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LA Comedy Rundown 9/10/15
September 10, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
ASSSSCAT featuring UCB 4 @ UCB Sunset Sun. Sept. 13th 8PM FREE
Midollo @ Osso Mon. Sept. 21st 9PM FREE

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COMEDY CRAWL
Chris Porter @ Brea Improv 7PM $17, No cover w/Goldstar/2 item min.
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Newsers @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Brian Regan @ Fred Kavil Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts 7:30PM $61.05
Mad Hops Comedy Show @ Alpine Village 8PM $10
Chimp City Comedy Showcase @ Black Rose Tavern 8PM FREE
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Duplex Comedy Suplex in Hollywood 8PM FREE
Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch Showcase @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
Lachlan Patterson Taping @ Venice Ale House 8PM/10PM $10
Westside Comedy Laugh Party @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Comedy Benefit for Quincy Jones @ The Comedy Store 8:30PM $20/2 item min.
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show 7 Year Anniversary Week #2 @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Ballers @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE
Dasariski @ iO West 9PM $10
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
This Show Is Your Show with Matt and Moses @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Mantzoukas and… @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Loud Village at the Improv @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $12/2 item min.
Stand Up Comedy Explosion @ The Groundlings 10PM $10
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning/Cook County Social Club @ iO West 10PM $10
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
The Last Day of School: The Txt Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 9:30PM/Mixed mic/4-6 min. for comics or 6 min. for musicians/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Jacob Bunney and Brendan Cooney
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up at 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/7 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
IO WEST 6336 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/getaroomwithdomandmatt/ Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Domenic Padulo and Matt Brousseau
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
BLU ELEFANT CAFE 2024 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/20 spots/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jessica Wellington
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary
FANATIC SALON 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9:30PM/$5 cover/7 min./water and coffee provided/Hosted by Lydia Robinson
1836 SUNSET STUDIOS 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/15-20 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mugzilla
SCALLYWAGS 1950 N. Placentia Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
THE CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Todd Smith and Eric Bustamante
CLEO KINGS OPEN MIC @ TWO ROADS THEATER 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 7:20PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/15 spots only/5 min./$5
OPEN SPACE THEATRE & CAFE 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PMPM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery
IMPROV JAM @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 11PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Cole Stratton and Morgan Christensen
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/Mixed mic/First come, first served/10 min./$5/Hosted by Jasmin Leigh

Comedy Central Is Planning on a Handful of Series on Snapchat
September 10, 2015
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(via Variety)

They’ve already got one going with James Davis’ Swag-A-Saurus.

The volatile media of Snapchat continues to grow in popularity and, as such, Comedy Central is getting on board with planning to do more shows soon with the likes of folks that we really dig: Liza Treyger, Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, and Yassir Lester.

We’ll be curious to see if they can drive people to use Snapchat for the first time in order to see these shows.

“The Bronze” Is the Latest To Have Its Release Postponed at Relativity
September 10, 2015
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(via Variety)

The dark gymnastics comedy joins Masterminds in film purgatory.

With Relativity Media being in such deep financial trouble that they’re up for a bankruptcy auction, they’ve had to indefinitely push back the release of more films, one of which is the indie dark comedy The Bronze following a jaded former star gymnast starring Melissa Rauch.

The more films that get postponed as the weeks past, the more we wonder if we’ll ever get to see any of these movies at all.

Confronting Your Ex Probably Goes Way Better Than the Latest Episode of “Life Support”
September 9, 2015
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The latest episode from Brinkman’s Life Support web series has the shaky self-help group in perhaps taking the suggestion to confront your ex a little too far.

Watch and learn here.

Here’s the First Promo for Season 2 of “Last Man on Earth”
September 9, 2015
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On Sept. 27th, we get to follow Phil and Carol as a few of the last people on earth as Last Man on Earth returns for its second season.

In fact, you can see what the two are up to, specifically what Phil will be running into in this first promo.

Stephen Colbert Might Have Just Scored One of the Best Debuts in Late Night History
September 9, 2015
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Last night, Stephen Colbert proved that he is a more than worthy successor to David Letterman’s desk at The Late Show.

