Please Watch This Fantastic Chris Fairbanks Set on Conan
Really, you need to watch Chris Fairbanks be absolutely Chris Fairbanks on Conan and kill it during a late night stand up set.
OK, enough of that, now get to watching.
NBC Orders Pilot of Rob Lowe Tennis Comedy ‘The Pro’
NBC Orders Pilot of Rob Lowe Tennis Comedy ‘The Pro’
Rob Lowe is getting closer to moving from fictional politics to fictional former tennis fame in this comedy project The Pro that just got a pilot order at NBC.
We’re curious who else gets attached to this and if it’s going to be done with the mockumentary style that has gotten NBC so much success.
The Jon Friedman Internet Program Discovers First Man To Be Waved At
The Jon Friedman Internet Program over at Above Average has made a startling discovery in the behavioral development of humans.
They have uncovered the origin behind waving hello to people. Watch exactly how this practice came about in this documentary (watch the whole thing) and isn’t made up in anyway.
The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project and Review Coming in Feb/Mar.
The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project and Review Coming in Feb/Mar.
You might have heard that the amazing Andy Daly has a brand new podcast coming up at Earwolf called The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project as well as his upcoming Comedy Central series Review premiering soon.
Well, you can replace “soon” with Thurs. Feb. 6th for The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project and Thurs. Mar. 6th 10PM for Review. Make event reminders for both ASAP even though you have several weeks to do so.
The Greatest Event in Television History Is, This Time, A Shot For Shot Remake of Bosom Buddies
Adam Scott along with Paul Rudd give one last go at The Greatest Event in Television History at Adult Swim by doing a shot-for-shot remake of the opening sequence to the sitcom Bosom Buddies.
Well, they might have just done it, the greatest event in TV history. Give it a watch in full here and see for yourself.
Season 8 of Last Comic Standing Apparently Taking E-mail Submissions
Season 8 of Last Comic Standing Apparently Taking E-mail Submissions
Reportedly, there will be no more lines outside of comedy clubs in order to audition for the upcoming season Last Comic Standing, but you’ll still be able to go without representation having to submit you on their behalf.
No word on a deadline, but ASAP would probably be better than letter.
LA Comedy Rundown 1/25/14
ON THE HORIZON
Crashbar: Presents The Best of Indie Improv @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
John Hodgman: I Stole Your Dad @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Thurs. May 29th 8:30PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show 1 Year Anniversary @ Silverlake Lounge 6:30PM FREE
Al Lubel @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
Bert Kreischer @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Your Mom’s House with Tom Segura & Christina Pazsitzky @ Ice House Stage 2 7:30PM $12/2 drink min.
Welcome to Nightvale @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 7:30PM/10PM $30 (stand by only)
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Fort Night in Highland Park 8PM FREE
Wendy Liebman @ Ice House 8PM/10PM $20-$27/2 drink min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Canopy Comedy in North Hollywood 9PM FREE
Surprise w/Rob & Sofiya in Lincoln Heights 9:30PM $5
Ben Schwartz Presents Snowpants @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
The Walsh Brothers @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch and Special Guest Host Dave Higgins @ 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.
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Doug Reed
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
Jimmy Fallon Recreates Dick Cavett Talk Show Set for Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night or rather a recreation of a set that Cavett used to call home and was completely delightful per usual.
Watch two eras of late night talk show hosts hang out here.
FX/FXx Orders Series With Nat Faxon/Judy Greer and From Stephen Falk
FX/FXx Orders Series With Nat Faxon/Judy Greer and From Stephen Falk
The next round of highly anticipated scripted comedy at FXx will be Married starring Judy Greer and Nat Faxon and You’re The Worst from Weeds/Orange Is The New Black‘s Stephen Falk.
One exciting thing to note here is that Married will also co-star the amazing Brett Gelman and Jenny Slate.
Watch Trailer for B.J. Novak’s Upcoming Book One More Thing
B.J. Novak made a really great trailer for his upcoming collection of stories entitled One More Thing (available for pre-order now). It’s French New Wave, meta, and everything else that you’d want out of a book trailer.
Well, that’s what you should want out of a web video trailer for a book because it’s pretty funny.
Margaret Cho to Co-Star in Tina Fey/Matt Hubbard Comedy at Fox
Margaret Cho to Co-Star in Tina Fey/Matt Hubbard Comedy at Fox
Tina Fey’s comedy project set at a women’s college that has already gotten a series order at Fox is indeed going to have Margaret Cho co-starring.
This means we’ll get to see Cho as a women’s college president at some point this year, which will be some intriguing production stills to see whenever those come out later this year.
LA Comedy Rundown 1/26/14
ON THE HORIZON
Give It Up! @ Westside Comedy Theater Wed. Jan. 29th 8PM $10
Dead Authors w/Paul F. Tompkins as H.G. Wells @ UCB Theatre Fri. Feb. 7th 6:30PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Our Robocop Remake @ Downtown Independent Theater 6PM/9PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Bootleg Bar 7PM FREE
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer & Wine 7PM FREE
Casual Stalker @ Westside Comedy Theater 7PM $10
Sean O’Connor & Julian McCullough @ Brea Improv 7PM $12/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ Groundlings 7:30PM $16
UnCabaret @ First & Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Hey™: An Evening with Kate Berlant & John Early @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Super Kudzu @ iO West 9PM $5
Chatterbox Comedy @ Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Crashbar Presents The Best of Indie Improv @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ 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.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2907 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/Mixed in with booked spots/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alison Stevenson & Megan Koester
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
Paralympian Alana Nichols Pranks Conan, Paul Rudd Style
Every single Paul Rudd appearance on Conan O’Brien has been subject to a single prank of playing a surprise clip that Rudd pulls no matter the circumstances. Even if he’s been warned not to do it, he does it anyway to the point where it’s tradition.
