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The 2 Dope Queens Specials Premiere on HBO Tonight

February 2, 2018
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Tonight, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson will officially enter the realm of being another podcast-to-TV success story with the premiere of 2 Dope Queens on HBO at 11:30PM.

You’l get to enjoy the pitch perfect chemistry that Jessica and Phoebe have as well as other comedians that they’ve handpicked to highlight. You’re going to want to have access to HBO somehow for this.

In the meantime, enjoy their splendid Colbert interview from this week.

The Four “2 Dope Queens” Specials Start Airing on Feb. 2nd at 11:30PM

December 27, 2017
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The Four “2 Dope Queens” Specials Start Airing on Feb. 2nd at 11:30PM

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Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, or better known to podcast fans as the 2 Dope Queens, have not one, not two, not three, but four comedy specials coming to HBO in February 2018 (specifically Friday, Feb. 2nd at 11:30PM). Both Williams and Robinson along with some of their favorite comedians will be featured throughout the four specials in what should make for a better February next year than last year. 

Here’s a teaser complete with some dope thrones. 

November 5, 2017
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If you are a USC student, faculty, or alumni (or have a good friend of family member of yours that is similarly identified by the University of Southern California), you could potentially go watch Jessica Williams live for FREE this coming Monday night, courtesy of USC Speakers Committee & USC Political Student Assembly. 

You can RSVP for the event w/aforementioned USC affiliation and can take one non-USC guest, but that does not guarantee admission. There will be a first come, first served line organized by RSVP guests, then a stand-by line.

Get more details here.

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

Showtime Is Developing a Comedy Where Jessica Williams Will Play an Aspiring Science Fiction Writer in Brooklyn

September 21, 2017
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Showtime Is Developing a Comedy Where Jessica Williams Will Play an Aspiring Science Fiction Writer in Brooklyn

More and more, Jessica Williams is surprising people with her post-Daily Show moves.

Sci-fi writer and Jessica Williams together in a series does have our curiosity peaked and intensely pondering what that first teaser or trailer might even look like should this project go to series.

HBO Orders Up Four “2 Dope Queens” Specials

August 10, 2017
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HBO Orders Up Four “2 Dope Queens” Specials

Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s hit podcast 2 Dope Queens will indeed be getting four hour long specials at HBO.

While a few podcasts have been adapted for TV, we’re pretty sure no other podcast has gotten a TV special, much less four of them. 

The format of the specials has been detailed yet, but you be assured that Williams and Robinson have plenty of canvas to work with over the course of four specials. 

Look for these 2 Dope Queens specials to premiere next year on HBO.

“The Incredible Jessica James” Gets Its First Trailer

July 15, 2017
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With this full length trailer of The Incredible Jessica James, it’s revealed that there’s a definite romantic comedy thread here with Chris O’Dowd.

On top of that, you’ll see that this film, more and more, looks to be the perfect vehicle for Jessica Williams to go forth post-Daily Show.

See the trailer for yourself here, then look for The Incredible Jessica James to start streaming on Netflix on Friday, July 28th.

Bonnaroo 2017 Announces the Line-Up for Its 2017 Comedy Theatre

February 8, 2017
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From Burress to 2 Dope Queens to The Improvised Shakespeare Company to Chris Garcia to Jo Firestone Hari Kondabolu to Natasha and Moshe, you’re not going to want to miss comedy at all at this year’s Bonnaroo.

The festival is set to take place from Thursday, June 8th-Sunday, June 11th right at its home in Manchester, Tennessee. Passes start at $324.50.

Seriously, we know that there’s plenty of great music there (Chance The Rapper, Future Islands, Lorde, etc.), but you’d probably regret it if you didn’t catch the comedy too.

The Daily Show Says Farewell to Jessica Williams

July 1, 2016
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Trevor Noah and all of the correspondents, Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, and Desi Lydic had their sincere goodbye to Jessica Williams in her final episode of The Daily Show last night.

Watch it and try not tearing up like Jessica here.