Throughout the history of late night talk shows, the first episode is often characterized by awkwardness, confusion, and a sort of frantic energy that aims to just keep the ship together as it barely has embarked on what’s supposed to be a long, long voyage.

However, Stephen Colbert was not only groomed to be a late night talk show host, but with his time at The Colbert Report, had built all the muscles necessary to be a late night talk show host, in character or not.

It should come as no surprise that, Colbert had no stilted moments in his monologue and ran a tight ship right from the opening sequence to paying tribute to Letterman to touring the new and improved Ed Sullivan Theater to the closing credits of his debut night on The Late Show. It might sound obvious to say, but one definitely got the sense after watching the inaugural episode that Stephen has been doing this late night thing for awhile.

You can see that Colbert, even sans character, can still properly stick it to Trump.

While some might clamor for the more rambunctious, satirical Colbert of The Colbert Report to do the interviews of the likes of George Clooney and especially Jeb Bush, Stephen manages inject some trademark cleverness in conversation. Hopefully, he’ll play that up more down the line.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is still very much a very traditional late night talk show with a monologue, suit, band, desk pieces, guests, etc., but Colbert showed on his very first night, how this old format can still be done well in 2015. For that, Stephen should be marked down for one of the best late night debuts of all time.

On top of that, Colbert had a thoroughly interesting inclusion of Jimmy Fallon throughout the show that almost seemed like an olive branch between the two late night hosts on different networks. We’ll be curious to see if that makes a decidedly different route for this era of late night as compared to the debacles of the last one.

Whether you watched the premiere or not (odds are that you were on of the 6.5 million that did), we urge you to watch the entire premiere episode when you make a spare hour for yourself.

M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” Gets an Honest Trailer
September 9, 2015
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At this point, the Screen Junkies seem to be building a collection of M. Night Shyamalan Honest Trailers as the filmmaker has rode the success of The Sixth Sense for well over a decade and then made a whole barrel of things that have been overwhelmingly panned.

Thus far, they’ve covered After Earth, The Last Airbender and they have now finally gotten to The Happening where people seemed to kill themselves not entirely unlike how people would die in all those Final Destination movies. 

Before too long, Shyamalan might catch up to Michael Bay in an Honest Trailers count.

Season 2 of “You’re The Worst” Premieres Tonight
September 9, 2015
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10:30PM on FXx

While Catastrophe has been holding down your need for romantic comedy series that take a look at more unfiltered relationships between season 1 of You’re The Worst and the premiere of season 2, the wait is over.

Jimmy and Gretchen return as one of the most exciting and daring couples to watch on TV tonight in the return of You’re The Worst. 

Again, it’s 10:30PM tonight on FXx.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/9/15
September 9, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Sept. 15th 7PM $10
American C*nt @ UCB Sunset Mon. Sept. 21st 10:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Lady/Freak @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Mixtape @ The Mystery Box 8PM FREE
An Evening of Music with Tim Heidecker @ The Troubadour 8PM $15
Super Secret Comedy Show @ Lyric Theatre 8PM $10-$20
Front Door Comedy @ The Pikey 8PM FREE
Idiots @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Little Esther Goes Through Your Stuff @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show @ The Groundlings 8PM $14
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Neal Brennan “3 Mics” @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 
Radio Picture Show @ The Virgil 8:30PM $8
Bear Supply @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Patio @ Bow & Truss 9PM FREE
Permission Slip @ All Star Lanes 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Heyday @ iO West 9:30PM $5
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Revolver @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
King Ten @ iO West 10:30PM $5
Bill Burr @ Steve Allen Theater 11PM $20
Cagematch @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Heather Turman/1 item min.
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audtion/1 item min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
VINADORE CAFE 8157 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/6 min./$5 min. purchase/Hosted by Stuart Thompson
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comedy/1 song for musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Matt Curti
THE MOTH @ BUSBY’S 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min. on stories on theme of “firsts” only/10 spots/Lottery/5 min./$8 cover
BRIX 16635 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA/Sign-up on day of at facebook.com/sunsetbeast/ Booked spots mixed in/Hosted by John Silver
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary
THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Hosted by David Venhuizen, Dan Gill, and Colin McCormick/No purchase necessary
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ AND GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./$3 min. purchase/Hosted by Mark Leonard and Patrick Ferry
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/7 min./$4 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Aaron Marsh
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Kate Peterman
ROBIN HOOD BRITISH PUB 13640 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/Lottery/Hosted by Mark Mulkerron
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
DROME COMEDY OPEN MIC Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up in advance only at SM@gr3d.com/Starts 9PM/10 spots only/5 min./Broadcast live at dromebox.com/archived on archive.org/ Bring a memory stick for HD version of your set/No purchase necessary
GLENDORA CONTINENTAL 316 W. Route 66, Glendora, CA/Starts 9PM/25 spots/5 min./Best set has chance to win $20/Hosted by Steve Hernandez
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Can sign-up at http://www.iansalmon.com/showsopen-mic-night.html/ Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Ian Salmon
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/Rolling lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Mike Schmidt, Heather Hanford, and Jason Flood
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA (next to Jons)/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:40PM after booked show/for improvisers/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/4 min. or 2 short songs/Get a ticket for assigned slot after purchase/First come, first served/30 spots only/Hosted by Adam Feuerberg and Tim Delone
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

