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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 130: Simon Taylor & Taping at Sydney Opera House
September 21, 2022
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
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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

Pick of the Day: Aesthetical Relations with Christina Catherine Martinez (in LA) 11/11
September 21, 2022
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It’s not often that you get to live comedy at one of LA’s premier theaters for live performance, REDCAT. Then again, dynamic and innovative comedians of the likes of Christina Catherine Martinez are similarly a rare breed.

That’s why Christina’s postmodernist shake-up of the tried and true variety talk show, Aesthetical Relations, is coming to REDCAT this November, giving her the stage she deserves after wowing audiences with her joyfully riotous blend of stand-up, clowning, and art criticism in and around and beyond LA to great acclaim for years now.

Fri. Nov. 11th ought to be a very special night, especially around 8:30PM when this edition of Aesthetical Relations comes to pass. So, with that in mind, go get your tickets, on sale now for $25, right here ASAP.

Billy on the Street Returns for Bros (and Honestly Should Be a Show Again)
September 20, 2022
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In order to get the word out as much as possible about Billy Eichner‘s first studio feature film, Bros, and a very highly anticipated gay rom com with an entirely queer cast, coming out Sept. 30th, Billy has returned to his roots of yelling at people at the street, giving them a chance to win $1.

Eichner took to the streets of NYC once more, this time with beloved straight man Paul Rudd, to enlist as many straights to watch Bros this month as possible. Per usual, Billy on the Street doesn’t disappoint and Billy Eichner yelling is timeless and it should be a series once again somewhere (maybe PlutoTV wants to hop on original programming?)

In the meantime, enjoy the results of the latest Billy on the Street here.

Pick of the Day: Looking Forward to It: Pro Choice Candidates (in NYC) 9/27
September 20, 2022
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As it’s National Voter Registration Day today, it’s only fitting that we recommend the comedy show dedicated to voting, Looking Forward to It. Throughout the last couple of years, this show has brought together the very best of the NYC comedy scene to raise funds for voter engagement, which is very much in dire need as it has been for years and years now.
This upcoming edition of Looking Forward to It on Tues. Sept. 27th at Littlefield at 8PM will be specifically supporting Emily’s List, a fund dedicated to pro-choice female candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. Making up any ground from Roe vs. Wade being overturned is a crucial cause and, very likely, abortion access will be the defining issue of this upcoming 2022 Midterm Elections.
So, with all of that in mind, you’ll be supporting essential work as well as enjoying the comedy stylings of Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Michael Cruz Kayne, Karen Chee, and hosts Josh Gondelman and Alison Leiby. Again, they’re some of the most beloved comics in NYC right now.

Tickets are $19.51 and you can and very, very much should go get them here.

Byron Bowers Waxes Poetic, Transcends, and Is, Per Usual, Hilarious on Special, Spiritual N**ga
September 19, 2022
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Over the last few years, the name Byron Bowers has been seen more often in credits of prestige TV and acclaimed art house movies than on live comedy line-ups, but that doesn’t mean that Bowers isn’t one of the most imaginative and engaging comedians taking the mic these days.

His first hour special, Spiritual N**ga, shows off how deep he wants to get with the art of stand-up as well as break the mold in every single aspect, whether it be aesthetic or content. Bowers stitches together exquisite vignettes of his life as well as flights of fancy (that are occasionally induced by psychedelic mushrooms) making for what is the most poetic hour of comedy that we’ve seen this year (or in awhile). The contrast of his vivid imagery and his sharp, satirical wit are the perfect pairing for so many of the laughs throughout this hour. Ranging from 1700s “streetwear” to some of the darkest chapters of his life to his visions from his first time on shrooms, Bowers manages that ever illusive balance in comedy of getting philosophical and having punchlines to punctuate his points.

The whole look of it is a welcome departure, thanks to direction from rising auteur Alma Har’el, from the normal special too. Spiritual N**ga opens with a literally trippy narrative leading into a modified boxing ring as opposed to some cavernous theater that has been around for several decades. Killer Mike and Susan Sarandon are evens in the crowd and Byron runs a Casablanca scarf through his hoodie in place of drawstrings as sweet, atypical touches to a special.

