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TCB Debriefing 7/21-8/10: Roy Wood Jr. on CNN, Inside Out TV Series, Saturday Night Trailer+++

August 10, 2024
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1. Roy Wood Jr. will be hosting his own topical panel show on, not Comedy Central, but CNN with Have I Got News For You. While The Daily Show did get Jon Stewart back, there is an unmistakable feeling that they missed out here.

2. Disney’s own version of Comic Con, D23, is this weekend and the big takeaway is that Mickey and company will be sticking with their big hits from Pixar in the form of an Inside Out series, another sequel to The Incredibles, and another sequel to Toy Story (which begs the question how much more existential crises can they explore through the nature of sentient toys).

3. Let’s call that a take 2 on Studio 60, but this time, from Jason Reitman that actually tackles the origin story of SNL head on (and it looks pretty damn great). Take a gander at the trailer for Saturday Night here, then look for it in theaters come Oct. 11th.

4. Adam Sandler took a big leap into the Safdie Brothers’ world when diving into Uncut Gems, and Josh Safdie is returning the favor by directing Sandler’s latest stand-up special, Love You (take a look at the trailer here). Let’s see if this leads to a Safdie Brothers slapstick comedy. Love You will hit Netflix later this month on Aug. 27th.

5. The High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver, CO is still one of the very best comedy festivals around (and is coming up soon on Sept. 19th-21st). Peep their first line-up announcement! THEN, go get your fest passes here.

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6. Given how truly insane the winds of change feels these days, a wave of absurdism/non-sequitur/unapologetic deconstructionist satire in a comedy special (as opposed to more litanies of crowd-work-fueled comedy specials) feels more than needed. Fortunately, Carmen Christopher has come through with his latest and very hilarious special Live from the Windy City that serves up many shots of all those ingredients in addition to thankfully showcasing Christopher’s stand up chops in a non-COVID-socially-distanced setting. If you’re any level of fan of I Think You Should Leave, you might recognized Carmen from a sketch or two and, as such, you’re really going to dig Live from the Windy City (after all, Tim Robinson does have his name attached to this special). Live from the Windy City is now streaming on VEEPS and you can (and should) stream it here.

7. While Abbott Elementary has the hearts and minds of America’s primetime viewing audience, FX is giving the high school work place comedy its own treatment with English Teacher from Brian Jordan Alvarez (that seems to have the same very satisfying bite that Election had over 20 years ago). Also, Sean Patton as Markie might be TV’s latest scene stealer. See for yourself with the trailer here, then look for the premiere on FX/Hulu on Sept. 2nd.

8. James Adomian, who voices many of your favorite adult animated series, is one of comedy’s best minds and voices and has been for years now. Thankfully, his very first hour special is due out on 800 Pound Gorilla on Aug. 16th and then, for everyone, on Sept. 19th. Please enjoy his retro comedy special trailer for Path of Most Resistance here.

9. After having some of the very best moments in season 1 of White Lotus, Natasha Rothwell is taking center stage with her very own series How to Die Alone, a comedy following a carpe-diem-turn for a woman who is afraid to fly, but works an airport. See what Natasha has up her sleeve with the trailer for How To Die Alone here, then look for it exclusively on Hulu come Sept. 13th.

10. Both Punkie Johnson and Molly Kearney are leaving SNL, which means the new cast announcement for the next season might be big (and plenty diverse).

11. Ramy Youssef has signed a first look deal with Netflix, which is yet another step for the rising comedy star. Note that this doesn’t mean he has the answer to achieving peace in the Middle East (only great jokes about it).

12. Quinta Brunson and Stephanie Hsu are teaming up on a comedy feature for Universal. No plot details are available at this time, which leaves us to assume that it’s about a multiverse of public schools that also don’t have enough funding.

13. It’s about time there was a Mitch Hedberg documentary especially considering that he set an intention of telling jokes without references so he could be timeless. Keep an eye out for this doc from 222-2222 Films.

13. While Chloe Radcliffe is in Edinburgh right now racking up well deserved acclaimed for her marvelous solo show, CHEAT, let’s not forget that Chloe is really damn good at stand-up. See her Don’t Tell set here for proof.

