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TCB Debriefing 7/13/23: JFL Montreal, SAG-AFTRA Strike, Quiz Lady, Kill Rock Stars, WWDITS
July 13, 2023
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1. JFL Montreal 2023 line-up (minus New Faces of Comedy, of course)

2. SAG-AFTRA will go on strike just past midnight tonight, joining the WGA in their fight for a fair contract from the AMPTP. All union productions will cease that haven’t been shut down already, which includes plenty of comedies and film festivals and film premieres might as well have tumbleweeds roll down the red carpet until a new contract is agreed upon. This will absolutely affect comedies in production, coming up for release (no more fun Barbie press events), and potential upcoming projects (especially since SAG-AFTRA covers voiceover work as well). Get ready for a bunch of reality TV and game shows, even more than what is already being shoved down our collective throats.

3. Quiz Lady, a buddy road comedy starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh, is set to premiere Nov. 3rd (Deadline) and hopefully both strikes will be over by then and the duo can have a fun late night appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

4. Famous punk record label, Kill Rock Stars, are relaunching their comedy division and starting off with an album release from Papp Johnson. Here’s a sneak peek here.

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5. Just a friendly reminder that What We Do In the Shadows, one of the most enduringly funniest shows on TV, returns for season 5 tonight on FX and Hulu. It’s mandatory viewing as far as we’re concerned, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the Television Academy.

6. With both professional writers and actors going on strike, you better bet that stand-up comedy is going to even more crowded than it already is.

Please Enjoy All of  the“Pasta”, Emily Heller’s Latest Hour
November 20, 2018
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The fact that Emily Heller has made a novelty card for all her fans at live show that lets potential thieves of fans’ wallets know to, well, not steal said fans’ wallets, is just one example of how much care and cleverness Emily puts into her comedy. This is explained on this new album and indeed 100% true as an Emily Heller fan from Indiana showed the card to us. 

Pasta, the new hour from Heller, is the same great Emily complete with a painterly level of detail and an organic, almost narrative driven flow, though done for these bizarre, often terrifying times that we live in, but are still managing to get through on a daily basis. In particular, Emily’s observation on her newly agreed relationship to going to the gym is exquisite. 

Pasta is available now from Kill Rock Stars and you can (and should) go get it here.

Dana Gould’s Latest Album “Mr. Funny Man” to Come Out This Fall From Kill Rock Stars
June 30, 2017
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Dana Gould’s Latest Album “Mr. Funny Man” to Come Out This Fall From Kill Rock Stars

When considering what goes into the craftsmanship of stand-up comedy, Dana Gould is, without a doubt, one of the art form’s best practitioners. His past three albums are absolutely required listening for any comedy fan.

We’re pretty sure his fourth album, Mr. Funny Man, will be required listening as well. As Dana has just announced it, look for it later this fall on Kill Rock Stars, a label that has a pretty stellar record in terms of comedy albums (Esposito, Braunohler, Karmel, Kondabolu, etc.) over the last few years.

Hari Kondabolu’s Latest Album Mainstream American Comic Now Streaming on YouTube
December 14, 2016
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Vice has very accurately pointed to Hari Kondabolu as a comedian to look to under the upcoming Trump Administration.

Take a listen or a look at all of his stand-up and you’ll see why Kondabolu could rise to stand alongside John Oliver and Samantha Bee poking fun at those in power that will be unjustly abusing it very soon.

In fact, you can start with his latest album Mainstream American Comic, which Kill Rock Stars has conveniently made available for streaming on YouTube, free of charge. As you might guess at this point, we really dug it.

Amy Miller Makes a Case for a Different Type of ‘Trophy Girlfriend’
December 1, 2016
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While the label of a “trophy girlfriend” has its negative connotations, Amy Miller has figured out to kind of take the label back for herself and work her own agency into it. In case you didn’t know, Miller has gotten to establish herself all along on the West Coast on top of being on Last Comic Standing,

This comes from Kill Rock Stars latest comedy release from Amy, Solid Gold.

