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August 25, 2011
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jonahray:

This will be my seventh year involved with setting up the comedy show for FYF. Glad to have been a part of it since the get go.

COMEDIANS PERFORMING AT FYF:

Hosted by Jonah Ray & Kumail Nanjiani

Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade)

Natasha Leggero (Chelsea Lately, Reno 911)

Matt Peters (Weeds)

Joselyn Hughes (Tosh.0)

Marc Maron (WTF Podcast)

The Sklar Brothers (Sklarbro Country)

Matt Braunger (MadTV, Comedy Central Presents)

Ron Funches (Conan)

Matt Dwyer (How I Met Your Mother)

Steve Agee (Super, The Sarah Silverman Programme)

Emo Philips (No need for an introduction. We love him- FYF)

Nick Thune (The Tonight Show, Conan)

Sean O’Connor (Conan, Sports Show w/ Norm Macdonald)

Jon Dore (The Jon Dore Television Show)

Jim Hamilton (Comedy Central)

Chris Hardwick (The Nerdist Podcast)

The comedy performances are presented by THE MELTDOWN.

This is the FYF comedy line-up. This will be posted more times in case you’re too lazy or non-committal to click this link.

~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 8/29 ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Jazz’s 3yr anniversary!!

August 26, 2011
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~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~: Mon 8/29 ~What’s Up, Tiger Lily?~ Jazz’s 3yr anniversary!!

whatsuptigerlily:

Last week’s show was power packed check out our new recap w/ pics, quotes and whatnots
“Tales from the Kitchen: Behind the Curtain @ TLily”
http://whatsuptigerlily.tumblr.com/p…-curtain-tlily

This week marks the 3 yr anniversary of Jazz Ponce as the booker for TigerLily! Where has the…

Morning Debriefing 8/26/11

August 27, 2011
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adam jacobs, burbank, cbs, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, cornell reid, david letterman, downtown, eddie pepitone, free, fringe festival, fullerton, FYF Fest, glendale, hollywood, live action comic strip, long beach, los angeles, open mic, paul danke, silverlake, the late show, west la, what to do

1) Bill Burr on Letterman.

2) If you follow everything that I write, I spend quite a bit of time defending what comedians say, even if I think it’s hack, bigoted, etc., but somehow has made other people laugh. However, this latest case of an audience member telling a story of date-raping a girl at the show ASSSSCAT during the Del Close Marathon in NY is something that I can’t and won’t intellectually defend even if he was somehow kidding and made the whole thing up. From all accounts, people were cringing, verbally booing, and more in an attempt to get him to stop, which really breaks the main rule that I stand behind, which is “no matter what you talk about, you have to be funny.” Get the full story from Halle Kiefer at Splitsider.

3) On a much lighter note, the line-up for the comedy portion of the FYF Fest, which comprises about .5% of the festival, is FINALLY HERE. Emo Phillips, Marc Maron, and the Sklar Brothers are just a few names…

4) We didn’t even realize that Deadspin had a Comedy Week until yesterday. There’s some fascinating stuff, namely, a tribute to Mitch Hedberg, and a feature on Sean Patton. Thanks to Luke Cunningham for pointing this out.

5) Judges at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival actually picked the Top 10 One-Liners from all the comedians and we think that Matt Kirshen got robbed.

6) The Compatish finds and actually plays The Bachelor: The Game.

7) So, Nikki Glaser has fan t-shirts… (Special thanks to Scott Bowser pictured below)

8) Puddin’-“True Love”

9) ON THE HORIZON
“I’m Going Somewhere With This…”: Storytelling Show @ The Mint Sun. Aug. 28th 7PM
DC Pierson is Bad at Girls @ UCB Theatre Sun. Sept. 18th 9:30PM $5

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Brent Weinbach @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Business @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8 online/$10 at door
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
The Second City Late Night w/Howie Kremer: Community Show @ Second City Hollywood 9PM $5 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
Gina Yashere @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10/2 item min.
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE

