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Required Online Comedy Reading List 6/16

June 16, 2012

Grab your favorite latte or your favorite Belgian, or your favorite shitty beer if that’s what you’re into while reading, and enjoy another collection of essays, articles, stories, that are comedy, on comedy, or about it.

On Being an Asshole by Alison Agosti for her blog
Comedy Writing and Other Things to Be Grateful For by Bill Dixon for Dangatorium
That Was Our Boy: Adam Sandler’s inexorable march towards truth by Steven Hyden for Grantland
Interview with Marc Maron by Kyle Dowling for The Believer
Comedy Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry… Right? by Jake Kroeger for The Nerdist

Stand-Up in Stilettos Debuts Tonight

June 16, 2012

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The TV Guide Network series, Stand-Up in Stilettos, that will feature Maria Bamford, Wendy Liebman, Gina Yashere, Christina Pazsitzky, Mary Lynn Rajskub and many more will makes its debut tonight at 10PM.

LA Comedy Rundown 6/17/12

June 17, 2012

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comedy shows, live, los angeles, open mics

ON THE HORIZON
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Mon. Jun. 18th 8PM $30
The Super Serious Show @ Club Fais Do-Do Thurs. Jun. 21st 8PM $13 in adv., $20 at door
Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt w/their band Nancy and Beth @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Jun. 27th 8:30PM $30

COMEDY CRAWL
TJ Miller’s Hangover Matinee @ Cinefamily 11AM $12
Love and Death/Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex @ New Beverly Cinema 3:45PM/7:30PM $8
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer and Wine 6PM FREE
Jim Jefferies @ Brea Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Pat Burtscher’s Patopotamoose at HFF @ Studio C Artists 8PM $5
Magic Bag @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
The Chicken and the Fetus @ The Mint LA 8PM $5
Top Story Weekly w/Sven Amsterdam @ iO West 9PM $5
STARDUMB! @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $15/2 item min.
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30 (stand by only)
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9PM $5/2 item min.
Shut Up! I Hate You @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
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
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2425 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/3-5 min./lottery/$2 cover
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
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

Jim Gaffigan, Moshe Kasher, and More on Last Call with Carson Daly

June 17, 2012

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Whatever your opinion of Last Call with Carson Daly, these candid interviews are actually pretty great. Unfortunately, they’re posted almost randomly several days after they air so most people forget about them, even if they watched it at 2 in the morning. This shouldn’t be the case as they highlight some of comedy’s up and comers as well as the greats.

For starters there’s this one with Jim Gaffigan during the release of his special Mr. Universe.

Then, there’s a great chat with Michael Ian Black about his book, You’re Not Doing It Right.

Moshe Kasher also talks about his insane childhood in his book, Kasher in the Rye.

There’s even a great profile of 5 Second Films.

It’s a lot to ask for, but try to catch these on air if you can because who knows when they’ll be posted.

What Matt Dwyer Thinks About on Father’s Day

June 17, 2012

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What Matt Dwyer Thinks About on Father’s Day

For all of those looking for a funny inspirational video celebrating Father’s Day today, please don’t read further because there’s no such thing here. Instead, this is a great piece entitled “The Dead Dads Club”/a great introduction to the comedy of Matt Dwyer.

Many of my friends and I have dead dads. There were so many of us back in Chicago that, as a joke, we started The Dead Dads Club. We’d even sing ala Fred Schnieder from the B52’s, “Everybody will join…The Dead Dads Club!”

LA Comedy Rundown 6/18/12

June 18, 2012

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ON THE HORIZON
4 Special Specials @ Westside Comedy Theater Tues. Jun. 19th 7:30PM FREE
The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian @ Nerdist Theater Thurs. Jun. 21st 8PM $10
Joke Lab: Expertise @ Hollywood Improv Lab Thurs. Jun. 21st 10:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Love and Death/Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex* @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: The Hunger Games @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14 (stand by only)
What’s Up Tiger Lily @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30
Comedy Film Nerds 100ish Episode/Book Signing @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Patton Oswalt @ Irvine Improv 8PM $22/2 item min.
Good Evening America @ Theatre Asylum 8:30PM $10 (stand by only)
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
VENICE BOARDWALK 619 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, CA/S. of Rose/Starts 4PM/First come, first served/Ends at Sundown/No purchase necessary
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/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
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

David Letterman on Alec Baldwin’s Podcast

June 18, 2012

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David Letterman on Alec Baldwin’s Podcast

Undoubtedly, this is Letterman’s first Baldwin appearance.

