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Pick of the Day: Zoom with The State (Benefit for CA Immigrant Resilience Fund & NAACP)
June 8, 2020
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A reunion of one of the most foundational sketch troupes and absurdist comedy of all time, The State, is a rarity. Leave it to a time like now where supporting organizations like the NAACP and the California Immigrant Resilience Fund is more important than ever for The State to reconvene to do a live reading of their favorite sketches, visit unreleased material, do a Q&A as well as an exclusive memorabilia auction.

Slated to appear will be almost all of The State including Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain.

All of this will be taking place on Zoom this Wed. Jun. 10th at 6PM PT/9PM ET. You can and should get your tickets here.

Trailer for Another Period Season 3 Hints That Modern Day America Hasn’t Learned Lessons From Nearly a Century Ago
December 6, 2017
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Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero’s Another Period is returning for its third season next month to emphatically show that America is still making the mistakes that it did nearly 100 years in the past in the package of a highly enjoyable, over-the-top, 30 min period piece sitcom. 

See for yourself in this trailer.

This new season of Another Period premieres on Tuesday, January 23rd on Comedy Central.

Brooklyn’s Got Two Weeks of Festivals with 2017 Cinder Block and Final Eugene Mirman Comedy Fests
September 4, 2017
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This weekend and next, Brooklyn will have two big comedy festivals that you might want to check out (there are some great LA comics paying a visit as well!).

The 2017 Cinder Block Comedy Festival will run this week Thursday 9/7-Sunday 9/10 in several venues throughout Brooklyn. 

On the line-up:
Janeane Garofalo
Jeffrey Joseph
Judy Gold
Nikki Carr 
Aida Rodriguez
Amy Miller  
Carole Montgomery
Jo Firestone
Shalewa Sharpe
Aaron Chasteen
Alex Fleming
Alison Klemp
Alvin Irby
Amanda McQueen
American Express (improv)
Amy Shanker
Arish Singh
Astronomy Club (sketch & improv)
Barbara Bush (sketch)
Bill Larkin
Brian Mitchell
Brian Parise
Caitlin Durante
Caitlin Peluffo
Cameran Hebb
Camille Theobald
Cara Connors
Carolyn Castiglia
Carter Deems
Cassandra Dee
Catherine Zini
Cathy Humes
Chloe McGovern
Christina Catherine Martinez
Christina Galston
Christopher Crespo
Coree Spencer
Danielle Thralow
Derrick Lemos
Drew Anderson
Ed Galvez
Elsa Waithe
Emily Winter
Emmett Montgomery
Erin Lynn O’Connor
Erin Spencer
Fantasy Grandma
Gastor Almonte
Gianmarco Soresi
Hana Michels
Harris Alterman
Irene Merrow
J Smitty
Ja-Ron Young
Jacky Beren
James Huessy
Jenn Wehrung
Jenn Welch
Jes Tom
Joanna Briley
Kara Buller
Kat Herskovic
Kate Willett
Katherine Jessup
Katie Barbaro
Katie Boyle
Kelli Dunham
Khalid Rahmaan
Kristee Ono
L Michelle
Laura Merli
Lauren Faber
Lauren Hope Krass
Lynn Bixenspan
Maddy Smith
Mamoudou N’Diaye
Marie Faustin
Marisa Douenias
Mark James Heath
Mark Pagán
Marlon Jean-Baptiste
Maurice Licorish
Molly Kornfeld
Mostly Sara(h) (improv)
My Dark Little Corner
Nanie Mendez
Nasser Khan
Nick Chambers
Nicki Wright
Nina Manni
Patrick Holbert
Pedro Gonzalez
Rae Sanni
Raghav Mehta
Raj Sivaraman
Rhonda Hansome
Riley Silverman
Rosa Escandón
Sam & Bill
Sammie James
Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Sherman
Sharron Paul
Shelly Colman
Sonya Vai
Steven DeSiena
Steven Castillo
Stine An
Subhah Agarwal
Sydnee Washington
The Gay Trauma Archives (sketch)
The Unconventional Lesbians
Took Edalow
Tyler Snodgrass
Whitney Chitwood
Will Winner
Yogi Paliwal
Zack Hammond

More specifically, there will be an “Educated Guess Science Fair” and another round of “What a Joke!”, a comedy showcase that raises funds for the ACLU.

