Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Edited This Latest Issue of Entertainment Weekly
Check out what Tina Fey and Amy Poehler did with the reigns to one issue of Entertainment Weekly.
They didn’t have Leslie Knope interview Liz Lemon, but just look at that cover and you’ll know that they had fun with it.
IFC’s Maron Will Be on Netflix After Christmas
Dec. 28th, you can watch episodes of IFC’s Maron from the comfort of your Netflix account.
It’ll be the perfect thing to accompany the eye of the holiday storm between Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project with Matt Gourley Coming Next Year
Basically, the hilarious pairing of Andy Daly and Matt Gourley of Superego have sifted through podcasts submitted to Comedy Bang! Bang! at Earwolf and present their favorite ones.
It would be really hard to imagine this not being pretty damn great, so take a listen to their teaser episode and get set for their premiere in Feburary.
We were pleasantly surprised by the 21 Jump Street reboot with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum and have been looking forward to a sequel since we heard news of it going into production.
And now, after all of that, here’s the trailer for 22 Jump Street.
The hot unproduced screenplay list, widely known as The Black List was just announced its latest edition and we’re happy to say that Gay Kid and Fat Chick by Bo Burnham and Superbrat by Leo Allen and Eric Slovin made the cut.
More details to come when The Black List releases fully compiled list complete with log lines, but just be happy that these two projects will hopefully be made into a movie soon.
John Oliver at HBO Moves Forward with ‘Daily Show’s’ Tim Carvell as Showrunner
2014 can’t come any quicker despite all of us wanting to see what John Oliver is exactly cooking up over at HBO. Oliver is already setting his pieces in place for his show by having another Daily Show cohort join his ranks in head writer Tim Carvell.
In other words, we’re probably going to get something close to Oliver hosting The Daily Show this past summer or something possibly even better.
If you have prerequisites for supporting a Kickstarter, we’d hope that a funny film getting accepted into sundance and a film starring Jenny Slate with Gaby Hoffman and Gabe Liedman would be good enough for you to donate.
Gillian Robespierre’s Obvious Child has indeed been accepted into Sundance and from this Kickstarter video looks like it definitely belongs there. As suggested above, Slate, Hoffman, and Liedman are all in it, so give it some money so it can finish and be a potential indie comedy hit in Park City, UT next year.
ON THE HORIZON
Whisper Presents “Share Circle” @ The Virgil Wed. Dec. 18th 8PM $25 (includes tacos and 2 drinks)
The Comedy Palace Toys for Tots Charity Show @ The Comedy Palace 9PM Admission w/one unwrapped/unopened toy
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Living Room 8PM FREE w/RSVP (live streamed here)
Loud Village presents… Comedy for the Holidays @ The Troubadour 8PM $17
Comedy Central Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Victory Lap One Year Anniversary @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction 2nd BiAnnual Championship Edition @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., 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 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots available
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
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 @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/stories on theme of “home” only/5 min./10 spots only/$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.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/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
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
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Roast battle between 2 comedians at end/Hosted by Brian Moses and Rell Battle
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM after TNT Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
Jimmy Pardo’s Pardcast-a-Thon Now Available to Buy/Download
You still have a chance to support Smile Train via Jimmy Pardo’s fantastic annual Pardcast-a-Thon as this year’s edition is now available for purchase and your enjoyment.
All 13 hours caught on both audio and video means that you can enjoy all the hijinks including Paul F. Tompkins throwing up money up in the air and trying to swim through it like a cartoon.
The hysterical and brilliant Bo Burnham just dropped his latest special what. on YouTube and Netflix giving you pretty much no excuse to not watch it.
It’s a perfect balance of biting social commentary and unabashed playfulness. Give it a watch, thanks to Bo, whenever, wherever, and pretty much however you want.
Also, you can buy the album version if you want to pay in some way for this great performance.
Cartoon Network Sets New ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Special Featuring Ringo Starr
Some of you might know that there was a time before Adult Swim where Cartoon Network was making cartoons that were leaning in the direction of shows for a wide range of ages as opposed to just kids.
Amongst them, Powerpuff Girls was one of their most popular and is now going to be coming back near the end of Jan. with a special that will feature the voice of Ringo Starr.
So, January/2014 along with everything else that’s premiering is shaping quite nicely already.
When not busy with Anchorman or Old Milwaukee or Funny or Die or Gary Sanchez Productions or any million other things that Will Ferrell is busy doing, Will Ferrell likes to indulge in a few of his hobbies like singing with The Vienna Boys Choir.
Watch what that actually looks and sounds like on Letterman here.
Michael Ian Black and Ashley Williams Cast in ‘Gaffigan’
Jim Gaffigan’s CBS comedy project continues to fill out its cast now with the additions of Michael Ian Black and Ashley Williams (How I Met Your Mother).
This project need to make it to TV ASAP as we can already imagine some sort of scene where Black and Gaffigan awkwardly have a stare down.
