Anachronistic musical comedy trio The Apple Sisters have put together some public service announcements for all the young kids out there having intimate relations. Whether they’re helpful is, we guess, in the eye of the beholder, but they’re pretty damn funny. Watch Cora Apple’s message on VDs above, then Candy’s and Seedy’s right after.
THEN, buy their delightful musical comedy album 1943.
Denver’s own incredibly funny Adam Cayton-Holland (one of JFL’s New Faces this year) turns out to be a rare kind of North American bird that oddly shares a lot characteristics with the North American comedian that likes to drink. Check out the profile of the rare bird directed by the talented Nix Brothers (behind the camera for many of Denver’s funniest).
3 Days Until the SF Sketchfest Deadline
Want to get in on one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country for 2013? You better do something by Monday Oct. 15th.
ON THE HORIZON
Das Racist @ Roxy Theatre Sun. Oct. 14th 8PM $20
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdist Showroom Tues. Oct. 16th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Beth Stelling & Ryan Singer Joint Album Release Party @ Echoes Under Sunset Tues. Oct. 16th 9PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Los Angeles Podcast Festival 10AM $49-$99
Space Boners @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
Dave Attell @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $30/2 item min.
Lost Moon Radio: America Decides @ KPCC Crawford Family Forum 7:30PM FREE (stand by only)
Jamie Kaler @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Joke Machine @ Nerdist Showroom 8PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
A Way Too Intimate Show w/Doug Mellard @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Lachlan Patterson @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18/2 item min.
The Hour of Power 1 Year Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents The Time Machine Show @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
FAR BAR 347 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 1PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
Robot Chicken Gets a 7th Season
Essentially, Adult Swim has also renewed another several minutes of a robot banging a washing machine, which we’re totally on board for.
The Midnight Show does it again with their take on what Ayn Rand’s cereal would be. By “do it again” make something darkly hysterical that will have you laughing whether you agree with it or not. Also, this looks way better than the Atlas Shrugged sequel.
ON THE HORIZON
Bad Trip @ Hollywood Improv Lab Wed. Oct. 17th 10:30PM $5
Front Porch Cinema-500 Days of Cinema @ Santa Monica Pier Fri. Oct. 19th 7:30PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Los Angeles Podcast Festival @ Sheraton Delfina 10AM $49-$99
Crashbar Improv @ Impro Theatre 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Das Racist @ Roxy Theatre 8PM $20
Un Cabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$55
Magic Bag @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
¡El Show! Comedy Benefit @ El Cid 8PM $10 suggested donation
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Sean Conroy @ iO West 9PM $5
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2907 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/4 min./No purchase necessary
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/10 spots only/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
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink 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
The Channel 101 Experience is a documentary chronicling of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s cutting edge and hysterical monthly short form TV series that originally premiered at the Riot LA Comedy Festival. Channel 101 is one of our favorite things comedy wise, though one of those things that might need a documentary like this one to fully capture why it should be watching it whenever you can.
Yes, we’re having a benefit anniversary show Thursday, October 25th at Bar Lubitsch at 8PM hosted by the wonderful and normally scheduled Josh and Josh Show. It is a benefit, but we are not charging cover or asking for to support a Kickstarter, yet anyway. Just come and donate what you can and enjoy some of our favorite comedy.
ON THE HORIZON
The Super Serious Show @ Club Fais-Do-Do Thurs. Oct. 18th 8PM $13 in adv., $20 at door
Pete Holmes @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Oct. 20th 8PM/10PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? 6 Yr. Anniversary @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Oh Boy… @ Lola’s 8PM FREE
Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Zach Galifianakis @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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.
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
TRIBAL CAFE BEVERLY 3253 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up7:30PM/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up before 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/First come, first served/One item min.
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
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus nestled between 3 dorms approx. 1 block N. of intersection of Figueroa and Exposition)/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/If not USC student, may possibly not get up/First come, first served/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
Hey Los Angeles, Brian Regan’s Playing the Wiltern in February
February 1st, 2013 to be exact is when Brian Regan will stop by the southeast corner of Wilshire and Western and give us all a night we won’t forget. Tickets for his nationwide tour go on sale Friday and he’ll also be stopping by LA adjacent Riverside, Coachella, Santa Rosa, and Bakersfield.
Thanks to Pat Bishop of the Funny or Die team, we get a glimpse into what G.I. Joe ads will be like for the kids of today when the next G.I. Joe movie gets released next year with the new “Drone Operator” character complete with packed lunch.
Ben Schwartz Joins ‘Arrested Development’
Hopefully, he’ll get to do his version of a chicken dance.
