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Pick of the Day: Big Wig with Caleb Hearon and Brian Robert Jones (in LA) 8/24

August 15, 2022

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Caleb Hearon and Brian Robert Jones have gotten more than a few months under their belts of putting on one of the hands down, most fun, truly expansive variety shows (they did a live tattoo on stage of a more than willing audience member on top of stand-up and a handful of beautiful music acts) with Big Wig.

This month, they’re really upping the ante in their new DTLA/Arts District secret location with an absolutely stellar comedy line-up of Beth Stelling, Sydnee Washington, and Mae Martin, but they’re also bringing Illuminati Hotties, a damn good punk band that really feels like it actually holds on to a punk ethos in a world increasingly devoid of it, to their stage

So, you’re never going to want to miss any sort of Big Wig, but you definitely want to make extra sure that you’re not going to miss this one on Wed. Aug. 24th at 9PM PT. Tickets are $17 and you better snag them here.

Thank Goodness, Jordan Firstman’s Got Another Round of His Very Specialized Impressions

August 12, 2022

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In the thick of quarantine, many comedians tried to figure any that they could to make comedy without a live audience work. Many opted for just a full on sabbatical after dipping their digital toe into virtual comedy, but a handful of comedy folks really took off with whatever angle they found to get laughs exclusively online during the most sequestered time the world has seen in our collective lifetimes.

One such person was Jordan Firstman who took to Instagram @jtfirstman and really carved an exquisite niche with his plethora of extra-specific impressions. From there, you’ve hopefully seen his name in the credits for Big Mouth and Search Party as well as playing a very with-it guidance counselor on Ms. Marvel. Firstman has been incredibly busy, so the rounds of impressions don’t come as frequently as they used to.

That said, there is a brand new set including an impression of “a straight guy who likes it, but it’s just not his mom’s” right here (on top of the dozens and dozens that are already on there in case you have not been acquainted with Jordan, which would be an issue you ought to resolve ASAP).

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Pick of the Day: Depths of Wikipedia (in NYC) 8/23 & 8/26

August 12, 2022

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Born out of a passion project during quarantine, one Annie Rauwerda has excavated many of the most intriguing nooks, cracks, crevices, corners, and, of course, depths, for her creation, Depths of Wikipedia. Shooting up to be a popular hub for what’s most fun on the Internet’s favorite library, Depths of Wikipedia has since become a live show that Annie tours with, even coming out all the way to LA at Dynasty Typewriter just last week. We caught the wonder that she has curated from her extensive combing through all of Wikipedia and it was one of the more delightful things we’ve seen throughout 2022.

So, NYC, you shouldn’t miss your chance to see two live editions of Depths of Wikipedia, happening in both Manhattan and Brooklyn, this month. Tues. Aug. 23rd at 6:30PM ET, Annie will take over Caveat in LES and even livestream it. Tickets are $20 for in-person and $10 to stream it from anywhere. Fri. Aug. 26th at 8PM ET, Annie will go to the heart of Gowanus, Brooklyn to bring Depths of Wikipedia to Life World. Tickets are only $15 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Also, if you’re curious about becoming a Wikipedia editor, Annie does a pretty great job of selling everyone of joining into that wondrous community.

Pick of the Day: Maybe This Is Something: A Workshop Series with Your Kooky Friend Aparna

August 11, 2022

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In the ongoing march of all of our favorite comedians returning to the stage at this side of the pandemic, it’s should be such uplifting news to find that Aparna Nancherla, one of comedy’s very best/sharpest/calming/reassuring voices these days, is returning to in-person stand-up.

As she wants to get her touring sea legs back, Aparna has lined up three dates at Union Hall in Brooklyn that will be delightfully called Maybe This Is Something: A Workshop Series with Your Kooky Friend Aparna. There will be special guests as well, which, you ought to know, will be some of NYC’s finest.

Both Sept. 14th @ 7:30PM & Sept. 25th at 5:30PM are sold out, but there are still tickets available for Wed. Sept. 28th at 7:30PM for $12. So, you better stop reading this sentence and go get your tickets now if you want to go (and you absolutely should).

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

Pick of the Day: Jerrod Carmichael-Work in Progress (in LA) 8/11

August 10, 2022

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It is pretty much without question or any debate that Jerrod Carmichael’s Rothaniel is not only one of the best stand-up specials of 2022, but one of the best ones in recent memory (and very likely of this decade). The gravity of that special and playing with such a wide open blank canvas and open floor of conversation is revelatory.

With that in mind, you’re probably not going to want to miss Jerrod doing a work-in-progress show here in LA. Lucky for you, there’s one happening this Thurs. night Aug. 11th at 9:30PM PT @ Lyric Hyperion in Silverlake. Tickets are $18 (w/a $16 item min.) and space is definitely limited. You’re going to want to snag tickets quick before they inevitably sell out.

Ruben Östlund Will Likely Cement Himself as One of Comedy’s Premier Auteurs with Triangle of Sadness

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Between Force Majeure and The Square, Sweden’s Ruben Östlund has already put himself in the upper echelons of comedy filmmaking, certainly a far cry from most comedies that come through your local multiplex. In fact, those are such high art/arthouse comedies that they don’t seem like they’re in a category all their own along with a handful of films from Wes Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite), and Armando Iannucci (Death of Stalin).

Östlund’s latest offering, Triangle of Sadness, which nabbed the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, the Palme D’or, looks like it will be yet another benchmark setting comedy that’s so searing in its pin-prickly nuances about privilege and the blindest of blindspots for people that are the most out of touch. The trailer finally made its way online and Östlund set his sights for his ornate satire towards the 1% and the ultra-beautiful as opposed to toxic masculinity or the modern art world and it might be his boldest, most cutting work yet.

With that in mind, Östlund’s name should be far more renowned, especially when, Downhill, an English language remake of Force Majeure bombed in nearly every way and is one of the few voices in cinema that the Academy will have in the running during awards season.

See all of this for yourself in the first “delicious” official trailer of Triangle of Sadness, then get ready to buy tickets for wherever it’s playing on Oct. 7th.

Also, round of applause for the best movie poster in probably the last decade.

Pick of the Day: Comedy Bang! Bang! Live (in LA) 8/14

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It has been more than quite some time since the world has gotten to see Scott Aukerman and co. take the stage to bring everyone another edition of one of the foundational pillars of the wide world of comedy podcasts, Comedy Bang! Bang!

For several years, Aukerman and deft comedic minds like Paul F. Tompkins, Lauren Lapkus, Carl Tart, and more have blurred the lines between the most absurd characters chatting it up with real guests. The live version of CBB is even more rambunctious and something that no comedy fan should really miss out on (even if you’re somehow not acquainted with the pod).

Thankfully, Comedy Bang! Bang! is playing the grand Theatre at the Ace Hotel in DTLA on this Sun. Aug. 14th at 6PM PT. Joining Scott will be, of course, Paul F. Tompkins as well as…

…The CBB World All-Stars:
Enteé PEe Neur’s Entrepreneur Tour (with Ego Nwodim, Carl Tart, and Drew Tarver)
Hey Randy! (With Tim Baltz, Mary Sohn, Dan Lippert, and Lily Sullivan)
Bonanas For Bonanza (with Andy Daly and Matt Gourley)

We have no doubt that this will be one of LA’s biggest, most iconic comedy shows of the year and it might be worth the at least $49 ticket price that doesn’t include service/delivery fees. Go get more details/tix here while you still can.

High Plains Comedy Festival 2022 Announces Line-Up

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Despite everything comedy has gone through, Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival, one of the USA’s (and, dare way say, the world’s) best comedy festivals has come out the other side in tact and ready to take up its mantle once more. Spanning the weekend of Sept. 8th, Denver, CO will be the place to be for live comedy in North America with three days/nights of stand-up, podcasts, and much more all throughout Denver.

In fact, High Plains just announced its first wave of performers to remind us all how much they stack their programming with some of the very best comedians working today, some of which happen to be homegrown talent.

Thus far, High Plains will be giving their mics and stages to:

Right now, you can get a Peak Pass to High Plains, which includes “…all three days of shows on South Broadway, a commemorative t-shirt, and reserved seating at ‘The Zarlengo Foundation Presents Ken Jeong & Joel McHale’ show at Bellco Theatre on Saturday, September 10th,” for $150.

