For Nikki and Sara Live, Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer flip the script on Robin Thicke’s controversial NSFW music video for his hit single “Blurred Lines” by having a bunch of naked dudes and them dressed stylishly in black blazers.
You can catch 4 episodes back-to-back for the premiere MTV’s latest sketch comedy series “Hey Girl” starting at 9PM tonight. Boasting the talents of JC Coccoli, Shelby Fero, Ali Wong, Emily Axford, Esther Povitsky, Wendy McColm, head writer Julie Klausner, and director Michael Showalter, and more, it’s something that we think you should give it a watch.
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.
Eric Andre wants to host the MTV Video Music Awards to the point of making a whole audition tape and posting it online for MTV and the world to see. We’d love to see him get the gig if only to have people that look nothing like the celebrities they’re supposed to be playing accepting awards on their behalf while they’re in attendance.
Watch Eric’s audition on the Jash Network here.
Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer are at again with Nikki and Sara LIVE. The second season premieres July 30th at 11PM on MTV.
Hopefully, we’ll get to see more stuff like this promo you should watch right now.
Though Bo Burnham’s Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous sadly got axed at MTV in its first season, it will live on for us to watch elsewhere. There’s a DVD of season 1 currently on pre-order or, if you can’t wait past today, available on Amazon Instant to watch right now.
Hopefully, people will realize what they were missing and Bo and possibly this series makes it somewhere else.
Bo Burnham’s Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Is Cancelled
We’re not exactly sure of the combination that did in Bo Burnham’s vastly underrated MTV series “Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous”, but we’re going to guess that there’s probably a bridge to gap from MTV’s Jersey Shore/Jackass audiences into some territory that is more along the lines of IFC or FX.
You can watch the final three episodes by tuning in tonight for one at 11PM and on Saturday also at 11 for the other two.
Still, if this year, or even the last few years, has taught us anything, it’s really hard to permanently kill a show if a group of people like it.
MTV has put up the first episode of ‘Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous’ starring Bo Burnham online for free. Give it a watch, that is, if you feel like laughing pretty hard right now.
Specifically, the scripted “trying to be a reality show star” starring Bo Burnham Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous premieres tonight at 10:30PM over at MTV. From the clips we’ve seen, this looks like it could be pretty great, so make sure you have your home by 10:30PM, set your DVR, or whatever you do to make sure you don’t miss shows.
MTV Renews Nikki and Sara Live
Congratulations to Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer for getting a second season on their show and they found out as a surprise while on a talk show with Katie Couric.
Bo Burnham’s Scripted Show About a Reality Show ‘Zach Stone Is Going To Be Famous’ Gets a Trailer
Coming to MTV next month, Bo Burnham’s brand new series about pursuing the newest American dream, getting famous as a reality star, in ’Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous’ just released its first full length trailer. From what we just saw, this could be pretty hilarious, spot on, and great.
Click the link to watch.
This tweet that comedian Bo Burnham sent on Monday was slightly confusing to downright cryptic, as Bo writes himself. Luckily, news came, not to far from then, that what Burnham meant was that he has a show called “Zach Stone Is Going to Be Famous” on MTV premiering May 2nd.
Another solid choice to add to their comedy line-up at MTV, which I’m sure all of you will check out.
Will Ferrell to Receive Comic Genius Award at MTV Movie Awards
This being the MTV Movie Awards and another distinguished award honoring the comedy of Will Ferrell, we wonder whether he’ll do something more fantastic than dropping his Mark Twain Prize.
The Laugh Button: Bon Iver Slams MTV VMAs Using Bill Hicks
This weekend marked the 2011 version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Where the former music network celebrates music videos, giving out moonmen to those that managed to get their video played. The flannel-bearded indie rocker known as Bon Iver who’s gone on record for hating MTV in the…
In the name of Bill Hicks?
1) Why can’t we have something like the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival here in LA? This sounds pretty fantastic and maybe you should donate to the cause…
2) Real Life: My Girlfriend’s A Bitch with Iliza Shlesinger.
3) Punchline Magazine became Laughspin.com and now there’s a whole page of stuff we contribute.
4) So Kristen Wiig is the voice of Babs in this slightly disturbing reboot of Looney Tunes on Cartoon Network and will produce and star in a suicide themed comedy that focuses on a woman who fakes suicide to gain the attention of an ex-boyfriend. We like this dark comedy streak by Wiig and hope it continues.
