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Reductress Gets a Pilot Order for Late Night Show at Comedy Central with Abby Elliott Attached as Host

June 13, 2018
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Reductress Gets a Pilot Order for Late Night Show at Comedy Central with Abby Elliott Attached as Host

For those uninitiated with Reductress, “the Onion for feminism”, please go on a deep dive ASAP and get into their great satirical articles, podcasts, etc. that probably, at this point, surpass the simple comparisons to The Onion. 

Now that you’re hopefully caught up, you can get hyped that Reductress, co-created by Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo, is getting their own late night pilot over at Comedy Central that they’re calling The Reductress Hour. Abby Elliott will be hosting, but doing so in character. 

Whether that’s more or less in-character than Jordan Klepper is on The Opposition isn’t clear at this point, but given Reductress’ tone, we’d guess that they’ll be going as absurd as they can go. 

We can only hope that it gets picked up to series so we can see what that actually looks like.

Julian McCullough’s First Hour Special Premieres Tonight on Comedy Central

June 8, 2018
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The wild stories and succinct observations of Julian McCullough have had us busting up for years now and, finally, they’ll be presented in the form of an hour special for all of you to enjoy. 

With the great title of “Maybe I’m a Man”, it premieres tonight at midnight on Comedy Central.

Get a “delicious” taste of with Julian’s glass-shard-in-his-arm story here.

Please Enjoy Anti Rom Com Web Series “That’s How I Lost The Last One”

May 5, 2018
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That’s How I Lost The Last One follows a flawed, sad man played exquisitely by Jake Weisman and has singular talent for losing girlfriends over and over and over again. It is every bit the antithesis to a romantic comedy, which is why we love it.

This Comedy Central digital series comes from the sinisterly comedic mind of Zane Rubin and will probably be a go to for us when Valentine’s Day rolls around again. 

Watch and enjoy all three episodes here.

Comedy Central 2018-2019 Development Slate Includes an Arturo Castro Sketch Show, a Pilot Based on the Life of Awkwafina, a Rory Scovel Basketball Comedy Pilot, This Week at Comedy Cellar

April 18, 2018
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Comedy Central 2018-2019 Development Slate Includes an Arturo Castro Sketch Show, a Pilot Based on the Life of Awkwafina, a Rory Scovel Basketball Comedy Pilot, This Week at Comedy Cellar

With Broad City coming to its final season, you’re getting a look at Comedy Central’s hopes for their future.

Arturo Castro, who plays Jaime on Broad City, will be the next bet for the cable network’s sketch series with Alternatino (there were pretty fun digital episodes of this by the way) . Also, in connection with Broad City, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer will EP Gabe Liedman’s animated pilot Mall City USA.

This Week at Comedy Cellar will be the latest edition of Comedy Central’s vast collection of stand-up showcases series. However, this show will be focusing on comics developing fresh material including what they do behind the scenes.

Awkwafina, who audiences will get to know a little better when Ocean’s 8 comes out, is developing a pilot based on her life.

There is a pilot, Robbie, which probably affords the chance for Rory Scovel give a half-time sports speech. We are so on board for that.

If you though that the sketch show Friends of the People came to an end too early, there’s a chance you’ll get to enjoy alums Kevin Barnett and Josh Rabinowitz once more if their pilot Kevin vs. Josh goes to series.

Overall, there is plenty of promise here, leaving us to wonder if this will keep Comedy Central in the race with streaming services and premium cable networks that seem to be expanding their comedy line-ups more every season. 

April 17, 2018
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The tapings for the New Negroes will be happening with a live studio audience that you can be a part of next week at Sunset Las Palmas in Hollywood. Tickets are FREE, so long as you RSVP, and you really shouldn’t pass up a chance to see and be a part of Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle’s showcase series that will air on Comedy Central.

Acts to be featured include Chris Redd, Candice Thompson, Tone Bell, David Gborie, Ian Edwards, Sam Jay, Yassir Lester, George Wallace, Dulce Sloan, Dwayne Kennedy, and more.

Go 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.

Please Enjoy the ‘Irrational Fears’ of Jamie Loftus

April 16, 2018
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The absurdist way that Jamie Loftus explores her innermost anxieties and fears and presents them on stage, in videos, in animation, in articles, and, just from this past weekend, a Comedy Central digital series succinctly named Irrational Fears.

Jamie really goes to town with what that means and we love it. Watch the series here.

Comedy Central Renews Broad City for Fifth and Final Season and Signs Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson to First Look Deal

April 12, 2018
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Comedy Central Renews Broad City for Fifth and Final Season and Signs Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson to First Look Deal

Netflix has been pulling in the biggest names in comedy for well over a year now from networks, both broadcast and cable. 

Looks like Comedy Central does not want to lose stars and creative forces Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson in a similar fashion. Thusly (and smartly) have given Broad City a fifth season and the duo a first look deal with the goal of producing more of their projects.

