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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 141: Sammy Mowrey & The Non Binary Side of the Comedy
December 7, 2022
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While older, stodgier comedians (some of whom just came out with a Netflix special this week) will get hung up on pronouns, there is an ever burgeoning crowd of Non-binary comedians that eschew the gender binary and, consequently, have the best jokes about using they/them. Sammy Mowrey is a bright and shining example of this as they have carved out their place in LA comedy between a handful of their own shows and their acutely, hilarious observed world view when it comes to being Non-binary, Bipolar, and wanting to have their own sitcom (multi-cam or single-cam). We talk with Sammy about how exactly it is to be Non-binary in comedy in 2022 and what might lie in the future for them.

Also, “hot” takes on Caroline’s on Broadway closing and The Daily Show’s upcoming stable of fill-in hosts.

Follow Sammy @sammymowrey and Permanent Vacation @permanentvacaycomedy

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by John Michael Bond

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 140: Lynn Maleh & Making Space for All Shades of Brown
November 30, 2022
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Whether it be MENA, MENASA, or SWANA or any other acronym, the several Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries that constitute a version of “brown”, so to speak, are coming more and more in prominence. This is evidenced with LA local favorite Lynn Maleh and her MENA based stand-up show Hilarious Habibis that she runs with Gena B. Jones at the Hollywood Improv. We talk with Lynn about working her way through producing beloved house shows in LA for years to making space and highlighting Middle Eastern and North African comedians and working towards being inclusive of even more shades of “brown”.

Follow Lynn @heylynnmolly on IG and get tickets for the upcoming Hilarious Habibis on Dec. 5th at The Hollywood Improv that will benefit The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Kelly Dwyer @kellydwyerphotographer

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 139: Johnny Gold & Respect for the Artistry of Comedy
November 23, 2022
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Johnny Gold, the oldest friend we have in comedy, is someone we hold dear not only because he gave us our very first laugh when attempting stand-up, but has been so purely his hysterical himself on stage and has such a reverence for the art form of comedy. For decades, Johnny has been honing his craft all over the Greater LA Area stretching from Long Beach to the Inland Empire to the Sunset Strip, dedicated to perfecting his socio-political and vulnerability-when-it-comes-to-relationships comedy. We share in our mutual reverence for comedy for this week’s TCB Field Report, no matter how many comedians self-deprecatingly exclude themselves as “artists”.

Follow Johnny on IG @johnnygold777

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Jake Kroeger

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 138: Ep. 138: Ariel Elias & Having a Kimmel Debut Because of How You Handled a Heckler with Grace
November 16, 2022
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Ariel Elias has been steadily worked her way up through the comedy scene in NYC for several years and was well on her way on the strength of her jokes. Then, a funny thing happened when playing a club in South Jersey that happen to go viral and then resulted in her having network TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live. We talk to Ariel about that whole amazing blaze of a journey and where she is now for this week’s TCB Field Report.

Also, actually hot takes on Grammy comedy noms, Chappelle on SNL, and more.

Follow Ariel across platforms @ariel_comedy

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Jordan Ashleigh @jordanashleighf

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 137: Hasan Minhaj & The Mise En Scène of Comedy
November 9, 2022
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The look and feel of a comedy special has been largely subtle, unadorned, and stripped down for a long time. Thankfully, that is starting to change thanks to folks like Bo Burnham and this week’s TCB Field Report guest, Hasan Minhaj. Fresh off the release of his latest, fantastic special The King’s Jester, we get into the finer points of how to redefine stand-up through reimagining how a special, arguably the pinnacle of a comedian’s work, can be done.

Follow Hasan @hasanminhaj across platforms and watch The King’s Jester, streaming now on Netflix.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 136: Chloe Radcliffe & Importance of Timing (Offstage)
November 2, 2022
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Comedy already doesn’t lend itself to a typical lifestyle/routine, but it can become even more tricky when you, inevitably, take on multiple hats within comedy itself. We talk to beloved NYC comedy staple Chloe Radcliffe on balancing time between the journeys of doing stand-up comedy and comedy screenwriting. It’s not so easy to juggle all of those AND get the doctor recommended amount of sleep all the time.

Also, “hot” takes on A Christmas Story Christmas, what separates comedy/drama/dramedy, and more.

