Conan O’Brien got his infamous associate producer Jordan Schlansky to finally clean up his office by bringing in a personal organizer unannounced to Jordan’s office. Of course, Jordan’s not so keen on the idea.
Conan and Schlansky are one the best running bits in late night.
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to Woody Allen’s ‘Magic in the Moonlight’
Another beautiful destination in the French Riviera around the 1920’s plus Woody Allen equals Allen’s next film Magic In the Moonlight, a romantic comedy that could make a start for a case of a whole french romantic period in the director’s career.
As Sony Pictures Classics has gotten the rights to the film in North America, we shall see.
Tim Minchin Developing a Groundhog Day Musical
While adapting any material into a musical can be suspicious, one of the Bill Murray classic Groundhog Day from the brilliant Tim Minchin is probably going to be pretty great.
We hope this makes it to the stage and tours across the world so we can see it soon.
ON THE HORIZON
¡El Show! @ El Cid Sun. Jan. 12th 8:30PM FREE
Blamblamblam @ R Bar Tues. Jan. 14th 9PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Funny Comedy Show @ Silverlake Lounge 6PM FREE
Harland Williams @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $22/2 item min.
Hate Mail @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
KPCC Presents: Wits with John Moe @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM/10:30PM $40 (stand by only)
Rob Delaney @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Mike Eagle Show @ The Mint LA 9PM $10
Top Floor Comedy 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Hello Giggles @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Guest Hosts Katie Crown & Davey Johnson @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
RIOT LA
Wayne Federman International Film Festival: Heartbreak Kid @ Downtown Independent Theater 1:30PM $15
Ronna & Beverly @ The Smell 2PM $15
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show The Game Show @ Five Star Bar 3PM $10
Doug Loves Movies @ Downtown Independent Theater 4:20PM $15
Superego w/Paul F. Tompkins @The Smell 5PM $20
Prompter @ Five Star Bar 5PM $10
Eagleheart: Paradise Revisited @ Downtown Independent Theater 6:15PM $10
Jimmy Pardo Presents These 4 Jackasses @ Five Star Bar 7PM $10
Pixy Stix @ The Jalisco 7PM $10
Super Serious Presents Imaginary Radio Program @ The Smell 7PM $20
Candy Cigarettes with Jay Larson @ The Lexington 8PM $10
KCRW Presents Storytime for Grown Ups @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM $35
Comedy Living Room @ 1906 Studios 8:30PM $20 (stand by only)
Best of Riot LA @ The Smell 9PM $15
Power Violence! @ The Jalisco 9PM $10
Tommy Johnagin @ Five Star Bar 9PM $15
The Rodney Dangerfield Award Showcase @ Downtown Independent Theater 10PM $20
The Fringe Riders Present Stampede @ The Lexington 10PM $10
Best of Riot LA @ Five Star Bar 11PM $15
CC;Studios Presents Roustabout Live with Kurt Braunohler @ The Smell 11PM $15
Yo-Yos with Erin Foley @ The Jalisco 11PM $10
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
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Part of RIOT LA
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.
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
Aubrey Plaza, Oliver Platt, Jeff Goldblum Board Johnny Depp’s ‘Mortdecai’
Say what you will, but an action comedy about stolen art with Aubrey Plaza, Oliver Platt, and Jeff Goldblum with ‘Nazi loot’ pretty much has us sold even though it’s not a Wes Anderson movie.
A teaser/trailer of Mortdecai needs to come out ASAP.
It seems the main thing that people talk about when it comes to living legend that is the TV series The Simpsons is the intro, affectionally coined as “the couch gag”.
Well, what other series has newsworthy intros that are a funny tribute to Hiyao Miyazaki and another done by Bill Plympton? Answer: None.
We’d definitely watch a supercut of the best couch gags as a whole show.
NBC Orders Comedy Pilots From Casey Wilson/June Diane Raphael and Rashida Jones
NBC is seemingly off to a good start this round of pilot season as they have just ordered pilots from the hilarious duo of Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael as well as one from the delightful Rashida Jones.
Perhaps, this time, they won’t let these projects go like they did with Mulaney.
The Lucas Brothers Moving Co. Premieres Tonight on Fox
The animated series from great comedy brother duo The Lucas Brothers is making its premiere tonight on Fox ADHD.
Tune into Fox at 11PM and see what an animated show with a mix of rapper Danny Brown and Natasha Leggero as well as those bizarrely chill Lucas Brothers will be like.
ON THE HORIZON
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Bootleg Bar Sun. Jan. 19th 7PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? Storytelling Edition @ iO West Mon. Feb 3rd 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Harland Williams @ Irvine Improv 7PM $22/2 item min.
KPCC Presents: WITS with John Moe @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM $40 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Uncabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
The Drop In Show @ Hot Mess Vintage 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8:30PM FREE
Skinny Sundays: Big Fat 4th Year Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
RIOT LA
Comedy Bang! Bang! @ Downtown Independent Theater 3PM $30
The Birthday Boys @ Downtown Independent Theater 5PM $20
KCRW Presents Unfictional Live @ The Smell 5PM $20
Persona! @ Five Star Bar 6PM $10
Kyle Kinane @ Downtown Independent Theater 7PM $20
Riot LA Space Exploration Program: Electronic Comedy & Real Lasers @ The Smell 7PM $10
Mr. Potato Head with Kurt Braunohler @ The Lexington 7:30PM $10
Best of Riot LA @ Five Star Bar 8PM $15
Best of Riot LA @ The Smell 9PM $15
Jon Benjamin Has a Van: A Celebration of Failure @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM $30
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/
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.
