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Watch The Death of, Not a Salesman, But a Content Creator

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Just like Arthur Miller saw how living the ‘American way’ became a fallacy and wrote Death of a Saleman, UCB LA Digital’s Will Reese, Nick Ciarelli, and Bradford Evans sees how trying to make a living off of attempting to make viral videos has become something very similar.

Watch as Greg Roman, Jocelyn DeBoer, and Olivia Norman try to keep it together in the 2010s on the hopes that the views of a parody video will cross into the seven figure thresh hold.

HBO Orders Two Seasons of Animated Comedy Series “Animals” From Phil Matarese, Mike Luciano, and The Duplass Brothers

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Props to HBO for decisiveness.

Both The Duplass Brothers and HBO are expanding their comedic scope by going two seasons in on an animated comedy series created by Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano. Apparently, it’s good enough to warrant the entire first season being picked up by HBO as well as the order for a second one all in one feel swoop.

As Animals follows NYC based animals and is targeted at adults, we’re curious how many animal jokes they’ll be firing off as compared to BoJack Horseman.

Nick Kroll, Katie Aselton, and Mark Duplass are all set to voice various animals.

We hope this is a hit not only to have a good show, but to encourage networks to give bigger season orders to new shows or have faith in new shows at all.

Animated Feature “Henchmen” Adds Thomas Middleditch, Nathan Fillion, and More To Already Stellar Cast

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The cast of Henchmen already had Jane Krakowski, Craig Robinson, Will Sasso, and Rob Riggle.

As part of a growing trend to humanize cartoon villains, Henchmen will have the impressive cast of the aforementioned and Thomas Middleditch, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, and James Marsden.

Always an underdog and never starting as top dog, Middleditch stars as the newest member to an evil organization that falls into trouble by taking a weapon that he shouldn’t have.

Just from the description, we’re guessing that Henchmen probably be slightly less goofy than Minions (for starters, the Henchmen probably don’t speak gibberish). Let’s hope that it’ll please a wider age range of audiences as well.

LA Comedy Rundown 5/30/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Chris Fairbanks @ Flappers Claremont Fri. Jun. 5th 8PM/10PM & Sat. Jun. 6th 7PM/9PM $20, $10 w/Goldstar
Jurassic Park: The Musical/King of Kong: The Unauthorized Musical @ UCB Sunset Tues. Jun. 9th 8:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Super Tight @ The Mystery Box 7PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 7PM FREE
Wrigley Comedy Chew in Long Beach 7PM FREE
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Yellahammered! in Westlake 8PM FREE
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Summah Summit 2015!!! @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
Al Madrigal @ Ice House 8PM/10PM $20-$27/2 drink min.
Brent Morin @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Rick Shapiro: One Man Show @ Beyond Baroque 8PM $10
Groundlings Kung Fu Battle Island @ The Groundlings 8PM/10PM $20
Jeff Garlin @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Jim Jefferies @ Theatre at Ace Hotel 8PM $39.50
Lost Moon Radio @ The Virgil 8PM $10
The Saturday Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Eat See Hear: Zoolander @ Santa Monica HS Memorial Greek Amphitheater 8:30PM $12-20, $6-$15 w/Goldstar
Crave 9PM $15
improv4humans @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10 (stand by only)
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Stand Up and Dance in Downtown LA 10PM FREE
How Was Your Day? with Arts and Athletics @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents Five Minutes or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
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
INFUSION LOUNGE LA 1000 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA (2nd Floor CityWalk)/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Free parking at bottom of hill w/free train up up to CityWalk or 3 hr. free valet w/validation/Hosted by Shaun Miller
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. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./1 item min./First come, first served/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.

“Eat, Drink, Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip” Now on Vimeo On Demand

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NYC’s oldest comedy club, The Comic Strip, now has a documentary marking almost 40 years of showcasing live comedy in NYC’s Upper East Side.

Eat, Drink, Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip follows the likes of Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Colin Quinn, Paul Provenza, Gilbert Gottfried, Billy Crystal, and more as they were coming up in NYC’s comedy scene decades ago and sees the club running to the present day.

