This is probably the nicest that Honest Trailers has ever been to Michael Bay.
After thoroughly picking apart the Transformers film franchise, the folks at Screen Junkies found a Michael Bay film that pick apart less brutally than ever before in Bay’s Armageddon.
Either way, they still have some of the sharpest jokes that also happen to be some of the most salient points about movies.
Watch the Honest Trailer for Armageddon here.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephen Colbert, Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, gorgeous, rare automobiles, and, of course, coffee are all coming together for season 6 of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, set for a premiere on Jun. 3rd at 8:30PM PST right at the show’s site or on Crackle.
See how cool the last series of hang outs with Seinfeld are going to be in this trailer.
(via NY Times)
When Stewart departs from The Daily Show this Summer, he’ll have even more time to do amazing stuff like this.
For awhile now, Jon Stewart has been secretly running a program through The Daily Show that’s designed to teach veterans the ins and outs of working in television. Vets have gone on from the program to not only work on The Daily Show, but elsewhere as producers and other behind-the-scenes positions.
Coupled with directing the highly underrated Rosewater, Stewart should be up for some sort of humanitarian prize.
ON THE HORIZON
Lost Moon Radio @ The Virgil Sat. May 30th 8PM $10
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ The Satellite LA Sun. Jun. 7th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Full Ride @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
A New Stand-Up Show @ Copper Still Bar at Jaragua 8PM FREE
Blessed @ Grand Star Jazz Club 8PM FREE
Cristela Alonzo @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $18/2 item min.
Idiots @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Jo Firestone Opens For Will Butler @ The Troubadour 8PM $16 (sold out)
Natasha Leggero in London! Paris! Costco! @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show @ The Groundlings 8PM $14
You’ve Seen These Guys @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
All Things Comedy @ The Comedy Store 8:30PM $15/2 item min.
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Bear Supply @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Rod Stewart Live! @ La Cuevita 9PM FREE
Free Skate @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $5
Venice Underground @ Townhouse & The Del Monte 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Heyday @ iO West 9:30PM $5
A Very Special Episode @ O’Hara’s Bar & Grill 10PM FREE
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Big Grande’s Freaks on a Leash @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
King Ten @ iO West 10:30PM $5
Cagematch @ UCB Franklin 11PM $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
FOOTSIES 2640 Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/5 min./Hosted by Madison Shepherd, Kate Lindstedt & Danielle Perez
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audtion/1 item min.
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
B.Y.O.S SKETCH OPEN MIC @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 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/sound cues/Hosted by Beth Appel or Tim Neenan
ICE HOUSE 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
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
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary
THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Hosted by David Venhuizen, Dan Gill, and Colin McCormick/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/7 min./$4 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Aaron Marsh
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Kate Peterman
DROME COMEDY OPEN MIC Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up in advance only at SM@gr3d.com/Starts 9PM/10 spots only/5 min./Broadcast live at dromebox.com/archived on archive.org/Bring a memory stick for HD version of your set/No purchase necessary
THE WINCHESTER ROOM 6522 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/4 min./booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Rachele Friedland
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Can sign-up at http://www.iansalmon.com/showsopen-mic-night.html/Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Ian Salmon
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA (next to Jons)/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:40PM after booked show/for improvisers/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.
Before getting gigs at faux/parody talk show Comedy Bang! Bang!, then real talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden, Reggie Watts has toured pretty much non-stop since the late 90s,
Reggie chats about all of that and more (including getting into Pitch Perfect 2) as well as clinks drinks with Paul F. Tompkins on the latest episode of Speakeasy.
With TV headed more and more towards online streaming and disc drives are slowly disappearing on any sort of computer that isn’t a desktop, DVD box sets of your favorite shows are quickly going the way of vinyl records as collector items.
Already, The Simpsons have discontinued DVD box set production.
That being said, having the entire series of Parks and Recreation would still be pretty great. It’s probably a perfect gift for plenty of people you know. NBC is releasing a box set of the complete series, currently priced at $149.98, next week on Jun. 2nd.
At the very least, you can ensure a better chance of still being able to watch Parks and Rec if the “singularity” ever happens.
You can pre-order the box set here.
Eat your heart out Downton Abbey.
The premiere of Comedy Central’s Another Period, that’s almost set only a few years before Downton Abbey, is soon, Jun. 23rd,
Before that, catch a glimpse of the opulence from Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome that’s could be considered turn of the century equivalent of The Kardashians in this teaser.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Your favorite blue demon talk show host is back and possibly better than ever as they might be on HBO.
One of the gems on TJ Miller’s resume that probably doesn’t get enough shine is The Gorburger Show where he played a blue demon that looks like it fresh out of Big Trouble in Little China and switched off between terrifying employees of the studio he invaded and chatting with a musicians. Somehow, it’s less absurdist than The Eric Andre Show.
Now, HBO has ordered a pilot where Miller gets to return as Gorburger and will talk to the likes of Ed Helms and Johnny Knoxville and get to do even more crazy segments that blur the line between Miller’s genuine curiosity and the bloodlust of Gorburger.
