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James Franco’s Behind-The-Scenes SNL Documentary “Saturday Night” Now at Hulu

September 29, 2014

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Though it was made more than a few years ago, James Franco’s in-depth look into what goes into a week at Saturday Night Live in his documentary Saturday Night is finally available to more than a film festival crowd to watch.

You’ll get to take a look at Franco following the real life happenings of all the stories that you hear of SNL players and writers talk about in interviews of no sleep, the boatloads of sketches that don’t make it, and more.

Watch Saturday Night on Hulu Plus here.

Larry David Might Still Be Up for Another Season of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

September 30, 2014

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While in conversation with David Steinberg last night at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA, Larry David was hounded about the future of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

David already has his upcoming Broadway play Fish in the Dark on his plate and admitted that he isn’t quite sure where he’d take the series, but he’s not closing the door on Curb yet. To Steinberg and the crowd, David commented, “I haven’t given up the hope.”

Though it’s sort of off-brand for HBO, if Curb Your Enthusiasm intended on returning for another season, a crossover episode with The Comeback might be a good starting point.

Help Keep Moses Storm’s Modern Millennial Comedy Performance Art Installation Going

September 30, 2014

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The month that Moses Storm had set out to live and breathe in his performance art installation entitled Modern Millennial is almost coming to a close. We got a chance to visit and it does not disappoint in being the wonderfully and comedically self-aware contemporary art exhibit that is lacking in nearly every contemporary art gallery around.

It’s also a great, funny distillation and examination of the idea of being that older generations refer to in disgust as “millennial”.

More people definitely should get a chance to check Modern Millennial out and that’s only going to happen if Moses’ Kickstarter for $500 gets funded by 10PM tomorrow. He’s at $160 as of this post being written.

Please keep #ModernMillennial alive here.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/30/14

September 30, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch Wed. Oct. 1st 8PM FREE
Little Esther Goes Through Your Stuff @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Oct. 2nd 9:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Theatre 7PM FREE
Hari Kondabolu @ The Troubadour 8PM $14
Bay Hilarea @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Comedy Central Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
Funny or Die Presents Jerrod Carmichael @ The Comedy Store 8PM $8/2 item min.
Good Looks in Arts District 8PM FREE
KCRW’s Unfictional Live @ Mack Sennett Studios 8PM $40
Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $8 (stand by only)
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Can I Kick It? @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Roast Battle @ Comedy Store Belly Room MIDNIGHT FREE

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
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
DAVE AND BUSTER’S 6081 Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 11PM/First come, first served/6 min./$2 cover/2 drinks or 1 entree for audience/Hosted by Suhail Khan
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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/Lottery/6 min. w/$5 purchase, 3 min./without/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky and Danny McDermott
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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min.
VOILA ART GALLERY 518 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT/Follows booked show/No purchase necessary
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

Keegan Michael-Key and Regina Hall Join ‘Vacation’ Reboot

September 30, 2014

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The reboot of the Vacation franchise by New Line was already pretty enticing with Ed Helms as a grown up Rusty Griswold.

Now, Keegan Michael-Key and Regina Hall have gotten added to the cast as the heads of a perfect family in contrast to the oft-dysfunctional Griswolds.

So, this reboot just keeps getting better and better.

The Simpsons Had an Appropriately Out of This World Couch Gag The Same Night as Their Family Guy Crossover Episode

September 30, 2014

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This past Sunday, The Simpsons returned for their 26th season as well as had their highly anticipated crossover episode with Family Guy.

So, The Simpsons made sure that there couch gag on that night would be like nothing we’ve seen before. So they enlisted award winning animator and filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt to make an uber-futuristic couch gag and he did not disappoint.

If you have Hulu Plus, you can watch “The Simpsons Guy” right now and get your fix for meta Simpsons/Family guy jokes all in a few clicks.

The Tonight Show to Tape in Phoenix After Super Bowl and Then in LA for a Week

September 30, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The Tonight Show is going to take a week and come back to the West Coast next February. Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, and company will first tape an episode in Phoenix right after the Super Bowl on Feb. 1st and will then head to Universal Studios Hollywood from Feb. 2nd-5th for a week of shows here in LA.

Fun fact: While The Tonight Show hasn’t been in LA since Jimmy Fallon took over as the host earlier this year, The Tonight Show hasn’t been on the Universal Studios backlot since The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

Perhaps, there will be some fun crossover, rivalry bits between Conan and Fallon and Kimmel?

Jeff Goldblum Stars in the GE Light Bulb Ad Directed by Tim and Eric

September 30, 2014

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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim team up for a Super Bowl level ad for GE’s Link LED Light Bulb. They present Jeff Goldblum as lavish as he has ever been presented as he shows off this light bulb in a hot tob next to a grand piano.

So, unless you’re tugging at our heart strings with clydesdales and dogs playing together, please let commercials be more like this.

