Pick of the Day: Ally Coalition 7th Annual Talent Show 12/21

Pick of the Day: Padma Puts On a Virtual Comedy Show 12/17

Pick of the Day: Laughing All the Way to The White House 10/20

#PickoftheDay: Dent for Coroner 10/3

Comedy Central Gets More Into the Roy Wood Jr. Business with a First Look Deal, a Third Hour Special, a Digital Series, and a TV Pilot

Here’s Your First Look at Roy Wood Jr.’s New Hour Special “No One Loves You”

Chris Garcia Tells His Story of Trying Boxing to Win a Girl Back

Byron Bowers Tells One of the Darkest and Best Stories for This Is Not Happening

Krystyna Hutchinson Tells Her Story of Overcoming Jealousy of a Porn Star for True Love

Watch Roy Wood Jr. as Host of This Is Not Happening in Season 4 Trailer

Watch Roy Wood Jr.’s RTCA Dinner Address

2017 Outside Lands Barbary Comedy Tent to Have Nick Kroll, Roy Wood Jr., Last Podcast on the Left, Wild Horses, Talk Show the Game Show

Roy Wood Jr. to Replace Ari Shaffir as Host of This Is Not Happening

Audible Channels Presents a Whole Boatload of New Premium Audio Content Including The Comedy Show Show, Hold On, Sounds Like America, and Bedtime Stories for Cynics

Lewis Black, Mark Normand, and Roy Wood Jr. To Have Hour Specials at Comedy Central

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

Variety’s Comics to Watch 2016 Has James Adomian, Anthony Atamanuik, Cameron Esposito, Lauren Lapkus, and Roy Wood Jr.

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” Adds Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, and Roy Wood Jr. as Correspondents

December 18, 2020

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It’s almost as if there is an advent calendar for holiday charity live-streams that feature some of the biggest and brightest and best in comedy and music every day this week (and maybe next). There have been plenty of Georgia Runoff benefits, but they’re also big time festival-gala-ish line-ups that are supporting issues that are a little broader.

In the case of the Ally Coalition’s 7th Annual Talent Show, it’s supporting unhoused LGBTQ youth, some of the most vulnerable members of our population. For their very special evening, they’ve got the likes of Mike Birbiglia, Aidy Bryant, Reggie Watts, Jacqueline Novak, Chris Laker, Roy Wood Jr., The Lucas Brothers, and Kalen Allen on the bill. That’s in addition to musical performances from the likes of St. Vincent, Sleater-Kinney, Brittany Howard, Bleachers, Hayley Williams, and more.

It will all be streaming this Sun. Dec. 21st at 6PM PT from Jack Antonoff’s Twitch.

Get more info, full line-up, and details on specific orgs (Ruth Ellis Center, New Alternatives, Youth Breakout, Oakland LGBT Center, Bu Wellness Center, Lost-n-Found Youth) at theallycoalition.org.

We told you that there would be plenty of big time comedy benefit shows for the Georgia Runoffs and, lordy lordy, there sure are. This latest one is being put up by the one and only Padma Lakshmi that’s very explicit in this regard by being called, “Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show for the Georgia Runoff Elections: An Evening to Benefit FairFight”.

Stacey Abrams’ FairFight was instrumental in registering voters and contributing to Biden’s 2020 Election win and will undoubtedly be crucial in the upcoming special Georgia Senate Runoffs.

So, they tapped Padma for a live benefit show and she, in turn, got one hell of a line-up that includes:

Hasan Minhaj, Phoebe Robinson, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Benito Skinner, Mike Birbiglia, John Early, Roy Wood Jr., Julio Torres, Michelle Buteau, Patton Oswalt, Aparna Nancherla, Caleb Hearon, Wanda Sykes, Joel Kim Booster, Tituss Burgess, Meg Stalter, Patti Harrison, Nikki Glaser, Ayo Edebiri, Jo Firestone, Amber Ruffin, Dulce Sloan, Naomi Ekperigin, W. Kamau Bell, Mitra Jouhari, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Andy Cohen.

There will also be music from King Princess, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Brittany Howard, Local Natives, Aloe Blacc, and Cautious Clay.

Lastly, the evening’s virtual festivities will be hosted by none other than the Las Culturistas themselves, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

Reads like a festival line-up, doesn’t it? Well, we still can’t do that in person right now, but you can enjoy this gigantic Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show comedy live-stream on Thurs. Dec. 17th at 6PM PT/9PM ET at youtube.com/padmalakshmi and donate to FairFight here.

As you may well know, Wisconsin is a major swing state. As such, there are plenty of big fundraisers that are going towards making sure it swings left.