Get more details, schedule, etc. here.

The 10th and final Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival will run from Friday 9/15-Tuesday 9/19 at The Bell House, Union Hall, and King’s Theater. 

On the line-up: 
Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ian Black, Reggie Watts, Todd Barry, TJ Miller, Ira Glass, Michelle Wolf, Scott Adsit, Michael Showalter, Bobcat Goldthwait, Caroline Rhea, Jon Glaser, Mike Birbiglia, Janeane Garofalo, Robyn Hitchcock, Wyatt Cenac, Sarah Vowell, Ophira Eisenberg, Aparna Nancherla, Maeve Higgins, Derrick Brown, Joel Kim Booster, Kyle Ayers plus StarTalk Live with Neil deGrasse Tyson, career advice from a unicyclist, a Mike Pence look-a-like afterparty, and more. 

Also, part of Eugene’s signature hijinks, he’ll be doing a “A Day of Cardboard” where companies can choose to sponsor a box for hundreds or thousands of dollars where Eugene will write about that company on said box.

Get more details and tickets here.

Lo and Behold, There Is a New Video/Sketch/Short/Offering from Stella
March 21, 2017
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David Wain, Michael Showalter, and Michael Ian Black reunited for the most recent SF Sketchfest to give us and the whole world a new piece from Stella, their renowned sketch troupe.

We could you give more description/explanation, but we’re betting that you’re already watching it rather than reading this, so we won’t waste anymore of your time and just allow you to watch the new “Rip Van Winkle” from Stella.

5th Annual NYC Podfest Is Next Month
March 13, 2017
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How To Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black, Kevin McDonald’s Kevin McDonald Show, Hold On with Eugene Mirman, Risk! Trues Tales Boldly Told, Another Round with Tracy Clayton and Heben Nigatu, Mike Myers, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, and much much more are coming to The Bell House in Brooklyn next month for the 5th Annual NYC Podfest.

Pretty swell, huh?

Given how well podcasts tour these days, we’d urge you to buy tickets sooner rather than later. Already, a few shows for this NYC Podfest are sold out. 

Get more details and tickets here.

Get Your First Look at Doug Benson and His Court Deciding Real Civil Cases While High as F
February 2, 2017
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In case you were in doubt of Doug Benson making court decisions on actual cases while being, per usual, high, here’s a teaser for the upcoming Comedy Central series The High Court to reassure you that this really happened.

If you look closely, you’ll note that Michael Ian Black, Jessimae Peluso, and Reggie Watts are all guest bailiffs in Benson’s High Court that are also pretty baked as well.

Look for the series premiere of High Court on Monday, February 27th on Comedy Central.

TBS Developing Moon Cruise from Wet Hot American Summer Team Starring Michael Ian Black
December 19, 2016
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TBS Developing Moon Cruise from Wet Hot American Summer Team Starring Michael Ian Black

David Wain, Michael Showalter, Jonathan Stern, and Michael Ian Black do their version of the Love Boat set in space with Black starring.

That’s the gist of this project and, from just that, we’re ready to hear about a series order coming down from TBS.

Really, TV is only better when we get to see more from the power players behind Wet Hot American Summer.

Watch Jena Friedman Gracefully Defend Cake vs Pie in Seeso’s Debate Wars That’s Now Streaming
September 22, 2016
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For this week, Seeso’s new release is an absurd debate series hosted by none other than Michael Ian Black called Debate Wars. 

Comedians are pitted against each other in, you guessed it, a debate of such random, but oft-discussed topics like “cake vs. pie”

You can see Jena Friedman defend cake beautifully here. 

After that, stream whole episodes of Debate Wars now over at Seeso.

Watch Trailer for ‘Debate Wars with Michael Ian Black’ Coming to Seeso
August 3, 2016
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Comedians including Aparna Nancherla, Guy Branum, Judah Friedlander, Gilbert Gottfried, Jordan Carlos, Mike Lawrence, Janeane Garafalo, Todd Barry, Connor Ratliff, Eugene Mirman, Grace Parra, Brian McCann, Dave Hill, and more debating various topics such as babies, vaginas, cats, dogs, and other inconsequential arguments with Michael Ian Black hosting sounds pretty good to us.

