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Issa Rae’s Insecure Season 1 Will Stream on YouTube Later This Month for Your Binging Convenience

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Issa Rae’s Insecure Season 1 Will Stream on YouTube Later This Month for Your Binging Convenience

On July 23rd, you’ll be able to watch the entire first season of Issa Rae’s Insecure if you don’t have HBO or HBOGO or a friend or family member nice enough to lend you their password.

All of it will be up on HBO’s YouTube channel, which does mean you will have to watch it with commercials, but we’re guessing that you’ll be OK with that.

Larry David and Curb Your Enthusiasm Will Return October 1st According to This Very Larry David-Esque Teaser

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Season 9 of Curb Your Enthusiasm will premiere on Sunday, October 1st.

Also, Larry David made the most Larry David style promo we’ve ever seen to announce the news.

No further explanation needed.

HBO’s Tour De France Mockumentary “Tour de Pharmacy” Premieres Tonight

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Though it’s cycling, this might be one of the crazier sports comedy specials that HBO has done in recent memory.

With that in mind, catch the world premiere of Tour de Pharmacy on HBO tonight.

Vice Principals Season 2 Teaser Seems to Have Danny McBride Seems to Go a Tab Bit Crazier

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Keep in mind the second season is the final season of Vice Principals.

Knowing Danny McBride and Jody Hill work, we have no doubt they’ll being going for broke (even more than they already have) with this series knowing that they don’t have to bring anyone back next year.

So, as a nod to all of that, here’s a teaser of what’s to come on Sunday, September 17th on HBO.

Here’s the Trailer for Season 2 of Issa Rae’s “Insecure”

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If it’s possible, Issa Rae seems to have managed upping the ante on the show’s title for the second season.

Rae dives hard into dating and, as you can see in the trailer, it’s full of opportunity to be anxiety-ridden on so many levels.

Look for the season 2 premiere of Insecure on Sunday, July 23rd at 10:30PM.

T.J. Miller’s HBO Hour Long Special “Meticulously Ridiculous” Premieres Tonight

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T.J. Miller is one of a handful of comedians that are expertly skilled in the art of controlled chaos. Tonight, Miller will be exhibiting said expertise in his brand new HBO special in the very appropriately titled, Meticulously Ridiculous.

You can see a bit of what we’re talking about in this preview clip. Also, take note and appreciate that T.J. has been laboriously honing how to drench himself in water for quite some time now.

Catch the premiere of Meticulously Ridiculous at 10PM on HBO tonight.

HBO’s Silicon Valley Made a Whole Site and Registration Page for “Hoolicon 2017″

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In satirizing the real Silicon Valley as much as they can, HBO’s Silicon Valley (in the same spirit as the faux sites for the characters of Veep) has extended their fictional world further into the real world with a Hoolicon event, complete with a site and registration page allowing for you to sign up.

Of course, Hoolicon is a big event along the lines of something like WWDC put on by Pied Piper’s nemesis, Hooli. If you like up the address, you’ll find that it’s on the campus of Cal State LA, which conveniently looks nothing like the screen grab of the landing page above. Also, we love Hooli CEO Gavin Belson’s quote in the about us page, “I don’t want to live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do.“

The cost of actually “registering” is several hundred dollars. We don’t have the sort of wallet to see how fun that part of the Hoolicon rabbit hole is, but we appreciate the attention to detail.

See all of this for yourself at the Hoolicon page here.

Here’s The First Teaser for “Room 104″, The Duplass Brothers’ HBO Anthology Series

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It would seem anthology series have never been more popular than they are now and The Duplass Brothers are going to take their crack at it with Room 104 on HBO.

The show, which seems to have some hints of Twin Peaks, is centered through one, supposedly average motel room following several different characters and their offbeat lives. Get a taste of it with this very first teaser.

Look for the premiere of Room 104 on Friday, July 28th at 11:30PM on HBO.

Both Veep & Silicon Valley Get Renewed By HBO

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Both Veep & Silicon Valley Get Renewed By HBO

Season 7 of Veep and season 5 of Silicon Valley will be happening as HBO just officially renewed one of its most reliable pair of comedies that the network has ever had.

