All day yesterday, the first images from the new Peanuts movie made the rounds the Web with the note that the official trailer was set to drop next week.
Well, due to some hacking, presumably not unlike what happened with The Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, the trailer for the the Paul Feig produced, Steve Martino directed Peanuts is here.
John Mulaney sat down with Jimmy Kimmel last night and, as John has a show on network television, talked about his show.
Unfortunately, Fox‘s Mulaney has had a rough start with ratings and reviews and John did not shy away from that. However, Kimmel gave John an unexpected positive twist on the situation.
Watch parts one and two of the interview here.
(via Variety)
Once, it was a pilot at the USA Network, but now, Difficult People with Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner has gone straight to series over at Hulu.
Amy Poehler is still on board as an executive producer and the show merely follows whatever the hell Eichner and Klausner get themselves into in NYC.
So, all the elements of this show (the cast, producers, premise, and it being at Hulu) promise something that has the potential to be pretty fantastic.
Dead Kevin discovered one of the worst ways an almost harmless prank could go.
While it’s only a very minor consolation, they are fortunate to be in the safety of their own apartment and not at work because this definitely would be not cool to do at work. It’s already not cool at home, but you would definitely get the cops called on you at work if you did what happened in the video.
On set with @pftompkins. I’m sure he’s tweeting at me in this pic. New season of @NoYouShutUp is coming soon! pic.twitter.com/8pelA4nzpN
— H. Alan Scott (@HAlanScott) November 18, 2014
According to the tweet above from H. Alan Scott as well as a tweet from Paul F. Tompkins himself, Fusion is making a third season of the fantastic panel debate show with puppets, No, You Shut Up with Paul F. Tompkins.
So, in the time that they’re making season 3, you should go get Fusion.
Whether it be observation or straight up gibberish, Key & Peele have brought a whole new set of vernacular to the forefront of slang.
According to Jordan Peele, there’s a lot of straight-up gibberish that comes from the mind and mouth of Keegan Michael-Key.
Watch their explanation on Conan here.
(via /Film)
First off, there are plans for a Disneyland Shanghai, which you should take a moment to take in. On top of that, there will be an entire hotel done in the theme of the “Toy Story” film franchise.
The concept art shows that exterior painted in the design of Andy’s room, which is already has us nostalgic. We’re just spitballing here, but, we’d hope that there would be an actual Pizza Planet as well as a place where Sid’s “Franken-toys” hang out.
As far as weird places where comedy shows are done in LA, in a secret room behind a bookcase is a new one. The great Jay Larson, who we hope you would know from his stand-up, The Crabfeast, and/or Best Bars in America, is putting together a limited engagement run where he and some of his funniest friends will perform in a speakeasy style side room at Bar Covell in Los Feliz.
So, there will be four shows at 8:30PM from 11/24 through 12/15 with $5 cover at the door after you give a password, which Larson will share on the Friday before.
We can only imagine how many Interstellar jokes will be made during the show.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are teaming up again in the Paramount comedy “Daddy’s Home” and have very smartly added Hannibal Buress to the cast.
Whether it be on Broad City or in Neighbors or in Kings of Summer, Hannibal has crushed his guest starring roles thus far. Naturally, we can’t wait to see what will be quoting non-stop from him after seeing in this movie.
ON THE HORIZON
Don’t Stop or We’ll Die @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Warp Zone Comedy 2 Year Anniversary @ The Virgil 9:30PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Not Safe For Work @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
The Super Serious Show with Paul F. Tompkins @ Caviar LA 8PM FREE w/RSVP (RSVP full)
Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Julian McCullough @ Irvine Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
American Town Hall @ The Copper Still Bar 8:30PM
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Backyard… a comedy show @ The Backyard 8:30PM FREE
Lush Hour One Year Anniversary @ Melody Lounge 9PM FREE
The Down Low Comedy Show @ 55 Degree Wine 9PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Extra Credit @ The Clubhouse 10PM FREE
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Big Grande’s Freaks on a Leash @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
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
THE WINCHESTER ROOM 6522 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/7 min./Hosted by Anthony Mojica and Nikki Wantz
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
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
(via Deadline)
Netflix has apparently felt enough of the heat for Bill Cosby’s increasing number of rapist allegations. They had scheduled the release of his latest comedy special “Bill Cosby 77” for Nov. 28th, but have indefinitely postponed releasing it in light of more allegations, including one from model Janice Dickinson, just in the past few days.
Netflix hasn’t permanently nixed the special and NBC hasn’t cancelled their project with Cosby, but it would come as no surprise if both those things happened soon.
While Cosby has still maintained silence on all of this, save for some dismissive statements from his lawyers, many people feelings are probably in line with this tweet from Patton Oswalt:
You were the first reason I wanted to do comedy. I’ll always marvel at your genius onstage. But here’s where we say goodbye, Bill Cosby.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 19, 2014
Conan O’Brien and one of his associate producers Jordan Schlansky have gone on many “delightful” escapades over the years.
Conan dealing with Jordan in going coffee tasting at Intelligentsia in Silverlake is yet another example of how funny two people getting on each other’s nerves can really be.
The Baltimore Media Blog has reported a sighting of Hugh Laurie on the set of HBO’s Veep dressed very much in the mileu of Veep.
We can only hope that not only that Laurie has indeed returned to a pure, full on comedy after all those years of A Little Bit of Fry and Laurie as well as Blackadder, but that he would be on the show for a long arc, if he doesn’t get a spot as a cast regular. It would be one great thing that would have happened today in the world of comedy.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Well, that didn’t take long.
