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Pick of the Day: Guilty Treasure (in LA) 8/27
August 20, 2021
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Thankfully, another show that we are so dearly glad that survived to this side of the pandemic. We tried very hard to never miss Guilty Treasure pre-lockdown as hosts Bryan Cook and Andy Wood assembled many of LA’s funniest individuals to revel in their favorite guilty pleasure songs (and, of course, filling us all in on the background of said song).

Hearing those covers of said songs after hearing what sort of journey a comedian has been on with it usually, for our money, makes it way better.

So, we’re very, very glad to tell you that Guilty Treasure is set for their first in-person show since long, long ago on Aug. 27th at 8PM PT at the Eastside’s Permanent Records Roadhouse (the improbable, but very real hip bar/record store/music & comedy venue). Their line-up, by the way, is worthy of you just going no matter what they’re doing. Slate for the evening is David Wain, Laraine Newman, Albert Hickman, Dylan Gelula, and Langston Kerman. Bryan, Andy, Charlie Paxon, and Rick Wood will make up the band that will be dishing out the guilty treasure hits.

Tickets are $10.

Pick of the Day: Looking Forward to It with Josh Gondelman (in Support of Fair Fight) 5/10
May 6, 2021
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So, state by state, it seems as though new restrictive voting laws are being put in place and enacting how little the voting body of this country is and who gets to be part of it (Florida is the latest perpetrator, FYI). Don’t be mistaken; it’s turning back the clock of history and moving forward as a society.

With that in mind, one should always be in attendance and support the marvelous comedy show Looking Forward to It with Josh Gondelman as it is a show dedicated to both continuing the fight for voter engagement and representation in the very crucial years to come and give you a top shelf night of comedy. This month, one of the most effervescent comedians around, Josh Gondelman, will assemble the brilliance of David Wain, Sara Schaefer, Khalid Rahmaan, Alison Leiby, and Dan Fox and raising money for the amazing efforts of Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight.

Get in on the fun and the fight with your tickets (starting at a $20 suggested donation) here. This edition of Looking Forward to It with Josh Gondelman goes live on Mon. May 10th at 5PM PT/8PM ET, presented by Nowhere Comedy Club on Zoom.

Pick of the Day: Zoom with The State (Benefit for CA Immigrant Resilience Fund & NAACP)
June 8, 2020
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A reunion of one of the most foundational sketch troupes and absurdist comedy of all time, The State, is a rarity. Leave it to a time like now where supporting organizations like the NAACP and the California Immigrant Resilience Fund is more important than ever for The State to reconvene to do a live reading of their favorite sketches, visit unreleased material, do a Q&A as well as an exclusive memorabilia auction.

Slated to appear will be almost all of The State including Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain.

All of this will be taking place on Zoom this Wed. Jun. 10th at 6PM PT/9PM ET. You can and should get your tickets here.

David Wain and A.D. Miles Look to Revolutionize the Sitcom Format with a Daily Sitcom “Today’s Special”
November 5, 2019
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David Wain and A.D. Miles Look to Revolutionize the Sitcom Format with a Daily Sitcom “Today’s Special”

Rather than churn out another topical late night show or a fish-out-of-water multi-cam sitcom that will get cancelled before reaching the end of its first season, WarnerMedia Entertainment is letting the likes of David Wain and A.D. Miles, two very beloved comedic minds, do something truly ambitious (maybe even more ambitious than the two-hour live late night variety show Vice Live).

So, Today’s Special is set to be a sitcom with a new episode released daily (probably four or five a week) that takes place entirely at a diner with its staff and patrons talking about the day’s events, but in a sitcom form. It’ll have a single camera feel, which essentially means that every episode will likely have to be a “bottle episode”, which could make for something revolutionary as a sitcom, especially with Wain and Miles at the helm. If anything, they could be more on the ball about making topical jokes in a sitcom format than South Park does. 

Technically, it’s at the pilot stage, but 4 episodes have been ordered as the show’s ambitious format kind of demands it. 

Off the concept alone, we’d love to see this go to series just so we all can see what Today’s Special would actually be like.

Trailer for “Wet Hot American Summer 10 Years Later” Shows Some Things Never Change, Especially If They’re as Ridiculous as Camp Firewood
June 22, 2017
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Wet Hot American Summer did their prequel and now they’re going forward in time to the 90s for a sequel that takes place 10 years after the original.

As mentioned above, the jump in time doesn’t change certain things as hijinks still abound all around Camp Firewood. See for yourself in the series trailer.

Look for the episodes of Wet Hot American Summer Ten Years Later to stream on Netflix on Friday, August 4th.

Lo and Behold, There Is a New Video/Sketch/Short/Offering from Stella
March 21, 2017
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David Wain, Michael Showalter, and Michael Ian Black reunited for the most recent SF Sketchfest to give us and the whole world a new piece from Stella, their renowned sketch troupe.