Essentially, this special is, in all facets, a lot to behold making Spiritual N**ga a very fitting name. Get a taste of it with this trailer, then go watch it immediately on FX on Hulu right now.

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Pick of the Day: Heavy Manners Comics Fair (in LA) 10/1
September 19, 2022
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If you somehow have not found your way to the ultra cool arts and design focused library/book store Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park in LA, there’s a really great reason to go (on top of just going to check out a hidden Eastside gem) come Sat. Oct. 1st.

Heavy Manners will be hosting the Heavy Manners Comics Fair, which will be showcasing 14 different local to LA cartoonists and all their wares.

A day long book fair featuring 14 local cartoonists at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park, many featured in their lovely monthly show, Comics O’Clock where cartoonists read their comic strips aloud, live in person.

To be featured at this edition of the Heavy Manners Comics Fair will be:

Alison Zai @alisonzai
Josh Pettinger @josh_pettinger
Sam Grinberg @samgrinberg
Seo Kim @instantdoodles
Alec Robbins @alecsrobbins
Alabaster Pizzo @alabasterpizzo
Mikey Heller @yoyorobot
Connor Brown @cnr_b
Richie Pope @richiepope
Nicole Ham @thenicoleham
Lili Todd @lilitoddart
Keiji Ishida @im_keiji
Kris Mukai @krismukai_
Arlin Ortiz @arlinsmiles

The fair will run from 12 noon all the way to 7PM at night and, best of all, will be free to attend. Do note that masks will be required while inside Heavy Manners Library.

Flyer by Alabaster Pizzo

Pick of The Day: TCB @ Townhouse Venice (in LA) 9/21
September 16, 2022
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Yes, we’re going to become more of a regular fixture at The Townhouse Venice. We had our first taste of putting on a show of the true, from-decades-past, speakeasy, Townhouse, that’s right at the iconic entrance to the Venice Boardwalk a few months back and it was every bit the rollicking, all-encompassing, intimate night of comedy that we’ve dreamed of doing for awhile.

So, Townhouse Venice has invited us here at The Comedy Bureau for another special handpicked evening of the best comedy folks (after having watched comedy every day/night of their life for 13 years or 10,000 hours several times over) on Wed. Sept. 21st.

This edition will feature the comedy stylings that you might have seen on Ramy or Vulture’s latest Comedians You Should and Will Know list including Dave Merheje, Amy Miller, Jet Eveleth, and Milan Patel.

Doors are at 7PM, show is at 7:30PM, and tickets are $10. Go get ’em here quick.

Please Enjoy Caitlin Peluffo Making the Case for Sturdy Women on Corden
September 16, 2022
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NYC comedy scene staple Caitlin Peluffo just scored her second late night set on last night’s Late Late Show with James Corden and absolutely proved why she should be due for plenty more of them in the not so distant future.

For this set, Caitlin delivers an expertly crafted set on why one might, if you’re into women, go for a sturdier woman rather than a conventionally petite model type. Off Peluffo’s spunk alone, she’s just a riotous delight to watch and this almost six minutes is no exception.

Enjoy Caitlin’s latest late night set here.

Get Your First Look at Jena Friedman’s Special Ladykiller (Done While Pregnant After Roe v. Wade Got Overturned)
September 15, 2022
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The precedent for abortion access in the U.S. in known as Roe vs. Wade was overturned on Jun. 24th, 2022 after essentially being the law of the land since its inception 1973. America in 2022 was already in a bizarro dark timeline that has only gotten darker with an overly activist conservative Supreme Court giving license to individual states to take away abortion access from women, which several states have done very quickly already.

Thus, abortion jokes are especially charged now, even more so than already were in decades past and there are few comedians that craft better abortion jokes than one Jena Friedman. This will undoubtedly be showed off spectacularly in Jena’s upcoming Peacock special, Ladykiller that not only will have a heavy focus on the battleground topic of the moment, abortion, but done so while she is very far along in her pregnancy. Jena has always wielded her dark sense of humor mightily when it comes to joking about the most controversial issues of the day, but this latest hour might be more special and affecting than when she seemingly risked her life to doing a satirical interview with computer-security-tycoon-turned-international-fugitive, John McAfee, when he ran for President.

