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Please Listen to/Witness the Wild Story of Jamie Loftus’ My Year in Mensa

January 6, 2020

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For what started off as a sort of stunt for a writing assignment, “a bit” if you will, the hysterical comedian/writer/animator/podcaster Jamie Loftus got herself into quite a quagmire by testing into the high IQ society known as Mensa.

A year of her life was thrown into a tizzy as she became the subject of ridicule from certain factions within Mensa, only to meet up with some of them and get surprised even further. Jamie recounts all of what happens as well as some of the history of Mensa and IQ tests in general in this podcast mini-series, My Year in Mensa.

The four episodes is as captivating as it is funny and illuminating not only about Mensa, but the idea of identity and being inclusive/exclusive. Give My Year in Mensa a listen wherever you listen to podcasts.

Watch Trailer for “Trollville” Starring Henry Zebrowski as an Internet Troll

December 18, 2018

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Sure we all know and loathe Internet trolls, but the anonymity of the Internet keeps their actual day-to-day lives largely a mystery (though it’s hard to imagine that it’s anything all that desirable).

So, Henry Zebrowski (Last Podcast on the Left, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell) along with Natalie Jean and Seena Ghaznavi had created a 5 ep. web mini-series called Trollville that imagines the sort of life that someone who spends much of their day obsessing over ruining everyone else’s day online.

From the looks of the trailer, Zebrowski seems to play an Internet troll perfectly.

If you’re digging it, you can buy/rent eps. of Trollville on Vimeo on Demand right now.

Watch Trailer for “Trollville” Starring Henry Zebrowski as an Internet Troll

December 18, 2018

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From the looks of the trailer, Zebrowski seems to play an Internet troll perfectly.

If you’re digging it, you can buy/rent eps. of Trollville on Vimeo on Demand right now.

Netflix Will Be Poking Fun at Themselves with Mockumentary “American Vandal”

August 6, 2017

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Much of Netflix’s success can be attributed to series like true crime docu-series Making a Murderer and The Keepers.

That being the case, Netflix want to take parodies of their hit series into their own hands. Thus, Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking), Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers, one of the Internet’s best parody series), and Dan Lagana (from the highly underrated Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) made this new mockumentary series, American Vandal.

Think of it as a bit of a cross between Making a Murderer and Superbad.

See for yourself in the trailer.

American Vandal streams on Netflix starting on Friday, September 15th.

Kate Berlant, John Early, and Andrew DeYoung’s 555 Now Streaming at Vimeo on Demand

February 2, 2017

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Dark, surreal, and altogether hilarious, 555 is absolutely worth the $3.99 price tag for five short films/mini-series episodes.

The comedic triumvirate of Kate Berlant, John Early, and Andrew DeYoung do not disappoint and have satisfying echoes of Todd Solondz throughout each short/episode.

Get 555 on Vimeo on Demand right now, right here.

January 21, 2017

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Kate Berlant, John Early, and Andrew DeYoung are giving a special sneak preview of their upcoming Vimeo web series, 555, next Wednesday at Cinefamily.

It’s a collection of short films that fall under the umbrella of the surreal that is Hollywood starring Berlant and Early, two comedians that tangle with the surreal with abandon.

You can (and should) get tickets here.

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

Kate Berlant and John Early Have a Surrealist Comedy Mini Series “555″ Coming to Vimeo and It Just Got a Trailer

January 12, 2017

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The duo of Kate Berlant and John Early with director Andrew DeYoung are a comedy power trio that needs to be on all of your radars.

Both Berlant and Early have already gotten to do works separately on Netflix’s Characters and DeYoung has directed both of them before in such fine work as Dinner Party.

Their latest collaboration will arrive in the form of a Vimeo on Demand mini-series of short films called 555. (the series’ focus on “a stark, humid, surreality of Hollywood,” probably suggests the 555 to be a reference to the three digit prefix that signifies a fake telephone number primarily used in movies and television.)

Get a delicious taste of what’s in store for 555 in this trailer, then you can buy (or pre-order) all five episodes for $3.99 at Vimeo on Tuesday, January 31st.

Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs Embark with The “Time Traveling Bong” Tonight

April 20, 2016

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You can actually watch the first episode of what might be the first stoner comedy mini-series right here.

Broad City’s Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Ilana Glazer have teamed up for a special 4/20 mini-series, Time Traveling Bong.

It’s premiering tonight at 10:30PM on Comedy Central and will air the next two episodes on Thursday and Friday also at 10:30PM.

By the way, Time Traveling Bong is exactly what it sounds like. Ilana and Paul toke up and time travel. So, you’re not going to want to miss that.

Yep, Ilana Glazer and Paul W. Downs Do Travel Through Time via a Bong in “Time Traveling Bong” Trailer

April 7, 2016

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No one has figured out how to actually time travel, so why not imagine a world where you can do it through hitting a bong?

Luckily, Ilana Glazer, Paul W. Downs, and Lucia Aniello are bringing us all a mini-series event, Time Traveling Bong, that will show us all such a world.

This 4/20 special is so epic, it’ll air over three nights starting, of course, on 4/20 on Comedy Central.

Watch the trailer here.

The Spoils of Babylon Premieres Tonight on IFC

January 9, 2014

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The Spoils of Babylon Premieres Tonight on IFC

What might be the most epic comedy mini series (it certainly has the look for it) on TV, The Spoils of Babylon starring Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig premieres tonight on IFC at 10PM.

Let’s see if it’s a hilarious cross between The Heart She Holler and There Will Be Blood that we think it very well might be.

NBC Developing Johnny Carson Miniseries

September 19, 2013

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NBC Developing Johnny Carson Miniseries

No word on who is Johnny Carson will be played by, but this is instantly one of the more intriguing projects that NBC has on its current development slate.