Remember the news that a spinoff of Children’s Hospital had been greenlit? Well, Adult Swim’s latest live action series Newsreaders is here with a trailer. Whether you choose to laugh or see how many great cameos you can pick out starting with Thomas Lennon.
ON THE HORIZON
Team Coco Presents Authoritatively Funny @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Dec. 14th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Paul F. Tompkins & Friends Real & Fake @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Dec. 16th 8:30PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Jenny Slate & Very Special Guests @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7PM $30
Live Read of Ghostbusters, Directed by Jason Reitman @ LACMA 7:30PM $30 (stand by only)
The Jesse Miller Talk Show Christmas Extravaganza @ Hot House 8PM FREE w/RSVP
The Comedy Garage @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 8PM FREE
Santa Thon 2012 w/Fred Willard @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $15
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Lady to Lady @ Little Modern 9PM FREE
Art Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Blamblamblam! Holiday Express Show @ R-Bar 9:30PM FREE
Nick’s Big Talk Show @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
C.A.M.P. Thursdays @ Couture 10PM FREE
The 11th Hour Show @ Little Modern 11PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
CAFE AMERICANO 5770 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
PALMS BAR 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/One drink min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./Counts as audition/No purchase necessary
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/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.
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 drink min.
COFFEE BEAN 12930 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/lottery/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT
IMPROV JAM @ LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT after 11th Hour Show/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
We’re Sure You Have Thursday Off and Want to Watch This 7 Part Interview with Louis CK
Reserve Channel had an hour long chat with comedian Louis CK recently which they’ve divided up into 7 parts. Part one is linked above and the rest are below. Just enjoy your day off by watching this or just take you lunch break right now because you, especially with the hiatus of Louie, know that are.
Lena Dunham’s Girls on HBO landed on DVD this Tuesday and is decidedly on the more affordable side of DVD box sets under $20. So, there is no need to wait a few months to find a used copy at Amoeba for cheaper.
Two months ago, NBC announced that it gave a script commitment to a relationship sitcom from Tommy Johnagin, which we’re already excited for. If you’re unfamiliar with Johnagin, you should watch his set from Conan last night to get acquainted and get on board for what might be a much needed great sitcom for NBC.
Albert Brooks continues to do the rounds on the late night circuit in promotion of ’This Is 40’ and is delightful for every minute of it. Last night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Brooks did product placement during his segment “perfectly” from stuff from a crumbled up paper bag.
Tomorrow, Eugene Mirman’s 1-hour Comedy Central special Fake Underground Laboratory premieres at midnight tomorrow Dec. 14th. To aid in promotion of said special, Eugene has made a promo with some ideas of what you can do that it would be best to ignore the consequences or legality of.
ON THE HORIZON
Cat Jail @ Hot Mess Vintage Sat. Dec. 15th 8PM $7
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents The Christmas Show w/Special Guest Co-Host Emo Phillips @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Dec. 15th MIDNIGHT $8
Gosh, This is Festive Benefit @ Hayworth Theater 8PM Wed. Dec. 19th $12 in adv., $15 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Crave: The Comedy Rave 8PM $5 in adv., $10 at door
Brand New Ball @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
Team Coco Authoritatively Presents @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Love Good @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
The Manifesto Show @ Artworks Annex 8PM FREE
Set List @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Lost Moon Radio Holiday Special @ KPCC Crawford Family Forum 8PM FREE w/RSVP
O, Brother Where Art Thou? @ New Beverly Cinema 9:20PM $8
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Hot Improv Nights @ Little Modern Theater 10PM FREE
The End of the World Show Charity Show @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10PM $12/$10 w/donations
The Ho Ho Show @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM No cover/1 drink min.
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/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.
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/5 min. with 3 min. work-in’s/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ ARTWORKS THEATRE 6567 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM after Manifesto Show/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM after Hot Improv Nights/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
One of the most adept comedians at delving into politics, Jimmy Dore, is moving his wonderfully satiric comedy onto the online news giant, The Young Turks. There will be a TYTComedy channel on YouTube where Dore along with the likes of hilarious firebrand comedians Greg Proops, Lee Camp, and more will be posting videos to make you laugh hard and think.
Hope that’s not asking too much.
‘Winter in Portlandia’ Premieres Tonight
Tune into IFC or find some hip craft beer bar that plays things besides sports on their TVs at 10:30PM or DVR for later the special holiday episode of Portlandia tonight. Then, it’s a three week wait until this latest season’s premiere on Jan. 4th 10PM.