We could you give more description/explanation, but we’re betting that you’re already watching it rather than reading this, so we won’t waste anymore of your time and just allow you to watch the new “Rip Van Winkle” from Stella.

TBS Developing Moon Cruise from Wet Hot American Summer Team Starring Michael Ian Black
December 19, 2016
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TBS Developing Moon Cruise from Wet Hot American Summer Team Starring Michael Ian Black

David Wain, Michael Showalter, Jonathan Stern, and Michael Ian Black do their version of the Love Boat set in space with Black starring.

That’s the gist of this project and, from just that, we’re ready to hear about a series order coming down from TBS.

Really, TV is only better when we get to see more from the power players behind Wet Hot American Summer.

Another Period’s Season 2 Trailer Gets More ‘One-Percent-ier’ Than Ever
June 2, 2016
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If there’s a takeaway from the trailer from the brand new season of Comedy Central’s Another Period, it’s probably to never challenge the outrageously wealthy to be more outrageous, especially in The Gilded Age. 

The Bellacourts will see your challenge for this second season and raise you as much havoc as they can afford and then some as they probably have some more money stashed away somewhere or can marry into more wealth.

See for yourself in the season two trailer here.

Look for the series premiere in two weeks on Wednesday, June 15th at 10PM on Comedy Central.

Another Period Gets Picked Up for 3rd Season Before 2nd Season Premiere
May 23, 2016
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Just as the Kardashians are sticking around, The Bellacourts aren’t going anywhere either.

Another Period, Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome’s series based on real turn-of-the-century opulence is going to keep showing off the 1% of the 1900s being as wasteful as they can possibly be for a 3rd season at Comedy Central. 

Season 2 doesn’t premiere until next month on June 15th, but the renewal just got announced today, which hopefully means Comedy Central knows something really great about season 2 that the rest of us don’t.

Netflix Orders Another Wet Hot American Series Set Ten Years Later
April 27, 2016
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So, everyone will be slightly closer to their real age this time around.

Next year, Netflix will release 8 episodes of Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later with David Wain and Michael Showalter back at the helm.

Here are the campers themselves to tell you this is really happening.

There are no details on how much or if all the cast is coming back and what might happen. However, we’d guess that they’ll probably be able to get most of the cast back considering that they were able to do it before.

The Cast of Netflix’s National Lampoon Biopic Now Has Seth Green, Thomas Lennon, Jon Daly, Will Forte, Joel McHale, Matt Walsh, John Gemberling, Domnhall Gleeson, Martin Mull, and Natasha Lyonne
April 12, 2016
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(via Variety)

Oh yeah, David Wain is also directing.

Netflix is adapting Josh Karp’s book A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever into a full length feature biopic, which is already enticing by itself.

The ensemble cast that has been assembled has been kind of a dream team with the aforementioned Green, Lennon, Daly, Forte, McHale, Walsh, Gemberling, Gleeson, and Mull along with Natasha Lyonne being the latest to sign on.

With Wain at the helm, A Futile and Stupid Gesture is as buzzworthy as it can get before production has even started.

David Wain Really Wanted a Lip Sync Battle on The Tonight Show During His and Michael Showalter’s Interview
July 24, 2015
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You’re going to watch the Wet Hot American Summer prequel series on Netflix, right? Of course, you are.

So, knowing that, creators David Wain and Michael Showalter opted to talk less about the show and go for a great bit that interrupts their interview.

Watch it here.

Also, be sure to watch Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp on July 31st on Netflix.

“Wet Hot American Summer” Series at Netflix to Have Almost All of The Original Cast
January 9, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Not only is Wet Hot American Summer now set to come back to your life, it’s going to come back as a series at Netflix with nearly everyone you came to love in the original Wet Hot American Summer. 

David Wain and MIchael Showalter are back behind the scenes for an 8 episode run with Amy Poehler, Ken Marino, Paul Rudd, Janeane Garofalo, Bradley Cooper, and more.

So, whoever had a Wet Hot American Summer closet shrine that was constantly praying for a sequel of some kind, it worked and we thank you for that.

Comedy Central’s 1900s Comedy “Another Period” Adds Michael Ian Black, David Koechner, Paget Brewster, David Wain, More
October 1, 2014
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Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast. 

Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.

While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.

Taran Killam, Bill Pullman, Rachael Harris, Rita Wilson, David Wain, and Bobby Moynihan Will Be in “Brothers in Law”
August 22, 2014
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(via Variety)

While there’s time off from SNL, SNL’s Taran Killam and Bobby Moynihan are back working with Lorne Michaels on a brand new film, Brothers in Law. The rest of the cast seems pretty solid as well with Rachael Harris, Bill Pullman, Rita Wilson, and David Wain.

Details as to the movie’s premise or plot are sparing, but we’d like to guess, just based of the title, that this would be the type of a movie that would have a great showdown with Step Brothers.

