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TCB Debriefing 8/15/23: The Persian Version, Patton Oswalt Tour, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Funniest Rappers?

August 15, 2023

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1. Please enjoy the official trailer for Sundance award winning, The Persian Version, from Maryam Keshavarz. From the looks of it, there is a very snappy, nuanced update to the classic immigrant story and if you loved the Canadian dramedy, Sort Of, we have a feeling you’ll really love this. Look for The Persion Version in LA and NYC come Oct. 13th.

2. Patton Oswalt has just announced his fall tour dates. Please buy tickets accordingly.

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3. The Stephen Sondheim classic A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is getting mounted for a very special limited engagement at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (perhaps one of the most hidden theaters in LA?) (Broadway World). This run will only go for two weekends and benefit the Glioblastoma Foundation. This is probably the best way to revisit a classic comedy musical or discover the magic of Sondheim with one of his very best works.

4. Pitchfork made a list of the 25 Funniest Rappers of All Time, most likely as part of a package celebrating the recent 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop as a musical genre. Notably, Biz Markie is near the top of the list, but aspiring comedian T.I. is not. Also, Pitchfork forgot that Eminem is pretty damn funny as well as El-P and Killer Mike of Run the Jewels.

5. For NYC comics visiting or moving to LA, here is a map from LA Taco to help with your hyper specific neighborhood references.

Take Your First Gander at the George Carlin Doc “George Carlin’s American Dream”

May 2, 2022

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The label of comedy legend is often thrown around to liberally to the point where you might wonder what necessarily takes to actually be a comedy legend. Well, you can always look at the quintessential comedy legend, the one and only George Carlin. If you’re reading this, you probably know why he is one of the most deserving of such a moniker.

Judd Apatow, Hollywood’s biggest comedy nerd, and Michael Bonfiglio (Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, Gary Gulman’s The Great Depresh) did this comedy doc on Carlin to take a look at how his comedy is so legendary and how it simultaneously still holds up today and is still so timely even from far beyond the grave. Called George Carlin’s American Dream, it’ll be another two-part docu-series that will span the life and times of the iconic comedian as well as hear from the likes of Stephen Colbert, Patton Oswalt, Kelly Carlin, W. Kamau Bell, Jerry Seinfeld, Steven Wright, Jon Stewart, Bill Burr, Bette Middler, Chris Rock, Sam Jay, and more.

Take a look for yourself at what will very likely be required viewing for all comedy aficinados/nerds/fans/comedians/industry folks/etc. with the official trailer here.

JFL Montreal Will Officially Be Back with Galas and Big Names and All in Person This Summer

March 22, 2022

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Since 2019, the annual, internationally renowned JFL Montreal Comedy Festival has had to call audibles and make due with having to go pretty much virtual for their festivities. One of the world’s longest running comedy festivals suffered the same fate as so many festivals, big and small, over the last two years and had to forego their routine of gathering thousands of people together to enjoy a show.

Fortunately, at this side of the pandemic, Just For Laughs will be resuming their marquee festival (on top of expanding their reach to Austin and the UK in the coming months) with the same big, flashy line-ups they’ve always had. For 2022, just as their first line-up announcement, they’ve got:

JOHN MULANEY – HASAN MINHAJ – CHELSEA HANDLER – JO KOY – ILIZA SHLESINGER – RUSSELL PETERS – HANNAH GADSBY – RONNY CHIENG – PATTON OSWALT – MARC MARON – TOMMY TIERNAN – VIR DAS – CELESTE BARBER – NEAL BRENNAN

JFL will of course have way more comedians than just that (not to mention that the whole round of New Faces of Comedy are being determined as you read this).

If you’re in and around Montreal or are aiming to get back to one of comedy’s biggest shindigs on a regular basis, you can purchase pre-sale tickets starting 3/23 at 7AM PT/10AM ET (or when everyone else gets it on 3/25 at 7AM ET/10AM ET) at www.hahaha.com.

Let’s hope that sub variant or any other variant is considerably less pesky than any of the other variants that came before it.

Pick of the Day: An Evening at the Haha Hole (Virtual) 7/22

July 1, 2021

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Sara Schaefer has many, many talents and skills. Lots of them are in and throughout the comedic arts, but Sara also expresses herself quite beautifully through miniatures. Her knack for crafts has led her to build several miniatures dioramas and houses that are quite detailed, especially during the pandemic.