FX Renews “You’re The Worst” and “Married” Renewed

September 30, 2014

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When it comes to gritty, real-life relationship comedy series, FX seems to have it figured out. The award winning Louie leads that charge after four seasons, freshman series You’re The Worst and Married are now getting 13 episode second seasons.

However, You’re the Worst will be moving to FXx for that second season.

This might follow some sort of logic when you take into account that FXx skews younger and You’re the Worst is follows the beginning of a relationship while Married and Louie on FX are all about what happens as a result of long term relationships.

Watch Trailer for Season 2 of Adult Swim’s Newsreaders

September 30, 2014

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Adult Swim has set Oct. 23rd as the premiere date for season 2 of Newsreaders and not only has Alison Becker, Beth Dover, Dannah Phirman, and Ray Wise back, but Alan Tudyk as the new host.

They’ve also racked up quite the guest star list. Scott Adsit, Malin Akerman, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jenna Fischer, Rob Huebel, Tom Lennon, Randall Park, Danny Pudi, Rob Riggle, Martin Starr, James Urbaniak, along with David Hasselhoff will all be going through the news, sort of, with the Newsreaders team.

Watch the trailer for season 2 here with plenty of anchors and correspondents losing it.

Fox Adapting 1988’s Big Into TV Series

September 30, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Enlisted’s Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce have been tapped to develop the hit comedy Big starring Tom Hanks into a comedy series for Fox.

There’s no word on who would star or how much they’ll stick to the original movie (i.e. a kid could be turned into an adult by a Zoltar machine), but there’s potential here especially if they get someone like, perhaps, Chris Pratt to star.

Al Madrigal Shares His Pleasant Thoughts on Yelp Reviews and First Class Passengers

September 30, 2014

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While on Conan last night, Al Madrigal made sure to call out bad behavior by airplane passengers seated in first class as well as Yelp reviewers.

After going through all of this, Al reveals where all his rage comes from, which is nothing like the Hulk’s everpresent rage, but it might be just as good.

Comedy Central’s 1900s Comedy “Another Period” Adds Michael Ian Black, David Koechner, Paget Brewster, David Wain, More

October 1, 2014

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Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast.

Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.

While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/1/14

October 1, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Dead Authors w/Paul F. Tompkins & Special Guest Lennon Parham @ UCB Theatre Fri. Oct. 3rd 6:30PM $5
Comedy is Dead @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery Thurs. Oct. 9th 9PM $15 in adv., $20 at door (4 per customer limit)

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
Brian Finkelstein’s First Day Off in a Long Time @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
The Get Go/Kiss From Daddy @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Literary Death Match @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Public School Stories @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
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
JUST FOR FUN ETC. @ ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For a character, solo improv, comedy team, crowd work, music, poetry, sketch, performance art, slide show, video or anything else that your heart desires and brain dreams up that ISN’T STAND UP/4 min./First come, first served/Videos must be on YouTube or Vimeo and also under 4 min./1 drink min./Hosted by Tony Bartolone
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
JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/3-5 min./1 drink min./$3 valet parking w/validation or take free tram from bottom of hill (Lankershim Blvd. x Universal Hollywood Dr.)/Hosted by Aaron Harvey
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.
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Gary Carver
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
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

John Oliver Attempts To Explain Professional English Soccer to David Letterman

October 1, 2014

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While Americans seem to show some interest for soccer during the World Cup, there is still a lack of interest in the game that the world calls football for the other 4 years of time when the World Cup isn’t happening.

John Oliver got some insight into why that might be based on his explanation of the English Premier League as well as the other subsequent soccer leagues in England to David Letterman on The Late Show.

Dan Mintz’s New Comedy Album ‘The Stranger’ Out Next Week

October 1, 2014

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Dan Mintz, who we’d hope you know from both Bob’s Burgers and his stand-up, is releasing a brand new stand-up album, The Stranger, from Comedy Central Records.

It comes out Oct. 7th and you’ll have to give it a listen to not only hear hilarious jokes, but also to see if the title is a reference to famed author Albert Camus.

While you’re pondering that, you can pre-order it here.

Weird Al Yankovic on His Song Process, Getting a #1 Album, and Playing Wheel of Fortune with James Brown

October 1, 2014

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Turns out the Weird Al Yankovic has just wrapped up a three decade plus long record contract with his latest chart topping album Mandatory Fun. Yankovic chatted about that with Seth Meyers on Late Night last night as well as how he makes sure to clear his song parodies with the artists (even if its the night before recording) and his overall process in song writing and what he goes for.

While that’s all well and good, Weird Al also talked about the one time that he played Wheel of Fortune with Little Richard and James Brown, which is a thing that really happened.

FX Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Pariah’ Starring Bill Burr

October 1, 2014

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We don’t know about the rest of you, but are wishes have come true as Bill Burr is set to star in an upcoming FX comedy pilot, Pariah.

