Bluth Banana Stand and the cast of Arrested Development

“There’s always money in the banana stand.” – George Bluth

The Bluth Frozen Banana stand*, long time fixture of the Bluth Company, will be at Yankee Stadium today from 3:30 – 8PM. Stop by before the game for a photo and a frozen banana. In conjunction with the banana stand, the Yankees are running a half price ticket offer for tonight’s matchup against the Mariners (May 15).

* The Bluth company has also owned and run a frozen banana stand started by George in 1953 on the Newport Beach boardwalk on Balboa Island. The stand was a popular meeting place for the buying and selling of marijuana in the 1970s. As the stand itself was built to resemble a large yellow banana, it was commonly known as “the big yellow joint”, and became the topic of a hit song by the same name. [arresteddevelopment.wikia.com]

The banana stand, is of course, an ingenious promotion for the highly anticipated premiere of Season 4 of Arrested Development on May 26 on Netflix.

Watch the trailer for Season 4 of @arresteddev after the jump.

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Maron on IFC (05/03/13)

Marc Maron’s new eponymous series, Maron, premieres this Friday (May 3) on IFC. If you’d like a little sneak peek of the show, you can stream Episode 102, “Dead Possum”, on YouTube or at IFC’s Stream Room right now. Marc’s new book, Attempting Normal, also comes out today (April 30) via Spiegel & Grau.

Watch the full “Dead Possum” episode of Maron after the jump.

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Nikki & Sara Live (Tuesdays @ 11 on MTV)

The new show from comedians, Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer, Nikki & Sara Live, premieres tonight at 11PM ET on MTV. I know it’s a talk show, and I know it’s live (like Andy Cohen live I believe), and Ke$ha is the first guest, but other than that, I’ll be tuning in to find out more just like you. Huge congrats again to Sara & Nikki on the premiere, break a leg guys!

PS Back in the day, when I used to hang out at Union Hall at way too much, Sara once told me that her goal was to get her own talk show. I always remembered that, so it’s pretty awesome that this show is actually happening.

Kroll Show

Good news comedy fans, if you’re handy with a computer, you can watch a sneak preview of Nick Kroll‘s eponymous Kroll Show right now. The full first episode is currently available for stream/download via comedycentral.com, hulu, itunes, amazon instant and xbox live. Based on the uninspired commercials, I had a few doubts about Nick’s new show, but I just watched episode 1 and it’s actually pretty hilarious. The Degrassi inspired “Wheels Ontario” was far and away my favourite skit of the episode. (The “pasta” line was so regional and classic, they must have ex-pats on the staff.)

The Americans

Well, it’s a new year and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for me to sit back on my ass and watch some new shows. Here’s a look at some of what I’m most looking forward to watching, recording, renting and/or streaming in the upcoming Winter – Spring 2013 TV season. In terms of new shows, I’m really keen to see what FX’s The Americans looks like, IFC’s Out There could also be right up my alley, and while I haven’t been that bowled over by the promos, I’m also interested in checking out FX’s Legit. (Last but not least, though it may seem a little out of my wheelhouse, I’m also pretty excited for Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer‘s new show, Nikki & Sara LIVE.)

2013 Winter/Fall Most Interesting TV Shows (that I know of so far)

ABC
03/19 Celebrity Diving

Newsreaders

Adult Swim
01/17 Newsreaders (Childrens Hospital Spinoff)

AMC
02/10 The Walking Dead
02/14 Freakshow
Spring 2013 Mad Men
Summer 2013 Breaking Bad

BBCA
01/08 The Hour Season 2 (DVD Release Date)
01/19 Ripper Street
01/22 Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
01/22 Ramsay Behind Bars
03/30 Orphan Black
Early 2013 Spies of Warsaw
Spring 2013 The Nerdist

Cinemax
01/11 Banshee

Kroll Show

Comedy Central
01/16 Kroll Show

Fox
01/21 The Following (Kevin Bacon)
01/22 The Taste (Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson)

Legit

FX
01/08 Justified
01/17 Legit (Jim Jeffries)
01/17 Anger Management
01/17 Archer
01/17 Totally Biased
01/30 The Americans (Kerri Russell, Matthew Rhys)

Parade’s End

HBO
01/13 Girls
01/13 Enlightened
03/31 Game of Thrones
Early 2013 Veep
Early 2013 Parade’s End

