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Pick of the Day: Call & Response with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle

Whether you're missing The New Negroes and/or you enjoy the beautiful comedy of Baron Vaughn and the fantastic music of Open Mike Eagle and/or you support the need for their to be more amplified representation of BIPOC in media, you'll be happy to know that Baron and Mike are getting a brand new live-stream showCall & Response.

Their showNew Negroes focused on presenting a class of black comedians that should been on your radar and featured plenty of sketch/music video hybrids.Call & Responseis going to expand their reach and have a much more topical bent with Vaughn and Eagle talking with all sorts of creatives about this current historical moment, how they're part of it, and what to do going forward.

Best of all, you'll get this crucial delight of a variety talk show daily from Funny or Die and Blavity.

Specifically, the show will be live-streamed every day at 12PM PT/3PM ET starting Tues. Jun. 16th at all these places:
Funny or Die's channels on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Twitch
Blavity's channels on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook

Trailer for SoulPancake and Funny or Die's Mental Health Doc "It's Not That Funny"

Though the thumbnail here says that "comedy won't save you", we will say that comedy has done a lot to shine a light on the importance of mental health via the struggles of many a comedian (though it's not a pre-requisite to be depressed to do comedy) with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, bipolar disorder, etc.

SoulPancake and Funny or Die are continuing with that notion with this documentary It's Not That Funny featuring Sarah Silverman, Chris Gethard, Wayne Brady, Sara Benincasa, and more talking frankly about how they've managed and dealt with their mental health while in comedy.

See a bit of it for yourself with this trailer.

We're guessing if you're a fan of the Hilarious World of Depression, this will be right up your alley. Look for It's Not That Funny to release soon via SoulPancake and Funny or Die.

Billy on the Street to Return as 8 Short Form Digital Episodes

Billy on the Street to Return as 8 Short Form Digital Episodes

Per @billyeichner on Twitter:

I HAVE SOME NEWS…BILLY ON THE STREET is COMING BACK!!!!!!! With special guests EMMA STONE, TIFFANY HADDISH, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, KATE McKINNON and MORE!!! LET'S GO LESBIANS, LET'S GO!!!!!!

"These 8 new segments will be available for the whole world to see on the Billy on the Street YouTube channel (https://t.co/2C65abOaPr) and ALL MY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter). Presented by @funnyordie and @lyft. SPREAD THE WORD!!!! AND AWAY WE GO!!!!!"

Your favorite ambush quizmaster will indeed be back very soon. Somehow, even though Billy has been doing this for several years, people in the streets of NYC will still be taken surprise.

Funny Or Die Will Be Moving To Vox Media's Digital Platform Starting This Summer

Funny Or Die Will Be Moving To Vox Media's Digital Platform Starting This Summer

Funny or Die started years ago with The Landlord and spawned an online comedy empire that even had its own proprietary media player separate from YouTube and Vimeo, but has come across hard times as of late.

Now, they'll be partnering with online media conglomerate Vox and using their digital platforms and technology to keep FoD going. Their exact plans are vague at this point, especially with a list of goals of the parternship that FoD has already had for quite some time,

However, the idea that Funny or Die recently had a notable wave of layoffs and is fully partnering with another media company has to make one think of the ongoing struggle between art and commerce when it comes making money from comedy online (i.e. even something as established as FoD needs help these days).

CBS Gets a Bit Edgy with "No Activity" from Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Funny or Die

This uncensored trailer for No Activity, which will be a marquee series of CBS streaming platform, CBS All Access, is decidedly (and thankfully) against type for the broadcast network.

Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Funny or Die along with the cavalcade of your favorite comedy stars (Tim Meadows, Jason Mantzoukas, Arturo Castro,  Bridget Everett, Amy Sedaris, etc.) explore what happens in the downtime of detectives and criminals (i.e. the countless hours spent waiting for something to happen).

Of course, such downtime leaves room for plenty of decidedly non-professional police or criminal syndicate behavior. See for yourself in the trailer here.

No Activity debuts on CBS All Access on November 12th.

Funny or Die's "Pitch" App Aims to Streamline Making Money and Moving Up in Comedy Writing

Funny or Die's "Pitch" App Aims to Streamline Making Money and Moving Up in Comedy Writing

Basically, Matt Klinman, Pitch's creator, has made a sort of digital writers room for specific topics, ad campaigns, etc. where, if invited, you stand to possibly make money from writing jokes, humorous copy, and the like based on the performance (i.e. likes) of whatever you write.

The app will launch at JFL Montreal this weekend and is, again, invite only.

However, we're thoroughly intrigued to see where this might go and how it possibly might provide a path to those who follow the writing path in comedy. If you can get in on "Pitch" somehow, you might want to try it out.

Here Are Your Comedy Nominees for the 21st Annual Webby Awards

There are a lot of perennial favorites and heavy hitters here, but we are really happy to see The Last Podcast on The Left, possibly the best distillation of comedy and horror that there has been, getting some love here.

