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March 30, 2011
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comedy, david koechner, denny's, interviews, sarah silverman, web series

nakedcomedy:

comedynerds:

Episode 2 of Always Open with David Koechner featuring Sarah Silverman. 

WhawaHOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS THING??

David Koechner and Sarah Silverman brunchin’ it up. I had no idea about this either, but that’s probably because it has something to do with Denny’s.

(Source: http://nakedcomedy.org/)

March 30, 2011
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comedy, david koechner, denny's, jason bateman, web series

The First Episode of Always Open w/David Koechner w/guest Jason Bateman.  Though, you might not believe, Denny’s is a common destination for comedians.  This must be because Denny’s features like the 2-4-6-8 prices provide both a meal and material.

March 31, 2011
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cards, comedian, get well, ron babcock, sick, what to get

ronbabcock:

GET WELL SOON

This is the worst “Get Well Soon” card I have ever seen. Here’s how it would go down in reality.

Gary the Coworker: Heard you weren’t feeling well, so we took up a huge collection for you.

Sick Worker: Oh wow, really? That was really nice of you. I haven’t been doing too good lately. This was really thoughtful.

Gary:  You now have the largest supply of staples, thumbtacks, sticky notes, printer paper, rubber bands, erasers, and papers clips in the entire office. 

Silence.

Sick Worker:  Serious?

Gary:  Yeah, funny huh?

Sick Worker:  Your “huge” collection for me is just random office supplies.

Gary:  Uh, yeah. Haha.

Sick Worker:  You realize I have lymphoma, right? 

Gary:  What?

Sick Worker:  Lymphoma. It’s a cancer that attacks the lymphatic cells in the immune system. It’s extremely painful and it turns out our health insurance doesn’t cover chemo.

Gary:  Oh.

Sick Worker:  And your grand gesture was to raid the supply closet and give me staples and thumbtacks.

Gary:  And printer paper.

Sick Worker:  First of all, you know I’m the one responsible for keeping track of office supplies, so fuck you. Second of all, these aren’t even new office supplies. Rubber bands mixed in with paper clips? Oh I can’t wait to spend my afternoons detangling all these while I sit here with lymphoma. 

Gary:  We just thought it would be funny…

Sick Worker:  Oh yeah, fucking hilarious Gary. Remember when your car broke down and no one else would drive you home to the westside even though I live around the corner? And then I came back in the morning to pick you up?

Gary:  Yeah.

Sick Worker:  And remember how I always end up paying for your coffee because at Brewster it’s cash only and you never seem to carry cash. Sooo fucking annoying by the way.

Gary:  My wife doesn’t let me keep a debit card…

Sick Worker:  And how do you repay me?! You go around the entire office and ask everyone to part with their precious office supplies. 

Gary:  We weren’t trying to be mean.

Sick Worker:  Oh what we’re you trying to be? Nice? You think it’s nice to give someone with cancer an eraser? What do you want me to be Gary? Gracious?! Ohhhhh thank for the precious thumbtacks and printer paper. I’m so glad you didn’t get me an iTunes gift card or something I could actually use, but these wonderful office supplies which is sooooo helpful considering how much office work I’ve been doing from bed. From my bed of cancer.

Gary:  Ok we get it, you don’t like jokes.

Sick Worker:  Oh I like jokes Gary, but I also like jokes that have a little bit of tact. For instance, I’ve never made fun of your giant thumbs. 

Gary:  What?!

Gary looks down at his thumbs. They are very large. (Honestly, check them out above in the picture. They’re huge.) 

Sick Worker:  Everyone in the office makes fun of them, but I never have. Do you realize how hard it is to not make fun of them? Look at them! Who has thumbs like that? They look like they ate your other fingers. 

Gary:  Now you’re being a jerk. I have a condition.

Sick Worker:  Ohhh a condition, really? Well then here’s a box of shitty office supplies. Get well soon.

Gary turns and walks away. Remorse rushes over the face of the sick worker.