Keep your fingers crossed that HBO gets more into the TJ Miller business.
Amy Schumer is continuing to excellently back her Peabody win.
In the latest round of Amy Schumer’s rounds on TV, she got Bill Nye The Science Guy to get frustrated about how most people casually think about the universe as well as satirize the silent majority that somehow, almost inexplicably, still attends Bill Cosby shows all on Inside Amy Schumer.
On top of all of that, she was one of a few comedians that put the Bachelorette contestants through the ringer on the latest date.
All in all, it seems like a routine week in the year of Amy Schumer.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
As far as we can tell, it sounds like Westworld meets Thelma and Louise meets Blazing Saddles or future Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid as an animated comedy.
Lake Bell and Kaitlin Olson will voice a badass bandit duo that goes back and forth between staying in and out of trouble, but ultimately getting into trouble anyway in a world that’s both post apocalyptic America and popularizes saloons again. Other characters will be voiced by the likes of Jeffrey Tambor and Susan Sarandon (AKA Louise).
Megan Ganz and Adam Reed from Community/Modern Family and Archer respectively, wrote the pilot that we’re curious if it’ll explain the reference to Muhummad Ali’s original name.
Still, this sounds intriguing on so many levels that we hope it gets picked up just so we can see what it would look like.
Shane Mauss blends philosophy, breaking both of his feet at the same time, and stand-up comedy together pretty seamlessly in his latest album My Big Break. On paper, it might seem like a concept album, but is very much a fully formed, very enjoyable hour of stand-up.
Give My Big Break a listen as it’s now available from Comedy Dynamics on Amazon or iTunes
More binge viewing ahead! @GraceAndFrankie picked up for a second season!!!! #NETFLIX pic.twitter.com/oKcaC9AEr1
While you’re probably still suspicious of Netflix’s reviving Full House, they are doing well to also focus on their own homegrown original comedy series.
BoJack Horseman is about to premiere in July and now, another season of Grace and Frankie is set for 2016. Jane Fonda tweeted out the news last night.
If they continue the path they’re on now, Netflix will probably have a much bigger original comedy slate by the time this next season of Grace and Frankie comes out.
ON THE HORIZON
Stand Up and Dance in Downtown LA Sat. May 30th 10PM FREE
Prompter! @ UCB Franklin Wed. Jun. 3rd 8PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Alex Edelman: Millennial @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Caring For Kier with Kevin Nealon @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Let Me Explain… @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
The French Laundry @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand-Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Highly Recommended Comedy Show @ Ye Olde King’s Head $8, discount w/promo code “bureau”
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Set List at The Studios Sessions @ 1836 Sunset Studios 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Dasariski @ iO West 9PM $10
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Comedians You Should Know @ Genghis Cohen 9:30PM $10
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning/Cook County Social Club @ iO West 10PM $10
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
The Last Day of School: The TXT Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $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
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 9:30PM/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/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/7 min./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
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light 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/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/15-20 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
BARBERIANS BARBERSHOP 825 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./first come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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
OPEN SPACE THEATRE & CAFE 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8:30PM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/3 min./Hosted by Logan Guntzelman and Rachel Mac
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery
IMPROV JAM @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 11PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Cole Stratton and Morgan Christensen
In this new promo, Comedy Central announced the date of Trevor Noah taking the reins to the cornerstone franchise known as The Daily Show.
Trevor’s first episode as the host of The Daily Show will be on Sept. 28th, just under two months after Jon Stewart tapes his finale episode. It’s also almost three weeks after The Late Show With Stephen Colbert starts.
So, as we get ready for the coming of fall, also get ready for a new Daily Show that has a host that’s ditching dress shoes for sneakers in the promo.
While having appeared online through various means already, Gethard and C.K. will have their latest work broadcast to millions that have the Internet, but would rather watch something on their cable package.
So, tonight catch The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion at 10PM, then Louis C.K.’s latest stand-up special Live From The Comedy Store on FX at 11PM.
Yesterday, Jenny Lewis and Mikal Cronin released their music videos for “She’s Not Me” and “Say”, respectively, that offer more evidence that music videos are on their way back and are more than just bands in different clothes playing in front of different back drops.
In Lewis’ She’s Not Me, Vanessa Bayer, Zosia Mamet, Fred Armisen, and more semi-recreate Jenny’s past as a former child actress.
Mikal Cronin enlists the help of Kurt Braunohler, Jonah Ray, Allan McLeod, Nick Thune, and Nelson Franklin to be in his video for Say, though he may have spoke too soon (pun absolutely intended).
Along with JASH’s 5K music video series and any music video Tom Scharpling directs, maybe we don’t need MTV to play music videos ever again.
Women in comedy are definitely having a moment right now unlike they’ve had in decades past.
Not only are Tina Fey and Amy Poehler comedy power brokers, but there are more female producers, writers, and directors making female led comedy series and movies.
