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Maria Bamford’s New Special “Old Baby” Delightfully Continues Her Mission of Inclusivity, Understanding, and Acceptance

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Over the years, Maria Bamford has done comedy specials in theaters and in her house in front of her parents. However, she hasn’t done both in the same special until now.

In fact, Old Baby, her new special that is now streaming on Netflix, shows Maria doing stand-up in front of a bench, at a movie theater, at a bowling alley, in a nice, big theater in DTLA, and more.

All of this, as far as we can see, lines up with Maria’s life-affirming comedy as it is bringing people from all walks of life, literally, together to enjoy Maria’s expert repertoire of characters and brilliant comedic distillation of her world view, farts and all.

Go enjoy Old Baby now and you just might feel better about the world for a little while.

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This is just a friendly reminder that you might want to (if you’re not already doing so) binge watch the new Netflix series, Dear White People, that everyone else is binge watching.

All the episodes started streaming yesterday.

Maria Bamford: Old Baby Trailer Shows Maria Doing Stand-Up Literally Wherever She Can Stand Up

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Backyards, theaters, book stores, bowling alleys, and living rooms, with or without a stage, are where Maria Bamford brings her comedy to the people.

She takes the idea of “stand-up” quite literally in the trailer for her latest special, Old Baby, coming to Netflix. As you can see, there is almost no place that Maria can and will spread her life-affirming humor to.

Her special starts streaming next week on Tuesday, May 2nd on Netflix.

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Between her own innovative live performances and her roles in Trainwreck, Love, and more, Claudia O’Doherty is definitely one of the more fascinating comedians working today and one that we would love to know what makes her tick comedically.

The latest so, you do comdedy? at UCB Sunset on April 24th might just get to the bottom of that.

Get your tickets here.

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

“The Lucas Brothers: On Drugs” Is Now Streaming on Netflix

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The Lucas Brothers get really political, specifically taking on Richard Nixon and the aftermath of his presidency in their Netflix special, “The Lucas Brothers: On Drugs”.

Well, they do that in addition to touching on Deion Sanders’ music career amongst other things all in their confidently laid back, slightly meta comedic style.

It’s now streaming on Netflix and actually comes in under an hour and has a great animation at the end too.

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 3 Trailer Is Here

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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is now coming up to its 3rd season and looks to be as fun and clever as ever (and must still have NBC kicking itself that it let it go).

See for yourself with the season 3 trailer, then look for all the episodes to start streaming on Friday, May 19th.

Trailer for “Dear White People” Promises Series That Looks Just as Delightfully Biting as the Movie

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Three years ago, the feature film Dear White People sent waves through the film festival circuit as a biting satirical comedy about race relations these days.

Now, the movie has been adapted for Netflix by the original film’s writer/director Justin Simien as a series and the trailer released this week seems like it will maintain the whip smart humor of the movie.

Dear White People, the series, starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, April 28th.

See The Lucas Brothers Do a Special in Front of a Backdrop of Nixons in Trailer for Their Upcoming Netflix Special

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Yep, “Lucas Brothers: On Drugs”, coming to Netflix on Tuesday, April 18th, not only features the amazing twin comedy do doing stand-up, trippy accompanying animation, but it also has a fabulous and timely backdrop of repeating portraits Richard Nixon.

See for yourself in the trailer then make sure to catch the special when it starts streaming next week.

Aziz Ansari Is Living It Up in Season 2 Trailer for Master of None

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From the looks of it, Master of None might be remembered both as a great comedy series as well as one of the most cinematic and gorgeous television shows to have ever been made.

This Season 2 trailer gives a very delectable taste of what’s to come on Friday, May 12th.

“Louis C.K. 2017″ Is Now Streaming at Netflix

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If you’ve been kind of let down this year by certain big time comedians’ specials, we’re pretty sure Louis C.K.’s latest stand-up special will put a smile on your face.

Update 11/12/17: Well, this is probably not the case anymore since Louis CK has admitted to numerous claims of sexual misbehavior over the years.

Louis C.K. 2017 is his latest hour and just started streaming today at Netflix. From it, we witnessed C.K. melding his absurdist tendencies and dissections of his personal life to a pretty perfect mixture.