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
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
FLOODLAMP OPEN MEG[APHONE] 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/under floodlamp/on megaphone/lottery/no purchase necessary
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery

12) OK, I love this city dearly and inhabitants, often transplants, are resentful of LA not living up to their expectations. It’s an unfortunate circumstance for any metropolis this size and I sincerely wish anyone that whines about being guilted to live here because they felt they had to in order to accomplish something would go back to where they came from. Even with that in mind and making my peace with all the shortcomings of Los Angeles, freeway construction at 1AM at every fucking off-ramp and on-ramp causing bumper to bumper traffic can go fuck itself once we make that possible.

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TigerLily 8/29 now with more Fairbanks! Pope! & Lyon!

August 27, 2011
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whatsuptigerlily:

In honor of Jazz’s 3 yr anniversary as booker for the show, we couldn’t help but add some of her long time friends and faves!
So come down Aug 29th @ 8pm and along w/ Matt Besser, Pete Holmes, Kyle Kinane, Barry Rothbart, Will Weldon, Rob O’Reilly ++ You get the supertastic bonus of :

CHIP POPE!!!

CHRIS FAIRBANKS!!

GRANT LYON!!

All happening Monday Aug 29th @ 8pm
HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL
6122 SUNSET BLVD
FREE! & FREE Parking!

See ya there!

Morning Debriefing 8/27/11

August 27, 2011
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alex theatre, burbank, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, culver city, downtown, free, glendale, live, los angeles, los feliz, nerdist, open mic, santa monica, shut down, silverlake, ucb, what to do, wisepix

1) Deadline interviews Louis C.K. about his Emmy nominations.

2) Two open mics came to an end yesterday. iCandy in Long Beach, formerly known as the Coffee Haven, is shutting its doors entirely after running for over 8 years, while the LA Pizza Comedy Experience in Granada Hills also will be no more after running for over 3 years.  Change up your Tuesdays and Fridays as necessary if you’re looking for stage time.

3) Tickets for Paul F. Tompkins 1-hour Comedy Central Special Taping will be on sale this Monday. I know a lot of you who follow us are cheap, but this might be something you want to pay for.

4) Rob Delaney apologizes for an Internet faux pas and is written up about in a HS online newspaper.

5) Rob O’Reilly and podcast veteran Katie Levine (Carolla, Nerdist) have their own podcast now, Never Have I Ever. Somehow, I always lose at that game.

6) Part 10 of Jeff MacKinnon’s adventures at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

7) Though you might have already seen it, here’s Chris Hardwick’s parody of Jim Carrey declaring his love for Emma Stone.

chris hardwick’s message to emma stone – watch more funny videos

8) Wisepix’s Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 8/28-9/3.

9) ON THE HORIZON
An Evening with Brendon Walsh @ Nerdist Theater Sun. Aug. 28th $8 online/$10 at door
Hannibal Buress @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
The Jesse Miller Talk Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab Fri. Sept. 9th $5 
One-Two Punch @ The Benton Manor Sat. Sept. 24th 8PM Donations Accepted
Entertainment Hollywood Live! w/Erin Gibson & Bryan Safi @ UCB Theatre Wed. Sept. 28th 8PM $5

10) COMEDY CRAWL
North Star Comedy Hour & Meat Raffle w/Mary Mack @ Flappers YooHoo Room 7PM $5/2 item min. 
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only) 
Handshucked @ Moving Arts Theater 8PM $5
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Underground Annex Theater 8PM $5
The Unholy Experiment w/John Fugelsang @ The Fake Gallery  8PM $5
Channel 101 @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE 
Gina Yashere @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10/2 drink min. 
The Midnight Show’s Super Secret Pilot Party @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theatre 10PM $5
Grand Theft Audio @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The Walsh Brothers Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch & Samm Levine @ 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. 
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
OPEN PROJECTOR @ FLAPPERS 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/$5/First 12 to sign-up get screened 
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

12) There are some disturbing similarities between booking comedy shows in a big city and being in a fantasy sports league.

