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Last Week Tonight Returns to 2017 to Examine Trump’s War with Truth and Buys Ads on Morning Cable News to Keep Him Informed

February 13, 2017

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Trump was not yet President since John Oliver and his Last Week Tonight team went on hiatus.

Now that we are on the other side and Trump is actually POTUS, it’s just a bit relieving to see that Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is also still here and doing the work that has gotten them so much well-deserved praise.

For their latest segment, they have to take on ‘you know who’ and not only do an exquisite job breaking down Trump’s constant battle against truth and offering up a direction to move forward, but they bought ads on the morning cable news shows that Trump watches in hopes that he might learn a real thing or two.

TJ Miller Added Fox 2 Detroit to His Ongoing Tour of Hijinks on Morning News Shows

June 26, 2015

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With a big dash of TJ Miller, the morning news is made all the better. Cities such as Omaha and Kansas City have found that out and now Detroit’s Fox 2 was the latest show to get the full TJ Miller morning news experience .

Watch TJ cover the weather, both physical and spiritual, do more “water bits” and…

…get into general goofball-ery with “The Nine” gang.

If There Was a Parody Fox News Panel Show Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, It Might Be Jason Saenz’s “Foxworthy & Friends”

May 30, 2015

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From the mind of Jason Saenz, comes a panel show that you might see on something like the Fox News Channel, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy and the “you might be a redneck” joke that will follow him forever.

On Foxworthy & Friends, he’ll have guests that aren’t his friends including Nick Offerman (played deftly by Frank Garcia Hejl)…

…Chris Gethard…

…Nate Fernald…

…Nick Turner…

…and Adam Newman.

For those of you that love when talk shows get out of hand, especially when the host has seem to lost a grip on things, you’ll dig Saenz as Foxworthy trying to shoehorn redneck into everything.

Watch Foxworthy and Friends here.

Moshe Kasher Gives an Excellent Response to a Fox News Contributor Who Wrote Him a Letter to Say He Wasn’t Funny

December 4, 2014

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Regular Fox News and CNN contributor Betsy Hart attended a live performance of Moshe Kasher’s recently with her daughter at Miami University and found it to be not to her liking. In fact, she not only didn’t like it, she didn’t find it funny… at all. This discovery of how unfunny she found Moshe Kasher prompted her to write him a letter personally telling Moshe how unfunny he is, referencing a bit, ironically enough, that is about how older generations have seen it all and there’s no need to censor yourself in their presence.

In most cases with most comedians, such a letter would be left to gather digital cobwebs in an e-mail archive, but Moshe felt the need to respond given Hart’s occupation and her insistence that she can “laugh at anything intelligent” amidst several other points in her letter.

Of course, Moshe’s response was brilliant and is a good template for any response to individuals who tell a comedian they aren’t funny, especially when the comedian has everyone else in the audience laughing.

Read both letters here in full.

Joe Mande & Noah Garfinkel Warn Us All About Going to a Taping of The Huckabee Show

November 26, 2013

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On last night’s episode of The Pete Holmes Show, comedians and writers Joe Mande and Noah Garfinkel share the best story about the worst way to go to a taping of the Fox News program The Mike Huckabee Show.

Basically, don’t go when you’ve eaten pot cookies. Watch them tell how terrifying the taping got here.

Morning Debriefing 6/21/11

1) The Humblebrag Hall of Fame-If you don’t know what @humblebrag or who Harris Wittels is, click through and read right now.

2) Norm’s Sport Show and the Onion Sports Dome were cancelled yesterday. Can sports and comedy not get along at the same time?

3) Episodes 4 and 5 of Kid Farm are up!!!

Kid Farm Channel
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4) OUT IN STORES RIGHT NOW: Alpocalypse (Deluxe Version) and Louie: Season One (DVD/Blu-ray Combo in DVD Packaging)!!! I know that you’re probably wondering how you can afford lunch at Taco Bell, but if you can swing it, pick both of these up. Here’s an extra scene from Louie to hold you over if you opt for the Bell.

5) This should be Reggie Watts’ next album cover. Also, he on Conan tonight on TBS 11PM.

6) Speaking of Conan, here’s Tom Segura…

7) The Worst is back!!! I mean, “The Worst” with Shannon Hatch and Danielle Stewart counting down 10 of the worst stories in the news throughout the week. Tune in 2PM right here.

8) The Comedy Garage is now available now available on Amazon!!!

9) Want to get involved with comedy?-Be an intern for one of the best shows in town, the Super Serious Show or write for comedy podcast hub, the Ploplist. Respectively, e-mail info@superseriousshow.com and/or info@ploplist.com if interested.

10) Jon Stewart’s commentary on his edited interview on Fox News. Unedited interview here.

