Comedy

If you are only familiar with David Cross through his movie and television roles, do yourself a favor and go listen to some of his stand-up albums, you can thank me later.  On May 25th the spectacled funnyman will be releasing his first comedy album in six years, as well as a similarly titled, albeit slightly different, DVD. The official description is pretty descriptive so I'll let that do the talking.  

The new David Cross album and DVD Bigger and Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre. As will be obvious by the packaging (and maybe some of the words here), this title applies to both a CD and a DVD; separate releases in separate formats with the same name. Though both media are housed on a shiny, silver five-inch disc, each is an entity unto itself. And while there is some overlap, each is full of material that appears solely on one or the other. Only by watching the DVD will you learn of Cross’ unique relationship with the deaf community, share his canny insights into the editorial machinations behind the Bible, and marvel at how well a bald, middle-aged white guy can fill out a pair of jeans. Yet one must listen to the CD in order to hear about gastro-intestinal misadventures with his dog Ollie Red Sox, or sing along with “The Sultan’s Revenge,” the swinging, Vegas-style opening number composed by Cross and his good friend Mark Rivers (author of the theme to Mr. Show).   [via subpop]

Well then, a musical number, some jokes about the editors of the Bible, and dog problems.  Count me in.  Cross is currently in the UK filming his new show The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret.  You can watch the pilot episode online now, or you can wait til this fall when IFC will be airing the entire series.  The tracklisting for the CD is available after the jump.   

Super funny funnyman Aziz Ansari, who you may know as Raaaaaaaandy or as Tom Haverford on the show Parks and Recreation, is heading out on a tour he has labled the Dangerously Delicious Tour.  Pretty solid name for a tour and/or a hooker.  According to his twitter this will be all new material and nothing that is featured on the hilarious Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening special.  The Dangerously Delicious Tour begins June 10th in South Carolina right before Ansari's stop at Bonnaroo, and ends nearby September 18th in Atlanta after covering much of the country.  

Tickets for most shows on the tour go on sale today or are already on sale through a fan presale over at Aziz is Bored.  Dates are listed below.

• June 10 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall 
• June 12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
• June 13 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
• June 17 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
• June 18 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre
• June 19 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
• June 23 Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre
• June 25 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
• June 26 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
• July 09 Toronto, ON Winter Garden Theatre
• July 15 Montreal, QUE Metropolis
• July 16 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
• July 17 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
• July 24 San Diego, CA HOB (early show)
• July 24 San Diego, CA HOB (late show)
• July 30 Houston, TX House of Blues
• July 31 Austin, TX Paramount Theatre
• August 19 San Francisco, CA Filmore
• August 20 San Francisco, CA Filmore
• August 21 San Francisco, CA Filmore
• Sept 16 New York, NY Town Hall
• Sept 17 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
• Sept 18 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

Aziz Ansari has been talking about a new Raaaaaaaandy mixtape that he has been working on with Dave Sitek for a bit now.  Fortunately today we get a little taste of it with their first track Aaaaaaaangry (with eight A's).  As with most funny stuff there is some swearing but you should probably know by now that Raaaaaaaandy has a bad mouth.  Enjoy.

If you are a fan of the comedic stylings of Mr. Ansari you should check out his website Aziz is Bored, or you could follow him on twitter if you are into that kind of thing at azizansari

It was only a matter of time but it looks like the official Lebron James Hollywood version is now headed to a theater near you.

LeBron James will make his feature starring debut, playing himself in "Fantasy Basketball Camp," a Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment comedy.

Brian Grazer is producing. Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel are writing the script.

Pic is a comedy about five guys from different backgrounds who come to Vegas to live out their fantasy by attending the LeBron James Adult Basketball Camp. While it should be enough that these dreamers get to breathe the same oxygen as their hero, the campers drag James into their various life issues, ranging from serious to idiotic.

Grazer produced the film 8 Mile with Eminem so he feels pretty good about the crossover feel.  That and the fact that James wants to be a global icon should make this, at the very least, a confident duo.  The commercials Lebron has made so far suggest that he has enough charisma to carry off the crossover, here's to hoping for a good script and no Larry The Cable Guy.