Just see for yourself in the first trailer for Ladykiller here, then look for this latest hour from Jena on Fri. Sept. 30th, exclusively on Peacock.

Pick of the Day: ¡Jajaja! (in NYC) 10/5
September 15, 2022
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bell house, brooklyn, carmen lynch, charity show, comedy benefit, martin urbano, matteo lane, mixteca, nyc comedy, rojo perez, shane torres

Just in case you happen to not know, Hispanic Heritage Month just started today and runs through all the way to Oct. 15th (a two-for-one celebratory month, in a way).

As such, there will be plenty of happenings and events throughout the U.S. that are certainly worth your attention and money to go to, especially when it comes to comedy. On Wed. Oct. 5th at 8PM at Brooklyn’s Bell House, there will be a special evening dedicated to Brooklyn org Mixteca that serves Latinx immigrants in attaining a quality, sustainable life in the city. Called ¡Jajaja!, NYC’s finest including Matteo Lane, Carmen Lynch, Shane Torres, Martin Urbano, and Rojo Perez will bring an especially great night of comedy for a great, vital cause (especially since TX Gov. Abbott keeps sending immigrants from the border to NYC like they’re chess pieces).

Tickets are going for $25 right now and you really ought to get them here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 129: Ellory Smith & Dana Donnelly & Coming Up in Comedy Under Capitalism
September 14, 2022
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
dana donnelly, ellory smith, los angeles comedy

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

Pick of the Day: UCB Homecoming (in LA) 9/30 & 10/1
September 14, 2022
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improv comedy, los angeles comedy, sketch comedy, ucb, upright citizens brigade

Nearly everything in comedy that has survived from COVID-19 lockdown that has intended to return has indeed return with only a very tiny group of exceptions. In LA, the Ice House in Pasadena and the Upright Citizens Brigade have not opened their doors once more for nightly shows like they had in 2019, but, for UCB, that will be changing in the next couple of weeks.

From having to close most of their theater spaces and selling the entire brand to a new three party ownership, UCB is set for a ‘homecoming’ over two nights on Fri. Sept. 30th and Sat. Oct. 1st. that will feature their best improv, sketch, and characters including:

Elefante-A monologist from the world of entertainment tells personal stories which inspire scenes by a rotating cast of LA’s best improvisers. Elefante is the Upright Citizens Brigade’s staple improv comedy show.

An improv showcase of: The Big Team, Spanish Aqui Presents, Asian AF: Voltron, Queer World

Homecoming Parade-40 characters, 60 seconds in front of a crowd with hosts John Milhiser & Veronica Osorio Vidette. 

It’ll be an intriguing return as UCB will return to an entirely transformed comedy scene as bit of the big dogs that they once were, but a bit of the new kids since many UCB alums have found their way to The Elysian or Largo over the last couple of years (and the internal reckoning they had in 2020), not to mention trying to discern what the new direction of UCB under its new ownership will be.

In any case, some of the very best improvisers and sketch folks in the scene will be going up on those two nights and it’ll be worth $20 of your bucks to head back to UCB Franklin, still hallowed comedy ground in LA as far as we’re concerned, and catch any three of these shows at least once, if not twice. Get tickets here.

Get Your First Look at Season 3 of Ramy
September 14, 2022
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It has been well over two years since we’ve last got to see Ramy explore the meaning of life and search for purpose from his modern day Muslim perspective in a dramedy-ish way in his critically acclaimed and eponymous series. Ramy himself has taken the stage plenty since then, when it was varying degrees of safer to do so. Hopefully, you got into one of those shows and that would have tided you over in awaiting the arrival of new episodes of Ramy, arguably one of the more daring series on TV without having to get into organized crime or warring fantasy lands.

Ramy and his whole TV family are back (along with Bella Hadid?), much like much of the world and it seems to be picking up, like so many of us, right where we left off in the beginning of 2020 with a crisis of belief, a forever fertile ground for comedy. See for yourself in this season 3 trailer here, then look for it to start streaming on Sept. 30th on Hulu.

