Remembering The Comedians Of Comedy, Netflix's First True Original Production (A Quasi-Oral History)
If I asked you to name the first original production from Netflix, what would you say? An educated guess might bring you to "House of Cards" or "Lilyhammer," and that's a fair assessment. While the former was Netflix's first piece of original programming produced specifically for the company's streaming service (released in February of 2013), the latter technically has the honor of being Netflix's first original streaming production (premiering on Netflix in February of 2012), even though it was only partially funded by Netflix and actually premiered in Norway first under the TV network NRK1.
But what if I told you that neither of these was the first true Netflix original? What if I told you Netflix produced their first original production even before they created the now-defunct Red Envelope Entertainment? Yes, before streaming, Netflix had a film financing and acquisition arm that shuttered in 2008 after investing in more than 100 films and...
But what if I told you that neither of these was the first true Netflix original? What if I told you Netflix produced their first original production even before they created the now-defunct Red Envelope Entertainment? Yes, before streaming, Netflix had a film financing and acquisition arm that shuttered in 2008 after investing in more than 100 films and...
- 10/2/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Crowd work comedy is a new form of comedy that has gained popularity over the years. This style of comedy is emerging and Prime Video’s latest offering ‘Rahul Talks to People’ featuring Rahul Subramanian captures him in this element that has been loved by one and all. To help the aspirants, Rahul shares 5 tips to ace crowd work format of comedy through his show.
To master stand-up comedy, one not only requires years of hard work and dedication but also requires determination and confidence on stage no matter how many times you fail; with aspiring comedians looking to establish a place for themselves through diverse styles of comedy.
Go with an open mind
The crowd work stand-up comic performs unscripted and spontaneous versions of discussions with the audience during crowd work shows. Rahul Subramanian, who specializes in this style of comedy, feels that one should approach the situation with an open mind,...
To master stand-up comedy, one not only requires years of hard work and dedication but also requires determination and confidence on stage no matter how many times you fail; with aspiring comedians looking to establish a place for themselves through diverse styles of comedy.
Go with an open mind
The crowd work stand-up comic performs unscripted and spontaneous versions of discussions with the audience during crowd work shows. Rahul Subramanian, who specializes in this style of comedy, feels that one should approach the situation with an open mind,...
- 4/10/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
“Better Call Saul” actor Bob Odenkirk, “Pitch Perfect” star Anna Kendrick and acclaimed comedians Chelsea Handler and Eric André are among the lineup South by Southwest (SXSW) announced for its upcoming comedy festival.
The comedy festival will include improv, stand-up showcases, live podcast recordings and conversations.
In addition to Odenkirk, Kenrick, André and Handler, the comedy lineup features Abbi Jacobson, Adrienne Iapalucci, Andre Hyland, Anthony Atamanuik, Anthony DeVito, Aristotle Athari, Beth Stelling, Brian Moses, Caitlin Peluffo, Caleb Hearon, Christina Catherine Martinez, Doug Benson, Eddie Pepitone, Emma Willmann, Felipe Esparza, Godfrey, Greg Proops, Ismael Loutfi, Jackie Fabulous, Jake Johnson, James Adomian, Jessica McKenna, Joe DeRosa, John Gemberling, Josh Johnson, Joyelle Johnson, Katherine Blanford, Leonard Maltin, Matt Besser, Mike Lawrence, Natalie Palamides, Nick Thune, Patton Oswalt, Pete Lee, Phoebe Robinson, Rachel Sennott, Reggie Watts, Sabrina Jalees, Sam Jay, Sam Tallent, Sandy Honig, Steve Agee, Steph Tolev, Stuart Goldsmith, Tim Robinson, Todd Barry,...
The comedy festival will include improv, stand-up showcases, live podcast recordings and conversations.
In addition to Odenkirk, Kenrick, André and Handler, the comedy lineup features Abbi Jacobson, Adrienne Iapalucci, Andre Hyland, Anthony Atamanuik, Anthony DeVito, Aristotle Athari, Beth Stelling, Brian Moses, Caitlin Peluffo, Caleb Hearon, Christina Catherine Martinez, Doug Benson, Eddie Pepitone, Emma Willmann, Felipe Esparza, Godfrey, Greg Proops, Ismael Loutfi, Jackie Fabulous, Jake Johnson, James Adomian, Jessica McKenna, Joe DeRosa, John Gemberling, Josh Johnson, Joyelle Johnson, Katherine Blanford, Leonard Maltin, Matt Besser, Mike Lawrence, Natalie Palamides, Nick Thune, Patton Oswalt, Pete Lee, Phoebe Robinson, Rachel Sennott, Reggie Watts, Sabrina Jalees, Sam Jay, Sam Tallent, Sandy Honig, Steve Agee, Steph Tolev, Stuart Goldsmith, Tim Robinson, Todd Barry,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
Update, July 13: Just For Laughs Montreal has announced that Hacks star Jean Smart will be honored with its Comedy Performance of the Year award. Hosting the Just For Laughs Awards Show will be Amber Ruffin.
Previous, June 29: Just For Laughs Montreal on Tuesday took the wraps off its 2021 comedy festival, saying it will run July 26-31 and feature in-person stand-up shows in Montreal as well as for the first time shows in Los Angeles and New York City in a nod to travel restrictions due to the pandemic.
The festival, which went online-only in 2020, also announced a lineup that includes Kevin Hart, Bert Kreischer, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, and SNL‘s Bowen Yang, among others.
Dave Chappelle will receive this year’s Comedy Person of the Year Award from the fest and also will appear. Other honorees announced today include Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence of Ted Lasso,...
Previous, June 29: Just For Laughs Montreal on Tuesday took the wraps off its 2021 comedy festival, saying it will run July 26-31 and feature in-person stand-up shows in Montreal as well as for the first time shows in Los Angeles and New York City in a nod to travel restrictions due to the pandemic.
The festival, which went online-only in 2020, also announced a lineup that includes Kevin Hart, Bert Kreischer, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, Yamaneika Saunders, Gina Yashere, and SNL‘s Bowen Yang, among others.
Dave Chappelle will receive this year’s Comedy Person of the Year Award from the fest and also will appear. Other honorees announced today include Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence of Ted Lasso,...
- 7/13/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoken Giants, the first royalties administrator for spoken-word content, is expanding its roster, announcing Wednesday that it’s signed the estates of Bob Hope and Desilu (Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz) as well as Gabriel Iglesias, Larry the Cable Guy, Elayne Boosler, Jackie Fabulous, Eddie Pepitone, Nephew Tommy, Jeff Dye, and Todd Barry.
