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 ThuneFREE! 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!!
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hannibalhannibal.com: Verbacide Magazine Interview
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…
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.
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.
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)
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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~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 7/11 ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Super Line Up !!!
TigerLily returns with a super stellar line up filled with TL faves and NY visitors! There are several chances to win FREE Drinks at the show! So whatcha waiting for? See Ya Monday!
What’s Up, Tiger Lily?
Monday July 11th 2011 – 8:00pm
Featuring:
MARIA BAMFORD
KUMAIL NANJIANI
JOHN ROY
TOMMY JOHNAGIN
1) Congratulations to Ahmed Bharoocha, Brooks Wheelan, and Jeremy Paul for finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, respectively, in the Ultimate Laff-Down, one of LA’s longest running comedy competitions. Go see them at one of the many shows they’ll surely be on; they won’t disappoint.
2) Paul Provenza on Good Morning NY
3) Comedy podcast network Earwolf will now have a blog with Joel Mandelkorn(producer of the Super Serious Show & Plop List) as it’s editor. It’s even more great comedy news if here’s not enough.
4) Why You Should Watch Louie… if you’re not already sitting at your computer waiting for it to come to Hulu.
6) Watch Erin Gibson what people walking along Hollywood Blvd. think the perfect wife is/why I don’t walk down Hollywood Blvd. that often.
7) How to Find Your Comedy Niche via Connected Comedy. Give it a read-it’s good advice.
9) ON THE HORIZON
Lopez Tonight Showcase @ Flappers Burbank Thurs. July 14th 10PM
Nick Thune & Friends w/Maria Bamford & Harland Williams Tues. July 19th 8PM $20
10) COMEDY CRAWL
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Set List @ Velvet Jones 8PM $15
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Smaudition @ Jon Lovitz Comedy Club 8PM $10/2 item min.
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Stood Up Friday Night: If I Had a Million Dollars @ Moving Arts Theater 10PM $5
First Fridays @ Theatre Asylum 10:30PM $10
Also-Ran Comedy Hour @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
Re-Animator: Cast Benefit @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $15
11) 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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served
TRINITY CHURCH 1015 California Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 8PM/must work clean/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT
12) So we’re on a show tonight, but in the interest of keeping our integrity and our own horrible opinion of ourselves as stage performers, we’ll let you figure out what show in Silverlake it is.
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1) Sorry to all those who follow us on Twitter @thecomedybureau and were direct messaged a hacked link. The issue is now resolved, so if you’re one of three people that unfollowed us, you can follow us again.
2) Huffington Post chooses 18 more funny women and 18 bearded funny men to follow on Twitter.
3) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 7/10-7/16 via Wisepix
4) Louis CK on NPR [via Punchline]
6) This WILL save a lot of money on improv classes. Thanks to Ed Salazar for pointing this out.
7) Why Not Roast Jon Stewart?-Article by us
8) Punchline Magazine soon to be known as Laughspin
9) ON THE HORIZON
Imaginary Radio @ Nerdist Theater Thurs. July 21st 8PM $10
10) COMEDY CRAWL
Space Boners @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Girth @ Chatterbox 8PM FREE
The Anytime Show @ Underground Annex Theatre 8PM $5
Risk! True Tales, Boldly Told @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Handshucked @ Moving Arts Theater 8PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Loaded Deck Comedy @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
The Back Room @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
Small Time Titans @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
Tomorrow!!! w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
11) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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.
12) Got only one #FF on Twitter yesterday and it went like this: “#FF @thecomedybureau because without his dangerously insane, unhealthy work ethic, certain comics would not have any press at all.” That’s exactly right. Thanks @kabelion.
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The 4 & 20. 4 Comics. 20 Minutes Each. Free comedy in the best dive bar/bowling alley in Los Angeles. Drinks are cheap. Come see rare, long form sets from some of LA’s best comedians. Click through for the Facebook Event!
This week’s line up:
Will Weldon
Shawn Pearlman
Brandie Posey
Bradley FojasHosted by
Chase DarrenBe there, guys. It’s always a good time.
All Star Lanes
4459 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Eagle Rock, CA
Monday 7/18
8PM
FREE
1) Paul Provenza & the Art of Stand-Up Comedy on NPR.
2) Steve Martin & Ed Helms with banjos for Rolling Stone [via Comedy Nerds United]
3) Curb Your Enthusiasm returns for it’s last season (maybe) tonight. HBO. 10PM.
4) Many wonder what, “Carmeggedon”, the shutting down of the 405 Freeway on July 16th will look like. Tony Sam and Aparna Nancherla help give us an idea.