Naturally, this was going to intersect with comedy at some point and, as such, Sara has built a to-scale replica miniature of an old school comedy club, complete with a ridiculous name “The Haha Hole” and she’s now going to host a virtual comedy show from this miniature comedy club via livestream at Nowhere Comedy Club. Joining her will be the comedy stylings of Patton Oswalt and Kristal Adams, definitely making this an event that you shouldn’t miss no matter where it’s actually happening.

An Evening at the Haha Hole is set to go live on Thurs. Jul. 22nd at 6PM PT/9PM ET. Tickets are going for $10 and you ought to go snag ’em here.

Largo at the Coronet Theatre Is Officially Back Starting in July

June 25, 2021

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One of LA’s most treasured venues when it comes to comedy is the Largo at the Coronet Theatre. It was home to a big handful of the best and biggest acts in LA that wanted to play a special sort of intimate crowd. Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Ben Schwartz/Thomas Middleditch, etc. etc. all played here regularly.

Then, for the pandemic, Largo had to close its doors like every other venue in town and its fate seem to hang in the balance of however long they would have to keep it dark. Thankfully, Conan O’Brien and Team Coco opted to tape the last leg of Conan at Largo and now the venue is set to reopen its doors with the same sort of very special, very intimate, exclusive performances that they’re renowned for.

Thus far, their schedule is as follows:

July 9 – Anthony Jeselnik and Enemies

July 10 – Ben Schwartz. Friends. Improv.

July 11 – Patton Oswalt and Friends

July 12 – Margaret Cho and Friends (with Atsuko Okatsuka & Demitri Martin)

July 13 – Pete Holmes: Living At Largo (with special guests Reggie Watts, Lara Beitz, and more!)

July 14 – An Evening with Fortune Feimster and Tom Papa (with special guest Bill Burr)

July 15 – Fred Armisen and Friends

July 16 – Chelsea Peretti and Friends

Tickets go on sale for all of these shows on Monday, Jun. 28th at 10AM PT and you best make a reminder as they will very likely sell out very fast like they used to in the before times.

Pick of the Day: Patton Oswalt Livestream Comedy Special 2/20

January 11, 2021

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If you’re reading this, you probably know that any chance you get to see Patton Oswalt perform, whether he’s headlining or not, is a chance that you most certainly should take.

Well, come Sat. Feb. 20th at 6PM PT/9PM ET, we will all have our latest chance to see Patton do a brand new special livestreamed via RushTix. It’s an exclusive virtual performance that Oswalt says will feature, ““Even MORE new material than last time! Even MORE quarantined and pasty! More psychotic! More sleep-deprived! Come watch the fun and the horror!”

In addition to getting to catch Patton’s new hour, there will be money raised for Alice’s Kids, a great org dedicated to providing critical short term financial assistance to children.

Tickets are going for $20-$75 (premium price includes VIP After Party). Go snag them up here before they sell out.

Here we go! Saturday, February 20th, 6pm EST! My new LIVE STREAMING comedy special! Head to https://t.co/0Y9ELizQLd and grab your ticket now! New material! After-show hang! I’ll be drunk! pic.twitter.com/1OSTnRHajz

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 11, 2021

SF Sketchfest Announces Virtual “Festpocalypse” Fundraiser This Coming January

OK, so there won’t be an in-person SF Sketchfest come this January. You already knew that, right?

Just because that’s the case, doesn’t mean that SF Sketchfest, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals, won’t forego doing anything. In fact, they’ve got something pretty big on deck, virtually of course, called Festpocalypse. It will be a special, massive one night only event that will raise money to keep SF Sketchfest alive and well and going after all of the COVID-19 pandemic is finished.

How massive is it? Well, take a gander at who they have slated for Festpocalypse:

The Kids in the Hall, The State, Mr. Show’s David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Parv & Pudi with Parvesh Cheena and Danny Pudi, plus “Saturday Night Live” alumni Fred Armisen, Dana Carvey, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Tim Meadows, Laraine Newman, Sasheer Zamata and original writer Alan Zweibel. Sketch troupes Kasper Hauser, The Latino Comedy Project, White Women and Australia’s Netflix sensations Aunty Donna appear as well.

