Comedy Central Gives ‘Kroll Show’ 2nd Season
Comedy Central Gives ‘Kroll Show’ 2nd Season
It seems networks pull the trigger really quick these days, both for cancellations as well as renewals.
Congratulations to Nick Kroll and the Kroll Show.
8PM Tonight Is a Milestone in Comedy/The Series Finale of 30 Rock on NBC
Make sure you catch the end of a comedy television series that will surely make one hell of an elective television studies college course.
Again, 8PM NBC.
TJ Miller and Thomas Middleditch Cast in Mike Judge’s HBO Comedy Pilot
TJ Miller and Thomas Middleditch Cast in Mike Judge’s HBO Comedy Pilot
Well, this just makes us all the more hopeful that this ‘Silicon Valley’ gets greenlit as soon as possible.
Comedy Central Officially Launches CC:Studios
Comedy Central Officially Launches CC:Studios
Revamping their entire digital/online branch, Comedy Central has just launched CC:Studios that will house all their web series and digital content.
You’re all going to want to keep a tab on this because they’ve got some great hilarious stuff in store for everyone.
Please Watch the Finale of RVC with TJ Miller and Nick Vatterott
The full chaos of TJ Miller and Nick Vatterott hosting a home shopping network on RVC comes to a close with Brady Novak being an annoying ghost.
This is great. Watch it ASAP.
LA Comedy Rundown 2/1/13
ON THE HORIZON
Maria Bamford @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Feb. 2nd 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Bill Burr @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Feb. 15th 8PM $25 (stand by only)
COMEDY CRAWL
The Burn with Jeff Ross Taping @ Hollywood Center Studios 6:30PM FREE w/RSVP
Brian Regan @ The Wiltern 7PM $52-$58
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Celebrity @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Dan St. Germain @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Matt Braunger @ Brea Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Sex Nerd Sandra LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Hot Improv Nights @ Middle Theatre Company 10PM FREE
Matty’s Pizza Party @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10PM $5
The Ho Ho Show @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM No cover/1 drink min.
Big Trouble in Little China @ Cinefamily MIDNIGHT $12
OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/First come, first served/must improvise set of never before seen provided set list/No purchase necessary
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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/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
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./Mixed mic
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 @ CLUBHOUSE 1107 N. El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts around 10:30PM after Manifesto Show/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ MIDDLE THEATER COMPANY 6605 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, Ste. 110/Starts around 11PM after Hot Improv Nights/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
Lena Dunham Developing Another Comedy Series at HBO with Girls Producing Partner Jenni Konner
Lena Dunham Developing Another Comedy Series at HBO with Girls Producing Partner Jenni Konner
After getting a 3rd season of Girls, Lena Dunham is having quite the 2013 at HBO. Hopefully, the interviews about people’s reaction to her body on screen will turn into interviews about how she has accomplished everything she’s accomplished by age 25.
RE:COMEDY Magazine Releases Their First Issue of 2013
There are certain things that give us an overall general hope in the world. One of those things is an in-print magazine about comedy called RE:COMEDY thanks to our good friend Kristy Mangel and they just released their first issue. We hope enough people get into this so we can see on the stands of Barnes & Noble one day.
Also, full disclosure, we are a frequent contributor, but, we’ll reiterate that everything we didn’t write is pretty great, so get a copy (in print or digital) now.
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack Sign 2 Year Development Deal with Warner Bros. TV
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack Sign 2 Year Development Deal with Warner Bros. TV
You could read this headline as Team Celeste and Jesse Forever gets hired to do more stuff, but only now on television, which we’re totally on board for.
Bridgetown Extending Submission to Today
Portland’s wonderful Bridgetown Comedy Festival is extending their deadline from yesterday to today to make sure no one gets left out. Make sure you don’t have to wait another 365 days if you were at all interested in submitting to one of the best comedy festivals out there.
Comedy to Spend Your Paycheck On: 7 Psychopaths, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Kyle Kinane, and Robert Buscemi
Martin McDonagh’s 7 Psychopaths, Rashida Jones and Will McCormack’s Celeste and Jesse Forever, Kyle Kinane’s Whiskey Icarus Extended and Uncut CD/DVD, and Robert Buscemi’s One Pretty Peacock all came out recently.
(i.e. if you’ve got the dough click on the respective picture to have a good laugh this Friday from these great releases)
LA Comedy Rundown 2/2/13
ON THE HORIZON
The Apple Sisters @ Elephant Theatre-Lillian 8PM Mon. Feb. 4th $10 in adv., $15 at door
Gelmania @ UCB Theatre Tues. Feb. 5th 9:30PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Agosti/Ryland Pilot Table Read @ The Complex 3PM FREE
Matt Braunger @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Groundhog Day @ Aero Theatre 7:30PM $11
Two-Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show 2 Year Anniversary @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
McGroundlings Irish Pub @ The Groundlings 8PM (stand by only)/10PM $20
Maria Bamford @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Nerd Fight @ Dangerfield’s 3 8PM FREE
Podcom @ Podshare 8PM $5 w/RSVP
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Girth @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $5
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
The Tomorrow Show Presents Ron Lynch Solo @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
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
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.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./First come, first served
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
The Bitter Buddha Having Limited U.S. Theater Run
The Bitter Buddha Having Limited U.S. Theater Run
Eddie Pepitone is hysterical and deserves this documentary by Steve Feinartz and the documentary itself is really great, so you should definitely catch one of these screenings if it’s close to you. Most of them will have a Q&A as well.
