Two Del Close Biopics Are In The Making
The legendary improv comedy guru, Del Close, has two different feature length films being made on the subject of him. We’re glad to see that he’s getting that much respect, but we wonder if this will play out like every duel between movies that were really similar (Capote & Infamous, Deep Impact & Armageddon, etc.)
We don’t have much details outside of this tweet, but thanks goodness that we will get a regular dose of the hysterical Norm MacDonald back in our lives starting March 25th at 6PM PST on Video Podcast Network. Perhaps, the Internet will show TV what it was missing (RIP Sports Show with Norm MacDonald).
There has been plenty of gossip and rumors over the last few days regarding the transitioning of Jay Leno at The Tonight Show to move to NYC and handing the reins to Late Night host, Jimmy Fallon. Even though the deal hasn’t been officially made, there’s even more speculation with Seth Meyers possibly filling in for Fallon if he indeed goes to 11:30 or Fox wanting Leno.
Again, this is still all based on high ranking NBC sources and not a done deal.
Having The Tonight Show move back to NYC might be a little surprising, but the rest of this seems pretty straightforward and pretty much in line with NBC’s current tone of late night comedy. If the worry is about the younger demographic (i.e. competing with Jimmy Kimmel), why aren’t they trying something a little different, tonally, like IFC or FX?
Check Out a Look Inside the Grawlix’s Amazon Comedy Pilot “Those Who Can’t” Pilot
We’ve been thrilled ever since that we heard that hilarious folks behind The Grawlix got a pilot deal from Amazon Studios. Much of it has been hush-hush up until this point, but there’s a little recap after the link of what’s been going on with what will be now known as “Those Who Can’t”.
We know this is in NYC, but The Del Close Marathon is always worth noting. The legendary non-stop (shows happen all 24 hours in a day for a few days) improv extravaganza over a weekend, is coming closer, Fri. Jun. 28th-Sun. Jun. 30th, but there’s still time to submit, which you should do if you have an improv group in NYC or can get there at that time, until April 2nd.
ON THE HORIZON
The Feathered Serpent @ Hayworth Theater Tues. Mar. 28th 9:30PM $5
Duck Soup/It’s a Gift/Horse Feathers @ New Beverly Cinema Sun. Mar. 31st 4PM $8
COMEDY CRAWL
Kurt Braunohler’s Cloud Project Viewing Party @ The Perch 2PM FREE
Lebowski Bowling Party @ Fountain Bowl 7PM $30
Mick Betancourt & Friends @ Flappers YooHoo Room 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
A Carlin Home Companion @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $25
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Christina Pazsitsky @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Jamie Kilstein @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
McGroundlings Irish Pub @ Groundlings Theatre 8PM/10PM $20
The Mo Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom $10
The Sklar Brothers @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Win, Tie, or Lose @ Dangerfield’s 3 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Comics and Comics @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Lost Moon Radio: Science & Technology @ Crawford Family Forum 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Garfunkel & Oates @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
The Birthday Party Show 9PM FREE
Andy Haynes & Friends @ Flappers YooHoo Room 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM FREE
Ben Schwartz Presents Snowpants @ UCB Theatre 10PM $5 (stand by only)
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $5
Midnight Madness @ Hollywood Laugh Factory MIDNIGHT $20-$30/2 drink min.
The Walsh Brothers Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Crapshoot! @ 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/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Like they’ve done in NYC with Corporate Retreat, Comedy Central is curating their own stand-up show here in LA, specifically Venice, at the already awesome venue, The Del Monte Speakeasy.
Starting next month on Tues. Apr. 2nd, you can catch Not Safe For Work produced by CleftClips (Super Serious Show, Hot Tub LA, and more) for FREE with Jay Larson, Rory Scovel, TJ Miller, Neal Brennan, Baron Vaughn, Christina Pazsitzky, and more.
Keep up with NSFW Comedy at their Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook.
The very funny trio of comedians Cameron Esposito, Ricky Carmona, and Rhea Butcher have come together to start the latest podcast on Jesse Thorn’s MaximumFun.org network. It’s all talk of movies with big bangs, loud explosions, and more on Wham Bam Pow with professed movie with explosion fan comedians.
