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Heading into Cannes Yellow Veil Pictures has boarded worldwide sales and will handle North American distribution on Carl Fry and Maxwell Nalevansky’s stoner comedy Rats!

Inspired by the DIY filmmaker scene that came out of Austin, Texas in the 1990s the feature centres on Raphael, who after being busted by an overzealous police officer becomes embroiled in the world of drug kingpins, ecoterrorists, mallrats, and proto-soundcloud rappers.

Set in 2007, Rats! Is set to a score of Epitaph Records bands like From First to Last, The Blood Brothers, and Thursday, as well as an original song by Ka5sh featuring Lil B The BasedGod.

Stars: John Ennis, Krsy Fox, Bryce Johnson, Edward Hong, Adam Marcinowski | Written and Directed by Spider One

A timid actress, a tortured painter, a pretentious writer, a psychotic sculptor and a rock band all become entangled when their insecurities manifest themselves into monsters and ghouls.

Have you ever seen a movie that bored you to tears so much so that you wished you could send a bill to the writer and director for wasting so much of your hard-earned, precious free time? Well, that’s happened to me many times throughout the course of my life, and this year has seen plenty of those films as well. But to be honest with you, it seemed as if those extremely boring and awful movies were finally coming to an end.

And then, I saw Allegoria.

This is an outrageously bland movie with so much silliness injected into the film to the...

Yo La Tengo marked the 25th anniversary of their album I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Friday by unearthing the director’s cut for their video “Sugarcube,” co-starring Mr. Show’s Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.

In the original video, Yo La Tengo’s record boss (played by Mr. Show‘s John Ennis) sends the beloved indie band to the Academy of Rock, where Odenkirk and Cross served as teachers, doling out knowledge about what it takes to be a rock band, including lessons on how to trash...

Before Ben Stiller made his feature directing debut with the iconic ’90s cult classic “Reality Bites,” he’d been circling a comedy script written by David Cross and Robert Cohen. It was called “The Towering Disaster,” and Stiller developed the story with Cross and Cohen after collaborating on the short-lived MTV sketch comedy series “The Ben Stiller Show,” co-created by Stiller and Judd Apatow. While “The Towering Disaster” has remained in the vault ever since, Stiller will be dusting it off next weekend, on July 25, for a star-studded live table read benefiting racial justice initiatives and Covid relief efforts. Live read cast member Bob Odenkirk announced the news on Twitter this week. See below.

“July 25 Extravaganza…Holy S, this is the Big One,” Odenirk wrote. “David Cross and Rob Cohen wrote this ridiculously hilarious script sometime right after ‘The Ben Stiller Show’ cracked up…I loved it then, can’t...

David Cross and Bob Odenkirk are reuniting the cast of their Nineties HBO comedy sketch series, Mr. Show for a charity special on Zoom, which will stream live on May 13th at 8 p.m. Et via House Seats. Proceeds from tickets for the livestream will benefit Lift, a national organization that assists families facing poverty.

The special, entitled The Mr. Show ‘Kidz With Beardz’ Presents: Come Join Our Zoomtacular Annual Business Call!, includes appearances from castmates Paul F. Tompkins, Scott Aukerman, Tom Kenny, Jill Talley, Jay Johnston, Brian Posehn, Brett Paesel,...

With no major new, wide releases opening over the weekend, there is a brief moment of calm at the multiplex before things get really crazy for the rest of December. And it’s the perfect opportunity to catch the animated “Nerdland” on the big screen.

On Tuesday, December 6th Fathom Events will be hosting a special event screening of the movie that features the voices of Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, Reid Scott, Mike Judge, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Laraine Newman, Brendon Small, John Ennis, and Paul Scheer, that tells the story of two friends and aspiring actors who are determined to enter their 30s with a taste of fame.

Continue reading Exclusive: Time To Go Shopping In Clip From Animated ‘Nerdland’ Starring Patton Oswalt & Paul Rudd at The Playlist.