That’s all of what’s in Debate Wars that’s coming soon to Seeso. See for yourself in the trailer.

Another Period’s Season 2 Trailer Gets More ‘One-Percent-ier’ Than Ever
June 2, 2016
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If there’s a takeaway from the trailer from the brand new season of Comedy Central’s Another Period, it’s probably to never challenge the outrageously wealthy to be more outrageous, especially in The Gilded Age. 

The Bellacourts will see your challenge for this second season and raise you as much havoc as they can afford and then some as they probably have some more money stashed away somewhere or can marry into more wealth.

See for yourself in the season two trailer here.

Look for the series premiere in two weeks on Wednesday, June 15th at 10PM on Comedy Central.

Another Period Gets Picked Up for 3rd Season Before 2nd Season Premiere
May 23, 2016
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Just as the Kardashians are sticking around, The Bellacourts aren’t going anywhere either.

Another Period, Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome’s series based on real turn-of-the-century opulence is going to keep showing off the 1% of the 1900s being as wasteful as they can possibly be for a 3rd season at Comedy Central. 

Season 2 doesn’t premiere until next month on June 15th, but the renewal just got announced today, which hopefully means Comedy Central knows something really great about season 2 that the rest of us don’t.

Watch Michael Ian Black Take Advantage of These Puppies Before His Special “Noted Expert” Tonight
May 13, 2016
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Michael Ian Black’s brand new stand-up special Noted Expert premieres tonight at 10PM on Epix. 

To get you in the proper mood, here’s a promotional clip for said special wherein Michael Ian Black’s exploits your weakness for the cuteness of puppies.

Michael Ian Black’s #SportsFacts Get Fact Checked by Garbage Time with Katie Nolan
May 12, 2016
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If you follow Michael Ian Black on Twitter (and you should), you might take note of a hashtag he started #SportsFacts where he shares facts about sports that are so obvious that no one has even thought of them until now.

Well, we thought they were obvious until sports comedy show Garbage Time with Katie Nolan (which has thankfully returned to FS1 on Wednesdays at 9PM PST by the way) brought MIB in to respond to some #SportsFacts that they found to be questionable.

Watch the results of that “very official” inquiry here.

Netflix Orders Another Wet Hot American Series Set Ten Years Later
April 27, 2016
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So, everyone will be slightly closer to their real age this time around.

Next year, Netflix will release 8 episodes of Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later with David Wain and Michael Showalter back at the helm.

Here are the campers themselves to tell you this is really happening.

There are no details on how much or if all the cast is coming back and what might happen. However, we’d guess that they’ll probably be able to get most of the cast back considering that they were able to do it before.

“The Jim Gaffigan Show” Renewed for Season 2 at TV Land
August 31, 2015
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(via Deadline)

We thought this would happen a lot sooner.

While not on a broadcast or a premium cable network or FX or Netflix or Amazon, The Jim Gaffigan Show has been faring quite well at its home on TV Land.

So, it’s going to get another season from the network and we’ll get to see more of Michael Ian Black get to throw some great shade at Jim for several more episodes. 

Michael Ian Black Tells Story of How He Now Gets Nervous About Tilt-A-Whirl as an Adult
August 6, 2015
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While Michael Ian Black is often the sharpest wit on The Jim Gaffigan Show or wherever he happens to be appearing in person, he found that on a recent ride on a Tilt-A-Whirl that it isn’t as enjoyable as he once remembered it.

Watch him tell the story of how that happened on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Michael Ian Black and Missi Pyle Starring in Erotic Fan Fiction Comedy “Slash”
July 1, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Already, we have a feeling that this has the potential to to be a gem of a sex comedy on the film festival circuit.

In of itself, slash fiction/erotic fan fiction can be both pretty funny and pretty graphic. Just check out Bryan Cook’s Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction if you’re skeptical.

So, while The Overnight is getting lauded as a “darling of a sex comedy”, a feature focusing on lurid fan fic written by teens with Michael Ian Black, Missi Pyle, Matt Peters, and Jessie Ennis in the cast should be ripe for that label when it starts screening around the way. 

