Subject: TV Comedies

• 'Til Death Do Us Part

  March 26, 2009

• Donde Estan Mis Chicas? Hola, Gustavo Arellano!

  Apparently Clockwork Coker and the typists of this infernal blog have nothing better than to post about my appearance on the Colbert Report every other fucking post. So here's my take: Schwag like you won't believe: Tres bottles of vodka (promptly drunk after the show with my agent, his assistant and Javier Castellanos of JC Fandango fame). Every flavor of Altoids imaginable. Gift certificate for a fancy shoe store. A six-pack of Shiraz. Hangover pills. Some other shit. A Colbert Report tote ba

  June 21, 2006

• Good News from Iraq (Fake news edition)

  Somehow it's fitting that the only good news to come out of Iraq recently is the fake news. The New York Times reports on a satirical news show that debuted on the Iraqi sattelite station Al Sharqiya at the beginning of Ramadan. This being Iraq, the show's title is somewhat darker than "The Daily Show"-- it's called "Hurry Up, He's Dead". Nearly every night here for the past month, Iraqis weary of the tumult around them have been turning on the television to watch a wacky-looking man with a gi

  October 25, 2006

• Does a Bear Shit in the LA Times?

  If you read Monday's Los Angeles "By God" Times Business section (and why would you?), you might've choked on your French Roast when you came on C3's three-quarter page advert announcing the California Bear is missing from the state flag. The gloomy gray gus informed that the Grizzly "grew tired of special elections and old promises," that it "went into hibernation waiting for progress to alleviate high taxes and high business costs," that "changes were too few and too slow." Make no mistake, B

  January 24, 2006

• How Do You NOT Spell Ethics? K-T-L-A

  Anyone been watching the KTLA Morning News lately? The Los Angeles Times, which like KTLA is owned by Chicago's Tribune media giant, has come down hard on anchors Carlos Amezcua and Michaela Pereira, as well as entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, for receiving free stays in a hotel their "news" show was promoting, and Pereira was further demonized for accepting a remodeled living room, including new furniture, as the result of a home makeover segment that never aired. But Clockwork's favorite tal

  March 12, 2006

• Esteban Colberto vs. Gustavo Arellano

  Just caught Gustavo on The Colbert Report and not only was our hope fulfilled that the host of El Colberto Reporto Gigante would make an appearance, but so did Victor Infante's wish for a Threat Down segment, only it was gay themed (complete with bears!) and not Mexicanized. Gustavo actually began by calling out Esteban Colberto, bringing a gentle plea for patience from Stephen, who obviously saw his end bits getting stepped on. Arellano went on to represent the OC well, although his rapid-fire

  June 19, 2006

• Hiphopapotamus

  For those of you who don't have HBO, this is what you're missing. Flight Of The Conchords:

  August 9, 2007

• Long Beach Colbert-o-scam?

  On the October 16 episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, television news anchor and Emmy nominee Stephen Colbert announced that he was "officially considering" whether or not he would announce if he was considering running for President of the United States, and would make that announcement "on a more prestigious show." Fifteen minutes later Colbert announced his candidacy on his own show, The Colbert Report, saying he will run in the South Carolina primary as both a Democr

  October 24, 2007

• Strangers With Pokin Sticks

  May 15, 2003

• Zack and Miri Lose a Title

  You can understand ABC Family, Radio Disney and the Christian Science Monitor lopping off the second half of the title to Kevin Smith's new dramatic comedy or comedic drama Zack and Miri Make a Porno. It doesn't make it any more right, but you can understand it. But for it to be done by Comedy Central, a supposedly edgy network that is home to South Park, The Sarah Silverman Program and formerly That's My Bush? It just happened during a commercial break for The Daily Show, with the film's title

  October 28, 2008

• Stephen Colbert on This Fall's New Albums

  From last night's "Colbert Report": Stephen takes on Evolver by John Legend, That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy by Toby Keith, and of course, the once-elusive, now-ubiquitous Chinese Democracy. Sure, it's just a thinly veiled plug for his Christmas special on Sunday, but it's worth it for the iTunes cover flow-esque intro alone.

  November 21, 2008

• John Campbell <3 Obama, Says Colbert

  Ha, our South-County U.S. Rep (and, apparently, fledgling beardo) gets a shout out on last night's Colbert Report. For some reason, he's labeled "Jim Campbell," but nope, that's John.Around the 2:20 mark: .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:ho

  January 30, 2009

• So Many Awesome Pre-Coachella Shows Coming to Glass House

  Christopher VictorioFrom the Oct. 30 Jenny Lewis concert at the Orpheum in Los Angeles.They have hotels in Pomona, right? You might want to invest on one for the week of April 13, where the Glass House is taking advantage of their proximity to Indio with a stellar slate of boner-shattering acts coming to the venue before Coachella kicks off that weekend.

