hollywood reporter – The Comedy Bureau

Watch Comedy Showrunner Roundtable Discussion with Showrunners of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Veep, Fresh Off the Boat, Master of None, Black-ish, Grace and Frankie

August 4, 2016

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The Hollywood Reporter gathered up the recently Emmy nominated Aline Brosh McKenna (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), David Mandel (Veep), Nahnatchka Kahn (Fresh Off The Boat), Marta Kauffman (Grace and Frankie), Alan Yang (Master of None), and Kenya Barris (Black-ish) for an in-depth discussion of running their Emmy nominated shows, the state of comedy, and more.

Give a watch to the hour plus conversation here.

Conan O’Brien Took Out Big Ads for Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda

July 21, 2014

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Leading up to the premiere of SyFy’s Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda on Aug. 2nd, Conan O’Brien has gone out on a full blown ad campaign via billboards, Hollywood Reporter, etc.

See Conan detail exactly the extent to which he’s promoting this film appearance as well as seeing a clip featuring the monsters from Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda.

Armando Iannucci, Mike Schur, Jenji Kohan, Mike Judge, Jenni Konner, Chuck Lorre, and Marc Maron Have a Fascinating Chat

The Hollywood Reporter gathered together comedy showrunners Mike Schur from Parks and Recreation, Jenji Kohan from Orange Is The New Black, Mike Judge from SIlicon Valley, Armando Iannucci from Veep, Jenni Konner from Girls, Chuck Lorre from Two and Half Men (and so many more), and Marc Maron from Maron to chat for awhile about being a showrunner for a comedy series in 2014.

The results are pretty intriguing and enlightening. At one point, due to the modifier asking the entire group a number questions that they qualified with an exemption of Lorre’s shows, Chuck Lorre asked, “What am I doing here?”

A Great Explanation on Why It’s Hard To Enforce Copyright and Trademark Law Against Joke Thievery

June 8, 2014

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A Great Explanation on Why It’s Hard To Enforce Copyright and Trademark Law Against Joke Thievery

James J.S. Holmes and Kanika D. Corley, both involved in media and entertainment law, wrote a pretty thorough explanation as to the difficulty of making a case against joke thievery for The Hollywood Reporter.

You’ll find that it’s so much harder than hearing someone tell the same joke as you to have any legitimate claim to copyright or trademark infringement.

Watch Anthony Jeselnik, Cecily Strong, Rob Delaney, Kristen Schaal, and Nick Kroll’s Full Roundtable Discussion at Hollywood Reporter

May 5, 2013

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Watch Anthony Jeselnik, Cecily Strong, Rob Delaney, Kristen Schaal, and Nick Kroll’s Full Roundtable Discussion at Hollywood Reporter

Here’s the full, uncensored roundtable discussion for The Hollywood Reporter’s comedy issue between Anthony Jeselnik, Ceciliy Strong, Rob Delaney, Kristen Schaal, and Nick Kroll where they dip in and out of talking offensive jokes/Twitter/networks not taking risks and Kroll getting emotional about The Tonight Show.

Anthony Jeselnik Breaks Down Why He Won’t Apologize For a Joke

May 2, 2013

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For The Hollywood Reporter’s new Comedy Issue, they had a roundtable discussion with Anthony Jeselnik, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Rob Delaney, and Nick Kroll. In this clip, Jeselnik explains his strict no-apology policy when it comes to his jokes/comedy.

Watch it here.