Kurt Braunohler took a break from riding on jet skis for charity or making “snow” fall in LA to do some stand-up on Late Night with Seth Meyers this week. If you’re worried that it won’t be a little “out-of-the-box”, worry not as Kurt definitely has a chunk about what utensils we should be using as a country.
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.
All 10 episodes of Roustabout that chronicle Kurt Braunohler getting “wet for goats” (i.e. supporting sending crucial livestock to Africa via Heifer International) via jet skiing from Chicago to New Orleans have been just released by Comedy Central.
So, start binge watching with Ep. 1 and then the rest to see if Kurt made it the whole way in getting wet for goats.
None of us really knew what to expect when Kurt Braunohler started his journey on a jet ski from Chicago to New Orleans for the series Roustabout.
Though several months of planning went into this project, the whole team also didn’t expect certain, damning obstacles that they encountered right from the get go.
Watch Kurt’s launch and see what happened here in Yahoo’s exclusive clip. The whole series premieres Jan. 26th.
Last Summer, Kurt Braunohler took a jet ski down the Mississippi River from Chicago to New Orleans in order to send goats to Africa for Heifer International.
Just so you know, goats did get sent to Africa and Kurt did make it New Orleans.
He did all this for his up coming CC:Studios web series Roustabout, which gets released on Jan. 26th.
It’s as epic as you’d imagine and if you don’t think so, then just watch this trailer right now.
Marching forward with his admirable mission of inserting absurdity and stupidity into the lives of strangers, Kurt Braunohler’s latest project involves placing a secret message in a single of bottle beer he bought and drank, then placed back into a six pack.
Given how well with writing secret messages in greeting cards he bought then placed back on the shelf they came from, we absolutely can’t wait to see and hear what happens with this endeavor.
The return of The Riot LA Comedy Festival is just around the corner on Jan. 16th-18th, 2015 and with a good portion of the line-up announced, it’s something to definitely look forward to after this whole holiday season.
Norm MacDonald, Hari Kondabolu, Nick Turner, Michelle Wolf, Sean Patton, Karen Kilgariff, Roast Battle, Matt Braunger, Brendon Walsh, Billy Wayne Davis, Dave Hill, Dan Soder, Sam Simmons, Kurt Braunohler, God Damn Comedy Jam, Chris Fairbanks, Baron Vaughn, Brew Haha, Al Madrigal, With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, Jamie Lee, Beth Stelling, Andy Kindler, Sean O’Connor, This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir, Nate Bargatze, Drennon Davis, Comedy Living Room, Dave Anthony, Happy Contest TIme, The Indoor Kids, Randy Liedtke, Jim Hamilton, Ashley Barnhill, Marilyn Bamford Collective, Ahmed Bharoocha, Barry Rothbart, and more are coming to a few blocks on Main St., in Downtown LA.
So, get your festival passes now for $90 while you can.
While insomnia is mostly a bad thing, one positive might be the fact that you’ll be awake at 4AM to catch Adult Swim’s amazing infomercials.
Just check out this one for the Salad Mixxxer where Kurt Braunohler is selling something that might be NSFW depending on how gullible your boss is.
By now, you’re probably home and can watch a Salad MiXXXer ad for as long and as many times as you want. Go do that now.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
A destination wedding that turns to a disaster with the talents of none other than Kurt Braunohler and Brooks Wheelan in the cast definitely peaks our interest.
“The Out of Town Wedding” for writer/director Jed Rigney is exactly that and we can only hope that one of Kurt’s pranks/absurd act of stupidity as a giant outdoor public art installation works its way into the story.
A month ago, Comedy Central announced that it had ordered a talk show pilot from the amazing Kurt Braunohler entitled “Gettin’ Some Strange”. While details were scarce for the pilot, a description for the taping reads:
Gettin’ Some Strange with Kurt Braunohler, is a late-night talk show, in which comedian Braunohler (featured regular on Comedy Central’s @midnight) covers the strangest stories of the day, revealing just how beautifully insane our world actually is.
So, basically, we’re saying, go to the taping on Sun. Oct. 12th at Occidental Studios here in LA.
Kurt Braunohler notched another great late night set in when he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. It should make you all the more excited for Kurt’s upcoming CC:Studios series Roustabout.
Even though Kurt Braunohler completed the absurd Herculean task of jet skiing from Chicago to New Orleans, there’s still around $17,000 to raise for his $50,000 goal on indiegogo to support Heifer International in sending 500 goats and 1000 chickens to African families in need.
Kurt is willing to put up his limited edition “Keep It Dry” towels for those who donate. So, you have until the midnight tonight before the campaign ends.
Also, getting a towel that says “keep it dry” could double as a symbol of solidarity in conserving water during this California draught.
