Celebrate the coming release of LET'S GO TO PRISON by attending LOCKDOWN: a one-night-only comedy event in Los Angeles.
Featuring Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Dax Shepard (Punk'd) and Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show with Bob and David) as well as Brian Posehn (Comedians of Comedy), Doug Benson, The Fun Bunch and Tim and Eric (Tom Goes to the Mayor).
Official Invite and MySpace free ticket info below:
YOU ARE INVITED to do hard time with the biggest criminal masterminds in comedy. To commemorate the opening of their new movie LET'S GO TO PRISON on November 17, Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), and Dax Shepard (Punk'd) are coming together to throw a FREE show of comedy, performance, and multiple felonies. Aiding and abetting them are their friends Brian Posehn, Doug Benson, The Fun Bunch, and Tim & Eric.
This show is strictly one-night-only and on-tour-only. You won't get another chance to see this lineup again, and best of all, IT'S FREE! Not only that, but MySpace is offering you a chance to see this amazing show from the MySpace VIP Section! Just add this profile as a friend, put it in the top friends of your profile, and bring a printout of your profile to the show - you'll automatically be upgraded to the best seat in the house!
The creators of the brilliantly insane cartoon, Tom Goes to the Mayor, need your help. If you're a Los Angel-ino and have some time to kill this Wednesday, you can be a part of future television history!
Good to Meet Ya Southern California!
We're shooting a segment for an upcoming unammed project in downtown Los Angeles this Wednesday (11/1) and are looking for 15 college age/college looking kids to sit in the classroom audience. Audience members will receive real-live group face time with Tim & Eric and valuable tips on how to break into the sitcom industry!!! Total time commitment looks to be roughly 3 hours: 1pm – 4pm.
Qualifiers: 18 years old or older (but must look like a college student) Must have access to a car in order to get yourself to the stage in Los Angeles Must be comfortable being on TV Must be able to control yourself emotionally and mentally
Interested? Email jenn@timanderic.com with subject heading AUDIENCE ME UP. Include your name, age, phone number, and 5 words on why you think you'd make a good audience member.
Leave it to Chicago to produce a rock and roll duet that's been called "part cabaret, part hardcore punk, and part professional wrestling." If you enjoy your keyboard rock smothered in laugh-gravy with a side order of kickass, you won't want to mys the Mystechs.
[From the official press release]: Chicago's Mystechs has been called "a strange and magnificent, ridiculously weird hip-hop band" (Skratch),"the Evel Knievels of the punk scene" (FM Sound), and "a Spinal Tap of keyboard rock" (Odyssey). This summer, audiences across the United States will get a chance to see, hear, smell, feel and perhaps even taste the Mystechs in all their gonzo glory, as the band tours a circuit of mostly all-ages venues in support of its 8th LP, a hip-hop/r&b/reggaetón workout entitled Escape From Planet Love... The band will also be hawking copies of its first "feature film" - "Warriors & Warlocks: The Movie" - a no-budget sword & sorcery special FX extravaganza based on the group's 2005 album of the same name.
I've seen the show and the band lives up to its promise. You know that heat wave that's been devastating Texas for the past two weeks? It's no coincidence that it began the day this pink-jumpsuited punk-hop duo took the stage.
See the live show:
July 29: Bakersfield, CA / Gigantic Vintage
August 1: Seattle, WA / S.S. Marie Antoinette
August 2: Spokane, WA / Rock Coffee
If you've already missed the show, check out the Mystechs website for not-nearly-as-good-as-the-live-show MP3s and extras.
Tenacious D fans take note: there's more socks-off rock to be found, in the form of TRAINWRECK, self-described as "Classic, southern rock meets alternative...with some Prag [sic] Rock and Country Bear Jamboree in the mix." The band's members include Klip Calhoun, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the D's Kyle Gass and Darryl Donald, who masquerades from time to time as the D's number one fan and personal assistant, Lee.
