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Pick of the Day: Zoom with The State (Benefit for CA Immigrant Resilience Fund & NAACP)

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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.

November 16, 2017

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So, a kibitz at the Kibitz Room at Canter’s Deli with Michael Showalter that will donate part of the proceeds to supporting to Puerto Rico sounds pretty swell to us.

If you do too, you can get your tickets in advance for $18 here.

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

Fox Orders a Put Pilot of a Comedy That Makes Fun of TV Revivals and Reboots

August 17, 2017

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Fox Orders a Put Pilot of a Comedy That Makes Fun of TV Revivals and Reboots

Even though Fox has recently had shows about the last people on this planet and time travel and mixing a live action sitcom with animated fantasy characters, this might be one of the highest concept projects that they’ve taken on.

Of course, as far as shows that skewer Hollywood for they penchant for trying to cash in on something that worked once, there was The Comeback starring Lisa Kudrow and then the comeback of The Comeback. Also, BoJack Horseman does a spectacular job of satirizing the entertainment industry in this regard.

This project feels a little different from the others as it’s taking on the whole trend of how many networks and production companies can’t seem to rebooting/remaking shows as its focus. The creative team here consists of folks that have experience with high concept sitcoms including Nahnatchka Khan, Sally Bradford McKenna, Chris McKenna, and a very in-demand Michael Showalter. Maybe they’ll pull it off? We’re definitely curious to see what’s to come from such an endeavor.

So far, we’re thinking this might be a sort of a BoJack Horseman if it was live action and didn’t have anthropomorphized animals and was on Fox as opposed to Netflix.

“The Big Sick” Finally Expands to Playing Theaters Everywhere

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Slowly but surely, The Big Sick has been rolling out in theaters across America over the last few weeks.

It indeed is one of the best movies of the years, certainly one of the best romantic comedies this side of the 21st century. Also, if you’ve been following the film’s star and co-writer Kumail Nanjiani on Twitter, you’ve seen that the film has been touching to so many different kinds of people in so many wondrous ways.

So, go see it/go see it again in a theater that’s now probably very close to you.

“The Big Sick” Opens Today in NYC and LA

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If you are in NYC or LA, please go see The Big Sick, the movie based on the true love story of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon.

It rolls out into a wider release next month, but you should go see it the movie if you can before then. Not only did Kumail and Emily write it and Michael Showalter direct it and it has this great trailer and this great clip, but it also isn’t the latest installment of an overblown franchise with robots.

Get tickets for a screening here.

Trailer for “Wet Hot American Summer 10 Years Later” Shows Some Things Never Change, Especially If They’re as Ridiculous as Camp Firewood

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Wet Hot American Summer did their prequel and now they’re going forward in time to the 90s for a sequel that takes place 10 years after the original.

As mentioned above, the jump in time doesn’t change certain things as hijinks still abound all around Camp Firewood. See for yourself in the series trailer.

Look for the episodes of Wet Hot American Summer Ten Years Later to stream on Netflix on Friday, August 4th.

Watch Trailer for “The Big Sick”, The Rom Com Based on the Real Life Love Story of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon

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Two protagonists from disparate worlds coming together, against all odds, to fall in love is an oft used formula in the world of romantic comedies.

However, a lot of the time, many of those stories are purely fiction and the verisimilitude takes you out of it.

The Big Sick, written by comedy power couple Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon about how they really did come from very different walks of life, under unusual circumstances, and fell in love, living happily ever after.

Watch the trailer and you’ll see the truth ring in their story as presented in what might be this Summer’s comedy hit.

Look for The Big Sick to come out in limited release on June 23rd and in wide release on July 14th.

Lo and Behold, There Is a New Video/Sketch/Short/Offering from Stella

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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.

The Big Sick, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s Love Story, Will Get a Wide Theatrical Summer Release

February 14, 2017

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The Big Sick, Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s Love Story, Will Get a Wide Theatrical Summer Release

The Big Sick tells the story of how Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon became the amazing couple that they are now. It had a great showing at Sundance and has since been bought up to possibly be a big time summer romantic comedy this year.

