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Morning Debriefing 7/3/11

1) OK, so the Comedy Garage is coming to the UCB on July 16th; I think enough is said.

2) The Reggie Watts Show Pilot. Hopefully, it’ll stay up this time.

3) We’re leaving Portland today, but we had a great time here. Catching No Pun Intendo at Ground Kontrol, a comedy show at a video arcade, and the Suki’s open mic only scratched Portland’s lively and growing comedy scene. If anyone reading gets a chance to go (even if it’s not time for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival), please comedy in Portland. Now, we’re back on our way to LA where we’re spoiled comedy wise.

4) The Everything is Festival at Cinefamily is streaming live in case you’re broke, a cheap skate, or can’t your budget approved.

5) Watch full episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 because it’s not on DVD yet [via 247comedy.com]

6) The Pardo Patrol with Tom Hanks-Point-Hanks?

7) ON THE HORIZON
Charlyne Yi & Dave Horowitz Present: We Don’t Know @ UCB Theatre Thurs. July 21st 8PM $5
Audition @ UCB Theatre Sat. July 23rd 10PM $10

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Everything is Festival: Neil Hamburger Presents a Tribute to Dora Hall @ Cinefamily 2:30PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Everything is Festival: Found Footage Battle Royale @ Cinefamily 9:15PM $10
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
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/bottled water and coffee available

10) Yes, we will be post tomorrow on the 4th of July, though nearly everything comedy wise is shut down. We’re just that dedicated/unable to define our lives very well outside of this.

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4th of July DUI Checkpoints Waiting For You in L.A.

4th of July DUI Checkpoints Waiting For You in L.A.

thecomedystore-blog-blog:

July 3, 2011 (Sunday) – DUI Saturation Patrol from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. in LAPD’s Foothill Area

July 3, 2011 (Sunday) – DUI Saturation Patrol from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. in LAPD’s Harbor Area

July 4, 2011 (Monday) – Sobriety Checkpoint from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. in LAPD’s West Los Angeles Area on Pacific Coast Highway at Temescal Canyon Road

Be safe out there, and happy 4th!

Tommy Johnagin (Late Show W/ David Letterman)
Matt Knudsen (Late Late Show)
Chuck Watkins (Comedy Central’s Live @ Gotham)
Ali Wong (FOX’s Breaking In)
Liz Stewart (Frog Island Comedy)
Annie Lederman (Trainwrecks)
Adam Hammer (The Improv)
Ed Galvez (The Fort Podcast)
Host: Sara Jo Allocco (Comedy Central)

Morning Debriefing 7/4/11

comedy news, drunk history, echo park, eddie pepitone, hollywood, jen kirkman, los angeles, open mic, puddin, tj miller

1) Happy 4th of July Everybody!!! May you celebrate your nation’s history like this… (they didn’t have 4th of July one, sorry)

Drunk History Vol. 5 w/ Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle & Zooey Deschanel from Will Ferrell

2) Are You Getting the Maximum Value Out of Your Material via Connected Comedy-I wish Louis CK’s technology bit would have been used as an example instead of Anjelah Johnson, but some good points are made.

3) TJ Miller doing crowd work at a kid’s show.

4) Puddin’-“4th of July”

5) COMEDY CRAWL-No shows worth going to tonight. Save your energy for tomorrow…

6) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served

7) Anyone feel like they’re should be a post July 4th Resolution? Anyone keeping up New Year’s Resolution up to this point? Yeah, I think they’re stupid to, especially when BBQ tastes soooooo good.

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Morning Debriefing 7/5/11

1) So roasts have indeed lost class, like I said so, as Comedy Central announced it will be roasting Charlie Sheen in LA in September.

2) Keep watch close for this: “@JenKirkman If you guys are wondering why I am on Twitter all the time, I’m writing a book, due out in 2012. I’m alone all day, need constant breaks.”

3) Greg Proops Interview by us for Punchline Magazine.

