Over the last few years, Kristen Wiig has really put her amazing acting chops on display in films like Welcome to Alice, The Skeleton Twins, and more.
Her “latest” film takes her into more dramatic territory to really showcase how much Wiig can really get into a role.
Watch the “trailer” for her new indie drama that “debuted” on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night.
ON THE HORIZON
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show: The Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Oct. 30th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and History of American Comedy w/Author Kliph Nesteroff @ Cinefamily Tues. Nov. 3rd 7:30PM $12
COMEDY CRAWL
Tuesday Club @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Doug Loves Movies @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Greg Proops Film Club: Ugetsu @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Ghost Stories @ Bow & Truss 7:45PM FREE
Happy New Year! The Show @ The Clubhouse 7:30PM FREE
2 Headed Dog @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
A New Stand-Up Show @ Copper Still Bar 8PM FREE
A Night with Nick Cody @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Creep Show @ Malo 8PM FREE
Good Looks in Arts District 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Literary Death Match @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
An Evening with Dead Kevin @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Reggie and Karen @ El Cid 9PM $10
Warp Zone Comedy @ The Virgil 9:30PM FREE
Playhouse Masterpieces with Neil & Paul @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10PM No cover/2 item min.
Outside Dog Gets One Star @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Communikate with Kate Berlant @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/sign-up for spot in advance at aaron@worldnyc.com/ Starts 3PM/Ends 4:30PM/5 min. +/$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that could potentially “tip”/pay you online
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/Lottery/5 min.
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7PM/No vulgarity or screaming/6 min. w/any purchase, 3 min. w/o/Hosted by Burt Teplitzky and Fielding Edlow
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Johan Miranda
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM
JUST BE YOURSELF @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Send a brief description of your character bit and the amount of time you’ll need (not to exceed 6 minutes) to justbeyourselfucb@gmail.com/There will be limited tech (microphone, maybe a music cue)/Hosted by Greg Tuculescu/Hal Rudnick/Mary Holland/Marques Ray/Kirby Howell-Baptiste
THE SHORT STOP 1455 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./Hosted by Brian Elder and Krystal LaFianza-Pitzen
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jenny Yang & Atsuko Okatsuka
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
SWORK COFFEE 2160 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Vince Caldera and Luis Lemus
THE LOST KNIGHT 1538 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 11PM/Mixed mic/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Virginia Jones and Olivia Haidar
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 7:30PM/mixed mic
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/5-7min.
ROAR ROOM 3645 Foothill Blvd., La Crescenta, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 10PM/7-10 min./Hosted by Nelson Ventress
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
THE GARAGE 3387 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up at RMopenmic@gmail.com by Mon. at noon/Starts 9PM/10 lottery spots will be picked before show/5 lottery spots at show/7 min./Hosted by Michelle Miracle
MAVERICK’S FLAT 4225 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up at 8:30PM or e-mail mhtoofunny@gmail.com/ Starts 9PM/Ends 10:30PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/5-7 min./Hosted by Malcolm Hall
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM after booked show/Lottery/4.5 min.
THE CANBY 19312 Vanowen St., Reseda, CA/Sign-up 8:15PM/Starts 9PM/8 min./$3 min./Hosted by Amanda Jane
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$1 cover/Hosted by Nick Kauffman
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 12AM/Rolling lottery/4 min.
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/sign-up for spot in advance at aaron@worldnyc.com/ Starts 10PM/Ends 10:30PM/5 min. +/$5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that could potentially “tip”/pay you online
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/For improvisers only/Donations accepted/Hosted by James Dean
(via Variety)
The Internet is definitely more primed to meme and/or “think piece” everything Ricky does as host than it was 2012, the last year he hosted.
Ricky Gervais hosted The Golden Globes three years in a row and ruffled some feathers, particularly of those in attendance, during that stint for his roast-style hosting.
After three years of the power duo of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, we wonder what Gervais will have up his sleeve and if he’ll go more or less aggressive throughout the telecast.
So, in the same year, Chris Rock and Ricky Gervais will have hosted major awards shows, which seems like more than just happenstance.
Feeling the preening superiority from a sommelier or wine connoisseur when it comes to choosing a wine? Let Adam Conover and his truTV show Adam Ruins Everything remind you that your taste buds are your own and very different from someone else’s and can like what they like no matter what some expert says.
If you’re a 2 buck chuck apologist, you’re going to want to watch this.
The stars of Too Much Tuna (a show within The Kroll Show universe, Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland/Nick Kroll and John Mulaney are bringing their senior citizen, millennial informed antics to off-Broadway with Oh, Hello Live! on (off )Broadway.
