Last month, a video of Patton Oswalt completely improvising a filibuster on what the Star Wars sequel should be during shooting of an episode of Parks and Recreation was posted on YouTube. As Oswalt has admitted himself that “this was bound to happen”, an animated version of his amazing filibuster/pitch is now online with animation by Isaac Moores.
It’s pretty amazing and you should watch it now.
All the promotion for the upcoming sequel to Anchorman, Anchorman 2 has been the goofy fun we’ve come to know and love and hasn’t really even shown any of the movie yet.
This latest teaser is no different. Watch here.
ON THE HORIZON
KCET/Kontent/Bill & Melinda Gates Present ‘Stand Up Planet’ Tapings @ Laugh Factory Thurs. May 23rd 8PM/10PM $17-$27 in adv., $20-$30 at door/2 drink min.
Jim Jefferies @ Brea Improv Fri. May 31st-Sun. Jun. 2nd $25/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Hey Buddy @ Bootleg Theater 7:30PM FREE
Catsby @ Asylum Lab 8PM Donations accepted
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Lovitz Lounge @ Jon Lovitz Comedy Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
Professor Blastoff Live @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $25
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Lizzy Cooperman @ iO West 9PM $5
Shut Up! I Hate You @ 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 4PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./One item min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/4 min./No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Anna Land and Kim Douglas
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
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 9PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 9:45PM after Crashbar/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
See What Larry David Will Look Like w/Hair in Upcoming HBO Movie ‘Clear History’
Entertainment Weekly got an exclusive sneak peek, literally, into Larry David’s movie, “Clear History”, coming to HBO soon with just a very small teaser and a picture of David along with Jon Hamm.
Apparently, Larry David will have hair and a beard, as you’ve never really seen him before, when you click the link.
The Salt Lake City Comedy Carnivale Now Accepting Submissions
Salt Lake City is having it’s very first comedy festival and is now taking early submissions for $20 in stand-up, sketch, improv, and film. The SLC Comedy Carnivale is set for Sept. 17th-20th.
YouTube’s This Better Be Funny Comedy Week starts tonight and we can find out what it’s all about/what’s going to happen.
For starters according to this promo, there will be a live stream of live show featuring Vince Vaughn, The Lonely Island, Sarah Silverman, Epic Rap Battles of History, KassemG, Beardyman, Seth Rogen, Tobuscus, Reggie Watts, Michael Cera, Jenny Slate, Reggie Watts, Tim & Eric, Garfunkel & Oates, Norm Macdonald, 3 Loco, Brody Stevens, Eric André, Craig Robinson, Dax Flame, FIDLAR, Hannibal Buress, Jack McBrayer, Jeff Ross, Jerrod Carmichael, John Dore, Justin Willman, Kyle Kinane, Nathan Fielder, Nick Thune, Pete Holmes, Tummy Talk, Workaholics and many, many more!
Maybe, you want to check that out tonight at 5PM PST?
ON THE HORIZON
Walking the Room Live @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. May 21st 7PM $10
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber Wed. May 29th 8PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5
Kibitz Room Comedy @ Canter’s 8PM FREE
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8:30PM $8
Drunken Tales of Glory and Shame @ Monty Bar 9PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM 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.
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min.
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/25 spots only + 5 spots for following week/Lottery/3 min./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.
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
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM after booked show/First come, first served/3-5 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.
Watch this latest red band trailer for The Kings of Summer and we’re sure you’ll want to see this instead of After Earth or Now You See Me (i.e. the big budget Summer flicks coming out on the same day, May 31st).
First off, if you haven’t seen James Adomian, then please make your life better and go see him wherever he’s playing ASAP. Second, here’s a snippet of his bit about gay villains, specifically the Sheriff of Nottingham, which, if you also haven’t seen, we feel sorry that you’re really missing out.
It’s sort of odd to us that Set List: The Improvised Stand Up Show was born in LA and then toured the world to become a TV show in the UK and Australia and is only now distributed to the US, but we’re glad that it finally happened thanks to the Nerdist YouTube Channel.
Watch the first three episodes with TJ MIller, Glenn Wool, and Bob Odenkirk.
One of LA’s best live comedy shows, Holy Fuck, recorded an album this year and it’s finally coming out with all its hysterics in a double CD. Over 40 tracks featuring the likes of the very funny Sean Patton, Moshe Kasher, Kyle Kinane, James Adomian, Beth Stelling, Eric Andre, Lizzy Cooperman, Matt Braunger, Hasan Minhaj, Michelle Buteau, Jackie Kashian, Rory Scovel, TJ Miller, Holy Fuck creators Dave Ross & Jeff Wattenhofer, and much much more recorded live at Holy Fuck’s home, The Downtown Independent Theater.
We were there for the tapings and it was pretty great. You should pre-order this now in either Deluxe Box Set, CD, or Digital Album, now from Rooftop Comedy for when it comes out next week.
‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ Premieres Tonight on PBS
The PBS documentary on comedy legend Mel Brooks featuring Mel candidly “…giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film and photo archives.” is on tonight. ‘Make a Noise’ premieres at 9PM on PBS tonight and if his episode of WTF w/Marc Maron is any indication, this will be really good.
