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If You Wonder What Rob Delaney’s Up To These Days, It’s a UK Sitcom with Sharon Horgan

September 16, 2014

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Though you might have seen Rob Delaney on “@midnight” on TVs here in America, Delaney is overseas with a sitcom that he’s been working on with Sharon Horgan called Catastrophe.

Picked up for a season at Channel 4, it follows Delaney and Horgan as a couple that decides to give the family thing a go when Horgan becomes pregnant.

Here’s Rob Delaney himself giving more detail to the show. Hopefully, it’ll make it across the pond in one form or another so us Yanks can watch it.

Nasim Pedrad Gives Story Behind Impressions of Kim Kardashian and Aziz Ansari on SNL

September 16, 2014

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When she was on SNL, Nasim Pedrad was the go to player to impersonate Kim Kardashian, even though, often, she wanted to impersonate the likes of Aziz Ansari.

So, when chatting with Conan O’Brien last night, Nasim told the story of how her sketch where she impersonated Aziz got cut and her worries over discussing her Kim impression with Kim Kardashian herself.

This Trailer for “Listen Up Philip” Offers Up a Fun, Sardonic Romp

September 17, 2014

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Jason Schwartzman gets to play a caustic, self-obsessed writer in Alex Ross Perry‘s Listen Up Philip with Elisabeth Moss putting up with him as his girlfriend and Jonathan Pryce as a witty, manipulative mentor.

Sound fun? It sure looks like it in this trailer. It’s due out for a limited release on Oct. 17th.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/17/14

September 17, 2014

ON THE HORIZON
The Noble Experiment @ Silverlake Lounge Sat. Sept. 20th 7PM FREE
The Walsh Brothers @ UCB Theatre Sat. Sept. 27th MIDNIGHT $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
The Good Luck 4 Year Anniversary @ The Good Luck Bar 7:30PM FREE
Not Safe For Work @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
The Super Serious Show @ The Virgil 8PM $7 in adv., $10 at door
Nate Bargatze @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Pete Holmes Living at Largo @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)

OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Josh Martin
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 COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/For spot 7PM-8:30PM must sign up in advance at jaketaveren@monkeyheadconcepts.biz/For spots 8:30PM-10PM sign-up at venue before pre-booked show/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Danielle Arce
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Thomas Fraser
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.
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comics/1 song musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Monika Scott and Morgan Jay
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.
O’HARA’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
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Gary Carver
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served/1 item min.
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/5 min./Lottery/25 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Adam Feuerberg
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 11PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Geoffrey Feldman
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

Here’s Another Teaser for The Comeback

September 17, 2014

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HBO has set the return for The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow for November, which isn’t too far away, if you think about it.

Well, if there’s more teasers like this one, perhaps it will be less than hundreds of hours until the brand new season premiere of The Comeback.

CBS Sunday Morning Get Into the Minds of Key & Peele

September 17, 2014

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With Sept. 24th, the premiere date of the new season of Key & Peele, just around the corner, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are making the rounds on talk shows.

CBS Sunday Morning News did a great segment on them that gets into their motivations behind what they do and how Key & Peele specifically handle race and touchy topics their own very progressive way. Watch it here.

“Rick and Morty” Artists Successfully Unionize

September 17, 2014

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(via Cartoon Brew)

If you were looking for another reason to love the fantastic Rick & Morty on Adult Swim, we’ve got one. The animators behind Rick & Morty just recently unionized on their own through the Animation Guild. This is important considering many of Adult Swim’s cartoons surprisingly aren’t unionized.

The crew will now get a standard hourly wage, health coverage, pensions, etc. This undoubtedly will lead to a more productive team at Rick & Morty and one hell of a second season.

Craig Ferguson Talks Late Night Talk Show Hosting Shop with Seth Meyers

September 17, 2014

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Approaching the precipice of ending his decade long run as a late night talk show host at The Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson imparted some advice to late night newbie Seth Meyers while on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

For the most part, Craig stresses that there will be a point where you go crazy.

For Charity, El-P Willing to Make Cat Sound Filled Remix of Run The Jewels 2

September 17, 2014

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Though covering developments in the rap game might sound a little off-brand for us, the idea that a rapper would be willing to do a remix of his upcoming album with just cat sounds made us laugh pretty hard.

So, here’s us telling you about the amazing Kickstarter that’s raising money to make a remix of Run The Jewels 2, the to-be-released album from Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike), with cat sounds.

