The era of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is just now settling in as Trevor has gotten a few shows under his belt and the new correspondents are making themselves known.
Hailing from Australia, Ronny Chieng furthers, along with Trevor, The Daily Show’s great inclusion of comedians from outside of our borders.
Watch Ronny’s first piece on VR Technology/an insight into some inner demons here.
The Best of Craiglist, now at The Bew, really do live up to their name when they take the real unedited words of an ad then exquisitely bring it to life.
Just watch their latest work for a Haunted 1960s Coffee Grinder featuring an eerily calm Rell Battle.
10:30PM on truTV.
Our favorite person to prowl the streets of NYC, Billy Eichner, and inject his pop culture preferences via quiz or straight up aggressive questioning, often with a celebrity guest in tow, is back for his fourth season tonight.
Don’t miss out, again at 10:30PM, or online when you watch hopefully very soon.
(via Deadline)
Amidst the din of online content, Vimeo, where High Maintenance got found, is getting its content wheels turning.
SNL’s Aidy Bryant will be writing and starring in a surreal short film where she works in a fabric store and is dreaming of finding love. Drag queen and comedian Bianca Del Rio is also getting a stand-up special, which will be a first for Vimeo as well.
Given the company’s penchant for top shelf content, we’re really curious to see what they got cooking.
For his latest hour special, Anthony Jeselnik decided to test himself by taping it in a very politically correct town like San Francisco. Having seen Jeselnik alive, well, and still toeing the line with his villainously clever material after he finished the taping, we’re thinking that it went pretty well.
You can see for yourself in a trailer for Thoughts and Prayers here, then, in full, on Netflix on Oct. 16th.
(via Deadline)
In case you don’t remember, Tenacious D was once a great series about a struggling rock duo.
Jack Black seems to be at his best when comedy and music are intertwined in whatever he’s working on like Tenacious D or Festival Supreme.
That’s why we’re glad to hear his latest project is a single camera comedy at Fox that he’s working on with Dwight Yoakam, an accomplished country musician who had a pretty great turn as a doctor in Crank.
Written by Alex McAulay and called Belles and Whistles, it’ll follow a dad moving to Nashville to be a country star.
We’re definitely excited about the possibilities here as something that’s plenty of parts Tenacious D the series with a tad of Nashville could be what’s happening here.
If there was a dire time that would drive dissimilar roommates into the same living situation, it would probably be now.
Greg Barris and Bridey Elliott end up in such a situation where they’re different genders and vastly different in age in their new web series, aptly named Roommates.
Watch the first episode here and see how you can see how they’d be the more true-to-life, modern update of The Odd Couple.
ON THE HORIZON
Sassy Bluff Live: Dan Deacon Edition @ UCB Sunset Sun. Oct. 11th 11PM $5
Debate Debate! @ Theatre at the Ace Hotel Tues. Oct. 13th 7PM $15-$50
COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Brand New Ball @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Tonya Harding: The Musical: The Hour @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Unnecessary Evil: This Is Your Shane on Drugs @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $12
An Evening of Quality Notions with Jacqueline Novak @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
Kauf-Drops: Temporary Relief for the Sick & Twisted @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Bangarang! presents: The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Bitchface @ Jones Coffee 8:30PM $5
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Bear Fight @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Winslow presents: F*ck Marry Kill @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Set List @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
Orpheus Roy and Friends @ iO West 10PM $10
Fresh Fish Variety Hour @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Original Room @ The Comedy Store 10:30PM $20/2 item min.
JV Presents: #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
The Roast of Drew DiFonzo Marks @ 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.
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can perform
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 12PM at Facebook page/See www.facebook.com/bombsheltercomedy for more details and to sign-up/Starts 7PM/Ends 11PM/5 min./Lottery/Hosted by John Silver and Ryan Pfeiffer
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/No walk-ins for audience/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
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.
Have you been missing The Coen Brothers’ more humorous side as of late?
If so, you’ll been happy to know that their wonderfully dry comedy streak seems to run all through the trailer of their latest offering, “Hail, Caesar!”.
Boasting a stellar cast of Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill as well as lavishly done up set pieces of Hollywood’s classic Golden Age, Hail, Caesar! looks to be everything we were hoping it would be.
Watch the trailer here.
The story of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer playing against Russian chess champion Boris Spassky is already incredulous without embellishment, especially the type coming from a person who is under the influence of some substance.
So, it only stands to reason that a silly, drunk Rich Fulcher would tell one of the best versions of the story accompanied by Taran Killam as Bobby Fischer and Jake Johnson as Boris Spassky while he seems like one of the drunker narrators that has been on Drunk History. This should serve as a great appetizer or dessert for watching Pawn Sacrifice.
Watch how Fischer beat the Russian chess grandmaster as well as how Rich made it through the story.
Rather than being vague when looking to be someone’s roommate only to find out that you weren’t compatible later, it sometimes pays to be honest upfront when you’re going to live with someone you’ve never met before.
The Best of Craigslist at The Bew found a guy, reenacted by John Pick, who was maybe a little too forthcoming with his ad.
(via Deadline)
We’d like to think that a sitcom based on a former Texas senator that famously filibustered in a dress and running shoes against a bill introducing restrictions on abortions is kind of what Leslie Knope would have been up to before the finale of Parks and Recreation.
Thankfully, the story of Wendy Davis will not fall victim to the 24 hours news cycle. A sitcom is being developed at NBC based on her going to work at a law firm after losing in a race for governor with no reelection and her agenda completely in mind. Jennifer Cecil is writing the project, which definitely seems to up the profile of NBC’s comedy development slate.
