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Morning Debriefing 10/14/11

1) Barry Rothbart on Leno.

2) Comedy Central is looking for short-length pilots…

3) OccupyLA is having a comedy show tonight with an already pretty great line-up including Affirmation Nation’s Bob Ducca and Jimmy Dore.

4) Just when you thought NBC had lowered the bar enough giving development deals to Dane Cook and Snoop Dog, CBS lowers the bar even further with a deal to Fred Durst.

5) Comedy gets its own This Is Spinal Tap in The Hacks…

6) Sal’s Comedy Hole is cutting off their Saturday and Sunday open mics and will now require you to show up to perform (as opposed to their e-mail sign-up).

7) Spin Magazine is going to have a humor issue with Patton Oswalt as a guest editor.

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Occupy LA: A Comedy Show @ LA City Hall 6PM FREE
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
Comedy Night @ Moore’s Deli 7PM FREE
Laurie Kilmartin @ Flappers Claremont 8PM $15/2 item min.
Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Judd Apatow and more @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $30 (stand by only)
MaximumFun.org Presents @ the Ice House Stage 2 8PM $15/2 item min.
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Adult Contemporary Comedy @ Fake Gallery 9PM FREE 
The Jesse Miller Talk Show 1 Year Anniversary @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5 

9) 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    
FLOODLAMP OPEN MEG 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts at sundown/no purchase necessary/ends promptly at 10PM
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 

10) I’m going to lose my shit if we don’t get some #FF on Twitter today and by “lose my shit” I mean, I will yell at my laptop like I always do.

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Morning Debriefing 10/15/11

1) Megan Amram drops some love on Arianna Huffington.

2) UCB Radio on Sirius XM is OFFICIAL.

3) What’s a “haul video”? Let Maria Bamford show you.

4) Forget sex hotlines. Come back to reality with Regular Guy Chat.

5) On the 355th Day of the Comedy Bureau, we’re going to remind you that we’re hopefully working on getting cake and a designated driver for the 365th. 

6) ON THE HORIZON
The Eric Andre Show @ The Smell Sun. Oct. 16th 8PM $5 

7) COMEDY CRAWL
It’s A Long Way Down @ Spider Palace 7:30PM FREE
RTDOK & Dangerfield’s 2 Present Heather Thomson @ Dangerfield’s 2 8PM FREE
Left, Right, and Ridiculous @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Steve Rannazzisi @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $20/2 item min.
The Anytime Show @ Underground Annex Theater 8PM $5
Hand Shucked @ Moving Arts Theater 8PM $5
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (stand by only)
Hour of Power: Presented by Devestator @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Hello Giggles Presents: Overshare @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
The Saturday! Saturday! Show @ Sidewalk Studio Theatre 10:30PM $5
Jon Huck @ Irvine Improv 11PM $10/2 item min.
The BEATdown: Los Angeles @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents: Hook-Up! @ 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
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. 
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/first come, first served/5 min. spots/no purchase necessary
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) The following is a complete transcript of a conversation I had with a pretty girl yesterday. (keep in mind, this girl came to talk to me. Also, special thanks to Rye Silverman)
PG: So you have a site?
Me: Yeah. It’s the Comedy Bureau.
PG: Cool, I’ll look it up.

PG walks away forever.

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Morning Debriefing 10/16/11

1) OK, SNL… if you’re having Charlie Day host (Nov. 5th), we’ll put aside my apathy to watch. And to answer you’re immediate question about how why that is, we’re a bunch of grumpy old people.

2) This is happening very soon and we’re very excited. (NOTE: we’re referring to the release of Andrés Du Bouchet’s album “Naked Trampoline Hamlet”, not Andrés holding things in his mouth on a routine basis)

 

3) You know you want a sneak peak of Season 2 of Portlandia…

4) Episode 4 of the Tommy-Wi Show is here and Tommy plays Dead Rising 2. It’s still amazing how he doesn’t know how funny he is.

5) The Ontario Improv is having a talent competition. Yes, it’s called Ontario’s Got Talent, but there’s also a $500 prize to win. 

6) If you’re in the income range to afford comedy knick knacks, the first thing you should start off with is Comedy Lightboxes that feature anyone from Paul F. Tompkins to Janeane Garofolo to Marc Maron and now, Brody Stevens.

7) When you have the following that @theLeagueFX does on Twitter, follow their strategy.