They’ll be following the likes of Colin Quinn and The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj at the ever-popular-with-comedians off Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre with their run of Oh, Hello going Dec. 1st-20th.
As Oh, Hello is sold out constantly here in LA, get your tickets while you still can here.
Even though they have come to co-habitate under the same roof, You’re The Worst’s Gretchen and Jimmy still manage to find new cracks in their relationship to explore.
Case in point: Jimmy’s strategy to deal with a Gretchen that hides when she’s sad. Watch it here.
(via The Wrap)
It’s going to be called “TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special”
Mickey Mouse to SpongeBob SquarePants to The Simpsons and several other legendary cartoon characters will be the focus of a Fox TV special put together by The Paley Center for Media. The likes of H. Jon Benjamin, Nancy Cartwright, Mike Judge, Seth Green, Pamela Adlon, Tom Kenny, Yeardley Smith, and more will chat about their various animated characters that they’ve helped put on the map.
Hopefully, they’ll do some sort of bit with some of the characters like Human Giant did all those years ago with t-shirt cannons.
With Bob & David is coming in a couple of weeks to Netflix and to combat that itch you’re probably having, here’s an entire sketch where the gang of Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Jay Johnston, John Ennis, Paul F. Tompkins, and the voice of Scott Aukerman are all together again.
If this doesn’t make your Monday, we don’t know what will.
While you might have developed a prejudice towards mash-ups because of their proliferation on the Internet, we urge you to enjoy this well-crafted and tasteful blend from Connor Ratliff of Adele’s latest single “Hello” scoring the day long committee hearing regarding Benghazi that Hillary Clinton went through recently.
If anything, you’ll be asking probably asking as many questions about this video as you all apparently are for Adele’s actual video for the song.
Watch Ratliff’s work here.
ON THE HORIZON
Decision Election 2016 All-Star Clusterf*ck with James Adomian and Drew Droege @ UCB Franklin Tues. Nov. 3rd 9:30PM $5
The Best Friends Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Nov. 7th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
The Smokes @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5
Second City Hollywood Improv Pop Up @ Upstairs Bar at Ace Hotel 7PM FREE w/RSVP
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Jennifer’s Body @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
DTF @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5 in adv., $8 at door
How To Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days… and the Next 330 @ The Groundlings 8PM $12
In Vino Veritas @ Colorado Wine Company 8PM FREE
The Blind Barber’s Secret Show @ The Blind Barber 8PM FREE w/RSVP (RSVP full)
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Apple Sisters: Ghouls Night Out @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Matt McComedy Show @ Basic Flowers 8:30PM $5
Kibitz Room Comedy @ The Kibitz Room at Canter’s 9PM FREE
Midollo @ Osso 9PM FREE
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9:30PM FREE
FRINGE with JC Coccoli @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Monsters Doing Stand-Up @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 3:30PM/Ends 5PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/3 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/End 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
OH, HEY GUYS @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Storytelling only/8 min./4-5 slots only/Lottery/No purchase necessary
IO WEST 6366 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com
THE PIG & WHISTLE 6714 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/$5 cover (cover counts for additional set on different week)/5 min./Hosted by Sally Mullins and Jud Travis
FOX COFFEE HOUSE 437 Willow St., Long Beach, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./15 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Nate Hedrick
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 8:40PM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
THE WAREHOUSE LOUNGE 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 7:45PM/First come, first served/5 min./8 spots only/No purchase necessary
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
THE GOOD NITE 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:20PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/1 item min./3-5 min./Hosted by Ever Mainard, Lindsay Adams, and Caitlin Bergh
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/One item min./Hosted by Jay Weingarten
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/Ends 10:40PM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
WORLD COMEDY STUDIOS 12413 Ventura Court, Studio City, CA/Must be vetted via appointment at aaron@theworldnyc.com/ Starts 9:30PM/Ends 11PM/5 minutes+/$3-5 cover/Sets will be livestreamed to audience that potentially could “tip”/pay you online
MELODY LOUNGE 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Terrence Newman and Alex Hanna
BIG WANGS 1562 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/1 item min./First come, first served
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/Ends 12:30AM/First come, first served/6 min./1 item min./Hosted by Du Kirpalani
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/$1-2 donation/First come, first served/Hosted by Jasmin Leigh
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around MIDNIGHT after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
(via The Wrap)
Looks like there will be movies worth watch after Star Wars Ep. VII.
Modern day folk taking after Mark Twain’s beloved characters like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to be a band of sort of honorable thieves sounds like a pretty enticing flick to us, especially with a trailer like this one.
That’s why we’re happy to hear Gravitas Ventures have acquired the rights to Aaron and Adam Nee’s Band of Robbers for a limited/VOD release that’s aimed at Jan .15th.
