Just For Laughs LA Callbacks Schedule
Keeping up with my promise, here’s a rundown of the Just for Laughs-Montreal Showcases next week with callbacks and sketches and more as LA’s best in comedy try to put an even better funny foot forward to go to the actual festival then come back here to be more famous (hopefully).
*this will be updated frequently as more information is received. If there is showcase that’s not on here please e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com.
Monday, Feb. 14th
UCB Theatre 5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA 5PM FREE
Sketch Showcase
The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in City Walk at Universal Studios in Universal City 8PM $5/2 drink min.
Tuesday, Feb. 15th
Three of Clubs 1123 Vine St., Hollywood, CA 8PM FREE
w/Heather Thomson, Will Weldon, and more
The Laugh Factory 8001 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 10PM
w/Erik Charles Nielsen, and more
Wednesday, Feb. 16th
Hollywood Improv Lab 8165 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 7:30PM FREE
w/Claire Titelman, and more
The Laugh Factory 8001 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 10PM
Thursday, Feb. 17th
Comedy Store Belly Room, 8433 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 7:30PM
w/Andrew DeWitt, Nick Rutherford, and more
The Laugh Factory 8001 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 10PM
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon Feb 14th ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Valentine’s Day Show!
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon Feb 14th ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Valentine’s Day Show!
Join us This Monday for a very special What’s Up Tiger Lily? It is Valentine’s Day and we have planned a special evening! Greg Barris and Dima Drjuchin aka The Wigmaker’s Son will be hosting an evening of romance and passion
There will be cookies, raffling off a “coffee date w/a comedian”,…
OK, this has already been posted probably a billion times over and over and you’ve probably already seen it, but I would feel guilty for not posting Zach Galifianakis’ new Between Two Ferns with Jennifer Aniston and Tila Tequila. Like really guilty… so much so that you should probably just say you watched the video here and not anywhere else except maybe Funny or Die, OK? Thanks.
Comedy Central Greenlights ‘Sports Show with Norm Macdonald’ For Eight Episode | CC Insider
Comedy Central Greenlights ‘Sports Show with Norm Macdonald’ For Eight Episode | CC Insider
Apparently, Comedy Central is committed on a sports high. First, Onion Sports Network and now this….
Morning Debriefing 2/9/11
1) Yet again, it’s the Montreal Just For Laughs Showcase CALLBACKS!!! More updates will come as I receive them.
2) Chris Elliott on Conan can only mean some hilarious madness as the brand new series Eagleheart on Adultswim starring Chris Elliott is produced by Conan O’Brien, so tune in at 11PM to TBS.
3) Though it was a relatively small turn out, The Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic was still a WHOLE BUNCH of fun and most people who made the trek out seemed to have a good/productive night as well as catch Hasan Minhaj and Sean Conroy do what they do best, making people laugh (though Conroy is quite the free style rapper). I hope to see all of you, AND I MEAN ALL, next Tuesday with Ron Lynch and Heather Thomson.
4) Congratulations to one Julia Prescott, a wonderful member of and a comic within the LA comedy community, on her new writing gig for MAD at Cartoon Network.
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-I’m not taking American Idol as an excuse.
“If This Doesn’t Work I’m Moving Home” A Variety Hour @ Harlem Place Cafe 8PM FREE
Jay Larson @ Jon Lovitz Comedy Club 8PM $10/2 drink min.
The Fix Up Show @ ACME Comedy Theatre 8PM $12
Meltdown @ Meltdown Comics 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theatre 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Whitehorse Cocktail Lounge Inn 9:30PM FREE
The Jesse Miller Talk Show @ Next Stage Theatre 11PM $5
6) OPEN MIC RUN 2/9/11
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM
LIBRARY A COFFEEHOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
7) Recently: Russia might choose Santa Claus as their mascot for the Winter Olympics. I think they should in an attempt to better relations with the U.S. have their mascot be Johnny Pemberton as a Tea Bagger.
8) I witnessed comics voting UNANIMOUSLY to do less time at an open mic. I’m still trying to process this.
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Laugh Factory to Have Therapy Sessions for Comics
Laugh Factory to Have Therapy Sessions for Comics
It still cheaper to hang out at Fred 62…
Say there, valued follower, why not take a second to subscribe to The Gentlemen Scumbags podcast on iTunes with Mike Bridenstine and myself? It could possibly help us make TENS of dollars in the podcast game that we will most certainly drink away. And who knows, one of those drinks could be with you!
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Remain Champagne: I THOUGHT A MARTINI MAKER WAS A BARTENDER.
Remain Champagne: I THOUGHT A MARTINI MAKER WAS A BARTENDER.
About five months ago, I was in a stand-up comedy contest sponsored by Hustler. (That just might be the most tawdry thing I’ve ever written in this damn blog. [Yeah! What’s up, relatives who might be reading this!]) Yup. Hustler: the sex shop on the Sunset Strip as well as that…
Morning Debriefing 2/10/11
1) “Finally! It’s Saturday Night and I Need a Laugh”-the resolution to the Comedy Bureau investigative report started over a week ago will be later posted today (The Comedy Bureau coffee machine has been missing for the last week, which has severely cut down on productivity around here).