Kumail and Emily wrote the movie, Michael Showalter directed, and Judd Apatow produced it, which hopefully are all the right ingredients for something that will be a critical and commercial success amongst all the tent-pole action franchise releases that it will undoubtedly be up against.

The Big Sick will start rolling out in theaters on June 23rd, then hit a theater near you on July 14th.

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.

Netflix Orders Another Wet Hot American Series Set Ten Years Later

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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.

Michael Showalter Makes the Latest and Greatest Adult Swim Infomercial, “Giles Vanderhoot”

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Michael Showalter just made an amazing infomercial for Adult Swim that follows a crazed “rehabilitationamlist” Giles Vanderhoot trying to make an infomercial for his “rehabilitationamilism” services.

You don’t need to stay up ‘til 3AM to see it because it’s now on YouTube.

Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon’s “Big Sick” Goes Into Production with Judd Apatow Producing and Michael Showalter Directing

December 5, 2015

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It’s like we’re playing ‘Christmas Present Madlibs for Comedy Nerds’.

All the names above, Kumail, Emily, Apatow, and Michael Showalter, are essentially buzzwords for those in-the-comedy-know, especially when it comes to The Meltdown, Stella, and Undeclared. Now they’re all teaming up with a script from Nanjiani and Gordon with Apatow as well as the very accomplished producer Barry Mendel attached to produce and Showalter directing.

FilmNation is set to release and finance the production of what is called Big Sick and that’s all that we know about the project at this time. Still, just knowing all the people involved here is good enough for you to go along with whatever movie they’re cooking up.

David Wain Really Wanted a Lip Sync Battle on The Tonight Show During His and Michael Showalter’s Interview

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You’re going to watch the Wet Hot American Summer prequel series on Netflix, right? Of course, you are.

So, knowing that, creators David Wain and Michael Showalter opted to talk less about the show and go for a great bit that interrupts their interview.

Also, be sure to watch Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp on July 31st on Netflix.

“Wet Hot American Summer” Series at Netflix to Have Almost All of The Original Cast

January 9, 2015

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Not only is Wet Hot American Summer now set to come back to your life, it’s going to come back as a series at Netflix with nearly everyone you came to love in the original Wet Hot American Summer.

David Wain and MIchael Showalter are back behind the scenes for an 8 episode run with Amy Poehler, Ken Marino, Paul Rudd, Janeane Garofalo, Bradley Cooper, and more.

So, whoever had a Wet Hot American Summer closet shrine that was constantly praying for a sequel of some kind, it worked and we thank you for that.

Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs To Star in Michael Showalter’s ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’

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Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs To Star in Michael Showalter’s ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’

Michael Showalter has definitely keeping busy. On top of developing prequel series adaptation of Wet Hot American Summer for Netflix, he’ll know be directing Hello, My Name Is Doris, which he co-wrote with Laura Terruso that has now set its cast.

Sally Field, Max Greenfield, and Beth Behrs will star in Showalter’s indie romantic comedy that follows a May December romance. Having co-written They Came Together, we’re excited to see how Showalter will challenge the rom com in this project.

Netflix in Talks for ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ TV Series

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Netflix in Talks for ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ TV Series

While most broadcast networks are ditching their comedy slates, we’re glad to see that Netflix is possibly taking on reviving Wet Hot American Summer for a prequel series. David Wain and Michael Showalter are going to round up as much of the original cast as possible in case this news isn’t already exciting enough.

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.

MTV Premiering New Sketch Comedy Show “Hey Girl” This Sunday

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Despite cancelling Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, MTV is still thankfully pushing for more comedy series. This latest series, “Hey Girl”, is to be a sketch show directed by none other than Michael Showalter, head written by the hilarious Julie Klausner, and featuring the wonderful comedic stylings (that you should all be following) of Sara Schaefer, Shelby Fero, JC Coccoli, Ali Wong, Emily Axford, Esther Povitsky, and more.

Hey Girl premieres this Sunday Jul. 28th with four back to back episodes at 9PM on MTV and we think that watching it should be your Sunday night this week.