Festpocalypse also features top stand-up comics and writers including Brits Eddie Izzard and Noel Fielding, plus Margaret Cho, Jo Firestone, Ron Funches, Chris Gethard, Dave Hill, Joel Kim Booster, Bobcat Goldthwait, Emily V. Gordon, Dana Gould, Eugene Mirman, Arden Myrin, Aparna Nancherla, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Pollak, Greg Proops, Jonah Ray, Paul F. Tompkins, Reggie Watts and more. Also, live short film riffing with RiffTrax featuring “Mystery Science Theater 3000” alumni, fake Uptown Showdown debates, a visit with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and “Weird Al” Yankovic, a game show hosted by Jimmy Pardo, movie games hosted by Doug Benson, swift justice from Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn, and a rare reunion of The Slipnutz members Andy Blitz, Jon Glaser and Brian Stack.

Film and television stars slated for appearances include Alan Arkin, Paget Brewster, Chris Elliott, Elliott Gould, Christopher Guest, Jon Hamm, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Bill Irwin, Jane Lynch, Oscar Nuñez, Andrea Savage, and Aisha Tyler, as well as The Tenderloins, creators of the hit show “Impractical Jokers.” Cult cinema aficionado and drag superstar Peaches Christ will take a look back at the festival’s past film celebrations.

The show also features improv by Groundlings alumni The Black Version, the esteemed Improvised Shakespeare Company and festival regulars Theme Park. Musical performances will include Bill Frisell, Jean Grae, Rhett Miller, The Milk Carton Kids, Eliza Skinner, Epic Lloyd, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and John Roderick.

How will they fit that much show into one night? We’re not really sure, but you best clear out Sat. Jan. 30th so you can watch, enjoy, and support SF Sketchfest via Festpocalypse starting at 5PM PT/8PM ET so you can pack in all of what’s listed above (i.e. all the live comedy you could possibly want from SF Sketchfest from the comfort of your own quarantine).

Tickets start at $20, which is pretty swell price. If you can’t make it on Jan. 30th, you’ll be able to watch it through Feb. 1st. Go get your tickets at sfsketchfest.com right now.

Pick of the Day: Padma Puts On a Virtual Comedy Show 12/17

We told you that there would be plenty of big time comedy benefit shows for the Georgia Runoffs and, lordy lordy, there sure are. This latest one is being put up by the one and only Padma Lakshmi that’s very explicit in this regard by being called, “Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show for the Georgia Runoff Elections: An Evening to Benefit FairFight”.

Stacey Abrams’ FairFight was instrumental in registering voters and contributing to Biden’s 2020 Election win and will undoubtedly be crucial in the upcoming special Georgia Senate Runoffs.

So, they tapped Padma for a live benefit show and she, in turn, got one hell of a line-up that includes:

Hasan Minhaj, Phoebe Robinson, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Benito Skinner, Mike Birbiglia, John Early, Roy Wood Jr., Julio Torres, Michelle Buteau, Patton Oswalt, Aparna Nancherla, Caleb Hearon, Wanda Sykes, Joel Kim Booster, Tituss Burgess, Meg Stalter, Patti Harrison, Nikki Glaser, Ayo Edebiri, Jo Firestone, Amber Ruffin, Dulce Sloan, Naomi Ekperigin, W. Kamau Bell, Mitra Jouhari, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Andy Cohen.

There will also be music from King Princess, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Brittany Howard, Local Natives, Aloe Blacc, and Cautious Clay.

Lastly, the evening’s virtual festivities will be hosted by none other than the Las Culturistas themselves, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

Reads like a festival line-up, doesn’t it? Well, we still can’t do that in person right now, but you can enjoy this gigantic Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show comedy live-stream on Thurs. Dec. 17th at 6PM PT/9PM ET at youtube.com/padmalakshmi and donate to FairFight here.

Pick of the Day: Riffing for the Georgia Runoffs 12/18

December 8, 2020

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One of the final chapters of the 2020 General Election comes down to a run-off Senate race in Georgia between Jon Ossoff and Sen. David Perdue. As such, there will be accompanying benefit shows where comedic heavy hitters join in to raise money for the fate of the U.S. Senate.

Riffing for the Georgia Runoffs is another such comedy live-stream, brought to you by The Comedy Resistance, that aims to support Ossoff to unseat the incumbent and conservative Perdue. Thus far, this show has got Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, and Dulcé Sloan and we’re sure that many more very special guests will join the show as Fri. Dec. 18th 5PM PT/8PM ET, the night of the live-stream, gets closer.

You can get access and support The Comedy Resistance’s fundraiser for the Georgia Runoffs for $15 right here.

