Kurt Braunohler Is a Topic For Question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
And so, Kurt Braunohler joins the exclusive club of comedians that are topics for quiz show trivia along with Pete Holmes.
Perhaps, they’ll have smoking jackets made like SNL’s Five Timer Club?
This Saturday at midnight, Neal Brennan’s comedy special Women and Black Dudes is premiering on Comedy Central.
Watch a semi-animated clip of the time he met Barack Obama and then be sure to catch the special tomorrow night.
In case, you don’t mess with watching TV on air because you don’t do Time Warner Cable or perhaps don’t own a TV and just watch stuff on your computer, today is your lucky day as Eagleheart’s latest season is all on Adult Swim’s YouTube Channel.
So here they are:
ON THE HORIZON
Katie Crown tells a joke @ Comedy Central Stages Thurs. Jan. 23rd 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show 3 Year Anniversary @ Stories Books & Cafe Sat. Feb. 1st 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
POP Project’s Comedy Night @ The Virgil 7:30PM $50
Beth Stelling Live @ The Chatterbox 8PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Horrible Movie Night Presents Repo Jake @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Brew Haha 9PM Donations accepted
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30 (stand by only)
Auggie Smith @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Greatest Concert Ever @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre 11:30PM $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch & Special Guest Host Emo Phillips @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 3PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Travis McFarland and Alison Stevenson
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
ABC To Have Another Holiday ‘Toy Story’ TV Special
Not that it would be surprising, but ABC seemed to have success enough with a Halloween Toy Story special that it’s going forward to have another one for Christmas.
If this keeps on going, maybe ABC will make one for Columbus Day.
NYC’s very funny Christian Finnegan was in LA this week to do, so we found out, stand up on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Watch the nicely done set from Finnegan here.
Bill Murray Gets Around To Hanging Out at Reddit
Famously known for hanging out randomly in public places as recounted at BillMurrayStory.com, Murray finally got to moseying on over to Reddit for an AMA session.
As you’d imagine, it was delightful, so read away.
2014 Bridgetown Comedy Festival Taking Submissions Until Jan. 24th
One of the best comedy festivals in the country, The Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, OR, has been taking submissions since the end of 2013 and will do so for a week more.
If you’re a comedian or a comedy show and want in, you have until midnight Jan. 24th to submit.
The Chris Gethard Show Coming to The Bay Area To Put on Better Winter Olympics
Chris Gethard and company are coming to the West Coast finally and will be putting on their shenanigans Feb. 8th at the Eureka Theater after the start of The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
They promise a much better, more entertaining version of The Olympics and we have no doubt that Gethard will succeed.
There is no “if” to qualify here; just go.
ON THE HORIZON
Butt Stuff @ Tela Fiera Fri. Jan. 31st 8PM FREE
Grawlix! @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Feb. 7th 9PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Bootleg Bar 7PM FREE
A Is For: A Night of A Thousand Vaginas Benefitting Texas Abortion Fund @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM $60-$100 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ The Groundlings 7:30PM $16
For the People with Hasan Minhaj & Ron Funches @ Hollywood Improv 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
UnCabaret @ First & Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
The S.O.S. Comedy Show @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
The Revolution @ Lexington 9PM FREE
Chatterbox Comedy @ The Chatterbox 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
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.
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
Myq Kaplan has become a Late Show with David Letterman regular with this latest appearance notching his 3rd set on Letterman.
Give a watch to see Myq show why he’s routinely invited back to The Late Show.
Parks and Recreation To Have Seventh Season
Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, has just announced this at the TCAs, so that should make your Sunday.
Amy Poehler Also Signs Overall Deal With NBC, Lands Comedy Pilot Order
So, along with hosting The Golden Globes, which aired on NBC, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey now both have overall deals and comedy projects (this new Poehler pilot will have Natasha Lyonne starring) at the peacock.
At this point, couldn’t Poehler and Fey have their own network?
ON THE HORIZON
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset Sat. Jan. 25th 9PM FREE
Baby Talk with Dan Levy & Special Guests Billy Eichner, Julie Klausner & Jake Fogelnest @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Feb. 1st 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Church at the Church @ Church on York 8:30PM $5
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8:30PM $8
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM 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/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
Modern Family and Veep Win at SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild Awards gave statues to Modern Family and Veep, who both continue to rack up awards wins and nominations and will no doubt have a great sticker to note that on their DVD box sets.
