Elliott Gould, Nasim Pedrad, and Seaton Smith Stay On Board ‘Mulaney’
John Mulaney’s “Mulaney” has taken a circuitous road to get where it is now, but, it would appear, that it has managed to stay intact while doing so. Elliot Gould, Nasim Pedrad, and Seaton Smith that were cast in the original pilot over at NBC.
Good move, Fox. Actually, great move.
This is just more proof that Conan O’Brien can single handedly make something hysterical out of any given situation.
ON THE HORIZON
Omid Djalili Live @ The Wadsworth Theater Sat. Dec. 7th 8:30PM $25-$100
Davey Johnson’s Holiday Ham @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Dec. 14th 8PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Almost Ladies @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM FREE
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Sappity Tappity Comes Home: A Christmas Special @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Ed Helms Presents The Whiskey Sour Mistletoe Jam @ Largo at The Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Echoes Under Sunset Holiday Implosion-Benefit for Kidsave International @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5 suggested donation
The Ho Ho Show @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM No cover/1 item min.
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.
PANINI GARDEN 2715 Main St., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/Hosted by Solange Castro
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.
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover includes drink
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 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
Billy On The Street Returns for 3rd Season in March
Billy Eichner will be frantically roaming the streets of NYC with the likes of Lena Dunham, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, even Lindsay Lohan, and more for this latest season of Billy On The Street.
Make sure to catch the season 3 premiere on Mar. 12th 11PM on Fuse.
Being able to be dark, funny, and a talented musician is no easy feat, especially doing so as sort of character for an entire album.
We think Henry Phillips is going to pull that off with an album from “José Suicidio” entitled “Let’s Get Suicidal” coming out next week.
If you weren’t aware, Arsenio Hall has been having a one of a kind rapper in MC Destructo/Eddie Pepitone on The Arsenio Hall Show along with his hype man Diggum/Colton Dunn.
Yes, you read that right: Eddie Pepitone freestyle rapping on nationally syndicated television with Colton Dunn as a hype man.
So, with that being said, watch MC Destructo’s latest appearance on Arsenio here.
Mike White Comedy Project in HBO Development Focused on Romance Novel Models
As reported earlier this week, Enlightened’s Mike White is returning to HBO in developing another comedy project.
For this show, White is keying in on the lives of romance novel models, which has us pretty much sold on the show. Let’s hope that whole pilot order to series order goes quickly.
23 year old UK comedian Daniel Sloss made a great American TV debut on Conan last night.
If you’re not familiar with comedic stylings of the sharp witted Sloss, please watch this set now.
From the ashes of the unduly cancelled Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, Bo Burnham is releasing a brand new comedy special entitled “what.” that will be available to watch for free or next to free on YouTube and Netflix starting Dec. 17th.
Watch the trailer and get excited for “what.” here (you can also support Bo by pre-ordering the album version from Comedy Central Records now)
Many times on late night shows, guests will have a pre-interview to determine what they will talk about on that night’s episode and roughly estimate how the interview will go. Often, that results in guests being weird facsimiles of themselves.
However, Tig Notaro did no such thing on The Pete Holmes Show last night and she was her wonderfully, unflinchingly honest self in doing an impression that only her girlfriend is impressed by and being the world’s first “cool down” comedian.
ON THE HORIZON
Prompter @ UCB Theatre Fri. Dec. 13th 8PM $10
Andy Haynes @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Dec. 20th 8PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Cameron Esposito Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records 4PM FREE
Suck It, Christmas: A Chanukah Concert @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM/9:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Matt Knudsen @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Comics and Comics @ Hypno Comics 8:30PM Holiday gift donations accepted
Omid Djalili Live @ Wadsworth Theatre 8:30PM $25-$100
Throwing Shade LIVE @ The Virgil 8:30PM $10
The Imaginary Radio Program @ Ham & Eggs Tavern 9PM FREE
Saturday Night Comedy & Disco Fever 9PM FREE
Jen Kirkman Holiday Fun Show @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18/2 item min.
Quick & Funny Musicals Best Of @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
The Blank Experience @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10:30PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
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.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/4-8 min./Mixed mic/1 item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Laura Crawford
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
BBC Is Making a Laurel and Hardy Biopic
Unlike trying to redo The 3 Stooges, BBC is making a bunch better move by just revisiting the lives of Laurel and Hardy.
We have a feeling that will go much better.
Bryan Cook, Matt Braunger, Kurt Braunohler, Kyle Kinane, Jake Weisman, Ben Roy, Matt Knudsen, Howard Kremer, and more really funny people audition what could make for Asylum’s next great SyFy movie, Space Cops for Denver’s renowned comedy group The Grawlix.