Honestly, it’s not that long a wait, especially if you’re doing anything besides watching TV this holiday season.
Stephen Colbert Gives His $773,000 of Super PAC Money to Benefit Victims of Hurricane Sandy
What do you think of that South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, the person not choosing for Stephen Colbert to be a U.S. Senator for SC? Also, who would of thought that campaign funds would go directly towards helping those in dire need?
Uh, can we put Colbert in the running for the next Mark Twain Prize for Humor please?
An Evening of Comedy in a Fake Underground Laboratory with Eugene Mirman Premieres Tonight
Eugene Mirman’s 1-hr stand-up special airs tonight on Comedy Central at the stroke of midnight/12AM. Make sure not to miss it, which shouldn’t too be hard as there is ample time to catch it after ‘Winter in Portlandia’.
So, the “big news” regarding one of the biggest comedy festivals in the world SF Sketchfest 2013 is here. Their dream line-up is no less dreamy than it has ever been with a lovely plethora of the funniest people in the land like Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro, Rory Scovel, Eugene Mirman, Dan Harmon, Jon Glaser, Stella, Maria Bamford, Jon Hodgman, Chris Gethard, Paul F. Tompkins, and much much more.
Also, as part of the “big news”, there will be a series of special tributes to such things that you might be fans of like Portlandia, Army of Darkness/Bruce Campbell, Children’s Hospital, etc.
Tickets go on sale this Sun. Dec. 16th.
So, slated so far to perform from Jan. 24th to Feb. 10th of 2013 at SF Sketchfest:
Drew Carey
Reggie Watts
Chris Hardwick
Jeff Garlin
Eugene Mirman
Jon Glaser
Tig Notaro
Nick Kroll
Stella with Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain
John Hodgman
Maria Bamford
Todd Barry
Andy Kindler
Paul F. Tompkins
Julie Klausner
Eddie Pepitone
Chris Gethard
Dave Hill
Rory Scovel
Ron Funches
Garfunkel & Oates
Jenny Slate
Team Coco Live with Andy Richter
Harmontown with Dan Harmon
An Evening with “Pootie Tang”
Upright Citizens Brigade
Thrilling Adventure Hour
A Conversation with Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
Meltdown
Naked Babies with Rob Corddry, Brian Huskey, John Ross Bowie and Seth Morris
and many more shows and performers to be announced very soon
ON THE HORIZON
Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Show @ Natural History Museum Sun. Dec. 16th 7PM $29
This Is Not Happening: Holidaze @ Hollywood Improv Tues. Dec. 18th $5/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Cinefamily Telethon 1PM FREE to stream online
O Brother, Where Art Thou? @ New Beverly Cinema 5PM $8
Fourth Annual Best Doorknockers Pageant @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Book Klub @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
The Chatterbox Comedy Christmas Blowout @ Chatterbox 8PM FREE
Cat Jail @ Hot Mess Vintage 8PM $7 suggested donation
HelMel Alley Holiday Bash @ HRLDRY 8PM FREE w/canned donation
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Paul F. Tompkins Christmas Play @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Lost Moon Radio Holiday Special @ Club Fais Do Do 8:30PM $13
Matt Portman’s Bar Mitzvah @ Jaragua 9PM FREE
Field Day @ Little Modern 9:30PM $3
Seth & Ed’s Puppet Talk Show @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Christmas w/Special Guest Host Emo Phillips @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5min./$2 cover
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
Bob’s Burgers will air a special holiday episode this Sunday (Fox 8:30PM) featuring the voice talents of none other than Zach Galifianakis. As evidenced by this promo, this will be a nice alternative to any Christmas movie marathon running on some cable channel.
As part of the Spicy News Network, there is a special segment where two comedians, as opposed to one just trying to do topical headline jokes, try to conduct an interview after ingesting a habanero pepper, one of the hottest chili peppers on the planet.
For this episode, they had on Pete Holmes and Chris Thayer, which is not only hilarious, but kind of amazing as both are still lightning fast with jokes even when it seems like they’re in excruciating pain.
Watch now if you feel like laughing at all right now.
60 Minutes Will Be Covering Judd Apatow
Just in case you haven’t gotten enough of your Judd Apatow fix along with seeing This Is 40, CBS’ legendary 60 Minutes will be profiling the writer/director/producer this Sunday 7:30PMEST/7PM PST.
Here’s our Judd Apatow mini-round up (because he was really on that many things in just this week) if you didn’t catch it a few days ago
Patrick Keane is a hilarious comedian that you should definitely catch when and wherever you can. That’s why he’s doing the road right now, which has brought him to a comedy club in CT not too far from Newtown, CT, a town that went from supposedly once 5th safest in the nation to one that will unfortunately now live in infamy due to yesterday’s school shooting.
