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Seeson Orders Another Season of Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, Which Will Be Shooting in Just a Couple of Weeks

Seeso is wasting no time in getting the second season of live comedy showcase series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac going. The renewal announcement was made today along with the line-ups feature much of the best in NYC and around the country. The tapings are all set up all around Valentine’s Day.

What makes us most excited about this new batch of Night Train is plenty more opportunity for Wyatt to spit the fire that he did with his immediate-post-election album, One Angry Night in November (you can still get it for free here).

You can get tickets, from which the proceeds will go to charity, here.

The Chris Gethard Election Special Is Happening Right Now

November 8, 2016

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Chris Gethard and company, as well as live callers, are underway with their election special marathon, back at their old public access home on MNN, that will run until 9PM PDT. It’s the start to plenty of much needed comedy coverage of the election that will happen today.

You can watch The Chris Gethard Election Day Special right here right now.

Chris Gethard to Host Election Day Special at His Old Public Access Home, MNN

October 17, 2016

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We’re pretty sure that any other comedy election day special isn’t going to be 12 hours long.

That being said, thank goodness that Chris Gethard, the TCGS crew, and comedians Conner O’Malley, Tim Dillon, Jo Firestone, Shannon O’Neill, Maeve Higgins, Langan Kingsley, Brett Davis, Connor Ratliff, Lorelei Ramirez, Ana Fabrega, Kenny DeForest, Jackie Jennings, Murf Meyer, JD Amato, Will Miles, and much more will be giving the lovely alternative to whatever nail-bite inducing coverage is happening elsewhere.

From noon to midnight EST on November 8th, The Manhattan Neighborhood Network Election Special will air at MNN and MNN.org.

Watch Chris Gethard on Colbert

September 15, 2016

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As part of making the rounds for his off-Broadway show, Career Suicide, Chris Gethard got to come on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Sadness and laughing about it threads through the interview while talking about Gethard’s Chris Gethard Show and this new solo show.

Also, it turns out Colbert and Gethard share in, albeit from different angles, one important, very specific sort of anxiety.

Watch the interview here.

Chris Gethard’s Solo Show “Career Suicide”, Now Presented by Judd Apatow, Is Going Off-Broadway

September 6, 2016

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Chris Gethard’s Solo Show “Career Suicide”, Now Presented by Judd Apatow, Is Going Off-Broadway

From UCB in NYC to Edinburgh to Off-Broadway, Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide, is the latest comedian solo show to climb its way up the ladder to Off-Broadway. Apatow’s name being attached here is another sign of the growing trend of comedians hitting Off Broadway (and even actual Broadway in the case of Oh, Hello).

Look for shows to start on October 5th at The Lynn Redgrave Theater.

When Asked to Make a Viral Video, Mike Birbiglia and The Cast of Don’t Think Twice Decided To Do This Instead

August 23, 2016

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The Viral Video: The Most Popular Short Film Ever (By Mike Birbiglia) from Keegan-Michael Key

As part of the promotion of a movie, the talent is often now required to do some sort of online content that needs to go viral.

Such a dilemma befell Don’t Think Twice’s Mike Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Chris Gethard, Kate Micucci, and Tami Sagher.

So, they did this.

Is it a viral video? Is it a short film? Is it a sketch? Is it all three as a commentary of the debilitating allure of having content go viral? Is that in of itself a viral video?

We’ll let you decide for yourself (though we’re betting on the last two FYI).

Mike Birbiglia’s Don’t Think Twice Is Now Playing in Over 60 Cities Nationwide

August 12, 2016

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Don’t Think Twice is, as it should be, expanding its theatrical release nationwide far beyond LA and NYC reaching over 60 cities across the country starting today.

The latest film from Mike Birbiglia is another showing of how great a storyteller Birbiglia really is, no matter the form. In Don’t Think Twice, deftly explores the inner workings, the lofty highs, and the heartbreaking lows of being in an improv troupe and how comedy (and, ostensibly, life) doesn’t always work out no matter how much hope you have. The cast comprised of real life comedy all stars (Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Chris Gethard, Kate Micucci, and Tami Sagher) delivers as you’d expect them to and their performance really tow the film swinging from hysterical to unflinching without seeming forced at all.

