Bill Murray to Return to David Letterman’s ‘Late Show’ for 20th Anniversary
To help commemorate 20 years of being at the reins of The Late Show, Bill Murray is set to make another appearance, which is only news because of what Bill does on Letterman like this.
What will happen? Your guess is as good as ours, but we’re going to guess that Bill will recreate being the first guest on Letterman as a Groundhog Day gag.
The live action Southern gothic horror comedy series The Heart, She Holler starring Patton Oswalt on Adult Swim is coming back for another season chock full of blood, guts, yelling, buck teeth, plenty of great comedy cameos like David Cross and more bizarrely tinged dark humor.
Just check the trailer where it even admits that it’s more than a little offbeat. Also, you can get a sneak peek of Season 2 at Cinefamily next month for free.
ON THE HORIZON
Adult Swim vs. Nightswim @ Tropicana Bar at Roosevelt Hotel Wed. Aug. 28th 9PM FREE
3 Truths 1 Lie @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Sept. 6th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
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
Laughs for Limitless @ M Bar $30/2 drink min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Star Dreck @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Lady to Lady @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
This Is Graceland @ Malo 8:30PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Pete Holmes Living at Largo @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
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 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/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 by drawing at venue/10 spots available at FB page-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 STAGE CAFE 546 San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM or in advance at jaketaveren@monkeyheadconcepts.biz/Starts 7PM/5-7 min. spots for walk-ins/pre-booked spots 10-12 min./First come, first served/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.
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
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
Mitch Hurwitz Is Working on Making The Arrested Development Movie Happen
The creator of Arrested Development Mitch Hurwitz is indeed working on making a feature adaptation of the series and that’s the only detail we have right now. Still, given the hiatus that series took between Season 3 and 4, it’s a good sign.
Perhaps, in a full length feature, it will be easier to connect every one of the storylines, running jokes, tags, etc.
The hysterical Mark Normand wants to stop slut shaming in America and does so by evening the scales a little against prudes.
Watch this bit at now at Official Comedy’s Stand Up Channel.
SNL’s 38 Seasons Archive Going Live at Yahoo in September
Coinciding with the launch of their wave of web series, Yahoo is putting an entire catalog of Saturday Night Live that will both cater to those waxing nostalgic about some crazy guys, Wayne’s World as a sketch, Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri as cheerleaders, and more as well as introducing a whole new generation of SNL/comedy fans to the SNL of yesteryear.
Starting Sept. 9th the 38 seasons of Saturday Night Live will be available to watch at Yahoo, so get ready for plenty of hunting for Jack Handey, Christopher Walken, etc. hosting, and Andy Kaufman.
Greg Fitzsimmons’ first 1 hour stand up special Life on Stage is now available as a CD/DVD pack. If you didn’t get to catch its premiere on Comedy Central over a week ago, then you should definitely get in on it now.
Tig Notaro Curating Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival in Oct.
Though you might have not heard from Tig Notaro as of late, trust that she’s been busy at work behind the scenes. Not only has she been working on her stand up quietly as well as her Showtime series doing shows at people’s houses, but she’s also curating a comedy festival for BrightestYoungThings.com called the Bentzen Ball Festival to be held in our nation’s capital Washington D.C Oct. 10th-13th.
So far, there will be Jon Dore, Doug Benson, Wyatt Cenac, Everything Is Terrible, and Ira Glass slated to perform much much more to be announced and there are limited tickets on sale.
You might not want to miss this if you’re anywhere along the Eastern seaboard.
For Some Reason, The FCC Bans an Episode of High School USA
Sure, there was probably some objectionable material that the FCC thought shouldn’t be allowed (and that most of us probably wouldn’t get that riled up about) on network television as Fox ADHD’s High School USA is shown at a broadcast network.
But, what effect does that really have these days other than building an interest in watching that particular censored material and, with the help of the Internet and, in this case, Hulu, really easy to find and watch?
