Remember When Jon Dore Got Bumped by Mel Brooks on Conan? Well, He’s Back On Tonight
TBS 11PM. Don’t miss it.
This Better Be Funny Ep. 53 with Rory Scovel
This Better Be Funny Ep. 53 with Rory Scovel
This week’s This Better Be Funny is with Rory Scovel!
In the never ending struggle for Jake to keep this podcast classy and enlightening and Jeremy to accentuate the way he refers to various genitalia, guest and hysterical comedian Rory Scovel bridges the gap between the two. Scovel juggled discussing the possibility of living in a simulated world, etc. and commenting on Jeremy’s fascination with women on their daily afternoon strolls. Does classy or blue win? Listen and decide. The world depends on it (the world of this podcast with comedians somewhere outside riffing).
LA Comedy Rundown 12/18/12
ON THE HORIZON
Greg Proops Film Club: Scrooge @ Cinefamily Wed. Dec. 19th 8PM $12
Family Hour w/Auntie Sara @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Jan. 22nd 7:30PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Walking the Room Live @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 7:30PM FREE
Holiday Mixtape Swap & LA Zine Fest Fundraiser @ LA Fort 8PM $5
Comedy Central Showcase: Freshman @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
This Is Not Happening: Holidaze @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $5/2 item min.
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdmelt Showroom 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
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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 at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories only/must be on theme of Hope/10 spots only/lottery/$8
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.
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 11PM (when Crazy Cindee’s show lets out)/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ UNDERGROUND THEATER 1314 N. Wilton Pl., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM after TNT Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal Officially Goes Weekly
Having made a successful test run a few weeks ago, Hot Tub has officially transplanted itself from NYC to LA as a weekly show. They will be going weekly starting Mon. Jan. 7th 8PM at The Virgil (Virgil x Santa Monica Blvd. near Hollywood) and you can watch it for only $5. This first show will feature Brett Gelman, Jen Kirkman, Nick Kroll, Rat Bastard, and Thomas Lennon and tickets are already on sale.
After you’ve gotten tickets, you can follow Hot Tub on Tumblr and Twitter for all future updates, so get it on it already.
Just Watch Jon Dore (and Rory Scovel) Be Amazing Again on Conan
Jon Dore and Rory Scovel team up again and are absolutely hilarious like the last time they were on Conan. We’ll just say this as to not give anything away, then you should really watch it: Give Dore and Scovel their own show already. What’s taking so long?
Watch the magic here.
Jack Black Producing Web Series with Yahoo
Jack Black Producing Web Series with Yahoo
This is a very interesting move from Jack Black as he seems to be delving back into comedy full force with two Tenacious D records released and a couple projects in development. Glad to see it’s all happening
Joe DeRosa & Nikki Glaser Show Break-Ups Aren’t Fun to Go Through, But Can Be Really Funny After the Fact
This latest episode of Joe DeRosa’s Official Comedy web series with Nikki Glaser We Should Break Up features a great reminder that there is no way great to break up with someone, especially if you just try to wait for a great way to come along right after a holiday weekend. It’s great to see comedy like this is continuing even when Louie is gone until 2014.
Watch the break up of ‘We Should Break Up’ here.
Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Go For the Silly Instead of a Monologue After Sandy Hook
There is no real guide for how to do comedy on national television after highly publicized national tragedies. Often, it’s confusing as to what to do to make people laugh that want to laugh and where to go. Late night talk show hosts often bear a perceived responsibility to guide what the conversation, comedically, is supposed to be about such events like the recent shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Interestingly enough, Both Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, with their respective late night show, decided to forego trying to dissect the events and went to their strong suits of absurd and silly comedy. Watch a clip featuring a Christmas character that only Conan would come up with and Kimmel showing off NSFW looking Christmas lights. Whether ou disagree with their move, both clips are pretty funny.
LA Comedy Rundown 12/19/12
ON THE HORIZON
The Swarm @ UCB Theatre Fri. Dec. 21st 8PM $10
(Don’t) Talk to Strangers @ Groundlings Thurs. Dec. 27th 10PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Gosh, This Is Festive Benefit @ Hayworth Theater 8PM $15
Greg Proops Film Club: Scrooge @ Cinefamily 8PM $12
Room 101 Comedy @ Flight Theater 8PM FREE
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
Beer Shark Mice @ iO West 9PM $10
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Dot Comedy @ Laugh Factory 10PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
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/Ends 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., 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 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:40PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary
SPANISH FLY GASTROPUB 3800 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 8:45PM/Ends 10PM/mixed mic/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
IMPROV JAM @ FLIGHT THEATER 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM after Room 101/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/First come, first served
The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at The Nerdist 12/18
The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at The Nerdist 12/18
This week’s picks for the 5 MIFV go from absurd to absurd to more absurd with nothing but funny in between from people like Pete Holmes, Chris Thayer, Robert Smigel, and more. Check it out at the link.
If you wish to be considered for a 5 MIFV at the Nerdist in the future, please read the rules carefully at the bottom of the post for submission details.
Nick Turner Locked His Keys in His Car Then Did a Set With The Car Still Running
Often times, how funny a comedian is can be when they deal with unforeseen and rather unfortunate situations right before they hit the stage with little time to process. For example, Nick Turner locked his keys in his car before going up at Wyatt Cenac’s Night Train in Brooklyn, did his whole set about it while the car was still running, and did great.
We have known for a while that Nick Turner is undeniably funny and we hope now that you do too.
