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TCB Debriefing 7/27/23: Righteous Gemstones, Norman Lear, Brett Gelman, Harley Quinn

July 27, 2023
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1. America’s new favorite corrupt power hungry family (since Succession is over), The Gemstones, will return for season 4 on HBO.

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2. Happy B Day and kudos to comedy and TV legend Norman Lear for his 101st birthday!

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3. Comedian provocateur Brett Gelman is exploring new frontiers, even by his standards, by publishing a collection of short stories, The Terrifying Realm of the Possible: Nearly True Stories; due out Mar. 19th. As should be expected from Gelman, you’ll likely find yourself uproariously laughing in equal parts out of catharsis and nerves. Pre-order it here.

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4. When hope seems lost with comic books adaptations on the big and small screen, season 4 of Harley Quinn has just arrived on HBO Max to give a glimmer of what sort of joyful bedlam can still be had in the genre. Get into the new season now (or binge the whole thing if you’ve not had the pleasure of watching one of the most subversive adaptation of comic book IP we’ve ever seen).

5. We’re only two weeks away from 100 days since the WGA went on strike. Seems like it’s going to go on a lot longer and Greg Gutfeld will get to pathetically keep calling himself the King of Late Night (on top of the AMPTP putting profit margins over sustainable livelihoods).

Pick of the Day: Jaddy Live! with Brett Gelman (in LA) 5/8

April 24, 2023
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Before taking on breakout roles in Fleabag and Stranger Things, Brett Gelman engaged in and pulled off some of the most exciting comedy that you’d ever see live in person (shout out to any and all who attended Gelmania).

Gelman has become a beloved actor both for live action and animation since then, but it has been years since we’ve seen Brett electrify a crowd with whatever complex, often voice-modulated bit he has been cooking up. Finally, that time is coming to an end as Brett Gelman has a very special evening booked at Dynasty Typewriter next month on Mon. May 8th, Jaddy Live!, where he’ll embark, once more, on a wild comedic odyssey (along with special guest Ari Dayan).

Go get your tickets for $20 a pop here to have what will likely be one of the most significant Monday nights in your life.

 

August 2, 2018
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Normally, Zach Woods and Neil Casey do a show at Largo when their schedules permit, but this coming Saturday, you’ll get a special combo of Zach Woods and the singular talents of Brett Gelman.

We’re not exactly sure what they’ve got up their sleeve, but we can only guess that if you’re a fan of dark comedy, you’re going want to catch this.

Get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

June 16, 2018
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It has been a minute (well, more than a few minutes actually) since The Super Serious Show graced us with their presence at The Virgil.

Thankfully, one of our favorite all-star comedy variety showcases is back in town from a jaunt across the pond with another wondrous line-up for June 20th.

Tickets are $7 in adv., $10 at door and you can and very much should get them here.

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The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

March 15, 2018
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Really, it’s been too long since we’ve all had some Brett Gelman in our lives.

Gelman’s experimental comedy is truly something to behold and this Sunday at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater, you can see it for yourself along with a very fine line-up of guests of Peretti, Jon Daly, and Desai.

Get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Trailer for Another Period Season 3 Hints That Modern Day America Hasn’t Learned Lessons From Nearly a Century Ago

December 6, 2017
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Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero’s Another Period is returning for its third season next month to emphatically show that America is still making the mistakes that it did nearly 100 years in the past in the package of a highly enjoyable, over-the-top, 30 min period piece sitcom. 

See for yourself in this trailer.

This new season of Another Period premieres on Tuesday, January 23rd on Comedy Central.

Please Enjoy the Wryest Sing-al ‘A Million Matzah Balls’ Sing-along from “Lemon”

August 29, 2017
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Please Enjoy the Wryest Sing-al ‘A Million Matzah Balls’ Sing-along from “Lemon”

We really loved Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman’s dark comedy, Lemon. 

There are several reasons why we love it. 

One of them is this scene of what’s supposed to be a traditional Jewish family sing-along that’s gone, albeit subtly, wrong (just watch Gelman juxtaposed against other family members trying to “keep it together” at a family dinner).

Watch and enjoy the scene over at Vulture here and go see Lemon ASAP/again.

Brett Gelman Shines Bright as the Off Putting Weirdo at the Center of Janicza Bravo and Gelman’s “Lemon”

August 22, 2017
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Brett Gelman has a knack for playing roles that are challenging, unsettling, and down right strange. In fact, we’d say he thrives in such a space. 