How WOMEN Comedy Describes a Neighborhood Robbery
September 9, 2015
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WOMEN comedy knows how to describe a perp. 

Just watch this.

Universal Pictures Buys “Schooled” Pitch From Amy Poehler’s Paperkite To Be Written by Erica Oyama
September 9, 2015
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(via Deadline)

In case you weren’t aware, Erica Oyama wrote and created Burning Love.

Though there isn’t much details to “Schooled” available right now, but the backing of Poehler’s Paperkite Productions with both Amy Poehler and Brooke Posch attached as producers and Oyama set to write this high school teacher centric comedy should prove to be something to look out for.

Shoe Reviewer Extraordinaire Brad Hall Unboxes and Reviews the New Balance 998 NB1 for His Upcoming Formal Engagements
September 9, 2015
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Our favorite sneaker reviewer Brad Hall has got his hand on a pair of custom New Balance 998 NB1s with his name literally on them. He thinks they’ll pair well with a bunch of his more formal events.

Watch him unbox those fine shoes here as well as all his other unboxings/reviews/life updates here.

Nicole Byer to Star in Her Own Pilot and Be Featured in Hidden Camera Pilot at MTV
September 8, 2015
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(via Deadline)

MTV is getting further into the Nicole Byer business.

MTV just announced the newest additions to their development slate, two of which include the very funny Nicole Byer.

One is an untitled sitcom project that will star Byer and follow her having to live in the suburbs after burning down her apartment.

The other is a hidden camera show called Ladylike featuring Jade Catta-Preta, Nicole Byer, Matteo Lane, and Blair Socci running pranks that are meant to challenge social norms. 

We’re curious to see how all this pans out as there could be promise in either of these projects.

Forrest MacNeil’s Review of Public Speaking Is, Of Course, More Complicated Than It Needs Be
September 8, 2015
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Forrest MacNeil’s life he been ruined in so many ways over the course of a season and a half of Review with reviewing many of the darker aspects of humanity.

So, naturally, getting a lighter topic like public speaking would only leave him to explore the more catastrophic possibilities of such an act.

Watch how that would happen here.

Josh Androsky Has Devised a Way to Troll Ted Cruz and Raise Funds for Planned Parenthood
September 8, 2015
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(via The Daily Dot)

LA comedian Josh Androsky has managed to make his trolling of a presidential candidate actually affect change.

Basically, Androsky is not a fan of Ted Cruz intending to defund Planned Parenthood amongst many other platforms the presidential hopeful is running on. Off of that, he wanted to see what it would take get blocked by Cruz on Twitter. In attempting to do so, Josh got dared to how far he would go with money being donated to the charity of his choice the longer Cruz didn’t block him.

As a result, various memes including ones with colorful language and images of Cruz as well as others with Pokemon and curse words have been tweeted by Androsky to Cruz and more and more money has been donated to Planned Parenthood.

In fact, “When asked how much money he hoped to raise for Planned Parenthood, Androsky said, ‘My goal is to raise $2,294,642, because that spells out ‘bazinga’ on a phone keypad.’

