Steve Coogan, Will Ferrell Awarded by British Comedy Awards
Coogan and Ferrell are set to get honorary award at this year’s British Comedy Awards.
Glad to see that comedy tastes can be consistent across the pond.
Nerdmelt Showroom Now Offering Monthly Membership
For $30, you get free admission to all Nerdmelt shows (except for Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail) and get to jump the line first to be seated first.
There are so many good shows here, pretty much on a nightly basis, and if you are going to see more than three of them, then you’ve got a good deal on your hands.
Showtime Renews ‘Episodes’ For Fourth Season
Episodes has managed to pull off a rare feat these days in TV by humming along nicely to critical acclaim all the way to a fourth season.
For a network show, they would almost be nearing syndication, so a round of applause to them.
MGM Acquires Jillian Bell Pitch ‘Let’s Get Married’
Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse, two names in comedy you should know, might be making an arranged marriage comedy next year for MGM.
Let’s hope this get fast tracked into production/release.
Rob Huebel To Star In IFC Pilot ‘American Storage’
Believe it or not, this is not a parody of the popular reality TV series Storage Wars, which we’re sure Rob Huebel could satirize quite well in a leading roll.
Still, Huebel living in a storage unit and all the weirdness that comes with it is definitely grounds for a show we want to watch at IFC.
Comedy Central Sets Schedule for @midnight, Review with Andy Daly, and More
@midnight with Chris Hardwick is returning next month, Review with Andy Daly is coming in Feb. (just check Daly’s personal reminder), Trip Tank is coming in April, and Nathan For You & Drunk History are returning in summer at Comedy Central.
Make sure to adjust your 2014 schedule as necessary.
Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant Writing ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot Starring Ed Helms
If you haven’t noticed, Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant are doing pretty great right now, doing whatever project that seems to come to mind.
Their latest thing to come to mind is a Naked Gun reboot starring Ed Helms. Please, all currently attached to the project, make this come to theaters everywhere ASAP.
Rob Corddry Joins HBO Pilot ‘Ballers’
Rob Corddry is set to play a guy that has to deal with retired and active athletes as decidedly not an athlete in this HBO pilot.
Also, Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) is directing the pilot. So, this will definitely be something to watch for .
So, Randy Liedtke’s iPhone Cookie Prank Seems Have to Gotten Him Into Trouble with the Law
A couple of days ago, we reported that Randy Liedtke was attempting to pull off another great prank in baking cookies in the shape of iPhone, then look like he’s talking on it while driving, then eat it when questioned by the police.
Well, thus far, the police seem to have not like Liedtke’s prank and Randy went to a police station.
Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and Amy Sedaris To Voice Netflix Animated Series, Bojack Horseman
Do we need to say anything beyond the headline to get you excited about Bojack Horseman?
We really hope that your answer was no. If it was yes, well, then really don’t know what to do with you.
Season 3 of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Coming in Jan.
More luxurious cars, more of Seinfeld’s friends, and more of an insider’s look to successful comedians hanging out is coming very soon in the 3rd season of the award winning web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
New episodes are slated to come out early next month.
Jack Black, Fred Armisen to Star in MOCAtv Web Comedy Series
Apparently, Fred Armisen will be playing a superhero named Ambiance Man and Jack Black will be his complimentary villain Unidentifiable Odor. All of this is for a web series through the upcoming YouTube Channel of MOCA (Museum Of Contemporary Art) in LA.
So, we’ll have to wait until next Friday to see what this is exactly, but we’re pretty into it without a teaser or set photos.
Rob Reiner To Produce & Direct Series Adaptation Of Novel ‘Basket Case’ For Spike
The great Rob Reiner is preparing to do a TV series that could be just another procedural/detective thriller type show save for the fact that Rob Reiner is producing and directing it.
30 Rock, Arrested Development, Veep and More Grab SAG Awards Nominations
The SAG Awards just announced their nominations and you might be not surprised that 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Modern Family, and Veep got nominations.
However, it was nice to see Bruce Dern and James Gandolfini get nominated for Nebraska and Enough Said, respectively.
Website for IFC’s Spoils of Babylon Is Pretty Great
Jan. 9th 10PM could be a ways away for many of us, especially when you know that the epic comedy mini series Spoils of Babylon premieres then on IFC.
Luckily, there’s this fun site to keep us occupied that included, trailers, behind-the-scenes featurettes, book reviews by Eric Jonrosh (of Eric Jonrosh’s Spoils of Babylon), and more.
Mitch Hurwitz to Direct Comedy Written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant
With those three names attached, a solid indie comedy already to seems to be assured.
