1) Yet again, it’s the Montreal Just For Laughs Showcase CALLBACKS!!! More updates will come as I receive them.

2) Chris Elliott on Conan can only mean some hilarious madness as the brand new series Eagleheart on Adultswim starring Chris Elliott is produced by Conan O’Brien, so tune in at 11PM to TBS. 

3) Though it was a relatively small turn out, The Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic was still a WHOLE BUNCH of fun and most people who made the trek out seemed to have a good/productive night as well as catch Hasan Minhaj and Sean Conroy do what they do best, making people laugh (though Conroy is quite the free style rapper).  I hope to see all of you, AND I MEAN ALL, next Tuesday with Ron Lynch and Heather Thomson.

4) Congratulations to one Julia Prescott, a wonderful member of and a comic within the LA comedy community, on her new writing gig for MAD at Cartoon Network. 

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-I’m not taking American Idol as an excuse.
“If This Doesn’t Work I’m Moving Home” A Variety Hour @ Harlem Place Cafe 8PM FREE
Jay Larson @ Jon Lovitz Comedy Club 8PM $10/2 drink min.
The Fix Up Show @ ACME Comedy Theatre 8PM $12
Meltdown @ Meltdown Comics 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theatre 9PM $8 
Beer in the Shower @ Whitehorse Cocktail Lounge Inn 9:30PM FREE
The Jesse Miller Talk Show @ Next Stage Theatre 11PM $5

6) OPEN MIC RUN 2/9/11
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM 
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM
LIBRARY A COFFEEHOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM 

7) Recently: Russia might choose Santa Claus as their mascot for the Winter Olympics.  I think they should in an attempt to better relations with the U.S. have their mascot be Johnny Pemberton as a Tea Bagger.

8) I witnessed comics voting UNANIMOUSLY to do less time at an open mic.  I’m still trying to process this.

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