Recently, a new comedy power couple has been made in the union between Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher.
Part of their union involved Natasha converting to the Jewish faith. Conversion from one faith to another is fascinating on its own, but it’s definitely undeniably intriguing from the perspective of a comedian doing so for another comedian.
Leggero explained the specifics, with punchlines, on Conan this past week.
Just as the Kardashians are sticking around, The Bellacourts aren’t going anywhere either.
Another Period, Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome’s series based on real turn-of-the-century opulence is going to keep showing off the 1% of the 1900s being as wasteful as they can possibly be for a 3rd season at Comedy Central.
Season 2 doesn’t premiere until next month on June 15th, but the renewal just got announced today, which hopefully means Comedy Central knows something really great about season 2 that the rest of us don’t.
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Adam Cayton-Holland
Andrew Orvedahl
Andrew Santino
Anthony Atamanuik
Arden Myrin
Baron Vaughn
Ben Roy
Brendon Walsh
Brooke Van Poppelen
Cameron Esposito
Chris Cubas
Chris Gethard
Chris Hardwick
Colton Dunn
Dan Harmon
David Gborie
Doug Benson
Drennon Davis
Eddie Pepitone
Eliza Skinner
Emily Heller
Eric Andre
Gillian Jacobs
Horatio Sanz
Howard Kremer
Iliza Shlesinger
Joe Pera
Jon Gabrus
Jonah Ray
Judd Apatow
Kate Micucci
Kulap Vilaysack
The Lucas Brothers
Martha Kelly
Matt Besser
Matt Walsh
Megan Gailey
Mike Birbiglia
Mike O’Brien
Morgan Murphy
Moshe Kasher
Natasha Leggero
Nate Bargatze
Owen Benjamin
Paul F. Tompkins
Rhea Butcher
Ron Lynch
Rory Scovel
Scott Aukerman
Sean Patton
Shannon O’Neill
Tami Sagher
Thomas Middleditch
Todd Barry
Todd Glass
Zach Woods
@midnight
ASSSSCAT
the cast of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Doug Loves Movies
HarmonQuest
The Hooray Show
The Imaginary Radio Program with Drennon Davis
improv4humans
The Laugh Button Live!
Loud Village
Maltin on Movies
Sexpot Comedy
Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins
The Todd Barry Podcast
Trump Dump with Tony Atamanuik as Donald Trump
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All of the above and more will be present and performing at SXSW in Austin, TX starting Fri. Mar. 11th.
If this peaks your interest (and we’re guessing that it does), you can register for a badge here.
Blizzard or not, you should go watch this right now.
Years ago, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel rented a giant bus and taped an entire comedy special for their live show Crash Test while driving around LA. They had anyone from Aziz Ansari to Natasha Leggero to Thomas Lennon/Robert Ben Garant to Ian Karmel and much more join them/run into them while the special was happening.
While it was only available to stream after paying for quite some time, you can now watch the whole Crash Test special over at CC.com.
So, go do that.
Without fail, SF Sketchfest’s cup runneth over with many of comedy’s best and brightest for nearly a month.
