There Will Be a Sid Caesar Tribute with Mel Brooks on Conan
Conan O’Brien had a few sentimental words on the passing of comedy legend Sid Caesar this week, but is now going one step further will a full on tribute with another comedy legend, Mel Brooks scheduled for next week.
Make sure not to miss this.
If you don’t know Ron Funches, then we envy how magical the next 5 minutes will be watching him for the first time in this return appearance on Conan from last night.
After, that you can watch his first great set and also be amazed/doubled over laughing.
ON THE HORIZON
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Steve Allen Theater Fri. Feb. 28th 9PM $10
An Evening with Matt Braunger @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Mar. 4th 9PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Minor League Harold Night @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Annie Hall @ Cinefamily 7:15PM $12
Harland Williams @ Ontario Improv 7PM/9PM $22/2 item min.
The Mo Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Bright Colors and Bold Patterns with Drew Droege @ VS Theatre 8PM $15
The Sklar Brothers @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Brew Haha in Silverlake 9PM Donations accepted
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Patton Oswalt @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30f
Top Floor Comedy in Hollywood 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind @ Cinefamily 9:30PM $12
Ben Schwartz Presents Snowpants @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Dr. God w/Ryan Stout @ iO West 10:30PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents 5 Minutes or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
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
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
Alyson Hannigan & Tom Papa Cast in Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s CBS Comedy Pilot
The names Ben Affleck and Matt Damon together again should peak your interest along with the pairing of Alyson Hannigan and Tom Papa, but, even more intriguing than that is, if this gets picked up, it will be another thing that Jimmy Kimmel will say that Damon did not write.
Benjamin Berman whose work you’ve probably seen on Comedy Bang! Bang! on IFC had a short officially selected in this year’s Sundance Film Festival starring Ben Schwartz.
It’s a heartfelt, funny angle on handling death when you can’t speak any Spanish and you’re stuck in Mexico. So give it a watch here.
Patton Oswalt Is Putting a Live Bird on the 2014 Spirit Awards
That’s right, Patton Oswalt will be giving out actual birds instead of statues for this year’s Spirit Awards.
All we have to say is that this could make for the best awards speeches of all time.
Self-proclaimed non-improviser, but one of the stand-up comedians around Kyle Kinane ventures into Set List: Stand Up Without a Net.
Of course, Kinane handles never before seen topics like “why why why why why why why god why” quite well. Watch him do so here.
The very funny Ted Alexandro released his brand new stand up special I Did It yesterday and, as sort of a Valentine’s Day present to us all, you can pay what you want to have and watch it.
So, with that in mind, you should give some good money to Ted for some damn good laughs. Buy/download I Did It here.
ON THE HORIZON
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom Mon. Feb. 17th 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater Tues. Feb. 18th 8PM $8
COMEDY CRAWL
Annie Hall @ Cinefamily 3:45PM $12
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Bootleg Bar 7PM FREE
Harland Williams @ Ontario Improv 7PM $22/2 item min.
The Sklar Brothers @ Ice House 7PM $25-$32/2 drink min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Mustaches & Manhattans @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
Shut Up! I Hate You @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM (stand by only)
Top Story Weekly w/Bill Burr at iO West Scripted Comedy Festival @ iO West 10PM $10
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.
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
PIG N’ WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/6 to 8 min./Mixed mic/5 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Zane Golia
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
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
BAR LUBITSCH 7702 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 9:30PM after booked show/Lottery/Hosted by Meg Swertlow & Dan Banas
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Erik Marino and Fox Compton
We see no better way to close out Valentine’s Day weekend than by posting a funny, informative video from Adam Conover at College Humor on why engagements rings are one of the biggest scams of all time by the DeBeers Corporation.
Watch, laugh, learn, and, hopefully, you won’t be regretting thousands of dollars that you spent on a rock.
Only a few weeks after Jimmy Kimmel Live will have made done a week’s worth of shows at SXSW in Austin, TX, Conan O’Brien and Team Coco will make their way to Dallas, TX from Mar. 31st to Apr. 4th. On the prospect of Conan doing remote segments at some famous Dallas landmarks is exciting in of itself.
So, Texas, you’re going to have a great spring when it comes to late night.
Though “feminist burlesque” is a good example of an oxymoron, Nadia Kamil manages to make it a reality as well as have it be hilarious recently at Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen here in LA.
Give it a watch to see what we’re talking about.
ON THE HORIZON
This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir @ Hollywood Improv Thurs. Feb. 27th 8PM $5/2 item min.
Tommy Johnagin @ Comedy & Magic Club Tues. Mar. 4th & Wed. Mar. 5th 8PM $15/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops Film Club: Rushmore @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
What’s Up Tiger Lily? Stories Presents Romantic Encounters Live at iO West Scripted Comedy Festival 8PM $10
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Church at the Church @ The Church on York 8:30PM $5
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa Dance Studio 8:30PM $8
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Fringe @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Super Kudzu at iO West Scripted Comedy Festival @ iO West 10PM $10
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary
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.
