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Patton Oswalt: Annihilation Is Now Streaming on Netflix (and You Should Watch It ASAP)

October 17, 2017

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Patton Oswalt’s brand new hour special is now streaming on Netflix. That should be reason enough to carve out an hour today to watch Oswalt showcase his mastery of stand-up comedy.

However, you should watch this latest special as soon as you can, Annihilation, as Oswalt takes everyone on an unforgettable journey through the last year of his life, dealing with the passing of his wife Michelle McNamara and the aftermath. It’s as hilarious as it is heart wrenching and, ultimately, all the more beautiful for it.

Also, the message Patton has at the end is a maxim that we’d all do better to live by.

Trailer for Patton Oswalt’s Latest Special “Annihilation” Only Slightly Prepares You For What’s Coming

October 9, 2017

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Next Tuesday, October 17th, Patton Oswalt: Annihilation, Patton’s latest hour stand-up special, will begin streaming on Netflix.

From this trailer, everything seems in order for a new hour from Patton with some clever commentary on politics and white genocide.

However, as was hinted at earlier this year, Annihilation does indeed include his most personal material yet. He focused a significant portion of this hour on the untimely passing of his wife, Michelle McNamara, in a heartbreaking, beautiful, visceral, funny way that only Patton Oswalt could make happen.

You don’t see that in this trailer, but know that it’ll be one of the most affecting, unforgettable parts of the special when you see it next week.

Mcsweeney’s 50th Issue Is Out Now in Hardcover

September 1, 2017

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The long standing, well respected humorist publication McSweeney’s Quarterly has just released its 50th Issue as a hardcover (with the art work by Tucker Nichols above), which includes written pieces from such great folks as:

Patton Oswalt
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Jonathan Lethem
Lydia Davis
Heidi Julavits
Kevin Young
Ismet Prcic
Sheila Heti
Sherman Alexie
Carrie Brownstein
Sean Wilsey
Valeria Luiselli
Rebecca Curtis
Thomas McGuane
Sarah Vowell
John Moe
Steven Millhauser
Jason Polan
Tucker Nichols
Eduardo Berti
John Hodgman
Aparna Nancherla
Diane Williams
Etgar Keret
Corinna Vallianatos
Sarah Manguso
Jeff Parker
Kevin Moffett
Jesse Ball
Brian Evenson
Lilli Carré
Carson Mell
Kristen Iskandrian
Lucy Corin
Zain Khalid
Dan Morey
Eli Horowitz
Bianca Bagnarelli
Andrew Leland
Haris Durrani
Vauhini Vara
Benjamin Percy
Wendy Molyneux
Sarah Walker
Dan Kennedy
James H. Folta
Keaton Patti
Matthew Sharpe
Jesse Jacobs
Sophia Foster-Dimino

We got to go to the live reading of the 50th Issue this week and we can tell you that you’re in for a nice, layered, nuanced, otherworldly treat if you pick up a copy.

Patton Oswalt’s Next Special “Annihilation” to Premiere on Netflix on October 17th and Might Be His Most Personal Hour Yet

August 28, 2017

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Patton Oswalt’s latest stand-up special will indeed delve into Patton dealing with the untimely passing of his wife on top of everything else that’s going on the world.

Oswalt has never shied away from dissecting his own life in his stand-up, but, by virtue of the subject matter, this hour will very likely present an even more open and vulnerable Patton that we’ve ever seen before.

With that in mind, you should mark Tuesday, October 17th on your calendar when this special, Annihilation, starts streaming on Netflix.

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At the same time, you can support a great cause by raising money for Downtown Women’s Center, watch a very stacked comedy show, and also hang at Cinefamily, one of LA’s revered cultural institutions.

Get your tickets here (again, no tickets will be available at door; you must purchase them in advance).

