Warner Bros Sets ‘Lego Movie’ Sequel For May 2017
The Lego Movie has hit that rare intersection of being family friendly, a box office success, and well received by critics, so it’s expected that news of a sequel would come. Let’s hope that Phil Lord and Chris Miller will still be heavily involved.
So we guest we’ll all have the song Everything Is Awesome stuck in our heads until the sequel three years from now.
You’ve heard plenty about how podcasting is a burgeoning medium, especially when it comes to comedy. Well, now there will be a whole documentary about how far reaching and powerful it is for both the podcaster and their listeners in Ear Buds, a documentary on podcasting.
Chris Mancini and Graham Elwood of Comedy Film Nerds need your help to finish this documentary via Kickstarter that will feature the likes of Marc Maron, Jimmy Pardo, Welcome to Nightvale, Aisha Tyler, Scott Aukerman, Doug Benson, and so much more.
As of this post, there’s less than 70 hours to help them reach their goal, so please donate to make it happen.
LA Weekly Says Go To Night Cap @ Goorin Bros. Tonight & Joe DeRosa Added
Our first Night Cap comedy show is tonight at Goorin Bros. Melrose (7627 Melrose to be exact) and it just got a nice write-up in the LA Weekly in case you needed more encouragement.
Also, the great Joe DeRosa will be joining us too in addition to the already fantastic line-up of Maria Bamford, Baron Vaughn, Margot Leitman, and Andy Peters (as well as some dude who works here at The Comedy Bureau)
Doors 8:30PM, Starts 9PM, $5, and there’s still going to be a hat giveaway, so do get your tickets now or at the door.
ON THE HORIZON
Part Two! The Sequel Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Mon. Feb. 24th 9PM $10
Billy Connolly @ Ricardo Montalban Theatre Fri. Mar. 7th 8PM $45-$75 + ticketing fees
COMEDY CRAWL
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 2PM/8PM $35-$195
Channel 101 @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Fort Night in Highland Park 8PM FREE
Harland Williams @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Jackie Kashian @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Just For Jiggles Showcase @ Echoes Under Sunset 8PM FREE
Respect The Danger of Knives: A Storytelling Show @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Booze Cruise @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM FREE
Canopy Comedy in North Hollywood 9PM FREE
Kyle Dunnigan & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18/2 item min.
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Crapshoot! @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
The Walsh Brothers @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
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.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 item min.
THE LOTUS LOUNGE 1135 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Behind closed doors, the world of vegetable marketing is a lot more shady than you’d ever know.
Thanks to Portlandia and guest star Steve Buscemi, we just know how shady it can get. Watch “The Celery Incident” now.
The Alternate Version Anchorman 2 with 763 New Jokes Hit Theaters Next Week
Leading up to the initial release of Anchorman 2, there was talk of an alternate version which including so many off the cuff, improvised, and riffed scenes that had to be trimmed from the movie for running time.
Well, that alternate version is having a limited run in theaters starting next week. We wonder if that means that there won’t be any deleted scenes on the DVD?
There is a select group of comedians that riff so wonderfully that doing improvised stand up at Set List for them is almost second nature.
The amazing Eddie Pepitone is one such individual and you should watch his “set list” now.
Now with Parker Posey, Comedy Central Pilot ‘Crazy House’ Might Have The Best Cast This Pilot Season
Parker Posey joins Nick Turner, Whitmer Thomas, Johnny Pemberton, Demorge Brown, Erik Charles Nielsen, Kate Berlant, Eugene Mirman, Big Jay Oakerson, Lindsay Ames, and Joe Urla in making for one of the most intriguing casts this pilot season in Comedy Central’s Crazy House from Nick Turner and Lee Rubenstein.
Just on the notion that these people need to be on TV more, especially together, this should get a greenlight.
ON THE HORIZON
A Benefit for Liza Dye @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Mon. Feb. 24th 8:30PM $75
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show The Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Mar. 1st 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 1PM/6:30PM $35-$175 + ticketing fees
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ Groundlings Theatre 7:30PM $16
UnCabaret @ First & Hope 8PM $20-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
By The Way, Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Jenji Kohan @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Neil Hamburger & Special Guests @ Satellite LA 9PM $8
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
The Revolution @ The Lexington 9PM FREE
Super Kudzu @ iO West 9PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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
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
There are little surprises to what delving into the experience of eating 15 pancakes is truly like, but it certainly is funny to watch it get “reviewed”.
That is what Forrest MacNeil/Andy Daly does in this latest clip of Review that you should watch before getting Sunday brunch.
Aparna Nancherla, Brendon Walsh, Brooke Van Poppelen, Dave Hill, Greg Behrendt, Jen Kirkman, Kyle Kinane, Seaton Smith, and Set List are all crossing the Pacific to bring their dazzling comedy stylings to Melbourne, Australia for one of the biggest comedy festivals on the planet, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival from Mar. 26th-Apr. 20th.
UK acts Marcel Lucont and Reginald D Hunter as well as Australia’s own Celia Pacquola, Felicity Ward, Little Dum Dum Club, and Sam Simmons will also make a trip to MICF worthwhile, if you’re hanging around Melbourne for a month.
Eddie Pepitone’s “A Great Stillness” Coming Out on Vinyl
One of the best comedy albums to be released in 2011 was Eddie Pepitone’s sophomore album A Great Stillness. It really did capture how great it is to see Eddie live and how his performances are one-of-a-kind, brilliant, brash, and, most importantly hysterical.
