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The President Show’s Hopeful Mockumentary (Maybe Documentary?) “The Fall of Donald Trump” Premieres Tonight

October 22, 2018

anthony atamanuik, comedy central, fall of donald trump, parody, president show, satire

Anthony Atamanuik and company are at it at The President Show again (right before the midterm elections) with their “documentary” special set in a possible near future where Donald Trump falls from power.

Perhaps, this will hit the mark in comparison to the real world in similar fashion the way Anthony did leading up to the 2016 election and pretty much predicting what Trump would say in debates and or rallies.

Get a taste of what is (hopefully, in real life) to come here.

A President Show Documentary: The Fall of Donald Trump premieres tonight on Comedy Central at 11PM.

The President Show Is Coming Back with a Mockumentary with the Very Hopeful Title “The Fall of Donald Trump”

October 2, 2018

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Sure, Trump humor can be well beyond exhausted in 2018. That being said, Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump is so good that it supersedes any sort of fatigue we may have gotten from political humor over the last three years.

So, naturally, we’re excited for the folks at The President Show at Comedy Central to make a mockumentary that goes behind an imagined (or maybe what will end up being a not so imagined) dismantling of the Trump Administration (often self-inflicted by Trump and his cronies).

Here’s a taste of it with a “leaked tape”.

Look forward to A President Show Documentary: The Fall of Donald Trump premieres on Monday, October 22nd at 11PM and hopefully a turning of the tides in the midterm elections a couple of weeks later.

Conner O’Malley’s Latest Stunt is Hosting a Talk Show in a River

September 16, 2018

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Yes, you read that right. It’s a late night talk show done in a river.

Absurd satirist Conner O’Malley has a knack for sending up pop culture to the nth degree and then some.

The Emmys for this year are tomorrow, but perhaps Conner will have a shot for one for next year?

In any case, enjoy this PCP version of a late night talk show here.

Armando Iannucci Joked About a Trump Movie Pitch on Twitter, But It Might Actually Happen with Julia Louis Dreyfus on Board

September 6, 2018

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armando iannucci, political comedy, satire, trump

Yesterday, one of our favorite comedy power players Armando Iannucci tweeted:

Film pitch.. Trump drugged and moved to a replica Whitehouse, where he carries on thinking he’s governing. Millions spent on hiring actors to play his staff, Senators, news anchors, people at rallies.
There you go. Studios, your highest bid please.

There is “interest from Hollywood” according to Armando, which shouldn’t be surprising as Iannucci is probably the best mind we have working today when it comes to political comedy and satire and Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus tweeted that she’s in for a key role in this supposed project.

Comedy sure has gotten fatigued by the ridiculousness of Trump, but we would welcome Iannucci’s take, which sounds pretty fun. Also, we’d like to add that Iannucci is one of the few people in comedy that should be able to sell a project from just a tweet.

According to Deadline, there is actual talk between multiple studios and deals being made for this to really happen.

Other details beyond this are sparse, but you should go take a look at Iannucci’s Twitter feed as it is full of pictures where Trump has been replaced by penguins. Hopefully, that figures in the movie, if it happens, as well.

Erin Gibson’s Collection of Wonderfully Biting Essays “Feminasty” Is Out Now and You Should Go Get It

September 5, 2018

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Erin Gibson’s whipsmart humor has dazzled us for years (you’re acquainted with Throwing Shade by now, right?).

Her just released book Feminasty: The Complicated Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death is yet another dazzling work. It gathers timely essays on the weird seemingly “not-so-fun-mirror-funhouse” we live in, but does so in a grand laugh-out-loud fashion. It’s a pleasing read while shining a deservingly harsh light on those responsible for sinking us into the aforementioned bizarro mirror funhouse.

So, you can and very much should go get Feminasty now here.

June 29, 2018

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Basically, anytime Jamie Loftus does a show, your presence and attention should be mandatory.

Thusly, as Jamie Loftus has a new show about being a hacker, you should get yourself to the Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silverlake on Saturday June 30th and Friday, July 6th at 8PM.

Tickets for this show, The Hacker Who Codes (A Work in Progress), are $5 and you can (and should) get them here and here respectively.

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

May 28, 2018

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With everything that’s going on in the world right now, one of your biggest concerns, as you well know, should be how to up your STARmeter on IMDBPro.

Lucky for you, there’s a show this coming Saturday that will help you with that conveniently called, STARmeter: The IMDBPro Show with hosts/IMDBProAmbassadors Joshua Turek, Megan Koester, and Alison Stevenson as well as a carefully curated selection of rising stars.