4) Neil Hamburger continues his march against Corporate America on Viceland.com

5) The Sunset Grill Open Mic in Hollywood is back. Thurs-Sun. around 7PM, if you can put up with it, at 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., a few other open mics are within walking distance of it.

6)

“It’s a good sign that people trust comedians more than journalists.”-Paul Provenza on In the Arena’s blog on CNN.com

7) Writing Movies for ~~Fun and~~ Profit with Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

Writing Movies For Fun and Profit from Thomas Lennon

8) ON THE HORIZON
Return to Babylon w/Birds of Prey @ Dark Horse Saloon Wed. July 6th 9PM FREE
The Super Serious Super Bonus Show @ Smashbox Studios West Hollywood Tues. July 12th FREE w/purchase of ticket to July 21st edition of Super Serious Show
Heart of Darkness w/Andrés Du Bouchet, Ron Lynch, Jon Dore & Rory Scovel, and more @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) Sat. July 30th 8PM

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge @ Red Rock 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Geekscape Presents: The Good, The Bad, and The Geeky @ Michael’s Bar & Grill 9PM FREE
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6

10) 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
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

11) If you’re still putting Best Comedy Show (or Comics) in Southern California on your comedy flyer, you need to think of a new comedy flyer.

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Despite Record-Breaking Year for Comedies, Studios Are Still Slashing Comedy Budgets | Vulture

Despite Record-Breaking Year for Comedies, Studios Are Still Slashing Comedy Budgets | Vulture

popculturebrain:

And you have Hollywood’s reliance on foreign markets and DVD sales to thank.

Clark Gregg and Rachel Bilson Join Amazing Cast of THE TO DO LIST | Collider

Clark Gregg and Rachel Bilson Join Amazing Cast of THE TO DO LIST | Collider

popculturebrain:

Who makes up said amazing cast?

Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Alia Shawkat, Mae Whitman, Johnny Simmons, Donald Glover, Connie Britton, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Scott Porter, D.C. Pierson and Dominic Dierkes.

Not to mention the picture’s leading woman Aubrey Plaza.

thecomedystore:

Monday July 25, 2011 marks a special day for the Comedy Store . Writing the names of comics on the walls of The Store has always been tradition and this year we will be adding some well known names as well as some soon to be known names to our walls

Among the 20+ names being added will be Sarah Silverman, Tony Clifton, Moshe Kasher, Nick Kroll, Chelsea Peretti, Judah Friedlander, Melissa Villasenor, and long-time Comedy Store manager, Dean Gelber.

Names Night solidifies the place of honorees at The Comedy Store and is physical proof of the great efforts they have put into their careers and the art of Stand up Comedy. Among the performing arts, only Stand up is comprised mostly of soloists, making it a unique journey of personal discovery for audiences and performers alike and it is our honor to share in this journey with such talented people.

To mark the occasion, The Comedy Store will have comics performing in the Original Room and a private reception for the honorees in the Main Room with floating photographers, food, and comic interviews. We hope to be having some BIG guests swing by for the evening, and a few special surprises.

The reception for honorees in the Main Room that night is private, but the general public is welcome to attend the show in the Original Room for free*

Come on out for a landmark evening at The Comedy Store and join us in celebrating some incredible talent !

Largo | Paul F. Tompkins Show | 06.18.11

To get in the spirit of the live recording of the Pod F. Tompkast, Paul dressed himself and the stage in a nautical theme, complete with what looked to be a diving helmet on top of the piano, while Eban dressed in a knit cap, a’la Jack Cousteau.

Check out the episode here!

SMUG SHIFT @ UCB LA
9:30pm Thurs. July 7th 2011
Originally started in Oakland, California, Moshe Kasher and Brent Weinbach host an evening of comedy, performing rehearsed and improvised bits in between special guest stand-up comedian appearances. Each show also features an independent music act to start the night off.Its Moshe’s Birthday too so we gonna PARTAY!!!!!
With:
Neal Brennan ( Jimmy Fallon, The Creator of the Chapelle Show)
Brent Weinbach (Lopez Tonight)
Moshe Kasher (Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central)
Dj Douggpound (Tim And Eric)
Andre Hyland (Fuel TV)
+musical guests
$5!!!!
go here for tix:http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/shows/2443

Facebook Invite HERE

Hand Shucked goes Weekly!

