Austin's South By Southwest Festival released a schedule of funny people that are going to attend the comedy portion of events. From March 14 through the 21st, patrons will be able to see the likes of Amy Schumer, Scott Aukerman, Vanessa Bayer, Dan Harmon, Eric Andre, Brooks Wheelan, Nick Kroll and more. SXSW Comedy (as it has been dubbed) will also have some special events courtesy of Above Average and Upright Citizens Brigade; something called a Roast Battle; podcast recordings via Comedy Bang! Bang!, Doug Loves Movies and Harmontown; among others. You can read the schedule of events here.
Kurt Braunohler & Brooks Wheelan Going to an Indie 'The Out of Town Wedding'
Goat man Kurt Braunohler and Saturday Night Live alum(?) Brooks Wheelan are now cast in the indie comedy film The Out of Town Wedding along with Men at Works Michael Cassidy. The Hollywood Reporter informs the masses that Jed Rigney's film "centers on a group of five friends who reluctantly travel to a resort for a wedding that deteriorates into mayhem." This marks Rigney's second forray into film with the first being Nowhere Girl. Justin Workman is set to produce through Zuko films.
Brooks Wheelan Says He Was Fired From 'SNL'
Had a blast and loved every second of it. I'm totally honored to be able to make this next joke... FIRED FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!
— Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan) July 14, 2014Lorne Michaels is a man that knows what he wants in his shows. It's his way or the highway and, apparently, it's the highway for Brooks Wheelan. The LA comic tweeted late Saturday night that he was let go after only one season.
He tweeted: "Had a blast and loved every second of it. I'm totally honored to be able to make this next joke… FIRED FROM NEW YORK IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT!" Wheelan became a writer on SNL last August and was bumped up to featured player. However, he never saw much screen time. Most of his appearances were on Weekend Update and he did have an impresion or two but that's about it.