Watch Maggie Maye on Conan
NYC’s Maggie Maye made her first stand-up appearance on Conan last night and made a very good first impression with jokes about her look to the secret behind the word “sassy”, and more.
“Fort Tilden” Out in Theaters and VOD Today
If you’re in or around the limited release theaters around the country where Fort Tilden has just opened (it’s playing a few places outside of LA and NYC), please go see it. You can also watch in on VOD from the comfort of wherever you are.
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ millennial odyssey starring Bridey Elliott and Claire McNulty is so damn acerbically funny and genuinely captures so much of what’s enjoyably ridiculous about the generation of today.
If you’re fatigued from the run of big budget tentpole movies this summer, we think you might really dig this.
Watch Lauren Lapkus Play Jonah Ray’s Sister on “The Meltdown”
While you may have no idea who might drop in at The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, you also have no idea might be in the audience.
This particular night, several lucky folks had no idea that Lauren Lapkus would sit next to them and then interrupt the show as Jonah Ray’s sister.
Watch how that played out here.
The “Toy Story 4″ Sequel That Rashida Jones and Will McCormack Are Writing Will Be a Love Story
(via CNBC)
Celeste and Jesse Forever with a different ending as a Toy Story sequel?
The fourth installment of Pixar’s Toy Story franchise will bring back Bo Peep as a love interest for Woody and subsequently explore their romance. With Rashida Jones and Will McCormack penning the script, don’t doubt how much this new Toy Story movie might tug at your heart strings, no matter what age you are.
Certainly, it’ll probably go into less dark territory than Toy Story 3.
Andy Richter Has The Best Life Hacks
Life tips, better known as life hacks, seem to quite popular these days. Knowing that, Andy Richter would like to share with you some quick and easy “life hacks” that will get you through your day with ease.
Watch as he shares them on Conan here.
Lil’ Cuties (Shawn Pearlman and Dave Horowitz) Present How to Botch a Drug Deal
If one of your life’s goals or, at the very least, a longtime New Year’s resolution is to screw up a drug deal, let Shawn Pearlman and Dave Horowitz, The Lil’ Cuties, show you how it’s done.
If you wish to not have your drug deals go south, do the opposite of this.
NBC Orders Pilot of a DC Comics Universe Workplace Comedy “Powerless”
(via Deadline)
NBC isn’t kidding around with comedy this pilot season.
Powerless is the latest comedy pilot ordered by NBC from Ben Queen that will follow the lives of the insurance company employees set in the DC Comics universe. Undoubtedly, an insurance company would fittingly have an ungodly workload in a world full of superheroes and supervillains.
Being referenced as The Office with a DC Comics backdrop, would their be an actually sinister Dwight?
LA Comedy Rundown 8/15/15
ON THE HORIZON
Carmelita’s @ Hamburger Mary’s Mon. Aug. 17th 9PM FREE
The Black Version @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. Aug. 22nd 8:30PM $30
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Garage at Echo Park Rising @ 1836 Sunset Studios 4PM FREE
The Rush Hour Comedy Stage @ The Public School 4PM FREE
Hannibal Buress @ The Bootleg Theater 7PM $28
Sentimental Lady: Guily Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
This Is Spinal Tap @ Egyptian Theatre 7:30PM $11
Comedy at Echo Park Rising @ Time Travel Mart 8PM FREE
Street Food Cinema: Clueless @ Syd Kronenthal Park 8PM $15-$20
Dave Anthony & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Problems with Alcohol @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Street Food Cinema: Sixteen Candles @ Victory Park 8:30PM $15-$20
Street Food Cinema: The Big Lebowski @ Exposition Park 8:30PM $15-$20
Brew Haha in Silverlake 8:30PM FREE
Comedy in English @ Hostelling International Santa Monica 8:30PM FREE
Downtown Playground @ The Mystery Box 8:30PM FREE
F’ed Up & Illegal Videos @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Patton Oswalt & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30 (stand by only)
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
The Best Friends Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Tiny Pizza presents Sound Bites @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 9PM FREE
Ben Gleib @ Ice House 10PM $17.50-$24.50/2 drink min.
Bible Study @ The Church of Fun 10PM $5 suggested donation
Drennon Davis & Karen Kilgariff @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
See You Next Tuesday presents 2005 @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10 (stand by only)
The Business LA at Echo Park Rising @ Echoes Under Sunset 10PM FREE
The Mo Show @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow with 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
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
INFUSION LOUNGE LA 1000 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/Mixed mic/Park free at bottom of hill and take train up to CityWalk/Free Valet for 3 hours w/validation/Hosted by Pam
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 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/Starts 7PM/Sign-up in advance by liking this page: https://www.facebook.com/ericbcomedy/First 28 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Todd Smith, Matt Robinson, and 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.
“Reactor with David Huntsberger” Uncovers a VENGE-BOT to Avenge the Death of HitchBOT
Recently, HitchBOT, a Canadian created robot created as a social experiment hitchhiking across the globe, found its end in when destroyed by strangers in Philadelphia.
