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Ceremony for David Letterman’s Mark Twain Prize Airs Tonight on PBS

November 20, 2017

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At 8PM tonight, the evening that David Letterman was honored with one of comedy’s most prestigious awards, The Mark Twain Prize for Humor, will be televised in a special on PBS.

There were plenty of presenters that came out to honor Dave including Steve Martin, Martin Short, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Schumer, and Bill Murray (of course, Murray is in a ridiculous get up per his tradition with his appearances on The Late Show).

Also, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen did this special edition of Documentary Now! just for Dave.

PBS SoCal’s ANGELENO Profiles Lisa Curry Putting in the Work to Make It in Comedy

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PBS SoCal’s ANGELENO Profiles Lisa Curry Putting in the Work to Make It in Comedy

ANGELENO has PBS SoCal find certain individuals throughout the dense sprawl of LA that highlight the intricate tapestry that makes up this city.

For comedy, they followed and interviewed Lisa Curry and showed the amount dedication, work, focus, and self-determination she has, on top of being funny, in order to make her own path in comedy here in Los Angeles.

You can watch it on PBS at Sun, Apr 23 at 6PM and Mon, Apr 24 at 7:30PM or stream it right now right here.

Watch Bill Murray’s Mark Twain Prize Acceptance Ceremony on PBS Tonight

October 28, 2016

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The awarding of The Mark Twain Prize for Humor to Bill Murray has already happened. However, it was shot and edited into a special that will air on PBS tonight at 9PM.

You can watch how David Letterman, Steve Martin, Aziz Ansari, Emma Stone, Jimmy Kimmel, Bill Hader, and more pay tribute to Murray and his comedy legacy later this evening.

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The episodic series that followed comedians in Austin, TX is having a whole showcase of many Austin-to-LA transplants tomorrow

Stand Up Empire will be taking over the Comedy Central Stages featuring Megan Simon, Ramin Nazer, Daniel Rugg Webb, Brently Heilbron, and Chip Pope on Wednesday, August 3rd at 8PM.

Admission is free with RSVP at 323 960 5519. Get more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows and listings as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

“Eddie Murphy: The Mark Twain Prize” Special Airs Tonight

November 23, 2015

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9PM on PBS.

While Eddie Murphy has already received his actual Mark Twain Prize for Humor at the ceremony, the rest of us only know that he ribbed Bill Cosby during his acceptance speech.

We don’t know what Kevin Nealon Jay Pharoah, and more were up to during the ceremony, but it seems like they were there honoring Eddie in their own particular way.

We’ll definitely be curious to see if Eddie’s acceptance speech goes a little more into some bits/material/etc.

PBS Digital Orders “You’re Doing It Wrong” Science Series Hosted by The Sklar Brothers

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We’ll gladly learn what we are doing wrong our everyday lives and how we can make it better, especially if the lessons are coming The Sklar Brothers.

The wonderful Sklar Brothers will be doing 20 episodes of “You’re Doing It Wrong” on PBS Digital that investigates everyday activities and how most of us are just doing it, per the title, all wrong and taking it all for granted.

Perhaps, it’ll be PBS Digital’s version of National Geographic’s Going Deep With David Rees, but done Sklarbro style.

There Will be a Robin Williams Tribute Special on PBS

September 2, 2014

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With several tributes done very close to the tragic passing of Robin Williams including ones from Conan, Fallon, Meyers, Letterman, and Billy Crystal, PBS will have their own one-hour tribute special to Williams, “Robin Williams Remembered”, airing next Tues. Sept. 9th at 9PM.

It’ll feature interviews with his closest friends and contemporaries and examine through his whole amazing career as a comedian and actor including the late Jonathan Winters.

Maria Bamford Gives Us Insight to Doing Comedy on Meds for Latest Ep. of Modern Comedian

August 22, 2014

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Scott Moran’s fantastic Modern Comedian is back with a brand new episode featuring the also fantastic Maria Bamford. One of the few comedians to talk, enlighten us, and make us all laugh about mental illness in such a beautiful way, Bamford talks candidly with Moran about the trade off of taking medication for her mental illness.

Please do watch it 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.

Rich Vos on Being in Recovery as a Comedian

November 14, 2013

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Rich Vos talks his road to recovery from crack addiction, which he amazingly went cold turkey from decades ago, in this latest episode of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian at PBS Digital and how that fuels his comedy and everything else in his life.

