Morning Debriefing 2/2/12
1) Dana Gould and Dave Grohl are making a rock band comedy for FX! Dana Gould and Dave Grohl are making a rock band comedy for FX! Dana Gould and Dave Grohl are making a rock band comedy for FX! Three times should be enough, right? No? OK… Dana Gould and Dave Grohl are making a rock band comedy for FX!
2) Also, Dana Gould now has a podcast, the Dana Gould Hour! Forget groundhogs, it’s Dana Gould’s day.
3) Last night on late night, Howard Stern was just as confused as the rest of us to whether the late night “war” between Letterman and Leno is still on. Tonight on late night, Jenny Slate will be on Conan (TBS 11PM) and Tim & Eric will be on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC 12AM)
4) You can watch why Comedy Central’s new sketch series Key & Peele killed it in the ratings because their first episode is online.
5) In things you can submit to news, you could win $100,000 by making a short documentary on innovation that’s had a positive impact for Focus Forward. We’re sure making it funny in some way helps.
6) Here’s our reasons why you should pick up and listen to John Mulaney’s New In Town.
7) Our picks for the 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at the Nerdist this week range from interviews with a children’s author to sexy revisionist history.
8) Riot LA’s Kickstarter totals: $21,162 of $20,000 with 1 day to go.
9) On today’s Puddin’, Eddie Pepitone found the best way to pick your cell phone service provider.
10) Perhaps, if any of the significant Republican candidates went to an open mic and saw the jokes that were made about them and how outlandish they are, they’d have a brief moment of clarity.
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