‘Guinea Pigging’ has yet to cast anyone, but we’re sure it’ll be all your favorite comedy stars.
NBC Greenlights Comedy Presentation Starring Comedian Jerrod Carmichael
NBC could definitely make up for letting Mulaney go by having one of our favorite comedians that America is going to know and love very soon, Jerrod Carmichael, have a series.
Let’s all hope this gets picked up very soon.
Season 4 of Portlandia Premieres Feb. 27th
Portlandia is finally coming back to IFC for its 4th season on Thurs. Feb. 27th at 10PM.
It’s the perfect thing to decompress right after the barrage of Olympics coverage.
Sundance 2014 Adds Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, and More David Cross to Its Lineup
Sundance should be thrilled that David Cross’ Hits and Nick Offerman’s American Ham directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts are coming to Park City, UT next year.
That’s right: Offerman has apparently made American Ham, his traveling stage show, into a movie.
13th Annual SF Sketchfest Line-Up Is Gigantic and Great Per Usual
Key & Peele (Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele); a salute to Bay Area comedy legends Coyle & Sharpe, Mike White, Revenge of the Nerds 30th Anniversary Cast Reunion, Top Secret! 30th Anniversary with Jim Abrahams, Cabin Boy 20th Anniversary with Chris Elliott and Adam Resnick, special panels with the casts of Futurama and The Venture Brothers, Wits with John Moe, appearances by comedians and actors such as Pamela Adlon, Eric Andre, Todd Barry, Doug Benson, Michael Ian Black, Dan Castellaneta, Rob Corddry, Andrew Daly, Rachel Dratch, Dave Foley, Brett Gelman, Chris Gethard, Jon Glaser, Bobcat Goldthwait, Gilbert Gottfried, Dana Gould, Chris Hardwick, Tim Heidecker, Joel Hodgson, Rob Huebel, Jen Kirkman, David Koechner, Natasha Leggero, Thomas Lennon, Kevin McDonald, Adam McKay, Laraine Newman, Jimmy Pardo, Kevin Pollak, Paul Scheer, Michael Showalter, Jenny Slate, Stephen Tobolowsky, Paul F. Tompkins, David Wain, Fred Willard, Barbara Gray, Barbara Holm, Ben San Del, Brandie Posey, Claire Titelman, Dave Ross, David Angelo, Ever Mainard, JC Coccoli, Jesse Elias, Joselyn Hughes, Katie Crown, Lauren Ashley Bishop, Lauri Roggenkamp, Matt Knudsen, The Puterbaugh Sisters, Rob Christensen,Ron Babcock, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Megan Mullally’s band Nancy and Beth Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction, Iron Comic, Tournament of Nerds, improv4humans, Talk Show: The Game Show, Super Ego, Harmontown, Gelmania, and Maya Rudolph’s Prince cover-band Princess; plus many more will all be at SF Sketchfest next year Jan. 23rd-Feb. 14th.
W. Kamau Bell To Host WGA East Awards
W. Kamau Bell is getting set to host his 2nd time on TV with this upcoming WGA East Awards. Let’s keep Kamau going with a 3rd, 4th, and 5th time, and so on.
Also, in remembering Jonathan Ames hosting last year’s WGA Awards, does the WGA like having hosts who just got their shows cancelled?
See First Poster ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’
All of you with photoshop skills don’t have to imagine what the next era of Late Night at NBC hosted by Seth Meyers will look like around on billboards, banner ads, bus ads, and more across the country ramping up to the transition in February.
EW has the exclusive first poster for Late Night with Seth Meyers.
‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Has Staffed Up
With the likes of humorous folks such as Alex Baze, Alison Agosti, John Lutz, and more, we’re starting to have a good feeling about the transition of NBC’s Late Night from Jimmy Fallon to Seth Meyers.
We can’t wait to see what they come up with Post Olympics.
Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films Inks Deal With Legendary Television & Digital
Ben Stiller’s Red Hour, which has brought you Burning Love and will be part of bringing The Secret Life of Walter Mitty to theaters this holiday season, is partnering with Legendary TV & Digital to hopefully have the capacity to make more groundbreaking comedy.
Also, you might notice that Legendary, at this point, has aligned with themselves with both Red Hour Films and Nerdist Industries, which is a pretty smart move on their producing comedy through various formats in the years to come.
BBC Is Making a Laurel and Hardy Biopic
Unlike trying to redo The 3 Stooges, BBC is making a bunch better move by just revisiting the lives of Laurel and Hardy.
We have a feeling that will go much better.