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Watch Paul F. Tompkins Give a Tour on The Craft of Making Comedy (Sort of)

February 17, 2016
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bajillion dollar propertie$, buzzfeed, do comedy, drew tarver, how to, kulap vilaysack, make comedy, parody, paul f tompkins, ryan gaul, seeso, Tim baltz

The cast of Seeso’s new series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ stepped aside from playing the various cutthroat people in the world of bajillion dollar real estate to show us all how to truly craft comedy.

Note: the making of craft comedy might differ from the making of comedy that you’re familiar with. 

Buzzfeed Hires Daniel Kibblesmith from Clickhole, The Professional Parody of Sites Like Buzzfeed

December 2, 2014
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buzzfeed, clickhole, daniel kibblesmith, the onion

(via Poynter)

Clickhole was founded by The Onion to satirize all the clickbait sites that have risen to prominence online over the last couple of years. One of their biggest targets was Buzzfeed and they made sure to make Buzzfeed style quizzes and listlcles, but with their own absurd twist. The folks at Clickhole were so good at parodying Buzzfeed that, sometimes, the only way to differentiate between the two was the font, graphics, and URL.

Now, “the snake has eaten its own tail” or “life imitates art” or “if you can’t beat’em, join’em” all applies as Buzzfeed has just hired Daniel Kibblesmith, a Clickhole associate editor to be part of their staff. They were impressed with his work and thought his quizzes would work as regular non-parody on Buzzfeed.

What this all means in the long run has yet to be seen, but we do know that this is one way where the Internet has reinforced itself from attempts by others to “break it”.

Cameron Esposito Answers Your Questions That You’d Ask a Lesbian

November 22, 2014
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buzzfeed, cameron esposito, lesbian, rhea butcher

One of the more informative and funny BuzzFeed videos of late is a series of a questions that many people are curious about when it comes to lesbians. 

BuzzFeed got some great answers to those questions that come from none other than the hilarious Cameron Esposito along with her fiancee Rhea Butcher.

Watch Questions You Want To Ask A Lesbian here.

BuzzFeed Has Launched BuzzFeed Motion Pictures

August 11, 2014
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

BuzzFeed has raised $50 million to bank their newly rebranded BuzzFeed Motion Pictures. They’ll be making .gifs, full length feature films, and anything in between.

Given their branding, we’re guessing that there will be heavy comedic bent to a lot of content if it already isn’t actually a comedy web video/short/feature already. 

Honestly, this could a multitude of directions in regards to format, tone, and quality, especially since BuzzFeed has been posting actual long form articles that aren’t in the form of lists as of late. 

The Onion’s Clickhole Launched Today

June 12, 2014
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buzzfeed, clickbait, clickhole, parody, the onion, upworthy

The Onion’s Clickhole Launched Today

The clickbait parody site by The Onion known as Clickhole officially launched today and it’s as perfectly satirical as you would hope it to be. Listicles, nostalgia, personal quizzes abound there in a way with headlines that The Onion pulls off the best.

Interestingly enough, the parody of clickbait still makes us want to click, which kind of makes it clickbait, but the kind that we feel less guilted into checking out.

The Onion Launching Clickhole.com To Stick It to BuzzFeed and Upworthy

April 30, 2014
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buzzfeed, clickhole, parody, the onion, upworthy

The Onion Launching Clickhole.com To Stick It to BuzzFeed and Upworthy

Well, The Onion is laying down a new gauntlet by launching Clickhole.com to make fun of the listicles and aspirational, dramatic headlines that both Buzzfeed and Upworthy have made themselves famous for on the Internet.

Already, there’s a pretty great primer for Clickhole.com right now before it’s launch in June. We’re really curious how or if Buzzfeed and Upworthy will go toe-to-toe with them.

Watch Clip of Romantic Comedy You’d Hope To Get From Amy Poehler & Paul Rudd

January 14, 2014
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amy poehler, buzzfeed, david wain, paul rudd, sundance

Watch Clip of Romantic Comedy You’d Hope To Get From Amy Poehler & Paul Rudd

David Wain’s latest film They Came Together starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd is premiering at Sundance, but Buzzfeed has an exclusive clip that promises a romantic comedy that what come from a member of The State/a kind of romantic comedy we’ve been waiting to see for awhile.

Click through to watch.

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Sat 10

USC Comedy Festival Vol. 5 (Live-stream)

April 9 - April 11
Sat 10

The Interruption Show (Twitch Live-stream)

April 10 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Sat 10

Comedy2Go presents: FIRE STAND-UP (Live-stream)

April 10 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 10

Social D Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 10

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

April 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 10

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

April 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sat 10

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

April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 10

KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 10

PILOT DUMP I: “Snake Davis and The Kickass Treasures and Stuff” by Eric Moneypenny (Twitch Live-stream)

April 10 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 10

Pop Cultured! with Nicky and Jimmy (RushTix Live-stream)

April 10 @ 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Sat 10

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (IG Live-stream)

April 10 @ 11:00 pm - April 11 @ 12:30 am
Sun 11

Zoom Diner (Zoom Live-stream)

April 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sun 11

Sunday Services w/Jackie Kashian (Zoom Live-stream)

April 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sun 11

Cupids Of Comedy – A funny virtual event for singles and couples (Live-stream)

April 11 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Sun 11

Improvised Tarot (Zoom Live-stream)

April 11 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 11

KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun 11

Josh Covitt Presents (Zoom Live-stream)

April 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun 11

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

April 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon 12

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

April 12 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 12

Who Wants $2.69? with Martin Urbano (Live-stream)

April 12 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mon 12

Hi, I’m Reading Trash with Oscar Montoya (IG Live-stream)