As the writer of Se7en and 8mm, one might not expect Andrew Kevin Walker to write an animated comedy featuring some of today’s top talent in the field, but here we are. Directed by Chris Prynoski, Nerdland follows two slackers who are attempting to make it big in Hollywood in unusal ways. Featuring the huge voice cast of Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, Hannibal Buress, Reid Scott, Mike Judge, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Laraine Newman, Brendon Small, John Ennis, and Paul Scheer, the first trailer has now arrived.

We said in our review, “Providing an escape valve for Andrew Kevin Walker, known for far more serious films about would-be serial killers (8Mm, Seven), Nerdland is an almost biting commentary on Hollywood that would appear to be more at home on the small screen (had it not been crudely drawn for Cinemascope).” Judging from the trailer, if one is a fan of Bojack Horseman,...

Another trailer has been released for Paul Rudd and Patton Oswalt's upcoming animated film Nerdland. This movie looks pretty damn funny and if you're into forms of entertainment that contain absurd insanity, look no further. Nerdland looks like a completely wacked out good time.

The story is set in Hollywood and it centers on an aspiring screenwriter (Oswalt) and an aspiring actor (Rudd) who make a last-ditch effort to become famous before they hit their 30th birthdays. The film also features the voices of Hannibal Buress, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, John Ennis, Mike Judge, Reid Scott, Laraine Newman and Paul Scheer.

Nerdland is the story of two best friends, aspiring screenwriter Elliot and aspiring actor John, whose dreams of super-stardom have fizzled. With their 30th birthdays looming and their desperation growing, John and Elliot decide that in this 24/7, celebrity-obsessed world of over-shared navel-gazing, there are more ways to become...

"We need an instant-fame plan!" Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a new trailer for the upcoming release of Titmouse Studio's first feature-length animated film, titled Nerdland, from director Chris Prynoski. It tells the story of two best friends, voiced by Paul Rudd & Patton Oswalt - one an aspiring screenwriter, the other an aspiring actor - whose dreams of super-stardom have fizzled. They decide to "troll" Los Angeles on a "fame-grab journey, encountering and abusing friends both new and old." The voice cast also includes Hannibal Buress, Kate Micucci, Riki Lindhome, John Ennis, Mike Judge, Reid Scott, Laraine Newman and Paul Scheer. This looks totally wacky, and maybe fun to watch, but I'm not really that sure. Here's the official trailer (+ poster art) for Chris Prynoski's Nerdland, in high def from Apple: Two best friends (Paul Rudd & Patton Oswalt) make a last-ditch effort to become famous, stumbling into a series...

2016 has been a banner year for the New York Television Festival. The Duplass Brothers-produced “Animals” pilot, which won Best Comedy at the festival in 2013, landed a two-season deal over at HBO. Multi-year alums of the festival Tory Stanton and Scott McCabe wrote a pilot called “No Tomorrow” that will score a premiere on The CW this fall. And that’s just the start.

Deadlines have passed for this year’s annual Independent Pilot Competition (Ipc) and the festival’s inaugural Nytvf Scripts competition. The statistics show interest in independent television — at least as far as it crosses into the festival — is hotter than ever.

Read More: From the Festival Scene to Series: The Orchard and Nytvf Get Into the Indie TV Game With ‘The Jamz’

The inaugural Nytvf Scripts competition received 995 submissions from comedy writers in the indie TV community Nytvf received a record number of Independent Pilot Competition submissions:...

Showtime announced today that filming has finished on David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks revival series. Ahead of its 2017 premiere, the series’ complete cast—including returning actors as well as those who are new to the series—has been revealed.

Newcomers to the series include Monica Bellucci, Jim Belushi, Michael Cera, Jeremy Davies, Laura Dern, Sky Ferreira, Robert Forster, Meg Foster, Ashley Judd, David Koechner, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Lillard, Derek Mears, Sara Paxton, Ernie Hudson, Naomi Watts, Trent Reznor, The Walking Dead‘s Josh McDermitt, and many more.

