Louis stand-up C.K.’s special, “Oh My God” will premiere on HBO April 13th
According to Splitsider, Louis C.K.’s new special, Oh My God will premiere on HBO on April 13th. While C.K. already announced that his next special would be on HBO, he gave no new details until now. Mark the TiVo and prepare to laugh your ass off.
Kevin Hart promo videos for hosting this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” (video)
Comedian Kevin Hart is set to host Saturday Night Live this weekend. It’s the second time a bona fide legit stand-up comedian is hosting this season. The first time around we were treated to a fantastic Louis C.K. episode just days after Hurricane Sandy. While Kevin Hart doesn’t have a storm to contend with, he does have the ability to keep the comedian good streak alive. Here are some promo clips where they pull out the classic short comedian in an overcoat on top of Bobby Moynihan trick.
There is now one less Whitney Cummings TV show on the air, “Love You, Mean It” canceled
Turns out that one can have too much of Whitney Cummings because after airing twelve episodes, E! announced its ended production of her late night talk show Love You, Mean It. While Whitney herself has many other things happening, her executive produced CBS show 2 Broke Girls is kicking ass, like too much. In fact, ease up on the ass kicking 2 Broke Girls. Meanwhile, her eponymous show on NBC isn’t faring as well and will probably be on the cancellation bubble at the end of the season. The biggest bummer in all of this is that we’ll not be able to check in on Cummings’ Love You, Mean It co-host and comedian Julian McCullough on a weekly basis.
The Laugh Button will be a part of this year’s SXSW comedy lineup
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South By Southwest just released their preliminary list of collaborators for its comedy programming. And The Laugh Button will be one of said partners for the annual festival. There will be many updates arriving in the near future, but right now it’s time to celebrate. Other great collaborators for this year’s festival include Funny Or Die, Team Coco, and IFC to name a few.
This year’s SXSW festival will take place March 9-16th in Austin, Texas and it will include some of the world’s funniest comedians as well as musical acts, film, and tech. The comedy events will be open to all SXSW badgeholders as they have shows for stand-up, improv, sketch showcases, live podcast recordings and comedy-focused panels.
This is the first of many forthcoming announcements, we ourselves will have more details on our involvement very soon. Check the SXSW Comedy website for more info and announcements on this year’s lineup.
My Favorite Sketch: Aaron Black “Escaping the Friend Zone”
It’s an area of life that seems to trap many males. You get to know a gal, treat her like a princess and when the time comes to take things to the next level, you get shut down. Why? Well, because you are only friends. What crap! Today we share one of favorite sketches of the week which has to do with just that, escaping the friend zone.
The sketch was created by Aaron Black who is a New Jersey native that is currently pounding the pavement in Los Angeles. He is fighting the good fight of obtaining stage time for his stand-up routine as he continues to chase his dream of being a comedian. Read the rest of this entry
In case you haven’t heard yet, “Community” returns tonight
After the long wait, a false start, the departure of creator/showrunner Dan Harmon, as well as Chevy Chase, Season 4 of Community is finally scheduled to premiere tonight. It’s the much-touted Hunger Games inspired episode and when Chevy Chase isn’t trying to fight Joel McHale there might be some fireworks flying on screen. Watch the epic trailer, learn some neat facts, and return to Greendale tonight on NBC at 8pm. Read the rest of this entry