One of them, Laughing All the Way to the White House, will be one of the biggest comedy live-stream fundraisers that we’ve seen yet. Slated for this Tue. Oc.t 20th at 6PM PT/8PM CT/9PM ET, the live-stream will feature the likes of: Sarah Silverman, Sarah Cooper, Seth MacFarlane, Kumail Nanjiani, Mike Birbiglia, Hasan Minhaj, Lewis Black, Bassem Youssef, Chelsea Peretti, Whitney Cummings, Judd Apatow, Roy Wood Jr, Maria Bamford, Harry Shearer, Bradley Whitford, Sklar Brothers, Mandy Patinkin, Ahmed Ahmed, Cristela Alonzo, Greg Proops, Jackie Kashian, Will Forte, Ben Gleib, and more.

That’s a line-up worth catching in support of almost any cause. Taking Wisconsin back for the left just happens to be a really great cause to boot.

Access to the live-stream is available via donation. Do so here.

October 2, 2020

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So much of the upcoming election isn’t only just about getting ousting Trump as POTUS and having to deal with Biden as a result. So many state and local elections that often have a greater effect on the lives of individuals than what happens at the federal level are very crucial in this election too.

That’s why the likes of a top notch comedy showcase including Roy Wood Jr., Gareth Reynolds, Jackie Kashian, Brandie Posey, Anna Valenzuela, Keith Carey, and Rivers Langley are putting on a live-streamed comedy fundraiser for one Ian Dent and his campaign to become the first transgender coroner in the U.S. Dent is specifically running for County Coroner in Indiana and it’s the sort of change that the U.S. needs on all levels right now.

The fine folks over at Hold The Phone are hosting this event this Saturday at 5PM PT/8PM ET accepting donations throughout the show. Tune in at holdthephone.tv .

April 4, 2019

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Comedy Central Gets More Into the Roy Wood Jr. Business with a First Look Deal, a Third Hour Special, a Digital Series, and a TV Pilot

Roy Wood Jr. and Comedy Central have a pretty great working history already with The Daily Show, two hour specials, and taking on hosting duties at This Is Not Happening.

So, it only makes sense (especially with the sort of money that streaming services are throwing around to snatch up top tier talent in comedy these days) that Comedy Central “renews theirs vows” with Roy with another hour stand-up special, a digital series called “Night Pigeon”, and a pilot based where Roy plays an empathetic probation officer. Oh, that’s all on top of a first look deal with the network that banks on Roy sticking around for quite some time.

Along side Trevor Noah, this might just bump up Roy to being one of the major faces of the network, which we definitely dig.

January 10, 2019

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Comedy Central is kicking off the year with four new hour specials and one of them just happens to be Roy Wood Jr.’s new hour, No One Loves You.

Between The Daily Show, This Is Not Happening, and continuing to do stand-up, it’s clear that Roy Wood Jr. has only grown and evolved and we’ve been enjoying every minute of it. See for yourself in this trailer.

Then, look for the premiere of the wonderfully titled No One Loves You on Comedy Central on Fri. Jan. 25th at 11PM.

September 12, 2018

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Did you happen to read John Roy’s thorough exegesis of one Roy Wood Jr. joke yesterday and be reminded of how funny Roy is?

Even if you just read it now, you’ll be happy to know that Roy is stopping into the Irvine Improv later this month for four shows. Tickets are going for $22 with a 2 item minimum. Go get them quick here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

March 28, 2018

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Normally, the stories featured on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening aren’t usually described as “sweet”, however Chris Garcia’s story of trying to win his girl back via boxing does definitely have all sorts of sweet throughout.

Don’t worry, there’s plenty of cursing and violence too (otherwise, it really wouldn’t be a TINH story, would it?)

Give it a watch and enjoy it here.

March 8, 2018

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The stories of comedian/actor Byron Bowers are something to be reckoned with in the best, most all-encompassing way possible.

His story featured on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening is proof positive of this as well as what we said in the headline.

Watch and revel in it here.

February 14, 2018

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As Valentine’s Day looms in the coming hours, we thought it’d be kind of perfect to watch Krystyna Hutchinson’s fantastic story from this latest season of This Is Not Happening.

It’s a story of overcoming the odds to not only find true love, but come to peace with your own insecurities and anxities. Also, the co-creator of Guys We F****d’s tale is pretty NSFW.

Enjoy it here.

January 24, 2018

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Roy Wood Jr. has taken over hosting duties from Ari Shaffir for the fourth season of Comedy Central’s storytelling series This Is Not Happening.

