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Superego Returning for 4th Season of Their Podcast and Adding Paul F. Tompkins as a Regular Cast Member

July 18, 2014

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One of the funniest podcasts around, Superego, is coming back with a whole new row of episodes come this September. That is absolutely great news, but, somehow, on top of that, they’ve managed to make this more exciting by adding the one and only Paul F. Tompkins as a regular cast member of Superego.

So look out for the latest batch of “case studies” that also features such guests as Andy Daly, Thomas Lennon, and more as well as some bonus content from past seasons.

In case it wasn’t clear, you should be getting into Superego if you already haven’t done so.

Take a Look Behind The Half Hour with Mark Normand and Joe Wengert Before The Premiere of Their Actual Half Hour Specials

July 18, 2014

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Tonight, Mark Normand and Joe Wengert will have their first stand-up specials premiere in the latest episodes of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour starting at 12AM on Comedy Central.

Before that, you can get a look behind the scenes with the two in case, for whatever reason, you’re not familiar with how funny both are.

Watch Trailer for What Might Be a Mind Bending Romantic Comedy, “The One I Love”

July 18, 2014

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Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass star in this intriguing, trippy, indie romantic comedy called The One I Love. All that’s really clear in the trailer is that a couple is going on a trip, but not that one that they were probably expecting.

From first time feature director Charlie McDowell and first time feature writer Justin Lader, we’re on board for this wherever it’s taking us.

Monty Python Gets Gigantic Dead Parrot Commemorative Sculpture in a London Park

July 18, 2014

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(via Fast Co.Create)

As part of their reunion shows at London’s O2 Arena, Monty Python has gotten another reminder of their legacy as a 50 ft. dead parrot sculpture now resides Potters Field Park in London in reference to their dead parrot sketch.

Even if you aren’t familiar with the sketch, it’s pretty great to walk by a gigantic parrot in riga mortis.

Heed The Walsh Brothers Warnings About Gators

July 18, 2014

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The amazing Walsh Brothers know something that, apparently, we all don’t know, which is that there are gators always lurking around.

Watch and see all exactly the danger we’re in at an edition of one of favorite shows in town, The Super Serious Show (that just turned 4 years old!).

LA Comedy Rundown 7/19/14

July 19, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
The CrabFeast Podcast Live Recording @ Westside Comedy Theater Wed. Jul. 23rd 8PM $10
Comedy Courtyard @ Rockwell Table & Stage Thurs. Jul. 24th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Alice Wetterlund @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
Anthony Jeselnik @ Ontario Improv 7PM/9:30PM $25/2 item min.
Red Bastard @ Bootleg Theater 7:30PM $20
How Did This Get Made Live? with Paul Scheer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM (stand by only)/10PM
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Al Madrigal @ Ice House 8:30PM/10:30PM $20-$27/2 drink min.
Brew Haha @ Marissa’s Backyard 9PM Donations accepted
Stripped Stories @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/5-10 min./Hosted by Marty Wurst and Jeanne Whitney
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 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
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Kasey Koop and Jenny Young
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./One item min./Hosted by Raab
LOTTO GROTTO 1305 Waterloo St., Los Angeles, CA/part of variety show-house party/Booked spots mixed in/Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Terrence Newman
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.

Watch Tommy Johnagin’s 7th Set on Letterman

July 19, 2014

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That’s right, Tommy Johnagin has been on The Late Show with David Letterman to do stand-up 7 times. That’s becoming a harder and harder feat to accomplish these days given the proliferation of stand-up over the last decade. Last night marked his 7th set and, obviously, there’s a reason why Johnagin keeps getting invited back (hint: he’s damn funny).

Watch his set from this week here.

Brooks Wheelan Going on The Brooks Wheelan Falls Back on Stand Up Comedy (sorta) Tour

July 19, 2014

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You might have heard that SNL cast member Brooks Wheelan was recently let go from SNL, but we would hope you know that Brooks is a really funny stand-up. In fact, that’s how he got noticed in the first place.

Now, he’s going on tour or “falling back (sorta)” to do that very thing that got him to a SNL audition.

From now through November, he’ll be stopping by Montreal, NYC, Amsterdam, Connecticut, Indiana, Seattle, LA, and St. Louis. Brooks says, “Go to my bad website for details.”

