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Conan O’Brien Attempts a Novelty Escape with Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky

April 17, 2015

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Conan Associate Producer Jordan Schlansky showed as much excitement as he’s ever shown and his face still barely changes expression.

The latest Conan remote has Conan O’Brien entering the novelty attraction known as an “escape room” at Escape Room LA where groups of people use clues to break out of a room that they’re locked in.

To make things more “fun”, he’s enlisted the help of the infamous Jordan Schlansky who shows signs that he might possibly be excited.

Watch it here.

There Will Be a “Archie vs. Sharknado” Comic Book

April 17, 2015

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(via Deadline)

Given that it’s animated, one can only imagine if they’ll even go more over-the-top than they have in the trilogy of Sharknado movies.

SyFy and Archie Comics are indeed teaming up to have a special issue of Archie where a tornado of sharks comes through Riverdale set to come out in July written by Sharknado director himself Anthony C. Ferrante.

One can only wonder how campy the folks behind Sharknado will get in the Archie universe. Maybe one shark will eat Jughead and don his crown?

“Louie” Can’t Find a Place to Poop

April 17, 2015

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Here’s a pretty good example of how a stand-up bit can inspire, rather than be transposed into a sitcom scene.

Louis C.K. has had a bit or two about getting older and having to poop and on last night’s episode of Louie there was a whole scene delving right into that topic.

Unlike many comedian based sitcoms that often take stand-up bits and put it right into a scene almost word-for-word, this need to poop while escorting his daughters around gets embellished with more details and nuance as a scene.

The result, as you might expect with Louie, is pretty great.

Watch a Quest For Dopeness in The Full Trailer For Sundance Hit “Dope”

April 17, 2015

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If you took a bit of the story of Orange County, then set it in Inglewood, add some shine for 90s hip hop and a drug dealer twist, then it looks like you have something around the neighborhood of Dope.

Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope follows a straight laced, straight A kid who is trying to get into the best college he can and also, simultaneously, live up to the title of the movie.

The journey, according to this trailer, looks like it’ll be a jovial ride tinged with the nostalgia of hip from two decades ago. It certainly struck a chord with the Sundance crowd earlier this year as it sold at the festival.

FYI, Dope comes out June 19th.

“The Chris Gethard Show: The Public Access Years” To Start at Fusion Apr. 23rd

April 17, 2015

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Classic bits from the MNN show will be played on Fusion next week.

While the premiere of the brand new Chris Gethard Show at Fusion isn’t until May, Fusion is going to start to air recut portions of episodes that put The Chris Gethard Show on the map in the first place.

Such things include Night of Zero Laughs and We Will Predict Your Future.

See what you potentially have been missing in one of the best public access shows of all time starting Thurs. Apr. 23rd at 8:30PM.

Chicago’s “Comedians You Should Know” Expanding to LA

April 18, 2015

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CYSK is just the latest in a great trend of comedy shows expanding across the country and specifically having a version of their show in LA.

San Francisco’s The Business, Cincinnati ’s Underbelly, and NYC’s Gandhi, Is That You? and Fresh Out, are just a few shows that have kept their flagship shows going in their hometowns, but have expanded to have a regular show here in LA. There are even more shows in the LA comedy scene that have just moved to outright to LA from elsewhere like Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen.

Chicago’s Comedians You Should Know, six years running at Timothy O’Toole’s, will now join this growing list of nationally franchised indie comedy shows.

Chicago comics have rooted themselves quite well in LA. From people a year or so in all the way to Kyle Kinane, there are more comics in LA who started in Chicago than comics who actually started comedy in Los Angeles.

So, CYSK will be undoubtedly be a welcome monthly addition to the scene starting Apr. 30th at 9:30PM at Genghis Cohen, hosted by CYSK’s Joe Kilgallon. You can and should get tickets here.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/18/15

April 18, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Literary Death Match with the cast of Silicon Valley @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sun. Apr. 19th 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Jim Gaffigan @ The Greek Theatre Sat. Jul. 25th 7:30PM $45-$65

COMEDY CRAWL
Getting Doug with High @ UCB Sunset 4:15PM $5
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Dream Role @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 7PM FREE
Sentimental Lady: Guilty Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Army of Darkness @ New Beverly Cinema 7:30PM $8
Fresh Fish Variety Hour @ The Clubhouse 8PM $5 suggested donation
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Groundlings: Dead or Alive @ The Groundlings 8PM/10PM $20
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $10
The Duncan Trussell Family Hour @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Sklar Brothers @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Comedy at The Manor in Mar Vista 8:30PM FREE
Brew Haha in Marissa’s Backyard 8:30PM Donations accepted
Reuben Starship @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
Hello Giggles Presents @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch Presents Slumber Party @ 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
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/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/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.improv listings curated by Zack Ross
MUSICAL IMPROV JAM @ IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:55PM/For musical improvising only/Anyone can play

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

NYC’s Jo Firestone Gives a Rundown Through The Several Wonderfully Bizarre Shows She Has Created

April 18, 2015

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You might have seen NYC based Jo Firestone on Vulture’s recent 50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015 and that might have something to do with how she has let her imagination run amok and birth so many different, innovative, weird, and wonderful comedy shows like Punderdome 3000 or The NYC Inner Beauty Pageant.