Follow Chloe @chloebadcliffe across platforms

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 135: Jane Harrison & Not Having to Go Up All the Time to Be a Comedian
October 26, 2022
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There is a narrative in the world of comedy that one must be going up as much as possible to be and maintain status as an amazing comedian. Jane Harrison stands in defiance of this notion as she is still one of the funniest people telling jokes in and around LA despite doing so rarely. In fact, she made sure to note to us that she hasn’t been doing comedy a lot at this juncture in her life when we invited her to be a guest. This week’s TCB Field Report talks to Jane about reimagining what really goes into being a comedian and what makes one really happy and how the two can intertwine without burning yourself out or getting jaded.

Follow Jane @janeiferrrrr on IG

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 134: Curtis Cook & Being Absolutely Clear
October 19, 2022
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Curtis Cook, despite his own protestations and sometimes self-identifying as petty in own comedy, is truly one of the most thoughtful comedians around on top of being so damn hysterical and writing for several hit shows, the latest of which just happens to be This Fool on Hulu. This week’s Comedy Bureau Field Report goes into the ethos of comedy and the relationship between one’s intended joke and how it’s received and how there’s no magical balance for all of it.

Also, “hot” takes on The Daily Show pondering a trio of hosts, a new Naked Gun, and more.

Find Curtis @curtiscookcomedy on IG and @curtis_cook on Twitter.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 133: Richard Barrett & Running Comedy Clubs on Both Sides of LA
October 12, 2022
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One of the oldest and most mysterious comedy clubs in LA is the revered Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach. Alternatively, one of the newest and yet also, incredibly mysterious comedy clubs is The Stand Up Comedy Club in Bellflower, CA. They exist on either extreme of LA County and one man books both of them, Richard Barrett. We talk to Richard about how exactly he pulls that off and what goes into bringing stand-up to two very different cities as well as giving deserving comics as much work as he can.

Follow Comedy & Magic Club at thecomedyandmagicclub.com & The Stand Up Comedy Club at thestandupclub.com.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 132: Joel Mandelkorn & Slow Apocalypse Variety Hr.
October 5, 2022
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Joel Mandelkorn remains as both the frequent guest of this podcast and one of the most highly regarded comedy producers out there. One of the most notable shows he produces, Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen, is still in hiatus, but we catch up with him in what he gleefully calls the “slow apocalypse” and eek out some hot takes on what’s going on in comedy at large including The Daily Show, Bros, etc.

Follow Joel @cleftclips across platforms.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Mandee Johnson

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 131: Dylan Adler and Kelly Bachman & Making Their Own Comedy Gold from Trauma
September 28, 2022
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Born from the roughs of a chance meeting at an open mic, NYC comedy darlings Dylan Adler and Kelly Bachman found both peace and an indelible comedy partner. Together, they made, for our money, one of the best hours of comedy this year and certainly one of the best albums/specials about trauma, Rape Victims Are Horny Too. This week’s TCB Field Report talks to the freewheeling duo of survivor comedians and how they managed to make such a fantastic, rollicking hour of story and song about surviving rape and trauma.

Follow Dylan @dylanadler6 on Twitter, @dylanadler_ on IG, and @dylanadler7 on Tik Tok and Kelly @bellykachman on Twitter and TikTok and @kellybachman on IG. Follow their weekly Brooklyn show I Made You a Playlist @playlistcomedy.

Stream Rape Victims Are Horny Too on your favorite audio platform.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 130: Simon Taylor & Taping at Sydney Opera House
September 21, 2022
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It’s a very small group of folks that manage to tape a special at one of Australia’s most heralded landmarks, the Sydney Opera House. One of those esteemed comedians, Simon Taylor, joins us for this week’s TCB Field Report to talk how Australian comedy got on during quarantine and lockdown, a bit on how Australian comedy operates differently from American comedy, and what it takes to do a stand-up special at a national landmark.

Also, hot takes on Roseanne Barr doing a special at Fox Nation.

Follow Simon @simontaylorfunnyboy on IG and @mrsimontaylor on Twitter.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Sam Wong

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 129: Ellory Smith & Dana Donnelly & Coming Up in Comedy Under Capitalism
September 14, 2022
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There is so much focus on the craft of comedy these days that one might look past how the economics of it often contribute to just how hard it is to do comedy as either passion or a career. Being aware of both is necessity and both rising stars in the LA comedy scene and the face of splendid monthly show Funnilingus, Ellory Smith and Dana Donnelly, sit down with TCB’s Jake Kroeger on this week’s TCB Field Report to talk how to keep their dreams alive while the winds of capitalism often blow fiercely against them.

Also, “hot” takes on some of this year’s Emmy winners as they were being announced during this recording.

