Paramount TV Developing a Truman Show TV Series
While your knee-jerk reaction may be to say that The Truman Show might turn into what it was sardonically predicting, know that Burning Love, as a series, does a fantastic job of sending up reality TV dating shows.
You would do well to know that Paramount was also involved in Burning Love, so a Truman Show TV series might be in good hands.
The hilarious Kumail Nanjiani was on Conan this week and showed how in tune with this generation he is by talking about how much he loves bidets after trying one for the first time and Twitter as it’s being cataloged by The Library of Congress.
Even though it’s technically bathroom and Twitter humor, Kumail makes it as almost as high brow as you can make it.
Having been accomplices in various acts of tomfoolery over the years, especially on Comedy Bang! Bang!, Paul F. Tompkins and Scott Aukerman don’t appear on camera sans character often.
For Tompkins’ one-on-one interview show, Speakeasy, Tompkins gives a shot trying to ask Aukerman questions in earnest, which several times almost gets derailed into their renowned fun hijinks.
22 Jump Street’s brand new red band trailer is probably their most explicit and also their funniest yet. This is definitely a contended for being one of the Summer’s biggest comedies.
Eddie Pepitone Has His Own YouTube Channel Now via JASH
Whether you know it or not, Eddie Pepitone getting his own YouTube channel has been long overdue. Through JASH, Eddie will have more videos of his “to do lists” etc. that you all need to watch if you enjoy laughing at all.
There’s only 3 videos right now and they’re all under a minute, but you can still have this take up your whole afternoon by watching them over and over again because they’re that f’n funny.
ON THE HORIZON
Karma: Comedy For Good @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Apr. 29th 9PM $10
Pajama Men @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Jun. 18th 8:30PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
Literary Death Match @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30
The Liquid Feet Show @ The Sweat Spot 8PM $5
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theater 8PM $35-$175
Jerry Rocha @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM
Lost Moon Radio Gets a Job @ Hudson Theater 8PM $20
Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Set List @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Seems Legit @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
Camp @ The Clubhouse 11:30PM FREE
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.
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/4 min./One item min.
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
INSIDRE JOKES @ TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/4 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
While in Dallas, Conan O’Brien, of course, got into much goofiness as possible. One of those instances was using one of the biggest TV screens in the world at AT&T Stadium to play video games.
As you’ll see, it’s a lot of fun and Conan highly recommends renting AT&T Stadium to do the same because we all have that kind of money.
The very funny Nikki Glaser has racked up sets The Tonight Show, Conan, and now Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Watch her latest set and see why she’s made the rounds around late night here.
So Many Nominees and Categories in Comedy Along for This Year’s Webby Awards
The Simpsons, The Pete Holmes Show, Above Average, College Humor, Funny or Die, Conan O’Brien, Billy on The Street, The Onion, Between Two Ferns, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Kid President, Burning Love, and more are up for honors of being the best in the Internet in various disciplines ranging from Comedy: Long Form or Series to Social Content and Marketing: Humor and everything in between for this year’s Webby Awards.
You can actually vote for your favorites that will be announced on Apr. 29th from above as well as wonder if there are currently more categories in The Primetime Emmys or The Webby Awards.
Not only is riffing/hanging out between Pete Holmes, Jay Larson, and Ryan Sickler on The Pete Holmes Show a good time, but watching them concluding that there is no good way to break up with someone is a bonus.
Jim Jarmusch’s latest work Only Lovers Left Alive is the vampire movie for those who hate pretty much all vampire movies (anything from Dracula from 1992 to Twilight, etc.). In a way, it’s a beautiful dark romantic comedy featuring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston in amazing roles that you had wish that you had seen them in before. This very well may be Jarmusch’s best film to date.
Also, for those of you that can’t stand watching horror, there is scarcely a terrifying moment. It’s playing in LA at ArcLight Hollywood and The Landmark and we highly suggest you go watch several times over.
At the opening of last night’s Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert offered up his two cents on the David Letterman’s retirement coming in 2015 and commented that he feels for “whoever” has to follow the late night institution that Letterman has created.
Welcome To Sweden has already gotten a second season pickup in Sweden and is only premiering here in the U.S. July 10th on NBC.
Watch the trailer for Amy and Greg Poehler’s potential international sitcom that has a great cameo by a Swedish speaking Will Ferrell and more.