From Jan. 7th-24th, the gargantuan comedy festival known as SF Sketchfest will once again take over numerous venues throughout San Francisco. They’ve announced the line-up today and we’ll give you just a sample straight from the press release:
The 2016 SF Sketchfest features a 20th anniversary tribute to “Waiting For Guffman,” with a screening and cast reunion with Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey and Fred Willard; in-person tributes to iconic actor Sally Field in conversation with Michael Showalter along with a screening of their new film, “Hello, My Name is Doris;” Jeff Goldblum in conversation and in musical performance with his Mildred Snitzer Orchestra; Patton Oswalt in conversation with Boots Riley; hit animated series “Bob’s Burgers” with creator Loren Bouchard and cast members Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts and Kristen Schaal; acclaimed comedic author Dave Barry in conversation; spotlights on film favorites including “Hot Shots” 25th Anniversary with Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft; “Teen Witch”: The Peaches Christ Experience; and “Hook” 25th Anniversary; TV spotlights “Fishing with John” 25th Anniversary with John Lurie in conversation with Parker Posey; “Drunk History” with Derek Waters and friends; “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” live; “Galavant” with creators and cast, and “Sledge Hammer!;” celebrations of animated comedies “BoJack Horseman,” “Futurama” and “Dr. Katz Professional Therapist”; popular radio programs StarTalk Live with Bill Nye the Science Guy and Eugene Mirman and NPR’s Ask Me Another; appearances by comedians and actors including Pamela Adlon, Scott Adsit, Maria Bamford, Todd Barry, Guy Branum, Stephanie Courtney, Cameron Esposito, Noel Fielding, Dave Foley, Judah Friedlander, Ron Funches, Jeff Garlin, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Gethard, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Jon Hamm, Dan Harmon, John Hodgman, Moshe Kasher, Andy Kindler, Nick Kroll, Natasha Leggero, Beth Littleford, Jason Mantzoukas, Kevin McDonald, Thomas Middleditch, Laraine Newman, Tom Papa, Jimmy Pardo, Eddie Pepitone, Chelsea Peretti, Jim Rash, Paul Scheer, The Sklar Brothers, Martin Starr, Eric Stonestreet, Scott Thompson, Paul F. Tompkins, Michael Urie, Baron Vaughn, Jessica Williams; top comedy collectives Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings; and musical performances by Princess featuring Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum in an Evening of the Music of Prince, Jonathan Coulton, Kate Micucci, Rhett Miller, Paul and Storm and more.
Yes, there’s more that’s coming round the bay than what you see above. If you’re already sold on going (and we struggle to think why you wouldn’t be), tickets go on sale this Sun. at 10AM PST here.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Along with Jim Carrey’s pilot about the LA comedy scene in the 1970s, Showtime seems really interested in going deep about comedy.
Andrew Dice Clay has a series that follows his life of currently trying to make a comeback, which is especially intriguing after his surprisingly good turn in Blue Jasmine.
Natasha Leggero, who is on a roll right now with Another Period and her comedy special, will play a girlfriend of Dice and only makes this latest comedian semi-autobiographical series all the more intriguing.
Reading internet comments about something you created is one thing.
Secretly watching a focus group freely express their thoughts about your one hour stand-up special is a whole other terrifying thing altogether.
Yet, Natasha Leggero did just that for her “Live at Bimbo’s” special that just aired this past weekend.
Watch Natasha handle her focus group that was ambivalent about her comedy like a pro, then go watch her special at CC:Direct.
Natasha Leggero got a new special coming on Aug. 22nd.
Lillian Schmemmerhorn-Fish will take a break from being part of The Bellacourts on Another Period to premiere a brand new hour of stand-up.
Natasha Leggero: Live at Bimbo’s will come out CC: Stand Up Direct on Aug. 17th, then airing on Aug. 22nd at 11PM on Comedy Central.
Even if you’re watching from the comfort of your own home, you should probably dress up.
Before Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome as The Bellacourts get to officially make their worldwide debut on Another Period, on Tues. Jun. 23rd you can watch the pilot episode on CC.com right now.
If you need more enticing to budget a half hour out of your day, just watch this hysterical clip about caring and only caring about moving up the social ladder.
Jun. 23rd, the day that Another Period premieres on Comedy Central isn’t that far away.
To gear up for it, you can start familiarizing yourself with The Bellacourts, the old money family that Another Period follows.
Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero are two of the main Bellacourts and you can watch how they got to mark some social media firsts before the Internet and certainly social media existed like Twitter…
…Tinder…
…or going viral.
Eat your heart out Downton Abbey.
The premiere of Comedy Central’s Another Period, that’s almost set only a few years before Downton Abbey, is soon, Jun. 23rd,
Before that, catch a glimpse of the opulence from Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome that’s could be considered turn of the century equivalent of The Kardashians in this teaser.
(via Deadline)
Kristen Schaal, Brittany Snow, both Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, Natasha Leggero, Nasim Pedrad, John Roberts, and Titmouse Animation are all involved.
Kristen Schaal is serving as co-executive producer on MTV’s latest foray into comedy, an animated project called “Fancy Bastards”. Snow, Outcasts get made into the cool kids in town when they find out that they all have the same father who just happens to be a prince.
The two Osbournes, Roberts, Leggero, Pedrad, Roberts, Jessica Lowe, and Jameeliah Garrett will be the show’s very well rounded cast.
With the revival of Celebrity Death Match on MTV2, it looks a promising return for animation on MTV.