NYC live late night talk show Running Late with Scott Rogowsky invited Firestone as a guest last month and went into detail about all of her crazy shows along with how she thinks they compare to a traditional format show like Running Late.

Despite what Jo self-deprecatingly said, they all sound pretty great including like the pun competition of Punderdome 3000 or Friends of Single People where friends of singles basically play The Dating Game for them.

She even introduced a new show/game with Bird, Murderer, or Birderer.

We’re not sure if anyone is keeping count, but Jo might have a world record for most comedy shows going at the same time and we hope that you can catch as many as you can soon.

Tig Notaro, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, and More To Play Wilco’s Solid Sound

April 18, 2015

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Wilco curates a music and arts festival in North Adams, Massachusetts known as Solid Sound and they’ve included a very nice handful of comedy along with it.

On the weekend of Jun. 26th, renowned band Wilco will put on their annual festival Solid Sound at Mass Moca. Tig Notaro, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, Superego, and Jessica Williams will comprise their offerings on the comedy stage, which should make for a lovely weekend of indie music and comedy outside of a contemporary art museum.

Get your tickets/passes here.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/19/15

April 19, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Shark Dank @ UCB Sunset Mon. Apr. 20th 6PM $5
Fuzztone @ The Comedy Store Belly Room Tues. Apr. 21st 8PM $5/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Cool Beans Comedy @ Ice House No cover/2 drink min.
Over Easy Comedy @ Ham & Eggs Tavern 7:30PM FREE
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
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Literary Death Match with the cast of Silicon Valley @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Rendezvous @ Artisan House LA 8PM FREE
The Master Cleanse @ Boardner’s 8PM FREE
The Faculty @ Nerdist School 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 8:30PM FREE
Frowntown @ Basic Flowers 8:30PM FREE
Power Violence @ The Satellite 9PM $8
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
That’s Huge @ Bar Lubitsch 9PM FREE
Chatterbox Comedy @ The Chatterbox 9PM FREE
The Mutiny/Brute Squad @ iO West 9PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Katia Kvinge: 140 Karakters @ iO West DCT 9:30PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
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
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 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Dave Nieker
M-BAR 1846 ½ E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Tony Alfieri and Steven Moreno
IMPROV JAM @ NERDIST SCHOOL 7518 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses

*improv listings curated by Zach Ross

Learn Actual Vegan and Other Special Diet Recipes While Getting Darkly Satiric on “Cooking for Vegans and Other Horrible People”

April 19, 2015

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It would be pretty great if stuff like this was on The Food Network, TLC, or The Cooking Channel.

Cooking For Vegans and Other Horrible People takes cooking for people that have special restrictions with their diets and puts a sharp, satiric edge on it at every angle. Host Rachel Staman also teaches actual recipes, which look kind of appetizing.

Per the description of the web series, “Join Rachel Staman as she cooks for Vegans and Other Horri – nice, horribly nice wonderful people who have no reason to come after us for any reason.”

In the three episodes thus far, Staman cooks for vegans, pregnant women, and ISIS, which, before you get heated about the idea of those three groups being lumped together, you should just watch it first.

If you’re missing the absurd side of cooking as it’s been awhile since a new Henry’s Kitchen has popped up, Cooking For Vegans and Other Horrible People should fix that right up.

Big Grande Gets a Round at Funny or Die’s “Test Tube”

April 19, 2015

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Please enjoy what could very well be a sketch series pilot for Big Grande.

In the same ballpark of IFC’s Comedy Crib, Funny or Die has their own sketch group incubation initiative with the Funny or Die Test Tube. They handpick groups and then give them a little scratch and they put together sketches and whatever else they want to put together.

UCB’s Big Grande put together over 20 minutes worth of sketches that we’d love to see be a pilot somewhere.

Watch it here.

Jon Stewart Expounds on Why He’s Leaving “The Daily Show”

April 20, 2015

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Through a few chats with The Guardian’s Hadley Freeman, Jon Stewart gives his two cents and then some why he’s leaving the show that has become a cornerstone for so many people for well over a decade.

