Kumail Nanjiani was on Conan last night and recounted one of the weirdest experiences in a men’s bathroom that you can have despite it not involving drugs, sex, or violence.
Watch it here. (Oh, you can buy his great special “Beta Male” now by the way)
As far as song parodies/medleys go, Mike Bridenstine and Mike Holmes’ Every Song Ever cover band is pretty amazing.
Watch this performance of how they succinctly parody the catalogs of Eminem, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beastie Boys, and even Green Day.
ON THE HORIZON
The Apple Sisters @ UCB Theatre Fri. Jul. 26th 8PM $10
The Arsenio Hall Show Showcase @ Hollywood Improv Thurs. Aug. 8th 10PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
The Jeselnik Offensive @ Hollywood Center Studios 6PM FREE w/RSVP
Baby Talk with Dan Levy @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Ha Ha Hills Comedy Show @ Brewdog Pub 7:30PM FREE
Found Footage @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Nerd Fight @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Screwball @ Lexington Social House 9PM $10
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
The 11th Hour Show @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./First come, first served/25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
COFFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA Suite 180/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jason
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 12PM at FB page/First 23 spots guaranteed/Starts 7PM/5 min./lottery spots for walk-ins/one drink min.
FANATIC SALON 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9:30PM/$5 cover/7 min./water and coffee provided/Hosted by Lydia Robinson
IT’S A GRIND 247 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA/Starts 7:30PM w/possible featured performer/Open mic from 8PM-10PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Shayne Michael
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
INDIA’S FLAVOR 156 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Hosted by Meline Tovmasian
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM after Main Room show
If you can’t wait to see Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon’s ‘Hell Baby’ in theaters to enjoy the communal experience of a large crowd in a darkened room laughing together, then, luckily, Hell Baby is out today at iTunes, Vudu, and Amazon.
Of course, some of you may have your own theater at your mansion where you get the best of both worlds and you should have already bought the movie.
John Roy’s ‘Alexander Hamilton’ Out Aug. 6th From AST Records with Bonus Tracks
Not only are we excited that John Roy is coming out with another comedy album, but we’re even more excited that you’ll have a chance to get bonus tracks that were taped post album recording if you buy the CD version instead of the digital download.
Either way, mark Tues. Aug. 6th on your calendars for Roy’s Alexander Hamilton to come out.
Every now and again, especially if you’re listening to a comedy podcast or watching comedians talk about comedy of the past, you might hear them reference “the Catskills”. It was a whole period in stand up comedy that largely took place at resorts in the Catskills Mountains where Sid Caesar, Mort Sahl, Jerry Stiller, and more came up.
In the documentary ‘When Comedy Went to School’, not only is this period covered, but the likes of Marc Maron and Jerry Seinfeld and how it affected their comedy.
Watch the trailer here and look for a limited release next week on Jul. 31st.
David Cross partnered with Syd Butler at French Kiss Records and the Orchard Video Network to create FKR.TV, another online content network to feature original content, many of which will be in the form of a comedy web series.
“Law of the Land” is one of their first series that has a pretty great cast in Baron Vaughn, Brendon Small, Samm Levine, Chris Walsh, Ron Lynch, Matt Besser, James Urbaniak, Phil Lamarr, as well as the show’s writer Ali MacLean in a comedic take on Homeland.
We have yet to see a trailer or teaser before the premiere on Aug. 15th, but we definitely think you should keep an eye on this like we’ll be doing.
Robot Chicken is expanding their empire now from parodying established institutions like Star Wars and comic books to a web series. “Friendship All-Stars of Friendship” will feature however only one set of stop motion animation characters as opposed to whatever toys Seth Green finds in his house.
ON THE HORIZON
Jackie Kashian & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Jul. 27th 10PM $18/2 item min.
Underbelly LA @ Echoes Under Sunset Tues. Jul. 30th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
A Good Time @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Apple Sisters @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Crave: The Comedy Rave 9PM $20
The Indigo Children Comedy Hour @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Horrible Movie Night @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Voyeuristic Voyage, A Swinger’s Cruise @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM No cover/1 drink min.
