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Morning Debriefing 10/20/11

1) Tonight, if you must stay in, Dave Attell’s Dave’s Old Porn premieres on Showtime at 11:30PM and Tom Lennon will appear on the Late Late Show w/Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35AM).

2) Comedy = X, X = WTF?, an attempt to factor comedy into an equation by us for the Nerdist. 

2) It happened… Jeff Ross was at OccupyLA

3) I mean you could take our word for it when we told you to watch Puddin’ and other short web series or you can listen to Spin Magazine.

4) Just in case you’re a real cheap skate, Patton Oswalt’s Zombie Spaceship Wasteland is coming out on paperback.

5) If you’re wondering where blogging/writing can take you, read this interview with Molly McAleer.

6) Puddin’-“Great Santini” w/James Urbaniak

7) ON THE HORIZON
Adult Swim’s Eric Andre Show LIVE @ Pehrspace Mon. Oct. 24th 9PM $5

8) COMEDY CRAWL
People Under the Stairs @ Amoeba Records 6PM FREE
Breakfast Club Live Reading @ LACMA 7:30PM stand by only
The Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $15 
Meghann & Whitney Are Insecure: A Love Story @ Second City Hollywood 8PM $5
This Is Not Happening @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $5
The Dork Forest LIVE w/Jackie Kashian and guest Marc Maron @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The Hot House Comedy Show @ Hot House 8PM FREE (invite only)
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Lost & Found: Jerry Brandt CD/DVD Taping @ Art Theatre 9PM $10
Odd Thursdays @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shit My Folks Don’t Know @ The Groundlings Theatref 10PM $5
Sweet, Sweet Stand-Up @ M Bar 10PM  

9) OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/one item min./5 min./first come, first served
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/1 item min./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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available  

10) Just like most trilogies, the third is the most forgettable, which is why everyone forgets about Carmeggedon 3: The 710.

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Morning Debriefing 10/21/11

1) Jeffrey Ross is taping something called The Burn for Comedy Central and needs a live audience. Anyone game? 

2) Davey Johnson demonstrates his encyclopedic football knowledge on this week’s episode of his web series “What’s What”.

3) TJ Miller, Mike Burns, and more wax nostalgic for MTV…

4) Everybody’s favorite ad man, Dan Dringle doesn’t always eat Domino’s Pizza, but when he does, he eats it alone.

5) The Pardcast-A-Thon is back!

6) The “Bachmanns” are planning to make an appearance at OccupyLA. More details to come as soon as we get them.

7) If you live in LA, like us, maybe you should come to this (cough cough year get together thing).

8) Puddin’-“Noose” w/James Urbaniak

9) ON THE HORIZON
Found Crap w/Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab @ Cinefamily Sat. Oct. 22nd 8PM $10

10) COMEDY CRAWL
OccupyLA: A Comedy Show @ LA City Hall 5:30PM FREE
Pizza Day 3: Resurrection @ Lamppost Pizza 7PM FREE
Andy Kindler @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
Andrés Du Bouchet CD Release Party @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
The Business @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The 12 Shiny Nickels @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Christina Pazsitsky @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10/2 drink min.
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE
Up Late with Adam Fisher @ ComedySportzLA 10:30PM $12 

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
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
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) “Not getting #FF doesn’t mean anything. Not getting #FF doesn’t mean anything. Nobody hates you. You just didn’t tweet anything funny this week.”-My inner monologue

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Morning Debriefing 10/22/11

1) Pre-order a Naked Trampoline Hamlet. Don’t question what it is. Just buy it (it’s Andrés Du Bouchet comedy album)

2) The correct responses to Kim Kardashian starring in a Tyler Perry movie by @RobDelaney and @JennyJohnsonHi5 and hopefully more throughout the day.

3) As Kyle Kinane found, some people can be so pretentious that they don’t understand the obvious that comedy involves making people laugh.

4) The Washington City Paper gets it. There need to be more written about Sean Patton.

5) A dissection of the Chappelle experience by the Comic’s Comic.

6) ON THE HORIZON
How Did Get This Made? LIVE w/Paul Scheer @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Nov. 15th 8:30PM $25 

7) COMEDY CRAWL
North Star Comedy Hour & Meat Raffle @ Flappers YooHoo Room 7:30PM $5/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
An Evening with Andrew Solmssen @ Dangerfield’s 2 8PM FREE
Found Crap w/Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab @ Cinefamily 8PM $10
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Underground Annex Theater 8PM $5
Andy Kindler @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
Lost Moon Radio Presents: Roger Wodehouse’s Androgynasium @ Club Fais Do Do 9PM $13-32
Seth & Ed’s Puppet Talk Show @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
Tournament of Nerds! @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $5 

8) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

9) How about this? Funny people are funny and unfunny people are unfunny and people who try to differentiate otherwise based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. are fucked up.

