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Michael Showalter on WTF with Marc Maron

March 31, 2011
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Michael Showalter on WTF with Marc Maron

Morning Debriefing 3/31/11

March 31, 2011
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alhambra, brent weinbach, cheap, comedy central, comedy crawl, comedy news, conan, free, garfunkel and oates, greg proops, hollywood, improv, interview, john oliver, letterman, lopez tonight, los angeles, marc maron, mo mandel, norm macdonald, ny stand up show, open mic run, santa monica, serial optimist, steve martin, ucb, what to do

1) LA Comedy invaded your TV last night:
Brent Weinbach on Lopez Tonight killin’ it.
Mo Mandel on Conan killin’ it.
Norm MacDonald gettin into a Twitter fight with Steve Martin on Letterman and killin’ it.

2) Don’t let 522 (last checked when I linked this) people down, help Garfunkel and Oates get on Conan via this Facebook page. (The Comedy Bureau doesn’t guarantee this is a way to get the girls on Conan, but it won’t hurt so just go ahead and do it)

3) Marc Maron Interview on Serial Optimist.  All Serial Optimist interviews are top notch, which makes this one an absolute read.

4) John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show. Midnight. Comedy Central. Maria Bamford. Moshe Kasher. That’s it.  Well… don’t forget to watch it!

5) In case you missed it, here’s Punchline Magazine’s list of comedians cast in upcoming network pilots. ON THIS LIST: James Adomian, Eric Andre, Kate Micucci, Mo Mandel, Jon Dore, and more!

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
Mike Leffingwell: Stupid Husbands @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Wide Open Comedy @ Sal’s Comedy Hole 8PM $10
Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 drink min.
6 Degrees @ Holllywood Improv Lounge
8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show: Rory Scovel O’clock @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Hamclown @ Alexandria Hotel 9PM FREE
The Writers’ Room w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Mike Phirman @ Flappers Burbank 10PM $13/2 drink min.
Getting to the Bottom @ Hollywood Improv Lounge 10:30PM $5

7) OPEN MIC RUN
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/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM 

8) Shook the hand of Greg Proops after watching his brilliant podcast live, which was a lot like one of the opening scenes of Lawrence of Arabia where a man takes pride in shaking his Lawrence’s hand.  Try it sometime and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

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March 31, 2011
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emilymayamills:

THE ROAST OF JUSTIN BIEBER is this SAT. Guests include Satan. Get your tickets here:

http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/shows/2677

Justin Beiber may not be old enough for a roast, but I’m sure no one cares about that.

March 31, 2011
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bad, cartoon, cartoon dump, history, jerry beck

yachtrock:

You don’t say.

hat tip to Jerry Beck, co-producer of Cartoon Dump.

Like 2 Tumbl: Stop the MADNESS! Champion to be Crowned Sunday at The Comedy Store

April 1, 2011
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Like 2 Tumbl: Stop the MADNESS! Champion to be Crowned Sunday at The Comedy Store

joshfilipowski:

MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Champion to be Crowned Sunday: March Comedy Madness LA

WHAT: March Comedy Madness LA: Final 4 and Championship. A stand-up comedy event modeled after the NCAA basketball tournament

WHEN: Sunday, April 3rd at 8:00pm

WHO: Hosted/Refereed by show creator Josh…

Mash Up on 3:30AM

April 1, 2011
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comedy central, comedy shows, hannibal buress, kumail nanjiani, kyle kinane, late night, mash-up, matt braunger, tj miller, what to watch

If you’re up, wait a few more hours and watch Mash-Up at 3:30AM on Comedy Central! This poster should say enough as to why, but if it doesn’t, the Comedy Bureau firmly believes this is part of the next wave in stand up comedy.

If you’re wondering why it’s on so early, I’m not quite exactly sure.  I do know, however that Workaholics, which seems like a frat version of The Office, the other new Comedy Central show that has been “previewed” at better time slots and pushed a whole lot more through Comedy Central social networking extensions.  

Not an explanation, just an observation.

TDF EP 30 – Ed Brubaker and Kermet Apio LIVE!