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August 30th. Zach Sherwin.

August 27, 2011
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holyfuckcomedy:

August 27, 2011
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Doug Driesel jr, Ed Galvez, Jaqi Furback, Julia Lillis, mick betancourt, rob o'reilly, Rose Surnow, ryan singer

punkhouse:

Ryan Singer (Top 10 Comedy Album of 2010 – Punchline Magazine)
Jaqi Furback (Huffington Post)
Mick Betancourt (Comedy Central)
Rob O’Reilly (Tonight Show)
Rose Surnow (Huffington Post Comic to Watch)
Julia Lillis (E!)
Ed Galvez (The Fort Podcast)

Host: Doug Driesel jr

August 27, 2011
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community, dan harmon, tweet of the day, twitter

comedynerdsunited:

When Writers Work Past 5 on Fridays

(Dan Harmon)

Paul F. Tompkins Light Box for sale to benefit 826LA.

August 28, 2011
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Paul F. Tompkins Light Box for sale to benefit 826LA.

comedylightbox:

C’mon folks. This is no laughing matter…

Morning Debriefing 8/28/11

August 28, 2011
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brandon vaughn, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, daily habit, downtown independent theater, echo park, free, fuel tv, hollywood, laughspin, los angeles, most jokes told, open mic, video music awards, west hollywood, what to do, world record

1) Anyone want to beat this record of Most Jokes Told in 1 Minute? Please someone beat it.

2) Results for Channel 101 for August… Congrats to Comedy Bureau favorites Sex Teenagers, the Parent Project, and the amazing new 101 show, Intimate Indiscretions for rounding out the top 5. [via Ben Pluimr]

August Channel 101

3) Not that we’re all that big fans of the VMAs unless music video extraordinaire Tom Scharpling is winning something (he just directed the Ettes newest video with Patton Oswalt playing him), Jonah Ray, DC Pierson, and Sean O’Connor did write for this edition which should prove for some funny stuff worthy of watching (MTV 9PM).

4) Everyone’s favorite ad man, Dan Dringle, is now going to post weekly. If you want an ad written for something, he’ll even take submissions at DanDringle@gmail.com.

5) Here’s Chris Fairbanks as a Jersey guido thinking he’s going to an exclusive dance club instead of the live BMX event in the LA river he’s actually going to.

6) There’s an eleventh part to Jeff MacKinnon’s coverage of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? Yep.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Long Way Down @ “The Scum Palace” Sat. Sept. 3rd 8PM FREE
Telethon! Comedy Show @ Nerdist Theater
Fri. Sept. 30th 8PM $8 in adv/$10 at door

8) COMEDY CRAWL
“I’m Going Somewhere With This”-A Storytelling Show @ The Mint 7PM $10 suggested donation
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre
7:30PM FREE
An Evening With Brendon Walsh @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8 in advance/$10 at door
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE 
Top Story Weekly w/Jimmy Dore @ iO West 9PM $5
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM approximately/lottery/no purchase necessary
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
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) Anyone that wasn’t at the Walsh Brothers show last night missed Henry Phillips, Jon Dore, and Brendon Walsh in a band that ended up not playing a song.  Just sayin’…

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August 29, 2011
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kristyrock:

YEAH! RE:COM #4 is ready for order; featured inside is Tim Minchin, Andy Kindler, Jon Benjamin, Rob Delaney, the Late Live Show (Chicago), Hamclown (Los Angeles), Annie Lederman (New York City), and more. A bunch more! Order/download now! Or soon!

Huge thanks to contributors Erin Nekervis, Mindy Tucker, Aziz Lalani, Susan Kindler, Elizabeth McQuern and Megan Curran (photography), Jeremy Nguyen and Andrew DeWitt (illustration), Lauren Vino, Hank Thompson, Travis Tack, Nimesh Patel, Ron Babcock, EJay Buoncore and Jake Kroeger (essays), Tia Ayers and Sara Buffington, our favorite ‘tender. And all of my love to Michelle Peterson, design and writer extraordinaire.