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Morning Debriefing 10/23/11

1) Hey LA Comedy! There’s a new 2,000 sq. ft. performance space in town by Downtown on Towne Ave. That’s right Towne Hall is here and they’re looking for shows to put on comedy, variety, and more. Also, if you can swing it, they need some help donation wise to make it everything that you would a performance space to be.

2) The SLO (San Luis Obispo) Comedy Festival is in its 2nd year and taking submissions. All you need is $25 and a 5 min. clip uploaded to YouTube [via ComicBible]. 

3) Kyle Kinane vs. Pretentious Blogger Who Doesn’t Understand Comedy goes to Round 2. We know were biased, but Kyle won Round 1, FYI.

4) An “old school” trailer mash-up from FoD: Drive Miss Daisy

5) The 365th Day of the Comedy Bureau/Make Us Feel Better About Doing This and Not Have This Be Such a Thankless Endeavor That Will Hopefully Pay Off Very Soon is ONLY 2 DAYS AWAY.

6) COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
I’m Not Myself w/Melissa Villasenor @ Dorie Theater (at the Complex) 8PM $15
Lazy Sunday @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Count Creepula Super Spooky Improvised Movie @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
RTDOK and Chatterbox Presents @ The Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $10/2 item min.
Running Your Trap w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

7) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/order picked by lottery
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/3 min., but can go 5 min. if “killing it”/no purchase necessary
NERDIST THEATER 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
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) I’m just sayin’ if there was a hole-in-the-wall food stand that served decent, cheap, healthy food until at least 2AM, someone would be an overnight millionaire in LA.

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Morning Debriefing 10/24/11

1) It might just be what you need on late Monday night: Charlyne Yi and Matt Braunger on Conan (TBS 11PM) as well as Zach Galifianakis on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC 12AM)

2) On this episode of the Tommy Wi Show, TW demonstrates how he can’t read the words “return to race” while playing Driver: San Francisco.

3) Fake Criterions, the blog that posts photoshopped Criterion DVD covers, is having a contest commemorating their first year. Did I mention it’ll be judged by Paul Scheer, Jake Fogelnest, and more.

4) Raj Desai’s first college admissions essay that kept him from college for a year.

5) Megan Amram’s Online Quiz to find out if you’re a slut or have cancer.

6) Leave it to us to plan our 365th Day on the same night that 13 other live shows that are worth going to are taking place. Once you’ve gotten your comedy fill elsewhere in LA, especially if you’re just down the street at Performance Anxiety, stop by Bar Lubitsch and give us a hug. 

7) Noah Pickelny gives bluegrass some serious street cred…

8) COMEDY CRAWL
A Very Cartoon Dump Halloween w/Andy Kindler @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Roast the Week @ El Cid 8PM $5
What’s Up Tiger Lily @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE 
Talk It Up: Elephant Graveyard @ The Zephyr Theater 9PM $5
Nick Kroll & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 
Adult Swim’s Eric Andre Show LIVE @ Pehrspace 9PM $5
The Comedy Garage Monster Mash @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 

9) 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   

10) If there was someone “calling the game” of my life, I think most of what they would say is, “People spend an average of 2 min. reading this anyway. Just fucking post it already.”

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Morning Debriefing 10/25/11

1) Eric Andre has six words that will blow your f’n mind. Duh Ache Air On Dre Shoe. 

2) We’re a year old. We’ve been posting every single day including all major holidays both U.S. and international as well as throughout any awareness month and we appreciate all of you that follow us daily and all that we ask of you is to spread the word about the Comedy Bureau. Give us #FF or a “please follow” on Tumblr, anything, if you enjoy what we do here as we rely almost entirely on word of mouth. And rest assured, we will get even better in living up to our name soon (perhaps, “branches” of the Comedy Bureau…).  

3) Last night from Conan to Kimmel, you could have caught Matt Braunger, Charlyne Yi, and Zach Galifianakis.

4) Jay Larson will be releasing a sketch every day leading up to the release of his album “Self-Diagnosed” on Nov. 1st like this one.

5) Modern Family overtakes Two and a Half Men in ratings thanks to DVR.

6) Comedy journalist Steve Heisler visits LA, figures things out, un-figures them out, and makes us all feel better.

7) Tonight: Eddie Murphy will be on Letterman (CBS 11:35PM) hopefully talking about hosting the Oscars and Zach Galifianakis continues to makes his rounds on the late night circuit on Conan (TBS 11PM).

