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Trailer for The Gorburger Show Has Larry King, Rob Corddry, Tig Notaro, Reggie Watts, Kenny G as Guests for Complete Talk Show Mayhem

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With a new lease on life on Comedy Central, The Gorburger Show is looking to go for broke for how crazy the blue demon-hosted late night talk show will be.

This trailer shows just insane it’s going to get with TJ Miller voicing the titular Gorburger and having his big time guests, which does indeed include the likes of Larry King and Kenny G, deal with Gorburger wishes.

Look for the series premiere of The Gorburger Show with TJ Miller on Sunday, April 9th at midnight on Comedy Central.

Hulu Orders Topical Weekly Show with Sarah Silverman from Funny Or Die

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Hulu Orders Topical Weekly Show with Sarah Silverman from Funny Or Die

We’re curious to see where this will go as Sarah Silverman is definitely politically active and will be going for a show that’s balanced inviting other perspectives, beliefs, etc. to have a conversation with her.

We’re guessing that’d go much differently than it does on Real Time with Bill Maher, especially because of the fact that it’s called “I Love You America”. Also, if you’ve ever seen Sarah do crowd work multiple times, you’d notice that her curiosity does indeed lead her down a path of trying to hear people out.

10 episodes have been ordered from Funny or Die and a premiere date has yet to be announced.

February 10, 2017

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One of the wildest talk shows around, The Jesse Miller Talk Show, is having its February 2017 edition back at the Hollywood Improv next Friday.

Part Kenny Powers, part pop-culture expert, part unstoppable pun making machine, Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland) reinvents the talk show on his own terms and The Jesse Miller Talk Show is all the better for it.

Get your tickets here.

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

January 17, 2017

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Basically, Connor Ratliff plays a version George Lucas who makes good on want to host his own talk show. It’s normally based out of NYC, but it’s stopping by for a special LA edition this week and you absolutely get your tickets for it here.

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

December 6, 2016

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In our opinion, one of the best and craziest iterations of the late night talk show format is The Jesse Miller Talk Show.

Imagine some wild dreamer from Cincinnati who seems to be aspiring to be Kenny Powers, but also has a boundless amount of pop culture knowledge and ability to make wordplay hosting a talk show and you’ll get some idea of the fun chaos that is going on with Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland).

In addition to his crew of his one man shredding house band Darryl and his girl Tanya, guests for this round include Johnny Pemberton and Kate Berlant.

Please get your tickets for The Jesse Miller Talk Show this Friday, Dec. 9th at 10PM at The Hollywood Improv here.

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

October 25, 2016

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Get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Justin Roiland and Reggie Watts Will Be Doing a Live ‘Fireside Talk Show’ in VR Next Week

October 19, 2016

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The word “trippy” probably won’t be sufficient in describing whatever happens with this.

That’s right; the co-creator of Rick & Morty and one-man comedy/music extravaganza Reggie Watts will not only be going live in AltspaceVR on Wednesday, October 26th at 8PM PDT/5PM EST, but they will be doing what will probably be the most otherworldly talk show ever.

That’s all the details that have been released for now, but know that you’ll be able to watch the ‘fireside talk show’ (maybe it’ll be next to the Sun in VR?) on Samsung Gear VR, Rift & Vive, as well as your traditional desktop/laptop computer.

September 16, 2016

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One of our favorite talk shows of all time is back, The Jesse Miller Talk Show. It’s hosted by Cincy’s own Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland) who simultaneously is a midwestern bad boy who also seems to have uncanny depth of pop culture knowledge.

Catch it on Friday, September 30th at the Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab at 10PM with guests Paul Scheer, April Richardson, and Noël Wells.

You can (and should) get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Connor Ratliff embodies a version of renowned director George Lucas that would want to host a talk show, hence The George Lucas Talk Show. NYC has gotten to enjoy this for quite some time, but Ratliff is having a special engagement of The George Lucas Talk Show at UCB Franklin on Thursday, August 4th at 9:30PM.

As pictured above, his guests will be:
Neil Casey (Ghostbusters, Other Space)
D’arcy Carden (The Good Place, Other People, Broad City)
Curtis Gwinn (The Leftovers, The Walking Dead, Narcos)

Tickets are $5 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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The brilliant Kurt Braunohler does his subversive version of a late night talk show complete with animals, nudity, and more.

