Our next show is Tuesday, July 12th at 9pm.
Hosted by co-creator and ‘strong’ personality: Joey Slamon
Make RSVPS now because we many people enjoy the things we do but we run out of space fast so not as many people can see what we do! Do it!
Morning Debriefing 6/20/11
1) Perform This Way by Weird Al Yankovic
2) Today: the wonderfully hilarious Jamie Lee will be hosting coverage of the Critics’ Choice Television Awards for VH1.com. Do not miss.
3) What Megan Amram thinks an episode of “Games of Thrones” is like without having ever seen the show.
“Enter JAIME LANNISTER, an important member of the 92,924,024-person cast. He has just finished elaborately sexing a glimmering satyr with his shimmering be-amuleted penis. P.S. There are 356,753,103 satyrs in this show. They are half-horse/half-sexy horse.”
4) The march for the Onion getting a Pulitzer via their own grassroots organization AFAJP continues with the celebrity backing of Arianna Huffington, Tom Hanks, and Mario Batali. I wonder what Literally Unbelievable will makes of this.
5) Louis CK doesn’t want his show to go on forever. [via Caroline’s on Broadway]
6) This Thursday, you don’t have to leave the house: Futurama on Comedy Central 10PM, Louie on FX 10:30PM, AND Nick Kroll on Conan 11PM.
7) COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
MTV Showcase @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $30/2 drink min.
Harmontown @ Meltdown Comics 8PM $10
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Shittastic Variety Hour @ iO West 10:30PM $10
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
8) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
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 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
9) To any of you comedians out there, writing a brand new 20 minute anything is a Catch-22 in LA.
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AUDIENCE MEMBERS NEEDED FOR PAUL F. TOMPKINS PILOT
We’re shooting a pilot starring Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Daly, Aisha Tyler and more and we need audience members!
We’re shooting TOMORROW, Tuesday 6/21, from 6pm-12am. No pay, but credit/pizza/beer. And you can bring friends with you!
If you’re available/interested please email TMSAUDIENCE@GMAIL.COM
THANKS!!
Success!
Awesome promo; you can follow Frank Johnson on Twitter here.
Learn What AFAJP Is All About
It’s been a great first day of our big push to get The Onion a Pulitzer Prize. For all the newcomers, follow the link to learn more about the Americans For Fairness In Awarding Journalism Prizes mission.
Then follow @AFAJP on Twitter and support the Get The Onion A Pulitzer cause on Facebook for continued updates. Together we can bring fairness to journalism-award-giving.
The Laugh Button: 5 Moves We’d Like To See Dave Chappelle Make
The Laugh Button: 5 Moves We’d Like To See Dave Chappelle Make
After all of the commotion from this past week about the rumor of Dave Chappelle’s rumored return to TV died, it got the hamster wheels in our The Laugh Button brains spinning.
Damn, we miss Dave Chappelle and hope he will make a bigger return to comedy for the masses and not just a…
Yes, but will there ever be a hint that any of this will ever happen?
Gonzo 4: Born This Gonzo is this Thursday June 23rd at 8pm at Club L! FREE AND AWESOME. Featuring:
Will Ard (Comedy Store)
Amy Dresner (Laughs Without Liquor, The Improv, my heart)
David Zasloff (The Complete Book of Everything, Part I, Blood Bath)
Taylor Williamson (Late Late Show w/Craig Ferguson, Last Comic Standing)
Dave Rankin (cat enthusiast)
Sofiya Alexandra (soft crier)
Kimberly Clark (Lopez Tonight)
and
Ron Lynch (Tomorrow! Show, Bob’s Burgers, Sarah Silverman Program, Your Television All the Time)
Morning Debriefing 6/21/11
1) The Humblebrag Hall of Fame-If you don’t know what @humblebrag or who Harris Wittels is, click through and read right now.
2) Norm’s Sport Show and the Onion Sports Dome were cancelled yesterday. Can sports and comedy not get along at the same time?
3) Episodes 4 and 5 of Kid Farm are up!!!
