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Zach Galifianakis To Star In and Co-Write Louis C.K. Pilot at FX/FXx

January 14, 2014

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Zach Galifianakis To Star In and Co-Write Louis C.K. Pilot at FX/FXx

Well, if you had to formulate to make one of the most anticipated pilots of the entire pilot season, having Zach Galifianakis team up with Louis C.K. is a really good way to it. As part of his development deal, C.K. has done just that for FX/FXx.

There are no details as what the pilot might be, which makes us think that C.K. might be playing it so close to the chest that FX/FXx might not even know.

Season 2 Premiere of Kroll Show Tonight

January 14, 2014

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Season 2 Premiere of Kroll Show Tonight

10:30PM Comedy Central tonight will be the premiere of season 2 of Kroll Show.

Read this several more times so you’ll have muscle memory kick in and you won’t forget to watch.

Bill Cobsy Talks About His Impressively Low SAT Score

January 14, 2014

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Bill Cosby is amazing at many things, especially when it comes to comedy as you should know.

According to a story he told during Letterman last night, he also scored an incredibly low SAT score. Watch and see how he pulled it off here.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/15/14

January 15, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Brew Haha in Silverlake Sat. Jan. 18th 9PM Donations accepted
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World @ New Beverly Cinema Fri. Jan .24th MIDNIGHT $8

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/6:30PM FREE w/RSVP
Comedy Night @ YouTube Space LA 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
The Super Serious Show @ The Virgil 8PM $10
Charlyne Yi Presents LET’S GET EMOTIONAL @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Room 101 Improv @ The Flight Theater 8PM FREE
That 90’s Sitcom @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Juice @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 item min.

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
THE MOTH @ BUSBY’S EAST 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Lottery/5 min./Stories on theme “beginnings” required/10 spots/$8 cover
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 w/one drink min./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

Comedy Central Orders Natasha Leggero Pilot From Red Hour & Standup Special

January 15, 2014

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Comedy Central Orders Natasha Leggero Pilot From Red Hour & Standup Special

A pilot for a Victorian era parody reality show co-starring Riki Lindhome and a stand up special is coming to Comedy Central from Natasha Leggero.

Whether there’s a correlation or not, we’d like to think this is what happens when you justly defend your comedy that needs no apology because it’s funny.

Michael Cera, John Hawkes Join FX’s Charlie Kaufman Pilot

January 15, 2014

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Michael Cera, John Hawkes Join FX’s Charlie Kaufman Pilot

Are you surprised that the cast of FX/FXx’s line-up of pilots is shaping up? First, Zach Galifianakis in a Louis C.K. pilot, and now Michael Cera and John Hawkes in a Charlie Kaufman pilot.

Just cross your fingers to maybe see these go to series.

Morgan Murphy’s Comedy Special ‘Irish Goodbye’ Released Digitally/on Netflix Next Week

January 15, 2014

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Morgan Murphy’s Comedy Special ‘Irish Goodbye’ Released Digitally/on Netflix Next Week

The damn funny Morgan Murphy is releasing her comedy special Irish Goodbye both for purchase and on Netflix next week, Jan. 21st.

Not only is this a special from Morgan, which should make you already excited, but it was taped at The Nerdmelt Showroom, one of the best venues for comedy in LA.

We’ll make sure to remind you next week to buy/watch this.

Please Stay at airbnbs From Minds of Rory Scovel, Jon Dore, and Beth Stelling @midnight

January 15, 2014

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A new game from “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” has comedians think up of airbnb listings that you would not stay at.

Thanks to Rory Scovel, Jon Dore, and Beth Stelling, we found places that we both would never would want to stay at, but are curious for how disturbingly funny they are.

Watch the clip here.

Rebecca Miller & Greta Gerwig Team For ‘Maggie’s Plan’

January 15, 2014

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Rebecca Miller & Greta Gerwig Team For ‘Maggie’s Plan’

Greta Gerwig who has carved herself into an indie comedy force is onto her next project, Maggie’s Plan with director Rebecca Miller, a film that sounds like it’s not very far from the wheelhouse of Frances Ha.

Given how much we loved Frances Ha (it’s on our 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To In No Particular Order of 2013), we have no problem with this at all.

Adult Swim Renews ‘China, IL’ For Season 3

January 15, 2014

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Adult Swim Renews ‘China, IL’ For Season 3

China, IL has officially gotten a season 3 and Adult Swim continues to blaze a trail with their programming even when they’re on only a few hours a day.

Rory Scovel Shooting His First Special Next Month in Charleston, SC

January 15, 2014

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Rory Scovel Shooting His First Special Next Month in Charleston, SC

Rory Scovel is one of the most captivating minds in comedy in comedy right now and is finally doing his first hour special to be shot in The Footlight Theater in Charleston, SC Feb. 21st & 22nd.

Tickets will go on sale soon. Rest assured, this is one of those things you don’t want to miss out on in any way if you can.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/16/14

January 16, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Church @ Church on York Mon. Jan. 20th 7:30PM $5
Doug Stanhope @ Gaslamp Tues. Jan. 21st 8PM $25/2 item min. (stand by only)

COMEDY CRAWL
Big Money @ The Virgil 7PM FREE
Broad City Advance Screening @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
Bad Bride @ iO West 7:30PM $5
Chris Porter & Joe DeRosa @ Ice House 8PM $15-$22/2 drink min.
Comedy Central Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
The Evening Hour with Sean Conroy @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30 (stand by only)
Julian McCullough @ iO West 9PM $5
Lovvvit Comedy Night/I Love the 80’s 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Mike O’Connell Plays Sad Songs To Get Sad @ Room 5 9PM $10
Prompter! @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Natasha Leggero in London! Paris! Costco! @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5

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
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Lottery/20 spots only/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up is 12PM at Facebook page/See http://www.facebook.com/BombShelterComedyfor more info and to sign up/First 23 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by John Silver & Ryan Pfeiffer
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item 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
RAFA’S LOUNGE ART GALLERY 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/10 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
IT’S A GRIND 247 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served
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

Wits with John Moe Presents “Tom Waits Does Math” with Special Guest David Cross

January 16, 2014

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We don’t really need to say more than what you read in the headline other than Wits with John Moe is great and you should watch this really funny sketch right now.

