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SNL 40th Anniversary Will Bring Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, Mike Myers, Norm MacDonald, Kristen Wiig, and More Together

February 3, 2015

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On Sun. Feb. 15th at 8PM, Saturday Night Live will celebrate their 40 years on NBC. They made some quick announcements during the Super Bowl of who will be appearing on this special anniversary episode spanning the entire generations of SNL including:

Bill Murray, Kristen Wiig, Laraine Newman, Eddie Murphy, Norm MacDonald, Peyton Manning, Fred Armisen, Chris Rock, Dana Carvey, Will Ferrell Seth Meyers, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Garrett Morris, Amy Poehler, Steve Martin, Molly Shannon, Martin Short, Tom Hanks, Maya Rudolph, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Alec Baldwin, Jason Sudeikis, David Spade, Paul Rudd, and Mike Myers.

There’s plenty of more names that were dropped and probably more to come.

We can’t even imagine what they’ll end up cutting for time.

Steve Martin Is Getting an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

October 3, 2014

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(via Variety)

Comedy legend and award winning bluegrass recording artist Steve Martin is getting honored by the American Film Institute, which will be aired on TV on TNT.

Not only is this a great honor that’s well deserved for Martin, but it’s probably a great chance for us all to see a great, funny speech from Steve once more.

Steve Martin Was Awarded an Honorary Oscar Last Night

November 17, 2013

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences created the Governor’s Awards to make the Oscars telecast shorter giving Hollywood it’s own sort of private night with a presentation of just the honorary awards.

The telecast to our knowledge doesn’t seem shorter, but, that aside, we’re glad that Steve Martin got to give a long, heartfelt speech without being played off for his much deserved honorary Oscar.

Matt Hoyle Has Put Quite the Comedian Portrait Book Together

October 21, 2013

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A book with the likes of Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Eddie Murphy, and many many more in it definitely deserves the attention of any comedy fan, which is why Matt Hoyle’s Comic Genius: Portraits of Funny People is a perfect compliment to any house/condo/efficiency apartment.

Basically, there’s a lot of hysterical people captured in beautiful images, so maybe you should check it out/buy it, not to mention that the book supports the charity Save The Children.

Steve Martin Was Wonderful Again on Letterman

October 1, 2013

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Comedy legend, Steve Martin, now renowned bluegrass musician, only does bits of comedy here and there. Yet, when they happen, they are pretty fantastic.

Just watch Martin be his old hysterical self on Letterman this past week.

Steve Martin Does a “Top Ten List”, You Know, That Classic Conan Bit

August 7, 2013

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All we say is that Steve Martin is a comedic genius and this might be enough to hold us over until Steve does anything else comedy wise for awhile.

Watch this over and over now.

Steve Martin Has His Own Way of Entering a Late Night Show

May 7, 2013

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As opposed to Bill Murray getting abducted on Letterman, Steve Martin greets everyone on late night sets in NYC including Letterman when he’s walking to the couch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Watch now.

Morning Debriefing 7/10/11

1) Paul Provenza & the Art of Stand-Up Comedy on NPR.

2) Steve Martin & Ed Helms with banjos for Rolling Stone [via Comedy Nerds United]

3) Curb Your Enthusiasm returns for it’s last season (maybe) tonight. HBO. 10PM.

4) Many wonder what, “Carmeggedon”, the shutting down of the 405 Freeway on July 16th will look like. Tony Sam and Aparna Nancherla help give us an idea.

5) Craig Vanswers whether he likes dogs (sort of…)

7) ON THE HORIZON

6) COMEDY CRAWL
Set List @ Flappers YooHoo Room 7PM $10/2 item min.
8 Ball Stand-Up @ Westwood Brew Co 7:30PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Greg Proops @ iO West 9PM $5
BIFF’s Flappers Funny Film Fest @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $10/2 item min.
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Love Machine Comedy Show @ M Bar 10PM FREE/$10 min.
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $14/2 item min.
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

7) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
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/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available

8) Oh yeah, go see Beginners as soon as possible. Maybe not alone while nothing but happy couples sit around you and you’re clearly on the verge of crying, but you guys should go see it the first chance you get.

