First off, Kristen Schaal playing Amelia Earhart should make your day on its own. However, Great Minds with Dan Harmon one-upped that by giving the farewell to Earhart that she probably would have wanted.
Kristen Schaal, after her interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, made sure that her appearance was extra special by making the audience in attendance at Studio 8G, the happiest audience in the whole entire world.
So, one by one, she went through the crowd with a bunch of marriage proposals. Yes, it’s proposals and not just one proposal.
If this doesn’t brighten your day, then, well, we’re not sure what we can do for you.
Really, this performance of Space Oddity at Paul F. Tompkins’ Varietopia nearly 2 years ago is just perfect for today. Equal parts great in execution and fun for the wide range of performers on stage, it’s something you should probably just watch and listen to over and over for awhile.
RIP David Bowie.
With the latest round of presidential debates out of the way, you can now catch up to the important post-debate analysis that Paul F. Tompkins, his puppet pundit collective at No, You Shut Up! have been doing.
Start off with the first NYSU Election Special Report that Fusion was nice enough to put on YouTube in full, complete with guests Hannibal Buress and Kristen Schaal.
Last Man on Earth returns for its second season this Sunday at 9:30PM on Fox.
That’s when you can enjoy more of Phil and Carol striking out on their own and getting really niche with their dialogue while mid-coitus like so.
On Sept. 27th, we get to follow Phil and Carol as a few of the last people on earth as Last Man on Earth returns for its second season.
In fact, you can see what the two are up to, specifically what Phil will be running into in this first promo.
Even though it’s been over a decade since Girl Next Door, a popular film that had criticism of our education system for not having up-to-date sex education, came out, many sex ed programs in schools around the country are still very much behind the times.
Luckily, John Oliver and the team at Last Week Tonight (as well as some extra help from Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal, Laverne Cox, Kumail Nanjiani, Jack McBrayer, Megan Mullally, Aisha Tyler, and Jonathan Banks in an updated sex ed video) have got us all covered.
Watch it all here.
As you’re probably checking your Instagram right now, know that you can indulge in new sort of photo of yourself, i.e. a selfie, thanks to the folks at Last Man on Earth.
They have made cutouts of the face of both Phil Miller and Carol Pilbasian so that you can go around with your significant other as what’s probably a less dysfunctional version of Phil and Carol. Even outside of the show, it’s probably the wishes of plenty of people to just have a mask of Will Forte and Kristen Schaal lying around.
Get higher res versions here.
Make sure you refresh your memory with the original music video first.
As part of JASH’s $5K music video series, the amazing Kurt Braunohler got to direct the music video for Mikal Cronin’s new song “Turn Around”.
As the director, Kurt decided to do his own “shot-for-shot” version of the classic 90s music video for Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn”, but done with Mikal’s song instead.
The result was hilariously beautiful and features Kristen Schaal as Imbruglia, Paul Scheer, Rory Scovel, Jonah Ray, and other great randomness.
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.
Oh, the things that are happening on set of Last Man on Earth.
During her interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Kristen Schaal described how challenging and remarkable of a love scene she had to film with Will Forte on Last Man on Earth.
There weren’t any acrobatics, but there something happened that neither Schaal or Forte will forget. Hear it in full detail here.
Kristen Schaal was on Conan this week and shared an engrossing memory from her childhood that ended up having them running out of time.
Schaal’s dog and her dad make for a time in her life that she, and now we, will never ever ever forget. Watch it here.
Comedy, as you probably know is, something that takes a good deal of time to become great, even if you’re talented. Knowing that, Jacob Reed and Justin Michael’s Before You Were Funny web series at Funny or Die takes a look at the past of comedy folks who are now hysterical, but, back then, were raw and green like everyone else starting out in their comedy careers.
This episode looks at a sketch Paul Scheer never figured out and is read as well as critiqued by Andy Daly and Kristen Schaal.
Watch it here, then get evidence of Scheer’s comedic brilliance with season 1 of NTSF:SD:SUV on DVD.
Last Man on Earth premiered last night on Fox, thankfully to solid ratings. The premiere, which includes the first two episodes, might just be the next network sitcom that’s truly worth following given a great high concept premise, excellent direction/writing, and fantastic performances from Will Forte and Kristen Schaal.
So, please watch (or rewatch) and enjoy the premiere of Last Man on Earth now available on Hulu.
That’s right, H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, John Roberts, and Loren Bouchard are going to tour around the country with a Bob’s Burgers LIVE show.
So far the tour will start Mar. 19th in Minneapolis, MN and stop in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Washington D.C., Upper Darby, PA, NYC, and Boston. More dates are coming.
Tickets are now on sale and we highly recommend snatching these up as soon as you can.
