Sundance 2014 Adds Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, and More David Cross to Its Lineup
Sundance should be thrilled that David Cross’ Hits and Nick Offerman’s American Ham directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts are coming to Park City, UT next year.
That’s right: Offerman has apparently made American Ham, his traveling stage show, into a movie.
David Cross Will Guest Star In A New Dungeons And Dragons Episode Of ‘Community’
In case you don’t know, Dan Harmon is a dedicated fan of Dungeons and Dragons (he plays it live on his podcast Harmontown) and is bringing that together on this latest season of Community along with the likes of David Cross.
So, it looks like there will be plenty to look forward to this season of Community in terms of it going wherever it wants.
In promotion of their book Hollywood Said No!, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross chatted with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night as to what exactly Hollywood executives rejected time and time again, but we have a feeling that it’s pretty great anyway.
Watch the interview here and then pick up the book here.
Hollywood Said No! by David Cross, Bob Odenkirk and Brian Posehn Out Now
“Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes and Abandoned Darlings from The Creators of Mr. Show” are available now in David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, and Brian Posehn’s book “Hollywood Said No!"
Just that should be enough of a pitch for you to buy it, but you might be interested in the audiobook version as well narrated by Cross and Odenkirk.
It’s kind of weird that David Cross is going on tour with Bob Odenkirk and goes on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote it, then Bob is just busy, right and can’t be there?
RIght? Well, luckily, Cross’ biggest fan was there to make up for it. Watch the clip here.
David Cross To Make Directorial Debut With Indie Comedy ‘Hits’
David Cross is going to have an indie comedy in his first go at being a director hopefully making the rounds soon with Matt Walsh, James Adomian, Michael Cera, David Koechner, Amy Sedaris, and more.
So, we’ll all basically see ‘Hits’ whenever this hits theaters.
Wits, the true blue variety show taped, broadcast, etc. from the Fitzgerald Theater in Minnesota just announced the line-up for their series of shows coming this fall and it almost reads like a festival line-up.
In addition to have great musical acts such as Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, Yo La Tengo, and Busdriver, Paul F. Tompkins, Tim Heidecker, Dave Hill, Jim Gaffigan, Maria Bamford, David Cross, Ellie Kemper, and more are set to be part of various Wits episodes often in pretty great mini radioplays.
Luckily, they do tape much of the show and put it on YouTube like this clip of Maria Bamford and Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy from Rifftrax spin on the Wizard of Oz.
David Cross partnered with Syd Butler at French Kiss Records and the Orchard Video Network to create FKR.TV, another online content network to feature original content, many of which will be in the form of a comedy web series.
“Law of the Land” is one of their first series that has a pretty great cast in Baron Vaughn, Brendon Small, Samm Levine, Chris Walsh, Ron Lynch, Matt Besser, James Urbaniak, Phil Lamarr, as well as the show’s writer Ali MacLean in a comedic take on Homeland.
We have yet to see a trailer or teaser before the premiere on Aug. 15th, but we definitely think you should keep an eye on this like we’ll be doing.
We have heard off hand announcements from Bob Odenkirk that both he and David Cross would be doing a tour of sorts for both promotion of their book as well as just to perform for awhile now, but the days to that coming to be are closer and more real.
Odenkirk just tweeted that not only will all the above happen, but Brian Posehn will be joining them and tickets will go on soon for their tour that begins in September. Dates and pre-sale tickets links can be found @mrbobodenkirk on Twitter.
David Cross Developing Show at Showtime
We’re always happy to hear that David Cross is developing another comedy and not doing something like another Chipmunks movie.
Without the benefit of a big budget, It’s A Disaster turned out to be one hell of a low key apocalypse dark comedy nicely written and directed by Todd Berger. It won’t have as much explosions or cameos from A-list celebrities (there’s David Cross, America Ferrera, and Julia Stiles if that’s what you looking for) left and right, but, if you get a chance, buy it and watch it on the recently released DVD.
For the new season of Arrested Development, Tobias Funke (David Cross) still, apparently, has not given up his dream of acting. How do we know that? Just check this recently posted acting reel claiming he could be inserted anywhere.
In this video, you will hear David Cross say the names Reggie Watts, Improvised Shakespeare Company, Cristela Alonzo, Ed Helms, James Adomian, Maria Bamford, and more because they’ll all be at The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival this year.
See who else David Cross names and then get passes here because you know you want to.
Bob Odenkirk & David Cross Adding Stand-Up Tour to Promoting to Their Book
Two things regarding this:
1) This should be really great and you try to get tickets when they go on sale.
2) If you do get to go, resist in yelling out the name of your favorite Mr. Show sketch in the hopes that they’ll do it live.
The Nielsen Company, in an attempt to more accurately represent viewership of TV shows with the current advent of the Internet and home/mobile devices, has agreed to expand the scope of their reported TV ratings to include Netflix, Amazon Instant, Xbox, Playstation, and the iPad. This is in addition to their Nielsen Twitter rating.
However, it was announced last month that the movie It’s A Disaster starring David Cross (it has a great trailer if you haven’t seen it already) from Oscilloscope will be put on the new 6 second video Twitter based app Vine.
We’re not exactly sure how all of this will play out or how much growing pains we’ll go through, but the once very segmented realms of movies, television, and the Internet are melding together, which is good, we believe, in the long run.
A bunch of dysfunctional people are getting together to have brunch at a house and while issues rise to the surface, then the world might end, during their brunch. Along with David Cross, “It’s A Disaster” looks very enticing.
1) Whatever you think of Katt Williams and his comedy, he deserves a round of applause for standing by his material and what he said on stage in this interview on CNN. [via Laughspin]
2) Patton Oswalt’s Finest Hour is upon us next week (as long as you get Showtime).
3) National Sketch Writing Month is a real thing that’s happening RIGHT NOW. [Via Splitsider]
4) While a long running open mic in Long Beach closes, another one rises. Next week at Max Steiner’s (2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA) from 10PM to Midnight, Jerry Brandt and Chris Adams will do exactly that.
5) Wisepix’s The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List for 9/4-9/10.
6) Though we’re sure you’ve probably seen this on much more high profile sites then ours, HDNet picked up Goodnight Burbank and David Cross will have an recurring role on Modern Family.
7) As the Joan Rivers episode of Louie expired on Hulu, I edited and expanded The Comedian’s Guide to Feeling Better About Making It In Comedy and posted it on Laughspin. Read both and you probably won’t care about one which one makes you feel better (even if you don’t do comedy).
8) ON THE HORIZON
Weird Al Yankovic @ City National Grove of Anaheim Fri. Nov. 11th 8PM $40/$65
Weird Al Yankovic @ Pantages Theatre Sat. Nov. 12th 8PM $50-$75
9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Meltdown Presents Comedy at the FYF Fest @ LA State Historic Park 12:15PM/2:40PM/4:25PM $40
Hannibal Buress @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Underground Annex Theater 8PM $5
Two-Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories, Books, & Cafe 8PM FREE
Battleship Pretension @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Long Way Down @ “The Scum Palace” (on the roof) 8PM FREE
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
Hour of Power Presented by the Devastator @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The Midnight Show w/Jerry O’Connell @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
The Tomorrow Show Presents 5 Minutes or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $5
10) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
11) Watched 5 romantic comedies yesterday and while already noting that such fairy tale relationships like those never happen, the male leads also put up with an unrealistic amount of bullshit.
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E-Commando Episode 2 starring Jason Nash (@Jason23Nash) and the voice of David Cross who puts KITT to shame.