FX Will Keep Their Comedy Programming High Brow with Debut Comedy Specials from Kate Berlant and Byron Bowers
September 13, 2022
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From just Atlanta, Better Things, What We Do In the Shadows, Baskets, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and, before Louis C.K. was found out to be the Louis C.K. we know now, Louie, FX has one of the best track records in comedy of any network or streaming service. Their sole focus on high profile, high concept scripted comedies has earned them endless acclaim and plenty of rewards to boot.

Intriguingly, they haven’t really dipped into stand-up or comedy specials, well, at all. They did put out the documentary Hysterical, which covered a myriad of women pushing their way forward in stand-up comedy, but it’s only now that they’ve played some big cards for comedy specials, keeping in line with their highly touted comedy brand.

Both Kate Berlant and Byron Bowers, two highly respected comedians that have been deserving of an hour special for years now for all the trailblazing stand-up and acting they’ve racked up, are going to have their very first hour specials drop via FX. Kate’s special will be the hour solo show that you have been lucky enough to see in LA or NYC this year and will have been directed by comedy auteur Bo Burnham. Byron’s hour will very likely be a showcase of how exquisite he can weave together long form jokes/bits/stories along with his cavalier persona. From where the two and FX as a network stand, this feels like a similar precipice that Netflix was at when they entered into original comedy specials with Ali Wong, Jen Kirkman, and Tom Segura several years ago.

Thankfully, you won’t have to ponder about what any of these specials will be (and we won’t spend any more time pontificating on the possibilities) since they’ll both be premiering exclusively on Hulu just a couple days from now on Thurs. Sept. 15th.

we're dropping two first-time comedy specials from @kateberlant and @byronbowers. watch thursday 9/15. only on hulu. pic.twitter.com/VUJaDyaAXL

— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) September 13, 2022

Pick of the Day: Eshu Tune: The Isola Sessions (in LA) Mondays Starting 9/26
September 13, 2022
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In case you didn’t know, Hannibal Buress often takes the stage now by his rap alias, Eshu Tune. He has come a long way in the rap game since doing Gibberish Rap, but his bars are now filled with the same minutia focused cleverness that Buress made a big name in comedy with.

Eshu Tune is set to put on a weekly Monday blend of music and comedy right in the middle of Chinatown at The Grand Star Jazz Club starting at the end of this month. While you’ll have to head downtown, most parking meters are off around that time on a Monday night. Also, you’ll get a hell of a mix of a line-up that will feature anyone from Open Mike Eagle to Kiefer to Eshu/Hannibal’s favorite comedians that are in and around LA.

Eshu Tune: The Isola Sessions take over (most) Mondays starting Sept. 26th after 8PM and tickets are going for $20. Go get them here as The Grand Star Jazz Club can be pretty intimate.

The Art World Is Getting Sent Up by One of Their Own in The African Desperate (Trailer)
September 12, 2022
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Martine Syms has made a name for herself in the contemporary art world, especially here in LA with boundary pushing installations, and will very likely further rise with her latest work, a feature film that satirize the art world, THE AFRICAN DESPERATE.

It tracks the final day/night of Palace Bryant’s MFA track as an artist and all the absurdity that is undeniably woven into the fabric of it. Glimpses into how farcical the art world can be have provided really rich comedy such as Ruben Östlund’s award winning The Square. Since The African Desperate is coming from one of the art world’s own, we can’t wait to see Syms sharp take on coming up as an artist in the 2020s.

Take a gander at the rollicking trailer for The African Desperate here, then look for it at a theater near you this Fri. Sept. 16th and streaming soon.

Pick of the Day: Atsuko Okatsuka HBO Taping (in NYC) 10/11
September 12, 2022
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2020 was supposed to be the year that Atsuko Okatsuka rose into being the household name she so deserves. All this time and several global catastrophes later, Atsuko is back on track with taping her very first HBO comedy special next month.

Taking over the uber-hip venue Elsewhere in Brooklyn on the night of Tues. Oct. 11th, Okatsuka will bring her tireless charm, sharply drawn observations from her gorgeously unique perspective, and, of course, her moves to two shows that you really should not whatsoever if you’re in the NYC area a month from now.