ON THE HORIZON
Hey Buddy @ The Echoplex Sun. Apr. 13th 7:30PM FREE
One Kid World Presents The 2nd Annual Night of (at least) 18 Laughs @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Apr. 27th 7:30PM $100-$150
COMEDY CRAWL
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 2PM/8PM $35-$195
The Vacation Show @ iO West 6:30PM $5
Wits at LA Festival of Books @ Bovard Auditorium USC 8PM $33.50-$65
Jerry Rocha @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Lost Moon Radio Gets a Job @ Hudson Theatre 8PM $20
Taylor Williamson @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Booze Cruise @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Hello Giggles: Planes, Trains, Autombiles @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
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
GAL PALACE 131 S. Rampart Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:15PM/Ends 7PM/Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mt Yanker and Chrysanthe
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jenny Young and Kasey Koop
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
As mentioned above, the very funny Brent Sullivan made his late night stand up debut this week on The Pete Holmes Show. From this set, you can note that getting letters that you sent yourself from 10 years ago might be not as great an experience as it was sending them.
This week, Judy Greer, a literal co-star in almost everything from Arrested Development to The Descendants to Archer to The Hebrew Hammer and way more finally released her collection of essays, I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star.
Hearing what it was like to play Kitty Sanchez would almost be good enough for a book, but there’s so much more, so you should pick it up and give it a read.
FXx to Launch Simpsons Syndication with 12 Day Marathon
If, for some reason, you haven’t gotten The Simpsons on DVD box sets, you’ll be happy to know that in moving into syndication on FXx, there will be a 12 day marathon of The Simpsons to start it off.
We’ll see what the record books say afterwards, but, as far as we can tell, this would indeed be, as FX’s Jon Landgraf says, the longest continuous TV marathon in history.
Dave Attell’s Road Work and Comedy Underground Premiere Tonight at Comedy Central
Dave Attell is making a long awaited return to Comedy Central with both a fantastic stand up hour special in Road Work at midnight and his stand-up showcase series, also fantastic, Comedy Underground at 1AM.
Taped in comedy clubs across the country, both are going to be one great night of stand up.
ON THE HORIZON
Bee Funny @ Brewdog Pub Mon. Apr. 14th 8:15PM FREE
An Evening with David Sedaris @ Long Beach Convention Center Sat. Nov. 22nd 8PM $30-$50
COMEDY CRAWL
Book of Mormon @ Pantages Theatre 1PM/6:30PM $35-$175
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Dial S For Sundays @ Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Hey Buddy @ The Echoplex 7:30PM FREE
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8PM FREE
Huntsberger Junk @ Copper Still Bar 8PM $5
Sunday School Dropouts @ Vaucluse Lounge 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Mustaches & Manhattans @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9PM 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
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 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 10PM after Mustaches & Manhattans/Lottery/Hosted by Meg Swertlow and Dan Banas
PETIE’S PLACE 6025 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Starts 10PM/7 min./1 drink min./Hosted by Ron Swallow
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
Having never been to an orgy, Andy Daly’s Forrest MacNeil from Review reviews an orgy.
With that in mind, we give watching this clip over and over 5 stars.
Conan O’Brien Hosting 2014 MTV Movie Awards Tonight
Whether or not you were planning watching Game of Thrones or Mad Men tonight, you should watch Conan O’Brien host the MTV Movie Awards this evening as he’s sure to bring a great balance of class and utter silliness that we’ve all come to know and love.
The MTV Movie Awards broadcasts at 9PM from Nokia Theater (which probably means they are broadcasting at 6PM PST if you can get an East Coast Feed).
The very funny Esther Povitsky has a brand new web series Esther with Hot Chicks for MTVother.com where Esther tries to get in on “the secrets” of hot chicks by way of interviewing them in her bedroom.
Please give it a watch here and also enjoy cameos from Brent Weinbach and Ron Lynch.
Tim Minchin To Direct His First Feature for Dreamworks
The amazing Tim Minchin will be directing the upcoming animated Australia-set Larrakins for Dreamworks.
Minchin describes the project as having bits of Star Wars and The Gods Must Be Crazy. That mix alone with Minchin helming has us already completely on board.
ON THE HORIZON
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. 4/15/14 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
USA’s Playing House Live @ UCB Theatre Sat. Apr. 26th 10:30PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops Film Club: Laura @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Haha Hills Comedy Show @ The Charleston 7:30PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ iO West 8PM FREE
Bee Funny @ Brewdog Pub 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundings 8PM $14
Church at the Church @ Church on York 8:30PM $5
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 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/Special Playboy Jazz theme night-fancy wear, robes especially, encouraged/No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
THE GOOD NIGHT 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Ever Mainaird, Lisa Laureta, Ryan Walker, and Caitlin Bergh
DIPIAZZA’S 5205 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/15 min. max/No purchase necessaryHosted by Karen Roberts
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.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/3 min./Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Meg Swertlow, Wanjiko Eke, Chloe McGovern
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
In a world where a celebrity selfie at an awards show could be valued at one billion dollars, Conan O’Brien went for the fences with the opening when hosting The MTV Movie Awards last night.
He went for/attempted to invade the privacy of 50 celebrities to make for a star studded opening to the show, which we’re pretty sure is a record. Give it a watch here.