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Looks Like Eddie Murphy Might Be Playing Richard Pryor’s Father in Upcoming Pryor Biopic

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(via ET)

As it stands now, acclaimed director Lee Daniels might actually pull off doing a Richard Pryor biopic with Mike Epps starring as Pryor, Kate Hudson playing Jennifer Pryor, and Eddie Murphy, who idolized Pryor, playing Pryor’s father, LeRoy Pryor.

Currently, Eddie is in talks to play the role, but we’re glad to see that Eddie might be involved. Keep your fingers crossed that this attempt, out of the many attempts over the last several years, at Pryor movie actually sees the big screen.

Watch A Brief, Abbreviated Tour of The Comedy Career of Wayne Federman

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“From MTV, New Girl, Comedy Central, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Hello Ladies, Living Single, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-Files, Jack Frost, Legally Blonde, The Larry Sanders Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ESPN, LA Law, The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Florida Orange Juice, Samsung Galaxy, Charlie’s Angels, and stand-up comedy bits on Pink Floyd, Dokken, PBS, Ken Burns Jazz, Jimi Hendrix, and Purple Haze…”

Wayne Federman has not only been through so many different eras of comedy and their accompanying sensibilities, but he has done so very well and in every capacity imaginable. He’s been a stand-up, the head writer at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a go to commercial actor, doing musical comedy deftly, a successful character actor in TV and film, throwing his own film festival four years in a row, and so much more.

This reel spans so much and is the perfect reason why you should be following everything Wayne if up to these days.

Kevin Smith Confirms That a “Mallrats 2″ Is in The Works

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Those who loved their comedies from over a decade ago got some damn good news this week.

First, Zoolander 2 will happen and has a release date.

Now, Mallrats 2 is set on Kevin Smith’s schedule 20 years after the release of Mallrats.

Already, Smith has a Clerks III set in motion and has a comedy horror project Moose Jaws following that this year, leaving the sequel of the oft-quoted Mallrats for 2016.

There’s no word on whether the entire original cast will return, but it would be fun to see whether the new Batman still sells clothes at a mall.

So, hell hath no fury like a woman’s scorn for Candy Crush?

Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion Have Crowdfunded Almost $2 Million For Their Comedy Series “Con Man”

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Anyone think that the TV network executives of America would put any money behind a series that follows a former star of a sci-fi show in the great and bizarre world of fan conventions even with actual sci-fi stars Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk attached?

Well, the people of the Internet certainly is putting money down on that idea for Con Man.

All Tudyk and Fillion were looking for was $425K, which isn’t a modest amount when it comes to crowdfunding, but it’s probably a modest budget for they wanted to do. Little did they know that only a few days into their campaign that they would more than quadruple their goal with the money raised.

As of this post, their Indiegogo campaign is at $1,827,086 and they have almost entire month to go before the campaign closes on Apr. 10th.

Now, we all have to wonder how much more they’ll get to do with the extra dough.

Also, in case you’re wondering, you should donate to this because this series sounds like it could be pretty great.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/15/15

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ON THE HORIZON
A Secret Run Through of Anthony Jeselnik’s New One Hour of Stand Up @ The Lyric Theatre Tues. Mar. 17th 8PM $15
Improv Piano Bar @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Mar. 20th 11:30PM $5/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Ed Wood/In The Soup @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Ari Shaffir @ Brea Improv 7PM $17/2 item min.
Shut Up! I Hate You @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5
Sunday Wrestling Federation @ The Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Pointless Comedy @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Rendezvous @ Artisan House LA 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Sucker Punch @ The Improv Space 8:30PM FREE
Brute Squad/The Mutiny @ iO West 9PM $5
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
That’s Huge @ Bar Lubitsch 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM $5
Power Violence @ Theatre 6470 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Robert Downey Jr. Jr. @ Nerdist School 10PM FREE
Nervous Jerk Comedy Show @ iO West 11PM FREE
The Wrangle @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up is 12PM at Facebook page/See http://www.facebook.com/BombShelterComedy for more info and to sign up/Starts 5PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by John Silver & Ryan Pfeiffer
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Miranda King and Kat Yeary
THE PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/20 spots only/$5 cover/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses

The Special Without Brett Davis Is Definitely Keeping The Great and Weird Streak Alive at MNN

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The Special Without Brett Davis premiered a month ago at MNN in place of The Chris Gethard Show and, after a month, it looks like they’re keeping the bonkers spirit of that late night spot going, but, at the same time, making it all their own.

