If you haven’t checked out Yahoo’s “Burning Love” yet, it’s time to start. Ben Stiller exec produces the web series that stars Ken Marino, Michael Ian Black, Malin Akerman, Kristen bell and a host of other funny people. The show is a send up of “The Bachelor,” an easy target. Tune in and watch as “hoses” get dealt out and hopeful after hopeful gets kicked to the curb, or vomits on it.
The story Marc tells to open the show is phenomenal. He talks about an experience he had just before doing a set at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago. A woman at the show tried to mind fuck him and it devolved into a psychological battle. Great setup, great character introduction, all with a ticking time clock: Maron’s set. A great story, well told. And, Gelman kills in the interview afterward.
Congratulations to Marc on the success of his podcast. There have been some amazing shows along the way. I would check out the interview with Gallagher, episode 145. Marc basically calls him a hack and Gallagher walks. And, for pure laughs, get episode 255 with Big Jay Oakerson. I think the show has also help shift paradigms for the quality and value of digital content, especially in the comedy world.
Just try getting anyone in television on the phone right now: network executives, studio execs, even agents and managers and they’ll tell you, “Sorry bro. Just give me until after Upfronts.” Yeah. It’s that time of year. But, the good news is, you can finally hammer out that idea for a new startup that’s going to make you the next Mark Zuckerberg. And, in the meantime, The Hollywood Reporter will keep you posted on what you’ll be watching this fall. Looking over the schedule, what strikes me is all the comedy. CBS has Monday and half of Thurs night set aside for laughs. For the full network schedule, here’s the rundown.