8) LA Weekly finds comedy for and by the people at Occupy LA.

9) Released today, Naked Trampoline Hamlet by Andrés Du Bouchet. Please buy/download/absorb/etc.

10) “And They Lived Questionably Ever After…”-a post for the Nerdist on what we would like romantic comedies to be as nothing else is going on in our love lives.

11) Puddin’-“Semen” w/5 Second Films

12) COMEDY CRAWL
The Moth Grandslam @ Echoplex 7PM $18
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Star Dreck @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
WTF! Live w/Marc Maron @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Hollywood Stands Up w/Shannon Hatch @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $12
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Therapy! @ Blue Monkey Lounge 8:30PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Da Mudd Duck Digital Reloaded Resurrected Comedy Show @ Sancho 9:30PM FREE
Hybrid @ Hollywood Improv Lab 9:30PM $5

13) OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
BACK HOME IN LAHAINA 519 E. Carson St., Carson, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/call ahead 310-835-4014 to make sure it’s not cancelled/must work clean
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.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
MAX STEINER’S 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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 
BLUE MONKEY LOUNGE 5521 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 11PM after booked show/1 drink min./first come, first served 

14) Oh yeah, this is happening tonight too.

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Morning Debriefing 10/26/11

1) John Hodgman, Tom Scharpling, and a room of celebrity cameos one-ups 80% of movie trailers for Hodgman’s new book That is All.

2) Patrice O’Neal suffers a stroke. 

3) The one and only Pete Holmes has a podcast, You Make It Weird, that’s coming out this week!

4) Zach Galifianakis enters and leaves Conan on his own terms.

5) What Larry David has to say about WIll Ferrell winning the Mark Twain Prize for Humor.

6) Tonight, NTSF:SD:SUV, HDTGM, and The League’s Paul Scheer appears on Conan (TBS 11PM)

7) A special Halloween edition of Comedy Royal featuring Bill Hicks and the candy jokes of Mitch Hedberg.

8) Thanks once again for all those who marked the occasion of the passing of 1 year for the Comedy Bureau and for reading, following, supporting, spreading the word, and all that other good stuff. We can already feel that Day 730 is going to be spectacular.

9) ON THE HORIZON
The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Apologies (taping) @ The Promenade Playhouse Fri. Nov. 4th 7PM/9PM $10

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Stand-Up Spotlight: Brent Weinbach @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Good Bits @ WitZend 8PM $5
The Attic w/Rory Scovel @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10/$5 w/online promo code: COBWEB
Meltdown Anniversary Show @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
RTDOK Presents @ Dangerfield’s 2 9PM FREE
The Ed Ghoulvez Haunted Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Eric Andre @ Flappers Burbank 10PM $10/2 item min.
Clownvis Presley @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
Throwback @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5 

11) 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   
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT 

12) So there goes the Bureau’s party budget for the year…

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Morning Debriefing 10/27/11

1) UCB LA is now accepting submissions for Maude Sketch Teams. 

2) Entertainment Weekly is releasing its comedy issue with Melissa McCarthy on the cover and Louis CK as a guest writer. Anyone want to see an EW vs. Spin comedy issue showdown?

3) Congrats go to Johnny Pemberton on joining the cast of Fox’s Neighborhood Watch.

4) Paul Scheer on Conan.

5) Tonight, Last Call with Carson Daly welcomes Reggie Watts (NBC 1:35AM) and TJ Miller makes his second appearance on Conan (TBS 11PM).

6) We’re just sayin’ that the deadline for submitting to RE:COM magazine is tomorrow and it’d be a damn shame to miss out getting your voice on comedy possibly heard.

7) You Make It Weird with Pete Holmes is finally here. That’s his podcast, just to be clear.

8) Jim Gaffigan moves up from co-starring on My Boys to having NBC buying a series based on his life.

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Gallows Humor @ Vlad the Retailer 7:30PM $5
Westside Comedy Laugh Party @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer & Wine 8:30PM FREE
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
“Well I Liked It…” @ Dangerfield’s 2 9PM FREE
Hamclown! @ The Mezz at the Alexandria Hotel 9PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9:30PM FREE
Trevor Moore’s Whatever Show @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
P.O.V. @ Groundlings Theater 10PM $10 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/1 item min./first come, first served
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/one drink min.
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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available   
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT 

11) A couple days ago I heard a comic say, “Man, it’s hard to be a comic and not have sex.” Few are the statements that exist that are more false than that.

