Our First Comedy Show in a Hat Shop “Night Cap” Is Less Than Two Weeks Away
Sean Patton! Baron Vaughn! Margot Leitman! Andy Peters! Hats! Comedy! Hat giveaway! Jake Kroeger! More Comedy!
Fri. Feb. 21st! 9PM! $5! Goorin Bros. Hats on Melrose Ave., here in LA! Exclamation marks!
In short, don’t miss out on this and get your tickets now; it’s going to be great and you could win a hat.
ON THE HORIZON
Brew Haha Sat. Feb. 15th 9PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Mar. 7th 8PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/6:30PM FREE w/RSVP
Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail TV Tapings @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7:30PM/9:30PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Super Secret Comedy Show @ Lyric Theatre 8PM $8
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
The Kevin McDonald Likes Music and So Should You Show @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $20
Radio Picture Show @ The Virgil 8:30PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Extra Credit @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
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
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
THE MOTH @ BUSBY’S EAST 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/5 min. stories on theme of “love hurts” only/10 spots only/Lottery/$8 cover at door
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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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/Lottery/3-5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Williams
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
Here’s a Little More of a Preview for SXSW 2014 Comedy
The Green Room with Paul Provenza, Doug Benson Movie Interruption, Set List, Smartest Man in The World with Greg Proops, Comedy Bang! Bang!, ASSSSCAT w/Jeffrey Tambor, and more are just scratching the surface of what SXSW will have for comedy this year in addition to the screenings and panels that have been announced.
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ to Premiere Apr. 27th at HBO
John Oliver’s solo show at HBO will be in fact called ’Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ and will premiere Sun. Apr. 27th at HBO. Let the anticipation get even higher with this official premiere date.
So, just take a moment, make an alarm/event reminder on your mobile device and title said alarm/event reminder Last Week with John Oliver, so you will not miss something that will probably be great two months from now (even though there’s going to be plenty of ads coming).
Thanks to Reggie Watts’ new web series Teach at JASH, we’ve found that we completely we’re dozing off during AP English.
Learn literature the right/Reggie way with this latest episode.
Greta Gerwig to Star In CBS Spin-Off Pilot of How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Dad, a spin off of CBS hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother, will indeed star as well as be produced and even written by indie comedy darling Greta Gerwig.
No word on whether they will have her dancing and a few episodes tastefully done in black and white, but if this gets picked up with her current level on involvement, this could be great.
Taking from the numerous complaints about the conditions of room and board for non-athletes at The Sochi Winter Olympics, Conan O’Brien and Yuri Tamarov, Sochi hotel PR rep/Andrés du Bouchet make a classic sketch.
How is it classic? Well, when Conan uses the superlative “dumbest” to describe something that just happened when the sketch is over, it’s pretty safe to say it’s classic.
The ever enterprising and funny Nathan Fielder appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to discuss his founding of Dumb Starbucks and how he plans to expand to Brooklyn or maybe use the same formula to parody other businesses.
He’ll have to get the health code business sorted out and not go to jail before all of that happens though.
Watch him discuss this as well as plug Dumb Starbucks with merch on Kimmel here.
Will Forte’s “Last Man on Earth” Ordered to Series at Fox
Fox is moving forward with it’s abandonment of the pilot season model and giving the series greenlight to Will Forte’s series Last Man on Earth, a possibly post apocalyptic comedy.
Chris Miller and Phil Lord (the guys you should now know from The Lego Movie) are producing and even directing the first episode, so, basically, we’re excited for this happen soon.
Adult Swim Officially Renews Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland’s ‘Rick and Morty’ for Second Season
Though there have been rumors that been floating around of it’s renewal based off very strong ratings, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s Rick and Morty on Adult Swim has been officially renewed for a second season.
If you haven’t watched Rick and Morty yet, oh man, you’re in for a treat and will be celebrating like the rest of us for this renewal.
ON THE HORIZON
Set List @ UCB Theatre Fri. Feb. 14th 8PM $10
Thugs, The Musical LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Mar. 21st 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Big Money Presents Broken Hearts Are For Assholes @ The Virgil 7PM FREE
Bright Colors and Bold Patterns with Drew Droege @ VS Theatre 8PM $15
Westside Comedy’s Laugh Party Benefiting The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $25-$50
Harland Williams @ Ontario Improv 8PM $22/2 item min.
Impro(vs)tandup @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Garage @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Prom Night @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE $5 donation
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
The Kennedy Administration @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM FREE
The Hollywood Follies @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
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
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.
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
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
TPC THEATRE 214 E. Hardy St., Inglewood, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ben Gonzalez
EDES BAR 12113 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:30PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Doug Reed
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
Gary Sanchez Productions Launches Women-Focused Gloria Sanchez Productions
Seth Meyers lined up his first week of guests nice and big, but it’s even better to hear that the first comedian to perform under the banner of Late Night with Seth Meyers will be the very funny Michael Che.
Monday, Feb. 24: Guests Amy Poehler, Vice President Joe Biden and musical guest A Great Big World.