Again, please go to this.
YouTube to Start Charging Subscription Fees for Select Channels
YouTube to Start Charging Subscription Fees for Select Channels
This will be a very intriguing experiment in if people will make the jump across the line between premium and user generated content for a few bucks. No word on what channels would be included, but hopefully that will get rid of ads like HBO.
Maybe there’ll be a channel of stand-up special or sketch show channel?
Hari Kondabolu Defends State Dept. Funded Comedy Tour to India After It Being Mentioned in Senate Hearing
Recently, there was a Senate hearing regarding Benghazi in which Rand Paul claimed $100,000 spent on sending comedians to India, one of which was Hari Kondabolu, was a waste of money.
Watch Hari’s defense on Totally Biased on the basis that stand-up spreads more American good will than smooth jazz.
LA Comedy Rundown 2/3/12
ON THE HORIZON
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre Fri. Feb. 8th 6:30PM $5
Delocated LIVE w/Jon Glaser @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Feb. 12th 8PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Brand New Ball @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM $5
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$55
Strip Comedy @ Cheetah’s 8PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence 2 Year Anniversary @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Kat Radley @ iO West 9PM $5
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./10 spots only/Booked spots mixed in/Can only perform every other week
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 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.
FLAPPERS CLAREMONT 532 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM/After Crashbar/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
How to Throw a Super Bowl Party Like a Depressed Alone Person
Not sure what to do for today’s festivities around Super Bowl XLVII?
Thing X’s clinically depressed Xpert Matt Beacon shows how to throw a Super Bowl party/distract yourself from the deafening silence of solitude.
Watch, learn, and cope here.
Lena Dunham Takes Home DGA Award for Achievement in Comedy Series
Lena Dunham Takes Home DGA Award for Achievement in Comedy Series
Most of the talk regarding the DGA Awards attention is going towards Ben Affleck right now, but another round of congratulations goes once again to Lena Dunham taking home another statue with her trailblazing series Girls on HBO.
Doug Stanhope Explains Why America Is Great on BBC
On this most American of days, the day of the Super Bowl, let the one and only Doug Stanhope explain why this country is great for Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe on BBC 2 (hint: it’s not going to based on literacy rate).
LA Comedy Rundown 2/4/12
ON THE HORIZON
SuperEgo Live @ UCB Theatre Fri. Feb. 8th 8PM $5
Comedy Living Room Tues. Feb. 12th 8:30PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Hot Tub w/Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Mockery Mondays @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
Oh Boy… @ Lola’s 8PM FREE
The Apple Sisters @ Elephant Theatre-Lillian 8PM $15
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 10:30PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Dat Shit @ Westwood Brew Co 10:30PM FREE
I’ve Got Nothing @ 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.
CAFE BOOGALOO 1238 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5-8 min./No purchase necessary
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/Lottery/15 5 min. spots/15 3 min. spots/One item min.
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary
Mel Brooks Is on WTF w/Marc Maron Today
Mel Brooks Is on WTF w/Marc Maron Today
The last time we saw Marc Maron live, he told a great story in which Carl Reiner also ended up doing an episode of WTF because Mel Brooks just to confirm a suspicion of Brooks’. We’re not going to give anything away because you should just be listening to some wonderful stories this week from both Brooks and Reiner (his ep. is up on Thurs.) already.
Also, this makes us think why Brooks and Reiner isn’t something more in comedy right now.
DC Pierson Taping “DC Pierson Is Bad at Girls” & 30 Min. of Stand-Up
DC Pierson Taping “DC Pierson Is Bad at Girls” & 30 Min. of Stand-Up
Not only is this awesome and you should absolutely be in attendance of a DC Pierson taping you’re in the LA area (this Sat. 8PM), but we’re also more thrilled it’s being done at Echoes Under Sunset, a small intimate venue in Echo Park.
Did we mention you should go to this?
Here Is First Teaser for Maron on IFC
Marc Maron’s show on IFC, Maron, is finally coming this Spring as evidenced by the promo you can watch at IFC.com. This just makes us want to abolish the whole Groundhog Day thing to make Spring come sooner.
The New Season of Community Gets Extended Trailer
Well, those worried that the self-referential meta comedy of Community being nixed, know that NBC seems to have not forgotten about you. Watch this extended trailer to see what might be an incredibly intriguing season of TV as well as Abed talk about what his character needs to do thematically this season.
Community finally returns this Thurs. Feb. 7th 8PM.
RSVP for Tapings of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour
Tapings for Comedy Central’s The Half Hour are coming up soon all at The Royale Theatre in Boston, MA. The comedians picked for this year are pretty damn fantastic, so we’re pretty sure you’ll want to RSVP on this ASAP.
Below are the times and line-up.
Tues. Feb. 26th-7:15PM Jared Logan/Dan St. Germain, 9:15PM Dan Soder/Joe DeRosa
Wed. Feb. 27th-7:15PM Mike Lawrence/Sean Patton, 9:15PM Cristela Alonzo/Baron Vaughn, Brody Stevens
Thurs. Feb. 28th-7:15PM Sean O’Connor/Jonah Ray, 9:15PM Erik Griffin/Lil’ Rel Howery
Fri. Mar. 1st-6:45PM Gabe Liedman/Ben Kronberg, 8:45PM Andy Haynes/Nikki Glaser