So, go watch it as soon you can especially since there are so many more chances to do so now.

10 or So Things You Should Be Excited About in Comedy From Last Week 6/12

It’s pretty simple. Lots of great, important stuff happened last week in comedy. Like the title says, here are 10 (or so) of those things.

–Chris Gethard wanting to be Kelly Ripa’s sidekick

–John Oliver topping Oprah with nearly $15 million debt forgiveness giveaway

–Trailer for Bassem Youssef’s Democracy Handbook

–Second trailer for HBO’s Vice Principals

–This stand-up set from Brodie Reed

–Danny Jelinek and Chris Sartinsky’s “Mulchtown”

–The Lucas Brothers returning to The Tonight Show

–Comedy Central putting every Key & Peele sketch online

–Angie Tribeca is back for season 2 at TBS, Casual is back for season 2 at Hulu, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser returns to Comedy Central, Ladylike premieres at MTV

–Comedy Central’s next roast will be of Rob Lowe

–Amber Tozer’s memoir Sober Stick Figure

Chris Gethard Really Wants to Be Kelly Ripa’s Sidekick on “Live!”

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This is not some dumb alt comedy stunt. I. Want. To. Be. @KellyRipa ’s. Sidekick. For. Real. So. Bad. Dream job. #KellyAndGethard

–@chrisgethard

Since the very sudden and public departure of Michael Strahan from Live! with Kelly and MIchael, there has been a void in the realm of morning television programming. There are rumors of names of who might sit beside Kelly Ripa going forward.

One of the more surprising names is Chris Gethard, host of the forward thinking talk show The Chris Gethard Show. Chris has opted to toss his own name in the hat for consideration.

In fact, earlier this week, Gethard typed out and posted the following in order to make his case to be a sidekick to Kelly Ripa.

*probably should say “now married”

No word has been given about where Gethard stands in the running to replace Strahan or how this would affect The Chris Gethard Show if he got the gig, but #KellyandGethard would likely bring a bunch of generations together that wouldn’t otherwise watch the same morning TV.

Here’s the Trailer for Mike Birbiglia’s Comedy About Improv Troupes “Don’t Think Twice”

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Many of you might be aware of the back and off stage drama that happens behind improv troupes. In fact, it would almost seem unbelievable that improv teams that seem so joyous and on-the-same-wavelength on stage would be bickering, jealous, etc. Yet, it happens and happens often.

However, Mike Birbiglia’s latest film Don’t Think Twice is bringing all of that light with a stellar cast of Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher, Kate Micucci, and Birbiglia himself.

This trailer shows that Mike Birbiglia has a knack for this writing/directing thing.

Look for this to hit theaters on July 22nd.

Watch Jerrod Carmichael and Chris Gethard Try to Do an Interview and Have Dinner While Being Attacked

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Presented without further comment, please enjoy what should be the basis for more interviews on TV going forward here.

Chris Gethard Tries to Learn How to Make ‘Real’ TV by Interning at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

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The Chris Gethard Show does things as differently as you can on television. From their set to the format of the show itself, Gethard bucks tradition on so many levels.

So, for his own reference, he tries looking into how a more normal television program is run through interning for a day at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Gethard finds out some shocking revelations in his time there in addition to finding out how awkward of an intern he is.

Watch it all here.

18th Annual Del Close Marathon Announces Line-Up and Schedule

The names on the flyer are only a fraction of the flocks upon flocks of teams and performers that will be performing in NYC for the literally non-stop Del Close Marathon from Fri. June 24th-Sun. June 26th (i.e. shows will be happening for 24 hours a day the whole weekend).

Take a gander at the whole routinely massive line-up and schedule right here.

Individual tickets are now on sale, but passes won’t be available until the actual DCM begins.

Jo Firestone Pitches Already Rejected Pitches to The Chris Gethard Show Interns

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Chris Gethard Show writer Jo Firestone has had a number of pitches for bits/games/etc. that have been rejected by Chris Gethard. However, Gethard allowed for Jo to pitch those already rejected pitches to the interns and also allowed the interns to vote on an idea that would actually end up on the show.