14. Not only is the fifth season of Solar Opposites around the corner (Aug. 12th on Hulu) and it just got renewed for another season, but it seems as any lingering controversy with Justin Roiland’s exit is well in the rear view mirror. All looks like a well oiled machine in this trailer for the new season.

15. In addition to Sam Morril making his Amazon debut with his brand spankin’ new special You’ve Changed, there’s, essentially, a bonus track of crowd work/material available exclusively on newly forged comedian streaming platform PunchUp called “Buying Drinks”. If you loved Sam’s rooftop stuff, you’ll love this.

16. In addition to doing a sharply honed high school comedy, it would seem FX is angling on a Gen-Z version of Friends with their new series, Snowflakes. Shout out to comedian Malik Elassal has is kind of having a banner year in 2024.

17. We don’t know how many seasons What We Do In the Shadows will ultimately go, but thank goodness Danny McBride is getting to work on adapting his own vampire comedy from Grady Hendrix’s book The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires.

18. While a return to pure comedy might seem unlikely for acclaimed horror director Jordan Peele, him taking on prank series Scare Tactics is a welcome dip back into comedy. Look for Peele to possibly revolutionize prank shows later this Fall on USA Network.

19. We’ll leave you with this: Free tickets to John Early @ The Bellwether on 9/17 anyone? Yes? Hit us up at thecomedybureau@gmail.com and we’ll see if we can hook you up.

Reservation Dogs Season 3 Trailer Promises More of What Everyone Loves About Reservation Dogs

July 6, 2023
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Finally, in less than a month, Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi are returning with the third season of Reservation Dogs starting Wed. Aug. 2nd. This latest round of their critically acclaimed and award winning FX series follows the eponymous Reservation Dogs finding themselves yet again, though, back at where their started (not to tip the hat to those who haven’t binged their way through the first two seasons already).

From the looks of this first official trailer for this latest season, more of the magically real, offbeat indigenous humor and captivating pathos are on display, so much so that it might actually make up for the bad taste that Taika’s latest Thor movie has left in our mouths.

See for yourself with a first full length at season 3 here and try and see if there’s something to FX focusing on the name “Bear”. Again, look for this latest season of Reservation Dogs to get going on Aug. 2nd.

Byron Bowers Waxes Poetic, Transcends, and Is, Per Usual, Hilarious on Special, Spiritual N**ga

September 19, 2022
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Over the last few years, the name Byron Bowers has been seen more often in credits of prestige TV and acclaimed art house movies than on live comedy line-ups, but that doesn’t mean that Bowers isn’t one of the most imaginative and engaging comedians taking the mic these days.

His first hour special, Spiritual N**ga, shows off how deep he wants to get with the art of stand-up as well as break the mold in every single aspect, whether it be aesthetic or content. Bowers stitches together exquisite vignettes of his life as well as flights of fancy (that are occasionally induced by psychedelic mushrooms) making for what is the most poetic hour of comedy that we’ve seen this year (or in awhile). The contrast of his vivid imagery and his sharp, satirical wit are the perfect pairing for so many of the laughs throughout this hour. Ranging from 1700s “streetwear” to some of the darkest chapters of his life to his visions from his first time on shrooms, Bowers manages that ever illusive balance in comedy of getting philosophical and having punchlines to punctuate his points.

The whole look of it is a welcome departure, thanks to direction from rising auteur Alma Har’el, from the normal special too. Spiritual N**ga opens with a literally trippy narrative leading into a modified boxing ring as opposed to some cavernous theater that has been around for several decades. Killer Mike and Susan Sarandon are evens in the crowd and Byron runs a Casablanca scarf through his hoodie in place of drawstrings as sweet, atypical touches to a special.

Essentially, this special is, in all facets, a lot to behold making Spiritual N**ga a very fitting name. Get a taste of it with this trailer, then go watch it immediately on FX on Hulu right now.

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FX Will Keep Their Comedy Programming High Brow with Debut Comedy Specials from Kate Berlant and Byron Bowers

September 13, 2022
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From just Atlanta, Better Things, What We Do In the Shadows, Baskets, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and, before Louis C.K. was found out to be the Louis C.K. we know now, Louie, FX has one of the best track records in comedy of any network or streaming service. Their sole focus on high profile, high concept scripted comedies has earned them endless acclaim and plenty of rewards to boot.

