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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 240: John Hastings and the One After that Dumb Election in 2024
November 13, 2024
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
election, john hastings, los angeles comedy

After really, truly, deeply not having the time to do an episode last week because of one of the stupidest elections in our lifetime, we are grateful to reconvene with the Field Report and the realignment of comedy in LA and elsewhere with the ever gallivanting John Hastings (on the path to releasing 8 specials this year that you should very much enjoy and watch).

Follow John @thejohnhastings and watch his specials on YouTube here.

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

And Now For Some Perfect Election Thoughts from Jordan Firstman
November 6, 2020
News
ballot counting, election, jordan firstman

The impressions and characters of one Jordan Firstman have been a godsend during quarantine. Firstman’s specificity and cleverness with dreaming up all of his videos on Instagram have not only gotten him a big following on IG, but also got him into Vulture’s annual Comedians You Should and Will Know List.

For this week, Firstman made two absolutely perfect videos that score everything that we (and the rest of the universe) is going through.

Please enjoy them here and here and the rest of Firstman’s catalog @jtfirstman.

 

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Seems true idk

A post shared by Jordan Firstman (@jtfirstman) on Nov 5, 2020 at 1:14pm PST

 

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Don’t fuck this up – god

A post shared by Jordan Firstman (@jtfirstman) on Nov 2, 2020 at 9:20pm PST

And Now for a Special Election Day Episode of “Hack Into Broad City”
November 6, 2018
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abbi jacobson, broad city, comedy central, election, go vote, ilana glazer, midterms

It’s, at the same time, both a Broad City fix and a great reminder to go vote today from Abbi and Ilana.  

Please enjoy and, oh yeah, in case it wasn’t clear, go and vote today.

Stephen Colbert Signs Off on His Election Special with More Gravitas Than Jokes
November 9, 2016
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This is more of the type of monologue that late night hosts engage in when a national tragedy has just happened. 

This election had not been called at the time, but Stephen Colbert closed his live election special on Showtime as best he could without alienating anyone too much. The tension was beyond palpable in the room (as it probably still is around the world while you’re reading these very words) and he handled it with as much grace as anyone could muster in this situation.  

Watch it here.

Samantha Bee Reminisces with and Talks Wanting the Election to Be Over with Stephen Colbert
October 2, 2016
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cbs, election, full frontal, hillary, interview, late show, samantha bee, stephen colbert, trump

These Daily Show with Jon Stewart alums, Samantha Bee and Stephen Colbert, seem to be in the highest of highs with comedy hosting their own big time shows.

As such, when Bee stopped by on Colbert they got a bit nostalgic for both their time at The Daily Show and the days of their lives that didn’t have to focus on the election.

Watch it here.

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to Do Hour Long Election Specials and Up Digital Presence
August 1, 2016
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to Do Hour Long Election Specials and Up Digital Presence

That’s all good with us. 

Samantha Bee and Full Frontal have not let us down with their election coverage, especially after buying a Herman Cain bus to travel to the RNC and putting Sam’s face over Herman’s. 

We can’t wait to see what Sam does with these upcoming specials and mid-week segments.

Will Forte Reprises Tim Calhoun to Announce a Run for President
June 24, 2016
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election, parody, run for president, tim calhoun, tonight show, will forte

If you’re scouting third party candidates to vote for in November, may we suggest Will Forte’s Tim Calhoun who just very meekly threw his name in the ring. 

Watch his announcement on The Tonight Show here and forget about the reality of how you’ll have of this election year for 5 minutes.

Watch Trailer for “Roseanne for President”
June 18, 2016
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documentary, election, eric weinrib, presidential race, roseanne barr, roseanne for president

You might have heard that groundbreaking comedian and sitcom star Roseanne Barr has ran for office of President of these United States. Compared to everything else that has happened in this election, it’s not that odd.

Director Eric Weinrib made a documentary following Roseanne on the campaign trail and it looks pretty crazy, especially when you take in the reality of a comedian actually running for POTUS.

Watch the trailer here, then look for it in theaters and on VOD on July 1st.  

truInside Goes Into Story of How “Election” Almost Didn’t Get Made
March 7, 2016
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alexander payne, election, reese witherspoon, tom perotta, trutv

Unquestionably one of the best films of the 90s, Election closed out the decade with a breakout performance from Reese Witherspoon and a great directorial showing from Alexander Payne.

TruTV’s truInside will explore the behind-the-scenes story of how improbably Election was to make despite being looked back as a brilliant satirical comedy that will probably hold up for decades to come.

Here’s a preview before tonight’s episode that airs at 10PM on TruTV.

John Oliver Wastes No Time Giving the Low Down on Voter ID Laws
February 15, 2016
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election, hbo, john oliver, last week tonight, voter id laws, voting

John Oliver and the team at Last Week Tonight pick up where they left off months ago by delving deep into the concept of those infamous ‘voter ID laws’, finding more than adequate fodder for roast style jokes of said laws.

So, welcome back Last Week Tonight as well as wise up about what those behind the voter ID laws are really up to here.

There’s Going to Be a Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Election Special on Hulu
January 21, 2016
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(via Variety)

This is the election coverage we both kind of need and deserve.

Thanks to Funny or Die and the existence of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog from the mind of Robert Smigel and the platform of Late Night with Conan O’Brien/Conan, there will be a comedy special covering the 2016 presidential race hosted by Triumph. 

Let your mind run wild with how great and off-the-rails that will go. 

The special will be called Triumph’s Election Special 2016 and will steam on Hulu starting next month.

We can only imagine what Smig– cough– Triumph has to say about his name being really close to Trump’s. 

Fusion Put “No, You Shut Up! Election Special Report #2″ on YouTube
November 23, 2015
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The second special episode of No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins is now on YouTube in full, thanks to Fusion.

You can see more puppets and Paul debate it out as well as Patton Oswalt “announce” a presidential run and the NYSU team actual talk to real life California State Assembly member, Ted Lieu.

Watch it all here to get your NYSU fix until it comes back for its fourth season on Feb, 4th.

John Oliver Shows That India Can Make News Just as Overwhelming as We Do Here In The U.S.
May 19, 2014
Uncategorized
election, hbo, india, john oliver, last week tonight, news coverage

From last night’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, John Oliver showed how crazy Indian news coverage went when announcing the India’s recent election results. As it turns out, they give CNN, MSNBC, etc. a run for their money.

Watch the clip here.

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