If you, for some reason, haven’t watched Dave Attell’s latest stand-up special yet, cut an hour out of your day today to do so.
Road Work was one of the best comedy specials from last year and definitely an amazing showcase of how much lightning in a bottle that stand-up can produce if you shoot a bunch of shows rather do one big night of a taping.
Watch Attell’s Road Work right now on Netflix here.
Hulu’s latest comedy series Difficult People teases you just a little more with your favorite person that yells trivia at strangers on the streets of NYC, Billy Eichner and How Was Your Week’s Julie Klausner being, as you might have suspected, difficult.
Watch this teaser to see just that, then look for the series on Hulu starting Aug. 5th.
One might think that The A.V. Club’s pop culture game show Pick a Choice is so simple and requires so few rules that it would be impossible to defiantly play with the show’s format.
Yet, Adam Scott makes for an entertaining round of Pick a Choice by taking his sweet, sweet, sweet time picking between two pop culture figures that he would want in a hypothetical situation and “not caring” about burning bridges.
Watch the latest episode of Pick a Choice with Scott and see what we’re talking about here.
Smosh’s cousin to Honest Trailers, Honest Game Trailers examine the video game adaptation of what the entertainment industry thinks hacking is with the Honest Game Trailer for Watch Dogs.
Included are other ridiculous clips from various movies and procedurals that also depict hacking awkwardly.
(via Deadline)
Already, we have a feeling that this has the potential to to be a gem of a sex comedy on the film festival circuit.
In of itself, slash fiction/erotic fan fiction can be both pretty funny and pretty graphic. Just check out Bryan Cook’s Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction if you’re skeptical.
So, while The Overnight is getting lauded as a “darling of a sex comedy”, a feature focusing on lurid fan fic written by teens with Michael Ian Black, Missi Pyle, Matt Peters, and Jessie Ennis in the cast should be ripe for that label when it starts screening around the way.
Clay Liford’s Slash is currently in production, but we hope to see it as soon as we can.
The phrase “our long national nightmare is finally over” seldom applies more than it does with the return of Review’s host Forrest MacNeil.
After running off the grid from the season 1 finale, the crew, Comedy Central, and the whole of the Internet joined together to find Forrest and now season 2 is safely under way and will be coming to your TV starting Thurs. July 30th at 10PM on Comedy Central.
Watch Forrest’s “press conference” announcing his return here.
As you’re probably checking your Instagram right now, know that you can indulge in new sort of photo of yourself, i.e. a selfie, thanks to the folks at Last Man on Earth.
They have made cutouts of the face of both Phil Miller and Carol Pilbasian so that you can go around with your significant other as what’s probably a less dysfunctional version of Phil and Carol. Even outside of the show, it’s probably the wishes of plenty of people to just have a mask of Will Forte and Kristen Schaal lying around.
Get higher res versions here.
ON THE HORIZON
Dr. Brown and Sam Simmons: Ceremony @ The Virgil Mon. Jul. 6th 10PM FREE
Bible Study @ Church of Fun Sat. Jul. 18th 9PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
My Diary @ Hollywood Improv 5:30PM FREE
Copycat @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Big Money presents Skinner Comes Alive @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Eat Your Words @ Cactus Lounge at The Standard Hollywood 8PM FREE
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Duplex Comedy Suplex in Hollywood 8PM FREE
Improvised Character Talk Show @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Sleeping with Chloe and Mark @ Holy Grounds Coffee & Tea 8PM FREE
This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT Celebrates 10 Years of UCB in LA @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5 (stand by only)
OMG: Before We Got Our Lady Bits @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Fresh Out: Stand-Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Studios Sessions @ 1836 Sunset Studios 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning @ iO West 10PM $10
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
HOLY GROUNDS COFFEE & TEA 5371 Alhambra Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/1 item min./Hosted by Mark Alexzandr and Chloe McGovern
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 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 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Aaron Milner
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/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/getaroomwithdomandmatt/Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Domenic Padulo and Matt Brousseau
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
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mugzilla
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 8PMPM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
LOTTO GROTTO IN ECHO PARK 1305 Waterloo St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:30PM/3 min./Lottery/Hosted by Rachel Mac and Logan Guntzelman
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
As we’ve still got months to go before the premiere of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert has thankfully gotten restless enough, like one Chris Gethard, to do something like step in to guest host a public access show Only in Monroe in Monroe, Michigan.