You can look for the final season of Broad City to air in 2019, but bet on seeing Ilana and Abbi on Comedy Central well into the 2020s.

Ron Funches Will Be Taping His First Hour Special for Comedy Central This Summer

April 10, 2018
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Ron Funches Will Be Taping His First Hour Special for Comedy Central This Summer

“My first hour comedy special is taping June 19th at The Neptune in Seattle for @ComedyCentral. ????????❤️?❤️??❤️????. I need everyone to come out from Florence Oregon to Bellingham Washington. NW represent.”

–@RonFunches

It’s sincerely a mystery why it’s taken this long to give the wonderful, magical, hilarious Ron Funches an hour special (just go look up any of his clips on YouTube or listen to his album and you’ll want to see him do an hour just like we do). 

We’re glad that it’s happening and we’ll all get a chance to see it on Comedy Central in the not so distant future. If you have a chance to catch it in Seattle, you should absolutely go get tickets here.

April 2, 2018
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Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s Jon Stewart, will be doing his solo show over at the Comedy Central Stage on Thursday, April 12th and Monday, April 16th. It’s something you shouldn’t miss as one of the Middle East’s top satirists gives their perspective on the insanity of these times. 

Best of all, tickets are FREE w/RSVP here and here, respectively.

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

Chris Garcia Tells His Story of Trying Boxing to Win a Girl Back

March 28, 2018
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Normally, the stories featured on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening aren’t usually described as “sweet”, however Chris Garcia’s story of trying to win his girl back via boxing does definitely have all sorts of sweet throughout.

Don’t worry, there’s plenty of cursing and violence too (otherwise, it really wouldn’t be a TINH story, would it?)

Give it a watch and enjoy it here.

Get Your First Look at the Crazy Game Show Hosted by Reggie Watts, “Taskmaster”

March 26, 2018
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If you were to imagine what sort of games/obstacles/labors that one Reggie Watts were to put contestants through on a game show, it might involve the sort of thing that’d have you paint a picture of a horse whilst riding a horse.

See what other shenanigans abide in this preview here.

Then, look for Taskmaster to premiere on Comedy Central next month on Friday, April 27 at 11PM.

The President Show to Have Two “Make America Great-a-Thon” Specials on Comedy Central

March 15, 2018
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Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump is fed up with how the real Trump can’t get the money for all of his dumb ideas. 

So, they’ll be doing two “telethon specials” to raise the money that Congress won’t give him. It’s sure to be a lot of devilish, prescient fun.

The first one is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3rd at 11PM and the other one will take place later this Summer.

We’ll let Atamanuik/Trump do the rest of the talking.

Byron Bowers Tells One of the Darkest and Best Stories for This Is Not Happening

March 8, 2018
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The stories of comedian/actor Byron Bowers are something to be reckoned with in the best, most all-encompassing way possible. 

His story featured on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening is proof positive of this as well as what we said in the headline.

Watch and revel in it here.

Comedy Central Renews Corporate for Season 2

February 26, 2018
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Comedy Central Renews Corporate for Season 2

Despite the protestations of alt-right blogs and the Catholic League, the ultra-dark workplace comedy from Jake Weisman, Matt Ingebretson, and Pat Bishop called Corporate, will be returning for a second season at Comedy Central.

We have no doubt that they’ll be doubling down on the comedic nihilism and we’ll probably be enjoying every second of it just like their season 2 writing staff will be. 

Drunk History Gets Renewed for Sixth Season at Comedy Central

February 23, 2018
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Drunk History Gets Renewed for Sixth Season at Comedy Central

“Y’all serious?
Thank you to everyone who has worked and or supported this little show become what it is. Congrats to the best cast and crew in town! Let’s do this shit again. 16 episodes?! Ok fine #drunkhistory”
-@derekwaterss

That’s right, one of TV’s most entertaining history lessons will officially be getting a sixth season. Hopefully, this will bring about less repeating of history than has happened in the last year.

Ali Siddiq’s Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” Premieres This Friday

February 22, 2018
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Ali Siddiq’s new special It’s Bigger Than These Bars premieres on Comedy Central at 11PM this Friday. 

Siddiq performed and taped this special in front of an audience of inmates at a jail, which is made doubly interesting by the fact that Siddiq used to be incarcerated. Also, Siddiq has tapped his experiences and distilled them into damn funny stories.

While you’re waiting for the special to drop, you can see Ali chat with Desus & Mero about the whole process of making it and more here.

Line-up Announcement for Comedy Central’s 2018 Clusterfest Is a Drug Trip That Never Ends

February 16, 2018
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Kind of like an acid trip just seems to keep going and going and going and going and going, the line-up for the latest edition of Comedy Central’s SF based comedy festival Clusterfest keeps going including the likes of Jon Stewart, Tiffany Haddish, Last Podcast on the Left, Maria Bamford, Desus & Mero, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Paddy’s Pub, and much, much, much more.