CAMP! @ The Clubhouse 11:30PM FREE
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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
UCB THEATRE 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/10 spots only/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/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
IMPROV CAGEMATCH @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT/Sign-up team at wctcagematch@gmail.com/improv teams go head to head/Hosted by Courtney Barnett & Joey Greer
More Arrested Development to Come According to Series Creator Mitch Hurwitz
While at JFL Montreal, Mitch Hurwitz has said that there are definite plans to push forward with more Arrested Development at Netflix.
Hopefully, this time around, they can get the whole together to be on every episode.
Sarah Silverman’s HBO Special to Air in November
It won’t quite be Maria Bamford’s Special Special Special performed in front of her parents in her house, but Sarah Silverman’s latest stand up special in an intimate venue in LA will be coming to HBO in late November.
We know that’s far away, but we’ll remind you again amidst all the attempts at making a hit Thanksgiving song around that time.
Comedy Central Developing Key and Peele Animated Show
Three seasons in at Comedy Central and Key & Peele are already having an animated spin off from one of their sketches. We wonder if this will be the metaphorical Talking Dead to the Walking Dead for a sketch comedy show.
At 11PM tonight on Comedy Central, the long awaited return of John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show is finally here kicking off a whole new season of great stand up from Paul F. Tompkins, Pete Holmes, Jamie Lee, Thomas Lennon, James Adomian, Morgan Murphy, Ron Funches, Rory Scovel, Sara Schaefer, Seth Herzog, Brooke Van Poppelen, Nick Turner, Joe Zimmerman, Dan Soder, and more.
Basically, don’t miss out.
Here’s a Preview for Dan Harmon’s Animated Adult Swim Series “Rick and Morty”
Imagine Dexter’s Laboratory meets Futurama meets The Simpsons and you’ll get something like what will be Dan Harmon’s highly anticipated (it looks pretty great) next project over at Adult Swim, “Rick and Morty”.
How did we come up with that mix? Well, watch the trailer revealed at Comic Con at the link and you’ll see what we’re talking/excited about.
Despite cancelling Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, MTV is still thankfully pushing for more comedy series. This latest series, “Hey Girl”, is to be a sketch show directed by none other than Michael Showalter, head written by the hilarious Julie Klausner, and featuring the wonderful comedic stylings (that you should all be following) of Sara Schaefer, Shelby Fero, JC Coccoli, Ali Wong, Emily Axford, Esther Povitsky, and more.
Hey Girl premieres this Sunday Jul. 28th with four back to back episodes at 9PM on MTV and we think that watching it should be your Sunday night this week.
ON THE HORIZON
Tig Notaro CD Signing @ Amoeba Records Tues. Jul. 30th 6PM FREE
The Return of Gallows Humor @ Vlad the Retailer Wed. Jul. 31st 8PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy By The Pool 1 Year Anniversary 4PM $5 donation
Set LIst @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Festival 2121 @ 2121 8PM FREE
Gina Yashere @ Downtown Comedy Club 8PM $20
Heroic Effort: Live Album Recording with Joe Starr @ Hypno Comics 8PM FREE
Fortune Feimster @ Renberg Theatre 8PM $25-$50
The Brendon Small Secret Experiment @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Street Food Cinema: Monty Python and The Holy Grail @ LA State Historic Park 8:30PM $10-$15
We Have a Hammock 8:30PM FREE
Nick & Kyle’s Cobra Juice 3: Revelations @ All Sets Design and Construction 9PM FREE
Jackie Kashian & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18/2 item min.
Tournament of Nerds! 5 Year Anniversary @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Crapshoot! Anniversary Edition @ 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/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
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.
MIRAGE CAFE 539 E. Bixby Rd., Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 9PM/No purchase necesary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Philip Seymour Hoffman to Star in Showtime Comedy Pilot
You may think of the Oscar winning actor as a completely dramatic actor, but Phillip Seymour Hoffman has been hilarious in such roles in movies like The Big Lebowski, The Savages, and even a memorable cameo in Along Came Polly.
