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Watch This Fascinating Colbert Interview of Jerry Seinfeld Wherein Seinfeld Changes His Mind About Listening to Bill Cosby Albums

September 30, 2017

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If you’re a student of comedy, you’ll really enjoy this.

From the get go, Jerry Seinfeld is analyzing every minute detail of his appearance while dipping in and out of jokes and talking about his new Netflix special, Jerry Before Seinfeld.

Then, there’s a curious turn right smack dab in the middle where there’s a frank discussion about Bill Cosby, what he used to mean to Stephen Colbert and Seinfeld, and the notion of separating the artist from their art.

The interview finishes with a bit of back-and-forth with Colbert picking apart some very Seinfeld-ian observations.

Watch the interview in parts one and two here.

Eddie Murphy Jokes About Bill Cosby While Receiving Mark Twain Prize

October 19, 2015

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Also, Murphy said that he’ll eventually tell jokes again.

In this video from AP documenting the Mark Twain Prize for Humor ceremony at The Kennedy Center, Murphy actually cracked a joke about Bill Cosby who also happens to still have a Mark Twain Prize to his name (starts at 2:28).

Hopefully, this is the spark that gets the fire burning again for Eddie to return to stand-up.

“The Nightly Show” and Judd Apatow on “The Tonight Show” Torched Bill Cosby

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As Hannibal Buress really brought to light the allegations of Bill Cosby’s rapes and sexual assaults, comedy was certainly going to keep that torch burning after that damning 2005 deposition was recently released in full.

So, The Nightly Show pretty much dedicated their entire show last night to taking down Cosby with a few, great incendiary bars rapped by The Nightly Show’s own Holly Walker…

…Larry’s opening segment going through the aforementioned 2005 deposition…

…and having a panel really break down why everyone needs to let go of their nostalgia of Bill Cosby.

Then, on The Tonight Show, a show that Bill Cosby has very memorably frequented over decades, let Judd Apatow do a stand-up set where he closed with a fine, scorching send-up of Cosby.

In case you weren’t aware, comedy isn’t going to let one of its former heroes have a mere fall from grace. Rather, it’s going to kick him all the way down and keep kicking.

Bounce TV Pulls “Cosby” Reruns

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While it should come as little surprise that some proof of the rape and sexual assault allegations committed by Bill Cosby has finally found the light of the Internet, it’s surprising that we forgot that Cosby had a sitcom in the 90s.

Yes, there was the classic Cosby Show that propelled Bill Cosby from the revered stand-up comedian that he was to a full-fledged star.

Then, from 1996 to 2000, an era ruled by the primetime multi-cam sitcom such as Friends, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, and more, there was Cosby, which, despite awards nominations and one Emmy win, never gets brought up when revisiting the 90s that this generation seems, for now, to love so much. With that in mind, who knows what that NBC show that Cosby was developing before he started taking real heat for those rape allegations would have been like.

Reruns of the show were running on Bounce TV and, in light of the deposition where Bill Cosby admitted to buying quaaludes to have sex with women, have now ceased.

We won’t be surprised to see if a bunch of retailers start pulling his albums/specials either.

Amy Schumer Gets Bill Nye To Try To Explain The Universe, Imagines a Bill Cosby Trial, and Appears on “The Bachelorette”

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Amy Schumer is continuing to excellently back her Peabody win.

In the latest round of Amy Schumer’s rounds on TV, she got Bill Nye The Science Guy to get frustrated about how most people casually think about the universe as well as satirize the silent majority that somehow, almost inexplicably, still attends Bill Cosby shows all on Inside Amy Schumer.

On top of all of that, she was one of a few comedians that put the Bachelorette contestants through the ringer on the latest date.

All in all, it seems like a routine week in the year of Amy Schumer.

“The Nightly Show” Dedicates Entire 2nd Episode To Addressing Bill Cosby Allegations

January 21, 2015

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Up until now, late night has only joked here and there about the rape and sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.

Determined to hit the ground running, Larry Wilmore takes Cosby to task on The Nightly Show, only having premiered just last night, and Wilmore and company stick it to the comedy legend pretty damn well.

Watch the whole episode here.

Also, take note how The Nightly Show is shaping up with a bit of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Real Time with Bill Maher mixed, but also distinctly its own unique show.

Conan O’Brien Made a Pretty Good Bill Cosby Joke Last Night

December 3, 2014

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The entirety of comedy has been trying to deal with one of the most tragic falls of one of its own that it has ever had. That’s saying a lot given the very well known flaws of many comedians, but the counts upon counts upon counts of sexual assault and rape levied at Bill Cosby have been hard to process given how so many people held him in such high regard.

