(No offense to the creators of I Am Number Four, I just don’t think I was the target audience for that movie when it came out in 2011)

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Apparently there was an eclipse today. Or as someone wrote in our company-wide slack channel, “an eclisp.’

Here’s an Eclipse Haiku I wrote today:

Bleeding Eyes

Moon over the sun,

Fun! But I looked up too fast when

Luna passed. A mess!

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Roundup: 

• Steve! Martin: A Documentary in 2 Pieces out on Apple TV+

  It’s perfect

• ‘Just For Us’ Alex Edelman’s new special on HBO and Max (which I am now learning are two different things? Who knew?

  

  I wanna give him a hug

• W. Kamau Bell on CONAF

• I’ll say it once and I’ll say it again, Jacqueline Novak

  Ladies, especially, if you don’t know her you really should. I wish I had a friend like her growing up.

• CONAN O’BRIEN ON HOT ONES

  THE TIME HAS COME

  

  He just can’t stop!

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On Deck (April 8-April 22)

All the shows/events I wish I could see this week if neither my bank account nor the nature of time existed

Comedy Store

• Legendary group of paid regulars, you can’t really go wrong with a “Best of” show or a weeknight special. 

• TONIGHT 3/8: Keys to the Store with Anthony Jesselnik, Pete Holmes and MORE!

• 4/15 Michael Rapaport

• 4/16 Anniewood with Annie Lederman, David Spade, John Mulaney and MORE!

• 4/18 This Bitch with Beth Stelling, Whitney Cummings, and MORE!

Improv

• “Tonight at the Lab” this week includes Anthony Jesselnik Craig Robinson, David Spade, Iliza Shlesinger, and more TBA!

• 4/10 Amir K 

  

  Every time I see this guy at the Store he kills… curious to see how he does at the Improv on a Wednesday

• 4/11 Dan Levy

Largo: 

• 4/19 Ben Shwartz. Friends. Improv. 

• 4/21 Kate Berlant and Friends

Elysian

• 4/15 An Improvised Hour with Rory Scovel

• 4/17 Matt McCarthy’s Video Club

  

Dynasty Typewriter

• 4/12 The Last Improv Show

• 4/19 Tig Notaro

• 4/22 Dynasty Tonight with Sarah Silverman, Atsuko Okatsuka, and MORE!

Don’t Tell Comedy

• Check the calendar here for shows in your neighborhood! 

Groundings 

* Every week

• Wednesdays Crazy Uncle Joe Show:  Long form Improv on Wednesdays 

• Thursdays: Cookin’ with Gas- Short form improv Thursdays

  • This Thursday: Bad Company- Sunday Company Improv

• Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30: Adopt a Groundling- Sketch from Main Company

• Fridays and Saturdays @ 9:30 : A Completely Different Late Show @ 9:30- Main company new after hours improv Fridays

• Sunday: Sunday Night RawSunday Company (my favorite) Sketch Show

• THIS WEEK: 4/12,13,14 Queen of Fishtown

  

UCB

• 4/8 Harold Opening Night (improv)

• 4/10 Maude Night (sketch) 

• 4/13, 14 ASSSSCAT (improv)

• 4/15 Harold Night (improv)

• 4/15 Lloyd Night (improv)

• 4/17 Maude Night (sketch) 

• 4/18 Almost Friday TV Live! 

• 4/22 Harold Night (improv)

Netflix Is a Joke Fest

John Mulaney also just announced a six-episode LIVE special during the Netflix is a Joke fest! Check out the trailer here:

STAY SILLY HAVE A GREAT WEEK