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1) Jesse Popp on Conan.

2) Two albums that you need to be on the look out for REAL soon: ‘Impregnated With Wonder’ from Pete Holmes (which you can stream in its entirety now), out Nov. 15th and ‘Cardio Mix’ from the Beards of Comedy out the week after that Nov. 22nd.

3) Need some more stuff to submit to? How about the Doritos’ Crash the Superbowl Commercial Contest and The Newport Beach Film Festival (where Matt Walsh’s directorial debut High Road had its world premiere last year)?

4) Well, despite our wishes for the self congratulatory pat-on-the-back that awards telecasts are to become done in private, it is sad that Eddie Murphy dropped out as the host of the upcoming Academy Awards. With Brian Grazer taking the helm, there’s hope yet for the show, but as far as hosts go, it’s a sad state of affairs that there isn’t a clear choice for the gig. Personally, we’d love to see Ron Swanson take over hosting duties.

5) Matt Besser joins the handful size genre of true improv based podcasts by starting improv4humans at Earwolf.

6) I mean, is this the best meme ever or what? [via Paul Scheer]

7) In the world of getting things that you love on new platforms: WTF has partnered with My Damn Channel and you can get Henry Phillips’ film Punching the Clown on iTunes.

8) If you’re going to make a serious go at making fun of celebrities online, you might want to read this piece we wrote for the Nerdist.

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 8PM $20/2 item min. 
This Sh*t’s For Real @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Subversive Comedy w/Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 item min.
Merrill Davis & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $10
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
DC Pierson’s Bad at Girls @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./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 
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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  
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT 

11) YES! Ashton Kutcher quits Twitter and my plan to end social networking and return a normal life is working.

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1) There’s no getting around this being the biggest news item in the comedy world right now: Billy Crystal will now be hosting the upcoming Oscars.

2) Last night, Chris Hardwick chatted with Conan, THEN we find out that the BBC is ordering up more Nerdist. Tonight, Steve Martin will be on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:35PM) and, hopefully, we’ll find out that someone has ordered him back to comedy full time.

3) We and the lovely Kristy Mangel of RE:COM magazine dish about comedy journalism with the Comedy Groupie on the What’s Your Problem? podcast. Yes, we just used the word dish and feel slightly perturbed.

4) See what happens when you have a combine your being funny with a unique angle on your podcast? You deservedly get a shout out from AV Club like Sharon Houston and her new podcast Daytime Justice.

5) Risk: True Tales Boldly Told needs your support!

6) Not that anyone was really doubting that it would go any other way, but Louis CK’s taping for his new special apparently went very well.

7) Wonder what went down in the race for the Andy Kaufman Award? Here’s a recap from a guy who apparently not a big Nick Vatterott (the guy who won).

8) Perhaps the most wonderful time of the year is when culture magazines release their humor issues. DDD is the latest to join the trend. [via CNU]

9) Despite the protestations of the Atlantic, FoD hilariously pushes on with Mike Tyson as Herman Cain singing about pizza.

10) Conan writer Todd Levin dissects that forces that be in regards to living in LA; the “forces that be” being the pervasive influence of the entertainment industry in the lives of every person in LA.

11) Puddin’-“Corn” w/guest Patton Oswalt

12) ON THE HORIZON
Matt Champagne @ Flappers Claremont Dec. 2nd-3rd 8PM $15/2 item min. 

13) COMEDY CRAWL
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Maria Bamford @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Citybird Comedy @ Neon Venus Theatre 8PM $7
The 11-11-11 Super Showcase @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Barfth/Andre/Douggpound/Weinbach/and More @ Sychronicity Space 8:30PM $7
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
LA Comedy Fest Presents Rick Overton: Substitute Global Ambassador @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 9PM $12
The Jesse Miller Talk Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5 
Death Squad @ Ice House Stage 2 10PM $15/2 item min.
Up Late w/Adam Fisher @ Comedy Sportz LA 10:30PM $12 

14) 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
BANG COMEDY THEATER 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served   
NEON VENUS THEATRE 7023 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM before booked show/Starts 9:30PM after booked show/12 spots only
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/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

15) While everyone is proclaiming today, 11/11/11, to be Nigel Tufnel Day, today should be a day that lives in infamy as there are surely people that non-ironically went to go and see Jack & Jill.

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1) Rob Delaney will be taping a pilot for Comedy Central on Nov. 22nd and you’ll probably be going here’s the link to tickets.