Trailer for New Zealand Vampire Comedy “What We Do In The Shadows” Is a Lot of Fun

July 19, 2014

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Despite what you may think, the movie sub genre surrounded by vampires isn’t quite finished yet. If anything, it’s only the romantic Twilight-esque notions of vampires that folks are growing tired of. Twists and redefinitions of the sub genre seem to be popping up and are pleasantly surprising.

Case in point: the New Zealand comedy What We Do In Shadows from Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, which follows vampires living in a flat, mockumentary style. Just check the trailer and see how much fun it might just be.

Denver’s Ben Roy Tells His Breaking In Story for “Working Comic”

July 19, 2014

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For our money, Ben Roy, hailing from Denver’s vibrant comedy scene, is a name that you need to remember if you don’t know already for how damn great his stand-up is.

In a new web series called Working Comic that interviews, you guessed it, working comics around the country, Ben tells his story of transitioning from bands to doing stand-up.

Watch it here.

You Are Missing Out If You’re Not Watching Going Deep with David Rees

July 19, 2014

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After watching a few clips, you’ll wish that there was a how-to show as funny and inventive as Going Deep with David Rees when you were growing up.

Then, and only then, you’d know how to properly dig a hole, having minerals in your water, tying your shoe, and more.

LA Comedy Rundown 7/20/14

July 20, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Brent Weinbach: Appealing to the Mainstream @ UCB Theatre Tues. Jul. 22nd 7PM $5
The Grand Budapest Hotel/Darjeeling Limited @ New Beverly Cinema Sun. Jul. 27th & Mon. Jul. 28th 7:30PM $8

COMEDY CRAWL
Mary Lynn Rajskub @ Irvine Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
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.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mark Alexzandr
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink 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
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
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 Brian Moses

Nick Thune Gives a Great Reason for Why He’s Stopped Smoking Pot on The Tonight Show

July 20, 2014

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This week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nick Thune told the story of why he doesn’t imbibe or ingest marijuana anymore despite living here in LA where it’s completely legal.

Watch parts one and two and learn the dangers of just leaving your stash around for your wife or anyone else to find.

Jerry Seinfeld Drives a Gremlin (Even Though He Hates It) and Gets Coffee with Jon Stewart

July 20, 2014

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On the latest episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld pays tribute to his esteemed guest Jon Stewart from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart by picking him up in the car he used to drive in high school, which was the notoriously cheap AMC Gremlin.

They relive Stewart’s memories of having such clunker and compare doing Seinfeld to The Daily Show. Watch it here. They also go over the episode when Jerry stops by Jon’s show.

Gabe and Max Need More Help, This Time With “Diaries”

July 20, 2014

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Gabe Delahaye and Max Silvestri’s new issue this week as friends in therapy is a diary, which is a weird thing to have if it contains hurtful things about your friend that you live with. Of course, none of that is as weird as the questionable status of Kumail Nanjiani as a therapist.

Watch a brand new episode of Gabe & Max Need Help here.

Moses Storm Launching Kickstarter for “Modern Millennial” “Art Installation”

July 20, 2014

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Hopefully, you’ve seen the comedic brilliance of Moses Storm throwing a birthday party at a Chili’s located inside the LAX airport.

After that, we also hope that you’d be ready for Moses’ next “piece” which will be an a “live performance art installation” wherein he’ll showcase the modern millennial in every facet that he possibly can. You know the millennial generation that everyone makes fun of? Storm wants to defend that, we guess.

There’s a Kickstarter for this project and if you donate enough, you could even be part of it and hopefully have ballet dancers just do stuff around you.

LA Comedy Rundown 7/21/14

July 21, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Triple Dippers South American Tour @ The Satellite Tues. Jul. 22nd 9PM FREE
Crave in Silverlake Thurs. Jul. 31st 9PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8PM $10 suggested donation
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $10 at door
The Goddamn Comedy Jam @ The Lyric Theatre 8PM FREE w/RSVP
The Business LA @ Little Joy 8:30PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Shame & Glory @ Monty Bar 8:45PM FREE
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Round 2 @ El Cid 10:30PM $5
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/Special Playboy Jazz theme night-fancy wear, robes especially, encouraged/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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./Hosted by Pamela/No purchase necessary
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
JIMMY’S PLACE 1623 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 9PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/Hosted by Nikki Wantz
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

The Simpsons To Have Bob’s Burgers Cameo in Family Guy Crossover and The Futurama Crossover Slated for November

July 21, 2014

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

On top of their being a crossover episode with Family Guy after a decade of being hit animated series on Fox, The Simpsons will have a cameo from the titular Bob of Bob’s Burgers in the very same episode.