Intriguingly, they haven’t really dipped into stand-up or comedy specials, well, at all. They did put out the documentary Hysterical, which covered a myriad of women pushing their way forward in stand-up comedy, but it’s only now that they’ve played some big cards for comedy specials, keeping in line with their highly touted comedy brand.

Both Kate Berlant and Byron Bowers, two highly respected comedians that have been deserving of an hour special for years now for all the trailblazing stand-up and acting they’ve racked up, are going to have their very first hour specials drop via FX. Kate’s special will be the hour solo show that you have been lucky enough to see in LA or NYC this year and will have been directed by comedy auteur Bo Burnham. Byron’s hour will very likely be a showcase of how exquisite he can weave together long form jokes/bits/stories along with his cavalier persona. From where the two and FX as a network stand, this feels like a similar precipice that Netflix was at when they entered into original comedy specials with Ali Wong, Jen Kirkman, and Tom Segura several years ago.

Thankfully, you won’t have to ponder about what any of these specials will be (and we won’t spend any more time pontificating on the possibilities) since they’ll both be premiering exclusively on Hulu just a couple days from now on Thurs. Sept. 15th.

we're dropping two first-time comedy specials from @kateberlant and @byronbowers. watch thursday 9/15. only on hulu. pic.twitter.com/VUJaDyaAXL

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OK, Here’s Your Actual First Look at the Fourth and Final Season of Atlanta

August 2, 2022
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A few weeks ago, we caught a vibe of what the fourth and final season of Atlanta would be like, but it wasn’t any actual scenes from what’s to come. It was just a very, trippy, albeit, on-brand announcement teaser (though we wouldn’t be surprised if there are hints as to what will happen when Earn, Paper Boi, Darius, and Van all return from their tour in Europe).

Well, you can wonder a little less as the official trailer just dropped and we all get a real good look at how either everything’s changed back home, with them, and with the world (through Glover’s very sharply drawn lens).

Take a gander here, then get ready for this last round of Atlanta on FX on Sept. 15th (next day onHulu)

Atlanta Announces Final Season to Premiere in September with Very Trippy Teaser

July 22, 2022
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What started as a dramedy about coming up in the rap game in Atlanta has become something so expansive in its artistic scope that it’s hard to truly define or categorize in most traditional ways. Donald Glover’s vision for dissecting race, class, and the history of the two that we all carry with us has been electrifying and why Atlanta has been an award winner right out of the gate.

The reverberations of these past three seasons of the series have already had a ripple effect in terms of what TV could be a doing away with any sort of previously enshrined rules of narrative or genre. We have no doubt that’ll be the case for season 4 of Atlanta especially with an announcement teaser that features Coconut Crunchies falling from the sky, striped gators, an ostrich being born and grown to adulthood in mere seconds, the inverse of a mic drop, and more.

See for yourself here, then get hooked for the fourth and final season of Atlanta when September comes around (thank goodness we don’t have to wait another indefinite amount of years between seasons).

Reservation Dogs Season 2 Trailer Promises a More Than Worthy Follow-Up

July 7, 2022
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Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi’s dramedy, Reservation Dogs, set on a reservation in Oklahoma captured the hearts and minds of so many and shone a much needed and very human light on modern day life “on the res”, especially during those teen years. With plenty of acclaim and awards that came with the series’ first run, there is almost endless amounts of anticipation for season 2 following the journeys of Elora Danan, Bear, Willie Jack, Cheese, and all of their friends, families, and enemies.

The official trailer for season 2 of Reservation Dogs dropped yesterday and it seems to hit a sweet spot of grounded absurdity and pathos, maybe even more emphatically than season 1. Elora Danan continues her perhaps impossible quest for the promise land of California, Bear wrestles with adulthood having no manual, and there’s a much better indigenous version of a Zoltar-machine. Give it a watch and see for yourself here, then look for its premiere on FX/Hulu on Wed. Aug. 3rd.