In his own words, he explains, “It’s not like I thought the show wasn’t working any more, or that I didn’t now how to do it. It was more, ‘Yup, it’s working. But I’m not getting the same satisfaction.”

While Stewart has built himself and The Daily Show into the sort of legendary groundbreaking institution that Saturday Night Live once was revered for being, it’s a lot to ask of anyone to keep that up even for a few years, save 16.

Freeman finds that Stewart is leaving The Daily Show while it’s still humming along quite nicely so he can do other things besides watch Fox News and go through commenting on another election year.

One should note that, on top of Stewart’s exit, nearly all the most senior regular correspondents are leaving, which means that The Daily Show, this year, will be almost look entirely new with Trevor Noah as host and Hasan Minhaj, Jordan Klepper, and Jessica Williams as the day-in-day out correspondents.

Though it might not be a shake-up that some are looking for in late night, it will be a shake-up nonetheless, which we’re more than ready for.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/20/15

April 20, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Idiots @ The Clubhouse Wed. Apr. 22nd 8PM FREE
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Apr. 25th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
The 420 Show with Matt Besser @ UCB Sunset 4:20PM/7:30PM $5
Shark Dank @ UCB Sunset 6PM $5
The Highentific Method @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal Album Tapings @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Sandy Crahford @ MiMoDa Studio & Theatre 8PM FREE
Simon Amstell @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Steve Benaquist’s Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
The Goddamn Comedy Jam @ The Lyric Theatre 9PM $12
Stoned Scenes with Big Grande @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
The Business LA @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Kat House @ El Cid 10PM $5
The 1st Annual Bench Press Comedy Festival @ Now Improv 10PM FREE
420 Life Show @ 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 4PM/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 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
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
BIG WANG’S 1562 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/1 item min./First come, first served
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 necessaryimprov listings curated by Zach Ross

John Oliver Improves on CNN’s “Doomsday Video” and Gives a Crash Course in Patent Trolls

April 20, 2015

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John Oliver and the team at Last Week Tonight put up another week of important and hilarious work that shows how deserving of The Peabody Award they really are.

At the end of the world, CNN has had, for years, a video cued up to play us all out. Almost needless to say, it’s not very comforting.

So, Last Week Tonight recruited Martin Sheen to guide us through a much better video to play before the last moments before annihilation.

Oliver also gave a crash course in patents and the disturbing presence of patent trolls.

When the end of the world will exactly come around is up for debate, but we certainly hope that it’s a very long time from now, but also that Last Week Tonight is still running just like it is now.

Larry Wilmore Goes Head-To-Head in a Trivia Showdown with Neil deGrasse Tyson

April 20, 2015

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The host of StarTalk vs. the host of The Nightly Show? Who would win in a trivia contest?

We guess it would depend who is a guest on which show.

While Neil deGrasse Tyson is the face of space exploration and often corrects pop culture in misrepresentation of outer space, Larry Wilmore is wildly clever as the host of The Nightly Show.

See who gets the edge in here (hint: this is a segment for The Nightly Show).

Jen Kirkman Coming Out With Her Second Book “I Know What I’m Doing-And Other Lies I Tell Myself” Next Year

April 20, 2015

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Just by the title, this will be a perfect companion to Jen’s first book I Can Barely Take Care of Myself.

Jen Kirkman is indeed working on her second book “I Know What I’m Doing-And Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches From a Life Under Construction” as you can see here. It’s set for release in 2016, but will go on pre-sale this soon.

Kirkman’s first book dealt a lot with not having kids and, by the title, Jen is going to take on a lot more this time around than just being “childless”.

So, we’re definitely looking forward to it.

“High Maintenance” Headed To HBO For 6 Episodes

April 20, 2015

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If you’ve seen posters for High Maintenance lately, you might have read that it’s one of the best shows not on television.

That’s about to change.

Hit indie web series High Maintenance, which had been leading the charge on Vimeo’s Vimeo On Demand platform, is now getting bumped up to HBO for 6 episodes.

It’s the latest series to expand from the web to actually being broadcast on TV like Broad City, The Chris Gethard Show, This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir, etc.

Extra points go to HBO for announcing it appropriately on 4/20.

Matt Ingebretson and Cory Loykasek Play “Sorry!” Causing Them To Examine The Word ‘Sorry’

April 20, 2015

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If there was a game of Sorry! on Louie, it’d probably go like this.

Matt Ingebretson and Cory Loykasek along with director Behn Fannin go on a introspective journey sparked by that childish board game known as Sorry!

After watching this, you’ll probably play Sorry! yourself just so you can never think of ‘sorry’, both the game and word, ever the same way.