5) Remember when David Lynch used to do the daily weather? We’re surprised Lynch didn’t go the route of Rick Shapiro and his frequently posted and out of order Morning Meditations from Our Lady of No Thought Depot.
6) One of the more important things to note about GQ’s current “comedy” issue out on magazine racks now is that no one would know if it’s an issue about comedy if GQ didn’t tell anybody.
7) ON THE HORIZON
Jamie Kilstein-One Night Only @ Steve Allen Theater Mon. July 18th 8PM $10
The 2 & 45 @ All Star Lanes Mon. July 18th 8PM FREE
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Matt Besser: Enter the Hot Chicks Room @ UCB Theatre 6PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
A Gentle Evening With Josh & Don IV @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Louis C.K. Working On New Shit During An Evening of Disjointed Comedy @ Largo 9PM $20-Sold Out
Power Violence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $12/2 item min.
Celebrity @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available
10) As reporting of Carmeggedon continues, people are calling the 405 the main freeway in LA. That’s bullshit. The 10 gets no respect? If you want a real Carmeggedon shut down the 10 freeway between the 405 and the 110. (I obviously drive too much and think about these things)
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THURSDAY (St. Patrick’s Day) at the UCB: Come see me, Dave Holmes, Maria Bamford, Megan Amram & Sharon Horgan, co-writer & star of my FAVORITE comedy series, the BBC’s “Pulling.” I am SHITTING that Sharon Horgan is doing our show because she’s such a brilliant comet. Our show is always fun, but this one will be bananas. My oldest comedy pal Dave Holmes who taught me how to be funny, candidate for most amazing living writer Megan Amram, towering space genius Maria Bamford, and the dangerous legend to whom I look for spiritual comedic guidance, Sharon Horgan. I am straight up jizzing all over the place. I hope you will come see us and do the same. I’d be grateful to anyone who reposted this.
GO TO THIS!!!
Cats and Pussy Episode 9! with Lizzy Cooperman
The hilarious Dave Ross’ podcast that has heavy cat influences. This episode also features Lizzy Cooperman one of my favorite comedians throughout the vast dense Los Angeles comedy metropolis.
Your Public School theme:
CRINGE : tales of social woes, mild-to-severe embarrassment, and mistakes that were made.
TOMORROW!
This magnificent art was done by Tully Mills
1) In an ongoing confusion about the upcoming Comedy Awards, what exactly is “breakthrough” about any of the nominees for Breakthrough Performer of the Year? Most of these people have been around comedy for quite some time and are somewhat established, but the only thing that I can figure in regards to being breakthrough is that they have something, a TV show mostly, that’s really popular this year, as opposed to someone just having a whole round of debuts on the late night circuit as a comic whose name is just started to get known around entertainment and comedy circles alike. To be accurate, the award should be called Biggest Jump by a Comedic Performer in IMDB Starmeter This Year.
2) A big change is coming to the Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic as we’re now only featuring one special guest and this Tuesday, it’s going to be a great one as we’re having Brendon Walsh come down right before he goes on the Spring Value Tour with Neil Hamburger and Todd Barry.
3) ON THE HORIZON: Jimmy Dore’s Pop and Politics @ Meltdown Comics Sat. Apr. 2nd $10
4) Tip of the Hat Profile/Article of Ron Lynch to come later today…
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Jeff Garlin’s Combo Platter @ UCB Theatre 6PM $2
Armenian National Committee Fundraiser Starring Jackie Kashian @ Flappers Burbank $49.50/2 drink min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Comedy Barre @ Barre Vermont 8PM FREE/2 drink min.
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Another Gentle Evening with Josh & Dan @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 9PM $5
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
5) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/$5 min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed
6) I think have come to a point where I can only “nerd out” about comedy because all that I know. Unfortunately, that’s what I do for “work”, so I think I’ve become that guy who just can’t stop talking about work no matter where he is. Details on this development to follow.
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1) The closest you’ll see Doug Stanhope to Los Angeles for a while is tonight at the San Jose Improv 8PM $25/2 item min. and this Saturday Mar. 5th at Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara 7PM $20. That is as close as he’s going to get.