And Here Are Your Grammy Comedy Nominees for 2021

November 24, 2020

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You might have seen that the nominees for the 2021 Grammys were announced this morning and, with that, there is just a handful of comedy folks that get the expressed distinction of being nominated for said Grammy. Usually, with how distribution of comedy specials work (i.e. most big time comedy specials get released as comedy albums somehow), comedy specials take up the bulk of the nomination slots and this year is no different (even though they were plenty of worthy stand-up albums that were released only as albums).

This year, the nominees for Best Comedy Album are:

Tiffany Haddish-Black Mitzvah
Patton Oswalt-I Love Everything
Jim Gaffigan-The Pale Tourist
Bill Burr-Paper Tiger
Jerry Seinfeld-23 Hours to Kill

All were specials on a big time streaming service and, four of out of the five were on Netflix. Still, Haddish and Oswalt offered up really uplifting specials and Burr got more introspective than he ever has with Paper Tiger.

Usually, the comedy category for The Grammys gets overshadowed by the dozens and dozens of other categories, but we’ll be watching closely for who wins on the CBS telecast of The Grammy Awards on Jan. 31st.

Please Enjoy Trailer for Paula Pell and John Lutz’s Mystery Comedy “Mapleworth Murders”

August 6, 2020

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Quibi really did snatch up quite a bit of content when amassing their war chest before their launch a few months ago. Even though so many folks that opted in for a free trial didn’t stick around after said free trial ended, Quibi can still stand tall with some recent Emmy nominations and still having shows up their sleeve that might just catch your eye once they roll them out.

One of those series is coming very soon, Mon. Aug. 10th in fact, from Paula Pell and John Lutz called Mapleworth Murders. From the trailer, the series not only trails murderers in a humble, sleepy town, but also calls into question why (as with so many similar mystery/crime shows) have so many murderers in one place. Mapleworth Murders boasts quite the ensemble cast with Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, D’Arcy Carden, Tim Meadows, Patton Oswalt, Jack McBrayer, Pam Murphy, Ben Warheit, Annie Mumolo, Ike Barinholtz, Marry Holland, James Anderson, and Drew Tarver.

Whether or not you’ve got or still have Quibi, you can certainly enjoy Pell and Lutz’s joyful send-up of Murder She Wrote with its official trailer here.

FYI, Patton Oswalt’s I Love Everything Is Now Streaming on Netflix (and It Should Go on Top of Your Watch List)

May 19, 2020

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Take an hour to enjoy the signature whimsy and colorful imagery and niche details that is the comedy of Patton Oswalt with his latest hour special. I Love Everything is another hour carefully crafted by Oswalt and delivers on the aforementioned expectations, but also, for the times that we’re living in, truly takes you away from the terrifying reality that we’re stuck with.

The title itself “I Love Everything” isn’t just a put on. Oswalt goes through so many of his loves whether it be Star Wars, Denny’s, or, of course, his family. There is an explicit positivity running throughout the special and it’s charming without being overbearing. In fact, it makes you think of how much Oswalt’s material over the last few specials have actually been about the things he loves dearly including the late Michelle McNamara or a rose test garden.

Comedy can be derived from celebration of whatever brings you joy. I Love Everything definitely pushes that agenda further than Patton has before and makes for a heartwarming hour of stand-up that’s still incredibly erudite. In the middle of the special Patton emphatically repeats a phrase, “Run at love.” It’s not a punchline or even the whole of a premise, but it’s the spirit of I Love Everything, making for an endearing hour that will at least get us through another week in quarantine.

Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything is now streaming on Netflix.

In Case You’ve Missed Tip Your Waitstaff with Mike Birbiglia on IG Live, There Are Clips and Episodes on YouTube

May 12, 2020

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For weeks and weeks now, Mike Birbiglia has been writing jokes with other famous comedians to raise money for the furloughed staff of comedy clubs across the United States. Called Tip Your Waitstaff, it has managed to bring in thousands and thousands of dollars in donations to support said staff and has been one of the most successful comedy live-streams to come during this pandemic era of comedy.

Since Tip Your Waitstaff broadcasts on Instagram Live meaning that you have to tune in live on Instagram when Mike broadcasts it @birbigs or watch it from his IG Stories within 24 hours. While he does do it a few times during the week, you might not be able to tune around 11AM-12PM PT (around when it usually happens) and you’ll miss the meeting of the comedic minds between Birbiglia and Patton Oswalt or Maria Bamford or John Mulaney or Roy Wood Jr.

