Only a few weeks after Jimmy Kimmel Live will have made done a week’s worth of shows at SXSW in Austin, TX, Conan O’Brien and Team Coco will make their way to Dallas, TX from Mar. 31st to Apr. 4th. On the prospect of Conan doing remote segments at some famous Dallas landmarks is exciting in of itself.
So, Texas, you’re going to have a great spring when it comes to late night.
Patton Oswalt Is Putting a Live Bird on the 2014 Spirit Awards
That’s right, Patton Oswalt will be giving out actual birds instead of statues for this year’s Spirit Awards.
All we have to say is that this could make for the best awards speeches of all time.
Alyson Hannigan & Tom Papa Cast in Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s CBS Comedy Pilot
The names Ben Affleck and Matt Damon together again should peak your interest along with the pairing of Alyson Hannigan and Tom Papa, but, even more intriguing than that is, if this gets picked up, it will be another thing that Jimmy Kimmel will say that Damon did not write.
There Will Be a Sid Caesar Tribute with Mel Brooks on Conan
Conan O’Brien had a few sentimental words on the passing of comedy legend Sid Caesar this week, but is now going one step further will a full on tribute with another comedy legend, Mel Brooks scheduled for next week.
Make sure not to miss this.
Joe DeRosa Has a New Podcast “Down With Joe DeRosa”
If you’re not aware, Joe DeRosa is 1) incredibly funny and 2) just started a podcast called Down with DeRosa.
The first two episodes are with Pete Holmes and Kurt Braunohler and we think just that should be enough for you want to give it a listen, so check it out already.
Jimmy Pardo Taping His Pilot “The Weekly Awards” for TBS Next Month
The Weekly Awards, Jimmy Pardo’s take on the news/pop culture/etc., will be a pilot presentation shot for TBS, so you know that if you’re anywhere in the LA area next month, that you’re going to the taping.
Specifically, it’s on Mar. 7th.
Joel McHale to Host the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner
Following a line-up of years previous of Jay Leno, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brien, The White House Correspondents Association is branching out past late night after a few years and going with primetime TV’s own Joel McHale who can be seen before 11PM on The Soup and Community.
It would be fun if McHale brought a bunch of clips a la The Soup to his night as host of the WHC Dinner.
HBO Orders The Brink with Jack Black and Tim Robbins
So, we’re getting what very well might be a Dr. Strangelove TV series starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins.
Whether or not that’s the case, we’re excited to see what HBO comes out with from this dark comedy series from Benabib Brothers and produced by Jerry Weintraub and Jay Roach.
The Chris Gethard Show Will Return to Public Access in April Awaiting Decision From Comedy Central
The Chris Gethard Show has taped its pilot for Comedy Central and is now awaiting the final call from network brass as to whether to give the series a greenlight or not.
You’ll be happy to know that, in the interim, TCGS will return to doing regularly scheduled episodes on public access starting in April. Hopefully, they get the greenlight and there won’t be too much more gaps in not having new Gethard to watch.
Howard Stern Tries to Make Jerry Seinfeld Uncomfortable on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jerry Seinfeld and Howard Stern take a Pontiac GTO out on this episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and Stern takes the interview more into his territory by asking Seinfeld tougher questions than what’s usually shot back and forth on the show with the guests.
Also, the Acura ads in this are probably the funniest ones thus far. Watch the episode at the link.
Gary Sanchez Productions Launches Women-Focused Gloria Sanchez Productions
Adult Swim Officially Renews Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland’s ‘Rick and Morty’ for Second Season
Though there have been rumors that been floating around of it’s renewal based off very strong ratings, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s Rick and Morty on Adult Swim has been officially renewed for a second season.
If you haven’t watched Rick and Morty yet, oh man, you’re in for a treat and will be celebrating like the rest of us for this renewal.
Will Forte’s “Last Man on Earth” Ordered to Series at Fox
Fox is moving forward with it’s abandonment of the pilot season model and giving the series greenlight to Will Forte’s series Last Man on Earth, a possibly post apocalyptic comedy.
Chris Miller and Phil Lord (the guys you should now know from The Lego Movie) are producing and even directing the first episode, so, basically, we’re excited for this happen soon.
Greta Gerwig to Star In CBS Spin-Off Pilot of How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Dad, a spin off of CBS hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother, will indeed star as well as be produced and even written by indie comedy darling Greta Gerwig.
No word on whether they will have her dancing and a few episodes tastefully done in black and white, but if this gets picked up with her current level on involvement, this could be great.
‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ to Premiere Apr. 27th at HBO
John Oliver’s solo show at HBO will be in fact called ’Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ and will premiere Sun. Apr. 27th at HBO. Let the anticipation get even higher with this official premiere date.
So, just take a moment, make an alarm/event reminder on your mobile device and title said alarm/event reminder Last Week with John Oliver, so you will not miss something that will probably be great two months from now (even though there’s going to be plenty of ads coming).
Here’s a Little More of a Preview for SXSW 2014 Comedy
The Green Room with Paul Provenza, Doug Benson Movie Interruption, Set List, Smartest Man in The World with Greg Proops, Comedy Bang! Bang!, ASSSSCAT w/Jeffrey Tambor, and more are just scratching the surface of what SXSW will have for comedy this year in addition to the screenings and panels that have been announced.
Our First Comedy Show in a Hat Shop “Night Cap” Is Less Than Two Weeks Away
Sean Patton! Baron Vaughn! Margot Leitman! Andy Peters! Hats! Comedy! Hat giveaway! Jake Kroeger! More Comedy!
Fri. Feb. 21st! 9PM! $5! Goorin Bros. Hats on Melrose Ave., here in LA! Exclamation marks!
In short, don’t miss out on this and get your tickets now; it’s going to be great and you could win a hat.
Colton Dunn Joins NBC Pilot ‘The Pro’
Rob Lowe’s tennis comedy pilot The Pro at NBC just keeps getting better. First, Rob Riggle is playing opposite of Lowe and now, the very funny Colton Dunn (who we would hope you know from Key & Peele or even rapping next to Eddie Pepitone on Arsenio) has joined the cast.
We really want to see this get picked up now.
Yep, The President of Dumb Starbucks Is/Was Nathan Fielder
Indeed, there was a “Dumb Starbucks” that was open for about two days on Hillhurst Ave. in Los Feliz here in LA. It wasn’t sanctioned in any way by Starbucks, but that didn’t matter because it was operating as a parody.
That being said, Nathan Fielder, of course, was behind this whole gag, but, due to not having a proper permits to serve food, Dumb Starbucks is currently shut down.
Take note all marketing firms/ad agencies: this was way better than a teaser/trailer for the next season of Nathan For You.
Line-up For Comedy Central’s ‘The Half-Hour’ For 2014
This is a really solid line-up for this year’s half hour specials coming through at Comedy Central. The likes of Kurt Braunohler, Ron Funches, Fortune Feimster, Chris Gethard, Mark Normand, and more will be part of the 2014 edition of The Half Hour.
In fact, many of these folks deserve a hour special, but we’ll settle for seeing them doing 22 min. on TV for now.
Fred Armisen To Lead House Band at Late Night With Seth Meyers
Well, Late Night with Seth Meyers just got a whole lot more fun. There was a lot of speculation as to what Meyers would do with Late Night in terms of music, especially since Jimmy Fallon did so many musical bits and had the roots. Some said that he might not even have a band.
Armisen could be a nice comedic balance for Meyers not unlike when Fred would do characters on SNL’s Weekend Update.
Rob Riggle to Co-Star in NBC’s Rob Lowe Tennis Comedy Pilot
Rob Riggle who has a history of bringing the worlds of comedy and sports together is now set to play opposite Rob Lowe’s tennis comedy pilot The Pro at NBC.
We’re pretty sure this is what should be called perfect casting, especially considering that you could say Rob vs. Rob.
Lena Dunham’s Book “Not That Kind of Girl” Coming Out in October
Not That Kind of Girl: A young woman tells you what she’s “learned”, a book of funny advice on a myriad of topics by Lena Dunham, was highly anticipated by Random House for more than $3.5 million and will now undoubtedly be highly anticipated as well by her legions of fans that have made HBO‘s Girls go further than even she thought.
Not That Kind of Girl comes out on Oct. 7th, 2014 to be exact.
And That Was The Last Week of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Here’s a recap of one of the most momentous 5 days in late night over the last week with the official handing off of The Tonight Show from Jay Leno to Jimmy Fallon including what all the competition was up to, even the one joke Conan made about the whole deal.
Harmontown Documentary To Have World Premiere at SXSW
Dan Harmon not only started a podcast where he largely just did what he wanted, he got to tour with a tour bus and make a documentary about it.
That podcast is Harmontown and the documentary following their nationwide tour will premiere at SXSW this year. Yet, another great reason to see the comedy at SXSW in a couple of months.