So, Colbert gave us either what is a great, hysterical preview of what The Late Show would be like without broadcast network production value and a live audience or a wonderful imagining of what a show that’s somewhere between Pawnee Today, Between Two Ferns, and The Colbert Report hosted by Stephen Colbert would be like.
Maybe call it “Between Two Pieces of Michigan Wicker with Stephen Colbert”?
In either case, it’s great and it’s amazing that guest Eminem seems befuddled as he apparently looks like he’s trying to figure out if Colbert is still doing a bit.
Let’s hope he makes good on saying that he’s coming back to Only in Monroe in August.
Watch Colbert back in full form here.
Many of you have probably gotten to see Cameron Esposito’s fantastic joke about women’s periods. She got to finally do the bit on TV, though, with the added bonus of appropriately giving the crowd jelly donuts right before she delves into the wonderfully graphic bit on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail.
You can watch a clip of it here, watch more in the whole episode at CC.com here, and then get an awesome t-shirt marking the whole occasion here.
So, the cast of Wet Hot American Summer has returned to do a series that is a prequel to the original movie even though it’s been 14 years.
So, even though it’s been over a decade, they’re “younger” and still horny for Wet Hot American Summer; First Day of Camp. Also, the likes of Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Jon Hamm, Weird Al Yankovic, Judah Friedlander, and more are also joining for the fun.
Watch the first full trailer here then look for the episodes to come out on July 31st.
We’re going back into a wormhole with our show that cross dimensions of jokes, bits, meta jokes and bits, and even something deeper and more hilariously bizarre than that.
Once again, Wormhole is improv based on stand-up based on improv based on improvised stand-up.
Join us, Matt Kirshen, Pretty Pretty Pony, and Matt McCarthy on Tues. July 14th at Westside Comedy Theater at 9PM for the journey that will probably change your life, but will most certainly make you bust up with laughter.
It’s only $5 to strap in and go into the vast, undiscovered territory of deep(?) comedy. Get your tickets here.
It took awhile, but there is now an heir apparent to the Chappelle Show’s Wrap It Up! awards speech music box.
Inside Amy Schumer has now made Listen Alert, which offers 24/7 support to those so desperately in need of attention for their stories that trail off and trying to vent about very non-crucial problems.
Get the full rundown here.
Comedian Annie Lederman has been doing a fun web series with stop motion animated hot dogs called Sausage Party for awhile now.
Little did she know that stop motion animated hot dogs would be the absolutely perfect thing to do a recreation of The Magic Mike XXL trailer. Like we were saying above, it’s beefcake vs. beef tubes.
Watch and enjoy the side by side trailer here.
The unfortunate passing of Taylor Negron at the beginning of this year made us all revisit the long, storied, diverse career of Negron including when he performed comedy and told stories.
One of LA’s famous, longest running shows Uncabaret was one of Negron’s favorite and most frequent places where he would perform. There, he spun fresh tales that might seem “tall” if it was anyone else other than Negron telling them.
Uncabaret and Comedy Dynamics some of his best sets onto one album, Uncabaret Presents Taylor Negron.
Get a preview here, then get the album/piece of comedy history here.
Yes. There was a time where not only absolute segregation was enforced in South Africa, but free speech, including comedy, was also illegal.
The latest episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee had Jerry Seinfeld taking internationally renowned comedian and the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, around NYC and Brooklyn while learning about what comedy in a place where it was illegal to freely express yourself for a long time.
As a result, Trevor has a killer Nelson Mandela impression among his several great impressions and a fresh comedic perspective on race that will serve him well when taking over The Daily Show.
Watch it all here.
ON THE HORIZON
Animation Breakdown’s Saturday Morning Cartoons: Classics @ Cinefamily Sat. Jul. 4th 11:30AM $10
Laurie Kilmartin @ Flappers Burbank Sat. Jul. 4th 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Tomorrow with Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Jul. 4th MIDNIGHT $8
COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors with Paul F. Tompkins @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Groundlings Kung Fu Battle Island @ The Groundlngs 8PM $20
Laurie Kilmartin @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Bangarang Presents The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Orpheus Roy & Friends w/Dummy @ iO West 10PM $10
JV Presents: #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
The Deltones @ iO West 11PM $5
Teddy Roosevelt’s Presidential Funk Pad @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
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
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery/35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester and Alison Stevenson
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
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alan Santiago
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./First come, first served
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min./brought to you by Myke Wright, Kat Yeary, Sam Jae, and Terrence Newman
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.