So, comedy is starting to do what it does best and bring some levity to the whole matter. You might have caught Seth Meyers do a meta-bit about doing a joke about the controversy surrounding Cosby or a quick one-liner from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.

Last night, Conan O’Brien delivered a Cosby joke within his What’s Conan Watching Now (around 1:12) segment on Conan.

As a Cosby biographer stated that he may to revise future editions of Cosby: His Life and Times, more live performances of Cosby are getting cancelled or are offering refunds before the shows even happen, Bill Cosby himself resigned from the Temple University Board of Trustees, and Bill Cosby himself only spoke up on the matter to say that he “…doesn’t have to answer to innuendos,” late night jokes on national television are seemingly only the beginning of what will be a hot button topic for comedians for the next several years.

NBC Not Moving Forward with Bill Cosby Sitcom Project

November 19, 2014

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Well, that didn’t take long.

Earlier today, Netflix postponed their plans to release Bill Cosby 77 due to the rape allegations that are now coming out of the woodwork left and right, and now NBC is following suit by tossing the untitled series project that they were developing with Bill Cosby.

Currently, Cosby has tour dates lined-up through May 2015 as well as three appearances in documentaries according to his IMDB profile. Again, we wouldn’t be surprised if all of these got nixed/postponed too.

Netflix Postpones Release of “Bill Cosby 77”

November 19, 2014

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Netflix has apparently felt enough of the heat for Bill Cosby’s increasing number of rapist allegations. They had scheduled the release of his latest comedy special “Bill Cosby 77” for Nov. 28th, but have indefinitely postponed releasing it in light of more allegations, including one from model Janice Dickinson, just in the past few days.

Netflix hasn’t permanently nixed the special and NBC hasn’t cancelled their project with Cosby, but it would come as no surprise if both those things happened soon.

While Cosby has still maintained silence on all of this, save for some dismissive statements from his lawyers, many people feelings are probably in line with this tweet from Patton Oswalt:

You were the first reason I wanted to do comedy. I’ll always marvel at your genius onstage. But here’s where we say goodbye, Bill Cosby.

— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 19, 2014

Bill Cosby’s Netflix Special Still Scheduled To Be Released Amidst Resurfaced Rape Allegations

November 16, 2014

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Bill Cosby has been canceling on a lot of things lately.

It’s no secret as to why since allegations of rape from decades ago have resurfaced. Cosby, as you probably would guess, doesn’t want to talk about it. In fact, a lawyer representing Cosby issued a statement saying, “Mr. Cosby does not intend to dignify these allegations with any comment.”

Even with how devastatingly tarnished his public image currently is, as shown with how poorly his user-generated meme experiment went, Bill Cosby 77, his upcoming Netflix special, is still set for a release.

Given his current course of action, we’re guessing that Bill Cosby 77 will definitely be received far differently than his last special Far From Finished (even if it’s objectively just as good), that he’s not addressing the allegations in this latest special either, and that someone is going to make a documentary about all of this (if there isn’t one already in the works).

This Year’s New York Comedy Festival Has a Damn Fine Line-Up

October 13, 2014

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Taking advantage of the endless wealth of comedy genius that resides in and around NYC as well as bringing plenty of the funniest people in the land, The NY Comedy Festival for 2014 isn’t something you should miss.

In the line-up thus far:

Bill Cosby, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, Louis C.K., John Oliver, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart, Schtick or Treat, Kyle Kinane, Amy Poehler, Friends of the People, Seth Herzog, Tig Notaro, This Is Not Happening, Brian McCann, Dave Hill, Pete Holmes, Keith and the Girl, Sara Schaefer, Kabin, Nate Bargatze, Big Jay Oakerson, Letterman writers, Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Aparna Nancherla, James Adomian, Cameron Esposito, Deer Prom, Monroe Martin, Brent Morin, Nick Vatterott, Sean O’Connor, Eric Andre, Emily Heller, Maria Bamford, Nick Offerman, Jeff Ross, Murderfist, Guy Branum, Bob Odenkirk, Rachel Feinstein, and more.

It’ll be a mix of headlining shows, showcases, benefits, album recordings, special shows, and more.

So clear out your calendar for Wed. Nov. 5th-Sun. Nov. 9th if you can, in any way, go to any/all of these shows.

