Eddie Pepitone and Matt Oswalt's excellent web series Puddin' has a new location. The show's been filming in the same office kitchen since it began two years ago, but starting this week, Puddin' is shifting to this new sleeker, more echoey set because the office they were filming in before just closed. As long as Eddie Pepitone's character continues to be a frightening lunatic, we're on board for the move. We'll miss you, old office kitchen!
You may know comedian Eddie Pepitone from WTF with Marc Maron, Conan, Last Comic Standing, or the brand new documentary that he's the subject of, The Bitter Buddha. The movie's playing in select theaters now and available on iTunes, and to promote the film, Pepitone took to Reddit for a question-and-answer session. Easily the best part was a question from comedian James Adomian as Eddie Pepitone's angrier brother Freddie Pepitone, a character Adomian has performed onstage alongside Pepitone:
Adomian: EDDIE! It's your estranged brother FREDDIE PEPITONE! Thought you could hide from me? Too bad – I'm VERY active in the Reddit community! I saw that fuckin movie you [...]
Eddie Pepitone has been doing his heckler bit on Conan for ages, but this clip from last night's show might be the last one ever and Pepitone's best performance yet. God, I hope this fictional late night character isn't really dead because you know how strictly late night shows stick to continuity. And who knew Pepitone's heckler character was only 22 years old?
This is a clip from the upcoming Steven Feinartz documentary about Eddie Pepitone, which sadly won't be completely animated. It would've been like Watlz With Bashir but (only slightly) less depressing. The film is supposed to come out later this year, so check back in more clips where people are drawn with incredibly dark eyes, giant torsos, and legs that look like candlestick bowling pins.
Before you watch this video, I just want to remind you that Robin Williams went to Julliard and has won an Academy Award. Otherwise, the short video is very educational. For example, you'll learn that Patton really needs to get better at blowing dudes if he ever wants to make it in Hollywood.
"I think stand ups who have something to say are interesting … The lineage of Lenny Bruce to George Carlin to Richard Pryor to Bill Hicks. Not Jerry Seinfeld, let me put it that way. He talks about why pizza is stuffed with cheese in the crust. I’m not saying that doesn’t have its place, but with all due respect, it’s quite superficial. But a lot of people like that milquetoast stuff."
- Eddie Pepitone (The Bitter Buddha, WTF with Marc Maron) to IFC on the comedians that do and do not inspire him.
Last year, comedian Eddie Pepitone (WTF with Marc Maron, Conan) was the subject of a really funny and sweet documentary called The Bitter Buddha. Starting this month, the movie will get a limited theatrical run in big cities across the country. Directed by Steven Feinartz, The Bitter Buddha features cameos from Pepitone's comedian friends like Marc Maron, Scott Aukerman, Sarah Silverman, and tons more, and offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the funniest comedians going. Click on over to the movie's Facebook page for a list of screenings if you're interested in watching a movie that captures Eddie Pepitone getting a parking ticket, feeding squirrels [...]
Lost Roles is a weekly column exploring “what might have been” in movie and TV comedy as we take a different actor, writer, or comedian each week and examine the parts they turned down, wanted but didn't get, and the projects that fell apart altogether.
This week, I interviewed Eddie Pepitone, a much-loved stand-up comedian who's been performing for decades but has only recently seen his star starting to rise in the entertainment industry — an industry that he's awfully fond of lambasting in his act. A regular on Conan (where he plays a heckler), The Sarah Silverman Program (where he played a cook named "Eddie Pepitone"), and Marc [...]
On "It's That Episode" Craig Rowin (UCB Theatre) invites guests over to his apartment to watch any episode of any TV show they want. They discuss the episode and a bunch of other crap. Episodes are released every Monday.
Eddie Pepitone (The Bitter Buddha) stops by to watch an episode of MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen. Eddie Re-imagines the show as an Apocalypse Now scenario, discusses making bachelorettes cry during stand-up sets and talks about his Super Sweet Fifty-Three.
This trailer for The Bitter Buddha, the upcoming documentary about Eddie Pepitone directed by Steven Feinartz, may not teach you anything new about the man himself, but it will definitely make you remember his name. And his impressive roster of admirers: Andy Daly, Andy Kindler, BJ Novak, Dana Gould, James Adomian, Jen Kirkman, Jim Earl, Leo Allen, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, Paul F. Tompkins, Paul Provenza, Rob Huebel, Sarah Silverman, Scott Aukerman, Sean Conroy, Todd Barry, Todd Glass and Zach Galifianakis will all appear in the movie. Now you just have to remember to see the movie.
The Bitter Buddha, the documentary centered on comedian Eddie Pepitone (Conan, WTF with Marc Maron), kicks off a week-long run at NYC's Cinema Village tomorrow. Julie Klausner (How Was Your Week?) is hosting a live Q&A with Pepitone himself after the 7pm screening tomorrow. Get your tickets here if you want to experience Eddie Pepitone's oddly sweet and poetic rage in person.
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It’s no secret that sometimes comedy is taken a bit too seriously. Comedy obsessives love not just the jokes, but the mechanics and emotions of the comedy world. There are a raft of comedy documentaries exploring comedy and comedians, but do they really have anything significant to add to the discussion? This series looks at comedy documentaries and whether they’re interesting, insightful, and possibly even…funny?
Making a documentary about a man who is both a living comedy legend and an under-appreciated genius is walking a tight rope. How does one show-off his brilliance while exploring why he’s struggled to succeed? And is it possible to fairly assess a comic, [...]
You can glean a few things from this video:
1. Eddie Pepitone loves s'mores. 2. Matt Oswalt love puddin', obviously. 3. Dana Gould loves to point out he's wearing glasses just like Ke$ha. 4. Patton Oswalt loves receiving directions from Robin Williams. 5. Robin Williams loves human hearts, if and only if they're still beating.
What a group, amirite? Sillies.