‘They Came Together’ Is The Meta Romantic Comedy You’ve Been Waiting For
July 7, 2014
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‘They Came Together’ Is The Meta Romantic Comedy You’ve Been Waiting For

David Wain’s satirical romantic comedy that pokes fun at the very motifs and conventions that define romantic comedies as a genre is pretty damn hilarious. 

Please go watch it while you still can (showtimes are at the link above). 

David Wain Confirms Wet Hot American Summer Prequel
June 19, 2014
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David Wain appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers this week mostly to promote the upcoming meta rom com They Came Together.

However, he also let us know that the supposed Wet Hot American Summer Prequel is really happening. Watch the confirmation here.

David Wain in Running to Replace Edgar Wright on Ant-Man
June 7, 2014
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David Wain in Running to Replace Edgar Wright on Ant-Man

Marvel Studios is scrambling with getting a new director for Ant-Man ever since Edgar Wright walked away from the project. Since then, Adam McKay was in talks to take the gig, but then couldn’t find time in his schedule. 

Now, David Wain might be up for directing Ant-Man. If he takes this on, this would be Wain’s first time directing a comic book movie and probably one of the most intriguing pairings between director and a comic book movie in recent memory.

Netflix in Talks for ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ TV Series
May 23, 2014
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Netflix in Talks for ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ TV Series

While most broadcast networks are ditching their comedy slates, we’re glad to see that Netflix is possibly taking on reviving Wet Hot American Summer for a prequel series. David Wain and Michael Showalter are going to round up as much of the original cast as possible in case this news isn’t already exciting enough.

Watch Trailer for Meta Rom Com “They Came Together” with Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler
April 29, 2014
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Watch Trailer for Meta Rom Com “They Came Together” with Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler

For those of you tired of the rom com genre being so repetitive that merely A-list stars take turns having roles in different locales where two “unlikely” people fall in love, then David Wain and Michael Showalter’s They Came Together starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler might just be for you.

Just watch the trailer over at Buzzfeed (in the link above) and see for yourself. They Came Together is coming out on Jun. 27th, the same day as Transformers: Age of Extinction, but we can only hope that a stereotypical rom com also comes out on the same date.

There’s a Sundance Film Festival in London Featuring Many of The Great Indie Comedies From U.S. Sundance
March 25, 2014
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There’s a Sundance Film Festival in London Featuring Many of The Great Indie Comedies From U.S. Sundance

Since 2012, there has been a Sundance Film Festival in London that brings many of the films discovered in Park City, UT at the flagship Sundance Film Festival.

As there is a lack of exposure of our own indie films in general here in the States, there’s definitely a lack of exposure over in the U.K. That’s why, if you’re in London are going to be there in late April, maybe you can check out, catch, discover the likes of David Cross’ Hits, Frank with Michael Fassbender, They Came Together with Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler, Obvious Child with Jenny Slate, The Trip to Italy with Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom, and plenty of other indie comedies that made their U.S. festival debut earlier this year in Jan.

You’re Going to Want to Get Excited for “2776: A Millennium of American Asskickery”
February 3, 2014
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You’re Going to Want to Get Excited for “2776: A Millennium of American Asskickery”

Imagine a comedy album about the entire history of this country, even the 600 and then some years that haven’t happened yet featuring the talents of Will Forte, Ed Helms, Yo La Tengo, Aimee Mann, Andrew W.K., Robert Smigel, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, Martha Plimpton, Ira Glass, Eugene Mirman, Paul F. Tompkins and many more as put together by 
Rob Kutner, Joel Levinson, Stephen Levinson along with this music video with Aimee Mann dressed as a common cold and David Wain.
OK, so that sounds pretty fantastic right?
Well, it’s a real thing coming this July 4th called 2776: A Millennium of American Asskickery and it supports the charity OneKid OneWorld. If that doesn’t peak your interest, then we just don’t know what to do.

David Wain To Direct Amy Poehler’s NBC Pilot ‘Old Soul’
February 1, 2014
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David Wain To Direct Amy Poehler’s NBC Pilot ‘Old Soul’

David Wain is going to direct an Amy Poehler pilot at NBC and while there isn’t any commitment to air it, we’re sure the Internet would love to see this Old Soul pilot if it doesn’t get picked up to series.

The State Reunited on “@midnight”
January 28, 2014
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Though only Michael Showalter, Kerri Kenney, and Michael Ian Black were playing on “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” last night, The State indeed did come together, even if they were only slightly aware of it.

Watch the “reunion” here.

Watch Clip of Romantic Comedy You’d Hope To Get From Amy Poehler & Paul Rudd
January 14, 2014
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Watch Clip of Romantic Comedy You’d Hope To Get From Amy Poehler & Paul Rudd

David Wain’s latest film They Came Together starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd is premiering at Sundance, but Buzzfeed has an exclusive clip that promises a romantic comedy that what come from a member of The State/a kind of romantic comedy we’ve been waiting to see for awhile.

Click through to watch.

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