Epic Meal Time Got Featured on ABC’s Nightline
Epic Meal Time got profiled as the “Pharaohs of the Grease Pyramid” on ABC’s Nightline. Also, Jon Berman tries asking if EPT feels any responsibility for the obesity problem in America.
Watch TJ Miller’s Sundance 2012 Short Film
TJ Miller made a short for Sundance called “I’m Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents”. It’s funny, absurd, and also sincere and touching much like another short film he was in Charlie on Parole. Do you feel guilty now judging him for being in Yogi Bear? Do ya?
The Super Serious Show is Going to Edinburgh and Needs Your Help
You could arguably call The Super Serious Show the fightin’ pride of LA Comedy. Certainly, they’ve gained quite the reputation within the LA county lines and have even toured to Moontower, Bridgetown, and SXSW. Now, they’re going to the world famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August to be part of the “yank” contingent of Hannibal Buress, Eddie Pepitone, Kumail Nanjiani, Rory Scovel, Kristine Levine, Set List, Rick Shapiro, and more.
BUT, they need your help/some money to make sure this all happens. Watch their Kickstarter video to squash any doubts about how great they are and then donate to your heart’s content (of which there should be plenty).
LA Comedy Rundown 6/2/12
ON THE HORIZON
Attack The Block @ New Beverly Cinema Mon. Jun. 4th 9:20PM $8
TJ Miller’s Birthday Show @ Hollywood Laugh Factory Wed. Jun. 6th 8PM $15-$25 in adv. & $20-$30 at door/2 drink min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Christina Pazsitzky @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $15-$17/2 item min.
That’s Debatable @ Hollywood Improv Lab 7PM $5
Nerdist Podcast @ Club Nokia 7:30PM $16.50-$26.50
Matt Portman’s Comedy Extravaganza @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $10
Two-Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
Matt Braunger @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $18/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Patton Oswalt & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (stand by only)
Game of Thrones: Season Finale Preview @ Little Modern 10PM FREE
Shark Tank Live @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
The Dope Poets Society @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents 5 Min or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
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
DAILY GRIND 109 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/5 min.
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 ½ James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$2
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/One drink min./First come, first served
THE LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Sign-up 6:15PM/lottery/10 spots only/5 min. each/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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
Portland Mayor’s Ad for Portlandia to Get Emmy is Great Example for Political Ads
There’s no slinging of dirt and who went back on their word in the past, mostly because this ad for Portlandia on IFC to be considered for an Emmy has nothing to do with politics. Still, actual Portland Mayor Sam Adams, who is actually in the series with fictional mayor Kyle MacLachlan, giving a sincere and quirky request for Emmy votes is much better than “Amercia”. (via Splitsider/PopCandy)
Required Online Comedy Reading List 6/2
Unlike the last round-up, there’s nothing to read because of how controversial it is. It’s just good ol’ fashioned interviews, articles, recaps on and about comedy, specifically Comedy Bang Bang, Rob Delaney, and more.
–Scott Aukerman talks about brining ‘Comedy Bang Bang!’ to TV by Deborah Vankin for The LA Times
–The Stepfathers vs. A Heckler (improv group takes on a heckler)
–Interview with Rob Delaney by Kyle Ryan for The AV Club
–Master Class: How to Turn Your Podcast Into a Media Network with Jesse Thorn by Joe Berkowitz for Fast Co Create
–This Is What You Need To Know About Comedy in May by Jake Kroeger for Serial Optimist
Andy Samberg Will Not Be Returning to SNL
Andy Samberg confirms he’s leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’. Does anyone have odds on as he walks out of 30 Rock for the last time as a cast member, if he’ll say “Like A Boss”?
…in other comedy ‘trades’ news:
-Both Steve Martin’s comedy specials and box sets of The Sarah Silverman Program will arrive on DVD soon. This news still won’t placate Steve Martin fans begging for his return to stand-up even if he was somehow in the box set of Sarah Silverman Program.
–Christina Applegate returns for ‘Anchorman 2’. We’re really just worried if there’s going to be another news channel fight.
–Jerry Seinfeld will guest star on the new season of Louie on FX. Perhaps, we will get down to the etymology of “What’s the deal with…?”
–Jason Bateman, Zac Efron, Goldie Hawn, and Leslie Mann eye “This Is Where I Leave You”. “Does this mean Arrested Development is still happening?”-too many people
Maria Bamford, Wendy Liebman, and more on Stand-Up in Stilettos
Premiering on Jun. 16th on the TV Guide Network, Stand-Up in Stilettos will feature some of the top female comedians working today including Bamford, Liebman, Gina Yashere, Christina Pazsitzky, Rachel Feinstein, Jamie Lee, Marianne Sierk and more. Check out Laughspin for their full-line-up.