You can rent it for $6.99 or buy for $9.99 on Vimeo on Demand here.

If There Was a Parody Fox News Panel Show Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, It Might Be Jason Saenz’s “Foxworthy & Friends”

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From the mind of Jason Saenz, comes a panel show that you might see on something like the Fox News Channel, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy and the “you might be a redneck” joke that will follow him forever.

On Foxworthy & Friends, he’ll have guests that aren’t his friends including Nick Offerman (played deftly by Frank Garcia Hejl)…

…Chris Gethard…

…Nate Fernald…

…Nick Turner…

…and Adam Newman.

For those of you that love when talk shows get out of hand, especially when the host has seem to lost a grip on things, you’ll dig Saenz as Foxworthy trying to shoehorn redneck into everything.

Watch Foxworthy and Friends here.

Gravitas Ventures To Release “Addicted To Fresno” With Judy Greer and Natasha Lyonne This Fall

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Once called “Fresno”, “Addicted to Fresno” played at SXSW earlier year.

As mentioned before, Judy Greer and Natasha Lyonne play co-dependent sisters trying to cover up an accidental murder, which already sounds like it could be good fun.

On top of that, Fred Armisen, Aubrey Plaza, Kumail Nanjiani, Jessica St. Clair, Molly Shannon, and Ron Livingston round out the cast and Karey Dornetto (whose written on many of your favorite shows including Portlandia and Arrested Development and South Park) wrote the script. So, you’ll probably want to check it out or, at the very least, be excited for a trailer.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired Addicted to Fresno for a fall release.

If this fares well, we’ll be curious to see if SXSW’s film line-up gets even more coveted and expanded next year a la Sundance. It wouldn’t be surprising if it happened, especially in regards to comedy since there’s a comedy portion of the festival already that has screened several comedies, both studio and indie.

LA Comedy Rundown 5/31/15

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ON THE HORIZON
The Echoes Under Sunset 3 Year Anniversary @ Echoes Under Sunset Sat. Jun. 6th 9:30PM FREE
Tim Minchin @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Mon. Jun. 8th 8:30PM $50

COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Sunday Wrestling Federation @ The Groundlings 7:30PM $16
Neil Hamburger with Special Guests @ The Satellite LA 8PM $8
UnCabaret @ First and Hope 8PM $20-$30
Pointless Comedy @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Punchline Punchout One Year Anniversary @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Jeff Garlin Honors… Special Guest Bill Hader @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
The Faculty @ Nerdist School 9PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served
IMPROV JAM @ NERDIST SCHOOL 7518 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
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.
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Miranda King and Kat Yeary
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
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses/Music guy-Kenneth Lion

Fox ADHD’s “Golan The Insatiable” Makes It Network TV Debut on Fox Tonight

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ATTN MORTALS: ALL NEW EPISODES OF @GOLANINSATIABLE START THIS SUNDAY NIGHT ON @FOXTV AT 9:30PM. YOU’VE BEEN WARNED!! pic.twitter.com/hVPstjW9lW

Tonight will mark both the premiere of Golan The Insatiable the return of a new cartoon from Fox ADHD on Fox since they were taken off Fox’s schedule a year ago, then moved to FXx.

So, tune in 9:30PM tonight on Fox to Aubrey Plaza and Rob Riggle voice a sinister little girl and her demon pal and hopefully proof that Fox ADHD will indeed work as testing ground for new animated series that will eventually find their way to Fox.

Channel 101 May 2015 Edition Is Here

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This latest batch of Channel 101 is as hysterically dark as it’s even been and we’re loving it.

Paul Isakson’s meta first person vlog King of YouTube and Alex Kavutskiy and Ariel Gardner’s Kill The Baby finished at the top in the round of Channel 101, which, we think, show the rest of TV how to really blend horror and comedy.

Also, check out the other top series from this month delightfully titled Caveman Hate Technology, Stupid Bitch, and Natasha.