Returning actors include Kyle MacLachlan, Ray Wise, Harry Dean Stanton, Alicia Witt, and more. Below, we have the official press release and full cast list:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – April 25, 2016 – Principal photography has concluded on the highly-anticipated new Twin Peaks for Showtime. And today, Showtime, David Lynch and Mark Frost are revealing a key piece of the mystery:...

Showtime revealed the full cast list for its upcoming "Twin Peaks" revival, and it's nothing short of insane -- and insanely long.

The ensemble includes a whopping 217 actors -- yes, you read that right -- and amid all the returning faces, there are also a bunch of surprising, big-name newbies along for the ride this time around. (We've embedded the entire list at the end of this post.)

Original cast members that will be back include many previously-announced people, and the ensemble will feature the likes of Kyle MacLachlan, Sherilyn Fenn, Madchen Amick, Sheryl Lee, Dana Ashbrook, David Duchovny, Miguel Ferrer, Grace Zabriskie, Peggy Lipton, Ray Wise, Wendy Robie, Russ Tamblyn, and Catherine E. Coulson, among many others.

As for the newcomers, some of the bold names that stand out include Monica Bellucci, Jim Belushi, Michael Cera, Laura Dern, Jay R. Ferguson (a.k.a. Stan from "Mad Men"), Ernie Hudson ("Ghostbusters"), Ashley Judd,...

The new "Twin Peaks" isn't slated to debut on Showtime until 2017, but a flurry of speculation about it happened last week with a tweet from Go For Locations indicating that filming had wrapped on the "first two seasons" of the series.

The episode count for the David Lynch-directed series was always in question, but that tweet suggested we'd be getting even more episodes than originally planned. Said tweet has since been deleted, so we'll have to wait to see how that pans out.

in the meantime in more official news, Showtime, Lynch and Mark Frost has released the official cast list for the new series with a whopping 217 names across the various episodes - a list that includes some real surprise big name inclusions such as Monica Bellucci, Michael Cera, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eddie Vedder, Ashley Judd, Ernie Hudson, Jim Belushi, Richard Chamberlain, Laura Dern,...

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As Bob Odenkirk and David Cross reunite for Netflix's W/Bob & David, we revisit the pair's original comedy series, Mr. Show...

“Hey, everybody! It's Bob and David!”

This Friday, Netflix will release four episodes of W/Bob & David, a new sketch show that reunites the cast of HBO's ground-breaking comedy series Mr. Show With Bob & David. For comedy fans of all stripes, this is unspeakably good news.

Mr. Show ran for 30 episodes (plus two clip show specials) between 1995 and 1998. It didn't set the world alight in terms of audience figures, but its weird and wonderful stylings mark it as a forerunner to shows like The Sarah Silverman Show, Portlandia, Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer and Tim & Eric Awesome Show! Great Job. To many of the alternative comedians currently working and coming up, Mr. Show is nothing short of the American answer to Monty Python's Flying Circus.

In...

Even before the days of Peak TV in America, it was impossible for everyone to watch everything on television. We all have pop culture gaps. One of mine is "Mr. Show with Bob and David," the HBO sketch comedy show, created by and starring Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, that aired from 1995-98, and that employed Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Scott Aukerman and more as actors and/or writers. I was in college when "Mr. Show" debuted, then didn't have an HBO subscription for the next couple of years, and by the time I started hearing comedy nerd friends singing its praises, it was virtually over, and though the series had an afterlife on DVD(*), other shows kept getting in the way. I've seen, and laughed heartily at, a handful of sketches over the years on YouTube, but that's it. (*) Like many of HBO's...

