In all of our anticipation for the upcoming Garfunkel & Oates series on IFC, IFC very nicely has put up a fun, full episode for our enjoyment that you can watch right now.
See what goes on beyond the songs of Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci in addition to their songs right here. There are also some surprise cameos from TJ Miller, Nick Thune, and more.
Oh, and the series premiere is on Aug. 7th at 10PM on IFC.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Following the premiere of Garfunkel & Oates the series on IFC on Aug. 7th, Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome will tour in 14 cities across the country.
Specfically, Dallas, Houston, New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Madison, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Tampa, Boston, and New Orleans will get to see the duo live for the rest of the year.
Pre-sales will start on Wednesday and then tickets will go on sale on Friday and they’re probably going to go quick.
Comedy Central Orders Natasha Leggero Pilot From Red Hour & Standup Special
A pilot for a Victorian era parody reality show co-starring Riki Lindhome and a stand up special is coming to Comedy Central from Natasha Leggero.
Whether there’s a correlation or not, we’d like to think this is what happens when you justly defend your comedy that needs no apology because it’s funny.
1) 24/7 Blake Griffin: FoD Intern. Enough said.
2) Garfunkel & Oates came out with a karaoke version of “All Over Your Face”. We will be looking for these songs now in karaoke bars across LA county.
3) Is there a better way to give comedy awards out? Trust us, it’s not a veiled attempt in which to rig distinctions in comedy in order to get Louie an award.
4) If you’ve never heard of this, you’re going to hear of it now: TV Guide Letter Theater. That’s right re-enactments of people writing letters to TV Guide.
5) The Birds of Prey finally return to the Internet with Thomas Lennon.
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6) Speaking of Birds of Prey, Bird of Prey Susan Burke co-wrote a script which is picking up more than a little traction…
7) Something we wrote yesterday: Field of Dreams of Comedy (in a Living Room and the Warehouse).
8) Thank you Amy Schumer for not apologizing for your Ryan Dunn joke.
9) ON THE HORIZON
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. Sept. 24th 8PM/10PM FREE
10) COMEDY CRAWL
Andrés Du Bouchet Center for the Performing Arts @ Bootleg Theater 8PM $8
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $10 ($5 online with promo code IGGY)
The Good Bits @ Witzend 8PM $5
Side Dish: A Spicy Comedy Talk Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Sessions with Scott @ Dangerfield’s 2 8PM FREE
Neighbors @ The Warehouse 8PM FREE
Meltdown @ Meltdown Comics 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
The Ho Ho Show @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
The Comedy Pill @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
11) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
PANGEA OPEN MIC @ KYOTO GRAND HOTEL 120 S. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/5 min.
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 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 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
12) Sometimes, you just have to start off your set with “There is no way this is going to go well,” to get the jokes out.
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1) “@WKamauBell Comedians apologizing is the new black.” We agree 100%.
2) Jorge Garcia from Lost apparently tried out stand-up at the Laugh Factory. [via BTNPR]
3) Davey Johnson is really one of the funniest people we know. Watch ‘What’s What?’
4) Ben Schwartz interviewing Garry Shandling over Twitter.
5) Riki Lindhome of Garfunkel and Oates lands role in “Fun Cast”.
6) MLB blocks Chapter 11 Dodger Jerseys from being sold. Come on, Selig… that’s really funny.
7) ON THE HORIZON
Return to Babylon (babble on) @ Dark Horse Saloon Wed. July 6th 9PM
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Jimmy Pardo Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records 4PM FREE
Everything is Festival: Schrab & Harmon’s Found Crap V @ Cinefamily 4PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Two Headed Beast @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Re-Animator the Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
The Sklar Brothers @ Irvine Improv 11PM $10/2 item min.
The Midnight Show w/James Van Der Beek @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow!!! Presents 5 Minutes or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
9) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min.
10) So according to their posted calendars, the Comedy Store and Sal’s Comedy Hole will still be having their open mics run on the 4th of July. Anyone else running their mics/confirming they hate their families, don’t have friends? (Because no one hates fireworks and the taste of BBQ unless you’re a pinko commie)
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1) The Garfunkel and Oates Hour @ UCB Theatre took me by surprise, in the best way possible, even when I expected the “unexpected”. Having already seen the lovely and talented duo of Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome separately, I suspected farcical/risqué songs from the unassuming, almost incongruous pair (Lindhome is a foot taller and plays guitar next to the petit Micucci who plays a ukelele). Yet, their abundant charm coupled with their cleverly worded and obscure reference-filled (John Donne and Spiro Agnew, just to name a few) songs about douchebags ruining the party, sex with animals, and the learning curve of hand jobs, was far past anything I had in mind for the evening. AND THEN… Justin Long, who, according to Lindhome, has only been in Herbie: Fully Loaded, read published poems by Michael Madsen that could be described as transcendent… via a certain, horrible, undeserving self-importance. One of the poems is merely about watching out for “the shit” because it’s “everywhere”. It was another thing in the Garfunkel and Oates Hour that completely blindsided me as I usually don’t expect much out of big-shot actors performing live comedy. The Garfunkel and Oates Hour is every 2nd Friday of the month at the UCB Theatre, 5919 Franklin Ave. 8PM/$10. They also perform at several other venues/dates around LA. Check back at the Comedy Bureau for details.
2) Yeah, I know it’s Saturday and Manny Pacquiao is going to beat whatever daylights that Antonio Margarito has left in him, which is EXACTLY the point. I KNOW THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. There’s no suspense left, which is why you should go see some great live comedy instead. Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL starts off with Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $15/2 drink min., then B.O.R.E.D. Tour starring Mike Phirman @ Flappers Burbank-YooHoo Room 9:30PM $10/2 drink min., then Nick Kroll Does Comedy @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only), then The Twelve Shiny Nickels Show @ The Fake Gallery 11PM $5, then Showbizzle.com’s Last Call Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 11:30PM $14/2 item min., then Midnight Madness @ The Hollywood Laugh Factory 11:59PM $20/2 drink min., and then finish strong with a knockout at Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! presents HOOK-UP! @ The Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8.
3) OPEN MIC RUN: MARTY’S 5PM to 11PM/$5 cover/7351 W. Sunset Blvd. (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s), SUNSET GRILL 7PM/one item min./7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA, BURBANK MOOSE LODGE 7:30PM/1901 W. Burbank Blvd. Call (818)-843-0284 before going as I’ve never tried this mic before.
4) Today’s Comedy Bureau’s Twitter Tip of the Hat goes to JIM HAMILTON. “@Jim_Hamilton I don’t know what to wear this time of year, because the only clothes I own are Hypercolor shirts and Christmas sweaters.” Follow him and some of the best one-liners in LA here.
5) The Greater LA Open Mic Map has been updated, specifically put in order by day and time so it’s EVEN EASIER for any and all of you aspiring/working/making-it comics wanting to find an open mic. Any listings without details are as such because I have yet to actually go there and see how horrible/tolerable it is. More info on each individual room to be added soon. Check all of the above here.
6) That REVIEWS archive I promised, right here. Everything will be re-linked tomorrow, mostly so I have something else to write about.
7) Follow the Comedy Bureau on its not-all-that-secret mission to bring great comedy out to the deserving public on twitter as it live tweets every night. Do so right here.
8) I wonder what a Comedy Bureau jingle would sound like… support/donate and find out here.
9) I convinced someone to try stand-up last night and I can’t help but wonder if I did a bad thing… He might have been President, but now he’ll try to be one of us wondering what angle about the President hasn’t been explored at an open mic. Luckily, I don’t believe in karma.
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