With the premise of Brett Davis “being” dead and having to have subsequent “different” hosts from vastly different walks of life, The Special Without Brett Davis has gotten to go really off the rails in a really great way.

How off the rails you ask? Well, just watch how wrestling champion Bobby Blayze deal with a terminally ill kid that’s not your typical terminally ill kid and what happens when a bass player in a band of bass players/cult followers gets interrupted during a cult ceremony that’s probably NSFW.

By the way, all the full episodes are on YouTube right here because you know you’ll want to watch them.

Anthony Jeselnik Taping His Next Special at Fillmore in San Francisco Next Week

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Rather than be on the dais at The Roast of Justin Bieber, Anthony Jeselnik has been focusing his efforts on his next comedy special.

We’re guessing it’s probably a much better use of his time.

Jeselnik will have 7PM and 10PM shows on Sat. Mar. 21st at The Fillmore in San Francisco where you can catch the taping of his follow-up to Caligula.

You can get tickets, of which there are a few still available, here.

If you’re in LA and can’t make it to SF next weekend, then you might be able to catch Jeselnik do a run through this Tues at The Lyric.

Kyle Kinane, Joan Rivers, Rocky Horror Picture Show, More Doing Special Releases on Record Store Day 2015

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Get some collector’s items, some deep cuts, and support both comedy and your local record store by picking some exclusive releases from the likes of Kinane, Rivers, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Darjeeling Limited, and Live Freaky! Die Freaky!

On Apr. 18th., you’ll be able to get at a participating Record Store Day record store:

-A double vinyl edition of Kyle Kinane’s latest hour “I Liked His Old Stuff Better”
-A cd of Joan Rivers’ “The Next to Last Joan Rivers’ Album” from 1968
-A vinyl rerelease of the Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Time Warp EP
-A colored vinyl release of The Darjeeling Limited soundtrack
-A 7″ picture disc that includes three songs from the stop motion animation musical black comedy based on The Manson Family, “Live Freaky! Die Freaky!”

Here’s a full list of Record Store Day releases that includes a plethora of a good music too.

Fred Willard Is The “Trend Watcher” For No, You Shut! with Paul F. Tompkins

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Really, No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins just keeps getting better and better.

Their latest episode saw 75 year old Fred Willard as the panel debate show’s “Trend Watcher” and it could have not gone better.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/16/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Baked @ The Baked Potato Thurs. Mar. 19th 8:30PM/10:30PM $15
The Comedy Section @ Cinefile Video Tues. Mar. 24th 8:15PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Riff Cypher @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Ed Wood/In The Soup @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
JFL Montreal Character Showcase @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Sandy Crahford @ MiMoDa 8PM FREE
House Team Night @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM FREE
MSW Improv @ Theatre 6470 8PM FREE
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
Pete Holmes Living at Largo @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
The Night of Our Lives @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Lockdown @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
The Business LA @ Little Joy Cocktails 9:30PM FREE
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Round 2 @ El Cid 10PM $5
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
One Love Improv @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Franklin 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 4PM/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/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.
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/5-7 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Thomas Fraser or David R
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 7PM/Starts 7:20PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Ever Mainaird, Lindsay Adams, 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
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM CAFE 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
MELODY LOUNGE 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Wanjiko Eke, Meg Swertlow, and Chloe McGovern
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around MIDNIGHT after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

Album of Unreleased Bill Hicks Material To Be Released Later This Year

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(via Rolling Stone)

Maybe there will be a bit about his last set being cut from Letterman? We’re not sure, but we’re guessing Bill talked about that on stage at some point before he passed away.

Of all the things that Comedy Dynamics is doing with the Bill Hicks catalog including a theatrical release of one his specials, a brand new album of unreleased tracks from Hicks has to be one that peaks the interests of all, whether they be Hicks fans or skeptics.

The album is set for release on Oct. 27th and there are no details as to what exactly will be on it, but we’d guess it’s going to be a compilation of a number of Hicks’ sets like the few compilation albums that have been released over the last several years.

Whatever it ends up being, we all have all Spring and Summer long to ponder and guess what it might be.

John Oliver and His Last Week Tonight Team Take The NCAA Down a Notch or Two (or Lots of Notches)

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Wherever reasonable voices are unjustly being ignored, it seems as John Oliver and Last Week Tonight are going to make those voices heard. Whether they may be clamoring voters in U.S. territories or unpaid NCAA student athletes, they’re attempting to have it all covered and doing a bang-up job.