Behold, The Season 4 Trailer for What We Do In the Shadows

June 23, 2022
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The best/only vampires in Staten Island and their familiar all return to save us all from, well, a world without more What We Do In The Shadows in it. Truly, any time in between seasons is far too long to not spend with Nandor, Nadja, Laslo, Colin Robinson, and Guillermo and their vampiric antics that are largely trying to live their undead lives as best they can versus world domination.

This particular season will see Nandor once again redouble his efforts for finding love, a baby Colin Robinson, and the opening of their very own nightclub in order for the vampires to have a little more fun without risk of the sun.

Take a gander at season 4 of What We Do In the Shadows here, then get ready to sink your teeth in every week on FX starting Tues. Jul. 12th (and on Hulu the day after).

Rejoice in Your First Look at Season 4 of What We Do in the Shadows and Its Pickup of Seasons 5 & 6

June 6, 2022
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What We Do In The Shadows remains one of the funniest comedies on television, especially for how much it was glorious salve during the thick of quarantine. Its lack of awards recognition is a great reflection on how much politicking goes on during awards season (it kind of should be winning everything, FYI).

Thankfully, there’s a chance for all that to change as FX in a very shrewd, wise move opted to pick up What We Do In The Shadows for seasons 5 and 6. Given how imaginative the entire writing staff has gotten with the first three seasons while also managing to both grow Guillermo, Nadia, Colin Robinson, Nandor, and Laszlo and keep the integrity and humor of the series intact, we have full faith in them not hitting a slump.

You can see that season 4, due to premiere on Jul. 12th on FX and Hulu after that, is already going to be a hoot with baby Colin Robinson with the first official teaser here.

Just a Slightly Bit More Mystery Is Revealed with Latest Atlanta Season 3 Trailer

March 4, 2022
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From top to bottom, every fiber of Donald Glover’s Atlanta seems unique unto itself. There’s almost no other non-anthology series in the history in television that switches things up with characters, arcs, tone, narratives, etc. as much as the award winning Atlanta. Part of the thrill of watching any episode is truly not knowing what it going to happen as no single episode is a blueprint for another and we can only hope that Glover’s defiance of the long held trappings of genre inspires a whole new generation of television.

Still, we’re overwhelmingly curious what lies in store for Earn, Paper Boi, Earn, Darius, and Van as they leave Atlanta for the first time for Paper Boi’s European tour. This latest trailer for this third season gives us a little window into what sort of chaos the four get into. Though, don’t be surprised if this season goes so far beyond whatever you see here.

It’s pretty clear that they’ll show how black people are still othered in Europe and not just in America and do a wonderful job satirically putting that on display.

Here’s the First Full Trailer for Better Things Season 5

February 9, 2022
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It’s not enough to say that Pamela Adlon’s Better Things is one of the best comedies on TV during this current Golden Age of Television and the rise of prestige comedies. It’s truly one of the most beautiful shows on TV for how much unfettered humanity it explores, especially in regards to a relationship between mothers and daughters. Also, Adlon has a multi-sensory feast of preparing delicious food on the show, having a great soundtrack, and truly show off LA (or any other city the show visits) in such a luminous way (on top of having iconically hysterical moments) that we believe that this show will stand the test of time.

It’s only a few weeks more until the premiere of the fifth and final season on Feb. 28th on FX (streaming on Hulu), but, in knowing that, these coming days will probably feel so damn long. In the meantime, you can re binge the whole series on Hulu and watch the trailer for this new season.

 

This Teaser Atlanta Season 3 Is Slightly Less Mysterious Than the Last One

December 28, 2021
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Part of the allure of Atlanta is never knowing quite what to expect. The very DNA of the show defies having any sort of formula or tone or main character and has made some of the best television this side of the millennium.

So, with a highly anticipated, long awaited season 3, we’re all beset with the conundrum of wanting any sort of details on what lies ahead for Paper Boi and Earn’s trip to Europe, but knowing full well that there’s way more to this season than a rising star rapper having their first European tour as shown with the very first teaser of this season.

All that said, here’s a bit less of a cryptic look at this season here. Oh yeah, the wait for new Atlanta will be over on Mar. 24th.

