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Pick of the Day: Get Your Pets with John Hodgman 5/14
May 13, 2021
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Even after all this time and so many iterations of virtual comedy on so many different platforms and platforms on top of platforms as to make it seem you’re not watching comedians in their living quarters, one of the best live-streams to come from this time is, without question, Get Your Pets with John Hodgman.

Humorist/author/(hopefully) former deranged millionaire John Hodgman would indeed interview pets and not their owners/masters/parents on IG Live for an unbridled delight of a time. Dogs, cats, birds, horses, reptiles, and more would get a nice afternoon chat with Hodgman and it’s truly hard to get more charming than that.

Hodgman did this series quite a bit at the start of lockdown, but went on hiatus in order to take on the several other projects on his very full plate. Yet, Get Your Pets with John Hodgman returns this Friday at 1PM PT/4PM ET as part of Maximum Fun’s annual membership #MAXFUNDRIVE.

Do not miss a second of it @johnhodgman on IG Live.

Handy Dandy Guide to Weekly/Daily Comedy Livestreams (While We’re All Hunkered Down))
March 31, 2020
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Though it was for a terrible reason, the world of comedy has pretty much pivoted on a dime (with growing pains to be sure) into a cornucopia of live-streaming through several online platforms. Two weeks into a good majority of the major comedy hubs of LA and NYC being sheltered in home, there have already been a whole row of weekly and even daily livestreams featuring your favorite comedians and comedy folks. Best of all, you don’t have to live in LA or NYC or really anywhere to see these. Many are free or for donations and can be seen so long as your WiFi is solid. Also, that means many of the best comedians around the country will be showing up on all sorts of shows as they just have to join in on Instagram Live, Twitch, Zoom, etc.

For the time being, these livestream shows have set up shop and will be here every week or most days of the week to keep you from going entirely insane while being stuck at home. Take note that there are plenty of one-off special events that are happening as well not mentioned here. Check our listings frequently for when and where those shows will be happening.

Obviously, we’ll update this post the more that we find.

 

Comedy Quarantine-daily stand-up show, Monday-Friday at 7pm PST/10PM on Instagram Live @comedyquarantine, hosted by Barbara Gray and Teresa Lee, donations accepted for comedians and COVID-19 relief.

Eddie Pepitone: Live From the Bunker-live rants and guest interviews from Eddie Pepitone, Monday-Friday, 4PM PST/7PM EST on Instagram Live @eddiepep, free.

Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen (Home Edition)-same great weekly stand-up show with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal on Mondays at 8PM PST/11PM PST at http://holdthephone.tv/, donations accepted for comedians and COVID-19 relief.

New Material Show with Maria Bamford-Maria Bamford works out 1/2 hour of new material Monday-Friday 3PM PST/6PM EST on Zoom, donate $5 or more to food bank or Venmo $1 to @maroo-bamfoo.

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Please Get and Enjoy John Hodgman’s Latest Book “Medallion Status”
October 16, 2019
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Often, memoirs and autobiographies can seem self-aggrandizing and overly indulgent. Yet, the curious life of one John Hodgman and the charming way in which Hodgman himself examines it really makes him exempt from such a notion. 

This latest book, Medallion Status, offers up another fun dive into Hodgman’s life where he’s famous, but not quite too famous and the sort of surreal experience that can be. 

It’s almost like if a much less toxic (and definitely human) character on BoJack Horseman succinctly and delightfully recounted how they racked up an astonishing amount of frequent flyer miles. 

Medallion Status by John Hodgman is out now and available in hardcover, Ebook, audiobook from Penguin Random House. Get it here.
September 4, 2019
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John Hodgman is set to return to our coast once more, this time with a brand new book in hand, Medallion Status (release date-Oct. 15th), which follows his time in becoming one of the best contributors on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, traveling the country with a certain level of fame, and, hence the title, gaining Medallion Status as a very frequent flyer.

He’ll be on a book tour for Medallion Status and, for his LA stop, will be chatting it up with the one and only Aimee Mann at the Aratani Theatre, Thurs. Oct. 24th.

