After a run at Sundance, the David Gordon Green film ’Prince Avalanche’ gets a trailer. There’s not much revealed, though that is OK as Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch seem to get goofy in the woods while painting roads in their spare time (or maybe it’s the other way around).
Either way, it looks like it could be wonderful based off this trailer.
ON THE HORIZON
Not Safe For Work @ Del Monte Speakeasy Tues. May 7th 7PM FREE
Booze, Broads, and Blow: An Evening of Showbiz Recollections with Comedy Legend, Bobby Bitter @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. May 11th $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Bugs Bunny 75h Birthday Bash @ TCL Chinese Theater 9:15AM $20
Dog Day Afterwork @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Jimmy Dore & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $18/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Surprise w/Rob & Sofiya 8:30PM $5
The Birthday Party Show 9PM FREE
Airplane! @ TCL Chinese Theatre Sat. Apr. 27th 9:30PM $20
Field Day @ Rant LA 10PM $3
Neighborday Comedy Show @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10PM FREE
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
Lady to Lady @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Craig Anton & Brendon Small @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
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
For those of you who don’t know comedian Josh Fadem, this is kind of a perfect introduction to him and his unique brand of physical comedy.
Returning after hosting in 1995, Conan O’Brien once again will take the podium to host the prestigious WHCA Dinner cracking jokes that hopefully you don’t have to Google.
It’ll be one of the few times you actually tune into C-SPAN during the year, but there will be a live broadcast on C-SPAN at 6:30PM PST. You might now want to miss it
Scott Moran’s brilliant mini-doc series Modern Comedian about the lives of comedians today is finally coming back for a third season. This time around, he’ll get to follow the likes of Jim Gaffigan and many more.
Watch this trailer which gives you highlights of last season and clips from this upcoming season.
Not only are we getting to finally see a comedy special taped inside of the back room of Meltdown Comics, otherwise known as The Nerdmelt Showroom, but it will be the incredibly funny Morgan Murphy who will be taping said one-hour special.
It’s happening Sat. May 18th at 7PM and 9PM for FREE (w/RSVP), so please don’t miss this.
ON THE HORIZON
Simon Amstell @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Thurs. May 2nd & Fri. May 3rd $30
The Brendon Small Experiment @ Steve Allen Theater in residency every Sat. 8PM starting May 4th through Jun. 15th $10
COMEDY CRAWL
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World @ Arclight Cinerama Dome 12PM $20
It Happened One Night @ TCL Chinese Theatre 4PM $20
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
One Kid World Presents: The 2nd Annual Night of (at least) 18 Laughs @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM $100-$150 (sold out)
Super Kudzu @ iO West 7:30PM $5
Standup Schtick @ The Talking Stick 8PM FREE
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$55
Neil Hamburger & Special Guests @ 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/Brian Kiley @ iO West 9PM $5
BJ Novak: Uncollected Stories @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
Wrangle Indie Improv Cagematch @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
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
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./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
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:15PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/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/First come, first served/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
Channel 101 Top Finishers for April Are Here
1. Baby Mentalist
2. Car-Jumper
3. Murderers
4. Actress
5. Cat Lands
Last night at the White House Correspondent Association Dinner, Conan O’Brien found that there was a gavel on the podium where he delivered his jokes. Luckily, he didn’t miss the opportunity to use it.
Watch 27 min. of Conan at WHCA Dinner and a round of President Obama delivering jokes as well.
Straight from series creator/director/editor/more Scott Moran, Modern Comedian Season 3 will premiere this Tuesday, Apr. 30th. To be featured on this season will be Phil Hanley, Jim Gaffigan, Calise Hawkins, Kate Berlant, and more!
For now though, to tide you over, here are 20 min. worth of outtakes from Season 2 from the likes of Sean Patton, Steve Agee, Ted Alexandro, Joe DeRosa, and Chris Gethard.
ON THE HORIZON
James Adomian @ Hollywood Improv Thurs. May 2nd 8PM $10/2 item min.
The Midnight Show Hosted by Drew Droege @ UCB Theatre Sat. May 4th MIDNIGHT $5
COMEDY CRAWL
#ComedyFest-Mel Brooks Joins Twitter @ Paley Center for Media 1:30PM FREE w/RSVP (Sold Out)
Boss Dog @ 4100 Bar 8PM FREE
Hot Tub w/Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
By the Way, Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Amy Poehler @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
One Woman Show Stand Up Comedy @ iO West 9PM $5
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Improv Roulette w/Frankenmatt @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Razowsky & Clifford @ Westside Comedy Theater 10:30PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
SARDO’S 259 N. Pass Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8:30PM/7 min./First come, first served/1 drink min.
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/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/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.
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.
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 8:15PM/Starts 8:30PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
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 12:30AM after booked show/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 11:30PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/First come, first served/3-5 min./No purchase necessary
YouTube To Have ‘This Better Be Funny’ Comedy Week
From May 19th to May 25th, YouTube will have a special week featuring the best of comedy under their umbrella with, of course, videos, but live shows, etc. from the likes of Rainn Wilson, Sarah Silverman and Michael Cera of JASH, Jimmy Kimmel, Norm Macdonald, The Onion, CollegeHumor, Funny or Die, and more.