The hilarious Candice Thompson joins Jake and Jeremy again despite having her car not starting the last time because they played her car radio while the car was off. Without having to worry about calling AAA, they get to riffing on clap talking, white guilt jumping the shark, spotting “chiggers”(?), and more. Also, FYI, Urban Dictionary wasn’t that helpful when they were doing real life “research”.
ON THE HORIZON
Channel 101 Screenings @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. May 25th 8PM/10PM FREE
Crave: The Comedy Rave Sat. Jun. 1st 9PM $15 pre-sale, $20 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Ass Backwards @ UCB Theatre 3PM FREE
Walking the Room Live @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 7:30PM FREE
Comedy Fundraiser for Rob Yoo @ Flappers Burbank 7:30PM $20/2 item min.
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Tonannie @ Groundlings Theater 8PM $6
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Comedy by the Slice w/Greg Fitzsimmons @ Pedone’s Pizza 9:30PM FREE
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/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 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/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
JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA (City Walk 2nd Floor)/Sign-up 7PM-7:45PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3 min./$3 valet parking/No cover or min./Hosted by Brenton Biddlecombe
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
For years, Andre Hyland has been playing inimitable Jesse Miller, talk show host, talent manager, self-proclaimed straight up bad ass, Brad Pitt/Bengals fan, etc. as part of The Jesse Miller Talk Show. It’s certainly one of our favorite things to watch around town and here’s a reel of all the hilarious insanity that has gone down from Miller/Hyland to show you why.
Carol Burnett Next In Line For Mark Twain Prize For Humor
Congratulations to Carol Burnett for being set to receive this prestigious honor from The Kennedy Center, The Mark Twain Prize for Humor. A whole generation of young folks will hopefully either know who she is and why she deserves the award or learn it as a result of Burnett getting this prize.
‘Alpha House’ & ‘Betas’ Picked Up By Amazon Studios
Amazon is finally giving series orders out to their pilots. Alpha House and Betas are only two of the 8 original comedy series that Amazon started with.
We’re still waiting to hear about the others like Those Who Can’t.
As part of YouTube’s #ComedyWeek, the hilarious Andy Daly will not only be improvising in a live streamed show, but there will be a preview of his upcoming Comedy Central series “Review”.
It all starts at 6PM PST tonight at youtube.com/comedyweek. Pretty sure you won’t want to miss this.
Two of LA’s up and coming comedians Matt Ingebretson and Dave Ross are both vastly inexperienced in fighting as well as fencing. That’s why they did a video where they do exactly that and consequently why we’re posting it as it’s pretty damn funny.
ON THE HORIZON
Kings of Summer preview screening @ New Beverly Cinema Sun. May 26th 7:30PM $8
Totally Biased Stand-up Tour w/W. Kamau Bell @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. Jul. 20th 9PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: The Call @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Gonzo @ The Hayworth Theater 7:30PM $5
Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 and Over @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Chuck McCann Film Festival @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
By the Way, Jeff Garlin in Conversation w/Marc Maron @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Entitlement @ Los Globos 9PM $5
Escape From Toronto @ Hayworth Theater 9:30PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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
ICE HOUSE STAGE 2 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ AND GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM//First come, first served/No purchase necessary
CALIFORNIA COMICS & COLLECTIBLES 11284 Washington Pl., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/3 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.
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week 5/21/13 at The Nerdist
This week’s picks for The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at The Nerdist include DeAnne Smith, Push and Believe, James Adomian, and more. Check it all out at the link, especially if you have no idea what any of these things are (they’re all really funny).
If you wish to be considered for a future 5 MIFV (they happen every week), please read the rules before submitting.
New Wave Entertainment To Bring More Live Comedy to Movie Theaters via Fathom Events
As comedy specials like those of Kevin Hart’s and live events like Rifftrax have shown promise in movie theaters over the last few years, it was only a matter of time before someone was going to go full bore with live comedy on the big screen. Turns out that someone will be New Wave Entertainment teaming up with the biggest live event movie distributor Fathom Events.
Not exactly sure what will come of all of this, but we’d probably bet the a movie theater crowd won’t heckle.
Hannibal Buress Gets Multiplatform Deal with Comedy Central
A pilot order, a spot as a series regular, another stand-up special, and more are coming from Hannibal Buress by way of Comedy Central from this deal and we couldn’t be happier about it.
Congratulations to Hannibal and we can’t wait for all this to come out.
As part of a remote segment for Conan, the hysterical Tig Notaro went to local businesses around LA to get her headshot on the wall. The businesses were surprisingly not opposed to the idea, but Tig wasn’t just going to give them any headshot. Also, she calls Sarah Silverman to verify her headshot being on a wall of furniture store, which is pretty great.
Their benefit at the Laugh Factory went off without a hitch and yet the writers of E!’s Fashion Police are still on strike. They’ll be picketing tomorrow at 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA from 11:30AM-12:30PM and they’re calling on all who are in support of them to march and rally with them tomorrow.