Pick of the Day: Variety Q&A w/Bob’s Burgers Cast & Creators Celebrating 200 Eps.

H. Jon Benjamin’s “Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir” Out Now

H. Jon Benjamin, The “Jazz Daredevil” Who Still Doesn’t Really Know How to Play Piano, Jams Out with Stephen Colbert and Jon Batiste and Stay Human

Dark Musical Comedy Series Loosely Based on John Roberts’ Life Being Developed by Universal and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite for HBO

“Night Train with Wyatt Cenac” Is Coming to Seeso and This Trailer Proves It

Kristen Schaal Made a Great, Fake Movie Trailer for The “Bob’s Burgers Live!” Show

Jon Benjamin’s “Jazz Daredevil: Well, I Should Have*” and Greg Proops “In The Ball Park” Out Now

H. Jon Benjamin and Leo Allen Team Up Again for “Jon Benjamin’s 100 Erotic Nights” Pilot Presentation at IFC

Fox To Have a Paley Center Special That Will Honor Animated Characters Like Bart Simpson

“Bob’s Burgers” Going Live on Tour with Cast & Creator

“Last Week Tonight” Knows What Home Depot Should Be Advertising

Eugene Mirman and H. Jon Benjamin and Chet Clem Want to Sell You Artisanal Mystery Sacks Through Their Flotsam General Store

October 30, 2020

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Bob’s Burgers is on the verge of crossing 200 episodes of being one of the most charming, wholesome (but not annoyingly wholesome) families on TV (along with so many great pun-based business names and inspired, tiny songs). On their tenth season, they continue to be a true joy to watch and something pretty calming in these dark, tumultuous times.

Variety is hosting a special, exclusive Q&A with the cast and creators of Bob’s Burgers including Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith, H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz and Larry Murphy to honor crossing the 200th episode mark. Together, they’ll chat about their favorite moments and some insider, behind-the-scenes stories that should be a great joy for all of the Bob’s Burgers loyal.

You’ll be able to join in and watch this live-stream panel discussion at the Variety Streaming Room on Thurs. Nov. 12th at 1PM PT/4PM ET.

May 4, 2018

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Though it may not come as a surprise to you that a man that released a jazz album where he played piano without knowing how to play piano wrote a memoir about failure, H. Jon Benjamin’s love affair with failing is something to behold.

Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir really delves into the nuances and various facets of failure, specifically in Benjamin’s life, in his wry fashion and is undoubtedly a cathartic read in these times we live in.

True to form, Benjamin didn’t even praise this book that he wrote when appearing to promote it on Colbert this week, which, ironically, is a pretty clever sell for a book about screwing up being OK.

You can now get Failure Is An Option from Penguin Random House here.

March 23, 2017

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One of the silliest things that H. Jon Benjamin has ever done in his illustrious career as a professional silly person is recording an entire jazz album with real jazz musicians without really knowing how to play jazz (or an instrument for that matter).

The album was called “Well, I Should Have…* Jon Benjamin-Jazz Daredevil” and the session players really didn’t know what was going on before they started recording.

On last night’s Colbert, Benjamin did a rare live performance from the album with Colbert’s house band Jon Batiste and Stay Human as well as Stephen Colbert himself on trumpet*.

*Stephen also says he doesn’t know how to play the trumpet.

Enjoy some top shelf goofing around here.

Also, you can get your own very copy of “Well, I Should Have…* Jon Benjamin-Jazz Daredevil” here.

February 10, 2017

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Dark Musical Comedy Series Loosely Based on John Roberts’ Life Being Developed by Universal and Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite for HBO

There are so many great ingredients that are at work here. Called Edison, this project seems to lean towards Roberts taking the bubbly musical elements that he gets to play with on Bob’s Burgers and bringing them into a live action world with the sandbox that HBO allows and the latitude that a dark comedy bent brings.

Oh, we should mention that Roberts’ Bob’s Burgers co-star H. Jon Benjamin is co-writing and also executive producing this project too.

Excited for this possibly being HBO’s next comedy yet?

(via EW)

Seeso taped a bunch of Wyatt Cenac’s great weekly show in NYC, Night Train, and made into a series that they’ll start streaming at the end of this month at Thursday, June 30th.