Watch Bill Cosby on The Colbert Report

September 25, 2014

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Living comedy legend Bill Cosby sits down and has a chat with comedy legend in the making Stephen Colbert.

That should suffice for an explanation of why you should watch this interview now.

It’s Jimmy Fallon Impression and Not Fallon’s Jumping on His Back That Gets To Bill Cosby

August 19, 2014

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Bill Cosby returned to The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon not to have his back jumped on as did happen on his last appearance, but rather to tell Jimmy his thoughts on the Cosby impression he does.

Also, per usual, Cosby tried leading Jimmy through some bits over and over until he gets it perfect.

Netflix To Release Comedy Specials From Bill Cosby, Bill Burr, Chelsea Peretti, and Jim Jefferies Throughout The Rest of 2014

August 14, 2014

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In addition to the upcoming comedy special from Eddie Pepitone, Netflix is really going deep with comedy specials as they have lined up hour long comedy specials from some of the biggest names in comedy right now including Bill Cosby, Bill Burr, Chelsea Peretti, and Jim Jefferies.

This month, we’ll be able to see Jeffries’ “Jim Jefferies: BARE” and Pepitone’s “Eddie Pepitone: In Ruins”, then, in Nov., Peretti’s “One of the Greats” and Cosby’s “Bill Cosby 77” will be released. Finally, in Dec., Bill Burr’s latest “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” will cap off one hell of a run in stand-up specials by Netflix.

Cosby, Bamford, Maron, Buress, More Headlining This Year’s New York Comedy Festival

August 11, 2014

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It shouldn’t be surprising that The New York Comedy Festival along with Comedy Central brings out the big guns when it comes to putting their line-up. This Nov., Bill Cosby, Maria Bamford, Nick Offerman, Hannibal Buress, Marc Maron, Amy Schumer, Bill Maher, Tig Notaro, and more all are headlining the festival.

Running from Nov. 5th-Nov. 9th, tickets are now on sale.

Really, if you’re in or around NYC, you should get tickets for this, The Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival so you can make your comedy plans for the rest of the year.

Bill Cosby’s Return to a Sitcom Now Closer with Sony TV/NBC Deal Closed

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A sitcom centered bringing Bill Cosby back to NBC has been in negotiations for months now, but a deal between NBC and Sony TV has now the project apparently set on track currently with a script commitment.

Cosby will be the patriarch of an extended family and pass down his wisdom to them, one of which will be Mike O’Malley. There’s a big penalty for NBC to pay if they don’t order a pilot, but that possibility is hard to imagine even though TV is a different landscape than when The Cosby Show was in its heyday.

NBC’s Bill Cosby Comedy To Be Created By Mike Sikowitz & Mike O’Malley, With O’Malley Possibly Co-Starring

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Bill Cosby may be returning to a multi-sitcom as soon as next year at NBC.

Coming in the summer or fall of 2015, Mike Sikowitz and Mike O’Malley along with Sony TV are set to create the show and O’Malley might be part of what’s to be an ensemble cast.

There are no details as to what sweaters Cosby would be wearing, but given his last few TV appearances, a shawl collar cardigan would be a good guess.

Bill Cosby on Arsenio

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Well, we really don’t need to say more than Bill Cosby performed on The Arsenio Hall Show.

So, now that you know that, go ahead and watch his set here.

The One and Only Bill Cosby Gives Some Advice for Comedians on Stand Up Planet

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The international comedy docu series Stand Up Planet premiering on May 14th on LinkTV, PIVOT, and KCET, had the living comedy legend Bill Cosby on the show giving advice to comedians Hasan Minhaj, Aditi Mattal, Mpho Popps, and really all comedians coming up now.

Watch parts one, two, three, four, five, and six now.

Here’s a Trailer for Stand Up Planet That Explores Comedy In Some of the Most Unlikely Places

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On May 14th, LinkTV, KCET, and Pivot will all be airing the stand-up documentary series Stand Up Planet that has host and great comedian Hasan Minhaj delving into how comedy finds its way into every corner of the world and how it opens up discussion on issues in places that most of us would think it would be near impossible to do so.

It features international comedy acts and comedians that you probably know and love from here in the U.S. such as Aditi Mattal, Mpho Popps, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Tanmay Bhat, James Adomian, Nate Bargatze, Michelle Buteau, and John Vlismas as well as the likes of legends Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Bill Cosby.

Watch the trailer here.

