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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Trailer Shows Woman Defying to Be a Stand-Up in 1958
October 10, 2017
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Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is bringing Amazon her latest series which will follow one woman who falls into the world of stand-up during NYC’s burgeoning comedy scene in the late 50s/60s.

Called The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, it might be NYC (and possibly more upbeat) counterpart to Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here. 

See for yourself in the trailer.

Episodes start streaming on Amazon Prime on Wednesday, November 29th.
October 10, 2017
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If you had a hell of a great time at this past weekend’s LA Podcast Festival or missed out and regret doing so, you can look forward to this all day podcasting event, the Pee Cast Blast. 

Some of the most beloved comedy podcasts from Earwolf will be doing a sort of one-day podcast festival at The Theater at the Ace Hotel in DTLA. 

Tickets go on sale this Friday, Oct. 13th at 8AM, but you can check Scott Aukerman’s Tumblr for pre-sale throughout the week.

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

Trailer for Patton Oswalt’s Latest Special “Annihilation” Only Slightly Prepares You For What’s Coming
October 9, 2017
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Next Tuesday, October 17th, Patton Oswalt: Annihilation, Patton’s latest hour stand-up special, will begin streaming on Netflix.

From this trailer, everything seems in order for a new hour from Patton with some clever commentary on politics and white genocide. 

However, as was hinted at earlier this year, Annihilation does indeed include his most personal material yet. He focused a significant portion of this hour on the untimely passing of his wife, Michelle McNamara, in a heartbreaking, beautiful, visceral, funny way that only Patton Oswalt could make happen.

You don’t see that in this trailer, but know that it’ll be one of the most affecting, unforgettable parts of the special when you see it next week. 

Sarah Silverman Gets Subversive About Being a Hollywood Elite in Her Musical Number for “I Love You, America”
October 9, 2017
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Sarah Silverman takes the form of a traditional song about diversity and inclusivity and gets a little meta in this music video as well as questions her privilege and the label of “Hollywood elite”.

From the looks of it, I Love You, America will be interesting mix of Silverman’s goofy, yet adult sense of humor, a brash streak of satire, and a certain vulnerability that Sarah has opened up over the last few years.

I Love You, America kicks off on Hulu on October 12th and will have new episodes every Thursday.

Stan Has More Witches to Kill (and Quotable Lines) in Stan Against Evil Season 2 Trailer
October 9, 2017
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Stan Against Evil season 2 is creeping up as its premiere is set for Wednesday, November 1st at 10PM on IFC.

As you can see in the trailer, there’s no shortage of John C. McGinley saying something “badass” while fighting witches, demons, etc.
October 9, 2017
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October is well underway which means that Schtick or Treat is only a few weeks away.

In its 10th year, dozens of comedians will dress up and perform as a plethora of comedy icons like Bobcat Goldthwait, Maria Bamford, Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, The Amazing Jonathan, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Ricky Gervais, Bill Burr, and more.

Tickets for the LA edition at The Virgil are $15 and can be purchased here.

If you’re in NYC, get tickets to Schtick or Treat at The Bell House also going for $15.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
October 8, 2017
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Well, if you love schadenfreude and stand-up comedy, it’s doesn’t get more schadenfreude-ish than having comedians watch their earliest sets with other comedians commenting on it and a crowd strangers watching the whole affair.

That’s exactly what Jay Larson’s Burned Material will be when it kicks off at the end of the month at Nerdmelt with fantastic comedians Rory Scovel, Fahim Anwar, Brent Morin. 

Tickets are $10 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.

Please Get and Enjoy Matt Goldich’s Debut Album “The Matt Goldich Guarantee”
October 7, 2017
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If you like jokes extra dry, we’d urge you to take a listen to The Matt Goldich Guarantee, the very album release from one Matt Goldich that has one of the driest deliveries around in the world of stand-up comedy.

Matt combines cleverness and sharp writing together and plates it, if you will, in a minimalist style with the serving of every joke.

Get a taste of of what we’re talking about from Matt’s set on Late Night with Seth Meyers from this week, then go get The Matt Goldich Guarantee here.
October 7, 2017
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Basically, this is probably somewhere between Comedy Bang! Bang! and Shark Tank that actually awards $1000 grants to one lucky entrepreneur.

More specifically: 
The Awesome Foundation is a worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding the interest of awesomeness in the universe. The Foundation distributes a series of monthly $1,000 grants to projects and their creators. The money is pooled together from the coffers of our self-organizing “micro-trustees” and given upfront in cash, check, or gold doubloons (but never actually in gold doubloons). 