IFC
01/05 Portandia
02/22 Out There
2013 Maron

MTV
01/03 Buckwild
01/09 Washington Heights
01/29 Nikki & Sara LIVE

NBC
01/10 1600 Penn
02/05 Smash
02/07 Community

House of Cards

Netflix
02/01 House of Cards
2013 Arrested Development

Downton Abbey

PBS
01/06 Downton Abbey
03/31 Mr. Selfridge (Jeremy Piven)
03/31 Call The Midwife

60 Minutes Sports

Showtime
01/09 60 Minutes Sports
01/13 Shameless
2013 Ray Donovan (Liev Schrieber)
2013 Masters of Sex (Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan)

Starz
01/25 Spartacus: War of the Damned
Spring 2013 Da Vinci’s Demons

TBS
01/08 Cougar Town
01/17 King of the Nerds (Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong)

TNT
01/28 Dallas

USA
01/17 Suits

WE
01/12 Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual

Thanks to HitFix and Television Without Pity, for you know, doing most of my research.

Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell

Hey folks, due to the Hurricane, last minute tickets for Totally Biased w/ W. Kamau Bell have become available. To apply for a pair go to theblacklistnyc.com/totallybiased.

See Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell Taping Thursday, November 1st, 2012. SEE THIS WEEK’S SHOW LIVE LAST MINUTE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE HURRICANE. We hope that you and your families are safe and slowly getting back to normal.

IF YOU ARE IN MANHATTAN, STATEN ISLAND, QUEENS, THE BRONX OR BROOKLYN and can get into the city to see the show, please consider it. We could all do with some laughter after the storm! Shows will be filming every Thursday at 2:45PM from 0ct. 11th – Nov. 29th. ONLY TWO SHOWS LEFT AFTER THIS WEEK’S SHOW!!

We have tickets for this week’s show available DUE TO THE STORM.

Here’s a special treat for my readers on the West Coast.

MUMFORD AND SONS

Sunday, November 11th

Los Angeles, CA

6:30 pm Doors
7:30 pm Music

To enter the ticket lottery visit:
www.artistsden.com/mumfordandsonsad

If selected to attend, you will receive an email with venue details.
All guests must be +21 years of age to attend.

The League Premieres on FX on Thursday, Oct 11 @ 10:30

Enter to Win This Poster!

Hey folks, while the new NFL season is already here, the new season of The League is just about to start. Tune in for the premiere of Season 4 of The League on Thursday night (Oct 11) at 10:30 PM on FX. The latest season brings Taco, Pete, Kevin, Ruxin, Jenny, Andre and a host of guest stars back together for another 13 episodes of practical jokes, trash talking and of course, fantasy football. But wait, there’s more, if you’re a fan of The League and you’re also the type that likes posters, then have I got contest for you! Head on over to bumpershine.com/theleague and you can enter to win a key art poster from Season 4 of The League (as pictured above). Contest ends October 16 at 11:59 PM, one entry per person, US residents only.

View a trailer for Season 4 of The League after the jump.

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Jimmy Kimmel at BAM (Oct 29 – Nov 2)

I’ve been watching this ticketing opp like a hawk, and I almost feel bad about posting about it because it will only decrease my chances of getting in. Anyway, as some of you may recall, Jimmy Kimmel is bringing his show to BAM, to mark the opening of the Brooklyn Nets NBA season (and the Barclays Center, I suppose). Up until a few hours ago, the 1iota ticketing page said tickets would be available “this summer,” but all of that has changed and you can apply for them now over here. There’s a catch though, you gotta send a personal email to TickleMeGuillermo@yahoo.com and tell him WHY you should be a part of the studio audience in Brooklyn. You need to include your name contact info in the email and be creative, specific and enthusiastic. As the site says, “YOU’VE GOTTA WRITE… FOR YOUR RIGHT… TO PARTY (WITH US IN BROOKLYN).” Good luck folks!

In other related news, Jimmy Kimmel recently got engaged and Jimmy Kimmel Live will be moving to the 11:35 time slot on ABC in January.

NTSF: SD: SUV

Childrens Hospital

Just a reminder that the Rob Corddry‘s Childrens Hospital and Paul Scheer‘s NTSF: SD: SUV premiere tonight (Aug 9) at midnight and 12:15 respectively on Adult Swim.