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Tickets, Well, Waitlist Tickets Are Available For “With Bob and David” Tapings

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Well, it was only announced this morning, so, of course, all the tickets are pretty much taken.

Now that Netflix has ordered four episodes and a special of “With Bob and David”, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross have moved forward with this new sketch show, which will include segments performed in front of a live audience.

Cross announced free tickets for the tapings that take place throughout this month at Andrita Studios. A short time passed before all the tickets were gone, but there is a waitlist if you want to hold out hope that anyone with a ticket might miss out.

There are tapings for With Bob and David on April 15th, 21st, 25th, and 30th.

Good luck if you don’t already have tickets.

To clarify, we’re not exactly clear on how the waitlist will work here, but all TV tapings do have waitlists/standby lines/etc. as they do not want an empty seat in the house. As soon as we know exactly how they’re going about a waitlist, we’ll let you know.

Fox Developing a TV Movie Adaptation of “Rocky Horror Picture Show”

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Our guess is this is Fox taking a cue from NBC’s recent live productions of The Sound of Music and Peter Pan.

Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of the most enduring movies with screenings at theaters across the country that still has enthused costumed fans standing in line waiting to see it again. So, if Fox is indeed trying to do their version for network television, a 2 hour TV special version of Rocky Horror is a pretty good idea.

There’s no cast currently attached, but we know that they definitely should try working Tim Curry in there somehow.

Support Jason Nash’s Next Film “FML: A Social Media Adventure”

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We really enjoyed Jason Nash’s “Jason Nash Is Married” last year and thus we think Nash’s latest film FML: A Social Media Adventure could use your help.

Interestingly enough, Nash’s last film featured him doing a podcast as that was what he was doing at the time when he was putting the film together.

Nowadays, Jason has become quite the star on Vine with over 1.5 million followers. As such, he’s making this film with Vine stars as a buddy road comedy with two guys, him as one and Brandon Calvillo as the other, from much different generations trying to up their social media presence.

The likes of TJ Miller, Patton Oswalt, Rob Corddry, Busy Philipps, Ken Marino, Andy Daly, and Paul Scheer will be in FML as well as Vine stars Cavillo, Brittany Furlan, and Sunny Mabrey.

They’re looking to raise $200K and are at $22,663 with less than three weeks to go. If you want to help and donate, do so here ASAP.

Here’s the Trailer For SNL Doc “Live From New York!”

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If you didn’t feel that the montages of the SNL 40th Anniversary were in-depth enough about the history of Saturday Night Live, this should probably do the trick.

Bao Nguyen’s documentary Live From New York! will go throughout the timeline of SNL looking at the show’s inception, Lorne Michaels’ course at the helm, and the effect that it has had on American and global discourse in politics, pop culture, etc.

It’s set to play at the Tribeca Film Festival, but, for those of us not in attendance, we’ll have to chew on this trailer for awhile.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/11/15

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ON THE HORIZON
An Evening with Chris Fairbanks @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Apr. 14th 9PM $5
Distressed @ Hollywood Improv Wed. Apr. 29th 7:30PM $25/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
New Brain Panel Series @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 12PM FREE
Harold Lloyd in “The Freshman” @ Cinefamily 2PM $12
Stonecutters LA 2 Year Anniversary @ Nerdmelt Showroom 4PM FREE w/RSVP
JFL Montreal Character Showcase @ iO West 6PM FREE
Best of UCB Sketch @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Sentimental Lady: Guilty Pleasures @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5 (stand by only)
Are These Chairs Comfy? @ The Lyric Hyperion Theatre 8PM $5
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Groundlings: Dead or Alive @ The Groundlings 8PM/10PM $20
Ithamar Has Nothing to Say @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $10
Jon Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20, $10 w/Goldstar/2 item min.
Sherane @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Chatterday Night @ The Chatterbox 8:30PM FREE
Horrible Movie Night Presents Parole Violators @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
College Humor Live LA @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
JFL Montreal Showcase @ Hollywood Improv 9PM $5/2 item min.
The Armando Show @ iO West 9PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Stand Up and Dance in Downtown Los Angeles 10PM FREE
The Fcuk Around @ UCB Franklin 10PM $10 (stand by only)
The Raggle Taggle Dance Hour @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion @ New Beverly Cinema MIDNIGHT $8
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Bedlam! @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

OPEN MIC RUN
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Joe Shelby
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 2PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 4:15PM/Lottery
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/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
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 Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Raab
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/https://www.facebook.com/ComedydeBasement/First 20 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Pablo Avion & Eric Bustamante/5 min./1 drink min.
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

Here’s The First Teaser For HBO’s “The Brink”

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With Armando Iannucci’s exit announced today, the release of this teaser seems perfectly timed.