Previously announced members include the Don Rickles estate, the Ralphie May estate, Mike Birbiglia, Lewis Black, Dan Cummins, Gerry Dee, Pete Holmes, Kyle Kinane, Kathleen Madigan, Leanne Morgan, Theo Vona and hundreds of others representing thousands of individual comedy works.
Spoken Giant was created in 2019 by former BMI executive Jim King and the founders of comedy record label 800 Pound Gorilla, Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman, to address the fact that online stores, streaming services and other delivery platforms don’t compensate spoken word creators as the authors of their works as they do for musicians and songwriters. The...
Previously announced members include the Don Rickles estate, the Ralphie May estate, Mike Birbiglia, Lewis Black, Dan Cummins, Gerry Dee, Pete Holmes, Kyle Kinane, Kathleen Madigan, Leanne Morgan, Theo Vona and hundreds of others representing thousands of individual comedy works.
Spoken Giant was created in 2019 by former BMI executive Jim King and the founders of comedy record label 800 Pound Gorilla, Ryan Bitzer and Damion Greiman, to address the fact that online stores, streaming services and other delivery platforms don’t compensate spoken word creators as the authors of their works as they do for musicians and songwriters. The...
- 4/28/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
In The Climb–as occasionally in life–friendship can be an uphill struggle at the best of times. So how about the worst?
Michael Angelo Covino’s auspicious feature debut confronts that topic as a barometer might an oncoming storm. It’s essentially a buddy comedy, although one of the caustic variety, and built to make you squirm just a little, like Judd Apatow put through a filter of something like Festen or Force Majeure. It’s also a debut with the huevos to reach for a kind of auteur status, the sort of film that leaves people talking about things like “cinematic language.”
For better than worse, Covino directs it to within an inch of its life, presenting the modest narrative as a series of meticulously choreographed vignettes; each shot in what appears to be a single take. The first of these is a great two-hander between Covino and his costar/cowriter Kyle Marvin,...
Michael Angelo Covino’s auspicious feature debut confronts that topic as a barometer might an oncoming storm. It’s essentially a buddy comedy, although one of the caustic variety, and built to make you squirm just a little, like Judd Apatow put through a filter of something like Festen or Force Majeure. It’s also a debut with the huevos to reach for a kind of auteur status, the sort of film that leaves people talking about things like “cinematic language.”
For better than worse, Covino directs it to within an inch of its life, presenting the modest narrative as a series of meticulously choreographed vignettes; each shot in what appears to be a single take. The first of these is a great two-hander between Covino and his costar/cowriter Kyle Marvin,...
- 6/6/2019
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Kevin Hart and Lionsgate’s digital network Laugh Out Loud has unveiled its summer slate, featuring four new original series and sophomore seasons of three others. The rookie shows star the likes of Rahat Hossian, Sarah Davenport, Skye Townsend and Carlie Craig.
Read details of all seven series below, and check out a teaser trailer for Lyft Legend Season 2 above.
The June-to-September months will see the returns of prank series Kevin Hart: Lyft Legend, which launches today, along with stand-up showcase Just for Laughs and Cold as Balls, which features athlete interviews that take place in an ice bath.
Debuting this summer will be In the Zone, a comedic companion to Hart’s new CBS series Tko: Total Knock Out; prank show Rahat’s Terror Traps, starring YouTube prank king Rahat Hossian; Unmasked, a mockumentary comedy about the bizarre world of costumed street performers on Hollywood Boulevard; and Donors, a...
Read details of all seven series below, and check out a teaser trailer for Lyft Legend Season 2 above.
The June-to-September months will see the returns of prank series Kevin Hart: Lyft Legend, which launches today, along with stand-up showcase Just for Laughs and Cold as Balls, which features athlete interviews that take place in an ice bath.
Debuting this summer will be In the Zone, a comedic companion to Hart’s new CBS series Tko: Total Knock Out; prank show Rahat’s Terror Traps, starring YouTube prank king Rahat Hossian; Unmasked, a mockumentary comedy about the bizarre world of costumed street performers on Hollywood Boulevard; and Donors, a...
- 6/19/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: FXEpisodes: 61 (half-hour)Seasons: FiveTV show dates: June 29, 2010 -- May 28, 2015Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Louis C.K., Hadley Delany, Todd Barry, Nick Dipaolo, Ashley Gerasimovich, Robert Kelly, David Patrick Kelly, and Jay Russell.TV show description: This comedy series is created, directed, and written by Louis C.K., a standup comedian who previously starred in a more traditional sitcom on HBO, Lucky Louie. Loosely based on his real life, this series focuses on his life offstage as a recently divorced father of two girls. Each episode of the series focuses on two stories, which may or may not connect. They also include standup comedy bits and/or discussions between Louie and a therapist. Louie's character of a comedian/divorced father of two is the only character to appear in every show.
- 3/22/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has been the principal destination for online video. It started as a place to laugh at post-dental surgery children and Japanese cats more famous than you will ever be, and has turned into a platform for creators of all stripes to connect with diverse audiences. The platform’s influence seems to grow exponentially; as its audience matures, so does its creative reach. Now in its sixth year, VidCon is a conference that celebrates all that online video has to offer. IndieWire will be on the ground. Here are five reasons we’re excited to be there.
Heavyhitters Coming Out to Play
Four major networks will host some of the top talent on YouTube: Maker Studios, Full Screen Media, New Form Digital and Rooster Teeth Productions. All of them are also making waves in the world of original digital content production. Maker Studios owns “PewDiePie,” which...
Heavyhitters Coming Out to Play
Four major networks will host some of the top talent on YouTube: Maker Studios, Full Screen Media, New Form Digital and Rooster Teeth Productions. All of them are also making waves in the world of original digital content production. Maker Studios owns “PewDiePie,” which...
- 6/23/2016
- by Judith Dry
- Indiewire
Coming off of strong reviews across the board, Netflix confirmed the inevitable back in February when it renewed Aziz Ansari’s astute comedy Master of None for a second season, but didn’t mention when fans could expect the return of one Dev Shah.
Now, taking to Twitter, Ansari has today narrowed down that release window somewhat, revealing that the next batch of episodes will hit the streaming platform in April of next year.
