HACK ATTACK! THE CHUNKLET GUIDE TO OPEN MIC COMICS
This is one of the first things I ever wrote that was published. It was in an old issue of Chunklet, a brilliant music/comedy mag out of Atlanta that is only published annually. I wrote it with a friend the first year I started doing standup. They forgot to credit me.
If that wasn’t a sign of things to come, I’m not sure what is.
Sadly still applicable, though they’ve mutated into even more horrible stereotypes.
8 and 10pm tonight in Burbank, CA at Flappers. So, Californios that live in LA (VERY specific this week:) Tomorrow night too!
http://www.comedycasting.com/h2fnew/index.php?pg=showdetail_page&meetid=014c170298dc89e&id=3033 that’s a link to the first show anyway.
The Comedy Store: A Quick Interview with The Roastmaster General (Jeffrey Ross)
We recently had the chance to speak with the Roast Master General Himself, Jeffrey Ross, a day before his SOLD OUT “Roast In Peace” Special here at The Comedy Store…
Comedy Store: What about The Comedy Store keeps you coming back here, as opposed to other clubs?
Jeffrey Ross: It’s a safe…
Action Figure Therapy just passed one million views on YouTube this morning.
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1) OK, one more time: Comedy Central Presents Kyle Kinane tonight at 11PM. WATCH IT.
2) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 2/27-3/5. Thanks Wisepix.
3) Follow @comedy_palace on Twitter because the Comedy Palace on the 2nd and 4th Thurs. because you should follow them for great offers on Chinese food and a fantastic live comedy show.
4) Kumail Nanjiani on Conan. Uhh, he kills it.
5) ON THE HORIZON
Greg Proops Smartest Man in the World LIVE @ Comedy Central Stages Wed. Mar. 9th 8PM FREE
An Evening with Eastbound & Down @ Paleyfest Thurs. Mar. 10th 7PM $10
Featuring @ Hollywood Improv Lab Fri. Mar. 11th 8:30PM $5
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Stand Up Spotlight: Dave Foley @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5 (stand by only)
Harland Williams @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $20/2 item min.
Jackie Kashian @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 drink min.
Jeff Ross’ Roast in Peace @ Comedy Store 8:30PM $20/2 drink min. (sold out)
Greg Proops @ The Ice House 8:30PM/10:30PM $17.50/2 item min.
Stand Up Showcase @ 3rd St. Promenade Playhouse 9PM $12
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE
Stood Up Friday Night: Story Time @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5
YooHoo Late Night @ Flappers YooHoo Room 11PM $5/2 drink min.
Midnight Madness @ Hollywood Laugh Factory MIDNIGHT $20/$30 VIP/2 drink min.
6) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM
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
7) Recently: will now become a separate daily post relating relevant, trending, or odd news items with clips of comedy.
8) Congratulations to comedians Adam Rank and Tim Palmer for placing in the 21st Ultimate Laffdown.
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So This Happened and Somehow I Didn’t Know About It… Must Have Not Been Promoted All That Well…
Huffington Post Comedy Live at the Roxy last night and I didn’t know about it. How about that?
Two and A Half Men canceled, Oscar Preview, Ed Greer
Stand up comedian Ed Greer is in studio and the guys talk about what made CBS cancel Two and A Half Men. Charlie Sheen adventures with Lenny Dykstra and Bree Olsen. Teachers fighting against the state of Wisconsin. Carmelo Anthony is now a New York Knick. An epic Oscar preview from Stud Manly.
Puddin’-Eddie Pepitone’s Daily Live Action Comic Strip-Selena Gomez Letter to People
Recently, Yahoo News reported that an even smaller percentage of the U.S. Population owns a greater share of the wealth (like we didn’t know that already). Maybe we just need to look to Maria Bamford for guidance in this clip.
the Meltdown (17)
Starting at: $8.00 The line up for the Next MELTDOWN:from G4, Chris Gore
from The Nerdist Matt Mira
from England, Glenn Wool
from NYC, Sean Patton
from right here in LA, Brett Gelman
from The State and Reno 911, Thomas Lennon
plus special surprise guest or two.Don’t wait in line, order your tickets online. Just stroll in, show us your confirmation print out, grab a drink, get a seat and enjoy the funny.
All this plus Free Beer all night and delicious food from the Frysmith Truck
A Drink With Dave: Alex Blagg, Part Two
Dave Holmes, Alex Blagg, Miley Cyrus, Bush, Salvia, and more strat jacking…
Watch Alex break character.
