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TCB Debriefing 11/22/23: Jay Jurden, Wellington Paranormal, Toy Story/Frasier, Will Arnett, Sheng Wang

November 22, 2023
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1. While we are glad that the laugh per minute metric is wholly outdated and not really relied on anymore, Jay Jurden gets more laughs per minute than almost any other comedian out there. He racks up more punchlines and tags than the most quick-witted multi-cam sitcom on top of being sinfully clever and incisive in his observations about sexual and racial identities. Witness the undeniable comedy of Jay Jurden in this latest set on Don’t Tell.

2. One of the best spin-offs of all time, Wellington Paranormal, a spin-off of the original What We Do In the Shadows film, will live on as a podcast (Deadline). Even more delightful is the fact that it will be a meta behind-the-scenes podcast with all the original cast members including Mike Minogue and Karen O’Leary playing their roles from the series discussing how the paranormal investigation mocku–err… documentary series was made.

3. So, there might be more Toy Story and Frasier potentially in the works? Pretty sure sequels had a pretty spotty 2023.

4. Will Arnett gets back to Will Arnett-ing on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

5. Peep these Sheng Wang tour dates. There’s a reason they’re selling out all over the place. He’s damn good and you shouldn’t miss your chance to see him. Tix at shengwangtime.com.

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6. We’ll leave you with this: Squid Game: The Challenge producer Tim Harcourt, when asked about whether the reality competition series based off of the brutally anti-capitalist Korean satire series Squid Game misses the point of the source material in a THR interview, says:

“I take issue over the notion that Squid Game has just one point. One of the important strands was the capitalist critique. But it’s also a critique of how we are ingrained from childhood to be ultra competitive via these childhood games. It’s also about how people behave under pressure — and that’s what makes reality shows interesting. Even if it’s an artificial or conceited situation, how do people behave? It was also about camaraderie. Also, the drama was about people fending off their desperate circumstances to win a huge prize. Our show isn’t about people in need. It’s about people being presented with an opportunity. So we flip that on its head. So, yes, there is one element [of the original show] that people have latched on to that they think is being not served by a reality show, but I would say it’s a very small part of the original Squid Game.”

We hope this ends up being the source material for a sketch in the fourth season of I Think You Should Leave because that might be the most BS answer we’ve heard all of 2023 (and that’s really saying something).

Sheng Wang’s Sweet & Juicy Keeps the Torch of Observational Comedy Burning Bright

September 8, 2022
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If you’re perusing Instagram and Tik Tok for stand-up, the prevailing trend that might clog your feed is crowd work videos, ultra personal confessions in joke form, or the classic heckler-crushing videos. Classic, observational comedy isn’t necessarily what’s in style right now, but, then again, great comedy, especially stand-up comedy inherently questions/bucks trends.

Cue in Sheng Wang, the dulcet tones of his deep voice, and his crisply delivered, finely tuned jokes in his first hour special, Sweet & Juicy. For several years, if you’ve been in the comedy know, you’ve hopefully savored Sheng’s painstakingly crafted material that slightly harkens back to decades past when observational comedy was king. Wang’s deliberate pacing and silky smooth voice sweeten beautifully simple reflections of the world around him.

However, it’s not akin to Jerry Seinfeld or even a somewhat similar-sounding legend, Mitch Hedberg. Wang has an uncanny ability to pick the perfect word that, in of itself, can get a hearty laugh without it being the whole of the punchline or a tag. This bit on posture is just one of many bits throughout Sweet & Juicy that exemplify Weng’s mastery in writing a classic joke and making it slickly feel as though you’re not even listening to a joke. That is, of course, when observational comedy is at its very best form.

Sheng Wang’s Sweet & Juicy is now streaming on Netflix and watching it over and over will be a great way to get through whatever natural disaster you’re having to go through right now.

 

Get Your First Look at Sheng Wang’s First Hour Special “Sweet and Juicy” (That’s Also Ali Wong’s First Time Directing)

August 22, 2022
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An hour special from Sheng Wang is long, long overdue. A slow burn comedic style that still hits so hard with great punchlines, specifically pitch perfect diction and delivery is very hard to pull off and, consequently, a rarity these days.

Sheng Wang makes such a feat seem so effortless as his deep, reassuring voice makes some of the most precise writing in all of comedy feel buttery. Certainly, the world will get treated to such delights come Tues. Sept. 6th when Sheng’s first hour special, Sweet and Juicy, debuts on Netflix. As a bonus, you’ll get to see Ali Wong’s directorial debut as she is at the helm for this hour special for the very first time.

Get your first taste of all of this in the trailer, which is, thankfully, just one complete joke that you can savor and then get hooked on.

High Plains Comedy Festival 2022 Announces Line-Up

August 8, 2022
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Despite everything comedy has gone through, Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival, one of the USA’s (and, dare way say, the world’s) best comedy festivals has come out the other side in tact and ready to take up its mantle once more. Spanning the weekend of Sept. 8th, Denver, CO will be the place to be for live comedy in North America with three days/nights of stand-up, podcasts, and much more all throughout Denver.

In fact, High Plains just announced its first wave of performers to remind us all how much they stack their programming with some of the very best comedians working today, some of which happen to be homegrown talent.