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

UCB Is Holding a Comedy Yard Sale Benefitting the ACLU, Full of Memorabilia From Your Favorite UCB Alums

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If you’re in LA and you’re into collecting comedy memorabilia from Parks and Recreation, SNL, Key & Peele, etc., you better come before noon to get a decent parking spot and first dibs for UCB’s Comedy Yard Sale to benefit the ACLU.

If you’re not in LA, there is already plenty of stuff up for auction on eBay.

The New MST3K Is Going on a Big Nationwide “Watch Out for Snakes” Tour

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From July 6th to August 12th, the new Mystery Science Theater 3000 will be galavanting across North America from Boston to Atlanta to Vancouver to San Diego and plenty of places in between for their “Watch Out for Snakes!” Tour.

For the live shows, Hodgson and company have something special in store:

The tour consists of two separate, completely unique shows, each with its own admission. Fans wanting the complete tour experience should purchase two tickets, one for each show. Each event will include all the things expected from an “MST3K” experience: a cheesy B-movie, hilarious riffing, wisecracking robots, silly sketches, plus – for the first time – audience participation! Show # 1 is the MST3K favorite “Eegah,” featuring all-new riffs and sketches. Show # 2 is a “Secret Surprise Film!” It’s a fun, sci-fi thriller never before featured on “MST3K” and it will be performed only in select cities.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, May 19th at noon local time for whichever city the tickets are for. We’ll definitely keep you in the loop for more updates!

10th Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up

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The 10th Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival will have a stacked line-up of:

PERFORMERS:
Patton Oswalt
Janeane Garofalo (Saturday Night Live, The Larry Sanders Show)
Andy Kindler (Bob’s Burgers, Everybody Loves Raymond)
Eugene Mirman (Bob’s Burgers, Delocated)
Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder, Mr. Show)
Guy Branum (Talk Show The Game Show, Chelsea Lately)
Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Fairly Legal)
Jackie Kashian (The Dork Forest, Lady Dynamite)
Laurie Kilmartin (Conan, Last Comic Standing)
Kevin Avery (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
Matt Braunger (Agent Carter, Big Dumb Animal)
Kyle Kinane (Comedy Central)
Brooke van Poppelen (Hack My Life, Girl Code)
Jonah Ray (MST3K, Nerdist, Hidden America)
Nico Santos (Superstore, Chelsea Lately)
Dave Hill (@midnight, Inside Amy Schumer)
Eliza Skinner (The Late, Late Show with James Corden)
Debra DiGiovanni (Just For Laughs, Last Comic Standing)
Ahmed Bharoocha (Adam Devine’s House Party, Conan)
Chris Fairbanks (Almost Genius, Conan)
Annie Lederman (We Have Issues, @midnight)
Shane Torres (Conan)
Andy Erikson (Last Comic Standing

and

SHOWS:
-Lance Bangs Presents: Come Laugh With Us
-An Evening With The Guys From Mystery Science Theater 3000
-Comedian Matt Braunger will be taping his third comedy special, and their first special ever taped at Bridgetown.
-Hold On with Eugene Mirman
-Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction with Bryan Cook
-The Jackie and Laurie Show
-The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn
-Jackie Kashian’s The Dork Forest podcast
-Palindrome Fight
-Can I Pet Your Dog? Podcast
-A Good Trip with Shane Mauss
-Brew Haha: The Comedy Show Drinking Game
-Turnt Up with Eliza Skinner

As you can see, you won’t want to miss Bridgetown if you’re in or around Portland, OR next month.

Get passes here.

The Revived Mystery Science Theater 3000 Is Finally Here

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You might have been waiting for years and years and years for brand new episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Following a record breaking Kickstarter campaign last year by MST3K creator Joel Hodgson, the wait is now over.

All 14 feature length episodes of the brand spankin’ new MST3K featuring Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn, Hampton Yount, Felicia Day, and Patton Oswalt are here now, streaming on Netflix.

We can’t speak for you, but we’re pretty sure this takes precedent over watching the new Fate of the Furious movie or pretty much anything else this weekend.

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.