Both shows will be coming in 2018 and have yet another year where real events that transpire might be weirder than their plot lines.

Jon Stewart & HBO Agree to Ditch His Digital Animated Series Project for Something Else

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Jon Stewart & HBO Agree to Ditch His Digital Animated Series Project for Something Else

Turns out that Jon Stewart was concocting a show where he could, in an animated form, satirize the news on the same day. Pretty cool, huh?

Unfortunately, the news breaks too fast and they couldn’t lock down a workflow that would keep pace with whatever nonsense Trump is causing from hour to hour and both parties have opted to suspend making this project into a reality.

Don’t dismay though. Stewart still has something in the works at HBO that will be announced soon.

As This Promo Shows, TJ Miller Will Not Be Dry for His “Meticulously Ridiculous” HBO Special

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When doing things live on stage, you’ve probably seen that TJ Miller is never afraid to get silly.

This notion will especially be reinforced in his hour long HBO special aptly titled “Meticulously Ridiculous” as shown in this promo.

Look for the premiere on Saturday, June 17th at 10PM on HBO.

Animals Is Getting a Third Season at HBO

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Animals Is Getting a Third Season at HBO

Score another win for The Duplass Brothers, Starburns Industries, animated animals with human problems and, most importantly, series creators Mike Luciano and Phil Matarese.

Watch Trailer for HBO’s Latest Sports Comedy Special “Tour De Pharmacy”

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HBO has already done specials parodying tennis, 7 Days in Hell, and baseball, Ferrell Takes the Field. Now, they’re moving on to the world of competitive cycling, specifically the part where they catch athletes using PEDs.

Called Tour De Pharmacy, they’ve got Andy Samberg, John Cena, Daveed Diggs, Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, and even, somehow, Lance Armstrong playing a part in this Tour De France send-up.

See for yourself in this trailer.

Look for the premiere on July 8th at 10PM on HBO.

Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide Premieres as HBO Special Tonight

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If you didn’t get a chance to catch it at UCB or Off-Broadway in NYC, tonight is your chance to see Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide solo show as an HBO special.

Specifically, it airs at 10PM on HBO tonight.

Before then, here’s Chris giving you some backstory of how he got here with this show and what it has meant to a lot of the audiences that have seen it.

TV Series Adaptation of ‘Wag the Dog’ Is in the Works at HBO

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TV Series Adaptation of ‘Wag the Dog’ Is in the Works at HBO

Barry Levinson, who directed the 1997 film, Wag the Dog, is attached as director and executive producer of this project while in development.

As we’re 20 years in to the future, HBO wisely will be approaching this as “…an ode to the classic film but moving the weapons of mass distraction beyond politics and into business, entertainment and, yes, nonprofits. In the 21st century with the tools of social media at their hands, nothing is off limits to a small group of operators when it comes to manufacturing reality.“

As HBO’s last political comedy, The Brink, didn’t really get off the ground how they would have liked it to, we’re guessing this is another stab at having something that can be in the same ballpark with Veep while Veep’s on hiatus.

Also, the green light of the series would further the recent trend of mining TV shows from past movies (Lethal Weapon, Dear White People, Scream). Remember, it wasn’t too long ago where “six seasons and a movie” was the dream for TV shows.

Jerrod Carmichael’s Latest Special “8″ Now Available on Google Play (and We’re Giving Away a Copy)

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Earlier this year, Jerrod Carmichael’s 2nd HBO stand-up special, 8, premiered and offered up the unique hour that we always knew Jerrod was capable of.

Bo Burnham also brings a great look and rhythm (there are a lots of great dramatic pauses) as he joined on as the director for 8.

If you don’t have HBO in any way, shape, or form, you can now download a copy from Google Play to enjoy 8.

In fact, we’ve got a digital copy to give away to our loyal readers. E-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com to enter to win.

Silicon Valley Season 4 Premieres Tonight

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Just your friendly neighborhood reminder with this Daniel Clowes poster that one of HBO’s prestige comedies is returning for its 4th season tonight.

Tune in for season 4 of Silicon Valley tonight on HBO at 10PM (or stream it later on HBO GO or HBO NOW).