LA Comedy Rundown 6/1/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Cool Shit/Weird Shit @ UCB Franklin Mon. Jun. 8th 11PM $5
Paul F. Tompkins’ “Crying and Driving” Special Taping @ The Palace Theatre Sat. Jun. 6th 8PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door (stand by only)
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
The Business LA @ Little Joy Cocktails 9:30PM FREE
Fringe with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM 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
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/End 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
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
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
CORNER BAR 924 S. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/$1-2 donation/First come, first served/Hosted by Jasmin Leigh
BIG WANGS 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 necessary

John Oliver and “Last Week Tonight” Take Down FIFA Once More After FIFA Arrests

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Last year, John Oliver did a great takedown on Last Week Tonight of FIFA and its handling of the most recent World Cup as well as its history of corruption over the last several years.

As there arrests of several high ranking officials at FIFA by the U.S. and the re-election of FIFA President Sep Blatter, now on his fifth term, just came about only a few days ago, you knew that Oliver and his team were going to say something about it.

Of course, Oliver pulled no punches and even promised a stunt with FIFA sponsors to urge Blatter’s removal from office.

Silicon Valley, Transparent, and More Win at Critics’ Choice Television Awards

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Looks like cable and online streaming networks are still killing it.

Only one network sitcom got an award from this year’s Critics’ Choice Television Awards, which is yet another example of how well cable and Amazon/Netflix/Hulu/etc. are doing.

Last night, the winners were announced, which, in the comedy categories, included:

Best Comedy Series-Silicon Valley
Best Actor in a Comedy Series-Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actress in a Comedy Series-Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series-Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series-T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series-Allison Janney, Mom
Best Talkshow-The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Best Animated Series-Archer
Louis XIII Genius Award-Seth MacFarlane

You can get the full list of winners here.

Watch T.J. Miller Give His Critics’ Choice TV Award Acceptance Speech Only as TJ Miller Can

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When TJ Miller’s name was called for the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series award at last night’s Critics’ Choice Television Awards, TJ, one for delightful mischief at awards ceremonies, took upon himself to do a bit reminiscent of his Conan in Chicago appearance.

Whether he had this fully planned or not, it’s still pretty great. Watch it here.

Dead Kevin Can’t Share a Bathroom Apparently…

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Share a bathroom is the bane of any roommate’s existence.

It’s especially the bane of the mostly emotionally fragile dudes of Dead Kevin.

Watch how dropping a deuce becomes more than an ordeal for Ahmed, Jack, and Ryan.

“Big Trouble in Little China” Remake In The Works With Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Possibly Starring

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We guess it was inevitable that one of the funniest action/horror movies of all time would needlessly get a remake. Let’s just hope it does star The Rock.

Big Trouble in Little China was definitely a highlight of both Kurt Russell and John Carpenter’s careers and pretty much perfect, in our opinion, the way it is.

However, if a remake is going forward, take some solace in that it might star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who made an earthquake disaster movie make bank over the weekend and that the writer of X-Men: First Class and Thor is co-writing it.

Worst comes to worst, Honest Trailers will surely have something spot on to say about it.

The 2015 LA Indie Improv Festival Set For July 18th

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For those of you not stopping by The Clubhouse and several other places around LA, you might not know that there is vibrant indie improv scene going on. It’s impressive considering that’s on top of the improv that happens at UCB, iO West, Westside Comedy Theater, Second City, etc. and all the stand-up comedy and sketch that also go up every night in LA.

So, there will be one whole day dedicated to those striking out on their own to do make ‘em ups in The LA Indie Improv Festival on July 18th. If you’re interested in performing, you’ll be able to submit here starting Jun. 15th.

Watch Teaser For Modern Day Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer Comedy “Band of Robbers”

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Combining what could be a fun Goonies-ish heist film and the modern day equivalents of Mark Twain’s legendary characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Band of Robbers looks promising as an indie comedy, a niche genre that’s slowly becoming synonymous with dramedy.

Writer/director duo Adam Nee and Aaron Nee bring Matthew Gray Gubler, Kyle Gallner, Hannibal Buress, Johnny Pemberton, and more to pull this off.

Watch the teaser here and then maybe, if you can, catch at The LA Film Festival on Jun. 13th.