Last week, we reported the good news that Hotwives of Orlando was getting a second season over at Hulu. At the time, we were under the impression that there was going to be a whole new cast, but, Casey Wilson, who plays one of the central Hotwives, revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers this week that the cast is returning and only their characters will be different for Hotwives of Las Vegas.
So, that means the fantastic cast of Casey, Danielle Schneider, Kristen Schaal, Tymberlee Hill, Andrea Savage, and Angela Kinsey are all returning.
We’ll be looking forward to “no drama” very soon.
(via TV Line)
Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Last Man on Earth starring Will Forte already has people highly anticipated for its series premiere on Mar. 1st.
Now, the anticipation will possibly be higher as the wonderful Kristen Schaal has joined the cast though it’s not clear how she’ll figure into a series entitled Last Man on Earth.
So, Mar. 1st 9PM on Fox should be in your calendars by now and, if not, then do so ASAP.
According to this trailer for the second season of Adam Devine’s House Party featuring plenty of debauchery in New Orleans with Adam Devine and Adam Ray, there’s going to be plenty of great stand-up from some of our favorite folks to watch on the mic.
They include: Aparna Nancherla, Randy Liedtke, Kristen Schaal, Tone Bell, Nikki Glaser, Ian Karmel, Nick Rutherford, Kurt Braunohler, Mike Bridenstine, Joesph Pera, Billy Bonnell, Rell Battle, Rob Christensen, and way more.
The second season premieres Sept. 9th on Comedy Central, so we suggest not missing it.
Following in the steps of Burning Love, the “Housewives” reality TV franchise is getting its own send-up with The Hotwives of Orlando.
Casey Wilson, Kristen Schaal, Angela Kinsey, Andrea Savage, Paul Scheer, Matt Besser, Tymberlee Hill, Danielle Schneider, and so many more of your favorite comedy folks have, according to Paul Scheer, “More Drama than Game Of Thrones, More Fights than the UFC & More Weaves than a Tyler Perry Show”.
Weird Al Yankovic has begun his 8 days of 8 consecutive, brand spanking new music videos by parodying Pharrell’s mega hit “Happy” with his “Tacky”. Enlisting the loudest possible clothes you could find and the talents of Jack Black, Kristen Schaal, Aisha Tyler, Margaret Cho, and Eric Stonestreet, Yankovic is off to a great start making the release of his new album Mandatory Fun tomorrow all the more exciting.
Nerdist has the exclusive first video to watch right here.
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.
Scott Moran, the force behind Modern Comedian, has made a new web series where he captures 4 to 5 minutes of a comedian in front of a camera sans audio. They just inhabit the frame as they choose, much like you would see them in perhaps an animated portrait in a gallery exhibit at a museum.
So far, he’s gotten comedian screen tests of Hannibal Buress, Rory Scovel, Jim Gaffigan, Kristen Schaal, Nick Turner, Colin Quinn, Kurt Braunohler, Jared Logan, Shock G, and Chris Distefano.
If you can afford it, you definitely should have these all playing on separate screens in a gallery on a loop.
The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival is set for its second round in Boston, MA from Thurs. May 1st-Sun. May 4th. As always, the names of the shows are so great that you should almost attend on that alone such as “A Night of Foreigners and Immigrants Taking Your American Standup Comedy Jobs” or “Wicked Local: This is the Kind of Awful Title Someone Would Give to A Comedy show that Features Comedians Who Live or Have Lived in Boston”.
Also, Kristen Schaal, Chelsea Peretti, John Hodgman, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more will be there, so get your tickets which go on sale this Fri.
Hulu announced this morning a slate of original programming to come out this year featuring many comedy series.
One of those comedy series is The Hotwives of Orlando that has a cast boasting Casey Wilson, Kristen Schaal, Angela Kinsey, Andrea Savage, Matt Besser, and more as well as being executive produced by Paul Scheer and Jonathan Stern.
Hot Tub to Celebrate Its One Year Anniversary in LA
One of the best live comedy shows in NYC (actually, the entire country) got up and transplanted itself to Los Angeles when Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal landed at The Virgil every Monday, presented by our good friends and comedy behind the scenes extraordinaires Cleftclips, a year ago and it’s been one of the best things to happen to this city (as noted in our 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To In No Particular Order of 2013).
So, they’re marking their 1 year anniversary of being here in LA, which you shouldn’t miss on that fact alone. On top of that, the line-up is pretty fantastic with Patton Oswalt, Sean Patton, Kumail Nanjiani, Andrés du Bouchet, Andy Peters, and music by Nick Diamonds.
Stop asking questions already, get ready to see something amazing, and get your tickets.