Comedy Abroad-ish 6/18/12

June 18, 2012

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Jerrod Carmichael @ Comedy Club on State (Madison, WI) Thurs. Jun. 21st-Sat. Jun. 23rd $8-$10/2 drink min.
Duncan Trussell @ Comedy Castle (Detroit, MI) Thurs. Jun. 21st-Sat. Jun. 23rd $15
Henry Phillips @ Go Bananas Comedy Club Thurs. Jun. 21st-Sun. Jun. 24th
Comedy Bang Bang Tour through U.S. in July & August (more dates to come)
Beth Stelling Album Taping @ Comedy Bar Chicago (Chicago, Il) Fri. Jul. 20th & Sat. Jul. 21st

The Finale of Ted and Gracie

June 18, 2012

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The finale of one of our favorite web series, Ted and Gracie, is finally here. If you’re not familiar, Gracie (Jena Friedman) is about to marry Ted (Ben Kronberg), though she doesn’t know he’s a serial killer.

We hope you work in a place that’s cool enough with really funny sinister dark humor to let you watch this right now.

Chris Gethard Learns to Drive Stick in a Fire Truck

June 18, 2012

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While on his planned hitchhiking trip to Bonnaroo, Chris Gethard ended up at the house of someone that owned a vintage fire truck. It was so vintage that it had a manual transmission, which Gethard used to both learn how to use for the very first time and race one of his crew/semi-archenemy Bananaman.

Oh, in case you were wondering, Chris Gethard made it to Bonnaroo safe and is still currently alive.

Epic Meal Time Meets Nerdist Meets Star Wars Happening Soon

June 18, 2012

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Epic Meal Time Meets Nerdist Meets Star Wars Happening Soon

WHAT?!? This is going to be amazing. x 10,000 (at least)

Steve Carell, Joan Rivers, Martin Short, Aubrey Plaza on Tonight

June 18, 2012

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Don’t miss on getting your late night comedy fix with:

Martin Short and Aubrey Plaza on Conan (TBS 11PM)
Steve Carell on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC 11:35PM)
Joan Rivers on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM)

LA Comedy Rundown 6/19/12

June 19, 2012

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ON THE HORIZON
Community-Six Seasons and a Movie @ Monk Space Sat. Jun. 23rd FREE
Nightcap w/Paul F. Tompkins Pilot Taping @ Hollywood Center Studios Thurs. Jun. 28th 5PM/8PM

COMEDY CRAWL
4 Special Specials @ Westside Comedy Theater 7:30PM FREE
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Dr. Apocalypse Presents: F@#k-ed Up Futures @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Harland Willams & The Apple Tree Boys @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $15/2 item min.
Jazzin with Sean and Julian @ The Mint LA 8PM $5
Pajama Men @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $25
Patton Oswalt @ Irvine Improv 8PM $22/2 item min.
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE

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
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
CLUB FORBIDDEN 8512 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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.
THE MOTH @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/5 min. stories only/Theme: retaliation/lottery/10 spots only/$8
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/1 drink min.
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

Help 4 Comics Break New Ground/At the Very Least, Have a Great Album Taping

June 19, 2012

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Tonight at the Westside Comedy Theater, 4 LA based comedians, Nick Rutherford, Paul Danke, Cornell Reid, and Jade Catta Preta are all recording their own “mini-albums”. It’ll be recorded both in audio and video form leaving the method of distribution as well as the portions of which they’ll be released completely up to them, as stand-up comedy should be.

It’s at 7:30PM and it’s free AND at the very least you’ll get to enjoy the comedy A-game of Rutherford, a Fresh Face from JFL Montreal 2011, Danke & Reid, both part of one of favorite shows in LA, The Comedy Garage, and Comedy Store paid regular, Jade Catta Preta. Come be part of a the changing dynamic of the business of comedy/have a lovely Tues. night in Santa Monica on the Promenade.

Kelly Oxford on the Front Page of The LA Times

June 19, 2012

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Kelly Oxford on the Front Page of The LA Times

In regards to whether “you’ve made it in this town” or not, this is definitely up there.

Sarah Silverman and Matt Walsh at Amoeba Records

June 19, 2012

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Sarah Silverman and Matt Walsh will be signing DVDs of their show/movie The Sarah Silverman Program and High Road, respectively, on Wed. June 27th 6PM and Sat. July 7th 4PM, also respectively at Amoeba Records in Hollywood.

Joining Silverman will be Laura Silverman, Brian Posehn, Steve Agee, and Jay Johnston and Matt Walsh will be hosting a charity auction for Camp Cresent Moon right before his DVD signing.

