The science “textbook” designed and written by Megam Amram "for girls", “Science… For Her!”, is out now.
After you voted based off of how cool someone’s name sounded, you should definitely pick this up as soon as you can.
Be sure to catch Amram on tour promoting the book across the country as well. We’re sure more enhancing of feminine scientific knowledge/hijinks are to be had.
Hopefully, after watching Matt Donaher’s set from Conan last night, which, was also his first late night TV set, you’ll appreciate the wondrous craftsmanship of Donaher’s jokes as much as we do.
In fact, we’ll never forget this set, especially if we’re thinking about eskimos.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
This is definitely something we didn’t see coming from Judd Apatow, but, with Laura Dern and South Park and Team America: World Police co-writer Pam Brady delving into the world of female football fans in a film, we’re on board.
Even if the project ends up being something else, the idea of something between The League, Girls, and Enlightened, with a dash of Team America/South Park sounds pretty great.
Well, the wonderfully dark and absurd minds of Murderfist are going to be on TV tonight as they’re being featured on truTV’s Friends of the People.
Tune in 10PM to truTV to see the folks that made this unforgettable rehearsal dinner sketch who will hopefully bring their brand of comedy, that we previously thought was just going to reside on the Internet, to TVs across America.
(via Deadline)
Turner Broadcasting has officially hired the new president of TBS and TNT as well as the Chief Creative Officer in Kevin Reilly formerly a head of Fox and NBC.
In addition to being put as head honcho at TBS and TNT, he’ll be the chair of the Turner Entertainment Programming Council that will specifically overseeing senior executives at TBS, Adult Swim, and truTV, which are three comedy focused networks.
We’re not sure what Reilly will do, but given his disgust with the same day ratings and the concept of pilot season, we’re excited to see what direction he’ll take everything mentioned above.
To fill your quota of new comedy albums this week, please pick up Cristela Alonzo’s “Some of the Hits” and Nick Vatterott’s “For Amusement Only” from Comedy Central Records.
If you don’t have a quota of comedy albums to fill, get one, and this week with these albums would be a good place to start.
ON THE HORIZON
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sun. Nov. 9th 8PM $10
The Talkies @ Cinefile Video Thurs. Nov. 13th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Megan Amram’s Science.. For Her! Book Tour @ Barnes & Noble at The Grove 7PM FREE
Look at Me @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
The Highland Park Show @ Cafe De Leche 7:30PM FREE
Qweirdo @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Gays R Us @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
A Kiss From Daddy/Oh, Brother! @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Backyard… a comedy show @ The Backyard 8:30PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre $30 (stand by only)
Public School Stories @ The Virgil 9PM FREE
Venice Underground Presents Dan Soder @ Townhouse & The Del Monte 8:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Extra Credit @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
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/Starts 7PM/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
PHO KING DELICIOUS 9350 Corbin Ave., Northridge, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Hosted by David Relyea
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.
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/4 min. or 2 short songs/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Adam Feuerberg and Tim Delone
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 11:30PM after booked show/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
After deciding to avoid the Google problem of having the name ISIS confused with the terrorist group, Archer is set on coming back for season 6 at FX.
In fact, Archer and company have all gotten the call to return Jan. 2015 as shown in this very teaser.
This Friday at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, Jimmy Dore will be shooting a brand new 1 hour stand-up special for TV.
It’s been quite awhile since we’ve seen a special from Jimmy and, as that’s the case, you should all be excited to see the sharp, incisive bits that have been gestating in Dore’s head over the last several years.
The taping is at 9:30PM Nov. 7th and you can get your tickets here.
One of the best blends of horror and comedy, hands down, has to be The Heart, She Holler.
So, even though the Halloween season where horror abounds on TV and in theaters has passed, we’re still very much looking forward to the ridiculous, dark, and hysterical happenings of the third season come Dec. 1st on Adult Swim.
Get a big ol’ taste of what’s comenin’ in this new trailer.
(via Deadline)
Going away from the incredibly grounded reality of his last two movies , Alexander Payne is going a tad fantastical with his next movie, “Downsizing”.
Starring Matt Damon, the film will follow a man who thinks life would be better if he shrunk himself.
This idea, which might also lean more comedically than The Descendants and Nebraska, with Payne at the helm and Damon getting top billing seems prime to be another award frontrunner from the maker of perennial award frontrunners.
While tracking the potential nominees and winners for the Golden Globes, Oscars, etc. might be taking up a lot of your time, the legendary, independently run short form TV series Channel 101 has its own awards ceremony that you should pay equal attention to.
It’s at Channel 101’s annual Channy Awards where shows like Car Jumper, FIshbowls Are Definitely My Thing, New York Stories, Santiago, and more get the true recognition they deserve.
Watch all the nominees be announced here including the ones for the category known as Best Other Thing. Make sure to see who wins when the awards are given out Sat. Dec. 6th.
Conan O’Brien always let a good bit of chaos ride on his show, which usually makes for the unforgettable moments over the last several years.
However, it only takes one rushed pencil sharpening job and some guy named Larry who was only sharpening pencils gets wholly swallowed up in said chaos.