Bill Cosby Still Having So Much Fun Messing With Jimmy Fallon

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It doesn’t matter what the name of the show is, Bill Cosby is still going to mess with Jimmy Fallon with bungee jumping, tight rope walking, and Fallon’s impression of him.

Just like all the times at Late Night, Cosby’s appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is pretty wonderful.

SXSW Comedy Announces 2014 Lineup Has Everyone From Bill Cosby to The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail

February 20, 2014

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SXSW Comedy Announces 2014 Lineup Has Everyone From Bill Cosby to The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail

Bill Cosby, Pete Holmes, Greg Proops, Tim Meadows, TJ Miller, Nate Bargatze, James Adomian, Fred Armisen, Karen Kilgariff, Matt Besser, Scott Aukerman, Jerrod Carmichael, Todd Barry, Chris Gethard, Eugene Mirman Byron Bowers, Good Neighbor, Drennon Davis and The Imaginary Radio Program, The Grawlix, Jake Weisman, ASSSSCAT, Midnight Run with Andy Haynes, Comedy Living Room, The Meltdown with Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani and so many more are all coming down to Austin, TX in Mar. 8th-15th for SXSW.

You did read that awesome line up that includes Bill Cosby is coming to SXSW, right? Good, get your tickets/passes now.

Bill Cosby Returning To NBC To Star In Family Comedy

January 22, 2014

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Bill Cosby Returning To NBC To Star In Family Comedy

NBC is having one of the most noted and respected names in comedy Bill Cosby back on the network.

There’s no specifics on what the half hour series would be, but given Cosby’s latest special Far From Finished, doing things like taking over Funny or Die’s Twitter account, constantly leading Jimmy Fallon through his late night segments during his appearance, we’d guess that this will be a Cosby Show for now.

Bill Cobsy Talks About His Impressively Low SAT Score

January 14, 2014

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Bill Cosby is amazing at many things, especially when it comes to comedy as you should know.

According to a story he told during Letterman last night, he also scored an incredibly low SAT score. Watch and see how he pulled it off here.

Bill Cosby’s Far From Finished Now Available on DVD/Blu Ray/CD

November 26, 2013

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Comedy legend Bill Cosby’s first comedy special Far From Finished in over 30 years is now available for us all to buy on DVD/Blu-ray/CD .

It’s so good that it would be worth being one of those gifts that you buy for everyone (even in all 3 formats).

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The Morning Routine (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

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Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

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Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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DeAnne Smith & Acquaintances! Tender comedy for tough times. (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Friday Forty! (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Comedy Trash to Treasure (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Drunk Black History (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Mike Carrozza’s Ticket to Giggletown (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Faded Drunk Spelling Bee (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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The Fun Time Boys Game Night Spectacular: Quiplash (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Facial Recognition (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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Rich Chassler’s Comedy Bible Friday Night Spectacular (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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High Priestess (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Sat 27

The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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Zoom Comedy Show with Natalie Cuomo (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Magic Asphalt: Drive-In Comedy Under The Stars (in LA)

February 27 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

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The Moth National Mainstage (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

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Ghost Entirely From Memory (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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Hot Flash: The Shit-Kicking Adventures of Chicklette and Concetta (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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Metasaur Stand Up Comedy Show (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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GLO IN THE CITY LIVE (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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No Thanks (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Maria Bamford (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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What’s Your Problem, Sir? A night of Vulnerable Comedy w. Ever Mainard (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Stand Up Comedy Talk (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

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16 CANDLES & FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

February 27 @ 6:10 pm - 10:00 pm

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Nowhere Comedy Club: Dumb People Town (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Comedy Oakland Online Show (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Magic Asphalt: Drive-In Comedy Under The Stars (in LA)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Pop & Chat (Twitch Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Normalize Everything (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Comedy for a Cause: A Fundraiser for the LA Food Bank! (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Sat 27

Show & Tell Streaming Spectacular (YouTube Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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Channel 101 (Twitch Live-stream)

February 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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Channel 101 (Twitch Live-stream)

February 27 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm

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Stream of Blood: Vampires of Pittsburgh Lockdown (Twitch Live-stream)

February 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Syd Can Cook (IG Live-stream)

February 28 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Groundlings Presents: Racism in Sketch & Improv Comedy Part II (Live-stream)

February 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Word of Mouth Storytelling: Fast Forward (Live-stream)

February 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Greg Proops: “Smartest Man in the World” Live Podcast Recording (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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The George Lucas Talk Show (Live-stream)

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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The Spritz (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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Avail Yourself (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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UnCabaret Zoom Edition [LA] (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm