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LA Comedy Rundown 11/24/14
November 24, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Andres du Bouchet Record Release Party @ The Federal Bar Tues. Nov. 25th 8:30PM $10
Barry Rothbart is Famous Now, Seriously @ UCB Franklin Tues. Dec. 2nd 7PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Stories Books & Cafe Presents: Up on the Roof @ Ace Hotel-Rooftop 7:30PM FREE
SideOneDummy Presents: Greatest Hits @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
The Heart, She Holler Season 3 Sneak Preview @ Cinefamily 8PM FREE w/RSVP
The Black Version @ Groundlings 8PM $17
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber 8PM FREE w/RSVP
The Night of Our Lives @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Behind the Bookcase with Jay Larson @ Bar Covell 8:30PM $5 w/password (password: #GiveMeThatGumbo)
Getting Doug with High @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $20 (stand by only)
Kibitz Room Comedy @ Canter’s 9PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
The Very Important Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
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/15 guaranteed spots/1 drink min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/End 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com/4-5 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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/One item min./Hosted by Jay Weingarten
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.
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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary

John Oliver on Turkey Pardoning and When Last Week Tonight Is Coming Back
November 24, 2014
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John Oliver and company on Last Week Tonight are having the holiday season off. However, they made sure to make another web exclusive video breaking down the ridiculous tradition of the Presidential Turkey Pardon just in time for Thanksgiving.

While breaking down a time honored tradition by the Executive Office of The United States, Oliver also mentions that they’ll be back in February, which will leave more than plenty for him and his team to catch up on. 

Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe Will Return to Parks and Recreation for Final Season
November 24, 2014
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(via TV Line)

The seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation will indeed have Ann Perkins and Chris Traeger back in the mix. Amidst all of their project that they’re developing or that they’re actually in, Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe have made time to return to Pawnee once more.

Mark Brendanawicz/Paul Schneider, however, has yet to be seen again from seasons 1 and 2.

Nick Offerman’s “American Ham” Comedy Special Will Be on Netflix Next Month
November 24, 2014
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I made you a gift of #Ham. @BarackObama @VogtRoberts @netflix @carrieunderwood I am a HUMORIST. 12/12 on NETFLIX. pic.twitter.com/kDP4LD2mVZ

— Nick Offerman (@Nick_Offerman)

November 24, 2014

On top of being Ron Swanson, a craftsman entrepreneur, and a proponent of a positive facial hair inspired lifestyle, Nick Offerman has also made a comedy special entitled American Ham, directed by Jordan Vogt Roberts (Mash Up, Kings of Summer, You’re The Worst), that has only played at Sundance thus far. 

Well, it will be now coming to Netflix on Dec. 12th. So, American Ham should be the holiday ham that we all have this holiday season.

Submissions for 2015 Bridgetown Comedy Festival Now Open
November 24, 2014
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One of our favorite comedy festivals The Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, OR is raring up for their 2015 edition and if you want to possibly be one of their performers, you can now make a submission as an individual performer or a show a la Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction, Set List, etc.

For now, the submission fee is discounted at $20 until Jan. 11th and it goes up to $25 until Feb. 1st. Bridgetown will then take place May 7th-May 10th.

If you want to submit, do so here.

Help “Keith and The Girl” Do 30 Hour Comedy Marathon and a Tour Marking 10 Years Anniversary
November 24, 2014
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There are very few podcasts, let alone comedy podcasts, that have made it to a decade of longevity and are still thriving after all this time.

One of those podcasts is Keith and the Girl with Keith Malley and Chemda Khalili and they’re coming up on the 10 year milestone with their show. It’s a big occasion and Keith and Chemda have something appropriately big in store to celebrate.

They are gearing up to go on tour across the U.S. as well as do a 30 hour comedy marathon featuring a plethora of great comedians. That all sounds great, but they’re doing a Kickstarter to raise enough money to pull all of their 10 year master plan off.

They’re looking to raise $15,000 by Dec. 19th and, as of this post, are at $6,216. Watch their video, read about the prizes, and donate to their Kickstarter here.

UCB’s Beige Knows How to Give a Farewell
November 24, 2014
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If you ever have to part ways with any sort of group, hope that this sketch from UCB’s Beige in NYC is how that they send you off.

If that is how you get a farewell, you must be part of one hell of a sketch group.