Whether it be on TV, in film, or live on stage, Brett uses a commanding presence to carefully oscillate between being disturbing and downright hysterical.

With this in mind, co-writer/director Janicza Bravo penned Lemon with Gelman and expertly captured the essence of a person that could be described as a “lemon” (like one would describe a useless heap of a car). The two pulled off making a comedy of discomfort that delicately balances between following an antagonistic protagonist, having everything go wrong, and keep it all enthralling.

Also, supporting cast members Michael Cera, Judy Greer, Shiri Appleby, Gillian Jacobs, Martin Starr, Megan Mullally, Jon Daly and Nia Long up the weirdness in Lemon with their own very memorable, outlandish characters. 

Right now, you can watch Lemon at The Nuart in West LA or you can rent on Amazon.

Trailer for Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman’s Lemon Hints at a Dark, Offbeat Comedy Gem

July 10, 2017
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If you’ve been missing Brett Gelman since he left Adult Swim, fret not.

He and Janicza Bravo have created Lemon, a dark indie comedy that dazzled while playing the film festival circuit, and will be coming to the rest of us next month.

The trailer itself is pretty satisfying with enticing appearances by Megan Mullally, Judy Greer, Michael Cera, Nia Long, Gillian Jacobs, and Fred Melamed to name a few.

See for yourself here.

Look for Lemon in theaters, On Demand, on Amazon Video and iTunes on Friday, August 18th.

Brett Gelman Says He Has Severed Ties with Adult Swim Due to Their Treatment of Women

November 14, 2016
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Brett Gelman Says He Has Severed Ties with Adult Swim Due to Their Treatment of Women

Given Adult Swim head Mike Lazzo’s comments on hiring women along with having an alt-right comedy show coming up, Brett Gelman will be taking his “Dinner with…” specials elsewhere.

Unless Adult Swim changes their tune soon with their actions, this might be only the beginning of the fallout between the niche comedy network and its talent. 

Here’s the Trailer for Amazon’s Latest UK Import “Fleabag”

August 8, 2016
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Amazon seems to have had plenty of success with being the exclusive U.S. streaming service for the critically acclaimed Catastrophe, which airs months before it comes stateside in the UK.

With that in mind, Fleabag from Phoebe Waller-Bridge will follow the same model as it has already premiered on BBC3 last month and will start streaming here in the U.S. on Friday, September 16th on Amazon Prime.

The series centers on Waller-Bridge as Fleabag, “an unfiltered, dry-witted woman who hurls herself at modern living in London as she deals with the loss of her best friend, a breakup, and financial troubles at her café.” You might be delighted to know that Olivia Colman as well as American comedy star Brett Gelman are in the cast as well.

Get a taste of Fleabag with this trailer.

“Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America” Now Streaming at Adult Swim

July 3, 2016
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In a way, this is its own set of fireworks.

Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner unleashed their latest “Dinner” special that takes a unflinching and hysterical stab at discussing racism this week.

It’s now streaming at Adult Swim and we highly suggest you watch it as soon as you can.

“Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America” Premieres Tonight at Adult Swim

July 1, 2016
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The latest of Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner’s dark, satiric ‘Dinner’ series will finally arrive tonight. Called Dinner in America, Brett tries to tackle the issue of racism on his terms with a room full of accomplished black entertainers.

We got a chance to see it this week and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s timely, unhinged, and full of all of the boundary pushing comedy that you’ve come to expect from Gelman and Woliner.

Catch its premiere at midnight tonight on Adult Swim.

“Joshy” Trailer Has Thomas Middleditch Continue with Bachelor Party After Wedding Has Been Called Off

June 27, 2016
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With an ensemble cast of Thomas Middleditch, Nick Kroll, Adam Pally, Brett Gelman, Alex Ross Perry, Jenny Slate, and Aubrey Plaza, you might think you’re listening to a supersized episode of Comedy Bang! Bang!

However, for the moment, that’s not the case. That cast has been assembled for the dramedy, Joshy, from Jeff Baena. Middleditch plays a groom-to-be whose wedding gets called off, but has to go through with the bachelor party anyway.

Sounds fun, huh? 

Here’s the trailer.

Look for it in theaters starting August 12th, then streaming on Hulu.

June 27, 2016
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Brett Gelman will be on hand to give a special sneak preview of his latest “Dinner” special at Adult Swim with director Jason Woliner at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel this Tuesday, June 28th at 8PM (Doors at 7PM).