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Morning Debriefing 10/28/11

1) TJ Miller does “the person” on Conan. Watch Comedy Central Nov. 12th for “No Real Reason” as that being his 1-hr Comedy Central special should be enough reason. DVD release is on Nov. 15th.

2) The Comedian will be directed by Sean Penn, starring Robert DeNiro and Kristen Wiig. We can already imagine the King of Comedy and The Wrestler trailer mash-ups that are going to be made in anticipation of this.

3) CNN Comedy chats with Conan staff writer Laurie Kilmartin.

4) Jay Larson can’t get a simple call to a friend returned even though it’s the 4th video released in anticipation of his upcoming album “Self-Diagnosed”.

5) The October Humblebrag Rankings are out because without the NBA, there’s a power rankings void that needs to be filled.

6) Oh, So There Is Something To This Podcast Thing Finds The Washington Post. [via PopCultureBrain]

7) Well, it proved to be good to true about FX in providing nothing but cutting edge TV as they buy Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management.

8) ON THE HORIZON
Bill Maher @ Gibson Amphitheater Sat. Nov. 5th 8:15PM $75-$89

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Comic Gallery @ Westside Comedy Theater 7PM $10 
Halloween Highway 2 @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10 
Todd Glass @ Brea Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Freak Show @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 10PM $5/2 item min.
The Spanglers Aren’t Afraid of the Dark @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $10 
Late Night w/Howie Kremer @ Second City Hollywood 11PM $5 

10) 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
UCB THEATRE 5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/lottery/10 spots available only/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/5 min./one drink 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  
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT/first come, first served/5 min./one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

11) If I got a nickel for every time I heard a comic say, “I’m working on some new stuff,” when something didn’t go well, I’d have enough money to redefine the way currency works (i.e. please stop doing that).

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Morning Debriefing 10/29/11

1) YouTube is taking its programming to the next level with a Nerdist channel, a My Damn Channel Channel, and more that will hopefully push TV to step up its game or do something other than copy Modern Family.

2) 5 bedroom house with 3 funny, creative types in LA/Culver City w/ seeking 2 funny, creative types. Please contact Razzle at TheRazzleShow@gmail.com for details.

3) Justin Ian Daniels chats with Dave Attell about his return to television with Dave’s Old Porn.

4) Comedian Jesse Case now writes daily haikus at bullshitreference.tumblr.com. Please read and enjoy.

5) Jimmy Pardo gets the Comedy Lightbox treatment.

6) Holy Fuck gets a shout out from the theatre world.

7) For those of you that suspect that the Nerdist Theater and its Meltdown Show down on Wednesdays and their awesomeness is mutually exclusive with the fact that takes place in the back of comic book store, check out Robyn Von Swank’s photos at the Meltdown Year Anniversary Show.

8) ON THE HORIZON
Joe Mande Gets It @ UCB Theatre Thurs. Nov. 17th 8PM $5
Jeselnik and Co. @ UCB Theatre Sun. Nov. 27th 9:30PM

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Todd Glass @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $20/2 item min. 
Space BOO!NERS Dance Party @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Patton Oswalt & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Comedy Without a Cause @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 
Lost Moon Radio Presents: Roger Wodehouse’s Androgynasium Halloween Spectacular! @ Club Fais Do Do 9PM $13-$32
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
Set List @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 
Adam Hammer @ Irvine Improv 11PM $10/2 item min. 
The Walsh Brothers Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Halloween @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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. 
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/5 min./one item min.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

11) Funniest heckle I’ve heard in quite some time-“Why don’t you talk about getting older or something?”

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Morning Debriefing 10/30/11

1) Fox’s newest animated series that’s not really for kids, but kids will watch it anyway, Allen Gregory premieres tonight 8:30PM following the Simpsons.

2) Channel 101 LA Results for October-1) Gumbel  2) Intimate Indiscretions 3) Switcher  4) The Parent Project  5) Sex Teenagers. We can’t wait for next month to see if they can top a live episode, a show without much of a story, and more.

3) Despite the calendar year having 2 more months to go and comedy albums coming from Jay Larson, Pete Holmes, and TJ Miller all in the next month, Huffington Post makes a year end guide to 2011 comedy albums.

4) Amanda Baramki makes a great comic strip called, The Comic’s Trip, about being a comedian that should be printed and posted at every open mic. Check it out at MyComicStrip.tumblr.com.

5) Though Sex Teenagers finished 5th in Channel 101 last night, their fake movie, Rape Action starring Matt Braunger, within their episode should win an Oscar.