1) The “insider comedian interview” format has gone viral… big time. Forget about shoddy camera work in green rooms and back alley studios that double as living spaces. Bigger names are coming out of the woodwork. First Marc Maron w/his “WTF Podcast”. Recently, Dave Holmes and “A Drink with Dave”. Most recently, Bill Maher and “12 Mile”. Did I mention that everyone should be watching/listening to these?
2) Everyone will be live tweeting during the Oscars and I will be here in our cavernous office keeping everyone up to speed as to what’s the funniest things written during the show. We hand pick our featured tweets here and I almost suggest that you don’t need to watch the Oscars because the Comedy Bureau Twitter feed will be almost more entertaining (only because you need to watch the telecast to put it into context).
3) In case you were wondering, the Tip of the Hat, this week, goes to Eddie Pepitone for the start of the Puddin’ Comic Strip. Article to follow later today.
4) ON THE HORIZON
NERDIST INDUSTRIES and ARS NOVA present: Nerdist Podcast Live: BLACK DYNAMITE! @ Meltdown Comics Mon. Apr. 4th 8PM $15
The Man with F.E.E.E.T @ Downtown Independent Theater Wed. Mar. 16th 9:30PM $20
Nick Rutherford & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Lab Wed. Mar. 30th 10:30PM $5
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Two Milk Minimum @ Flappers Burbank 11:30AM $10/2 item min.
Space Boners: Extra Boners Edition @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
The Swarm @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5 (stand by only)
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Harland Williams @ Hollywood Improv 7:30PM/9:30PM $20/2 item min.
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Smodcastle 8PM $8
Greg Proops @ Ice House 8PM/10PM $17.50/2 drink min.
Jackie Kashian @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 drink min.
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo 8:30PM $25 (sold out)
Comedy Garage @ The World Famous Comedy Garage 10PM FREE
Magic Bag @ Smodcastle 10PM $8
The Twelve Shiny Nickels Show @ Fake Gallery 11PM $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
6) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/people usually give feedback at end of set
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/one item min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATRE 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-Up 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/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed
7) This is the 127th Day of the Comedy Bureau and both my arms are still here. Take that James Franco.
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Recently: It has been said that Tiger Woods might have to settle for mediocrity. According to Bill Hicks, it’s going to have a get lot worst before that happens. A lot worst. RIP Bill Hicks.
The name “Heart of Darkness” promoted as a live comedy show might make many people a little queasy, thinking perhaps, that if they attend, they will be made uncomfortable on what is performance art attempting to be Andy Kaufman. Though there is a higher brow in the brand of comedy that producer/host/comedian/ringleader Greg Barris wrangles for his show, one will never find themselves laughing only because they’re uncomfortably lost in the “Heart of Darkness”.
Taking place at unusual and unique venues that are a far cry from the traditional comedy club around the country, Greg Barris purposely makes his show more of an organic experience (he touches and forgives audience members) rather than another one of the stand up showcase shows that has spread like a virus across the face of Los Angeles. In fact, at both the Burbank Moose Lodge or in the back room of Meltdown Comics for the recent two-show stint in LA, audience members got more the sense that they were hanging out after school and some really amazingly talented and hilarious friends rather than the $8 you paid to sit in a crowded room and see a “planned-enough performance”. With a small line-up, all the performers got to play loose and at their pace, keeping the easy-going, laid-back vibe present throughout the duration of “Heart of Darkness”.
The Comedy Bureau was fortunate enough to be in attendance at the Meltdown Comics edition that had a stellar line-up of comics including the incomparable Reggie Watts (as only briefly caught on tape here) floating between a multitude of accents, jokes, and songs, the painfully, but hysterically honest stories of Sean Patton, and the anxiously funny Chelsea Peretti as well as the head of the whole operation Greg Barris and his right hand man in the form of band Dima and Doctor Juchins. The show was sold out and packed to the gills as I gladly stood the whole time.
For anybody that has groaned when they have heard the joke set-up, “So I’m half…,” wondered if that was all that stand up comedy has become and why you’re possibly not having a good time, perhaps you should catch Greg Barris’ Heart of Darkness next time it’s in town to restore your faith in that there is indeed an alternative to stand up comedy that’s been stuck in the hey-day 80’s and it’s pretty damn funny.
A Drink With Dave Matt Braunger Box Set…
This beautiful “Preview Weeks Box Set” features all five Matt Braunger episodes in one easy to carry 19 minute collector’s edition.Enjoy!
Due to a busy season in Hollywood, there will be no INDIGLO in February. Stay tuned for a kickass show in March!