Follow Ellory @ellory_smith on IG and @ellorysmith on Twitter and Dana @hottestdana on IG and @danadonnelly on Twitter and their show @funnilingusla and get tickets to Dana’s half hour @ Hotel Cafe on 9/28 here.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Andrew Max Levy

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 128: Adam Cayton-Holland & Staying on The High Plains
September 7, 2022
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At this point of the pandemic, we’re so glad to find many of our favorite things in comedy surviving in tact and coming out thriving on the other end. One of those things is one of the best comedy festivals around, Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival, founded by one of the funniest working comedians/podcasters/authors/actors today, Adam Cayton-Holland. We talk with Adam about keeping the very beloved High Plains Comedy Festival as well as his own comedy on track through some of the most insane years in all of our lives.

Also, “hot” takes on Creative Arts Emmys winners and Tiffany Haddish having to apologize for sketch comedy scandal.

Follow Adam @caytonholland across platforms.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 127: Brett Davis & The Slow Burn
August 31, 2022
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One of the great things about comedy in LA is that there is literal space to create your own niche and do what you want. Brett Davis is exemplifying this with the ultra underground venue he co-runs, Little Secret, and his dedication to experimenting with slow burning bits and characters, almost exclusively. Davis breaks down his philosophy on doing such characters on stage as well as being DIY with, well, everything he does with TCB’s Jake Kroeger.

Also, “hot” takes on Chris Rock not hosting next year’s Oscars, JFL going to the metaverse, and more.

Follow Brett @brettdavisrip across platforms

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 126: Blake Rosier & Uncharted Territories
August 24, 2022
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No matter the art form, the folks who push boundaries and blaze trails are a rare breed. That’s why we were thrilled to get into the big comedy swings that one Blake Rosier has made a name for himself by taking. Whether it’s living on stage for 5 days or creating an entire live show in an afternoon with someone he finds on Craigslist, Rosier’s imagination and commitment seems drawn to unexplored reaches of comedy and Blake has honed a way to make that thoroughly engrossing and funny no matter what happens. We talk with him about what exactly goes into his wild ideas and executing them and just how he got to daring himself to push the fringes of comedy further and further.

Follow Blake @blakerosier across platforms.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 125: Roz Hernandez & Second Go Arounds
August 17, 2022
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Not only is Roz Hernandez one of the folks that you should absolutely be watching while they ascend to comedy stardom, but she has one of the most fascinating comedy journeys that we’ve ever come across. From comedy to drag to doing both, then, in the midst of lockdown, opting to transition from the drag queen Roz Drezfalez to Roz Hernandez and being her most hysterical self to waves of raucous laughter and applause. Roz shares that long and winding path while we recorded the episode for a 2nd time, relocating from Erewhon patio to Del Taco parking lot.

Without a doubt, one of the most fun eps. we had and worth going around a 2nd time.

Follow Roz @itsrozhernandez on Twitter and TikTok, @rozhernandez on IG, and listen to Ghosted!

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by @photohoracio

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 124: Todd Glass & Moving Comedy Forward
August 10, 2022
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The venerable Todd Glass joins us on this week’s Comedy Bureau Field Report to break down the state of comedy between generations and just exactly how you can still say whatever you want in comedy. Glass is a guiding light both with his very own signature, beloved comedy and is a champion of the newer classes of comedy that, perhaps, might be incomprehensible to comedy purists of yesteryear. Glass and TCB’s Jake Kroeger really dive into what is at the core at the folks that might be holding the art form back by trying to keep right where they had it.

Follow everything Todd at ToddGlass.com

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 123: Alex Hanna & The Door at The Comedy Store
August 3, 2022
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Even after almost 50 years of being around, one of the best ways to get in at The Comedy Store to get your name on the wall is working the door at the world famous comedy club. Alex Hanna is one such comedian on his way, starting from every indie crevice in the LA scene and then chancing upon one of the few open spots to both develop at The Comedy Store and work the door. From his vantage point, we chat about the state of The Comedy Store these days and how, if you can believe, live comedy is healthy (depending on who you are) in Summer 2022.

Also, “hot” takes on Everybody Hates Chris getting an animated series, whether SNL should end at 50, and more.

Follow Alex @alexhanna_good on Twitter and IG.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Van Corona

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 122: Hayley Beacon & Zillennials?
July 27, 2022
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Hailing from the Bay Area, Hayley Beacon is gracing LA with their undeniably charming irreverence. As they intersect between Gen Z and being a millennial, we venture into what the nuances of all cultures, mainstream and sub- and everything in between, come into play into their comedy and what they ultimately want to do (run Taco Bell’s Twitter account). Also, we get an inside perspective on what comedy in SF/Bay Area is like these days with it being more and more tech driven.