Night of the Living is set for Wednesday, May 11th at 8:30PM at Largo at the Coronet Theatre and tickets are $30..

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events along with corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Chelsea Handler’s Announces New Netflix Talk Show via a Letter to Herself

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Chelsea Handler is about to simultaneously break new ground and make a comeback. Following her four topical Chelsea Does specials on Netflix, she’s going to premiere a new talk show on Netflix on May 11th that that will run on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

So, for once, you won’t be all to stream the episodes in one go.

She made the announcement in a quasi-press release that’s in the form of a bullet-pointed letter to herself.

If you still have more questions about the series (i.e. When will the episodes start streaming?, What’s the name of the show?, Is there anything you couldn’t get away with at E! that you’re going to try to get away with at Netflix?), Chelsea will be answering questions via Twitter tomorrow at 9AM PST.

Amy Schumer Deftly Satirized Late Night Talk Show Interviews of Women

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As you saw with Tina Fey and the last fancy dress she’ll ever wear on Letterman, many women that make an appearance on a late night talk show go through a bunch of hoops, specifically in regards to their looks and what they’re wearing, in order to promote their movie, tv show, etc.

Inside Amy Schumer’s latest sketch summarizes the phenomenon with a little NSFW exaggeration pretty well.

Also, seeing Bill Hader as late night talk show host caricature is pretty great too.

David Huntsberger Is Getting His Own Late Night Talk/Sketch Show, “Reactor” at SyFy

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

As of late, there are more intersections between science and comedy. The one we think you should probably know is David Huntsberger who has plenty of material about how the brain functions, relativity, etc.

SyFy’s latest attempt at a talk show will be Reactor hosted by David Huntsberger. Like a traditional late night talk show, it’ll have guests, sketches, and air at 11:30PM, but it will specifically focus on pop culture’s run-ins with science fiction.

Last year, there was the short lived Wil Wheaton Project at SyFy that had similar aims. Hopefully, Reactor, which premieres Thurs. July 16th at 11:30PM, will go much better. Huntsberger has 12 episodes to accomplish just that.

There’s a fun announcement video at EW by David himself that details Reactor more.

E!’s Next Comedy Talk Show To Be Hosted by Grace Helbig

January 5, 2015

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Chelsea Handler and Chelsea Lately have left E!, but, apparently, E! is not done with talk shows hosted by comedians. They have tapped Internet sensation Grace Helbig to host her own traditional format talk show though she’ll be ditching the traditional sound stage for real world locations.

Maybe it’ll be a more upbeat, positive PG-13 version of Insomniac with Dave Attell with celebrity guests? This Daily Grace talk show will air in primetime, for now, rather than go against the boys club in late night or tangle with daytime, which is almost entirely filled by female hosts.

With that all being said, it’s very intriguing to see that E!’s next talk show will be hosted by someone that is arguably the antithesis, tone-wise, of Handler.

You Can Get a Sneak Peek at Nikki Glaser’s Comedy Central Talk Show Pilot #NSFW

November 30, 2014

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First off, Nikki Glaser is doing a talk show pilot for Comedy Central. Take a moment to be glad that someone had the sense to make sure Nikki had a chance for another show after Nikki and Sara Live got the ax at MTV.

The pilot is entitled #NSFW w/Nikki Glaser and will have, appropriate of the title, Nikki discuss and explore the topic of sex, which, if you know her comedy, should be a lot of fun.

You can actually preview the pilot at Nerdmelt over the next two weeks before Nikki does an official taping for Comedy Central, which we highly recommend going to if you’re in LA for the first two weeks of December.

Tues. Dec. 2nd and Thurs. Dec. 11th both at 7PM are your two chances for previews. They’re free to attend with RSVP, so, again, please go if you can.

Kurt Braunohler’s Comedy Central Talk Show Pilot “Gettin’ Some Strange” Tapes Next Week

October 3, 2014

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A month ago, Comedy Central announced that it had ordered a talk show pilot from the amazing Kurt Braunohler entitled “Gettin’ Some Strange”. While details were scarce for the pilot, a description for the taping reads:

Gettin’ Some Strange with Kurt Braunohler, is a late-night talk show, in which comedian Braunohler (featured regular on Comedy Central’s @midnight) covers the strangest stories of the day, revealing just how beautifully insane our world actually is.

