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It’s a very small group of folks that manage to tape a special at one of Australia’s most heralded landmarks, the Sydney Opera House. One of those esteemed comedians, Simon Taylor, joins us for this week’s TCB Field Report to talk how Australian comedy got on during quarantine and lockdown, a bit on how Australian comedy operates differently from American comedy, and what it takes to do a stand-up special at a national landmark.

Also, hot takes on Roseanne Barr doing a special at Fox Nation.

Follow Simon @simontaylorfunnyboy on IG and @mrsimontaylor on Twitter.

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Roseanne Cancelled by ABC Following Roseanne Barr’s Racist Tweet Against Former Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett

May 29, 2018

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Roseanne Cancelled by ABC Following Roseanne Barr’s Racist Tweet Against Former Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett

Well, that was fast.

Despite the revival of Roseanne posting up pleasing numbers for ABC, a racist “joke” tweeted out about Valerie Jarrett, a presidential advisor under Barack Obama, has prompted ABC to cancel their promising reboot of the series.

The incendiary, grotesque tweet, now deleted, reads as follows, “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj” (vj being the initials of Valerie Jarett). Barr quickly apologized for the tweet after all hell broke loose on the Internet and announced she was leaving Twitter, but that wasn’t enough mea culpa for ABC’s taste.

This has to be the swiftest cancellation of a series (this all happened today) in recent memory, especially one that comes from the fallout of one tweet. Such action might just set a new standard and precedent that networks and studios might follow going forward regarding the behavior of their talent, no matter how big or successful.

Free speech, especially as used by comedians on social media, will be a curious case in the immediate future.

Defamation, which there might be an argument for here, is indeed not protected by the First Amendment, but you might want to read up on the legal definition of defamation before you form your opinion on the situation.

A “Roseanne” Revival Is Being Shopped Around Right Now

April 28, 2017

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A “Roseanne” Revival Is Being Shopped Around Right Now

The original cast of Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, and Sara Gilbert are on board for bringing back Roseanne. This revival is indeed being shopped around various networks and it wouldn’t be at all surprising if it found a home pretty fast.

While we can really feel this reboot/revival fatigue setting in, especially with TV these days, a sitcom of the 21st century Roseanne (you know, the one that keeps running for President) and an even more hardboiled, Coen Brothers-esque John Goodman is something we’d be up for.

Such a thing might be unlikely, but you can’t really tell what reboots/revivals will bring these days (i.e. the Archie-based TV series Riverdale hardly resembles your dad’s Archie comics).

Watch Trailer for “Roseanne for President”

June 18, 2016

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You might have heard that groundbreaking comedian and sitcom star Roseanne Barr has ran for office of President of these United States. Compared to everything else that has happened in this election, it’s not that odd.

Director Eric Weinrib made a documentary following Roseanne on the campaign trail and it looks pretty crazy, especially when you take in the reality of a comedian actually running for POTUS.

Watch the trailer here, then look for it in theaters and on VOD on July 1st.

Ben Kronberg Is Gaming The System on Last Comic Standing with #GoFuckYourselfBen

May 29, 2014

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Ben Kronberg Is Gaming The System on Last Comic Standing with #GoFuckYourselfBen

Last Comic Standing contestant/very funny comedian Ben Kronberg drew the ire of judge Roseanne Barr, last week, for doing his atypical routine, which involves a lot of pauses, even at the top of his set. Barr didn’t appreciate what she thought was wasting time and Kronberg engaged in a bit of back-and-forth with Barr until she told Ben, “Go fuck yourself!”

As a result, Kronberg made some lemonade and turned that incident into a very popular hashtag #GoFuckYourselfBen on Twitter, which has really worked in his favor.

Morning Debriefing 9/14/11

1) Baron Vaughn on Conan. Also pick up his album “Raised by Cable”.

2) Elizabeth Laime’s Totally Laime’s wins the Earwolf Podcast Challenge and will join the Earwolf family.

3) Roseanne has “Tracy Morgan-like” appearance on Conan.

4) The ACME Comedy Theatre has announced that will have an open mic starting on Sept. 27th. More details to come.

5) Speaking of Conan (again), don’t miss out on the Sklar Brothers performing tonight (TBS 11PM) or to pick up their fantastic album “Hendersons & Daughters”.

6) Connected Comedy gathered late night debuts of stand-ups on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. We think you should take a minute or an hour and check it out.

7) Congratulations are also in order for the web series, Runyon: Just Above Sunset, starring Eddie Pepitone, directed by Troy Conrad, taking Best in Show at the Burbank Film Festival Shorts Contest.

8) Halle Kiefer and Adam Frucci discuss whether or not Whitney will survive its ad campaign on Splitsider. If NBC is going to pull shit like this (via @thatramosgirl), we think not.

9) Puddin’-“Legal”

10) ON THE HORIZON
Neighbors @ Warehouse Wed. Sept. 21st 8PM FREE

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World LIVE @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE
The Good Bits @ Witzend 8PM $5
Collective Showcase @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
Persona! @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Tartar Control @ Doll Hut 9PM $5
Talk It Up @ Zephyr Theater 9PM $5
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5

12) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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

13) Sorry to anyone who has to hear my rants on Tyler Perry in the next few days.

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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 130: Simon Taylor & Taping at Sydney Opera House

Roseanne Cancelled by ABC Following Roseanne Barr’s Racist Tweet Against Former Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett

A “Roseanne” Revival Is Being Shopped Around Right Now

Watch Trailer for “Roseanne for President”

Ben Kronberg Is Gaming The System on Last Comic Standing with #GoFuckYourselfBen

Morning Debriefing 9/14/11