8) ON THE HORIZON
Lost Moon Radio Presents Roger Wodehouse’s Androgynasium @ Club Fais-Do-Do Sat. Oct. 22 & 29th 9PM $13-$32

9) COMEDY CRAWL
“I’m Going Somewhere With This…” A Storytelling Show @ The Mint 7PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
I’m Not Myself w/Melissa Villasenor @ Dorie Theater (at The Complex) 8PM $10
The Eric Andre Show @ The Smell 8PM $5
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $12/2 item min.
Stripped Stories @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only) 

10) 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
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
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  

11) I’ve listened to Feist’s “Undiscovered First” off of Metals probably on repeat over the last week. That has nothing to do with why people asking if I’m OK, right?

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Morning Debriefing 10/17/11

1) Comedy Central wants Andy Daly to review life…

2) Preview of IFC’s Season 2 of The Increasingly Bad Decisions of Todd Margaret, which definitely lives up to its name.

3) The Celebrity Division of the Clinton Foundation knows how to…?

4) An open letter to South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone proposing to get Mr. Hankey to be the official ambassador for rectal cancer awareness.

5) There will be a weekly comedy show at OccupyLA, despite this tight ass not appreciating that live comedy isn’t a drum circle or spoken word.

6) If you haven’t been watching Davey Johnson on What’s What, you might not know that you should have watched Pan Am before it got cancelled or what your grandma’s medical marijuana does.

7) Puddin’-“Rollerball” w/James Urbaniak

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Harmontown @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Playin’ with Micucci @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily? Anniversary Part Deux @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE 
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Brunch @ The Park Restaurant 9PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
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
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
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) Every time I think I’m getting used to going out alone, I’m reminded that I have a +1 that I almost never get to use.

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Morning Debriefing 10/18/11

1) This Thursday, Dave Attell makes his return to late night TV with Dave’s Old Porn on Showtime this Thursday 11:30PM.

2) Jay Larson’s “Self-Diagnosed” drops Tues. Nov. 1st AND he’ll release a video each day of the week leading up to its release. Basically, it’s going to be pretty sweet and then some for an entire week and then some.

3) Tommy Johnagin will be appearing on Conan (TBS 11PM) and if it’s anything like his set at What’s Up Tiger Lily? last night, it will be amazing.

4) It’s been said a million times, but Shelby Fero makes us guilty for wasting my time in college because we didn’t try to interview contestants of Dancing With The Stars.

5) Nakatomi Inc. Presents Pop-Sub Vol. 1-Heavy Metal Comics featuring art prints such as Seinfeld Distortion. Thanks to Rob Schultz for pointing this out.

6) Speaking of comedy reaching rock n’ roll popularity, Portlandia is having a poster giveaway.

7) For those of you that live in this town, but think it’s a chore, LA Weekly gives 50 reasons why LA is amazing.

8) Puddin’-“Chaps” w/guest James Urbaniak

9) ON THE HORIZON
People Under the Stairs @ Amoeba Thurs. Oct. 20th 6PM FREE
John Hodgman “That Is All” Book Release w/Special Guests @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Nov. 4th 8:30PM $35 (stand by only)
The Rudy Casoni Variety Show @ Steve Allen Theater Tues. Nov. 15th 8PM $10

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World LIVE w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
Comedy. (Period) @ Harp Inn 8PM FREE
The Rejection Show @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
An Evening with Matt Champagne @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $8 
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre MIDNIGHT $30 (stand by only)

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
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 after booked show/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) I will be on the radio in Baltimore today, which is why I was so frazzled today and forgot to write something here. Also, I just finished watch Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World for the 2nd time today.

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Morning Debriefing 10/19/11

1) Tommy Johnagin on Conan.

2) Via the Apiary, The Alliance for Family Entertainment is looking for America’s Great Next Sitcom Writer.

3) In a clash of sarcasm, snark, and irony, Jeffrey Ross will be roasting OccupyLA today at 1PM. LA City Hall.

4) While waiting for an Arrested Development something to come out, Judy Greer/Kitty is developing series for ABC. 

5) The Legend of WFMU’S Best Show as told by Jake Fogelnest.

6) How, when, and where Bryan Safi & Erin Gibson write. Do not use this information to stalk them please.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Breakfast Club Live @ LACMA Thurs. Oct. 20th 7:30PM (stand by starting at 6PM)
Schtick or Treat @ Taix Sun. Oct. 30th 8:30PM FREE

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Story Worthy @ El Cid 7:30PM $6
Neighbors @ Warehouse 8PM FREE
Eddie Izzard @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Ahmed Bharoocha & Friends @ Dangerfield’s 2 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/6:45PM-8:30PM/10:45PM-12:30AM/3 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
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) It’s so cool that people think I get paid to write all of this stuff… so cool.

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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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