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LA Comedy Rundown 3/26/15
March 26, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON 
Stonecutters LA Two Year Anniversary @ Nerdmelt Showroom Sat. Apr. 11th 4PM FREE w/RSVP
Eddie Izzard @ Hollywood Bowl Sat. Jun. 6th $41-$125, $19-$48 w/Goldstar

COMEDY CRAWL
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
The Adult Swim Drive-In @ Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Parking Lot 7:30PM (stand by only)
3rd Thursday @ Angel City Brewery 8PM FREE
Highly Recommended Comedy Show @ Ye Olde King’s Head 8PM FREE
The “Last” Comedy Living Room 8:30PM FREE w/RSVP (RSVP full)
Cookin’ With Gas @ Groundlings 8PM $18
Final Words @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Ronna & Beverly @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
Speechless @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $10
Taylor Williamson @ Irvine Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Set List at The Studio Session s @ 1836 Sunset Studios 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
Loud Village @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $8/2 item min.
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
Take It From Us PR @ 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

Please Support Sara Benincasa’s Body Positive Short Film “The Focus Group”
March 26, 2015
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Sara Benincasa is great. Body positivity is great. That’s all you should need to know to support the making of this short film.

Called “The Focus Group”, Sara will show in a short film how a focus group would analyze her body and show how ridiculous many beauty standards are today. 

The Kickstarter campaign is looking to raise $9000 currently at $7355 as of this post. There’s three weeks to go before the campaign ends on Apr. 16th.

You can donate here.

“Garfunkel and Oates” The Series Now on Netflix
March 25, 2015
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You may be sad that the show is gone, but you can binge watch repeatedly now on Netflix.

Garfunkel and Oates, the series on IFC is indeed gone, but Netflix has taken the series in and you can stream it at your convenience.

Be sure to remember, Riki and Kate aren’t done as a great music duo.

Jason Segel and Drew Pearce Will Be Writing Another “LEGO Movie” Spin-off “Billion Brick Race”
March 25, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Yes, that puts The LEGO Movie franchise at a potential 7 movies, even though none of the sequels or spin-offs have been released yet.

LEGO Movie 2-4 have already been added to the slate as well as a Ninjago and a LEGO Batman spin-off. Now Warner Bros. has added a third spin-off to the franchise that will be co-written by Jason Segel and Drew Pearce called Billion Brick Race. 

No details to the plot are available yet, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Dan Lin, and Roy Lee are on board to produce and hopefully keep the fun, innovative, meta tone of the first movie consistent throughout the franchise.

Watch “The Roast of Ron Lynch” as a Great Reminder of Traditional Roasts
March 25, 2015
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While the upcoming Roast of Justin Bieber is a night of taking on a highly divisive figure with all the insults and verbal barbs that professional insult and verbal barb makers can muster as physical abuse is illegal, there was a time where roasts were for the ones you love. 

The Roast of Ron Lynch wonderfully harkens back to that time.

Ron Lynch is, whether you or Ron knows it or not, an American comedy treasure and, as such, a roast in his honor was held a few weeks back at Trepany House @ The Steve Allen Theater. In attendance was a dais of his friends and contemporaries including Emo Philips, Chuck Sklar, Kevin Kataoka, Brendon Small, Joe Wagner, Katie Crown, The Walsh Brothers, Davey Johnson, and more.

They all took their approach of making fun of Ron and each other, saying something heartfelt, Ron expertly responding, and, as you might imagine made it a night to never forget.

Watch and enjoy a classic roast of a great comedian here.

Relativity Media  To Do Indian Remakes of Their Film Properties Including “Masterminds” with Zach Galifianakis
March 25, 2015
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(via Variety)

China is not the only giant film market that American companies are trying to break into. India’s got a booming film business and Relativity Media is going to attempt to bridge their way into it with Indian remakes which will include the heist comedy Masterminds starring Zach Galifianakis and more. 

Other comedies that could potentially get a similar remake are Take Me Home Tonight, Movie 43, Hector and the Search for Happiness, and Don Jon. 

One can only wonder will look like with Indian stars, done in Indian languages, and done in the Bollywood arena where CGI effects go crazy and singing and dancing are still very popular. 

“The Late Late Show with James Corden” Already Has a “Very Best of” DVD and Delivers Pizza
March 25, 2015
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OK, if they keep having fun like this at The Late Late Show with James Corden, they’re headed in the right direction.

Utilizing bandleader Reggie Watts for absurdist bits, putting Corden in situations with real folks, and planning some entirely unexpected surprises could be a winning combination for the new Late Late Show.