Earlier today, Netflix postponed their plans to release Bill Cosby 77 due to the rape allegations that are now coming out of the woodwork left and right, and now NBC is following suit by tossing the untitled series project that they were developing with Bill Cosby.
Currently, Cosby has tour dates lined-up through May 2015 as well as three appearances in documentaries according to his IMDB profile. Again, we wouldn’t be surprised if all of these got nixed/postponed too.
Since Jules Winfield suggested that he was going to simply walk the earth in Pulp Fiction 20 years ago, we’ve always wondered what a living person like that would actually be like.
Well, comedian Glenn Wool just happens to be such a person that has traded a home for doing comedy all over the world, wherever he can. Also, you should note that you have to be one hell of a comedian that walks the earth from gig to gig and Wool definitely fits the bill.
Get his brand new album out from Stand Up! Records "No Land’s Man“ (incidentally the same title as Aasif Mandvi’s new book that you should also get) and you’ll see why we say that. Here’s a clip to give you a bit of preview.
(via The Washington Post)
While The Colbert Report comes to a close on Dec. 18th, you’ll have a chance to see Stephen Colbert host once more not too long after that. Of course, Colbert is set to take over The Late Show, but he’s also now going to host the annual Kennedy Center Honors set to broadcast on Dec. 30th on CBS after taping on Dec. 7th.
Lily Tomlin and Tom Hanks are among the honorees and will undoubtedly be fun to see next to or around Colbert, post-Colbert Report.
There have been a number of iterations of a JASH variety show now known as Rubberhead over the last year including the period of time it was a show for XBox.
After jumping through, in, and out of hoops, JASH’s Rubberhead with Sarah Silverman as the host is now available to watch for $5 over at Vimeo.
There is a trailer that would you give sort of an idea of what’s going on in the show (appearances from Todd Glass, Natasha Leggero, Nathan Fielder, Shelby Fero, and way more for starters), but there’s also a very NSFW (and we really stress that this time) sketch “Cops Cum Dicks and Flying” starring Silverman and Seth Rogen that gives you an even better idea of how crazy and funny Rubberhead is.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
In order to avoid “brand confusion”, Comedy Central’s replacement for The Colbert Report will no longer called The Minority Report with Larry Wilmore.
Rather, it will now be called The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, which is fitting in the sense that it’s following The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and preceding @midnight with Chris Hardwick,
The “brand confusion” supposedly refers to having the show be more about underdogs as opposed to just minorities. However, it also clears up any confusion it would have with Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report from 2002.
ON THE HORIZON
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 Sun. Nov. 23rd 9:30PM FREE
Unnecessary Evil Presents: Al Jackson @ Westside Comedy Theater Fri. Dec. 5th 8PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Double-Barreled @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
John Oliver @ City National Grove of Anaheim 8PM $45
Sit n’ Spin @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Straight White Males @ The Copper Still Bar 8:30PM FREE
Kinda Sketchy Comedy Show @ Hyperion Tavern 8:30PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand-Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Set List at The Studio Sessiosn @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
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 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 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
Whenever Jimmy Pardo is on anything, it’s worth watching, listening to, etc. However, it’s especially worth investing time when Jimmy goes from warming up the crowd at Conan to sitting down with his boss Conan O’Brien on camera and have a chat.
This time around, Conan and Pardo hash out Jimmy joining Twitter and the aftermath of all of that.
(via ABC News)
He’s half of the legendary comedy duo of Nichols and May, director of The Graduate, a rare EGOT winner, and so much more that you probably know or have just seen mentioned today. He, being Mike Nichols, and his body of work spanned throughout comedy and drama and everything in between effortlessly.
We posted this Nichols and May sketch when Elaine May was Awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2012, but we’re posting it again for you to remember the great Mike Nichols who passed away yesterday.
Last night on The Daily Show, the newest correspondent to the best f*cking news team ever, the wonderful Hasan Minhaj, made his very first appearance on the show.
Hasan was in a debate segment regarding treatment of pigs used for meat against Jordan Klepper and brought a great sense of gravitas to contrast Jordan. We cannot wait to see more from Hasan very soon.
(via Oh My Disney)
Disney Pixar’s latest original, non-sequel film, The Good Dinosaur, is coming almost a year to the day from now (more precisely a year and 5 days on Nov. 25th, 2015).
The voices of Neil Patrick Harris, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Frances McDormand, and more will all play out the story of a dinosaur befriending a human. It undoubtedly will, like most of the Disney Pixar canon, make us all laugh and tug at our heart strings.
Just check out the first image of Arlo the Apatosaurus (i.e. “The Good Dinosaur”) above and try to be cold and heartless.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Almost a year ago, we wrote a piece about how Conan O’Brien’s remote segments throughout his tenure as a late night host are some of the funniest things to be done on TV and there should be an entire show dedicated to just that. That includes Conan visiting places around the world, dealing with Jordan Schlansky, Clueless Gamer, and more.
Well, it just so turns out that we spoke something into the ether (along with millions of other people most likely) and TBS will air an entire primetime special on Thurs. Dec. 18th at 10PM of the best of these remotes.
We don’t believe in the power of attraction necessarily, but this special happening doesn’t help our case.
(via Deadline)
For the last year, rumors of a Zoolander 2 being in the works have been floated around. In the 13 years that have passed between the original Zoolander and now, many of us have learned to not hold our breath for the sequel.
However, Will Ferrell saying that a script is in the works and that his character Mugatu is returning gave us hope and, today, learning that Penelope Cruz, who wasn’t in the first movie, has joined the cast gives us even more of that hope to see Derek Zoolander and Blue Steel once more on the big screen.
This now makes us wonder what geopolitical situation are they going to try tie into Zoolander’s world? North Korea? The Middle East?