1) The Ventura Comedy Festival has been taken submissions since March. There is no deadline posted on any of their posts, but they’re having preliminary rounds starting next month and the actual festivities take place in November.
2) Henry Phillips is hilarious. Also, he cooks… sort of.
3) Jeff MacKinnon makes it through his 5th day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
4) Update on the Good Time Comedy Club: The official opening night will be Friday Sept. 2nd 10PM-doors open at 9PM. For more details visit their Facebook page.
5) Ed Hardy + Art Criticism = The Hilarity of Megan Amram.
6) The LA Downtown News covers the “Downtown LA Comedy Scene”, but somehow fails to check that the Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic @ Señor Fish is cancelled permanently.
7) ON THE HORIZON
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo at the Coronet Theater Sat. Sept. 17th 8:30PM $25
I’m Going Somewhere With This-A Storytelling Show @ The Mint Sun. Aug. 28th 7PM
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Todd Glass @ Irvine Improv 7PM $17/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence Pilot Taping @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Chip Pope & Andrés Du Bouchet @ iO West 9PM $5
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
NERDIST THEATER 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
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/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available
10) Thanks to any and all that put up with me in person.
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