Basically, Jo Firestone pitching things could be its own show.

P. Diddy Showed Up to the Latest Episode of The Chris Gethard Show

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Long time fans of The Chris Gethard Show know that Chris has always had an open door policy for rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to come on the show.

This week, Combs made a surprise appearance for the first time on the cable TV version of TCGS after Gethard lost out on his initial guest.

From the looks of it, the show was all the better for it as things like Zach Galifianakis calling in and challenging Diddy happened.

Check out this latest episode on Fusion at 7PM PST or at thechrisgethardshow.com.

The Chris Gethard Show Returns Tonight and Asks Donald Trump Employees If They’re Voting for Trump

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The second season of The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion is premiering tonight at 10PM.

To kick things off, Gethard and company are getting right into the election cycle in their own way by asking employees of various Trump businesses if they’re voting for him in this election.

The show will also be back to an hour long format and feature live calls like the MNN version of the show in case you weren’t aware.

In any case, you should definitely watch the premiere tonight at 10PM on Fusion.

The Chris Gethard Show is Getting Back to Form in Second Season

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The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion is now going to be even closer to the public access version.

When Gethard and company return to to Fusion this week on Wednesday March 30th, they’ll be getting a whole hour of airtime, take live phone calls, and are getting rid of Chris’ monologue.

Like we said, it’s kind of like the MNN version of TCGS.

Fusion deserves props for giving Chris Gethard and his TCGS gang the room to be the show they wanted to be as that spirit is what got TCGS on the map in the first place.

The first episode has Colin Quinn and Kool Keith lined-up and Chris is encouraging people to quit the day job that they hate.

The 3rd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up

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So far, Tracy Morgan, Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts, Jenny Slate, Michael Che, Jessica Williams, Chris Gethard, Gabe Liedman, Phoebe Robinson, Max Silvestri, Ian Abramson, and Jo Firestone will be present for The 3rd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival taking place Jun. 1st-5th in Chicago.

That’s pretty swell if you ask us.

The Onion and A.V. Club have also joined forces with TruTV to present the festival this year, which seems pretty stacked.

Tickets go on sale Wed. Mar. 3rd at 8AM PST right here.

All of Season 2 of Colin Quinn’s Cop Show Now Streaming

February 9, 2016

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Colin Quinn pulled a Netflix move by releasing all the episodes of the second season of Cop Show.

Now, you don’t have to wait a week to see how else Colin is going to up end the TV genre that has somehow been oversaturated and yet still has new shows coming in every year.

Get into season 2 of Cop Show over at L Studio Presents’ YouTube Channel here.

“The Chris Gethard Show” Upped to an Hour and Picked Up for Second Season at Fusion

January 5, 2016

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Ok 2016, keep it up.

Announced today, Chris Gethard and company have not only gotten a whole new batch of 10 episodes of The Chris Gethard Show ordered at Fusion, but they’ve got bumped up to a whole hour of airtime from the half-hour that they got in their first season.

This upgraded second season of The Chris Gethard Show is set to premiere this Spring and we can’t wait to see what crazy stuff Gethard will have up his sleeve and/or try to pull off and/or be completely blindsided by thanks to his staff now that they have an entire hour.

“The Spirit of Ratliff” Holiday Special Starts Streaming Tonight

December 21, 2015

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We dug the EP and a music video that accompanies this special. Naturally, we’re excited for The Spirit of Ratliff.

At 5PM PST, the holiday special from Connor Ratliff, big time secular celebrator of Christmas, is coming our way. We’re excited to see Ratliff hit subtle notes of both sincerity and silliness, as he does, rather than overdoing the whole thing like so many other Christmas specials, both religious and not.

Look for The Spirit of Ratliff to stream from The Chris Gethard YouTube Channel this late afternoon, early evening.

Chris Gethard Is Starting an Anonymous Call-In Podcast

November 22, 2015

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A Chris Gethard confessional?

After getting his public access show put on actual cable television, Chris Gethard isn’t taking much time off. He’s got his next comedy experiment ready to go in an one-hour completely anonymous call-in anything goes podcast, Beautiful/Anonymous.