Tom Papa appeared on Conan to do a late night set and takes now a sort of non-traditional stance on smoking by defending it. He’s trying to bring the kale and steak eaters together as well through this set.
The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling Ends Tonight
At 6PM PST tonignt, the final episode of The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling will bow and the end of era will pass.
Make sure to tune in/stream here.
Don’t get too sad though as the one and only Dave Hill is going to be filling in this slot soon.
ON THE HORIZON
Aziz Ansari: Discussions in LA Thurs. Dec. 19th-Sat. Dec. 21st $5 if chosen in lottery
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Dec. 22nd 8:30PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Room 101 Improv @ The Flight Theater 8PM FREE
The Adventure Time Encylopaedia Live Reading Benefit @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $20
Whisper Presents “Share Circle” @ The Virgil 8PM $25 (includes 2 drinks & tacos)
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
Laugh Out Lounge @ Steve Allen Theater 8:30PM FREE
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/5 min. or 8 min. w/purchase/Hosted by 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.
CORKY’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/No walk ins/Must sign-up in advance at jaketaveren@monkeyheadconcepts.biz/Starts 7PM/pre-booked spots 10-12 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Daniella Arce
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/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/6-8 min./No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/4-8 min./1 item min.
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
O’HARRA’S BAR 1000 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM 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 FLIGHT THEATER 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM 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
Samuel L. Jackson, Tobey Maguire, and Arcade Fire join Zach Galifianakis in the latest episode of Between Two Ferns/how awkward a good portion of Christmas parties will be this year.
Either way, you win because it’s a brand spanking new episode of Between Two Ferns right here, right now.
Rob Delaney & Sharon Horgan’s “Catastrophe” Airing on UK’s Channel 4 Next Year
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan will write and star in this seemingly cross-Atlantic dark romantic comedy series in 2014 on Channel 4 in the UK.
Hopefully, it’ll be able to be watched online or find it’s way stateside not too long after it premieres.
CC:Studios’ Push and Believe with Brody Stevens was released earlier this year in tandem with their half hour specials.
One episode that didn’t get release until now was one with Brody Stevens and Brody Stevens. That wasn’t a typo. Brody interviews himself on his own show, which actually seems normal and, of course, hilarious and perfect for his series airing now on Comedy Central on Sunday nights, Enjoy It!
Just going off the initial posters, this might be the first time that Late Night on NBC looks a little more serious than The Tonight Show.
Just compare the first key art of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon above to Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Not only is it great to see Weird Al Yankovic, Patton Oswalt, Dana Gould, and several more come together for a Christmas web series special, but it’s really touching the way they do so for the holiday episode of Matt Oswalt’s Puddin’ with Eddie Pepitone.
Part of why it’s so great? Eddie gets exactly what he wants for Christmas/no other Christmas special ends like this. Watch A Puddin’ Christmas here.
Jason Reitman’s ‘Men, Women & Children’ Adds Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Dean Norris
This is just another reminder that writer/director Jason Reitman gets stellar ensemble casts and will probably make something really special from it.
Former NBC Chiefs Courting Leno Post-Tonight Show
There’s been a lot of talk, for years actually, of what will happen to long time host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno.
Well, as his departure nears in February of 2014, transitioning to Jimmy Fallon, there has been interest in such places like CNN, though it would seem the parties interested seem to all be former NBC chiefs like Jeff Zucker and Jeff Gaspin.
Nothing is set in motion, but it’ll be interesting to see what Leno does if he ends up moving to cable.
Benjamin Berman who you should know as the director of Comedy Bang! Bang on IFC has made a short film that is going to play The Sundance Film Festival next year called “I’m a Mitzvah”.
It stars Ben Schwartz and follows trying to get a dead friend’s body back from Mexico, which sounds like a great formula for a short to us. We can’t watch the short yet (it has play that festival first, at least), but there’s a trailer that you can and should watch for I’m a Mitzvah here.
ON THE HORIZON
An Evening with Jake Weisman @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Dec. 20th 9PM $5
Put Your Hands Together 1 Year Anniversary @ UCB Theatre Tues. Jan. 7th 8PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Big Money @ The Virgil 7PM FREE
Crapshoot: Stories of Risk, Regret & Keeping It Real @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Weiscrack @ The Copper Still Bar 8PM FREE
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Comedy Garage @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace Toys For Tots Charity Show @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM Admission w/one unwrapped, unopened toy (no toy weapons or food)
Aziz Ansari: Discussions 9:30PM $5 if chosen by lottery
Super Secret Secret Show @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Loud Village at the Improv @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $5/2 item min.
OPEN MIC RUN
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE & CAFE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 min./Ugly sweater gets you on stage for free/
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
LOADED 6377 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/15 spots only/7 min./No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
INDIA’S FLAVOR 156 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 10PM/Hosted by Atif Myers
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM after Main Room show