Mike Lawrence will release his debut stand-up album on May 28th

Yippee! Mike Lawrence is going to release a new stand-up album. Lawrence is a TLB favorite ’round these parts. Earlier this year we picked him as one of our comedians to watch this year.

Mike’s also been gracious enough to perform at one of our live shows during NYCF last fall. He also took some time out give us this interview at Just For Laughs in Montreal last summer.

Mike’s debut stand-up album, Sadamantium will be released on May 28th. Get the X-Men/Wolverine reference? Of course you do, as Mike’s one of the biggest comic book fans we know.

A new album is not the only big news Mike has lined up this month. Somewhere in the middle of all the action, he also taped his first ever Half Hour TV special for Comedy Central which is debuting on May 31st, just a few days after the release of Sadamantium. Big times are happening for Lawrence, strap in and let’s go for the ride.

There’s nothing left to say other than lay your eyeballs on the badass album art. Read the rest of this entry

Kevin Nealon’s ‘Whelmed…But Not Overly’ to be released CD/DVD May 28th

Kevin Nealon, Whelmed... but not Overly Saturday Night Live alum and Weeds star Kevin Nealon is getting back to the stage in his new special Whelmed…But Not Overly.

You pretty much know what to expect out of Neal by now, comedy full of dry wit mixed with a cool sense of authority. And it’s perfect. Filmed in front of an audience in Denver, Colorado, Whelmed…But Not Overly also finds Nealon talking about his fears and insecurities as a new father.

The special previously aired on Showtime, the special covers hilarious topics like guys who get tramp stamps, auto-erotic asphyxiation, and how you can pretty much get flu shots from anyone, even your mechanic. Whelmed…But Not Overly hits the inter-web and stores May 28th. Read the rest of this entry

Andy Kaufman posthumous album, ‘Andy And His Grandmother’ is coming this summer

Andy and his Grandmother Woah, well nearly 30 years after his death, comedy giant Andy Kaufman will release his first-ever comedy record this summer. The album, Andy and His Mother will be releases on July 16th via Drag City records. How do you ask someone who hasn’t been with us for that long put out an album? Well the album is a collection of unreleased material pulled from 82 hours of micro-cassette tapes Andy recorded over a two year period, 1977-1979.

The story goes that Kaufman loved the recorder and carried it everywhere to use at any given time. He was able to document jokes, pranks, put-ons and other tomfoolery pulled on friends, strangers and other people he encountered during this period of time. The tapes were then taken by the people at Drag City who turned to comedian/producer Vernon Chatman (Wonder Showzen, Mindsploitation) and Rodney Ascher to “come up with a concept for a single LP that would include several dozen excerpts.”

Then they turned to longtime friend and collaborator Bob Zmuda to write the liner notes and recruited Saturday Night Live’s Bill Hader to narrate the album. Read the rest of this entry

Josh Blue’s special ‘Sticky Change’ to be released on CD/DVD May 21st

The Last Comic Standing champion, Josh Blue, is back with the release of his new special Sticky Change on CD/DVD. Blue has a unique way of presenting himself, bringing tons of jokes that actually poke fun at himself. Now, you may be thinking there are a lot of comics that point jokes at themselves, which is true, but do those comics have Cerebral Palsy? Yeah, Josh has Cerebral Palsy and has no problem pointing it out in hilarious ways. Sticky Change aired on Showtime last year and was recorded live at the Varsity Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota and will finally be released on CD/DVD combo pack on May 21st.

Now, above all other times is the time to pre-order. Read the rest of this entry

The Lonely Island’s ‘The Wack Album’ is due out on June 11th

Saturday night, The Lonely Island released a teaser clip right in the middle of an episode of Saturday Night Live to promote their forthcoming album, The Wack Album. Though the trio doesn’t have much to do with SNL these days that’s their demo and they need to demo the sh*t out of that thing.

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer are going to return to your earholes on June 11th. The Wack Album is their follow up to 2011′s Turtleneck and Chain. You can get your pre-order of the album right now.

Cool thing to buy this week: Al Madrigal, ‘Why Is The Rabbit Crying?’

Al Madrigal - CTTBTW Today marks the release of comedian Al Madrigal’s new CD/DVD, Why Is the Rabbit Crying?.

It’s Madrigal’s first stand-up comedy special for Comedy Central and first since he’s become a correspondent on one of the channel’s flagship shows, The Daily Show as well as a regular on the Jay Mohr sitcom Gary Unmarried, Shorties Watchin’ Shorties, Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time, or the short-lived Free Agents with fellow comedians Natasha Leggero and Mo Mandel.

While many might be experiencing Madrigal’s stand-up for the first time with this release, trust us when we say Madrigal knows his way around the stage. Ever since winning the best comedian award at the 2004 Aspen Comedy Festival he’s had numerous appearances on the late night show circuit and TV shows. Firmly placing him as one of the best Latino comedians to crossover into the mainstream of comedy. A notion that Madrigal finds funny for the San Francisco native (who was born on the 4th of July) said in a recent interview on The Adam Carolla podcast that he didn’t even realize he was considered a Latino comedian, he just thought he was a comedian. Read the rest of this entry

Pete Holmes’ new special ‘Nice Try, The Devil’ is coming next month

Pete Holmes - Nice Try, The Devil Stand-up comedian, writer, cartoonist, voice actor and now future talk show host Pete Holmes will premiere his second stand-up special on May 12th on Comedy Central.

Nice Try, The Devil finds Holmes contemplating the rapture, being obsessed with Ryan Gosling, and the loneliness of making his bed. It’s Holmes’ second special behind 2011′s incredibly fun, Impregnated with Wonder. Seriously, check that album out, it made our top 10 list for that year.

For the raunchier version, an extended and uncensored CD/DVD combo will be released On May 14 via Comedy Central Records. DVD bonus features will include Holmes’ Comedy Central Presents special as well as his appearances on John Oliver’s New York Stand Up Show.

You can pre-order the CD/DVD feature over at Amazon. Read the rest of this entry

Cool thing to buy this week: Steve Martin & Edie Brickell ‘Love Has Come For You’

Steve Martin Edie Brickell Steve Martin continues to succeed at being a very accomplished and overall awesome dude!

Not only is he a comedian, actor, author and playwright, he is now a Grammy-winning and boundary pushing banjoist and songwriter. Love Has Come for You is Martin’s third studio album and this time he teams up with his fellow Texas native, Edie Brickell known from her solo career that started after fronting the New Bohemians in the late 80s. The album includes 13 very impressive compositions that perfectly combine Brickell’s heart-tugging vocals with Martin’s expressive banjo work.

From long time bluegrass fans to those new to the genre, this is an album that anyone can enjoy. So go pick it up! You won’t regret it. Read the rest of this entry