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HBO Max Orders Up Six Episodes of a Michael Che Sketch Series

July 14, 2020

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Announced today, sketch comedy has a new series on the way, effectively spun-off from the sketch comedy behemoth, Saturday Night Live. It’s untitled as of this moment, but the series is coming from SNL Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che with SNL’s very own Lorne Michaels attached as an EP.

The series, which has gotten an order for six episodes will focus on such themes as “police brutality, unemployment, and falling in love” from a black perspective.

We’re glad to see another sketch series set to arrive, when there has been a scarcity of sketch comedy on TV (not to mention the cancellation of Astronomy Club on Netflix). The intriguing aspect of this is Che’s sketch series being at HBO Max as opposed to NBC on SNL. Is it going to take more risks and be bolder than SNL (which isn’t that hard to do these days). Supposedly, this series won’t be afraid to get controversial. To see how true that is, there will be a wait because, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic is as much a reality (arguably more so) than it was in March/April.

Pick of the Day: Piff the Magic Dragon: Live from Las Vegas 7/24 & 7/31

July 14, 2020

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International comedy magic sensation Piff the Magic Dragon, one of the rare acts that can simultaneously give both kids and adults one hell of a show, will be doing three exclusive live shows this month, live-streamed directly from Las Vegas, presented by the City National Grove of Anaheim. He’ll be in his own home studio in Vegas (that’s plenty socially distant from whatever is going on The Strip) over Zoom and the show will be “interactive”, which is intriguing enough of itself to see what Piff has up his signature dragon costume.

Here’s a promo of what that actually might be:

Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas is set for July 24th at 7PM PT/10PM ET and July 31st 7PM PT/10PM ET & 9PM PT/ET. Tickets are $35.75 per device/household and you can (and should) go get tickets here.

Please Get and Enjoy Alex Edelman’s New Hour Until Now

July 13, 2020

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Currently, there is a distinction between American comedy and comedy in the UK and Australia. Specifically, the difference respectively comes with mixing a melting pot of various short sets and extended bits versus a prevalence towards storytelling and thematically crafting an entire hour from the get go. Alex Edelman is one of a handful of comedians that actually straddles both worlds, especially since he’s an American comedian that frequently and successfully plays in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival quite a bit along with the rest of the UK.

Edelman’s latest hour Until Now is another testament of the melding of short form observational comedy with the influence of having done more solo show-esque performances overseas. Alex has plenty of very honed, punchline filled observations on this album, but the thorough exploration of the millennial mindset is very well organized and effective. Edelman gives a hysterical, three dimensional picture of the world that millennials are brought in and the highs and lows of how they deal with said world whether it’s entitlement or being too progressive for past generations (or maybe even for each other). This spirit especially gets delightfully captured with his story about graduating college and how misinterpreted a moment to oneself can be taken out of context.

So, go get, listen to, and enjoy Alex Edelman’s Until Now, fresh from 800 Pound Gorilla, here.

Pick of the Day: Comedy Crossing 7/17

July 13, 2020

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Comedy Crossing, Jenny Yang and Chris Bryant’s stand-up comedy show done in the wildly popular game Animal Crossing and streamed on Zoom, has itself gotten so popular that they’ve sold so many tickets that they had to expand their Zoom capacity to accommodate (more than once).

So, even though they don’t have their line-up officially announced for their next date (we have no doubt that it’ll be chock full of fantastic comics from around the country as all of their previous shows have been), this Friday, July 17th at 7PM PT/10PM ET, you ought to reserve your tickets sooner rather than later.

UPDATE: Line-up is Adam Conover, Laurie Kilmartin, and Ify Nwadiwe along with Jenny Yang and Chris Bryant

Go do that right now right here.

Below is a note about the RSVPs from their last show, FYI.

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we have gotten several emails…so to clarify pls read. LETS TAKE A NAP TIL 6:45 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME AND PREPARE OUR BODIES FOR THE FUN AND CUTENESS. it'll all work out.

