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Morning Debriefing 2/27/11

1) 10 Comedians You Need to See This Year [via Crave Online/Sax Carr]. Say what you want about who is and isn’t on this list, but enjoyed reading this versus Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch a few months ago.

2) New Open Mic Tomorrow: D’amore’s-Monday, February 28th. D’Amore’s Pizza. 8369 W. 3rd St. Between Sweetzer and Orlando. Sign-up is 8:00pm – 8:15pm, lottery shortly thereafter. Purchase required. They’re gonna do a special. 2 slices for $3 dollars! See you there! Hosted by Jason Helfgott.

3) The Big Trouble in Little Tokyo. Ro Delle Grazie. Heather Thomson. New Tequilas at the bar? You betcha (subject to change). Señor Fish, 422. E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA. This Tues. Mar. 1st.

4) Apparently, there is a “comedy scene” of sorts in Claremont. Investigation by the Comedy Bureau to come soon.

5) #Oscars and probably #banksy on Twitter will be watched by the Comedy Bureau on Twitter tonight. Rest assured, you will be entertained.

6) ON THE HORIZON
What’s Up Tiger Lily? Presents ON THE PULSE Showcase @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill Mon. Feb. 28th 8PM FREE
Merrill Davis and Friends @ Hollywood Improv Lab Sat. Mar. 26th 10:30PM $5
Pizza Party @ Puka Bar Thurs. Mar. 31st 9PM FREE

7) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Smug Shift @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Sunday Sunday Sunday-Oscars Schmoscars @ The Improv Space 9:30PM FREE
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5

8) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/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

9) Much thanks to Matt Knudsen for his donation to the Comedy Bureau. I’ll be able to eat today.

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February 28, 2011

adrinkwithdave:

A Drink With Dave: Alex Blagg, Part 3
Alex answers the question: Who’s strat is the most jacked?

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Eddie-Pepitone-Tip of the Hat 2/26

February 28, 2011

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The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” this week to EDDIE PEPITONE for

“Puddin”-Eddie Pepitone’s Daily Live Action Comic Strip that has Eddie walk into a break room and wreak havoc on a co-worker trying to eat pudding. My personal favorite is this one where Eddie yells at a magazine that has Taylor Swift on the cover.

There are so many reasons I could have given Eddie Pepitone a “Tip of the Hat”. There’s Eddie’s hilarious Twitter feed where he posts his “to do lists” and/or “signs things aren’t going well” or his performance nearly a month ago as Sven the Clown at the Tomorrow Show where he played a clown running laps around stage just so he could plug his interior painting services at the end, but “Puddin” that premiered just over a week ago puts Eddie and his uproarious character in the person in the perfectly unassuming situation leaving nothing but laughs the whole way through.

No matter how many times I see Eddie take the stage or watch an online clip over and over, he is one of those comedic voices that are so unique and so brilliant and just so damn funny, I keep laughing every time almost to the point of my vision going blurry. As a character comic, Pepitone has perfected his onstage persona of an “unrelenting manic prophet of an apocalypse that he believes is coming in the next second” so well that he can tell jokes, do bits, riffs, engage with audience members, and it will seem flawless and you’ll have no idea whether this was prepared or not.

Literally, it’s magic. Well, it’s magic that yells at an empty stage in at attempt to heckle yourself.

As you’ve might extrapolated from everything written above, Eddie Pepitone is involved in quite a lot of projects AND is one of the funniest people on Twitter meaning you should follow him @eddiepepitone right now, then finish reading this article. He performs frequently in and around Los Angeles, a member of the lovely Long Shot Podcast, and the Comedy Bureau will keep you updated as anything else he’s up to because you should drop whatever you’re doing to see him perform.

February 28, 2011

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Recently: The Oscars happened much to a bore with mostly dull speeches and several failed attempts at humor/entertainment, proving once again, that it should be a private party and not televised for the confused, out-of-context viewing public. That is, unless someone’s acceptance speech was more unhinged and freewheeling like the brilliant James Adomian as Orson Welles merely trying to plug a wine. It’s kind of like Mickey Rourke any time that he wins an award anywhere. That’s how acceptance speeches should be.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

February 28, 2011

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Puddin’-Eddie Pepitone Live Action Daily Comic Strip-“Lotto"

NOTE: NSFW (though it would be great if any nominee that lost last night at the Oscars sounded like this)

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Morning Debriefing 2/28/11

February 28, 2011

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1) THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT FOR BRIDGETOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL!!!! Details here.