So, this is how an edgier Robin Hood in the digital age does things.

Watch Trailer for a Romantic Comedy That’s Really Out There “The Lobster”
September 8, 2015
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The idea of love in dystopian society has been pondered now and again in the arts, but rarely has it gone as Kafka-esque from the get go as The Lobster where if you don’t fall in love, you’ll turn into an animal.

Director and co-writer Yorgos Lanthimos and co-writer Efthymis Filippou have made what looks to be, from this trailer, a sheer delight starring Colin Farrell and featuring Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw, Lea Seydoux, and more. 

The Lobster opens its theatrical release in the UK on Oct. 16th and will hopefully its way across the pond soon after.

Finally, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Premieres Tonight
September 8, 2015
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If you’ve been holding your breath since the announcement of Colbert taking over for Letterman since April of last year, you only have to hold your breath for the majority of today and this evening.

As of 11:35PM tonight, the final wheel of this new era of late night will get going as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert debuts on CBS.

Not only will this be television history because of Colbert’s first episode, but we’re sure that you’re excited to see what Colbert will do with Jeb Bush on the program. 

We sincerely hope you’ll be watching.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/8/15
September 8, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
An Evening of Music with Tim Heidecker @ The Troubadour Wed. Sept. 9th 8PM $15
Harland Williams @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Sept. 19th 8PM $18/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Full House @ Three Clubs 7:30PM FREE
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
2 Headed Dog @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
A Good Show @ The Open Space Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
Full Throttle Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Happy New Year! The Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Stand Up on the Spot with/Jeremiah Watkins Five Year Anniversary @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
Creep Show @ Dinosaur Coffee 8:30PM FREE
Blamblamblam!!! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
An Evening with Johnny Pemberton @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Reggie and Karen @ El Cid 9PM $10
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The National Midnight Society 1 Year Anniversary @ The Lyric Theatre 9:30PM $8
My Diary @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
Delicious Moments @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $10
This Show Is Not Funny @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM No cover/2 item min.
Seth & Ed’s Puppet Talk Show Celebrates 10 Years of UCB in LA @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5 (stand by only)

OPEN MIC RUN
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
THE SHORT STOP 1455 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./Lottery/Hosted by Brian Elder and Krystal LaFianza-Pitzen
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
MAVERICK’S FLAT 4225 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/5-7 min./Hosted by Malcolm Hall
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.
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
88 CHINESE & SUSHI 418 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./$5 min. purchase/Hosted by Cindy Liebman
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9:45PM/Lottery/4.5 min./after booked show
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/Ends 12AM/Rolling lottery/4 min.
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
THE LYRIC THEATRE 520 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM after booked show/No purchase necessary

Want to Hear What Comedians Obsess Over? Listen to Brent Sullivan’s “Completely Obsessed”
September 8, 2015
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Whether you’re aware of it not, much of the material that comedians present to the world is a result of their personal obsessions. It may be an obsession of any kind, but often times it’s an fascination with the darker, wierder corners of humanity that often get glossed over by polite society. From that angle, you can see where there’s a driving force in a good percentage of humor.

Brent Sullivan has sought out to delve into and explore these particular comedian obsessions in his aptly named podcast Completely Obsessed. The likes of Anthony Jeselnik, Sean Patton, Kate Berlant, Dan St. Germain, and more really get into the nitty gritty of anything from plane crashes to pornography to Christmas. Brent is also fascinating himself as his various neuroses and anxieties come into conversation in discussing these various subjects of odd interest.

Give it a listen here and you might just see some of the parts of the sausage, so to speak, that makes up a lot of jokes.

We’re Really Glad We Stopped by Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival and Comedy Scene
September 7, 2015
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From what we saw, Denver has a good thing going in its comedy scene.

As you might imagine, we don’t get out of LA often or, really at all since there is so much to cover around the scene. 

However, last month, we found our way to Denver, Colorado for the 3rd Annual High Plains Comedy Festival and we sure didn’t regret taking a week to explore the ins and outs of comedy in Denver. The Grawlix, which created the upcoming truTV series Those Who Can’t, rose to their current station from Denver and following in their stead is a great bunch of comics operating in what seems to be a well-balanced eco-system of comedy.