Appropriately, it’ll be titled “The Meow The Jewels Package” and while they’re asking for a cool $45,100 on Kickstarter by the end of October, El-P has promised that, upon the money being raised, he’ll make the album and donate all the proceeds to charity.

Support charity and make perhaps one of the most awesome, fun rap albums ever.

Just For Laughs Launching YouTube Channel With Their Largely Never-Before-Seen Archives

September 17, 2014

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The Just For Laughs brand has been one for the biggest comedy festivals in the world for quite some time. In their tenure of their festivals, so many of the big names you know and love nowadays performed on what was likely the biggest stage they’ve ever performed comedy on up until that point.

So, JFL thought it might be prudent to share some of their archives with the rest of us.

Thus, 500 hours of clips will be uploaded to a YouTube channel that’s being created with the help of Maker Studios, much of which hasn’t ever been seen outside of the festival. Clips will include performances from Dave Chappelle, Bill Hicks, Bill Burr, Louis CK, Mitch Hedberg, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, and way more.

When that starts, prepare for another thing to binge watch.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 To Land Entirely on Vimeo

September 17, 2014

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The beloved riff fest between robots and humans over the worst movies of all time in Mystery Science Theater 3000 is coming all to Vimeo. You are now able to buy or rent the 80 digitally available episodes of MST3K. The other 118 are awaiting clearance for digital distribution, but will also be available at Vimeo when they do indeed clear.

So, the $300 for the series and whatever becomes available on Vimeo will be a popular gift this Christmas.

Women Comedy Answer The Age Old, Men Only Question of “How Much…?”

September 18, 2014

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If you’ve ever been a dude that’s way too insecure about your sexual identity and the sexual identity of others, you’ve probably dealt with the horribly juvenile question “How much?” in regards to a challenge to how committed to said insecurity about your sexual identity.

Well, Women comedy take the question head on, in a conference room, with people in suits. Well, most of them are wearing suits anyway. Watch it here.

George Carlin Way in NYC Is Now Official, Dedication Ceremony Happening Next Month

September 18, 2014

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For a while, there was debate over renaming a NYC street to George Carlin Way in honor of the legendary comedian and where he went to school.

Having been approved by New York City last year, Google Maps now officially recognizes the street name and an official dedication ceremony with George’s daughter, Kelly Carlin, as well as Colin Quinn will happen on Oct. 22nd at 1PM EST.

We won’t be surprised to see if this corner is jam packed with people next month.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/18/14

September 18, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Hey Buddy @ The Echoplex Sun. Sept. 21st 7:30PM FREE
An Evening with Adam Cayton Holland @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Sept. 23rd 9PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Sean Conroy Presents “Mr. Pickles” @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Hilarity for Charity Presents Indulgence @ The Lyric Theatre 8PM $8
Cool Beans Comedy @ Ice House 8PM FREE/2 drink min.
Headcase Cover Comedy @ Comic Book Hideout 8PM $5
Nate Bargatze @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 item min.
Stripped Stories @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Nine Drink Mininum @ Pho King Delicious 8:15PM FREE
The Josh & Josh 6 Year Anniversary Show Month @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Studio Sessions @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Part Two! The Sequel Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
The Bad Company @ Groundlings 10PM $10
The Reckoning @ iO West 10PM $10

OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Josh Martin
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/7 min./No purchase necessary
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/Hosted by Sara Mostajabi
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./Lottery
VILLA CATRINIA 251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Only 20 spots available/5 min./Hosted by Paula Johnson
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up is 12PM at Facebook page/See https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alibi-Open-Mic-at-the-Hotel-Hollywood/545741885530183 for 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 Paco McCauley & Evan Kessler
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
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 CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
CLEO KINGS OPEN MIC @ TWO ROADS THEATER 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 7:20PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/15 spots only/5 min./$3
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
GAL PALACE 131 S. Rampart Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:15PM/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 11PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Andrew Yanker and Chrys Anthe
THE MAN CAVE 3575 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/First come, first served/5 min./Mixed mic/Hosted by Tahir Moore
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Logan Guntzelman & Rachel Maczuzak
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM after Main Room show

Lost Moon Radio Presents “Ken Burns: A Film by Ken Burns”

September 18, 2014

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Are you currently enjoying watching The Roosevelts on PBS right now by legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns?

Well, don’t stop there. Lost Moon Radio has the perfect follow up the saga documentary series of Baseball, The Civil War, Jazz, and more: Ken Burns: A Film by Ken Burns.

