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TCB Debriefing 7/19/23: Adult Swim Festival, Killing It S2, Barbie Pre-Sales, Only Murders in the Building

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1. Due to the double strike, the upcoming Adult Swim Festival in San Diego had to amend their schedule (i.e. much of their series experiences/meet & greets had to be canceled) Check the full schedule here.

2. Craig Robinson and Claudia O’Doherty return as one of TV’s most unlikely, but still charming duos with the second season of Killing It, due out Aug. 17th on Peacock. Get your first look here.

3. Greta Gerwig‘s Barbie is the best pre-selling movie this year since Avatar: The Way of Water (Deadline). One can only hope that Gerwig’s take on Barbie is The LEGO Movie of 2023.

4. The cameos of Only Murders in the Building only get better and better. Take a gander at Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd character posters, then set a reminder for Aug. 8th, the season premiere date on Hulu.

5. At this moment in time, is public speaking (and, by proxy, stand-up comedy) still anyone’s greatest fear?

The Next Adult Swim Festival Is Headed to San Diego and Will Be Free of Charge

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When it comes to upping the ante on TV, Adult Swim is often first to do so with some of the most edgy programming available on TV. The same goes with doing live festivals as the network has done a few editions of mixing the bleeding edge comedy and music festival where other networks seem to be mostly OK with just doing a companion podcast for their hit shows.

The Adult Swim Festival is actually upping the ante on itself as it will take place, for the first time, in San Diego, right outside of the San Diego Convention Center, home to the world famous Comic Con, and be completely free so long as you’re 18+ (we’re assuming no kids are allowed rather than having to buy a ticket for them?). Thurs. Jul. 20th-Sat. Jul. 22nd will see headliners Eric Andre, Flying Lotus, and Sarah Squirm, just to name a few, take over what should be a wildly colorful outdoor genre-bending comedy/music/performance festival/experience. In fact, there will even be a Smiling Friends experience and a”Pop-Tarts Dining Experience” in the mix in addition to many other offbeat delights that have yet to be announced.

Though LA has gotten to enjoy The Adult Swim Festival the past few go arounds, at least all you have to figure out for this 2023 edition is how to get to San Diego that weekend and where you’ll sleep (or, conversely, how you’ll keep the party going for all three days).

Get more info and details at adultswimfestival.com

Finally, It’s Time for the Return of the Chaos at The Eric Andre Show (Season 6 Trailer)

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Almost three years is probably a good enough time (especially considering that most of those are pandemic years) for a reset for the chaos driven satire of a late night talk show that is The Eric Andre Show. Season 5 premiered in Fall of 2020 and real life, for awhile, outdid the insanity of Andre and co. and his demolishing of desks (amongst several other things) and next month is when season 6 of The Eric Andre Show is set to premiere.

For such an extreme prankster, there does need to be a good amount of time before Eric can strike again, especially when it comes to having celebrities guests. Andre himself admits, “Expect more deranged pranks, fire, and chaos in Season 666 with jam-packed schedule of celebrities I can’t believe agreed to do this.” Such folks, for this round, include Natasha Lyonne, Lil Nas X, Jon Hamm, Meagan Good, Tinashe, Felipe Esparza, and Rico Nasty.

Get a taste of the unbridled mayhem once more with this very first official season 6 trailer season here. Then, prepare yourself for the return of Eric Andre to Adult Swim on Sun. Jun. 4th at midnight.

Oh Boy, There’s A “Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell” Cartoon Now

October 21, 2022

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The brilliance of the set-in-hell workplace comedy just got to lean even more into how hellishly weird working in the “bad place” can be. The Emmy nominated live action Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell just released eight very special animated episodes that get to run as hysterically amok as the imagination of creators Dave Willis and Casper Kelly can get. What a perfect time for this considering Christianity is on the downtrend in America.

Yes, Henry Zebrowski is back as your favorite demon Gary Bunda and Matt Servitto as your favorite Satan along with Eddie Pepitone as your favorite tortured soul. All 8 episodes are even more short form (and more mischievously meta) than what you’d usually get on air at Adult Swim, so binge away right now.

