More hallucinations, more voices in the head, more Zach Galifianakis and more fighting are in the brand new trailer for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new dark comedy Birdman starring Michael Keaton.
We’re more and more enticed by every trailer that’s been coming and we also like be reminded that the full title of the movie is Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
(via Entertainment Weekly)
The Golden Globes winning series Brooklyn Nine Nine will be returning to Fox Sept. 28th for its second season.
While that’s certainly a reason to get excited, Jenny Slate, who we hope you all thoroughly enjoyed in Obvious Child this year, will also be guest starring on that very same season premiere episode.
We wouldn’t be surprised if this is only the start of what Brooklyn Nine Nine has up its sleeve for this season.
Drunk History enlisted the drunk storytelling skills of Dave Ross and Steve Berg to tell the amazing stories of the anti-segregation Judge Waties Waring and how Citizen Kane was made, respectively.
The reenactments bleeding into the drunkenness of the storyteller along with Rich Fulcher as Waring and Jack Black as Orson Welles are priceless in these clips.
The League is back for its sixth season, if you can (and you should) believe it, in just over a month at FXx. Wed. Sept. 3rd at 10PM, specifically, will be when the season premiere airs.
Just note that even though you’ll probably be watching FXx anyway for The Simpsons marathon starting near the end of next month.
In all of our anticipation for the upcoming Garfunkel & Oates series on IFC, IFC very nicely has put up a fun, full episode for our enjoyment that you can watch right now.
See what goes on beyond the songs of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci in addition to their songs right here. There are also some surprise cameos from TJ Miller, Nick Thune, and more.
Oh, and the series premiere is on Aug. 7th at 10PM on IFC.
Following up his first album Unbearable, the hysterical Hampton Yount is recording his next album cleverly called Bearable for A Special Thing Records.
Mark down Aug. 15th for 9PM at Nerdmelt Showroom for this taping that will be free to attend. Really mark it down. You don’t want to miss Hampton doing an hour.
ON THE HORIZON
All Things Comedy Podcast LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Aug. 5th 7PM $10
The Big Uneasy @ Club Fais Do-Do Tues. Aug. 26th 9PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
Brian Posehn @ Brea Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Kira Soltanovich @ Jon Lovitz Comedy Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
Rob Delaney & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Talking Heads with Terrence Newman @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
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.
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.
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.
Ron Funches has done Conan twice and is delightfully on his way to making the rounds around late night. Last night, he notched his first Tonight Show appearance only like Ron can (i.e. his one-of-a-kind comedy peppered with his undeniably charming laugh)
(via Entertainment Weekly)
After the cancellation streak NBC had several weeks ago, Undateable comes through to get a 2nd season.
So, you’ll get to see more of Brent Morin, Rick Glassman, Ron Funches (who you might remember from his Tonight Show set earlier today), and Chris D’Elia on your TV and the side of your local buses.
While she does her movie to promote, Life After Beth, Aubrey Plaza makes sure, as she always does, that her interviews go as wonderfully awkward as possible like she did earlier this week on The Tonight Show.
On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart goes right along with it. Watch it here.
(via TV Line)
On top of Gillian Jacobs and Natasha Lyonne already guest starring on season 4 of HBO’s Girls, the guest star list has just added director and occasional actor Spike Jonze.
There aren’t much details as to Jonze’s character, but we’d only hope and cross our fingers that there’s some sort of joke/reference about Her in there.
Netflix’s latest series does feature Will Arnett as a former sitcom star horse Bojack Horseman with a bit of GOB-esque qualities. There’s a brand new trailer and you can see that humans and horses aren’t that different when it comes to trying to live down your own shadow from former 90’s sitcom stardom.
Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, and Aaron Paul also co-star and it’s going to be released on Aug. 22nd. Watch the trailer here and become cognizant that the 90’s was over 20 years ago.
Following up her fantastic first book Gawky: Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase, the amazing storyteller, author Margot Leitman is coming out with a 2nd book.
Sasquatch Books will publish this currently untitled book in Oct. 2015. In the meantime, you should read or re-read Gawky.
(via Variety)
Through the power of the Internet, YouTube will be hosting a live improv streamed online on Aug. 1st and Aug. 2nd from Tokyo, London, and Los Angeles.
Led by Lloyd Ahlquist of Epic Rap Battles of History, suggestions will be given online and improvisers from around the world will do short from improv games that will be later cut up into a web series.
With the aid of the Internet, we wonder if people will be able to give better suggestions than “your mom”.
ON THE HORIZON
Feral Audio LIVE Album Taping @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Aug. 5th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Brooks Wheelan & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. Aug. 13th 8:30PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Summahfest @ Nerdmelt Showroom 2PM FREE w/RSVP
Brian Posehn @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Life of Brian/Monty Python’s Meaning of Life @ Aero Theatre 7:30PM $11
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Baby Boys @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
The Higgs Weldon @ Neon Venus Theatre 9:15PM FREE
Ali Wong @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
Ugh… A Comedy Show @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 11PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow! Tonight @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 2PM/Ends 4PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Trina Roderick
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
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
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.