The 4th Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up

Chicago’s 26th Annual Festival, put together by the minds behind The Onion, The AV Club, Clickhole, and TruTV, will be in its 4th year at the end of May/beginning of June and has a pretty fantastic line-up that includes a sneak peek of Nathan For You, Patton Oswalt, 35mm screening of Idiocracy with Mike Judge, Aparna Nancherla, and more.

Individual tickets are on sale now or, if you’d prefer, you can buy a festival pass for $310 here.

The New “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ Officially Kicks Off on April 14th

February 22, 2017

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Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, Baron Vaughn, Patton Oswalt, and Felicia Day are well under way with the guiding hand of creator Joel Hodgson in the revival of MST3K.

Just get a look at that wondrous cast, signaling the impending return of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Episodes start streaming on Friday, April 14th on Netflix.

Watch Patton Oswalt’s WGA Awards Opening Monologue Where He Handles a Heckling James Woods

February 20, 2017

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Last night’s 2017 Writers Guild Awards opened with host Patton Oswalt and two “special” escorts. Everything seemed to be going according to plan.

Then, after a reference to James Woods in a joke, Woods, who just happened to be sitting up front, engaged in a bit (or a lot more) mischief than your average WGA Awards show attendee.

Strangely, though it didn’t seem planned, nothing seemed to get too out of hand and Oswalt closed strong.

Watch it all here.

Patton Oswalt and Carol Burnett Win at 2017 Grammys

February 13, 2017

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From last night’s Grammy Awards, Best Comedy Album went to Patton Oswalt’s Talking for Clapping off of A Special Thing Records and Best Spoken Word Album went to the audiobook version of Carol Burnett’s In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox off of Penguin Random House Audio.

While you’re still pondering Adele vs. Beyoncé, go and enjoy both the album and audiobook if you haven’t done so already.

Get the full list of the 2017 Grammy Award winners here.

December 17, 2016

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Patton Oswalt is headlining at The Irvine Improv this coming Monday and Tuesday for $25 a pop (plus 2 item minimum).

If you’re in LA and don’t have tickets to Patton’s Largo shows over the next couple of months (FYI, they’re sold out), you might want to make your way to Irvine.

Get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

December 9, 2016

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Per usual, Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival in Austin, TX is stacked.

Patton Oswalt, Ali Wong, Colin Quinn, Aparna Nancherla, Barry Crimmins, Dana Gould, Goddamn Comedy Jam, Wendy Liebman, Guy Branum, and Drew Michael are just scratching the surface of this first line-up announcement.

Moontower is set for Wednesday, April 19th-Saturday, April 22nd and you get passes, ranging from ‘Front Row’ to ‘Club/Podcast’, here.

David Cross, Amy Schumer, Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt, Carol Burnett, and Margaret Cho Get Grammy Nominations

December 6, 2016

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*comedy nominees in italics

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
…America…Great… — David Cross
American Myth — Margaret Cho
Boysih Girl Interrupted — Tig Notaro
Live At The Apollo — Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping — Patton Oswalt

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo — Amy Schumer
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox — Carol Burnett
M Train — Patti Smith
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A.Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia)— (Various Artists)
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink — Elvis Costello

It’s almost expected to see Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt, and Amy Schumer here in this year’s Grammy nominations for comedy. David Cross getting a nod for his album that specifically stands against Trump and one for Carol Burnett’s audio book are also good, big name choices.

Still, given how wide the field is in the Grammys, we wonder if there would ever be room for, let’s say, Best First Comedy Album or Best Podcast, etc. etc. to allow room for works from critically acclaimed comedians that are just on the brink of breaking out into the national spotlight.

See the full list of Grammy nominees for 2017 here, then see who wins at the ceremony set for February 12th.

Lewis Black to Host WGA Awards in NYC While Patton Oswalt Hosts in LA

November 30, 2016

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Lewis Black to Host WGA Awards in NYC While Patton Oswalt Hosts in LA

If they got to play off each from across the country via Skype, Facetime, etc. that’d be pretty much perfect.