I’m sorry I never tweet. We’re writing Master of None Season 2. It’ll be out in April. I did some podcasts if you want to check them out?
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 27, 2016
Headlining Master of None as a 30s-something actor, who makes ends meet in New York City while working across a series of commercials, Aziz Ansari originally hatched the Netflix original series in tandem with Alan Yang, who remains attached to pen the...
Now, taking to Twitter, Ansari has today narrowed down that release window somewhat, revealing that the next batch of episodes will hit the streaming platform in April of next year.
I’m sorry I never tweet. We’re writing Master of None Season 2. It’ll be out in April. I did some podcasts if you want to check them out?
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 27, 2016
Headlining Master of None as a 30s-something actor, who makes ends meet in New York City while working across a series of commercials, Aziz Ansari originally hatched the Netflix original series in tandem with Alan Yang, who remains attached to pen the...
- 5/27/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Netflix confirmed that the phenomenal comedy series Master Of None will return for a second season, and joyful celebration was heard throughout the land. The show, which debuted its 10 episode first season on the streaming channel in November 2015, has already collected a raft of awards nominations and wins – including a Critics Choice award for Best Comedy Series. Its second outing is now expected to arrive in 2017.
Created by Parks And Recreation alumni Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, the show is, quite simply, a breath of fresh air – building each episode around a specific subject, and seeking discussion and enlightenment on that topic through subtle and hilarious storytelling.
For example, season one episode titles include Plan B, Parents, Indians On TV and Old People. Ansari plays the lead character of Dev – a 30 year old actor, living in New York and working mostly in commercials – and it is through the lens of...
Created by Parks And Recreation alumni Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, the show is, quite simply, a breath of fresh air – building each episode around a specific subject, and seeking discussion and enlightenment on that topic through subtle and hilarious storytelling.
For example, season one episode titles include Plan B, Parents, Indians On TV and Old People. Ansari plays the lead character of Dev – a 30 year old actor, living in New York and working mostly in commercials – and it is through the lens of...
- 2/12/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
One week after David Letterman said good night to Late Show, many comedians inspired by the late-night great continue to share their touching and often hilarious Letterman tributes. Todd Barry is the latest to reminisce about Letterman's tenure, and on the comic's Tumblr (via A.V. Club), Barry shared his own personal VHS copy of his two quasi-appearances on NBC's Late Night.
In the first clip in 1982, an 18-year-old Todd "Razz" Barry from "near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida" sends Letterman a handwritten note via Viewer Mail that he could do an "unbelievable impression of Paul Schaeffer,...
In the first clip in 1982, an 18-year-old Todd "Razz" Barry from "near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida" sends Letterman a handwritten note via Viewer Mail that he could do an "unbelievable impression of Paul Schaeffer,...
- 5/29/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Louie, Season 5, Episode 5: “Untitled”
Written by Louis C.K.
Directed by Louis C.K.
Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm Et on FX
It’s generally assumed that Louie takes place within the mental confines of its titular character, but there’s never been an episode quite as doggedly insular as “Untitled,” which places Louie within a cascading nightmare he can’t seem to escape. It’s never boring, but it turns out that literalizing the series’ sense of surreality only serves to emphasize how awkward it can be when C.K. pushes the show’s stylistic boundaries too far. “Untitled” frequently threatens to tip over into outright self-parody. For those who find Louie to be too self-determined for its own good – and those people do exist – “Untitled” is the new Exhibit A.
Things start out harmlessly enough, with Louie at the Comedy Cellar, telling an unusally hacky joke about beekeeping (our...
Written by Louis C.K.
Directed by Louis C.K.
Airs Thursdays at 10:30pm Et on FX
It’s generally assumed that Louie takes place within the mental confines of its titular character, but there’s never been an episode quite as doggedly insular as “Untitled,” which places Louie within a cascading nightmare he can’t seem to escape. It’s never boring, but it turns out that literalizing the series’ sense of surreality only serves to emphasize how awkward it can be when C.K. pushes the show’s stylistic boundaries too far. “Untitled” frequently threatens to tip over into outright self-parody. For those who find Louie to be too self-determined for its own good – and those people do exist – “Untitled” is the new Exhibit A.
Things start out harmlessly enough, with Louie at the Comedy Cellar, telling an unusally hacky joke about beekeeping (our...
- 5/8/2015
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Sarah Silverman Claims Wage Gap Over Comedy Pay, Apologizes After Club Owner Posts Scathing Response
Sarah Silverman has apologized to a male former comedy club owner after insinuating in a PSA about the wage gap between men and women that he did not pay her sufficiently for a show she performed years ago. Speaking with a sarcastic tone, the comedienne says in an April 6 video posted by the Levo League, a career advice website for women, that Broadway Comedy Club founder and owner Al Martin paid her $10 and a male comedian, current Louie star Todd Barry, $60 for their 15-minute sets. Speaking sarcastically himself, Martin posted a scathing Facebook selfie video in response to what he said was "Silverman's attempt to slander" him. He said she was a guest performer, while her colleague had...
- 4/16/2015
- E! Online
TV Picks: Crackle is our pick for excellence in web series content.Make sure to catch the new season of ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ which was renewed for four more seasons back in April.Previous episodes of “Comedians in Cars” have featured Seinfeld’s conversations with a long list of comedy greats, including Jason Alexander, Alec Baldwin, Todd Barry, Mel Brooks, Louis Ck, Larry David, Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Wayne Knight, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Seth Meyers, Patton Oswalt, Carl Reiner, Michael Richards, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman and Howard Stern, among others. We are waiting on his ride with Monique Marvez, the […]...
- 11/6/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Celebrity MasterChef: BBC One, 9pm
It's the third heat of the culinary competition, and 5 new celebrities take on the challenge to become MasterChef.
Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are dancer and choreographer Wayne Sleep, one-time EastEnder Alex Ferns, actress Leslie Ash, TV presenter Tania Bryer and former Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh.
The celebrities are put through three tests before Wallace and Torode must decide who will be hanging up his or her apron.
The Good Wife: More4, 9pm
The season finale of the American drama sees Alicia (Julianna Margulies) have a chance encounter with a charming entrepreneur.
After a camera is mistakenly left on after a teleconference, Alicia and Cary (Matt Czuchry) are surprised to learn of a new threat to the firm. The fate of Lockhart, Gardner and Canning hangs in the balance as Louis (Michael J Fox) vies for a bigger role.
It's the third heat of the culinary competition, and 5 new celebrities take on the challenge to become MasterChef.