2) Though you’ve probably watched 3 times already, go ahead and watch Liam Neeson do “improvisational comedy” on Life’s Too Short.

3) Watch TJ Miller’s Comedy Central 1 Hr. Special “No Real Reason” 11PM Tonight! Yes, that would be on Comedy Central

4) James Adomian finally makes his long-awaited (even though it’s only been a few months) return to LA.

5) Joe Mande gives a very right-on review of Jack & Jill.

6) The Daily Dot gets a word with Brody Stevens and an explanation of what he does on Twitter.

7) If you’re unfortunately holed up in the valley, there’s a new open mic on Mondays at Petie’s Place.

8) The Ted Talks feature Improv Everywhere, a fun, non-violent version of Project Mayhem.

9) Here’s a review of Jay Larson’s Self-Diagnosed, which, after you read, should go pick up.

10) ON THE HORIZON
Stand-Up Spotlight: Maria Bamford @ UCB Theatre Mon. Nov. 14th 11PM $5 

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Space Boners @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Anytime Show @ The Underground Annex Theater 8PM $5
Maria Bamford @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Carnyville w/Dana Gould & Dave Koechner @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10 
Weird Al Yankovic Presents Alpocalypse @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $40-$62.50
Kool Thing @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $10
Hour of Power @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $10
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5 
Comedy. @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
The Tomorrow Show with Ron Lynch Presents: The Time Machine Show @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

12) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery  

13) After hearing someone say about a joke, “that’s kind of hacky, but it seems like it would work,” I wanted to tell them to drop it altogether, but, ultimately, it’s more helpful if they learn to drop it the hard way.

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1) Through a change in the building’s owners, Dangerfield’s 2 is coming to an end over a week from now. There’ll be one last open mic this upcoming Saturday.

2) Playboy interviews Craig Ferguson.

3) Wonder what Gallagher has become? Read the Twitter feeds of @AndyTWood & @Apey marked #GallagherLiveTweet as they saw it live in person

4) Just found out about this: Rick Shapiro has a line of merch.

5) We are not big fans of the overhyped deal that was made of Conrad Murray, but we are big fans of Demorge Brown, who just so happened to play Murray in a sketch on the Soup.

6) Time Out NY has stand-up done via webcam from TJ Miller, Nick Vatterott, Jena Friedman, Eliza Skinner, Myq Kaplan, Kurt Braunohler, and more.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Holy Fuck 2 Year Anniversary @ Downtown Independent Theater Tues. Nov. 15th 9PM FREE
Dementia Screening w/live narration by Paul F. Tompkins & live score by Eban Schletter @ Cinefamily Wed. Nov. 16th 8PM $12

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Eric Andre @ Brea Improv 7PM $15 2 item min.
Brian Posehn @ Irvine Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
“I’m Going Somewhere With This…” A Storytelling Show @ The Mint 8PM $10
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE 
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9PM $14/2 item min.
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
SUNDAY SKETCH SHOW @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/open mic for sketches/must sign-up in advance/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
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  

10) I think I’ve finally concluded how much I lack normalcy in my life from the stress coming from trying to decide whether to do something completely non-comedy related.

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1) So, Jack and Jill gets almost universally panned to the point where people try to be entertaining with how much they hate it, then has an apologist, as well as a fake Twitter account. Sounds like a frontrunner for a Razzie to us.

2) There’s only a day n’ change left to enter the Fake Criterion contest…

3) After two weeks, Tommy Wiseau does somewhat decent at a hunting game found in most dive bars on the Tommy Wi Show.

4) Jason Segel continues the rounds on the talk show circuit for the Muppets on Letterman (CBS 11:35PM).

5) Though you might have seen angry tweets about people guys camping in Downtown LA, not for the Occupy movement, but for the new Twilight movie, Grantland gives photographic proof of it.

6) Paul Scheer makes more Oprah running pics.

7) Evening at the Improv is now on Hulu.

8) Puddin’-“Sneeze”

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Justin Willman’s Magic Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
The Great Depression Happy Hour @ Hollywood Improv Lab 9:30PM $10 
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Stand-Up Spotlight: Maria Bamford @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

10) 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
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up before 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
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
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./no purchase necessary
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/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 

11) Hell hath no fury like a person with a Twitter account scorned by a significant other(s). And by fury, I mean hilarity.