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Ramy Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu

July 10, 2020

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Over the past year, Hulu has done quite a bit to establish itself as a contender in the ever more saturated world of prestige TV. The Peabody and Golden Globe Award winning Ramy is one of the series that has raised the profile of their comedy programming slate to get into the conversation that HBO, Netflix, FX, and Amazon usually dominate.

Ramy Youssef has really given everyone a wholly unique look into the life of being a young Muslim in the 21st century in America and the multitude of nuance in, out, and around his world in the past two seasons.

So, with all of that in mind, Hulu is doing the sensible thing and ordering up a third season of Ramy. We do think that Youssef’s penchant for taking stories to unusual, sometimes uncomfortable places will probably result in doing an episode or some episodes about COVID-19 and we have no doubt that, if he does, it’ll very likely be something revelatory.

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— ramy youssef (@ramy) July 9, 2020

Desus & Mero and Jon Stewart Have a Bit of a Heart to Heart About Doing Late Night Comedy in the Face of Tragedy

July 10, 2020

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The first part of this full interview (approximately the first six minutes) with Jon Stewart on Desus & Mero is one of the better, more frank conversations about the purpose and philosophy of comedy when times of strife, tragedy, and horror strike.

As we are beset with all three very acutely every single day of the pandemic, doing a recurring late night talk/satirical news show is as tricky as it has ever been. What can you do to talk about the world and lift spirits? How up would you even be given the the weight of the world already being unbearable, but getting heavier every few hours or so? Stewart and Desus & Mero relate their experiences with The Daily Show and this current time that’s a maelstrom of so many awful things all at once to get to some answers to those questions.

Please watch and listen to here

Netflix Is a Joke Fest Is Cancelled for 2020

July 10, 2020

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It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion than any sort of big festival that had been slated for most of 2020 is getting cancelled or, at best, postponed to 2021. That includes the inaugural run of Netflix’s big time comedy festival Netflix Is a Joke Fest that was going to be one of the notable comedy events that Los Angeles was going to be home to in quite some time.

Originally, Netflix Is a Joke Fest was going to happen just over a month after lockdown went into effect in Los Angeles. Then, it was postponed for later this year without very many other details. Now, as LA has suddenly turned into a hot spot for COVID-19, the streaming giant announced their decision to nix the festival entirely on this go around. Full refunds will be issued unlike other major festivals that have cancelled like SXSW, but as to what else might happen with Netflix Is a Joke Fest is a mystery at this point.

In fact, Netflix added in their announcement, “We will come back with something extra special, but until then, please stay safe.”

For the rest of the 2020 for comedy in LA, there are some shows that are lined up in October, but it’s best to think of those as tentative at this point.

Woke, the TV Series Based on Artist Keith Knight, Gets Its First Teaser

July 10, 2020

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The journey of Keith Knight, a noted political cartoonist, to where he is today with his work was already pretty timely before 2020. Yet, it’s even more timely than ever as there does seem to be a worldwide awakening that’s here to stay to how deep and embedded divisions between race really are.

So, Hulu has a series following that very journey with Woke. It, of course, follows a black cartoonist who gets “woke”/radicalized after being racially profiled by the police. As it’s focused on an animator, reality does get bent in more ways than one and there are echoes of the sort of magical realism of Sorry To Bother You. Starring Lamorne Morris as Keef, this series seems to reckon with everything that’s in upheaval right now (except for COVID-19).

See a bit of Woke for yourself here, then look for all episodes to begin streaming on Sept. 9th.

Pick of the Day: Who Wants $2.69? with Martin Urbano

July 10, 2020

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Chris Gethard’s virtual comedy network Planet Scum has added a brand new show to their weekly rotation. They now have a game show with the oh-so subversively clever Martin Urbano. Even in the name of the show, you can see how mischievous Urbano is as he’s calling it Who Wants $2.69?.

It’s a trivia show that Urbano will have comedy folks on as guests, but you can play along with the show from wherever you watching. Martin has always been so stellar with misdirection and wordplay in his comedy and that definitely figures into the trivia in Who Wants $2.69? that he’s personally come up with.

So, tune in and get into what will likely be one of the rambunctious trivia live-streams on the Internet on Mondays at planetscum.live at 5PM ET/8PM ET.