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
DIPIAZZA’S 5205 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/15 min. max/Mixed mic./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7:30PM/Mixed mic/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/3 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
Nikki Glaser, Nate Bargatze, Dan Soder, Matt Braunger, Aparna Nancherla, and Ron Funches serve some up of our favorite clips of “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” this week.
Watch them play games involving bad online product reviews, #sexyvideogames, and delving into the weirder end of OkCupid. It’s a pretty nice way to spend a few minutes for your President’s Day this year.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Premieres Tonight
Tonight at midnight on NBC will be the premiere of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with guests Will Smith and U2.
It’s a pretty historic moment, certainly one that happens less often than The Olympics, so you’ll probably want to watch.
“Learn” More Words with Tony Sam’s Dictionary Word of the Day Podcast
Forget all of those audiobooks and programs you’ve bought at Barnes & Noble to increase your vocabulary. The great Tony Sam’s got a podcast that can help build your own personal lexicon one word at a time.
Also, it’s really really funny and only a few minutes long in case you think you have a decently sized vocabulary already.
Sacha Baron Cohen Re-Ups His First Look Deal at Paramount as His Movie ‘Grimsby’ Moves To Sony
Sacha Baron Cohen’s landmark character Ali G is already making a return with Ali G: Rezurection next week on FXx and now Sacha just renewed a first look deal at Paramount with projects he’s developing while simultaneously having his upcoming movie soccer hooligan comedy Grimsby going to Sony Pictures.
Looks like Sacha Baron Cohen might have quite a good 2014.
Watch Chris Porter’s New Special ‘Ugly and Angry’ Now on Netflix
Another great thing to watch on this President’s Day weekend is a brand new stand up special from Chris Porter now available for your convenience on Netflix.
The title for it may be Ugly and Angry, but Chris is really funny and thus with all three adjectives in mind, you should check it out now.
Adult Swim Touring With Giant Fun House Based on Their Shows
Adult Swim will be going to college campuses around the country with an enormous inflatable fun house with several rooms based on their shows like Children’s Hospital, Metalocalypse, and more.
Best of all, it will be free enter. Check dates and locations at the link.
ON THE HORIZON
The Super Serious Show w/Matt Braunger @ The Virgil Wed. Feb. 18th 8PM $7 in adv., $10 at door
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre Tuesdays-Sundays through May 11th $35-$195 + ticketing fees
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Before You Were Funny @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
Rise Up! @ Three Clubs 7:30PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $35-$165 + ticketing fees
Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $8
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Quote Unquote @ Echoes Under Sunset 8PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent 9PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Comedy Living Room 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Getting Doug with High @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30
Laugh Attic Comedy @ State Social House 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 sharp/Stories on theme of “escape” only/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover
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
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
JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA (2nd Floor Universal City Walk) Sign-up 9:15PM-9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary (purchase gets priority spot)/Valet parking w/validation $3
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
Catch Up on First Season of Legit at FXx
Ahead of the premiere of this latest season, FXx has put the entire first season of Legit starring Jim Jefferies online for you to conveniently catch up/watch again.
You’re probably done watching House of Cards, so here’s your new thing to binge watch.
Rob Huebel to Play ‘super terrible dude’ on Parks and Recreation
Rob Huebel is set to guest star on Parks and Recreation this season, playing an aforementioned ‘super terrible dude’, which we’re sure will be great.
We can only hope that Paul Scheer who has also guest starred on the show, would somehow be on the same episode for a semi-Human Giant crossover.
Make a Movie with Jean Claude Van Damme Doing a Bunch of Stuff on Green Screen
Funny or Die has gotten together with Jean Claude Van Damme and shot him doing a bunch of the types of action scenes that got him famous in front of green screen.
You can get the green screen footage and make your own Van Damme action (or another genre if you so choose) that you want as part of the JCVD Make My Movie Challenge.
The best one wins a prize and the deadline to submit is 3/3, but we’re wondering how long it will take for someone to put cats in the background.
Sure, the premiere of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon garnered big ratings and U2 played on a roof, but there’s nothing like a friendly time slot jab from Stephen Colbert.
Watch this whole bit where Fallon is collecting on celebrities that bet against him being host of The Tonight Show including Tina Fey, Seth Rogen, and more, then see what Colbert does at the end.
A brand new episode of Scott Moran’s fantastic web series Modern Comedian is here featuring Nick Thune preparing for his comedy special Folk Hero.
You can see the thought process behind Nick doing a special and being thankful he had to put it off after he broke his arm, then after watching all that prep, you can see the actual special Folk Hero on Netflix immediately after!