Tickets are going for $32.55 with pre-sale promo code: GRANDMA here. Go get ’em now.

There’s One Last Thing Coming from The Whitest Kids U Know
September 9, 2022
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(via Variety)

The unfortunate and untimely passing of Trevor Moore last year struck the world of comedy extremely hard. Though the Whitest Kids U Know, the signature sketch group that Moore was a part of, hadn’t formally put out something in quite some time at that point, the fervor for their sketches still remained and the outpouring of grief and love for Moore and the Whitest Kids U Know definitely showed up when that moment came around.

Thankfully, such fandom will be given one last gift from the group in the form of an animated feature film satirizing billionaires trying to terraform and colonize Mars. Called Mars, the money for the film was crowdfunded and was in the works right around Trevor’s passing. Thusly, it’ll be released posthumously for Trevor and, ostensibly, be in tribute to his comedic verve. Whitest Kids U Know member Zach Cregger notes that there can’t be any WKUK without Trevor and, as such, this will very likely be the last work offered up by the beloved, boundary pushing sketch group.

A new film from The Whitest Kids U Know will not only be enticing for all the reasons mentioned above, but it’ll also be a high-concept original comedy feature at a time where we’re finding that studios are far from finished scraping the barrel of IP or only slightly reimagining well worn premises like infinite time loops or fish-out-of-water rom coms. No word on a release date as of yet, but hopefully we’ll get Mars on some type of screen early next year.

Pick of the Day: Morality with Jo Firestone (in NYC) 9/24
September 9, 2022
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Throughout the last few years, you’ve seen Jo Firestone branch into a truly brilliant comedy multi-hyphenate. From being perfectly cast in Joe Pera Talks With You to stoking the fires at Ziwe to teaching old folks stand-up comedy in what might be the most adorable comedy special of all time, Good Timing, Jo has been quite busy with so many great things.

That said, getting to see Jo take the stage for a whole night of just herself hasn’t happened in a minute and one ought to know from listening to her album The Hits that Jo headlining is funny on a transformative level.

So, with all of that in mind, do not miss Jo headline The Bell House in Brooklyn this month, Sat. Sept. 24th at 7PM. Tickets for what will be called Morality with Jo Firestone are $15 and you better go snag them here right now.

Photo by Mindy Tucker

Sheng Wang’s Sweet & Juicy Keeps the Torch of Observational Comedy Burning Bright
September 8, 2022
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If you’re perusing Instagram and Tik Tok for stand-up, the prevailing trend that might clog your feed is crowd work videos, ultra personal confessions in joke form, or the classic heckler-crushing videos. Classic, observational comedy isn’t necessarily what’s in style right now, but, then again, great comedy, especially stand-up comedy inherently questions/bucks trends.

Cue in Sheng Wang, the dulcet tones of his deep voice, and his crisply delivered, finely tuned jokes in his first hour special, Sweet & Juicy. For several years, if you’ve been in the comedy know, you’ve hopefully savored Sheng’s painstakingly crafted material that slightly harkens back to decades past when observational comedy was king. Wang’s deliberate pacing and silky smooth voice sweeten beautifully simple reflections of the world around him.

However, it’s not akin to Jerry Seinfeld or even a somewhat similar-sounding legend, Mitch Hedberg. Wang has an uncanny ability to pick the perfect word that, in of itself, can get a hearty laugh without it being the whole of the punchline or a tag. This bit on posture is just one of many bits throughout Sweet & Juicy that exemplify Weng’s mastery in writing a classic joke and making it slickly feel as though you’re not even listening to a joke. That is, of course, when observational comedy is at its very best form.

Sheng Wang’s Sweet & Juicy is now streaming on Netflix and watching it over and over will be a great way to get through whatever natural disaster you’re having to go through right now.

 

Pick of the Day: Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 Screening (in LA) 9/11
September 8, 2022
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Even though it’s a rather new addition to the comedy documentary genre, Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 is one of the best examinations on the art form of comedy. Following the progression of healing with the country as correlated with jokes about one of the most horrific attacks on U.S. soil ever is enthralling and should be watched by any and all, no matter what your interest level in comedy is.

