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» SFSF: AST presents Pardo's NNF, RYT w. Florence Henderson, Simon Helberg & more!

Feb 02, 2012 - 11:09 AM - by isoS
You know how the saying goes: another winter, another awesome SF Sketchfest, and once again AST is proud to present two Jimmy Pardo comedy extravaganzas at this month-long event.

Friday at 8 PM is Running Your Trap The Game Show, where contestants compete to discover which weird, strange and funny facts apply to the comedian panelists: Janet Varney, Cole Stratton, Pat Francis and special guest Simon Helberg from "The Big Bang Theory."

Then, Saturday at 2 PM, it's podcast vanguard Never Not Funny Live, featuring producer/co-host Matt Belknap, show regular/third chair Pat Francis and special guest Florence Henderson! (Not a typo! TV and pop culture legend Florence Henderson will be on Never Not Funny! Watch Jimmy, Matt and Pat's heads explode live on-stage as they meet a sitcom icon!)

Both shows take place at the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco, and tickets are $20. Purchase them online through sfsketchfest.com.



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» Tonight on Adult Swim: "Delocated" Season 3

Feb 02, 2012 - 9:48 AM - by BillBrasky
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» Tonight on Comedy Central: "Key & Peele"

Jan 31, 2012 - 10:58 AM - by BillBrasky
Tonight at 10:30 on Comedy Central, a new sketch show, "Key & Peele", starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, two former cast members of FOX's "Mad TV". Whether it's satirizing the President, spoofing Nazis, or ordering up some soul food, Key and Peele will showcase their chemistry, camaraderie and unique point of view in this new show. Born from their shared background and experiences growing up biracial in a not quite post-racial world, “Key and Peele” will examine life in a provocative and irreverent way, through a combination of filmed sketches and live stage segments.

The show premieres tonight following the premiere of an all-new season of "Tosh.0".

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» Louis CK sells comedy pilot to CBS

Jan 30, 2012 - 10:37 AM - by BillBrasky
Entertainment Weekly reports that Louis CK has sold a comedy pilot to CBS. The comedian and FX series star is teaming with Spike Feresten ("Seinfeld") on the show, which just received a pilot order from the network. The untitled project is an ensemble comedy about “young people trying to achieve their creative dreams in these tough financial times.” Louis C.K., Feresten, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein are all listed as executive producers. According to one account , Louis and Feresten originally conceived the project 13 years ago.

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» This weekend: John Mulaney's "New in Town" airs on Comedy Central

Jan 27, 2012 - 9:54 AM - by BillBrasky
Comedian and "Saturday Night Live" writer John Mulaney has his first one-hour stand up special, "John Mulaney: New in Town", which will premiere this Saturday on Comedy Central at 10 PM. Filmed at the Skirball Theater in New York, Mulaney's special tackles such red-hot topics as french fries, “Law & Order,” and his bygone partying days. Through his stories, viewers will watch Mulaney age from a nervous and dishonest child to a still nervous and dishonest adult.

The fun begins tonight at 9 PM when Comedy Central will air "The John Mulaney Stand-Up Playlist". Details are unknown at this time but it's a three-hour block of stand up comedy, presumably hosted by Mulaney. Following the premiere of the special on Saturday, an uncensored and extended DVD of the special will be released by Comedy Central Home Entertainment on January 31st. DVD bonus features will include a “Special Friends Video Commentary" where comedians Anthony Jeselnik and Dan Mintz watch and critique ‘New in Town’” and “Mintz/Mulaney: The Interview.” In addition, the uncensored and extended “John Mulaney: New in Town” CD will be released on January 31st on Comedy Central Records.

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» "Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" is available on demand starting today

Jan 27, 2012 - 8:16 AM - by BillBrasky
Today marks the on-demand premiere of "Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie", an all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim ("Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job"). In the film, Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime... and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is pissed. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signs—a billion of them.