Clay Liford’s Slash is currently in production, but we hope to see it as soon as we can.

Watch a Preview of Comedy Central’s “Another Period” Set to Premiere Jun. 23rd
March 31, 2015
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It almost seems like this was the show Natasha Leggero was born for.

This first clip finally gives a look into one of Comedy Central’s latest highly anticipated series, the 1900s single camera comedy “Another Period”. Leggero flirts with a robber baron played by Tim Heidecker at a particular funeral and Michael Ian Black is at her beck and call as a servant. 

It would seem this show can have all the fun that Downton Abbey could have if they wanted to take some liberties with history and tone.

Another Period premieres Jun. 23rd.

Michael Ian Black Starts “How To Be Amazing” Podcast/Audio Show
February 23, 2015
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In seeing Michael Ian Black this year, not only do we have the Wet Hot American Summer series at Netflix to look forward to, but now there’s a new podcast/audio show/online audiobook where Black interviews remarkable people and how they do their remarkable things.

It’s called How To Be Amazing and already has episodes up at Audible.com for free with Tavi Gevison and Bob Odenkirk. This will probably be the closest will get to see what it was like when Michael Ian Black was on a short list as potential host of The Late Late Show before it went to Craig Ferguson.

Jim Gaffigan Guest Hosting “The Late Late Show” This Week
January 19, 2015
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This week of The Late Late Show’s interim period between Craig Ferguson and James Corden is definitely one worth checking out.

The one and only Jim Gaffigan is filling in as host for most of this week. That fact alone should make you clear out 12:35AM to watch. 

On top of that, Michael Ian Black, Sarah Silverman, Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Koechner, Justin Willman, Lena Dunham, Maria Bamford, Garry Shandling, and more are all going to be guests that sit down with Gaffigan.

So, make a reminder for 12:35AM at CBS and let’s see if Jim has The Gaffigan Five worked into the show at all.

Jen Kirkman and Michael Ian Black To Do a New JASH Show “Really Good Advice”
October 27, 2014
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When you take stock of all the problems that you have in your life and who you would look to advise you in how to solve said problems, the first two names that pop up are, of course, comedians Jen Kirkman and Michael Ian Black.

While, for awhile now, it’s been not easy to just go up and ask them your advice, you’ll have that very opportunity when they shoot their new show for JASH, Really Good Advice. What great luck we all have, right?

They will be filming two live shows at Nerdmelt on Nov. 17th, 7PM & 9PM and if you can get to this, you should definitely go.

We can’t wait to see what comes of this whether it be a web series, a TV show, etc.

Comedy Central’s 1900s Comedy “Another Period” Adds Michael Ian Black, David Koechner, Paget Brewster, David Wain, More
October 1, 2014
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Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast. 

Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.

While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.

Michael Ian Black, Amy Schumer, John Hodgman, and More Reportedly in Running to Replace Craig Ferguson
May 1, 2014
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Michael Ian Black, Amy Schumer, John Hodgman, and More Reportedly in Running to Replace Craig Ferguson

It has been stated that CBS will not make any decision until after they upfront presentation on how will take Craig Ferguson’s place at The Late Late Show when he leaves at the end of the year.

However, Michael Ian Black, Jason Jones, Neil Patrick Harris, Aisha Tyler, John Hodgman, Joel McHale, and Amy Schumer are all in rumored to be in consideration for the job. 

Given how quickly they got Colbert to replace Letterman, we’d guess that CBS will have someone chosen by the end of May.

The State Reunited on “@midnight”
January 28, 2014
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Though only Michael Showalter, Kerri Kenney, and Michael Ian Black were playing on “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” last night, The State indeed did come together, even if they were only slightly aware of it.

Watch the “reunion” here.

Michael Ian Black and Ashley Williams Cast in ‘Gaffigan’
December 17, 2013
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Michael Ian Black and Ashley Williams Cast in ‘Gaffigan’

Jim Gaffigan’s CBS comedy project continues to fill out its cast now with the additions of Michael Ian Black and Ashley Williams (How I Met Your Mother).

This project need to make it to TV ASAP as we can already imagine some sort of scene where Black and Gaffigan awkwardly have a stare down.

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