With The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament better known as March Madness looming along with its huge windfall in profit for many involved, Oliver made a damning report last night, and one of his longest to date, on how absurd the NCAA is being for not only making their student athletes forego any sort of compensation, but also making them live a life or ridiculous expectations for a dream that statistically won’t happen and could go away with one injury.

Watch, enjoy, get infuriated, and then enjoy some more the latest segment from Last Week Tonight.

PBS Digital Orders “You’re Doing It Wrong” Science Series Hosted by The Sklar Brothers

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We’ll gladly learn what we are doing wrong our everyday lives and how we can make it better, especially if the lessons are coming The Sklar Brothers.

The wonderful Sklar Brothers will be doing 20 episodes of “You’re Doing It Wrong” on PBS Digital that investigates everyday activities and how most of us are just doing it, per the title, all wrong and taking it all for granted.

Perhaps, it’ll be PBS Digital’s version of National Geographic’s Going Deep With David Rees, but done Sklarbro style.

Watch Dead Kevin’s Version of Healthcare

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If you’re three twentysomething dudes living in an apartment together, it wouldn’t be surprising if none of you had your own health insurance.

Dead Kevin shows what happens when you not only skip on health insurance, but start to get DIY about it.

Ari Shaffir and Pete Carboni Trip on Mushrooms For The First Time When Trying to Rekindle Their Friendship

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When you haven’t seen a friend in a long time, giving a gift is always a nice gesture. However, when that gift is mushrooms to trip out on and neither have you tripped on mushrooms before, it gets kind of complicated.

That’s what good friends Ari Shaffir and Pete Carboni did for the latest story on This Is Not Happening and well, we will just let Ari and Pete tell you the rest…

We will say that if this was an ad for taking mushrooms, it would be one of the most convoluted ad for mushrooms ever.

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart Apparently Auditioned For Each Other’s Most Well Known Roles

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Though they’re co-starring for the very first time together in the upcoming movie Get Hard, Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart have a long intertwined, secret history… supposedly.

According to these archived audition tapes exclusive to Funny or Die, Ferrell and Hart tried out for roles that ended up not only going to the other person, but became roles that are now synonymous with Ferrell or Hart.

Though you’re probably not questioning too much why Hart didn’t get Anchorman or Ferrell didn’t get a role in Barbershop, you can see the evidence right here.

Here’s a Clip of Season 6 of “Community” To Get You Through to Tomorrow For The Season Premiere on Yahoo

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Variety got this exclusive clip that not only will give you a bit of relief if you need any sort of Community fix before tomorrow’s premiere.

Tomorrow, Yahoo will be furthering themselves in the online streaming game by premiering season 6 of Community and then offering a new episode to stream on Tuesdays.

We have a feeling that #sixseasonsandamovie won’t be all that Harmon has in store for Community if the new home at Yahoo fares well.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/17/15

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ON THE HORIZON
A Benefit for TIOH with Tenacious D @ The Regent Theater Sat. Mar. 21st 8PM $65-$75
The Awful Truth @ Westside Comedy Theater Tues. Mar. 24th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Toke Talk with Allan McLeod @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
TNT Improv March Madness Rd. 3 @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Victory Lap @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
A Secret Run Through of Anthony Jeselnik’s New Hour of Stand Up @ The Lyric 8PM $15
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
This Show Was On My Vision Board @ Akbar 8PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Happy Contest Time @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
THE UCB St. Patrick’s Day Improv Parade @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM/11PM $5
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.

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 Fielding Edlow
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 opens 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/stories on theme of “skin” only/Lottery/10 spots only/5 min./$8 cover
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
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.
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
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$1 cover/Hosted by Nick Kauffman
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min.
THE NOVEL BAR 3760 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:15PM/Starts 10:45PM/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./1 item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jay Light and Frank Castillo
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

The First Two Episodes of Community Season 6 Are Here

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There was a small bit of time where we were nervous that this wasn’t going to happen, but thankfully Yahoo has come through and Community is now completely part of the online streaming age.

So, the first two episodes of season 6 of Community have been released on Yahoo and new episodes will come every Tues. until the end of the season.

So, go back to Greendale and enjoy Ladders and Lawnmower Maintenance Postnatal Care now.