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1) TJ Miller’s “No Real Reason”, Pete Holmes’ “Impregnated With Wonder”, and British comedian Russell Howard’s “Right Here Right Now” are all available today.

2) Christian Finnegan on Conan. 

3) NBC has “tabled” (not cancelled) Community mid-season while prepping to put Whitney back to back with Are You There, Chelsea? on Wednesday nights. Is it possible that Community needs an annoying billboard and bus ad campaign to survive?

4) There’s still time to enter the Women In Comedy Festival…

5) Tonight on Letterman, Bill Maher (CBS 11:35PM)

6) Lawyers now have their own humor site, BitterLawyer.com, and a funny web series from comedian Matt Ritter, The Bottom Rung.

7) This Jack Donaghy vs. Ron Swanson boxing(?) with Dwight Schrute Self-Defense Demonstration poster doesn’t make up for the other NBC news, but it’s a start.

8) Marcel The Shell With Shoes On reminds us that smiling (and laughing) is worth it.

9) ON THE HORIZON

An Evening with Eric Andre at the Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch Thurs. Nov. 17th 8:30PM FREE

10) COMEDY CRAWL

Record Setter LIVE! @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10

The Rudy Casoni Variety Show @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10

Hollywood Stands Up w/Sharon Houston @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $8

Save the Max! @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5

Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge @ Red Rock Bar & Eatery 8PM FREE

The Good Luck Show @ The Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE

How Did This Get Made? LIVE w/Paul Scheer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 

Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only) 

Holy Fuck 2 Year Anniversary @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 

11) OPEN MIC RUN

ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary

WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary

TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic 

SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.

WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover

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   

12) It’s not that I think the general readership here is somehow straining visually to read my posts here. I just don’t know what is going on with Tumblr formatting.

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1) South Park renewed through 2016. Is this an attempt to one-up Chelsea Handler renewed on E! through 2014?

2) First look at Comedy Central’s new sketch series Key and Peele.

3) David Letterman chats with Jerry Seinfeld tonight on The Late Show (CBS 11:35PM)

4) The newest edition of Comedy Royal is out featuring Greg Proops, Eddie Pepitone, and more.

5) Mindheart Affirmations from Mike Leffingwell is back with a vengeance (in beautiful font, of course)

6) Due to the popularity of Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, David Seger, maker of many funny Channel 101 programs, decided to make a pretty funny parody.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Lost Moon Radio @ Club Fais Do-Do Dec. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 8:30PM $13 online/$15 at door

8) COMEDY CRAWL
The Mix @ WitZend 7:30PM $5
Dementia w/live narration by Paul F. Tompkins and live score by Eban Schletter @ Cinefamily 8PM $12
Meltdown w/Pete Holmes @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Stampede! @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5

9) 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/Starts 7PM/lottery
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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  
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT  

10) I’m going to go ahead and say, though it may not change anything, that saying you’re doing new material, no matter who you are, never really helps.

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1) Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes yet again and hopefully celebrities will learn how to take a joke in stride by now.

2) Jerry Seinfeld on Letterman.

3) Rob Delaney wants your help for his upcoming Comedy Central pilot taping.

4) Don’t miss out on Conan tonight as both Jimmy Pardo and Pete Holmes will be appearing (TBS 11PM) or Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and their chat with Bill Maher (NBC 12:35AM).

5) Though very few people seemed to have notice amidst the chaos of Community being taken away from the midseason NBC line-up, Fuel TV’s talk show, The Daily Habit, regularly featuring some of the funniest up and coming comedians/performers in Chris Fairbanks, Andre Hyland, Hal Rudnick, and more is coming to an end even though they were starting hit their stride comedically with their original characters. It was the only TV show where Rob Delaney got to read his tweets while backed by a band. Did you even know that it was happening?

6) Brendon Walsh just started his own podcast that’s aptly title, we guess, Bonezone.

7) Two hilarious sketches to brighten your day (if you’re into that sort of thing): The Walsh Brothers’ parody of Drive and “Secret Admirer” from Uncle Mom.

8) Comedy variety show, Hamclown, celebrates it’s one year anniversary today. Check out this quick retrospective with the hysterical madness they’ve gone through over the last 12 months.

9) Amazing sketch, music, comedy extravaganza Lost Moon Radio needs a house manager for their next run. Interested?

10) We hate the movie Puss in Boots. We also hate the general ‘family comedy’ business model. Read our explanation for both at the Nerdist.

