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Need some pure silliness and absurdity to brighten your day?
Look no further than this sketch from Dead Kevin.
(via Deadline)
Of all the Canadians that we should be getting on board with here Stateside, the absolutely hysterical Jon Dore is definitely in the top of that list.
That’s why were glad to see that he’ll be starring in a divorce comedy pilot at CBS “The Half of It” from Mike Gibbons, who also happens to be the executive producer at The Late Late Show with James Corden.
We know this is just a pilot and it still has yet to be shot, then considered for series, but in regards to seeing more of Dore, we say it’s about damn time.
(via Nerdist.com)
Comedy Central’s latest special, amidst a slew of great stand-up specials, will be coming from über clever magician who is on comedy shows all the time, Justin Willman.
The special “Sleight of Mouth” will not only feature his magic, but will also have the likes of Paul Scheer and Doug Benson in some drug-induced experiments.
If that all sounds good to you, then mark down 12:30AM on the night of Apr. 6th for the premiere.
As part of the gigantic annual benefit for autism programs known as Night of Too Many Stars, The Simpsons are offering up the chance to win a guest role and be drawn into an episode of the legendary cartoon. In addition to that, you’ll get a print of the Simpsons version of yourself signed by Matt Groening himself.
Depending on the amount you donate at Omaze.com, you can better your odds to win this unprecedented prize. You have just over a month to enter into this contest.
Former Simpsons writer and Simpsons guest star Conan O’Brien gives more details here.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Seeing the potential in audiences among the enormous population of China, more international collaborations between U.S. productions and ones in China are happening more frequently.
The latest example is how China’s video site Sohu.com has partnered with Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video to make a Saturday Night Live for Chinese audiences with Chinese comedians and performers.
The prospect of having a weekly topical sketch show in China is exciting, but we can only ponder what they could possibly get away with in terms of poking fun at the government like the American SNL so often does. One only needs to watch the documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry to see how the Chinese government feels about artists speaking out against them. Lord knows that there’s plenty that’s ripe for a damning and hilarious sketch.
Who knows if it would be even done live in a way that censors didn’t get a chance to have something cut out from the show before reaching the millions upon millions of people that could potentially see it.
What will be even more intriguing to see is how they’ll approach sketch comedy in a cultural climate that’s much different here than in the U.S. Hopefully, this will be a voice that gets to speak out more comedically than any before them.
ON THE HORIZON
Baby Talk with Dan Levy @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Mar. 7th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
The Last(?) Comedy Living Room in Hollywood Thurs. Mar. 26th 8PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
Karen @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
“Klown” Presented by Sacha Baron Cohen at Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Eat Your Words @ Cactus Lounge at The Standard Hollywood 8PM FREE
Sleeping with Chloe and Mark @ Holy Grounds Coffee & Tea 8PM FREE
Steve Agee @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Judd Apatow & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $40-$100
#FreeParking @ The Garage 8:30PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Prom Night @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
An Sho(w) @ 9 on Vine 9:30PM FREE
Playhouse Masterpieces with Neil and Paul @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
The Reckoning @ iO West 10PM $10
The Swarm @ 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 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
HOLY GROUNDS COFFEE & TEA 5371 Alhambra Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/1 item min./Hosted by Mark Alexzandr and Chloe McGovern
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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up at 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min.
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/5 min./Lottery/10 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gilli Nissim/Mary Sasson/Mel Stephens
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
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
THE WHOLE STORY @ TART RESTAURANT 115 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Storytelling only/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/8 min./Hosted by Scott Schultz
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
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
1836 SUNSET STUDIOS 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
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Logan Guntzelman & Rachel Maczuzak
THE LYRIC THEATRE 520 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:30PM after booked show/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery
(via Deadline)
There has been a movie in the works at Sony Pictures adapting the long standing “Barbie” toy franchise into a movie. With the success that The LEGO Movie has had, there seems to be a shift in having an unconventional and new spin on what a movie based on Barbie could be.
So, Sony has tapped Diablo Cody to write a draft. While we wouldn’t be surprised at all that many of you reading this are, at the very least, skeptical, we were all this skeptical about a movie about LEGOs being made. Given Cody’s resume, her version of a Barbie movie could be fun ride, especially as a comedy rather than the typical light adventure that most toy based movies go on, but we’ll see if Sony sticks with her and what rating they’ll aim for.
Conan O’Brien’s visit to Cuba aired as a special episode of Conan sans a monologue or sketches and was effectively a big long remote segment, which is one of the best parts of his show.
During his stay, Conan went through what a normal travel show might do in Cuba by taking dancing lessons, joining in a salsa band, taking Spanish lessons, visiting a rum museum, or touring through a Cigar factory, staring out at the sunset from a rooftop, experiencing Cuban fine dining, visiting El Malecón, or even having a farewell bit, but he did so as only Conan can do with his infectious silliness. In fact, Conan pulls off being the most fun loving goodwill ambassador there’s ever been in this Conan in Cuba special.