Also, you can vote on all of these categories up until April 20th and see the rest of the nominees, of which there are hundreds, here.

WEBSITE-HUMOR
-Funny or Die
-The Onion
-The Daily Show: Black Trump
-CollegeHumor
-Cracked
Honoree:
-Above Average

FILM & VIDEO-COMEDY-INDIVIDUAL SHORT OR EPISODE
-The New iPhone is Just Worse, CollegeHumor
-3AM, The Simpsons
-Tinder: The Superhero Movie, Rooster Teeth
-Epic Rap Battles of History: Wonder Woman vs. Stevie Wonder, Maker Studios
-Woke Bois-White Male Feminist, Casual Sketch
Honorees:
-Absolutely Beautiful: Watch This Woman Tell Her Husband She's Pregnant While Conan O'Brien Pours Good Milk Down The Sink, The Onion
-Pac-Dog (Animal Arcade Ep. 1), Denizen Company
-Stranger Things: The Truth About Steve & Jean-Ralphio, CBS Interactive
-Katy Perry Votes Naked, Funny or Die
-What If Donald Trump's Been Using a Teleprompter This Whole Time?, Bloomberg Politics
-White Fragility Workplace Training, AJ+

FILM & VIDEO-COMEDY-LONG FORM OR SERIES
-Brooklyn Sound
-Mean Tweets, Jimmy Kimmel Live
-Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis, Funny or Die
-Clueless Gamer with Conan O'Brien, Team Coco
-If Google Was a Guy, College Humor
Honorees:
-Celebs Have Issues, AOL Studios
-Hashtaggers, Stun Creativetoon
-Toon, Newbe TV
-Jingle Ballin': A Holiday Special Starring Liza Koshy, Above Average
-Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie, Funny or Die
-How To Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!, JASH
-The 5th Quarter, OBB Pictures
-BuzzFeed's The Try Guys, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures

FILM & VIDEO-BRANDED-COMEDY
-Say my name, say my name, Jhpiego
-Lemonade, Not Ice T, The Martin Agency
-Craft Services: Old Spice Sweat-Blastin' Robot Tank, Viacom Velocity
-Giphy Keys to Sucess, Giphy
-Undercover Lyft, Lyft
Honorees:
-We Know Acne, We Don't Know Teens, Ways & Means
-Timer: Behind the Scenes, TBWAMedia Arts Lab
-Rise of the Tomb Raider and Broad City Vignette, The Story Lab
-Emily Ratajkowski Shares Her Social Media Secrets, Capture This
-Viralocity: Linsanity, Viacom Velocity
-Kevin Hart Press Conference, R/GA New York, R/GA London, and R/GA Portland
-Girls Can't Code – Boobs, McCann New York/Tool

SOCIAL-HUMOR
-Eavesdropper, Mete Design
-TSA/Instagram, TSA/Public Affairs
-Kirby Jenner
-@ConanOBrien, Team Coco
-The Onion
Honorees:
-Cracked on Facebook, CRACKED.COM
-Vice Principals Morning Announcements, HBO

PODCASTS & DIGITAL AUDIO-COMEDY
-The Last Podcast on the Left, Cave Comedy Radio
-The Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff LLC
-2 Dope Queens, WNYC Radio
-My Dad Wrote a Porno, Medium Maze
-The Hilarious World of Depression, American Public Media
Honorees:
-Hard Nation, EARWOLF/MIDROLL
-Comedy Bang Bang, EARWOLF/MIDROLL
-The Cracked Podcast, CRACKED.COM

Hulu Orders Topical Weekly Show with Sarah Silverman from Funny Or Die

Hulu Orders Topical Weekly Show with Sarah Silverman from Funny Or Die

We're curious to see where this will go as Sarah Silverman is definitely politically active and will be going for a show that's balanced inviting other perspectives, beliefs, etc. to have a conversation with her.

We're guessing that'd go much differently than it does on Real Time with Bill Maher, especially because of the fact that it's called "I Love You America". Also, if you've ever seen Sarah do crowd work multiple times, you'd notice that her curiosity does indeed lead her down a path of trying to hear people out.

10 episodes have been ordered from Funny or Die and a premiere date has yet to be announced.

The latest podcast to rise to the occasion of a TV series will be Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson's Throwing Shade and you can witness this latest milestone by attending their TV tapings.

Jan. 12th, 20th, 27th and Feb. 3rd and 10th, Throwing Shade will be taping at Hollywood Center Studios for TV Land.

Tickets are free and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

When Asked to Make a Viral Video, Mike Birbiglia and The Cast of Don't Think Twice Decided To Do This Instead

As part of the promotion of a movie, the talent is often now required to do some sort of online content that needs to go viral.

Such a dilemma befell Don't Think Twice's Mike Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Chris Gethard, Kate Micucci, and Tami Sagher.

So, they did this.

Is it a viral video? Is it a short film? Is it a sketch? Is it all three as a commentary of the debilitating allure of having content go viral? Is that in of itself a viral video?

We'll let you decide for yourself (though we're betting on the last two FYI).

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