Please watch the “trailer” for the documentary of the documentarian here.

Ben Schwartz Feature Comedy Attaches Adam McKay as Director and Seth Rogen as Star

September 18, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The likes of Ben Schwartz, Adam McKay, and Seth Rogen are teaming up on an upcoming untitled feature that was pitched by Schwartz. McKay is attached to direct and produce while Rogen is attached to star and also produce.

There’s no synopsis, premise, or logline, but, already, we have the feeling that this project might, at the end of it, have a giant blooper reel or even an alternate uncut version.

And Here’s The First Sketch from Key & Peele Season 4

September 18, 2014

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How much set up do we need to do here before you get to watching their very first sketch from the brand new season where they deal with slightly less than clever alien invaders? Not much, we hope.

We’ll remind you that Key & Peele returns next week on Wed. Sept. 24th for their 4th season.

Watch it over and over right here.

Darrell Hammond Will Replace the Late Don Pardo as SNL Announcer

September 18, 2014

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Weeks ago, Saturday Night Live lost its legendary announcer Don Pardo when he passed away at the age of 96.

To replace him, former SNL cast member Darrell Hammond has been appointed to the position. If you watched Hammond’s time at SNL at all, you know this is a perfect replacement.

Jim Jefferies Was Surprised by What Type of Humor Paul McCartney Is Into and Jim’s One Role in a Porno Not Having Sex

September 18, 2014

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Recently, Jim Jefferies had the luck of dropping into the Hollywood Improv while Paul McCartney was in the audience. Knowing that, Jefferies put forth his A-game and was surprised at the results as he recounts on Conan.

After telling this story, he balanced out the nice twist in that story with a much darker twist on the story of his sole acting gig in a porno that he was not at all having sex in.

Well, If Aubrey Plaza Is Going to Voice Grumpy Cat, You May Have Sold Us on Your Christmas Movie, Lifetime

September 18, 2014

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Lifetime is indeed making Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever set to premiere on Nov. 29th at 8PM. While the idea may seemed crowdsourced by the whole of the Internet, getting Aubrey Plaza to voice the Grumpy Cat seems more than perfect casting and definitely one thing this TV movie needed.

So, Lifetime will undoubtedly have a boost in their younger demos that night as well as a whole new set of fan made .gifs that will be on every one’s social media feeds.

James Franco’s “Making a Scene” Mashes Up Batman and Beetlejuice

September 18, 2014

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You could have a game show style wheel to pick one of the multitude of different things that James Franco does, but, in AOL’s case, he’s just getting a random classic scene from the cinematic canon from the same style of wheel and mashing it up with a genre or another classic film scene.

It’s called “Making a Scene” and it’s the reason that this pretty great, weird, mash up between Batman and Beetlejuice now exists.

Dan Aykroyd Wants To Expand Ghostbusters Into an Entire Universe

September 19, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

A la Marvel and DC, veteran Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd wants to take the franchise to the next level by expanding the story behind The Ghostbusters from the very start all the way to where they are fighting ghosts.

Whether that will come in the form of more sequels, prequels, TV series, web series, podcasts, social media, etc. has yet to be seen, but the next actual sequel that’s been in development for so long still has yet to be made.

Also, a confirmed return of Bill Murray would be nice.

Chris Rock’s Top Five Set For December Release

September 19, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

After getting more than $12 million from Paramount, Chris Rock’s Top Five will be hitting theaters Dec. 12th.

The big bid that won and the release in a few months continue to intrigue us as to what Paramount and everyone else saw at TIFF that we’ll get to see come this holiday season.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/19/14

September 19, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
The Tortured Mind of Charlyne Yi @ UCB Theatre Tues. Sept. 23rd 7PM FREE
Good Looks in Arts District Tues. Sept. 30th 8PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
All Things Comedy Podcast LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Matt Kirshen @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
Play by Play @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Matthew McComedy @ Karma Lounge 8PM FREE
The Swarm @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubistch 8:30PM FREE
Prompter! @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Cobra Juice: Rebooted @ Steve Allen Theater 9:30PM $12
Search History @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
Comics Quitting @ Westside Comedy Theater 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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.

Randy Liedtke Makes Late Night Debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers

September 19, 2014

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We’re glad to see Randy Liedtke back on TV, this time making his late night talk show debut by performing stand up on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

It’s supremely silly and fun as you should expect from Liedtke and probably the perfect thing you need to start off this Friday morning, or any morning really.