2) Love’em or hate’em, the Oscars took place last night and several of us watched it, and plenty tweeted about it. Handpicked, hometown (LA/Hollywood) favorites were retweeted last night and are now featured here:

“@shanenickerson "Who are you wearing?” ‘Some guy named Ken I murdered.’-serial killer up for an Academy Award, being interviewed by Tim Gunn. #oscars"-Shane Nickerson

“@Puddinstrip I’ve seen Jake LaMotta do a better monologue. #oscars”-Puddin’ Comic Strip

“@kirkfox Strange. Not one nominee was wearing jc penny.”-Kirk Fox

“@NickYoussef "Anne Hathaway thinks Anne Hathaway is hilarious” – Anne Hathaway #Oscars"-Nick Youssef

“@FojasBradley Are the refs watching the #oscars? They don’t seem to be watching this game. #heatvsknicks”-Bradley Fojas

“@sbellelauren "hey everybody, go fuck yourselves” – james franco being interpreted to foreigners"-Lauren Ashley Bishop

“@thatRamosgirl Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi do NOT make me want to pledge money to this telethon. #Oscars”-Vanessa Ramos

“@FrankConniff Billy Crystal at the #Oscars got a standing ovation for everything except his work in movies.”-Frank Conniff

“@pattonoswalt Daniel Day Lewis has the depth of commitment to the craft of acting to die just to liven up next year’s death montage. #Oscars”-Patton Oswalt

“@MrsRupertPupkin I’ve already cried 3 times during the Oscars – Once because I’m out of wine and twice because I’m single. #Oscars”-Lauren Caltagirone

“@moshekasher Who is this jew? #OSCARS”-Moshe Kasher

“@normmacdonald you guys were the 83rd best hosts ever.”-Norm MacDonald

“@paulcibis If the hosts are operating at the level of a high school talent show, why not end with a grade school choir recital? #Oscars”

3) March 12th will probably be the first time in over a decade that I might actually watch SNL in a decade. Zach Galifianakis is hosting. How about that? Someone that has been paid to be funny on a consistent basis to host a program that’s supposed to be funny… what a novel concept… It just might work. Mar. 12th.

4) Recent Articles written by the Comedy Bureau: Tip of the Hat-Eddie Pepitone, Into the “Heart of Darkness” of an Old Fashioned Good Time.

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? On The Pulse Showcase @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Cartoon Dump @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
No Class Comedy @ Tommy’s Place on USC Campus 8:30PM FREE
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE

6) OPEN MIC RUN
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM
HARLEM PLACE CAFE 124 W. 4th St. (in alley between Main and Spring St.)/Starts 8PM/e-mail speakeasyopenmic@gmail.com for spots
D’AMORE’S 8369 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM/Purchase required
GROUND ZERO CAFE 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC on campus nestled in between dorms near intersection of Figueroa and Exposition)/USC student Sign-up 9PM/Non Student Sign-up 9:15PM/Starts 9:30PM
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 Cover/Free coffee & water.

7) Couldn’t have said it better myself: “@kylekinane The idea that art has to have a "best of” category destroys the whole concept.“-Kyle Kinane

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February 28, 2011

adrinkwithdave:

A Drink With Dave: Alex Blagg, Part 4
Alex Blagg finishes his drink with Dave and reveals Plungr, his new social networking site.

Coming Up This Week: Greg Behrendt

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Mike Bridenstine’s Tumblr Thing: New Gentlemen Scumbags Tonight (with Mike Holmes)

February 28, 2011

Mike Bridenstine’s Tumblr Thing: New Gentlemen Scumbags Tonight (with Mike Holmes)

@mike_burns_ and I will be podcasting live tonight (yes TONIGHT) at 8PM PST (www.gentlemenscumbags.com) with our producer, Patrick Melton and special guest,@holmesjokes. Here’s his Facebook. He’s a comedian, a chameleon expert and a 1980’s teen heart throb. Sometimes he brags…

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Thursday, March 3rd at 8:00 PM

Mark Taper Auditorium-Central Library

Join us for the second in a new series of late-night talk show-like events occurring after-hours at the historic Central Library downtown, featuring well-known and not so well-known Angelenos talking about what they do, how they do it and what it means to be doing it in Los Angeles, with dj’s, live music, Pink’s Hotdogs and full bar. Hosted by Justin Veach.

With internationally acclaimed artist Catherine Opie, comedian Patton Oswalt, novelist Wesley Stace (aka singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding) and more.

I’ll be there! But if you can’t be there in person, you can also watch it online. Internet!

Watch it here, on Yowie!

#brainboxupdate: TDF EP 24 – Jen Kirkman and Karen Rontowski coming out tonight! My…

#brainboxupdate: TDF EP 24 – Jen Kirkman and Karen Rontowski coming out tonight! My…

TDF EP 24 – Jen Kirkman and Karen Rontowski coming out tonight!