2) Now that it’s just the clip of him and that’s it, here’s Baron Vaughn on Lopez Tonight.
3) EAGLEHEART is on Tonight at MIDNIGHT on ADULT SWIM. Here’s the promo aaaaaaaand it should be as simple as that.
4) Free Episode of the Never Not Funny Podcast w/Jimmy Pardo AND Conan O’Brien? Yes.
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-OK, I’ll admit, this is kind of ridiculous…
Comedy in the Raw @ The Canyon Club 7PM $10
Good Neighbor @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
Subversive Comedy w/Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 item min.
The Sklar Brothers @ Irvine Improv 8PM $17/2 item min.
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Sausage and Smiles @ DiPiazza’s 8:30PM $5
Garfunkel & Oates @ Largo 8:30PM $20 (sold out-though if you show up there might be extra tickets)
Running Your Trap w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Sean Patton & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 drink min.
6) OPEN MIC RUN 2/10/11
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM,
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM,
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM
7) Recently: Activision is retiring the wildly popular video game series Guitar Hero (thankfully), so maybe they can make a smart, innovative, thought provoking, and still vastly entertaining new style of video game in “Kyle Kinane’s Midnight Scientist”.
8) I’m so funny that a woman called me a battered woman last night at a party while laughing maniacally. As far as having “game”, well…..
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EVEN MORE GROUPON ADS on Conan
First off, if you haven’t seen the original Super Bowl Ad with Timothy Hutton that exploit the horrid situation that Tibet is in for the benefit of great deals via Groupon.com, here it is…
Now that you have perhaps lost faith in a certain segment in humanity…
Here’s another Groupon.com ad…
…and two more…
…and even a few more.
thanks to Conan.
Oh yeah, and what we should do to advertisers…
The Red Velvet Comedy Blog: We are back!!!
The Red Velvet Comedy Blog: We are back!!!
Since Crane’s Tavern closed down we have been on the prowl for a new home for Red Velvet Comedy. After months of searching we are pleased to announce that Red Velvet Comedy will be moving to the Lab at The Hollywood Improv starting Friday March 4th at 10:30. The show is all ages with no food or…
Matt Braunger: All done shooting my pilot.
Matt Braunger: All done shooting my pilot.
So I’m not sure who knows and who doesn’t, but I recently did my own pilot for Comedy Central written by Brent Forrester and me and starring me. We shot it over four days (the last day was Tuesday). A sampling of some of the stuff I did in front of a camera:
1. Got beat up by a girl with people…
Yep that is correct! At our special Valentine’s Day Show you could win a coffee date with a comedian! Actually 4 chances to win. They are all super awesome and hilarious! Hey plus they are all pretty easy on the eyes too! So whatcha waiting for? Thanks to GREG BARRIS, MOSHE KASHER, BRANDIE POSEY AND BARRY ROTHBART for being such good sports! 🙂
Raffle Tickets available at the show! (pre sale tixs are available too contact me) All proceeds go to charity!
You would be missing out on the opportunity to in the future say “Hey you know that big famous comedian on TV/movies? yeah well I once had a coffee date with them!” Guys you have the key to the future! Why not use it?
So let’s see laughs brought on by fantastic comedians, music, cookies, valentine’s and a possible date with some hot comedians..Umm I think you just planned your Monday and Valentine’s Day! See ya Monday!
Morning Debriefing 2/11/11
1) One-on-one single elimination stand up comedy is here: March Comedy Madness. Now taking submissions. Details here.
2) A few days ago, I posted that I was disappointed that the @RealGallagher Twitter account was fake as it included tweets that were horribly homophobic, racist, and reactionary. Yesterday, I read this article about a recent performance of Gallagher and, to my bittersweet delight, those tweets weren’t too far off.
3) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 2/13-2/19. Thanks Wisepix.
4) Are you tired of hearing a comedian’s WHOLE set and just want to hear their brilliant closer? Of course you’re not, but “That’s the Light” is a showcase of many of LA’s best doing exactly that. Telling their best ending joke will be: Lizzy Cooperman, Matt Champagne, Sean Green, Raj Desai, Erica Doering, Robert Yasumura, Troy Conrad, Jan Davidson, and more! Also, they’re being judged by none other than Taylor Negron, Barry Sobel, and Larry Joe Campbell as this is part of a series with the Los Angeles Comedy Festival. 10:30PM $10 at the Asylum Theatre in Hollywood (6320 Santa Monica Blvd.) E-mail tickets@lacomedyfest.com for reservations. Don’t miss it.
6) In the same fervent spirit as myself, though much more far reaching, Kristy Mangel has her amazing, fantastic, in-depth, enlightening comedy magazine RE: COM available for digital download for $2. Marc Maron’s on the cover, so at least click on the link, will you?
7) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-OK, it’s just three shows, you can do this…
Harland Williams @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $22/2 item min.
James Adomian @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $15/2 drink min.
Stood Up Friday Night @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5
8) OPEN MIC RUN 2/11/11
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
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Starts 8PM
9) Recently: Mubarak stepped down. Maybe Andrew Dice Clay should also step down like the Sklar Brothers suggested.
10) Miley Cyrus is hosting SNL. Perhaps, I should just invent a time machine to go back to the seventies where I belong.
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