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TCB Debriefing 10/10/23: Joe Pera, Kiss Me Kosher Postponed, WGA Ratified, Matt Rogers Tour, The Thin Man, Seinfeld, Garbage Pail Kids,

October 10, 2023

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1. If you need a sense of peace, a sense of calm, some warmth, and a belief in humanity all delivered in the form of a comedy special, please look no further than Joe Pera’s brand new hour special Slow & Steady. Akin to pretty much everything Joe does, Pera shows a beautiful side to comedy that comes from a place of simplicity and a certain sense of worldly innocence as well as a cheeky self-awareness of his whole persona. Thankfully, Slow & Steady is streaming free on YouTube for you to enjoy over and over anytime you want.

2. Kiss Me Kosher, an irreverent rom com set in Tel-Aviv that has a secret Israeli/Palestinian romance has postponed its U.S. release (Deadline). Sadly, it’s probably going to be quite awhile before that sees a U.S./wider release.

3. The WGA overwhelmingly ratified their new contract with AMPTP (CNN) and thank goodness there is any sort of good news today at all.

4. Forget all your other holiday traditions because Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? is going on tour in celebration of the Have You Heard of Christmas? album (which should be an instant holiday classic). Go get tickets here immediately because they’ll probably be sold out by the time the holiday season starts.

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5. Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt’s production banners are in cahoots to remake the comedy classic The Thin Man (Variety). No word on casting, but we would be fine with a sort of Babylon reunion with Robbie and Pitt sharing top billing.

6. Jerry Seinfeld says something might be happening regarding the end of legendary eponymous sitcom Seinfeld (EW). Details are scarce beyond that, but maybe this will provide enough mishegoss to guarantee another season of Curb Your Enthusiasm as well.

7. There was an adaptation of cult favorite card series, The Garbage Pail Kids, with the likes of David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and Josh Bycel in the works. With the WGA side of the strike over, the project appears to still be alive (Deadline). Keep the fingers crossed that it survives the other side of the strike.

8. We’ll leave you with this: now is a great reminder that the equation “tragedy + time = comedy” is true for bother audiences and the comedians.

Just Watch Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? on Repeat Instead of a Yule Log Over and Over

December 24, 2022

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Let’s face it, both real and looped videos of yule logs are a thing of the past. Even with the nostalgia that’s deeply baked into the holiday season, the creation of meta “yule logs” is, perhaps, a sign we need a new thing to play over and over on Christmas (and going back to A Christmas Story or Elf might not work either).

With that in mind, there’s a new Christmas special, a comedy one at that, done up exquisitely by Matt Rogers, (after performing it annually on stages for years) gleefully titled Have You Heard of Christmas?. It’s equal parts subversive and reverent when it comes to being a holiday special and Rogers showing off his golden pipes is a lavish frosting on top of it all.

Rogers dissects the entire cottage industry that is big time actors and pop stars doing holiday specials with a scripted narrative arc shot separately from the live special (featuring great cameos from Jo Firestone and Pat Regan), then revels merrily in his disruptive riffs and takes on your time honored Christmas themes, stories, traditions for a raucous live crowd. Matt’s witty, self-aware panache does the whole special in such a marvelously satirical way that almost no one else can pull off.

So, for those reasons, make Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? your choice to watch throughout Christmas Day and beyond (so long as you have access to Showtime and, maybe, no tiny children?).

Get Your First Glimpse of “Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas”, The Showtime Special

November 14, 2022

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Even though Turkey Day is just over a week away, plenty of folks, especially if you’re any sort of drug store, is already looking towards Christmas (mostly because Thanksgiving decorations aren’t really a popular thing/who buys cornucopias these days?).

With that in mind, one of the best Christmas comedy specials that will be coming, in a very crowded field of new holiday themed specials and movies, is, without a doubt, Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? Rogers’ long-standing annual tradition of a snappy, subversive Christmas musical revue got wisely made into a special (with a bit of a narrative arc) by Showtime and you’re only going to have to wait until Dec. 2nd to be able to stream it on Showtime.

If you have been unfortunate to be able to get a ticket to Have You Heard of Christmas over the years because Matt sells those shows out whenever he does it, you can finally catch your first glimpse with the trailer for Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Chistmas? Get into the holiday spirit the right way by watching it here.

The World Will Finally Get to See Matt Rogers’ Have You Heard of Christmas? via Showtime

October 26, 2022

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For years, Matt Rogers has been giving one of the best holiday gifts to audiences all over the country during the month of December, his holiday comedy musical revue, Have You Heard of Christmas?, that’s got as much panache and whip smart humor as it does Christmas cheer. We were lucky enough to catch it one year at the Hollywood Improv, long before COVID-19, and, despite us on the Grinch side of things when it comes to November/December, it was such an undeniable delight that we couldn’t help but alternate between cracking a huge smile and doubling over cackling.

Thankfully, millions of other folks (or however many people have a subscription to Showtime’s streaming service) will get to share in Matt Rogers’ amazing and hysterical version of a Christmas special. Rogers taped this Showtime special edition of Have You Heard of Christmas? at the revered stage at Joe’s Pub in NYC and roped in Las Culturistas host Bowen Yang as well as NYC comedy staples Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson into this queer-pop-Christmas spectacular.

If you’re very excited to receive such a present from Matt Rogers, you won’t even have to wait until Dec. 25th since the premiere date for Have You Heard of Chistmas? is Fri. Dec. 2nd.

Pick of the Day: Matt Rogers Special Taping (in NYC) 8/27

August 23, 2022

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Matt Rogers‘ taping for his musical comedy special Have You Heard of Christmas?, accompanied by musical comedy wizard Henry Koperski, at Joe’s Pub is sold out (that includes the rehearsal from this past weekend). Rogers’ repertoire of holiday music might be the most fun holiday comedy numbers we’ve ever heard (and one of the only things we look forward to during the holidays for years now).

That said, life happens and, sometimes, tickets get released and you still get a chance to catch this Saturday’s tapings, 7PM and 9:30PM, at the legendary NYC venue, Joe’s Pub, in person. You’ll just have to obsessively check this page or @mattrogerstho on IG to see when they’re released because seeing this live will likely best any present you actually get in December.