Get more details on this exciting opportunity/what ought to be a damn fun show here.

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

Please Enjoy Dark Comedy Short About Finding Representation “Unmarketable” from Megan Koester and Steven Feinartz

May 25, 2018

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alison stevenson, allen strickland williams, eric dadourian, josh androsky, megan koester, satire, short film, unmarketable

One of the perpetual mysteries of the entertainment business from the creatives/entertainers/talents’ side is how to get decent representation.

So many factors involve an agency or management company taking you on as a client and two of them are how marketable you are and, unfortunately, how lucky you are.

From the minds of Megan Koester and Steven Feinartz, comes a darkly comedic tale of how attempting to get an agent goes horribly awry with NYTVF selection, Unmarketable.

Watch and enjoy it here.

Also, props to LA born-and-bred Eric Dadourian giving Ari from Entourage a run for his money.

And Here’s the First Sketch from “The Break with Michelle Wolf”

May 24, 2018

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The premiere of The Break with Michelle Wolf is only a few days away, which is, we should again note, is less than a month after her performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Needless to say, we’re highly anticipating what Wolf and company have up their sleeves.

So, with this first sketch that just got posted, they poke fun at shoe-horning female lead characters into clearly-written-for-male leads without changing much (this parody trailer bares a satirical resemblance to the actual movie Equity). It sets a tone that has always been Wolf’s brand of comedy, equal parts biting and silly. It looks like Sundays will now have a double dose of satirical comedy from John Oliver and Wolf.

Also, in watching this, we had a good laugh thinking of Wolf as the “strong female lead” of her own show on Netflix.

The Break with Michelle Wolf begins streaming on Sundays starting May 27th on Netflix.

Please Enjoy/Buy Emily Hillburg’s Cleverly Handpainted Satirical Vintage Plates and Cups

May 19, 2018

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Whilst perusing the LA County Store, we chanced upon Emily Hillburg’s devilishly fun vintage plates that she has handpainted on with “feminist AF” phrases and slickly placed eyepatches, cool cats, and blood, etc. Not only are they wonderfully painted, but a great way to recycle home goods.

They’re pretty damn fun to look at (which you can see at instagram.com/boytearsllc to the point that it’d be worth buying (a thing you can and should do here for plates and tea cups here).

April 19, 2018

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ayn rand, character comedy, free comedy, heather anne campbell, hollywood, james adomian, pack theater, parody, satire

The unequivocally hysterical Heather Anne Campbell will be doing an entire show as the controversial author Ayn Rand this weekend.

That alone should be enough to make sure that you go, but she’ll be joined Pack Theater stalwarts Elizabeth Hayhurst, Jesse Arlen Klein, and Haley Mancini as well as the amazing James Adomian.

As with all Pack Theater shows, admission is Pay What You can.

Get more details here.

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

March 26, 2018

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The magnificent Chris Fairbanks will be playing Paul Ryan and holding a town hall meeting “like he’s supposed to”. This will all be going down at our favorite new venue, Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth Theater on Tuesday, May 8th at 8PM.

We’re not sure exactly what Fairbanks has up his sleeve with this, but it ought to be pretty damn great. Special guests TBA.

Tickets are $20 and you really ought to get them right here right now.

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

The Late Late Show Finally Puts That Cracked-Egg-Is-Your-Brain-on-Drugs Ad In Its Place

March 22, 2018

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Long ago, in the last era of big time anti-drug campaigns, there was one particular ad that suggested that your brain on illegal controlled substances was like an egg being cracked and fried on a pan.

With all the years that have passed, such an ad seems even more ridiculous. Corden’s The Late Late Show reminds us of that and points out what probably happened during the shooting of said ad.

Watch it here.

March 19, 2018

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comedy show, hollywood, kenny stevenson, los angeles, nic cage, nic cagentary, nicholas cage, parody, satire

It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that Nicholas Cage would do live commentary of one his movies.

However, that doesn’t seem to be on the horizon quiet yet and, in the mean time, we have something pretty damn close with Kenny Stevenson as Nic Cage doing said live commentary of Nic Cage movies.

This Sunday at UCB Sunset’s Inner Sanctum, he’ll be doing just that with The Rock along with guests (that may or may not also be in character) Josh Covitt, Marshall Givens and Jessica Jean Jardine.

Admission is FREE. Get more details for Nic Cagentary here.

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

Our Cartoon President Picked Up for 7 More Episodes at Showtime

March 9, 2018

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Our Cartoon President Picked Up for 7 More Episodes at Showtime

We hope that this backend order means that they’ll pull even less punches in satirizing the Trump Administration.