(via Deadline)
Ed Helms, Claudia Lonow, and, of course, the hilarious Joe Wengert are together developing a family comedy for NBC that will be loosely based on Wengert’s life. Called Big Kids, Wengert isn’t set to star in it, but the series will focus on a guy feeling the need to help his little sister and parents too much.
If you’re familiar with how funny Wengert is or his character Mr. Girardi, etc., you should, like us, hope this goes to series.
Soul Pancake’s Kid President, now a show on The Hub Network, has a problem that a majority of the country is currently having: talking on the phone.
So, writer/director/actress Lake Bell has offered her help for the Kid POTUS while he calls a girl. It gets almost as tense as any movie where an adult president is in danger, but without the threat of the nation coming under attack. This is also more fun to watch.
(via Laughspin)
Weird Al Yankovic who scored a #1 album for Mandatory Fun on Billboard might have made his last complete album. The success of his 8 music videos over 8 days is undeniable in its conjunction with the release of the actual album.
So, maybe it might be sad that Mandatory Fun could potentially be the last full album from Weird Al, but, on the other hand, it might not take 3 years to get another song and video from him either.
3 great comedic minds may not think alike. In fact, when in a car together, they may go back and forth riding the edge of each other’s patience as shown in this clip of Marc Maron, Dave Anthony and Andy Kindler driving on the road in an episode of IFC’s Maron.
While they may be not alike, they’re fun when stuck together.
ON THE HORIZON
Multi: a multimedia comedy show @ Northland Village Church Sat. Aug. 9th 8PM FREE
Todd Glass @ Irvine Improv Wed. Aug. 13th 8PM $17/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
2 Girls 1 Pup @ Tailwaggers 7PM $5 suggested donation
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
The Trip to Italy @ Cinefamily 7:30PM FREE w/RSVP
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Sunday School Dropouts @ Vaucluse Lounge 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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
THE SATELLITE LA 1717 Silver Lake Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Lottery/Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Megan Koester, Alison Stevenson
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/Lottery/3 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
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
While Transformers 4 is setting records at the Chinese box office as well as just setting box office records in general, the Sundance Film Festival is now making sure that China gets to see American independent films that offer a different flavor of cinema (i.e. not just out big budget tentpole franchise movies).
So, next month, China will get to hopefully see and enjoy something like The Skeleton Twins or They Came Together.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
The marriage of live entertainment and cinema are fast becoming more commonplace at your local movie theater as shown most recently by Monty Python Live (Mostly). While Monty Python’s live shows at London’s O2 Arena were sold in mere seconds, plenty of folks saw a livestream and rebroadcasts of the show in their favorite multiplex.
Enough of them saw it that Monty Python scored #3 all time of the biggest live cinema events in the U.K. With that type of sway, it only makes you think of the possibilities of other live comedy events being in theaters. Rifftrax does pretty well here in the states with their live “riff” events.
Whose to say that the taping of an hour stand up special from a big enough comedian wouldn’t make it to a theater in the not so distant future.
On top of all of that, you can expect to be purchase a copy of Monty Python Live (Mostly) sometime in November, which is exciting for the overwhelming number of us that couldn’t make it to a theater or the O2 Arena.
Johnny Ryan’s renowned explicit comic book Prison Pit has gotten an animated adaption with the voices of the likes of James Adomian, Kyle Kinane, Blake Anderson, and Rick Shapiro.
For those not familiar, Prison Pit is a comic book that follows “monster men beating the living shit out of each other with a main character named Cannibal Fuckface.
For $6.99, you can watch all of this perverse glory with the voices of some of your favorite funny people now.
ON THE HORIZON
John Early: Literally Me @ The Virgil Wed. Aug. 6th 8PM $5
Triple Bill @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Aug. 21st 9:30PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Carl Barlssen’s Life Drawing Workshop @ Now Improv 7PM $25
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $17
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ iO West 9PM $5
A Little Night of Music with Yukata and Brendan Hines Puncuated by the Comedy of Jon Dore @ Bar Lubitsch 9:30PM $5
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
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
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 12AM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com/3 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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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.
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 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/1 item min.
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
(via Deadline)
The rock comedy that had Jack Black as an unorthodox music teacher, School of Rock, is now becoming a TV series at Nickelodeon.
Nickelodeon ordered the series from Paramount TV and have yet to attach someone to play Dewey Finn, Jack Black’s character in the movie. Still, Scott Rudin and Richard Linklater, the director of School of Rock, are set to executive produce, which should instill faith as to what might happen with this show.
We’ll see next year when School of Rock the series is set to premiere.