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LA Comedy Rundown 1/19/15

January 19, 2015

ON THE HORIZON
StarTalk LIVE! with Bill Nye, Eugene Mirman, and Special Guest Tig Notaro @ The Palace Theatre Thurs. Jan. 22nd 8:30PM $35-$48
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood Sat. Jan. 24th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Riff Cypher @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Cindy Crawford Comedy Show @ MiMoDa 8PM $10 suggested donation
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $40 (stand by only)
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Very Tour! Much Comedy! Dry Run w/Thune/Berlant/Kronberg @ Bigfoot Lodge 8PM FREE
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show 2 Year Anniversary @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/3 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/End 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
OH, HEY GUYS @ UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Storytelling only/8 min./Lottery/4-5 spots only/No purchase necessary
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
BREWDOG PUB 8300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./1 item min./Hosted by Pam
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./Lottery/12 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alice Wetterlund and Will Hines
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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary

FX Will Premiere “The Comedians” and Season 5 of “Louie” on Apr. 9th

January 19, 2015

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(via Deadline)

This spring, FX will see a whole hour block of series focused on the lives of comedians.

The series premiere of The Comedians with Josh Gad and Billy Crystal playing two comedians bridging generational gaps in comedy and the premiere of the fifth season of Louie will kick off Apr. 9th at 10PM.

Note that, Louie will only have 8 episodes for this latest season, which seems like the season order of a freshman show. However, The Comedians will have Mel Brooks, Jimmy Kimmel, and Rob Reiner as guest stars in their first season (via Variety).

This still makes us curious how comedies are split between FX and FXx.

We Hope More Police Stakeouts Are Like This One From Wild Horses

January 19, 2015

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When police do a stakeout, a lot of waiting is involved. It’s almost too much waiting. You’d wonder what they would do after all that waiting beyond having the stereotypical existential conversations in movies and television.

Well, Wild Horses (Stephanie Allynne, Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Erin Whitehead) has a pretty good idea of how to answer that query. Watch their version of a stakeout here.

Will Arnett Going From Talking Sitcom Horse to Live Action Series “Flaked” at Netflix

January 19, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Looks like the business relationship of Netflix and Will Arnett is going to continue to flourish.

With Arrested Development already at Netflix and the second season of BoJack Horseman in the works, Will Arnett has scored a series order for his own live action show at the online streaming giant, “Flaked”.

It’ll follow a faux-guru, played by Arnett, living in Venice who desperately is trying to keep it together, which fits nicely in the pantheon of GOB Bluth and BoJack.

You can look for Flaked on Netflix in 2016.

“The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” Premieres Tonight

January 19, 2015

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The #NightlyShow with @larrywilmore premieres tonight. pic.twitter.com/XfO6BlCjJo

— The Nightly Show (@nightlyshow) January 19, 2015

The changing of the guard in late night officially begins tonight with Larry Wilmore and The Nightly Show taking over The Colbert Report’s slot.

Tune in at 11:30PM after The Daily Show and watch TV history.

Jim Gaffigan Guest Hosting “The Late Late Show” This Week

January 19, 2015

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This week of The Late Late Show’s interim period between Craig Ferguson and James Corden is definitely one worth checking out.

The one and only Jim Gaffigan is filling in as host for most of this week. That fact alone should make you clear out 12:35AM to watch.

On top of that, Michael Ian Black, Sarah Silverman, Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Koechner, Justin Willman, Lena Dunham, Maria Bamford, Garry Shandling, and more are all going to be guests that sit down with Gaffigan.

So, make a reminder for 12:35AM at CBS and let’s see if Jim has The Gaffigan Five worked into the show at all.

“Thrilling Adventure Hour” Fans Retrofits Antique Radio to Play Episodes of “Thrilling Adventure Hour”

January 20, 2015

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(via Laughing Squid)

A software engineer and a huge fan of The Thrilling Adventure Hour (he flies out to see all the shows at Largo) Roderick Mann has taken a classic Goldentone radio and rewired it to tune in between episodes as if they were old radio shows that you would turn the dial between.

