Julia Louis-Dreyfus Inks Overall Deal at Apple TV Plus
While it’s been a bit of clunky start for Apple TV Plus, this is a huge get for them and we can only hope that Apple makes good on putting their money on Julia Louis-Dreyfus and that Julia will get to EP and star in something(s) that will usher in what could be considered a third golden age of JLD (the other two being Seinfeld and Veep).
Veep, for what will be 7 seasons, will undoubtedly be remembered as producing some of the best political comedy and satire ever in television history (that’s on top of having so many bitingly funny jokes per minute that it’d put any multi cam sitcom to shame in that regard and giving the indomitable Julia Louis-Dreyfus another platform to shine)
So, with all of that in mind, get ready for Veep’s 7th and final season, premiering on HBO Sun. Mar. 31st, with this trailer.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Be 2018 Recipient of Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Already, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of our most beloved comedic actors just from her roles on Seinfeld and Veep alone and is well deserving of a bust of Mark Twain in this regard. One has to wonder if Seinfeld and Veep alums/cast members will show up and do related bits at the upcoming ceremony.
Also, as far as the Mark Twain Prize is concerned, 2018 will be noted for having Julia Louis-Dreyfus winning and it being the year that Bill Cosby had his Mark Twain Prize stripped from him.
Veep Will Come to an End in Seventh Season
Another one of TV’s great comedies will come to an end on their terms.
Even with the series going way farther than the vast majority of comedies these days, series creator Armando Iannucci moving on to The Death of Stalin, and the Trump Administration giving the series a weird life-mirroring-art curveball, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a second iconic role under her belt and showrunner David Mandel will be very likely going out in the best position possible.
“It became clear that this season should be the last season,” Louis-Dreyfus says. “We don’t want to repeat ourselves or wear out our welcome. The story has a finality to it that feels end-of-series.”
Both Veep & Silicon Valley Get Renewed By HBO
Season 7 of Veep and season 5 of Silicon Valley will be happening as HBO just officially renewed one of its most reliable pair of comedies that the network has ever had.
Both shows will be coming in 2018 and have yet another year where real events that transpire might be weirder than their plot lines.
Norman Lear, the man behind some of the biggest sitcoms of all time including All in the Family, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, Good Times, and much much more is starting his own podcast, All of the Above.
While there are plenty of conversational podcasts that feature a cadre of great guests talking entertainment and comedy, the fact that Lear will be talking Amy Poehler, America Ferrera, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerrod Carmichael, and Charles Barkley is something to definitely listen to.
Look for All of the Above to premiere on May 1st.
Maybe it’s because it’s just a fictional reality versus our actual reality, but Jonah’s latest foibles with his public image via his own website, Selina’s desperate attempt to seem caring and likable, and Richard Splett’s “engrossing” blog make for a world that seems a little better than our own.
So, do enjoy the rabbit hole of bonus interactive content that Veep has gifted us all for season six, which includes a Selina Meyer “on-line literacy test”.
Just a friendly neighborhood reminder that one of the best and most relevant comedies on TV is returning for its sixth season.
Don’t miss the season 6 premiere of Veep tonight at 10:30PM on HBO.
But as I’ve thought so much more about Trump in the last year, there’s nobody more Trumpy than Selina. In some ways, she has been Trumpy for six seasons. So much of the show is her barging into things headfirst, saying the wrong thing, screwing up, getting caught, lying about it. If that’s not Trump, I don’t know what is. Everyone keeps asking, “Well, how has Trump changed things?” Trump, in a weird way, is sort of doing us. We’re not doing him.
HBO and Gallery 1988 are partnering up to put on an art exhibition in tribute to the comedic brilliance that is Veep.