Snag those passes and get more details at highplainscomedyfestival.com.

Pick of the Day: Bill Burr (in NYC) 8/10

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The one and only Bill Burr in back in NYC this week.

With Live at Red Rocks having been just released on Netflix just a few weeks ago, Burr undoubtedly has a new hour that you can catch live and in-person if you head on down to Queens. There’s about a million and a half things that have happened since Burr recorded that special and, of course, he has his sharp, signature satiric take on all of it (on top of figuring out how to not be like his dad with very own kids).

City Winery is putting on Burr at Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills, Queens this Wed. Aug. 10th at 7:30PM ET and they’re still tickets available if you’ve got a cool $175 in your back pocket. Get tickets while you still can, if you’ve got the cash, here.

Pick of the Day: Golden Girlz: Prostitution Whores (in LA) 8/19-8/28

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Of the tickets that are hardest to snag in LA comedy, one of them has to be whenever The Golden Girlz does a run at the Cavern Club Theater downstairs at Casita Del Campo.

For the uninitiated, this is probably the peak of what camp can be in comedy as Jackie Beat, Sherry Vine, Drew Droege, and Sam Pancake take on, with loving abandon, the iconic roles played by Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and Estelle Getty in the iconic sitcom, The Golden Girls.

For years, their camp reimagining of the show sold out so quick. Thankfully, this latest round of The Golden Girlz that will play on the weekends from Aug. 19th-28th at Casita Del Campo still have some tickets available. Rustle up $40 and pick a show or shows of either 8PM or 10PM on Fridays or Saturdays or 3PM, 7PM, or 9PM on Sundays.

Don’t wait. Go get them right here right now before they all sell out per usual.

Please Enjoy ATL’s Katherine Blanford and Her Late Night Debut on The Tonight Show

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If you don’t already know about how great the comedy scene is in Atlanta, let this serve as a friendly reminder that plenty of great comedians are right there right now in addition to the wealth of headliners that come through their healthy stable of comedy clubs/theaters/venues. Both Joe Zimmerman and Andy Sandford came out of ATL and are now very solid staples of NYC’s stand-up scene.

Katherine Blanford is a shining star in Atlanta’s scene and showed exactly why, as well as repping for Atlanta comedy, on The Tonight Show last night. Blanford’s dazzling charisma, homespun, down-to-earth delivery, and her plentiful, sharply written punchlines put on quite the debut for a late night set (and we have no doubt that there will be more to come).

With that all said, please enjoy Katherine Blanford’s first Tonight Show set here.

Pick of the Day: Protected Under Parody: An Alamo Drafthouse Sketch Show (in LA) 8/6

With the continued absence of ArcLight, the impending opening of Vidiots, and more folks needing to know about Brain Dead Studios, the swath of very cool, indie movie theaters that did just more than just show movies.

The Alamo Drafthouse in DTLA is actually one such theater, especially because, this Saturday, they’ll be doing a very, very, very special, exclusive sketch comedy show with many of LA’s finest from all corners of sketch, clowning, etc. to do a mash-up of cult movie darlings, Empire Records and Donnie Darko.

The likes of Ekeme Ekanem, Eli Leonard, Elijah Taylor, Ian Abramson, Ian Farley, Jon Barnett, Matt Catanzano, Luke Rampersad, Natasha Mercado, Nikki Black, and Victor Torres will be putting up this wild show at, arguably, the perfect venue to have it at.

As if that wasn’t enough, Jonathan Lipnicki will be joining in on the mash-up extravaganza AND the show itself will be free attend (after you find out where to park downtown).

Called Protected Under Parody: An Alamo Drafthouse Sketch Show, it’ll be all going up at Sat. Aug. 6th at 7:30PM PT at The Video Vortex inside of Alamo Drafthouse. Get more details here and then set a reminder on your calendar.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 123: Alex Hanna & The Door at The Comedy Store

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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

Pick of the Day: David Gborie Does Time (in LA) 9/15

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Pre-pandemic, the brilliant, hysterical, and just undeniably gregarious David Gborie lit up stages across LA all the time with a million dollar smile and comedic takes on the world that were both 1000% honest, but so fun and inclusive at the same time.

In the midst of pandemic times, Gborie has since relocated to Denver and carved quite the spot for himself in that scene. While that leaves a David Gborie size hole in our hearts, we’re thrilled and thankful to hear that Gborie is coming back for a night to headline The Elysian.

Thurs. Sept. 15th at 7:30PM PT, David Gborie will indeed do time and you shouldn’t miss a single second of it. Tickets are $18 and you can and very much should go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Sam Jay (in NYC) 8/12-8/14

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Whether you know her from her unflinchingly observed and razor sharp stand-up or her even more exacting comedic perspective on her show Pause with Sam Jay or seeing her writing on SNL, Sam Jay is one of those rare comedians that is actually deserving of being described as a force of nature.

Sam Jay changes the energy the whole room whenever she’s on stage and is mastered at using tension to the perfect comedic degree, which is why you shouldn’t miss your chance to see her headline live at Caroline’s on Broadway this month. In fact, she’s doing a whole weekend of shows from Fri. Aug. 12th-Sun. Aug. 14th.

Tickets start at $35 plus 2 drink minimum and you can (and should) go get your tickets while you still can at Carolines.com

OK, Here’s Your Actual First Look at the Fourth and Final Season of Atlanta

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A few weeks ago, we caught a vibe of what the fourth and final season of Atlanta would be like, but it wasn’t any actual scenes from what’s to come. It was just a very, trippy, albeit, on-brand announcement teaser (though we wouldn’t be surprised if there are hints as to what will happen when Earn, Paper Boi, Darius, and Van all return from their tour in Europe).

Well, you can wonder a little less as the official trailer just dropped and we all get a real good look at how either everything’s changed back home, with them, and with the world (through Glover’s very sharply drawn lens).

Take a gander here, then get ready for this last round of Atlanta on FX on Sept. 15th (next day onHulu)

Daniels Are Going from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to a Showtime Pilot “Mason”

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For how much the box office is being propped up by studio tentpoles and franchise favorites from the MCU or Top Gun: Maverick, it should be noted that the completely original, literally out-of-this-world genre-bending comedy, Everything Everywhere All at Once has exceeded expectations as A24’s highest grossing movies ever, just surpassing $100 million globally as of this post.

Daniels, the creative filmmaking duo of Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, are riding that much deserved success from their work/the most original movie in recent memory all the way to a pilot order from Showtime that will continue in their surrealist mode. This time, the Daniels will explore the world of “a quiet man named Nathan” whose name is often misheard as Mason, while trying to connect “…in a loud world”.

So, there is hope in original stories after all and it’s thrilling to know that Daniels are leading the charge in regards to that. Between Swiss Army Man and Everything Everywhere All at Once, the pair of them have done some of the most delightful bonkers, out-there cinematic storytelling we’ve seen in the last couple of decades. Wherever Mason ends up going, we have no doubt that it’ll actually be unlike anything we’ve seen before (as opposed to that being a well-worn pull quote for run-of-the-mill action adventure movie).

Oh yeah, Showtime better pick this up especially since they just lost one of their biggest slices of their comedy programming, Desus & Mero.

Pick of the Day: Sarah Squirm (in LA) 9/14

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Sarah Squirm is returning to back to LA as part of the leg of her international Live & in the Flesh tour this year. Squirm will have just returned stateside from the UK and triumphantly take the stage with herself and all of her subversive grotesque hilarity at Zebulon, the last place she had a show in LA before she got brought up to the majors at SNL.

Wed. Sept. 14th is the date that you got to mark down for Sarah Squirm: Live & in the Flesh with a 7PM PT & 10PM PT show. The early show is already sold out with a wait list available for sign-up, but you can buy tickets for the late Sarah Squirm show at 10 for $18.60 right now right here. No matter which one you go for, you better act fast before you don’t have any chances at all to get tickets.

Get Your First Look at Los Espookys’ Season 2

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Long ago, in the Summer of 2019, Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega, and Fred Armisen unleashed the horror fantasy comedy series Los Espookys into the world. The mesh of all those genres were only starting to come into prominence (and What We Do in the Shadows definitely hadn’t gotten its due yet) and Los Espookys, especially with the original voices of Torres and Fabrega, was truly unlike anything that had been on television before.