Comic Con Is Going Virtual This Year, Will Still Have Plenty of Comedy Panels, and Will Be Free

Something the size of world famous, annual San Diego Comic-Con obviously isn’t going to happen this year due to the pandemic. However, rather than just outright postponing, Comic-Con is going to try for virtual editions of their renowned panels that reveal insider info and details from creators and talent of movies, TV, comic-books, etc.

They’re calling it Comic-Con@Home and it’ll stream from Jul. 22nd-26th and, best of all, it’ll be free (or maybe not waiting to get into Hall H is better?). This virtual edition of SDCC will include panel discussion from What We Do In the Shadows, Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Solar Opposites, Robot Chicken, Archer, Crossing Swords, Duncanville, Upload, The Boys, Superstore, Adventure Time, Infinity Train, Phineas and Ferb, Bless the Harts, American Dad!, Family Guy, Looney Tunes, and Bill & Ted Face the Music.

Look through the entire Comic-Con@Home schedule and get details on how to stream all of these events here.

Pick of the Day: Abortion Fundraiser Online Comedy Show

July 9, 2020

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Though the Supreme Court did just make a recent decision in favor of abortion, there, as with everything right now, is still plenty of work to do in letting women not have their bodies legislated.

Thus, great comedians from all around the country including Francesca Fiorentini, Clare O’Kane, Jourdain Searles, Kate Willett, and Rachel McCartney are virtually assembling from coast to coast in collaboration with the Pittsburgh DSA Socialist Feminist committee to raise money for the Western PA Fund for Choice (@WPAFund4Choice). This fund actually services abortion access to Western PA, West Virginia, and Ohio, FYI.

This Abortion Fundraise Online Comedy Show is set for Fri. July 10th at 6PM PT/9PM ET and ought to be both worthy of your time and money for a great cause. They’re asking for $10 donation, but you can give what you can. Get more details/RSVP here.

Watch Laurie Kilmartin Recount Her Live-tweeting the Passing of Her Mom to COVID-19 on Conan

July 9, 2020

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Recently, comedian/writer/podcaster Laurie Kilmartin sadly had to experience the loss of her mother to COVID-19. Already, Kilmartin has spoken candidly and made some of the best jokes and books about the passing of a loved one (the book is Dead People Suck) when her father succumbed to lung cancer.

During the passing of her mother, Laurie tweeted updates and jokes as a way to both process what was happening in real time and give a more visceral glimpse of how COVID-19 steals life away from someone. As with so much of Laurie’s humor, it was dark, hysterical, and incredibly poignant.

Last night, Laurie got to further detail the entire ordeal on Conan and maintained the poise, vulnerability, and sharpness that always made her one of our favorites. Please watch her interview here.

Phobe Robinson to Launch Her Own Imprint, Tiny Reparations Books, at Plume

July 8, 2020

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(via Deadline)

The publisher Plume is taking their partnership with comedian/one of the 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson a few steps up. Robinson had her book You Can’t Touch My Hair published there and, announced today, will be having her own imprint at Plume that she’s calling Tiny Reparations Books. With that imprint at her disposal, she’ll utilize to give an opportunity for more diverse voices in both fiction and non-fiction.

This launch of Tiny Reparations Books perhaps comes at an opportune time as Robinson has live dates she lined-up in a few months, some of which are in LA, but no live show is really set in stone these days given the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and the continued non-existence of a vaccine.

In any case, whatever Phoebe has planned for Tiny Reparations Books ought to be something to really watch for, especially since you’re probably doing plenty of reading of BIPOC books already.

Pick of the Day: The Mads Love Movie Riffing 7/21

July 8, 2020

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The Mads, otherwise known as Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (that you’d otherwise know from MST3K) are going to doing what they do best and presenting a riff over a classic “best worst” movie, Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda. Together, they very well might be the most experienced movie riffers that rip apart sub par movies offering in-movie commentary today. They were planning on doing this in person on one of those big ol’ tours that so many performers used to go on. Alas, that’s pretty much postponed until 2021.