Tickets are as follows:
$50.00 Reserved Section  (includes book)*
$40.00 General Admission Section  (includes book)*
$20.00 General Admission Section (on sale Sept 24, 10am)

Get more info and tickets later this month here.
April 4, 2019
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His honor Judge John Hodgman will presiding once again within LA county for another live episode of his eponymous MaxFun podcast, this time at The Regent Theater in DTLA on Thurs. Jun. 6th at 8PM.

For the uninitiated, celebrated humorist John Hodgman will cast a decision on disputes such as:

-when is it may someone else’s Chinese food be legally considered abandoned property?
-is a machine gun a robot? 

It’s a pretty damn great time (even if you’re a plaintiff or defendant).

This tends to sell out (as it should), so go get your tickets here for $30 quick.

John Hodgman Has Final Judgment on Whether a Hot Dog Is a Sandwich in Heated Debate with Colbert
December 8, 2017
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There are a bunch of important judgments being handed down in various courts across the land these days.

One of those judgments is on whether a hot dog is a sandwich and the honorable Judge John Hodgman lays down his law (which should matter because of his Judge John Hodgman podcast) on the matter while debating with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.

Please enjoy it at 5:10 into this interview here.
September 28, 2017
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Basically, any LA appearance of John Hodgman should be mandatory for all Los Angelenos (and Greater Area Angelenos) to attend. 

So, we’re giving you more than ample warning for Hodgman’s latest evening here in LA where he will discuss his book Vacationland with Patt Morrison.

Please get your tickets here. 

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

Mcsweeney’s 50th Issue Is Out Now in Hardcover
September 1, 2017
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The long standing, well respected humorist publication McSweeney’s Quarterly has just released its 50th Issue as a hardcover (with the art work by Tucker Nichols above), which includes written pieces from such great folks as: 

Patton Oswalt
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Jonathan Lethem
Lydia Davis
Heidi Julavits
Kevin Young
Ismet Prcic
Sheila Heti
Sherman Alexie
Carrie Brownstein
Sean Wilsey
Valeria Luiselli
Rebecca Curtis
Thomas McGuane
Sarah Vowell
John Moe
Steven Millhauser
Jason Polan
Tucker Nichols
Eduardo Berti
John Hodgman
Aparna Nancherla
Diane Williams
Etgar Keret
Corinna Vallianatos
Sarah Manguso
Jeff Parker
Kevin Moffett
Jesse Ball
Brian Evenson
Lilli Carré
Carson Mell
Kristen Iskandrian
Lucy Corin
Zain Khalid
Dan Morey
Eli Horowitz
Bianca Bagnarelli
Andrew Leland
Haris Durrani
Vauhini Vara
Benjamin Percy
Wendy Molyneux
Sarah Walker
Dan Kennedy
James H. Folta
Keaton Patti
Matthew Sharpe
Jesse Jacobs
Sophia Foster-Dimino

We got to go to the live reading of the 50th Issue this week and we can tell you that you’re in for a nice, layered, nuanced, otherworldly treat if you pick up a copy. 

John Hodgman’s Latest Book “Vacationland” Now Available for Pre-Order
April 1, 2017
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Oddly enough, the world seems closer to ending than when John Hodgman jokingly mused about it a few years ago.

That being said, you can still enjoy his writings with his latest book Vacationland that’s decidedly less apocalyptic. It follows Hodgman through a layered journey to the “most painful beaches” of Maine. 

The juxtaposition of ‘painful’ and ‘beaches’ alone has us on board. 

Vacationland is available for pre-order now for a release on October 24th. Hopefully, Ragnarok doesn’t become real in that time.

Seeson Orders Another Season of Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, Which Will Be Shooting in Just a Couple of Weeks
January 31, 2017
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Seeso is wasting no time in getting the second season of live comedy showcase series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac going. The renewal announcement was made today along with the line-ups feature much of the best in NYC and around the country. The tapings are all set up all around Valentine’s Day.

What makes us most excited about this new batch of Night Train is plenty more opportunity for Wyatt to spit the fire that he did with his immediate-post-election album, One Angry Night in November (you can still get it for free here).  

You can get tickets, from which the proceeds will go to charity, here.

Watch John Hodgman’s Take on the Verizon Guy’s Defecting to Sprint
December 22, 2016
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As pointed out by Desus & Mero on Viceland, John Hodgman is in a unique position to weigh in on being a longtime spokesman/character for a big brand, especially when it comes to Paul Marcarelli defecting from being a Verizon spokesman to one for Sprint.