Stand Up! Records remastered the album and is releasing this great, important piece of comedy on vinyl next week on Feb. 25th. You can pre-over at the link above.
Will Ferrell Will Go Against Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith in Drum Battle
Because enough money, specifically over $300,000, was raised for the Cancer for College charity, Will Ferrell will make good on a promise to battle the drummer for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chad Smith.
Hopefully, Will will duel with several cowbells.
Also, it would seem that Ferrell could raise plenty of money for charity if he did a tour of publicity stunts like this one.
ON THE HORIZON
Big Money Presents: An Hour with Sean Patton @ The Virgil Thurs. Feb. 27th
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe Sat. Mar. 1st 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Zac, Zach, and Zack’s Power Hour @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? Stories @ iO West 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $14
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
A Benefit for Liza Dye @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $75
An (Sho)w @ Lot 1 Cafe 8:30PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar 8:45PM FREE
Kibitz Room Comedy @ Kibitz Room 9PM FREE
Part Two! The Sequel Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Fringe @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Totally J/K @ 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
Amtrak Planning to Offer Free/Low-Cost Writing Residencies
If you haven’t taken a train beyond the subway, then it’s probably been quite some time since you’ve heard the company name Amtrak in any context. Well, that just changed as the long standing train service is forming a writer’s residencies program where they’d hope to offer select writers a free round trip to write whatever they’re working on.
Their parameters for writers aren’t strict either, so it can be more than just novelists (i.e. something comedy related). There are no places to apply yet, but we’ll keep you updated.
Hopefully, you’ve heard of Groundhog Day, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, and so on with an illustrious career of storied comedy writer/actor/filmmaker and now late Harold Ramis.
Instead of letting this ruin Monday, let’s remember Ramis, who just passed away at 69, fondly with re-watching all of his classics that he was involved in one way or another.
You will have to wait until Sun. April 6th for the premiere of Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley with Thomas Middleditch, TJ Miller, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, and Zach Woods.
For now, here’s the trailer that you should watch now even you’ll be waiting awhile afterwards for the series premiere.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to Adapt “Console Wars” Based on Nintendo vs. Sega
A movie following the all out PR fight between Nintendo and Sega, which got to a point comparable to political mudslinging, is already interesting enough.
What will be more interesting is that the filmmaking team of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are currently attach to adapt the book Console Wars chronicling the face-off between the two biggest video game consoles of the 90s.
Based off of everything else they’ve done and the tone of the book, this might have a more dramatic bent than the rest of Rogen/Goldberg’s filmography.
After a big week with Jimmy Fallon taking over The Tonight Show, Seth Meyers will be having his big moment in delving into the late night arena with hosting Late Night.
Also on tonight, The Pete Holmes Show will be returning from its winter hiatus.
The best part of this is that you won’t have to miss either if you’re watching it live on TV as The Pete Holmes Show is on TBS at 12AM (and is only a half hour) and Late Night with Seth Meyers premieres at 12:35AM on NBC.
All Things Comedy is presenting one of their first comedy specials with Jackie Kashian’s This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux.
Coming Mar. 4th for only $5 from All Things Comedy, this is something that you need to make sure you add to your shelf/digital folder of stand up specials this year because Jackie is simply fantastic.
ON THE HORIZON
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show 1 Year Anniversary @ The Blind Barber Wed. Feb. 26th 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Nice Show @ The Matrix Theatre Tues. Mar. 4th 7PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Literary Death Match @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Big Black Car + John Flynn + Beowulf Jones @ studio/stage 8PM $10-$15
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $35-$165
Natasha Leggero @ Irvine Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8PM $10/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
An Evening with Ron Funches @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $5
Cupcake Vagina 1 Year Anniversary @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Laugh Attic Comedy @ State Social House 9PM FREE
The Know Show @ The Know Where 9PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9:30PM FREE
Charlyne Yi’s The Saddest Improv Musical @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Frankenmatt @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
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., San Gabriel, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Lottery/10 spots available by drawing at venue/10 spots available at FB page-http://www.facebook.com/thejokegym/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
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 item 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
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
Comedy Central Renews ‘Broad City’ for Second Season
Comedy Central is on quite the streak as of late with their new series with the very funny Broad City being the latest example.
It’s good to see that a combination of plenty of positive reviews and good ratings are rewarded very quickly with a second season renewal.
Lena Dunham to Host SNL on Mar. 8th
With this announcement of Lena Dunham hosting SNL next week and the Internet’s proclivity towards parodying Girls (SNL included), we are wondering how many Girls based/themed sketches there will be.
In fact, we’d wouldn’t mind if most of this episode would be a parody of Girls as done by its creator.
Two new episodes of Love’s a Bitch at Official Comedy just dropped espousing the virtues of not telling your family that you broke up with your ex when she comes to visit them and getting back together based off a fever dream you had.
We’re not sure if those are actually good things for a relationship, but they sure make for a good laugh.
New Channel 101 for Feb. 2014 Is Here
Channel 101’s latest batch for this month is here and shows Car Jumper and NY Stories are still deservedly top finishers.
As always, if you’re not familiar with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab’s independent monthly short form series that’s been running for more than a few years, then please do acquaint yourself with hours of hilarious awesomeness.