From comedians alone, there’s been a lot of anger thrown around the Internet over the last 24 hours, but seldom few that have a connection, if any, to the actual events. That’s why you should give Patrick Keane’s FB post a read, regardless of your stance on media coverage/gun control/etc.
ON THE HORIZON
The Henry Clay People + Comedy @ Satellite LA Mon. Dec. 17th 9PM FREE
Laura Kightlinger @ Garrett Morris Downtown Blues & Comedy Club Fri. Dec. 28th & Sat. Dec. 29th 8PM $20
COMEDY CRAWL
Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Show @ Natural History Museum 7PM $29
Crashbar Improv @ Impro Theatre 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$55
Magic Bag @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Retta & Friends Celebrate the Holidays Benefit @ Rockwell Table & Stage 8PM $40
Paul F. Tompkins & Friends Real and Fake @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Jim Hamilton @ iO West 9PM $5
Sappity Tappity: A Drunken Romp Though Liquor Forest @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Super Kudzu @ iO West 10PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./First come, first served/1 item min.
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
IMPROV JAM @ IMPRO THEATRE 1727 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA Ste. 208/Starts 9:45PM after Crashbar/Anyone can play
Kurt Braunohler’s ‘Custom’ Greeting Cards Are Back
If you’re unfamiliar with this, comedian Kurt Braunohler buys up real greeting cards, rewrites the message inside, and places them back for strangers to repurchase for a really funny surprise.
He just restarted doing this, now that he has moved to LA, and so, all of you should go buy up some Christmas cards to send to family members that need a laugh or that you’ll get a laugh out of sending a personal message from you and Braunohler to them.
‘The Bitter Buddha’ To Get VOD Release in Feb. 2013
This documentary The Bitter Buddha about Eddie Pepitone is one of the best we’ve seen about comedy, not to mention it’s about a comedian that millions of more people should know about. It’s currently still making the rounds on the festival circuit, but it’ll start come out to watch on your own time on VOD in February of next year.
Given Eddie’s take on corporations and the fact that greeting card companies have largely made up Valentine’s Day, this should make a perfect Valentine’s Day gift for anyone that you want to make laugh and enlighten.
ON THE HORIZON
Beer Shark Mice @ iO West Wed. Dec. 19th 9PM $10
Eddie Pepitone’s Christmas Apocalypse @ Hollywood Improv Sun. Dec. 22nd 10PM $18/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Very Federman Christmas @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $20
The Apple Sisters @ Elephant Theatre 8PM $15
Monday Night Improv @ Ruby Theater 8:30PM FREE
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8:30PM $8
Henry Clay People + Comedy @ Satellite LA 9PM FREE
The Incubator @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
HAPPY HOUR STORY EXPERIMENT @ HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL 6122 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Storytelling only/One item min.
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
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.
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary
There Are Even More Amazing Things Happening at SF Sketchfest 2013
In addition to the already awesome portion of performers and shows to be at SF Sketchfest 2013 that we already announced last week, here’s even more awesomeness:
Reggie Watts, in Reggiedency, Rifftrax, 35th Anniversary of Animal House, American Splendor 15th Anniversary, an entire series of Benson Movie Interruptions, The Bitter Buddha, Burning Love, Futurama Live, The Adventures of Pete & Pete 20th Anniversary Show, Drew Carey Presents the Midnight Show, Yacht Rock Heroes, Nerdist Podcast, You Made It Weird, Walking the Room, Harmontown, Bestie x Bestie w/Gabe Liedman & Jenny Slate, The Chris Gethard Show, Conspiracy Theory Live w/James Adomian, Set List, Team Coco, and much much much more.
As part of Comedy Central’s latest series of hours, which has been pretty great with Kyle Kinane, Eugene Mirman, and Chris Hardwick, Anthony Jeselnik’s latest hour of stand-up, Caligula, is set to debut on Sun. Jan. 13th 10PM. An extended and uncensored version on DVD will be released the following Tues. on Jan. 15th that includes his most recent roast performances.
Coinciding with his upcoming show The Jeselnik Offensive, also on Comedy Central, 2013 is shaping up to be quite a year for Anthony Jeselnik.
We had no idea that taking a Christmas card photo with three guy roommates would be so exhausting or that funny. Thank you Dead Kevin and Happy Holidays if you ever send any of these photos out in card form.