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.
(via Deadline)
Comedy Central makes another great move by ordering a talk show pilot from the amazing Kurt Braunohler. Braunohler’s Roustabout hasn’t even premiered yet and the network is already wanting more from Kurt, which should be a really good sign for what’s to come.
If you were at the last Riot LA Comedy Festival, you probably got to see the last incarnation of a Kurt Braunohler talk show, which featured interviewing guests with a lie detector test, several “mistimed” surprises, and a second line leading the whole audience through the streets of downtown LA to an after party.
Let’s hope that some semblance of that will make it to the Gettin’ Some Strange pilot.
Tonight, Comedy Central’s The Half Hour continues with specials from Kurt Braunohler and Joe ZImmerman. We hope that you would know Kurt from his most recent jet ski trek down the Mississippi River from Chicago to New Orleans and Joe from his fantastic Andrew Jackson joke, which we’re pretty sure you’ll probably get to hear tonight when you, of course, tune in.
Kurt’s special is up first at 12AM followed by Joe’s at 12:30AM on Comedy Central.
Kurt Braunohler did indeed ski down the Mississippi River for his upcoming CC:Studios web series Roustabout, which, as you can clearly from this preview featuring such guests as Kristen Schaal, Jon Daly, Wyatt Cenac, and Kyle Kinane, will be amazing.
Kurt is also still raising money to send goats to Africa for families in need as he has yet to meet his Indiegogo goal. Do help him out so Kurt can say that he jet skied to send goats all the way to Africa.
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.
Comedy Central Renews Review, Inside Amy Schumer, and TripTank, and Orders a Bunch of New Series
As far as we’re concerned, Comedy Central really has stepped up its programming over the last couple of years and did a great job in re-imagining and expanding their brand.
So, it comes as great news, but no surprise to us that they renewed Review and TripTank for second seasons and Inside Amy Schumer for a third season on top of ordering Another Period with Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome and Idiotsitter with Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse to series.
They also have ordered six new web series for CC:Studios: 6 Guys 1 Car, 300 Sunnyside, New Timers, Pie Guys, Roustabout with Kurt Braunohler and Team Tiger Awesome.
It’s a pretty great time for Comedy Central right now.
Kurt Braunohler Indeed Made It To New Orleans on a Jet Ski
If you haven’t been following Kurt Braunohler’s Instagram for his journey from Chicago to New Orleans on a jet ski, you’re missing out on something both funny and majestic. As evidenced in the link above, he made it to New Orleans as scheduled.
He held up his part of the bargain, now you should donate to send goats and chickens to Africa.
Kurt Braunohler Has Officially Left Chicago on a Jet Ski Bound for New Orleans
At Chicago’s Navy Pier at 7:15AM, one Kurt Braunohler has made his departure via jet ski to New Orleans. His jet ski, you should note, is pretty awesome as well as it’s 1/3 stars and stripes and 2/3 tropical floral print. He’s also wearing a tuxedo wet suit, which we didn’t realize was even a thing until we saw Kurt wear it.
He’s scheduled to arrive in New Orleans next Thurs. Jun. 5th. and you can still support Kurt’s crowdfunding project to send goats and chickens to Africa here.
The amazing Kurt Braunohler is setting for possibly his biggest comedy feat yet in raising enough money to send goats to African families. The “comedy feat” part comes in Kurt attempting to jet ski from Chicago to New Orleans.
So, Kurt is jet skiing for goats and the betterment of mankind. He is looking to raise $50,000 by June 30th via Indiegogo. When Kurt goes on a jet ski right through the middle of the U.S., Comedy Central will document it in Kurt’s Roustabout web series.
Please donate and make this amazing, absurd, wonderful thing a reality.
Joe DeRosa Has a New Podcast “Down With Joe DeRosa”
If you’re not aware, Joe DeRosa is 1) incredibly funny and 2) just started a podcast called Down with DeRosa.
The first two episodes are with Pete Holmes and Kurt Braunohler and we think just that should be enough for you want to give it a listen, so check it out already.
Line-up For Comedy Central’s ‘The Half-Hour’ For 2014
This is a really solid line-up for this year’s half hour specials coming through at Comedy Central. The likes of Kurt Braunohler, Ron Funches, Fortune Feimster, Chris Gethard, Mark Normand, and more will be part of the 2014 edition of The Half Hour.
In fact, many of these folks deserve a hour special, but we’ll settle for seeing them doing 22 min. on TV for now.
Lots of fun on “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” this week, particularly when it comes to the answers of Dana Gould, Arden Myrin, and Nick Thune on text messages from your parents and the made up Facebook quizzes of Kurt Braunohler, Neko Case, and James Adomian.
Watch these clips now here and here.