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Following up Everybody Wants Some, Linklater’s next work will continue his thematic focus on the transitioning between stages of life on how complex and, often, funny they can be.
This time, however, the Maria Semple novel he’s adapting from centers around a fiercely independent architect and mother that goes missing all of sudden. With Blanchett starring as the titular Bernadette (as well as a supporting cast of Kristen Wiig, Billy Crudup, and Judy Greer) and Linklater at the helm, we trust that this will undoubtedly be something to look out for.
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Art from “Portlandia” Now on Sale to Raise Proceeds for P:EAR
Forget about just putting a bird on it. You now have the chance to put a piece of Portlandia on whatever you heart desires as art from the show is on sale to support P:EAR, a Portland organization dedicated to helping serve the lives of homeless and transitional youth.
Over 50 pieces made by local Portland artists will be on sale until June 23rd at Art Scout here.
Judd Apatow to Tape a Stand Up Special at JFL Montreal
Before he became a big time writer/director/producer, Judd Apatow had enveloped himself in comedy through stand-up. It makes sense for someone who was one of the biggest comedy nerds ever (he scored interviews with the biggest comedians of his time while he was in high school) well before podcasts or YouTube was around.
Having gotten tapped for writing and producing gigs like The Larry Sanders Show, Apatow’s stand-up then rested on the backburner for several years.
After carving out a niche as a Hollywood power player, especially in regards to comedy, Apatow returned to stand-up a few years ago, performing regularly all throughout LA’s most respected venues (Largo, Improv, etc.).
So, as he has a comedy series on Netflix, Love, he has been sharpening his stand-up over the last few years, and Netflix loves making big time comedy specials now, this special was inevitable.
If you like to see it live, it tapes at JFL Montreal on July 24th.
One of Our Favorite Venues in LA, The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe, Needs Help Via Indiegogo
We spend a good deal of time at The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe as some of the best, most innovative shows in town often happen there (Dr. Brown, Natalie Palamides, Modern Vaudeville, Feel Good Podcast, Underbelly, etc.) as well as a healthy round of open mics that have really fostered a community within theater itself.
Recently, they’re in urgent need of repairs to the theater and are crowdfunding in order to cover the cost of said repairs.
Please consider helping them so they can continue putting on their amazing shows and continue to grow.
Simpsons Storyboard Artist Liz Climo Signed Book Deal at Running Press
Liz Climo makes some of the more adorable comic strips that you can find anywhere on the Internet. That’s on top of being a long time storyboard artist for The Simpsons.
Now, she’ll get to publish Best Year Bear Ever: A Year in the Little World of Liz that’s set to come out in fall 2018 from Running Press.
You can go down a rabbit hole looking at all her nifty past work on her Tumblr and Instagram until then.
This weekend, a whole pop-up museum dedicated to examining POTUS’ Twitter account will open in NYC thanks to The Daily Show at 3 West 57th Street near Fifth Avenue.
You’ll be able to tweet from a golden toilet, watch a montage of what Trump thinks is “Sad!”, hear stories of people who got into a Twitter fight with Trump, and other such exhibits that would normally exist in museum, but focused completely on @realdonaldtrump on Twitter. While this is all done in the name of continuing to send up Trump and the absurdity of his administration, his tweets are, unfortunately, are and will forever be important to the historical record.
You’ll be able to check it out, free of charge, from 11AM-7PM, Friday, June 16th-Sunday, June 18th.
‘Broad City’ Will Bleep Every Mention of Donald Trump’s Name for Season 4
According to a recent USA Today interview, Ilana Glazer says that every time they mention Trump’s name in season 4 of Broad City, it’ll be bleeped just like the myriad of graphic language that is flagged by Standards and Practices or like the recurring Unnecessary Censorship segment on Kimmel or even, in a way, be regarded like the name Voldemort.
It wouldn’t be hard to imagine that every mention of Trump’s name on Broad City is probably surrounded with actual expletives as well.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt to Return for a 4th Season at Netflix
If The Get Down and Sense 8 getting the ax over at Netflix had you worried about Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (though with the show’s individual success, we’re confident that you probably weren’t all that worried), fret not.
A season 4 just got the greenlight at the streaming service giant and the most cheery color palate in comedy will continue for at least a couple more years.
In 2014, Dave Chappelle did a whole run of shows at the legendary Radio City Music Hall featuring guests like The Roots.
That seemed to go pretty well.
So, Dave is doing it again this August with plenty of the aforementioned big name guests. Tickets for this residency will go on sale this Friday.
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Alamo Drafthouse Is Officially and Finally Coming to DTLA in 2018
Of the indie/arthouse theater chains around, the Alamo Drafthouse has seen success where many others have struggled. Moving to LA was part of a nationwide expansion enacted over the last few years due to their popularity in their original locations.
Though a ballpark timeframe for when Los Angeles would get its very own Alamo Drafthouse has been foggy for quite some time now, 2018 is the target for when Alamo Drafthouse will join the shopping/dining/working complex known as The Bloc in DTLA’s Financial District.
As Sundance Sunset Cinemas was recently given up to AMC, this announcement couldn’t come any sooner as you’ll now have an indie theater on the Eastside of town to watch those darling indie comedies and dramedies rather than hustling over to any of the ArcLights or The Landmark in West LA.
Also, Alamo Drafthouse does happen to have some of the best introductory videos that warn to not talk or text that get updated quite often as opposed to by the decade like most other theaters.
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Apparently, Dave Thomas reached out to Dan Aykroyd, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Dave Foley, and Martin Short as well making quite the comedy benefit for Jake Thomas and Spinal Cord Injury Ontario that’ll take place in Toronto this July.
If you’ve got a few grand in spare change (tickets are currently going for $2850), you can snag one of the few hundred tickets available here.
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.
Will Arnett Says ‘Arrested Development’ Season 5 Will Be Much More Like the Original
Rather than trying to plan around shooting schedules and piecing together multiple storylines from multiple characters, there will be more of the Bluths coming together in the upcoming season of Arrested Development.
So, someone’s wishes (probably a lot of people’s) have been answered.
We’ll see how much season 5 will harken back to some of the best seasons of televised comedy, hopefully, not to far from now.