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February 11, 2018

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Watching Harold and Maude in a theater seems like the perfect compromise between couples celebrating the corporate invented Valentine’s Day and bitter single people that spend most of the holiday angrily muttering under their breath.

Whatever camp you fall in, you can catch the Hal Ashby classic dark rom com from 1971 at Santa Ana’s Frida Cinema on Valentine’s Day in one of four screenings (1:30PM, 3:30PM, 6PM, 8PM).

Tickets are ($10 except for 1:30PM screening, which is $7) Get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

February 10, 2018

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Scotland’s Daniel Sloss has quickly become one of Conan’s favorite comedians over the years and been making quite the impression, as far as we can see, here in the States with his stand-up.

So, Sloss will be now taping an hour long comedy special in DTLA at The Belasco Theater this Tuesday, February 13th and you can catch it for free (as long as you RSVP).

There is a 7PM and a 9PM show and you can (and should) get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Comedian (and Former Inmate) Ali Siddiq Did His Upcoming Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” at a Prison

February 10, 2018

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Comedian (and Former Inmate) Ali Siddiq Did His Upcoming Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” at a Prison

In this trailer, you can see that Ali Siddiq does indeed return to a prison to perform for those incarcerated like he once was. Obviously, this will have a much different feel than Jeff Ross’ roast special that happened at a prison as Siddiq spent more than few years behind bars.

By the way, if you haven’t seen Ali’s This Is Not Happening story, please watch it right away here.

Enjoy that until Ali’s special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” premieres on Friday, Feb. 23rd on Comedy Central.

Please Enjoy Jena Friedman‘s Dark, Important, and Very Funny Late Night Set

February 9, 2018

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Jena Friedman absolutely pulls no punches in this stand-up set from last night’s Conan even though she gives the veil of being of quiet concern the whole time. It’s subtly vicious, which is great specialty of Jena’s.

She even urges us all to take Nazis down a few notches because that’s a thing that we all have to do again.

Please look, listen, and laugh heartily here.

Watch Ron Funches Describe What Type of Pro Wrestler He Would Be

February 9, 2018

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Ron Funches describes his possible next career move and we sincerely hope the WWE takes him seriously.

Just imagining Funches in the ring with his laugh is too much to pass up.

Facebook Orders Dramedy Series Starring and EP’d by Elizabeth Olsen

February 9, 2018

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Facebook Orders Dramedy Series Starring and EP’d by Elizabeth Olsen

A year ago, some of you may have scoffed at the idea of Facebook and Apple putting out original productions to stream exclusively on their platforms, but an Elizabeth Olsen dramedy series coming to Facebook Watch is far from anything to scoff at.

The series has almost no official details at this point other than the creator and writer is Kit Steinkellner and 10 half-hour episodes have been ordered.

That being said, based off of Facebook’s interest comedy leading them to reviving Nicole Byer’s Loosely Exactly Nicole and streaming Chris Fleming’s special Showpig, we’re imagining this show will be distinctly different than the other dramedy fare that you would see elsewhere.

February 9, 2018

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Ramin Nazer’s occasional magical comedy and animation extravaganza all housed within the humble walls of Alternate Universe comics will be returning once again this Saturday night.

The show is at 9:30PM sharp and FREE to attend, so please, please don’t miss out. Oh yeah, we should mention that the line-up is pretty damn good as well.

Get more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Please Enjoy Jamie Lee from Last Night’s Corden

February 9, 2018

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As her new album I Mean… proved, the comedy of Jamie Lee is a fabulous combination of clever writing, deft observation and timing, and colorful performance.

Do yourself a favor and enjoy more of that with her latest late night set here.

Amy Schumer Satirizes the Idea of Beauty in “I Feel Pretty”

February 9, 2018

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If you’ve been missing Inside Amy Schumer, the trailer for Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein’s I Feel Pretty seems to promise you the next closest thing to some new sketches Schumer. It stars Amy in what could possibly be a reverse engineered, turned-inside-out, feminist version of Shallow Hal.