Balloon Dropped Version of “The Interview” Intended for North Korea Runs 17 Mins and Starts Off With North Korea Propaganda

April 20, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

So, North Korean forces have a total response time of 20 minutes plus?

Apparently, almost half the North Korean population has access to a DVD player, which is part of the reason why balloons full of DVDs of The Interview and pamphlets are being sent to North Korea.

However, extra measures are being taken to fool authorities. North Korean propaganda plays at the front of the film for five minutes, then 12 minutes of a very condensed version of The Interview follows. This makes us think that to get away with watching The Interview in North Korea, which is a heavy crime, you have to be able to watch it in less than 20 minutes and/or make sure the first five minutes of any DVD isn’t anti-North Korea.

We wonder if North Korea reads The Hollywood Reporter as they have footage of said DVD.

Either way, The Interview is proving to still be more historic than it ever intended to be.

Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham Are Back Together Again on Earwolf’s Newest Podcast “WOMP IT UP! with Wompler + Listler”

April 21, 2015

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Before Playing House, many of you were well acquainted with Jessica St. Clair as the intern frequently featured at Comedy Bang! Bang! known as Marissa Wompler.

As with many interns in this business, they move on up and get a show, though it’s usually something else besides a podcast broadcast from a library.

St. Clair is now reunited with her Playing House co-star Lennon Parham, though in character as Wompler and Lennon as Charlotte Listler, a teacher/former sniper/co-host for a new podcast at Earwolf, WOMP IT UP! .

The going-ons of Marina Del Rey High, at least the one that exists in the CBB universe, is the focus here and with St. Clair and Parham at the helm, it’ll be a damn fun ride.

Listen/subscribe here.

The LEGO Movie Franchise Moves Up Release Dates for LEGO Batman Movie and “The LEGO Movie Sequel”

April 21, 2015

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(via The Wrap)

The Lego Movie Sequel will be coming out May 18th, 2018, one week early.

The LEGO Batman spin-off will also be coming out early on Feb. 10th, 2017.

The Ninjago spinoff has gotten pushed slightly back to Sept. 22nd., 2017.

Just in case you had already set reminders for the release dates of all the movies that are in the works at The LEGO Movie franchise, you now get to joyfully move a couple of them up.

We sincerely hope that every single in this movie franchise stays consistent to the tone and self-awareness that Chris Miller and Phil Lord have set up with the original movie.

Jon Stewart Set To Exit “The Daily Show” Aug. 6th

April 21, 2015

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It’s all official now.

This means the last few moves of this new era of late night will be Letterman’s set to exit in May, then Stewart will follow in August presumably with Trevor Noah’s taking the helm soon after, and then Colbert will take over The Late Show in September.

So, maybe just over three months from the start of a shake up?

LA Comedy Rundown 4/21/15

April 21, 2015

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ON THE HORIZON
Tommy Johnagin @ Comedy & Magic Club Wed. Apr. 22nd & Thurs. Apr. 23rd 8PM $15/2 item min.
Whatever @ Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock Fri. Apr. 24th 9PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
“With Bob and David” Taping @ Andrita Studios 7PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
Fun Town @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Assembly: Featuring The UCB Faculty @ UCB Sunset 7PM/9:30PM $5
The Low Stakes Workshop w/Maria Bamford @ The Pop Hop 7:30PM $5
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
The Improvised Shakespeare Company @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Comedy Juice w/Ryan Stout, Brent Weinbach, and Hampton Yount @ Irvine Improv Tues. Apr. 21st 8PM $10/2 item min.
Fuzztone @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Happy Contest Time @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
The National Midnight Society @ The Lyric Theatre 9:30PM $8
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
Delicious Moments @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
Hill Jones @ iO West 10PM $5
Reggie and Karen @ El Cid 10:30PM $10
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
Winslow Presents: Super Team @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Wild Horses @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 5PM/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 open 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/stories on theme of “co-habitation” only/5 min./10 spots only/Lottery/$8 cover
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/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
SWORK COFFEE 2160 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Vince Caldera and Luis Lemus
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.
NOVEL BAR 3760 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:15PM/Starts 10:45PM/Ends 1 AM/First come, first served/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Nikki Wantz
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
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

James Adomian’s Paul Giamatti Stops by Comedy Bang! Bang!

April 21, 2015

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comedy bang bang, ifc, james adomian, paul giamatti

Though it never seems to be a good time for James Adomian’s Paul Giamatti, we love it when he shows up and just indulges in abject sadness.

Basically, if there was a show called Man vs. Sad, Adomian’s version of Giamatti would be hosting and would be always ranting on how the game is rigged.

Watch his Comedy Bang! Bang! appearance here.

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