Opening credits for The Midnight Show. Shot/Edited by Peter Atencio.
Song – Heart Attack American by The Bronx.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Morning Debriefing 7/16/11
1) Comedy Legends Jerry Seinfeld (@seintime) and Don Rickles (@donrickles) joined Twitter recently and none of them have tweeted about Carmeggedon. WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THAT?
2) Marc Maron on Real Time with Bill Maher (sitting directly across from Marc Cuban). Watch the snark fly!
Ep. 220: July 15, 2011 – Overtime
3) Jesse Miller of the Jesse Miller Talk Show visits the ESPYs!!!
4) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 7/17-7/23 from Wisepix.com.
5) Witstream and BBC’s Ministry of Laughs join forces today at 6PM PST for some of Twitter’s funniest to live tweet whatever they’re doing (like they normally do) with the hashtag #ministryoflaughs.
6) Drew Droege Chloe Sevigny celebrates FR33DOM!!
7) Congratulations to Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? for surpassing one million downloads!
8) ON THE HORIZON
Tomorrow Show Anniversary @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Aug. 6th MIDNIGHT $15
9) COMEDY CRAWL
Enjoy a SUMMAH @ Nerdist Theater 6PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
It’s A Long Way Down 8PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Underground Annex Theatre 8PM $5
Handshucked @ Moving Arts Theater 8PM $5
Tea Time w/Heather Thomson @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo at the Coronet Theater 8:30PM $25
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theatre 10PM $5
The Willie Hunter Show @ Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM $5
The Saturday Saturday Show w/guest Shannon Hatch @ Sidewalk Studio Theatre 11PM $5
Comedy Garage @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
Tomorrow!!! Summer Fling w/ the Doorknockers @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
10) 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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
11) Waitresses of LA diners that stay open late, if a guy is eating alone don’t make him feel like he’s wasting your time and you might get a really good tip because as much as it might look like I’m they’re waiting for someone, they’re not; no one wants to hang with them on Fridays. Just sayin’.
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Louis CK Light Box for sale to benefit Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Louis CK Light Box for sale to benefit Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
C’mon… Dig deep and help a worthy cause.
Remain Champagne: “HEY, MAN, SERIOUSLY…”
Remain Champagne: “HEY, MAN, SERIOUSLY…”
Hey, man. What’s up? How’s it going? Haven’t seen ya in a while. Things are good? Hey, you know what? I just saw a play recently and you know who was in it? That girl you used to date. Yeah. Can’t remember her name. Oh, really? You’re still going out with her? No way! Wow! I…
This should almost be a categorized and studied disease…
Morning Debriefing 7/17/11
1) Why can’t we have something like the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival here in LA? This sounds pretty fantastic and maybe you should donate to the cause…
2) Real Life: My Girlfriend’s A Bitch with Iliza Shlesinger.
3) Punchline Magazine became Laughspin.com and now there’s a whole page of stuff we contribute.
4) So Kristen Wiig is the voice of Babs in this slightly disturbing reboot of Looney Tunes on Cartoon Network and will produce and star in a suicide themed comedy that focuses on a woman who fakes suicide to gain the attention of an ex-boyfriend. We like this dark comedy streak by Wiig and hope it continues.
5) Remember when David Lynch used to do the daily weather? We’re surprised Lynch didn’t go the route of Rick Shapiro and his frequently posted and out of order Morning Meditations from Our Lady of No Thought Depot.
6) One of the more important things to note about GQ’s current “comedy” issue out on magazine racks now is that no one would know if it’s an issue about comedy if GQ didn’t tell anybody.
7) ON THE HORIZON
Jamie Kilstein-One Night Only @ Steve Allen Theater Mon. July 18th 8PM $10
The 2 & 45 @ All Star Lanes Mon. July 18th 8PM FREE
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Matt Besser: Enter the Hot Chicks Room @ UCB Theatre 6PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
A Gentle Evening With Josh & Don IV @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Louis C.K. Working On New Shit During An Evening of Disjointed Comedy @ Largo 9PM $20-Sold Out
Power Violence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $12/2 item min.
Celebrity @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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) As reporting of Carmeggedon continues, people are calling the 405 the main freeway in LA. That’s bullshit. The 10 gets no respect? If you want a real Carmeggedon shut down the 10 freeway between the 405 and the 110. (I obviously drive too much and think about these things)
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The Gentlemen’s Club: #105: Guest Starring Comedian Paul Rust
The Gentlemen’s Club: #105: Guest Starring Comedian Paul Rust
Gentlemen,
We last talked to a porn up-and-comer, an actor, a dominatrix, a 40 Year Old Boy, a fun comic, XXX pornstar, one of the last comics standing, and a unique pornstar.
Paul Rust [Twitter] is a funny dude who acts, writes, improvises, and levitates.
He…
Jimmy Dore Light Box for sale to benefit 1736 Family Crisis Center
Jimmy Dore Light Box for sale to benefit 1736 Family Crisis Center
Do a good deed and get a cool light box with a great comedian on it? WHY NOT?