Not that you needed a good reason to go to Amoeba Records, but now you don’t have a good excuse not to.

Summah Is Officially Here With Howard Kremer’s Approval

June 19, 2012

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There’s a whole album of songs, just released this morning, that collectively tells your ears to Have a Summah! for only $5 as well as another round of the annual Summahfest on July 28th (RSVP required) all thanks to the King of Summah, Howard Kremer.

Summah, by the way, is not to be confused with “summer”, the time where we many of us have to confront our body image issues.

Aubrey Plaza is Great at Giving Acceptance Speeches

June 19, 2012

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From her appearance on Conan last night, Aubrey Plaza gave a rundown on how we want award speeches done from now on. Also, she can play sax?

Tonight on late night:

Natasha Leggero on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC 11:35PM)
Steve Carell on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35AM)
Chad Daniels on Conan (TBS 11PM)

The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos 6/19

June 20, 2012

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Of course, Jack McBrayer’s visit to the Weiner’s Circle in Chicago with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog made The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week on The Nerdist. See what else made it that includes fire trucks, dead people, and more.

LA Comedy Rundown 6/20/12

June 20, 2012

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comedy shows, live, los angeles, open mics

ON THE HORIZON
The Super Serious Show @ Club Fais-Do-Do Thurs. Jun. 21st 8PM $13 in adv., $20 at door
Strong Choices with Drew Droege & Sam Pancake @ Cavern Club Theater Fri. Jun. 22nd & Sat. Jun. 23rd 9PM $15 in adv., $20 at door
Rob Delaney @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Jun. 23rd 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Picture This: A Live Animated Comedy Show @ Little Modern Wed. Jun. 27th 10PM FREE
Bill Burr @ Ontario Improv Fri. Jun. 29th-Sun. Jul. 1st $25/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Lost Moon Radio at HFF @ Open Fist Theatre Company 8PM $13
You’ve Seen These Guys @ Brea Improv 8PM $12/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Hamclown! @ Little Modern 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Sad People Talking @ Nola’s 9:30PM $5
The Hoop Dreams Comedy Hour and a Half @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 10PM $3
The Tulsa Skull Swingers @ Redwood Bar & Grill (316 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA) 10PM

OPEN MIC RUN
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
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

This Promo for Steve Martin’s Wild and Crazy Guy Was Ahead of Its Time

June 20, 2012

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This Promo for Steve Martin’s Wild and Crazy Guy Was Ahead of Its Time

If the Internet and YouTube existed in 1978, this would have gone viral.

Watch Ep. 2 of IFC’s Bunk

June 20, 2012

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You can watch ep. 2 of IFC’s Bunk with contestants Dana Gould, Eugene Mirman, and Damien Lemon. It’s the only game show ever that an answer would be “I’m going to slippity slappity your boobs so loud, it will wake Joseph Stalin.

Required Online Comedy Reading List: Adam Carolla Edition

June 20, 2012

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Well, you might have heard that Adam Carolla, in an interview yesterday with the NY Post, said those words that are statistically proven to light Internet afire: women aren’t funny. Of course, Carolla is no stranger to controversy as he has been accused of making homophobic remarks. Still, it made for a flurry of articles and posts, listed after the break, that are worthy of reading in not only trying to end the conversation of about men being funnier than women, but the comedy career of Adam Carolla.

Funny Women by Rob Delaney on his blog (and his follow-up piece)
Adam Carolla Lobs Slow Pitch at Relevancy by Carol Hartsell for Huffington Post
Shut the Fuck Up Adam Frucci: A Defense of Adam Carolla by Sean Green on his blog
My 73 Year Old Dad on Why Women Are Funny by Jen Kirkman on her blog

Also, even though this piece we wrote for the Nerdist was regarding the Eddie Brill incident, we still think it’s pretty relevant again.

Chad Daniels Knows How To Shut Your Kids Up

June 20, 2012

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Comedian Chad Daniels came up with best way to shut your kids up if they give you any lip in his second appearance on a Conan O’Brien hosted late night program (the last one was the Tonight Show).

Tonight on late night:

Alec Baldwin on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:35PM)
Andy Samberg and Seth McFarlane on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC 11:35PM)
Rob Corddry on Conan (TBS 11PM)

Futurama’s Back Tonight

June 20, 2012

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Futurama
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Futurama is finally back for its seventh season on TV tonight on Comedy Central at 10PM. Check out this live action version of their intro and then let’s make a trend of raising great comedy shows rise back from the dead, however you do that.

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