So, SyFy’s Reactor with David Huntsberger discovered that the parent of HitchBOT was, of course, a VENGE-BOT that, given its name, didn’t take too lightly to their robotic child being beaten to death.
You should also note that, unfortunately, Reactor has been cancelled and this is one of their very last sketches.
However, a robot wreaking havoc almost seems a fitting ending. Watch it here.
“Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional” Now on Netflix as a Special
We have a pretty good guess as to what you’ll be watching today.
For those not on the East Coast, you probably didn’t get a chance to catch Colin Quinn’s last show, Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional live.
You now have a chance to watch Colin comedically break down the U.S. Constitution and the history surrounding it as it’s now a special on Netflix.
As long as you have access to Netflix, watch it here.
Keegan-Michael Key Talks How It’s Like to Rehearse with President Obama
Rehearsing with the President of United States isn’t, as you can imagine, your typical rehearsal.
Keegan-Michael Key went though that experience when preparing for a bit as Obama’s Anger Translator Luther during the last White House Correspondents Dinner.
Watch Extended and Uncensored Hannibal Buress Set From “The Meltdown”
Get as close a sense of what it was like to catch Hannibal Buress live in the back of a comic book store while he was wearing sunglasses and a “loud-ass shirt” with this nice, long, uncensored set from The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail.
LA Comedy Rundown 8/16/15
ON THE HORIZON
Brandie Posey’s Album Recording @ Red Gate Recorders Sun. Sept. 20th 7PM $10
Gallery of Evil with Maximillian Blanc @ UCB Franklin Sat. Aug. 22nd 10PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Cool Beans Comedy @ Ice House 7PM No cover/2 drink min.
Middleditch + Schwartz @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Uncabaret @ Au Lac 8PM $10-$30
WOMEN Live at Echo Park Rising @ Lost Knight 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Janeane Garofalo @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Pointless Comedy @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Power Violence @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Punch Comedy @ The Pikey 9PM FREE
That’s Huge @ Bar Lubitsch 9PM FREE
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
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./Hosted by Chelsea Skidmore
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
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
THE PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/20 spots only/$5 cover/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins
IMPROV JAM @ NERDIST SCHOOL 7518 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton, Joel Jimenez, Roman Fraden, and/or 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.
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
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
Starz Has Put Up The First Two Episodes of “Blunt Talk”
If you’ve really been pining to see more of the comedic Sir Patrick Stewart, you won’t have to wait around until next weekend.
The Jonathan Ames created, Seth MacFarlane produced Blunt Talk starring Stewart isn’t set to premiere until Sat. Aug. 22nd 9PM on Starz.
However, Starz was nice enough to let us all preview two episodes a week before.
You can watch both of them right here.
Watch Monroe Martin’s First “Tonight Show” Set
NYC’s Monroe Martin notched his very first appearance, a very good one at that, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this past week.
Watch his set here and mark down his name somewhere as you’ll probably want to keep tabs on him.
“The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book” Cookbook Set for Mar. 2016 Release
(via Mashable)
In case you thought we were kidding about a real life cookbook for all the burgers featured on Bob’s Burgers, there’s undeniable proof that we’re not.
The collaboration between Cole Bowden who ran a blog, The Bob’s Burgers Experiment, about fixing up the real life counterparts those burgers and series creator Loren Bouchard has amounted to this real book, The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers, that’s coming out Mar. 22nd.
You can and should pre-order your copy here.
Forrest MacNeil Might Regret The Way He Went About His ‘Being Falsely Accused’ Review
Forrest MacNeil/Andy Daly might have completely underestimated one of latest reviews on Review and ultimately wished he used his veto power to refuse.
Though knowing he was reviewing the experience of of being falsely accused of a crime, he had no idea it was going to be as serious as this.
LA Comedy Rundown 8/17/15
ON THE HORIZON
Misery Loves Comedy with Kevin Pollak @ Theatre at Ace Hotel Wed. Aug. 26th 7:30PM $15
Brian Regan @ Fred Kavil Theatre Thurs. Sept. 10th 7:30PM $61.05
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Everybody’s Great @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Mean Girls @ The Alcove 8PM FREE
Cool Thanks @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
Sandy Crahford @ MiMoDa 8PM FREE
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5
The Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
Lizz Winstead @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
The Night of Our Lives @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Beta Test @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Carmelita’s @ Hamburger Mary’s 9PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9:30PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Kat House @ El Cid 10PM $5
Liquid Feet @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Crash Test @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 5PM/5 min./First come, first served
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.
OH HEY GUYS @ UCB INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Storytelling only/8 min. only/4-5 min./4-5 slots/Lottery/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
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/1 item min./3-5 min./Hosted by Lindsay Adam, Ever Mainard, 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
HOOTERS 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9:15PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Presented by Stephen Holleman, Joleen Lunzer-Hernandez, Kristen Alberts, Tom McNaughton
MELODY LOUNGE 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Terrence Newman and Alex Hanna
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
In Taking Down Televangelists on “Last Week Tonight”, John Oliver Starts His Own Religion, ‘Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption’
As Stephen Colbert once showed how unregulated political action committees can be in raising money for their own agenda with the Colbert Super PAC, John Oliver is now showing how unregulated televangelists are with raising money with vague promises of spiritual fulfillment that ultimately end up serving their own agenda.