Jessica Williams Is Leaving The Daily Show Tomorrow to Work on Her Own Pilot

June 29, 2016
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(via EW)

There ought to be one hell of a memorable montage of Ms. Williams’ fine work while at The Daily Show.

This Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will be her last as she will be on to writing, producing, and starring in her very own pilot at Comedy Central afterwards. As with so many stellar correspondents before her, it was only a matter of time before bigger opportunities (i.e. potentially her own show) were going to come along. 

The pilot, as she describes, is “…about somebody in their 20s who has all these social ideas, but still does not have it together. [Pauses] And she’s, like, goofy and silly and funny!”

While still just a pilot, we have a hard time imagining Comedy Central not moving forward with it in order to keep as much talent from The Daily Show on their network as possible.

Comedy Central Announces Nice, Big Development Slate Including Roast Battle, The Goddamn Comedy Jam, Specials from Braunohler/DeRosa/Soder, Deals for Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams, and More

March 31, 2016
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Comedy Central is making sure that it’s not resting on the laurels of the heaps of critical acclaim they’ve gotten over the last couple of years.  

Announced today, Comedy Central has the following in the works:

Series Greenlights Including:
-Two Stand-Up Series Produced by Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Productions
-”Jeff Ross Presents: Roast Battle” (w/referee Brian Moses)
-An Untitled Comedy Documentary Series  
-A Digital Series Starring Nick Swardson and Simon Rex

New Specials:
Kurt Braunohler
Deon Cole
Pete Davidson
Joe DeRosa
Trevor Moore
Jordan Klepper
”Jeff Ross Roasts the Police”
Big Jay Oakerson
Dan Soder
“The Goddamn Comedy Jam” with Josh Adam Meyers and The Goddamn Band

“The Daily Show’s” Jessica Williams and Jordan Klepper Sign Talent Development Deals