Admission for this premiere of Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America is free with RSVP right here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Take a Gander at Adult Swim’s Exciting New Slate of Series, Specials, Pilots, Call-In Live Streams, Etc.

May 13, 2016
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Looks like Adult Swim is going to continue to stay ahead of the curb.

Not only do they have an exciting crop of original series, specials, and pilots here, but they have a bunch of daily/weekly events that are scheduled like linear TV series, but will only be only live streaming online, then archived afterwards. Apparently, the success of sports show parody FishCenter has paved the way for more real time, interactive programming/content from Adult Swim.

Here’s what they’ve got going right at the moment:

SERIES/SPECIALS:

-A Robot Chicken: The Walking Dead Special
–Montana James-frequent Adult Swim informercial collaborators Nick Corirossi and Charles Ingram that is most likely an absurdist take on Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
–Mr. Neighbor’s House–Brian Huskey plays a rage-filled version of Mr. Rogers-esque host.
–Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America–Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner’s latest twisted, dark meta special with have a dinner where Brett attempts a conversation about race.
–Dream Corp, LLC-a workplace comedy set in a therapy facility where they analyze dreams. It’s probably not unlike a workplace set at Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’s Lacuna Inc.
–Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace-Sam Hyde, Nick Rochefort, Charles Carroll finally get to bring their self-described “super pure tragicomedy” to TV.
–Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio-A new “one-off bits, shorts and songs” filled show from China, IL’s Brad Neely.
–Decker: Unclassified-the action series parody starring Tim Heidecker gets upgraded to a full series.

PILOTS:

–Art Prison–Tom Kauffman and Paul Isakson get the guiding hand of Dan Harmon and Starburns Industries for this live action pilot that puts an America’s Got Talent-style show in the so-called Prison for the Performing Arts.
–Lazor Wulf-Henry Bonsu and China IL’s Daniel Weidenfeld brings us all a wolf that has a laser on his back and who just happens to believe love has no limit. 

LIVE STREAM/CALL-IN:

–Stupid Morning Bullshit-call-in show that mixes delving into pop culture and setting things on fire. Weekdays at 8AM PST
–Williams Street Swap Shop-Viewers trade goods in a sort call-in swap meet. Weekdays at 10AM PST
–Crosswords-call-in show that seeks help finishing the NY Times crossword puzzle. Weekdays at 11AM PST
–FishCenter-Fish in a fish tank are made, via sports show style graphics, to look like they’re in a fiercely competitive league. Weekdays at 1PM PST
–Call of Karaoke-call-in karaoke is mashed-up with hosts trying to play various shoot-em up style video games. Wednesdays at 2:30PM PST
–Daytime Fighting League-Real people are pitted against each other in ridiculous competitions during the workday. Calls are taken from viewers wanting to weigh in on the “fight”. Thursdays at 2PM PST
–Sports Bitches-sports in the real and virtual world meet as what would be a normal sports shows gets another layer of the host playing sports video games on top of it. Thursdays at 3PM PST
–Development Meeting-Adult Swim development executives will supposedly take call-in pitches as well as get sneak peeks and previews. Thursdays at 4:30PM PST

Looks Like The Next Dinner with… Brett Gelman Special Will Be “Dinner With America”

November 22, 2015
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From friends to family to America, Brett Gelman is all makng sure we’re all served up equal courses of horror and comedy.

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There has been Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends and Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family and now, according to Brett Gelman’s instagram, the very next dinner that Brett looks to be setting up will go a little broader than his last two dinner specials as he’ll be dining with America.

What we’re assuming is called Dinner with America with Brett Gelman and America (or maybe Dinner with American with Brett Gelman and Americans) is apparently set to premiere sometime in spring 2016.

This should give you ample time to prepare and catch up on the last two.

NBC’s Red Nose Day Shows What An Anna Kendrick Starring Indiana Jones Would Look Like

May 19, 2015
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Looks like Chris Pratt shouldn’t be the only one considered for the new torch bearer of the Indiana Jones franchise.

One of the sketches from NBC’s upcoming variety charity special, this Thursday, Red Nose Day puts Anna Kendrick in a leather jacket and fedora as Indianna Jones.

Considering Pitch Perfect 2 beat out Mad Max: Fury Road at the box office this weekend, is this such a crazy idea?

Also, Brett Gelman playing an ancient knight is pretty great too.