The Simpsons’ other big crossover, the one with Futurama, is going to air on Nov. 9th that will indeed feature the voices of the Futurama cast.

The Simpsons are really going for the fences with this season and we can’t wait to see it.

FX Renews Louie for a 7 Episode Fifth Season

July 21, 2014

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(via Variety)

The fifth season of Louie has officially been ordered and we won’t have to wait over a year for the season premiere. Next spring, Louis C.K. will have his next batch of episodes rolled out.

However, there will be only 7 episodes for this fifth season, which makes us wonder if they all will just be a half hour long (i.e. maybe they’ll be longer?).

Conan O’Brien Took Out Big Ads for Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda

July 21, 2014

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Leading up to the premiere of SyFy’s Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda on Aug. 2nd, Conan O’Brien has gone out on a full blown ad campaign via billboards, Hollywood Reporter, etc.

See Conan detail exactly the extent to which he’s promoting this film appearance as well as seeing a clip featuring the monsters from Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda.

Watch What Will Happen If You Give Kurt Metzger a Jay Walking Ticket

July 21, 2014

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The city of San Diego thought it prudent to give one Kurt Metzger a jaywalking ticket while he was walking back from a bar rather than driving.

Little did they know that this great bit on Kurt’s Comedy Central hour long stand-up special White Precious would be the result (spoiler alert: they do not come off as the good guys).

By the way, you should buy White Precious off CC:Stand-Up Direct for $5. It’s pretty damn great.

New Wave Launching “Comedy Dynamics” Channel on Hulu Next Week

July 21, 2014

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New Wave Entertainment, the company responsible for a large percentage of the comedy specials that you have seen/will see, is stepping into the digital realm by launching their own channel on Hulu.

Starting Jul. 29th, this channel, Comedy Dynamics, will feature forty years worth of stand-up to watch from Richard Jeni, Jim Gaffigan, Marc Maron, Bill Burr, Moshe Kasher, Roseanne Barr, Bo Burnham, Kathleen Madigan, Doug Stanhope, and more.

So, this might be your new thing to binge watch.

Weird Al Yankovic Is Uniting the Internet with His #8Videos8Days and Might Be On His Way to a #1 Album

July 21, 2014

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Nerdist, Funny or Die, College Humor, Vevo, Yahoo!, Pop Crush, Amazon, and even The Wall Street Journal all got to release one of Weird Al Yankovic’s 8 music videos from his new album Mandatory Fun.

To our knowledge, there hasn’t been such an expansive rollout of music videos over so many brands that make or host original content and, as you might imagine, this move has gotten Yankovic has gotten tons of views and a #1 album overall on iTunes as well as possible #1 album on Billboard.

For any album, not just a musical comedy parody album, that’s impressive.

Maria Bamford Talks About Impersonating Her Mother

July 21, 2014

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In addition to the great NY Times Magazine piece that ran about the truly amazing Maria Bamford, there was a candid interview in where Bamford talked about doing an impersonation of her mother, one of her signature impersonations in her act.

Watch it here.

And Here’s JFL’s New Faces for 2014

July 22, 2014

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Congratulations to the Just For Laughs Montreal picks for this year’s New Faces of Comedy, many of which you’ve seen featured here in one way or another at The Comedy Bureau:

Stand-up:
Alingon Mitra
Brad Wenzel
Drew Michael
Eliza Skinner
Grant Lyon
Hampton Yount
Hasan Minhaj
Jack Robichaud
Jake Weisman
Jen D’Angelo
Jesse Elias
John McKeever
Justine Marino
Kate Berlant
Matteo Lane
Michelle Wolf
Monroe Martin
Nore Davis
Randy Liedtke
Ryan O’Flanagan
Whitmer Thomas

Characters:
Beth Hoyt
Chelsea Davison
Greg Tuculescu
Holly Laurent
John Reynolds
LaKendra Tookes
Mary Holland
Michael Antonucci
Michael Lehrer

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