Eric Andre wants to host the MTV Video Music Awards to the point of making a whole audition tape and posting it online for MTV and the world to see. We’d love to see him get the gig if only to have people that look nothing like the celebrities they’re supposed to be playing accepting awards on their behalf while they’re in attendance.
Watch Eric’s audition on the Jash Network here.
1) Anyone want to beat this record of Most Jokes Told in 1 Minute? Please someone beat it.
2) Results for Channel 101 for August… Congrats to Comedy Bureau favorites Sex Teenagers, the Parent Project, and the amazing new 101 show, Intimate Indiscretions for rounding out the top 5. [via Ben Pluimr]
3) Not that we’re all that big fans of the VMAs unless music video extraordinaire Tom Scharpling is winning something (he just directed the Ettes newest video with Patton Oswalt playing him), Jonah Ray, DC Pierson, and Sean O’Connor did write for this edition which should prove for some funny stuff worthy of watching (MTV 9PM).
4) Everyone’s favorite ad man, Dan Dringle, is now going to post weekly. If you want an ad written for something, he’ll even take submissions at DanDringle@gmail.com.
6) There’s an eleventh part to Jeff MacKinnon’s coverage of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? Yep.
7) ON THE HORIZON
Long Way Down @ “The Scum Palace” Sat. Sept. 3rd 8PM FREE
Telethon! Comedy Show @ Nerdist Theater Fri. Sept. 30th 8PM $8 in adv/$10 at door
8) COMEDY CRAWL
“I’m Going Somewhere With This”-A Storytelling Show @ The Mint 7PM $10 suggested donation
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
An Evening With Brendon Walsh @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8 in advance/$10 at door
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Jimmy Dore @ iO West 9PM $5
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
9) OPEN MIC RUN
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM approximately/lottery/no purchase necessary
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available
10) Anyone that wasn’t at the Walsh Brothers show last night missed Henry Phillips, Jon Dore, and Brendon Walsh in a band that ended up not playing a song. Just sayin’…
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