. Straight up.
4) The A.V. Club interviews Kyle Kinane.
5) Former writer on Norm’s Sports Show and hilarious stand-up, Sean O’Connor, will make an appearance on Conan tomorrow (TBS 11PM).
7) The Serial Optimist does a much better job in naming the most fashionable comedians than GQ, but there’s still no nod to the impeccable style of Greg Proops.
8) Tommy Johnagin leaves a note lying around that Joe Zimmerman isn’t supposed to find… or is he?
9) With the news of Laughing Stock, a show with Steve Carell interviewing comedians, being developed at Showtime, there’s now a Facebook event to help The Green Room with Paul Provenza to get renewed. As funny as I’m sure Carell will be, please help the Green Room stay on the air.
10) Puddin’-“Haircut” (w/fancy new title sequence)
11) ON THE HORIZON
The 11th Hour Show w/the Midnight Show @ Artworks Theatre Thurs. Aug. 18th 11PM FREE
Neighbors @ The Warehouse Wed. Aug. 24th 8PM FREE
12) COMEDY CRAWL
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Bil Dwyer @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Science Bear Presents: Sketch The Movie @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8:30PM FREE
Reggie Watts @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $20 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
13) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
14) Sometimes, you just need to hear a drug peddler openly advertise what he’s selling claiming, “you need more bounce to the ounce.” Yes, this happened in Downtown LA.
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