Forest Whitaker To Make Richard Pryor Biopic with Jennifer Pryor
The person to play Richard Pryor is up in the air yet again, but, hopefully, whatever number try this is to make a Pryor based feature will be the charm.
ON THE HORIZON
Matt Knudsen @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Apr. 13th 10PM $10/2 item min.
Bob’s Burgers Live @ Wilshire Ebell Theatre Tues. May 7th 7PM $28
COMEDY CRAWL
Wrong w/Dir. Quentin Dupieux @ Cinefamily 6PM/8:45PM $12
Ogre Mage EP II Release Show @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM/9:30PM $10
It Happened One Night @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30PM $11
Podcom @ Podshare 8PM $5 w/RSVP
Dog Day Afterwork @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Channel 101 @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Kathleen Madigan @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
McGroundlings Irish Pub @ Groundlings 8PM/10PM $20
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Surprise w/Rob & Sofiya 8:30PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (stand by only)
Stand Up Spotlight: Paul F. Tompkins @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
The Tomorrow Show Presents The Small Lynch Hour @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
HIKE MIC: HOLLYWOOD SIGN EDITION 3204 Canyon Lake Dr., Los Angeles, CA/Meet at Lake Hollywood Park 3PM/3-5 min./Hosted by Jason Van Glass & Rob Schultz
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Rob Huebel Cast to Star in CBS Pilot
With Jason Woliner’s Eagleheart, Paul Scheer’s NTSF:SD:SUV, Aziz Ansari on Parks and Recreation, and now, Rob Huebel starring in a CBS pilot, the stars perhaps have aligned to have Human Giant television domination.
As part of Tasted’s Why Would You Eat That? Challenge, funny folks Kyle Kinane, Alison Agosti, and Nick Rutherford are gathered together by the very funny Ron Babcock and Michael Truly for a prison wine drinking challenge.
Basically, whoever, between Kinane, Agosti, and Rutherford, makes the Why Would You Eat That? judge laugh, makes the other two drink pruno. Watch, laugh, and cringe now.
Dragon Boy Suede/King of Summah/Co-host of Who Charted? on Earwolf AKA Howard Kremer is recording a live album in the back room of Meltdown Comics AKA Nerdmelt Showroom.
Make sure not to miss Thursday April 11th at both 7:30PM and 9:30PM because it’s free and Kremer will bring all the suede summah humor you can handle… and then some.
ON THE HORIZON
The Sandlot 20th Anniversary Screening @ Cinefamily Fri. Apr. 12th MIDNIGHT $12
Gimme Shelter: A Benefit for LA Animals @ Hollywood Improv Sun. Apr. 14th 7:30PM $25/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Duck Soup/It’s a Gift/Horse Feathers @ New Beverly Cinema 4PM $8
Bonjour Mr. Lewis Pt. 5 + Cinderfella @ Cinefamily 4PM $12
Bugs Bunny Cartoon Classics @ Aero Theatre 4PM $11
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Wrong @ Cinefamily 7:45PM/10:15PM $12
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Super Kudzu @ iO West 7:30PM $5
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$55
Neil Hamburger & Friends @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Ron Lynch @ iO West 9PM $5
The Evening Hour w/Sean Conroy @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
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
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 ½ James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./Lottery
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.
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
Channel 101’s Top 5 Finishers Are Up For March
1. Baby Mentalist 2. Car-Jumper 3. Actress 4. Karate P.I. 5. Cat Lands
If you’re not familiar with this and have no idea what the list above means, then click on the link and please introduce yourself and get addicted to Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s March Madness for short form TV, Channel 101.
The legend of Nick Offerman and his facial continues, this time, as Axe Cop coming to Fox ADHD. This trailer just premiered at WonderCon and it looks both really funny and pretty kick ass.
Charlie Todd Lists Popular Locations of Improv Everywhere in NYC
As part of a NY Post feature, Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere, lists the real places where many of his signature pranks/scenes have happened and where they very well might happen.
If you’re in NYC, you definitely want to check this out.
The highly anticipated Kristen Schaal one hour comedy special, Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore, premieres tomorrow, April 1st, on Comedy Central at MIDNIGHT. If you’re in LA, you can watch it live with a bunch of people at The Virgil after Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal.
Then, the DVD will be available Apr. 2nd the very next day, if, for whatever reason, you missed watching the absolutely hysterical Kristen Schaal do an hour of comedy on national television.
ON THE HORIZON
Jake Johannsen @ Flappers Burbank Fri. Apr. 5th & Sat. Apr. 6th 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Lost Moon Radio Hosting the LA Weekly Awards @ Avalon 6:30PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Duck Soup/It’s A Gift/Horse Feathers @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Design For Living/Trouble in Paradise @ Aero Theatre 7:30PM $11
Wrong @ Cinefamily 7:30PM/10PM $12
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Westside Comedy Theater 4 Year Anniversary @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal & Kristen Schaal: Live at the Fillmore Viewing Party @ The Virgil 8PM $5
Tell & Show @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
The Willie Hunter Show @ The Comedy Store 8:30PM No cover/2 drink min.