Sounds like something great to us. You should give it a listen.
Jordan Vogt-Roberts has been a creative force behind some of really great things in comedy like the Blerds, Mash-Up, and more. He’s the director of the upcoming feature “The Kings of Summer”, which just might be downright delightful based off of this brief teaser.
Give it a watch now and finger drum on your desk along with it.
The day is finally here where we get to see the hilarious Kurt Braunohler’s dream come to life as a plane will skywrite a joke with clouds. If you’re in LA and free this afternoon, there’s a public viewing party in Downtown LA at The Perch starting at 2PM.
Get ready to have your Instagram feed flooded with something wonderful.
ON THE HORIZON
Van Jam @ Hollywood Improv Thurs. Mar. 28th 10PM $10/2 item min.
Jerrod Carmichael @ Comedy & Magic Club Wed. May 1st 8PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Bonjour, Mr. Lewis Pt. 4 + The Bellboy @ Cinefamily 4PM $12
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Sullivan’s Travels/O, Brother Where Art Thou? @ Aero Theatre 7:30PM $11
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Standup Schtick @ Talking Stick 8PM FREE
Ali Wong Presents The Sex Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Our Fave Suzy @ Dangerfield’s 3 8PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Lucas Grabeel & Jackie Kashian @ iO West 9PM $5
The BEATdown Los Angeles @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
Storytelling Competition @ iO West 11PM $10
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS CLAREMONT 532 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA/Starts 3PM/First come, first served/25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/4 min./No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./First come, first served/1 item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:15PM/Lottery/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.
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Lottery/15 spots only/No purchase necessary
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 around 9:45PM after Crashbar/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
‘Book of Mormon’ Sets Ticket Sales Record in Beginning of Run in London.
International audiences agree that a musical satirizing Mormonism by the creators of South Park is something definitely worth seeing. We can’t wait to see the possible movie adaptation from Matt and Trey.
…we saw three chill cowboys, The Fringe Riders, try to sing their way out of being exiled in front of real bales of hay at the back of a comic book store, Kurt Braunohler have someone try to skywrite a joke over downtown LA, and Wes Hudson tase himself in the crotch, pretty much, as an apology at Underbelly.
This was all amazing, hilarious, and happened in the span of a couple of days. If you’re not going to see live comedy, and we know this almost sounds obvious, please change that immediately and go to a show.
Hell Yes! The Nerdist on BBC America to Feature Stand-Up
Not only will Chris, Jonah, and Matt of The Nerdist Podcast will have plenty of funny stuff coming up on their The Nerdiston BBC America, but all of our favorites like Kyle Kinane, Matt Kirshen, Natasha Leggero, Ron Funches, and more are set to do stand-up on BBC America.
Definitely watch for the premiere next Sat. Mar. 30th 10PM.
ON THE HORIZON
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. Mar. 30th 8PM/10PM FREE
Gelmania! @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Apr. 3rd 8PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Hot Tub w/Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8:30PM $8
Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar 9PM FREE
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Stage Four @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
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
HAPPY HOUR STORY EXPERIMENT @ HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL 6122 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Storytelling only/One item min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./First come, first served/1 item min.
CAFE BOOGALOO 1238 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5-8 min./Booked show in middle/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
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (nestled between 3 adjacent dormitories one block N of intersection of Figueroa and Exposition)/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/USC students sign-up first/Non-students 15 in. after/First come, first served/mixed mic/7-8 min./No purchase necessary/No host
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
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
OUTPOST 1624 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around Midnight after booked show/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
Amazon Studios To Greenlight Series Based on Customer Feedback
The fates of The Grawlix created “Those Who Can’t”, The Onion Presents The News with Jeffrey Tambor, and many more promising comedy series are up to the decision of you, Internet.
Let’s hope that everyone is proactive about this instead of sending bags of peanuts to the Amazon Studio offices after decisions are made.