Still, The Mads are pushing forward with a private YouTube livestream edition of The Mads Love Movie Riffing that’s set for Tues., Jul. 21st at 5PM PT/8PM ET (there will be a Q&A as well). Tickets are $10 (partial proceeds will go to NAACP Empowerment Programs) and you can (and should) go get them here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 15: Christina Catherine Martinez & Aesthetics

July 8, 2020

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This week, TCB’s Jake Kroeger zooms with the beloved comedy and art world hybrid Christina Catherine Martinez. Even without a pandemic, Martinez has managed to imbue her comedy with her professional art critic sensibilities to create marvelously absurdist, subversive, high brow, yet incredibly silly bits, stand-up, and characters. Her and Jake discuss what her detailed plans for translating her conceptual comedy to live-streaming platforms like Zoom on IG Live, the extension of her Aesthetical Relations brand/universe (even revealing plans for a special), and an attempt at a quick rundown of Groundlings’ controversy, MTV animated series revivals, and Comedy Central’s order of two new John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch specials.

Also, here’s John Cage’s 4:33 to get that John Cage joke at the end.

Follow Christina at @xtina_catherine on Twitter and IG and visit christinacatherine.info to delve into all things Christina Catherine Martinez. Get the e-book version of Aesthetical Relations here.

Shout outs: I May Destroy You, Search Party, and Nore Davis’ Live From The Comedy Traphouse

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).
Produced by Jake Kroeger
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Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

And Conan O’Brien Begins His Run at Largo with No Audience

July 7, 2020

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For our money, the best bits in late night, pandemic or not, have been coming from Conan and the Team Coco team. From the get go of lockdown, Conan delved into such tomfoolery as demonstrating how to disinfect a jigsaw puzzle.

Now, months later, he’s still getting his kicks by starting to do Conan at the gorgeous, yet almost entirely empty Largo theater as you can see with this opening here.

Two More John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch Specials Are On Their Way at Comedy Central

July 7, 2020

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The beloved “for kids” (but not really) variety special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch charmed Netflix viewers last year with its esoteric and niche adult humor juxtaposed against the framework of a children’s variety TV special. It did such a smash up job in that regard that people are still talking about it several months later as one of their favorite hours of comedy in recent memory.

So, announced today, Comedy Central took that cue (and, we’re guessing, a passed up opportunity by Netflix) to do two more Sack Lunch Bunch specials with Mulaney, one of which will be positioned for the holidays.

Whether will be allowed to gather in public by the times these come out or not, these two upcoming John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch will be worth two more of your hours inside to watch and enjoy.

Pick of the Day: Your Late Night Show Tonight with Drew Droege 7/10

July 7, 2020

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Your Late Night Show Tonight, the monthly late night show that gets cleverly reshaped by each one of their great guest hosts, is back again with beloved comedian/writer/actor Drew Droege set as host. Droege has honed his comedy through almost every discipline and dazzled us with his solo show/play Happy Birthday Doug where he played so many troublesome guests at a birthday party all by himself.

Droege, along with the Your Late Night Show Tonight team, will dream up a wondrous new late night show, exactly how Drew would like it to be, that will be live-streamed at The Pack Theater’s Twitch Channel, and will feature a very special guest in comedian Fortune Feimster.

Your Late Night Show Tonight with Drew Droege is set for July 10th at 10:30PM PT/1:30AM ET, again, at The Pack Theater’s Twitch Channel. You can watch for FREE and donations will be accepted.

Please Enjoy This Latest, Vivacious Set from Daniel Webb

July 6, 2020

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We’ve said plenty of things in praise of Daniel Webb here and elsewhere and we will continue to do so because he is such a sharp, quick-witted, subversive charmer. Since he started making his way from Austin, TX to LA, we’ve always been taken with how undeniably fun his entire persona is and how dark and blue he can go while still maintaining his merry disposition.

As part of Comedy Central’s digital stand-up showcase series, the network caught this marvelous set from Daniel that we’d highly urge you to enjoy here (especially if you’re going to catch him live at the Tribeca Drive-In this weekend).