11) ON THE HORIZON
The Last Tomorrow Show of 2011 @ The Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

12) COMEDY CRAWL
The Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $15
The Comic Bug @ The Comic Bug 7PM $3
Joe Mande Gets It @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Infinite Jest @ Villany Prdt 8PM FREE
Westside Comedy Laugh Party @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Henson Alternative’s Stuffed & Unstrung @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $40
The Hot House Comedy Show @ Hot House 8PM FREE (invite only) 
An Evening With Eric Andre @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Hamclown 1 Year Anniversary @ The Mezz at the Alexandria Hotel 9PM FREE
Talk It Up: Elephant Graveyard @ Zephyr Theatre 9PM $5
Odd Thursdays @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Kumail Nanjiani & Ahmed Bharhoocha @ Dangerfield’s 2 10PM FREE
Hottt Newww Videooo!!! @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5 

13) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/1 item min./first come, first served
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 min.
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.
THE COMIC BUG 1807 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/3 min.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
VINNY’S PIZZA 12740 Culver Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served
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   
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT  

14) When comedians use their notes on stage and attempt to apologize for it in a funny by saying, “I use my notes because I’m a professional,” what they mean to say is, “I’m so insecure I don’t even realize that I should draw as little attention in how I shouldn’t be reading my notes. Please still love me.” FYI.

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1) Pete Holmes, Jimmy Pardo, and Rob Riggle were all just on Conan. Watch now.

2) Sketches that will make your Friday and your weekend go by damn quick:
–Hal Rudnick was supposed to go to Comic Con, but ended up going to Exxxotica, though like he was still going to Comic Con. 
–The Story Behind Reading Rainbow’s Last Episode
–Season 2 of the Compatish Begins
–How to Carve a Turkey (if that’s a big problem for you)

3) Kristen Schaal gets her own arc on 30 Rock!

4) Once again, Don Rickles graces the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight (CBS 12:35AM)

5) Female comics respond to HuffPo about the continuing trend of uninformed essays regarding women being funny.

6) Rapper Open Mike Eagle has great taste in comedy as shown in LA Weekly while Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant have great taste in Amoeba. 

7) Woody Allen documentary coming up later this month on PBS.

8) This is a sketch of what someone who had never seen Marc Maron thought what the host of WTF looked like… [via PCB]

9) ON THE HORIZON
Variety Power of Comedy @ Hollywood Palladium Sat. Nov. 19th 8PM $55-$85

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy@SCA Festival @ USC School of Cinematic Arts 7PM 
Pizza Day 4: The Revenge @ Lamppost Pizza 7PM FREE
Eric Andre @ Hollywood Improv $18/2 item min.
Trevor Moore’s Whatever Show @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Jim Jeffries @ Club Nokia 9PM $16.50-$26.50
The Be-Bop Heroin Hour @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $10
Up Late with Adam Fisher @ Comedy Sportz LA 10:30PM $10 in adv./$12 at door
Late Night w/Howie Kremer @ Second City Hollywood 11PM $5 
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World @ New Beverly Cinema MIDNIGHT $8 

11) 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
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served   
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/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery  

12) There’s so much great stuff happening in comedy right now that if you’re not into just a little bit of it, you must be an agent from the Matrix. Yes, I was watching the Matrix while writing this last little bit, but that doesn’t undermine the sentiment.

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1) Arrested Development is back! Arrested Development is back! Arrested Development is back! Spread the joy to friends and strangers alike.

2) Jason Nash Is Married is coming back with a vengeance (the friendly, really funny kind). Here’s a trailer if you’re confused about the vengeance part.

3) Maria Bamford doing ads for Target might very well be the best part of the upcoming holiday season.

4) New Maude teams at UCB announced.

5) BBC News discusses the appropriateness of accents in comedy. What they don’t ever touch on is that if the actual things being said are funny beyond the accent, it’ll probably not come off as offensive.

6) Our review of Pete Holmes’ “Impregnated with Wonder”. Basically, buy it.

7) The line-ups for the Eagle Rock Comedy Festival are here.