11) Puddin’-“Tyler Perry”

12) ON THE HORIZON
Twentywonder (special thanks to Patton Oswalt)

13) COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar (1514 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA) 7PM FREE
From Screen to Stage @ Laugh Factory 8PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
Comedy Central Showcase @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Revolver @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5

14) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
IRON GIANT OPEN MIC @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/mixed mic/no purchase neccesary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided

15) This Tracy Morgan apology tour is bordering on Lebron’s “Decision”. It’s overkill. Anyone with me on this?

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Morning Debriefing 6/19/11

1) Jon Stewart literally on Fox News.

2) The Pod F. Tompkast Comedy Lightbox-This is what SkyMall should be pushing.

3) In honor’s of Father’s Day and Jackie Kashian’s Dad…

4) Concert film seeks Christian comic (or even a comic who happens to be Christian).

5) Jesse Miller Day Dream-It’s weird that I have to qualify this video like this, but, really, it’s worth the 47 seconds.

6) What Dan Harmon and Co. think of the universe of Will Smith

7) The Americans for Fairness in Awarding Journalism Prizes believes the Onion deserves a Pulitzer. SUPPORT THEIR CAUSE!!! [via Huffington Post]

8) Father’s Day Cards that should be on Hallmark Shelves

“Think of how great you’d feel if you weren’t paying child support. Happy Father’s Day.” –Jeremy Paul

“Happy Father’s Day, thanks for leaving when I was four years old.”
–Johnny Gold

“When I was a kid, I had one of those nets you throw a baseball against and it bounces it back to you. Happy Father’s Day to that net.”
–Morgan Murphy

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Long Shot Podcast @ UCB Theatre 6PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Rob Christensen Album Taping @ Fanatic Salon 7:30PM FREE
Re-Animator @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Andrés Du Bouchet and the Walsh Brothers @ iO West 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Celebrity @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

10) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available

11) If we had a podcast, would anyone listen? (Also, this is a test to see who reads this far down the post)

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Morning Debriefing 6/15/11

1) The Comedian/King of Comedy 2? [via Punchline Magazine]

2) Jeff Garlin on Conan.

3) Thai Rivera’s releasing his album TOMORROW at the Ontario Improv at 8PM. The pic below can get you in for free (drag and drop to a folder or your desktop, and print).

4) Forget about exclusionary, overpriced dance clubs, check out The Legacy Music Dance Party with Brent Weinbach and Rob F.

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5) If you insist on getting your comedy through the small screen, the 2nd premiere night of Jon Benjamin Has a Van is tonight on Comedy Central 10:30PM and TOMORROW, Kyle Kinane is on Conan 11PM TBS.

6) NEW EPISODE OF KID FARM!!!

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7) Interview with Emily Gordon, the Nerdist Theatre Director. [via DelusionsOfGrandeur]

8) When you’re on the local news and Jimmy Kimmel parodies you, you’re doing something right. The Walsh Brothers’ planking video has done exactly that.

Planking Los Angeles: MyFoxLA.com

9) Tips to Get More of Stand-Up Videos. [via Connected Comedy]

10) Puddin’-“Justine Bateman”

11) ON THE HORIZON
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop @ Regent Theatre Fri. June 24th
Comedy Off The Record @ The Basement Lounge Sun. 26th 8PM $5
Everything is Festival @ Cinefamily June 30th-July 4th

12) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
LA Indie Improv Tournament @ Room 101 8PM For Donation
Meltdown @ Meltdown Comics 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar (at Dunes Inn) 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Mostly Normal Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5

13) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

14) Saw a guy recently tape the comic before him at an open mic and I warned him that he shouldn’t really be doing that to which he responded, “Oh, I just want to show what a good comedian is like and then me, a bad comedian.” Is that where we are at open mics now? Just being bad for instructional purposes?

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Morning Debriefing 6/6/11

1) Louis CK dropping in at the Frolic Show. You’ve got to wonder if he’ll come up with a bit about trendy Asian Restaurants after this.

2) The LA Improv Comedy Festival @ iO West starts today! (Yes, we reported yesterday that said festival would start today, but many people, when not reminded, think, “I remember that was supposed to start some time this month.” We’d like to try to avoid this for such events)

3) Jimmy Pardo’s Never Not Funny Podcast Season 9 is here!!!

4) Jon Stewart’s Ratings are Higher Than Fox News [via ManintheMittle (via PoliticusUSA)]

5) Why you never miss the monthly sketch barrage known as the Midnight Show at UCB Theatre [via LiezlWasHere].

Pre-movie Trivia

What Happens When You Lose at “Shoot Now, Ask Questions Later”

6) Puddin’-Pennies

7) ON THE HORIZON: At the Nerdist Theater
Pop & Politics w/Jimmy Dore Sat. June 11th 8PM $10
A Night with Jeff Garlin Mon. June 13th 8PM $10
Carnyville w/Dana Gould & David Koechner Thurs. June 23rd 8PM $10

8) COMEDY CRAWL
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Celebrity w/Joel McHale @ iO West 8PM $25
What’s Up Tiger Lily @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided

10) A kid asked me yesterday, “Does being a comedian pay well?” Oh, the things that little one will have to learn…

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