Schumer herself gave a bit on a preface to the movie’s trailer release on Ellen here.

You can look for I Feel Pretty in theaters this Summer on June 29th.

HBO Orders New Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner Series “Camping” Adapted from Julia Davis’ UK Series of Same Name

February 8, 2018

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HBO Orders New Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner Series “Camping” Adapted from Julia Davis’ UK Series of Same Name

Looks like HBO has gone long enough without a new episode of something from Dunham and Konner (the pair brought you six seasons of Girls).

Jennifer Garner is set for top billing in this series that will center on a camping trip between family and friends gone awry.

Here’s a promo of the original Camping from the UK (try and imagine the Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner version of it)

Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Gordon, Lee Eisenberg and Alan Yang Are Developing an Immigrant Anthology Series “Little America” for Apple

February 8, 2018

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Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Gordon, Lee Eisenberg and Alan Yang Are Developing an Immigrant Anthology Series “Little America” for Apple

Some of the minds behind The Big Sick, Master of None, SMILF, and The Office are coming together to make a series that will effectively show a quilt of the immigrant experience with, of course, their magical, timely touch.

It’s still early to call this a win for Apple right out the gate, but we believe this is definitely a big get for them over all the other networks and streaming services.

If you have bad memories of prom or Valentine’s Day*, let the Puterbaugh Sisters and Beth Stelling fix that right up for you with a Valentine’s Day Prom edition of Entertaining Julia at Akbar.

There will be a great comedy show and a Valentine’s Day Prom dance party right after. Best of all, the whole shindig is free to attend.

Get more details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Enjoy a New Morsel of Wes Anderson’s Latest “Isle of Dogs”

February 8, 2018

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This clip of the highly anticipated Wes Anderson’s stop motion animation dog movie “Isle of Dogs” proudly shows Anderson in his pure auteur form (particularly in regards to symmetry, subtle comic dialogue, cool color palate) that so many have come to love and enjoy (and also do spot-on parodies of due to how iconic his style is).

It also shows stop motion dogs, which should brighten up your day automatically.

Enjoy it here.

Look for Isle of Dogs in theaters come March 23rd.

“Untitled Deadpool Sequel” Trailer Has Meta Level Fun in Introducing Cable

February 7, 2018

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The R-rated action comedy franchise, Deadpool, that centers its humor on making fun of itself shows no signs of slowing down in the sequel.

While introducing a much more traditional looking and sounding character, Cable, this time around, Deadpool and Ryan Reynolds do their diligence in adding their trademark hijinks throughout the trailer.

On top of that, it would seem that Deadpool also wrote the description to the movie:

After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor – finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World’s Best Lover.

Also, it was made sure that the main billing reads:

Director: Unconfirmed
Writers: Unconfirmed
Actors: Unconfirmed

Needless to say, you should look forward to May 18th when the Untitled Deadpool Sequel hits theaters.

February 7, 2018

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Not only will this be a night of comedy starring the delightful Atsuko Okatsuka, it’ll also be done up like a “Japanese game show”.

Her guests include Rhea Butcher, Actress Ally Maki (TBS’s Wrecked), Kevin Yee (SF Sketchfest), Marlena Rodriguez (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), and Jibz Cameron (Hammer Museum, MOCA).

You’ve probably seen Japanese game shows as dubbed or remade by Americans. Now, you can see a real one as done by a Japanese-American comedian (that’s also woke).

So, with that in mind, you should get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Broke LA Festival Now Taking Submissions for Comedians, Filmmakers, Visual Artists, Inventors, Etc.

February 7, 2018

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Actually, Broke LA, the annual music and arts festival that is friendly on your wallet, is taking submissions of all sorts of artists and performers (seems that’ll include many disciplines in comedy) to be featured live on April 21st and/or 22nd at The Regent in DTLA.

You have until Thurs. Feb. 15th to get in for the early submission deadline for $10 fee and then, $15 for the final deadline on Fri. Mar. 2nd.