Watch it Space Cops auditions here and now.
Eric Andre just got the news that The Eric Andre Show will have a 3rd season at Adult Swim.
To celebrate, he appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show, but, of course, made it feel more like his show. Watch what happened here.
Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films Inks Deal With Legendary Television & Digital
Ben Stiller’s Red Hour, which has brought you Burning Love and will be part of bringing The Secret Life of Walter Mitty to theaters this holiday season, is partnering with Legendary TV & Digital to hopefully have the capacity to make more groundbreaking comedy.
Also, you might notice that Legendary, at this point, has aligned with themselves with both Red Hour Films and Nerdist Industries, which is a pretty smart move on their producing comedy through various formats in the years to come.
ON THE HORIZON
Arson! @ Fake Gallery Wed. Dec. 11th 9PM $5
Loud Village Presents Comedy for the Holidays II @ The Troubadour Tues. Dec. 17th 8PM $15 in adv., $17 day of
COMEDY CRAWL
Crashbar Says Goodbye @ Artworks Theatre 7PM FREE
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer & Wine 7PM FREE
The Best of McSweeney’s Internet Tendency Event @ Mar Vista Time Travel Mart 7PM $20 (includes book)
Catsby @ The Clubhouse 7:30PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Mary Lynn Rajskub & Christina Pazsitzky @ Hollywood Improv 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Echoes Under Sunset 8PM FREE
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Top Story Weekly! with Bob Odenkirk @ iO West 8PM $5 (stand by only)
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
French Toast @ Taix 9:45PM FREE
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
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 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.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 8:45PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Harry Moroz, Pedro Salinas, and Sarah Morisano
PIG N’ WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/6 to 8 min./Mixed mic/5 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Zane Golia
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ ARTWORKS THEATRE 6569 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10PM after Crashbar/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Has Staffed Up
With the likes of humorous folks such as Alex Baze, Alison Agosti, John Lutz, and more, we’re starting to have a good feeling about the transition of NBC’s Late Night from Jimmy Fallon to Seth Meyers.
We can’t wait to see what they come up with Post Olympics.
YouTube’s Official Comedy just launched a video podcast/web series called Worst Gig Ever featuring exactly what the title suggests.
This first episode has the awesome H. Jon Benjamin discussing how most other jobs he has done that weren’t comedy did not go well and, even then there was that one show where Dave Attell opened and yet it still managed to be, well, you should just watch and hear what happened now.
ON THE HORIZON
All Things Comedy @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Dec. 10th $25
Lovvvit Comedy Night/Ugly Sweater Party in Hollywood Thurs. Dec. 12th 9PM Invite only/E-mail esterksteinberg@gmail.com for guest list
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $14
The British Are Coming @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
An Sho(w) @ Lot 1 Cafe 8:30PM FREE
Brian Posehn & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25
Pretty, Pretty Pony @ Westside Comedy Theater 10:30PM FREE
Totally J/K @ 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/$3 min.
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/Mixed mic/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.
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.
BYBLOS 1964 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
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
8 ESPRESSOS 11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Female performers only/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/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 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary
Humorist John Hodgman is making sure that the impending end of it all won’t sneak up on us entirely. The Ragnarok Surivival Kit is a gift package or a decidedly non-gift package for yourself that includes all you’ll need for the world’s end including mustache clippings, cologne, survival mayonnaise, a custom thumb drive, urine flask, and, of course, an extended DVD of his comedy special John Hodgman: Ragnarok.
You will be really able to get all of The Ragnarok Survival Kit, now available on pre-order/released Dec. 17th, for $150 (only 500 of the kits exist)
See First Poster ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
All of you with photoshop skills don’t have to imagine what the next era of Late Night at NBC hosted by Seth Meyers will look like around on billboards, banner ads, bus ads, and more across the country ramping up to the transition in February.
EW has the exclusive first poster for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Let’s all hope that amazing sketch group Dead Kevin makes actual Christmas cards out of the photos or attempts at photos for Christmas.
Watch why we’re saying that here.
W. Kamau Bell To Host WGA East Awards
W. Kamau Bell is getting set to host his 2nd time on TV with this upcoming WGA East Awards. Let’s keep Kamau going with a 3rd, 4th, and 5th time, and so on.
Also, in remembering Jonathan Ames hosting last year’s WGA Awards, does the WGA like having hosts who just got their shows cancelled?
One of the best to do improvised stand up on Set List is Rich Hall (you should/might know from SNL long ago) for making it seem like it’s almost a normal hilarious stand-up routine and seamlessly injecting crowd work while doing so.
Watch Rich Hall do Set List on The Nerdist YouTube Channel here.
