This Week In Comedy: Festivalin’
March 7, 2011 Matt News, Television, This Week In Comedy
Well well well, the freezing burial of snow has given way to a weekend chock full of rain. Go weather! But we all know you read this column weekly not for our Al Roker commentary on the weather, rather for the laughs, and it’s festival season!
This weekend marked the South Beach Comedy Festival, one I’ve yet to attend but will have to put my ass on a beach in the near future. Something about laughing by the beach is just intriguing as hell.
Speaking of other festivals, this week is a madhouse in the TLB Towers as we prepare to travel to the annual South By Southwest Festival. A gathering better known for its music, but has boomed with comedy the last few years. This year it looks to be the biggest gathering of comedy ever for the festival – live stand-up shows, podcast recordings, sketch, it’s all going on. We have a running list of who’s appearing where, if we’ve missed something let us know since events are being added constantly.
It’s bound to be a dizzying experience, expect us to cover as much of it as possible, and if you are a comedian, funny person, or would like to talk to us about comedy and are headed to Austin, hit me up matt@thelaughbutton.com, we’ll hang.
COMEDY IN STORES
Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts (DVD)
Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts (CD)
Glee: The Music, Volume 5 (CD)
Jackass 3 (Blu-ray)
Jackass 3 (Double-DVD)
Jackass 3 (DVD)
Jim Norton: Despicable (CD)
Louis Katz: If These Balls Could Talk (Digital-only)
Morning Glory (DVD)
Morning Glory (Blu-ray)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XX (DVD)
COMEDY ON TV THIS WEEK
Monday, March 7th
Amy Poehler on The Tonight Show
Paula Poundstone on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Dana Carvey on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Thomas Lennon on Last Call with Carson Daly
Chris Franjola on Chelsea Lately
Donald Glover on Lopez Tonight
Tuesday, March 8th
Brad Wollack, Heather McDonald on Chelsea Lately
Russell Brand on The View
Robin Williams on Live! with Regis and Kelly
Wednesday, March 9th
Judah Friedlander on Late Show with David Letterman
Jamie Foxx on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Chris Franjola, Sarah Colonna on Chelsea Lately
Pee-wee Herman, Shane Mauss on Conan
Thursday, March 10th
Adam Sandler on Late Show with David Letterman
Aubrey Plaza on The Tonight Show
Wanda Sykes on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Adam Sandler, Aziz Ansari on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Trey Parker, Matt Stone on The Daily Show
Josh Wolf, Fortune Feimster, Adam Hills on Chelsea Lately
Seth Rogan on Conan
Pee-Wee Herman on Lopez Tonight
Friday, March 11th
Howard Stern on Late Show with David Letterman
Howard Stern on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Patrice O’Neal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Sarah Wilverman on The View
Joan Rivers on The Talk
Louis Katz stand-up special debuts on Comedy Central
Jay Larsen stand-up special debuts on Comedy Central
Saturday, March 12th
Zach Galiafinakis (host) Jessie J (musical guest) on Saturday Night Live