April 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 12

Another Round (Live-stream screening)

April 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon 12

David Wain Piano Bar (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tue 13

Cry from Laughter! Annabelle Gurwitch in Conversation with Sandra Tsing Loh (Live-stream)

April 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Tue 13

Vanity Fair Cocktail Hour LIVE! (Live-stream)

April 13 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tue 13

The Mads: A Night of Shorts 3- Live riffing show with MST3K’s The Mads! (Live-stream)

April 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 13

Sets on the Beach (Live-stream)

April 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 13

Stand Pup Comedy (Live-stream)

April 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 14

Vanity Fair Cocktail Hour LIVE! (Live-stream)

April 14 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wed 14

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Characters Welcome (Twitch Live-stream)

April 14 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 14

Planet Scum Live (Twitch Live-stream)

April 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thu 15

Vanity Fair Cocktail Hour LIVE! (Live-stream)

April 15 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 15

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Borabish (Twitch Live-stream)

April 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 15

Wrong Answers Only (Live-stream)

April 15 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 15

Ga’riffs with Gareth Reynolds (IG Live-stream)

April 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 15

Teresa Lee & Friends (Zoom Live-stream)

April 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 15

Squirrel Comedy Theatre: The New York Cheeks & Bounce House (Twitch Live-stream)

April 15 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 15

Cathy Ladman (Live-stream)

April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 15

COMEDY FOR THE KETTLE SOCIETY (YouTube Live-stream)

April 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Fri 16

Hack City (Zoom Live-stream)

April 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 16

FIGHT NIGHT! W/ JOEY GREER & MIKE CASTLE (Live-stream)

April 16 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 16

Nowhere Comedy Club: Mike Birbiglia: Worldwide Pizza Party (Zoom Live-stream)

April 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 16

Nowhere Comedy Club: Judah Friedlander (Zoom Live-stream)

April 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 16

Jimmy Pardo: The All Request Show (Zoom Live-stream)

April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri 16

Your Late Night Show Tonight with Jackie Kashian (RushTix Live-stream)

April 16 @ 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Sat 17

Wild Horses (YouTube Live-stream)

April 17 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 17

OMG Comedy Club (Live-stream)

April 17 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 17

John Early Presents: Clockwatchers (Live-stream)

April 17 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 17

Picture This! 9 to 5 Anniversary (YouTube Live-stream)

April 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 17

Nowhere Comedy Club: Mike Birbiglia: Worldwide Pizza Party (Zoom Live-stream)

April 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 17

Bil Dwyer (Zoom Live-stream)

April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 17

Bawdy Storytelling’s ‘Sprung!’ (Live-stream)

April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 17

PILOT DUMP I: “Snake Davis and The Kickass Treasures and Stuff” by Eric Moneypenny (Twitch Live-stream)

April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 17

Brian Kiley & Friends (Live-stream)

April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 17

CRAZY WOKE ASIANS COMEDY CONTEST (Live-stream)

April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sun 18

Laughs for LLS (Live-stream)

April 18 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 19

MUSIC & COMEDY WITH ISABEL HAGEN (Live-stream)

April 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Mon 19

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 19

Who Wants $2.69? with Martin Urbano (Live-stream)

April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mon 19

THE LAB: A VERY BLACK EXPERIMENTAL COMEDY SHOW (Live-stream)

April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 19

Super Horses, Wild Ego (YouTube Live-stream)

April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mon 19

Comedy Rap Battle (RushTix Live-stream)

April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Mon 19

Hi, I’m Reading Trash with Oscar Montoya (IG Live-stream)

April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mon 19

Writers of Conan & Friends (Zoom Live-stream)

April 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 20

Doug Benson’s Comedy Sesh (Live-stream)

April 20 @ 4:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Tue 20

Vintage Basement with Max & Nicky (YouTubeLive-stream)

April 20 @ 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Tue 20

High & Mighty 1st Annual 4/20 Mega Sesh (Live-stream)

April 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 21

Sketch on Twitch :: Joan Ford & Cait Raft (Twitch Live-stream)

April 21 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 21

Bae or Nay (RushTix Live-stream)

April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 21

Bess Kalb’s Nobody Will Tell You This But Me! (YouTube Live-stream)

April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 22

Food Fight (RushTix Live-stream)

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 22

Jonny Sun’s Goodbye, again in Conversation w/ Karen Chee! (Live-stream)

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 23

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

April 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 23

Gilbert Gottfried Does Set List Live! (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Fri 23

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

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 23

Friday Forty! (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 24

Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala 2021 (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sat 24

STANDUP FOR AUTISM (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 24

Gleib Off The Top – A Night of Improvised Stand-up with Ben Gleib (Zoom Live-stream)

April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 24

OMG Comedy Club (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 24

Hey Girl with Matt (Braunger) & Kyle (Kinane) (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 24

DJ Demers (Zoom Live-stream)

April 24 @ 7:00 pm
Sat 24

PILOT DUMP I: “Snake Davis and The Kickass Treasures and Stuff” by Eric Moneypenny (Twitch Live-stream)

April 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 24

Michael Ian Black on Best of SF Stand-up: Zoom Edition

April 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Mon 26

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

April 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 27

Merrill Means Well (Live-stream)

April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 28

Stonewall presents GIGLESS (Live-stream)

April 28 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Thu 29

Avital Ash & Friends (Live-stream)

April 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 29

LIVE! w/ Chloe Fineman (Live-stream)

April 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 30

Comedy Trash to Treasure (Twitch Live-stream)

April 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 30

Naomi Ekperigin Works It Out! (YouTube Live-stream)

April 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 30

Facial Recognition (RushTix Live-stream)

April 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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