This Season 3 Teaser of Atlanta Is the First New Bit of Atlanta We’ve Seen in Years

November 1, 2021
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There are a lot of mysteries to the much lauded Donald Glover series Atlanta including the sort of schedule it goes by. Glover’s penchant for breaking form, shifting tone, refocusing characters, etc. are part of the electricity of the show and why it was immediately beloved by viewers and critics alike from season 1.

Parallel to that is the actual production and release of the show, which seems to be teased in passing by Glover or FX’s John Landgraf out of nowhere. Even then, we’re not exactly sure what or when to expect other than a somewhat quixotic journey through the hip hop world in Atlanta, GA.

That said, three years ago, the series teased the next season promising rapper Paper Boi the next level of his career with Earn in tow. The world has irreversibly changed since then and we can only imagine what Glover and company has cooked up to bring us season 3 of Atlanta during this side of the COVID-19 pandemic. The echoes of “it’s after the end of the world” hints at the show reckoning with what we’re all reckoning with.

See for yourself in the season 3 teaser here, then look for the season 3 premiere of Atlanta in 2022 (hopefully in the earlier part of it)

Better Things’ Fifth Season Will Be Its Last

October 8, 2021
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Taking into account that there is a never ending supply of TV series to binge through and the fact entire silos of content get spilled onto us every single day, it can be hard to remember some of your very favorite shows, even if they were a show that gave you a bit of peace throughout the beginning of the pandemic.

With that in mind, we hope Pamela Adlon’s Better Things gets remembered fondly as one of the very best television shows from the 2010s to now. Despite complications from having Louis CK initially involved, Adlon and her TV daughters brought truly human moments to the small screen in a way that very, very few shows and people have. Better Things has been around for years and it almost feels like we take it for granted for how it finds the comedy in how beautiful and tragic life can be.

This week, it was announced that this will be the final season of the show and will have an arc that will wrap up the story of Sam Fox. Take a moment to revisit that astounding living funeral episode.

We indeed binged through all of Better Things last year and it’s depth is pretty unparalleled, even compared to prestige dramas. We don’t want to see Better Things go, but we hope this last season is something that snags a bunch of awards, has us in tears/double over laughing, and sends off Fox/Adlon the right way to whatever amazing thing she’ll do next.

Get Your First Look at Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s “Reservation Dogs”

July 26, 2021
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The return of the film festival circuit has kicked up such a dust that one might have overlooked the very first glimpse of a brand new comedy, Reservation Dogs (yes, they do their own take on the iconic walk in Reservoir Dogs), that charmingly takes on what life is for indigenous Gen Z kids on the reservation.

Coming from the minds of Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, the trailer has the sort of promise that keeps FX’s track record for original comedies pretty damn good (Atlanta, What We Do In The Shadows). You can sense Waititi’s touch (maybe a bit akin to Hunt for the Wilderpeople) in a world that isn’t quite seen a lot, especially from the perspective of indigenous people. Above all, Reservation Dogs looks like a good bunch of a fun with a lovable crew of misfits.

See for yourself in the Reservation Dogs trailer here, then look for it to start streaming on Aug. 9th on Hulu.

 

Get Your First Look at S3 of What We Do In The Shadows (as Nandor Tries VR)

July 20, 2021
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One of the most heralded comedies (that is so glaringly absent from the field of this year’s Emmy nominees on a technicality) in recent memory, What We Do In The Shadows is set to return very soon (though not soon enough if you ask us).

The master vampires of Staten Island return with their increasingly mysterious familiar Guillermo for their third season on Thurs. Sept. 2nd on FX (and next day on Hulu). That is indeed weeks away, but at least we have this very first teaser to look at (and just hope that there are more to come like there have been in the past two seasons).

Funny enough, this first look is also a first look for Nandor as he ventures to try a VR headset for the first time. Enjoy this as much as you can over the next month and change.

Get Your First Look at FX’s Latest Audacious Talk Show “The Choe Show”

June 9, 2021
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So much upheaval has been coming to the world of late night over the last year (and don’t get it twisted, it’s very much welcome and very much needed). One of the most recent and most radical turns for a late night talk show is FX tapping artist and personality David Choe to front their latest attempt at a talk show.