That’s why we’re really definitely excited to see what comes from a Phillip Seymour Hoffman starring comedy pilot over at Showtime.
Danny McBride and Jody Hill Are Developing Comedy for HBO
Without Eastbound & Down having aired it’s final episode, Danny McBride is setting himself up quite nicely after series wraps.
Chozen on FXx got the greenlight and now this new project at Showtime is in development with long time collaborator Jody Hill (they first did the Foot Fist Way together), so McBride is well on his way to being more of a badass than Kenny Powers.
Paul Scheer makes pretty much everything he does undeniably fun and damn funny even if it’s talking to journalists or being on panels in front of thousands of peoples being asked questions about the show he’s on, which could be rote like they often are, or they could end up firing t-shirt cannons or working on an alibi to kill the cast of Children’s Hospital like he did in a recent NTSF:SU:SUV interview with TV Line.
ON THE HORIZON
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber Wed. Jul. 31st 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Happy Contest Time @ 3 Clubs 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
‘Computer Chess’ Sneak Preview @ Cinefamily 6PM $12
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Ali Wong Presents The Sex Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5-$10
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
The End of the World Show One Year Anniversary @ Bar Lubtisch 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Josh Comers @ iO West 8PM $5
Super Kudzu @ iO West 9PM $5
Neil Hamburger & Special Guests @ Satellite LA 9PM $8
Clean Cut Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $14/2 item min.
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 3PM/Ends 7PM/No purchase necessary/Hosted by TJ Amick
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/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/$3 min.
JARAGUA 4493 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary
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
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./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
If the title alone isn’t enough to peak your interest, hopefully the comedic writing prowess of Rob Delaney will make you want to pre-order ‘Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.’ before it comes out in November.
Hopefully, the book will be so popular that we can get the entire title trending on Twitter.
The Tomorrow Show with Ron Lynch Celebrates 8 Year Anniversary Over Next Month
One of LA’s best comedy shows just happens to be one of its longest running ones, The Tomorrow Show hosted by Ron Lynch. Currently, it’s going on 8 years out of The Steve Allen Theater bringing us all the bizarre hilarity of a true, blue variety comedy show with everything from classic stand up to not so classic stand up to someone making a cheeseburger spin on an umbrella to bad dating shows to wonderful music to old school carnies to some pretty fantastic magic, and, of course, the comedic brilliance of Ron Lynch.
So, you shouldn’t miss the rest of this entire 8 Year Anniversary celebration of The Tomorrow Show over the next 3 Saturdays at Midnight at The Steve Allen Theater with (in order) a Best of Show, Pre-Anniversary Show, and The Big Anniversary Show.
You can catch 4 episodes back-to-back for the premiere MTV’s latest sketch comedy series “Hey Girl” starting at 9PM tonight. Boasting the talents of JC Coccoli, Shelby Fero, Ali Wong, Emily Axford, Esther Povitsky, Wendy McColm, head writer Julie Klausner, and director Michael Showalter, and more, it’s something that we think you should give it a watch.
ON THE HORIZON
The Last Hump of the Month @ Parlor Hollywood Wed. Jul. 31st 9PM FREE
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Theatre Sat. Aug. 3rd 10PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Glory and Shame @ Monty Bar 8:45PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
HAPPY HOUR STORY XPERIMENT @ HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL 6122 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Storytelling only/Lottery/One item min./Hosted by Melinda Hill
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
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.
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.
THE WAREHOUSE LOUNGE 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 7:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./8 spots only/No purchase necessary
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/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
Channel 101 Is Finally Back For Us All to Watch
After a month off, which makes us all wait two months, Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s Channel 101 is finally back. Give one of the best independent short form TV programs ever a watch with the only gatekeepers of which shows move on and get cancelled being the people who go down to the Downtown Independent Theater the last Saturday of every month and vote. Pretty cool, right?
All the shows for July are now online for your viewing pleasure.