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Samantha Bee Planning on Foregoing Guests for “Full Frontal”

January 8, 2016

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It’s really worked for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Why wouldn’t it work for Sam Bee?

Skipping out on the traditional panel interview of almost every late night talk show and focusing on topics and stories that tend to get less media attention are the game plan for Full Frontal according to its host Samantha Bee at the TCA Winter Press Tour.

Another Daily Show alum, John Oliver, has seen pretty great success also shifting away from both copying The Daily Show as well as the traditional late night format.

What we’re really amped for is Bee’s third act that she says will be called “our world of whimsy”. It’s anything goes part of the show, which we hope is along the lines of her one woman show for The Five.

Andy Buckley Finds That He Has ‘Andy Work’ on Top of Being in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”

January 8, 2016

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Just like Charlie has “Charlie Work” (i.e. demeaning, gross tasks that no one else at the bar wants to do) on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, this latest season of the show has Andy Buckley doing Andy work (i.e. work that Charlie is too dumb, scared, and ignorant to do), unsurprisingly at the behest of Charlie.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/8/16

January 8, 2016

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ON THE HORIZON
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest Tues. Jan. 12th 8PM $7
Tom Segura @ Flappers Burbank Fri. Jan. 22nd & Sat. Jan. 23rd 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Fridays @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $12
Night Talk with Martin Starr @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10 (stand by only)
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
Bitchface @ Jones Coffee 8:30PM $5
Tig Has Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
My Brother’s House in Echo Park 9PM FREE
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
Yabba Dabba Dooie @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18/2 item min.
Orpheus Roy & Friends @ iO West 10PM $10
Fresh Fish Variety Hour @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Gangbusters @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
JV Presents: #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 3PM/Ends 4:30PM/6-8 min./No purchase necessary/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BURBANK 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
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANTCUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/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 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 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served
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
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:30PM/6-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 9:30PM/Ends 11PM/6-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
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.

Rory Scovel Serves Up Yet Another Great Appearance on Conan and His “The Charleston Special” Is Now on Seeso

January 8, 2016

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We’ll keep saying it because we can’t really emphasize the point quite enough: Rory Scovel is one of the best stand-up comedians working today.

That’s why a) you should watch this set and interview from last night’s Conan where he killed and b) you should get Seeso, so you can watch his hour special, The Charleston Special, that just started streaming on the new NBC comedy streaming service .

For All of You Who Want to Keep Losing Out There, Katie Nolan Has an Inspirational Coach Speech for You

January 8, 2016

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Katie Nolan has an inspirational speech, delivered like all your favorite sports and TV movie coach speeches, to inspire losers the world round to keep losing if that’s your goal for some reason.

It’s mostly intended for the 3-13 Cleveland Browns, but it really could apply to any sort of career loser.

Watch her timeless words for those who prefer take a dive as opposed to accomplishing anything of merit on Garbage Time here.

Veep and Silicon Valley Return on Apr. 24th

January 8, 2016

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ICYMI: Selina Meyer and the rest of the #Veep gang return to @HBO April 24. Who have you missed most? pic.twitter.com/h1Dyd97CsD

Mark your calendars or make an event reminder or whatever else you do to make sure that remember that both Veep returns for its fifth season and Silicon Valley for its third season Sun. night on Apr. 24th.

It might even be worthy of actually catching both when they air as opposed to watching it on HBO GO or HBO Now.

#SiliconValley Season 3 premieres April 24th on @HBO.

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NBC’s Grand Experiment, Seeso, Has Officially Launched

January 8, 2016

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You can get in on the experiment here.

Comedy specials from Rory Scovel and Matt Besser, Kids in the Hall, SNL, Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place, Before the Morning After, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, 30 Rock, The Office, The World of Alan Partridge, Funny as Hell, Brazil, Fletch, Monty Python (series and films), The UCB Show, and oh so much more are now available at the convenience of some keystrokes, some clicking, and $3.99 a month now that Seeso, NBC’s exclusive comedy streaming service has officially launched.

In case you weren’t already enticed, you can sign-up for Seeso here.

Watch the Trailer for Season 2 of The Duplass Brothers’ “Togetherness”

January 8, 2016

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Looks like grounded, unflinching looks into family, relationships, love, sex, etc. are not going away in TV comedy. There’s You’re the Worst, Transparent, and Catastrophe in addition to The Duplass Brothers’ Togetherness that all do the above so well.