8) ON THE HORIZON
Space Ghost-Coast to Coast-Cast & Creators Reunion @ Cinefamily Sat. Dec. 3rd 5PM $12

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy@SCA Festival @ School of Cinematic Arts All Day
Comedy and Gourmet Pizza @ Fusion Flour 7PM $20
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Handshucked @ Moving Arts Theater 8PM $5
Walking the Room LIVE @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Playin’ With Micucci @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Variety’s Power of Comedy NFF Benefit @ Hollywood Palladium 8PM $55-$85
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
The Shit Show @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 
The Donkey Show @ Dangerfield’s 2 10PM FREE
6 Degrees @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $10
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
The Last Tomorrow Show of 2011 w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery  

11) Apparently, people are really interested in comedy theory. That’s so intriguing to people that I talk to as opposed to my views on my self-imposed isolation in the dating world. Interesting.

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1) This Tuesday 11/22 the Beards of Comedy come out with their sophomore album, Cardio Mix, which, by the way, is fantastic, but you can stream it in advance on Rdio.

2) So we’re still not dreaming about Arrested Development coming back as Ron Howard and Jason Bateman are happy about its return.

3) PBS. 9PM tonight. Woody Allen: A Documentary.

4) This past Thursday, Weird Al Yankovic did indeed take the stage with Garfunkel and Oates at the Super Serious Show and it was more hilarious and awesome than you could imagine.

5) While a recent study showed what the worst passwords to have this year, we like Nick Vatterott’s list better.

6) Get it right: Julie Klausner is the Cat Whisperer.

7) Prepare yourself for the Pardcast-a-thon this week…

8) ON THE HORIZON
Pixar’s La Luna Sneak Preview @ Cinefamily Sat. Dec. 3rd 2PM $10
Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios Thurs. Dec. 15th 7PM $10 

9) COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE 
Comedy For Dorks @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Entertainment Hollywood Live! @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
NERDIST THEATER 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
NEON VENUS THEATRE 7023 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/$¾ 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/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available  

11) Just when you think you got rid of your road rage problem, just drive through LA on a rainy day or Black Friday.

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1) The LA Comedy Shorts Festival extended their deadline to Jan. 10th!

2) Portlandia is going on tour! Their LA stop is on Jan. 17th at the Echoplex and tickets go on sale tomorrow. This is good reason to keep a budget for eating just at 7-11, right?

3) Ryan Stout’s Touché will be coming out on Comedy Central Records on Dec. 6th. The perfect gift to buy for yourself in trying to fool people into thinking that you’re not Christmas shopping.

4) Part 2 of Woody Allen: A Documentary is on PBS 9PM tonight.

5) Comedy Light Box gets the Garfunkel and Oates treatment. Wait, switch that…

6) We hope there is more to come from this Reggie Watts room…

7) ON THE HORIZON
The Paul F. Tompkins Special Holiday Show @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. Dec. 17th 8:30PM $25 (proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity)

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Harmontown @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Brunch @ The Park Restaurant 9PM FREE
2nd to Last Showcase @ Dangerfield’s 2 9:30PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 

9) 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
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up before 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./no purchase necessary
PETIE’S PLACE 6025 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Starts 9PM/one drink min./7 min./first come, first served
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    

10) If anyone is thinking of protesting the gross consumerism that takes place on Black Friday in the style of ‘Occupy’, just know that you’ll look like anyone else standing in line.

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1) Cardio Mix from the Beards of Comedy came out today and we highly suggest you pick it up like when we highly suggested you stream it a few days ago.

2) Tonight on late night: Amy Sedaris on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:35PM) and right after that, also on CBS, Jason Segel on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

3) NBC picks up Sarah Silverman Pilot.

4) The Channel 101 2011 Channy Awards will be on Sat. Dec. 10th 8PM. You’ll need reservations for this one.

5) According to Twitter, both Eddie Pepitone and Riki Lindhome are going to have their own albums! More details to come.

6) Paul Scheer tries to help Nickelback out for their upcoming performance on Thanksgiving in Detroit.

7) And now, an excerpt from a live Reggie Watts performance. It’s best if you keep in mind that it is an excerpt.

8) Liezl Estipona, comedy photographer/adventurer, is putting her book Liezl Was Here out tomorrow!

