Larry David’s Clear History Premieres Tonight on HBO
The long awaited semi-improvised movie from Larry David, Clear History, will make its premiere on HBO at 9PM.
Even if this ends up being a feature length episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, we’ll be more than happy with that.
Joe Mande Is Trying to Buy a Million Twitter Followers
Apparently, buying hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers is cheaper than rent according to the very funny Joe Mande who is trying to buy a million.
We’re really excited to see what comes from this as well as the hilarious story that Mande will have after all the Twitter bot dust settles.
The Final Episode of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ to Air February 6, 2014
So, as it stands right now, on Feb. 6th next year, Jay Leno will step down from The Tonight Show, then The Tonight Show will move to New York City with its new host Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers will take the reins to Late Night.
While that might seem momentous, don’t forget that The Arsenio Hall Show is coming back, Chris Hardwick is doing a late night talk show of sorts for Comedy Central, USA is developing a late night talk show with Will Ferrell, and Pete Holmes will be following Conan on TBS later this year.
Basically, late night’s going to get a whole lot more exciting really soon.
ON THE HORIZON
The SFO Show @ UCB Theatre Tues. Aug. 13th 7PM FREE
Room 101 Improv 4 Year Anniversary @ Flight Theater Wed. Aug. 14th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Crashbar Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
The End of the World Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Jim Coughlin @ iO West 8PM $5
Nick Offerman’s American Ham @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8:30PM $5
RTDOK Presents @ Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
HIKE MIC 1966 BATCAVE EDITION @ BRONSON CANYON PARK 3200 Canyon Dr., Los Angeles, CA (in Griffith Park)/Meet at address 3PM/Mic starts at 3:30PM/3 min./Hosted by Jason Van Glass and Rob Schultz
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3PM/Starts 4PM/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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
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
JARAGUA 4493 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./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
Not only does a Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, Bill Hader, and Mindy Kaling voiced Pixar movie sound delightful, but the premise for Pete Docter’s “Inside Out” might make for a wonderful, funny combination.
We’re always happy to see a non-spin off/sequel from Disney/Pixar.
Catch Up on Outside Lands’ Barbary Comedy Tent Thanks to Courting Comedy
Our cousins up north at San Francisco’s premier comedy blog Courting Comedy are on the ground at the Outside Lands Festival getting the scoop on what’s happening at what is surely another amazing Barbary comedy tent.
Read their recaps at the link to find out what all of us not at Outside Lands all missing.
ON THE HORIZON
Blamblamblam! feat. Davey Johnson @ R-Bar Tues. Aug. 13th 9PM FREE
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Big Eighth Anniversary Show @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Aug. 17th 11PM $15
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $14 (stand by only)
Razowsky & Clifford @ iO West 8PM $5
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Iron Comic @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25
Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar 8:45PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Pretty, Pretty Pony @ UCB Theatre 10:30PM FREE
Totally J/K @ 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
There’s Still Time to Submit Your Brilliant Comedy to Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival for 2014 is still taking in submissions and do not miss out on your chance to be discovered with your amazing comedy short film or feature that you’re taking around the film festival circuit. Just make sure they receive it by Aug. 26th if it’s a short or Aug. 30th if it’s a feature.
Casey Wilson & June Diane Raphael Comedy Series Closer to Happening at ABC
One of the higher profile projects during this past pilot season, Pulling, an adaptation of a BBC comedy series, is one step closer to happening at ABC with the wonderful Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael after signing their latest deal at the network.
It’s not quite picked up to series just yet, but we’re hopeful given that it’s gone through this many hoops and still has Wilson and Raphael involved.
Watch Featurette From Jerry Lewis’ Infamous ‘The Day The Clown Cried”
Comedy legend Jerry Lewis’ “The Day The Clown Cried” has been almost an urban legend for simply being a movie about a clown that leads children to a concentration camp gas chamber and Lewis vowing for it to never see the light from a projector ever.