6) Jon Hodgman continues his march for the best book campaign ever. Also, you can pre-order before its release on Nov. 1st That Is All.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Dave Attell @ Irvine Improv Fri. Nov. 4th, Sat. Nov. 5th, Sun. Nov. 6th $25/2 item min. 

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Todd Glass @ Brea Improv 7PM $20/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
I’m Not Myself w/Melissa Villasenor @ Dorie Theater (at the Complex) 8PM $15
Tulsa Skull Swingers @ Space 15 Twenty 8PM FREE
Schtick or Treat @ Taix 8:30PM FREE 
Neil Hamburger & Special Guests @ The Satellite LA 9PM $8
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $10/2 item min.
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

9) OPEN MIC RUN
NERDIST THEATER 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
SUNDAY SKETCH SHOW @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/this is an open mic for sketches only/Starts 7PM/Sign-up in advance only
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) I would say dressing up as a zombie is the new sexy occupation costume, but to legitimately make that observation would involve me going to a Halloween party, which I have no intention of doing as no one appreciated me dressing up as House a few years ago, despite walking with a limp.

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Morning Debriefing 10/31/11

1) Tonight on late night, Reggie Watts makes an appearance for Conan’s trip to NYC (TBS 11PM) and Bill Burr on will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM).

2) A special Halloween episode of the Tommy Wi Show where TW especially sucks at playing Dead Island.

3) The 1 Year Fake Criterions Contest already started, but luckily you have 2 weeks to waste before submitting at the last minute.

4) The new round of Prime Time at Channel 101 is now up for your online viewing pleasure. Make sure to check out Gumbel and the new episode of Intimate Indiscretions and then become addicted to Channel 101 if you’re not already.

5) Naked Trampoline Hamlet (the comedy album by Andrés Du Bouchet) gets a review from us at Laughspin!

6) So, it’s not a bunch of CGI, it’s actually possessed little girls in those scary movies according to FoD…

7) Congratulations are in order to Joe Braza for achieving his own self-imposed challenge of performing 100 sets in one month within the Greater LA metropolitan area. And yes, to answer your question, that means spending a lot of time at Marty’s. A lot of time. 

8) ON THE HORIZON
The Heart, She Holler Screening & Q&A w/Patton Oswalt @ Cinefamily Thurs. Nov. 3rd 9PM $10
Dementia Screening w/Live Narration from Paul F. Tompkins & Live Score by Eban Schletter @ Cinefamily Wed. Nov. 16th 8PM $12 

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Tulsa Skull Swingers @ Three Clubs 11PM
Sappity Tappity: A Drunken Romp Through Liquor Forest @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 

10) OPEN MIC RUN-this will be updated throughout the day, so check back frequently
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM
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   

11) I think if anyone is going to ask me what I’m dressed up as tonight, if I somehow end up at a Halloween party, I will, dressed as I normally am, tell them, “I’m sadness,” and watch them appropriately walk away. That works, right?

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Morning Debriefing 11/1/11

1) Today might start off for you in a pretty great way as the humor section at your local bookstore gets a big bump today with the release of  John Hodgman’s That Is All and Chris Hardwick’s The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level in Life AND Ben Schwartz & Amanda McCall’s Maybe Your Leg Will Grow Back: Looking on the Bright Side with Baby Animals.

2) Another reason to break your piggy bank violently: Jay Larson’s “Self-Diagnosed” comes out today on AST Records.

3) Last night, Reggie Watts “did” his own version of the “Boys Are Back In Town” and Bill Burr promotes awareness for the “platoon of whores”.

4) Attack of the Show names The Midnight Show Kings of Dot Comedy. We’re going to completely agree with them on that.

5) Jerrod Carmichael talks about his first time headlining on the road.

6) At the NY Comedy Festival, Comedy Central names this year’s Comics to Watch.

7) You might have read that Rob Delaney is suing Kim Kardashian over her sham marriage. Yesterday, Jill Kushner got a greater explanation and what Delaney has in store for Kim and the E! empire.

8) COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show 1 Year Anniversary @ The Good Luck Bar 7:30PM FREE
Hollywood Stands Up w/Brad Stewart @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $12 
Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge @ Red Rock Bar & Eatery 8PM FREE 
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only) 
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 
Geekscape Presents @ Michael’s Bar & Grill 9PM FREE
Comedy Night Cap @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 9:45PM $6

9) OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
BACK HOME IN LAHAINA 519 E. Carson St., Carson, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Call ahead to make sure they b/c light attendance (310) 835-4014/Must work clean/no purchase necessary
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM
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.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM
MAX STEINER’S 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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  

10) Thank goodness on we’re done with that Halloween nonsense. Now on to hating a real holiday-Thanksgiving.