LA Comedy Rundown 6/3/12
ON THE HORIZON
Literary Death Match @ Busby’s East Tues. Jun 5th 9PM $7 in adv., $10 at door
SCHMED Talks @ Nerdist Theater Thurs. Jun. 7th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Christina Pazsitzky @ Brea Improv 7PM $15-$17/2 item min.
The Anytime Show @ Little Modern 7PM FREE
Dave Hill Tasteful Nudes Reading/Signing @ Stories Books & Cafe 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Un Cabaret @ Bar Fedora 8PM $20-$55
Conan Writers Live at The LA Improv Festival @ iO West 8PM $10
Delight and Destroy Presents Comedy Influential @ The Mint LA 8PM $7
Magic Bag @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Top Story Weekly w/Bill Burr @ LA Improv Fest 10PM $10
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
FLAPPERS CLAREMONT 532 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 ½ James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$2 cover
THE BARREL 4547 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One item 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
‘The Book of Mormon’ Is Coming to the Pantages
The musical that cleaned up the Tony Awards last year, brought to you by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is now coming to Pantages Theatre. For almost two months from Sept. 5th to Nov. 25th, The Book of Mormon will have its run in Hollywood. Tickets go on sale starting at $30 Sun. Jun. 10th.
The Eric Andre Show McDonald’s Saga Ends
Eric Andre, dressed as Ronald McDonald, finally leaves McDonald’s where he was asking for a job at the counter. This concludes(?) the, at least for the time being, this harrowing three part saga.
Watch The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim TONIGHT 12:30AM.
So, Jamie Kilstein Might Be Actually Fighting for Charity
Amidst an online back-and-forth that quickly escalated into a war on Twitter, comedian Jamie Kilstein (@jamiekilstein) and conservative columnist and writer Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) have opted to settle their political differences in the ring.
Goldberg claims, “The fact that young people think socialism is better than capitalism, that’s proof of what social scientists call their stupidity and their ignorance and it’s something that conservatives have to work harder to beat out of them, either literally or figuratively as far as I’m concerned.” If you’re familiar with Kilstein’s politically charged comedy, his Citizen Radio show, and his support of socialism, then it’s no surprise that he didn’t take to the statement or, Goldberg overall, lightly.
So, now there is a petition you can sign to see Kilstein v. Goldberg for a charity of their choice.
LA Comedy Rundown 6/4/12
ON THE HORIZON
An Evening with Sean Patton: Album Taping @ Nerdist Theater Fri. Jun. 8th 8PM FREE
Persona! @ Hollywood Improv Lab Wed. Jun. 13th 8PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
The Already Booked Show @ The Complex 8PM $7
Grawlix! @ Nerdist Theater 8PM FREE
Attack the Block @ New Beverly Cinema 9:20PM $8
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
Tulsa Skull Swingers @ Three Clubs 11:30PM
OPEN MIC RUN
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/1 item min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/5 min.
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
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/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./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
Watch Episode 1 of Burning Love with Ken Marino
Burning Love is a parody of The Bachelor, yet it’s so close to be like an actual episode of the Bachelor. Ken Marino along with guest stars Ben Stiller, Michael Ian Black, Natasha Leggero, Malin Akerman, Kristin Bell, Ken Jeong, June Diane Raphael, and more make for what will be a great send-up of competitive dating reality shows and how many dental hygienists they have as contestants. ALSO, ep. two and three are up for your satirical enjoyment.
New Comedy Bang Bang Teaser Has Everyone From James Adomian to Zach Galifianakis
Jon Hamm. Michael Cera. Jack Black & Kyle Gass. Will Arnett. Gillian Jacobs. Seth Rogen. Todd Barry. Colin Hanks. Andy Richter. Weird Al Yankovic. and. so. on. The new teaser for IFC’s Comedy Bang Bang has so many comedy stars in under 2 min. we wonder why it’s not coming to the big screen instead of your TV this Fri. Jun. 8th.
Late Night Returns from Memorial Day
Finally, nearly all the late night talk shows are back from their extra-long Memorial Day Weekend, of which we’re sure they were working the whole time. This is exciting especially because last time Aubrey Plaza was on Leno, she performed a spell that for a moment made the show infinitely more watchable. So tonight, catch:
Aubrey Plaza and Martin Short on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC 11:35PM)
Joan Rivers on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:35PM)
Jason Schwartzman on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM)
Jon Snow and Theon Greyjoy from Game of Thrones Do Stand-Up
It was only a matter of time before characters from Game of Thrones took to stand-up in the present day in the real world, right? The very funny Joe Starr and Ron Babcock do their take on what Jon Snow and Theon Greyjoy at a Game of Thrones comedy show at the Little Modern, respectively, would do in regards to telling jokes. Personally, we’ve never seen Game of Thrones (Yeah, we know. Just shoot us dead with internet comments) and this is still really funny.