So, basically, we’re saying, go to the taping on Sun. Oct. 12th at Occidental Studios here in LA.

Ron Funches Is Back For Another Round of His Talk Show, Night Night

August 29, 2014

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A lot of time and effort goes into making a talk show. Making one that’s only a few minutes long takes even more time and effort, which is why Night Night with Ron Funches isn’t a daily or even weekly show, probably. The premiere episode was released at Funny or Die over 2 months ago.

Finally, this week, the second episode has arrived and you can enjoy all the hard work put into this 3:26 min. talk show.

Craig Ferguson Planning on Leaving His 12:35AM Talk Show For a 7PM Talk Show

August 15, 2014

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As of now, Craig Ferguson is lining up his next show after his departure from The Late Late Show at CBS, which he’s aiming to be a syndicated talk show that would air right before primetime for networks at 7PM.

He’d also be going from an hour to a half-hour as well as leaving a broadcast network to syndication through Tribune Media, which owns WGN America.

Pending these final negotiations, Ferguson’s new show, where he’ll probably be even dissuaded from having his innovative curse word censoring on The Late Late Show, will look to premiere in the latter part of 2015.

We’re throughly curious as to how this new show will look, sound, feel, be formatted, and, also, what will happen to Geoff Peterson.

Night Night with Ron Funches is a Talk Show That Wastes No Time Whatsoever

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The hilarious Ron Funches doesn’t have time for a full hour talk show. In fact he doesn’t even the patience for a 15 min. talk show. Night Night with Ron Funches at Funny or Die is going for sub 5 minutes.

Watch how Ron does a monologue, guests, and more in less time than you spend at many stoplights.

Scott Rogowsky Uses His Own Talk Show To Interview Roommates

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Scott Rogowsky has been hosting his own live late night talk show Running Late for years, but made history recently by using said talk show to find a roommate.

He made a listing for an open house, then notified people that there would be cameras documenting them for a “project on NYC housing”. He didn’t explain any further and had potential roommates walk into a talk show set in a living room complete with guests Gilbert Gottfried, Andrew WK, and music band leader The Gregory Bros.

He made a whole web series as a result of this experiment that you can watch right here.

The Complete Series of Chit Chat with Jake Weisman Is Just One Episode

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Web talk shows have flooded the Internet over the last few years and it’s easy for so many of them to get lost amongst the crowd. One of those lost was Jake Weisman’s Chit Chat, an entire web series that lasted only one episode featuring guest, the hilarious Rory Scovel, and now, has been uncovered.

Give it a watch and maybe you can find out why “there was” only one episode.

EW.Com’s ‘Up Close With Tig Notaro’ Gets Up Close Like No Other Talk Show Has Before

January 6, 2014

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EW.Com’s ‘Up Close With Tig Notaro’ Gets Up Close Like No Other Talk Show Has Before

EW.com just launched a new web series hosted by Tig Notaro in the most up close way in recent memory that a talk show has ever been hosted.

How close? Don’t bother guessing, just watch and enjoy it already because it’s a talk show web series hosted by Tig Notaro and that should be good enough (also, the first guest is Gillian Jacobs).

Chris Hardwick’s @Midnight Getting Go Soon/Doing Test Shows Next Week

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Chris Hardwick’s @Midnight Getting Go Soon/Doing Test Shows Next Week

Joining in the post midnight TV arena, Comedy Central’s Chris Hardwick hosted show, now called @Midnight, is getting closer to following The Daily Show & The Colbert Report. According to this tweet, Hardwick is doing test shows at the Nerdmelt Showroom starting next week.

We wonder if this will mean Chris could be on multiple broadcast channels all at once?

Here’s What You’re Missing If You’re Not Watching The Jesse Miller Talk Show in LA

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For years, Andre Hyland has been playing inimitable Jesse Miller, talk show host, talent manager, self-proclaimed straight up bad ass, Brad Pitt/Bengals fan, etc. as part of The Jesse Miller Talk Show. It’s certainly one of our favorite things to watch around town and here’s a reel of all the hilarious insanity that has gone down from Miller/Hyland to show you why.