Trying to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace are dancer and choreographer Wayne Sleep, one-time EastEnder Alex Ferns, actress Leslie Ash, TV presenter Tania Bryer and former Made in Chelsea star Millie Mackintosh.
The celebrities are put through three tests before Wallace and Torode must decide who will be hanging up his or her apron.
The Good Wife: More4, 9pm
The season finale of the American drama sees Alicia (Julianna Margulies) have a chance encounter with a charming entrepreneur.
After a camera is mistakenly left on after a teleconference, Alicia and Cary (Matt Czuchry) are surprised to learn of a new threat to the firm. The fate of Lockhart, Gardner and Canning hangs in the balance as Louis (Michael J Fox) vies for a bigger role.
- 6/26/2014
- Digital Spy
How our relationship with movies evolves is intricately bound to our own changing perspectives, and to the medium's ever shifting context, forming a perpetually shifting dynamic. This new column borrows the namesake of one of my favorite films for that reason. Cinephilia itself is a sort of journey, and I’m no longer naïve enough (but still hopefully naïve!) to think that it’s one with a conclusion, or even a safe plateau one can reach. Likewise, life is some sort of movement homeward, where home is not a 'place,' but a pursuit of 'something.' For me these two odysseys run in parallel—hence, a long voyage home.
This column, for which I hope to prepare an entry every two weeks, ultimately has no unifying theme or format. One piece may be a review, the next a single observation, an image piece, a video essay...and hopefully things...
This column, for which I hope to prepare an entry every two weeks, ultimately has no unifying theme or format. One piece may be a review, the next a single observation, an image piece, a video essay...and hopefully things...
- 6/23/2014
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
At this point, the best way for Louis C.K. to surprise us would be to write a happy ending. And that’s precisely what the auteur comedian did in the fourth-season finale of his undefinable FX series.
As Darren Franich wrote earlier this month, Louie can’t really be categorized. It’s a comedy, until it isn’t; it obeys the laws of continuity, until it doesn’t; it’s grounded by recurring scenes of C.K. doing standup, until those scenes fall by the wayside. The only predictable thing about the show’s ambitious fourth year has been its unpredictability.
As Darren Franich wrote earlier this month, Louie can’t really be categorized. It’s a comedy, until it isn’t; it obeys the laws of continuity, until it doesn’t; it’s grounded by recurring scenes of C.K. doing standup, until those scenes fall by the wayside. The only predictable thing about the show’s ambitious fourth year has been its unpredictability.
- 6/17/2014
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Louie defies easy formal analysis because it doesn’t quite have an easily definable form. The most basic fact that everyone who cares about Louie knows about Louie is that the show is entirely Louis C.K.: Directed by, written by, edited by, starring. Back in 2010, it was still possible to understand the show as a sitcom, albeit an extremely precise kind of sitcom. Classically, situation comedies were collaborations: Ensemble casts, writing staffs, studio audience. Louie gave the form an auteurist twist, but you could watch the first season and see echoes of Curb Your Enthusiasm (handheld camera, inside-baseball showbiz comedy,...
- 6/3/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Louie, Season 4, Episode 7, “Elevator Part 4”
Louie, Season 4, Episode 8, “Elevator Part 5”
Written and Directed by Louis C.K.
Airs Mondays at 10pm Est on FX
This week, on Louie: Hurricane Jasmine Forsythe bears down, Louie thinks on the past, and Todd Barry gets a free donut
“Elevator” continues its dreamlike examination of Louie’s psyche this week, with our increasingly insecure lead pushing his relationship with Amia to the next level and losing it in the process. Louie spends quite a bit of these two episodes validating his romance with Amia to other people in his life and as they voice their doubts, Louie grows more and more self-conscious. At the start of “Elevator Part 4”, Louie and Amia are out at a hockey game, having a great time; Louie practically glows when Janet asks about his new leading lady. It’s sweet and just like Janet, viewers will be happy to...
Louie, Season 4, Episode 8, “Elevator Part 5”
Written and Directed by Louis C.K.
Airs Mondays at 10pm Est on FX
This week, on Louie: Hurricane Jasmine Forsythe bears down, Louie thinks on the past, and Todd Barry gets a free donut
“Elevator” continues its dreamlike examination of Louie’s psyche this week, with our increasingly insecure lead pushing his relationship with Amia to the next level and losing it in the process. Louie spends quite a bit of these two episodes validating his romance with Amia to other people in his life and as they voice their doubts, Louie grows more and more self-conscious. At the start of “Elevator Part 4”, Louie and Amia are out at a hockey game, having a great time; Louie practically glows when Janet asks about his new leading lady. It’s sweet and just like Janet, viewers will be happy to...
- 5/27/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
There are so many chicken jokes this season. After Amia goes to see Louie perform at the Cellar and deflects some leering, perverted comments from Jim Norton, she crowds around the table with Louie, Nick Dipaolo, Greg Fitzsimmons, and Todd Barry for dinner. Everyone talks around her, mostly about how lonely Louie will be when she leaves, with Fitzsimmons chiming in that Louie is actually afraid to be lonely. It would explain why he usually ends up on the batshit-crazy end of the dating spectrum; people who are afraid to be alone would rather have chaos than the empty maw of their own thoughts staring back at them. Louie is usually alone, but being alone is different from being lonely. All of this in-depth philosophical conversation is set to the soundtrack of Todd Barry saying “AIDS” to the tune of “Smoke on the Water” while drumming on the table. Of...
- 5/27/2014
- by Danielle Henderson
- Vulture
A review of tonight's two "Louie" episodes coming up just as soon as I don't drink lemonade for two years... It's the end of a long weekend, and I didn't get to see "Elevator" Parts 4 & 5 until today, so in the interests of getting some discussion going before this miniseries concludes a week from tonight, let's go straight to the bullet points: * "Elevator" remains very much about communication, but also about loneliness. Louie makes so many mistakes in his life out of a fear of being lonely, even as he admits in Part 5 that there are times when he wishes he was always lonely, because being around people (his daughters in particular) is so stressful. And the solitary life is exemplified by Todd Barry's amusingly riveting monologue about his incredibly mundane, self-involved day, a speech delivered with such verve that the entire bar bursts into applause when he tells them...