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Morning Debriefing 11/2/11

1) Wendy Liebman on kills it on the Rosie Show.

2) Yesterday, Colin Quinn had a meltdown on Twitter (@iamcolinquinn) calling foul over Will Ferrell winning the Mark Twain Prize for Humor. Unfortunate as it is, it’s the precarious temptation of the craft of comedy to delve into jealousy of where one person is versus another, especially if you’re that “one person”, but take Kyle Kinane’s word for it regarding doing comedy, “You just keep going and going because you’re sick about it.”

3) Thankfully, despite the inevitable wave of Kardashian apologists, Rob Delaney maintains his position of suing Kim Kardashian on MTV News.

4) Whether you were wondering or not, Funny or Die is making their version of a trivia show with Billy Eichner, which, as you might have guessed, talking to complete strangers on the streets of NYC and giving (or not giving) them cash.

5) In the world of political comedy: FoD adds another Michelle Bachmann sketch in their hilarious saga following the wacky congresswoman and deranged millionaire John Hodgman defends the 1% on the Daily Show.

6) Huge news in the world of hosting: Jimmy Kimmel will be the next in line for hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and Jerry Seinfeld can find out ‘what the deal’ is with Kelly Ripa when he replaces Regis Philbin on Live with Regis & Kelly

7) Puddin’-Fiddle Faddle

8) ON THE HORIZON
Jim Gaffigan @ Club Nokia Sat. Nov. 5th 7PM/9:30PM $29-$49
Comedy @ USC School of Cinematic Arts Festival Fri. Nov. 18th-Sun. Nov. 20th

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The End Show @ The Last Bookstore 8PM FREE
A Kiss From Daddy/The Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Wed. Night Spotlight @ Dangerfield’s 2 9PM FREE
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE 

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/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/first come, first served/5 min./one drink min.
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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT

11) I don’t get what the big deal that perpetually being along is. Does anyone have an answer for that? Anyone? Please someone talk to me.

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Morning Debriefing 11/3/11

1) Will Ferrell will play a Mexican rancher in a film that’s an homage to telenovelas and old westerns. Yes, this is real.

2) TJ Miller has superpowers that have incredibly specific triggers that you’d have to go to IMDB to find.

3) UCB LA is now holding it’s Maude Team Performer Audtions…

4) Though not strictly comedy, the Los Angeles Film Festival still has the acronym LAFF and it’s in LA, so perhaps you might be interested that they’re currently taking submissions for 2012.

5) Yes, we are, in a sense, and entity, but we do have an actual voice that was captured over the last two weeks on the Respect the Danger of Knives podcast along with our old friend and comic, Russell Corona and then on the Guys With Feelings podcast along with guest Andrea Savage. Our guess is that we probably have less bass in our voice than you probably think we do. 

6) Who would win in a fight between the recently released trailers of Project X (some call it the new Superbad) and 21 Jump Street (which should be called, I Can’t Believe That’s Jonah Hill From Superbad)? By the way, can anyone animate trailers into living things?

7) At the core of his proposed lawsuit against Ms. Kardashian, Rob Delaney is aiming even just for a heart and mind of an 18 year old girl in North Dakota.

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8) The NY Times is now including a regularly scheduled comedy column that starts off pretty well featuring Hannibal Buress. They also ran another story on how committing to Twitter has gotten comedians writing jobs. [via SoMuchFunItHurts]

9) Davey Johnson tells us What’s What Wednesday…

10) COMEDY CRAWL
The Eric Andre Show @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Geek Girls Unite Book Release Show @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Comedy Monsoon @ Monsoon Cafe 8PM FREE
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Heart, She Holler Preview & Q&A w/Patton Oswalt @ Cinefamily 9PM $10
Odd Thursdays @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The Chicago Comedy Store Take Over @ The Comedy Store 9:30PM 

11) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/1 item min./first come, first served
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available   
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT 

12) For those of you concerned about the gentrification of Downtown LA, don’t worry; unprovoked homeless people in Downtown will still call you a faggot. 

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Morning Debriefing 11/4/11

1) The news that Marc Maron pilot might go somewhere was good enough for us, but possibly going to IFC has made our Friday.

2) Late Night Round-Up: Louis CK reminisces of making fun of Conan on Conan, Dave Attell doesn’t hit on Kristen Stewart on Leno, and Chris Hardwick makes good on a dare to wear weird shoes on Fallon.

3) If you didn’t bother watching CK on Conan, you might have not found out that CK’s new special WORD will be released exclusively through his website LouisCK.net for $5.