Works from the following artists will be featured:
100% Soft
Alexander Wells
Anthony Petrie
Barry Blankenship
Bruce White
Chet Phillips
Chris McGuire
Clark Orr
Clinton Reno
Cuyler Smith
Dan Mumford
Doug LaRocca
Fred Harper
Heather Perry
Kiersten Essenpreis
Lou Pimentel
Luke McGarry
Maggie Chiang
Malisa Suchayana
Maria Bjornbom-Oberg
Nan Lawson
Oh Sew Nerdy
Phil Noto
Rockets are Red
Steve Dressler
There will be an opening on Friday, April 14th with a reception from 7PM-9PM at Gallery 1988, 7308 Melrose Ave. It’s free to attend, but we highly recommend getting there early as the gallery space is small and there will be a line out of the door.
Also, the exhibition will remain at the space until April 22nd and you’ll have the chance to buy the works starting on opening night and at gallery1988.com.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
While the tables have turned with Veep seeming less crazy than what is actually happening with The White House these days, Veep still seems every bit of the prestige comedy series coming towards its 6th season.
See for yourself in the newly released trailer.
Season 6 of Veep premieres on Sunday, April 16 at 10:30PM on HBO.
Outstanding Comedy Series-Veep
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series-Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series-Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Lead Directing for a Comedy Series-Jill Soloway, Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series-Louie Anderson, Baskets
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series-Kate McKinnon, SNL
Outstanding Variety Talk Series in a Comedy Series-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding Variety Special-The Late Late Show Carpool Karoake Prime Time Special
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series-Peter Scolari, Girls
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Serires-Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, SNL
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series-Key & Peele
Outstanding Writing for Variety Special-Patton Oswalt, Talking for Clapping
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series-Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, Master of None
Here are the rest of the comedy winners for the Creative Arts Emmys and the Interactive Media Emmys as well as the complete list of Emmys winners.
For the most part, heavy perennial favorites won here, and deservingly so, like Veep, Transparent, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Key & Peele got a proper send-off for the final season with this Emmy win and what might be talked about as one of Louie Anderson’s best performances of his career in Baskets as the mother nabbed him a statue as well. Also, Master of None’s writing definitely earned its Emmy win here.
Take note of the power of premium cable and streaming services, particularly HBO and Amazon, in this round of winners.
Sarah Silverman, Harmontown, George Wallace, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Barry Katz, P.K. Subban, Carrie Fisher, Sebastian Maniscalco, David Cross, Lewis Black, Jeff Ross presents Roast Battle…
…Howie Mandel, Russell Peters, Oh, Hello starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, Hannibal Buress, Jeremy Hotz, Brian Regan, Maria Bamford, Gad Elmaleh, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Iliza Shlesinger, Kathleen Madigan, Nikki Glaser, Jay Pharoah, Scott Aukerman, Paul F. Tompkins, Mark Watson, Russell Kane, Tiff Stevenson, Rachid Badouri, Dom Irrera, Godfrey, Jessica Kirson, Gina Brillon, Yannis Pappas, Mike Ward, Bobby Slayton, Brad Williams, Ralphie May, Tiffany Haddish, Tony Hale, Timothy Simons, David Mandel, Alan Carr, Tom Green, Janeane Garofalo, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Adam Hills, Tommy Johnagin, Nick Thune, Steve Rannazzisi, Scott Thompson, Kurt Metzger, Big Jay Oakerson, Barry Crimmins, Louie Anderson, Emo Philips, Piff The Magic Dragon, Beth Stelling, Michelle Wolf, Todd Barry, Aparna Nancherla, Jermaine Fowler, Mark Normand, Matt Braunger, Ari Shaffir, Andy Kindler, Anthony Atamanuik, Cameron Esposito, Daniel Sloss, Derek Seguin, Jackie Kashian, James Adomian, Josh Adam Meyers, Katherine Ryan, Corrine Fisher, Krystyna Hutchinson, Stuart Goldsmith, and more!
That’s a good majority of who is performing at the 34th edition of the world renowned JFL Festival in Montreal this year. As you can see, it’s a giant bill of many comedy’s biggest names per usual.