9) Puddin’-“Titties”

10) ON THE HORIZON
The Tomorrow Show Presents Extra Helpings w/the Doorknockers @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Nov. 26th Midnight $8
Paul Scheer’s 3rd Annual Sexy Christmas Spectacular @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. Dec. 10th $25
Portlandia the Tour @ The Echoplex Tues. Jan. 17th 8PM $20

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Rob Delaney’s Comedy Central Pilot Taping @ CBS Television City 5PM/7PM FREE (w/online tickets)
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Ahmed & Friends @ Dangerfield’s 2 (The Very Last Show at Dangerfield’s 2) 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 

12) OPEN MIC RUN
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 8:30PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic 
VINNY’S PIZZA 12740 Culver Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/first come, first served/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   

13) Anyone feel like making PSA regarding people asking comedians off stage to tell them a joke/comedians giving into said question because they desperately want to be liked? Anybody?

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1) TJ Miller is the lead for Fox’s comedy pilot “Little Brother”!

2) Amy Sedaris wears a presidential quilt dress and has something to say to David Letterman on the Late Show.

3) Amy Poehler is producing the TV adaptation of Broad City for FX and apologizes for the seats at the Hollywood Palladium during her speech for Variety’s Power of Comedy.

4) Congratulations to Barry Rothbart on being the latest paid regular at the Comedy Store.

5) Liezl’s book, Liezl Was Here: Adventures in Comedy Photography, is out now for purchase! 

6) There’s a site called Ranker.com which Jimmy Pardo used to rank his worst gigs ever.

7) So you weren’t at the @RobDelaney pilot taping, huh? We were.

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World LIVE! @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
Meltdown Thanksgiving Show @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM FREE
The Good Bits @ WitZend 9PM $5
Shitty Holidays @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Garage Thanksgiving Show @ Flight Theater (at the Complex) 10PM FREE
Clownvis Presley @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5  

9) 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/Starts 7PM/lottery
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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  
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT  

10) There will be a Morning Debriefing tomorrow, but there will be no Comedy Crawl or Open Mic Run as there will be plenty of funny things that will happen tomorrow. Well, they’ll be tragic and a few days later, they’ll be hilarious.

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1) Don’t forget that there will be a whole bunch of traffic around Target’s everywhere near midnight and the Pardcast-a-thon is tomorrow.

2) Our pals at Lost Moon Radio have joined in the holiday spirit and made a holiday album “It Had To Be Yule”. With tracks such as “Patrick Stewart’s A Christmas Story”, this will definitely beat out whatever you were going to hear on KOST 103.5FM.

3) Here’s a special Puddin’ marking the traditions of Thanksgiving…

4) NBC is thankful for giving into apologizing to Michelle Bachmann for the music that brought her on at Fallon earlier this week.

5) Below is probably the last image that will ever be of the short-lived independent LA comedy venue known as Dangerfield’s 2. [via AsteriosKokkinos]

6) FoD does a great send-up of Megyn Kelly, the Fox news anchor that commented that pepper spray is essentially a food product in regards to the UC Davis pepper spray incident, with the amazing Erin Gibson.

7) LA Weekly chats with Ron Swanson/Nick Offerman about meat and things.

8) Will Weldon is the One Night Man (Full Disclosure: it’s not a super hero thing, but it’s really funny)

9) ON THE HORIZON
Second City Late Night with Paul F. Tompkins & Maria Bamford @ Second City Hollywood Fri. Dec. 9th 11PM $5

10) Yeah, it’s Thanksgiving and I still posted. ANYONE THANKFUL TO FIND OUT THAT THEY PROBABLY SHOULDN’T TRY TO GO TO AN OPEN MIC TODAY? 

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1) Let’s start off Black Friday right with Michele Bachmann plugging her book Core of Conviction FoD style.

2) We have no idea how this slipped through the Comedy Bureau interdepartmental walls, but faux-retro-action-comedy web series Danger 5 did. It’s crazier than Inglorious Basterds in much more manageable lengths. Watch the trailer. [via JackieKashian]

3) There are no doorbusters here, but Team Coco just opened their new online store, which you can buy Conan merch without any risk of bodily harm from other shoppers.

4) The Midnight Show gives you tips on how to plant your own vegetables. That’s all there is to it…

5) You do know you can write for Cracked, right?

6) Though we missed posting this on or before Thanksgiving, Alison Agosti gives some great tips on how to get into the holiday spirit, especially you hate things like getting into the holiday spirit.

7) The Pardcast-a-thon starts at 6PM PST tonight and going for 12 hours. Laugh and donate. That’s all you need to do with that one

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Best of Groundlings @ Groundlings Theatre 8PM $20 
Maximum Fun w/Jesse Thorn @ Ice House Stage 2 8PM $10/2 drink min.
Christina Pazsitsky @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
12 Shiny Nickels @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 

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
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served   
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/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery  

10) I think it would be beneficial to societal order and also a lot funnier if everyone doing Black Friday shopping had to verify that they were shopping for anybody but themselves.