Get Your First Full Look at Tuca & Bertie Season 3

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There was a short window of time where we feared that Tuca & Bertie might have come to abrupt end as the almighty algorithm at Netflix deemed it not worthy for another season and Lisa Hanawalt’s dream show might not get live out its wildest fantasies (that’s saying something considering how many fantastical things happen on the shows such as sexy, sentient plants).

Thank goodness to Adult Swim giving it, honestly, its proper home and letting us all see where Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong as best bird friends forever will end up, often going through more raw emotional moments than some live action dramedy shows currently on air.

You can see all of what’s up in the air for this season with the season 3 official trailer of Tuca & Bertie here, then look for the series to premiere on Adult Swim on July 10th at midnight (then on HBO Max the day after).

Take a More Debra Look at Season 2 of Three Busy Debras with Full Trailer

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Just two more weeks until what seems like years and years of waiting for another season of Three Busy Debras comes to an end. The unrelenting absurdist comedy from Mitra Jouhari, Alyssa Stonoha, and Sandy Honig was such a joy when it first debuted in 2020 and kind of like What We Do In The Shadows, we felt like we were just biding our time until the second season came around.

Thank goodness that Sun. Apr. 24th is pretty damn close and you can plan accordingly to stay up to midnight to watch it live (or watch it at your leisure on HBO Max the next day).

As we said up top, you can take a more Debra look (there’s a lotta lotta Debra) at season 2 with the full trailer here.

Here’s Your First Gander at Season 2 of Three Busy Debras

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Your favorite trio of Debras, the three busiest ones played by Alyssa Stonoha, Mitra Jouhari, and Sandy Honig, are finally back for season 2. The first season of Three Busy Debras premiered on Adult Swim two years ago right when a certain global pandemic struck.

Their particular brand of absurdist humor, even though it’s satire to the nth degree of the unfortunately real world, is still such an escapist joy that we’ve dearly missed them for however long this time has felt for you (ten years for us, at least).

This second season of Three Busy Debras is due out on April 24th on Adult Swim and will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max. Until then, you can remind yourself what a ridiculous delight Three Busy Debras are with the first official look/clip of season 2 here.

Adult Swim Festival Is Going Virtual Once Again 11/12 & 11/13

October 14, 2021

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Whether you feel the pandemic is over or not, it’s undeniable that this past year and a half has shown the reach one could have by broadcasting a live performance onto the interwebs.

That’s probably part of why the Adult Swim Festival is doing another virtual edition that will feature the same sort of treasured collection of performers it would have in person, but from the convenience of YouTube (and HBO Max). Just over a month from now, you can, for free, tune into “never-before-seen” live performances form the likes of such Adult Swim comedy darlings as Jo Firestone, Joe Pera, Rick & Morty, Negin Farsad, Squidbillies, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. We have no doubt they’ll add more to the line-up as Thurs. Nov. 11th & Fri. Nov. 12th comes closer.

With that in mind, set a reminder to tune into this year’s virtual Adult Swim Festival and all its weird and wondrous virtual glory here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 80: Alissa Nutting & Alyson Levy & Following Illogic

October 6, 2021

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Now might be the perfect time an animated dark comedy that follows a reanimated/undead mother trying to redeem herself with her family that just happens to run a funeral home in Florida. Thus, Teenage Euthanasia has just arrived from the beautifully funny minds of Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy, who just happen to be this week’s guests on TCB Field Report. They both take us through the long journey to getting one of the most unexpectedly joyful and redemptive new shows on TV and how it changed from its inception in 2016 to starting a writers room in April 2020 and going on air while the pandemic isn’t over. Also, “hot” takes on new HBO Max comedy from Chris Kelly/Sarah Schneider, Silver Linings Playbook becoming a musical, and more.

Oh yes, we do talk about ‘crotch beatles’ and its Florida origins.