Mann calls it Podtique and it’s almost the perfect intersection between old and new, sort of like Thrilling Adventure Hour in a way.

Currently, this was just done as a passion project, but we’ll let you know otherwise if this starts rolling out for sale.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/20/15

January 20, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Slow News Day Pilot Taping with Jimmy Pardo @ ACME Comedy Hollywood Sun. Jan. 25th 7PM FREE w/RSVP
End The Sentence: A Benefit for The Innocence Project @ Club Nokia Wed. Jan. 28th 8PM $55

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Greg Proops Film Club: Igby Goes Down @ Cinefamily 7:20PM $12
Doug Loves Movies @ UCB Franklin 7PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Womp It Up! LIVE w/Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Happy Contest Time @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Brian McCann’s Leisure Hour @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Babe Island Presents Entertaining Julia @ Bigfoot Lodge 10PM FREE
Roast Battle @ Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
Why Don’t You Play In Hell? @ Cinefamily 10:30PM $12
The BEATdown presents: Turnt Up! @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
JUST BE YOURSELF @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/For character performances only/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends before 8PM/Send a brief description of your character bit and the amount of time you’ll need (not to exceed 6 minutes) to justbeyourselfucb@gmail.com/There will be limited tech (microphone, maybe a music cue)/Hosted by Greg Tuculescu/Hal Rudnick/Mary Holland/Marques Ray/Kirby Howell-Baptiste
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/No over the top vulgarity/6 min. w/any purchase, 3 min. w/o/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky and Danny McDermott
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Johan Miranda
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
THE MOTH @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Stories only on theme of “hair”/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$8 cover
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.
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 and Jules Simitz
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
WANG’S PLACE 120 E. Lemon Ave., Monrovia, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/One item min./6 min.
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/5-7min.
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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

Make Plans To Go To This Year’s Moontower Comedy Festival Because Their 2015 Line-Up Is Pretty Damn Amazing

January 20, 2015

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Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival just announced their line-up for this year and it’s indeed, as we said above, pretty damn amazing. Do they have Christmas in April nowadays because having Patton Oswalt, TJ Miller, Emo Philips, Tim Minchin, Bridget Everett, John Mulaney, Hasan Minhaj, Byron Bowers, and Eddie Pepitone just to brush the surface is a wish list come true.

Moontower goes from Wed. Apr. 22nd- Sun. Apr. 25th and you can an special early bird discounted badge for $99 right now. You should be clicking over to get that deal right now, so you don’t miss out on this.

Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana Know How to Dress Up For Late Night

January 20, 2015

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For their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer pulled out all the stops for their wardrobe.

See what they decided to go with instead of your simple red carpet look.

Women Comedy Show That Books Aren’t Top Priority at Book Clubs

January 20, 2015

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Women Comedy continue their run at IFC’s Comedy Crib with a new video that shows what we’re all really thinking when we’re discussing a book at a book club we’ve joined. (spoiler alert: not books)

Enjoy this sketch with great cameos from Jamie Lee, Eliza Skinner, Matt Ingebretson and then really question why you even read books in the first place.

And Here’s The First Episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore

January 20, 2015

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Larry Wilmore has now casted off into the waters 11:30PM at Comedy Central with The Nightly Show. The show’s debut definitely set itself apart from The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and The Colbert Report by having a big panel that has potential to get into the spirited back-and-forth that Tough Crowd got into, especially with the “Keep It 100” portion.

Wilmore’s opening segment was pretty sharply written bringing The Nightly Show to a solid start.

Give the first episode a watch here then make sure to tune into tonight as Kathleen Madigan, Keith Robinson, Baratunde Thurston, and Jamilah Lemieux discuss Bill Cosby.

Weird Al Yankovic Going on Giant, 5 Month Worldwide Tour

January 20, 2015

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Coming off his #1 album Mandatory Fun, Weird Al Yankovic is now going on a worldwide tour that spans all over the country and all over the world including Belgium, Ireland Norway, Netherlands, Canada, and more.

The Mandatory World Tour will also go from May 12th to Oct 6th as of now with 88 dates, which is pretty much unheard of as far as comedy tours go.

