retrospective – The Comedy Bureau

January 15, 2019

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So much of the weird comedy that you know and love today could trace a pretty much direct line all the way back to Ernie Kovacs (go down a YouTube rabbit hole and you’ll see what we’re saying) and the UCLA Film and Television Archive is doing a two night retrospective of the TV comedy pioneer

At the Billy Wilder Theater, they’ll be “…presenting two evenings of Ernie programming entitled Kovacsland Forever: Ernie Kovacs Centennial to the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood. On Friday, the archive will screen a variety of Kovacs clips and programs on the big screen. Some of his most iconic comedy and some very rare clips will be screened. The evening will also feature a panel discussion with Moderator Susan King and yours truly, who runs the Kovacs estate. On Saturday, the archive will screen one of Kovacs best known & best films Our Man in Havana.”

Tickets for either night, 7:30PM both at Fri., Jan. 18th & Sat., Jan. 19th, are $10 each and you can (and really should) get them here.

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

April 21, 2018

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Karen Kilgariff will take another “lovely” stroll down memory lane with Wanda Sykes and Sue Murphy as they watch and riff off of old sets of theirs from decades ago for another round of Throwback.

Normally in the Lab, this edition will be in the Main Room at The Hollywood Improv and should be a damn good time. Tickets are $18 (w/2 item min.). Get them here.

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

September 3, 2017

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In case you didn’t know, Orange County does have its own cool, arthouse/revival theater: The Frida Cinema.

As you can see above, all September long, they’ll be doing a Wes Anderson Month that you ought to not miss. There’s no doubt in our minds that stepping back into the worlds of Wes Anderson sounds pretty nice right now.

Admission to screenings at Frida are $10 and $7 for members. Get more details and tickets here.

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

Here Are Letterman Tributes in The Forms of a Guest Retrospective and a Conan O’Brien Essay

May 3, 2015

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You have heard plenty and will be hearing plenty how much of an impact David Letterman made on comedy.

Pretty much all of it is worth watching, reading, etc.

As Dave’s final day, May 20th, at The Late Show nears, the reminiscing of Letterman’s landmark career has gotten well under way.

This week, a montage of his guests over the decades was put together showcasing Dave in his element with some of his favorite guests and favorite moments on The Late Show.

Also, Conan O’Brien wrote a heartfelt, personal essay at EW about what David Letterman meant to him and the state of comedy even as it is now.

Rest assured, there will be plenty more oral histories, speeches, etc. for Dave over the next two and a half weeks.

Jason Jones Ended His 10 Year Run at “The Daily Show” Last Night

March 27, 2015

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With Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, and soon, Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show, the end of one and the beginning of a new era are coming soon.

Last night marked the final episode of The Daily Show for longtime correspondent Jason Jones and along with it came a great retrospective of Jones’ time there going all the way back to when he started in 2005.

His exit comes at the same time with his wife Sam Bee’s and will precede Stewart’s departure later this year, leaving a Daily Show that’s largely new correspondents and a brand new, yet to be announced host. The individual projects that Jones and Bee have going over at TBS should be fun to look forward to.

In many ways, it’ll be like when Stewart first took over The Daily Show all those years ago.

Watch A Brief, Abbreviated Tour of The Comedy Career of Wayne Federman

March 14, 2015

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“From MTV, New Girl, Comedy Central, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Hello Ladies, Living Single, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-Files, Jack Frost, Legally Blonde, The Larry Sanders Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ESPN, LA Law, The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Florida Orange Juice, Samsung Galaxy, Charlie’s Angels, and stand-up comedy bits on Pink Floyd, Dokken, PBS, Ken Burns Jazz, Jimi Hendrix, and Purple Haze…”

Wayne Federman has not only been through so many different eras of comedy and their accompanying sensibilities, but he has done so very well and in every capacity imaginable. He’s been a stand-up, the head writer at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a go to commercial actor, doing musical comedy deftly, a successful character actor in TV and film, throwing his own film festival four years in a row, and so much more.

This reel spans so much and is the perfect reason why you should be following everything Wayne if up to these days.

John Oliver Gets Surprise Retrospective During His Last Segment on The Daily Show

December 20, 2013

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Last night was John Oliver’s final episode of The Daily Show as a regular correspondent. He’s off to do his own show at HBO, but before he went, Jon Stewart gave him a present that brought him to tears in his own retrospective over the last 7 ½ years.

Watch a mix of sincere farewells and great John Oliver moments here.