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You Can (and Should) Binge All of “Robbie”

May 12, 2020
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In the comedic tradition of seeing idiots not getting what they want, Rory Scovel revels in his starring role in Robbie. Akin to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the schemes of Scovel’s Robbie seem to be doomed from the start and the inevitable approach of his consequential failure is pretty damn ridiculous and fun. Also, Scovel and company (Stu Jenkins, Scott Moran, and Anthony King) have really showcased how fun it can be to watch someone who deserves to lose do so at every turn.

In fact, Robbie has the uncanny ability to screw things up just when they couldn’t be screwed up any further with Sasheer Zamata, who plays his co-parent Ava, and especially Beau Bridges who plays his dad, Robbie Sr./Coach. If you’ve ever seen Scovel do stand-up and go into one of his myriad of wild characters, we picture Robbie as a glorious, extended version of that.

We’d like to note that the hilariously offbeat-ness of the dialogue and timing shine here (accented perfectly by the jazzy, single note theme song). Several scenes get heightened in their absurdity as a result, especially whenever Robbie is arguing with his girlfriend Janie (Mary Holland) who always seems to be having a slightly different conversation than the one being actually had.

Robbie dropped online last weekend in its entirety and Comedy Central was even nice enough to let the whole series stream on YouTube here allowing you to binge all 8 episodes in one fell swoop.

Watch Mini Doc About How Henry Phillips Came Up with His ‘Cooking’ Series Henry’s Kitchen

June 25, 2016
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Without a doubt, one of our favorite web series of all time is Henry Phillips’ Henry’s Kitchen. 

The anti-cooking cooking show is one-of-a-kind and filmmaker/comedy documentarian Scott Moran got to catch the story of how the whole idea behind Henry’s Kitchen came about for JASH.

Watch it here. 

Watch a Mini Doc on What’s Going on with Brent Weinbach’s “Gangster Party Line” Two Years After It Went Viral

February 26, 2016
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Scott Moran, the man behind the brilliant docu-series Modern Comedian, has a new mini-documentary at JASH that delves into what came after Brent Weinbach’s viral hit video Gangster Party Line. 

Two years later, the video has a sort of website spin-off GangsterPartyLine.com featuring the voicemails that people would leave when calling the real number from the video.

Every once in awhile, Brent and friends like the brilliant Moshe Kasher will actually pick up and, you know, talk some shit. 

Get into the doc here and give Gangster Party Line another watch or two because it definitely still holds up.

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.

Take a Look Behind The Half Hour with Mark Normand and Joe Wengert Before The Premiere of Their Actual Half Hour Specials

July 18, 2014
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Tonight, Mark Normand and Joe Wengert will have their first stand-up specials premiere in the latest episodes of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour starting at 12AM on Comedy Central.

Before that, you can get a look behind the scenes with the two in case, for whatever reason, you’re not familiar with how funny both are. 

Go Through A Moving Portrait Exhibit of Comedians with Scott Moran’s Comedian Screen Tests

June 15, 2014
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Scott Moran, the force behind Modern Comedian, has made a new web series where he captures 4 to 5 minutes of a comedian in front of a camera sans audio. They just inhabit the frame as they choose, much like you would see them in perhaps an animated portrait in a gallery exhibit at a museum. 

So far, he’s gotten comedian screen tests of Hannibal Buress, Rory Scovel, Jim Gaffigan, Kristen Schaal, Nick Turner, Colin Quinn, Kurt Braunohler, Jared Logan, Shock G, and Chris Distefano.

If you can afford it, you definitely should have these all playing on separate screens in a gallery on a loop.

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. 

Watch it here.

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

July 24, 2013
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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.

Watch here.

Bonnie McFarlane on Being the Writer’s Stand Up Comedian

July 11, 2013
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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.

Watch it here.

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

June 21, 2013
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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

May 30, 2013
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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.

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

April 30, 2013
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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.

Season 3 of Modern Comedian Starts This Week + Season 2 Outtakes

April 28, 2013
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Straight from series creator/director/editor/more Scott Moran, Modern Comedian Season 3 will premiere this Tuesday, Apr. 30th. To be featured on this season will be Phil Hanley, Jim Gaffigan, Calise Hawkins, Kate Berlant, and more!

For now though, to tide you over, here are 20 min. worth of outtakes from Season 2 from the likes of Sean Patton, Steve Agee, Ted Alexandro, Joe DeRosa, and Chris Gethard. 

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

April 27, 2013
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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.