Summer appearances scheduled:
7/17 -- SACRAMENTO/ORANGEVALE, CA -- BOARDWALK
7/18 -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- CAFE DU NORD
7/19 -- SANTA ROSA, CA -- LAST DAY SALOON
7/21 -- PORTLAND, OR -- DANTE'S
7/22 -- SEATTLE, WA -- TRACTOR TAVERN
7/24 -- BOISE, ID -- BOURBON STREET
7/25 -- SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- EGOS
7/26 -- DENVER, CO -- BENDERS TAVERN
7/28 -- OKLAHOMA CITY -- VZD'S
8/01 -- AUSTIN, TX -- STUBBS BBQ
8/02 -- DALLAS, TX -- GYPSY TEA ROOM
8/04 -- NASHVILLE, TN -- EXIT/IN
8/05 -- CINCINNATI, OH -- MAD HATTER
8/06 -- COLUMBUS, OH -- THE BASEMENT
This should satisfy your KG urges temporarily until the release of the feature film Tenacious D in: "The Pick of Destiny", currently in post production, directed by Jesus is Magic director, Liam Lynch.
Michael Showalter (with Eugene Mirman and Leo Allen) is off on a West Coast tour beginning in... Hoboken, New Jersey this Friday. The Show promises "a great evening of funny and strange stand-up/multi-media comedy." Tour schedule below:
MONDAY JULY 17TH DENVER, CO BLUEBIRD THEATER TUESDAY JULY 18TH SALT LAKE CITY, UT BURT'S TIKKI LOUNGE THURSDAY JULY 20TH PORTLAND, OR DANTE'S FRIDAY JULY 21ST ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WILDA MARSTON THEATER SATURDAY JULY 22ND SEATTLE, WA CHOP SUEY SUNDAY JULY 23RD EUGENE, OR WOW HALL TUESDAY JULY 25TH SAN FRANCISCO, CA INDEPENDENT WEDNESDAY JULY 26TH LOS ANGELES, CA KNITTING FACTORY
The Comedy Central Stage hosts free comedy shows and looks for rising talent. They've just posted their September schedule. (Our top pick? Arj Barker's "Ego No Amigo" show on Wednesday 9/14). View the schedule here.
Tonight in Los Angeles, the weekly comedy variety show Comedy Death Ray presents "The King of TV Show". All guests will be from TV, including David Cross (Arrested Development, Mr. Show with Bob and David), Jerry Minor (SNL) and guests from Star Trek and Survivor. Information:
Show: Comedy Death Ray Time: 8:30 Price: $5 Place: The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, 5919 Franklin Blvd, Hollywood More information/reservations: funbunchcomedy.com or 323-908-8702
The CC Insider loves the weekly L.A. comedy variety show, Comedy Death Ray, and this week's show promises some big name acts performing right across the street from the Scientology Celebrity Centre (everyone knows Scientology jokes never get old.) Information:
SHOW: Comedy Death Ray, including sets by Paul F. Tomkins, Brendon Small, Moses Robinson, and more. DATE: August 16th
TIME: 8:30 PM
PRICE: $5
LOCATION: The new UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE THEATRE (formerly the Tamarind)
5919 Franklin Blvd.,Hollywood MORE INFORMATION/TICKETS: 323-908-8702, or funbunchcomedy.com
Nobody tells a better story than subversive comic genius Mike Daisey. He's performing his latest monologue, Monopoly, this Sunday in San Francisco. Monopoly is about "inventor Nikola Tesla and his war with Thomas Edison over electricity… Microsoft's historic antitrust lawsuit, the checkered history of the game Monopoly and ultimately the story of Daisey's hometown and its one remaining retailer: Wal-Mart."
Will Franken, Alex Blagg, and many other comics will be performing tonight and tomorrow at San Francisco's Purple Onion as part of a show called "New Wave." Information:
Show: New Wave Comedy Dates: Friday, 8/5 and Saturday, 8/6 Time: Show 8pm, doors 7:30 Place: The Purple Onion, 140 Columbus between Jackson and Pacific More information/tickets: Purple Onion Comedy
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Leave it to Chicago to produce a rock and roll duet that's been called "part cabaret, part hardcore punk, and part professional wrestling." If you enjoy your keyboard rock smothered in laugh-gravy with a side order of kickass, you won't want to mys the 
Summer appearances scheduled:
Michael Showalter (with Eugene Mirman and Leo Allen) is off on a West Coast tour beginning in... Hoboken, New Jersey this Friday. The Show promises "a great evening of funny and strange stand-up/multi-media comedy." Tour schedule below:
