Wednesday, February 2 / 6:45pm
JUST for LAUGHS SHOWCASE – CS BELLY ROOM
Host: Moshe Kasher
6:50 Tom Vrab
6:56 Francisco Ramos
7:02 Jeff Klinger
7:08 Brandie Posey
7:14 Rob Delaney
7:20 Leo Flowers
7:26 Jerry Rocha
7:32 Liz Stewart
7:38 Mat Edgar
7:44 Jason Collings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdH8h6nPys
Trailer for Liam McEneaney’s Tell Your Friends! The Concert Film!
Featuring Reggie Watts, Kurt Braunholer & Kristen Schaal, Christian Finnegan, Leo Allen, and more.
Good times catching this taping at the Bell House.
1) Watch TELL YOUR FRIENDS! right now (even though i just posted) WATCH IT!!! TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!! (both the name of the movie and what you should do after you watch that trailer).
2) Eagleheart. BOOM. The Return of Chris Elliot/Rise of Chris Monsanto. BOOM Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. BOOM. Midnight. BOOM Watch it. BOOM. OR. YOU. WILL. BE. PUNCHED. (metaphorically) (boom)-my text only version of an Eagleheart Promo. Seriously, watch it.
3) Just in case you forgot about the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, they’re accepting submissions until 2/28. The Comedy Bureau will keep you updated all the way along as a significant portion of you will probably forget to submit before the deadline.
4) OK. The amazing laugh riot of a sketch group the Birds of Prey are having a free show at the Comedy Central Stages on March 2nd. Call (323) 960-5519 for reservations because they will be packed out and you will get to witness the genius that is Lizzy Cooperman, Susan Burke, and Emily Maya Mills directed by Joe Wagner.
5) Jamie Kilstein on Conan. Whether you missed it or actually watched it or saw it live…. you should probably watch it again at the link above.
6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-No, it’s YOUR fault if you can’t make all of these
Stand Up Spotlight @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
This Is Not Happening: Take This Job and Shove It @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $5/2 item min.
Literally Funny @ The Last Bookstore 8PM FREE
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
The Josh and Josh Show: Lopez Presents Showcase @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Mustaches & Mai Tais @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM
How to Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Improv’s Finest @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 item min.
Live at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
7) OPEN MIC RUN 2/3/11 (if you have any suggestions about improvements of this feature, please e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com)
8) Recently: The White Stripes broke up yesterday which really makes me hope, with no irony and/or sarcasm at all, that it all plays out like when Kyle quit Tenacious D.
9) Not going to lie, feeling good right now, which may be bad for business, but I’m feeling good.
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Sign Of Olden Times of the Day: Oregon Trail sign “spotted” in Los Angeles.
The world needs a lot more of this, and a lot less of everything else.
[pleatedjeans.]
See Also: Oregon Trail is now on Facebook.
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 2/7 ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Line Up !!!
Last Week’s TigerLily was a beyond awesome night of comedy and laughs! This week is going to be pretty stellar we have some TigerLily favorites, visitors from NY and a special guest drop in from a super person, let’s just say if you watch Comedy Central you probably would have seen their…
Concept and design by Julie Gueraseva www.flickr.com/madebyjulie
photos: Ashley Macknica, Joel Barhamand, Chris FarberOne reason we adore Greg Barris at TigerLily is that he gets super creative when it comes times for his Residency! Case in point this awesome poster he had made by some uber talented people! We are just wild about the concept, ah if only TigerLily really did own a teeny bopper magazine!
If you don’t know Greg you really should! Click on the photo to visit his website also check out the interview we did with him this summer. http://www.tinyurl.com/TLilyGBarris
Plus catch him every Monday at Tiger Lily, believe me you will be glad you did!! Oh and the poster doesn’t lie you really could win a “(_)3 date w/ Greg!” aka Coffee Date. Come to the Valentine’s Show and get a raffle ticket! 😉
THE MELTDOWN was showcased on CARSON DALY…so yeah, we fucking made it to the big time.
Watch it, it contains: DANA GOULD, JEN KIRKMAN, SKLAR BROS, MOSHE KASHER, MAX SILVESTRI, KUMAIL NANJIANI, ME, ANDREW FURTADO, ART BY DAVE KLOC, and MURDERFIST, and ED SALAZAR
Katie Page and Rob O’Reilly are starting a new comedy show every Sunday 8pm in Los Angeles – Los Feliz specifically.
Comedy Barre. Every Sunday 8pm, starting February 13th.
Vermont Restaurant (1714 N. Vermont Ave)
Free show w/ 2 drink minimum
Line-ups:
FEB 13
Kyle Kinane, Kumail Nanjiani, TJ Miller, Sean Patton, Sagar Bhatt
FEB 20
Laura Kightlinger, Pete Holmes, Rory Scovel, Barry Rothbart, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes,FEB 27
No Show because of OscarsMARCH 6
Dana Gould, Jimmy Pardo, Sklar Bros., Matt Braunger, Luke Cunningham, Tig Notaro, Kyle Dunnigan, Harris Wittels
Hey everyone!
The Jen Kirkman Talk Show is back for another installment at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles!February 18th @ 8pm
My guests will be:
Rob Delaney, Sharon Houston, Paul F. Tompkins & musical guest Brendan Hines
This month’s theme: JOBS
Make a reservation now! The show will sell out – so get tickets in advance. http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/shows/2633
The Jesse Miller Talk Show
Wed. February 9th 2011, 11pm
The Next Stage Theater
1523 North La Brea, Ave.
Hollywood, CABYOB
$5Come out and see some great comics/guests perform.
& Watch ‘em be interviewed by self described media mogul Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland). Along with some video and musical gems.Guests:
-Brody Stevens (The Hangover, Due Date, KImmel)
-Mike Mitchell (The Birthday Boys, Community)
-Tony Sam (Persona at the Improv)
-Eli Olsberg (Chelsea Lately, The Morning After Podcast)w/ Nathan Moroshan Bike demo (Cardinal, Primo)
Hosted by- Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland, Fuel TV)
Co-Host- Daryl (Paul Oyen, HBO’s Funny or Die)
Dancer- Tanya (Anna Lee Lawson, HBO’s Funny or Die)
Here’s an article I was interviewed for, but not quoted in!
I’m also compared to Chelsea Handler, which makes me feel weird.
1) If you’re reading the Comedy Bureau on a regular basis, odds are that you’ve probably watched the spotlight video of “Meltdown” on Last Call w/Caron Daly, but you should probably just watch it again because it’s important.
2) SET LIST-not yours and not really someone else’s either. In fact, it’s a whole stand up show of random topics listed for comedians to do “on the spot”. I’ve personally done one of these and it was a blast and now producer/host Troy Conrad is having a Comedy Central Pilot taping down at the Comedy Central Stages for free on Feb. 15th, which could be “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” for stand up comedy.
3) Open mics fall and rise and this Monday there will be a new one: JAKE’S, 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA. Feb. 21st. Sign-up 7:30PM. Thanks to Steve Hernandez for putting up another spot.
4) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 2/6-2/12. Thanks Wisepix.
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL–
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
Dan Cummins @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Garfunkel & Oates Hour @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers-Claremont 8PM/10PM $15/2 item min.
Stood Up Friday Night: If I Ruled the World @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5
Christina Pazitsky @ Flappers YooHoo Room 11PM $10/2 item min.
6) OPEN MIC RUN 2/4/11-
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/$3 min. SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM
TRINITY CHURCH 1015 California Ave., Santa Monica, CA (in the basement), 8PM
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Starts 8PM
7) Recently: Kenneth Cole made quite the ripple on the Internet with an insensitive tweet promoting their clothes at the expense of cheapening the mass violence in Egypt. Maybe they watched Eddie Pepitone’s Commercial Auditions and didn’t take the joke quite the right way….
8) Following people on Twitter has become a stressful decision. I forgot, is the world over yet?
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Comediennes Barbara Gray and Whitney Teubner give us a glimpse of what their Mondays are like (which is kind of like everyday for me)
1) The Tip of the Hat this week goes to Ryan Stout (@stoutryan) and a proper article will follow later today because I had no time yesterday trying to get up and watch a show because I’m STILL the only one really writing all of this.
