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Moshe is joining Rob Corddry at Spy, Parker Posey is starring along side the great JK Simmons, Mira Sorvino is in Jim Gaffigan’s pilot, and Brent Morin is starring in an untitled pilot.

This is all good news in case you were wondering. Hopefully, all these shows get picked up. Click the link for Hollywood Reporter’s comprehensive guide to this season’s pilots.

Dan Mintz Brings Hysterical Weirdness to Letterman

February 23, 2013

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Dan Mintz made his first appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman last night with a great set that thankfully brought weird and funny back (You do know that Emo Phillips used to do Letterman, right?) to Letterman.

Watch his set now.

Morning Debriefing 9/18/11

1) CBS Sketch Diversity Showcase is taking submissions until Thurs. Sept. 22nd. Must be SAG, “primarily focused on African-American, Asian-American, Middle Eastern, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, LGBT actors, senior performers and performers with disabilities”, and able to perform and rehearse in LA.

2) The Comedy Garage Documentary gets reviewed by Film Threat.

3) “Telescope” by Uncle Mom-is not a song on KCRW’s rotation, but a hilarious new sketch from Shawn Pearlman, Zach Paez, and Payman Benz.

Telescope – watch more funny videos

4) Reportedly, more open mics have opened up in the South Bay for comedy. The Comic Bug will start a comedy open mic on Thurs. Sept. 29th and Club 705 has expanded from Monday night to both Monday and Tuesday night. More details to come.

5) So you’ve got a couple of options for the Emmys tonight, following Witstream, @laughspincom, or just catching up on episodes of Louie.

6) The opposite of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show coming to Comedy Central next month.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Neighbors @ The Warehouse Wed. Sept. 21st 8PM FREE
One-Two Punch @ Benton Manor Sat. Sept. 24th 8PM $3
Adult Contemporary Comedy @ Fake Gallery Fri. Sept. 23rd 9PM FREE
An Evening with Mike Birbiglia @ USC Bovard Auditorium Oct. 6th 7:30PM $25

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Jeff Garlin’s Combo Platter @ UCB Theatre 6PM $2 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends w/Bill Burr @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
RTDOK Presents @ Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $12/2 item min.
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
DC Pierson’s Bad at Girls @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
SXSW Showcase @ Comedy Store 10PM
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available

10) Ha! Gayweather trended in LA on Twitter last night.

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Morning Debriefing 8/26/11

1) Bill Burr on Letterman.

2) If you follow everything that I write, I spend quite a bit of time defending what comedians say, even if I think it’s hack, bigoted, etc., but somehow has made other people laugh. However, this latest case of an audience member telling a story of date-raping a girl at the show ASSSSCAT during the Del Close Marathon in NY is something that I can’t and won’t intellectually defend even if he was somehow kidding and made the whole thing up. From all accounts, people were cringing, verbally booing, and more in an attempt to get him to stop, which really breaks the main rule that I stand behind, which is “no matter what you talk about, you have to be funny.” Get the full story from Halle Kiefer at Splitsider.

3) On a much lighter note, the line-up for the comedy portion of the FYF Fest, which comprises about .5% of the festival, is FINALLY HERE. Emo Phillips, Marc Maron, and the Sklar Brothers are just a few names…

4) We didn’t even realize that Deadspin had a Comedy Week until yesterday. There’s some fascinating stuff, namely, a tribute to Mitch Hedberg, and a feature on Sean Patton. Thanks to Luke Cunningham for pointing this out.

5) Judges at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival actually picked the Top 10 One-Liners from all the comedians and we think that Matt Kirshen got robbed.

6) The Compatish finds and actually plays The Bachelor: The Game.