On top of that, the likes Hannibal Buress, Johnny Pemberton, Melissa Benoist, and Matthew Gray Gubler get to join in the fun on here as well.
You could also say that “we” have gone 1826 days without a time loss accident.
5 years ago to the day, “we” started The Comedy Bureau out of a single bedroom and had no idea that it would become the part of the LA comedy scene that it is today.
Of course, none of that would have happened without all you great folks clicking, watching, reading, bookmarking, subscribing, favoriting, sharing, and occasionally donating over the years, especially since we’re really “understaffed” when it comes to marketing.
We’re looking forward to keeping this pretty well oiled machine definitely going for more than 5 more years. So, if you can, donate to “us” for running it for half a decade from that aforementioned bedroom and various coffee shops with wifi (there’s a paypal link at thecomedybureau.com right above the google calendars) or, if you can’t do that, tell/post/tweet/etc. about us somehow being around for 5 years.
Sincerely, thank you to all from “all of us” here at the Bureau for making what we do worth it.
(FYI, we’ll have some sort of anniversary show/shindig at some point as soon as we can find where our party planning committee went.)
Midnight on Adult Swim.
10 years ago, Seth Green has led a team of full grown adults into making absurdist stop-motion animation cartoons with his favorite action figures at Robot Chicken.
As a result, it’s now one of the pillars of Adult Swim and, with several collaboration specials and the 8th season kicking off tonight, it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon.
ON THE HORIZON
Lost Moon Radio’s Undead Cabaret @ The Virgil Fri. Oct. 30th 7:30PM $10
Straight White Males @ Curve Line Space Fri. Nov. 6th 8:30PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
We’re Still Friends in Eagle Rock 7PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Sunset 7PM FREE
Cristela Alonzo @ Irvine Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
Extreme Gaming Championship @ UCB Franklin 7:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Uncabaret @ Au Lac 8PM $10-$30
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Small Town Comedy @ The Roar Room 8PM FREE
The Master Cleanse @ Boardner’s 8PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 8PM $5
Neil Hamburger with Special Guests 8 Year Anniversary Part 2 @ The Satellite LA 8:30PM $8
Halloween Episode @ M-Bar Music Lounge 8:30PM FREE
You Got Issues @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Babe Island @ Bigfoot Lodge 9PM FREE
Church @ UCB Sunset 9PM $5
I’m Going Somewhere With This… A Storytelling Show @ UCB Sunset 9PM FREE
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
French Toast @ Taix 9:45PM FREE
Search History @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
BLACKLIGHT DISTRICT LOUNGE 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA/Starts 12PM/Ends 4PM/First come, first served/10-20 min./Hosted by Spencer Kalander
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min./Hosted by Chelsea Skidmore
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/Lottery/Hosted by Lizzy Pilcher
VENICE GRIND 12224 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/5 min./Mixed mic/2-3 songs for musicians/Hosted by Shanon O’Donnell/No purchase necessary
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Michelle Christine
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/1 item min./Booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Megan Koester
LYRIC HYPERION THEATRE 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton, Joel Jimenez, Roman Fraden, and/or Kat Yeary
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:30PM/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/6 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Tarikh Joseph
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
THE COMEDY STORE BELLY ROOM 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Erik Marino and Brian Moses/Music guy-Kenneth Lion
(via NY Times)
If you’re in a “tourist-oriented” city next year, chances are you might get to see Kaufman and Foxx as holograms.
Hologram USA is showing how much they can do with holograms these days by having the holographic likenesses of Andy Kaufman and Redd Foxx not only doing their most highly regarded bits, but reenacting scenes from their lives based on their biographies.
They’ll play several times a day, not unlike The Hall of Presidents at Disneyland, in various cities where folks might be curious to see what this hologram business is all about.
If this goes well, expect more hologram of famous comedians going around in what could be a sort-of wax museum of the 21st century.
No matter what you do, if someone you know is running a marathon, you’re probably going to hear about it whether you or them want that to happen or not.
Watch Above Average’s find the one case where the runner didn’t want to say anything.
The deadline is Jan. 13th, 2016 at 8PM EST.
The prestigious Peabody Awards is reaching as far as they can to find excellence in storytelling in all sizes and shapes and forms. As the Internet has expanded the medium far beyond our wildest imagination, The Peabody Awards has adjusted accordingly and widened their scope in what they’re looking for.
As you’ll note, comedy like Inside Amy Schumer have recently gotten honors from The Peabody Awards.
Podcasts, web series, interactive video, social media, apps, and more traditional forms like TV and radio are all being considered and you can submit for consideration.
Submissions fee do run $225 for radio/podcast entries and $350 for else, so do not submit on a whim.