Kid Farm Channel
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Kid Farm Channel
Tags: Atom.com | Funny Videos | Tournament | Upload
4) OUT IN STORES RIGHT NOW: Alpocalypse (Deluxe Version)
5) This should be Reggie Watts’ next album cover. Also, he on Conan tonight on TBS 11PM.
6) Speaking of Conan, here’s Tom Segura…
7) The Worst is back!!! I mean, “The Worst” with Shannon Hatch and Danielle Stewart counting down 10 of the worst stories in the news throughout the week. Tune in 2PM right here.
8) The Comedy Garage
9) Want to get involved with comedy?-Be an intern for one of the best shows in town, the Super Serious Show or write for comedy podcast hub, the Ploplist. Respectively, e-mail info@superseriousshow.com and/or info@ploplist.com if interested.
10) Jon Stewart’s commentary on his edited interview on Fox News. Unedited interview here.
12) ON THE HORIZON
Twentywonder (special thanks to Patton Oswalt)
13) COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar (1514 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA) 7PM FREE
From Screen to Stage @ Laugh Factory 8PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
Comedy Central Showcase @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Revolver @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
14) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
IRON GIANT OPEN MIC @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/mixed mic/no purchase neccesary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
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 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
15) This Tracy Morgan apology tour is bordering on Lebron’s “Decision”. It’s overkill. Anyone with me on this?
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The 4 & 20 is a show in the best dive bar/bowling alley in Eagle Rock – The All Star Lanes. Come see some of LA’s best stand up comedians work out rare, long form sets – maybe we’ll go bowling with you after! The drinks are cheap, the laughs are free. Don’t miss the 4 & 20.
This week featuring:
Rob Gleeson.
Brandie Posey.
Robert Yasumura.
Dan Cummins.Hosted by Merrill Davis.
All Star Lanes
4459 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Eagle Rock, CA
Monday 6/27
8PM
FREE
Click on the flier for the facebook invite!
3 Businesses Launched By Comedians That Revolutionized Comedy
3 Businesses Launched By Comedians That Revolutionized Comedy
I believe to build a successful comedy career these days you have to also be an entrepreneur. Perhaps more so than ever, the ability to understand and pursue the business side of your comedy is as important as the creative side.
In thinking about this, I’ve realized three of the most significant developments in the comedy business in recent years came as a result of comedians’ business instincts just as much as their comedic talent. Here’s three stories of talented comedians who furthered their own careers and launched many others because of the businesses they created.
Mapping The Heavens! This Thursday at UCB-LA!
This month’s MAPPING THE HEAVENS WITH ROB DELANEY & DAVE HOLMES is going to be a doozy and a half. 1.5 doozies! Get a load of this line-up!
Chris Hardwick!
Ali Waller!
Harris Wittels!
Moshe Kasher!
Reserve your seats right here, you beautiful sons of bitches.
Performance Anxiety is back again, as it is customary for bi-weekly comedy shows to re-appear once every two weeks. For $7 you get FREE BEER, FREE PARKING (which is practically TV-credit worthy in LA) and this fantastic line-up:
The Sklar Brothers
Baron Vaughn
Ali Wong
Will Weldon
David Huntsberger
TJ Miller
Eli Olsberg
Tix available at www.thepleasurechest.com
July 2nd. with Guy Branum and more!
This show’s gonna be fantastic. With Guy Branum from Chelsea Lately fame and countless other television and film endeavors, MOTH storyteller John Grady, Comic powerhouse Ed Greer, and podcaster extroardinaire Jen Goldberg! Here we go, Echo Park. Here we go.
The Laugh Button: 8 Reasons We Will Miss Sports Show With Norm Macdonald
The Laugh Button: 8 Reasons We Will Miss Sports Show With Norm Macdonald
Wait! What?