Sick Worker:  Uhhh, Gary. 

Gary slowly turns around.

Gary:  What.

Coworker:  I’m sorry… I forgot to say fuck you again. Fuck you.

The sick worker fires a rubber band hitting Gary squarely in the head.

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But Ron this is a humourous greeting card. Of course no one would do this in real life.

Exactly! The worst part about this card is that it’s just a card. You don’t even get any office supplies. Even if they were unorganized, phyiscal office supplies are better than imaginary office supplies. Instead of “Get Well Soon”, this card should just read:

“Hey you, you sick? Think of a shitty gift. Ok now pretend we gave it to you. Oh and fuck you. Love, your crappy coworkers.”

Comedian Ron Babcock taking unnecessary cards down a notch.

March 31, 2011
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april fool's, cheap, comedy shows, los angeles, what to do

andrehyland:

First Fridays returns! And tickets are now $5!
 Friday, April 1st 10:30pm

An evening of comedy and chat!
First Fridays is a monthly comedy variety talk show that’s part of the LA Comedy Festival’s 365 Series, and features a diverse lineup of stand-up, sketch and film hosted by Laura Mannino and produced by Johnny Ramirez.

Merrill Davis (host of Merrillwood)
Sean Green (host of The Green Room Podcast)
Tracy, Dean and Jesus (Andre Hyland, Mike Mayfield, Paul Oyenl)
The Walsh Brothers (UCB)
Screening of NorthSide Comedy’s short, “Gay Hunt”

Theatre Asylum 6322 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Street parking available
BYOB!
$5 cash only

I will bet the price of admission this will be much more fun than KROQ’s April Foolishness, which doesn’t even take place on April Fool’s Day.

APRIL 5. JOHNNY PEMBERTON.

March 31, 2011
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comedy shows, free, johnny pemberton, los angeles

holyfreecomedy:

March 31, 2011
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comedy shows, fan art, los angeles, meltdown, wu tang clan

listgenerator:

Good show!

This is a Meltdown Fan shirt for the comedy show that takes places every Wednesday in the back of Meltdown Comics.  If that’s not love for a show, I don’t know what is.

March 31, 2011
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comedy central, comedy podcasts, los angeles, rory scovel

http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf

brido:

Here’s @gentscum episode 14 with @roryscovel.  Dunno why it’s not posted yet in audio form.  I think our producer @pmelt is getting donut holes or some shit and hasn’t uploaded it yet.  Tweet him and tell him to post it.  Srsly.

Also, I just want to add that Rory is one of my favorite guests so far.  Dude is quality.  Go see him record his CD April 5 and 6 in San Francisco if you’re in the area.  I promise.  And I fucking know I have Tumblr readers in SF because of the Giants comments I get.  So go see Rory at the Punch Line next week.

I should warn you that we do have a quite a bit of WrestleMania talk, so skip through that shit if you’re a goddamn baby about things.  Other than that, enjoy.       

(Source: http://www.ustream.tv/)

March 31, 2011
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baseball, catch, comic strip, eddie pepitone, live action, opening day

Puddin’-Eddie Pepitone’s Daily Live Action Comic Strip-“Baseball”

NOTE: Perfect way to start opening day.

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

March 31, 2011
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comedy webseries, conan, dave holmes, interviews, jimmy pardo

adrinkwithdave:

WED March 30: JIMMY PARDO

Today(ish) you’ve got Dave’s favorite comedian: The opening act for Conan O’Brien on “Conan” and the host of the best comedy podcast around…

JIMMY PARDO

Jimmy gives an inside look at the late night wars and reveals what the 90’s were like for a stand up (man, it’s hard to be Jerry Seinfeld).

Sorry for the delay! We gave you an extra 2 minutes for the inconvenience! Ya know?

Catch all the shows on A Drink With Dave

(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

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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cheap, comedy shows, justin bieber, los angeles, roast

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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blogs, comedy, james brown

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

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