Per usual, there are very insane stories, several of which probably benefit from certain statutes of limitations being over, and crazy looking interstitials inspired by the title of the show.

By the way, Roy looks pretty damn slick in his get up, doesn’t he?

Here’s the trailer.

This Is Not Happening season 4 premieres Friday, Feb. 2nd at Midnight on Comedy Central.

October 30, 2017

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Roy actually lost his voice, but didn’t back out. The raspy tone actually gives many of his set-ups a little more gravitas, making for a fascinating and sharp Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner address (think of it as the JV squad to the White House Correspondents Dinner).

Watch Roy’s whole address here.

July 16, 2017

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One of SF’s big festivals, Outside Lands, returns for its 2017 edition on Friday, August 11th-Sunday, August 13th.

As you can see above, they have a pretty swell line-up for their Barbary Comedy Tent.

On top of that, music acts will include, but certainly not limited to, headliners such as The Who, Gorillaz, Lorde, Tribe Called Quest, and Queens of the Stone Age.

You can get tickets/passes here.

Here are the prices going for Outside Lands right now:
3-DAY GA: $375.00
3-DAY VIP: $795.00
FRIDAY GA: $149.50
FRIDAY VIP: $345.00
SATURDAY GA: $149.50
SATURDAY VIP: $345.00
SUNDAY GA: $149.50
SUNDAY VIP: $345.00

June 6, 2017

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Roy Wood Jr. to Replace Ari Shaffir as Host of This Is Not Happening

This means we’ll get to see at least a half hour’s worth of stories from Roy Wood Jr. and we think that’s a pretty great selling point for this latest season of Comedy Central’s storytelling show, This Is Not Happening.

November 16, 2016

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If you’ve heard a podcast or two, you’ve probably heard of Audible, the service where you can listen to audio versions of books.

Well, as that worked out for them, they’re now getting into the original programming game via the new Audible Channels subscription service.

They’ve got plenty of great stuff including The Comedy Show Show presented by Will Arnett featuring high concept comedy shows (i.e. Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction) around the country, Hold On with Eugene Mirman that’s an in-depth storytelling show, Sounds Like America featuring stand-up performed from around the country, straightforward stand-up comedy on Limelight, and Bedtime Stories for Cynics with Nick Offerman.

Featured guests on all of these shows include Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney, Mike Birbiglia, Maria Bamford, Kurt Braunohler, Jackie Kashian, Roy Wood Jr., Rob Delaney, Michelle Buteau, TJ Miller, Todd Barry, Beth Stelling, Ron Funches, Gilbert Gottfried, and way more.

If you have either a subscription to Audible or Amazon Prime, you get all of this for free.

If you want to get into any or all of this (and it sounds like a good idea), get more details here.

September 26, 2016

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This is in addition to upcoming specials that have already been announced for Deon Cole, Dan Soder, Kyle Kinane, Big Jay Oakerson, Jordan Klepper, Trevor Moore, and Pete Davidson.

Comedy Central has got the next several months of stand-up specials lined up

Lewis Black’s Black to the Future is actually being taped tonight and will premiere next month on Friday, October 7th.

The hour specials from Mark Normand (which will be presented by Amy Schumer) and Roy Wood Jr. are set to premiere in 2017.

Looking at this slate of specials, has to wonder if there’s another special from Bridget Everett, Nikki Glaser, etc. in the works over at Comedy Central.

(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.

June 6, 2016

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Literally, you can watch a bunch of great things that all of these comics on Variety’s list are in already like Trump vs. Bernie, comedy specials on Netflix, Showtime, and Seeso, The Daily Show, and way more right now.

Variety’s annual big-to-do Comics to Watch list has a bunch of names of great comedy folks that, if you follow what we do here, you’re hopefully well acquainted with.

That includes:
James Adomian/Anthony Atamanuik
Aparna Nancherla
Cameron Esposito
Roy Wood Jr.
Ronny Chieng
Jermaine Fowler
Lilly Singh
Lauren Lapkus
Granger Smith
Vlad Caamano

If you’re not, do a deep dive on all of the stuff we’ve mentioned above.

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September 2, 2015

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Rest assured, the new Daily Show will be fully stocked upon its return.

Australia’s Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic, and Roy Wood Jr. will join the best f@#king news team over at The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Sept. 28th.

We can’t wait to see what they’ll be senior correspondents of especially with Jordan Klepper, Hasan Minhaj, Jessica Williams, Lewis Black, John Hodgman, Al Madrigal, Aasif Mandvi and Kristen Schaal covering plenty of topics/character personas already.