- 5/27/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
"Louie" finally returned to our television sets tonight. I published my advance review of the new season earlier today, and I have specific thoughts on tonight's two episodes coming up just as soon as I write a letter to AIDS... I don't know at what point FX decided that they'd be double-pumping most of "Louie" season 4, but "Back" and "Model" almost feel as if they were designed to air together on the same night. It's not just that they demonstrate two of the many different flavors available from the show — "Back" a collection of vignettes that are loosely tied together, "Model" one long (and very shaggy) story — but that they feel connected as part of a bigger tale about how Louis C.K. is feeling about himself (or, at least, about his less successful TV alter ego) at the moment. Many things happen in "Back," and we'll get to those in a minute,...
- 5/6/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Louie, Season 4, Episodes 1 and 2, “Back” and “Model”
Written and Directed by Louis C.K.
Louie is utterly unique to the television landscape. There are very, very few shows of which this can be said. It’s part standup, part experimental film, part character study, part whatever else Louis C.K. wants it to be, and in its first three seasons, the series that started out well grew increasingly confident, playing with form and stretching C.K. as a filmmaker and storyteller. After C.K. decided to take 2013 off, some viewers may have been concerned he wouldn’t be able to recapture the magic of the first three seasons. Fortunately, with “Back” and “Model”, C.K. picks up right where he left off, as sure and relaxed as ever.
The first episode of the season, “Back”, follows the model of the first season, with a series of vignettes loosely following Louie (Louis C.K.) through his day.
Written and Directed by Louis C.K.
Louie is utterly unique to the television landscape. There are very, very few shows of which this can be said. It’s part standup, part experimental film, part character study, part whatever else Louis C.K. wants it to be, and in its first three seasons, the series that started out well grew increasingly confident, playing with form and stretching C.K. as a filmmaker and storyteller. After C.K. decided to take 2013 off, some viewers may have been concerned he wouldn’t be able to recapture the magic of the first three seasons. Fortunately, with “Back” and “Model”, C.K. picks up right where he left off, as sure and relaxed as ever.
The first episode of the season, “Back”, follows the model of the first season, with a series of vignettes loosely following Louie (Louis C.K.) through his day.
- 5/6/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
News broke this morning that CBS has snagged Stephen Colbert away from Comedy Central to replace David Letterman when he retires next year. Obviously the Internet immediately exploded. Here are some of the best reactions! #1 - Some questioned if Colbert can handle the hard-hitting questions. I pray Stephen Colbert is the right choice, I shudder to think of someone unqualified asking Katherine Heigl about her summer plans — Matt Oswalt (@Puddinstrip) April 10, 2014 #2 - While others quickly discovered his secret to success. The cancel Colbert controversy worked out pretty well for him. Well I happen to despise Asians. That is the Worst race! #cancelreview — Andy Daly (@TVsAndyDaly) April 10, 2014 #3 - Some speculated on the fate of 'The Colbert Report'. [S] Plot twist: Letterman will be taking over "The Colbert Report". — Paul and Storm (@paulandstorm) April 10, 2014 #4 - While others just wanted to be guests…eventually. .@StephenAtHome I’m flattered but network will prob...
- 4/10/2014
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Though he has put “stand-up comedian” on his tax return for over two decades, Todd Barry did not prepare any new material for his brand new special, which was produced by Louis C.K. and distributed through his website for five bucks.
But don’t worry—the show isn’t an hour of awkward silence. Instead, it focuses solely on Barry’s interaction with various audiences across a seven date trek up the west coast. The result is Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour.
“A special of mine came out about a year-and-a-half ago. And a lot of people are like,...
But don’t worry—the show isn’t an hour of awkward silence. Instead, it focuses solely on Barry’s interaction with various audiences across a seven date trek up the west coast. The result is Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour.
“A special of mine came out about a year-and-a-half ago. And a lot of people are like,...
- 4/7/2014
- by Kyle Anderson
- EW.com - PopWatch
Jerry Seinfeld has now had coffee with millions of viewers. Crackle’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” topped 25 million streams during its third and current season. This time around, Seinfeld picked up Tina Fey, Howard Stern, Louis C.K., Jay Leno, Patton Oswalt and Todd Barry in various classic cars en route to getting a cup of Joe. “My initial intention was to make a few of these silly little things for the stand-up comedy obsessed like myself,” Seinfeld told TheWrap. “Thanks to Steve Mosko, the cool Crackle people and especially Acura, it’s gotten completely out of hand. I consider myself extremely.
- 1/29/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Louis C.K. made a movie in 1998 called "Tomorrow Night" that was shown at the time at Sundance and several other film festivals but never got any kind of wide release. C.K. has decided to release the film on his website this week, so check out LouisCK.com to buy it Wednesday (Jan. 29) for five dollars.
The flick stars a lot of guys who were friends of C.K.'s at the time but not big names (then) -- Steve Carell, J.B. Smoove, Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel and more. In the above interview on "The Daily Show," C.K. shows a clip of the movie and admits that it's a little weird.
"It's a little hard to watch now 'cause it's crazy. The whole movie's like [the clip], nothing makes much sense. But the performances are great," says C.K.
Host Jon Stewart chimes in with how he helped contribute to the movie's backing fund,...
The flick stars a lot of guys who were friends of C.K.'s at the time but not big names (then) -- Steve Carell, J.B. Smoove, Wanda Sykes, Robert Smigel and more. In the above interview on "The Daily Show," C.K. shows a clip of the movie and admits that it's a little weird.
"It's a little hard to watch now 'cause it's crazy. The whole movie's like [the clip], nothing makes much sense. But the performances are great," says C.K.
Host Jon Stewart chimes in with how he helped contribute to the movie's backing fund,...
- 1/29/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
After hinting earlier this month that he planned to self-release his directorial debut, "Tomorrow Night," comedian Louis C.K. is making good on that promise, announcing that the film will be available for purchase on his website this week.
During an appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman" Monday night, C.K. confirmed the news, telling the host that fans can visit LouisCK.net and download the movie for $5 beginning Wednesday at noon. The film, which was screened at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, never found distribution and was never released.
"Tomorrow Night" boasts an impressive array of now-famous actors who were just getting started when C.K., then a writer for Conan O'Brien, was pulling the film together. It stars O'Brien, Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, J.B. Smoove, Todd Barry, Nick Dipaolo, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Wanda Sykes, and Robert Smigel.
C.K. showed a clip of the film on Letterman,...
During an appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman" Monday night, C.K. confirmed the news, telling the host that fans can visit LouisCK.net and download the movie for $5 beginning Wednesday at noon. The film, which was screened at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, never found distribution and was never released.
