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We’re all sad that Oprah left our afternoons empty and cold and hopeless and depressing and lacking joy. But the good news is that there are tons of people who are perfectly capable replacements for the Queen of Daytime.
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Sex Teenagers
EPISODE 3Our special “Father’s Day” episode!
Sex Teenagers is becoming quite popular at Channel 101. Watch how amazing it is before there’s a bandwagon that you have to jump on.
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Porn Rental (with Michael C. Hall and Ben Schwartz)
Here’s my latest short film, Porn Rental. It features the intensely talented Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under). The subject matter is a little messed up but the message is rock solid.
Cast: Michael C. Hall and Ben Schwartz
Featuring: Joe Spellman, Noel Kristi Wells and Marshall Givens
Writer: Ben Schwartz
Director: Sam Reich
Director of Photography: Vincent Peone
Editor: Michael Schaubach
Producer: Leigh Myles
True and Amazing stories by: Jen Kirkman * Seth Morris * Joey Slamon* Paul F. Tompkins * Natasha Vargas-Cooper * Tami Sagher *
Hosted by the fulgent Todd Levin.
TUESDAY JUNE 14TH AT 9PM! M-Bar at 1253 Vine.
RSVP so your pretty body can absorb this remarkable thing.
This is the type of line-up that leaves only clouds of dust in its wake. Do not miss this edition of Public School Show.
MollsSheWrote: hellogiggles.com is looking for interns
MollsSheWrote: hellogiggles.com is looking for interns
We’re looking for a few smart, creative, proactive-types who are excited to learn to join the HelloGiggles team.
Duties would mostly include HelloGiggles site maintenance and perhaps some light research and editing. Anyone willing to go the extra mile by contributing creatively to the site will…
Morning Debriefing 6/1/11
1) Due to underwhelming traffic, we, here at the Comedy Bureau, got the hint, so the Morning Debriefing is back (though it will probably never be posted in the official “morning”).
2) The Los Angeles Comedy Festival is accepting submissions for their 10th edition taking place this fall. More details to follow soon.
3) Check out comedy podcasting hub Earwolf’s new site! A fantastic thing got pretty damn fantastic!!!
4) Kyle Cease has a new video to push a self-help brand of comedy on his “Wake the Hell Up Comedy Tour” [via Punchline]. "He’s doing something pretty new in comedy. He’s using it to get a point across.“-testimonial from girl who has obviously not watched Bill Hicks or any number of comedians. It’s only a matter of time until a parody comes out.
5) Brand new to Conan: The Pardo Patrol. Let’s hope this becomes an actual regular segment on Conan.
6) Behind the story of Camp Crystal Lake, you’ll find Tom McCaffrey, Barry Rothbart, Matt Fulchiron keeping the camp open despite Jason killing more people. This video should be the next installment/re-boot of the Jason franchise.
7) Puddin’-"Dominos”
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
If This Doesn’t Work, I’m Moving Home @ Harlem Place Cafe 8PM FREE
A Kiss From Daddy/Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Sometimes, Even the Devil Tells The Truth @ Comedy Central Stages (6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA) 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8:30PM $8
The Wong Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 adv/$15 at door
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Beer in the Shower @ Whitehorse Cocktail Lounge Inn 9:30PM FREE
What’s You Say @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $6
9) OPEN MIC RUN
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/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
10) You’re welcome.
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“Last Request” with Pete Holmes and Jay Larson; proof that friends will take advantage if given one, even in their dying breath.
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Morning Debriefing 6/2/11
1) LA Comedy in Festivals x 2: Check out the LA Improv Comedy Festival and (comedy in) the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
2) Lastly on June 13th The Comedy Store is proudly co-presenting the screening of “Tony Clifton Live on the Sunset Strip” at The Egyptian theater. The Comedy Store will be giving away a number of tickets for this film so if you are interested in getting on the list email talent@thecomedystore.net with your name and the number of tickets you would like.
3) If you’ve never checked out Channel 101 in LA, here’s why, amongst several reasons, why you shouldn’t miss it; EVERYTHING.
Everything (Ep. 17) from dannyjelinek on Vimeo.
4) Punchline Magazine Review of Midnight in Paris (I/the Comedy Bureau wrote this).
5) Tips for the Open Mic Run? If you have any tips on open mics around the LA area that give around 5 min. of stage time and don’t charge an outrageous minimum to support the venue, please e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com
6) OK, as far as comedy flyers go, this is one of the best I’ve seen this year (anyone thinking about making a Five Guys spin off, don’t). Also, go see Powerviolence (the show this flyer is for) on Sundays. It’s unbridled fun.
7) Puddin’ “Enviroment”
8) Don’t bother with questioning. Of course you would love a summer camp run by comedian Barry Rothbart. So, watch the trailer for Barry Rothbart’s new series Sunshine.
Sunny Time Trailer from Barry Rothbart on Vimeo.
9) COMEDY CRAWL
Jackie and Judy Looking for Good Dick @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Piñata @ Bang Studio 8PM $14
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Eddie Pepitone Blood Bath @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
How to Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Love Machine Comedy Show @ M Bar 10PM $5
Live! at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 min.
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
11) Apparently Louis CK dropped in at independent stand-up show, Frolic! and the Hollywood Improv last night while Seinfeld dropped in at the Comedy Store in Picadilly, a popular neighborhood in London. What do these two things have in common. I didn’t get to see them. Damn.
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Thanks for last night Pod Peeps. Come join me at the CC Space June 8th. Love, Greg and his Proops
The Comedy Bureau seconds this. Also, read about Greg headlining Set List around the world.
Guess who is going to be performing before the TONY CLIFTON MOVIE?
Send us an E-mail to talent@thecomedystore.net for tix to see Tony and Bill Hader!!
Andre Hyland Presents: The Jesse Miller Talk Show
Wed. June 8th 2011..8:30-10pmThe Improv Lab
8162 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, California
only $5See some great comics & guests perform. Then watch ‘em be interviewed by self described media mogul Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland).
Along with some video and musical gems.GUESTS:
Nick Thune (Conan, Knocked Up)
April Richardson (Chelsea Lately)
The New Dreamz (Andrew Jeffrey Wright & Rose Luardo, Space 1026)
Bennie Arthur (Stupidface, Channel 101)Hosted by- Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland, Fuel TV’s Stupidface & The Daily Habit)
Co-Host- Daryl (Paul Oyen, HBO’s Funny or Die)
Dancer- Tanya (Anna Lee Lawson, HBO’s Funny or Die, Stupidface)“the future of a live comedy show”
-The Comedy Bureau
Morning Debriefing 6/3/11
1) American: The Bill Hicks Story will be out on DVD in the U.S. June 7th w/5 hours of extras! Interviews, never before seen performances, and more!
2) Yesterday, I found [via A.V. Club] the perfect response to Patton Oswalt’s bit about stopping the Star Wars prequels. Thanks to Slick Gigolo, George Lucas can finally “Strike Back”.
3) Andres Du Bouchet is doing his CD taping next week at Bar Lubitsch on Wednesday and Thursday next week. He’s a writer on Conan, but more importantly he got “boner” trending on Twitter. Do not miss this.
4) Not quite sure what to make of this just yet, but MTV’s on Tumblr.
5) Larry David is both fun & sad for me to wait on, but mostly sad… by Brian Farrell
6) Puddin’-“Grandma”
7) Conan and the Basic Cable Band are performing for charity!!!
8) Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? now has T-Shirts!!!
9) COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
First Fridays Comedy Variety Talk Show @ Theatre Asylum 9PM $5
The Garfunkel & Oates Hour @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Re-Animator the Musical @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
12 Shiny Nickels @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Stood Up Friday Night: Animals & Mythological Creatures @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5
The Roast of TJ Miller @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
10) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/$3 min./mixed mic/booked show in middle around 8PM
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
TRINITY CHURCH 1015 California Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 8PM/must work clean/no purchase necessary/mixed mic
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served
11) Jack Kervorkian jokes here we go (cue sound of sad party favor)…
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High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: Padcosts: Sklarbro & Mediocrity
High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: Padcosts: Sklarbro & Mediocrity
Hey, girls! So I’m an odd combination of busy and lazy these days: doing a lot of cool shit, but rarely work up the energy to tell anyone about it. So consider this a return to form: bragging about minor accomplishments while taking the day off! Here are two freshly-updated podcasts that were…
High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: Padcosts: Sklarbro & Mediocrity
High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: Padcosts: Sklarbro & Mediocrity
Hey, girls! So I’m an odd combination of busy and lazy these days: doing a lot of cool shit, but rarely work up the energy to tell anyone about it. So consider this a return to form: bragging about minor accomplishments while taking the day off! Here are two freshly-updated podcasts that were…
Why You’re Obsession With Getting Booked Is Actually Hurting Your Career
Why You’re Obsession With Getting Booked Is Actually Hurting Your Career
Every once in a while over on the Connected Comedy Facebook page I ask readers what topics they’d like to see me discuss in an article. Typically, about 70% of the comics who respond want to know more about how to get booked more and how to deal with comedy bookers.
It’s become abundantly clear to me that the vast majority of comedians out there are completely obsessed with the booking process and see it as the key to growing their career.
But here’s the thing: I think they’re wrong.
Not only do I think they’ve completely overrated the importance getting booked in growing their careers, I think their obsession with getting booked is actually having a negative impact on their career growth.
If comics spent more time working on their acts than worrying about booking more shows, they will only get better comedically and, in effect, book more shows (eventually, without asking).
Morning Debriefing 6/4/11
1) Fantasy Rock Band OGRE MAGE just launched their Kickstarter to get their first album recorded! Watch and donate.
2) “Get Your Number” by MC Mr. Napkins aka Zach Sherwin.
3) James Adomian will be on Lopez Tonight this Wednesday 6/8 performing stand-up. In other words, this is what you’ll be watching or DVR’ing to watch later on Wednesday night.
4) “@alyankovic It’s official-there’s going to be a music video for EVERY SINGLE SONG on my new album. #overkill” More details on this story to come.
5) NOTE: Andrés Du Bouchet will be recording his CD on Wed. at Bar Lubitsch at 10PM (and not 8PM as we had posted yesterday).
6) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 6/5-6/11. Thanks Wisepix.
7) Mitch Hedberg’s Jimmy John Promos. Yes, that’s promos for a fast food establishment by Mitch Hedberg. [via Pauliophonic.com}
8) IWantHerJob.com Interview w/Jamie Brunton: I’ll second that.
9) A roast, a show at Largo, and now TJ Miller’s in the LA Times.
10) The “Tip of the Hat” this time goes to Katie Crown. Article as to why you need to see her perform as SOON as possible coming later today.
11) COMEDY CRAWL
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Re-Animator @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Battleship Pretension @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo 8:30PM $25
Trevor Moore’s Whatever Show @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
12) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min.
13) GPOCWLCKS (Gratuitous Picture of Cat Watching Louis CK Saturday). Thanks to Nicole Christo and her cat.
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Katie Crown-Tip of the Hat-6/4
The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” this week to KATIE CROWN.
Not to be presumptuous, but it’s almost near impossible to not laugh, smile, and end up adoring Katie Crown if you catch her performing. Instantly likeable from her first laugh at herself when she takes the stage, Crown is an original and endearing type of hilarious that’s so rare and refreshing to see, especially amongst a predominating trend of comedy that’s dark, personal, and/or visceral.
Katie owns up to her “prankster” label, though she makes sure her performances are absolutely all in good spirits. She doesn’t go out into the audience, pick on people in the front row, but does take everyone on a wonderfully absurd ride through her observations of a world that she’s made up. Her bits touch upon such things like Scooby Doo in OB/GYN check ups and imagining that people are singing in conversation like a real life musical. Yes, there is plenty of goofy singing in Katie’s act, but it’s all mixed together in such a way that’s hysterical with no regard to age.
Having earned some comedy stripes from appearing at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and opening for the likes of Zach Galifianakis, Paul F. Tompkins, and Neil Hamburger, Crown has made her way to Los Angeles, delighting people one room at a time. I caught her at the always superb Josh & Josh Show wandering through her delightfully bizarre material. Throughout her set, as mentioned before, Katie has such an immediate affinity with the crowd that she could be silly as she wanted and the crowd literally loved it.
I remember one guy (and though everything written her might suggest otherwise, it’s not me) wandering around after the show looking for Crown so he could say that he had fell in love with her.
If you’ve never seen Katie Crown before on account of her only recently transplanting to Los Angeles from Canada, please check her calendar frequently at KatieCrown.com. In fact, you can start to tomorrow night at Powerviolence at the Complex in Hollywood 8:30PM for completely free.
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THE MIDNIGHT SHOW. ELVIS PRESTELLO & THE TRACTIONAIRES. RON LYNCH. NICK THUNE. ERIK CHARLES NEILSEN. BARBARA GREY.
ALL THE ANGRY KITTENS AND DJ DENVER SMITH.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY BRANDIE POSEY & EMILY MAYA MILLS.
8PM DOORS / 8:30 SHOW
GORGEOUS. FREE. FOREVER.
DARK HORSE SALOON – 901 E. 1st Street @ Vingnes
(formerly Bordello Bar – www.bordellobar.com)
I hope there is a temporary tattoo of this available at Trick tomorrow.
Mike Bridenstine’s Tumblr Thing: Come to This
Mike Bridenstine’s Tumblr Thing: Come to This
Largo. Sunday at 8pm. TJ Miller Makes Mayhem. $20.
Largo welcomes comedian T.J. Miller as he brings his eccentric brand of comedy to the stage, along with excellent comedians and musical guests, and one person who has no business being up there. Hosted by Pete Holmes, the…
The Comedy Bureau concurs. Go to this.