By the way, Jay Duplass stars in Transparent and Mark Duplass stars in Togetherness on top of working the behind the scenes with his brother just in case you want to know Jay and Mark’s imprint on this sub genre.

Here’s a trailer for season 2 of Togetherness, which promises things are only going to get more off the rails.

Look for the premiere on Sun. Feb. 21st at 10:30PM on HBO.

As Soon as He Can Get the Cast Together Again, Mitch Hurwitz Will Try Getting Season 5 of Arrested Development Done ASAP, Preferably Before the Election

January 9, 2016

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As it is now with every season of Arrested Development, it’s contingent on the cast’s availability.

Because of what’s going in the world, specifically Trump and Making a Murderer, Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz feels it imperative to get on season 5 of the series as soon as he can as he wants the parallels that the Bluth family have with the chaos of the real world right now to stay timely. While it’s outlined, the actual scripts have yet to be written.

Hurwitz is holding off on the negotiations for the highly in demand cast. In the past year, you’ve probably seen just Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera and David Cross in a multitude of different shows and movies. As soon as all the t’s are crossed and i’s dotted, he’ll try to outpace the crazy of Trump and whatever else is screwed up with our justice system leading up to the general election in November.

With that all of being said, this is probably the best indication of the odds being in favor of the next season of ‘Arrested’ actually happening.

Ironically enough, getting guest and recurring cast members for Arrested Development never seems to be a problem.

Tom Segura’s New Hour Special “Mostly Stories” Is Now Streaming on Netflix

January 9, 2016

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We really like that Netflix chose Tom Segura for their first comedy special release of 2016.

Netflix announced that they’re going global and expanding their content far beyond what they even did last year. So, they’ve got the hysterical Tom Segura and his latest hour special Mostly Stories starting off what’s sure to be another trailblazing, landmark year for Netflix.

Watch Mostly Stories on Netflix here.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/9/16

January 9, 2016

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ON THE HORIZON
Doug Benson Watches The Golden Globes @ Cinefamily Sun. Jan. 10th 3:30PM FREE
Andy Kindler’s Particular Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Mon. Jan. 11th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

COMEDY CRAWL
An Evening with Buck Henry feat. The Graduate @ Cinefamily 7PM $14
Before You Were Funny @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Sentimental Lady: Guilty Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Zoolander Tribute Art Show @ Gallery 1988 West 7PM FREE
The Good Heroin One Year Anniversary Show @ The Echo 7PM FREE for 21+, $3 for under 21
The Saturday Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $12
Jon Huck & Associates @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Comedy in English @ Hostelling International Santa Monica 8:30PM FREE
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
College Humor Live LA @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
The Best Friends Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Truth or Dare @ Echoes Under Sunset 9:30PM FREE
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
We Still Like You Los Angeles in Hollywood 10PM FREE
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $12
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (In alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Lottery/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Vallely
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.
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio CIty, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 10PM/5-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
RINCON OAXACANA 6655 N. Cherokee Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Elijah Wise
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio CIty, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 10PM/Ends 12AM/5-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/Sign-up 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

The Kids in the Hall All Get Together and Sit Down with Seth Meyers

January 9, 2016

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Legendary Canadian sketch group Kids in the Hall reunited on Late Night with Seth Meyers and swapped stories about working under Lorne Michaels, how forward their show was, etc.

They went on tour last year and we can only hope that they’re going to get together again for more projects in more of 2016.

Watch the Trailer for “Elvis & Nixon” Reenacting One of the More Outlandish Chapters of U.S. History

January 9, 2016

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Elvis Presley and President Richard M. Nixon really did meet and under bizarre circumstances and is often overlooked in the history books due to everything else Nixon was up to in his administration.

Well, that is until right around now. Their meeting has gotten the Drunk History treatment and is now a major motion picture with Kevin Spacey as Nixon and Michael Shannon as Elvis and it looks as crazy as that whole meeting has always sounded.

Watch the trailer for Elvis & Nixon here and then look for it in theaters in April.