"Tomorrow Night" boasts an impressive array of now-famous actors who were just getting started when C.K., then a writer for Conan O'Brien, was pulling the film together. It stars O'Brien, Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, J.B. Smoove, Todd Barry, Nick Dipaolo, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Wanda Sykes, and Robert Smigel.
C.K. showed a clip of the film on Letterman,...
- 1/28/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee has been a smash hit since it premiered in 2012 with a first episode that featured Seinfeld and Larry David driving around, getting coffee and making small talk. Since then the show has featured comedians only someone of Seinfeld’s statue could court, such as Dave Letterman, Ricky Gervais, Seth Myers and plenty of other heavy hitters. Season 3 will premiere on Jan 2. on Crackle, and as shown in the trailer that was recently released, it will feature Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Todd Barry, Jay Leno, Patton Oswalt and another personality...
- 12/24/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Tina Fey, Howard Stern, Louis C.K., Jay Leno, Patton Oswalt and Todd Barry will be the joke-tellers in jalopies drinking java on the new season of Jerry Seinfeld’s popular web series, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” The topics this season, the series’ third, range from peeing in front of other men to cunnilingus. Viewers can probably guess with which of the half-dozen guests both of those conversations occur. (Trailer spoiler alert: it’s Stern.) The new season of the series debuts Jan. 2 at noon Et, and will continue with a new episode every Thursday through Feb. 6. The web series can be seen.
- 12/23/2013
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Louis Ck, Jay Leno, Howard Stern, Tina Fey, Patton Oswalt, and Todd Barry are among the guests set for the new season on Crackle, the Sony-owned free video hub. Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee is created, written and produced by Jerry Seinfeld — you might have heard of him. Here’s the trailer for Season 3, which goes live at January 2 at noon Et; watch for a drone, a DeLorean, and ruminations on Macy’s shirts, weird dreams, 56-year-old hookers and more:
From Crackle: Season 3 Trailer...
From Crackle: Season 3 Trailer...
- 12/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Cars, comedians and coffee is all Jerry Seinfeld needs to make a hilarious web series, and here's the season 3 first look at Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.
The guests this season are bigger and funnier than ever, and if that doesn't get fans' attention, the cars certainly will. Tina Fey, Louis C.K., Howard Stern, Jay Leno, Patton Oswalt and Todd Barry are among the funny men and women featured on the show.
Related Pics: Silly Celebrity Selfies
Season 3 premieres January 2, 2014 on Crackle. Will you watch?...
The guests this season are bigger and funnier than ever, and if that doesn't get fans' attention, the cars certainly will. Tina Fey, Louis C.K., Howard Stern, Jay Leno, Patton Oswalt and Todd Barry are among the funny men and women featured on the show.
Related Pics: Silly Celebrity Selfies
Season 3 premieres January 2, 2014 on Crackle. Will you watch?...
- 12/23/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
Howard Stern, Tina Fey, Louis C.K., Jay Leno, Todd Barry, Patton Oswalt — the new season of Jerry Seinfeld's web series about riding around in cars (and getting coffee) with these big names in comedy is star-studded. Howard Stern gets the best line: "This show isn't really a show. It's just for you to drive around in cool cars." Pretty much.
- 12/23/2013
- by Lindsey Weber
- Vulture
Earlier this year, Kurt Braunohler famously paid a skywriter to write "How do I land?" in the sky. So, it makes sense that he's using that phrase to title his forthcoming debut stand-up album, which comes out on August 20 through Kill Rock Stars. One of the funniest bits from it is about the novelty gift "Chat Pack," which is a pack of index cards featuring conversation-starting questions. In this exclusive video clip, Kurt Braunohler finds himself submitting his own questions, one of which includes quite possibly the best joke ever made about Mark Wahlberg. (We love Wahlberg, but a great joke is a great joke, and the actor has a good sense of humor about this sort of thing.) Watch the clip below. And if you're in New York, Kurt Braunohler is having a record release party at the Bell House on August 27, featuring Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, Hannibal Buress,...
- 8/13/2013
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Previous | Image 1 of 24 | NextJohn Hodgman of ‘The Daily Show’ headlined ‘Just for Laughs Chicago.’
Chicago – The annual “Just for Laughs Chicago” comedy festival, sponsored by the TBS network, is one of the highlights of the summer months in the Windy City. Each June, Chicago cements its reputation as the capital of hilarity, and the participating comedians are the top of the current crop.
Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com took these Exclusive Portraits of 24 comic masters during the festival in June. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
LAUGHS1: John Hodgman of ‘The Daily Show’ headlined ‘Just for Laughs Chicago.’ LAUGHS2: Tim Meadows of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘The Ladies Man.’ LAUGHS3: Brian Posehn was recently in Comedy Central’s ‘The Sarah Silverman Show.
Chicago – The annual “Just for Laughs Chicago” comedy festival, sponsored by the TBS network, is one of the highlights of the summer months in the Windy City. Each June, Chicago cements its reputation as the capital of hilarity, and the participating comedians are the top of the current crop.
Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com took these Exclusive Portraits of 24 comic masters during the festival in June. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
LAUGHS1: John Hodgman of ‘The Daily Show’ headlined ‘Just for Laughs Chicago.’ LAUGHS2: Tim Meadows of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘The Ladies Man.’ LAUGHS3: Brian Posehn was recently in Comedy Central’s ‘The Sarah Silverman Show.
- 7/4/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Last night was the second annual [Redacted] comedy show, brought to the world by your friends at The A.V. Club along with Constellation and Just For Laughs. Once again, the comedians were kept secret until they walked on stage, and once again it was a lot of fun—and raised a bunch of money for 826 Chicago. And now we must thank everyone who donated their time, in order of appearance: Brian Babylon, Cameron Esposito, Kyle Kinane, Brian Posehn, David Cross, Todd Barry, Mac McCaughan, Jason Narducy, Jon Glaser (sort of), Todd Glass, Doug Benson, and John Hodgman. Highlights ...
- 6/13/2013
- avclub.com
Todd Barry has a lovely speaking voice. I mean yeah, he’s amazingly funny and puts out great comedy albums and seems to pop up on all the best TV shows (“Louie,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “Delocated” to name a few), but the thing to remember about Todd is that has a really terrific and lovely speaking voice. Or remember that other crap instead, I’m not here to control your goddamn hippocampus. What I am here to do is concoct immeasurably stupid questions and thrust them upon funny people like Todd. Here’s what Mr. Barry had to say: Okay, Todd, give it to...
