As I reported a while back, popular voice actor and local indie comedy stalwart H. Jon Benjamin got his own show and it premieres tonight (June 15) on Comedy Central. Here’s how the old grey lady described Benjamin’s show in this Sunday’s Arts and Leisure section: “Jon Benjamin Has a Van,” a kind of cracked…
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Win 2 Tickets to The Colbert Report
Want to win two tickets to The Colbert Report on Wednesday, March 2? Follow me on Twitter retweet this tweet for your chance to win. You must be 100% willing to go to the show tomorrow at 4PM and wait in line, no flakes please!
Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein Appearing at Apple Store, Wild Flag Playing Rock Shop and Radio City
Portlandia Portlandia stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein will be making an in-store appearance at the Apple Store in SoHo on Friday, January 28 at 7PM. Join Fred Armisen (“Saturday Night Live”) and vocalist/guitarist Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) as they discuss their new comedy series for the Independent Film Channel (IFC), “Portlandia.” The six-episode series, inspired…
More New TV for 2011 (Bob’s Burgers, Game of Thrones, Skins USA, Lights Out and More)
Bob’s Burgers on Fox at 8:30 PM Sundays (Jan 9, 2011) Last week, I mentioned a couple of interesting shows (Portlandia and Archer) coming to a TV near you in January, but tonight (Sunday, January 9) is really when the “unofficial 2011 TV season” begins in earnest. This evening sees the premiere of three shows…
New Year, New TV: Archer and Portlandia
Archer Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy that revolves around the spy agency known as the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS) and the lives of its employees. Although their work of espionage, reconnaissance missions, wiretapping and undercover surveillances is daunting and enigmatic, every covert operation and global crisis are actually unmitigated occasions for the ISIS…
2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is proud to announce the 2011 Inductees. In the performer category: Alice Cooper Band Neil Diamond Dr. John Darlene Love Tom Waits Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award are Jac Holzman and Art Rupe. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…