7) So, Nikki Glaser has fan t-shirts… (Special thanks to Scott Bowser pictured below)

8) Puddin’-“True Love”

9) ON THE HORIZON
“I’m Going Somewhere With This…”: Storytelling Show @ The Mint Sun. Aug. 28th 7PM
DC Pierson is Bad at Girls @ UCB Theatre Sun. Sept. 18th 9:30PM $5

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Brent Weinbach @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Business @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8 online/$10 at door
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
The Second City Late Night w/Howie Kremer: Community Show @ Second City Hollywood 9PM $5 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
Gina Yashere @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10/2 item min.
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE

11) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/$3 min./mixed mic/booked show in middle around 8PM
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
FLOODLAMP OPEN MEG[APHONE] 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/under floodlamp/on megaphone/lottery/no purchase necessary
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery

12) OK, I love this city dearly and inhabitants, often transplants, are resentful of LA not living up to their expectations. It’s an unfortunate circumstance for any metropolis this size and I sincerely wish anyone that whines about being guilted to live here because they felt they had to in order to accomplish something would go back to where they came from. Even with that in mind and making my peace with all the shortcomings of Los Angeles, freeway construction at 1AM at every fucking off-ramp and on-ramp causing bumper to bumper traffic can go fuck itself once we make that possible.

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Morning Debriefing 7/20/11

1) Comedy on Late Night TV Rundown: Eddie Izzard on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Marc Maron on Conan, and Rich Fulcher on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

2) Because we don’t have the time or budget to even go down to San Diego, check out Laugh Button’s guide to comedy at Comic-Con!!!

3) Greg Proops & David Feldman go at it, interviewing each other, even after a taping of The Green Room with Paul Provenza.

4) Watch Josh Fadem go overboard on nerding out about Harry Potter on Conan.

5) If you told someone there was a comedy show on a rooftop, most would correctly assume it would probably take place in NYC, but LA’s now has it’s own rooftop comedy show, “It’s A Long Way Down”, and here’s the proof.

6) Puddin’-“Flowers” w/guest Laura Silverman

7) ON THE HORIZON
Cartoon Dump’s 4 Year Anniversary @ Steve Allen Theater Mon. July 25th 8PM

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops LIVE @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE (RSVP at 323-960-5519)
Eddie Izzard: Stripped to the Bowl @ The Hollywood Bowl 8PM $32.50-$100
Talk It Up (And Then I Wasn’t Killed) @ Zephyr Theater 8PM $5
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

10) Open mics are open mics and are open for experimentation with little pressure or expectation. However, I will tell you with certainty an experiment that fails every time is shitting on the comedian that you’re following, especially if the only thing they did was told jokes that weren’t funny.

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Morning Debriefing 4/7/11

1) Rolling Stone’s got a pretty good podcast list. With The Pod F. Tompkast, WTF! w/Marc Maron, The Nerdist, The Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops, Comedy Death Ray Radio, and more that we all should probably listen to, Rolling Stone almost makes up for the garbage “Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” list they put out every year.

2) Jay Larson’s CD taping is TONIGHT at 8PM and you can still bypass the general cover fee with promo code: LARSON. Along with performances from Pete Holmes, Melissa Villasenor, and Al Jackson, don’t miss a chance to laugh until your head will almost fall off and a chance for your laugh to be recorded forever.

3) Besides already knowing who won the upcoming Comedy Awards airing Sun. Apr. 10th, find out more with interviews from Tony Sam and Kate Riley at HahaJK.com-Red Carpet–Chloe Moretz–sketch duo briTANick.

4) Last night was a good night Late Night TV: Norm MacDonald on Kimmel Part 1–Part 2 & Don Rickles on Letterman & Marc Maron on Ferguson.

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
LA Comedy Shorts Festival @ Downtown Independent Theater 7PM
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
All Star Comedy @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $20/$30 VIP/2 item min.
Fancy Schmancy Comedy Hour @ The Crocker Club 453 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA (downtown) 8PM
Set List @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE (RSVP required)
Eddie Pepitone’s Bloodbath Part Deux @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubistch 8:30PM FREE
Mustaches & Mai Tais @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM $5
How to Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Live! at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10:30PM FREE

6) OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM

7) Just a note about developing material: wondering about existence and purpose isn’t funny right off the bat. Just an FYI. Sidenote: I’m doing OK, I think.

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March 1, 2011

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Patton Oswalt on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. I know this should have been posted earlier, but here it is now. Still, you’re welcome.

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