Even more impressive, Yankovic might be more dates.

“The Interview” Coming to blu-ray/DVD and Netflix In The Next Few Weeks

January 20, 2015

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Coming your way Feb. 17th, blu-ray/DVDS release of THE INTERVIEW! Pre-order today ya’ll! pic.twitter.com/gijtLmLSWw

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 15, 2015

The Interview is making its final push in its release as it will come to DVD and, more importantly, Netflix very soon.

In fact, you’ll be able to stream the movie this Saturday on Netflix in U.S. and Canada (via @brianstelter)

Breaking: @Netflix will stream “The Interview” in U.S. & Canada, at no extra charge to subscribers, starting Saturday http://t.co/c7V9UXXKCi

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 20, 2015

Feb. 17th will be when the “Freedom Edition” on DVD/blu-ray comes out. We won’t be surprised at all if someone tries to make a mosaic of the American flag out of the DVD cases.

Jim Gaffigan and His Kids Open Up “The Late Late Show”

January 21, 2015

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Jim Gaffigan looks like he’s going to have a pretty fun week at the helm of The Late Late Show on CBS.

Just check out his kids opening up the show just like they’ve been doing for some of his stand-up shows and his monologue from last night.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/21/15

January 21, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Comedy Night Too @ Eyeboogie Sat. Jan. 24th 7PM $50-$100
Venice Underground Presents Tom Rhodes @ Townhouse & Del Monte Mon. Jan. 26th 8PM $15

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Super Secret Comedy Show @ Lyric Theatre 8PM $9-$18
Not Safe For Work @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
Pints & Puns @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
Brendon Small Presents The Purge @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Tom Segura @ Irvine Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Backyard… a comedy show @ The Backyard 8:30PM FREE
Bo Burnham & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Gandhi, Is That You? @ Golden Road Brewing 8:30PM FREE
The Down Low Comedy Show @ 55 Degree Wine 9PM $5
Why Don’t You Play in Hell? @ Cinefamily 9:40PM $12
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Adam Devine’s House Party Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Bill Burr @ Steve Allen Theater 10PM $20
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
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Heather Turman/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
B.Y.O.S. SKETCH OPEN MIC @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sketches only/Sign-up 5:45PM/5 page/5 min. max/Lottery/12-13 slots only/No light or sound cues/Hosted by Beth Appel or Tim Neenan
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comedy/1 song for musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Justin Lentz
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/4 min. w/o drink, 7 min. w/drink/Hosted by Phil Gould
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.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Adrienne Airhart
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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
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
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

“Bob’s Burgers” Going Live on Tour with Cast & Creator

January 21, 2015

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That’s right, H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, John Roberts, and Loren Bouchard are going to tour around the country with a Bob’s Burgers LIVE show.

So far the tour will start Mar. 19th in Minneapolis, MN and stop in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Washington D.C., Upper Darby, PA, NYC, and Boston. More dates are coming.

Tickets are now on sale and we highly recommend snatching these up as soon as you can.

Turns Out Hypnotherapy Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be in Trailer For “A Better You”

January 21, 2015

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A Better You is Matt Walsh’s 2nd film, co-written by star Brian Huskey, shows when hypnotherapy perhaps might not be the answer to your or even the hypnotherapist’s problem.

Horatio Sanz, Andy Daly, Morgan Walsh, Riki Lindhome, Natasha Leggero, Joe Lo Truglio, and more round a stellar cast as one might expect with Walsh at the helm.

A Better You is set to go around the film festival circuit, but you can watch the trailer here.

Kyle Kinane Tag Teams with Dolph Ziggler in New Promo For “I Liked His Old Stuff Better” Available Now on CC:Stand-Up Direct

January 21, 2015

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Kyle Kinane’s brand new hour special “I Liked His Old Stuff Better” is premiering on Comedy Central this Friday Jan. 23rd at midnight. You can also buy it and watch it through CC:Stand-Up Direct right now for $5.

To help bring you this message, Kinane enlisted the help of a “tag team partner” in none other than Dolph Ziggler.