Featuring cameos from Awesome Show regulars and some of the biggest names in comedy today (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Will Forte, and Zach Galifianakis, among others), the film has already had a mixed reaction at the Sundance film festival, with several walkouts reported during the film. The movie will not be released in theaters until March 2nd, but it should be available as an "early screening" on-demand purchase through most cable systems (For example, it is accessible through Brighthouse Cable on channel 001, their "Movies On Demand" channel).

Here's a look at the red-band trailer for "Billion Dollar Movie" (very NSFW):



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» NBC planning an "Office" spinoff with Rainn Wilson

Jan 26, 2012 - 8:29 AM - by BillBrasky
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NBC is reportedly working on an "Office" spinoff starring Rainn Wilson for a potential midseason 2013 launch. No deals have been closed yet but the proposed spinoff, which was the brainchild of Wilson and "Office" executive producer/showrunner Paul Lieberstein, would have Dwight Schrute living at the Schrute family beet farm and bed & breakfast, which have been featured on the show several times, including in an episode where Jim and Pam visited Dwight there.

The potential spinoff will be introduced in an "Office" episode later this season set at Schrute Farms. “Paul and Rainn have been joking for years about Dwight’s life on the farm, his family and how ill-suited he is to run a B&B,” a source close to "The Office" said. “A while ago, it started to feel like a show to them." Wilson and Lieberstein will executive produce the spinoff with "The Office" executive producers Ben Silverman and Howard Klein. Greg Daniels, who developed and executive produces "The Office", is not involved in the offshoot, having his hands full already with "The Office", "Parks & Recreation" and his newly picked-up NBC comedy pilot "Friday Night Dinner".

If NBC proceeds with the spinoff, that will not mean an immediate departure from "The Office" for Wilson. If the veteran comedy is renewed for a ninth season as many expect, Wilson will return in the fall before segueing to the new series in midseason.

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» "Archer" returns to FX, joined by new animated series "Unsupervised"

Jan 19, 2012 - 10:57 AM - by BillBrasky
The animated spy spoof "Archer" returns to FX tonight at 10 PM for its third season. Following the premiere of "Archer" at 10:30 will be the premiere of a new animated series, "Unsupervised", which is written and produced by several veterans of the FX comedy "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (Rob Rosell, Scott Marder, and David Hornsby are the creators; Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Glenn Howerton are executive producers).

"Unsupervised" is a comedy about optimistic best friends Gary and Joel, who are navigating the harsh landscape of teenage life and trying to do what's right without any parental guidance whatsoever. Justin Long (“The New Girl”) and David Hornsby (CBS's recently cancelled “How to Be a Gentleman”) provide the voices of Gary and Joel, the latchkey children who live in a world bereft of parents, save for Joel’s drug-addled stepmother ("Sunny"'s Kaitlin Olsin). Adult companionship is also provided by a pair of neighbors, an avuncular Panamanian (Fred Armisen) and a barbie-tending Australian (Rob Rosell). Kristen Bell and Romany Malco also do voicework for the series, playing schoolmates of Gary and Joel.

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» NBC's Sarah Silverman pilot will co-star Harris Wittels, June Diane Raphael

Jan 18, 2012 - 1:23 PM - by BillBrasky
From Deadline:

NBC’s untitled Sarah Silverman comedy pilot has cast its first 2 regulars and, like the project’s co-creator/star Silverman herself, they too are comedian/writers. Harris Wittels, who was a writer on Silverman’s Comedy Central series, will play Harris Wittels, a version of himself, in a role created for him. Also cast is June Diane Raphael, whose writing credits include the feature film "Bride Wars".

The untitled single-camera comedy, from 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV, is loosely based on Silverman’s life and stars the comedian as Susan, a woman readjusting to the single life after a decade long live-in relationship. Wittels’ Harris Wittels is a short, hipster, endearing and good-natured tenant in Susan’s building who happens to be a huge fan. Raphael will play Chelsea, an attractive, smart tenant in the building who was once Susan’s best friend until Susan disappeared into a relationship ten years ago and hasn’t called her since. Silverman wrote the script with Dan Sterling and Jon Schroeder, who also worked on her self-titled Comedy Central series. Silverman, Sterling and Imagine’s Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo are executive producing, with Schroeder serving as co-exec producer. Raphael’s acting credits include series "NTSF:SD:SUV" and "Players" and features "Bride Wars" and "Going The Distance". Wittels is a writer on "Parks & Recreation" and has made a couple of guest appearances on the NBC series, again playing a character named Harris.