Coming from the minds behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, specifically, Dave and John Chernin along with Rob McElhenney set to direct, Pariah will center around Burr as a television personality that has a meltdown and then has to try to go through life as a normal person with experience only as a on-camera loudmouth.

So, we’re definitely hoping this goes to series as soon as possible.

Bill Burr Takes a Stand on Conan and Won’t Give Foul Balls That He Catches to Kids

October 1, 2014

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We just posted about how Bill Burr is going to star in the upcoming FX pilot Pariah and, from just last night during his appearance on Conan, he showed why he’s perfect for the role of a firebrand former TV personality.

Watch him defend his philosophy of not giving foul balls to kids at baseball games as well as fat shaming himself while on Conan.

Comedy Bang! Bang! Returning For More of Season 3 with Huge Guest Star List

October 2, 2014

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James Adomian, Eric Andre, Rob Corddry, Andy Daly, Jon Daly, Chris Hardwick, Ellie Kemper, Lauren Lapkus, Bobby Moynihan, Horatio Sanz, Kevin Smith, Amber Tamblyn, Matt Besser, Ben Blacker, Neil Campbell, Rhys Darby, Erinn Hayes, Anthony Jeselnik, Jay Johnston, Jaime King, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin Nealon, Tig Notaro, Lennon Parham, Jeff Ross, French Stewart, Nick Thune, Alan Tudyk, James Urbaniak and Baron Vaughn are all set to be the awesome second half of Comedy Bang! Bang!’s mega season three.

Don’t miss out on Fri. Oct. 17th at 11PM on IFC. Whether you’re a baseball fan or not, the World Series will have not started and you will (probably) not have an excuse to not watch.

Zombieland 2 Moves Forward with New Writer

October 2, 2014

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While the aftermath of the success of the first Zombieland was circuitous, especially leading up to a sequel, a Zombieland 2 seems to now have the wheels turning since Sony has lined up Dave Callaham as the writer and director Ruben Fleischer to return.

The short lived online series version of Zombieland may have been the wrong move for what could be a great franchise, but if they could get the principal cast (Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, and Abigail Breslin) all back, then there would be more hope for the sequel to make it to theaters within the next couple of years.

LA Comedy Rundown 10/2/14

October 2, 2014

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ON THE HORIZON
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show the Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Oct. 4th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Simon Amstell @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Oct. 7th 8:30PM $30

COMEDY CRAWL
The Claudia O’Doherty Experience @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
“Harmontown” Screening + Harmontown Live Podcast Recording @ Vista Theatre 7:30PM $20
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Aziz Ansari @ Orpheum Theatre 8PM $51.05
Eat Your Words @ Cactus Lounge at the Standard Hollywood 8PM FREE
Matt Fulchiron @ Irvine Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Starpunch with Mike Still @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Virgin Sacrifice @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Judd Apatow & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $40-$100
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Kinda Sketchy Comedy Show @ Hyperion Tavern 9PM FREE
Studio Sessions @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Little Ester Goes Through Your Stuff @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Red Bastard @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Alice Wetterlund & Jake Weisman @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
Talk Fight @ 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
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
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Nick Costas
LOADED 6377 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8:15PM/5 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Joe Basla
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 BALL ROOM 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/5-8 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco/No purchase necessary
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
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

Watch Jerrod Carmichael’s First Time on Conan

October 2, 2014

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With Jerrod Carmichael’s HBO special Love at the Store coming up this Sat., Jerrod has been hitting the late night talk show circuit.

Last night, he went on Conan and made a case for cocaine to, at the very least, enhance your favorite performers as well as weighing the choice between being a great father and a great at your job. Beyond making some salient points, Jerrod gives you a great taste of what to expect on Saturday.

By the way, did we tell you to watch Love at the Store this Sat. Oct. 4th at 10PM on HBO? If we forgot to do that, make sure you do.

IFC Developing Hockey Comedy ‘Uncle Chubby’ with Denis Leary’s Apostle

October 2, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

We’d say that, by now, comedy has worked out for IFC. So, they’re now beefing up their development slate for this upcoming pilot season with a new scripted project from Denis Leary’s company Apostle.

Following with Apostle’s success with Maron at the network, the project, Uncle Chubby, follows the path of an intramural hockey team in an attempt to win a league title.

No talent is currently attached, but hopefully Liev Schrieber’s character from Goon can make a cameo.

Pixar’s First Teaser for ‘Inside Out’ Pulls Adorably, As You’d Expect, on Your Heart Strings

October 2, 2014

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Disney Pixar, above most other studios, has found a way to consistently be adorable across a wide age range. In the first teaser for their upcoming film Inside Out, they showcase how they’ve done that over the last several years as well as showing how Inside Out will be no different.

With Amy Poehler as the voice of the emotion of joy and Lewis Black as the voice of the emotion of anger, how could you not find this adorable.