With Comic-Con going on, everyone everywhere is breaking news about the latest thing, widget, or motion-activated celluloid transmission. But isoS over at AST just trumped them all by breaking the Most(!) Important(!) Announcement(!) Of(!) The(!) Summer(!):

Scott Aukerman: We have sold a sketch show to Fox, based in part upon our Comedy Death-Ray shows.

isoS: awesome!

BJ Porter: It’s being developed by their new Late Night division

isoS: what’s the show called?

Scott Aukerman: It is called “The Right Now! Show”

Later in the IMterview, Aukerman and Porter go on to discuss who’s cast in the show, which is such a dream team of performers that we’ve already put in a call to the National Holiday Society to make sure that they didn’t change April Fools Day to August this year. So far, the confirmed parties are: Maria Bamford, James Adomian, Ian Edwards, Paul Rust, Casey Wilson, Natasha Leggero and Mike O’Connell.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have to change our pants.

Are you stuck in a place where “smart, subversive comedy” means visiting the local cineplex for Jamie Kennedy’s latest satirical look at Whifrican Whimericans? Iowa, for example?

Fret no longer, boys and girls. Tonight, and all Mondays from now on, even if you don’t live in the LA area you’ll be able to enjoy the apocalyptic rape humor of Garage Comedy through the magic of the Interwebs! The folks will now be broadcasting every show live via the magic of streaming video over at their website. Be warned though, kiddies. The site contains this warning:

TV-MA: May contain pervasive crude content including strong profanity, overt explicit sexual dialogue, burlesque nudity and drug references.

Which basically means there’s going to be some cuss words and a 37% chance you’ll see Val Myers’ boobs. If you ARE in the LA area, avoid the laziness that comes with this announcement by heading over to the El Cid to see the show live yourself. (9pm, free!) A complete performer list — and it’s a long one for this historic event — is after the jump.

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Long Live the 80s!

by David Pardue

Last week, Matt Manser put on a show, “The Casey Kasem/Nelson Mandela Awesome 80s Countdown Special.” Directed by Chad Fogland, and starring a veritable who’s who of up and coming talent, the show was a preview of a possible run at the UCB.

Casey Kasem (Philip Wilburn) and Nelson Mandela (Wyatt Cenac) hosted, with Kasem introducing the top 5 moments of the 1980s; Mandela seemed perplexed and wanted to talk about third world debt and the plight of AIDS in Africa. Some of the sketches included Matt Manser and Gregg Lopez as Air Supply encountering an overzealous groupie (Laura Condi); a reunion between Dolly Parton (Codi Fischer) and Kenny Rogers (Asterios Kokkinos); and an in-depth look into the meaning of some Huey Lewis lyrics (much funnier than “Duets” could ever be).

One of Manser’s sketches reimagined Rocky IV in the alternate universe of a different competitive sport, featuring Chad Fogland as the evil “Brago” against a buffed up Bennie Arthur as the underdog “Vinnie.” That particular sketch scored a rousing cheer from the audience at the end – proving that kicking the ass of Communism never goes out of style, even when Communism itself does.

In between the sketches there were some funny videos including “Everything You Need to Know About the Iran Contra Affair” and some “Where Are They Now” factoids that were surprisingly informative. You’ll never guess where Scott Baio is now.

Here’s hoping it comes back in some form or another. The show I mean, not the 80s. The 80s never left. It’s the decade that will never die. Sort of like Magic Johnson.

Friday:
The classily-named improv group Charles Whitman Reilly & Friends bring their big budget laughstravanga to the Second City. (8pm, $5) Hear stories from a man who’s made a career “crashing various reality TV shows while utilizing clever personas and disguises” with Harmon Leon: Reality TV Infiltrator! at the UCB. (8pm, $8) Hugh Moore and Jamie Flam are your cooler-than-ice, scat-daddy hosts in a seamless mix of live comedy and jazz music with the Be-Bop Heroin Hour at the Westside Eclectic. (10:30pm, $5)

Saturday:
If you’re in the greater San Diego / Comic-Con, you’d be hilariously stupid not to check out Tim & Eric’s Awesomecon. (noon-to-2, free!) Dean Cameron and Victor Isaac act out the much-heralded true story of Dean’s 9-month online relationship with a Nigerian con artist with the Nigerian Spam Scam Scam at the UCB. (10pm, $8) The Tomorrow Show 2nd anniversary shindig promises free beer, trinkets, and nearly 6 million performers! (midnight, $5)