2) Nick Petrillo did 95 sets in the month of January. I did an interview with him last week and it will be posted soon, so you should watch out for it to see how this madness played out.
3) Let’s take a moment to recognize that Reggie Watts will be in LA in the week coming. So far he’s doing Garfunkel & Oates @ Largo on Thurs. and Heart of Darkness @ Meltdown Comics on Fri. The Comedy Bureau will keep you posted on any other shows he’s doing in his short stint here as you should not miss any of them, if not all of them.
4) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-Really, just do it.
Two Milk Minimum @ Flappers Burbank 11:30AM $10/2 item min.
Two-Headed Beast @ Stories Cafe 8PM FREE
Baron Vaughn @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $15/2 drink min.
The Roast of Oprah @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
Christina Pazitsky @ Flappers YooHoo Room 11PM $10/2 drink min.
Twelve Shiny Nickels @ Fake Gallery 11PM $5
Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow Show Presents Happy Birthday @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
5) OPEN MIC RUN 2/5/11
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATRE 1323-A 3rd. St. Promenade (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
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
6) Recently: I’d like to do a poll for how many people watch the Super Bowl for the commercial rather than the game around the world and similarly how many people even understand/care what’s going on. My money’s on people talking about what the mystery Budweiser plot was rather than the end of the game for the weeks to come.
7) Many comics have a personal list of what it takes to be a comic. I think I just added to my list: Hanging out at a shady Winchell’s tweeting until you’re requested by your friends to tell a story about a prostitute.
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Remain Champagne: IT’S JUST A WOMAN SCREAMING.
I was looking at the news yesterday (and isn’t that the way we absorb news now? We don’t read it really; we look at it) and I saw a headline that said: “Woman’s Screams Heard From Trunk” and there was a little camera icon next to it. And at first I thought: “Hey, I’ll click on that to see…
TONIGHT! Come watch Dr. Phil, Rachel Ray, Gayle & many more tear Oprah a new asshole (one that doesn’t crap gold!). This one’s for you, Mom.
Just a few reservations left… CLICK HERE
The lovely, talented, and always hilarious duo Garfunkel and Oates (Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci) will be singing, spreading joy at Amoeba Records in Hollywood today at 4PM. Sounds like a hell of a Saturday afternoon to me…. (that’s your cue to go to Amoeba now!)
Come and see us!
March 2nd, 8:00pm at The Comedy Central Stage!
Directed by Joe Wagner
This amazing sketch show is FREE! But, you should Call for reservations (323) 960-5519
I bought tickets to see Dave Foley do stand up.
Because, c’mon. Even if it’s terrible, it’s Dave Foley doing stand up.
The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” this week to RYAN STOUT:
“@stoutryan Doctors used to believe that leeches could suck the sickness out of you. I wonder how many kids got bled dry because they were retarded.”
In the comedy world, there are those that are acutely clever, there are those that are just spirited hilarious performers, and there are those that delve into taboo topics as an exploratory challenge. Ryan Stout is clearly a delightful intersection of all three deceivingly packed within his pristine suit and clean cut appearance.
As it mentions in his bio, Stout will talk about filthy subjects, but will keep cursing out of his act, which is really quite a feat as he makes the experience of his act a marvelous comedic way the whole way through. Whether it be euphemisms for gay sex or dealing with terminally ill children, Ryan has such an unflappable and enjoyable presence on stage, it is no mystery why has a plethora of gigs on MTV, is a regular guest on Chelsea Lately, and was recently voted into the top 10 of Comedy Central’s Stand Up Showdown.
I’ve seen Stout do great in a hipster bar, french restaurant, a traditional club, and even at an open mic full of comics, which is why he gets to tour constantly throughout the U.S. and the world.
This Monday Feb. 7th, you can see him as a panelist on Chelsea Lately on E! at 11PM and then at the Hollywood Improv Main Room at 8PM on Tuesday, Feb. 8th. If you don’t follow on him Twitter, well…. that’s you’re own fault as he is, in my opinion, one of Twitter’s best. (@stoutryan). Also, don’t forget to check out www.ryanstout.com.