Even though he is donning a very fancy suit rather than a plain t-shirt or sweater, C.K. is the most C.K. that we’ve seen yet. He has distilled all elements of his comedy into their purest form for ‘2017′, making for a satisfying special in a year where many high profile comedy releases have been either “OK” or janky at best thus far.

If you’re not already watching it, go watch Louis C.K. 2017 as soon as you can.

Netflix Signs Brian Regan for Two Comedy Specials

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Netflix Signs Brian Regan for Two Comedy Specials

One by one, Netflix is closer and closer to having original hour long, stand-up specials from all of the biggest comedians working today.

Their latest acquisition will be two comedy special from the legendary Brian Regan, one of which will be taped this summer while Regan is on tour.

The taping will take place at Denver’s Paramount Theatre on June 23rd and 24th and tickets are on sale now.

You can get the rest of Regan’s tour dates here.

Also, note that Netflix has a good number of comedy specials from non-English speaking comedians as well. Their world domination of stand-up specials almost seems nigh.

War Machine Trailer Has Brad Pitt as a General Trying His Darndest to Solve the U.S. Presence in Afghanistan

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Give a watch to the trailer to David Michôd’s latest War Machine that follows a well-meaning general trying to make sense of what the U.S. was doing remaining in Afghanistan. Of course, anything dealing with foreign policy is relevant these days, but we’re getting a sense of deliciously wry satire in this film.

We know this might a stretch, but may this, mostly because of Brad Pitt starring in the lead role of a geopolitical dark comedy, be a spiritual sequel of sorts to Burn After Reading?

War Machine starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, May 26th, 2017.

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As part of working on an upcoming book, BoJack Horseman, creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg will be putting up an exclusive live reading of excerpts of the book (well before it’s release) performed by some of his favorite folks.

“Raphael Bob-Waksberg Works Through Some Sh*t (With Friends!)” is happening next weekend and we’re guessing tickets are going to go fast. So, buy them up as soon as you can here.

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

Louis C.K.’s Latest Special “Louis C.K. 2017″ Gets a Trailer

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The times, they are a changin’.

It’s been more than a year since Louis C.K.’s last special, he’s doing a special that’s releasing on Netflix first rather than on LouisCK.net, and he’s in a fancy pin striped suit.

Still, the trailer for Louis C.K. 2017 gives vibes of his FX series, Louie, which we’re glad to see.

Also, be glad that you’ll get to see this special next week when it starts streaming on Netflix on Tuesday, April 4th.

20 Classic Episodes of MST3K Are Now Streaming on Netflix

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20 Classic Episodes of MST3K Are Now Streaming on Netflix

Leading up to the release of the new MST3K on Netflix, you can revisit some of the fan favorites from the MST3K of yesteryear more conveniently than ever.

Specifically, you can now stream the following on Netflix:

Exp 424 – Manos: The Hands of Fate (#1)
Exp 820 – Space Mutiny (#2)
Exp 303 – Pod People (#5)
Exp 903 – Puma Man (#6)
Exp 321 – Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (#7)
Exp 904 – Werewolf (#8)
Exp 821 – Time Chasers (#10)
Exp 507 – I Accuse My Parents (#12)
Exp 506 – Eegah! (#13)
Exp 706 – Laserblast (#17)
Exp 813 – Jack Frost (#20)
Exp 1003 – Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders (#22)
Exp 404 – Teenagers from Outer Space (#25)
Exp 204 – Catalina Caper (#29)
Exp 202 – Sidehackers (#37)
Exp 1004 – Future War (#39)
Exp 402 – The Giant Gila Monster (#43)
Exp 410 – Hercules Against the Moon Men (#48)
Exp 604 – Zombie Nightmare (#60)
Exp 1011 – Horrors of Spider Island (#94)

We apologize if you’ve dropped all your weekend plans to now binge watch all of these.

The New MST3K Teaser Has Just Arrived

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That’s right. The brand spankin’ new, revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 has just released a teaser for the upcoming season that starts streaming on April 14th on Netflix.

It’s only a brief look, but it looks like fans of the old MST3K and fans of Jonah Ray, The Meltdown, Hidden America, Baron Vaughn, Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, Hampton Yount, etc. might all be happy with it.