In his main segment on Last Week Tonight, Oliver ran down the abuses of such televangelists, similar to the sale of indulgences by corrupt church officials hundreds of years ago, that are given so many passes by the IRS for tax-free money often used to buy jets.
After that, Oliver announced the creation of his own church, Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption, which he has made sure, through plenty of legal counsel, is legally a religion.
You can actually donate to Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption by sending money in the mail to:
Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption
P.O. Box 1954
New York, New York 10113
In the televangelist spirit, you can call 1-800-844-7475 to hear a “nice” message where Oliver asks again for money.
Watch Paul Scheer as Vine Star ‘Bling Ringa Xisle’ on “The Meltdown”
Paul Scheer yet again does not go on The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail simply as a comedian, but rather, this time, as a Vine star doing stand-up.
The name that Paul came up with, Bling Ringa Xisle, should clue you in to how great this is.
Endlessly Outed Joke Thief, Josh Ostrovsky, The Fat Jew, Doesn’t Have a Pilot at Comedy Central-UPDATED
(via Splitsider)
Hell hath no fury like an army of comedians on social media.
UPDATE: According to our sources, Josh Ostrovsky’s pilot had not gone forward at Comedy Central well before this weekend when the outlash over his plagiarism went viral.
In a tale of just comeuppance, online personality Josh Ostrovsky, better known as The Fat Jew, who has somehow gotten a gigantic 5.7 million following on Instagram by posting captions to various photos has suffered the wrath of the comedy community.
Many of those jokes posted by Ostrovsky are lifted, stolen, and plagiarized from other comedians. There’s plenty of proof unlike dozens of accusations of joke thievery that are really just parallel thought.
Last week, CAA signed him as a client and the wide scope of his growing empire was seen with plenty of promotional contracts as well as a pilot in development at Comedy Central.
Over the weekend, hundreds of comedians, both big and small, took to all outlets of social media to highlight how Ostrovsky has stolen jokes. Even though it happened awhile ago, it’s a good thing that Ostrovsky no longer has that Comedy Central pilot in development.
Hopefully, talent will be looked more into by various companies and agencies beyond how big their social media following is.
Watch The Series Finale of “Dead Kevin”
One of our all time favorite sketch groups is and will always be Dead Kevin.
Comprised of Ahmed Bharoocha, Ryan O’Flanagan, and Jack Robichaud as well as direction and cinematography by John Hale and Maureen Bharoocha have consistently put up weekly sketches of three guys hanging in an apartment that’s funnier that most other groups just hanging out in an apartment on actual TV.
Today, after three years as an amazing sketch group, they released their finale, which is so perfect in so many ways.
Watch it here, then watch all their episodes, including the Comedy Central ones over and over.
Also, you should note that while this is the end of the Dead Kevin series, they’ll be releasing one-off character sketches just in case you were worried that you’d never see them again.
The First Weeks of Season 41 of SNL Will Have Tracy Morgan and Amy Schumer as Hosts
Good call on Saturday Night Live’s part by having one of comedy’s currently brightest stars and one SNL alum that has made a miraculous recovery after a near fatal accident to host the beginning of SNL’s 41st season.
Kicking off on October, Amy Schumer will host on Oct. 10th, then Tracy Morgan will host the week after on Oct. 17th. The season premiere will be hosted by Miley Cyrus, which should prove for three big weeks for the long running sketch variety show.
Contrary To What We’ve All Been Hearing, Jason Bateman Says There Is No Current Plan for More “Arrested Development”
(via Uproxx/WTF w/Marc Maron)
We’ve all made a huge mistake?
Despite hearing from Brian Grazer about a new batch of episodes of Arrested Development coming soon, it seems more unsure that such a thing is indeed happening.
Earlier this summer, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos expressed that he was hopeful to continue with new episodes of the series, but nothing was official or confirmed.
In his recent WTF appearance, Arrested Development star Jason Bateman echoed that sentiment by no knowledge of new episodes going into production.
He also elaborated that calling the latest episodes of Arrested Development “season 4″ as misleading as they were the first part of a three part arc.
Let’s hope we’ll be able to see the other two parts.
Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie Are Deveoping a “Flight of the Conchords” Movie
The project is in infant stages, but the fact that it’s in stages at all is hope that we’ll all get to see the Flight of the Conchords once again.
Both Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, best known as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, are at work on developing a feature length project centered around the Flight of the Conchords.
As we said before, there isn’t anyone else involved at this point, but we think it would be a big opportunity missed by anyone who passed on this and didn’t make sure that it not only got greenlit and made, but fast tracked as well.