This weekend 10/18-10/21 in Portland, OR, there will be an all ladies comedy festival, the aptly titled All Jane No Dick Comedy Festival at the Curious Comedy Theater. Jackie Kashian, Beth Stelling, Cameron Esposito, Jena Friedman, Eliza Skinner, Lauren Ashley Bishop, and more make up a good enough line-up, regardless of gender, for this something to check out.
Adam Scott Launches Gettin’ Rad Productions and To Make More Great Events in TV History
There will be more specials in the vein of his recent Greatest Event in TV History with Jon Hamm.
Bill Murray Party Crashing Continues and Our Dreams Continue to Come True
Despite all those doubts all those months ago, Bill Murray is still continuing to pop up to just have fun with strangers.
This time it’s dodgeball and there’s pictures.
Once a year, some of the most hysterical and unique comedy comes out of the Andy Kaufman Award competition. Comedian Joe Pera’s submission is a perfect example of that.
This Better Be Funny Ep. 45 with Brent Weinbach
Here’s this week’s episode of This Better Be Funny, our podcast, with one of the funniest people we know, Brent Weinbach.
Jake and Jeremy eat ice cream with the absurdist comedian extraordinaire Brent Weinbach, which leads into a dissection of what is really meant by country strawberry, which somehow leads all the way to why Arsenio Hall got thrown off the air, which somehow leads to talk of getting a gun. Also, there’s a fleet of helicopters (that’s what Jake mispronounced in the intro) flying over head, not for Jake, Jeremy or Brent, but most likely for the number of prostitutes working in the area next to the ice cream parlor where this episode was recorded.
ON THE HORIZON
Tommy Johnagin @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Nov. 9th 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Apple Sisters @ The Elephant Lab Mon. Oct. 29th 8PM $10 in adv., $15 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 7:30PM FREE
Bruin Up Some Laughs @ Kerckhoff 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
David Huntsberger @ Little Modern 8:30PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdist Theater 9PM $10
OPEN MIC RUN
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
THE MOTH @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Storytelling only/5 min/Must be on theme Haunted/Lottery/10 spots only/$8 cover
TRIBAL CAFE BEVERLY 3253 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:45PM/First come, first served/6 min./No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/lottery/One item min.
PALMS BAR 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Ends 7:55PM/5-7 min./First come, first served/One drink 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/5 min.
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
PALMS BAR 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/One drink min.
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler To Host Golden Globes
Nicely done Golden Globes. Hopefully, all the speeches from everyone will be mixed up.
While Gangnam Style has taken the world like the Macarena did almost a score ago and the lesser known Ketchup Song a few years ago, Chris Gethard, with the guidance/command of IFC, is trying to make the next insanely popular dance, The Ritz Carlton, happen, though you’ll need to live in a city with a Ritz Carlton. Watch him do it here.
NOTE: This is one of the few instances in which we’ll not pass judgment on a person saying YOLO in real life.
During his panel appearance on Conan last night, Patton Oswalt discussed the upcoming presidential debates, specifically making the remark that Republican candidate Mitt Romney might have trouble in a town hall format. So, he gave him some pointers via a mock debate as Governor Oswalt with citizen Brian Poeshn asking a question.
We hope that there is a moment like this in the debate.
We will make another year end list of things we loved in comedy in 2012 and these, in one way or another, we’ll be on it.
Please buy:
Sean Patton’s Standard Operating Procedure from AST Records
Beth Stelling’s Sweet Beth from Rooftop Comedy
Ryan Singer’s Comedy Wonder Town from Stand Up! Records
Moonrise Kingdom on DVD from Focus Features
Bob’s Burgers Gets a 4th Season from Fox
Three cheers for good network television decision making.
ON THE HORIZON
Better Than a Real Store: The Devastator Pop Up Shop @ Meltdown Comics Sat. Oct. 20th 6PM FREE
Taylor Williamson Album Release @ Nerdist Showroom Tues. Sept. 23rd $5 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Your Favorite Show @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Room 101 Comedy @ Flight Theatre 8PM FREE
Meltdown @ Nerdist Showroom 8:30PM $8
Venice Underground @ Townhouse & Del Monte 9PM FREE
Beth Stelling & Ryan Singer Joint Release Party @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Pictures This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Little Modern 10PM FREE
Dot Comedy @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $10-$25/2 drink min.
Bad Trip @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
GRINDHOUSE COFFEE 1051 Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./One item min.
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5min./$2 cover
SPANISH FLY GASTROPUB 3800 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/mixed mic/No purchase necessaryFLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
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
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ AND GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/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 MIDNIGHT/First come, first served