Well it looks like Comedy Central isn’t staying in the sports game as they announced the cancellation of both Onion Sports Dome and Sports Show with Norm Macdonald today. While we never really watched the former, we’re pretty damn bummed about the latter. Norm was pretty much…
Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi Talk Texas, Comedy and LA
Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi Talk Texas, Comedy and LA
Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi work together on Current TV’s Infomania, lending their comedic skills to the regular segments Modern Lady and That’s Gay, where they call out advertisers and NBA players and Walmart and anyone else who needs a good calling out. Bryan’s also written for people like Ellen DeGeneres and Will Farrell, and Erin pops up regularly on the awesomest shows, like Parks and Recreation. The duo are gearing up to take their show on the road: they’ll be speaking at colleges and doing live shows at UCB in LA. Erin and Bryan talked to us about growing up in Texas, risking your life (the two are related) and where they can be found around Los Angeles.
What are the top three reasons to live in LA?
ERIN: The weather, talking to strangers dressed as Marilyn Monroe about your traumatic childhood, and if you love the idea of never owing a home, LA is a great place for that. I guess it’s pretty good if you want to be in entertainment. Better than Boise.
BRYAN: Yup, the weather.
Oh, you want two more? Okay. Close proximity to the beach, which I never go to. But still, it’s beautiful. And the amazing hikes, which I never go on. But still, are breathtaking. The Getty is nice. Well, I’ve heard. Oh, you have to go to the Griffith Observatory! I know several people who have been. Can’t vouch for it myself.
Morning Debriefing 6/22/11
1) Why has no one done this? Twitter Feed Theater by Paul Cibis. #BadStartToAEulogy
3) There’s already a @SaveSportsShow to get Norm’s Sports Show back on Comedy Central. I don’t know what getting Twitter followers will do as far as convincing a network to change their mind, but follow it for a good cause.
4) Best Louis CK quotes in recent interviews [via FunnyOrDie]
5) Paul Provenza’s Green Room gets in Penthouse.
6) Tig Notaro Interview for the Hairpin.
7) RPOKKW-Random Picture of Kyle Kinane Wednesday
8) Patton Oswalt in preview of Futurama!
9) Ricky Gervais has joined the Onion’s fight to get a Pulitzer.
10) Puddin’-“Scream”
11) ON THE HORIZON
Jimmy Pardo Hosting Auction @ Amoeba Records July 2nd 4PM
12) COMEDY CRAWL
Small and Tall Tales @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Hang with Funny or Die & Paul F. Tompkins @ Funny or Die (1710 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA) 8PM FREE
Generate Showcase @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The Improvised Stand-Up Show @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $5
13) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
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
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 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 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/starts 11:15PM/no purchase necessary
14) Special Thanks to Asterios Kokkinos “If enjoying your website is wrong, I don’t want to be right.” Follow @asterios because it’s never wrong and really funny.
15) I did 30 min. drunk last night for 8 people and it went “not terrible” though apparently I’m a pretty loud drunk. Is there some type of comedy badge for this?
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The Animal Kingdom has officially aligned with AFAJP.
I absolutely detest cat videos, but this one gets a pass.
Famed author Neil Gaiman demands more from the negligent swine pulling the strings behind journalism’s most prestigious prize.
Futurama Fanarama: Untooned Robot Devil
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Have I mentioned that Futurama’s one-hour season premiere airs tonight at 10/9c?
We here at AFAJP have always known that the majority of Pulitzer Prize-winning institutions are ripe with two-bit hacks and blatant plagiarizers, but now we have proof. Check out this testimonial from a reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times.
http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf
In this week’s episode of The Worst, @mickbetancourt joins @thedanistew and I to discuss the fight outside the Casey Anthony trial, the most expensive public urination ever, a bank robber who did it for the health insurance, and more.
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 6/27 ~What’s Up Tiger Lily?~ Awesome Line Up!
~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 6/27 ~What’s Up Tiger Lily?~ Awesome Line Up!
Last week was fantastic an unbelievable show! This week’s is not to be missed! Our “Summah” of laughs continues with this great line up featuring the ambassador of summer himself Howard Kremer! There are several chances to win FREE Drinks at the show! So whatcha waiting for? See Ya Monday!
What’s Up, Tiger Lily?