Jesse Eisenberg Adapting His McSweeney’s Short Stories “Bream Gives Me The Hiccups” Into Series For Amazon

January 21, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Between nailing roles as different neurotic or anxious people a few years ago, Jesse Eisenberg has been writing a short stories focused for McSweeney’s called Bream Gives Me The Hiccups: Restaurant Reviews From A Privileged Nine-Year-Old.

Eisenberg is now adapting these into a series for Amazon Studios. This adds to the big names that Amazon has been lining up on their development slate like Woody Allen.

It would seem that this is probably going to be live action, but it could work just as well animated. Either way, Amazon needs to get to its next cycle already.

“The Nightly Show” Dedicates Entire 2nd Episode To Addressing Bill Cosby Allegations

January 21, 2015

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Up until now, late night has only joked here and there about the rape and sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.

Determined to hit the ground running, Larry Wilmore takes Cosby to task on The Nightly Show, only having premiered just last night, and Wilmore and company stick it to the comedy legend pretty damn well.

Watch the whole episode here.

Also, take note how The Nightly Show is shaping up with a bit of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Real Time with Bill Maher mixed, but also distinctly its own unique show.

Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, Jenna Fischer To Star In “Apocalypse Slough” Dramedy

January 21, 2015

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(via Deadline)

A sub genre of apocalyptic comedies seems to be recently forming including This Is The End, The World’s End, It’s a Disaster, and the upcoming Last Man on Earth on Fox.

Now, UK’s Sky is producing a mini-series along the same lines that pits an unlikely bunch hunkered down together as a giant comet is headed for earth set to wipe out all life. NBC has agreed to air the series here in the States, which is a smart considering Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, and Jenna Fischer are all part of the cast.

Called “Apocalypse Slough”, the mini-series is currently being touted as a dramedy, but with Lowe, Mullally, and Fischer in, we’re sure that comedy will be well represented.

Also, anyone think that there’s any significant connection between the series being set in Slough, where the UK version of The Office was set, and Jenna Fischer, who was the U.S. counterpart to Dawn in the UK version of The Office? We certainly hope so.

Conan Takes a “Ride” with Sterling Archer

January 22, 2015

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Conan got a crash course in espionage and animated when trying to get secret agent Sterling Archer on his show.

Things went according to plan or did they? We’re guessing they did. Watch what went down here.

Watch What Happened When Kurt Braunohler Casted Off His Jet Ski To Cruise Down The Mississippi River

January 22, 2015

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None of us really knew what to expect when Kurt Braunohler started his journey on a jet ski from Chicago to New Orleans for the series Roustabout.

Though several months of planning went into this project, the whole team also didn’t expect certain, damning obstacles that they encountered right from the get go.

Watch Kurt’s launch and see what happened here in Yahoo’s exclusive clip. The whole series premieres Jan. 26th.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/22/15

January 22, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Moses Got a TV Show (Taping) @ Glendale Studios 2:45PM FREE
Short Show @ UCB Sunset’s Inner Sanctum Sun. Jan. 25th 8:30PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Bill Burr @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $20/2 item min.
Pete Holmes @ Irvine Improv 8PM $22/2 item min.
Ronna & Beverly @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The French Laundry @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Literary Death Match @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
StarTalk LIVE with Bill Nye and Eugene Mirman and Special Guest Tig Notaro @ The Palace Theatre 8:30PM $35-$48
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Studio Sessions @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Why Don’t You Play In Hell? @ Cinefamily 9:40PM $12
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./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Josh Martin
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 8PM/Mixed mic/4-6 min. for comics or 6 min. for musicians/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Jacob Bunney and Brendan Cooney
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up in advance with host/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
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
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gilli Nissim, Mel Stephens, Mary Sasson
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Ken Garr and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary/One lottery spot for booked show after
HOLY GROUNDS COFFEE & TEA 5371 Alhambra Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/3 min w/o purchase, 6 min. w/purchase/Hosted by Chloe McGovern and Mark Alexzandr
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
OPEN SPACE THEATRE & CAFE 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 8:30PM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
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
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 Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery

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