HBO’s new comedy series geopolitical crisis comedy The Brink starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins has just gotten its first teaser today. As it deals with politics on an international level, it might pair nicely to Veep.

We’ll see exactly how that plays out on the Brink’s premiere on Jun. 21st at 10:30PM on HBO.

The Comedy Bureau Thanks Any and All Who Came And/Or Supported Us For Our 4 and 5/12th Years Anniversary (And Any Other Time Really)

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James Austin Johnson reaching his hand out to a wonderful crowd at Echoes Under Sunset for our 4 and 5/12th Anniversary, full of mirth, wonder, comedy, silliness, and dancing.

All photos courtesy of Sarah Wood.

It truly was a spectacular night a week ago and we here at The Comedy Bureau thank all who attended as well as though who have kept us going throughout all these years and change. All of you make our efforts here worth it, despite not being any sort of “official” government agency with any government funding.

We also want to graciously thank Maria Bamford, Baron Vaughn, Candice Thompson, James Austin Johnson, Joe Wagner, Emily Heller, Drennon Davis, Karen Kilgariff, Brad Silnutzer, Avery Pearson, Christian Chavez, Echoes Under Sunset, Sarah Wood, and Mandee Johnson for all being part of or helping with the show.

The following is photographic evidence that this all happened.

Candice Thompson

James Austin Johnson

Drennon Davis and Karen Kilgariff

Yes, dancing happened.

Oh yeah, this guy, Jake Kroeger. He works here and likes hats.

To another 4 and 5/12th years and beyond where we relaunch the website (happening soon), expanding beyond LA (hopefully happening soon), etc. (perhaps happening at a point TBD). Any donations (there’s a donation button right above the embedded Comedy Crawl and Open Mic Run calendars) would definitely expedite any of these things happening.

Once more, thank you all for making this, whatever it is exactly we do, worth it.

Joe Zimmerman Warns That You’re Probably Not The Spirit Animal That You Think You Are

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Most of you think you’re some sort of fearsome predator or noble, upstanding creature. According to the findings of Joe Zimmerman, the Internet thinks otherwise.

Zimmerman’s latest late night stand-up set on Conan showed what happens when a simple Google search goes fantastically awry, but ultimately ends up with you knowing yourself better, especially when it comes to spirit animals.

Armando Iannucci Set to Leave “Veep”

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Curb Your Enthusiasm’s David Mandel will be taking the reins upon Iannucci’s exit.

With family back home in London and an itch to do more movies, Armando Iannucci is stepping down from his own series Veep after four stellar seasons.

We can only hope this will go notably better than what happened in season 4 of Community and that maybe Iannucci will give British intelligence agencies another course on comedy in his spare time.

“Louie” Goes to Some Kind of Potluck

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Beware the dangers of potlucks?

Louie returned for its fifth season last night on FX and is back in full form of a hilarity that defies strict definition or limits.

Just watch C.K. going to a potluck to see what we mean.

Aasif Mandvi’s “Halal In The Family” Not Only Fights Islamophobia, But Makes An 80s Multi Cam Style Sitcom Watchable in 2015

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Aasif Mandvi really ran with what could have been just one segment on The Daily Show with correspondents Jordan Klepper and Samantha Bee and made it to something potentially groundbreaking.

A couple of months ago when Mandvi crowfunded the money to finish his spin on an classic multi cam sitcom depicting a Muslim American family in the suburbs facing all the problems that all the other American families have faced in similar suburbs over the years, we didn’t know that Halal in the Family could be this good.

Aasif does accomplish his goal of cutting down stereotypes long held by many Americans about Muslims through the lives of The Qu’osby Family (hopefully, we’ll think more positively about this family rather than the other one with the “C” instead of the “Qu”) as you can see when there is a whole “mistaken identity spy” mishap.

While there is a veil of a classic style sitcom, Halal In The Family’s intention is to be as satirical as possible and, as such, they don’t run away from the jokes that cut deep. No matter if it’s mistaken perceptions of terrorists, misguided racial slurs, or downplaying ethnicity, the show stays where most multi cam sitcoms wouldn’t dare go. Perhaps, this is the secret to doing a multi cam sitcom in an age where people often question whether the format is played out or not.

Whether that proves to be the case or not, definitely give the four episodes of Halal In The Family on Funny or Die a watch now.

For You Simpsons Completists Out There, Note That Seasonal DVD Box Sets of “The Simpsons” Are Being Discontinued

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

If you were dreaming of having a pyramid of Simpsons DVD box sets, you’re going to have buy up what you don’t have quickly and possibly make some yourself.