  February 25, 2009

• To Do Tonight - 3/5

  Charlie Murphy, 7 p.m.Better known to the world as Eddie Murphy's brother, Charlie Murphy became a household name after producing a series of successful skits on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show about being Eddie Murphy's brother.Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA; 714-482-0700 Ima Robot, 9 p.m.LA's Ima Robot, who sound not unlike Hot Hot Heat, are paying another visit to the Detroit Bar--for free!Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, CA; 949-642-0600Salsa Lessons a

  March 5, 2009

• David Spade

  March 5, 2009

• A Family Divided

  February 26, 2009

• My Funny Valentine

  February 5, 2009

• Go for Broke

  January 15, 2009

• Tracy Morgan

  January 8, 2009

• Si, Se Puede

  September 18, 2008

• Mohr the Merrier

  September 4, 2008

• Them's Jokes

  June 12, 2008

• Fallon for It

  June 12, 2008

• Eddie Who?

  April 3, 2008

• Return to Norm-alcy

  January 10, 2008

• Laugh Indoors

  January 10, 2008

• Turtle, Turtle

  January 10, 2008

• Dat Phan Begins

  January 10, 2008

• Gauze and Stardust

  January 10, 2008

• Bits and Pieces

  January 10, 2008

• Ace of Spades

  December 6, 2007

• Rob Riggle

  April 16, 2009

• Mos Def

  April 16, 2009

• [CD Review] Elvis Costello, 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane' (Hear Music)

  June 4, 2009

• Dopey and Sleepy

  October 5, 2006

• !Ask a Mexican!

  June 29, 2006

• The Big Setup

  April 20, 2006

• All the Things That Make Us Laugh and Cry

  September 15, 2005

• Learning to Live With it

  December 9, 2004

• Mohr is Less

  August 12, 2004

• Deja You

  February 26, 2004

• Blow Hard

  March 2, 2000

• A Very Funny Thing

  August 12, 1999

• David Alan Grier

  Irvine Improv

  April 30, 2009

• Oh, THAT's Why The Army Fired OC Native Dan Choi

  Last night, the Daily Show provided its trademark dose of clarity regarding the case of Lt. Dan Choi, a graduate of Tustin High School and West Point. Choi's an Iraq War veteran and was working for the military as an Arabic translator -- until he announced that he's gay. The ensuing media frenzy has thrown a lot of heat at the 15-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Luckily, John Oliver is here to remind us of the other side of the argument: The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cDa

  May 15, 2009

• Jaime Pressly Returns to Costa Mesa, South Coast Plaza

  UPDATED WITH CORRECT LOCATION! My Name is Earl and I Love You, Man's Jaime Pressly returns home Wednesday to sign books at the South Coast Plaza Barnes & Noble Borders Books. Well, at least the North Carolina-born actress attended Costa Mesa High School while living with her classical dance instructor mother, who had moved to Southern California while in the process of divorcing Pressly's used car salesman and laundry king father.By 14, Jamie had already become a spokesperson for her m

  April 6, 2009

• Daily Show's Jon Stewart Eviscerates Birthers, Orly Taitz, Lou Dobbs and Especially Congressman John Campbell

  The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

  July 23, 2009

• Welcome to Agrestic, errrrr, Orange County

   When did Showtime's Weeds, which is set in Valencia or Calabasas or Santa Clarita or Stevenson Ranch or Gorman or wherever the hell it is, spring up in Orange County? It's sure seeming very Agrestic-like based on two police incidents mere hours apart Wednesday.First, cops started going door-to-door in the 1100 block of East First Street in Tustin because someone had called saying marijuana was being grown and sold in the area. The odor led officers to a particular home around 9 a.m., and w

  July 23, 2009

• Album Review: Elvis Costello, 'Secret, Profane & Sugarcane'

  This album review runs in OC Weekly this week--summer guide issue!--but why wait until then? The record's out now! Yeah!Elvis CostelloSecret, Profane & Sugarcane(Hear Music)In this phase of his career, Elvis Costello seems determined to convince people he can do just about anything--jazz (2003's North), classical (2004's Il Sogno), pop duets (2006's The River In Reverse, recorded with Alan Toussaint) and collaborations with indie-rock darlings (last year's Momofuku, which featured cameos fro

  June 3, 2009

• Incoming: Jeff Dunham at the Theatre at the Honda Center

  I have yet to meet anyone who actually likes Jeff Dunham. You've probably seen him on Comedy Central, he's the dude with the puppets. One of them is a jalapeño that espouses lots of Latino stereotypes; another is a dead suicide bomber, seen in the video above. Yeah.But that hasn't stopped Dunham from becoming really, really popular. The video above has gotten over 94 million (!) views on YouTube, and he's consistently a draw on tour. The dude's got a series on Comedy Central starting on October

  September 8, 2009