Have you been left in a sort of void wondering when Paul F. Tompkins critically acclaimed podcast and awesome panel show with puppets will, if ever return?
Of course, you have (because of your affinity for things that are really funny) and we’re happy to report that both The Pod F. Tompkast and No, You Shut Up with Paul F. Tompkins on Fusion are taping episodes to be aired/released this year.
So, now it’s only a partial void in our lives because we have to wait for these to come out.
A dark coming of age comedy that jabs at young people trying to become poets is alright by us. Adult World not only shows that but seems to also have a John Cusack more along the lines of High Fidelity or even Being John Malkovich.
Watch the trailer for Adult World here.
The Colbert Report and Modern Family Win at The PGA Awards
The Producers Guild of America gives Modern Family another win this awards season as well as The Colbert Report.
We wonder if handling Daft Punk last year helped Colbert for this win.
Fortune Feimster Cast In Fox Comedy Pilot
Fortune Feimster will be in a comedy pilot executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock about a women’s college accepting men for the first time in its history.
It’s safe to say that most of us want to see this.
ON THE HORIZON
Ron Lynch’s Solo Show “Comedy & Other Stuff” @ Steve Allen Theater Wed. Jan. 22nd 8PM $10
Channel 101 @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. Jan. 25th 8PM/10PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Kevin Allison’s Story Studio Benefit @ studio/stage 7:15PM $10-$20
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
SideOneDummy Presents Concert Stories: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly @ SideOneDummy Records 8PM FREE w/RSVP
All That Could Have Been @ Oh My Ribs Theatre 8PM $10
Doug Stanhope @ The Gaslamp 8PM $25/2 drink min. (stand by only)
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Laugh Attic Comedy @ State Social House 9PM FREE
Lush Hour @ Melody Lounge 9PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 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 @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Stories on theme of “boundaries”/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover, $16 in adv.
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
While you might have a grasp on what credit is versus debit, just watch sketch group Dead Kevin’s concept of what it is and it may change your whole idea of how those two things work…
…or it might be just good for a big laugh. Either way, just watch it now.
Amy Poehler To Be Fallon’s Last Guest, Meyers’ First Guest on “Late Night”
Whether a link between eras of comedy at SNL between Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers or just one of the funniest people around, it’s a smart move, in our opinion to have Amy Poehler be the guest to send off Fallon to The Tonight Show and welcome Meyers to Late Night.
Patton Oswalt and Fred Armisen To Be in Vegas Episode of Modern Family
Patton Oswalt and Fred Armisen will be guest starring on Modern Family later this season when the show takes a trip to Vegas.
Oswalt probably won’t get to do another improvised Star Wars filibuster/pitch, but let’s hope something like that happens.
Here’s The First Line-up Announcement for 2014 Moontower Comedy Festival
James Adomian, Rory Albanese, Cristela Alonzo, Aziz Ansari, Maria Bamford, W. Kamau Bell, Mike Birbiglia, Kurt Braunohler, Hannibal Buress, Michael Che, Cameron Esposito, Erin Foley, Ron Funches, Ian Karmel, Jackie Kashian, Kids In The Hall, Laurie Kilmartin, Andy Kindler, Mike Lawrence, Hasan Minhaj, Demetri Martin, Kurt Metzger, Dennis Miller, Brent Morin, Sean Patton, Colin Quinn, Rory Scovel, Ari Shaffir, Dan Soder, Beth Stelling, Brody Stevens, Brent Weinbach, and much much more will be in Austin, TX for The Moontower Comedy Festival Apr. 23rd-26th.
Sounds pretty great, huh? Well, get your passes now from $99 to $499.
B.J. Novak Writing Children’s Book Without Pictures
B.J. Novak wants to get kids into reading sans visual aids unlike most of the fare in the children’s book world.
So, he’s writing The Book With No Pictures for kids to accomplish just that. Curious to see if this becomes successful enough that someone would option it for a TV series or a feature and undermine the whole premise.