2) Comedy Central is looking for short-length pilots…
3) OccupyLA is having a comedy show tonight with an already pretty great line-up including Affirmation Nation’s Bob Ducca and Jimmy Dore.
4) Just when you thought NBC had lowered the bar enough giving development deals to Dane Cook and Snoop Dog, CBS lowers the bar even further with a deal to Fred Durst.
5) Comedy gets its own This Is Spinal Tap in The Hacks…
6) Sal’s Comedy Hole is cutting off their Saturday and Sunday open mics and will now require you to show up to perform (as opposed to their e-mail sign-up).
7) Spin Magazine is going to have a humor issue with Patton Oswalt as a guest editor.
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Occupy LA: A Comedy Show @ LA City Hall 6PM FREE
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
Comedy Night @ Moore’s Deli 7PM FREE
Laurie Kilmartin @ Flappers Claremont 8PM $15/2 item min.
Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Judd Apatow and more @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
MaximumFun.org Presents @ the Ice House Stage 2 8PM $15/2 item min.
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Adult Contemporary Comedy @ Fake Gallery 9PM FREE
The Jesse Miller Talk Show 1 Year Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
9) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served
FLOODLAMP OPEN MEG 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts at sundown/no purchase necessary/ends promptly at 10PM
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
10) I’m going to lose my shit if we don’t get some #FF on Twitter today and by “lose my shit” I mean, I will yell at my laptop like I always do.
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