With the bureau’s budget, we could only send one person to Denver, so here’s the highlights of what they were physically able to catch at High Plains as well as bit of the local scene on the eve of the festival:  

-Everything we’ve heard about Comedy Works in Downtown Denver being one of the best comedy clubs in the entire country, which comes from so many respected people that we and everyone know, is absolutely true. The set up of low ceilings and no tables and stadium seating eliminated any possible distraction from the person on stage. We got to see Ron Funches warm up for his album taping and it was electric.

–The Fine Gentlemen’s Club has established as another solid, rising grouping of stand-ups in Denver. Chris Charpentier, Sam Tallent, Bobby Crane, and Nathan Lund made quite the showing at their own weekly show at The Deer Pile as well as their High Plains show at Three Kings Tavern.

-The storytelling showcase The Narrators, created by The Grawlix’s own Andrew Orvedahl, ran the gamut of emotions from hysterical to sobering to hysterical again. They just branched out to San Diego FYI.

-The three primary venues for High Plains were The Hi-Dive, 3 Kings Tavern, and Mutiny Information Cafe, which were all about two blocks from each other. That’s always a big plus at any comedy festival.

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Sean Patton, photo by Carlos Madrid

–Sean Patton got to headline several shows throughout the festival, which is a real treat to see his rich and deeply colorful comedy for both fans and first timers alike. 

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Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, and Ben Roy, photos by Emily Coates

-Hometown heroes The Grawlix (Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, and Ben Roy) got a rousing, rollicking homecoming when they headlined at 3 Kings. At one point, Roy lead almost half the crowd, pied piper like, up on stage and through the green room just for the hell of it.

-Recent LA transplants via Denver, Kristin Rand and Haley Driscoll put on a display of how spirited and charming they are several times at High Plains as well as at a few shows we caught before the festival.

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Kristin Rand, photo by Carlos Madrid

–Mara Wiles and The Funky Brunch was one of our favorite shows at High Plains. It pitted stand-ups to do sets that had to finish with a funk/soul-inspired obstacle/restriction like literally being tied up with rope as a silky smooth love song is playing.

-One of the after parties featured German rock “group” Total Ghost where The Nix Brothers, highly regarded directing duo from Denver, pretending to play their instruments during a crazy multimedia light extravaganza. It was a pretty solid way to kick off an after party of a comedy festival.

–Ian Abramson’s 7 Minutes in Purgatory made yet another great festival appearance that took its concept of isolating performers from the audience with sound proof headphones and made them perform on the street with a whole other random crowd watching. The sheer number of levels of which of which you could enjoy the show on were pretty great.  

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Ian Abramson, photo by Carlos Madrid

-High Plains’ marquee show The Paramount Theater was a real sight to see with a near 2000 people in attendance to see Anthony Jeselnik headline. As Anthony himself noted, it was nice to see that he didn’t get too high like some folks have gotten at past years of High Plains.

-Denver’s own Aaron Urist was also on that big show at The Paramount and killed with his dark observational humor.

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Aaron Urist, photo by Emily Coates

-On a live recording of Kevin O’Brien and Taylor Gonda’s These Things Matter podcast, we really enjoyed Jay Larson not having seen a good majority of the favorite movies and TV of the hosts and guests Ron Funches, Jonah Ray, and Karen Kilgariff, which each guest has to defend why it’s their favorite.

-Hailing from Portland, Wisconsin, and NYC respectively, Sean Jordan, Sammy Arechar, and Noah Gardenswartz gave Denver a great taste of their comedy brand with Sean and Sammy on the more silly side of the comedy spectrum and Noah on the sharper, precise side.

–Guy Branum proved why he’s an exquisite comedy force over the course of several shows on the festival as well as why he deserves to be on way more stages doing comedy than the many he is doing currently.

-The edgy competitive Madlibs adjacent game of Uncalled Four, birthed and grown in Denver, showed why it could become a game show for those looking for something a little darker/more blue/more fun than Steve Harvey’s reactions to answers on Family Feud.

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Kurt Braunohler, Matt Braunger, Beth Stelling, Byron Graham, and Guy Branum at Uncalled Four, photo by Emily Coates

-The absurdists Ron Lynch and Andrés du Bouchet had a ball at High Plains, making people double over while probably redefining their entire perception of the art form of comedy.