Thus far, High Plains will be giving their mics and stages to:

  • Kyle Kinane
  • Nick Thune
  • Steph Tolev
  • Sheng Wang
  • Guy Branum
  • Jenny Zigrino
  • Shane Torres
  • Candice Thompson
  • Blair Socci
  • Yedoye Travis
  • Tom Thakkar
  • Pink Foxx
  • Jim Tews
  • Amy Miller
  • Adam Cayton-Holland
  • Ben Roy
  • Andrew Orvedahl
  • Kimberly Clark
  • David Gborie
  • Sean Jordan
  • Michelle Biloon
  • Ahmed Bharoocha
  • Shain Brenden
  • Caitlin Peluffo
  • Zahid Dewji
  • Felicia Folkes
  • Sam Tallent
  • Rob Haze
  • Matty Ryan
  • Alex Kumin
  • Shaunak Godkhindi
  • Jay Menz
  • Raegan Niemela
  • JT Habersaat
  • Kenice Mobley
  • Colton Dowling
  • Chad Opitz
  • Anna Valenzuela
  • Mike Wiebe
  • Rob Gleeson
  •  Troy Walker
  • Hayden Kristal
  • Chris Charpentier
  • Jordan Doll
  • Mara Wiles
  • Stephen Agyei
  • Kevin O’Brien
  • Allison Rose
  • Nolawee Mengist
  • Brett Hiker
  • Harris Alterman

Right now, you can get a Peak Pass to High Plains, which includes “…all three days of shows on South Broadway, a commemorative t-shirt, and reserved seating at ‘The Zarlengo Foundation Presents Ken Jeong & Joel McHale’ show at Bellco Theatre on Saturday, September 10th,” for $150.

Snag those passes and get more details at highplainscomedyfestival.com.

Sheng Wang Is Getting a Netflix Hour Special with Ali Wong Directing

April 20, 2022
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(via Variety)

At this moment in comedy, very few voices are as unique as Sheng Wang. His measured cadence, calming ease on stage, and chill delivery are all extremely clever dressing for his perfectly written jokes. Wang has been one of comedy’s best artisans (with one of the most soothing voices to boot) for years now and has been well overdue for an hour special.

If you’ve gotten lucky enough to snag tickets to see Ali Wong recently, you might have seen Sheng open and know what we’re talking about. It’s great to see that Sheng will be one of the specials in Netflix’s comedy special pipeline coming up considering that the streaming giant has really saturated itself with so many specials from, perhaps, too many comedians that it’s harder and harder to stand out on the platform.

Thank goodness that Netflix has wised up and given him an hour special with his good friend Ali Wong attached to produce and direct. If you’re in or around the LA area on Jun. 12th, you be witness to this debut hour special from Sheng at either 6PM PT or 8PM PT. Pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10AM PT w/code PEPPER and GA goes on sale at 5/22 at 10AM PT all at shengwangtime.com. So, you better set a reminder.

Pick of the Day: Conservation Comedy (near LA) 9/21

September 15, 2021
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If you are deathly concerned for the environment and the human effect on it or, recently, became deathly concerned for it due to so many scientific reports pointing towards even more climate related disasters than we’ve already had to endure in the last few years, you might want to go to this particular comedy show, Conservation Comedy next week.

Brought to you by Sara Newton (Big Litter Ocean), it’s both a comedy show and edutainment about plastic pollution in association with Plastic Oceans LA. Not only will you very likely be with other folks that want the wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, and more to stop on such a disastrous scale, but you’ll get to enjoy the really, really great comedy stylings of Sheng Wang, Brooklyn Jones, Kristen Studard, and MK Paulsen.

This latest edition of Conservation Comedy is set for Tues. Sept. 21st at 6PM PT at the Warehouse Restaurant right on the marina in Marina Del Rey. You can come and enjoy the show for free (you can donate to Conservation Comedy as well)!

May 6, 2018
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On Deck, the baseball game version of a stand-up comedy show (really, they have innings, umpires, etc. etc.) is marking 2 years here in LA. 

The line-up features plenty of LA comedy starters including Marcella Arguello, Alice Wetterlund, Chris Garcia, Sheng Wang, Zainab Johnson, and Jak Knight. 

The On Deck 2 Year Anniversary will be on Thursday, May 17th at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater at 8PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Go 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 6, 2018
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Not only will you be benefitting animals that need a good home, you’ll be catching one hell of a stacked comedy show at the 3rd Annual Punchlines for Paws next weekend. 

Tickets are going for $75-$150. Get them and 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.

November 12, 2016
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Just like millions of other people are doing and will be doing, comedy will be doing its part to keep as many vulnerable people safe as possible. This Hell Toupee: An ACLU Benefit, which should be a hell of a show too (in the colloquial-good-way), is just the start of that.

Get your tickets here.

Flyer by Jamie Loftus.

Sheng Wang’s Debut Album “Cornucopias Are Actually Horrible Containers” Out Now

September 11, 2015
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You might have recently seen Sheng Wang as one of the top 10 comics on the latest season of Last Comic Standing, but we would hope that you’ve come to know him from his various late night performances over the years and followed his stand-up very closely afterwards like we have.

If you have done so, you’d know that Sheng Wang exudes pure fun in his jokes as if you’re hearing the most clever DJ on the radio that doesn’t need to play music because his jokes are so good.

Wang’s debut album Cornucopias Are Actually Horrible Containers is a great example of what we’re talking about.

You can and should get it off of All Things Comedy here.

Watch Sheng Wang’s Fallon Debut

January 30, 2014
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Though having had a Comedy Central half hour special as well as appearing on John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show and Totally Biased, the very funny Sheng Wang hadn’t notched a late night set at one of the more traditional late night programs until now.

Watch his nicely done first set on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here.

Sheng Wang Does Stand Up on Totally Biased

November 4, 2013
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While a Daily Show-esque program, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell features stand up comedy. Not only do they have a bunch of great stand ups on the show, but they’ll have the likes of the very funny Sheng Wang do a set on the show. 

It’s definitely something good to see considering that stand up during late night isn’t just a given anymore.

Watch Sheng Wang’s set here.

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