Great show this Saturday with Maria Bamford, Tommy Johnigan, Kumail Nanjiani, the Sklar Bros. and more!

More info at the Facebook Event

I don’t know if anyone reads the Comedy Bureau in Santa Barbara, but if you do, Velvet Jones does plenty of amazing shows like a night with Doug Stanhope and this, Set List, which you should absolutely go to.

Morning Debriefing 7/6/11

1) Jay Leno’s joke about Casey Anthony didn’t go well until he repeated it the 2nd time. The joke, in structure and delivery, was typical Leno monologue, but dark by his standards, especially given how little time has passed since the Anthony acquittal. Perhaps, it would have gone better if Gilbert Gottfried had told it.

2) We concur with Witstream: Stop suckin’ Favstar’s dick.

3) Tired of reading the Papaya King Billboard on Hollywood Blvd.? Think you have something better, more clever, utilizing obscure references? Well, now’s your chance… Submit your idea for a Papaya King billboard and it may be posted in the LA area.

4) Keep this in mind: “@DuBouchet (Andrés Du Bouchet) Alright when the CD/mp3 of ‘Naked Trampoline Hamlet’ DOES come out, the first person to TWEET @dubouchet what fake name I use TWICE wins 100 bucks. I’ll send you a check. And I love my fake names, so listen carefully! I use one twice.” Whether or not you win, you should buy this.

5) Patton Oswalt in the first of many to come 5 Second Films.

6) “Are Comedians Doomed to Apologize Forever?”, a piece by us posted yesterday in Punchline Magazine

7) Puddin’-Penis

8) ON THE HORIZON
Comedy Garage w/line-up @ UCB Theatre Sat. July 16th MIDNIGHT
Names Night @ The Comedy Store Mon. July 25th 8PM FREE/2 drink min.

9) COMEDY CRAWL
A Kiss From Daddy/Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8:30PM $8
Return to Babylon @ Dark Horse Saloon 9PM FREE
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Café & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)

10) 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
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
TICKLES COMEDY ROOM 10282 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA (entrance thru alley to a garage)/Starts 7PM/7-9 min./no purchase necessary
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

11) “The Bureau never sleeps” won’t be said again. Sorry anyone who had to hear that in real life.

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This is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day: Comedian Sean Kleier takes to the streets of NYC ahead of Independence Day to pay homage to his favorite American president: Bill Pullman.

[brobible / thd.]

Everyone should watch this 4th of July tribute. (Unless, you haven’t watched Independence Day with Will Smith and Bill Pullman, in which case, what are you doing here, alien?)

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

“Jon Benjamin has a Van” deserves more attention

[via]

Yes it certainly does.

BLAM BLAM BLAM RETURNS * JULY 12 * A TUESDAY

HIGH GRADE COMIC ACTION! DIG:
Josh Fadem * Marianne Sierk * Grant Pardee * Moshe Kasher * Chris Fairbanks * Jim Hamilton * Pat Keane * Ian Edwards * Mike Burns * Sharon Houston * Mike O’Connell * Host – Matt Peters * Most – David Johnson * RBAR * 9PM * KTown * FOR FREE!

“My orders are I’m not supposed to know where I’m taking this boat, so I don’t. But one look at you and I know it’s gonna be hot….”

TWO THUMBS WAY DOWN @ MELTDOWN COMICS

When it comes to movies, there is bad-bad and good-fun-over-the-top bad. Join Eli Olsberg and guests Rory Scovel, Kumail Nanjiani, and TJ Miller as they celebrate the latter. Each comic brings in a movie of their choice and after watching a clip/trailer from all three, the audience votes as to which one they watch and rip to shreds. Also, if you have a bad movie you want to show off, bring it in for a chance to have it be our movie of choice that night!

It’s time for BRUNCH 7/11! The one-stop shop for all your comedy needs!