Pick of the Day: Night of a Thousand Judys 7/14

July 6, 2020

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Every year for 8 years, the brilliant writer/actor/raconteur/comedian Justin Sayre puts up his fantastic, heartfelt, wild tribute to the legendary Judy Garland, A Night of a Thousand Judys, in support of LGBTQ+ unhoused youth through the Ali Forney Center.

Even though they can’t do a big stage show this year because of the global pandemic, they are still pushing on with an online concert that will feature:

Lena Hall (Tony winner for Hedwig)
Natalie Douglas (12x MAC Winner)
Nathan Lee Graham (Zoolander, “LA to Vegas”)
Eva Noblezada (Hadestown)
Adam Pascal (Rent)
Beth Malone (Fun Home)
Alice Ripley (Next to Normal)
George Salazar (Be More Chill)
Ann Harada (Avenue Q)
T. Oliver Reid (Hadestown)
Jessica Vosk (Wicked)
Spencer Day (#1 Billboard artist)
Bright Light Bright Light (Elton John, Cher)

and more!

Whether you’re deeply in love with Judy Garland or not (or even just got into her recently because of Renée Zellweger’s recent performance of Judy in Judy), you should cut out time from your binging watching of other things to tune into this Judy Garland tribute extravaganza.

A Night of a Thousand Judys is set for Tues. July 14th at 5PM PT/8PM ET. You can get more details, donate, and then watch it here.

Nore Davis’ Live From The Comedy Trap House, One of the First Comedy Albums Made Over Zoom, Out Today

July 3, 2020

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Nore Davis has consistently been upbeat, joyful, and hopeful in his stand-up in every one of his hours that he’s released over the years. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis, like many other comedians has done his best to keep his craft sharp, express himself, and get laughs over Zoom, the video conferencing platform that a good majority of comedians had no idea about until the latter part of March.

Davis opted to headline on his own from from the get go at “The Comedy Trap House” for a few weeks with a live Zoom audience, so there would be laughs to had (in contrast to the plethora of live-stream shows with comedians performing to silence while a virtual audience enjoys it on the other end). From that, Nore opted to put out a brand new album via Zoom.

Thus, Live From The Comedy Trap House was born with Nore speaking from the heart with his signature warmth about COVID-19, the murder of George Floyd/Black Lives Matter, and even a break-up he went through while in lockdown. In fact, this was only recorded days after George Floyd’s life was stolen, which gives you Nore’s perspective at its freshest and most raw. You very rarely get that in a comedy record, but then again, this is a special album.

The hour is somewhat surreal as you can almost sense that the laughter from the audience and Nore are disembodied voices, but they still managed to be connected and laugh and giggle throughout the whole album. Davis’ hope and joy are still clearly intact, which is amazing considering how deeply traumatic every single day has been over the last several months. Live From The Comedy Trap House is and will be a fascinating document of this historical moment both because of how it was created entirely over Zoom and will likely be the most “virtual sounding” comedy album and for it speaking to everything that’s happening in the world that other future generations might be in disbelief about whenever we talk about it.

So, go listen and enjoy and take in Live From The Comedy Trap House, a comedy album that is very well historic on its own. Fresh from Blonde Medicine, it’s streaming at all the places you get your comedy albums.

Please Enjoy This Socially Distanced Produced Bit About Going to Trader Joe’s by Naomi Ekperigin

July 3, 2020

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When it comes to stand-up comedy, the majority of stages are still empty, microphones untouched, and audiences still (hopefully) safely at home during this pandemic. Thankfully, good folks like director Scott Moran have been doing safely, socially distanced bits of comedy that, as with all of his work, have such a distinct, poignant look.

This latest safely produced bit of stand-up comes from Naomi Ekperigin (our guest on TCB Field Report this week) while sitting on the steps at the back of her house to go off on this splendid rant about what her experience going to Trader Joe’s in these times of quarantine is like.

Please enjoy it (and be more mindful and considerate at Trader Joe’s or any store that you’re going to these days) here.