Netflix released the first sketch from the new David Cross and Bob Odenkirk series “W/Bob & David” on Monday. The sketch reunites the comedy duo with fellow “Mr. Show” alums Paul F. Thompkins, Jay Johnston and John Ennis. The group sits around a table playing cards and sharing their New Year’s resolutions. After Johnston says he plans to become a major Hollywood director within a year, and Cross discloses his intention to knock Samsung out of the cell phone game, Thompkins earns the group’s scorn when he tells them he’ll no longer eat red meat. See video: Bob Odenkirk,...

Netflix's With Bob and David might not officially be a Mr. Show reunion, but the principal members of that beloved sketch comedy show are back together in the first sampling from the new series. In the sketch, David Cross and Bob Odenkirk team with Mr. Show regulars Jay Johnston, John Ennis and Paul F. Tompkins for "Resolutions."

The sketch finds five middle-aged men sitting around a poker table detailing the changes they plan on making to their lives. Those include incredibly idealistic goals like going to Hollywood and becoming a big-budget director,...

Mr. Show's Bob Odenkirk and David Cross' new sketch comedy series, titled simply With Bob and David, will premiere on Netflix on November 13th, and the comedy duo have shared the first look at the hijinks that they have planned for their non-reunion.

In the trailer, the pair spoof everything from overblown tech announcements to film noir detective films to the Heaven Is for Real phenomena (through the warped gaze of Bob and Dave, the book is now titled Heaven Is Totes for Realz and Hitler is there...

Before they were in shows such as Better Call Saul and Arrested Development, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were a prime comedy duo, pumping out series such as Mr. Show. They’ve reunited for more sketches in a show for Netflix called W/ Bob & David, and the trailer is below. Attempting to convince the world that they have either been in cryogenic suspension or dishonourably discharged from the Navy Seals, the pair promises four shows that bring together funny folk that used to populate Mr. Show and other work including Paul F, Tompkins, Scott Aukerman, Jay Johnston and John Ennis, and newer faces Paget Brewster and Keegan-Michael Key.The trailer only gives a flavour, but we can likely expect the usual Bob and David brand of satire and silliness, and lots of props. It’s been a while since we’ve seen them have full rein over a show like this,...

Improvised romantic comedy A Wonderful Cloud, from multi-hyphenate Eugene Kotlyarenko, has been licensed to FilmBuff for the Us.

Digital distributor FilmBuff has licensed Us rights to A Wonderful Cloud, writer-director-star Eugene Kotlyarenko’s feature-length improv comedy.

The film, which screened in March at the SXSW festival and is inspired by the real life relationship between Kotlyarenko and co-star Kate Sheil, will open in select Us cinemas and on all major on demand platforms on Oct 23.

Produced by Dirty Pictures and Btw co-production, the Los Angeles-set film also stars Lauren Avery, John Ennis, Rachel Lord, and Niko Karamyan. Brande Bytheway produced and Christian Rosa executive produced.

“I’m super pumped to be getting A Wonderful Cloud out there through FilmBuff,” said Kotlyarenko in a statement. “This movie is extremely personal for me and has turned out to be a lot of fun for audiences so far. I’m really curious to see how people will react to something...

Netflix has set a release date for its newest sketch comedy show. The streaming video platform will debut W/ Bob and David, starring Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, on November 13, 2015.

Originally announced in April 2015, W/ Bob and David follows Odenkirk and Cross who, after being dishonorably (and fictionally) discharged from the Navy SEALs, decide to serve America by making sketch comedy instead. The series reunites Odenkirk and Cross after the two previously worked together on The Ben Stiller Show and their own HBO TV series Mr. Show With Bob and David from 1995 to 1998.

Arriving by way of Abso Lutely Productions, W/ Bob and David will take place over the course of four 30-minute episodes, with guests such as Jay Johnston, John Ennis, Brian Posehn, and Paul F. Tompkins. W/ Bob and David is executive produced by both Odenkirk and Cross alongside Tim Sarkes, Dave Kneebone, Marc Provissiero, Naomi Odenkirk, Tim Heidecker,...