Pilot/Script Development with:
-Untitled Jessica Williams Project – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” correspondent brings her unique point-of-view to a narrative scripted pilot executive produced, starring and written by Williams with Naomi Ekperigin.
–Untitled Jordan Klepper Project – “Daily Show” correspondent Jordan Klepper has signed a development deal with Comedy Central for a late night talk show presentation. 
–Untitled Rachel Feinstein Project – this half-hour pilot starring Rachel Feinstein features hidden camera segments where Feinstein goes undercover to perform social experiments that tackle a different issue or theme each week. The series includes stand-up, sketch and conversations with comedians where Feinstein riffs on the week’s theme. 
–Untitled Justin Willman Project – Comedian Justin Willman aims to fix the world’s greatest problems and social injustices using the only logical method we have left: Magic. 
–“Do You Want to See a Dead Body?” – based on the Funny or Die shorts, “Do You Want to See a Dead Body?” is a half-hour, scripted pilot that follows Rob Huebel as he embarks on a bizarre quest/adventure to see a dead body with a different celebrity guest each week. 
–“Germany” (pilot presentation) – Executive produced by and starring Channing Tatum, “Germany” explores the trials and tribulations of diverse microorganisms living in a microcosm of our world – complete with political scandals, climate change and vaccination deniers. “Germany” is a unique world in which both the laughter and the characters are contagious.
-“Hood Adjacent” – Based on the Comedy Central original series, “Swag-A-Sauraus with James Davis” on Snapchat Discover, Davis, who was born and raised in South Central, one block away from where the sh** goes down, uses his multifaceted hybrid brand of comedy to share his unique take on the world.
–“Live From Everywhere” – shot in front of a studio audience, this live, half-hour variety show for the digital generation uses live streams to orchestrate the coolest, most unpredictable hangouts with celebrities and comedians. 
–“Problematic with Moshe Kasher” – a half-hour pilot hosted by Moshe Kasher who uses his own brand of “comedy journalism” to crawl into the social media muck of our most polarizing issues, provocative questions and heated arguments and dissect them in front of a studio audience.
-“Rudy” (pilot presentation) – an animated project written by Robert Padnick that follows childish “cholo” Rudy Cisneros who, after serving a 15-year prison sentence, wants to dissociate from gang life and start being there for his wife, kids and abuelita. 
–“Storytime” – based on the web series created by Chioke Nassor, this half-hour pilot follows three comedians who recreate personal stories by playing every character in their story in dreamlike reenactments. In between segments, the performers and a host sit at a roundtable dissecting and reacting to one another’s stories in front of a live audience. 
–Untitled Kyle Dunnigan Project (script deal) – this script, set at a superhero academy, follows Kyle Dunnigan (“Inside Amy Schumer”) as a professor with unimpressive powers.
-“Awkwafina” (script deal) – half-hour scripted narrative that focuses on a heightened version of Nora Lum, better known as rapper Awkwafina, as she navigates the underground hip hop community in Queens. 
–Best Seller” (script deal) – this script written by Nora Kirkpatrick and Dennis McNicholas, is set in the world of a third rate home shopping network. After the reigning queen of the channel is electrocuted on-air during a hair drying demonstration gone wrong, her three venomous power hungry disciples enter into a cutthroat competition for her coveted time slot.
–“Casey Vs.” (script deal) – Casey Jost one-ups “Man vs. Wild” in the most extreme survival guide ever made and teaches viewers how to handle everything from the zombie apocalypse to an alien invasion. 
–“Delco Proper” (script deal) – based on the Comedy Central digital series, “Delco Proper” centers around a family owned lumber yard and its blue collar crew made up of hardworking locals who never left their hometown in Delaware County, PA. 
–“Drunk Girl/High Guy” (script deal) – this Sarah Walker script follows the adventures of two best friends and work wife/work husband in New York City – a girl who is almost always drunk, and a guy who is almost always high.
–“East 89th” (script deal) – based on Sean Donnelly’s real life experiences centering around the dysfunctional doormen of a luxury high-rise building on East 89th Street in New York City.
–“GERP” (script deal) – Produced by Jack Black’s Electric Dynamite and co-written by Dick Blasucci (“Mad TV”) and Janine DeTullio (“Late Night wtih Jimmy Fallon”), this show within a show follows a federal worker who hosts a government produced variety TV show from inside his cubicle during the work day.
-“Legal-ish” (script deal) – written by Dave Storrs and Steve Mallory, follows a well-meaning slacker who finds himself on the jury bench of the longest-running case at his local courthouse. 
–“New Timers” (script deal) – based on the Comedy Central Digital series, “New Timers” takes place following an apocalyptic “event.” Matt Porter and Charlie Hankin, who create, star, executive produce and direct the series, now live their day-to-day in what’s left of Brooklyn, looking for adventures, new friends and ways to pass the time.
-“Tijuana Beach” (script deal) – this animated project follows a Mexican American father who inherits a rundown resort from his uncle and relocates his family to Mexico.
–“Used People” (script deal) – based on the Comedy Central digital series written by Michelle Wolf and Dan Soder, “Used People” follows uptight Michelle and stoner Dan who spend their days arguing, obsessing over their messy personal lives and – theoretically – selling used cars. 

We’re really excited to see The Goddamn Comedy Jam, Roast Battle, hour stand-up specials from Kurt Braunohler, Joe DeRosa, another one from Trevor Moore and Dan Soder, and what Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams will do with their new deals.

Also, from the sound of Moshe Kasher and Rob Huebel’s pilots, we hope that they get to see the light of day past being a pilot.

The 3rd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up

March 2, 2016
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So far, Tracy Morgan, Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts, Jenny Slate, Michael Che, Jessica Williams, Chris Gethard, Gabe Liedman, Phoebe Robinson, Max Silvestri, Ian Abramson, and Jo Firestone will be present for The 3rd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival taking place Jun. 1st-5th in Chicago.

That’s pretty swell if you ask us.

The Onion and A.V. Club have also joined forces with TruTV to present the festival this year, which seems pretty stacked. 

Tickets go on sale Wed. Mar. 3rd at 8AM PST right here.