Thankfully, Mike has been nice enough to put select clips of those Tip Your Waitstaff sessions (and even a full episode here and there) on YouTube for you to enjoy whenever you’d like. Still, if you can, you should donate and support these clubs in order for comedians to have a place to regularly perform when things start coming back (especially since live performance venues are probably going to be one of the last things to open).

First Look at Patton Oswalt’s Latest Special “I Love Everything”

May 8, 2020

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Though the title of Patton Oswalt’s last special, Annihilation, might seem more apropos of our current moment, we’re actually very glad that something created by Patton called I Love Everything is coming out in less than two weeks. Actually, we’re glad that Patton’s latest hour is coming very soon.

Oswalt’s Netflix special I Love Everything is due out on Tues. May 19th and you can get your first glimpse of the special here and see the bit of love that Patton has for wallpaper.

Patton Oswalt Will Again Host Webby Awards, Which Will Be One of the First Major Awards Ceremonies Done Remotely

May 7, 2020

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The annual honors doled out for the Internet, The Webby Awards, will very likely be the first major media awards that will attempt to do a ceremony remotely, calling at WFH: Webbys From Home. They’ve tapped the fantastic Patton Oswalt once again to host, but will have him doing so from the safety of his own home. While there have been plenty of major star-studded benefit live-streams and events while the world has been quarantining, a major awards ceremony has yet to happen like this as far as we know.

Thus, Oswalt and The Webby Awards might be giving a preview of what major awards ceremonies might look like until there’s a COVID-19 vaccine since so many of the many prominent and/or famous folks are that gather when these sorts of things happen in person.

We’ll definitely be curious to see how the normal trappings of such a ceremony will go over a video-conferencing platform including the opening monologue, interstitial sketches, speeches, speeches that go too long, etc. Whatever may come, we have faith that Patton Oswalt will make The Webby Awards work come May 19th when the WFH is slated to take place.

SF Sketchfest Launches “Live from the Archive” to Release Exclusive SF Sketchfest Performances

May 5, 2020

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SF Sketchfest is in the top, top echelon of comedy festivals around the world with it’s wide, wide variety of comedy and it pretty much spanning three weeks in San Francisco. Thankfully, it usually is in the very beginning of the year and will probably(?) not get postponed like so many comedy festivals that are happening well before it.

In the meantime, SF Sketchfest has stepped up to the plate to provide some exclusive content in the on-going effort to keep all of us staying at home from going entirely insane. They just announced this week that they will be releasing videos of singular performances, often never-before-seen, that happened at SF Sketchfest in years past.

This will include:
a Best in Show reunion
George Wallace and Patton Oswalt in conversation
Roast of Peaches Christ
and much more to be announced (seriously, some once-in-a-lifetime stuff happens at SF Sketchfest and you might have a chance to actually see it now)

You’ll be able to digitally rent these performances for $5 for 48 hours. Proceeds will keep SF Sketchfest going strong as charities supporting comedy and the arts in the Bay Area.

Get in on all of SF Sketchfest: Live From the Archive here.

Pick of the Day: COVID Is No Joke Americares Fundraiser

April 24, 2020

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It was our hope that the biggest and brightest names in comedy would be coming out to do big fundraiser in the fight against COVID-19. Indeed, they have and continued to do so.

The latest star-studded comedy fundraiser is Americares’ COVID Is No Joke that will air LIVE on covidisnojoke.org and Americares YouTube channel at 5PM PT/8PM ET on Fri. May 1st.

COVID Is No Joke will be a jam-packed hour of a comedy variety live-stream spanning stand-up, stories, sketches, etc. from the likes of:

Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Jack Black and Tenacious D, Wayne Brady, D’Arcy Carden, Kristin Chenoweth, Tom Cotter, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Will Ferrell, Gal Gadot, Kyle Gass, Linda Hamilton, Chelsea Handler, Mindy Kaling, Kerri Louise, Jonathan Mangum, Patton Oswalt, Natalia Reyes, Adam Scott, Finn Straley, Paige Weldon, Jenny Yang and more with actor/director/producer and Americares own Tony Goldwyn set to host.

That line-up really spans so many different corners of comedy and even includes names of comedians that we really dig that you ought to know going forward.

The funds raised will go to providing essential equipment and support (including mental health) for frontline health workers here in the U.S. and across the globe. $100K worth of donations has already been guaranteed FYI.

You can support Americares now or during the event by making a donation on americares.org or by texting “JOKE” to 20222 to make a $25 donation.