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross’s new sketch comedy series With Bob & David will premiere Friday, November 13 on Netflix, it was announced today. Joining the duo for the four-episode half-hour original series are Paul F. Tompkins, Jill Talley, Jay Johnston, John Ennis, Brian Posehn and more. All have worked have worked with Odenkirk and Cross before, including on the duo's sketch comedy series Mr. Show. Tompkins also had a role on Cross and Odenkirk's followup series…...

Dominic Cooper, who will be taking on the lead role of Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher

AMC has cast the lead role in its upcoming series Preacher. The adaptation of the Garth Ennis comic series has formally signed Dominic Cooper as the titular preacher Jesse Custer, as confirmed by executive producer and co-developer Seth Rogen.

We have Jesse Custer! @dominiccoop is gonna save our souls. #Preacher

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) April 17, 2015

This is not Cooper’s first foray into the world of comic books, as he has also played Howard Stark, father to Iron Man Tony Stark, on both the big and small screen. Cooper, whose formal signing comes after weeks of talks, joins a cast that already includes Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Ian Colletti, and Lucy Griffiths. A premiere date for Preacher has yet to be announced.

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HBO made a number of moves over the past week. Key among...

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross have recruited several long-time friends and collaborators for their Netflix sketch comedy series, With Bob and David. Joining the duo on the four-episode series, which will be accompanied by an hourlong "making-of" special, are Paul F. Tompkins, Jay Johnston, Brian Posehn, John Ennis, Mark Rivers and Dino Stamatopolis. All have worked with Odenkirk and Cross before, including on the duo’s sketch comedy series Mr. Show. Tompkins also had a…...

South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.

SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.

Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.

On the small screen,...

Through numerous incarnations in comics, film, and television, Batman has become one of the most popular comic book characters, with 2016′s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice bringing a new version of the character, and the Fox show Gotham exploring the world further. With the death of his parents at the hands of a criminal being the catalyst for Bruce Wayne’s turn into vigilante justice, the story of Batman’s origins have been explored in film and television a number of times, most notably in 1989′s Batman and 2005′s Batman Begins. A new comedy skit, however, written by Thrilling Adventure Hour‘s Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, explores the idea of the elder Waynes having faked their death, unbeknownst to Bruce. Mark Gagliardi plays Bruce, with Marc Evan Jackson and Paget Brewster taking on the roles of his parents, and John Ennis playing Alfred. The video can be seen below.

Fans of “24” may only know Mary Lynn Rajskub as the rather serious Chloe O'Brien. However, she showcases her comedic side with her latest project, “Play Nice.” The film is currently available for viewing via Hulu Plus. Also read: ‘Community’ Producers in Early Talks With Hulu for Additional Season Rajskub, who started her career in comedy, is joined by John Ennis in portraying the Headmasters of the ultra-prestigious preschool, Le Chance Academy. Collette Wolfe and David Hoffman star as a young couple eager to get their young son into Le Chance. Unfortunately, an accident involving the Headmasters’ dog on the couple's way to.

Fans of rock-metal-folk-comedy duo Tenacious D rejoice, for the D's newest work is almost here. The band's new album "Rize Of The Fenix" drops on May 15th, and in anticipation of the event, they released a promo video on "Rolling Stone" starring Bob Odenkirk.

Odenkirk plays Dr. Bill Teetz of the Tinnitis Institute, who, along with rock bassist Rudy Sarzo, examine the effects of the new Tenacious D album on Tinnitis sufferers. Symptoms include spontaneous violence, bleeding from the ears and tears of joy. Be on the lookout for Jack Black and Kyle Gass themselves making an appearance in the video.

Tenacious D were discovered by Odenkirk and David Cross of "Mr. Show with Bob and David," who later produced the short-lived Tenacious D HBO program, along with Black and Gass. Clearly, the relationship has not fizzled. John Ennis, another "Mr. Show" alum, is featured in the video as well.