Watch Even More Promos for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

September 2, 2015
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The rollout of promotion for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah has indeed begun leading up to the Sept. 28th premiere with this promo released yesterday and now these two promos released today.

Glad to see that the deranged millionaire John Hodgman is going to still be around.

Watch a New Promo for “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”

September 1, 2015
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The Best F#@cking News Team will be back at it soon enough when The Daily Show with Trevor Noah premieres at the end of the month on Sept. 28th.

Just check Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Jordan Klepper preparing for it in this new promo.

Jessica Williams Follows Up With Some of The More Outlandish People The Daily Show Has Interviewed Over The Years

August 5, 2015
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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the craziest things said during field pieces on The Daily Show were said by people who so staunchly believed those crazy things that they don’t feel like they were misconstrued by the show’s editorial team at all.

So, as Jon Stewart is finishing his run this week, The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams follows up with a number of these folks who are very much the same people when they first went on the show.

Watch it here.

Tig Notaro, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, and More To Play Wilco’s Solid Sound

April 18, 2015
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Wilco curates a music and arts festival in North Adams, Massachusetts known as Solid Sound and they’ve included a very nice handful of comedy along with it.

On the weekend of Jun. 26th, renowned band Wilco will put on their annual festival Solid Sound at Mass Moca. Tig Notaro, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, Superego, and Jessica Williams will comprise their offerings on the comedy stage, which should make for a lovely weekend of indie music and comedy outside of a contemporary art museum.

Get your tickets/passes here.

Here’s The 2015 Bridgetown Comedy Festival Line-Up

February 26, 2015
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We sincerely hope that you have a pretty big budget for traveling to comedy festivals this year. Already Moontower and SXSW look pretty amazing in Austin, TX.

The always great Bridgetown Comedy Festival is also coming up and they just announced their line-up. 

So, far they’re going to have Andy Kindler, Janeane Garofalo, Jessica Williams, Kurt Braunohler, Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane, Matt Braunger, Jackie Kashian, Dave Hill, Dr. Katz, and a whole lot more coming to Portland, OR. 

Here’s the entire line-up:

Jonathan Katz
Andy Kindler
Janeane Garofalo
Dana Gould
Neil Hamburger
Jessica Williams
Kurt Braunohler
Karen Kilgariff
Matt Braunger
Brendon Small
Jackie Kashian
Tone Bell
Michelle Buteau
Kyle Kinane
Moshe Kasher
Michael Kosta
Kate Berlant
Ian Karmel
Beth Stelling
Baron Vaughn
Kira Soltanovich
Guy Branum
Dave Hill
Chris Fairbanks
Phoebe Robinson
Ron Lynch
Steve Agee
Jay Larson
Ryan Sickler
Jacqueline Novak
Joe Zimmerman
Matt McCarthy
Matt Peters
David Angelo
Gary Vider
Chad Daniels
Mike Vecchione
Curtis Cook
Drennon Davis
Allen Strickland Williams
Laura House
Arden Myrin
Matt Kirshen
Adam Cayton-Holland
Chris Garcia
Ben Roy
Lizzy Cooperman
Maggie Maye
Patrick Keane
DJ REAL (Nick Stargu)
Andy Wood
Ben Bizuneh
Ian Abramson
Andrew Orvedahl
Jesse Case
Amber Preston
Greg Barris
Bri Pruett
Amy Miller
Andrew Sleighter
Bryan Cook
Clare O’Kane
Derek Sheen
Ashley Barnhill
Paul Hooper
Dulce’ Sloan
Barbara Gray
Steven Wilber
Jak Knight
Caitlin Gill
Doogie Horner
Josh Johnson
Billy Prinsell
Langston Kerman
Kristin Rand
Nathan Brannon
Jerron Horton
Noah Gardenswartz
Ever Mainard
Gabe Dinger
Troy Walker
Jen Seaman
Lisa Best
Jason Van Glass
Maggie Faris
Anthony Lopez
Elicia Sanchez
Lucas O’Neil
Jessica Sele
Jeff Scheen
Adrian McNair
Jeffrey Jay
Joel Kim Booster
Anthony Calderon
Kevin Iso
Leah Kayajanian
Kevin Saucier
Ismael Loutfi
Matt Donaher
Ryan Conner
Shane Torres
Sean Jordan
Ralph Hardesty
Scout Durwood
Samaria Sam Jay Johnson
Rhea Butcher
Zak Toscani
Ray Marshall
Parker Postyeni
Mark james heath (Mjh)
Matteo Lane
Veronica Heath
Mac Blake
Sonia Denis
Raj Sivaraman
Nore Davis
Rana May
Sean White
Paige Bowman
Matt Pharr
Bryan Yang
Rob Schultz
Mitch Mitchell
Caitlin Weierhauser
David Mascorro
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist: a 20th Anniversary Celebration
Andy Kindler’s Particular Show
7 Minutes in Purgatory
The CrabFeast Podcast
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction
The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler
Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian
Funny Over Everything
Blaria
Brew HaHa: The Comedy Show Drinking Game
Nerdist’s Sex Nerd Sandra Podcast
Hound Tall Discussion Series with Moshe Kasher
Talk Show: The Game Show
The Dana Gould Hour
The OkCupid Show
Heart of Darkness
The Grawlix
Hecklevision
THE TINKLE TWINS! (with Arden Myrin and Dana Gould!)
The Mike Eagle Show/Secret Skin Live
Roustabout
Uncalled Four
Meet Me in the Bathroom and Tell Me All your Secrets
The Nickel Club
TV Guidance Counselor