RE:COM is a fantastic print magazine about comedy put together by fantastic people giving a great picture of what’s really happening in the world of comedy. Everyone reading this should pick up an issue or digitally download it. 

Also, as an extra incentive, we wrote a little something in this issue.

The Gentlemen’s Club: #111: Guest Starring Comedian Paul Scheer

August 29, 2011
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The Gentlemen’s Club: #111: Guest Starring Comedian Paul Scheer

gentlemensclubpodcast:

Gentlemen,

We last talked to a bread-loving comic, a sex nerd, a funny comedian, a pot-loving pornstar, a mentally ill comedian, a pee-wee comedian, and a porn up-and-comer.

Paul Scheer [Twitter] is one of my favorite people in comedy. He stars on FX’s The…

Morning Debriefing 8/29/11

August 29, 2011
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allen strickland williams, channel 101, cheap, comedy central, comedy news, comedy shows, dave ross, echo park, eddie pepitone, free, fyf, hermosa beach, hollywood, jake weisman, kristy mangel, live, live action comic strip, los angeles, los feliz, open mic, pasadena, roast of charlie sheen, usc, west hollywood, what to do

1) MTV’s scripted horror-comedy series Death Valley premieres tonight and definitely shows some promise and a welcome spin on the “emo-monster genre” that has dominated entertainment over the last 5 years. Let’s give it a chance and watch (10:30PM MTV).

2) Our favorites from Channel 101 that will be moving on to next month:
Intimate Indiscretions

Sex Teenagers

Parent Project

We’re also sad that Everything had to come to an end.

3) Our good friends over at RE:COM Magazine have come out with their latest issue, which we have indeed posted about, but needs to be heard about more in any way possible.  It’s really that great and insightful and full of articles about the cutting edge of comedy and yes, we have a piece in there too. Buy one or download a digital copy.

4) Well, that’s just wonderful.

5) “Women” “Pound It”.

6) The Laughter Against the Machine Tour with W. Kamau Bell, Janine Brito, and Nato Green only has 11 days left to reach their Kickstarter goal. If you don’t have money to donate, you can always tell others that do.

7) Laughspin posted a list of the 11 of the funniest stories told by comedians today and while it’s a solid list, we feel the likes of Sean Patton, Kumail Nanjiani, Margot Leitman, Pete Holmes, Moshe Kasher, Marc Maron, and Giulia Rozzi were left out. Also, who could forget the Paul F. Tompkins legendary story about meeting the smallest man in the world Michu on his album Impersonal.

8) Puddin’-“PF Changs”

9) ON THE HORIZON
Comedy at FYF Fest @ LA State Historic Park Sat. Sept. 3rd 12PM $40

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Brink of Extinction w/Bryan Coffee @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily?-3 Year Anniversary for Jazz @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Garfunkel @ Oates @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 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
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./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) Watched 3 comedy shows back to back to back on Saturday. Yeah, I’m not doing that for awhile.

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August 29, 2011
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theendshow:

The End Show 9/7

August 29, 2011
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themidnightshowblog:

Click through for tickets.

August 29, 2011
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joshandrosky:

WOWZA and GOOD GODDAMN our baby show @HAMCLOWN got a great 2 page spread in the latest RE:COM magazine! Purchase it and look at how pretty everyone will be forever.

(We are lovingly indebted to Ms. Megan Curran for her wonderful photography and reportage!)

August 29, 2011
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jon daly, ucb, ucb la

liezlwashere:

UCB-LA | I Hear Jon Daly’s Pretty Great | 05.13.09

August 29, 2011
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andrehyland:

Jesse Miller & The Pretty Lady Bike
Written, Directed, Produced, and edited by Keith Musil & Andre Hyland
Jesse Miller -created and played by Andre Hyland
Camera -Keith Musil
Sound -Alexandra Hope

@JesseMiller69 is straight up the best.