He’s allowing any and all, so long as they don’t reveal their identity or clues to their identity if Chris is familiar with them, to talk about whatever they want to talk about for an exactly an hour. Callers are allowed to hang up earlier if they so choose, but Chris will hang up at the one hour mark no matter where they’re at in the conversation.

We have no doubt that this might go off the rails in the best way possible.

Gethard is planning to take calls starting on Mon. Nov. 23rd at 10AM EST/7AM PST. The number to call isn’t posted yet, but will be right before they go live on this post.

SF’s Treasure Island Music Festival to Have Comedy Tent Presented by Funny or Die

September 24, 2015

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The Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco will be the latest big time music and arts festival to add a comedy tent to its line-up. On Oct. 17th and 18th, Funny or Die will host a comedy tent called The Blah Blah Blah featuring performances by:

Tim Heidecker
Jerrod Carmichael
Jonah Ray
Chris Gethard
Jon Dore
With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus
Throwing Shade with Erin Gibson & Bryan Safi
Hey™: An Afternoon with Kate Berlant and John Early
Guy Braunum Presents: Talk Show: The Game Show
Michelle Wolf
Max Silvestri
Barry Rothbart
Jermaine Fowler

That’s a real good line-up and you shouldn’t miss it if you can get to San Francisco that weekend. Oh, Chvrches, Run the Jewels, and Father John Misty will be there as well just in case you needed the extra encouragement. What’s really amazing is that Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy Festival will be finishing its run at the same time in Austin, TX.

Get your tickets/passes here.

While Awaiting News About Another Season of “The Chris Gethard Show”, Chris Gethard Is Going on Tour

September 1, 2015

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Gethard’s going from coast to coast, though he’s probably not doing as much as hitchhiking as he has done in the past.

The doozy of a first season of The Chris Gethard Show on Fusion has come to a close and rather than sit on his laurels and wait for a phone call, Chris Gethard is hitting the road. (By the way, you can watch the entire season on the show’s YouTube channel right here.)

If you’re wanting to see more of Chris Gethard soon and with certainty, you can catch Chris live all around North America over the next few months at these times and places below:

-9/19 Saturday – Eugene Mirman Fest @ Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY
-9/21 Monday – Career Suicide (Solo Show) with Laura Stevenson @ Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY
-9/30 Wednesday 7PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Comedy Bar in Toronto, ON
-9/30 Wednesday 11PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Rivoli in Toronto, ON
-10/1 Thursday 9PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Rivoli in Toronto, ON
-10/1 Thursday 11PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Comedy Bar in Toronto, ON
-10/2 Friday 7PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Rivoli in Toronto, ON
-10/3 Saturday 9PM – Career Suicide (Solo Show) at JFL 42 @ Garrison in Toronto, ON
-10/3 Saturday MIDNIGHT – The Alternative Show with Andy Kindler at JFL 42 @ Royal Theater in Toronto, ON
-10/9 Friday – Trill Comedy Festival in Houston, TX
-10/15 Thursday – FSU-Club Down Under in Tallahassee, FL
-10/18 Sunday – Treasure Island Festival in San Francisco, CA
-10/22 Thursday 8PM – Sagher and Gethard @ UCB Chelsea in NYC, NY
-10-30-11/1 Halloween Weekend – The Fest in Gainesville, FL
-1/22/16-1/23/16 Friday and Saturday – Arlington Drafthouse w/guest Jo Firestone in Arlington, VA

Details and tickets can be found here.

Mike Birbiglia Is Writing and Directing a Dramedy About Doing Improv “Don’t Think Twice”

August 25, 2015

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If that wasn’t enough of a hook for you, take into consideration that the cast of this film will be comprised of Keegan-Michael Key, Chris Gethard, Kate Micucci, Gillian Jacobs, Tami Sagher, and Mike Birbiglia himself.

Don’t Think Twice will follow all the off-stage drama, jealousy, bitterness, etc. that often exists within an improv group.

If we we’re placing bets, we’d put a lot of money on this being an indie darling/film festival hit even though it has just gone into production.