Choe won’t be in a soundstage on a backlot or be behind a desk with a beautifully rendered backdrop of a various metropolis at night. The Choe Show will actually be done at Dave’s studio where he’ll interview the likes of anyone from Will Arnett to Maya Erskine to Val Kilmer and plenty more and paint a portrait of them.

It’s pretty wild. It has a bit of The Eric Andre Show‘s energy, but it’s not such a radical satirical send-up of late night. Choe genuine wants to connect through his unique lens and, from the looks of it, get messy in the best way possible with painting the portrait. Also, atypical to late night talk shows, all the episodes will premiere on Jun. 25th, then be available on Hulu the next day.

We can only wonder if that’s a way for FX to get us hooked so we’ll tune in every week if they do more.

Get your first look at all of this with the official trailer for The Choe Show here

Season 3 of What We Do In The Shadows To Premiere Sept. 2nd

June 3, 2021
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Remember how What We Do In The Shadows, both season 1 and 2, saved your sanity throughout quarantine? It truly was a godsend for being one of the most hysterical things on TV and season 2 coming in right as lockdown in America started.

That said, we’ve been left wanting more, almost as if we’re vampires ourselves surviving on new episodes of What We Do In The Shadows, but without any premiere date for season 3.

Well, thirst no more as FX just announced that season 3, which has been in and out of production throughout the last year, will premiere on Thurs. Sept. 2nd (and the day after on FX on Hulu). Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo, Colin Robinson, and Guillermo will once try to survive as some “well meaning” vampires on the mean streets of Staten Island.

Getting in on this third season of What We Do In the Shadows will probably be one of the few reasons we’d want to stay home in September.

FX Is Trying Its Hand at a Another Talk Show with Artist David Choe

April 19, 2021
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(via Deadline)

Even though there has been more ripples in the world of late night over the last few years (Desus & Mero, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, The Amber Ruffin Show), the Jimmys and the classic talk show format laid out by the original Tonight Show in the 50s still represents a good deal of what late night is in 2021.

That said, Conan O’Brien is ditching that format for something more akin to sketch on HBO Max, John Oliver/Sam Bee/Trevor Noah represent a whole relatively new political wing of late night, and there has been plenty of new short lived new comers that were poised to potentially shake things ups (Hasan Minhaj, Busy Phillips, VICE Live!)

FX has had a pretty great batting average with their programming in the last decade in terms of acclaim and loyal viewership and some of that has to do with really going against the grain in the TV landscape and developing one-of-a-kind shows like Atlanta and The Americans. With that in mind, they’re poised to try a bit of an experiment with the talk show (and ostensibly, late night) realm by giving rabble rouser/artist David Choe his own interview/talk show, The Choe Show. He’ll be interviewing guests while painting a portrait of them and that’s as far as the format has been outlined. This, at this point, seems like a far cry from their own past attempts at late night with Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and Brand X with Russell Brand.

Choe is definitely a dynamic personality with plenty of spicy takes on pop culture that could potentially be enough to drive a talk show (especially with the portrait angle). He definitely has shown his irreverence on Ugly Delicious or his own various projects he has done with VICE. FX’s willingness to take the sort of chances that others were weren’t willing to take, again, has proven to really work out for their very savvy network brass. Having Choe rather than a comedian or established stage/screen actor/personality (James Corden) is a fascinating choice and we’re curious to see what both FX and Choe have up their sleeve, even if just for sheer novelty. Of course, we think that there’s probably much more to that and there is undeniably a lot of potential that could be had with a portrait being a standing part of the interview for the show.

We shall see what that might be when The Choe Show premieres on Jun. 25th.

Get a Taste of Season 4 of FXx’s Curated Short Form Series “Cake”

March 8, 2021
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The first three rounds of FX’s Cake brought several slices of a wildly multi-layered, multi-flavored “cake” featuring live-action, animation, musical comedy, etc. from all round the world.

They’re thankfully doing another round of it and that will be served up shortly on Thurs. Mar. 11th in fact. Apparently, it will be premiering on FXx, but it’s very likely that you’ll just stream it on Hulu the next day (when it’s available for streaming).

There’s a bit of teaser that just gives a little dollop’s worth of what’s to come. If you need a break from reality (and we’re guessing that you do), this new season of Cake might be just what you need.

Watch the teaser for season 4 of Cake here.

