Seth Green, Michael Cera, and Sarah Silverman Are Developing Xbox Series
That’s right, Xbox is getting into producing original content and a even a Robot Chicken-like series and a sketch show from Michael Cera and Sarah Silverman are just the tip of the iceberg.
We’re excited to see what comes of all of this Summer, even though we don’t own an Xbox.
HBO has put the first episode of their brand new series from Mike Judge, Silicon Valley on YouTube for our convenient viewing pleasure.
Perhaps it was everyone who crashed HBO Go because of the season premiere of Game of Thrones that is the reason for this or perhaps it wasn’t. Either way, we’re glad that it’s up and you should go watch it ASAP.
Jay Leno Officially Says He Will Not Be Filling in For Letterman
In case any of you, amidst entertaining yourselves with the idea of who will fill in for David Letterman when he leaves CBS next year, thought that his former rival, Jay Leno, might do the gig, then you are officially mistaken. When asked, Leno shut down any notion that he might take over The Late Show.
That being said, “maybe they’ll do Broadway”?
Greg & Amy Poehler’s ‘Welcome To Sweden’ Gets Second Season Order At TV4
While the first season has yet to make its U.S. premiere on NBC, Amy Poehler and her brother, Greg, have just gotten a second season in Sweden of their series Welcome to Sweden.
This should be a tell tale sign that we’re in for something good when Welcome to Sweden hits NBC July 10th.
Curt Neill’s Untitled Screenplays Coming Out as Book July 1st
Perigee Books has made a great move in compiling Untitled Screenplays, a blog by Curt Neill that features pages from untitled screenplays that are absurd, funny, and possibly fit better as a “lost scene” than anything else, into a book.
Entitled This Movie Will Require Dinosaurs, its release is set for July 1st and you can and should pre-order it now.
Over this weekend, comedian John Pinette and legendary actor Mickey Rooney passed away. In the 143 years between them, they brought many laughs to several different generations on stage, on television, in movies, and more.
Hopefully their memory will live on beyond whatever Twitter jokes/faux pas people are making, especially the tweets where people are mistaking Rooney for Mickey Rourke.
ON THE HORIZON
Mulaney Screening @ CBS Studios-Radford Wed. Apr. 9th 5:30PM FREE w/RSVP
Bee Funny @ Brewdog Pub Mon. Apr. 14th 8:15PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
JFL Montreal Character Showcase @ iO West 5:30PM FREE
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
Paul Morrissey & Friends @ Flappers Yoo Hoo Room 7:30PM $2/2 item min.
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $35-$165
Penthouse Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8PM $10/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8PM FREE
This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $5/2 item min.
Blamblamblam! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Laugh Attic Comedy @ State Social House 9PM FREE
What’s New @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9M FREE w/RSVP
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The Know Show @ The Know Where 9PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Frankenmatt @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Glendalia @ The Complex 10:30PM FREE
JFL Montreal Stand Up Showcase @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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.
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Steve Hernandez and Paul Laier
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
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
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
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.
33 TAPS 6263 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/4-6 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Doug Dixon and April O’Connor
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
Conan O’Brien Brining Conan to Comic-Con 2015
Even though this is more than a year away, Conan O’Brien taping a week of Conan at Comic-Con is definitely Christmas come early for us.
Perhaps, there will just be a booth to get insulted by Triumph?
Not only did Rob Gleeson showcase his abilities as a very funny comedian during his set on Conan last night, but he also did his entire set about coming out and identifying himself as gay.
The set was earnest, personal, heartfelt, and hilarious in a way that most people, even in 2014, wouldn’t probably think of if they heard the label “gay comedian”. Hopefully, they’ll think otherwise afterwards.
Please watch Gleeson’s Conan set here.
Comedy Winners at The Shorty Awards
The annual Shorty Awards, honoring some of the best on the Internet, announced this year’s winners, which, for comedy, include Patton Oswalt, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Feig, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at The Party, and Modern Seinfeld.
Congratulations to all those winners and making being on the Internet feel like a good use of our time.
You really don’t need to know more than the headline and that Billy On The Street is pretty great/what you should be watching.
Watch the clip here
Amy Poehler Teaming Up with Tina Fey Again in The Nest
Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are at it yet again by co-starring in an upcoming film, The Nest. It’s a year between every Golden Globes and we don’t think the general public or the world really wants to wait that long for the two to join forces once more.
Poehler and Fey would probably do more stuff together but they both have network overall deals as well as starring in a bunch of other projects, left and right.
Fox’s is joining in what might be a resurgence of improv of television. Starting next month, Riot will have feature improv from what will be the show’s regulars in John Ross Bowie, Jamie Denbo, Brian Palermo, Jordan Black, Jessica McKenna, Meryl Hathaway, and Rob Gleeson as well as the great Aussie comedian Rove McManus hosting.
They’ll also have Steve Carell, Jason Alexander, Michael Ian Black, Cheryl Hines, Oscar Nunez, Rob Delaney, Will Sasso, Chris Kattan, D.L. Hughley, and much more guest starring.