The Latest ‘Simpsons’ Couch Gag Goes 80s to the Max

January 10, 2016

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You might think the couch gag for the latest Simpsons episode might be an off shoot of Moonbeam City, but it’s just an overall loving tribute to the over-the-top 80s action movies that shows Homer and Flanders more badass than they’ve ever been.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/10/16

January 10, 2016

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ON THE HORIZON
Big Long Sets @ UCB Franklin Mon. Jan. 11th 11PM $5
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction: Late Night Staff Battle @ The Virgil Sun. Jan. 17th 7:30PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Benson Watches The Golden Globes @ Cinefamily 3:30PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
50 First Jokes LA @ The Roosevelt Hotel 8PM $15
The Fcuk Around @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5
Uncabaret: Beth’s Birthday Show and Roast @ Au Lac 8PM $20-$30
¡El Show! @ El Cid 8PM FREE
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
2Wet Crew Live @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
An Evening with Buck Henry feat. Taking Off @ Cinefamily 8:45PM $14
Required Viewing: Little Shop of Horrors w/Casey Wilson @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 9PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
Good Vibes @ The Lost Knight 9PM FREE
The Faculty @ Nerdist School 9PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 9:45PM FREE
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
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
THE ARSENAL 12012 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 9PM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Caesar Lizardo
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/Anyone can play/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
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio CIty, CA (upstairs)/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:30PM/5-8 min./$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA (tre stage)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9:30PM/Following booked show/Hosted by Laura Colquhoun
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/3 min./1 item min./Hosted by Ashley Hamilton, Joel Jimenez, Roman Fraden, and/or Kat Yeary
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV LAB 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ken Garr and Avery Pearson
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
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/6 min./$3 cover/Hosted by Tarikh Joseph

Finally, Here’s the First Teaser for The Duplass Brothers’ “Animals”

January 10, 2016

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With BoJack Horseman and a multitude of web series that have talking animals, it would seem anthropomorphized animated series are becoming their own sub genre.

That being said, there’s still room for more such shows as you can see with this teaser of The Duplass Brothers’ Animals.

Not only are NYC animals talking like regular New Yorkers a clever concept, but having the voice talents of Nick Kroll Matt Walsh, Steve Zissis, Adam Scott, Colbie Smulders, Marc Maron, Zach Woods, Jessica Chastain, Horatio Sanz, Kumail Nanjiani, Katie Aselton, Wanda Sykes, Paul Scheer, Rob Corddry, and Molly Shannon definitely pushes it to the next level.

Look for the premiere of Animals on Friday Feb. 5th at 11:30PM on HBO.

Steve Martin Gets Into Why He Stopped Doing Stand-Up on ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’

January 11, 2016

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Really, no further explanation is needed.

However, if you want a little more, know that the latest episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee has the two comedy legends, Steve Martin and Jerry Seinfeld, sit down, have the typical in-depth conversation in a lovely car, and go over Martin’s illustrious comedy career with the highest highs and rare lows, and, out of Martin’s own mouth, why he stopped.

Watch it all here.

Gallery 1988′s Zoolander Art Show Now on Sale Online

January 11, 2016

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“Old School Rules Walk Off!” by Bobby O’Herlihy

Yes, it’s really, really, ridiculously good looking.

Gallery 1988 is, if not the best, probably one of the world’s premiere galleries of pop culture inspired art. Arrested Development, famous stand-up comedy, etc. have all gotten art tributes from professional artists and rested on its walls.

“King For A Day, Mugatu For A Lifetime” by Brendon Flynn

Now, they just had a whole show in tribute to Zoolander as the Zoolander 2 is coming out this year and it both does Blue Steel proud and shows off the finer points of how ridiculous Will Ferrell’s Mugatu looks.

You can peruse and buy some of the Zoolander art at Gallery 1988 here.

LA Comedy Rundown 1/11/16

January 11, 2016

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ON THE HORIZON
Erin Foley @ Flappers Burbank Fri. Jan. 15th & Sat. Jan. 18th 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min., $10 on Goldstar
Debate Debate @ Theatre at the Ace Hotel Sun. Jan. 17th 5PM $15-$50

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 2:45PM FREE w/RSVP
The Smokes @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
The Improvised Shakespeare Company @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
In Vino Veritas @ Colorado Wine Company 8PM FREE
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5
Midollo @ Osso 8:30PM FREE
The Goddamn Comedy Jam @ The Lyric Theatre 9PM $10-$20
Andy Kindler’s Particular Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Big Long Sets @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/Starts 3PM/Ends 4:30PM/6-8 min./No purchase necessary/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
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 SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Storytelling only/8 min./4-5 slots only/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 PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/$5 cover (cover counts for additional set on different week)/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins and Jud Travis
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 8:40PM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
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
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 8PM/Ends 9:30PM/6-8 min./$5 cover for performers/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
THE GOOD NITE 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:20PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/1 item min./3-5 min./Hosted by Ever Mainard, Lindsay Adams, and Caitlin Bergh
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery at start for first 20 spots/Rolling lottery after that/One item min.
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 10:40PM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
RINCON OAXACANA 6655 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Geoffrey Feldman
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Sign-up in advance or attend as audience at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 9:30PM/Ends 11PM/6-8 min./$5 cover for performers/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
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
BIG WANGS 1562 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/1 item min./First come, first served
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/Ends 12:30AM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
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
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