Comedy Central Developing a “TripTank” Spin-Off and “The Amazing Danny” From Sean Donnelly and Alessandro Minoli
November 25, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Comedy Central has announced its latest addition to their development slate, which is two live action/animated hybrid projects from Sean Donnelly (Note: not this Sean Donnelly) and Alessandro Minoli. 

One, Jeff & Some Aliens, follows an average guy voiced by Brett Gelman whom aliens will base the fate of the entire human race. It was one of a series of animated shorts on TripTank, which aired on Comedy Central earlier this year. The other, The Amazing Danny, delves into “the mind of a lovable schlub in his mid-20s”. 

If both go to series, it would be surprising if they didn’t have a series crossover.

What Has Happened to Comedy on Broadcast Networks? (Hint: Lots of Canceling)
November 25, 2014
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It would be a little premature to say that there’s writing on the wall, but comedy definitely seems like it is playing second fiddle (or almost no fiddle at all) to hour long dramas at NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox. Comedy is currently flourishing on cable and online and, perhaps, that is where episodic comedy, wholly, is headed. 

This TV season alone, freshman comedies Selfie, A to Z, Manhattan Love Story, and Bad Judge have been canceled along with relative new comers The Millers.

Community, Arrested Development, and now The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which had a series order from NBC but didn’t even make it to air, have moved from TV networks to online streaming services.

Just yesterday, it was announced ABC also scrapped a sitcom they had already ordered to series, Members Only starring John Stamos.

Bloggers and John Mulaney alike keep talking about whether Mulaney will last on Fox. On top of all of that, there are rumors that NBC has halted production on Last Comic Standing after it already had brought it back from the dead.

We’re not saying broadcast networks have drawn a hard line on in the sand (yet) prohibiting comedy from their airwaves. Cristela, black-ish, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine have found success just starting out and the networks have a few comedy mainstays like Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, and Two and Half Men. New Girl and The Mindy Project have also seemed to fared well in their tenure at Fox. Also, cable networks TBS and TNT have recently canceled Sullivan & Son and Franklin & Bash, respectively.

Still, this last couple of years have seen an unprecedented shift of the comedy genre as an aggregate on TV from going live on air to every household with a TV on a weeknight to niche cable networks and various online entities ranging anywhere from Netflix to YouTube to Amazon. Key & Peele, Louie, Portlandia, Veep, Transparent, and Children’s Hospital are all just a few perfect examples of this new paradigm.

The future for comedy on TV and the behemoths of television does have yet to be decided. The highly anticipated Last Man on Earth from Chris Miller and Phil Lord starring Will Forte is premiering next year. Networks, like CBS, are starting to get on board with their own streaming service. 

What is clear in the current TV landscape, above all, is that the Internet isn’t going away and, because of that, viewers can watch whatever they want whenever they want to watch it. Thus, people will watch their favorite Key & Peele sketch as many as times as they can stand, binge watch The Simpsons via The Simpsons World app/site, consume as much media that exists online of their favorite comedians (i.e. web series, podcasts, stand-up clips, etc.), and do so at any time of any day in any place versus Thursdays at 8 at home,

In such an environment, it’s much harder than it used to be to launch a broad franchise sitcom that lasts 10 seasons and lives on in syndication, which has been the network TV model for comedy for decades. So, for now, as NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt poignantly remarked during Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s move to Netflix, “…we have a very drama-heavy midseason schedule.”

LA Comedy Rundown 11/25/14
November 25, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Best Bars & Friends with Sean Patton and Jay Larson @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Dec. 6th 10PM $15/2 item min.
Toledo Rep Presents @ UCB Sunset Tues. Dec. 9th 10:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Franklin 7PM FREE
Bacchanalia @ Black Rose Tavern 8PM FREE
Good Looks in Arts District 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Glory Hole @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Andres du Bouchet Record Release Party @ The Federal Bar 8:30PM $10
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
An Evening with Andrew Santino @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $5
Warp Zone Comedy 2 Year Anniversary @ The Virgil 9:30PM FREE
The National Midnight Society @ Voila! Gallery 10PM FREE 
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
Wild Horses present The Perspective @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
You’re Welcome: A Thanksgiving Improv Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

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
BERLIN CURRYWURST 1620 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/3 min. w/o drink/7 min. w/drink/Hosted by Sally Courtois
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/No over the top vulgarity/6 min. w/$5 purchase, 3 min./without/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky and Danny McDermott
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.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic 
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Brian Moses and Rell Battle
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
88 CHINESE & SUSHI 418 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./$5 min. purchase/Hosted by Cindy Liebman
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM/Lottery/4.5 min./after booked show
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served

The Remaining Episodes of “Selfie” Will Be on Hulu
November 25, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

If you’re a fan of the short lived Selfie with Karen Gillan and John Cho, you’ll be able to get some closure by watching the rest of the first and only season on Hulu.