Also, “hot” takes on JFL New Faces, Full Frontal with Sam Bee being canceled, and more.

Follow Hayley @haybeacon across socials & @comedyoscar on Tues. in Oakland.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo @tallsmallphoto

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 121: Olivia Amerling & Comedy Fandom Turned Dedicated Comedy Producing
July 20, 2022
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When it comes to producing a comedy show, it’s ideal that you have someone who loves comedy just as much as the performers do, but, for their own reasons, would rather not take the stage and just work behind the scenes. Olivia Amerling has emerged as a go-to NYC comedy producer with three weekly shows on her plate, Seance Comedy at Easy Lover, I Made You a Playlist at Three Diamond Door and Drule at Fette Sau, after just being a hardcore comedy fan that would show up at as many shows as she possibly could. We go through NYC comedy, especially neighborhood specific NYC comedy, and break down what she does to make her shows staples in New York

Also, “hot” takes on Mo’Nique getting a hour Netflix special, the passing of Jak Knight, and more.

Follow Olivia @olivemartini on IG as well as her shows @seancecomedy, @playlistcomedy, and @drulecomedy.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo Arin Sang-urai @photojuice

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 120: MC Chris & Multi-verses on Multiverses
July 13, 2022
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MC Chris has dedicated his life to both being a nerd and being a rapper and has brilliantly and hilariously married the two for his own self-made rap career. He has been such “the guy” when it comes to rapping about Star Wars or the MCU or Ghostbusters or Nightmare on Elm Street that his fans have made an entire community around his nerdy rap canon and supported each other, found partners, started families etc. We talk all about how deep this rabbit hole goes while Chris is in the middle of his Last Tour (he’s not so sure about that, FYI). Also, MC Chris is probably one of the only rappers in the game to have a referential joke play out well over a decade.

Follow Chris at mcchris.com and get tickets for his 8/13 Lodge Room show at lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/mc-chris.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 119: Bailey Norton & Women Getting Death Threats They Don’t Deserve in 2022
July 6, 2022
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Unfortunately, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the world in 2022 is still not a fair, equitable, or even hospitable place for women. Things for women in comedy are objectively better than they were in the 70s or 80s, but that doesn’t mean there’s actual equality and true inclusion. The beaming delight that is comedian Bailey Norton has a chat with us about how she gets death threats from men for innocuous humor all the time as well as what it means to be a woman playing a ukulele in comedy these days.

NOTE: “Simmah down now” was the catch phrase of SNL’s Cheri Oteri

Follow Bailey @baileyenorton across platforms.
Photo credit @photohoracio

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 118: Max Beasley & Being on the Side of Jokes
June 29, 2022
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It’s one thing to be a rising star in the comedy scene and navigating all the terrain that comes with that, but it’s a whole other thing entirely to also navigate your identity, especially if you’re openly transitioning between genders at the same time. If you’ve seen one Max Beasley recently, you’ll agree that they’re balancing the two journeys exquisitely and getting funnier every time you see them. Max chats in-depth about the ins and outs of forging that path for themselves and always going for the jokes vs. so-called “clap-ter”.

Also, we say goodbye to the one and only Nick Nemeroff.

Follow Max @maxbeasleyy on IG & @maxbeasleyyy on Twitter

Listen to Nick’s album The Pursuit of Comedy Has Ruined My Life and donate to your local Planned Parenthood chapter in his honor.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 117: Sophie Santos & Lesbian (+ Filipino & Others) Agenda
June 22, 2022
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The issue of identity in comedy is more prevalent than perhaps it has ever been in comedy. That’s actually a great thing even though the seeming explosion of varying perspectives and backgrounds that all have their different takes and stories may feel overwhelming to some. Both Sophie Santos, wonderful comedian/creator of The Lesbian Agenda, and TCB’s Jake Kroeger delves into their own intersectionality and what that means for their comedy and comedy at large wherever they go.

Yep, we also get into Chappelle’s latest deal, Cosby being found guilty, and where to watch season 3 of Wellington Paranormal.

Follow Sophie @sophieesantos on IG and sophiesantos.com. Get tickets for The Lesbian Agenda @ Dynasty Typewriter on 6/28 here. As mentioned in the ep., please donate to Trans Lifeline.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

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