Trailer for FX’s Hysterical Promises Comedy Documentary About the Daring of Doing Stand-Up as a Woman

March 2, 2021
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Even though there has been a rising tide of women in stand-up comedy over the last several years, the prospect of taking on a still male-dominated field while patriarchal norms keep that all in place is still very daunting. That being said, it’s very clear that some of the funniest people in comedy do identify as women: Ali Wong, Nikki Glaser, Jen Kirkman, Tiffany Haddish, Maria Bamford, Tig Notaro, etc. etc.

Thus, FX has a comedy documentary called Hysterical honing on the trial and tribulations of doing stand-up as a woman through the lens of some of the funniest women on the mic, both famous and up and coming, including Glaser, Jessica Kirson, Marina Franklin, Rachel Feinstein, Iliza Shlesinger, and Kelly Bachman (the comedian who lambasted Harvey Weinstein to his face at a private NYC show).

Get a sneak peek of Hysterical with this trailer here, then look for it on FX on Fri. Apr. 2nd and on Hulu the next day.

FX’s Orders Latest Series “Reservation Dogs” from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi

December 22, 2020
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(via Deadline)

FX has been near flawless with their comedy programming over the last several years. Better Things, Atlanta, and What We Do In The Shadows all serve as critical and commercial hits for the network (often getting nominated or winning Emmys and the like). They don’t look to stop their streak any time soon as the cabler just picked up what we suspect will be golden nugget for them in Reservation Dogs, a series following the lives of Indigenous kids in Oklahoma causing trouble (and also fixing it), from the minds of Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi.

The series will draw from Harjo’s childhood, but we’re sure Waititi’s trademark subversive cleverness will be well woven into the show.   Waititi, of course, is one of the minds behind the aforementioned What We Do In The Shadows (as well as JoJo Rabbit and Hunt For the Wilderpeople), and collaborated with Harjo on the pilot for FX. It’s intriguing as both Harjo and Waititi come from indigenous backgrounds, though from different sides of the planet.

With all of this in mind, we can’t wait to see what the show really is and hope that it’s timed out so it airs in between seasons of What We Do In The Shadows.

What We Do In The Shadows Renewed for Season 3 at FX

May 22, 2020
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It has been decided. The vampires that rule over a block of two of Staten Island in What We Do In the Shadows on FX are beloved so much that they’re going to get a third season. Currently, they’re in the middle of a fantastic second season filled with so much exquisitely dark silliness.

Thus far, this might be one of the best movie-to-TV series adaptations in recent memory (maybe even further back) as the FX series has faithfully maintained the spirit of the original Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement movie and being able to stand on its own.

In any case, if you need a reason to continue to make it through these times, a third season of What We Do in The Shadows is a pretty damn good one (especially if they get to the origin story of Colin Robinson, energy vampire).

They have risen…and been renewed for Season 3 of #ShadowsFX. pic.twitter.com/ec5I8VeuEH

— What We Do In The Shadows (@theshadowsfx) May 22, 2020

Thankfully, What We Do In The Shadows Season 2 Premieres Tonight

April 15, 2020
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What We Do In The Shadows really exceeded high expectations with their first season with creating something that honors the movie that it’s adapted from and then being something that can stand all on its own. The vampire mockumentary was a bright spot in a dark 2019 and we’re pretty sure that it’ll be another bright spot (not too bright for the vampires hopefully) for the nightmare that 2020 currently is. Here’s a first look of what’s in store for season 2.

Tune in for the season 2 premiere of What We Do In The Shadows on FX at 10PM tonight or watch it on Hulu tomorrow.

Here Are Some Delicious Teasers for What We Do In the Shadows Season 2

March 18, 2020
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Season 1 of What We Do In the Shadows managed to expertly pull off both adapting the beloved movie of the same name from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement into a TV show, staying faithful to the look and tone as well as introduce a new facet of the “grounded” vampire universe with a whole new cast of new characters.

Truly, one of the best things we saw last year.

Season 2 is right around the corner as you can see in these teasers and, thankfully, it’ll be one thing (probably) that won’t get postponed. Look for season 2 of What We Do In the Shadows to premiere on Wed. Apr. 15th on FX.

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