The multi-DVD brick cases that hold hours and hours of Simpsons episodes, bonus features, and commentary are no longer going to be produced as The Simpsons have pretty much gone digital with SimpsonsWorld.com.

So, if you do indeed want to own all the box sets that have been ever made, better snag them up quick online or possibly, engage in what’s becoming an old past time of going to a store to buy a DVD.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/10/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Picture This! An Animated Comedy Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sun. Apr. 19th 8PM $10
The Goddamn Comedy Jam @ The Lyric Theatre Mon. Apr. 20th 9PM $12

COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee: Cardinal Redbird and Landlord @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Brand New Ball @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
The Last Comedy Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM FREE w/RSVP
Quick & Funny Musicals @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Groundlings: Dead or Alive @ The Groundlings 8PM $20
JFL Montreal Showcase @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM/10PM No cover/2 drink min.
Jon Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $20, $10 w/Goldstar/2 item min.
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Bangarang Presents The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
With Bob & David @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM Sold out
Basic Flowers in Downtown LA 8:30PM FREE
Bitchface @ Jones Coffee 8:30PM $5
Bear Fight @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Soundtrack + Cat Ladies @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Orpheus Roy and Friends w/Blimprov @ iO West 10PM $10
This Feels Terrible @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Gangbusters @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
JV Presents: #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/Set list of topic provided to improvise off of/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
IMPROV JAM @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can perform/Hosted by Mano Agapion
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Lottery/One item min./4 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./First come, first served
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5;30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester & Alison Stevenson
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ibo Brewer
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA #201/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover/includes drink/Hosted by Bobbie Oliver
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10:45PM after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

improv listings curated by Zack Ross

Adam Cayton-Holland’s New Album “Backyards” Out Now

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We’re assuming that you’re on a comedy album a week budget and on that assumption, you should pick up this one from Cayton-Holland.

You might be down over the fate of Twin Peaks returning hanging in the balance, but give yourself a pick up by buying and listening to Backyards, the new album from the fantastic Adam Cayton-Holland.

You can get it on iTunes or on CD w/limited edition baseball card.

Bill Hicks’ “Relentless” To Play One Night Only on Apr. 27th via Fathom Events

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Now, you’ll be able to watch more than those clips about marketing and pop music for once.

Of Bill Hicks’ works, his special “Relentless” is probably the one that you’ve seen the most if you’ve seen any of Bill Hicks’ stand-up specials or TV appearances at all.

Thanks to Fathom Events, you’ll be able to see the special in its entirety in select theaters on Apr. 27th. Get your tickets for participating theaters here.

You can also see a trailer featuring bits that we’re guessing you’ve probably never seen before.

Eddie Murphy Will Be The Next Recipient of The Mark Twain Prize For Humor

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Maybe this will be the thing that will have Eddie Murphy return to telling jokes on stage?

Following Richard Pryor, Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, Neil Simon, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno, Eddie Murphy will be the latest to receive the prestigious Mark Twain Prize For Humor from The Kennedy Center.

With a tribute on Spike TV, some touching remarks from Chris Rock at the SNL 40th Anniversary, and now this Mark Twain Prize, we wonder if there is a ratio of tribute specials to live comedy appearances where he does a little more than say thank you.

Improve Your Day and Life By Watching Tig Notaro and Jon Dore on Conan

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After watching this interview, you might think, “Tig and Jon should have their own show”. Luckily, that’s Knock, Knock, It’s Tig Notaro coming to Showtime next week on Apr. 17th.

Anytime Jon Dore is in the studio at Conan, hijinks are the order of the day and he has a good time retelling the Goldilocks story in the middle of their interview with Tig Notaro and Conan O’Brien offering color commentary.

They also got to talking about their new show where they do stand-up at people’s houses “Knock, Knock, It’s Tig Notaro”, which sounds like it will be great both in concept and from what you can see from their chemistry on Conan.

“Apparently”, Nate Fernald Was “Cut Out” of What Should Be Called “WTF with Marc Maron and Nate Fernald”

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As it “turns out”, the very funny Nate Fernald has been “co-hosting”, then subsequently “cut out” of every episode of WTF with Marc Maron.

Even if you’re a longtime listener to WTF, you might not even be aware that Marc and a guest are “ignoring” a co-host, Nate Fernald, the whole time.

Fernald was gracious enough to dig up an unedited episode featuring guest Chris D’Elia and none of Nate being cut out. Listen here.

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“The Comedians” and Season 5 of “Louie” Premiere Tonight

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From 10PM to 11PM, stay in and watch or set your DVR.