That being said, there is still a lot of stereotypes and prejudice that needs to be fought against. So, The Hollywood Reporter had a frank roundtable discussion with Amy Schumer, Ellie Kemper, Tracee Ellis Ross, Gina Rodriguez, Lena Dunham, and Kate McKinnon about carving out their niche in comedy.
You might just be surprised the sort of nonsense regarding women on screen that still exists in 2015 as well be proud of what the folks in this discussion have accomplished when you watch this…
…or this…
…or this…
…or this…
…and this.
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart star in what might be a better feature length version of the premise to NBC’s Chuck in the upcoming stoner action comedy, American Ultra.
Watch Eisenberg recall the part where he stops running in Zombieland (along with the font from Zombieland) and takes on various covert operatives as a deep secret covert operative himself while also trying to come down from being high.
As far as stoner/slacker action comedy goes, it seems slightly more grounded and realistic than Chuck or even Pineapple Express. Yet, it still enjoys the fun of some of the most unrealistic bullet physics since Wanted. Connie Britton and Topher Grace also seem like they’ll make memorable cameos as comedic versions of David Strathairn and Joan Allen in The Bourne Ultimatum.
See all of this for yourself in this red band trailer.
Glad to see that the most veteran late night talk show host is still up to his tomfoolery.
The latest fun, interactive, experimental stunt that Team Coco is attempting to pull off is having someone stay in the rafters of the Conan set in the “Night at The Conan Studio” contest on airbnb.
There’s sure to be all sorts of hijinks that will make for plenty of great segments. You’ll even get to watch a whole taping of Conan from the literal bird’s eye view.
Enter here before Jun. 1st.
If you were at SXSW this year, you know this is going to be really good.
For most of us that didn’t get to go to Austin for any festivals this year, you’ll get to see the comedy showcase special from Showtime and hosted by W. Kamau Bell this summer which will include the great comedic stylings of Matt Braunger, Todd Glass, Beth Stelling, Nate Bargatze, Mark Normand, and Iliza Shlesinger.
The first of two parts of SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell, directed by the trusted talents of Steve Feinartz (Matt Braunger’s Big Dumb Animal, Eddie Pepitone’s In Ruins), Fri. July 24th at 11:05PM on Showtime.
Mark this on your calendars even though we’ll definitely remind you about it again.
ON THE HORIZON
Blake Vapes Taping @ ACME Comedy Hollywood Thurs. Jun. 4th 8PM FREE
Smartest Man in the World Proopcast goes Book Wild @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Jun. 9th 7PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
The Last Comedy Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM FREE w/RSVP
Cook County Social Club @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Gentrification in Highland Park 8PM FREE
Al Madrigal @ Ice House 8PM/10PM $20-$27/2 drink min.
Groundlings Kung Fu Battle Island 8PM $20
Jeff Garlin @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Tony Baker @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Bangarang Presents The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Hat Trick @ Goorin Pasadena 9PM FREE
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
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
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can perform/Hosted by Mano Agapion
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
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
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10:45PM after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
This means Viacom’s various Comedy Central networks have festivals on either side of the planet.
As comedy continues to develop as an art form in more places around the world, there are more comedy festivals that are following in suit.
Comedy Central India is now putting on the second Comedy Central Chuckle Festival, which will feature the likes of Russell Brand as well as Indian comedians like the very funny Tanmay Bhat.
This festival will tour throughout India in New Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai from Jun. 26th-28th.
Though it’s been two years since the inaugural edition of Chuckle Festival, we wouldn’t be surprised if it keeps getting bigger and happens more often like nearly every comedy festival around the world.
(via Nerdist)
You know the drill by now. Shut up and take our money.
The upcoming San Diego Comic-Con will have exclusive action figures of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in suits as they were when they co-anchored Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update.
It’ll come complete with The Weekend Update desk, so you can inevitably have a desk on your desk as these action figures will probably mostly be on display at either your home or work office.
Be sure to pick up one if you’re at SDCC this year.
Wendy must have known that forcing someone to do something they really don’t want to do for charity is one of the Internet’s favorite things.
Wendy Molyneux, a writer on Bob’s Burgers and live variety show Wits, started an Internet campaign to raise money for cancer research. Her idea is that she would force herself to watch the Entourage movie if $10,000 were raised, and, of course, the GoFundMe campaign is almost at $17,000 as of this post.
As of now, she’ll not only go see Entourage twice in theaters with her own money not from the campaign, but do so in Drama Mama Pajamas and carrying a Turtle cup.
We wonder if she’ll up the ante with anything else if she gets to $50K or even six figures.
If you want to join in Wendy’s personal torture for charity, you can donate here.
(via Variety)
This is good thing to distract you from holding your breath to see if the Richard Pryor biopic actually gets made this time around.
“I Am Chris Farley” will follow the far too short, but bright comedy career including SNL and Tommy Boy of Chris Farley and has interviews from Mike Myers, Dan Aykroyd, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Adam Sandler, and more.
Later this summer, there will be a theatrical release, a showing on Spike, and a VOD release, which might be good timing after the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy hits theaters in July.