To be featured in this taped version of Night Train will be:

Kurt Braunohler, Jen Kirkman, Janeane Garofalo, Roy Wood Jr., Jo Firestone, Hari Kondabolu, H. Jon Benjamin, Scott Adsit, Jean Grae, Michelle Buteau, Questlove, Seaton Smith, Aparna Nancherla, Natasha Muse, Clark Jones, Jeffrey Joseph, Matteo Lane, Eugene Mirman, Joyelle Johnson, Eugene Mirman, Michelle Wolf, Dan Soder, Brooke Van Poppelen, Larry Murphy, Damien Lemon, Frank Garcia-Hejl, Josh Gondelman, Sabrina Jalees, Donwill, Janelle James, Phoebe Robinson, Maeve Higgins, and Sasheer Zamata.

See for yourself in the trailer.

May 19, 2016

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A la a classic heist movie, Dan Mintz, H. Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, John Roberts, Larry Murphy, and creator Loren Bouchard as well as Kevin Kline, David Herman and Brooke Dillman got together to one more live show in the trailer for Bob’s Burgers Live! The Movie.

It should come as no surprise that Schaal directed it and co-wrote it with John Roberts and Rich Blomquist.

Watch it here.

November 27, 2015

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You’re already out shopping on Black Friday. Adding two comedy albums to whatever else you’re buying will be a bonus.

Both Jon Benjamin’s experimental jazz album, “Jazz Daredevil: Well, I Should Have*” where he doesn’t know how to play piano and attempts to play along side professional jazz musicians and Greg Proops’ latest stand-up album “In The Ball Park” both dropped today.

If anything, they should offer a great soundtrack to wade through the masses as your taking advantage of the leftovers of doorbuster deals today.

Get Jazz Daredevil, Well, I Should Have* from Sub Pop and In The Ball Park on iTunes or on vinyl from AST Records.

November 11, 2015

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(via Deadline)

The Jon Benjamin Has a Van gang is at it again.

IFC is “sexing” up their development slate with a project from Leo Allen and H. Jon Benjamin, who last worked together on the unfortunately short lived Jon Benjamin Has a Van.

Allen and Benjamin have created a series where Jon will narrate varied tales of passion, lust, and romance that he has nothing to do with or will ever get to take part in.

If you’re familiar at all with any of Benjamin’s work, you’ll be crossing your fingers that this will be something that goes to series soon.

October 26, 2015

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(via The Wrap)

It’s going to be called “TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special”

Mickey Mouse to SpongeBob SquarePants to The Simpsons and several other legendary cartoon characters will be the focus of a Fox TV special put together by The Paley Center for Media. The likes of H. Jon Benjamin, Nancy Cartwright, Mike Judge, Seth Green, Pamela Adlon, Tom Kenny, Yeardley Smith, and more will chat about their various animated characters that they’ve helped put on the map.

Hopefully, they’ll do some sort of bit with some of the characters like Human Giant did all those years ago with t-shirt cannons.

January 21, 2015

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That’s right, H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, John Roberts, and Loren Bouchard are going to tour around the country with a Bob’s Burgers LIVE show.

So far the tour will start Mar. 19th in Minneapolis, MN and stop in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Washington D.C., Upper Darby, PA, NYC, and Boston. More dates are coming.

Tickets are now on sale and we highly recommend snatching these up as soon as you can.

November 3, 2014

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Lowe’s is employing robots to help customers find their way through their hardware and home supplies store. It’s an added perk for sure when looking for the right type of bolts and screws, but the team at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver thinks that customer service at such places is much more dependent on the human element than simple knowledge of tools, gardening, etc.

So, with the help of Nick Offerman, H. Jon Benjamin, and Sarah Baker, Last Week Tonight made up this ad for Home Depot that shows that their sales representatives are best put to use when dealing with couples whose relationship is going off the rails.

Watch it here.

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November 2, 2014

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Adjectives such as artisanal, handmade, small batch, and more are words that many consumers these days look for on their products, no matter what they are.

With that in mind, comedy folks Eugene Mirman and H. Jon Benjamin and Chet Clem have created a line of artisanal, handmade, small batch mystery sacks that promise to contain “…hand-chosen items that are hand-hewn by machines in America…” to be sold at the Flotsam General Store.

One can only imagine what you would get in a mystery sack of varying sizes (depending on how much money you want shell out for this) from someone like Mirman who does Brooklyn themed paintings. We’re absolutely sure this will go nicely with any Dumb Starbucks merchandise that you could possibly have.

For our money, the best selling point of Flotsam is their return/exchange policy, which reads, “Ha, ha,ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, haha, ha”