The macabre has never been this trippy and funny and, on this side of the pandemic, it might be the perfect thing for Summer 2022. You can see for yourself in the first look at season 2 here, which is finally coming over 3 years after its series premiere.

Then, make a reminder on your phone for Fri. Sept. 16th when Los Espookys officially returns, exclusively on HBO.

Megan Gailey and Emily Heller Sports Show Comedy in the Works at Amazon

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One aspect of sports that comedy hasn’t touched too much on is the actual reporting of it. Eons ago, there was the wondrous meta web series Mayne Street with Kenny Mayne, featuring the one and only Jon Glaser as a go-to cameraman.

Megan Gailey and Emily Heller are putting together a series for Amazon that will satirize sports coverage between a die hard female sports fan and a far-past-his-prime, former pro basketball player that have “history”. There’s no word as to any sort of cast at this point, but we have hard time imagining a more perfect role for the hysterical Megan Gailey than rowdy-fan-turned-sports-reporter. In fact, that might be the best way for America to fall in love with Gailey if they haven’t done so already from her set on Conan or her album My Dad Paid For This.

Also, if you love Barry at all, you’ve been enjoying some of the writing of the brilliant Emily Heller and this combo of her and Gailey ought to, we hope, equal a series order from Amazon sooner rather than later.

Pick of the Day: So, That Just Happened with Rachel Kaly, an Album Recording (in NYC) 7/30

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Tall tales at a slow burn are Rachel Kaly‘s speciality and there’s almost no one that does it quite like Rachel. It’s always a simultaneously spellbinding, yet laid-back journey that Kaly takes any and all of her audiences on.

The idea that Rachel is going to explicitly do something “weird” she be even more incentive to any level of curiosity to any sort of comedy fan to go out and find out what the hell she has up her sleeves (especially since they’re probably short sleeves on a t-shirt). Rachel is not only doing an album recording in Brooklyn at Gowanus’ secret performance venue Life World, but she’s is going, as we alluded to, “weird”, which will no doubt keep you guessing even as you’re watching the show in the most delightful way possible.

So, That Just Happened with Rachel Kaly is happening this Sat. Jul. 30th at 7PM ET and you better snag your tickets right now. They’re only $7 and it’s probably the best bargain you’re going to get in all of NYC this weekend. Go get them here.

Pick of the Day: A Discussion & Analysis of Chasing Amy w/ Paul Scheer & Sophie Santos! (in LA) 8/5

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Both How Did This Get Made? with Paul Scheer and The Lesbian Agenda with Sophie Santos have built their respective reputations with both questioning the established order of things. So, they’re joining forces for a very special evening with their dive in, dissect, reenact, and discuss with the crowd in attendance the 90s Kevin Smith staple, Chasing Amy, in order to see if a movie about a lesbian falling in love with Ben Affleck holds up in 2022.

Here’s the trailer in case you forgot how 90s it is.

It should be nothing but great fun and definitely the evening for those who are currently steeped in 90s nostalgia. This Discussion & Analysis of Chasing Amy with Paul Scheer and Sophie Santos is set for Fri. Aug. 5th at Dynasty Typewriter at 7:30PM PT. Tickets are $20 and you best go get them now here as we do have a feeling that this will sell out.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 122: Hayley Beacon & Zillennials?

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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.

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Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
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Pick of the Day: Channel 101 Live & In Person (in LA) 7/31

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Thankfully, more and more comedy things are finding their way back to in-person happenings on this side of the pandemic. A LA comedy and indie film institution, Channel 101, had gone virtual and adapted even further to going for audio series during quarantine/lockdown. The long-standing completely indie-run, short form TV series was started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab and has been a torch that has kept much of the most experimental and fiercely imaginative comedy and genre-bending programming that has ever been made.

Never forget that the roots of Rick & Morty started at Channel 101.

So, they’re finally having an in-person screening over at The Virgil on Sun. Jul. 31st with doors at 7PM, a departure from their back-to-back screenings at the Downtown Independent. Tickets are $5 and, as always, you, as part of the audience, will get decide what shows get renewed for another month or not.