If you read everything we post here at The Comedy Bureau, this move should come as no surprise to you, especially given our thoughts that we posted yesterday on comedy at broadcast networks being assuredly diminished week by week.

It would almost seem as if the Internet has been made into the “land of misfit toys” for comedy programming that networks like NBC and ABC don’t want.

The Re-Edit of Season 4 of Arrested Development Getting New Narration From Ron Howard
November 25, 2014
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New re-edited episodes of #ArrestedDevelopment are a blast to watch and narrate- fun way to start my work day pic.twitter.com/w4h4XoEAwc

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) November 25, 2014

Last month, Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz mentioned, sort of in passing, that he’s working on re-editing season 4 of the show in chronological order. No other details were brought up as to when we all could possibly see the new version of season 4.

However, today, Ron Howard, Arrested Development’s narrator, tweeted out that he’s doing new narration for these re-edited episodes.

With that in mind, it would be very surprising if we all didn’t get to see the new and improved episodes in the not so distant future. 

“The Interview” Gets a New Trailer with More Kim Jong-Un
November 25, 2014
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Despite the declarations by North Korea against The Interview starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, there is a brand new trailer today that the North Korean government will not likely be happy with either since more of their current leader Kim Jong-Un is featured.

We couldn’t care less what North Korea thinks about it. as we get to see more of Randall Park, who we hope you’ve seen in Channel 101, Newsreaders, Veep, and so much more, plays the role Kim Jong-Un.

Give it a watch here.

“Birdman” and “Obvious Child” Get Spirit Award Nominations
November 25, 2014
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The awards season for movies are coming closer with plenty of speculation as to who the front runners are. Well, some suspicions and pull quotes have been confirmed with Film Independent’s Spirit Awards announced the nominees for 2015.

If you’ve been to the theaters lately, you’ll probably guess that the tone of the awards fare is pretty bleak, but Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) garnered six Spirit Award nominations including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor (Michael Keaton), Best Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Best Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), and Best Cinematographer (Emmanuel Lubezki). 

The wonderful Jenny Slate also got a Best Actress nomination for her great performance in Obvious Child.

Everything else nominated was dramatic, gritty, heart wrenching, etc.

Andres du Bouchet’s Deluxe Album “20-Sided Guy” Out Now From AST Records
November 25, 2014
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Andres du Bouchet is absolutely one of our favorite comedians to watch. Every performance is nuanced, absurd, richly textured piece and it’s simultaneously amazing and hilarious to watch.

So, we’ve been excited for his brand new album 20-Sided Guy, for some time now, as it features so many of those performances, some of which we were lucky to be at, all throughout Los Angeles and the various bizarre and/or wonderful places you can see comedy in this town. 

The good folks at AST Records has released a vinyl version featuring 45 min. of du Bouchet with a link to download the full deluxe 2-hr version of 20-Sided Guy. 

If you need a laugh today, we suggest that you get in on getting 20-Sided Guy now. Also, if you’re interested, du Bouchet’s release party in LA is also tonight at The Federal Bar in North Hollywood.

Watch Erin Foley’s Latest Set on The Late Late Show
November 25, 2014
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Erin Foley notched in her latest late night set on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

For obvious reasons, our headline here couldn’t simply read “Watch Erin Foley on Ferguson”, but it’s still worth watching if you need a laugh today.

Start at 33:40 at here or at CBS.com when the YouTube clip gets inevitably taken down at some point. 

Good Cop Great Cop Strikes Again With “Door Boys” For MTV Other
November 26, 2014
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Matt Porter and Charlie Hankin have done many things that we’ve enjoyed here at The Comedy Bureau over the years. They both comprise the amazing Good Cop Great Cop and have made the grounded post-apocalyptic CC:Studios series New Timers.

Now, Matt and Charlie have cooked something new for MTV Other called Door Boys. Technically, they play door men, but, given how their disposition towards the gig, they more accurately are door boys.

Watch Door Boys here.

This Year’s Variety Power of Comedy Award Going to Aziz Ansari
November 26, 2014
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(via Variety)

Awards season might be bare for comedies as we saw with The Spirit Awards today, but that’s why, we guess, comedy has started proliferating more of its own awards. 