You’re The Worst and Catastrophe seem to be leading the charge in a whole a new era of romantic comedy and, as such, plenty of folks can’t wait for more.
A second season of Catastrophe is already on its way in the UK on Channel 4, set for premiere on Oct. 27th in fact. A corresponding U.S. release date, presumably on Amazon has yet to be announced.
Still, you can get a pretty great taste of the adult mischief of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney in this trailer.
With SNL, musical specials, and now Undateable, NBC is really going for broke with these live-to-air shows.
Tonight at 8PM, things might just go really off the rails in a great way on NBC as the cast of Undateable, which includes the likes of Ron Funches, Brent Morin, Rick Glassman, Chris D’Elia, Bianca Kajlich, and David Fynn, embarks on its 3rd season completely live.
Hopefully, the cast, most of which are stand-ups, will get to get as weird as they want.
It’s almost as if Mary Mack has rose colored glasses that have been well worn with her latest album, Pig Woman. She maintains an undeniable joy in the face of what’s really going on in her life, which approximates to a sort of down-to-earth, Midwestern zeitgeist. It’s especially mischievous and fun when she gets almost too cozy, as opposed to traditional crowd work, with the crowd.
The whole album is a true joy to listen to and is funny no matter if you’re a city slicker or if you’re a woodland person like Mary.
Get Pig Woman on iTunes here.
A photo posted by Nathan Fielder (@nathanfielder) on Oct 8, 2015 at 10:01am PDT
Simply put, get ready for another season of mindbending hijinks like this billboard on next Thurs. Oct. 15th when the new season of Nathan For You premieres.
ON THE HORIZON
Keith and the Girl Live Tour @ The Comedy Store Mon. Oct. 12th 8PM $26.35-$31.52
Twelve. Twenty. Forty Five @ Bar Lubitsch Wed. Oct. 23rd 8PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Day 2 of Politicon @ LA Convention Center 11AM $35
Festival Supreme @ Shrine Expo Hall and Grounds 2PM $75-$250
Bowser’s Castle @ Silverlake Lounge 6PM FREE
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Sentimental Lady: Guilty Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
The Original Room @ The Comedy Store 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
Baron Vaughn @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Nothing But Trouble in Hollywood Hills 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
College Humor Live LA @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Luck of the Draw @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Let’s Hang Out @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $12
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents Five Minutes or Die! with Special Guest Crapshoot! @ 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
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Valelly
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga 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 Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/Sign-up 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.
So, you should be tuning into Comedy Central at 11PM-1AM tonight.
On what will be balmy summer evening in LA, even though its technically fall, and probably much cooler elsewhere, there will be two hours of great stand-up tonight on Comedy Central.
11PM–Paul F. Tompkins “Crying and Driving
12AM–The Half Hour with Randy Liedtke
12:30AM–The Half Hour with Beth Stelling
Set a reminder/your DVR/etc. Just don’t miss out.
Travel back once again to the 80s for Amazon’s comedy series, Red Oaks, though, this time set at a country club with a specific focus on teaching rich people how to play tennis.
The whole first season is now available at Amazon. If you don’t have Amazon Prime and want to preview what you might get into, the pilot is on YouTube here.
Last night, James Corden came on as a guest to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and, with his suit color coordinated with Stephen Colbert’s, they belted out an appropriate tune, “Me & My Shadow,” together with Jon Batiste and Stay Human backing them.
It looks like CBS’ late night line-up has quite the pipes, not to mention just enough retooling of the traditional late night format to keep late night talk shows going for several more years.
ON THE HORIZON
An Evening with Katie Crown @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Oct. 13th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
“Long Story Short” Book Release Show @ UCB Franklin Thurs. Oct. 22nd 7PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy & Oddity Festival @ The Irvine Meadows Sun. Oct. 11th $23.50-$99.50
Shampoo! A Comedy Show & Donation Drive @ Westside Comedy Theater 7PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8PM FREE
Good Vibes @ The Lost Knight 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Comedy in English @ Hostelling International Santa Monica 8:30PM FREE
Required Viewing: Groundhog Day w/Erinn Hayes @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 9PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
French Toast @ Taix 9:45PM FREE
Sassy Bluff: Dan Deacon Edition @ UCB Sunset 11PM $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./Hosted by Chelsea Skidmore
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
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Michelle Christine
LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/3-7 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jennifer Gable
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/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.
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
As of late, many of the best SNL host monologues are stand-up comedians just doing a set.
Amy Schumer kept that tradition alive and well last night.
Watch her monologue/set here, which should be a good primer for her HBO special next week.
(via Indiewire’s The Playlist)
Let your imagination run wild with the possibilities of Wes Anderson, stop motion, and canines.
The specifics of Wes Anderson’s next film don’t go beyond stop-motion animation dogs. However, the notion that Anderson is heading into territory that most people probably just associate with Gromit from Wallace & Gromit is pretty enticing.
Get ready for what might be the most adorable and whimsical representation of dogs that has ever been.
Earlier this summer, Robot Chicken teased their upcoming 3rd DC Comics Special at Comic Con.
With the New York Comic Con on hand, they’re continuing to tease the special as there is a great, brand new trailer.
Fortunately, this time around, we only have to wait a week until the premiere.
To cap off a veritable “Randy Liedtke Week” of having a half hour comedy special premiere on Comedy Central, an appearance on @midnight, and doing Conan, Liedtke also released his album, I’m On a Roll, on Comedy Central Records.
Whether you’ve watched Randy all week or not, we’re pretty sure you’ll get charmed by his well-crafted silliness that never wavers in how pure it is in this recording. Just look at the album art if you’re skeptical.
You can get I’m On a Roll on iTunes here.