You probably watch so many internet sketches, web videos, etc. that it’s feasible that your whole reality has been altered and you wouldn’t know the difference.
Or maybe that’s just what happened to Grant Pardee one day (this is the part where you watch)…
The Wolf of Wall Street, Her, and More Genre Amalgamates with Comedy in Them Nominated at PGAs
We guess the debate will continue on whether The Wolf of Wall Street, Her, Nebraska, and American Hustle have enough comedic moments to be considered a comedy or even a comedy hybrid or whether to dismiss the whole notion of genre altogether in awarding movies and just recognizing the truly best pictures.
The four aforementioned movies just got nominated for the Producer’s Guild Awards and seem to be the closest that comedy will get serious recognition. With that being said, Bradley Cooper and Louis C.K. in American Hustle are pretty f’n hilarious.
ON THE HORIZON
Church at the Church @ Church on York Mon. Jan. 6th 8:30PM $8
All Things Comedy @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Jan. 14th 8:30PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
2014: How To Survive The Next 12 Months @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Bobcat Goldthwait @ Brea Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Dwayne Perkins @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Parlor Social One Night Stand @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM FREE
Fahim Anwar @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 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
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots only/3 min./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
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
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
Community is officially back with Dan Harmon at the helm and to the series that got the idea of six seasons and a movie going. The premiere was last night, but you can watch the first two episodes right now.
Here are Repilot and Intro to Teaching.
Hot Tub to Celebrate Its One Year Anniversary in LA
One of the best live comedy shows in NYC (actually, the entire country) got up and transplanted itself to Los Angeles when Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal landed at The Virgil every Monday, presented by our good friends and comedy behind the scenes extraordinaires Cleftclips, a year ago and it’s been one of the best things to happen to this city (as noted in our 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To In No Particular Order of 2013).
So, they’re marking their 1 year anniversary of being here in LA, which you shouldn’t miss on that fact alone. On top of that, the line-up is pretty fantastic with Patton Oswalt, Sean Patton, Kumail Nanjiani, Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, and music by Nick Diamonds.
Stop asking questions already, get ready to see something amazing, and get your tickets.
@midnight Returns on Monday Jan. 6th with Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Scheer, and Andrea Savage
Those hashtags on the @midnight Twitter account have been keeping us all busy during the holiday break, but “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” is finally back next week at Comedy Central Mon. Jan. 6th at, you guessed it, MIDNIGHT with a great panel in Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Scheer, and Andrea Savage.
Since you might be in LA, you can also go to tapings for free with these tickets on most Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
WGA Awards Movie Nominees: Her, The Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska, and More
The Writers Guild of America just announced their nominees for movies including dramadies, comedic dramas, dramatic comedies, dramas with really funny moments in it, etc. Her, The Wolf of Wall Street, Nebraska, American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, and more.
That only leaves us thinking “Still, no love for In A World…, It’s A Disaster, or Wrong Cops/Wrong.”
Let Comedy Resolve to Stand Up For Itself in 2014 Like Natasha Leggero
For the sake of several people on the Internet looking for a reason to be outraged, so many comedians were coerced into publicly apologizing last year. Maybe some cases were called for and other ones were certainly blown way out of proportion and taken out of context (a mortal enemy of comedy).
Over a New Year’s Eve special, Natasha Leggero made a joke about American veterans and received a lot of criticism from it, but, thankfully stood up for her joke, which was, as you should hear a lot today, pretty harmless (and pretty great).
We can only hope that more comedians will stand firm with their jokes in 2014 so long as they really aren’t using comedy as a veil for bigotry, which definitely was not the case here.
ON THE HORIZON
Emo Phillips Narrating The Carnival of the Animals @ Glendale Philharmonic Sun. Jan. 5th 4PM $15-$100
50 First Jokes LA @ Downtown Independent Theater Sun. Jan. 5th 9PM $10 in adv., $12 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Drew Droege Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records 4PM FREE
Baby Talk with Dan Levy @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Bobcat Goldthwait @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
(Guy Branum Presents) Talk Show: The Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Patton Oswalt @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (stand by only)
The Blank Experience @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10:30PM $10
The Midnight Show w/Trevor Moore @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ 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
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 item min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2907 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Don Takano
THE LOTUS LOUNGE 1135 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Ends 2AM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Seth Meyers Might Have a More Streamlined Version of ‘Late Night’
If you’ve seen Seth Meyers in his tenure at SNL, you can make an educated guess that his taking over Late Night will be more than a little different than Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
According to Meyers in a recent interview, there will be less music and more sketches, which seems to be the new streamlined version of the late night talk show format that networks have been going for (The Pete Holmes Show, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Nikki and Sara Live).
You’re probably curious as we are to see where Late Night with Seth Meyers will fit in with “@midnight” & Pete Holmes Show just ending along with Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on,
It’s a little more than a taste because there’s so much that’s coming as evidenced by the trailer, but it’s still not the whole pie of season 2 of Kroll Show. You’re just going to have to make due with the 2 minutes you can see here.
Watch it and then get ready for Kroll Show’s return to Comedy Central on Tues. Jan. 14th.
http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/sr6voy/kroll-show-this-season-on-kroll-show
The UK based French comedian Marcel Lucont isn’t thrown off by the random topics of Set List even if English may be his second language.