You can watch clips in the links above or watch the whole episode here.
(via International Business Times)
If HBO Now, a standalone online streaming service that would offer up an entire HBO library as well as episodes of their current programming slate that includes Girls, Silicon Valley, Veep, Togetherness, and more, came out next in a few weeks at $15 a month, we can only wonder how many people would still be using the password of a friend or a family member.
Either way, we think a whole bunch more people will be watching HBO legally beyond the first episode that they put on YouTube for a limited time..
Since 2003, Night of Too Many Stars has raised millions of dollars for autism programs as well as putting on one heck of a show.
This year, they’ve got a Paul Rudd wheel, John Oliver committing a crime for charity, Chris Rock being a spokesperson to highest bidder, and appearances from Weird Al Yankovic, Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer, Martin Short, Bill Burr, Steve Carell, Louis C.K., Maya Rudolph, Sarah Silverman, Jim Gaffigan, John Oliver, Larry David, and way more.
That’s all on top of The Simpsons prize we mentioned yesterday.
Variety recapped a pre-taped portion of all the craziness that went down.
There’s also a “friendly chat” with former Happy Gilmore co-stars Bob Barker and Adam Sandler.
There will be a live telethon when this year’s Night of Too Many Stars airs in order to take donations for autism programs this Sun. Mar. 8th at 8PM on Comedy Central.
(via Deadline)
Samantha Bee wasn’t kidding when she tweeted out “Lord thundering Jesus this day is about to get exciting.”
Announced today, she will be starring in a satirical news show that has gone into development over at TBS. Her husband Jason Jones has also left The Daily Show for his own TBS series “Vacation Time”.
So, with some of the most senior Daily Show correspondents Jason Jones and Samantha Bee gone and Jon Stewart headed out later this year, the mystery thickens even beyond who will take Stewart’s desk as The Daily Show host to what will a whole new era of The Daily Show look like.
There are a lot of things in play here, but stop and take a look at be amazed with the comedy empire of satirical news shows alone that The Daily Show has sprouted with its alumni. The Colbert Report, Last Week Tonight, The Nightly Show, and now Samantha Bee’s upcoming series.
Aziz Ansari premieres his latest stand-up special Fri. Mar. 6th on Netflix, Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden. This puts him in exclusive handful of comedians that have taped comedy specials at the massive venue.
Get a preview of what that will look like in this teaser and this bit about immigrant parents.
If you take a look at Aziz’s last comedy Netflix comedy special Buried Alive, Netflix’s comedy specials are only seeming to get bigger and bigger in scope. Maybe he’ll play the O2 Arena next?
Jon Daly “voices” an incredibly eloquent, but insecure horse in this animated short film from filmmaker David O’Reilly.
Other than that, we don’t want to say anything else and let you revel the wonder that is The Horse Raised by Spheres.
Sophomore year of high school isn’t usually a highlight year for most folks.
That was not the case for one Jay Larson.
Watch the master storyteller and comedian explain why it was a banner year in this latest story for This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir.
ON THE HORIZON
Come to Papa Live! w/Tom Papa & Special Guests @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Mar. 10th 8:30PM $30
Dazed and Confused/Swingers @ New Beverly Cinema Fri. Mar. 13th & Sat. Mar. 14th 7:30PM $8
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Presented by Doug Benson Movie Interruption at Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Nick Cobb @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $20
Barry Rothbart @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 8PM $10
Fitnesscise: Cassette Release Party @ Siesta Yoga 8:30PM $5 suggested donation
14 Drink Minimum @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Cameron Esposito @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
“Ghostbusters” Presented by Paul Scheer at Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 10:30PM $14
OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/Set list of topic provided to improvise off of/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./First come, first served
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5;30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester & Alison Stevenson
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
FEMINIST STORYTELLING PARTY @ GAL PALACE 131 S. Rampart Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up in advance at galpalaceLA@gmail.com/Storytelling only/female performers only/5-10 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Chrys Anthe
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ibo Brewer
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA #201/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover/includes drink/Hosted by Bobbie Oliver
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.
Well, you have your binge watching for the weekend cut out for you.
The Tina Fey-Robert Carlock series starring Ellie Kemper that Netflix bought from NBC and then renewed for a second season, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has all 13 episodes of season one on Netflix.
Netflix now also has Aziz Ansari’s latest stand-up special, Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden, available to watch.
With all of this to watch, we hope that you don’t have to find someone’s Netflix password right now.
On last night’s Late Late Show with guest host Drew Carey, Brendon Walsh got to do a set where he told the story of getting a DUI test when he used to live in Texas.