See for yourself in the whole line-up announcement video here (you can see the “drug-free” line-up flyer below.  

Clusterfest will happen Fri. Jun. 1st-Sun. Jun. 3rd and 3-Day Admission starts at $282 (including fees). Get more details and tickets here.

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Louis Katz Tells the Story of Why He’s No Longer a Romantic Type of Guy

February 14, 2018
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We thought, as it is Valentine’s Day, that it would only be appropriate to share this fantastic story from Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening of how love twisted Louiz Katz inside out and produced a more hardened, embittered soul after it spat him out. 

In a way, this story just shows how powerful love is.

Please enjoy it here.

Krystyna Hutchinson Tells Her Story of Overcoming Jealousy of a Porn Star for True Love

February 14, 2018
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As Valentine’s Day looms in the coming hours, we thought it’d be kind of perfect to watch Krystyna Hutchinson’s fantastic story from this latest season of This Is Not Happening.

It’s a story of overcoming the odds to not only find true love, but come to peace with your own insecurities and anxities. Also, the co-creator of Guys We F****d’s tale is pretty NSFW. 

Enjoy it here.

February 12, 2018
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That’s right, we’ve managed to round up another bunch of comedians that you absolutely, unequivocally need to keep your eye on for another edition of The Comedy Bureau Most Wanted List.

It’s our personal picks of LA’s best stand-ups that deserve way more shine than they are currently getting and we sincerely hope that you come to see the brilliance that we see.

You can RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-comedy-bureaus-most-wanted-list-tickets-42658754483

You can also RSVP on the phone by calling (323) 960-5519.

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

Comedian (and Former Inmate) Ali Siddiq Did His Upcoming Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” at a Prison

February 10, 2018
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Comedian (and Former Inmate) Ali Siddiq Did His Upcoming Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” at a Prison

In this trailer, you can see that Ali Siddiq does indeed return to a prison to perform for those incarcerated like he once was. Obviously, this will have a much different feel than Jeff Ross’ roast special that happened at a prison as Siddiq spent more than few years behind bars.

By the way, if you haven’t seen Ali’s This Is Not Happening story, please watch it right away here.

Enjoy that until Ali’s special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” premieres on Friday, Feb. 23rd on Comedy Central.

Atamanuik’s Trump Gives Response to State of the Union, Then Gives Response to His State of the Union Response

January 31, 2018
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The President Show on Comedy Central is currently on hiatus, but that won’t stop from Anthony Atamanuik from making sure his Trump gets a word in after the POTUS had to read complete sentences from a teleprompter.  

So, without further adieu enjoy the President Show’s response and the response’s response to the State of the Union.

What Late Night Has Planned After Trump’s First State of the Union

January 30, 2018
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The very first State of the Union Address will be delivered by President Trump tonight live at 9PM EST/6PM PST. 

Of course, late night will not miss an opportunity to get right in on the aftermath as soon as POTUS finishes attempting (maybe) to speak like an adult.

So, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air immediately after coverage ends on CBS (meaning it’ll be primetime here on the West Coast). He’ll have the hosts of Pod Save America: Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau & Jon Lovett, 2 Dope Queens’ Jessica Williams & Phoebe Robinson as guests.

Trevor Noah and Jordan Klepper will go for a one-two punch by both going live after the State of the Union with The Daily Show and The Opposition at 11PM EST/8PM PST & 11:30PM EST/8:30PM PST respectively.

Oh, don’t forget that Jimmy Kimmel will being interviewing Stormy Daniels, the porn star that is making claims to have had an extramarital affair with Trump tonight as well at his normal time of 11:35PM.

Watch Roy Wood Jr. as Host of This Is Not Happening in Season 4 Trailer

January 24, 2018
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Roy Wood Jr. has taken over hosting duties from Ari Shaffir for the fourth season of Comedy Central’s storytelling series This Is Not Happening.

Per usual, there are very insane stories, several of which probably benefit from certain statutes of limitations being over, and crazy looking interstitials inspired by the title of the show. 

By the way, Roy looks pretty damn slick in his get up, doesn’t he?

Here’s the trailer.

This Is Not Happening season 4 premieres Friday, Feb. 2nd at Midnight on Comedy Central.

Drunk History, Baskets, Another Period, and The Detour All Return Tonight

January 23, 2018
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Very quickly, here’s what you need to watch/DVR/stream later somewhere online:

Drunk History Season 5 Premiere at 10PM on Comedy Central
Baskets Season 3 Premiere 10PM on FX
Another Period Season 3 Premiere 10:30PM on Comedy Central
The Detour Season 3 Premiere 10:30PM on TBS

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