4) Spin Magazine names the 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time… and let the arguing and trolling begin.

5) Gallery 1988 Melrose has an exhibition, “Please Post Bills”, an art tribute to the one and only Bill Murray. [via JonahRay]

6) Parks and Rec expands to having a web series…

7) In case you haven’t notice Asterios Kokkinos has been killing all things Internet with the funniest Whitney sign, a PDF on 50s “seduction technology”, and listing what status updates will get you unfriended by him on FB.

8) Thanks to LA Weekly, The Heart, She Holler makes a little more sense.

9) Channel 101-Get to know it, if you don’t already (We wrote about it on the Nerdist) because it’s only going to get bigger. Even Dr. Cornel West thinks so…

10) The LA comedy scene gets found out by TootIt. Hopefully, more folks find out about the LA comedy scene and follow the example of NY Times continuing their coverage of comedy. 

11) Take a step back to your childhood a see what the wool that was pulled over your eyes while watching The Sandlot or the TV spots for the board game Crossfire.

12) ON THE HORIZON
Holy Fuck 2 Year Anniversary @ Downtown Independent Theater Tues. Nov. 15th 9PM FREE
Eric Andre Comedy Central Taping @ Bar Lubitsch Thurs. Nov. 17th 8:30PM
Channel 101 Channy Awards @ Downtown Independent Theater Sat. Dec. 10th

13) COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Apologies @ The Promenade Playhouse 7PM/9PM $10
Dave Attell @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $25/2 item min.
This Feels Terrible @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Maria Bamford “CD Run” @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM $5
John Hodgman’s “That Is All” Book Release w/Special Guests @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $35 

14) 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
BANG COMEDY THEATER 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink 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   
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/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

15) Universal Chief Ron Meyer recently confessed to how shitty some of Universal’s recent releases have been and I can only wonder that how he didn’t know that most of those weren’t going to work before hand.

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Morning Debriefing 11/5/11

1) Bill Cosby demands applause on Letterman and deservedly so.

2) Charlie Day will be hosting SNL tonight (NBC 11:30PM). Tune in. That’s what we’re doing.

3) John Hodgman apparently brought his ferret skeleton to his interview with LA Weekly.

4) What’s that? A new weekly open mic in Hollywood? in a comedy venue? That’s right. Bang Comedy Theater has a weekly new open mic for comics every Friday starting at 5:30PM; no purchase necessary.

5) What’s What gives us a better way to watch the upcoming Adam Sandler vehicle Jack & Jill.

6) Raunchy Comedy + Campaign Fundraisers for City Elections + “Controversial” Churches = Trouble in Cerritos.

7) COMEDY CRAWL
Jimmy Pardo Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records 4PM FREE
Jim Gaffigan @ Club Nokia 7PM/9:30PM $29-$49
Dave Attell @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $25/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Mo Mandel @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Bill Maher @ Gibson Amphitheater 8PM $25-$90
Two-Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories, Books, & Cafe 8PM FREE
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
The Tomorrow Show Presents 5 Minutes or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8

8) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery 

9) Despite the mild showers yesterday, one could see that sun was still shining brightly in Los Angeles, which could possibly be the karmic response for any LA transplant that makes fun of their hometown’s weather.

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Morning Debriefing 11/6/11

1) The Eagle Rock Comedy Festival is back for its 2nd year and is taking submissions until Nov. 11th

2) The Heart, She Holler with Patton Oswalt and Kristen Schaal makes its TV debut on Adult Swim tonight 12:30AM, which might possibly be made even more surreal as it will feel like 1:30AM.

3) Speaking of Patton Oswalt, watch as psuedo-celebrity Phoebe Price prove Oswalt’s insults of her are absolutely right on the money. [via JakeFogelnest]

4) Later today, check for the nominations for the Channel 101 Channy Awards…

5) This isn’t LA and/or directly comedy related, but there’s a petition to get rid of Nickelback to play the halftime show for the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game. Just when you thought when jokes about Nickelback were completely worn out, someone finds a way to skewer them even more [via DelocatedBlog].

6) ON THE HORIZON
The LA Comedy Festival @ ACME Comedy Hollywood Nov. 10th-Nov. 19th 

7) COMEDY CRAWL
Dave Attell @ Irvine Improv 7PM $25/2 item min.
Jokes with Friends @ Hollywood Improv Lab 7:30PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
I’m Not Myself @ Dorie Theater 8PM $15
Sunday Night Sex Talks @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE (No guys admitted)
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $10
RTDOK & Chatterbox Presents @ Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Group Hug @ iO West 11PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

8) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
NERDIST THEATER 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  

9) If I can’t geek out in the slightest at Chris Rock dropping in at the Improv after listening to his WTF episode, then I don’t know if I’ll ever geek out at anything in comedy ever again. 