Lucky for you, there will be a special screening in LA on this year’s anniversary of 9/11 on Sun. at 7PM at Dynasty Typewriter with special performances by comedians featured in the doc including Jeff Ross, Laurie Kilmartin, Ahmed Ahmed and Rory Albanese and a Q&A with directors Julie Seabaugh and Nick Scown.

Tickets are $20 and you really ought to go get them here.

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

Pick of the Day: Sarah Squirm (in LA) 9/14
September 7, 2022
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It wasn’t too long ago that Sarah Squirm was the talk of the town here in LA, dazzling crowds with her subversive, sarcastic, body-horror fueled comedy. Then, she got SNL and got to take that to a national level. Of course, that amounts to her having to relocate to NYC and seeing her less regularly out her in Los Angeles.

Thus, you should never pass up the chance when Sarah rolls into town and, as chance would have it, there are indeed a few tickets left for the late show that she’s has slated for Wed. Sept. 14th at Zebulon. The 7PM show is sold out, though you can sign-up for the waitlist, but there are tickets still available for 10PM at $18.54 a pop. Go get them right here right now or you will regret it for, perhaps, the rest of your life.

Flyer by @theartofskinner

The Elysian’s Very First Festival Will Be Called ‘Forget About Spaghetti Festival’ and Promises as Much Delightful Comedy Weirdness as Possible
September 6, 2022
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The Elysian is just rounding the corner on being officially one year old and they’re marking the occasion by putting on their very first comedy festival, Forget About Spaghetti Festival. In that time, The Elysian has become a beacon for all things wonderfully weird in comedy per the direction of theater’s Executive Artistic Director Kate Banford.

So, from Oct. 20th-30th, there are 17 completely original, untraditional, atypical comedy shows that range from pondering the upside of being a coma, getting into bone fashion, examining nature of existence and the corporeal form via ducks, attending a multi cam sitcom set at Thomas Jefferson’s house, and watching rats auditioning to open for Ricky Gervais just to give an overview. The likes of some of LA comedy’s most innovative voices inlcuding Cricket Arrison, Magi Calcagne, Isabelle Gerasole, David Brown, Kristin Lynne Wallace, and Kim Seltzer & Aliya Kamalova will be bringing this unique cornucopia of shows that you probably would only get to see at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Get the full line-up, schedule, details, and tickets for Forget About Spaghetti Festival here.

Oh, if you’re wondering about the festival’s name, it’s part of a friendly feud with Rick’s, a dining establishment about a mile down the road on Riverside Dr. that famously put “SPAGHETTI IS BACK” on their marquee. Thus, it’s kind of the perfect name.

Pick of the Day: HOW TO DIE IN SPACE: A CHOOSE-YOUR-OWN ADVENTURE THAT YOU PROBABLY WON’T SURVIVE (in NYC w/Livestream) 9/30
September 6, 2022
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The prospect of traveling to outer space is increasingly more enticing to more and more folks as the earth seems to be choking humans in their habitat and we need another planet to terraform. Perhaps, you just have billions and billions of dollars around, but feel empty inside and have decided that going into the vast abyss of space is the way to fill your own personal abyss. In any of those cases, the actual process of going to space is a lot more complex than just popping yourself into a rocket and heading on out.

Thus, accomplished research professor and theoretical cosmologist Paul M. Sutter is going to play a very special, much grittier (but much more hysterical) version of Choose Your Own Adventure called How To Die in Space in which you’ll discover how exactly you can die in space in the myriad of ways that can happen (solar flare, asphyxiation, freezing, space debris, etc.). Perhaps, you’ll survive if you pick correctly and you can live (kind of) happily ever after like at the end of Interstellar.

If such an existential, edutainment, comedy game show is your jam, look for How To Die in Space: A Choose Your Own Adventure That You Probably Won’t Survive at Caveat on Fri. Sept. 30th at 7PM ET. Tickets are $20, but you can go in for a live-stream version at $15 a pop.

Get more details and tickets here.

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