2) The Scoomie Awards-an award show recognizing distinction in open mic comedians in LA is coming up soon and is taking suggestions for categories. Here are some of the best suggested categories so far–take note Comedy Awards. (Listed in alphabetical order by first name)
-The “I’m an F-18, Bro” Award for Overconfidence
Andrew N. Solmssen
-Best Post Show Karaoke Performance
Andy Peters
-Most Likely to Die Before the Scoomies
Dave Ross
-The Award for Slightly More Honest Than I’d Care For, Conversely Best Fictional Stage Life
-Best Reworking of Mitch Hedberg’s Persona
James Bruce
-The Robert Yasumura Up-and-Comer Award and Scholarship
Jeff Wattenhofer
-The “Getting the Light Means 5 More Minutes, Right?” Award
Jim Hegarty
-Most Likely to Have Killed at Flappers Prior to Attending Open Mic/Show Currently Bombing At
Joseph Larkin
-Kutest Komedy Kouple
Josh Androsky
-Best Potential Mug Shot
Julia Bensfield
-Most Likely to Sign Up But Leave Before It’s Their Turn….Award…..Good luck trying to get an acceptance speech
Marianne Sierk
-The Heavy Meta Award
-Obscure Referenciest
-The TMI Award
Matt Manser
-“Female Comic Under the Sway of Domineering, Abusive Ike Turner-like Impresario"
Moses Robinson
-Most-sogynist
-The "When the hell did YOU get funny??” Award
Paul Jay
-The “Wait–This Person Doesn’t Look Damaged at ALL, So Why is He/She Up There? Oh, Oh Wait. Oof. Nooow It Becomes Plain. This Person Makes Me Look Like the Picture of Mental Health. This is PAINful to Watch.” Award
-The “PLEASE Shut Up About How Much Porn You Watch And Pot You Smoke You Horny Perverted Runt Troll; We Guessed Already By Looking At You” Award
Robert Buscemi
-The Saddest Bear in The Forest of Depression Award
-The Goes to More Open Mics in a Week than You Do in a Month Award
-The Most Likely To Stop Doing Standup and Start Doing Improv Award
-The Dryhumps you when Drunk Award
-Lifetime Achivement
Ron Babcock
-The “My Cat Is My Stage Time at Home” Award
Shawn Carlow
-Most Likely to Thrive at Homelessness
Vanessa Ramos
3) Jen Kirkman’s new album “Hail to the Freaks” is coming soon. More details to come as soon as the Comedy Bureau receives them. Stay tuned.
4) DO NOT MISS THE PREMIERE OF MASH-UP ON COMEDY CENTRAL FRI. MAR. 11th AT MIDNIGHT W/TJ MILLER, MATT BRAUNGER, KYLE KINANE, KUMAIL NANJIANI, and HANNIBAL BURESS. YEAH, IT’S IN ALL CAPS. IT’S THAT IMPORTANT.
5) ON THE HORIZON
Jim Bruce’s Mustache @ The Gardenia Wed. Mar. 9th 8:30PM $5
One-Two Punch @ Benton Manor Sat. Mar. 12th 8PM $2 suggested donation (for chairs)
The Walsh Brothers Show @ UCB Theatre Mar. 26th MIDNIGHT $5
6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Meat Art Show @ Meltdown Comics 7PM
Continuous Comedy @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $20/$30 VIP/2 item min.
Joe Wengert’s Stages of Adulthood @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Piñata @ Bang Studio 8PM $14
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Comedy is Dead @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery 9PM $15
How to Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Live!* at Carnegie Hall @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
7) OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM
8) Anyone know how to put actual code for ads on Tumblr? It would be pretty great if this was my job and I’d keep everyone even MORE updated on everything LA comedy, wouldn’t it? Please e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com if you have tips/suggestions/help/etc.
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Join Dave and his guest Comedian Greg Behrendt.
Today’s Happy Hour Menu:
-Podcasting
-The future of TV
-How to Win Friends & Influence People by Hard Harry Hard On
-An intense love of cake(fucking).Stay Tuned for Part 2…
Where podcasting can take you….
A Drink With Dave Matt Braunger Box Set…
This beautiful “Preview Weeks Box Set” features all five Matt Braunger episodes in one easy to carry 19 minute collector’s edition.Enjoy!