LA Comedy Rundown 6/2/15

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ON THE HORIZON
The Best Friends Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Thurs. Jun. 11th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Art Deco Comedy Hour @ American Legion Post 43 Fri. Jun. 12th 9PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
The Slacker @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Comedy Night @ Best FIsh Taco in Ensenada 8PM FREE
The Kids In The Hall @ Theatre at the Ace Hotel 8PM $49.50
FYC at UCB: Brooklyn Nine-Nine @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Reggie and Karen @ El Cid 9PM $10
Triple Header @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
My Diary @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Winslow presents: SuperTeam @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Dirt @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 11PM No cover/2 item min.

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
THE SHORT STOP 1455 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/Hosted by Brian Elder and Krystal La Fianza-Pitzen
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Johan Miranda
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
THE MOTH @ ZANZIBAR 1301 5th St., Santa Monica, CA/Doors open 7PM/Starts 7:30PM sharp/Stories on theme of “save” only/Lottery/5 min./10 spots only/$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
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/Hosted by Avery Person and Jeremiah Watkins
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 7:30PM/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
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 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
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary

Fusion Launches “F-Comedy” Digital Comedy Studio

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One by one, more comedy networks now are getting their own digital arm.

Comedy Central has CC:Studios, Fox has FoxADHD, IFC has Comedy Crib, and now Fusion has just launched their digital online comedy studio “F-Comedy”.

They’ll be partnering with the YouTube Space, UCB, 3 Arts, NYC’s The Stand and more to bring a bunch of new original, short form content that’s hopefully in the wheelhouse that they’ve been building with No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins and The Chris Gethard Show.

Comedy Central Picks Up “Not Safe With Nikki Glaser” To Series And Orders a Nikki Glaser Hour Stand-Up Special

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Comedy Central is wise to double down on getting into the Nikki Glaser business.

We were blindsided when Nikki & Sara Live got cancelled at MTV and also surprised that Nikki didn’t immediately get to delve right back into another TV show elsewhere.

Finally, Nikki is set to return with a brand new series “Not Safe with Nikki Glaser”, a panel show focusing on all things sex, and a new hour stand-up special all on Comedy Central. Look for the series and the special sometime next year.

We’re confident that Nikki will one up all the other attempts at a funny sex panel show on TV. We wonder if that will involve talking to people after they just had sex in something more exciting looking than a box.

New Episodes of “Arrested Development” Coming in Mid-2016

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Over a month ago, Brian Grazer mentioned in passing that there were more episodes of Arrested Development coming. Now, you can have a time frame to look forward to.

Production, with everyone coming back, will begin at the beginning of 2016 and then come out approximately after a calendar season. Hopefully, they can have most of the Bluths together again.

Though not mentioned in Grazer’s last podcast appearance, Arrested Development is staying at Netflix. So, don’t be surprised if Netflix will account for even more Internet traffic at this time next year than the third in North America that they already do right now.

Watch First Teaser For Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur”

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Prepare to have your heartstrings pulled as well as get on board for another potentially actually enjoyable for all ages ride, once more, with dinosaurs as Pixar is coming out with The Good Dinosaur later this year.

Just see what we’re talking about with this first teaser here.

Pixar is poised to have quite a year with Inside Out coming out this month and The Good Dinosaur set for Nov. 25th.

“Entourage” Gets The Honest Trailers Treatment

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It’s not that you’d be surprised how Screen Junkies takes on one of the most popular, yet made-fun-of series at HBO, Entourage.

It’s just that the epic honest trailer voice guy makes the picking apart of the show so much more fun. Certainly, Wendy Molyneux will enjoy this before forcing herself to watch the Entourage movie for charity.

Watch the Honest Trailer for Entourage here.

Get a Look at “Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos County Jail”

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Billed as a “Jeff Ross Adventure”, Jeff Ross really goes to a real prison and lets real inmates watch and hang with him for his latest comedy special “Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos County Jail”. He even really roasts people who have done any number of things to land in a Texas prison.

Watch this clip to see that we’re not making this up.

Then tune in to see the whole special on Comedy Central, Sat. Jun. 13th at 11PM.