Above all, you get to see John Hodgman, outside of his deranged millionaire character or being the PC in those Mac commercials, get heated about something. 

Watch it here.

The 16th Annual SF Sketchfest Line-Up Announced and Tickets Are Now on Sale
November 21, 2016
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The gigantic (but maybe not on the scale of billions and billions) line-up for the 16th Annual SF Sketchfest has just been announced. This flyer is just scratching the surface of how many great performers are on the bill. 

In fact, there are currently over 700 performers that will be in more than 230 shows at 17 different venues over the course of 2 and a half weeks. Even if you’re not in or around San Francisco, it might be worth it to trek to SF to see what’s happening. 

SF Sketchfest is set for January 12th-29th, 2017 and you can get tickets right now right here.
April 4, 2016
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John Hodgman brings his latest one man show, Vacationland, to Largo at the Coronet Theatre on Thursday, June 9th at 8:30PM.

It’ll be a collection of stories centered on things such as “the most painful beaches of the USA; how to lie to the men at the garbage dump; which animals to love and keep as pets and which to kill with poison; and the horror of fresh water clams.”

Tickets are $30. You can (and should quickly) get them here.

Daily Show Alums John Hodgman and Stephen Colbert Face on Late Show’s “Friday Night Fights”
February 20, 2016
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Two different generations of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart got to go head-to-head in the recurring Friday Night Fights segment last night as John Hodgman and Late Show host Stephen Colbert made arguments for who would win in a fictitious battle (ex. Big Foot vs. Tooth Fairy). 

For those familiar with Tournament of Nerds, you know the drill.

Intellectual, absurdist sparks did fly in their clash, but make sure you take note of Hodgman’s entrance.

The 2016 SF Sketchfest Announces Its Annual Massive Line-Up of Comedic Treasures
November 21, 2015
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Without fail, SF Sketchfest’s cup runneth over with many of comedy’s best and brightest for nearly a month.

From Jan. 7th-24th, the gargantuan comedy festival known as SF Sketchfest will once again take over numerous venues throughout San Francisco. They’ve announced the line-up today and we’ll give you just a sample straight from the press release:

The 2016 SF Sketchfest features a 20th anniversary tribute to “Waiting For Guffman,” with a screening and cast reunion with Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey and Fred Willard; in-person tributes to iconic actor Sally Field in conversation with Michael Showalter along with a screening of their new film, “Hello, My Name is Doris;” Jeff Goldblum in conversation and in musical performance with his Mildred Snitzer Orchestra; Patton Oswalt in conversation with Boots Riley; hit animated series “Bob’s Burgers” with creator Loren Bouchard and cast members Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts and Kristen Schaal; acclaimed comedic author Dave Barry in conversation; spotlights on film favorites including “Hot Shots” 25th Anniversary with Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft; “Teen Witch”: The Peaches Christ Experience; and “Hook” 25th Anniversary; TV spotlights “Fishing with John” 25th Anniversary with John Lurie in conversation with Parker Posey; “Drunk History” with Derek Waters and friends; “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” live; “Galavant” with creators and cast, and “Sledge Hammer!;” celebrations of animated comedies “BoJack Horseman,” “Futurama” and “Dr. Katz Professional Therapist”; popular radio programs StarTalk Live with Bill Nye the Science Guy and Eugene Mirman and NPR’s Ask Me Another; appearances by comedians and actors including Pamela Adlon, Scott Adsit, Maria Bamford, Todd Barry, Guy Branum, Stephanie Courtney, Cameron Esposito, Noel Fielding, Dave Foley, Judah Friedlander, Ron Funches, Jeff Garlin, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Gethard, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Jon Hamm, Dan Harmon, John Hodgman, Moshe Kasher, Andy Kindler, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Beth Littleford, Jason Mantzoukas, Kevin McDonald, Thomas Middleditch, Laraine Newman, Tom Papa, Jimmy Pardo, Eddie Pepitone, Chelsea Peretti, Jim Rash, Paul Scheer, The Sklar Brothers, Martin Starr, Eric Stonestreet, Scott Thompson, Paul F. Tompkins, Michael Urie, Baron Vaughn, Jessica Williams; top comedy collectives Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings; and musical performances by Princess featuring Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum in an Evening of the Music of Prince, Jonathan Coulton, Kate Micucci, Rhett Miller, Paul and Storm and more.