Tuesday, Feb. 25: Guests Kanye West and author Robyn Doolittle (Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story).
Wednesday, Feb. 26: Guests Kelly Ripa, Brad Paisley and musical guest Brad Paisley.
Thursday, Feb. 27: Guests Lena Dunham, Anthony Mackie and musical guest John Mayer Trio.
Friday, Feb. 28: Guests Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart, Sophia Bush and comedian Michael Che.
Also, Fred Armisen will be leading what will be known as The 8G Band (referencing the studio they’re performing in, not $8000), the rest of which you can get to know here.
The absolutely hysterical Karen Kilgariff has her album Live at the Bootleg coming out this month, specifically Feb. 25th, everyone and that should make up for Valentine’s Day going bad if it indeed goes bad.
Even if it doesn’t go bad, this is a comedy album that you need in your life and you can pre-order from iTunes or on vinyl now.
Howard Stern Tries to Make Jerry Seinfeld Uncomfortable on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jerry Seinfeld and Howard Stern take a Pontiac GTO out on this episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and Stern takes the interview more into his territory by asking Seinfeld tougher questions than what’s usually shot back and forth on the show with the guests.
Also, the Acura ads in this are probably the funniest ones thus far. Watch the episode at the link.
Comedy legend Sid Caesar, whose name you might have been brought on so many comedy podcasts or you might be a thorough enough of a comedy nerd to know in 2014 or you might have actually seen in your youth, has passed away.
Conan O’Brien even took some time on Conan to pay tribute to Sid Caesar, citing him as an inspiration to do comedy.
So, if you’re unfamiliar, you should go look up Sid Caesar now.
Matt Kazman and Eric Ian Goldberg’s brand new web series Love’s a Bitch at YouTube’s Official Comedy is not only a great web series, but probably the perfect thing to wrangle that bitterness in this Valentine’s Day weekend if you’re not happily in a relationship (and who the hell has that, right?). Jamie Lee and Josh Rabinowitz star and do a great job trying to not rip each other’s throats out as a recently broken up couple.
Give episode one and two a watch now!
The Chris Gethard Show Will Return to Public Access in April Awaiting Decision From Comedy Central
The Chris Gethard Show has taped its pilot for Comedy Central and is now awaiting the final call from network brass as to whether to give the series a greenlight or not.
You’ll be happy to know that, in the interim, TCGS will return to doing regularly scheduled episodes on public access starting in April. Hopefully, they get the greenlight and there won’t be too much more gaps in not having new Gethard to watch.
HBO Orders The Brink with Jack Black and Tim Robbins
So, we’re getting what very well might be a Dr. Strangelove TV series starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins.
Whether or not that’s the case, we’re excited to see what HBO comes out with from this dark comedy series from Benabib Brothers and produced by Jerry Weintraub and Jay Roach.
ON THE HORIZON
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. Feb. 22nd 8PM/10PM FREE
The Pajama Men @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Jun. 18th 8:30PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
B.J. Novak Presents One More Thing @ New Beverly Cinema 7PM $29.95 includes copy of One More Thing
Valentine’s Day Date Night! with Kira Soltanovich @ Flappers Burbank 7PM/9PM $99 for 2 tickets inc. dinner
Harland Williams @ Ontario Improv 8PM/10:15PM $22/2 item min.
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Bright Colors and Bold Patterns with Drew Droege @ VS Theatre 8PM $15
Seems Legit @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Set List @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Peachy Keen Singles Night Mixer & Date Auction @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Thrilling Adventure Hour: Valentine’s Day Beyond Belief @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind @ Cinefamily MIDNIGHT $12
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
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
Joel McHale to Host the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner
Following a line-up of years previous of Jay Leno, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brien, The White House Correspondents Association is branching out past late night after a few years and going with primetime TV’s own Joel McHale who can be seen before 11PM on The Soup and Community.
It would be fun if McHale brought a bunch of clips a la The Soup to his night as host of the WHC Dinner.
One of the longest running shows in television history, most certainly when it comes to animated series, The Simpsons is reaching its 25th year on the air and Fox is definitely commemorating the milestone with plenty of merchandise collaborations like Mr. Potato Head, LEGO.
Speaking of which, a whole episode will be done in LEGO as well. It’ll be quite the 25th year for The Simpsons.
UCB sketch team Beige answers the question what if we all spoke like people did when they spelled old with an extra “e” at the end, but still had way too many roommates in our apartment.
Watch what that answer is right here.
Jimmy Pardo Taping His Pilot “The Weekly Awards” for TBS Next Month
The Weekly Awards, Jimmy Pardo’s take on the news/pop culture/etc., will be a pilot presentation shot for TBS, so you know that if you’re anywhere in the LA area next month, that you’re going to the taping.
Specifically, it’s on Mar. 7th.
Joe DeRosa Has a New Podcast “Down With Joe DeRosa”
If you’re not aware, Joe DeRosa is 1) incredibly funny and 2) just started a podcast called Down with DeRosa.
The first two episodes are with Pete Holmes and Kurt Braunohler and we think just that should be enough for you want to give it a listen, so check it out already.