(Source: http://blondchili.com/)

August 30, 2011
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jonahray:

Tomorrow Night @Meltdown_Show

THE MELTDOWN

(not MELTDOWN COMEDY)

TDF EP 60 – LIVE Frank Conniff and Ben Schwartz

August 30, 2011
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TDF EP 60 – LIVE Frank Conniff and Ben Schwartz

New Proopcast from Scottishland

August 30, 2011
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gregproops:

Caves they call it.Download for free and do what you will.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smartest-man-in-the-world/id401055309

or

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmartest

The Laugh Button: Bon Iver Slams MTV VMAs Using Bill Hicks

August 30, 2011
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bill hicks, Bon Iver, comedy, humor, mtv, music, stand up, tumblrize, VMAs

The Laugh Button: Bon Iver Slams MTV VMAs Using Bill Hicks

thelaughbutton:

This weekend marked the 2011 version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Where the former music network celebrates music videos, giving out moonmen to those that managed to get their video played. The flannel-bearded indie rocker known as Bon Iver who’s gone on record for hating MTV in the…

In the name of Bill Hicks?

Morning Debriefing 8/30/11

August 30, 2011
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cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, downtown, edinburgh fringe festival, free, henry phillips, hollywood, long beach, los angeles, los feliz, open mic, santa monica, sold out, tonight show, universal city, westwood, what to do

1) Date Rape Audience Monologist’s (from DCM ASSSSCAT) identity is revealed. Also, he left Facebook like that’s going to do something.

2) It’s a new Henry’s Kitchen!!!

3) David Koechner would rather wrestle Jay Leno than promote A Good Fashioned Orgy.

4) Did you know Jim Jefferies & Eddie Ifft had a podcast? Now you do.

5) Damn, we love The Midnight Show. Here’s their sketch about home invasion.

Home Invasion! – watch more funny videos

6) So the Internet convened yesterday and decided Joe Mande wrote the funniest thing (that just happened to be about Gilbert Arenas).  We agree.

7) Read how Jeff MacKinnon is having all the fun in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival in his 12th and 13th parts of coverage for Laughspin.

8) Splitsider makes a solid list of podcasts that should exist. We could go on about adding more, but our first thought was that Joe Wengert should have a podcast called “Before Therapy”.

9) Mainstream comedy success? More like… I have no fucking idea what a large cross section of America wants in their comedy.

10) ON THE HORIZON
Zach, Doug, Jen, and Joe @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Wed. 8/31 10PM $20 (sold out, tickets might be available at door)
Paul F. Tompkins 1-hr. Comedy Central Special @ Alex Theatre Fri. Oct. 7th FREE

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Kool Thing @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5
The Good Luck Show @ The Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Donkey Show @ Big Foot Lodge 8PM FREE
La Vida Joqua @ Mas Malo 8PM FREE
Blu-Ray Launch of the Big Lebowski @ Universal City Walk 8PM $28
Therapy! @ Blu Monkey Lounge 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 

12) OPEN MIC RUN
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 
BLU MONKEY LOUNGE 5521 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 11PM after booked show/1 drink min./first come, first served 

13) Because I couldn’t get up at an open mic on a college campus, I felt like Banksy in Exit Through the Gift Shop when he regrets encouraging everyone to be an artist.

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Paul Scheer on “Meet Dave”

August 31, 2011
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gentlemensclubpodcast:

This week’s podcast guest Paul Scheer told a great story about appearing (sort of) in the Eddie Murphy film “Meet Dave.”  [Full episode here]

August 31, 2011
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doug benson, sketchfest, suckas, zach galifianakis

liezlwashere:

Tonight at Largo.

Doug Benson, Zach Galifianakis, Jen Kirkman & Joe Wagner. 10pm.
It will be Zach’s last appearance in LA for until next year.
Tickets are sold out.

Damn you convenient online ticketing and people being aware of things.

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