Oh, if you dig that, get Solid Gold here.

It’s Record Store Day and You Can Now Get The Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen Double Vinyl Album
November 25, 2016
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It’s Record Store Day and You Can Now Get The Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen Double Vinyl Album

On top of the Black Friday shopping you might be already doing, it might be nice to pop in to your local record store (they do still exist) for Record Store Day and pick up the double vinyl album Hot Tub with Kurt (Braunohler) and Kristen (Schaal) Live at The Virgil. It’s just one of many exclusive releases today that you can only find in record stores.

It features the likes of Eddie Pepitone, Emily Heller, Aparna Nancherla, Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane, and many more and comes with a download code as well.

You can find your the nearest Record Store Day participating record store here.

W. Kamau Bell’s Semi-Prominent Negro Out Now as Album
September 29, 2016
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With their being almost seemingly an infinite amount of television, it’s completely reasonable that you might miss one stand-up special on a subscription based premium cable network. 

That being said, we hope you did indeed watch W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro a few months back when it aired on Showtime for the whip-smart, jolly dissection of current issues including race, gender fluidity, gentrification, and hair.

You can now (and really should) get it as an album from Kill Rock Stars or iTunes or Bandcamp or Amazon. 

Rhea Butcher’s Debut Album “Butcher” Out Now
August 19, 2016
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Kill Rock Stars continues their stellar catalog of comedy albums that includes Kurt Braunohler, Hari Kondabolu, Cameron Esposito, and starting today, Rhea Butcher.

Butcher’s first album, aptly titled Butcher, offers a great introduction to Rhea as the honest, yet very charming stand-up comedian. Specifically, Rhea gives a great glimpse into her cool life as a lesbian, vegetarian, a baseball enthusiast, and more, but she does so in a way where you’d never think of her just as a funny lesbian, vegetarian, or baseball comedian. You just think she’s a funny comedian that happens to identify with all those things. 

So, get Butcher here along with collectible t-shirts and hats off of Kill Rock Stars.

Preview Rhea Butcher’s “Butcher” Coming Out This Month at Kill Rock Stars
August 5, 2016
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Preview Rhea Butcher’s “Butcher” Coming Out This Month at Kill Rock Stars

Rhea is the co-host of Put Your Hands Together, the co-creator/star of upcoming Seeso series Take My Wife, and has been a great transplant for the LA comedy scene from Chicago. 

Naturally, we’re excited about her first album coming out very soon as well as the above preview clip.

Specifically, Rhea Butcher’s debut comedy album Butcher will be coming on Friday, August 19th off of Kill Rock Stars, but you can pre-order it now and in on a sweet t-shirt and baseball cap.

Hari Kondabolu’s “Mainstream America Comic” Should Definitely Be Your Next Comedy Album
July 21, 2016
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When it comes to issues of politics and social justice, Hari Kondabolu has really set himself apart greatly from the run-of-the-mill political humor and social satire. His latest album Mainstream American Comic exemplifies his brilliant writing that skews very liberal, but also keeps an open mind, hence one clever layer of the title. 

For this new hour, Hari dives head first into hot button issues like race, gender, and the election as well as even higher brow topics like modern art and the surgeon general, but always manages to keep his jokes sharp at every level and facet, which Hari makes sure there are plenty of. 

Here’s a preview to show you what we’re talking about. 

<a href=“http://harikondabolu.bandcamp.com/album/mainstream-american-comic”>Mainstream American Comic by Hari Kondabolu</a>

Mainstream American Comic comes out tomorrow, Friday, July 22nd, off of Kill Rock Stars, but you can pre-order (or order depending when you’re reading this) it right now with a collector’s mug.

