The amazing Amoeba Records in Hollywood is giving away Mitch Hedberg posters with purchase of any Mitch Hedberg album, some of which include set lists. Not that you need a reason to go to Amoeba, but this is a pretty good one.
On Paper, There’s Will Be More Bob’s Burgers This Season
More scripts, not yet episodes, are ordered by Fox. Not sure what this means, but, at the very least, this doesn’t smell of what happened to Futurama or Arrested Development over there.
We wish this sort of thing happened more often: comedians recording specials/albums at comedy festivals. For a good portion of the time, the crowds are really thrilled to be at an entire festival of comedy, especially at the taping of a hysterical comedian they know and love.
Luckily, Brendon Walsh is doing exactly this on October 12th during the San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival, which you should just go to anyway.
Coming the weekend of Oct. 12th-14th, the first ever Los Angeles Podcast Festival will take place at the Sheraton Delfina. Never Not Funny, Smartest Man in the World, Sklarbro Country, The Todd Glass Show, Walking the Room, The Dork Forest, and more will have live episodes taped over the three day event.
If you’re still not on board with podcasts or think it’s an over-saturated medium, maybe this will change your mind later this year.
http://lapodfest.eventbrite.com
ON THE HORIZON
Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Conan O’Brien @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Sept. 16th 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Beauty is Embarrassing @ Nerdist Theater Tues. Aug. 28th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Long Way Down @ The Graff Lab 7PM $5
Norm MacDonald @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $25/2 item min.
Sessions with Scott @ Dangerfield’s 3 8PM $5
Set List @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Andy Kindler & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
We Have A Hammock-Backyard Comedy Show 8PM FREE
Okay 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Joke Lab: In the Year 2045 @ Moving Arts Theater 8:30PM FREE
Bo Burnham & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
Cookie Pie @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9:30PM FREE
Guy Branum Presents: Talk Show: The Game Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
Off the Air w/Dave Hughes at Everything Is Festival @ Cinefamily 11:30PM $12
The Walsh Brothers @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents A Bachelorette Party Live @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
DAILY GRIND 109 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/5 min.
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5min./$2 cover
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/One drink min./First come, first served
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.
TRIBAL CAFE BEVERLY 3253 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Booked show at 9:30/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
LA Weekly just released the nominations for their annual Web Awards, which includes several comedy relevant categories such as: Best Media Personality Twitter, Best Podcast, Best YouTube Star, and Best Web Series.
Vote for such things you may like as Burning Love, @robdelaney, The Apple Sisters, WTF w/Marc Maron, You Made It Weird w/Pete Holmes, @meganamram, Mermates, and more, which all happen here, we’re proud to say, in LA.
Revival cinema theater, New Beverly Cinema, is bringing an entire week of comedy, leaning towards the stoner kind, to their celebrated screens next week starting Sun. Aug. 26th. As they do double features in 35mm on a nightly basis, they have a lovely program lined up that only costs $8 on any night (that includes both movies).
Schedule of films:
Up in Smoke/Harold & Kumar Aug. 26th & 27th
Pineapple Express/Super Troopers Aug. 28th
Animal House/Knocked Up Aug. 29th
Beavis and Butthead Do America/Ghost World Aug. 30th
Fast Times at Ridgemont High/Our Idiot Brother Aug. 31st & Sept. 1st
The Big Lebowski Sept. 1st
Sound good? OK, then find a good parking spot at the New Beverly for the week to go to this.
ON THE HORIZON
‘Arthur’ Screening Presented by Rob Corddry @ Tropicana Bar at Roosevelt Bar Mon. Aug. 27th 8:30PM FREE
Le Village @ Rockwell Table & Stage Tues. Aug. 28th 9PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Star Wars Uncut at Everything is Festival @ Cinefamily 11:45PM $12
Schrab & Harmon’s Found Crap at Everything is Festival @ Cinefamily 5PM $12
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Little Modern 7PM FREE
Todd Glass @ Irvine Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Super Kudzu @ iO West 7:30PM $5
Celebrity Celebrity: A Benefit Show for the Pablove Foundation @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $50-$250
Un Cabaret @ Bar Fedora 8PM $20-$55
Neil Hamburger w/Special Guests @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9PM $5/2 item min.
Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Before You Were Funny @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
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
BAR LUBITSCH 7702 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/3 min./20 spots available/One drink min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/lottery/$2 cover/3-5 min.
THE BARREL 4547 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One item min.
FLAPPERS CLAREMONT 532 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
Following exhibitions of several artists on the subjects of stand-up comedy, Bill Murray, Arrested Development, Community, and more, Gallery 1988 has their next comedy art show in line that’s centered around Step Brothers with Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. It opens in their Venice location on Fri. Aug. 31st 7PM and will be on display until Sept. 22nd.
Maybe if this goes well, they’ll get to a Zoolander inspired show?
Shrooming comedian gets on ‘The Price is Right’, wins chocolate ring
This is one of the best headlines we’ve read in awhile not written by The Onion. We’re glad to personally know “shrooming comedian”/“skateboard rabbi”/Josh Androsky.