Acclaimed comedians Lewis Black and Patton Oswalt will be the respective hosts of this year’s WGA Awards, presented by the WGA West and WGA East simultaneously. As the ceremony isn’t televised, it’s a little looser and edgier than your typical awards show.

Wth Black and Oswalt both at the helm, don’t be surprised to see a wondrous rant, riff, or two while giving awards out for writing.

The 16th Annual SF Sketchfest Line-Up Announced and Tickets Are Now on Sale

November 21, 2016

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The gigantic (but maybe not on the scale of billions and billions) line-up for the 16th Annual SF Sketchfest has just been announced. This flyer is just scratching the surface of how many great performers are on the bill.

In fact, there are currently over 700 performers that will be in more than 230 shows at 17 different venues over the course of 2 and a half weeks. Even if you’re not in or around San Francisco, it might be worth it to trek to SF to see what’s happening.

SF Sketchfest is set for January 12th-29th, 2017 and you can get tickets right now right here.

Patton Oswalt Will Host WGA Awards for Second Time

November 16, 2016

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Patton Oswalt Will Host WGA Awards for Second Time

We’re glad to see that Patton is back.

Come February 19th, Patton Oswalt will once again take up duties as host of the Writers Guild of America Awards. This particular awards ceremony affords a little more latitude since it’s not televised, which should make for some damn fine jokes from Patton.

Here’s a New Trailer for Animated Fame Obsession Comedy “Nerdland” Starring Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt

November 3, 2016

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The chase for that 15 minutes of fame, which is probably closer to 5 minutes in 2016, gets taken to the nth degree in Nerdland, the comedy from writer Andrew Kevin Walker and director Chris Prynoski.

Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt voice two vagabonds willing to go to whatever lengths to get their time in the spotlight. Hannibal Buress, Mike Judge, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, John Ennis, Laraine Newman, Reid Scott, and Paul Scheer round out a stellar cast of voices.

You can see the chaos that comes with being desperate to be famous in the new trailer, then catch Nerdland in theaters on December 6th.

Patton Oswalt Talks Through the Loss of His Wife and the Win of an Emmy on Conan

September 27, 2016

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Patton Oswalt is an American comedy treasure that recently won an Emmy award for his recent special. He has also had the sudden and unfortunate loss of his wife, Michelle McNamara.

On last night’s Conan, Oswalt shared his experience through those lows and highs as only he can.

Overall, we’re just glad to see him back on TV.

The Festival Supreme 2016 Line-Up Just Announced

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Tenacious D is bringing their awesome one-day comedy and music festival extravaganza back to The Shine Expo Hall & Grounds with yet another stacked line-up as you can see above.

Tickets will go on sale Friday and we’ll be sure to remind you.

Patton Oswalt To Voice a New “My Little Pony” Episode That’s Comic Con Themed

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Patton Oswalt To Voice a New “My Little Pony” Episode That’s Comic Con Themed

1) We’re glad to hear of Patton Oswalt being in the mix of things again.

2) This is kind of beautiful news as My Little Pony just happens to be his daughter’s favorite show as he explained on Conan awhile ago.

3) How perfect is it that it’s a Comic-Con themed episode that he’ll be in?

Samantha Bee and Patton Oswalt Take an Orson-Welles-F-For-Fake Angle When Discussing the Hoax That Is Crisis Pregnancy Centers

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We’re not exactly sure who on the Full Frontal with Samantha Bee writing staff is or are cineaste(s), but we really dig what they’re doing. Already, they’ve made a great Werner Herzog style piece on Jeb Bush.

Their latest piece sharply debunks “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”, which falsely parade around as places that you might be able to get an abortion. That got cleverly framed around a riff on Orson Welles’ fantastic meta-documentary about grifters, F For Fake.

On top of that, they got one the biggest cineastes of them all, Patton Oswalt, to play Welles’ role.

Watch it all here.