April 1, 2011
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comedy podcasts, jackie kashian, live, los angeles, seattle

TDF EP 30 – Ed Brubaker and Kermet Apio LIVE!

April 1, 2011
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comedy webseries, competition, dizzy bat, head to head

Compatish-childish competition between comedians who are adults.  This episode Paul Danke, Cornell Reid, and Adam Jacobs play Dizzy Bat.  Enjoy!

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

Remain Champagne: “KNOW’M SAYN’?”

April 1, 2011
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Remain Champagne: “KNOW’M SAYN’?”

remainchampagne:

Everyone loves the song “Get Up” by James Brown, AKA “Sex Machine.” I like the beginning of the song where James is just talking. Where he’s telling his band what he’s gonna do. He’s all like: “Fellas, I’m ready to get up and do my thing. I wanna get into it, man. You know. Like a,…

I’ve seen Matt Champagne do this bit live and I feel, for the moment while I read this, privileged.

~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 4/4 ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ “On the Pulse” edition

April 1, 2011
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comedy shows, free, los angeles

~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 4/4 ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ “On the Pulse” edition

whatsuptigerlily:

At TigerLily we feel it is important to always keep your finger on the pulse especially in this ever growing LA comedy scene. We’re always on the look out for emerging talent those performers just under the radar who we really enjoy, doing creative and fun things that you may not necessairly…

The Green Room with Sean Green

April 1, 2011
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comedy podcasts, los angeles, sean green, steven seagal, tax refund

The Green Room with Sean Green

greenroomshow:

Listen Now! In this episode of The Green Room:

-Sean’s dog eats Logan’s tax refund check

-Kilikum the killer whale is back at Sea World after killing his third trainer

-Steven Seagal breaks up a cock fight in a tank

April 1, 2011
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action figure therapy, comedy webseries, stickers

actionfiguretherapy:

WANT A FREE 5-PACK OF AFT STICKERS?

Click the image above or the link below to get them:

http://actionfiguretherapy.com/free-stickers

Morning Debriefing 4/1/11

April 1, 2011
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burbank, cincinnati, comedy news, daily show, dana gould, downtown, fullerton, glendale, greg proops, improv, jay larson, la times, long beach, los angeles, norm macdonald, rory scovel, ultimate free and cheap la comedy list, wisepix

1) BUY AN LA TIMES RIGHT NOW!!!

 

2) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 4/3-4/9. Thanks Wisepix.

3) LA comedy outside of LA: Article about Andre Hyland from Cincinnati. Greg Proops on This Week in Comedy. Norm MacDonald on the Daily Show.

4) ON THE HORIZON
Jay Larson CD Taping @ Hollywood Improv Thurs. Apr 7th 8PM $14/2 item min. 
Dana Gould @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Apr. 9th 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
The Long Shot Podcast LIVE @ Hollywood Improv Lab Wed. Apr. 27th 8:30PM $5 
The Jory Hour w/Jon Dore & Rory Scovel @ Meltdown Comics Fri. Apr. 29th 8PM $8 

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Nick Kroll Does Comedy @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only) 
Rory Scovel @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $13/2 item min.
Mike Phirman @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 drink min.
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE 
Stood Up Friday Night: When I Was 17… @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5
First Fridays @ Theatre Asylum 10:30PM $5 

6) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/given set list to improv off of
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  
TRINITY CHURCH OPEN MIC 1015 California Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 8PM/must work clean 

7) Let’s just be glad that Google didn’t pull that horribly conceived Topeka prank again.

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April 2, 2011
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comedynerds:

e-pic:

Words cannot express how excited I am for this to start.

oh hey, this is a thing and it’s happening soon!

April 2, 2011
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nakedcomedy:

It’s not an April Fools joke, NEW EPISODE OF NAKED_COMEDY IS UP!