The New Top 5 Channel 101 Shows for August Are Now Up
Whether you’re a die hard fan or have just heard the name Channel 101 or you live in North Korea devoid of communication with the Western World, please watch the new shows for the always amazing Channel 101.
ON THE HORIZON
Nancy & Beth/Megan Mullally & Stephanie Hunt & Special Guest Jack Black & more @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Thu. Aug. 30th 9PM $30
The Midnight Show hosted by Lorenzo Lamas @ UCB Theatre Sat. Sept. 1st MIDNIGHT $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption: The Village at Everything is Festival @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Henson Alternative’s Unstuffed and Unstrung @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM/9:30PM $40
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Cartoon Dump @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Harmontown @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The Del Close Awards @ iO West 8PM FREE (Students, Alumni, Performers only)
‘Arthur’ Screening Presented by Rob Corddry @ Tropicana Bar at The Roosevelt Hotel 8:30PM FREE
Melgard Mondays @ Melgard Public House 9PM FREE
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Dat Shit @ Westwood Brew Co 10:30PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
HAPPY HOUR STORY EXPERIMENT @ HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL 6122 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Storytelling only/One item min.
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 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/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
OFFICE BAR & GRILL 3516 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:30PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary
From Frank Caliendo to Rob Riggle: The New Fox NFL Sunday Pre-Game Show Story
This is the most excited we’ve been for sports mixing with comedy since Mayne Street on ESPN.com.
photo by Al Seib for LA Times
One of LA’s favorite indie/art house theaters, The Sunset 5, will be back this Fri. Aug. 31st under the umbrella of Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute. Known for screening some of the great indie comedies that didn’t have the budget to get distribution elsewhere in LA or along some national chain, we’re glad that it’ll be back very soon.
Scheduled to screen there this Fri. are Marjane Satrapi’s (Persepolis) Chicken with Plums & raved about Robot & Frank.
One of our favorite sketch groups/web series Dead Kevin explores the phenomenon of getting black out drunk and what exactly happens, especially if it’s just three male roommates on what looks like a weekday night.
There’s an epidemic coming, though it’s the best kind of epidemic because it’s one of comedy festivals in the Greater Los Angeles Area over the next couple of months.
The Everything Is Festival @ Cinefamily is just wrapping up this week
Slacker Week @ New Beverly Cinema is happening this week
FYF Fest with their amazing Comedy Tent is this Labor Day Weekend Sept. 1st & 2nd
The Riot LA Comedy Festival is happening the weekend of Sept. 21st-23rd
The LA Podcast Festival is happening the weekend of Oct. 12th-14th (There’s also a NYC Podcast Festival happening this year)
Also, if you’re more akin to driving to San Francisco rather than Santa Monica, The San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival is happening Oct. 11th-13th
We’re hope you’re as happy as we are to see this schedule of festivals.
ON THE HORIZON
The Sklar Brothers @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Sept. 1st 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM (stand by only)/10PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
The Adventures of Pete & Pete Reunion at Everything is Festival @ Orpheum Theatre 7:30PM $25-$75
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Beauty is Embarrassing @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
WTF! w/Marc Maron Live! @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Le Village @ Rockwell Table & Stage 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.
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
It’s the album, now available from Comedy Central, so nice, maybe you should buy it twice (meaning you’ve bought the special from his site and now you should buy the album)?
Get a tour of The Late Late Show’s new studio that Craig Ferguson has made so many jokes about we thought it might never actually happen.
Jon Glaser Joins Parks and Recreation
With Chloe Sevigny on Portlandia and this latest news of Glaser becoming a nemesis of Leslie Knope, we’d hope this streak of great new cast member announcements on great shows keeps going by seeing someone like, oh, we don’t know, James Adomian on TV regularly.
Yes, it’s exciting that Ty Burrell, Rob Corddry, Kristen Schaal as well as Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Alicia Silverstone, and more are all in a movie about competitive butter carving/sculpting called Butter. Still, a movie about competitive butter carving/sculpting and how ugly it gets a la Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick in Election is something that we’re glad to potentially see (in theaters Oct. 4th).
Please Read Dave Hill’s Correspondence with a Black Metal Band Leader
Dave Hill pretended to be an aspiring black metal band leader himself of fictional black metal band, Witch Taint, and started a correspondence with another black metal band leader, in which he tries to get a record deal. If you like the act of laughing at all, read this now as it made us laugh the hardest we’ve laughed in recent memory.
ON THE HORIZON
Nancy & Beth/Megan Mullally & Stephanie Hunt w/special guest Jack Black and more @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Thurs. Aug. 30th 9PM $30
Greg Proops @ Flappers Burbank Fri. Sept. 14th & Sat. Sept. 15th 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
80085 Country Rd. by Birds of Prey @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
Lady to Lady @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Paul Downs: Full Blown Downs @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
For Shame! @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Hamclown @ Little Modern 9:30PM FREE
Sad People Talking @ Nola’s 9:30PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/lottery/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/Lottery/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 BEVERLY 3253 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/6 min./No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts
The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 8/28
Dead Kevin, John Oliver, 50 Shades of Paul, and more on this week’s 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week from The Nerdist. Check it out and, if you want to be part of 5 MIFV one week, look at the rules and submit!