Fans of "Mr. Show" and Saul Goodman rejoice, because Bob Odenkirk is back. On Thursday, Adult Swim began streaming Odenkirk's new project "Let's Do This!" online.

Odenkirk plays Cal Mackenzie-Goldberg, the head of a small independent movie studio in North Hollywood. With upcoming hits like "James and the Large Bug," "Goaaaal! The Soccer Movie!" and "Harry Podder and the Lost Lebaron," who wouldn't want a behind-the-scenes look at Cal-Gold Pictures?

The show also features guest appearances by comedians Natasha Leggero, Paul Rust and Odenkirk's frequent cohort John Ennis.

This isn't the first time Odenkirk has worked with Adult Swim -- he also served as a mentor for Tim and Eric during their Adult Swim days, and had made several short webisodes for adultswim.com. after he had already permanently left his own mark on TV comedy with his landmark HBO sketch series "Mr. Show with Bob and David."

Unfortunately, Adult Swim...

Fans of "Mr. Show" and Saul Goodman rejoice, because Bob Odenkirk is back. On Thursday, Adult Swim began streaming Odenkirk's new project "Let's Do This!" online.

Odenkirk plays Cal Mackenzie-Goldberg, the head of a small independent movie studio in North Hollywood. With upcoming hits like "James and the Large Bug," "Goaaaal! The Soccer Movie!" and "Harry Podder and the Lost Lebaron," who wouldn't want a behind-the-scenes look at Cal-Gold Pictures?

The show also features guest appearances by comedians Natasha Leggero, Paul Rust and Odenkirk's frequent cohort John Ennis.

This isn't the first time Odenkirk has worked with Adult Swim -- he also served as a mentor for Tim and Eric during their Adult Swim days, and had made several short webisodes for adultswim.com. after he had already permanently left his own mark on TV comedy with his landmark HBO sketch series "Mr. Show with Bob and David."

Unfortunately, Adult Swim...

Mr. Show co-creator, Breaking Bad legal counsel and producer of many things Bob Odenkirk just released a new show on Adult Swim called “Let’s Do This!”, the story of a low-budget North Hollywood film producer struggling to churn out desperate pictures, with bit appearances by Mr. Show alums Brian Posehn and John Ennis. I know we all have way too many things to watch in this endless cycle of falling behind on sh*t that we call Earth (I’m still only on Season 2 of The Today Show), but the entire first episode of “Let’s Do This” is available right now through AdultSwim.com in the convenient embed below so just Drop Everything And Watch This Now and there’s one less thing you’ll have to get around to watching eventually: Yayyy, good thing = Consumed. Next up on our ever-growing list of sh*t to catch up on,...

Can you believe it? The ‘Marley & Me’ house is for sale! We all know the one – where Owen Wilson and Jennifer played in the big green yard with their kids and aging but adored dog, Marley.

The famed house from Marley & Me, which sits on 16 acres in rural Pennsylvania, is on the market for $1.25 million according to the Daily Local. It’s not just a house either, with a compound that includes four outbuildings and a barn. It’s all renovated, too, making the five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home nothing to pass up.

Who are the people selling the well-recognized “landmark?” John Ennis, a photographer, and Lisa Taylor Ennis, who plan to downsize because their kids are grown up. Guess they feel like they’re living in an empty nest and it’s time to move on.

John said the home still draws its fair share of fans, all stopping by to take photos.

In honor of Thanksgiving and its resulting slow news week, I've decided to post a video about something we can all be thankful for. I know some of you are automatically thinking "cheese wrapped in bacon" and others are thinking "bacon wrapped in cheese", but no. In fact, this video is about boobies, and different ways to make boobies bigger. It stars Mr. Show's John Ennis and it's downright hilarious. Happy Thanksgiving! See more funny videos at Funny or Die...