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Morning Debriefing 3/31/11

1) LA Comedy invaded your TV last night:
Brent Weinbach on Lopez Tonight killin’ it.
Mo Mandel on Conan killin’ it.
Norm MacDonald gettin into a Twitter fight with Steve Martin on Letterman and killin’ it.

2) Don’t let 522 (last checked when I linked this) people down, help Garfunkel and Oates get on Conan via this Facebook page. (The Comedy Bureau doesn’t guarantee this is a way to get the girls on Conan, but it won’t hurt so just go ahead and do it)

3) Marc Maron Interview on Serial Optimist. All Serial Optimist interviews are top notch, which makes this one an absolute read.

4) John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show. Midnight. Comedy Central. Maria Bamford. Moshe Kasher. That’s it. Well… don’t forget to watch it!

5) In case you missed it, here’s Punchline Magazine’s list of comedians cast in upcoming network pilots. ON THIS LIST: James Adomian, Eric Andre, Kate Micucci, Mo Mandel, Jon Dore, and more!

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
Mike Leffingwell: Stupid Husbands @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Wide Open Comedy @ Sal’s Comedy Hole 8PM $10
Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 drink min.
6 Degrees @ Holllywood Improv Lounge 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show: Rory Scovel O’clock @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Hamclown @ Alexandria Hotel 9PM FREE
The Writers’ Room w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Mike Phirman @ Flappers Burbank 10PM $13/2 drink min.
Getting to the Bottom @ Hollywood Improv Lounge 10:30PM $5

7) OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM

8) Shook the hand of Greg Proops after watching his brilliant podcast live, which was a lot like one of the opening scenes of Lawrence of Arabia where a man takes pride in shaking his Lawrence’s hand. Try it sometime and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

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Morning Debriefing 1/25/11

January 25, 2011

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1) If you did not catch wind of this yesterday, please read: Study: Family History of Alcoholism Raises Risk of One-Man Show. I mean “…Risk of One-Man Show”. Tell me you didn’t almost bust your head on the floor laughing at that one… because it’s true.

2) Garfunkel and Oates in LA Times. Why wouldn’t you read this?

3) EVEN MORE UPDATES to the Montreal Just for Laughs Showcase Schedule because I love all of you (…I got nothing else, you know?)

4) So…. of course you can’t take a joke? Many of us saw Jon Daly’s funny take on the incarnation that Charles Bukowski would take were he “Frankensteined” with comedy legend Bill Cosby into Bill Cosby Bukowski. Of course, poets, as some of them like remaining on a pedestal of intellectualism, which you can hide behind on stage (I should know as I’ve done plenty of spoken word before), cannot take a joke/don’t understand the art form of comedy.

5) OK, where would you celebrate the 100th day of the Comedy Bureau? Really, I’m not sure. Suggestions? (i.e. where would all of you folks have a drink with me)

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-clone yourself
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Just for Laughs Showcase @ 3 of Clubs 8PM FREE
Patrick Keane @ Irvine Improv 8PM $20/2 item min.
Comedy Death Ray @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand-by only at 7PM)
Hamclown 3 @ Alexandria Hotel-The Mezz (2nd Floor) 8:30PM FREE
The Walsh Brothers Show @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

7) OPEN MIC RUN-*updated*

8) Recently: there is much excitement for the State of the Union Address at 6PM, as some people intend to play a drinking game. Here’s a speech you don’t have to fret/worry/feel like you have to sit through so you don’t feel uninformed: Steve Martin’s Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Speech

9) Anyone taking odds on what the most overdone Oscar joke premise will be? I feel like this would be a money making venture.

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