Jimmy Kimmel and Matthew McConaughey Make a TV Spot For Austin’s Vulcan Video

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This week, Jimmy Kimmel is back in Austin, TX for SXSW taping Jimmy Kimmel Live. Not only is Kimmel is making sure to visit more of Austin sights, but making sure both the world and the Greater Austin area know about them.

After asking for submissions by local Austin businesses if they wanted to be part of making a local TV spot, Jimmy Kimmel picked video rental store Vulcan Video (seems like Austin’s version of Cinefile or Vidiots) and enlisted Matthew McConaughey to make a very “local style” ad.

Watch it all go down here.

Kristen Wiig and Haley Joel Osment Return and Maya Rudolph and More Join “The Spoils Before Dying”

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Not that we had any doubts, but it looks the next installment of IFC’s Spoils mini-series franchise, The Spoils Before Dying, could be just as epically overwrought featuring one heck of a cast.

Already, they have Michael K. Williams starring and now, they have Kristen Wiig, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Val Kilmer, Steve Tom, and Marc Evan Jackson returning from The Spoils of Babylon as well as new cast members including Kate McKinnon, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell, Emily Ratajkowski, Andy Daly, Chris Mulkey, Chin Han, Jack Kilmer, Patty Guggenheim, and Bérénice Marlohe.

So, just imagine all of this cast in a noir-ish murder mystery that follows a jazz piano player, but does so according to the words of Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell in a beard, fedora, and fat suit).

It’s Not Going To Be a “Mr. Show” Reunion, But Something Still With Bob, David, and The Writers of “Mr. Show”

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(via Uproxx/Rolling Stone)

There’s has been plenty of chatter around what could have been a reincarnation of Mr. Show with Bob and David for the last couple of a months now, but, in a recent Rolling Stone interview, Odenkirk offers some clarification in order to simultaneously quell rumors about Mr. Show coming back, but also keep us all excited.

Basically, there will be the same writers, as seen here, and Bob Odenkirk and David Cross will be the stars, but the show itself, as it would seem, will be something brand new and, by our estimation, something potentially even better.

The gathering of the moving parts of Mr. Show now looks like a comedy super group with such likes of Paul F. Tompkins, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, and more all coming back.

Odenkirk himself says, “Better Call Saul is not Breaking Bad, but it’s written by the same writers and you can see connections, right? It hopefully will be quite the same as far as the relationship between the two shows.”

Still, with all of this being said, there are no details as to exactly where this new show will end up or when we can see it. Given Cross’ experiment with Hits, they’re probably exploring every single option online and on TV and maybe even elsewhere before they move forward.

In any case, you still should be excited for what’s happening here.

Conan’s Propmaster Bill Tull Gives Even More St. Patrick’s Day Budget Saving Tips

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While the traditions of day drinking on a day that really doesn’t mark any sort of day drinking can be tiresome, Bill Tull’s Budget Tips is one St. Patrick’s Day tradition we can get behind.

Last year, Tull gave plenty of great tips, but he really outdid himself this time around by having budget tips that may or may not be so budget friendly.

The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival and The Onion/A.V. Club’s 26th Annual Comedy Festival Return

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If you’re in or around Chicago or Boston this spring, get your calendar out and mark these down.

Apr. 17th-19th, The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival returns to Boston featuring Jon Benjamin, Wyatt Cenac, Rachel Dratch, Jon Glaser, Jessica Williams, StarTalk! Live with Bill Nye, and more, You can get your tickets here.

May 26th-30th, The Onion and A.V. Club are bringing The 2nd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival to venues throughout Chicago with the comedic stylings of John Mulaney, Kyle Kinane, Eric Andre, Joe Mande. panel discussions with writers from The Onion and The Simpsons, 7 Minutes in Purgatory with Ian Abramson, and more. You can get your tickets this Friday here.

If you don’t live near Chicago or Boston, you have plenty of time to get plane tickets and hotel reservations.

Watch Trailer for “Apartment Troubles”

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One could almost make a sub genre out of dark buddy road trip comedies just from the 21st century. We haven’t checked Netflix, so maybe that is a genre. If not, Jess Weixler and Jennifer Prediger’s Apartment Troubles would be a good example of said genre according to this trailer.

Weixler and Prediger star as the two roommates that go LA or bust in trying to make it in “the biz” and also features a supporting cast of Jeffrey Tambor, Will Forte, and Megan Mullally.

You can watch Apartment Troubles in theaters on Mar. 27th or you can watch it right now off of iTunes.