Michelle Wolf Will Tape Her First Hour Special for HBO with Neal Brennan Directing

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Michelle Wolf Will Tape Her First Hour Special for HBO with Neal Brennan Directing

Michelle Wolf, who you’ve probably seen rise from being a great stand-up to Late Night with Seth Meyers to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, is now making her way to an hour long HBO stand-up special.

Between HBO, Netflix, Comedy Central, Showtime, and Seeso, you can now definitely see each network building up their reserves of comedy specials that they exclusively own and HBO made a pretty solid choice with Wolf.

It’ll tape this summer on Saturday, August 12th at NYC’s Skirball Center and the one and only Neal Brennan will be directing.

Here’s a recent set of Wolf performing in the UK at Live at the Apollo as a bit of a preview of what’s to come.

The Veep Universe Expands with Updated Jonah Ryan, Richard Splett Websites and Selina Meyer Fund for Adult Literacy

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The Veep Universe Expands with Updated Jonah Ryan, Richard Splett Websites and Selina Meyer Fund for Adult Literacy

Maybe it’s because it’s just a fictional reality versus our actual reality, but Jonah’s latest foibles with his public image via his own website, Selina’s desperate attempt to seem caring and likable, and Richard Splett’s “engrossing” blog make for a world that seems a little better than our own.

So, do enjoy the rabbit hole of bonus interactive content that Veep has gifted us all for season six, which includes a Selina Meyer “on-line literacy test”.

Veep Season 6 Premieres Tonight

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Just a friendly neighborhood reminder that one of the best and most relevant comedies on TV is returning for its sixth season.

Don’t miss the season 6 premiere of Veep tonight at 10:30PM on HBO.

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But as I’ve thought so much more about Trump in the last year, there’s nobody more Trumpy than Selina. In some ways, she has been Trumpy for six seasons. So much of the show is her barging into things headfirst, saying the wrong thing, screwing up, getting caught, lying about it. If that’s not Trump, I don’t know what is. Everyone keeps asking, “Well, how has Trump changed things?” Trump, in a weird way, is sort of doing us. We’re not doing him.

David Mandel, Veep Showrunner in Guest Column for THR

Watch Trailer for Chris Gethard’s HBO Special Version of “Career Suicide”

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Chris Gethard’s Off Broadway solo show, Career Suicide, presented by Judd Apatow, got made into an HBO special.

The taping went for a rather intimate feel, which is refreshing to see and probably appropriate for the show.

Catch a glimpse of it with this trailer, then look for Career Suicide to premiere on HBO on Saturday, May 6th.

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HBO and Gallery 1988 are partnering up to put on an art exhibition in tribute to the comedic brilliance that is Veep.

Works from the following artists will be featured:
100% Soft
Alexander Wells
Anthony Petrie
Barry Blankenship
Bruce White
Chet Phillips
Chris McGuire
Clark Orr
Clinton Reno
Cuyler Smith
Dan Mumford
Doug LaRocca
Fred Harper
Heather Perry
Kiersten Essenpreis
Lou Pimentel
Luke McGarry
Maggie Chiang
Malisa Suchayana
Maria Bjornbom-Oberg
Nan Lawson
Oh Sew Nerdy
Phil Noto
Rockets are Red
Steve Dressler

There will be an opening on Friday, April 14th with a reception from 7PM-9PM at Gallery 1988, 7308 Melrose Ave. It’s free to attend, but we highly recommend getting there early as the gallery space is small and there will be a line out of the door.

Also, the exhibition will remain at the space until April 22nd and you’ll have the chance to buy the works starting on opening night and at gallery1988.com.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Season 2 of Animals Premieres Tonight on HBO

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Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano’s latest round of showcasing the animated lives of animals as if they lived like us will be on HBO tonight.

That’s right, season 2 of Animals premieres at 11:30PM. Don’t miss it.

The Trailer for Veep Season 6 Is Finally Here

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While the tables have turned with Veep seeming less crazy than what is actually happening with The White House these days, Veep still seems every bit of the prestige comedy series coming towards its 6th season.

See for yourself in the newly released trailer.

Season 6 of Veep premieres on Sunday, April 16 at 10:30PM on HBO.