It’ll be interesting to see how this stacks up against America’s longest running televised improv show, now on the CW, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Drennon Davis, Hampton Yount, Guy Branum, Deanne Smith, and more comedians that should be way more known than they are currently are featured in the trailer for the new season of Last Comic Standing premiering May 22nd on NBC.
Hopefully, they make it to being a finalist. Watch the trailer here. UPDATE: trailer is currently not available from NBC for some reason, but we swear what we said was true
NBC Starts Comedy Playground Initiative to Launch Two Series in 2015
NBC is making a bold, but great move, by looking for two new original comedy series via submissions at their brand new Comedy Playground.
There will be taking pitches that will be reviewed by a board made up of Aziz Ansari, Jason Bateman, Robert Carlock, Sean Hayes, Mindy Kaling, Jason Katims, Josh Lieb, Eva Longoria, Adam McKay, Seth Meyers, Todd Milliner, Will Packer, Amy Poehler, Craig Robinson, Maya Rudolph, Mike Schur, Adam Scott and Mike Shoemaker, then narrowed to ten projects for pilot presentations, then will greenlight two series to follow each other in an one-hour block.
We can only hope that they’ll find their next hit comedy series to follow Parks and Recreation and Community for next year.
ON THE HORIZON
¡El Show! @ El Cid Sun. Apr. 13th 8PM FREE
An Evening with Eddie Pepitone @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Apr. 26th 9PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/6:30PM FREE w/RSVP
JFL Montreal Character Showcase @ UCB Theatre 4:30PM FREE
Mulaney Screening @ CBS Studios Radford 5PM FREE w/RSVP
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Winter’s Tale @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14 (stand by only)
Super Secret Comedy Show @ Lyric Theatre 8PM $8-$15
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $35-$165
JFL Montreal Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
Radio Picture Show @ The Virgil 8:30PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Extra Credit @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
JFL Montreal Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
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./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
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 “animals” only/10 spots/Lottery/$8 cover, $16 in adv.
OPEN MICHELLE @ WILDE THISTLE 3456 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Female performers only/5-7 min./One item min./
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
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Lottery/Mixed with booked spots/Hosted by Megan Koester & Alison Stevenson
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
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
Brett Gelman Has a New Adult Swim Special Premiering April 24th
Adult Swim is getting into more TV specials, this time with Brett Gelman. Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends will have, as you might imagine if you know or have seen Gelman live, Gelman have an atypical evening with his friends. We can only hope that he makes them all wear slightly disturbing masks at one point.
Dinner with Friend with Brett Gelman and Friends premieres midnight on Adult Swim Apr. 24th.
While deputized in Texas, Conan O’Brien did an episode of CSI: Crimes People Didn’t Report Because They Didn’t Think It Was Worth It.
If this painting that really does look like the love child between George Michael Bluth and Maeby Funke somehow doesn’t work itself into any new Arrested Development a la “Living Classics”, then we just don’t know what to do anymore.
Intramural from Andrew Disney and Bradley Jackson just might be the sports movie parody that we’ve been waiting for. You were waiting for that right?
Even if you’re not, an ensemble comedy featuring the likes of SNL cast, BriTANick, Good Neighbor, DC Pierson and more playing intramural sports is definitely enticing.
Watch the trailer here before it makes it premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Apr. 19th.
As actual long time friends, Denis Leary and Jon Stewart, in lieu of a typical interview, bicker wonderfully when Leary’s on The Daily Show like he did last night. It’s better than hearing most celebrities and what interesting thing happened to them in the past month and we wish that more interviews were like this.
Download Interactive Screenplays For Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy
Beyond just reading the screenplays for Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End, you can now see accompanying storyboards, stills, b-roll, and more thanks to director Edgar Wright.
So, enjoy the rest of your afternoon/evening/early early morning.
In search for more mainstream success, The National’s Matt Berninger and Pete Holmes make what should be the song of this summer “Yeti Get Ready”. on The Pete Holmes Show.
ON THE HORIZON
Wits at LA Festival of Books @ Bovard Auditorium USC Sat. Apr. 12th 2PM $33.50-$65
The Sklar Brothers DVD/CD Release Party @ Hollywood Improv Tues. Apr. 29th 10PM $10/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
JFL Montreal Showcase Characters @ iO West 5:30PM FREE
Big Money @ The Virgil 7PM FREE
The Evening Hour with Sean Conroy @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 8PM $$35-$165
Impro(vs)tand up @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Westside Comedy Laugh Party @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Garage @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
This Show Is Your Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Prom Night @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Mantzoukas and… @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Kennedy Administration @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM FREE
First Timer’s Club @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
JFL Montreal Showcase @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $20-$30/2 drink 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
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
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
Stephen Colbert to Replace David Letterman
Well, CBS isn’t waiting around to see what other choices might surface next year to replace Letterman. They’re putting their money on Stephen Colbert and it’s probably their best bet to compete with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as well as draw a brand new young audience that Colbert has at his command.
This makes us curious to how Colbert will potentially leave his Colbert Report character at Comedy Central.