Ideally, if you ever get a sobriety test, you wouldn’t be doing what Walsh was doing at the time.
Colin Quinn’s Cop Show continues its march to parody the oversaturation of police procedurals while also being able to poke fun at itself.
This latest episode showcases just that by having a Jim Gaffigan guest star as an African warlord then also trying to bait cell phone endorsements at the same time.
Someone, somewhere probably has behind the scenes footage of some procedural series that’s exactly like this.
The sketch variety special from Trevor Moore “High In Church” Is premiering tonight on Comedy Central at midnight. Already, we’ve enjoyed his songs/bits “Kitty History”, “Gays Got Married” as well as these ones that were just released “The Ballad of Billy John”, a ballad about YouTube comments, and “Geniuses”, a pretty great commentary about certain exemptions from our history textbooks.
If you’ve enjoyed all of this and can’t wait until midnight, you can watch High in Church now on CC:Direct for $7. For $10, you can get unlimited album downloads of the special.
Either way you choose, just make sure you watch it.
(via Deadline)
It seems to be the word on the pilot season street is that Jenny Slate will be scaling back her role on FX’s Married for a FX comedy pilot starring her and being written by Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm. All three last worked together on the indie romantic comedy hit Obvious Child.
As TBS and TruTV have stepped up their game in their recent development slates, respectively, with Samantha Bee’s satirical news show and Those Who Can’t, we certainly hope that this pilot becomes official soon.
After Conan O’Brien called out France’s late night talk show Touche Pas a Mon Paste for ripping off the long running Conan segment Tull’s Tips, “Moktar” the french version of Bill Tull, responded, sort of.
There wasn’t any real apology of any kind or anything said coherently for that matter by Moktar, so Conan has upped his demands.
This could be a fun international late night show rivalry if this keeps going. Watch the latest here.
Recent LA transplant by way of Chicago, Ian Abramson, has brought his great comedic stylings along with his innovative show Seven Minutes in Purgatory. The show is not unlike comedy’s version of Plato’s Cave since comedians perform in an isolated room with noise canceling headphones and perform via a feed from a camera to a live audience in another room. So, the comedian can’t hear any reaction, whether it’s good or bad, and will just have to deal with it.
If you’re wondering how that would go, just watch Kyle Kinane pull it off flawlessly here.
The trailer for the latest season of Veep is here, which means season 4 is almost here. Specifically, Sun. Apr. 12th 10:30PM on HBO is when season 4 will premiere.
Until then, you can enjoy the obscenely smart barbs thrown back and forth within The White House as well as confirmation that Hugh Laurie will be part of this season in this aforementioned trailer.
ON THE HORIZON
Dave Anthony’s Hot Head @ UCB Sunset Mon. Mar. 9th 7PM $5
Final Words @ Comedy Central Stages Thurs. Mar. 26th 8PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
PaleyFest-A Salute to Comedy Central @ Dolby Theatre 12PM $42.50-$64.70 $24 w/Goldstar
Stonecutters LA @ Nerdmelt Showroom 4PM FREE w/RSVP
“Fletch” Presented by Chris Hardwick for Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 7PM $14
Baby Talk with Dan Levy @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Nick Cobb @ Flappers Claremont 7PM/9PM $20
Fresh Fish Variety Hour @ The Clubhouse 8PM $5
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM/10PM $30 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Count Gumdrop’s House Party Show in Mid City Los Angeles 8:30PM FREE
Can I Kick It? @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Higgs Weldon @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 9:30PM FREE
MacGruber presented by Will Forte for Wayne Federman International Film Festival @ Cinefamily 10:15PM/MIDNIGHT $14
Wild Horses Present The Perspective @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Ugh… A Comedy Show @ Neon Venus Art Theatre 11PM Pay What You Can
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
The Midnight Show w/John Ennis @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents Tomorrow! Tonite @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Joe Shelby
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 2PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 4:15PM/Lottery
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Valelly
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/ First come, first served/5 min./One item min./Hosted by Raab
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/https://www.facebook.com/ComedydeBasement/First 20 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Pablo Avion & Eric Bustamante/5 min./1 drink min.
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./One item min.
This series has taken more than its fair share of bizarre turns as the original starring role was going to Philip Seymour Hoffman until he suddenly and tragically passed away.
Showtime opted to not give up on the show and brought the great Steve Coogan on board in place of Hoffman. You can see by this trailer that Coogan will be just fine in this role.
Now, HAPPYish is set to premiere Apr. 26th on Showtime at 9:30PM.
Also, it’s interesting to note that along with the upcoming Blunt Talk, Last Week Tonight, Episodes, there’s a pretty interesting trend of Brits rising in premium cable comedy series.