Comedy Winners for The 2016 Golden Globes Include “Crazy” Ex-Girlfriend”, “Mozart in the Jungle”, and “The Martian”

January 11, 2016

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We guess a bunch of people might try signing up for Amazon Prime now?

Last night, The 2016 Golden Globes Awards were handed out and some of the winners in the comedy category definitely show how broad the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s definition of comedy is. It ranges from something that fits the ‘comedy or musical’ requirement perfectly like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to The Martian taking two Golden Globes as a comedy.

Here are the rest of the comedy Golden Globes winners:

Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy-“The Martian”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy-Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy-Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Best Motion Picture-Animated-“Inside Out”
Best Television Series-Musical or Comedy-“Mozart in the Jungle”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy-Gael García Bernal, “Mozart in the Jungle”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy-Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

Here’s the full list of winners.

Also, Rachel Bloom’s speech for her win for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is pretty swell.

Ricky Gervais Invited to Host The Golden Globes for Fifth Time

January 11, 2016

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Though only a handful of other people have even hosted The Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais might have a chance to host The Golden Globes as many times as Billy Crystal has hosted The Oscars.

He said that was going to be nice before he got into his monologue at last night’s Golden Globes Awards ceremony. Gervais was indeed nicer than his previous times hosting and it looks like that got him the offer for the gig again.

Billy Crystal has hosted The Oscars 8 times and, if Gervais accepts, this will be his fifth time hosting the ceremony. Given how against the grain the HFPA tends to go with their awards in general, this shouldn’t come as shock.

Here’s a Promo for “You, Me and the Apocalypse” Coming to NBC at the End of the Month

January 11, 2016

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NBC is getting in on the post-apocalyptic comedy that’s been a growing trend over the last couple of years with their latest addition to their primetime line-up.

You, Me and The Apocalypse from Iain Hollands has promise from this promo as well as Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, and Jenna Fischer starring.

Look for its premiere on Thurs. Jan. 28th. at 8PM on NBC.

HBO Orders Pilot of Bill Hader Hitman Comedy “Barry”

January 11, 2016

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Bill Hader as a lonely hitman finding himself amongst theater folk in LA might just be good enough for a greenlight as far as we’re concerned.

While Veep and Girls are getting into their latter seasons, HBO is readying itself for its next few comedy series in the years to come. The Duplass Brothers’ Animals is set to premiere at the end of the month and adding a pilot of Hader starring in a hitman comedy sounds like a pretty great addition to their development slate.

The project, Barry, was co-written by Hader and Alec Berg, who we hope you know from Silicon Valley and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and we sincerely hope that it makes it air just to see what the two have cooking.

Here’s Paul F. Tompkins Reminding You That “No, You Shut Up!” Is Back on Feb. 4th

January 11, 2016

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Season 4 of No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins is back on Feb. 4th at 10PM on Fusion.

Here’s Tompkins telling you the same thing, just so you don’t forget.

Better watch it a few more times just so you remember to put a reminder in your phone.

Conan Has “Conan in Qatar” Set for Jan. 25th and Is Returning to Comic Con

January 11, 2016

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(via TV Insider)

More of Conan O’Brien roaming around is a great thing.

Last year, it was announced that Conan O’Brien and Team Coco would have six different week long trips that would be shot and edited into specials. So far, we’ve really enjoyed Conan in Cuba, Conan in Armenia, and his trip to Comic-Con.

Naturally, we’re happy to find out that his next trip special where he ventures over to Qatar to visit the troops is premiering on Jan. 25th. John Mulaney, First Lady Michelle Obama, and more joined O’Brien during his time there. Also, the announced return to the San Diego Comic-Con is pretty great too and we can only hope that he makes his visit an annual tradition.

If Conan’s gone to places like Cuba, Armenia, and, soon, Qatar, one can only be curious what other places like that is he going to visit? Siberia?