Here’s a Preview Hari Kondabolu’s New Album “Mainstream American Comic”
June 7, 2016
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<a href=“http://harikondabolu.bandcamp.com/album/mainstream-american-comic”>Mainstream American Comic by Hari Kondabolu</a>

(via The AV Club)

Hari Kondabolu’s Mainstream American Comic, the follow-up album to the excellent Waiting for 2042 is coming next month. It’s actually set for release on July 22nd from Kill Rock Stars.

If you need Hari’s politically charged, yet cleverly personal comedy sooner, here’s a great preview.  

You can actually pre-order the subversively titled Mainstream American Comic on iTunes, Bandcamp, and Kill Rock Stars right now.

Albums from Ian Karmel, Emily Heller, Ron Funches, and Sean Donnelly All Out Today
November 13, 2015
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All of you sure have got your comedy album binge listening cut out for you today.

What a day today is with Ian Karmel’s 9.2 on Pitchfork, Emily Heller’s Good For Her, Sean Donnelly’s Manual Labor Face, and Ron Funches’ The Funches of Us all being released.

All of them are definitely worth your time and money as we’ve stated before here, here, here, and here, respectively. 

OK, you should probably get to buying and listening already. There’s a lot of comedy for your ears to feast on.

Ian Karmel’s Debut Comedy Album “9.2 on Pitchfork” Out Tomorrow From Kill Rock Stars
November 13, 2015
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In addition to Emily Heller’s Good For Her, Kill Rock Stars is also putting another great comedy album, Ian Karmel’s 9.2 on Pitchfork.

This is Ian’s very first comedy album and it leaves a damn fine impression of Karmel and his stand-up. The hour weaves through every bit of Ian and gets quite personal, but Ian’s upbeat spirit and colorful attention to detail makes for one fun ride. Certainly, we think music tastemakers Pitchfork should entertain a special case for their rating system as the title of this album subtly suggests.

9.2 on Pitchfork comes out tomorrow, but if you’re really hankering for it, you can pre-order it from Kill Rock Stars here.

Emily Heller’s “Good For Her” Now on Pre-Order w/Horny For Heller T-Shirts
November 11, 2015
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Emily Heller’s album Good For Her is another reason why this Friday is going to be a great day for comedy releases. Off of the same label, Kill Rock Stars, Ian Karmel and her are both releasing albums on that day just so you know.

Good For Her tours the mind of Emily Heller with all of its eccentricities structured very neatly into several bits that are both personal, yet also playful. A whole chunk on the multiple layers in which Frasier figures Emily’s life, both literally and metaphorically, is a pretty great example of that.

You can now pre-order Good For Her along with a T-shirt that has “Horny For Heller” printed on it for a Nov. 13th release. Also, if you’re one of the first 50 people to put an order for a CD, actual “googly eyes” will be glued on.

Those “Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen” Album Tapings For Kill Rock Stars Are Finally Happening This Month
April 14, 2015
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This album recording was supposed to happen almost a year ago, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, the recordings had to be pushed to this month on Monday Apr. 20th and Apr. 27th. 

Still, we’re happy that an album capturing one of the best and longest running weekly comedy shows in the country, Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen, is happening all the same.

Two tapings, presented by our good friends at CleftClips, will feature, of course, the amazing duo of Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal as well as Kyle Kinane, Karen Kilgariff, Eugene Mirman, Heather Lawless, Aparna Nancherla, Eddie Pepitone, Emily Heller, Beth Stelling, Andrés du Bouchet, and John Roberts all at Hot Tub’s LA home, The Virgil. 

Pretty swell, huh? 

Kill Rock Stars just keeps adding to their already great comedy discography, which includes comedy albums from Hari Kondabolu, Cameron Esposito, and Kurt Braunohler.

Tickets will go on sale later this week. We’ll be sure to tell you exactly when that happens so you have a chance to not miss out on being part of Hot Tub history.

Ian Karmel Recording His Debut Comedy Album Next Feb. in Portland
December 3, 2014
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One of Portland’s funniest exports over the last few years, among Portlandia, Ron Funches, and more, has been Ian Karmel. As soon as he came to LA, he was a big hit in the scene, already in at Chelsea Lately, and ended up doing a set on Conan not too long after that.