However, a featurette of the film showing Lewis on set doing a few takes from the movie as well as setting scenes has been uploaded to YouTube and while not revealing what the macabrely fascinated part of you would want to see, you can imagine what was only to follow.
It has hints of the documentary that should win the Oscar this year about surviving death squad leaders reenacting the murders they carried out decades later and their reaction to doing so, The Act of Killing, but for comedy.
Jack McBrayer To Voice New Disney Channel Series From Creators of Powerpuff Girls
There is thankfully a sort of new trend among cartoons aimed primarily for children in that they’re making it watchable for adults/parents that have to watch cartoons with their kids (i.e. Adventure Time, Phineas and Ferb).
Having Jack McBrayer voice the lead character for a show called “Wander Over Yonder” on The Disney Channel from Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust, the creators of The Powerpuff Girls and many other Cartoon Network favorites should be a good sign that this trend is continuing,
Not only is it amazing that legendary magician/escape artist Harry Houdini was invited to a seance, then promised to expose spiritualists for hoaxes, but it’s pretty great that Ken Marino will play Houdini and Alfred Molina, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who invites Houdini to the seance on an upcoming episode of Drunk History on Comedy Central tomorrow at 10PM.
ON THE HORIZON
The Super Serious Show w/Ron Babcock @ The Virgil Wed. Aug. 21st 8PM $7 in adv., $10 at door
Crabfeast Stand Up Show @ Brea Improv Thurs. Aug. 29th 8PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
The SFO Show @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Nice Show! @ Hayworth Theater 8PM $5
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Melia’s Mash Up @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
TV Tuesdays presents Mondo Public Access at Everything Is Festival @ Cinefamily 8PM $12
This Is Graceland @ Malo 8:30PM FREE
Blamblamblam! feat. Davey Johnson @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Public School Stories @ M Bar 9PM No cover/$10 min.
Comedy Central’s @Midnight w/Chris Hardick @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
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/Starts 6PM/Lottery/20 spots available/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/$3 min.
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
CHEERS BAR & GRILL 717 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Lottery/10 spots available at venue/10 spots available by Facebook page/https://www.facebook.com/thejokegym/5 min.
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/5 min./1 drink min.
THE MOTH @ ZANZIBAR 1301 W. 5th St., Santa Monica, CA/Doors open 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories only on theme of “rush”/5 min./10 spots only/Lottery/$8 cover
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
BYBLOS 1964 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/1 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 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
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/one item min./8-10 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM after booked show/Lottery
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
Harris Wittels Sells Comedy to NBC
NBC has bought up a number of comedy projects, one of which we’re very intrigued by from Parks and Recreation writer Harris Wittels.
We’re not exactly sure what direction NBC comedy is headed as it would seem on the one hand that shows like Community, Parks and Recreation are the last of their kind at the network, yet they’re developing a project from a Parks and Rec’s writer.
Still, this is good news nonetheless.
Dais for Comedy Central’s Roast of James Franco Has Jeff Ross, Nick Kroll, Sarah Silverman, and More
Well, so far, there are no “stunt celebrities” on the dais for Comedy Central’s latest roast that are just there for the simple spectacle without any real comedy chops. Bill Hader, Jonah Hill, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Jeff Ross, and Sarah Silverman are pretty solid.
That’s great to see, for now, but we are surprised that Jay Baruchel and Danny McBride aren’t in this announcement as This Is The End must have been just a warm up for this.
‘Bob’s Burgers’ Writers Wendy & Lizzie Molyneux Ink Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV
Sure, we’ll take more shows from writers from Bob’s Burgers, Fox. Keep that and Fox ADHD coming along and you’ll might have a good enough animation base for when The SImpsons goes off the air.
In addition to having Axe Cop and High School USA as full fledged shows, Fox ADHD has been uploading quite the collection of web shorts over the past several months.
This latest one, Dumbest Girl on Mars, is a good example of what they’ve been up to as it’s short, to the point, and really funny.