Not that you needed another reason beyond the coffee, beer, weirdness, etc. to visit Portland, but this is a pretty great one. Get your passes, mark your calendar from May 7th-10th, and do whatever else you need to do to go Bridgetown in just over two months.

Jessica Williams Says She Won’t Be Hosting “The Daily Show”

February 16, 2015
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After the announcement of Jon Stewart’s upcoming retirement as host of The Daily Show, there was, as was to be expected, rampant speculation about who would replace Stewart. There were a good deal of folks that cast their votes immediately for current Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams to fill the role. The idea was furthered by the upcoming movie Hot Tub Machine 2 depicting her as the host in the not so distant future.

However, last night, Williams expressed her appreciation for the sentiments, but also stated that she won’t be hosting The Daily Show following Jon’s exit.

In her own words, she tweeted:

Fact 1: I’m not hosting. Thank you but I am extremely under-qualified for the job! At this age (25) if something happens politically that I don’t agree with, I need to go to my room & like not come out for, like, 7 days. That being said I am super not right for it, but there are quite a few people who are! Can’t wait to stick around & see what happens.

So, you can take off one picture off all of your bulletin boards of potential Daily Show replacements that you all obviously have right now. 

FYI, NYC Podfest Is This Week, Jan. 9th-11th

January 7, 2015
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You made a New Year’s resolution to listen to more podcasts, right? Well, if you didn’t, you should change whatever your resolution currently is to podcasts because you probably have a better chance of sticking to it and the NYC Podfest is happening this weekend. 

Fri. Jan. 9th-Sun. Jan. 11th will see all these great podcasts as well as some freshly added guests including Jessica Williams, Wyatt Cenac, Sasheer Zamata, Rachel Feinstein, Jessi Klein, Hasan Minhaj, Bridget Everett, and Kurt Metzger to name a few.

Get your tickets if you’re in or around or can get to NYC for the week.

Jemaine Clement to Star in Indie Comedy ‘People Places Things’

October 8, 2014
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(via Deadline)

While there was a bit of confusion as to what Jemaine Clement was up to with doing a show over at HBO, Clement next film role is clear cut. 

James C. Strouse’s People Places Things will star Clement as a struggling graphic novelist that juggles family, heartbreak, etc. On top of that, there’s a very solid supporting cast in Stephanie Allynne, Jessica Williams, and Regina Hall.

It shouldn’t be surprising if this makes the rounds on the film festival circuit once it’s finished.

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