Last night, comedy legend Don Rickles stopped by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and we shouldn’t have to say anything other than that to get you to watch it.
Well, we’ll say this: here’s the link to the video.
ON THE HORIZON
The Tippy Toe Variety Show with Matt & Glennis @ Nerdmelt LA Tues. Apr. 9th 8:30PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Apr. 17th 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
COMEDY CRAWL
The Shop Around The Corner/The Merry Widow @ Aero Theatre Fri. Mar. 29th 7:30PM $11
Stranger Than Paradise @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30PM $11
Wrong w/Dir. Quentin Dupieux @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12 (stand by only)
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Dwayne Perkins @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Jail Guitar Doors Comedy Benefit @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Love Buckets @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM/10PM $20
McGroundlings Irish Pub @ Groundlings Theater 8PM $20
This Feels Terrible: The Love Show @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Kathleen Madigan @ Ice House 8:30PM/10:30PM $20-$27/2 item min.
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
The Writers’ Room @ Hollywood Improv MIDNIGHT $5/1 item min.
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.
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
As part of The Walsh Brothers Great and Secret Comedy Show over at CC:Studios, Chris and David show you the world of professional hiding.
Yes, there’s a world of professional hiding and you need to watch it in action here.
The AV Club Is Looking For Contributors
For many of you, we assume this is the headline you were looking for.
Well, you have until Tuesday to submit.
FX Orders Coen Brothers Series Based on Fargo and Charlie Kaufman Pilot
In addition to all lovely programming that you’re doing with the comedy off-shoot FXx, keep the wonderful work on the development slate FX.
We’re loving it.
Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel Acquired by Fox Searchlight
No release date has been set by Fox Searchlight yet. Let’s hope that Wes Anderson’s latest project Grand Budapest Hotel with a stellar ensemble cast, per usual, hits theaters soon and also that people don’t debate over how “Wes Anderson-y” this film will be instead of just enjoying it.
The Untitled Kondabolu Brothers Project in NYC had technologist Anil Dash insight on how to obtain the much sought after blue checkmark on Twitter. A lot of that has to do with the fact that Ashok Kondabolu has one and Hari Kondabolu doesn’t.
Watch the process and also understand being mega famous circumvents a lot of this.
So, There Is A ‘Trapped in The Closet’ Soundboard To Play With
We guess that it was just a matter of time before soundbytes of R. Kelly’s Trapped In The Closet were cut up for people to press over and over. If this didn’t make your Friday, then we’re not exactly sure what will.
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.