Take a watch at what “happened” and long live Brian Stack*.
*Just to be clear, Brian Stack is still alive, well, and making us all over doubled laughing
(via Fast Co.Create)
In a foreword of Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia, endearing auteur Wes Anderson puts forth the idea that if he secured enough funding, he’d want a theme park to be entirely put together at the direction of Mothersbaugh, who often scores Anderson’s films.
While that’s a sentiment in a foreword, it only makes one’s mind run with abandon in a symmetrically arranged frame.
Given that Mothersbaugh was a member of Devo and scored Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, the prospect of this particular theme park that would undoubtedly aim to be a sort of whimsical that adults and children can both enjoy is worthy of invoking Futurama once more in saying, “Shut up and take my money”.
ON THE HORIZON
Y2K Preparedness Meeting @ Northland Village Church Tues. Nov. 11th 8PM $12 in adv., $15 at door
Andy Kindler’s Particular Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sun. Nov. 16th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Before You Were Funny @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
An Evening with Kate Berlant and John Early @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Ana Gasteyer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
SketchMelt @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $10
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Prom Night @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE
The Kinda Sketchy Comedy Show @ Hyperion Tavern 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Over Easy Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $10
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
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
VILLA CATRINIA 251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Only 20 spots only/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 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/Lottery/15 spots only/5 min./$5
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
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
In promotion of his new book So, Anyway…, the legendary John Cleese sat down with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show and talked about the prospect of caring and how to give it up
All in all, it was delightful. Give it a watch here.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
NBC has not shown mercy to its freshman comedies up until now. Both Bad Judge and A to Z have gotten the ax already.
However, there seems to be hope for Marry Me starring Casey Wilson and Ken Marino as NBC has just ordered five more episodes of the series.
Hopefully, the next order will be for a season rather than a few more episodes.
WIth the loss of the Senate in the midterm elections this week to the GOP, President Obama must have a lot on his mind to say that, for the sake of appearances, must keep to himself.
Good thing Key & Peele have Luther, the Obama anger translator around. Here’s the latest address from Obama and jumps from Luther.
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s first foray into comedy with Birdman has been very well received in case you haven’t seen the Rotten Tomatoes score, recent TV spots, etc.
Almost seeming like a reward for all the folks that went and saw it, there has been a faux trailer made for an installment of the made-up movie franchise, Birdman, that Birdman’s Riggan Thompson, played exquisitely by Michael Keaton.
Enjoy watching the trailer for “Birdman Returns” like watching a trailer for 90s Jean Claude Van Damme movie after watching JCVD.
12:15AM tonight, you been tuned to Adult Swim and strapped in for the season 3 premiere of The Eric Andre Show.
Yes, plenty of desks on The Eric Andre Show set will be destroyed according to Eric himself.
We’ll leave up to your discretion whether you should enhance your experience with various drugs.
Jim Gaffigan’s book Food: A Love Story is out now and you should definitely pick up,
This also means he gets to make the rounds on late night and do “it” all again. By “it”, we mean be the undeniably hilarious Jim Gaffigan.
Watch his interview on The Tonight Show right here.
(via /Film)
One of Pixar’s most successful, most beloved properties, Toy Story, is coming back for a fourth round in 2017.
Announced today, a Toy Story 4 will have John Lasseter returning to the franchise as a director and the duo of Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are set to write the script. More specifically, the release is being targeted for June 2017.
In case you wondering, that does avoid any matching up with Marvel’s upcoming film slate as well as the Lego Movie sequel.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
The final days of Craig Ferguson’s hosting of The Late Late Show over at CBS are coming soon. In anticipation of that, the guests for the final episodes have been teased, which include many of Craig’s favorite guests such as Thomas Lennon, Tim Meadows, Henry Winkler, Rashida Jones, Steve Carell, Lisa Kudrow, Mila Kunis, and more.
For the final send-off, Ferguson will have late night host compatriot Jay Leno as he joins him in late night host retirement.
We hope amidst this cavalcade, one of our favorite guests on The Late Late Show, Stephen Wright will also be stopping by to wish Ferguson bon voyage.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo Rep @ UCB Sunset Tues. Nov. 11th 10:30PM $5
Baked w/Brendon Small & Steve Agee @ The Baked Potato Tues. Nov. 18th 8:30PM/10:30PM $15
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $20
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
David Huntsberger @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $25/$12.50 w/Goldstar
The Secret Garden Show @ Panini Garden 8PM FREE
Power Up!/Casey & Jo Jo Present Fran Gillespie @ The Nerdist School 8PM FREE
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
A Musical Evening with Kate Micucci @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Jimmy Dore 1 Hr Special Taping @ El Portal Theatre 9:30PM FREE w/RSVP
The Swarm @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $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
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min.
It’s been more than a minute or two since we last saw Hannah Horvath and company, but that wait will soon be over.
Season 4 of Girls premieres Sun. Jan. 11th at 9PM on HBO and you can get a taste of the poignant, but funny stew of anxieties, insecurities, etc. that are coming in this brand new trailer.