The series premiere of The Comedians starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad airs tonight at 10PM and the fifth season of Louie premieres right after at 10:30PM.

So, The Comedians will be leading in Louie, which is only slightly intriguing since, but most of you, we’re guessing will be probably watching both later.

Edward Snowden Gives John Oliver an Education in Passwords

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Here’s an added bonus to the landmark interview by John Oliver of Edward Snowden.

We’re sure that Oliver and his Last Week Tonight team try to fit in as many bits as they could with their limited time with Edward Snowden, some of which couldn’t make it to the final cut.

One of those bits was going over how lazy a good majority of us are with our passwords that supposedly protect all of our valuable information.

John really shows us how to not do passwords, much to Snowden’s delight. Watch it here.

Here’s The First Trailer For Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie”

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Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin play “frenemies” that come together over their husbands, played by Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen, revealing that they are gay and in love with each other. You in?

Here’s the first trailer to give you a promising taste of what’s to come for Grace & Frankie. You can see that June Diane Raphael, Baron Vaughn, and more will also be in the mix

Given the premise, Grace & Frankie very easily could have been a multi cam sitcom, but it’s not and we think it will be all the better for it.

All the episodes will be released on Netflix on May 8th.

LA Comedy Rundown 4/9/15

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ON THE HORIZON
Blamblamblam!!! @ Bar 107 Tues. Apr. 14th 9PM
Kragrock @ The Mystery Box Thurs. Apr. 16th 9PM FREE

COMEDY CRAWL
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Fairy Tale Theatre: 18 & Over @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $15-$17
Chimp City Comedy Showcase @ Black Rose Tavern 8PM FREE
Comedy Living Room’s Kick Back @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Impro(vs)tandup @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Maria Bamford @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $25/2 item min.
Fresh Out: Stand-Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Dasariski @ iO West 9PM $10
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
This Show Is Your Show w/Matt & Moses @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Mantzoukas and… @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
JFL Montreal Showcase @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $27/2 drink min.
Loud Village at the Improv 2 Year Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning @ iO West 10PM $10
Search History @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
The Last Day of School: The Txt Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
THE COMEDY STORE PATIO 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Josh Martin
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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Nick Costas
UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/5 min./Lottery/10 spots only/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Gilli Nissim/Mary Sasson/Mel Stephens
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary/One lottery spot for booked show after
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up is 12PM at Facebook page/See https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alibi-Open-Mic-at-the-Hotel-Hollywood/545741885530183 for more info and to sign up/First 23 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Paco McCauley & Evan Kessler
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
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/Starts 7:30PM/10 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
THE BALL ROOM 2980 McClintock Way, Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7:45PM/Starts 8PM/5-8 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco/No purchase necessary
THE CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
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 8:30PM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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

*improv listings curated by Zack Ross

Joe Pera Tries Out Some New Jokes on His “Manager” in New “How To Make It In USA”

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Not many managers are willing to tell you the truth about 9/11 rather than talk about your upcoming gigs.

This manager is.

Following the first meeting between Joe Pera and the new representation he’s gotten played by Conner O’Malley, Joe comes back to try and see about his manager likes his no jokes only to get an education on life, conspiracy theories and all.

Watch episode two of How To Make It In USA here.

FX Announces Dates For “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll”, a Louis C.K. Special, and Season 2 of “Married”

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Louis C.K.: Live From The Comedy Store premieres May 28th and “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll” and season 2 of “Married” premiere July 16th.

FX gets the first TV dibs on Louis C.K.’s latest special “Live at The Comedy Store” that will make its TV debut almost two months after the season 5 premiere of Louie.

Following that, Denis Leary’s new comedy and hair in Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and the second season of Married will round out FX’s comedy schedule for a while.

Between this, Netflix’s upcoming comedy, Veep and Silicon Valley returning, etc., the only time you might have freed up is those few months between Letterman leaving The Late Show and Colbert taking over.

James Corden Pulls Out The Stops For Beverly Blvd. Traffic and People Camping Out For Sneakers

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James Corden has gone where no late night host has gone before in stopping traffic on LA’s very busy Beverly Blvd. and a line of sneakerheads waiting for a shoe release.

So far on this week of The Late Late Show with James Corden, they’ve already had two clever remotes.

One of them has Corden rallying up an entire production of Grease to be performed in costume in the crosswalk while midday traffic is stopped. The other has James getting in with some of the folks camping out to be the first to get a new pair of limited edition Jordans, then flipping the script on them with some unexpected trivia.

Anywhere in the vicinity of CBS Television City will probably be part of some Late Late Show bit over the next year.