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1) Jimmy Pardo’s Pardcast-a-thon, which only ended a few hours ago, finally tallied a whopping $34,636.39 for Smiletrain. Also, apparently, Jon Hamm showed up and got drunk. Congrats on both counts!

2) So, Insane Clown Posse came into the closet for SNL Writer Mike O’Brien’s his web series 7 minutes in Heaven…

3) Not that it makes any difference hearing it from us versus all the other great things you’ve heard about it, but The Muppets movie is definitely worth catching.

4) Humor magazine, The Devastator, featuring contributors from the Daily Show, The Onion, McSweeney’s, The Cobert Report, Adult Swim, and more just made a new issue available for purchase/subscription.

5) Eddie Pepitone’s first live comedy album, “A Great Stillness” will be released and celebrated on Dec. 1st!

6) If you’re not following David Seger’s ‘New In November’ run where he makes a video and posts it online everyday, then you need to stop doing your NaNoWriMo novel and check it out for things like Whiskey Vision (taping a camera to bottle of Jack Daniels then letting the night unfold).

7) ON THE HORIZON
Team Coco Live @ UCB Theatre Fri. Dec. 2nd 8PM $10

8) COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Ed Galvez Punk House Weekend Edition @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $8
Best of Groundlings @ Groundlings Theatre 8PM/10PM $20
Comedy Extravaganza “Orphans” Thanksgiving Edition @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 
Christina Pazsitsky @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
Hello Giggles Presents: Letters to My Younger Self @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only) 
The Walsh Brothers @ UCB Theatre $5 MIDNIGHT
The Tomorrow Show Presents Extra Helpings with the Doorknockers @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery  

10) Apparently, people were also trying to get Black Friday deals at a gun store because they were either waiting for the right time for home security or the upcoming zombie apocalypse is conveniently scheduled right after the holidays. 

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1) From what we can understand, cybersecurity company Norton will have various performance artists performing various people’s Facebook wall who participate in their upcoming live webcast event, Stuff Theatre.

2) If you missed the live broadcast on PBS of Woody Allen: A Documentary, Part 1 is now online.

3) Channel 101 NY reveals its nominees…

4) Last Call with Carson Daly does some pretty interesting field pieces (including one’s on Twitter pioneers Megan Amram and Kelly Oxford), but they hardly ever put them up right after they air. That’s why a chat with Dave Attell at the Comedy Store and an interview with Reggie Watts might have slipped through past your Google Reader.

6) ON THE HORIZON
The Imaginary Radio Program @ Nerdist Theater Thurs. Dec. 8th $8 in adv., $10 at door

7) COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Bill Cosby @ Fred Kavli Theatre 8PM $54-$79
Neil Hamburger & Special Guests @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Jeselnik & Co. @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

8) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SUNDAY SKETCH SHOW 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA/this is an open mic for sketches/Starts 7PM/Sign-up in advance/no purchase necessary/
NERDIST THEATER 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
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) I’m excited that the NBA’s back as I was really for people staring daggers at me when we turn off the game to start a comedy show.

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1) There’s going to be a Flight of the Conchords movie?

2) The winners of the Fake Criterion Year One Contest gave the Criterion cover treatment to Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (Honorable Mention) Batman and Robin (Honorable Mention), Death Wish 3 (3rd Place), American Ninja 2 (2nd Place), and Back to the Future 2 (1st Place). Maybe Criterion will release some of these (meaning American Ninja 2) with ironic commentary or something.

3) What an episode of Conan that’s airing tonight with Jason Segel and Das Racist (TBS 11PM)

4) You know you’ve been waiting for a brand new episode of the Tommy Wi-Show, so here’s Tommy f’n up big time in Little Big Planet 2.

5) Support Jon Daly’s 24 Hour Goatee Project. Also, don’t ask questions about it…

6) One of fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin’s top competitor’s in the Wilkes-Barre area, Staples, will be actually printing Dunder Mifflin paper. 

7) Congrats to both Reginald D. Hunter and Gina Yashere for garnering multiple nominations in the UK’s Black Comedy Awards. Chris Rock was also nominated for Best International Comedian, but that almost goes without saying, though Bill Cosby is nowhere to be found.