Please note that this doesn’t include the couple dozen or so comedians that will be featured as JFL Montreal’s New Faces of Comedy. Those will not be announced before those live showcases take place.
The Just For Laughs Festival will go from July 13- 31 and you can tickets and/or passes now.
Those are the comedy folks that are listed next to Pope Francis, Stephen Curry, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Hillary Clinton.
Time Magazine just released its annual big-to-do list of the 100 Most Influential People this year and the likes of Jane The Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez, comedy multi-hyphenate Aziz Ansari, enduring comedy star of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and bonafide, self-made comedy force Melissa McCarthy all made the list.
John Oliver (”the John Oliver effect” is a real thing) and Samantha Bee (Full Frontal, like Last Week Tonight, picked up right where Jon Stewart left off and added more bite over bark) seem to be absent from the list, but don’t let that take away from how great Master of None, Spy, Veep, and Jane The Virgin are.
Read the entire 100 Most Influential People List here.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is hosting SNL this weekend and from the looks of the first promo with Bobby Moynihan who loves Julia’s work on Beep, it’s going to be a good time.
Catch it on Saturday at 11:30PM on NBC.
It’s about time. It’s been 10 years since Julia Louis-Dreyfus last hosted, she’s a SNL alum, and Veep and Seinfeld should provide more than enough material for potentially memorable parodies/mash-ups.
So, mark down April 16th.
In many ways, the contested election on this season of Veep might seem more desirable than what we’re going through right now as a nation.
Sure, there’s plenty of second-guessing, trash talking, pandering, etc., but whatever sick comeback or burn you could think of pales in comparison from anything from the pen of the writing staff of Veep.
You’ll see what we mean in this new trailer.
Look for the premiere of season 5 of Veep on Sunday, April 24th on HBO.
April 24th, the premiere date of season 5 of Veep, is still over a month away.
However, if you’re jonesin’ for any bit of new Veep, you can check out this behind-the-scenes look of this new season guided by Selina Meyer herself, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Switching faces and stealing babies are something that you’d think that would be reserved for an episode of Black Mirror, but apparently those are two components of the friendship struck between Jessica St. Clair and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Watch Jessica try to explain it on Conan here.
Jerry has had Michael Richards, Larry David, and Jason Alexander on the show and has just now finished off having the principals of Seinfeld on his web series.
Seinfeld has a fine start off to the latest season of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee on Crackle with picking up Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the classic Aston Martin that James Bond used to drive.
Watch reminiscing about Seinfeld as well as life outside and beyond Seinfeld here.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stephen Colbert, Jim Carrey, Trevor Noah, gorgeous, rare automobiles, and, of course, coffee are all coming together for season 6 of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, set for a premiere on Jun. 3rd at 8:30PM PST right at the show’s site or on Crackle.
See how cool the last series of hang outs with Seinfeld are going to be in this trailer.
Good call on the season 4 renewal, Comedy Central.
Season 3 of Inside Amy Schumer premiered last night and is in as great a form as it’s ever been.
The parody of Friday Night Lights that also serves as a subtle PSA about rape in football and Tina Fey, Patricia Arquette, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus meeting in honor of a Last F’able Day will show exactly what we’re talking about.
The trailer for the latest season of Veep is here, which means season 4 is almost here. Specifically, Sun. Apr. 12th 10:30PM on HBO is when season 4 will premiere.
Until then, you can enjoy the obscenely smart barbs thrown back and forth within The White House as well as confirmation that Hugh Laurie will be part of this season in this aforementioned trailer.
(via Deadline)
BAFTA LA are set to make a pretty good line of recipients for their Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. Last year, Sacha Baron Cohen was honored with the distinction and it was just announced today that the one and only Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be the next in line to get the award.
If you’re not already watching Veep, hopefully this is another very forceful nudge in encouraging you to do so.
The line between television and reality was blurred as this past weekend, Veep’s VP Selina Meyer played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and actual Vice President, Joe Biden were. hanging out together.
It’s as much fun as you’d think it would be. Watch it here.