5) Craig Vanswers whether he likes dogs (sort of…)
7) ON THE HORIZON
6) COMEDY CRAWL
Set List @ Flappers YooHoo Room 7PM $10/2 item min.
8 Ball Stand-Up @ Westwood Brew Co 7:30PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Greg Proops @ iO West 9PM $5
BIFF’s Flappers Funny Film Fest @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $10/2 item min.
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Love Machine Comedy Show @ M Bar 10PM FREE/$10 min.
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $14/2 item min.
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
7) 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
8) Oh yeah, go see Beginners as soon as possible. Maybe not alone while nothing but happy couples sit around you and you’re clearly on the verge of crying, but you guys should go see it the first chance you get.
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That’s right just added one of TigerLily’s favorite performers, the super awesome
STEVE AGEE!!!
&
Also your MC for the evening will be the always stellar
MATT PETERS!!
See them Monday July 11 @ What’s Up Tiger Lily? 8pm
along with : MARIA BAMFORD, TOMMY JOHNAGIN, NIKKI GLASER, KUMAIL NANJIANI, BARBARA GRAY, BARRY ROTHBART, MATT RITTER, DAVE CHILD, JOHN ROY!
Whats Up Tiger Lily? every MONDAY 8PM
@ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill
6122 Sunset Blvd in the Gower Gulch
FREE! & Free parking!
Free show. Free your mind.
FREEEEEEEEE
Hosted by Howard Kremer, the master of having a Summah, this all day affair will feature food, fun, booze, music, water guns, a bounce castle, and comedy. Featuring Steve Agee, Eli Braden, Jonah Ray, Kumail Nanjiani, music from The Manx, and too many fun surprise guests to count. It’s free, but only if you RSVP to summahfest@gmail.com.
This is a design I just finished for Howard Kremer’s SUMMAHFEST. I know the colors are a little hard to handle but hey – c’mon – whatever. Right?
The fest is the 16th – at 2 pm. There is a version with a ton of text all over it with the details and such. This is the version I will have for sale at the event. So put on your boat shoes – and I’ll s
#brainboxupdate: Okay. I can hear criticism. I’ve been hearing it for some time and I…
Okay. I can hear criticism. I’ve been hearing it for some time and I know when it’s meant well, when it’s just meant to hurt; and now, as a grown up, I can even tell if it’s a good idea and act upon it. Most of you already do this and I don’t know if this will help with the perpetrators or not…
We are, after all, a bureau, Jackie, if you need us to take action, we can do so (I’m not really sure what that would entail, but I’m just saying YOU’RE FUCKING HILARIOUS.)
1) Marc Maron’s upcoming CD “This Has To Be Funny” is available for pre-order on Amazon.
2) Just in case thought you this was a big put-on, it wasn’t. Ron Artest had his show at the Hollywood Improv.
3) The Earwolf Challenge is here. America’s First Reality Podcast.
“Earwolf announced ‘Project Tippy-Toe’ where we asked for comedy podcasters to send us applications for a ‘super secret Earwolf project’. We were inundated with podcasts; over 120 to be exact – and we listened to all of them. Needless to say, it took a long fucking time; emphasis on the ‘fucking’.
After we sifted through the silt and the shit (silt being the good ones), we found the ten best podcasts to compete in the challenge. Matt Besser graciously agreed to be the host of the show, and we flew the ten competitors to Los Angeles and put them up in a local mansion.* Thus is where we begin the show.”
First episode’s right here.
4) Kenny Powers is the MFCEO of K-Swiss.
Kenny Powers – The K-Swiss MFCEO (UNCENSORED) – watch more funny videos
5) Comedian Brady Novak crosses out Kim Novak and gets his own star on the Walk of Fame.
6) Long running independent stand-up comedy show What’s Up Tiger Lily? asks What’s Up James Adomian?
8) ON THE HORIZON
1st Edition of Laugh Revival @ Venice Stage Thurs. July 14th 8:30PM FREE
9) COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
The BEATdown: Los Angeles @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Brunch @ The Park Restaurant 9PM FREE
Rick Overton: Substitute Global Ambassador @ iO West 9PM $10
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Stand Up Saloon @ Old Towne Pub 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
10) 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
11) Transformers 3 becomes the highest grossing movie of 2011. You do know that means that the rights to Transformers 6, 7, 8, all the way up to Transformers 10 are probably locked down by Michael Bay? Thanks to everyone who watches shiny things shoved down your throat because it’s been marketed to you every second of your waking life, we’ll be watching 2 hour music videos on the big screen for years to come. Yes, I graduated from film school and am still somewhat pretentious and have most likely forgotten what childhood was like, but I’m OK with that.
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