8) Puddin’-“Court” w/guest Andy Richter (who’ll be guest-starring all this week)

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Star Dreck @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Cartoon Dump @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE 

10) 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
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up before 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
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    

11) Just like that stupid house on your block that already has its Christmas lights up, comedians are not going to wait until December to start the overkill of Christmas humor.

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1) RIP Patrice O’Neal. Hopefully, Netflix will categorize you accurately now.

2) Conan is definitely killing it this week with tonight’s episode featuring Nathan Fillion, who is hilarious in a thing called PG Porn, Angela Kinsey, and many comedians’ favorite thing to listen to alone, Morrissey. I guess that’s the only way you can top Jason Segel’s story about Mickey Rooney and Das Racist bringing a MJ impersonator on stage. Also, Jon Stewart will be interviewing Betty White tonight on the Daily Show (Comedy Central 11PM)

3) Soundcloud is calling for podcasts!

4) And now, a very important message from Joselyn Hughes on introducing comics during a live show. Also, she sets f’n records.

5) Bob Odenkirk is hilarious when angry, especially if Andre Hyland/Phil Gower (holistic new age therapist) is the one egging him on.

6) Here’s a very interesting look at the history of laugh track and, perhaps, why it won’t gracefully die.

7) To add to the excitement of Kristen Schaal having an arc on 30 Rock, Louis CK will be returning as his lovable cop on Parks and Recreation. That news coupled with Community being TV Guide’s fan favorite must make Community fans feel a little better about the state of NBC’s comedies.

8) The new Power Rankings for Humblebrag are here and to no one’s surprise, Tyler, The Creator from Odd Future is crushing it.

9) Is there a weekly list of 5 of the best sketches, web series, uploaded live performances in comedy? Yes, there is such a thing on the Nerdist…

10) ON THE HORIZON
Susan Burke’s Smoke Worry Fuck @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Dec. 1st 8PM $5
Murray Valeriano Taping @ M Bar Wed. Dec. 14th 7PM No cover/$10 min.

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Harland Williams @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $20/2 item min.
The Dork Forest Live @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Therapy! @ Blue Monkey Lounge 8:30PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 

12) OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/first come, first served
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
VINNY’S PIZZA 12740 Culver Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic 
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
PETIE’S PLACE 6025 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Starts 9PM/one drink min./first come, first served
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
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  
BLUE MONKEY LOUNGE 5521 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 11PM after booked show/1 drink min./first come, first served 

13) Regarding this venting on the study of comedy, let me just say that I really love comedy, just in case this post and the hundreds of other ones just like it that we written by me weren’t evidence enough.

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1) Patrice O’Neal will not only have his special “Elephant in the Room” aired on Comedy Central at 8PM (edited) and at 12AM (uncensored) tonight, but a brand new album, Mr. P, from O’Neal will be released posthumously next year.

2) And then there was a teaser for Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie in which they quote themselves a bunch…

3) On Conan last night, Nathan Fillion revealed how he will go undefeated at Halloween. Tonight, Bill Cosby will be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC 11:35PM), Nick Kroll AND Michael Kosta will be on Conan (TBS 11PM), & David Sedaris will be on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35AM). It’s a lot to leave in boldface type, but it’s deserving.

4) Christina Pazsitsky’s “It’s Hard Being A Person” came out yesterday!

5) It seems everyone’s reading Rookie Mag’s feature of letters from and to funny people like Maria Bamford, Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro, Gina Yashere, and more.

6) Norton’s Stuff Theatre is happening right now.

7) Nando’s, a fast food chicken chain, went from using Reggie Watts in their ads to making fun of Mugabe and Gaddafi?

8) Puddin’-“Brando” w/guest Andy Richter

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Women! Comedy! Festival! @ Room 101 7PM FREE
Doug Stanhope @ Irvine Improv 8PM $25/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Comedy Cult @ Home Room 9PM $5
Venice Underground @ Townhouse & The Del Monte 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE
Comedy Juice @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 item min.
Roast the Week @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5 
Throwback @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SMILES NIGHTCLUB 13615 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/first come, first served/No purchase necessary
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/Starts 7PM/lottery
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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  
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT  

11) Not that its shocking to most people that follow this site, but making Jerry Sandusky jokes aren’t shocking or controversial, especially if that’s what you’re going for.

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