He is now setting to record his very first album back at home in Portland, OR for Kill Rock Stars Sat. Feb. 7th at Mississippi Studios. We highly recommend going to this if you can and/or buying the album afterwards. 

Cameron Esposito’s “Same Sex Symbol” Coming Out on Kill Rock Stars in Oct.
August 5, 2014
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The amazing Cameron Esposito is coming out with a brand new comedy album in just over two months from Kill Rock Stars.

Her album Same Sex Symbol is due out Oct. 7th, but you can pre-order it now as well as get an accompanying t-shirt, buttons, and stickers. We suggest that you get in on this ASAP.

Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen To Make a Double Album for Kill Rock Stars
June 17, 2014
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Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen To Make a Double Album for Kill Rock Stars

You did read that right. Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, which was one of the best comedy shows in NYC and is now one of the best comedy shows here in LA, is recording a live comedy double album for Kill Rock Stars. Joining Kurt and Kristen will be an amazing line-up featuring: Nate Bargatze, Emily Heller, Andres du Bouchet, Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane, Heather Lawless, Eddie Pepitone, Eugene Mirman, and Aparna Nancherla. 

Both tapings are happening at Hot Tub’s current home, The Virgil here in LA, on Mon. Jun. 23rd and Mon. Jun. 30th at 8PM. We highly suggest getting tickets for this ASAP.

Cameron Esposito Recording Second Album for Kill Rock Stars in Portland
March 23, 2014
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Cameron Esposito Recording Second Album for Kill Rock Stars in Portland

In case you’re not aware, Kill Rock Stars has been racking up a nice roster of comedians as of late. Comedy albums have come through Kill Rock Stars from Kurt Braunohler and Hari Kondabolu, and now, one will come from the wonderful Cameron Esposito.

She records her next album, May 30th at Mississippi Studios.

Hari Kondabolu’s Comedy Album “Waiting For 2042” Out Today
March 11, 2014
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Hari Kondabolu’s Comedy Album “Waiting For 2042” Out Today

Kill Rock Stars has just come out with their second comedy album release in Hari Kondabolu’s Waiting For 2042, which makes it, for us, two in a row of smart comedy releases.

You can a physical CD or a digital download of Waiting For 2042 today at the link, which we recommend you do.

Pre-Order Hari Kondabolu’s Waiting For 2042 From Kill Rock Stars
February 5, 2014
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Following Kurt Braunohler’s How Do I Land?, Kill Rock Stars is coming out with another comedy album, this time from the very funny Hari Kondabolu. Set to come out on Mar. 11th, you can pre-order Waiting For 2042 digitally or on CD with a button and postcard. 

Whichever way you choose, we think you should just go ahead and pre-order yourself a copy.

Kurt Braunohler’s Debut Comedy Album “How Do I Land?” Out Today
August 20, 2013
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Not only did he pull of raising enough money to skywrite a joke on a weekday afternoon here in LA, but Kurt Braunohler is an amazing stand up comedian and you should really pick up his first comedy album “How Do I Land?” from Kill Rock Stars.

It just came out today and you can still get commemorative shirts, towels, and double dongs right here.

Kurt Braunohler’s Debut Comedy Album ‘How Do I Land’ on Pre-Order with Collectible Glass Dildo & More
July 8, 2013
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After writing jokes in the sky, rewriting greeting cards, and posting up sassy traffic signs, Kurt Braunohler is doing something a little more conventional comedically in releasing his first comedy album entitled “How Do I Land?”. If you’ve seen Kurt do stand-up over the last year throughout the US, you know that Braunohler is hilarious when pulling all those big, funny, absurdist performance art pranks, but he is also hilarious when just talking into a microphone.

Pre-order How Do I Land? to come out August 20th now from Kill Rock Stars as well as a novelty towel, shirt, and glass dildo. (You read that right and it’s pretty amazing).

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