ON THE HORIZON
Kurt Braunohler Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records Sat. Sept. 7th 4PM FREE
John Roy @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Sept. 13th 8PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Room 101 Improv @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Gallows Humor @ Vlad’s The Retailer 8PM $5
Gonzo @ Hayworth Theater 8PM FREE
Ali Wong Presents The Sex Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5-$10
All Things Comedy @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $25
Jerrod Carmichael @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Neal Brennan @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber 8PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Horse Play @ Dusty’s Bar & Grill 8:30PM FREE
Adultswim vs. Nightswim @ Tropicana Bar at Roosevelt Hotel 9PM FREE
Mustaches & Manhattans @ Bar Lubitsch 9PM FREE
The Brothers Sisters Pilot @ The Copper Still Bar at Jaragua 9PM FREE
The Parlor Social Comedy Show @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Fast & Furious 6 @ Cinefamily 10PM $14
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
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
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 @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave. Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 10:30PM 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 8/27/13 at The Nerdist
Check our picks for this week’s 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at The Nerdist featuring Good Cop Great Cop, Uncle Mom, Jash’s Buh/Andy DeYoung/Stephanie Allynne, and more.
If you wish to be considered for a future 5 MIFV and we love discovering new hilarious videos that we’ve never heard of or seen, please read the rules carefully before submitting.
To say that there are hijinks going on in the green room at Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival & Tour is an understatement.
Just check this FoD exclusive video where Hannibal Buress “attempts to purchase” a story from Al Madrigal after Madrigal’s set. Caution: Don’t try this in a real green room or you might get yourself into a fight.
For Louis C.K.’s Live at the Beacon Theater, Patrice O’Neal’s Unreleased, Patrice O’Neal’s Mr. P, Maria Bamford’s The Special Special Special, Tig Notaro’s Live, Hannibal Buress’ My Name Is Hannibal, and more, you can pay what you want and decide how much of that goes to the artist, charity, and the organizers of this fantastic phenomenon, Humble Bundle.
That’s the name of their game at Humble Bundle and they have made millions for, as said above, charity, the artists, and themselves doing this for video games and are now stepping into comedy and with awesome curator Steve Feinartz (director of The Bitter Buddha), it’s one hell of a package that you could even snag for $10.
Check out their announcement video to get the whole picture and then make sure you get in on this because the offer will only be good for two weeks.
The finale of Season 1 of Drunk History on Comedy Central just aired last night and if, for some reason, you had on idea that Drunk History was a thing/one of the best shows on TV, then just watch this clip from their telling/recreation of the Billy The Kid story as it’s the best we’ve ever seen/heard.
Powerviolence throwing toilet paper at crowd during Fox ADHD Pizza Party
Last week, we got to attend a bit of Everything Is Terrible and Cinefamily’s Everything Is Festival bringing you comedy from the YouTube generation, had a wonderful time, and noticed these things in particular below/after the break:
1) There is a whole new subculture/division/category of comedy that we saw at Everything Is Festival with the supercut, Vine videos (there was an entire panel on Vine that was really great and a lot of people showed up to), video mash-ups, skateboarding-comedy troupe Powerviolence (throwing TP at crowd and doing a boy hunks of Instagram competition), vintage video games, an entire musical from Comedy Bang! Bang! and a general sense of appreciating things that were, at one time, considered awful now in a brand new context as something hilarious.
2) Sitting around watching weird YouTube videos has kind of grown up as people were cheering for a lot of specific clips during video mash ups as if they were a band’s classic singles leading us to the conclusion that the 1990s were a long time ago.
3) While some of you might want to write off a lot of this is as niche comedy or some hipster BS, the fans of everyone in this festival showed up in droves, lining themselves around the block down Fairfax and were pretty thrilled the whole way through sans any irony (i.e. if glowsticks were thrown in the crowd and they were, people grabbed them and started dancing).
4) Everything Is Festival could be described as a comedy festival of tomorrow for the new territory they delve into comedy wise, but we’d say use the term tomorrow in a much more literal sense than a few years away.
ON THE HORIZON
Hour of Power Hour 2nd Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv Thurs. Sept. 5th 8PM $5/2 item min.