Colin Quinn on What’s Goes Into to Making a One Man Show About the U.S. Constitution

October 25, 2013

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Colin Quinn has recently stepped up in his comedy career by putting together a touring one man show called Unconstitutional about the United States Constitution and while that seems simple enough, they’re so many subtleties that go into doing such a thing from just playing a comedy club.

Watch this latest episode Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian to see what those subtleties are and more.

Modern Comedian Shows The Open Mic Life with Subhah Agarwal

September 9, 2013

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Open mics are an unavoidable part of being a comedian. They’re often brutal and, in fact, you shouldn’t think of them any other way, but they are also crucial to developing your voice as a comedian so when you do a big show, you don’t fuck it up (hopefully).

Scott Moran’s amazing series Modern Comedian for PBS Digital follows up and coming comedian Subhah Agarwal who grinds it out at open mics in NYC as much as humanly possible and exhibits how hard work and focus can be quite rewarding in comedy. Watch the episode here.

Reggie Watts’ Curiosity on Things Such as Time Travel Inspire His Music/Comedy

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For those interested in the mysteries of Reggie Watts and how the connective tissue of his performance comes about, watch the latest episode of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian at PBS Digital. Watts’ curiosities on time travel, the feasibility, what period he would go to seeps into his subconscious and he’s figured out a way to make all work in his improvised performances.

PBS Should Get an Award For Best Parody of Reality TV

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Recently, PBS put out a series of promos for their channel that perfectly satirized reality TV as a whole. In fact, they’re so good that, as they suggest, you think they’re real shows. Even after we’ve told you they’re real, you’ll still think while watching them, “That’s not a real show?”

Watch promos for “Landscapers”, “Clam Kings”, and “Tanners”/good television now.

Bonnie McFarlane on Being the Writer’s Stand Up Comedian

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The latest episode of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian at PBS Digital features prolific writer and comedian Bonnie McFarlane on her journey through stand-up as primarily someone who loves writing much more than being on stage. The obsession with writing has brought her to write everyday and gives a little insight behind her seemingly non-stop output for comedy.

Modern Comedian Takes a Look at Being a Road Comic with Heneghen

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Opting for his own artistic freedom, veteran comedian James Heneghen has made due in comedy by performing on the road. It’s a little thought about lifestyle, especially with people that don’t perform on a regular basis, trying to find work constantly, driving so much that your car is effectively your home, and so on.

This latest episode of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian gives a pretty good sense of all of that.

‘Modern Comedian’ Profiles Beth Stelling and Her Love of Sweets and Subsequent Dental Work

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The self-imposed nickname “Sweet Beth” for the very funny Beth Stelling comes from Beth’s predilection towards sweet foods. In fact, she has had extensive dental work done because of that as featured on this latest episode of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian.

Apparently, it’s hard to reconcile having a sweet tooth as a comedian with little to no dental insurance.

Watch Complete ‘American Masters-Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ Online Now

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Watch Complete ‘American Masters-Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ Online Now

The PBS documentary on comedy legend Mel Brooks with intimate interviews of Brooks and his colleagues is now online in its entirety for you to watch and enjoy.

It’s not Memorial Day Weekend anymore, but you can carve out 90 minutes for this today, right?

‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ Premieres Tonight on PBS

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‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ Premieres Tonight on PBS

The PBS documentary on comedy legend Mel Brooks featuring Mel candidly “…giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film and photo archives.” is on tonight. ‘Make a Noise’ premieres at 9PM on PBS tonight and if his episode of WTF w/Marc Maron is any indication, this will be really good.

And So Begins Season 3 of Modern Comedian Highlighting the Crowd Work of Phil Hanley

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Much of actually good crowd work in stand-up comes from an initial instinct to survive given not so perfect circumstances. That is what is on display with the first episode of Season 3 of Scott Moran’s Modern Comedian featuring Phil Hanley.

Watch this episode now and every other if you haven’t done so already. Also, we’re sure you’ll be excited at the teaser for next week’s episode as well.

Modern Comedian To Return For 3rd Season with Subjects Like Jim Gaffigan

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Scott Moran’s brilliant mini-doc series Modern Comedian about the lives of comedians today is finally coming back for a third season. This time around, he’ll get to follow the likes of Jim Gaffigan and many more.

Watch this trailer which gives you highlights of last season and clips from this upcoming season.

Promo for American Masters: Mel Brooks: Make a Noise on PBS

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Apparently, we have only scratched the surface with the stories that comedy legend Mel Brooks has told on TV over the last year or so. PBS’ American Masters is going in-depth with Brooks and his friends and it should be pretty great.

Take a look at the promo and then check it out Mon. May 20th 9PM.