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Ron Lynch, photo by Carlos Madrid

-Recently formed comedy music duo Drennon Davis and Karen Kilgariff have been making a case to rethink you possible prejudices against musical comedy so you can enjoy some of the funniest and best crafted songs, often made up almost entirely from Drennon’s loop pedal, to come along in the last several years. Their performances at the festival furthered that notion.

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Drennon Davis and Karen Kilgariff, photo by Emily Coates

-We have to give a big hand to Andy Juett for being at the helm of High Plains as well as Sexpot Comedy, which he co-founded, being a big driving force behind the festival and making something that should become an institution in Denver comedy if it already isn’t one.

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Andy Juett, photo by Carlos Madrid

Will Ferrell Gets a MLB Hall of Fame Plaque for “Ferrell Takes The Field”
September 7, 2015
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Welcome to the @BaseballHall (sort of), Will Ferrell. #FerrellTakesTheField

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Though he’s only played in the Cactus League once, the ten different positions that Will Ferrell took on for his upcoming HBO comedy sports special Ferrell Takes the Field scored him a bronze plaque from the MLB Hall of Fame. 

It’s unclear whether the plaque will be on display at Cooperstown, NY in the actual Baseball Hall of Fame, but it’s probably very likely that his achievement will never be matched again, especially by someone who wasn’t a pro athlete to begin with.

Watch THR’s Roundtable Discussion with Showrunners of Transparent, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Black-ish, Silicon Valley, Togetherness, and Modern Family
September 7, 2015
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You can not only get into the headspace of many today’s top comedy showrunners, but what their headspace is like when they’re all in a room together.

Jill Soloway of Transparent, Robert Carlock of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Kenya Barris of Black-ish, Alec Berg of Silicon Valley, Jay Duplass of Togetherness, and Steve Levitan of Modern Family all came together to sit and chat at The Hollywood Reporter’s fascinating roundtable discussions about their shows and how they fit into the booming and constantly evolving landscape of television.

As you’ll see, there are plenty of the reasons that each one of these shows with these folks at the helm are successful.

Watch the hour long discussion here.

John Oliver Has a Crash Course on Going Back to School
September 7, 2015
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As summer vacation draws to a close, John Oliver is going to leave no child behind by giving them a heads up on what to expect when returning to school this year.

Watch it here.

The good majority of you that have since passed high school awhile ago will probably agree that Oliver’s tips cover a lot of ground very quickly.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/7/15
September 7, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Lachlan Patterson Taping @ Venice Ale House Thurs. Sept. 10th 8PM/10PM $10
improv4humans @ Hollywood Improv Lab Thurs. Sept. 17th 8:30PM $10

COMEDY CRAWL
Getting Doug with High @ UCB Sunset 4:15PM $5 (stand by only)
The 5 Minutes Game: Dude Bro Edition @ Cinefamily 5PM $14
Everybody’s Great @ The Clubhouse 7PM FREE
Impro(vs)tandup @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
Lady to Lady LIVE @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Live Terrified with Dave Ross @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Business LA @ Little Joy 9:30PM FREE
An Sho(w) @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5 

OPEN MIC RUN
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.
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
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
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
DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT THEATER 251 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./stand-up or movie/Have movie on YouTube, Vimeo or Flash drive/Hosted by Tony Bartolone and Stamati Arakas
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
HOOTERS 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9:15PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Presented by Stephen Holleman, Joleen Lunzer-Hernandez, Kristen Alberts, Tom McNaughton
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
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

Mike Cronin’s Debut Album “Hot For Too Long” Out Now from Rooftop Comedy
September 6, 2015
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Rooftop Comedy has been on a streak lately with their most recent comedy album releases. We’ve enjoyed records from Andy Erikson and Alex Stone off of their label and their latest release from Cincinnati’s Mike Cronin, Hot For Too Long, was a delight as well.

Cronin has a great midwest homespun flavor to his comedy. Yet, he also has meticulously crafted it to weave jokes, both high and low brow, delicately throughout for a solid first hour.

You can get Hot For Too Long from Rooftop here.

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