Sunday:
Wyatt Cenac hosts an all-new, never-before-scene, 4-DVD ultimate director’s cut set edition of the Reflux Hour. (9:30pm, free!) Jeff Garlin may or may not be involved in this week’s Combo Platter, but since it only costs a dollar, you might as well check it out anyway. (9:30pm, $1) See how many times Lindsay Lohan’s legal troubles can be referenced in this week’s Big News at iO West. (10pm, $5)

We can’t stop watching the new Kanye/Galifianakis joint — we wouldn’t be surprised it we’ve seen if over 100 times by now — which is why the below photo is, until further notice, the background on every computer we use:

Thanks to sparkiepop who posted this over at AST.

“Bug Problem!” by Troop! :

“Tap That Ass” by Phillip Wilburn:

Paul F. Tompkins interviewed on The Sound of Young America:

Also, you might want to check the new Kanye West/Zach Galifianakis video. It’s required viewing for life.

We received an email from Tim & Eric over the weekend promoting their new live show, and the substance of the event, along with the incredible imagery of the e-flyer, was so powerful that it put us into a day-long coma, accounting for our failure to post yesterday:

Poor Richard Dunn used to run and jump a lot, but now he has lost his bones—he needs new ones. Join Uncle Muscles on this very special evening of song and dance, to get Richard all the bones we can muster. Special guests include Casey and his brother, Wayne and Jan Skylar, David Liebe Hart, Danny Mothers, and other surprise guests. Don’t forget to bring a bag of bones to show your support.

This is gonna be an amazing benefit concert. Come see Casey and his Brother, Michael Schmidt, Danny Mothers, Jan and Wayne Skylar, James Quall, David Liebe Hart, Pierre, and Richard Dunn LIVE. As well as Uncle Muscles and Dr. Steven Brule via Satellite!!!

The show is scheduled for August 18th over at The Troubadour (8pm, $17). Tickets can be purchased here. For the official show promotional poster, come along with us over the jump.

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An intentionally light weekend as follows…

Friday:
The Double-Dan Show (that’s not what it’s called) continues their downtown stand-up comedy showcase People You’ll Like with sexytime sweethearts Raj Desai, Lizzy Cooperman, Pedro Hernandez, Nick Youssef, Nick Adams, and Paul Rust & Neil Campbell (8pm, $5). Later, Reno, NV sketch troupe TV You Can Heckle and Sketchatorium put on a show at the Empty Stage Theatre (11pm, $10). Or, if you just can’t seem to make it over to the west side tonight, that’s okay; check out Worst Laid Plans: True Stories of Terrible Sex at the good ol’ UCB (11pm, $8). Stay for Not Too Shabby (midnight, free!) afterwards!

Saturday:
Those of you that need to take a break from Book 7 might consider attending Un-Cabaret at M Bar with Paul F. Tompkins, Beth Lapides, Kevin Nealon, and Laura Kightlinger (7pm, $15 plus drinks). Or stay at home with a good book (can we emphasize that enough?) and venture out into the darkness for those lovely sorcerers of comedy Brendon Small, Craig Anton, and Ron Lynch for a great Tomorrow lineup: Green & Wood, Nick Adams,
Laura House, Sean Conroy, Raj Desai, Johnny Pemberton (midnight, $5).

Sunday:
Heads-up: summer ASSSSCAT lines now require freeloaders to show up to the Sunday show (this week with “monologues and live music by The Mae Shi”) at least an hour and fifteen minutes early to get a good spot (7:30pm, free). Hilarious dudes TV You Can Heckle plugged earlier in this weekend-o-fun pre-cap humbly to beg for you to attend their Westside Eclectic show — they promise it’ll be worth it (9pm, $5).

PS. There is still time to visit Kwik-E-Mart! Try the KrustyO’s; they’re tasty!

Clear your schedule and get an oil change — Awesomecon in San Diego is right around the corner! This FREE! family event from Tim and Eric will take place from noon to 2 pm at Marina Park on Saturday, July 28th. No Comic-Con pass required! More info from Tim & Eric after the jump.

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