BRUNCH BRUNCH BRUNCH BRUNCH!
Next Monday:
Jarrod Harris (Action Figure Therapy)
Erin Lampart (THE 2 & 45: POSEY/GRAY 45 MINUTES EACH.)
Kate Berlant (Crime and Punishment, NY)
Andy Wood (Bridgetown Comedy Festival)
Barbara Gray (One-Two Punch, LA)
Mike Phirman (Hard & Phirm)FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!
9 PM!
Plus, there will be beer/wine/soda for sale! AND CHIPS TO SOAK UP ALL THAT DELICIOUS BOOZE!
(Cash Only)REMEMBER: Drink sales will keep BRUNCH alive so please come ready to drink!!
Morning Debriefing 7/18/11
1) Laughter Against the Machine (W. Kamau Bell, Janine Brito, and Nato Green) are trying to go on tour to some of the most politically charged cities in the U.S. and want to make a documentary. Please donate as this will be something that you’ll want to see (we hope).
2) Howie Mandel’s developing a reality stand-up comedy competition with only celebrities. Why do we need to convince more people that watching stand-up comedy isn’t their thing? [via Laughspin.com]
3) Twitter Feed Theater with Paul Cibis-#Legal Tip
4) Nominations for The Annual iO West Del Close Awards are now open!
5) Riki Lindhome of Garfunkel & Oates has a new podcast coming out this Wednesday!!!
6) You’ve probably already shared this, but just in case you haven’t-Megan Amram’s Favorite Harry Potter Spells.
7) Andrew Dice Clay seemingly humbled in interview in the LA Times. Maybe the Sklar Brothers got to him.
9) ON THE HORIZON
Bill Burr @ Irvine Improv Thurs. July 21st-Sun. July 24th $25/2 item min.
Ed Helms & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Sat. July 23rd 9PM $25
Greg Proops @ Flappers Burbank Sun. July 24th 9PM $20/2 item min.
10) COMEDY CRAWL
The 2 & 45 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Doug Loves Movies w/Edgar Wright & Jordan Brady @ Jon Lovitz Podcast Theater 8PM $10/2 drink min.
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Jamie Kilstein-One Night Only @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
11) 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
12) Why isn’t there an Eddie Pepitone alarm clock? Someone please tell us.
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Two Headed Beast. August 6th. with Pete Holmes and more!
Another great show coming up! With Pete Holmes of Comedy Central Presents, Conan, Ugly Americans, and pretty everything else on television, Bryan Safi of CurrentTV’s That’s Gay, MOTH and UCB extraordinaire Margot Leitman, and hometown comic heroes Abbey Londer and Andrew Solmssen!
Should be a fun one. Get there early for hugs.
UCB-LA | Celebrity | 07.17.11
I have to sort through a couple hundred shots this weekend including shots from last night’s Celebrity game show, the Harry Potter Talent show, The PFT show, and Summah Fest…. but in the meantime, here’s a shot of Julie Bowen, who plays Claire on Modern Family.
I admittedly haven’t watched the show, but holy shit is she a quick and funny lady on stage.. she also knows her pop culture. Also, incredibly nice.
Hand Shucked w/ Jimmy Pardo, Matt Braunger
Hand Shucked w/ Jimmy Pardo, Matt Braunger
Line-Up:
Jimmy Pardo
Matt Braunger
Brooks Wheelan
Johnny Pemberton
Barbara Gray
Eli Olsberg
Eric Dadourian
Rob O’Reilly“Hand Shucked”
Saturdays 8pm
Moving Arts Theater*
1822 Hyperion ave
Los Angeles, Ca 90026
$5 w/ free beer (or byob – bring any beverage – wine, etc)
Free parking (across street at the key shop 1831 Hyperion)*The theater is hard to find b/c there’s no sign. If going east on Sunset, turn left on Fountain. And right after Fountain curves north into Hyperion, the theater is the BLUE building on the right. Parking is to the left (at the corner of Hyperion and Fernwood Ave – 1831 Hyperion)
New TDF 51 – Andrew Solmssen coming round the mountain. Think you love computers? Andrew LOVES computers. www.dorkforest.com or iTunes or RSS feed of your choice.
The next Public School is Tuesday, August 9th at 9pm. You need to RSVP now.
M-Bar 1253
Vine, Los Angeles
Hosted by known rascal Stephen Falk.
The 11th Hour Show: GRAPHIC DESIGN OPPORTUNITY
The 11th Hour Show: GRAPHIC DESIGN OPPORTUNITY
Greetings creative people!
Do you design posters?
Do you ever look at our posters and think “I could do better”?Now is your chance! We are looking for any interested people who may have some graphic design experience. What we hope to do is get a different person each week to design the poster…
Morning Debriefing 7/19/11
1) Paul Scheer’s NTSF:SD:SUV was interviewed by AOL TV and there’s a preview available on iTunes!!! Don’t miss the premiere this Thurs. at 12:15AM!