There Will Be a Ron Burgundy Memoir
The Anchorman universe expands into the print world with Ron Burgundy coming out with a book of his wit, wisdom, and women.
We’re curious if there will also be sheet music for a flute solo.
Everything Is Festival at Cinefamily Will Mostly Be Livestreamed
Many of you, for many reasons, won’t be able to attend what looks to be an amazing Everything Is Festival that’s already under way. You don’t have the dough to go or perhaps you don’t live anywhere near LA, etc.
Well, luckily, Cinefamily’s live streaming a lot of the festival, especially the live portions including Comic Relief Zero w/Tony Clifton, Comedy Bang! Bang! The Musical, Fox ADHD’s Pizza Party, Show and Tell with Maria Bamford, Mondo Public Access, and more.
So check the schedule for shows and times to watch because you don’t want to recreate what happened by just reading tweets about it.
ON THE HORIZON
Jonah Ray & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Aug. 17th $18/2 item min.
Karen Kilgariff Album Recording @ The Bootleg Theater Sun. Sept. 1st 7:30PM $8-$10
COMEDY CRAWL
Room 101 Improv 4 Year Anniversary @ Flight Theater 8PM FREE
Gonzo @ The Hayworth Theater 8PM FREE
Fox Comedy Night Showcase @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Melissa! @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
The Goatface Experience @ The Virgil 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
PANINI GARDEN 2715 Main St., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/10 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gabby Tary and Jordan Likover
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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 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
THE MOTH @ BUSBY’S EAST 5364 Wilshire Blvd,. Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts at 7:30PM/5 min. stories on theme of “drink” required/10 spots picked by lottery/$8 cover
ZOEY’S CAFE 185 E. Santa Clara, Ventura, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/10 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Samantha Ross
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.
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./Lottery/1 item min.
O’HARRA’S BAR 1000 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9:30PM after booked show/Lottery/3-5 min./No purchase necessary
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Gary Carver
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ FLIGHT THEATER 6476 Santa Monica Blvd.,, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 11PM after Room 101/Anyone can play/improvise/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 8/13/13 at Nerdist
Check our picks for this week’s 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at The Nerdist including: James Adomian, Goatface, Kelly Hudson, and more.
If you wish to be considered for a future 5 MIFV (they happen every week and we’re always looking for stuff we’ve never heard of before), please read the rules carefully before submitting.
NBC Buys Comedy Produced By Tina Fey & Robert Carlock
30 Rock’s Tina Fey & Robert Carlock being involved in another series at NBC was only a matter of time as it was the obvious move for NBC to keep them both on.
In fact, was anyone timing how long since all the way from when 30 Rock’s series finale ended to now? Whatever that comes out to, it was probably too long.
The Truth Behind Daft Punk’s Cancelled Appearance on The Colbert Report
It wasn’t a ruse that Stephen Colbert had cleverly planned and kept on the down low when Daft Punk cancelled last minute on appearing on The Colbert Report.
If anything, you’ll somehow have an even deeper appreciation what Colbert and his writing staff attempted to go through to get the duo, helmets and costumes all, on screen with their bizarre diva like requests.
Nerdmelt Showroom Expands To Have Nerdist School to Teach Comedy, Animation, Writing, and More
The live venue run by Nerdist Industries, The Nerdmelt Showroom, is further legitimizing itself from the numerous accolades and achievements it has gotten from being the site of the some best comedy shows in LA to seeing its flagship show, Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, become a Comedy Central series to now having a school. Joining in the ranks of some of the more established venues in town like the Upright Citizens Brigade, there will soon be classes, for improv, sketch, writing, animation, storytelling, and more.
It was the next logical step for them to take after getting working A/C for being a venue in the back of a comic book store.
This latest episode of CC:Studios’ This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir has the amazing Walsh Brothers recount a story upon discovering a pervert in the streets of Charlestown, MA one night and that’s where it only starts to get weird.