Atamanuik’s Trump Gives Response to State of the Union, Then Gives Response to His State of the Union Response

January 31, 2018

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The President Show on Comedy Central is currently on hiatus, but that won’t stop from Anthony Atamanuik from making sure his Trump gets a word in after the POTUS had to read complete sentences from a teleprompter.

So, without further adieu enjoy the President Show’s response and the response’s response to the State of the Union.

Watch First Episode of “Our Cartoon President” Before Premiere

January 29, 2018

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Thanks to Showtime, you can see what the cartoon spin-off from Colbert’s cartoon Trump segment on Late Show has in store for us all as the full premiere episode is on YouTube courtesy of the premium cable network.

We watched it and know that they absolutely pull no punches, though it stings slightly less since it’s animated. See for yourself here.

The series premiere for Our Cartoon President is set for February 11th at 8PM on Showtime.

The President Show Sings Us All an Existential Song for Christmas

December 24, 2017

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adam pally, anthony atamanuik, bebe neuwirth, christmas, christmas song, comedy central, james adomian, john gemberling, mario cantone, peter grosz, president show, satire, scaramucci, steve bannon

On this Christmas Eve 2017, let Anthony Atamanuik and his President Show gang give us a nice “Christmas carol” to lead us into the actual day of Christmas.

By “Christmas carol”, we mean a darkly funny rendition of Aimee Mann’s “Wise Up”.

Watch, enjoy, and get into the “spirit” here.

Watch Conner O’Malley Play a Character Who Tasked Himself with Defending an Outlet Mall from ISIS

December 19, 2017

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While ISIS is supposedly having its last breaths in the Middle East, Conner O’Malley or, rather, “Scott Andrews” is standing up to them by keeping an outlet mall in Wisconsin safe.

Rest assured that there are folks like this making sure discount factory sales are safe from terrorists.

Also, Jo Firestone has a wonderful cameo in this.

Watch and enjoy it here.

Chris Fleming Explores Planet Earth His Own Way with “Unspeakable Earth”

November 3, 2017

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Taking cues from the wildly popular nature docu-series Planet Earth (or really any sort of nature documentary), comedian/actor/writer/explorer Chris Fleming has taken it upon himself to see this world from yet “another angle”.

Take a look at “species” in their “natural habitat” that only Fleming can show us on his series Unspeakable Earth.

The President Show Has Trump See Russia Probe as a Blair Witch/Slenderman

October 29, 2017

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Cleverly, The President Show has set up a horror parody that has a blended parody of a movie monster and Trump-Russia probe investigator Robert Mueller hunting down a real life monster, Trump.

Watch and thoroughly enjoy here and hope something major happens with the upcoming charges that have been filed by Mueller.

Here’s a Gory Crafting Safety PSA from At Home with Amy Sedaris

October 26, 2017

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Amy Sedaris just want to let you know that crafting can be very unsafe in many regards including snakes.

Please watch At Home with Amy Sedaris’ old school PSA about crafting safety here (that feature some of the most innovative “deaths” ever in PSA).

The President Show Put’s Trump Through a Psychological Fitness Test

October 22, 2017

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This is just more evidence when all is said and done, much of the best Trump humor will come from The President Show with Anthony Atamanuik’s portrayal of the 45th and “final” POTUS, Donald J. Trump.

Please enjoy.

The President Show Takes Trump to a Charm School for Manners and Diplomacy

September 1, 2017

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There are plenty of ways that you could with this idea of Trump going to a school for manners as that is one of many places where he is lacking.

As Anthony Atamanuik and The President Show explore every facet of Donald Trump in order to properly satirize him (listen to Atamanuik wax poetic about how deeply he goes with his Trump on Abe Lincoln’s Top Hat for even more proof), they take this remote segment to the nth level and keep going.

If this doesn’t convince you that this is the best comedic rendition of Trump out there currently, we don’t know what will.

Please enjoy watching this several times over here.

James Adomian Does Sebastian Gorka’s Farewell (EXCLUSIVE)

August 26, 2017

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James Adomian Does Sebastian Gorka’s Farewell (EXCLUSIVE)

Avid listeners of the no-f*cks-given political comedy podcast Chapo Trap House will know that the brilliant James Adomian often voices a more histrionic, yet fun version Sebastian Gorka, another unfortunate member in Trump’s White House.

Gorka, as of today, is the latest to fall from the Trump Administration and Adomian hastily assembled his Gorka wig and facial hair to give his own personal farewell on Instagram from the halls of power… for now.

Watch and enjoy it here.

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