Jesse Popp’s “You Stink” Coming Out on Comedy Central Records
Jesse Popp’s (Conan staff writer, hilarious stand-up) debut stand-up album is coming out digitally on Comedy Central Records next Tues. Jun. 12th. This will be followed by the premiere of his episode of The Half Hour also on Comedy Central on Fri. Jun. 15th at 11:30PM. Translation: next week is JESSE POPP WEEK.
LA Comedy Rundown 6/5/12
ON THE HORIZON
Henry Phillips @ Genghis Cohen Wed. Jun. 6th 9PM $8
Harmontown @ Nerdist Theater Mon. Jun. 11th & Sat. Jun 16th 8PM $10 (stand by only)
COMEDY CRAWL
Rick Overton & Friends @ Flappers YooHoo Room 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 7:30PM FREE
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Bruin Up Some Laughs @ Kerckhoff-UCLA 8PM FREE
Eban Schletter’s Fantastical Musicorium @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
First Time with Cacky and guest Paul F. Tompkins at LA Improv Festival @ iO West 8PM $10
Justin Willman’s Magic Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Literary Death Match @ Busby’s East 9PM $10
OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM-5:40PM/Starts 6PM/lottery/20 spots only/3 min./No purchase necessary
CLUB FORBIDDEN 8512 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 8:30PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/lottery/One item min.
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:15PM/5-7min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/one item min./8-10 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
Van Halen’s “Panama” by Reggie Watts
For the AV Club’s Undercover series where bands they invite cover an increasingly short list of songs suggested by readers, they invited Reggie Watts to cover Van Halen’s Panama which he insisted that he played faithfully. Well, certainly we did hear more about Panama the country and its canal than we have in awhile and we get to hear Reggie Watts do his thing, which usually trumps most things, sans-faith or not.
Watch Another Completely Made-Up Game on IFC’s Bunk
Host Kurt Braunohler, still barefoot, has contestants Ethan T. Berlin, Kumail Nanjiani, and Ben Garant interpret signs that would never exist on IFC’s Bunk. Watch more anti-game show madness with its premiere on Jun. 8th 10:30PM following Comedy Bang Bang.
Every Comedy Tour, Including One Called Feelings, Has a Breakdown
Every live comedy tour inevitably goes through a mental/emotional breakdown. Even the successful The Feelings Comedy Tour with Jake Weisman, Dave Ross, and Matt Ingebretson had to go through it. When you have multiple people stuck in a car for several hours at a time, it undoubtedly devolves into a criticism of each other’s take on Arcade Fire, right?
If it indeed is, maybe there should be a live comedy show broadcast from a car on I-40.
Critics’ Choice TV Awards Nods To Parks and Rec, Girls, Veep, Community and more.
This is only the second round of the annual Critics’ Choice TV Awards, but, already, we like their taste.
Nominations in comedy included:
6 for Community
5 for Parks and Recreation
4 for Girls
Conan, Fallon, Kimmel, and The Daily Show for Best Talk Show
Archer, Adventure Time, and Bob’s Burgers for Best Animated Series
Chris Gethard Doesn’t Disappoint in Adventure to Bonnaroo
So, this is video evidence that Chris Gethard of the currently most famous public access show in recent memory The Chris Gethard Show has made it to Albuquerque, NM. Albuquerque doesn’t disappoint in terms of Breaking Bad shooting there and it’s ridiculousness rubbing off on the townspeople (i.e. having a “license” to throw ninja stars).
That’s only the latest, which was preceded by Chris being forced to confront his fear of heights at the Hoover Dam…
…Chris rocking out with garage band Stainless Steel…
…Chris being driven to Vegas with someone who isn’t that big of a fan…
…and even Chris eating food intended for Montessori students in AZ.
His latest tweet is from Wichita, KS, which is, at its shortest suggested route by Google Map, 742 miles away from Bonnaroo, yet there’s no telling how long that will take via planned hitchhiking.
LA Comedy Rundown 6/6/12
ON THE HORIZON
Stand-up Spotlight: Brent Weinbach/Sarah Silverman @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Jun. 7th 9:30PM $5
The Super Serious Show @ Club Fais Do-Do Thurs. Jun. 21st 8PM $13 in adv., $20 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
A Kiss From Daddy/Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Jake Johannsen @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
TJ Miller’s Birthday Show @ Laugh Factory 8PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Henry Phillips @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $8
Hamclown! @ Little Modern 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
CLUB FORBIDDEN 8512 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/One item min.
REDWOOD BAR & GRILL 316 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA (Downtown)/Starts 6:30PM/No purchase necessary
SET LIST @ RAFAS LOUNGE ART GALLERY 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/Set list of topics provided to improvise off of/No purchase necessary
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ & GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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