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Jimmy Kimmel Live Was All in Honor of Fred Willard Last Night

May 19, 2020

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The passing of Fred Willard happened only a few days ago and his absence is still reverberating through the millions and millions of people he brought joy and laughter to.

Certainly, Jimmy Kimmel felt the loss deeply as Willard was a dear friend and a very, very frequent bit player on Jimmy Kimmel Live. So, last night, Kimmel dedicated the entire episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live to the memory of comedy legend Fred Willard. Kimmel himself personally honored him by recounting some of his favorite memories in working with Fred as well as running down a plethora of characters that he has played for Jimmy over the years.

Watch, reminisce, enjoy (and maybe get a little teary eyed) here.

R.I.P. Fred Willard, 1933-2020

May 16, 2020

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Earlier today, comedy legend (truly, a comedy legend label that’s well earned) Fred Willard passed away earlier today at the age of 86.

Best in Show, This Is Spinal Tap, Anchorman, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Carol Burnett Show, SNL, The Tonight Show, and Tim & Eric’s Awesome Show, Great Job! are just scratching the surface of Willard’s very long, storied career. Fred Willard has spanned the decades, the genres, the types of comedy and not only maintained his own style of comedy, but always delivered in whatever role he’s playing. In fact, he often has the best moments of an entire movie or episode even though he may not be in the lead role (just see any of the above movies/shows).

Please spend tonight going down a YouTube rabbit hole and binge watching all of his work.

We’ve Got Tickets for You to Win to IMF Myeloma’s Stacked Comedy Celebration

November 1, 2017

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We gave you heads up about this pretty unbelievable comedy charity benefit for the International Myeloma Foundation several weeks ago. Just read that line-up* a few times over before you realize that they’re all on one show.

It comes as no surprise to you that tickets are at $100 right now.

However, through the promo code “Final50″, you can get orchestra seating tickets for $50 here.

Beyond that, for you, our TCB loyal, we’ve got a few pairs of tickets to giveaway. You can enter to win here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways.

*performers subject to availability

September 15, 2017

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Not only is this line-up pretty much as stacked as it can get, you’ll be going through decades of comedy history from Robert Klein and Fred Willard all the way to Kumail Nanjiani and Nikki Glaser.

Oh yeah, you’ll also be supporting the International Myeloma Foundation while doing so.

The 11th Annual Comedy Celebration is set for 8PM on Saturday, November 4th at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Tickets range from $75-$1000 and you can get them here.

Please Enjoy Matt Ingebretson and Pat Bishop’s Award Winning Short Film “Oh Damn”

August 1, 2017

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As Tribeca Film Festival Selection and a Nonplussed Fest Audience Award Winner and a nod from us here at TCB, we think you ought to enjoy this short film “Oh Damn” (which includes a great cameo by Fred Willard) from two personal favorite writer/director/comedians of ours, Pat Bishop and Matt Ingebretson.

December 8, 2016

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The annual Santa-Thon here in LA returns with host Fred Willard complete with a stacked line-up of comedy, variety, and music including:

The Lampshades – Kate Flannery (The Office) and Scot Robinson (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
Wayne Federman (Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Curb)
Illeana Douglas (Entourage),
Jo Anne Worley (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In)
Chris Fairbanks – (Almost Genius, Conan)
Nikki Glaser – (Not Safe, Comedy Central)
Jimmy Brogan – (Carson, Letterman, Conan)
Todd Glass (The Todd Glass Show)
Henry Phillips (Comedy Central Presents)

The Santa-Thon is being held at ACME Comedy Hollywood on Wednesday, December 14th & Thursday, December 15th. Tickets are $20 online and $25 at door and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Trailer for Christopher Guest’s “Mascots” Is Finally Here

September 1, 2016

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Arguably, the father of mockumentaries, Christopher Guest, has his latest film coming very soon to Netflix.

After covering the worlds of hair metal, dog shows, folk music, and more, Guest points his focus towards the world of mascots with his usual suspects of Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, and Parker Posey as well as the delightful Zach Woods, Bob Balaban, Sarah Baker, Christopher O’Dowd, Jane Lynch, Ed Begley Jr., and more.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but this is one of the funniest trailers we’ve seen in awhile.

Look for Mascots to start streaming on October 13th on Netflix.

Season 2 of The Birthdays Boys on IFC to Have Tenacious D, Tony Hale, Casey Wilson, More

September 3, 2014

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

IFC is not only having The Birthday Boys return at 11:30PM on Oct. 17th, but the show is set to have the likes of Kyle Gass, Jack Black, Sandra Bernhard, Scott Aukerman, Chris Elliott, Carmen Electra, Horatio Sanz, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, Fred Willard, Paul Scheer, Thomas Lennon, Doris Roberts, Tim & Eric, and way more guest starring in their second season.

So, along with Comedy Bang! Bang!’s mega sized season, add this to your regular IFC viewing schedule.

Fred Willard To Co-Star In Amy Poehler’s NBC Comedy Pilot ‘Old Soul’

February 27, 2014

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Fred Willard To Co-Star In Amy Poehler’s NBC Comedy Pilot ‘Old Soul’

This news means Natasha Lyonne, Rita Moreno, Nick Thune, and now Fred Willard will now be starring in a pilot produced by Amy Poehler and directed by David Wain.

Sounds pretty grand, right?

We hope that we get to see this relatively soon whether it gets a series order, which we sincerely are hoping for, or not.