- 5/9/2013
- by Liana Maeby
- Hitfix
In the mid-nineties, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, and David Wain — whose sketch group the State had scattered after their unsuccessful 1995 CBS special — frequented New York City’s alternative-comedy haunts Rebar and Luna Lounge to perform and watch scene staples like Louis C.K., Janeane Garofalo, Todd Barry, Marc Maron, and Jon Benjamin. Evenings there “were long, meandering shows because it was experimental,” recalls Wain, “and we thought this was a genre of comedy that needs its own not-first-draft-type night.” And so he, Black, and Showalter launched a weekly show where these comics and sketch groups could present spit-shined pieces, while the three hosts could perform the goofy, high-concept bits they’d wanted to perfect. They found a venue for a weekly variety show at Fez, a dark club under the now-defunct Time Café, and dubbed their showcase “Stella” after Fez’s very pregnant booker told them that was what she...
- 5/3/2013
- by Steve Heisler
- Vulture
So, how did he do?
In the days leading up to the Oscars, we knew that Seth MacFarlane had something special planned, involving Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Radcliffe, and Charlize Theron, but we don't think anyone was expecting this.
What we got was a hybrid of a very 2013, very Seth MacFarlane opening, mixed with a classic, song and dance number that — at least from the way Twitter looks — that split the vote.
Freakin' hilarious or flat? Voice your opinion in our Facebook poll!
Click past the jump to see some Twitter reactions.
... Is It Hulk Or Is Seth McFarlane's Meta Approach Kind Of Working?
— Film Crit Hulk (@FilmCritHULK) February 25, 2013
Wake me up when it starts. #Oscars2013
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) February 25, 2013
Seth MacFarlane: Douche or Genius?
Bane...Now! Please!
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) February 25, 2013
Never thought I'd say this, but I owe Billy Crystal an apology.
— Official Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) February 25, 2013
This...
In the days leading up to the Oscars, we knew that Seth MacFarlane had something special planned, involving Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Daniel Radcliffe, and Charlize Theron, but we don't think anyone was expecting this.
What we got was a hybrid of a very 2013, very Seth MacFarlane opening, mixed with a classic, song and dance number that — at least from the way Twitter looks — that split the vote.
Freakin' hilarious or flat? Voice your opinion in our Facebook poll!
Click past the jump to see some Twitter reactions.
... Is It Hulk Or Is Seth McFarlane's Meta Approach Kind Of Working?
— Film Crit Hulk (@FilmCritHULK) February 25, 2013
Wake me up when it starts. #Oscars2013
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) February 25, 2013
Seth MacFarlane: Douche or Genius?
Bane...Now! Please!
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) February 25, 2013
Never thought I'd say this, but I owe Billy Crystal an apology.
— Official Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) February 25, 2013
This...
- 2/25/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
Feature Louisa Mellor Jan 22, 2013
Louis Ck’s eclectic, funny, honest series Louie finally starts in the UK tonight. Here’s why it’s worth your time…
In 2010, stand-up and comedy writer Louis Ck told FX head John Landgraf that he didn’t want to be Charlie Sheen. This was in the pre-tiger blood days, when Sheen was the face of mainstream Us TV comedy and drawing $1.8million per episode of CBS’ Two and a Half Men. At that time, Ck was being wooed by the major networks and having $400 grand personal pay cheques waved under his nose to come up with a sitcom pilot.
The deal Ck reached with FX was for half that amount, a sum that wasn’t just to cover his fee, but the costs of the entire production: cast, crew, sets, helicopter stunts… the whole shebang. Ck’s proviso? He be given the money and left...
Louis Ck’s eclectic, funny, honest series Louie finally starts in the UK tonight. Here’s why it’s worth your time…
In 2010, stand-up and comedy writer Louis Ck told FX head John Landgraf that he didn’t want to be Charlie Sheen. This was in the pre-tiger blood days, when Sheen was the face of mainstream Us TV comedy and drawing $1.8million per episode of CBS’ Two and a Half Men. At that time, Ck was being wooed by the major networks and having $400 grand personal pay cheques waved under his nose to come up with a sitcom pilot.
The deal Ck reached with FX was for half that amount, a sum that wasn’t just to cover his fee, but the costs of the entire production: cast, crew, sets, helicopter stunts… the whole shebang. Ck’s proviso? He be given the money and left...
- 1/22/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
These days, even films with $16 million production budgets can’t expect to be granted a theatrical release. It seems exhibitors and distributors feel that the only movies people are willing to go to the cinema for are, in the words of Francis Ford Coppola (paraphrasing), Spiderman, Batman, and “this” man and “that” man. Amy Heckerling’s new comedy, Vamps, will receive a limited theatrical release on November 2nd, and then hit stores and DVDs on November 13th.
Synopsis:
“Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Krysten Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the...
Synopsis:
“Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Krysten Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the...
- 9/24/2012
- by Alvin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Anchor Bay Films has released the trailer for Clueless director Amy Heckerling's new comedy Vamps, starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Johnston, Richard Lewis, Wallace Shawn, Justin Kirk, Dan Stevens, Todd Barry, Marilu Henner, Zak Orth and Malcolm McDowell.
In the November 2 release, Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the man of her dreams from decades earlier.
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In the November 2 release, Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the man of her dreams from decades earlier.
Read more...
- 9/24/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Anchor Bay Films has released the trailer for Clueless director Amy Heckerling's new comedy Vamps , starring Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Johnston, Richard Lewis, Wallace Shawn, Justin Kirk, Dan Stevens, Todd Barry, Marilu Henner, Zak Orth and Malcolm McDowell. In the November 2 release, Goody (Silverstone) and Stacy (Ritter) are addicted to the night life, clubbing, hooking up and always looking for the next thrill, all the while keeping a big a secret-they happen to be modern-day vampires. But even with lifetimes of dating experience behind them, the duo realizes they still have a lot to learn about love when Stacy unexpectedly falls for the son of a vampire hunter, and Goody runs into the man of her dreams from decades earlier. With their...
- 9/24/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
The final chapter of the epic “Late Show” trilogy was a riveting one. Turns out Bane breaks Louie’s back and Doug ends up taking his place as the dark protector of masturbation jokes…wait, no; that was something else.