Patton Oswalt’s Latest Special “I Love Everything” Due Out May 19th on Netflix

April 10, 2020

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Over the last several specials that Patton Oswalt has released, Patton has always served up a very handily crafted, great hour of stand-up. He has managed, with the exquisite sincerity that he injects into his comedy, to make the arrival of his hours a moment to both laugh heartily and gain perspective on the human condition whether he’s talking about strangely named roses or the passing of his late wife, Michelle McNamara. From Finest Hour to Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time to Talking for Clapping to Annihilation, Patton really displays the healing power of comedy both for himself and to those listening and watching intently.

Essentially, it’s always a good time when Patton’s latest hour is about to be released, which is called, “I Love Everything” and is coming next month on Sun. May 19th to Netflix.

November 4, 2019

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So, an actual Reefer-Madness-esque 1938 flick called Sex Madness gets a wonderful dollop of meta humor in Sex Madness Revealed! via Patton Oswalt and magician Rob Zabrecky playing a snarky film podcast host and grandson of the Sex Madness director respectively. Throughout this “tell-all” version of the film, the two have suspenseful conversation about Sex Madness.

Dreamt up, written, and directed by Tim Kirk, this film Sex Madness Revealed! will its LA premiere at the Bootleg Theater and have Kirk as well as Oswalt and Zabrecky on hand for a Q&A. Also, this evening will serve as a benefit for the brand new Vidiots coming to Eagle Rock in 2020.

There are so many great reasons to go to this and tickets are only $15. Go get them here now.

September 17, 2019

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Gary Gulman is stopping by once more at Largo (he comes by about once a year). However, this time is extra special as it will be an evening that triples as a heads up on his upcoming HBO special The Great Depresh, a wondrous, wondrous line-up of comedians as you can clearly see with Maria Bamford and Patton Oswalt, and a benefit for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services as well as a conversation about mental health.

It truly is going to be a special night, even by Largo’s high standards, and definitely worth the $58.50 ticket price. Go get your tickets for this evening of The Great Depresh here.

March 14, 2018

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Ben Schwartz’s That Kind of a War, a comedy about Bob Hope trying to entertain troops at The Korean War, will be doing a live read with a top notch cast next week (just look at that cast above), Saturday, March 24th at The Montalban Theater.

We’re pretty sure this will sell out soon. Tickets are $20-$25 and you really ought to get them ASAP here.

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

Patton Oswalt Returning To Host WGA Awards In L.A.

December 6, 2017

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Patton Oswalt Returning To Host WGA Awards In L.A.

From coast to coast, the WGA Awards will have both Patton Oswalt and Amber Ruffin hosting and presiding over the evening’s ceremonies in LA and NYC respectively next year.

With both of them doing it, it might be worth considering doing more than just have some spare clips of it on YouTube.

MST3K Will Be Getting Another Season at Netflix

November 24, 2017

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Even if you had a Thanksgiving dinner where you faked your way through being “thankful” and stayed quietly, passive aggressive near family members you can’t stand, you can actually be thankful for the Thanksgiving surprise of the revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 getting another season over at Netflix.

That’s especially amazing because, if you remember, this all started from just a Kickstarter campaign.

Patton Oswalt Performs Even More Mike Huckabee Twitter Jokes on Kimmel

November 16, 2017

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Earlier this year, Patton Oswalt went on Jimmy Kimmel Live and breathed some “life” into “jokes” tweeted out by Mike Huckabee as Huckabee has fashioned and proliferated his own brand of humor, but has not gotten around to performing them live in a “set”.

Huckabee’s foray into comedy has continued since then and, as such, Patton has returned to attempt to tell these jokes as if they were in real stand-up setting, albeit one that’s from the 80s.

Enjoy it here.

SYFY’s Happy! Will Have Christopher Meloni as an Alcoholic Ex-Cop Hit Man That Sees a Flying Horse Voiced by Patton Oswalt

October 25, 2017

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If you love the pinball-eque chaos of Shoot ‘Em Up or Crank, SYFY has got the next dose of crazed action comedy for you.

Look no further than the TV adaptation of Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson’s graphic novel HAPPY! For it, SYFY has enlisted the services of Christopher Meloni to play one of his insane characters yet and the voice of Patton Oswalt to bring an endlessly positive flying cartoon horse to life (well, as alive as a hallucinatory cartoon can be).

See for yourself in the trailer.

Then, get ready for the series premiere of HAPPY! on Wednesday, December 6th on SYFY.

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