Showing posts with label chevy chase. Show all posts
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Monday, April 16, 2007

Slow News Day: Reno-ers Down Under, Ferrell or Die, Chasing Chevy, Wet Hot Karaoke

ITEM: In a new interview with Moviehole, Tom Lennon only-half-jokingly explains his vision for a Reno 911!: Miami sequel, which would send the team to Australia to pull a horny koala off Steven Seagal’s face, among other things. He also reveals that he and Ben Garant are now writing the Mike Myers vehicle How to Survive a Robot Uprising, and are in the early stages of development on a Night at the Museum sequel too, but who gives a shit?

ITEM: With a million views so far, you’ve probably already seen Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s exclusive Internet short The Landlord, but just in case, here it is in all its youthful, foul-mouthed glory. So far, no word on where the hell this thing came from and how start-up video site Funny or Die managed to get a lock on it.

ITEM: Chevy Chase attempts to clear up every rumor he’s ever been attached to in a new Q&A with Time. Among the more interesting revelations: His long-term absence, peppered with phoned-in supporting roles, may be coming to a close now that his daughters have grown up, he only left SNL for a girl, and he claims the damaging gossip about his backstage gay-bashing is 100% fabricated, and that he has the testimony from Will Ferrell to prove it. A far less interesting revelation: he thinks Vegas Vacation was “just OK.”

ITEM: This weekend at a Michael Showalter-hosted magazine premiere party, Paul Rudd and David Wain belted out a no-holds-barred Boston karaoke classic to live accompaniment by champion weirdsters Of Montreal. Fortunately (or maybe not), someone captured it via shitty cell phone camera, and now here it be:

Monday, January 15, 2007

This Week in Funny - 1/15/07 - 1/21/07

Monday, January 15:



The cast of Little Miss Sunshine on The Ellen Degeneres Show
Amy Sedaris on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)

Tuesday, January 16:

New on DVD: Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt’s The Animation Show 1&2 Box Set (click here to buy)
New Campus Ladies: “Safety First” (Oxygen)
Tracy Morgan and Jim Gaffigan on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC)

Wednesday, January 17:



Series Premiere The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show: “Demo Tape” (Comedy Central)
Tina Fey on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Naked Trucker & T-Bones on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Thursday, January 18:

New My Name is Earl: “Kept a Guy Locked in a Truck” (NBC)
New The Office: “The Return” (NBC)
New Scrubs: “My Musical” (NBC)
New 30 Rock: “The Head and the Hair” (NBC)
Harry Shearer on The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Chevy Chase on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
Tony Shalhoub on Live With Regis and Kelly

Friday, January 19:



Season Premiere Monk: “Mr. Monk Meets a Friend” w/ guest star Andy Richter (USA)
Season Premiere Psych: “Forget Me Not” (USA)
Sarah Silverman on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Sunday, January 21:

New Extras: Episode 2.2 with David Bowie (HBO)

Live Comedy Watch:



1/15: Rob Corddry at the UCB Theater in LA
1/16: Zach Galifianakis and Matt Besser at the UCB Theater in LA
1/16-1/19: Tenacious D in Australia
1/17-1/19: Ricky Gervais at Festival Theater in Edinburgh, UK
1/17 Fred Armisen at the UCB Theater in NYC
1/18 Human Giant at the UCB Theater in LA
1/19 Jim Gaffigan at Lyric Opera House in Baltimore
1/20 Jim Gaffigan at Taft Theater in Cincinnati
1/20 The Tomorrow Show at the Steve Allen Theater in LA
1/21 Free ASSSSCAT show at the UCB Theater in LA
1/21 Free ASSSSCAT show at the UCB Theater in NYC