Just watch this best of DVD bit and Corden deliver pizza around Fairfax.

Key & Peele’s “Substitute Teacher” Movie Going Forward at Paramount
March 25, 2015
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(via Deadline)

There were talks of this happening last year and whoever was holding their breath in the hopes of this happening can now exhale.

One of Key & Peele’s most popular characters, the veteran substitute teacher Mr. Garvey, is going to get a feature adaptation with Keegan Michael-Key as Garvey will face off teacher-a-teacher against Jordan Peele as antithetical, very likable teacher.

We can see montages of Garvey aggressively mispronouncing common names and Jordan pronouncing them correctly and then giving a positive affirmation to each student individually.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/25/15
March 25, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Power Violence Goodbye @ Theatre 6470 Sun. Mar. 29th 9:30PM FREE
How Did This Get Made? Live with Paul Scheer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. Apr. 4th 8PM/10PM $30 (stand by only)

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Icky Pep @ The Clubhouse 7:30PM FREE
Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail TV Taping @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7:30PM/9:30PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
A New Stand Up Show @ Copper Still Bar at Jaragua 8PM FREE
Lush Hour @ Melody Lounge 8PM FREE
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show @ The Groundlings 8PM $14
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Gandhi, Is That You? @ Golden Road Brewing 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Big Grande’s Freaks on a Leash @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
Cagematch @ 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
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Heather Turman/No purchase necessary
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.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
B.Y.O.S. SKETCH OPEN MIC @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sketches only/Sign-up 5:45PM/5 page/5 min. max/Lottery/12-13 slots only/No light or sound cues/Hosted by Beth Appel or Tim Neenan
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 Justin Lentz
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Adrienne Airhart
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
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
UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served./1 item min.
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
ROBIN HOOD BRITISH PUB 13640 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/Lottery/booked spots mixed in/Hosted by Mark Mulkerron
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/4 min. or 2 short songs/First come, first served/One item min./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.

Series Finale of “Kroll Show” Is Tonight
March 25, 2015
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Oh, goodbye #KrollShow. #KrollShowFinale #GoodbyeKrollWorld #tonight pic.twitter.com/nRpnx6nsr4

After three seasons, Kroll Show is wrapping itself up for good on Comedy Central. It’s going to take awhile to say goodbye to each of Kroll’s characters in the special, individualized way that they would want, but it’s probably worth it.

The series finale of Kroll Show is at 10:30PM tonight on Comedy Central.

Lauren Lapkus and More Announce Outside Lands 2015 Line-up
March 25, 2015
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More festival line-up announcements need to go like this. 

In a similar fashion to SF Sketchfest’s line-up announcement video, The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival had fun playing with the idea of announcing the line-up as a mother played by Lauren Lapkus would tell you what’s going to be on the dinner table or other weirdly out-of-place scenes with the likes of Dave Theune and Demorge Brown to be discussing what acts will be playing a giants arts and music festival.

Watch the announcement video here. Then, you can get more details on Outside Lands, which runs from Aug. 7-9, here.

George Carlin Site Relaunch Promises Unreleased and Rare Carlin Tracks
March 24, 2015
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(via Variety)

Looks like Bill Hicks won’t be the only comedian making posthumous releases this year.

The estate of George Carlin is revamping the legendary comedian’s website and will bring rare and unreleased tracks from Carlin performances with it. 

The GeorgeCarlin.com relaunch is scheduled for this Fri. Mar. 27th. From the sounds of it as well as all the work George’s daughter Kelly Carlin has done in his honor, that it might be a digital museum of sorts not unlike the revamped MitchHedberg.net.

Hush Money Shows What Happens When a Long Take in a Movie Doesn’t Go According to Plan
March 24, 2015
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If you marveled at the seamlessness of Birdman, Rope, etc., you’ll love this.

Hush Money Sketch showed what happens during those long tracking shots that involve several people doing several different things and the production perhaps doesn’t get it.

Enjoy.

Will Ferrell Getting Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
March 24, 2015
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(via Variety)

We wonder if Ferrell is going to pull any stunts like he did with his Mark Twain Prize.

Will Ferrell will now deservedly join the rows and rows of stars and names along Hollywood Blvd. and it wouldn’t surprise us at all if he did something like stand by his star in costume to see if he could people to take a picture with him instead of the star. 

And “The Late Late Show With James Corden” Begins With a Cool New Set, Clever Segments, and Sincerity
March 24, 2015
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As far as we can tell, James Corden is off to a good start at The Late Late Show. 