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Morning Debriefing 11/7/11

1) Earwolf makes its YouTube debut? Yes.

2) Channel 101 announced their nominees last night and as you might expect a lot of it’s about Everything.

3) The Midnight Show makes another great PSA. This time it’s for psychopaths purchasing the new iPhone 4S.

4) Have a great sketch, but no sketch group/(possibly) no friends? Submitting to the Circalit Comedy Coup just might be the answer/going outside and talking to people (possibly). [via TheComicBible]

5) And another open mic starts up on the Eastside on Tuesdays… Dave’s Bar-708 Broadway, Glendale, CA. Sign-up 8:30PM. Starts 9PM.

6) The good ol’ Sunset 5, sometimes the only theater that’ll play those really indie leaning comedies, will be closed down until Spring 2012. Not to worry, Sundance is taking over.

7) Puddin’-“Calf Implants” w/guest Patton Oswalt

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Talkin’ Shit LIVE @ WitZend 7PM $10 
The Mixer @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5 
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
The Walsh Brothers & Special Guests @ Dangerfield’s 2 9PM FREE 
Melgard Mondays @ Melgard Public House 9PM FREE 
Brunch @ The Park Restaurant 9:30PM FREE 
Keep It Clean-JC’s Birthday Show @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE 
Slapdogz @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5 
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 

9) 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
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up before 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
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   

10) Was dragged to Puss in Boots this weekend and I just want to thank (the demographic of) the children of America for giving me another reason to not like you. 

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Morning Debriefing 11/8/11

1) Funny or Die is going for a better(?) America in 2012 at FunnyOrDie.com/politics

2) Perhaps, you might stay in tonight as Maria Bamford will be on Conan (TBS 11PM), Jason Segel on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC 11:35PM) and Dave Attell on Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC 1:35AM)

3) Pete Holmes and Front Page Films dissects the Batman mythos as it never has and probably never be again.

4) The hilarious Ron Babcock concocts conversations about things that he sees at concoctedconversations.tumblr.com. Please follow/enjoy.

5) The Humourdor chats with Mike Upchurch…

6) Sometimes, when the world needs saving from an asteroid, there’s only one group of people that you can call on no matter their sordid past…

Sometimes The Best Team for the Job Is The Worst Idea Ever – powered by Cracked.com

7) Just in case you weren’t online yesterday, Tina Fey is indeed hosting a radio show.

8) Puddin’-“Arm Wrestilng” w/guest Patton Oswalt

9) ON THE HORIZON
Al Yankovic’s Alpocalypse @ Pantages Theatre Sat. Nov. 12th 8PM $40-$62.50
Hamclown 1 Year Anniversary @ Alexandria Hotel Thurs. Nov. 17th 9PM FREE

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Bill Burr @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $20/2 item min.
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Blamblamblam @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Public School Stories @ M Bar No cover/$10 min. 

11) OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/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
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic 
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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  

12) Going off what “people want to talk about” at a comedy show, it’s almost as if presidential candidates should have an opinion on Conrad Murray. That’s sad.

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Morning Debriefing 11/9/11

1) Comedy Central goes for a 2nd round with the Comedy Awards…

2) Maria Bamford on Conan.

3) Nick Vatterott joins the ranks of Reggie Watts, Kristen Schaal, and Brent Weinbach by taking home the Andy Kaufman Award.

4) FoD enlists Mike Tyson as Herman Cain. Bye Wednesday.

5) The more than formidable comedy duo of Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi start their own podcast Throwing Shade.

6) The legend is true… James Adomian does an impression of Kyle Kinane reading Rorshach’s Diary.

7) We had a lovely chat with prodigy in comedy, Shelby Fero.

8) Puddin’-“Hump Day” w/guest Patton Oswalt

9) ON THE HORIZON
Henson Alternative’s Stuffed & Unstrung @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Thurs. Nov. 17th 8PM $40
Variety’s Power of Comedy NFF Benefit @ The Comedy Store Sat. Nov. 19th 8PM $55-$350

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Persona! @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Good Bits @ WitZend 9PM $5
Venice Underground @ Townhouse & Del Monte 9PM FREE
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Dot Comedy @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $20-$30/2 drink min. 
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5 

11) 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/Starts 7PM/lottery
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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  
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT 

12) Said to me last night at a mic, “You’re not gay. You looked at my tits,” which really bothered me until she asked the host, “Hey, you should put me up soon. I have tits.”

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