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The epic comedy website Funny or Die has created a comedy festival called ‘Oddball‘ that will feature several amazing comedians touring America, starting late this summer. They have an impressive lineup too. Dave Chappelle, Flight of the Conchords, Al Madrigal, Chris D’elia, Demitri Martin, Hannibal Buress, Jim Jeffries, John Mulaney, and Kristen Schaal will all be a part of this festival.

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It’s just about here, folks. Stephen Merchant’s upcoming comedy series for HBO now has its first trailer, and it looks hilarious. As we’ve previously reported, Merchant plays an awkward Englishman looking for love in Los Angeles. The show will debut on September 29 and this little trailer shows Merchant and Nate Torrence trying to talk to ladies in a club in the city. The results are satisfying.

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Joss Whedon has taken off his brown coat and hung up his Avengers costumes for the time being and has given us a laugh-out-loud and fresh telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing‘. With amazing characters, comedy at every turn, and an excellent eye for direction, Whedon pulls off this amazing tale with grace and fun, and is different enough to stand on its own from Kenneth Branagh’s version from twenty years ago. I imagine that fans of ‘Firefly‘, ‘Buffy‘, and ‘The Avengers‘ will be first in line this weekend to support their hero Whedon, but I also expect this to gain a bigger following with a wider audience, making a decent theatrical return.

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I have been a fan of Birbiglia’s for a while now.  I loved his spots and stories on NPR’s ‘This American Life‘ where he talked about his comedy and his rare sleep disorder, which causes him to physically act out his dreams. And I loved his recent film ‘Sleepwalk With Me‘, which is based on a segment of his life, particularly his college girlfriend and his entrance to the comedy world. Seeing Birbiglia live was not only one of the funniest and most entertaining shows I’ve seen (and I’ve seen the some of the greats; Carlin, Chappelle, Saget, Dunham, Louis C.K.), it’s an incredible experience, full of laughs, awkward memories, and romance.  I wish I could buy a ticket for every person on Earth to see Mike Birbiglia live.

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SNL has announced that Louis C.K. will host the November 3rd episode of SNL with musical guest ‘Fun’.  It’s about fucking time this has happened.  I just happened to catch Louie last night in Dallas.  He was of course, brilliant and hilariously funny. My jaw hurt from laughing so hard.

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‘Sleepwalk With Me’ is the sleeper hit of the year.  Back a few years ago,  genius comedian Mike Birbiglia added a long monologue to his stand-up comedy routine called ‘Sleepwalk With Me’. In it, he talks about his real-life sleeping disorder called REM Behavior Disorder where he literally acts out his dreams.  Sometimes, they have serious and painful consequences.  In ‘Sleepwalk With Me’, Birbiglia takes his story a bit further as he plays himself with a different name.  He plays Matt Pandamiglio, a rookie stand-up comedian in New York who has been with his girlfriend Abby (Lauren Ambrose) going on almost a decade now.  As his comedy career starts to take off, Matt struggles with committing to Abby.  ’Sleepwalk With Me’ is not only warm, inviting, and charming, but it’s one of the funniest films of the year.

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NBC has picked up Michael J. Fox’s new comedy and has given it a 22-episode order.  NBC aired ‘Family Ties back in the 80′s, which of course, is where Fox got his start.  The series will be a family comedy written by Sam Laybourne of ‘Cougar Town’, and produce by Will Gluck.  All of the major networks were wanting this project, but NBC won out.

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Here is the trailer for ‘The Campaign’ Starring Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, and Brian Cox.  The film is directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers).  Official Synopsis: When long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about.  Enjoy.

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Dan Aykroyd took to his Facebook page today and said, “Chevy (Chase) and I are about to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie. Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about. Chevy is one of my favourite people, and one of the great anarchistic and physically committed comedians in the business.”  Could this be a new epic comedy from two of the funniest people around?

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FX is gearing up for a new half hour comedy series that is the brainchild of Comedian Dana Gould & Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl.  Gould is writing and executive producing the project, which centers on a rock band on the verge of mega-stardom who finds itself on the verge of breaking up and is forced to seek professional help in a last-ditch effort to stay together. Unfortunately, they end up with a misanthropic couple’s therapist from Agoura on the brink of divorce.

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