MUSICAL IMPROV JAM @ IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/STARTS 11:55PM/For musical improvising only/Anyone can play
Conan O’Brien’s latest remote segment follows him crashing, with permission, a girls’ night out comprised of his female staff to go watch Magic Mike XXL at midnight.
In case you’re already wondering, O’Brien did try some “Magic Mike” like dance moves to a variety of reactions.
Watch it all happen here.
In case you were wondering, Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, Dave Attell, Colin Quinn, Vanessa Bayer and Mike Birbiglia are having plenty of fun on The Trainwreck Comedy Tour.
For instance, a fan left a copy of Judd Apatow’s new book Sick In The Head on stage with a message inside requesting that he graciously autograph the book. However, the book was discovered while Mike Birbiglia was on stage and Mike, for a funny moment, gave a surprising reaction. It was the sort of surprise that Apatow felt needed a revenge.
Watch the whole sequence of events transpire here, then watch more road footage of the Trainwreck tour here.
Pick-up lines are pretty much a bad idea, especially these days when most people would prefer a pre-arranged social media based arrangement to meet rather than being talked to by strangers.
Comedy Central’s interactive web series CC:Social Scene sees how much of a disaster can come about with trying to say pick-up lines.
Spoiler alert: it gets pretty disastrous.
Recently, Chris Gethard was invited to a HS graduation and wanting to making a fun video in the process, a very forced pun was given to him to say as a “joke” to tell when greeting the graduates.
The results are similar to when Chris going through with his very literal Ritz Carlton dance with a little bit more frustration at the end.
Watch it all unfold here.
ON THE HORIZON
TNT Improv 8 Year Anniversary @ The Clubhouse Tues. Jul. 7th 8PM FREE
Radio Picture Show @ The Virgil Wed. Jul. 8th 8:30PM $6 in adv., $8 at door
The Raggle Taggle Dance Hour @ UCB Sunset Sat. Jul. 11th 10:30PM $5
The John Mulaney Files @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Aug. 21st 8:30PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Animation Breakdown’s Saturday Morning Cartoons: Classics @ Cinefamily 11:30AM $10
Laurie Kilmartin @ Flappers Burbank 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Tomorrow! with Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
JULY 4TH ABANDONED NAZI BUNKER HIKE MIC @ RUSTIC CANYON PARK 1600 Amalfi Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA/Meet at corner of Amalfi Dr. and Capri Dr. at 1PM/Hike in 2 mi./Mic starts 2PM/Ends 5PM
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA
-Sign-up 4PM/Starts 4:15PM/Lottery
-Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.
Before you indulge in loud explosions, shiny colors, and loads of grilled goods, enjoy an attempt at a patriotic, Declaration of Independence recitation, 4th of July video from Sam the Eagle from The Muppets (as well as some “speech crashers”).
Watch it here.
Oh yeah, Happy 4th of July from “all of us” here at The Comedy Bureau.
John Roy took the stage at Conan for a great set in 2012 with a dark hoodie and a red t-shirt.
Three years later, he did pretty much the same thing with what looks to be the same hoodie and t-shirt combo and another great set. Maybe he’ll make it a tradition?
Watch this latest and greatest set from John Roy here.
ON THE HORIZON
Earwolf Presents The Wahlberg Solution! @ UCB Sunset Tues. Jul. 7th 8:30PM $5
Picture This: An Animated Comedy Show: BoJack Horseman Edition @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Jul. 24th 7PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
2 Girls 1 Pup @ Tailwaggers LA 7:30PM $5
Gravid Water @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5
UnCabaret @ Au Lac 8PM $10-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Pointless Comedy @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Comedy in English @ Hostelling International Santa Monica 8:30PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
SKETCH TASTIK @ Now Improv 9PM FREE
The Faculty @ Nerdist School 9PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
BLACKLIGHT DISTRICT LOUNGE 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA/Starts 12PM/Ends 4PM/First come, first served/10-20 min./Hosted by Spencer Kalander
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
VENICE GRIND 12224 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/5 min./Mixed mic/2-3 songs for musicians/Hosted by Shanon O’Donnell/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ NERDIST SCHOOL 7518 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/No purchase necessary
THE PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:15/Starts 7:45PM/First come, first served/20 spots only/$5 cover/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 0PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Miranda King and Kat Yeary
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
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
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