I am writing from the cesspool of anxiety and tension that is the university library right now, where I am studying for my exam tomorrow and finishing up a few other projects. I've found a break is much needed; so here are some things coming up in the comedy world that I am particularly excited about.
1. Kristen Wiig's upcoming film "The Comedian" -> As furious as I am with Wiig for leaving SNL last year (why couldn't you have stayed seven more years!!!), my anger won't deter me from keeping track of this hilarious actresses career. This film is still in pre-production according to it's imdb page, but it's directed by Sean Penn and will also star Robert de Niro. Not much is known about the film's plot other than it is described as a "romantic comedy drama". Not much info to go on as of right now, but with such fabulous people working on it, it's sure to deliver!
2. Larry David's upcoming TV movie Clear History -> Again, not much is known about Larry David's upcoming film (whose brief plot synopsis is "A disgraced former marketing executive plots revenge against his former boss who made millions from the electric car company the once owned), but the fact that it's written by David should be enough to inspire excitement. Further more, the cast is so prime as to be unbelievable: Kate Hudson, Eva Mendes, Michael Keatan, Amy Ryan, Jon Hamm and Bill Hader are all joining David for this made for TV movie.
3. Stephen Colbert's Hobbit Week -> Due to the outstanding work of my blogmate Shannon, I'm sure none of you are unaware that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first film in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy comes out on thursday. Funny man and conservative pundit impersonator Stephen Colbert is a fanatic Tolkein fan, and so last week he devoted his show The Colbert Report to "Hobbit Week". He commenced the week with Jackson himself as guest star and then interviewed cast members Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, and Ian McKellen. It's fun and endearing to watch Colbert geek out with the stars of his favorite series. Incidentally, Jackson is so appreciative of Colberts shared Tolkien love that it has been announced that Colbert will make a cameo appearance at some point in the story, although it won't be in this first film!
4. Guess! -> Of course, I would never make a list of upcoming comedy events without talking about the upcoming continuation of Arrested Development. According to recent announcements, shooting of the upcoming fourth season will take longer than expected. This crushed my hopes that the vague release date of 2013 would mean January 1, 2013, but I cannot really despair, because the reason it will take longer is the season will actually be longer than expected! During shooting, writer Michael Hurwitz came up with unexpected plot lines that would not fit in a mere 10 episode season. As much as fans of the Bluth family are anxious to see the new episodes (which will air on Netflix exclusively), we cannot complain that there will be more episodes in the long run, and everyone seems confident that the show will still be ready to air in the spring (so like February 1st? Thats spring RIGHT!?!?!?). What this news means in terms of the proposed movie, I'm not quite sure.
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