Tonight's event lineup offers unique choices in film, books, comedy and theater. An Iranian film screens at the Aero Theatre as part of the Golden Globe® Foreign-Language Nominee Series, and Anne Brashier is bringing her game show performance to the Westside Comedy Theater. Greg Proops promises to make you laugh at Bar Lubitsch, and Ellis Avery will talk about her new read. Get up, get out and get entertained. more ›

We have a behind-the-scenes "Walking Dead" video clip for you. --- TLC sucks but the PTC should butt out. --- TBS orders a series from Conan. --- Free Greg Proops podcast tomorrow. --- Podcast Roundup. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

What are your thoughts on last night's "True Blood" premiere? --- "Weeds" & "The Big C" resume their tortuous path between comedy and drama tonight. --- If you're looking for cool, TV-related live shows to check out on Wednesday, we've got 'em here. --- In tonight's late night don't miss "Chelsea Lately" and Louis C.K. on Kimmel. more ›

Check out our brief conversation that we had with Timothy Olyphant, star of FX's "Justified" which is on at 10pm tonight. --- Give us your feedback on last night's "Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump." --- The Greg Proops podcast we went to last week is now up as is a new edition of our very own Channel Zero podcast. --- All this plus the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

"Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" celebrates its 400th episode tonight! We wish Snooki wasn't guesting though. --- We have a new Channel Zero podcast up, this time its an hour+ recording of "Bored To Death" showrunner Jonathan Ames discussing creative process. --- Oscar-y stuff. --- Greg Proops has local gigs + live podcast. more ›

Listen to us on multi-Emmy-winner Greg Fitzsimmons podcast; listen to us on the new Channel Zero podcast; review your listings to see if your favorite TV show gets bumped because of the State of the Union Address; think about following The TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan tonight; think about going to comedian and TV legend Greg Proops live podcast in West Hollywood tomorrow. more ›

Tonight NBC launches its 3-hour block of comedy with the addition of "Perfect Couples" starring Olivia Munn and Mary Elizabeth Ellis. Finally the broadcast networks have responded to the now very old idea that people are capable of, and are interested in comedy after 10pm. --- In addition to tonight's TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan check out our insider news about comedians who also podcast: Greg Fitzsimmons, Marc Maron, Bill Burr, Greg Proops. more ›

Let us know what you thought about last night's premieres of: "Californication," "Episodes," "Shameless," and "The Cape." We have a couple great video clips from "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (the Pro Bowl Shuffle) and "SNL" (Jim Carrey in a hilarious/creepy Amusement Park sketch). --- Definitely check out tonight's mid-season finale of "Men of a Certain Age" - it's a winner (TNT @ 10pm). See our full post for tonight's listings and links to some cool podcasts related to our recent TV reporting. more ›

The Paley Center for Media has announced some of the lineup for PaleyFest2011. Shows to be highlighted include "The Walking Dead," "True Blood," "Freaks and Geeks"/"Undeclared" Reunion, and "American Idol." --- Read the full post to see our list of DVDs from the Roger Corman Cult Classics, new Channel Zero and Greg Proops podcasts, and the Must-Watch picks of the night. more ›

Sundance premiere's "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys" tonight at 10pm and the promos lead us to believe that this is in the old territory of exploitive reality shows - prove us wrong Sundance! --- Viewership numbers for last night's premiere of "Men of a Certain Age" are discouraging. Please don't let this be another "Terriers". --- Our friend Greg Proops will be doing another free podcast night tomorrow at Bar Lubitsch in WeHo at 8pm and we will begin doing a weekly podcast starting next week. --- See our "Must-Watch" programs for tonight and the listings of worthy alternatives in the full post. more ›

Discovery Communications is the network supposedly in the lead for capturing Sarah Palin's "Alaska" travelogue. Palin has reportedly demanded $1.2 million per episode which would make the series the most expensive nature series ever produced - and the Republicans want to complain about the cost of health care reform? more ›

Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theater presents The Revolution Will Not Be Televised tonight at 8 pm. The documentary looks at the charismatic and controversial reign of Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, focusing on the run-up to the dramatic attempt to overthrow him in April of 2002, and the coup d'etat and the extraordinary return to power of Chávez some 48 hours later. The screening will be introduced by the film's co-executive producer, Rod Stoneman who’ll discuss the production and reception of this controversial work, in the context of the contemporary global economy of the media. more ›

It is no surprise that Jon Brion did not ask for any requests last Tuesday evening. The last time he did that to warm up the crowd for Greg Proops, some wise acre asked for Free Bird. It does not matter that Brion rose to the challenge and melted our faces off with, get this, a piano solo, what matters is that Brion was not going to allow the audience to choose his song again. To be honest, I don't know what he was thinking the first time. Who does he think attends the Greg Proops Chat show, if not smart ass goobers? (For anyone who is offended by that, know that I include myself in this category.) So instead he chose the safe course and sat down at the piano without so much as a glance at the audience, and promptly stunned us all into awed silence with his playing. It must be very handy being able to do that on command. I would even possibly qualify it as a minor superpower. Nothing as flashy as moving objects with your mind, but still very impressive. more ›

The voice rang out through warm Largo darkness, "FREE BIRD!" Jon Brion sighed like he was stuck on a bad blind date,but he'd asked for it when he began his set by announcing that he'd be taking requests. Opening for the Greg Proops Chat show the multi-talented musician was foolish if he thought his audience was mature enough not to do that. Shaking off the malaise Brion launched into the most beautiful instrumental version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit I had ever heard. Jon Brion managed to make the guitar sing as if it had been possessed by Ronnie Van Zant himself. more ›

If you haven't caught a show at Largo at the Coronet yet, now might be a good time. Their recently posted, insanely good schedule for the next three months includes performers such as Randy Newman, Loudon Wainwright III, Joan as Police Woman, Maya Rudolph & Fred Armisen, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, Janeane Garofalo, Jon Brion, The Ditty Bops, Colin Hay, The Watkins Family Hour feat. Fiona Apple & Dan Wilson, Greg Proops and Flight of the Conchords. more ›

Saturday night’s inaugural Greg Proops Chat Show at the new Largo at the Coronet Theater was a fun three-hour ride featuring music, storytelling and, of course, comedy. more ›

Comedy-rich LA has a lot to choose from. Here are some highlights for the month of May: more ›

Comedy-rich LA has a lot to choose from. Here are some highlights for the month of April: more ›

Sometimes Monday nights lead to tough choices. For Jax at Rock Insider, it's between The Pity Party (who we interviewed this morning) and The Henry Clay People. Luckily, both bands are playing all month. Still, there are many choices. If you like your music Folk, your drinks cheap and have never been to Joe's Great American Bar & Grill in Burbank, it's a pretty sweet place to catch music seven days a week -- tonight is Dafni. more ›

The always dapper Greg Proops is at the Hollywood Improv 8:00pm on Friday; Saturday at 8:00 & 10:00pm. more ›

Demetri Martin has taken the deadpan one line style of comedic greats Steven Wright and the late Mitch Hedberg and added his own twist, upgrading the number of comedy accessories from one (just a mic) to three with the addition of a guitar and a large pad (creatively titled, "Large Pad") to his routine. Tonight, the former Daily Show correspondent who wrote a song about his 9,000 friends on MySpace headlines at the Improv. Tonight's... more ›

AM, Justin Hopkins, Population Game, Green Car Motel, Shotgun Honeymoon @ The Hotel Cafe more ›

The Nightwatchman @ The Hotel Cafe Rocky Votolato, Drag the River, Street to Nowhere @ The Troubadour The Broken West, Mezzanine Owls, Silverface Champs @ Spaceland I See Hawks in LA, The Larks, Vicki Hill, Pete Fahey @ El Cid The Pity Party, Castledoor @ Silverlake Lounge Kind Hearts & Coronets @ Amoeba Anders & Woods, Mark Fosson @ The Echo The Switch, Coco B's, Hearts of Palm UK @ The Scene Uncatagorical Joan... more ›

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