The premiere episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden aired last night and gave America a good showing of what Corden, bandleader Reggie Watts, and this new era of late night is all about as far they’re concerned.

These two segments of how Corden “got” the Late Late Show host gig and how he runs through this thorough retrospective of Tom Hanks’ career kick the show off to a fun, yet clever premiere.

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Right off the bat, you’ll note the set doesn’t trying to relive some late night talk show sets of yesteryear, but instead is quite dark in its color palate and delightfully all over the place. See the checkered floor that Reggie and his band Karen play on. 

Oh yeah, Reggie’s wonderful band is named, for now, Karen according to this interview with The A.V. Club and Reggie will seemingly get to bring some of the Comedy Bang! Bang! flavor to network television as shown by the one question he asked Hanks. 

They definitely employ other things that slightly eschew traditional late night tropes like Corden’s monologue leaning more towards his predecessor Craig Ferguson’s style of being in the moment and coming from the heart. James also doesn’t sit behind the desk for the interview, interviewed both Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis at the same time sort of like The Graham Norton Show, and even had slick black cards instead of the traditional light blue that talk show hosts used to stay on point throughout the show.

Of course, this is just the premiere episode and all of this could end up changing, but it’s clear that, whatever happens, James will be completely genuine about it as you can see with his closing ballad.

You can watch the whole premiere here and see it all in its entirety for yourself.

Now Germany Is Getting In On Ripping Off Conan’s “Tull’s Tips”
March 24, 2015
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Perhaps, you thought that a French late night talk show ripping off one of Conan’s popular segments would be the end of one of the more bizarre stories behind the curtain of late night. 

Well, it’s not.

As it turns out, a German show has now done the same in-a-closet-DIY tips thing that Tull has done. It would almost seem that European late night talk shows might make this into an ongoing prank. 

We’re not sure where it will end or if any of these shows will issue a sincere apology, but we do know that there might be a better case of plagiarism here than Blurred Lines from Got To Give It Up.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/24/15
March 24, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Lost Moon Radio @ Westside Comedy Theater Mon. Mar. 30th 8PM $15
Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater Tues. Mar. 31st 8PM $8 (stand by only)

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Assembly: Featuring the UCB Faculty @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
TNT Improv March Madness Final Seven @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Awful Truth @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
The Brother Hines Hollywood Shuffle @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
The Comedy Section @ Cinefile Video 8:15PM $5 suggested donation
The Gale @ Groundlings 8PM $14
This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $10/2 item min.
Aisling Bea of Ireland and Humphrey Ker of England @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Sleepaway Camp @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
We’re Having Fun Here @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The National Midnight Society @ Voila! Gallery 9:30PM $5
Roast Battle @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM FREE
This Show Is Not Funny @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5  
Dirt @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
JUST BE YOURSELF @ UCB SUNSET INNER SANCTUM 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/For character performances only/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends before 8PM/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
KIBITZ ROOM @ CANTER’S 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/No over the top vulgarity/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
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 5:45PM/Lottery/20 spots available
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jenny Yang and Atsuko Okatsuka
THE OTHER DOOR 10437 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/25 booked spots and 20 lottery spots/To get a booked spot, email mouthypants@gmail.com by Monday at 5 PM. 20 names will be chosen at random/Sign-up for 20 lottery spots starts at 7:30 at the show
Go to facebook.com/mouthypantscomedy for more details.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served
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
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
WANG’S PLACE 120 E. Lemon Ave., Monrovia, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/One item min./6 min.
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 7:45PM/Ends 9:30PM/5-7min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up is lottery/No purchase necessary
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
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3-5 min./$1 cover/Hosted by Nick Kauffman
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 min./1 item min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/First come, first served
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 11PM/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
March 24, 2015
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That’s all we’ll say for now.

Doug Stanhope Set to Write A Memoir
March 24, 2015
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Well, you know this is going to be good.

Doug Stanhope is now set to write a memoir covering his relationship with his mother. If you’ve listened to or watched Stanhope’s latest special Beer Hall Putsch, you know that this will probably be as an unfiltered, darkly comedic collection of personal tales as Stanhope has ever told about his mom. 

However, you’re going to have to wait until a year from now in Apr. 2016 for its publication. Still, we’re guessing it’s going to be worth the wait.

Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott Start “Simpsons” Retrospective Podcast “Everything’s Coming Up Podcast”
March 23, 2015
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One would think that with 26-season-and-counting run and a cemented status as a legendary show, not just within the animated comedy genre, but among the entire TV canon, The Simpsons would have be the spark behind more podcasts.