“Late Show Part 3” actually was a very satisfying conclusion to an arc that, while executed very well, I had a somewhat hard time really getting behind. As I had previously noted, it was somewhat strange watching Louie struggle to fit a mold which seemed frankly very much beneath him. Of course I also concluded that the slightly fictionalized Louie is not the Louis C.K. we know whose recent success has earned him his own clout in the world of entertainment. Nevertheless it was still a bit jarring to watch.
“Part 3” opened with the somber piano music heard throughout the previous installments as Louie jogs with his...
The final chapter of the epic “Late Show” trilogy was a riveting one. Turns out Bane breaks Louie’s back and Doug ends up taking his place as the dark protector of masturbation jokes…wait, no; that was something else.
“Late Show Part 3” actually was a very satisfying conclusion to an arc that, while executed very well, I had a somewhat hard time really getting behind. As I had previously noted, it was somewhat strange watching Louie struggle to fit a mold which seemed frankly very much beneath him. Of course I also concluded that the slightly fictionalized Louie is not the Louis C.K. we know whose recent success has earned him his own clout in the world of entertainment. Nevertheless it was still a bit jarring to watch.
“Part 3” opened with the somber piano music heard throughout the previous installments as Louie jogs with his...
- 9/21/2012
- by Joseph Kratzer
- Obsessed with Film
Sometimes, it's nice to have a reminder that for every Daniel Tosh rape joke that gets made, there are thousands of alternatives that we can see on TV nearly every night. And this week was a good one for stand-up: Not only did we see the likes of Todd Barry and Ted Alexandro do stand-up on CBS, we got some great panel from Louis C.K., Marc Maron and Jen Kirkman.
Plus, Sebastian Maniscalco performed on "Conan" to promote his upcoming Showtime special, and newcomer Cristela Alonzo did great on "Conan," too.
Finally, the second season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," Comedy Central's new show showcasing some of the funniest stand-up comedians in America, debuted this week as well. What a week!
Plus, Sebastian Maniscalco performed on "Conan" to promote his upcoming Showtime special, and newcomer Cristela Alonzo did great on "Conan," too.
Finally, the second season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," Comedy Central's new show showcasing some of the funniest stand-up comedians in America, debuted this week as well. What a week!
- 7/21/2012
- by Ross Luippold
- Huffington Post
Sometimes, it's nice to have a reminder that for every Daniel Tosh rape joke that gets made, there are thousands of alternatives that we can see on TV nearly every night. And this week was a good one for stand-up: Not only did we see the likes of Todd Barry and Ted Alexandro do stand-up on CBS, we got some great panel from Louis C.K., Marc Maron and Jen Kirkman.
Plus, Sebastian Maniscalco performed on "Conan" to promote his upcoming Showtime special, and newcomer Cristela Alonzo did great on "Conan," too.
Finally, the second season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," Comedy Central's new show showcasing some of the funniest stand-up comedians in America, debuted this week as well. What a week!
Plus, Sebastian Maniscalco performed on "Conan" to promote his upcoming Showtime special, and newcomer Cristela Alonzo did great on "Conan," too.
Finally, the second season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," Comedy Central's new show showcasing some of the funniest stand-up comedians in America, debuted this week as well. What a week!
- 7/21/2012
- by Ross Luippold
- Aol TV.
Bam and IFC announce the lineup for the second installment of Get It Out There: Comedy by Bam & IFC, a new comedy showcase that encourages comics to experiment with humor for new forms of funny. Get It Out There returns Wednesday, May 30 at 9pm (bar opens at 8pm) in the BAMcafé (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY) and is free and open to the public. From IFC Curated by Caroline Creaghead (Creaghead & Company), the second installment features Todd Barry (Comedy Central presents Todd Barry), Kate Berlant (Crime and Punishment at Cake Shop), Kurt Braunohler (IFC.s Bunk), and Wil Sylvince (HBO.s Def Comedy Jam, Bet.s ComicView), hosted by Greg Barris (MTV.s Warren the Ape). For more information,...
- 5/14/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
We're chomping at the bit waiting for the release of "Les Miserables." It's a story we enjoy and even though we know how it plays out, we're excited to see how the A-List ensemble cast brings their characters to life. In particular, Russell Crowe who plays Officer Javert. Crowe's recently taken to Twitter to write snippets about filming on set. Along with his voice "pinging off the rafters," he also wrote, "I know it's him, he knows I know...when I confront him tonight, I'll be all... 'Valjean...at last..we see each other plain.' #lesmis"
My voice is pinging off the rafters , cool, will probably sing the confrontation 50 times during the course of the day #lesmis
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) April 26, 2012
Crowe is of course referring to the scene where Javert confronts Jean Valjean — a wanted thief who repents for his ways and becomes an honorable factory owner. We...
My voice is pinging off the rafters , cool, will probably sing the confrontation 50 times during the course of the day #lesmis
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) April 26, 2012
Crowe is of course referring to the scene where Javert confronts Jean Valjean — a wanted thief who repents for his ways and becomes an honorable factory owner. We...
- 4/26/2012
- by Fallon Prinzivalli
- MTV Movies Blog
Amy Heckerling's new horror comedy Vamps recently screened as part of the BAMcinématek series this past Saturday, and Heckerling had a lot to say about blood, Twilight, and more! Read on.
After the public Q&A (which was described as "awkward"), New York Magazine's Vulture caught up with Heckerling, who had lots more to add. See the highlights below.
How her vamps sustain themselves...
“The idea was that you live on blood, but it doesn’t have to be human — although human is probably way enticing, which is why Goody [Silverstone's character] is tempted by the drummer’s nose bleed. And it can’t be blood that’s old or stored, it’s got to be flowing. Blood probably tastes like salty water, right? You’ve cut yourself and tasted it, right? If you take the blood-drinking out of the equation, it’s just about sublimation of sex. I was more interested in eternally young,...
After the public Q&A (which was described as "awkward"), New York Magazine's Vulture caught up with Heckerling, who had lots more to add. See the highlights below.
How her vamps sustain themselves...
“The idea was that you live on blood, but it doesn’t have to be human — although human is probably way enticing, which is why Goody [Silverstone's character] is tempted by the drummer’s nose bleed. And it can’t be blood that’s old or stored, it’s got to be flowing. Blood probably tastes like salty water, right? You’ve cut yourself and tasted it, right? If you take the blood-drinking out of the equation, it’s just about sublimation of sex. I was more interested in eternally young,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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