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Improv Roulette Hosted by Frankenmatt @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Crash Test @ 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
QUE SERA 1923 E. 7th St., Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
OUTPOST 1624 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 12:30AM after booked show/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
TBS Renews Conan Through November 2015
Hopefully, by then, Nielsen will have fully integrated ratings from TV and the Internet and the fervent fanbase of Conan O’Brien will make the next renewal cycle longer than 2 and a half years.
Eastbound and Down Season 4 to Start Shooting Soon
Let’s hope there’s more Kenny Powers ads for anything and everything really soon.
Not to disappoint on April Fool’s Day, Funny or Die did a whole series of fake Kickstarters “Kickstart or Die” (maybe they won’t be?) of feeding to our collective nostalgia like the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter did. One of the best ones is the for Darkwing Duck because it’s Darkwing Duck like you’ve never seen before (and probably will only see once).
Gallery 1988 Saturday Night Live Tribute Up For Sale
Looking for some art to hang in your home or apartment, but can’t find the right type of late night sketch variety show based art that represents you?
Look no further than the link above.
The Walsh Brothers are hilarious and the Why Would You Eat That Challenge? is pretty great, so we’re thankful that this isn’t a prank the two worlds intersect at the point of aged hard boiled eggs.
This Better Be Funny Ep. 66 with Lauri Roggenkamp
Jake and Jeremy go back to their old hijinks of seeing what various dining establishments around LA don’t care if you record an impromptu podcast and straight riffing for an hour with a great guest comedian (last week, they just went to AdultCon sans guest). This week hilarious comedian Lauri Roggenkamp (Just For Laughs Montreal) joins in and it turns out that people getting fast food didn’t care that they recorded a podcast or yell an accusatory “You sick fuck!” loudly and repeatedly. It must be a common thing while getting cheap dinner to go in LA?
ON THE HORIZON
Super Ego Live @ UCB Theatre Fri. Apr. 5th 8PM $10
Graham Elwood @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Apr. 12th 8PM $18/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Not Safe For Work @ The Del Monte Speakeasy 7PM FREE
Duck Soup/It’s a Gift/Horse Feathers @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 7:30PM FREE
Wrong @ Cinefamily 7:30PM/10PM $12
The Manic Panic Hour @ iO West 7:30PM $5
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Bruin Up Some Laughs 8PM FREE
Cat Video @ Hayworth Theater 8PM $5
Director’s Cut @ Jumpcut Cafe 8PM FREE
Not For Nothin’ @ Echoes Under Sunset 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Blamblamblam! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
5 Comics and a Side of Fries @ Michael’s Bar & Grill 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
God Hates Figs @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Up Top @ Rush Street 10PM FREE
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show @ Middle Theatre Company 10:30PM 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.
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 @ ZANZIBAR 1301 5th St., Santa Monica, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories only/Must be on theme of “deception”/5 min./10 spots only/lottery/$8 cover at door
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
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
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 11PM after TNT Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
As part of their getting picked up by IFC, The Birthday Boys and Bob Odenkirk have put together an acceptance video so long as they retain full font control amongst other things.
So, ‘Finding Dory’ Starring Ellen Degeneres Will Be a Real Thing
It’s been a long time in the works, but the sequel to the beloved ‘Finding Nemo’ is well on its way. With ‘Monsters University’ on the way too and an upcoming ‘Planes’ movie, tangentially related to the ‘Cars’ universe, we were wondering if Disney Pixar is putting original projects/non-sequels on the backburner for now.
As part of their live YouTube channel, the hilarious Midnight Show revisits their ill fated series ‘Cop Dinosaur’ that featured, as the title suggests, a dinosaur as cop in real times.
See the “true” story here.
For years now, Ari Shaffir has been hosting a great ‘comedian debauchery storytelling’ show called ‘This Is Not Happening’. Now it’s going to be a series on CC:Studios (Comedy Central’s digital which you should check out if you haven’t already) taping next Tues. Apr. 9th at Cheetah’s Adult Entertainment Bar and Lounge (perfect setting, right?)
Telling tales to later be seen on CC:Studios will be TJ Miller, Kyle Kinane, Sean Patton, and much more. There’s two shows, 8PM and 10PM, and you should RSVP ASAP as you won’t want to miss seeing this, especially live.
Both Kelly Oxford’s book “Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar” and Kristen Schaal’s just aired one-hour Comedy Central special “Live at the Fillmore” on DVD are now available for you to purchase. Pick up both and make Tuesday pretty damn great.
ON THE HORIZON
Mondo News Night @ Cinefamily Tues. Apr. 9th $12
Ed Helms Presents The Whiskey Sour Radio Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Apr. 19th $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Wrong @ Cinefamily 5:30PM $12
Room 101 @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Voltron @ Space 15 Twenty 8PM FREE
A Kiss From Daddy/Tremendosaur @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Frisky Horse Comedy @ Sheddy’s Public Parlor 8PM FREE
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
PBR Presents The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $8
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./$2 cover
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
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/Female performers only/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Mixed mic/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.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/4 min./Before booked show
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 10PM after Room 101/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