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The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

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Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Here’s the First Full Trailer for Teenage Euthanasia, the New Adult Swim Comedy Set in a Mortuary

August 23, 2021

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Given how out there and dark Adult Swim has gotten with their series, both animated and live action, one might be surprised that they haven’t done a comedy that’s set in a funeral home until now. Teenage Euthansia, from creators Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy, will indeed be that very series that not only takes a coming-of-age, family sitcom into a mortuary, but really take it several steps more absurd with having the mother of family coming back to life to make up for being a mom who ran out on her family, though undead on this go around.

Also, the cast is truly top notch with the voices of Maria Bamford, Jo Firestone, Tim Robinson, and Bebe Neuwirth. It really seems like it has all the makings of a great dark family comedy. See what exactly that would look and sound like with this first official trailer for Teenage Euthanasia here.

If this is your jam, then look for Teenage Euthanasia to premiere on Adult Swim on Sun. Aug. 19th at midnight.

All We Have to Do Is Wait Until Fall for Joe Pera Talks With You Season 3

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Arguably more soothing than the Great British Baking Show, Joe Pera Talks With You, over two seasons, has managed a magical blend of gentleness and mischief. Pera’s soothing vice and the often pastoral locales that Joe is in for the show make for an irresistible small town charm, though Pera’s wry cleverness is very clearly woven throughout every fiber of his show.

So, as terrifying as both 2020 and 2021 have been, at the very least, there’s another round of Joe Pera Talks With You to bring us just some much needed moments of hilarious peace. Adult Swim announced that the third season will be airing this Fall just today. Hopefully, the world won’t be too flooded and/or on fire by then.

Dive Back Into the Fantastical World of Tuca & Bertie with Their Season 2 Trailer

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The time for the second season of the wild and phenomenal Tuca & Bertie is nigh. For awhile, we were all left wondering what the fate of the show would be as Netflix had relinquished any chance for a second season on their platform.

Thankfully, Lisa Hanawalt and company along with, of course, Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish, as Bertie and Tuca, all got their shot at a cooler network, Adult Swim. Once more, the wait for brand new Tuca & Bertie isn’t much longer as Jun. 13th has been set as the season 2 premiere date.

After some animatics, sneak peeks, etc. over the last several months, here’s a full gander at what’s in store for Tuca & Bertie or, rather, what they have in store for their lush animated world with the official season 2 trailer.

Please Enjoy the Very Delightful Pilot of “Birdgirl”

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Birdgirl, the new spin-off to Harvey Birdman, officially kicked off as Adult Swim’s latest series and it arrived as a spunky and very welcome addition to the list of things to keep an eye while still in lockdown.

Whether you’re a fan/acquainted with Harvey Birdman or not, Birdgirl leading the charge to save the world, but also doubling as the CEO of Sebben & Sebben is a splendid, over-the-top, yet subversive and timely adult animated action/adventure series. Paget Brewster‘s Birdgirl is undeniably charming as is the supporting cast of Rob Delaney, Kether Donohue, John Doman, Negin Farsad, Tony Hale, and Lorelei Ramirez. There’s also just a lovely tinge of heart to the show, at least from this pilot that you can stream on YouTube at your convenience, that is part of doing a 2021 spin-off of the entertainingly absurd Harvey Birdman.

Go see it all for yourself in Birdgirl’s pilot here, then look for new episodes to air on Adult Swim on Sundays at midnight.

Rick and Morty Declares Jun. 20th as Rick and Morty Day (and When Season 5 Premieres)

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It’s usually a long wait between seasons of Rick and Morty. It’s popularity and acclaim do make those wait seem interminably long, but the show has proven over four seasons that it has been repeatedly worth it.

Yet, the arrival of the fifth season of Rick and Morty is just around the corner, specifically this Summer on Sun. Jun. 20th at 11PM on Adult Swim. The multiverse chaos that ensues between Rick, Morty, Summer, Beth, and Jerry will not only commence again, but will be greeted with the newly minted holiday, Rick and Morty Day on the aforementioned Jun. 20th. There are so many ridiculous “holidays” every day (just look up I Am in Control Day for today) that this is a more than welcome addition to the cavalcade of celebrations we’re all subjected to on a daily basis.

In the meantime, you can rewatch the trailer (we’re assuming that you’ve seen in all the universes that you exist in by now) for season 5 of Rick and Morty here.