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» David Koechner signs talent deal with NBC

Jan 18, 2012 - 10:33 AM - by BillBrasky
From Deadline:

Actor/comedian David Koechner has signed a talent holding deal with NBC. Under the pact, he is attached to star in Greg Daniels’ comedy project "Friday Night Dinner" and possibly do more episodes of "The Office", where he has appeared occasionally since the second season. The deal expands Koechner’s relationship with "The Office" showrunner Daniels.

Like "The Office", "Friday Night Dinner" is based on a UK series. The original series, created by Robert Popper ("Look Around You") and airing on the UK's Channel 4, is about a traditional but not strictly observant Jewish family and chronicles their Shabbat (Friday night) dinners. It centers on brothers Adam and Jonny who reluctantly visit their parents — mom Jackie, who is obsessed with "Masterchef", and dad Martin, who loves to walk around shirtless — for a home-cooked meal. Adding to the gallery of oddball characters is a grandmother who struts her stuff in a bikini and eccentric neighbor Jim who constantly interrupts dinner.

Daniels originally was considering a role as supervisor/executive producer on the project and met with a number of writers but ultimately decided to write the adaptation himself. While he was still writing the script, NBC put the project on a fast track, getting a casting director to explore casting choices and looking at directors. (Ken Kwapis, who helmed the pilot of "The Office", has circled the potential pilot.)

As for "The Office", it is unclear whether, with Michael Scott gone from Dunder Mifflin, his obnoxious BFF Todd Packer, played by Koechner, will return. That is now apparently a strong possibility, especially if "Friday Night Dinner" doesn’t get picked up.

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» "Delocated: Seasons 1 and 2" is out on DVD today

Jan 17, 2012 - 1:41 PM - by BillBrasky
Jon Glaser's cult Adult Swim series "Delocated" is finally available on DVD today after several delays and push-backs of its release date. "Delocated" is the story of a family in the witness protection program who gets their own reality show. Moved to New York City from the small town the government placed them in, they wear ski masks at all times to protect their identities, trying to live anonymous lives on camera while attempting to avoid being murdered by the Russian Mob.

The DVD contains the first seven episodes of Season 1, which had an 11-minute runtime, as well as the twelve episodes of Season 2, which are 22-minute episodes. Extras on the DVD set include deleted scenes, commentary, and outtakes. The third season of "Delocated" is scheduled to premiere on February 2nd, 2012.

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» NBC comedies return tonight

Jan 12, 2012 - 2:18 PM - by BillBrasky
After a prolonged absence from NBC's schedule due to Tina Fey's pregnancy, "30 Rock" returns tonight at 8 PM to kick off the network's new Thursday night lineup. In tonight's episode, as everyone returns from holiday break, NBC's new talent competition "America's Kidz Got Singing" is a hit, but Jenna's role as the judge everyone loves to hate causes Jack to question the show's sense of family values. Much to his chagrin, Tracy's usual antics fail to aggravate Liz, while Kenneth takes the day off to do his dream chores as he awaits the Rapture.

Then, at 8:30, on "Parks & Recreation", Leslie enlists everyone's help in staging an attention-getting event. Ben explores a new hobby, while April and Andy adopt a pet. At 9 PM on "The Office", Oscar joins a trivia night contest and Andy decides to get the whole office involved. Meanwhile, Dwight visits Sabre headquarters to explore other job opportunities. The night finishes up with "Up All Night" at 9:30, as Reagan's extreme competiveness comes out at a New Year's Eve game night, much to Chris's embarrassment.

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