ON THE HORIZON
Skinny Sundays Big Fat 4th Year Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv Sun. Jan. 12th 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
Natasha Leggero in London! Paris! Costco! @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Jan. 16th 9:30PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Emo Phillips Narrating The Carnival of The Animals @ Glendale Philharmonic 4PM $15-$100
Bobcat Goldthwait @ Brea Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Rick Overton & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
Uncabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
John Ennis Presents “The Country Western Show” @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $20
The Drop-In Show @ Hot Mess Vintage 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
50 First Jokes LA @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM $12
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Power Violence @ Strait Jacket Society 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
After all the talk and announcements, the first official promo for Jimmy Fallon’s start at The Tonight Show is here. Apparently, it’s also going to be called The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon instead of “With”
Let’s all figure out what that means on Feb. 17th.
Andre Hyland Is Going to Sundance With a Short Film He Shot In a Day
The great multi-hyphenate funny person Andre Hyland is on his way to the prestigious Sundance Film Festival with a short film that, as he reveals in this interview, was just shot in a day. Knowing Andre, that’s probably all he needed.
Andre is hilarious in such a uniquely silly way (just check his character Jesse Miller out) that we’re thrilled gets to be shared in Park City, UT. Watch him discuss his short film Funnel that was selected at the link.
Well, it’s least a real look into the life of someone who is struggling to prepare for parenthood and more a reality show, but still, Kroll Show’s Dad Academy is pretty funny so long as it just stays a sketch and doesn’t become a real show on TLC.
Watch ‘Welcome to Dad Academy’ here.
ON THE HORIZON
Happy Contest Time @ 3 Clubs Tues. Jan. 7th 9PM FREE
DC Pierson Will Steal Your Girlfriend @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Dec. 9th 7PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Comedy Central Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal 1 Year LA Anniversary @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Church at the Church @ Church on York 8:30PM $8
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
One Love Improv @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
Crash Test @ 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.
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 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/Starts 7PM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com/4-5 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/Lottery/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/Starts 7:30PM/ends 9:3PM/Lottery/One item min.
SET LIST @ IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Lottery/Mary Lynn Rajskub to perform/Performers who haven’t done Set List preferred/Must improvise material off of never before seen topics/No purchase necessary if intending to perform
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
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA #110/Starts around 12AM after One Love Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
Seth Meyers walking from the Saturday Night Live stage to his stage next door might not be the biggest surprise for his first promo of Late Night when he takes over Feb. 25th, but do realize that SNL, Late Night, and The Tonight Show will all be under the same roof.
We’re just saying, get ready for plenty of show crossover bits.
Watch the first promo for Late Night with Seth Meyers here.
EW.Com’s ‘Up Close With Tig Notaro’ Gets Up Close Like No Other Talk Show Has Before
EW.com just launched a new web series hosted by Tig Notaro in the most up close way in recent memory that a talk show has ever been hosted.
How close? Don’t bother guessing, just watch and enjoy it already because it’s a talk show web series hosted by Tig Notaro and that should be good enough (also, the first guest is Gillian Jacobs).
Google Planning To Put YouTube Into Cars
The plan for web video watching while driving is a scary prospect considering that so many great web series could be the cause of car accidents. Luckily, with this technology unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the driver can only watch YouTube through the car’s system while in park (that’s not to say you can’t still watch it on your phone).
In theory, coupled with hands free cars also from Google, that you’ll be able to watch something like Bo Burnham’s special what. while you’re in traffic (have you watched what. yet? It’s fantastic)
Kurt Braunohler to Launch His Comedy Central Web Series at Riot LA
We’re not too sure what the fantastic Kurt Braunohler has in store for his upcoming web series at Comedy Central/CC:Studios called Roustabout, but we have no doubt that it’ll be groundbreaking silliness of the highest degree.
If you’re in attendance at Riot LA this weekend (get tickets here), specifically Jan. 11th @ The Smell, like us, you’ll get exactly an idea of what Kurt’s up to in a special live preview.
Eric Jonrosh’s The Spoils of Babylon coming to IFC this Thurs. Jan. 9th looks so rich accented with plenty ludicrous detail. From fake names to obvious model towns, this looks really promising.
Watch and see in the opening sequence/theme.
The Goddamn Dave Hill Show Premieres Tomorrow at WFMU
Without barely wasting any time at all, the slot previously occupied by The Best Show at WFMU with Tom Scharpling will continue to be taken up by great comedy in the form of The Goddamn Dave Hill Show.
It starts 6PM PST tomorrow and will have H. Jon Benjamin as a guest, so we don’t even need to tell you to get on board ASAP.
ON THE HORIZON
Camp! One Year Anniversary @ The Clubhouse Fri. Jan. 10th 11:30PM FREE
Top Floor Comedy Sat. Jan. 11th 9PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Not Safe For Work @ Del Monte Speakeasy 8PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Drunk on Stage @ Akbar 8PM $5
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Put Your Hands Together 1 Year Anniversary @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Happy Contest TIme @ 3 Clubs 8:30PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
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
THE MOTH @ ZANZIBAR 1301 5th St., Santa Monica, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/stories on theme of “vices” 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
JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA/Sign-up 9:15PM-9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Valet parking w/validation $3
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
Patton Oswalt’s latest comedy special Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time is coming to Epix on Jan. 17th. It’s been a few years since Finest Hour, which is why we’re excited for this to come out and also wonder the other forms of that comedy equation (i.e. Time Minus Comedy Equals Tragedy, Tragedy Minus Time Plus Comedy Equals Zero, etc. etc.)
For now, just watch this preview on what the state flag of Florida should be.