UnCabaret Now Available on Amazon Instant
UnCabaret Now Available on Amazon Instant
If you don’t have $20-$55, don’t live in LA, don’t live near Downtown LA, or don’t get out on Sundays, here’s your chance to catch legendary comedy variety show UnCabaret in the comfort of wherever you are.
If you have Amazon Prime, you can watch for free. The first episode features the likes of Greg Behrendt, Sandra Bernhard, Rob Delaney, and more as well as UnCabaret’s Beth Lapides & Mitch Kaplan.
Legit on FX with Jim Jefferies Premieres Mid-January
The anticipated scripted series surrounding comedian Jim Jefferies finally comes to cable next month. FX’s Legit premieres Jan. 17th 10:30PM. Follow @LegitOnFX for more updates
Nerdist Gets Full Season at BBC America
Nerdist Gets Full Season at BBC America
Instead of specials every now and again, Chris Hardwick along with Jonah Ray and Matt Mira will get 10 episodes on BBC America. The series will start spring of 2013. More details as to when to mark your calendars or DVRs soon.
LA Comedy Rundown 12/20/12
ON THE HORIZON
Everything is Terrible Holiday Special @ Cinefamily Sat. Dec. 22nd 9:30PM/MIDNIGHT $12
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show: The Game Show @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Dec. 28th MIDNIGHT $5/1 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Love Actually @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
The Dork Forest LIVE w/Jackie Kashian @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7:30PM $10
Hip Hop Penguin’s Non Denominational Christmas Assembly @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Paul Reiser @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $25/2 item min.
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (stand by only)
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The 11th Hour Show @ Little Modern 11PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
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
TRIBAL CAFE BEVERLY 3253 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/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.
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 drink min.
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Lottery/20 spots only/5 min./No purchase necessary
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 MUSE 759 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/5 min./First come, first served/Must work clean/$3 min.
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
Never Ever Lose Any of Your Jokes/Funny Thoughts/Ideas That Won’t Work Anywhere Else on Twitter Again
Twitter has just expanded to have an archive of your own Twitter account. This way you can go back to the first “joke” you ever tweeted after spending a good five minutes debating what it should be, then realizing, only now that it reads way different than you thought it would.
FX Gives ‘The League’ a Fifth Season
FX Gives ‘The League’ a Fifth Season
Yet another great move by one of the best networks for comedy right now, FX.
Ted Alexandro: Jazz Informed Comedian
Comedian Ted Alexandro, who has made numerous late night appearances, actually started out as a jazz pianist. Much of what he went though he still carries on to comedy, even up into and past opening for Louis CK at Carnegie Hall.
Watch him talk about that and more on this latest episode of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian.
Kyle Kinane Back For His 2nd Time on Conan
This holiday season, Conan is pulling out the crowd favorites for stand-up. First, Jon Dore & Rory Scovel, now, one of our favorites, Kyle Kinane. Watch his second appearance on Conan here.
‘Anchorman 2’ Set to Release 1 Year From Today
‘Anchorman 2’ Set to Release 1 Year From Today
There should be a lot of fun promotion leading up to this, which hopefully include several reenactments of networks news outlet fights in the streets of various parts of San Diego.
See How Far TJ Miller and Nick Vatterott Will Go For the Sake of Their Home Shopping Network
On this, RVC, one of several series that TJ Miller has going, TJ Miller, Nick Vatterott, Ron Lynch, and more all play members of a failing home shopping network. Of course, with it being TJ Miller, it gets a little more ridiculous than that, especially in this episode where there is incredibly NSFW scenes with squids and other animal parts at a restaurant with a enthusiastic Bobby Lee egging them on.
Watch all of this madness here.
LA Comedy Rundown 12/21/12
ON THE HORIZON
Charles Phoenix Retro Holiday Show @ Ventura Center for Spiritual Living Sat. Dec. 22nd 8PM $25
It Happened One Night/Holiday @ Aero Theatre Sat. Dec. 29th 7:30PM
COMEDY CRAWL
Hot Improv Nights @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Bil Dwyer @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $20
The Swarm @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Razoksky & Clifford @ iO West 9PM $5
The Last Day on Earth @ Fake Gallery 9PM $5
We Wish You a Silly Spoofmas @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
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 @ LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10PM after Hot Improv Nights/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
Rebel Wilson to Host MTV Movie Awards
Rebel Wilson to Host MTV Movie Awards
Along with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting the Golden Globes next year, awards season is looking all the better as does the career of Rebel Wilson. Rebel does her round of hosting the MTV Movie Awards on Sun. Apr. 14th 9PM.
Both the Announcement Trailer and Trailer For ‘This Is The End’ Are Pretty Great
First, Seth Rogen and James Franco make an announcement about their movie about the end of the world as the world doesn’t end today, then Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen & James Franco all go by their real names and show what could be one great apocalyptic comedy in “This Is The End”.
Amazon Studios Making Web Series From The Onion, The Grawlix, Kristen Schaal, Gary Trudeau and More
Amazon Studios Making Web Series From The Onion, The Grawlix, Kristen Schaal, Gary Trudeau and More
Rather than dipping their toes into making content, Amazon has started Amazon Studios and put money behind some quality comedy projects. Six projects got the greenlight, which include ones from award winning cartoonist Gary Trudeau, The Onion, Denver’s favorite comedy sons, The Grawlix, Kristen Schaal (in a producing role), John Ross Bowie, and more.
This should be on your most anticipated comedy of 2013 list. You are making one, right?