My guests this episode are Karen Rontowski (stand up comic and host of www.supernaturaljunkyard.com) and Jen Kirkman (writer, stand up comic and regular on the Chelsea Handler show). Get this –…

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What I did at work today

Comedian Asterios Kokkinos as Genghis Khan riding a mechanical bull.

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Make the drive to Costa Mesa this Wednesday for an awesome line up at Westside. My dog Pearl is rumored to be opening the show.

Channel101: New shows are up at http://www.channel101.com

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Channel101: New shows are up at http://www.channel101.com

TDF EP 24 – Jen Kirkman and Karen Rontowski

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TDF EP 24 – Jen Kirkman and Karen Rontowski

Remain Champagne: AN OPEN LETTER TO THAT GUY WHO LIKES EVERYTHING I POST ON FACEBOOK

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Remain Champagne: AN OPEN LETTER TO THAT GUY WHO LIKES EVERYTHING I POST ON FACEBOOK

remainchampagne:

Hey, guy! Look at you! Look who’s all grown up with his own Internet connection! I’m assuming it’s your own Internet connection. I mean, it is your own, right? I suppose it could be your mom’s. Is it your mom’s? Is she right there with you now? Hi, guy’s mom!

Look, whoever owns your…

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Amazing and true stories told by: Todd Robert Anderson *Steve Agee * Rob Delaney * Carlos Kotkin * Ahm Mingus * Andrea Seigel * Alie Ward * Hosted by the estimable Stephen Falk

RSVP like a champ!!

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Puddin’-Eddie Pepitone’s Daily Live Action Comic Strip-“Twilight"

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Morning Debriefing 3/1/11

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1) The Los Angeles Comedy Festival is Officially Taking Submissions.

3) What to Watch/DVR This Week [via Splitsider]

4) Harland Williams interview on Conan. Spoiler Alert: This is the perfect way to start your day.

5) The Scoomie’s are coming soon. That’s right the awards for comedians by comedians and not really anyone else just like it should be. Have category suggestions? Go here.

6) Last night Chris Fairbanks’ Comedy Special aired late on Fuel TV. It’s the first comedy special they’ve aired and hopefully they’ll air it again. Check back here for details.

6) ON THE HORIZON:
Mary Mack’s North Star Comedy Hour & Meat Raffle @ Michael Woolson Studio Sat. Mar. 5th 8PM
Rory Scovel @ Hollywood Improv April 1st 8PM $18/2 item min.

7) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
¡Satiristas! LIVE @ The Actors Gang 7PM Pay What You Can
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 7:30PM FREE
Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge @ Red Rock 8PM FREE
Found Footage Festival @ Largo $20 8PM FREE
Drunk on Stage @ Akbar 8PM FREE
Comedy Death Ray @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck! @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6

8) OPEN MIC RUN
BACK HOME IN LAHAINA 519 E. Carson St., Carson, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st, Los Angeles, CA (downtown)/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Starts 8PM
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM

9) Did you know you could reach the end of your Twitter feed? Of course you don’t because you’re still part of society.

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Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up Premieres March 12

Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up Premieres March 12

This ought to hold us Normheads over until Sports Show debuts in April. It will be Norm’s first hour-long stand-up special ever.

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emilymayamills:

BIRDS OF PREY at COMEDY CENTRAL STAGE

tomorrow ~ wednesday ~ march 3rd ~ 8pm

6539 santa monica blvd ~ hollywood ~ 90038

susan burke ~ lizzy cooperman ~ emily maya mills

directed by joe wagner ~ photo by heather landis

reservations: (323) 960-5519

EVERYONE GO TO THIS PLEASE!!!

The Biggest Mistake: April Richardson and Andy Wood

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April and Andy join us for Sheen Talk 2011. Listen close and you just might hear a Brody Sheenvens impression.

thebiggestmistake.net

This post about a podcast should have a link like this.

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Patton Oswalt on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. I know this should have been posted earlier, but here it is now. Still, you’re welcome.

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Recently: A significant portion of Muslims claimed that the logo for the upcoming London 2012 Olympics is racist. If you take a look at and analyze the actual logo, there’s nothing really racist about it. If you need a refresher course, take notes from Kyle Kinane and how he imagines Trader Joe of Trader Joe’s promotes his “ethnic” alter egos.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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@christianduguay and I, hard at work.

A day in the life of a Los Angeles stand up comedians.

High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: A.V. Club Podmass: Quote of the Week

High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: A.V. Club Podmass: Quote of the Week

They love me — with one caveat! Ah yes, my old friend, The Onion: truly a sharp, rich and fretful garnish!

http://www.avclub.com/articles/week-of-february-1723,52391/

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“No, I literally wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener—because at least the roasting would be done…