As you can imagine, it’s been getting harder to execute this prank for the number of times he’s done it, but paralympian Alana Nichols offered the perfect set up to pull this prank off yet again.
Improvised Stand Up Show ‘Set List’ Now Regularly Playing in LA and NYC
The worldwide phenomenon of Set List: Stand Up Without a Net did indeed start here in LA and thus plays regularly at places like Nerdmelt Showroom and The UCB Theatre.
Well, we’re happy to say that Set List has been playing regularly at The Comedy Cellar @ The Village Underground in NYC since December and is one of the only live comedy shows that does so both in LA and NYC concurrently. That’s a pretty rare feat these days.
Check Set List’s calendar for the next dates in LA or NY or maybe a comedy festival near you.
Veep Season 3 Premiering on HBO in April
Veep Season 3 Premiering on HBO in April
April 6th is specifically when you need block out your evening to watch one of the best comedies on television in Veep.
If you don’t know about it or haven’t seen it, then also mark the date because you need to watch the comedic genius of Armando Ianucci.
LA Comedy Rundown 1/27/14
ON THE HORIZON
The Tinkle Twins with Dana Gould and Arden Myrin @ Nerdmelt Showroom Thurs. Jan. 30th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Rhys Darby @ Brea Improv Thurs. Feb. 27th-Sun. Mar. 2nd. $20/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
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 8PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar 8:30PM FREE
An Sho(w) @ Lot 1 Cafe 8:30PM FREE
Getting Doug with High @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30
Fringe @ 1739 Public House 10PM 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
Stephen Colbert Wins Best Spoken Word Album at The Grammys
Stephen Colbert Wins Best Spoken Word Album at The Grammys
Despite what you might have seen online, The Grammys were more than just Pharrell’s hat.
In fact, Stephen Colbert’s America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t
Then, they were some other things that weren’t Pharrell hat related, but Colbert’s win is the main thing that happened for us.
Fusion Having ‘No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins’ Cover State of The Union Address
Fusion Having ‘No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins’ Cover State of The Union Address
Yes, Paul F. Tompkins and a myriad of a puppets, together known as Fusion’s No, You Shut Up, some of which are animals and aliens, will be responsible for the coverage and analysis of President Obama’s upcoming State of the Union Address this week.
Finally, this will be some live State of the Union analysis that we care about. Smart move, Fusion.
Marc Maron To Direct His Own Episode of ‘Maron’
Marc Maron To Direct His Own Episode of ‘Maron’
In this upcoming season of Maron on IFC, one episode will have been directed by Marc Maron himself.
So, for that episode, you could say Maron starring Marc Maron based on the life of Marc Maron will be directed by Marc Maron, which we thought was already happening anyway.
Channel 101’s Back for 2014
The latest edition of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s monthly short form series collective, Channel 101 is here, which you should go watch and enjoy ASAP.
This month marks the 14th episode, which is well over a year of Car-Jumper, a series about a man solving crimes by jumping cars, which is impressive considering shows at Channel 101 are voted on or off by a live audience.
Jay Leno on Leaving ‘The Tonight Show’ Twice on 60 Minutes
Jay Leno on Leaving ‘The Tonight Show’ Twice on 60 Minutes
Jay Leno and his wife Mavis sat down with 60 Minutes recently and chatted about his second departure from The Tonight Show, largely giving his final word about both transitions and that he’s OK with it. He also claims, in regards to what he’ll do post-Tonight Show, that he is done as a late night talk show host.
It’s a fascinating watch at this moment in time where the late night talk show batons are being handed back at NBC.
Obvious Child Starring Jenny Slate Acquired by The Exchange & A24
Obvious Child Starring Jenny Slate Acquired by The Exchange & A24
We had a good feeling about Obvious Child directed by Gillian Robespierre that is faring quite well at Sundance when we saw the Kickstarter for finishing funds months ago.
Thanks to The Exchange and A24, the whole world will potentially see the release of a film starring the amazing Jenny Slate playing a stand up comedian in Brooklyn also featuring Gabe Liedman and Gaby Hoffman.
Rest assured, we’ll be looking for a release date like the rest of you.
Cameron Esposito To Have Column at The A.V. Club This Week
Cameron Esposito To Have Column at The A.V. Club This Week
Who In The World Is Cameron Esposito? will be a weekly column at The A.V. Club starting this Friday. Put it on your required reading list as soon it starts as Cameron, in addition to being a great comedian, writes beautifully on her blog.
In addition to this good news, we had a good laugh what the name of this column would sound like with the Carmen Sandiego theme.
LA Comedy Rundown 1/28/14
ON THE HORIZON
LAFS Stand Up @ Ivar Theater Fri. Jan. 31st 8PM FREE
Power Violence 3 Year Anniversary @ Theatre 6470 Sun. Feb. 2nd 9:30PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Living Room 8PM FREE
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8PM $10/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Know Show @ The Know Where 8PM FREE
Tony Baker @ Ontario Improv 8PM $5/2 item min.
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
An Evening with Jay Larson @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $5
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9:30PM 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
CHEERS BAR & GRILL 717 S. San Gabriel Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Lottery/10 spots available at FB page-“facebook.com/thejokegym”/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/4 min./20 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jenny Yang & Atsuko Okatsuka
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.
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
College Humor Moves from NY to LA, Starts ‘Big Breakfast’ Production Company
College Humor Moves from NY to LA, Starts ‘Big Breakfast’ Production Company
NYC gets The Tonight Show and LA gets College Humor and their new production company Big Breakfast, so we’re even steven?