However, as there is ‘This Better Be Funny’ in the name of said comedy week, we’re not officially doing anything in association with it (i.e. we have a great podcast called This Better Be Funny that you should give a listen to). That is to say, we’re not doing anything yet, perhaps... maybe…
We Got a Say in Vulture’s “50 Comedians You Should and Will Know” List, So You Should Check Out
We were glad to be a part of an esteemed panel of people who know what they’re talking about when it comes to comedy these days for Vulture’s up and coming comedian list. Please give it an earnest look as many of these folks are just about to get/are getting their big break like Jerrod Carmichael, Garfunkel & Oates, Ron Funches, Broad City, Jon Daly, James Adomian, Gil Ozeri, Betsy Sodaro, and more.
We RT’d this a few weeks ago, but the announcement that Sarah Silverman will be taping her upcoming stand-up special for HBO in an incredibly intimate venue (it holds about 50 people) has relatively been kept on the DL. From the looks of the tweet that is linked to above, there’s still room.
We’re just saying you might want to get in on this.
Nathan Fielder was clearly born to prank people. This example of tweeting out to people to mistakenly text message their parents about drugs then send screen captures of the conversation to him, then saying to call a number for an explanation if the parents still had doubts, which turned out to be a denial of the whole thing is pretty much perfect.
There’s a recording of the voicemail at the link.
Also, this headline could read: Nathan Fielder Got Written Up in Glamour Paris.
The very first Comedy Central Twitter based comedy festival #ComedyFest is starting today and above is the line-up. You can check out more details, dates/times, what exactly is happening right here.
For now, just know that this is part of the reason that comedy legend Mel Brooks is joining Twitter.
This Better Be Funny Ep. 70 with Shawn Pearlman
This week, Jake and Jeremy invade a booth at Astro Diner in Silverlake with guest Shawn Pearlman. The gang and their guest didn’t get kicked out, but they got as close as they’ve ever gotten by being sat at the back of the restaurant, which they probably deserved for talking loudly about Paul Anka, legendary (locally) open mic comedian Boon Shaka Laka, and how “too soon” a joke could be if we comedians were clairvoyant. You’d think a 24 hour diner in LA would be used to this type of ruckus by this point, right? Oh well…
ON THE HORIZON
SuperEgo LIVE @ UCB Theatre Fri. May 3rd 8PM $10
Bob’s Burgers LIVE @ Wilshire Ebell Theatre Tues. May 7th 7PM $41.75
COMEDY CRAWL
Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine @ Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel 7:30PM $500-$25,000
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Star Dreck @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Eddie Pepitone’s Bloodbath @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM $10
Blamblamblam @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Pete Holmes Living at Largo @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
A Night at the Improv @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $5/2 item min.
Up Top @ Rush Street 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.
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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/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.
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
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.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
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
Over the last week or so, Eric Andre has been tweeting photos from The Eric Andre Show, which could only mean the chaotic anti-talk show talk show is into production for season 2 at Adult Swim.
We just can’t wait to see what actual celebrities come and have no idea what’s about to happen.
Oh, it’s no big deal doing a residency at SF Sketchfest, improvising with Michael Winslow, and curating a collection of awesome sweaters, right? Well, check it out for yourself in Reggie Watts latest JASH video following him on tour doing exactly what we just said.
Watch now.
Yahoo’s Upcoming Comedy Slate Includes Shows With Ed Helms, Gillian Jacobs, and Rachel Harris
Yahoo, the place where Burning Love started and where the archive of Saturday Night Live will be available to watch very soon, is expanding their original programming line-up over the next several months. Specifically, there are two comedies, one which starts Ed Helms, Zachary Levi, and Gillian Jacobs and another with Cheryl Hines and Rachel Harris.
Click the link for more details and also yes, for more well produced, funded comedy online.
As more networks are either expanding their comedy programming are entirely rebranding themselves as a comedy focused channel, Comedy Central has made a lot of great moves over the last year in what is getting to be one crowded race for comedy on television.
Today, they’ve ordered both an animated pilot from Will Gluck and Conan writer Scott Gairdnerand added another late night show hosted by Chris Hardwick and produced by Funny or Die/Robert Ben Garant/Thomas Lennon.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the coming months.
Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig Cast in Will Ferrell’s ‘Spoils Of Babylon’ on IFC
Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig will join Will Ferrell in his upcoming series at IFC making the already intensely intriguing ‘Spoils of Babylon’ even more so.
It’s moves like this that make us think that F in IFC doesn’t stand for films so much, anymore, as the C stands for comedy.
Marc Maron’s book “Attempting Normal” is out in bookstores today as well as Maron making an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this evening (NBC 12:35AM). Those are in addition to the premiere of his IFC series ‘Maron’ starting this Friday at 10PM.
Is that enough to call this “Marc Maron Week”?
Much of actually good crowd work in stand-up comes from an initial instinct to survive given not so perfect circumstances. That is what is on display with the first episode of Season 3 of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian featuring Phil Hanley.
Watch this episode now and every other if you haven’t done so already. Also, we’re sure you’ll be excited at the teaser for next week’s episode as well.