Hosted by Jake Weisman

With guests:

Rye Silverman
Rob Gleeson
Susan Burke
Cornell Reid
Merrill Davis
Nick Thune

FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!

9 PM!

Plus, there will be beer/wine/soda for sale! AND NOW WE HAVE CHIPS FOR SALE TO SOAK UP ALL THAT DELICIOUS BOOZE!
(Cash Only)

REMEMBER: Drink sales will keep BRUNCH alive so please come ready to drink!!

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249821081701010

hannibalhannibal.com: Verbacide Magazine Interview

hannibalhannibal.com: Verbacide Magazine Interview

hannibalhannibal:

Hannibal Buress is the next big thing in comedy. Already, his track record is very impressive and he’s still running strong. He has made many appearances on late night comedy shows, received praise from today’s biggest comics, and has written for TV shows including “Saturday Night Live” and “30…

http://charlyneyi.bandcamp.com/

http://charlyneyi.bandcamp.com/

My music. Free.

Seeing her (Joan Rivers’) movie, the Piece Of Work movie, was a huge inspiration. That’s why she’s in the show. She’s not hanging on, she’s thriving. Part of the episode is her playing onstage, and she’s playing at Atlantic City, so we went down there with a small crew just to shoot some footage of her separate from the episode. We just went to see her, and I went in there, and I love Joan Rivers, I always have. But when I saw her onstage, I couldn’t believe it. She darts around, she’s got so much energy. She just kills. She’s better than me, and I’m literally close to half her age, and I can’t run around like she does. It made me want to go back to the gym before I tour again. I would love that, when all this melts away, and I’ve just got my loyal following in casinos around the country like Joan, boy, that would be a gift, just to have that.

Louis CK (via fatmanatee)

The great Billy West has voiced every cartoon character pictured here, and then some. I wish he was on Twitter, so that I could bother him about it.

[The Incredible Voice Acting Credits Of Billy West]

Morning Debriefing 7/7/11

1) Paul Provenza’s “Comedians are more trusted than journalists,” becomes a poll on Huffington Post.

2) This Sunday is the season premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm AND Paul F. Tompkins plays Larry’s Lawyer. HBO 10PM, comedy fans/lovers/nerds.

3) APODDT (Awesome Picture of Drew Droege Thursday) [via BWS Pride Prom]. If you don’t know who Drew Droege is, watch this.

4) Doug Stanhope in Montreal…

5) Marc Maron’s Interview in A.V. Club (he talks about his new pilot)

6) Fan’s sketched interpretation of the Pod F Tompkast [via SenorCorazon]

7) Comedians shouldn’t let Twitter affect their real life act. (Our article in Punchline Magazine today)

8) Compatish-Eggstravaganza

9) Puddin’-“Birth Certificate”

10) ON THE HORIZON
TwentyWonder @ The Doll Factory Sat. July 9th 8PM $40-$100
Finale of Runyon Canyon w/Eddie Pepitone @ Flappers Burbank Sun. July 10th $10/2 item min.

11) COMEDY CRAWL
The Dork Forest Live w/Jackie Kashian, Dana Gould, James Urbaniak @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8PM $10–Maria Bamford just added
Mike Leffingwell: Stupid Husbands @ UCB Theatre $5 8PM
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Eddie Pepitone Bloodbath @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
The Smug Shift @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Live! at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE

12) 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
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/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 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

13) The Comedy Bureau extends as much gratitude as we can muster to the inimitable Maria Bamford for her support of us as well as her general, to use a word of hers, AWESOMENESS, and unbridled hilarity. If you’re somehow unaware of who she is and somehow reading this, go to The Dork Forest Live @ Nerdist Theater tonight and get in the know.

14) Transformers 3 vs. Casey Anthony vs. Tree of Life vs. Something actually interesting? Which will be the most popular topic tonight at open mics? We’re talking to you, @boopityba #openmics #unurban.

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A week from today Comedy Palace will be dropping bombs on your ass. @Comedy_Palace