Two New Dave Chappelle Specials Are Now Streaming on Netflix

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Well, the day is finally here. Over a decade has passed since Chappelle put out a stand-up special, but today you have two new ones.

They were recorded over the last couple of years in LA and Austin and now, if you have a little over two hours, you can binge watch both back-to-back.

From Sundance, “Deidra & Laney Rob a Train” Now Streaming on Netflix

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In case you’re like the majority of the planet and you weren’t able to go to the Sundance Film Festival this past January and catch a screening of Sydney Freeland and Shelby Farrell’s Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, you can now stream it at your leisure on Netflix, a thing that an constantly increasing percentage of the planet has.

Here’s the trailer in case you forgot about it or haven’t seen it.

Master of None Returning for Season 2 on May 12

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Master of None Returning for Season 2 on May 12

Master of None was a really refreshing surprise when its first season came out, which is impressive at this time where we’re in the thick of another wave of shows being based on the lives of comedians. The writing, directing, editing, cinematography was all on another level and was combined with a succinct commentary on timely issues.

So, naturally, we’re excited for May 12th when the series returns to Netflix for its second season.

The Two Upcoming Dave Chappelle Specials on Netflix Get a Trailer

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After all these years, not one, but two Dave Chappelle specials are just one week away.

Shot in LA and Austin in 2016 and 2015 respectively, these specials have been tucked away for a minute, which leads up to believe that Dave could cue another special, probably, soon if he wanted to.

See Chappelle return to the mic for two specials in this trailer just released today.

Both specials start streaming on Netflix on Tuesday, March 21st.

Watch Jake Johnson Be Addicted to Poor Decision Making in Trailer for “Win It All”

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The latest work from the singular Joe Swanberg is a film co-written by Jake Johnson and himself called Win It All.

The trailer promises a caper with a guy who just can’t stop making impulsive, bad decisions that just happens to come into possession of money that isn’t his. Keegan-Michael Key, Joe Lo Truglio, and Aislinn Derbez round out the cast for what might be both a charming comedy and one of Swanberg’s most plot-driven works to date.

Watch the trailer for Win It All here then look for it on Netflix on Friday, April 7th.

Amy Schumer’s “The Leather Special” Now Streaming on Netflix

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Since it’s International Woman’s Day, we’d like you to take note that Netflix’s releases for stand-up specials for 2017 have included great hours from Jen Kirkman and Cristela Alonzo and, this week, a brand new hour special Amy Schumer.

The aptly titled “The Leather Special” has Amy get as unfiltered as she has ever been all while checking off the box for “wearing a leather outfit for a comedy special”.

International Woman’s Day or not, you should watch all three specials, Just Keep Livin’, Lower Classy, and The Leather Special as soon as you get the chance.

Both Upcoming Dave Chappelle Specials Will Drop at Netflix at the Same Time

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Remember, Dave Chappelle hasn’t released a stand-up special since 2004.

Sure, there’s plenty of stuff that he has done since then, but that gap in time contrasts sharply with many of comedy’s current biggest names cranking specials every year or so.

So, maybe, to make up for lost time, the two specials that Netflix ordered from Dave Chappelle will start streaming at the same time, Tuesday, March 21st and they’ll be coming from “his personal comedy vault”.

See for yourself in the teaser that not one, but two Chappelle specials are just a few weeks away.

Watch Trailer for Amy Schumer’s Netflix Special “The Leather Special”

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In the grand tradition of doing a stand up comedy special in a leather outfit, Amy Schumer decided to check off that box with her upcoming Netflix special. In fact, she went as far as calling it The Leather Special and does indeed went awesomely old with her outfit. See for yourself in the trailer above.

Mike Birbiglia’s “Thank God for Jokes” Now Streaming on Netflix

February 28, 2017

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The latest Mike Birbiglia special is now streaming on Netflix.

By now, you know the drill. Go watch, enjoy, and have a sense of calm come from an hour Mike’s finely crafted stories.

For those of you that don’t have access to Netflix, you can enjoy Mike’s tale of having dinner at Jimmy Kimmel’s house from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!