Get Your First Full Sneak Peek at Tuca & Bertie Season 2

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For a little while, we were left grieving the news that Tuca & Bertie wouldn’t be picked up for another season at Netflix. Then, Adult Swim gave Lisa Hanawalt and her beautiful, hysterical, otherworldly creation Tuca & Bertie another season, which we absolutely couldn’t wait for. There was an animatic released last year that gave us a bit of hope and excitement for what’s to come for the oddest bird couple.

Now, here‘s a full sneak peek, fully animated and just as charming and wild as you’ve come to expect, of season 2 of Tuca & Bertie.

There’s no specific premiere date (and what use are those anyway as everything changes all the time?), but it looks as though we can expect new episodes to start rolling out this Summer.

Here’s a First Look at Birdgirl, Coming to Adult Swim in April

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If you were ever a fan of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Adult Swim has got the spin-off that is just for you. Even if you’re not even acquainted with Harvey Birdman or any of those oblique, adult animated takes on the superhero cartoons of old, Birdgirl still looks pretty damn fun.

Just see for yourself with this first look here

The one and only Paget Brewster voices Birdgirl leading of a cast that includes such comedy favorites as Sonia Denis, Lorelei Ramirez, Rob Delaney, Negin Farsad, Tony Hale, Kether Donohue, and more.

If this is at all up your alley, look for the premiere of Birdgirl to happen on Apr. 4th at Midnight on Adult Swim.

Adult Swim Has an Open Call for Live LA Open Mic (That Will Happen When It’s Safe To Do So)

December 11, 2020

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It’s not often that some a network like Adult Swim has an open call for open mic, but, as you are more than well aware of at this point, 2020 is far from any sort of normal that any of us have known.

Performances at this mic will be taped as part of a special project with beloved LA comedy staple Megan Koester and will only do so with ALL NECESSARY COVID-safe protocol AND when it’s SAFE to do so (i.e. that date is TBD–but maybe, maybe sometime in January). Still, when that date comes, you can do a tight three minutes if you’re in the LA area and relive the former “glory” that is imbued in all comedy open mics.

If interested, you can fill out this form here.

“Teenage Euthanasia” Will Be Adult Swim’s Latest Series, Set for 2021 Premiere

December 3, 2020

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With Adult Swim’s reputation of unabashedly trippy, absurd, dark, edgy shows, especially when it comes to comedy (i.e. Mr. Pickles, The Heart, She Holler), it’s honestly surprising that they haven’t had a series set in a funeral home.

That’s all changing with Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy’s Teenage Euthanasia, which is an animated family sitcom centered on a mother that had ran away from the family business, the Tender Endings Funeral Home, but has finally come home (though as a recently reanimated corpse). Somehow, that seems ridiculously morbid enough for the times that we’re living in. You might have your curiosity peaked even further by the cast including the voices of Maria Bamford, Jo Firestone, Tim Robinson, and Bebe Neuwirth.

Already, we’re conjuring an image of Six Feet Under run through the Adult Swim grinder and set in Florida for this series, which sounds pretty swell to us. We’ll have to wait and truly see when it premieres in 2021. Hopefully, by the premiere date, we can only hope that the show will be darker than real life.

Tuca & Bertie Season 2 Gets a Sneak Peek of a First Look

November 18, 2020

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Since it looks more and more likely that the world will survive into 2021, there are things we can and will look forward to. A vaccine is at the top of most people’s lists, but a new season of Tuca & Bertie is up there.

Fresh from this past weekend, Tuca & Bertie creator Lisa Hanawalt graciously gave a peek of a sneak peek with an animatic clip from season 2. Tuca & Bertie are together again at a strip club and, as is one of the magical things about this show, it’s a team of plant strippers are on stage.

If you’re having a bit of trouble dreaming up that up, just enjoy the sneak sneak peek here.