Variety is now in its fifth year of honoring a comedian with their Power of Comedy Award and, this year, they have selected Aziz Ansari as the recipient.

There will be a big ceremony that will double as a benefit for the Noreen Fraser Foundation next month in the Belasco Theater featuring stand-up from the likes of Jerrod Carmichael, Tig Notaro, and Nick Kroll though attendance is probably not open to the general public.

Hopefully, Variety will put clips online afterwards. 

LA Comedy Rundown 11/26/14
November 26, 2014
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ON THE HORIZON
Fitnesscise: A Standup Comedy Show @ Siesta Yoga Fri. Dec. 5th 8:30PM  $7 suggested donation
Santa-thon 2014 Hosted by Fred Willard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Mon. Dec. 8th 8PM $30

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COMEDY CRAWL
Bird Turds: Dear Diary, It’s Thanksgiving… @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
The Raw Show @ Comedy Union 7PM $5/2 item min.
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert/Live on the Sunset Strip @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Thanksgiving Feast Show @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Fresh Out: Stand-Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
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/1 item min.
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
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
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 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

Cristela Gets a Full Season at ABC
November 26, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Very few sitcoms made it out of this TV season’s primordial ooze and one of them, announced today, is Cristela.

Cristela gets a full season order putting the show at 22 episodes, which sounds incredibly rare these days for a new comedy series. 

So, there are still some network top dogs that still like comedy apparently.

UCB LA Envisions a Police Procedural Made by Your Dad Who Is Worried About You
November 26, 2014
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This Thanksgiving is a time of, if anything, compulsory familial interaction and conversation. All in attendance probably mean well and just aren’t sure how to communicate especially in such a forced situation. 

Perhaps, you’d get a better idea of what you’re dad is trying to telling you through “his version” of a police procedural thanks to UCB’s digital team here in LA.

CBS Set Interim Hosts for The Late Late Show Before James Corden Takes Over
November 26, 2014
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(via Deadline)

While Craig Ferguson is set to end his run of The Late Late Show on Dec. 19th and James Corden isn’t taking over the role of host until Mar. 9th, CBS will still continue The Late Late Show with a grouping of guests hosts.

Announced today, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Thomas Lennon, and more will fill in during the winter at The Late Late Show.

As John Oliver’s run as host at The Daily Show ended up being a test run for his own show, perhaps the very same thing could happen during any of the weeks that any of the aforementioned interim hosts. 

However, there is no word on whether there will be interim Geoff Petersons.

Watch Teaser for Comedy Central’s Latest “Big Time in Hollywood, FL”
November 26, 2014
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Want to see a shady looking Cuba Gooding Jr. yell at two “upcoming” filmmakers on a boat in Florida? Of course you do. That’s only one of the crazy things you’ll see in the teaser for Comedy Central’s latest series “Big Time in Hollywood, FL”.

From the minds of Dan Schimpf and Alex Anfanger, Big Time in Hollywood, FL follows two fledgling moviemakers that get in way too deep to something that did not expect that seems to involve getting caught up in a crime ring, Michael Madsen, a monkey, and more.

Watch the teaser and see it all here.

Get Through The Long Weekend with Bob Odenkirk’s “Amateur Hour” Feat. Brandon Wardell
November 26, 2014
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Bob Odenkirk has had stacks of old stand-up jokes for years and years and before he goes on forward with Better Call Saul and other non-stand-up pursuits, he wanted to get them recorded live.

The result is the comedy album “Amateur Hour”, a really fun meta ride through Bob reading his old jokes, often crumpling ones that he doesn’t want to do along with the enthusiastic, very young Brandon Wardell to contrast. There’s, very much in the spirit of Mr. Show, also an “old instructional” track on how to do stand-up from decades past.

It should be a fun thing to listen to while you’re enduing the marathon of food and family that is Thanksgiving. Get it from AST Records now.

When Your Roommate Leaves For a Few Days, Dead Kevin Can’t Just Shake Hands Goodbye
November 26, 2014
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When roommates go out of town for a few days, it’s hard to simply say goodbye, or shake hands, or even hug. You live with them and there’s some sort of weird bond, usually, unless you happen to hate each other to each other’s core.

So, Dead Kevin shows how they say goodbye to a roommate leaving for only a few days and maybe you can follow their model, that is if you’re agile enough. 

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