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Las Vegas 420 Cannabis Comedy Festival (Rampantly Live-stream)

April 20 - April 24
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Afternoon Delight (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 21 @ 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm
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Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

April 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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The Moth National Mainstage (Live-stream)

April 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Characters Welcome (Twitch Live-stream)

April 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Metasaur Stand Up Comedy Show (Live-stream)

April 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 21

Sketch on Twitch :: Joan Ford & Cait Raft (Twitch Live-stream)

April 21 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 21

Artisanal Comedy with Bethany Van Delft (IG Live-stream)

April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 21

Bae or Nay (RushTix Live-stream)

April 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 21

Planet Scum Live (Twitch Live-stream)

April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Wed 21

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 21

A Ridiculously Good Comedy Show with Debra DiGiovanni (Live-stream)

April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wed 21

Bess Kalb’s Nobody Will Tell You This But Me! (YouTube Live-stream)

April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 22

Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

April 22 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Thu 22

Afternoon Delight (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 22 @ 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm
Thu 22

In Conversation with Las Culturistas (Live-stream)

April 22 @ 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Thu 22

Faded Comedy’s Virtual Happy Hour (Twitch Live-stream)

April 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 22

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Borabish (Twitch Live-stream)

April 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 22

Ben VS Fans: PS4 Madden Challenge (Twitch Live-stream)

April 22 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 22

Terry Crews & Rebecca King Crews | L.A. Times Festival of Books 2021 (Live-stream)

April 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 22

Ga’riffs with Gareth Reynolds (IG Live-stream)

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 22

Food Fight (RushTix Live-stream)

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 22

Jonny Sun’s Goodbye, again in Conversation w/ Karen Chee! (Live-stream)

April 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 22

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre NYC: Please Ruin This Zoom (Twitch Live-stream)

April 22 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 22

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 23

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

April 23 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Fri 23

BIG CHEER UP for Amaze (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fri 23

Afternoon Delight (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 23 @ 12:05 pm - 1:05 pm
Fri 23

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

April 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri 23

Greg Proops: “Smartest Man in the World” Live Podcast Recording (Zoom Live-stream)

April 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 23

MAGIC FOR HUMANS (AT HOME) with Justin Willman (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fri 23

Snack Time with Lindsay Adams (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 23

Gilbert Gottfried Does Set List Live! (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Fri 23

DeAnne Smith & Acquaintances! Tender comedy for tough times. (Zoom Live-stream)

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 23

Friday Forty! (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 23

Crazy Good Fun Stories (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri 23

Comedy Oakland Online Show (Zoom Live-stream)

April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri 23

Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 23

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 23

The Bathtub Comedy Shower Hour (Zoom Live-stream)

April 23 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 24

The Dollop UK Live! (Zoom Live-stream, UK Only)

April 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sat 24

Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala 2021 (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Sat 24

MAGIC FOR HUMANS (AT HOME) with Justin Willman (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 24

STANDUP FOR AUTISM (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 24

Gleib Off The Top – A Night of Improvised Stand-up with Ben Gleib (Zoom Live-stream)

April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 24

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 24

OMG Comedy Club (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 24

Hey Girl with Matt (Braunger) & Kyle (Kinane) (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 24

What’s Your Problem, Sir? A night of Vulnerable Comedy w. Ever Mainard (Live-stream)

April 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 24

Watch With… Bruce Campbell presents The Evil Dead II (Stellar Live-stream)

April 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 24

Comedy Oakland Online Show (Zoom Live-stream)

April 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Sat 24

DJ Demers (Zoom Live-stream)

April 24 @ 7:00 pm
Sat 24

PILOT DUMP I: “Snake Davis and The Kickass Treasures and Stuff” by Eric Moneypenny (Twitch Live-stream)

April 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 24

Michael Ian Black on Best of SF Stand-up: Zoom Edition

April 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sun 25

MAGIC FOR HUMANS (AT HOME) with Justin Willman (Live-stream)

April 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sun 25

Daniel’s Birthday Show (Live-stream)

April 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sun 25

The Spritz (Zoom Live-stream)

April 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 25

Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

April 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sun 25

Comedy Collective LA (Live-stream)

April 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun 25

Bad Trip Watch Along (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sun 25

UnCabaret Zoom Edition [LA] (Zoom Live-stream)

April 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon 26

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

April 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 26

Who Wants $2.69? with Martin Urbano (Live-stream)

April 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mon 26

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Mon 26

The Moth Pacific GrandSLAM Showdown (Live-stream)

April 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon 26

David Wain Piano Bar (Clubhouse Live-stream)

April 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

April 27 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tue 27

Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

April 27 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Tue 27

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

April 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tue 27

Last Stream on the Left (Livestream)

April 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 27

Mary Houlihan’s Painting Party (Planet Scum Live-stream)

April 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 27

Awful Level League (Twitch Live-stream)

April 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 27

ADAM MAMAWALA: IS ANYTHING I WROTE IN THE PAST YEAR FUNNY? (Live-stream)

April 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 27

Damon & Friends (Zoom Live-stream)

April 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Tue 27

Cook a Meal with Me (with Ruha Taslimi) (IG Live-stream)

April 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tue 27

In The Green Zoom (YouTube Live-stream)

April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 27

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 27

Merrill Means Well (Live-stream)

April 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 28

Stonewall presents GIGLESS (Live-stream)

April 28 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Wed 28

Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

April 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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