Learn more and submit here.
Midnight on Comedy Central.
Comedy Central’s The Half Hour returns tonight with stand-up specials from Sam Morril and Joe List.
Make sure to tune in at 12AM and 12:30AM wherever you are. We’re sure football or whatever else you’re watching will be over by then.
ON THE HORIZON
Schtick or Treat @ Taix Sun. Nov. 1st 9:45PM FREE
The Imaginary Radio Program with Drennon Davis @ The Satellite LA Tues. Nov. 3rd 9PM $8
COMEDY CRAWL
Casey and Woods @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Cristela Alonzo @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min.
Chris Hardwick: The Funcomfortable Tour @ The Regent Theater DTLA 7:30PM/10:30PM $37.50
Beetlejuice + Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein @ New Beverly Cinema 7;30PM $8
Yellahammered! in Westlake 8PM FREE
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Laurie Kilmartin @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Problems with Alcohol @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Crave @ Secret Westside Location 8:30PM $16.82
Frowntown @ Basic Flowers 8:30PM $5
Patton Oswalt & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $30 (stand by only)
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
Bill & Ted’s Spooky Halloween Spooftacular @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10
Main Room @ The Comedy Store 10PM $20/2 item min.
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $12
2 Hot Dogs Haunted Hell Hole @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $12
Let’s PARTY @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents Hook Up @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 2PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
HOUSE IN HOLLYWOOD 1027 N. Wilton Pl., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/3 min./Booked spots mixed in/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Greg Edwards, Megan Rice, Jeff Sewing, Simon Gibson, Leah Kayajanian
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Valelly
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/3-5 min./1 item min./First come, first served/Hosted by Raab
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up in advance by liking this page: https://www.facebook.com/ericbcomedy/First 28 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Todd Smith, Matt Robinson, and Eric Bustamante/5 min./1 drink min.
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/Sign-up 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.
(via The Hollywood Reporter/Deadline)
It would seem nowadays that broadcast networks need their shows to have star power producing pilots and scripts even before they consider picking it up to series.
Thus, Fox is really stacking their comedy development slate with high profile, high concept projects this season. Just this week, they’ve added Weird Like Us from Ed Helms and Max Werner and Citizen Floyd from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on to their docket.
Weird Like Us will follow the family dynamics of parents that go against the grain of society that end up raising kids that decide to join that very grain. Citizen Floyd has much fewer details as it’s only noted to be a workplace comedy with suspense and some political elements.
As far as Fox’s live action comedies go, we can see how these two series would pair nicely with Last Man on Earth.
(via The Hollywood Reporter)
Calling all Steve Martin fans (i.e. most of you).
For the many folks who wish that Steve Martin would even just metaphorically dip his toe back into comedy, you got your wish granted in the form of an upcoming comedy stage production called Meteor Shower.
It’s an absurdist comedy that hones in on the potentially unspoken weak points of a marriage. Those are all the details that have been announced thus far, but you can look for it to open in previews on Jul. 30th, 2016, then run through the summer after opening night on Aug. 7th at San Diego’s Old Globe.
(via The Wrap)
Yes, these are the folks behind Bob’s Burgers.
In a quest for more unique, out-of-the-box ideas, Bento Box has agreed to sign a development deal with a producer or producing team involved in next year’s New York Television Festival. It’ll be a great opportunity on both ends as NYTVF attracts many great independent series and the people who make them.
So, with all of that in mind, you might want to work on getting in on NYTVF.
In his time getting into people’s face on the streets of NYC for Billy on the Street, Billy Eichner has only found a few people he’s really connected with as contestants.
One of those folks is Elena as you can see here and here. Part of the reason she’s become a regular on Billy on the Street is the way her energy, or lack thereof, contrasts in such a great way with Billy.
This latest appearance is no different. Watch it here.
Don’t let her sweet and adorable demeanor fool you, Megan Gailey has well-crafted material delivered flawlessly.
She showed just how she combines the two nicely in her stand-up debut on Conan, which you can and should watch here.
It will appropriately be called “L.A.ZY RIVER”.
You’ve seen Kurt Braunohler have a joke skywritten, waterski down the Mississippi, drive a double sided butt sculpture across America, and more delightful things that really have truly made the world a better place.
Kurt and his wife Lauren Cook are now going to celebrate the impending rain in LA that’s supposed to come with El Nino by hosting a tube race down the L.A. River from the river’s edge to DTLA.
On top of that, there will be a respectful rain dance, pre- and after parties, and awards.
A date has yet to be announced, but you’re going to want to make sure you keep a close eye for what’s bound to be an early Christmas present for us all.
Get more details on L.A.ZY RIVER here.