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
HBO Sets Premiere Dates for ‘Veep’, ‘Silicon Valley’ & More
Too much time has passed from when the last season of Veep ended and for Mike Judge’s live action HBO series Silicon Valley featuring TJ Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Thomas Middleditch, and more.
Thankfully, there’s premiere dates for both of those shows in April so we know exactly how long we have to fidgeting until they hit the air.
White House Addresses Jimmy Kimmel’s China Joke
Thanks to thousands upon thousands of people outraged last year over a joke apparently “at China’s expense” during a segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The White House had to take the time to not deal with more pressing matters and say that they can’t cancel Jimmy Kimmel Live because of the right to free speech.
Good job all of you outraged enough at an joke that hinges on its high level of absurdity to ignore the problems with healthcare, social security, etc. etc. on not knowing the U.S. government doesn’t have the time or could care less about shutting down something like Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Oh, in case you couldn’t figure it out in the previous sentence because you were a person that signed that petition, we were being sarcastic.
Tonight’s is offering up more than a solid block of TV comedy with the comedy partners of the moment Amy Poehler and Tina Fey back hosting The Golden Globes live at 8PM EST/5PM PST on NBC, which leaves more than enough time on the West coast to catch the premiere of Season 3 of Girls on HBO at 10PM.
We’d say plan accordingly, but it looks like we have already done that for you.
Ron Babcock and Michael Truly have made comedians eat some really disgusting things on The Why Would You Eat That Challenge? and do some weird stuff before that.
Their season finale does not disappoint as sketching suggestive poses of Ron competitively to see who eats what can be described as Japanese fish semen is involved. You read that right.
Watch what happens that we’re guessing is NSFW here.
ON THE HORIZON
Broad City Advance Screening @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Jan. 16th 7PM FREE
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Steve Allen Theater Fri. Jan. 24th 9PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Greg Proops Film Club: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $14
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar 8:45PM FREE
An Sho(w) @ Lot 1 Cafe 8:30PM FREE
Boss Dog @ 4100 Bar 8:30PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
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.
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/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/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
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
Fox Gives The Lonely Island Development Deal
The Lonely Island will be developing projects/content to be distributed through various Fox media properties over the next few years.
Both The Lonely Island and John Mulaney have now gone from being on SNL at NBC to their own projects at Fox. Perhaps, it’s just a coincidence?
For those of us that want to not illegally download/watch TV and don’t have/have friends that have HBO/HBO GO, HBO has the first two episodes of season 3 of Girls up on YouTube.
Watch episode one and two now.
Amy Poehler and Brooklyn Nine Nine Take Home Golden Globes
Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Andy Samberg came up winners for the TV comedy categories at The Golden Globes yesterday.
For the “comedy” movie categories, Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street, Spike Jonze for Her, Amy Adams for American Hustle, and American Hustle took their respective Golden Globes.
We pretty much enjoyed all these winners throughout all last year and glad to see newcomer Brooklyn Nine Nine get a win over perennial favorites.
We’d put money on the hilarious Andre Hyland interviewing himself as a character in promotion of his short film Funnel screening at The Sundance Film Festival better than most interviews at Sundance.
Unfortunately, I don’t think there are any bookies that would take a bet like that.
Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo Book ABC Comedy Pilot
There isn’t really any vacationing according to the description of the pilot, but that still doesn’t take away from the hope that a Griswold reunion could bring about since Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo are together again for this ABC comedy pilot.
Let’s hope that it’s more like Vegas Vacation and less like Modern Family since ABC has that Modern Family base covered..
Bloomington, Indiana’s Limestone Comedy Festival Taking Submissions
Indiana’s own The Limestone Comedy Festival is back for 2014, taking place from May 29th-31st.
They’re taking submissions for comedians all the way up to March 21st and might be a good chance to get a comedy festival under your belt/get to do a comedy festival with Jimmy Pardo and Ron Funches.
Mark an hour block starting at 10PM tonight to watch FXx because they have the season premiere of Archer at 10PM and the highly anticipated series premiere of Chozen where Bobby Moynihan indeeds voices a rapper at 10:30PM.
It’s FXx very own animated block and it looks pretty good right now.
ON THE HORIZON
Beth Stelling Live @ The Chatterbox Sat. Jan. 18th 8PM $5
Russell Howard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. May 9th 8PM $25
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Rise Up! @ 3 Clubs 7:30PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Comedy Central Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
All Things Comedy @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Blamblamblam! @ R Bar 9PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Public School Stories @ M Bar 9PM No cover/$10 min.
Laugh Attic Comedy @ State Social House 9PM FREE
What’s New @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Wild Horses @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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
CHEERS BAR & GRILL 717 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:45/10 spots available by drawing at venue/10 spots available at Facebook page-https://www.facebook.com/thejokegym/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
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.
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/1 drink min.
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
The 2nd Riot LA Comedy Festival Was The Best Kind of Riot
If you couldn’t be at The Riot LA Comedy Festival this past weekend for some reason (and that list of reasons should be really small), we recapped some of the most amazing things we saw at the festival and will never forget how funny/magical/brilliant/etc. they all were over at The Nerdist.
Yup, if you weren’t there, you missed out on funny, brilliant, magic.
At this point, The Daily Show needs to have a whole special episode dedicated to Jon Stewart’s rage over NY pizza protocol like he’s done with the mayor of Chicago and Donald Trump.
Watch Stewart go off on current NYC mayor Bill De Blasio over how he chooses to eat his pizza.
Watch Clip of Romantic Comedy You’d Hope To Get From Amy Poehler & Paul Rudd
David Wain’s latest film They Came Together starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd is premiering at Sundance, but Buzzfeed has an exclusive clip that promises a romantic comedy that what come from a member of The State/a kind of romantic comedy we’ve been waiting to see for awhile.
Click through to watch.