Sketchfest 2010 Retrospective FINALE

We here at Naked_Comedy studios are churning out the episodes again! And after a long year of build up, the Sketchfest 2010 Retrospective Finale IS HERE

This episode is as behind-the-scenes as you can get! And for whatever reason (I forget now,) this episode features COP COMEDY. With comedy by:

1. Doug Stanhope – ACID Bootleg – Vice Cops
2. Jamie Kilstein – Please Buy My Jokes – Odd Laws – Stand Up! Records
3. John Mulaney – The Top Part – Law and Order and Mr. Jerry Orbach – Comedy Central Records
4. R.O Manse – R.O. Magic – Beverly Hills Cop (& Gremlins) – A Special Thing Records
5. Doug Stanhope – Something to Take the Edge Off – Top Ten Laws – Stand Up! Records
6. Marijuanalogues – The Marijuana-Logues – Legalize It
7. Taylor Negron – The Good, The Bad & The Druggly – The Little Giant
8. JP Incorporated – JP Incorporated – World’s Greatest Police Chase Music – Comedy Central Records
9. Chris Hardwick – Comedy Death Ray – Chris Hardwick – Comedy Central Records
10. Paul Scheer & Brett Gelman – CDR Xmas CD 2010 – ‘Twas the Night Before Xmas – A Special Thing Records
11. Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant – Comedy Death Ray – Reno 911! – Comedy Central Records
Click the links to buy the albums

Plus, we have interviews behind the scenes of some of the biggest shows at Sketchfest! What did Paul think about doing improv for San Franciscan comedy nerds? Where did Kerri get her information on Twitter? How did Chris really feel about his Shit Show screening choice? This episode features interviews with:

Chris Hardwick
Paul Scheer

& The cast of Reno 911!:
Thomas Lennon

Robert Ben Garant

Kerri Kenney-Silver

Cedric Yarbrough

Carlos Alazraqui
Ian Roberts
Joe Lo Truglio

Click the links to find out more

Next Time: BRIDGETOWN RETROSPECTIVE (Just in time to promote this year’s BRIDGETOWN)

LISTEN HERE or SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES (And if you like it, write an iTunes review why don’t you?)

New Proopcast

April 2, 2011
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gregproops:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmartest

Morning Debriefing 4/2/11

April 2, 2011
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austin, burbank, cheap, comedy central, comedy news, comedy shows, comic's comic, echo park, free, hampton yount, hell yes fest, hollywood, imporv, james gunn, jimmy dore, justin bieber, largo, los angeles, los feliz, matt ingebretson, morning debriefing, nerdist, nerdist theatre, santa monica, smart phone app, super, sxsw, tj miller, ucb, what to do

1) It’s official: The Nerdist Theatre has arrived (@nerdmelt) and the back room of Meltdown Comics is no more (well, sort of).  Kicking off their inaugural weekend off with Jimmy Dore’s Pop and Politics tonight and a live Nerdist Podcast w/James Gunn tomorrow night, the Nerdist Theatre is sure to be one of the “places to be” in LA.

2) LA via Texas and Texas via LA: Hampton Yount’s experiences at SXSW and Matt Ingebretson and the Hell Yes Fest in the Austinist.

3) The Comic’s Comic is now on Tumblr.  I think you should follow.

4) Comedy Central now has a smart phone app for free.  Perhaps you can find out when Mash-Up is on at 3:30AM again even more accesibly than visiting the Comedy Bureau.

5) ON THE HORIZON
TJ Miller Makes Mayhem @ Largo Sun. Jun. 5th 8PM $20

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Two Headed Beast: A Story Telling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE 
Mike Phirman @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes & Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theatre 8PM/10PM $5 will get you into both shows
Truth or Dare @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5 
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo 8:30PM $25 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
Comediaplex @ Westside Comedy Theatre 9PM $10 
The Roast of Justin Bieber @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
Ryan Stout @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18 
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8 

7) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/people usually give feedback at end of set
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      

8) May I stress that I have ABSOLUTELY no problem with people telling jokes that might be considered controversial or “too soon” as long as they’re inherently funny and not depending on mere hyperbole/graphic detail.  Perfect example from comedian Brooks Wheelan posted only a few days after the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan: @brookswheelan This whole Japan thing is the biggest win dolphins have had since the ‘72 undefeated season. #LARRYCSONKA.  Nicely done, Brooks.  Nicely done.