Matt Walsh, Scot Armstrong, Andy Richter, Brad Morris, Allison Raskin, and Jamie Denbo will make up the special panel for this Awesome Foundation Comedy Show.

Tickets are $25 and you can (and should) get them here. Also, you can get a VIP ticket that includes a meet-and-greet with Matt Walsh and Scot Armstrong before the show and a premium seat for $200.

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

Dana Gould’s Latest Album “Mr. Funny Man” Out Now
October 6, 2017
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We’ve said many times in many ways that Dana Gould is kind of a gold standard when it comes to craftsmanship in stand-up comedy. 

The precision that comes with both Gould’s writing and performing are top notch in all aspects, making it all seem kind of effortless. Also, Dana is a master of navigating dark subject material without it seeming exploitative or done for pure shock value. 

His latest record Mr. Funny Man is another hour exemplifying all of the above, just as Dana has been doing for years and years and years. 

With all of that said, we urge you to get Mr. Funny Man that was just released today.

RIP Ralphie May, 1972-2017
October 6, 2017
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RIP Ralphie May, 1972-2017

Earlier today, Ralphie May succumbed to cardiac arrest after dealing with a rough bout of pneumonia during his Las Vegas residency. 

May was one of the first success stories to come from Last Comic Standing having been on the very first season of the stand-up competition reality show.

Since then, Ralphie put out six specials, a sizable body of work, and worked the road plenty.

Here’s a story that Ralphie May told on This Is Not Happening about going to a gay wedding and having a damn good time (and appreciating how he has changed his stance on gay people from when he was younger).

Anthony Atamanuik’s Trump Attempts a Somber Tone on “The President Show” for a Somber Week
October 6, 2017
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Anthony Atamanuik’s mastery of the Trump impression allows him to pinpoint how torturous it must be for Trump to try to be somber in the wake of natural disaster and one of the worst mass shootings ever.

See for yourself here from the most recent episode of The President Show.

WellRED Comedy’s Trae Crowder Sells ABC a Liberal Redneck Comedy
October 6, 2017
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WellRED Comedy’s Trae Crowder Sells ABC a Liberal Redneck Comedy

ABC has picked up on Trae Crowder and WellRED Comedy’s growing popularity as “liberal redneck comedians”. Crowder, Drew Morgan, and Corey Ryan Forrester have indeed carved out that niche quite well with a successful nationwide tour, podcast, and more.

What’s also intriguing about here is that John Enborn, the creator of Party Down, is co-writing the project. The premise of moving back to Tennessee for a job and juggling familial responsibilities and Southern heritage might be straight forward enough, but we are curious how Trae and Enborn might add their personal angle to a traditional sitcom formula.
October 6, 2017
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Neil Hamburger, America’s Funnyman, has been greasing his hair, coughing, holding too many cocktails, and roasting music for 10 years at The Satellite. 

Come celebrate the decade of Neil’s residency at the end of the month with a line-up that’s already stacked and will undoubtedly get more stacked.

Get your tickets ASAP as we’re sure this show will sell out rather quickly.

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

The Comedy Bureau Presents of Comedians of Interest Vol. 1 Now Available on Pre-order
October 6, 2017
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The Comedy Bureau, an LA comedy institution that has served the art form of comedy and Los Angeles since 2010, has handpicked “secret” recordings of their “comedians of interest” and release them to the public on an album through the venerable AST Records. More specifically, these 6 acts contained within this record are comedians that TCB believes have not gotten nearly enough of the attention they deserve. They are hysterical, original, innovative, and should be watched be very close by all. Knowing this, commit their names to memory: Anna Seregina, James Austin Johnson, Ahmed Bharoocha, Candice Thompson, The Walsh Brothers, and Eric Dadourian. 

-Jake Kroeger, Director of The Comedy Bureau

You can (and really, really should) get Comedians of Interest Vol. 1. It comes out on Friday, October 20th, but is available for pre-order now here.

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Sarah Silverman Describes and Previews a Bit of Her New Show “I Love You, America”
October 5, 2017
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Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America will not be Last Week Tonight or Full Frontal, but will feature bits of wisdom from her father while he’s swimming.

See her describe it and preview a bit of her dad on the show here.

‘Corpse Tub’ Appears to Be a Dark Comedy About a Cult That You Will Be Obsessing Over
October 5, 2017
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‘Corpse Tub’ Appears to Be a Dark Comedy About a Cult That You Will Be Obsessing Over

On one level, you have Kate Micucci and Sam Huntington dealing with the fact that the tub in their suspiciously cheap apartment is a key component in a ritual of suicidal cult with a leader played by Taika Waititi.