Showtime Picks Up Philip Seymour Hoffman Comedy ‘Happyish’ to Series

January 16, 2014

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Showtime Picks Up Philip Seymour Hoffman Comedy ‘Happyish’ to Series

Showtime will now have Happyish, a dark comedy from Phillip Seymour Hoffman, as part of their line-up.

There are few details and the description of the series is kind of broad at this point, but, with Phillip Seymour Hoffman behind this, Happyish might be really great (and hopefully won’t be confused with the extremely dark Happiness, which Seymour was also in).

John Hodgman and Dan Castellaneta To Play Rival Public Radio Hosts on Parks & Recreation

January 16, 2014

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John Hodgman and Dan Castellaneta To Play Rival Public Radio Hosts on Parks & Recreation

If you thought Parks and Recreation had pulled out all the stops, then you obviously did not see this coming. John Hodgman and Dan Castellaneta will appear as two public rival radio hosts, which could be a show on its own, but we get to see it on Parks and Recreation this season.

RoboCop To Be Remade By a Bunch of Funny People

January 16, 2014

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Forget about the big budget reboot of Robocop.

Many of the great creative people of Channel 101 are crowdsourcing a whole remake of Robocop, a sort of real life “sweded” version of the movie, and it looks like the remake you’ll want to see that studios would never get behind.

Watch the trailer here.

Maria Bamford to Have Residency at Comedy Palace LA

January 16, 2014

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Maria Bamford to Have Residency at Comedy Palace LA

The Comedy Palace at The Palace Restaurant in Los Feliz here in LA has become a great late night destination to see comedy on Thursdays for free and now has one more reason to make sure you stop by and watch.

The wonderful Maria Bamford is going to start doing a residency starting tonight, doing 20 min. every week around 9:15PM, before the usual start of the show.

Trust us, the show is already great, especially tonight, but you’re going to definitely want to catch the magic of Bamford in residency.

NBC Orders Comedy Pilots From Gary Sanchez Prods and Dan Mazer

January 16, 2014

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NBC Orders Comedy Pilots From Gary Sanchez Prods and Dan Mazer

NBC latest addition to their development slate this pilot season is Mission Control from Will Ferrell & Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions that’s something like an Anchorman set at NASA and Love is Relative from Borat’s Dan Mazer.

There’s lots of interesting stuff that we’d like to some series from.

Great NYC Comedy Duo Team Submarine Releases New Album

January 16, 2014

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Team Submarine, the very funny duo of Nate Fernald and Steve O’Brien from NYC, just released a new album called Glass Matthew.

It’s only $7.99 and if you’re one of the first 50 orders, you’ll get an embarrassing pog from Nate’s pog collection. What a great deal for great comedy and embarrassing childhood memories.

Grammy Nominee Tig Notaro Chats with Grammy Nominee Craig Ferguson

January 16, 2014

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Both Craig Ferguson and Tig Notaro have their comedy albums nominated for Grammys in the same category.

They discuss who is going to win in her appearance on The Late Late Show last night.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/17/14

January 17, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
A is for: A Night of a Thousand Vaginas Benefitting Texas Abortion Fund @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Jan. 19th 7:30PM $60-$100 (stand by only)
Ronna & Beverly @ UCB Theatre Fri. Jan. 24th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
3 Truths 1 Lie @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Brand New Ball @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Stand-Up with Eddie Pepitone @ M Bar 8PM $5
The Swarm @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
Camp! @ The Clubhouse 11:30PM FREE

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.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2907 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Don Takano
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
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/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

After Epix Botched Launch, You Can Now Watch Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time Now

January 17, 2014

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After Epix Botched Launch, You Can Now Watch Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time Now

Patton Oswalt’s latest comedy special Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time was supposed to be available last night, but Epix seemed to have dropped the ball as evidenced by this tweet by Patton. In the time between then and now, Patton began to tweet “what happened” during his special until it just surfaced at Epix.

So, there’s Patton actual (click through to watch at Epix at link) and Twitter rant versions of Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time now.

Jimmy Kimmel Live Going to SXSW

January 17, 2014

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Jimmy Kimmel Live Going to SXSW

This might be the first time that a late night talk show visits a big time festival for a week of shows. Well, we’re glad that Jimmy Kimmel Live is taping a week of shows at SXSW and we have a feeling that Kimmel is going to pull out all the stops for fake band names and asking if SXSW goers have seen them.

FXx Sets ‘Legit’ & ‘Ali G: Rezurection’ Premieres For Next Month

January 17, 2014

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FXx Sets ‘Legit’ & ‘Ali G: Rezurection’ Premieres For Next Month

A new season of Legit and Ali G: Rezurection are slated for late Feb. on the same night at FXx.

We cannot wait for the inevitable memes and .gifs of booyakasha.

Conan O’Brien Checks Up on His Interns

January 17, 2014

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The interns of Conan got to hang out with their boss, Conan O’Brien/asked, point blank, if Conan’s their favorite late night show and what rumors they’ve heard about him.

As with so many Conan remote segments about his employees, this is pretty great. Watch the clip here.