Adult Swim Festival 2020 Announces Full Virtual Line-Up

November 9, 2020

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While there were impromptu celebration at the official downfall of ego-maniacal Captain Planet villain Trump, there are more celebrations of all kinds to be had this month. The COVID-19 pandemic is still going on, so something like a big comedy and music festival is still going to be virtual. Yet, Adult Swim has tapped their resources and connections for what should be a pretty spectacular virtual shindig. Also, they’ve been live-streaming for quite some time, well before COVID hit, so don’t be surprised if they have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Today, they just announced their full line-up, which includes live-streams from Rick and Morty, The Eric Andre Show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Tuca & Bertie and live-chat watch-alongs of Space Ghost: Coast 2 Coast, Three Busy Debras, Metalocalypse, and, as you can see above, so much more.

Best of all, Adult Swim Festival will all be free to stream on YouTube, right here, this Fri. Nov. 13th and Sat. Nov. 14th.

For your convenience, here’s the schedule:

Adult Swim Is Going Virtual For Another Festival

October 20, 2020

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All in person festivals for 2020, of course, had been cancelled due to COVID-19, but some opted to do a virtual event. This Summer, Adult Swim opted to throw an entire virtual festival under the banner of Adult Swim Con with a limited run of live-streams that they’d normally do up big in person.

So, with mass gatherings still being a terrible idea, Adult Swim is going virtual for their annual Adult Swim Festival, which will be streamed live on YouTube, Fri. Nov. 13th & Sat. Nov. 14th. They’ve lined-up their usual, big time suspects with Rick and Morty, The Eric Andre Show, and Run The Jewels. Assuredly, there will be more that Adult Swim has up their sleeve, but we’ll just have to wait and see until next month.

More importantly, it would seem the time at which we can all go back to normal big time comedy and music and arts festivals is still a ways away.

Dream Corp LLC Season 3 Reveals Sneak Peek

October 13, 2020

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Outside of The Midnight Gospel, Dream Corp LLC is one of the trippiest comedies that has ever been created. That’s saying a lot considering a good deal of it is live action. The shenanigans of Dr. Roberts and co. are and have been mind-bending and so damn funny over their two seasons on Adult Swim.

Needless to say, a break from reality is one of the most valuable things while in quarantine with a nightmare bumbling on as POTUS. Season 3 of Dream Corp LLC is definitely going to serve up plenty of absurdity as a respite for whatever you’re specifically going through.

Get a taste of what that will be like with this sneak peek here, then look for the premiere of season 3 on Sun. Oct. 25th at 12:30AM, right after The Eric Andre Show.

Here’s an Insane Teaser (as You’d Expect) for Season 5 of The Eric Andre Show

October 1, 2020

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The Eric Andre Show has long been a wild break from this plane of reality and certainly a twisted-fun-house-of-mirrors reflection of the world of late night. With each of his four seasons at Adult Swim, Eric has managed to up the ante from past episodes while refining his grasp on controlled chaos (i.e. being a little more aware of how to get arrested less during sketches).

This fifth season looks to keep up the absurdist, dadaist vibe going strong, but, this time around, as it is 2020, the world seems actually more crazy than the world of the show. With that in mind, it would still be a nice break from the sort of lives we’re all afforded in quarantine.

See for yourself with this teaser for season 5 of The Eric Andre Show here, then look for the season premiere on Sun. Oct. 25th at midnight.

First Look at Season 5 of The Eric Andre Show (Premiering Oct. 25th)

September 11, 2020

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It has been a minute or two since The Eric Andre Show got to wreak terrific havoc with destroying numerous talk show desks and shocking folks with any one of a cornucopia’s worth of characters from Eric Andre himself. Luckily, this dadaist, absurdist break from reality that The Eric Andre Show offers will be coming relatively soon, right before Halloween in fact on Sun. Oct. 25th on Adult Swim.

There’s no trailer as of yet, but these first few stills from season 5 might give you some of the controlled chaos that Andre dished out for this year. If anything, these new episodes will be a very welcome respite from the election that will be happening not too long after the premiere.

Strap in, shave your head, your ass, and the thin membrane separating your skull from your brain. The Eric Andre Show returns October 25 at midnight on #adultswim @ericandre pic.twitter.com/VSWxlieBZd

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