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe Sat. Sept. 7th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Ha Ha Hills Comedy Show @ Brewdog Pub 7:30PM FREE
Crabfeast Stand Up Show @ Irvine Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Glory Hole @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Neal Brennan @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
Comedy Rap Battle @ Inside Jokes LA (inside TCL Chinese Theatres) 8:30PM $15/2 drink min.
Eddie Pepitone’s Bloodbath @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM $10
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
The Comedy Garage @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Bumrush plops “Seven Deuces” @ R Bar 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
The Finkelstein Show @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
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
Aziz Ansari’s Latest Special “Buried Alive” To Be Released on Netflix
Netflix has been on a role lately with comedy specials getting to the latest hours from Mike Birbiglia and Doug Stanhope first.
Now, Aziz Ansari is poised to be the next comedian in line to distribute his comedy special through the site, which leaves us wondering who Netflix is going to next in expanding their branding in comedy.
Make a Film on Your Smartphone and Submit It to The Disposable Film Festival
The Disposable Film Festival is a film festival in its 7th year aimed at films that can be and are made with the cameras on everyday devices such as smart phones, flip cams, etc. They’re taking submissions right now until Oct. 1st, it costs only $5 to enter, and sounds like a really fun, inexpensive venture all around.
We’re guessing that comedy is going to play a big part of it, that is, if enough found footage film buffs don’t overrun the festival.
Paul Giamatti Starring in FX Dramedy Pilot
Based on the hardboiled detective novels of Charles Willeford in addition to being described as a comedic drama, it’s hard to tell whether this pilot at FX will end up in FX’s drama half or over at FXx.
Still, the idea that Paul Giamatti can be another character that could potentially have another Sideways-esque meltdown makes us hope that they will happen soon and often wherever the series could land.
‘Futurama’ Series Finale Will Have Pre- and Post-Show Shows Hosted by Chris Hardwick
As Futurama reaches its series finale after an improbably rise from the dead along with the incredibly loyal cult following that it has fostered, what other way would be more appropriate to end the series than with a companion commentary shows, before and after the finale next Wed., hosted by Chris Hardwick?
Not much outside of having a Shelbyville hyper loop reference could do much better.
Tonight, Bill Murray Celebrates David Letterman’s 20th Year at The Late Show
There’s a reason the Internet can conceive to do a supercut of David Letterman’s inside drums joke as Letterman’s hosted the show for over 20 years and tonight’s commemorative episode should be really fun as Letterman’s good pal Bill Murray is stopping by.
Don’t miss the hijinx on CBS at 11:35PM.
ON THE HORIZON
Not Safe For Work @ Del Monte Speakeasy Tues. Sept. 3rd 8PM FREE
Harland Williams @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Sept. 7th 8PM $18/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Almost Ladies @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM FREE
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Jim Jefferies @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $30/2 item min.
Kathleen Madigan @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $27.50/2 item min.
Live Comedy Taping Claybrooks/Browning/Rubio @ Echoes Under Sunset 8PM FREE
Taylor Williamson @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Loopdeloop Screening @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE
Camp! @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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.
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
Kathleen Madigan Will Also Release Latest Comedy Special Through Netflix
Seriously, we weren’t kidding when we’re saying that Netflix is stacking their deck when it comes to exclusively released comedy specials. Kathleen Madigan releasing her latest hour of stand up next month means that Mike Birbiglia, Doug Stanhope, Aziz Ansari, and her (and we’re guessing more to come very soon) all have/will have specials that you can only watch Netflix for the time being.
So, we guess you won’t have to leave Netflix on your computer even after you’re done watching Orange Is The New Black.
Often is the case that certain comedians/actors can steal a movie through their oddball supporting character that is just more wonderfully bizarre than everyone else in the film or are the main source of levity in otherwise tense film.
That’s why you should watch out for Jim Gaffigan just being cast in Lorne Michaels’ Staten Island Summer and Mike Birbiglia in The Fault in Our Stars. We’re sure that they will be one of the most quotable parts of either of those films.