It almost seems like this was the show Natasha Leggero was born for.
This first clip finally gives a look into one of Comedy Central’s latest highly anticipated series, the 1900s single camera comedy “Another Period”. Leggero flirts with a robber baron played by Tim Heidecker at a particular funeral and Michael Ian Black is at her beck and call as a servant.
It would seem this show can have all the fun that Downton Abbey could have if they wanted to take some liberties with history and tone.
Another Period premieres Jun. 23rd.
A Better You is Matt Walsh’s 2nd film, co-written by star Brian Huskey, shows when hypnotherapy perhaps might not be the answer to your or even the hypnotherapist’s problem.
Horatio Sanz, Andy Daly, Morgan Walsh, Riki Lindhome, Natasha Leggero, Joe Lo Truglio, and more round a stellar cast as one might expect with Walsh at the helm.
A Better You is set to go around the film festival circuit, but you can watch the trailer here.
(via Deadline)
Following Mad Men, many have pondered what Christina Hendricks next role would be. It seems that she’ll take after her co-stars Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss and more who have taken on more comedic roles outside of AMC.
Hendricks has just joined the cast of the faux reality show set in the 1900s Another Period coming to Comedy Central making a perfect addition to stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome.
We have no doubt that there will be side-by-side .gifs of Joan Holloway and Hendricks character on Another Period and what they would potentially think of each other.
Whether you’re aware of it or not, Comedy Central is on a roll. Drunk History, Nathan For You, Broad City, “@midnight”, Kroll Show, seem to all be solid in so many respects and thus, it shouldn’t be a surprise that their 1900s scripted comedy Another Period starring Riki Lindhome and Natasha Leggero has just added a stellar supporting/guest cast.
Lauren Ash, Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Beth Dover, Brett Gelman, Brian Huskey, David Koechner, Jason Ritter, David Wain and Armen Weitzman are all set to round out the show following Rhode Island’s “first family”.
While, Another Period won’t come around until 2015, 2015 isn’t that far off.
Last night was the very last episode in Chelsea Handler’s 7 year run at E! as the titular host of Chelsea Lately. To mark the occasion, she got 50 Cent, Miley Cyrus, Tim Gunn, Gwen Stefani, Dave Grohl, Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Bullock, Gerard Butler, Fergie, Jennifer Aniston, Avril Lavigne and so many other A-listers as well as so many of the comedians who have been/worked on the show including Fortune Feimster, Kurt Braunohler, Sarah Colonna, Kevin Nealon, Ian Karmel, Claire Titleman, Matt Braunger, Ron Funches, and way more to do a big farewell musical number.
It’s a touching sentiment that all these people came together and sang a song all about Chelsea Handler, but we would like to point out that around 1:27, TJ Miller is wearing the best suit ever and around 2:15, Natasha Leggero might be holding the best portrait that’s ever been held up during a farewell song.
Natasha Leggero to Host This Year’s Shorty Awards
The Shorty Awards, the awards ceremony dedicated to social media, made a great pick for their host this year in Natasha Leggero.
Having kicked off this year with not apologizing over a joke during a New Year’s Eve special, she’s a prime candidate to host an awards show that has to deal with the Internet.
The latest episode of This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir involves four comedians that all are in the room when this was taped and all subsequently took the stage: Steve Rannazzisi, Ari Shaffir, Bobby Lee, and Natasha Leggero.
The story follows a crazy fight that broke out at The Comedy Store, which isn’t that unusual for The Comedy Store, but they all have amazingly made up and agreed on what happened.
Watch and see what the hell happened here.
Let Comedy Resolve to Stand Up For Itself in 2014 Like Natasha Leggero
For the sake of several people on the Internet looking for a reason to be outraged, so many comedians were coerced into publicly apologizing last year. Maybe some cases were called for and other ones were certainly blown way out of proportion and taken out of context (a mortal enemy of comedy).
Over a New Year’s Eve special, Natasha Leggero made a joke about American veterans and received a lot of criticism from it, but, thankfully stood up for her joke, which was, as you should hear a lot today, pretty harmless (and pretty great).
We can only hope that more comedians will stand firm with their jokes in 2014 so long as they really aren’t using comedy as a veil for bigotry, which definitely was not the case here.