Yes, there’s more that’s coming round the bay than what you see above. If you’re already sold on going (and we struggle to think why you wouldn’t be), tickets go on sale this Sun. at 10AM PST 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.

John Hodgman Going on “Vacationland” Tour Starting in Sept.
August 1, 2015
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9/12- Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theater
9/22- Atlanta, GA @ Plaza Theater
9/23- St. Louis, MO @ Ready Room
9/24- Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
9/25- Iowa City, IA @ Englert Theater
9/26- Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theater
9/27- Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
9/29- Toronto, ON @ Just For Laughs Festival
10/13- Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theater
10/15- Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theater
10/16- San Francisco, CA @ Marines Memorial Theatre
10/24- Durham, NC @ Carolina Theater
11/07- Athens, OH @ Ohio University 

After talking about the end of it all, John Hodgman now is on to the next logical thing: vacations. 

If you’re in any of the towns above at the corresponding dates above, get your tickets for those shows now.

John Hodgman and Paul Rudd Join in Conversation and More with Nick Offerman About His Book “Gumption”
June 7, 2015
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This past week, the comedic forces of John Hodgman, Paul Rudd, and Nick Offerman teamed up to not only chat about Offerman’s compilation tribute book to some of his personal heroes, Gumption at The Book Con, but they offered, as you’d expect, mirth, wit, nerd friendly hyping, song, and some shoehorned plugs of Ant Man.

Watch all the fun that those in attendance had and relish in a clean shaven Offerman.

Also, you can get your very own copy of Gumption here.

John Hodgman Reveals His Deranged Billionaire Plan To Go To Mars on “The Daily Show”
April 24, 2015
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Stewart’s leaving to see his family, but Hodgman’s apparently got something much more devilishly grandiose planned for when he leaves. 

John Hodgman makes another fantastic Daily Show appearance as his deranged billionaire character and reveals that we non-deranged-billionaire folks are indeed going to be stranded on Earth a la that movie that a few people saw, Elysium.

Watch Hodgman’s master plan 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.

Nick Offerman Directed This Fun Music Video for Tweedy’s “Low Key”
September 26, 2014
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You might notice in this delightful music video for Tweedy’s new single “Low Key” there are a few familiar faces like John Hodgman, Michael Shannon, Conan O’Brien, and Andy Richter amongst many others.

Well, that’s no coincidence as the one and only Nick Offerman was the director. 

Please do watch until the end to enjoy the full comedic brilliance on display here.

Watch and Enjoy This @midnight Outtake of Paul F. Tompkins Trying to Give One Answer
September 12, 2014
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Even futzing a line or, in this case on “@midnight”, struggling to give an answer, Paul F. Tompkins is a delight. Having John Hodgman, Greg Proops, and Chris Hardwick add to the chaos is damn fun as well.

Watch it here and then the rest of “@midnight” at Midnight on Comedy Central.

John Hodgman Retracts His Belief That The Apocalypse Is Happening and Delving Into Marijuana
September 10, 2014
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John Hodgman spent so many of his efforts trying to “prepare” for us for an apocalypse that, alas, never came to pass. He revealed that he has come  to terms with this while on Conan in addition to start smoking weed.

Just as fascinating, one of Hodgman’s original day jobs, which was a so-called “traffic counter”, may or may not be a real job.

You can also buy the aforementioned Ragnarok Survival Kits that John mentions right here.

John Hodgman and Paul F. Tompkins Chatting Over Martinis Is As Wonderful As You Had Hoped
July 7, 2014
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John Hodgman is Paul F. Tompkins’ latest guest on his intimate one-on-one interview series Speakeasy and it’s every bit as delightful as you could imagine a chat between two of the funniest, erudite comedians around.

Watch and enjoy the whole episode here.

Here’s the Trailer for FX’s Married with Judy Greer and Nat Faxon
June 10, 2014
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FX’s newest comedy series, Married,premiering July 17th, just got a trailer that seems to be the sort of dark romantic/family comedy that we’re into. Nat Faxon and Judy Greer star along with guest appearances from the amazing Jenny Slate and John Hodgman.

So, watch the trailer here.

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