After all, we can’t even count how many podcasts there are about just professional wrestling.

We could only find a couple of random Simpsons focused podcast before today.

Luckily, Simpsons superfans and comedians Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott have started the Everything’s Coming Up Podcast where they will chat with comics, writers, animators etc. about their favorite episode of The Simpsons.

The first episode is already up and you can follow Everything Coming Up Podcast on Facebook and Twitter.

Women Comedy Continuing To Run Round The Whole Internet and Are Now at CC:Studios
March 23, 2015
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Women Comedy continue to spread their much needed brand of comedy at every corner of the web. 

First it was just their YouTube channel, then IFC, then Funny or Die, and now, Dave/Jake/Allen/Pat are at Comedy Central’s CC:Studios.

Just watch why they’re at Comedy Central’s digital arm with this first sketch entitled “God’s Vagina”.

Season of 3 of “Maron” Coming May 14th
March 23, 2015
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With season 3 of Maron coming in less than two months and almost at 600 episodes of WTF with Marc Maron, the gates have been locked and many of us are all tuned in.

Season 3 of Maron premieres on Thurs. May 14th at 10PM on IFC and with it, comes the third season of a show based on doing a podcast that was just started as a thing to keep Marc from killing himself. 

So, would the hashtag a la Community’s #sixseasonsandamovie for this be #sixseasonsonethousandsepisodesandamovie?

As Long As James Corden Can Get Into The Studio, “The Late Late Show with James Corden” Will Be Premiering Tonight
March 23, 2015
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cbs, james corden, the late late show

CBS Television City runs a tight ship and will make sure that the premiere of The Late Late Show with James Corden will go off with a hitch, making sure no stragglers wander in. 

Any stragglers whatsoever.

Even with all of James Corden’s accolades and massive following back in the UK, he’s still working on making himself into a household name here in the States and is starting off with the guard at the CBS Television City’s front gate.

Make sure to catch the premiere tonight at 12:35AM with guests Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis following The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.

Lauren Lapkus Reviews Apps With “Lauren Lapkus’ App Kisses” on “No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins”
March 23, 2015
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apps, fusion, lauren lapkus, no you shut up, parody, paul f tompkins, reviews

Of the ways to kick off Monday, seeing Lauren Lapkus review made up apps with a hot dog on Paul F. Tompkins’ puppet panel debate show No, You Shut Up! is definitely at the top of our list. 

In fact, all apps reviews should involve an arbitrary rating system like kisses and have Lapkus or someone Lapkus-esque doing the review. In case you weren’t aware, there’s plenty more fun like this being had on No, You Shut Up! which you can watch in whole or in clips at their YouTube channel if you’re not watching it already on Fusion.

LA Comedy Rundown 3/23/15
March 23, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail Season 2 Tapings @ Nerdmelt Showroom 3/25, 3/27, 4/1, 4/4 7:30PM/9:30PM FREE w/RSVP (stand by only)
The Duncan Trussell Family Hour @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Apr. 18th 8PM $18/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s “@midnight w/Chris Hardwick” @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Seven Minutes in Purgatory @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Boy Next Door @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $14
Brave New Show @ UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum 8PM FREE
Burnouts @ The Airliner 8PM $5 suggested donation
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM FREE
The Black Version @ The Groundlings 8PM $17
The Lockdown @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Harold Night @ UCB Franklin 8PM/9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Qweirdo @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
Swallows Comedy Hour @ Spitz Los Feliz 8:30PM FREE
The Goddamn Comedy Jam @ The Lyric Theatre 9PM $12
Stand Up With The Kids at LA Scripted Comedy Festival @ iO West 9PM $10
The Business LA @ Little Joy Cocktails 9:30PM FREE
Maximum Fun presents Wham Bam Pow @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
One Love Improv @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE

OPEN MIC RUN
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/3 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./First come, first served
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/End 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
OH, HEY GUYS @ UCB SUNSET’S INNER SANCTUM CAFE 5419 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Storytelling only/8 min./Lottery/4-5 spots only/No purchase necessary
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up at evan@dudelyjones.com/4-5 min.
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/5-7 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Thomas Fraser or David R
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
THE GOOD NIGHT 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:20PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Ever Mainaird, 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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
MELODY LOUNGE 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 9:30PM/Lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Wanjiko Eke, Meg Swertlow, and Chloe McGovern
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
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

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