Burning Love Season 3 To Premiere Online April 12th
At the link is a teaser and, as you might expect, all of your favorite cast members from the past two seasons of Burning Love are back to “burn the house down”/emotionally disturb each other while trying to shoehorn in a relationship.
We wonder if season 3 will also get extended episodes broadcast at E! because it looks like it should
The hysterical duo of Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi (you might recognize them as Funny or Die’s go to when parodying Michele and Marcus Bachmann) are taking their wonderful podcast on tour this Summer. We saw them do a live taping at Riot LA last year and it was pretty fantastic, so you should catch them if you’re close to or near at some of these dates below (some tickets already on sale).
Portland June 21st Kelly’s Olympian 8PM
Seattle June 23rd Chop Suey 8PM
San Francisco June 24th The Elbow Room 8PM
Minneapolis June 27th Lee’s Liquor Lounge 8PM
Chicago June 29th The Empty Bottle 8PM
Philly Johnny Brenda’s 8/24
Boston OBERON 8/29
New York/Brooklyn The Bell House 08/31
Stephen Colbert to Interview Bill Clinton
Perhaps, there will not be any slow jamming the news, but, maybe, and we can only hope, that Clinton might just have his sax with him during the interview.
Along with College Humor, the hilarious Matt McCarthy plays what it might very well be like to Chris Brown’s publicist.
Also, we always appreciate a clever Del the Homosapien reference in a sketch. Watch now.
This Better Be Funny Ep. 65 Jake and Jeremy Go to Adultcon
As the episode title suggests, Jake and Jeremy make their way past a man screaming fire and brimstone in front of the Los Angeles Convention Centerto Adultcon, mostly to see if Jake will freak the fuck out as he has claimed that sex terrifies him. Surprisingly, there’s a good amount of porn and non-porn booths, a thing that Jake is quick to notice and, no surprise here, they run into a comedian at a porn convention, Alex Loulis. Whether you’ll find out if Jake causes a scene or has a panic attack as boobs and penises are on screens everywhere, you’ll just have to listen to the whole episode.
Also, apologies for all the bad hip hop playing in the background.
ON THE HORIZON
How To Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Apr. 4th 9:30PM $5
Monty Python’s Life of Brian @ New Beverly Cinema Sat. Apr. 6th MIDNIGHT $8
COMEDY CRAWL
18th Annual Scoomie Awards @ Westwood Brew Co 8PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Nice Show! @ Hayworth Theater 8PM $5
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Star Dreck @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Cavity Comedy @ The Mint LA 9PM $5
King of Kong: The Unauthorized Musical @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The Feathered Serpent @ Hayworth Theater 9:30PM $5
Bertie Stands Up @ The Palace Restaurant 10PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/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 “busted”/5 min./10 spots only/lottery/$8 cover
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.
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.
THE OTHER DOOR 10437 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/To get a booked spot, email mouthypants@gmail.com by Monday at 5 PM/20 names will be chosen at random/Sign-up for 20 lottery spots starts at 7:30 at the show/Go to facebook.com/mouthypantscomedy for more details
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/1 drink min.
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/one item min./8-10 min.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/4 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
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 11PM after TNT Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
Bob Odenkirk & David Cross Adding Stand-Up Tour to Promoting to Their Book
Two things regarding this:
1) This should be really great and you try to get tickets when they go on sale.
2) If you do get to go, resist in yelling out the name of your favorite Mr. Show sketch in the hopes that they’ll do it live.
As she tweeted yesterday, the very funny Jen Kirkman is currently recording an audiobook version of her recently released book I Can Barely Take Care of Myself, which you can buy here. We can’t wait for this audiobook to come out as the sounds of Jen reading it will be much better than whatever monotone voice we have in our heads.
One of the last in an dying breed and always really funny, The Devastator Quarterly, a print comedy zine, just released it’s 7th issue. Contributors come from all corners of the comedy universe including The Daily Show, The Onion, Adult Swim, and, in this latest issue, they even have pieces from the likes of Dominic Dierkes and Laura Silverman.
Pick up an issue, or maybe all 7, right here.