Scheer-RL Relives When TRL Did a Sit Down with Marilyn and When an Uninvited Mariah Carey Came with a Popsicle Cart

May 15, 2015
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Paul Scheer’s Scheer-RL continues to roll out with recreating some of the crazier moments that have happened on any sort of show, much less a music video countdown show like Total Request Live.

These latest episodes recount the times when Marilyn Manson, played by here Brett Gelman, fielded weird questions from Carson Daly and audience members about his controversial music and when Mariah Carey, played by Kumail Nanjiani, just bizarrely showed up without any prior booking or invitation along with a popsicle cart right before they cut to commercial.

Though exaggerated, stuff like Mariah interrupting TRL really did happen and Scheer-RL does well in playing up what many of us were thinking when that was happening live.

Adult Swim Has 12 Pilots, 6 Specials, and 1 New Series Returning on Their Slate

May 8, 2015
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Where many networks are going lax on their comedy, Adult Swim is apparently more than happy to pick up the slack. 

Coming up for their upfront slate, Adult Swim has:
-a new series from China, IL’s Brad Neely called “TV Sucks”
-another Brett Gelman “Dinner with…” special
–Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Friendship Is Magic
-Untitled Golf Special with Adam Scott and Jon Daly (Scott and Daly were mistaken by many for the professional golfers that share their names)
-a special for Jon Glaser’s Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter
-Pilots from/with Paul Scheer, Million Dollar Extreme, Brian Huskey, Jason Mantzoukas, a Mexican border amusement park, Seth Green, Matt Senreich, Daniel Weidenfeld, DJ Douggpound, Bento Box, a children’s show hosted by a person that has rage issues, Rob Corddry, an upstart terrorist organization, and more.

We hope we get to see all of this very soon. 

Watch “Dinner With Family With Brett Gelman And Brett Gelman’s Family” Right Now

February 14, 2015
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If you were somehow not watching Brett Gelman’s latest Adult Swim special last night because you weren’t at home and couldn’t convince the bartender to change the channel, worry not.

Adult Swim has Dinner With Family With Brett Gelman And Brett Gelman’s Family up on AdultSwim.com right now. It’ll be a perfect way to start off this Valentine’s Saturday morning.

Also, while at the sneak preview this week at Cinefamily, Gelman and director/co-writer Jason Woliner announced that they will keep doing these specials as long as Adult Swim will do them. 

So, “Dinner With Special Guests”? “Dinner With Acquaintances”? Maybe even “Dinner With Enemies”?

Get Your First Look at What “Dinner With Family With Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family” Is Really Like

February 10, 2015
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We had our first great and bloody taste of how Brett Gelman has dinner with his friends in his Dinner with Friends special. 

Now, just imagine what dinner with Gelman’s family is going to be like. Well, actually, you don’t need to imagine as there’s a promo for it right here.

Then, be sure to tune in with all your loved ones on Fri. Feb 13th on Adult Swim at 12:30AM.

“Dinner With Family With Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family” Premieres on Adult Swim Feb. 13th

January 18, 2015
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Photo: DINNER WITH FAMILY WITH BRETT GELMAN AND BRETT GELMAN’S FAMILY!!! On @adultswim 2/13 12:30 am…. http://t.co/hUyIrFvXxH

— Brett Gelman (@brettgelman) January 15, 2015

Brett Gelman is following up his darkly funny Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends special at Adult Swim with the next logical step: Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family.

12:30AM on Feb. 13th on Adult Swim, Brett will have a “special” dinner with his family and one we probably will never forget.. 

Comedy Central Developing a “TripTank” Spin-Off and “The Amazing Danny” From Sean Donnelly and Alessandro Minoli

November 25, 2014
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Comedy Central has announced its latest addition to their development slate, which is two live action/animated hybrid projects from Sean Donnelly (Note: not this Sean Donnelly) and Alessandro Minoli. 

One, Jeff & Some Aliens, follows an average guy voiced by Brett Gelman whom aliens will base the fate of the entire human race. It was one of a series of animated shorts on TripTank, which aired on Comedy Central earlier this year. The other, The Amazing Danny, delves into “the mind of a lovable schlub in his mid-20s”. 

If both go to series, it would be surprising if they didn’t have a series crossover.

Comedy Central’s 1900s Comedy “Another Period” Adds Michael Ian Black, David Koechner, Paget Brewster, David Wain, More

October 1, 2014
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Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast. 

Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.

While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.

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