On another level, you have Dan Harmon actually starring as a cop trying desperately to sell his life story in a script.

On yet another level, the rest of the cast is rounded off by such wondrous comedy folks as Maria Bamford, Mark McKinney, Rhea Seehorn, Brian Posehn, Dana Gould, Josh Brener, J Lee, Brian Girard, Lilan Bowden, Jon Dore, Mindy Sterling, Michael St. Michaels, Craig Cackowski, Britney Young, Ryan Simpkins and Ron Lynch.

We try to stop ourselves from getting too preemptively excited about a film that has yet to be made, but this does sound pretty magical in a darkly funny way, maybe akin to The Lobster. So, suffice it to say that our hopes are indeed up for this.
October 5, 2017
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Eliot Glazer returns with more of his Haunting Renditions (i.e. beautiful arrangements of the most overplayed, overhyped pop songs of yesteryear) later this month at The Virgil.

He’ll be having a very special guest in Abbi Jacobson (you know, from that one Broad City show) too.

Get your tickets as soon as you can here.

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

Yes, We Are Turning 7 Years Old and (Remembered to Put On a Show to, You Know, Celebrate)
October 5, 2017
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Yes, The Comedy Bureau will have officially served the LA comedy scene for 7 years at the end of this month. That’s 56 years in dog years and (probably 70 in “bureau years”?)

This time, we actually took enough of a break to remind ourselves that we should put on a show (and actually try to make some money doing so).

As you can see from this scrawled upon napkin straight from the very desk of TCB itself, it ought to be a really good time. Also, there will be a raffle that includes fancy enamel pins, our album (more on that later), etc.

You can get tickets now for $10 or $15 cash at door. Get tickets, more details (that are more legible) here.

Please Watch Wyatt Cenac’s New Web Series “aka Wyatt”
October 5, 2017
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Take Louie, replace Louis CK and the job of comedian with Wyatt Cenac and self-styled vigilante by night and you’ll start to get a sense of Cenac’s new series aka Wyatt.

Intrigued? You should be. 

Reward your intrigue and start watching and enjoying “aka Wyatt” at Topic.

Katie Nolan, Formerly of Garbage Time, to Now Join ESPN
October 5, 2017
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Katie Nolan, Formerly of Garbage Time, to Now Join ESPN

If you’re not familiar or forgot, Katie Nolan was a rising star in the sports journalism world that happen to take a comedic, topical late night approach to the world of sports. Garbage Time with Katie Nolan aired on FS1 and started to gain a really loyal following for its original, funny, feminist take on professional sports and pop culture. 

Now, there are no specifics (we’re keeping our fingers crossed for Nolan getting to bring her sense of humor in the form of her own show at the network) as to what Nolan will be doing, but you can count this is a good thing that ESPN has done recently.

Please Enjoy UK’s James Veitch on Conan
October 5, 2017
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Not only will comedian/TED talk speaker/professional prankster James Veitch prank the people he lives with, but he will document it for the world to see. 

See for yourself here on Conan as he recounts really testing the mental and emotional limits of his roommate with ducks.

A Bob’s Burgers Movie Is Coming in Summer 2020
October 4, 2017
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A Bob’s Burgers Movie Is Coming in Summer 2020

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Leading up to the next general election, a Bob’s Burgers movie will be a much welcome 2 hour relief to whatever nightmares we’ll be living through that year.
October 4, 2017
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Entertaining Julia, the delightful monthly stand-up show from The Puterbaugh Sisters, is leaning into October and doing a special “Which Witch Is Which?” edition.

Basically, this very nice line-up:

Alison Stevenson
Mo Welch
Lydia Popovich
Candy Lawerence
Ryan Singer
Casey Ley
Alyssa Rusak
Lindsay Adams
Ricky Carmona

-will perform stand-up as if they are some sort of a witch this Sunday at Akbar in Silverlake. Sounds pretty damn fun (albeit a little spooky perhaps), no? 

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.

Ramy Youssef Muslim Comedy Gets Pilot Presentation Order at Hulu
October 4, 2017
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Ramy Youssef Muslim Comedy Gets Pilot Presentation Order at Hulu

Thanks to Jerrod Carmichael/Ari Katcher, a sitcom from the perspective of an Egyptian American Muslim comedian, Ramy Youssef, might find its way to a major streaming service. 

For an idea of what that might be like, perhaps give a watch to Ramy’s recent set on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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