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Karl Hess Gets the @wesingyourtweet Treatment

April 3, 2011
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Karl Hess Gets the @wesingyourtweet Treatment

karlhess:

so the fellows at @wesingyourtweet, fittingly enough, sing selected tweets that they enjoy. they gave mine the musical treatment, and i quite like how it turned out. (the dude in the back with the walter sobchak  aviators really nails that harmony)

April 3, 2011
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comic strip, e-harmony, eddie pepitone, live action, office pranks, online dating, parody

Puddin’-Eddie Pepitone’s Daily LIve Action Comic Strip-“E-Harmony”

Note: this episode is for some reason only available on Funny or Die as opposed to the usual Youtube channel.

April 3, 2011
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cheap, comedy shows, justin beiber, los angeles, roast, what to do

emilymayamills:

Come to this Bieber Roast tonight at UCB. Especially if you think it’s all been said.

BUY TICKETS

It’ll be better than Donald Trump’s because actual comedians fill the entire line-up on this show AND Justin Beiber deserves to be roasted more.

April 3, 2011
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comedy shows, free, koreatown, los angeles, what to do

leitepreto:

This Months Show Is A Monster:

•eli olsberg•lauren rochelle gerr •shawn carlowe•brady novak •eddie pepitone•ron lynch •erik charles neilsen•mike bridenstine •james adomian•michelle billoon •Jenny Flack•Hugh Moore Matt Peters to host & Davey Johnson to go dizzy-dean with the old dipsey-doodle.

TIIIIIN ROOF! RUSTED.

This is what you’ll be doing gracious reader with your Tuesday night on April 12th, right?

April 3, 2011
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ifc:

Marc Maron – On Talking To Comics and Soothing With His ‘Neurotic Rage’ | NPR

Stood Up Friday Night: Alt Comedy in Silver Lake

April 3, 2011
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cheap, comedy shows, los angeles, what to do

tedtwyman:

Stand Up Comedy every Friday Night at 10PM in Silver Lake (Los Angeles)

This show has a different topic each week for comics to create material around. Show located at The Moving Arts Theater (very cool 30 seat theater) 1822 Hyperion Ave in Silver Lake.  Only $5 Cover with no drink minimums and free parking on street

April 3, 2011
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buzzfeed:

15 Horrible Firsthand Accounts From Charlie Sheen’s First Show In Detroit

Morning Debriefing 4/3/11

April 3, 2011
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antithesis comedy, bombing, charlie sheen, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy store, echo park, hollywood, jackie kashian, james gunn, los angeles, morning debriefing, nerdist, open mic, open mic run, paid, tip of the hat, ucb, walsh brothers

1) The iCandy Open Mic in Long Beach taking place every Friday in Long Beach has put itself in a rare class of open mics running for almost a decade.  Not only do they now pay their few booked performers, but they will very soon offer to match any other indepently produced and booked room that is willing to do so.  Thanks to Shayne Michael, Jeff Leon, Kerry Arnold Stephens, and these 97 other people, comics getting paid at an open mic has become possible.

2) Antithesis Comedy, another fine comedy site, is looking for comedian/musicians and comedian/filmmakers based in LA.  Message Jesse Castro Jr. for details.

3) The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” this week to THE WALSH BROTHERS! Article/profile to follow soon

4) Always hilarious comedienne Jackie Kashian is correct in that there is stigma attached to the “solo show”, but I’m pretty sure we would all watch Jackie’s solo show.  The Comedy Bureau would.

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
The Nerdist Podcast Live w/James Gunn @ The Nerdist Theatre 8PM $10
March Comedy Madness Finals @ The Comedy Store 8PM $14/2 drink min.
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 9PM $5 
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)

7) 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. 
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM
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    

8) In case you decided to be a human and avoid social networking, Charlie Sheen bombed last night at his first show on his “Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour”. Big surprise.  I guess what counts as news these days is something happening that everyone expected. 

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