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A couple weeks ago, the gifted @scottmoran9876 filmed me doing some socially distant seated stand up on my back steps. I asked Scott for a suggestion and all hell broke loose when he said the word “GROCERIES.” #coronachronicles #traderjoes #lemons

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Pick of the Day: Picture This! 7/11

July 3, 2020

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Picture This has taken more than a little bit of break since their last live-stream show, but the best in animation and stand-up teaming up to create a wild, hilarious blend of the two is back next weekend. It’ll be another round of the freshest animation from some of the best comedians sourced from anywhere from the likes of:

Aparna Nancherla (Comedy Central)
Pendelton Ward (Adventure Time)
Naomi Ekperigin (Mythic Quest)
Mike L. Mayfield (Big Mouth, Midnight Gospel)
Myq Kaplan (Conan)
Victoria Montes (Showtime)
Ian Fidance (Sirius XM)
Sapphire Sandalo (Stories with Sapphire)
Mike Hollingsworth (Bojack Horseman)
& your host Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady)

This edition of Picture This is set for Saturday, July 11th at 4PM PT/7PM ET. Get your tickets for $10 here (proceeds go to supporting performers, venue Littlefield NYC, and The Okra Project.

Classic MTV Animated Series Continue to Make Comeback with Revivals of Clone High and Beavis and Butt-Head

July 2, 2020

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Possibly following the lead from the Jodie, the upcoming Daria spin-off at Comedy Central, other MTV animated properties are getting another shot, specifically Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Clone High (via Deadline) and Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head (via THR).

Beavis and Butt-Head is already in the works for its return at Comedy Central with series creator Mike Judge back overseeing the revival that supposedly will include specials and spin-offs. Clone High’s reboot has been announced by MTV Studios, but it has yet to find a network to call home.

Given the need for new content and animation being suddenly one of the best, safest ways to produce a TV series while quarantine continues, it’s not entirely surprising to see a new wave of nostalgia-baiting additions to development slates. Those that grew up with Clone High hold on to the series very fondly and the success of Lord and Miller (making things like The LEGO Movie be better than anyone could have possibly imagined) after that has probably made Clone High fans even more loyal. Mike Judge has also had a monumental career following Beavis and Butt-Head including Office Space, King of the Hill, Idiocracy and Silicon Valley and has expanded his fan base beyond the Beavis and Butt-Head crowd. It’s a unique situation for both series as not only is the strong pull that many millennials and even some Gen X-ers will have to at least binge a few episodes, but the curiosity of fans from all of their other work to check out these upcoming revamped versions of their early work.

How the production and release of these two series will be a curious case to watch. Animated production does take a bit of time and we do wonder how these shows will fare if there is already a vaccine in place and people just want to stay outside for awhile.

Conan Will Start Taping Episodes at Largo at the Coronet Theatre (Though with No Audience and Remote Guests)

July 2, 2020

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It has been months since late night hosts have taped an episode of their show from an actual stage. Kimmel, Colbert, and Meyers have done their best to gussy up their homes and Samantha Bee has just been doing her show from the woods. John Oliver is utilizing a giant blank white wall in his home and Hasan Minhaj has been going entirely with a virtual background, which isn’t too far from an actual episode of Patriot Act.

However, Conan O’Brien is going to break new ground yet again (he was pretty on the ball about doing bits while sheltered at home during the start of quarantine) as he will begin taping episodes of Conan for TBS from the long standing, revered comedy and music venue, Largo at the Coronet Theatre. They’ll be maintaining all safety protocol along government and industry regulations along with not having a live audience and bringing in guests for interviews remotely over Zoom. Limited crew and staff will be present.

This is a very noteworthy move as Conan will not only be back on stage once again to do Conan, but this will undoubtedly keep Largo’s doors open since they’ve had to go dark this entire time during lockdown with no idea (especially with the re-closing of dine-in restaurants in LA county) of when they would get to reopen and do so safely.

Also, in addition to Conan taping at Largo, the monthly Team Coco show, Moses Storm & Friends will do a Twitch live-stream at The Coronet as well starting July 9th. Again, there will be no audience present, but you will get to see live comedy from one of the most rustic looking auditorium in all of Los Angeles.

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