2) Funny or Die and/or Earwolf-FOD and Earwolf join in partnership!
3) Humblebrag’s monthly power list is out on Grantland!
4) The Comic’s Comic pointed out yet another random joke stealing accusation today. Hey people excited to be whistleblowers only for the sake of being a whistleblower, realize that there are plenty of incredibly creative and imaginative people not just in comedy, but the entirety of the entertainment industry, and that the possibility of someone coming up with very similar to what someone else came up with is very likely. In fact, it happens every single day.
If I had a nickel for every time I nearly had an aneurism when I read a log line for movie that just sold that’s basically what I’ve spend the better part of a year writing or hearing a similar joke that’s on an extremely esoteric topic to one that I have by a much more famous comedian than me, well, I would never ever work again. There’s a reason several intellectual property cases get thrown out every year because they are baseless and more often than not, the accusers care less about what they’re creating and more about the end result of trying to get rich quick.
Our advice: Think very carefully before you throw around the label of a “joke thief” around because it’s very hard to get rid of even if has no foundation in fact.
5) Watch Current TV’s Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi’s hilarious take on the Bachmann’s take on homosexuality.
Michele and Marcus Bachmann on Homosexuality – watch more funny videos
6) Kurt Braunohler’s World Wide of Animals: Seahorses. The funniest show about animal facts that did absolutely no fact checking whatsoever.
Kurt Braunohler’s World Wild of Animals: Seahorses – watch more funny videos
7) Amazing print comedy magazine RE:COM that’s distributed NATIONALLY is looking for photos from comedy happenings in the LA area. E-mail hi-res (300 dpi or better) pics to recomag@gmail.com if interested.
8) Maria Bamford interviewed in Midnight Poutine!
9) Connected Comedy interviews comedy booker Eric Yoder
10) Don’t know what photobombing is? Here’s an almost too perfect example from Ken Jeong in GQ (or from model Kate Upton depending on how you look at it)
11) Lighten up people, dark comedy is STILL comedy-a piece we wrote for Laughspin.com
12) Jesse Miller has a new client!!! (it’s his brother, Troy Miller, and he’s hard as hell with a Bo Staff)
14) ON THE HORIZON
The 3rd Annual High School Talent Show @ Hot House Thurs. July 21st 9PM FREE (invite only)
Super Serious Show One Year Anniversary @ Smashbox Studios Thurs. July 21st 7PM $10 presale/$15 at door
Don’t Stop or We’ll Die LIVE @ UCB Theatre Sat. July 23rd 10PM $10
One Last Try for Comedy (Show) @ Fake Gallery Thurs. July 28th 8:30PM FREE
15) COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Two Thumbs Way Down @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Pizza Party Comedy @ Westside Comedy Theater 8:30PM $8
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre $5 (stand by only)
Nick Thune & Friends w/Maria Bamford & Harland Williams @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $20
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
16) 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
17) Was asked if I was human last night because of constantly overloading my plate with work by somehow finishing it? To be honest, I had a moment of doubt of whether I was indeed human or not. Even at this moment, there is a twinge of uncertainty only dismissed by the fact that it’s almost 1PM when I posting the Morning Debriefing.
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PERFORMANCE ANXIETY @ THE PLEASURE CHEST!!!
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:
Eli Olsberg & TJ Miller Present
Chelsea Peretti
Brendon Walsh
Melissa Villasenor
Ryan Singer
Jarrod Harris
Rob O’ Reilly
Greg Barris
Morning Debriefing 7/20/11
1) Comedy on Late Night TV Rundown: Eddie Izzard on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Marc Maron on Conan, and Rich Fulcher on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
2) Because we don’t have the time or budget to even go down to San Diego, check out Laugh Button’s guide to comedy at Comic-Con!!!
4) Watch Josh Fadem go overboard on nerding out about Harry Potter on Conan.
5) If you told someone there was a comedy show on a rooftop, most would correctly assume it would probably take place in NYC, but LA’s now has it’s own rooftop comedy show, “It’s A Long Way Down”, and here’s the proof.
6) Puddin’-“Flowers” w/guest Laura Silverman
7) ON THE HORIZON
Cartoon Dump’s 4 Year Anniversary @ Steve Allen Theater Mon. July 25th 8PM
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops LIVE @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE (RSVP at 323-960-5519)
Eddie Izzard: Stripped to the Bowl @ The Hollywood Bowl 8PM $32.50-$100
Talk It Up (And Then I Wasn’t Killed) @ Zephyr Theater 8PM $5
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE
9) 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
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
10) Open mics are open mics and are open for experimentation with little pressure or expectation. However, I will tell you with certainty an experiment that fails every time is shitting on the comedian that you’re following, especially if the only thing they did was told jokes that weren’t funny.
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