Get more details and submit here.

Matt Ingebretson and Bridger Winegar’s Music Video for Lars Finberg’s “Ambiverts” Is Splendidly Bizarre

February 6, 2018

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Well, leave it to Matt Ingebretson, who we hope you have seen on Corporate, and Bridger Winegar, whose work we’ve hope you seen on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, to make a pitch perfect music video to Lars Finberg’s Ambiverts that also happens to be a pitch perfect video for these farcical times we live in.

Please watch and enjoy it here.

February 6, 2018

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This is just a friendly reminder that Ben Schwartz’s latest show still has tickets available. That won’t be the case for long.

Go get them while you still can here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

L.A. Public Library Membership Now Gets You Access to Niche Streaming Service Kanopy

February 6, 2018

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L.A. Public Library Membership Now Gets You Access to Niche Streaming Service Kanopy

While Netflix does have access to pretty much everything, they don’t have streaming rights to everything.

That’s where other streaming services have come in amassing their own special collections of movies, TV shows, etc. in order to entice you to subscribe.

The LA Public Library has now partnered up with Kanopy, which allows you to stream plenty of documentaries, indie, and foreign movies that you can’t stream on Netflix (you can order a DVD and wait if you’re still into that).

Such titles that popped to us include:
Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Charade starring Audrey Hepburn
Dave Made a Maze
Le Weekend
Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator
Computer Chess
Buster Keaton’s The General
Oscar Winning Short Films

If you have a LA Public Library card, then you get access to all of this for free, FYI. It may have been awhile, but maybe you should get one?

Take a Listen to Atypical Guided Meditation Podcast “Headplace”

February 5, 2018

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The newest podcast at the UCB Comedy Podcast Network has so much devilish fun with the concept of guided meditation.

Matt Cutler and Eric Gersen‘s Headplace use all the tropes of a guided meditation tape (the soft voices, the imagery, the new age background music), then let their imaginations run wild in a way that we find more calming (due to the release in laughter) than actual guided meditation.

Unlike a lot of podcasts, you can enjoy more than a couple episodes a week that are short, enjoyable pieces of bizarre comedy podcast candy.

Listen and enjoy Headplace for yourself here or wherever you listen to podcasts.

February 5, 2018

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The magical musical Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna is finally returning to LA with their brand new show “Big Boys”. They’re a high-energy absurdist romp that will make you wonder what they’re putting in the water down under.

They’ll be playing the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday, Feb. 27th at 8PM. Tickets are $25 and you can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

all listings for mics, shows, events, and more are updated.

February 5, 2018

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NOTE: we didn’t go to any Super Bowl parties to make sure this was all taken care of, just for all of you.

February 4, 2018

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As comedy at The Hammer Museum worked so well with Aparna Nancherla last year, the renowned museum will be having yet another night of comedy within their walls featuring another round of some of our favorites including Sara Schaefer, Kyle Mizono, Janine Brito, and Naomi Ekperigin.

No matter what you’re situation is on the day before Valentine’s Day, this ought to be a night that you won’t want to miss.

The event is free so long as you RSVP, which you can and should do here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Whether it was pairs of these folks on stage together or not, the line-up for the upcoming Couples Therapy with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman is beyond stuffed with comedy goodness.

The duos going up together include:
Henry Zebrowski and Jackie Zebrowski
Janine Brito and Paula Pell
Solomon Georgio and Casey Ley
Amber Nelson and Nick Vatterott

Pretty swell, right? So, go get your tickets here already.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

The 2 Dope Queens Specials Premiere on HBO Tonight

February 2, 2018

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Tonight, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson will officially enter the realm of being another podcast-to-TV success story with the premiere of 2 Dope Queens on HBO at 11:30PM.

You’l get to enjoy the pitch perfect chemistry that Jessica and Phoebe have as well as other comedians that they’ve handpicked to highlight. You’re going to want to have access to HBO somehow for this.

In the meantime, enjoy their splendid Colbert interview from this week.