We Almost Forgot in Today’s Morning Debriefing…
We Almost Forgot in Today’s Morning Debriefing…
…that Bob’s Burgers is back for Season 2 tonight 8:30PM on Fox. It would have been the first item, meaning mark your DVR’s, please forgive us, etc.
LA Comedy Rundown 3/12/12
ON THE HORIZON
Open Mic @ Club Forbidden Wed. Mar. 14th Starts 6PM/One item min./First come, first served/
An Evening with Michelle Biloon @ ACME Comedy Hollywood Fri. Mar. 16th 8PM $9 in adv., $12 at door
Greg Fitzsimmons @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Mar. 17th 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
JFL Montreal Showcase @ Hollywood Improv Lab 7PM FREE
Sound of Noise @ Cinefamily 7:45PM/10:15PM $12
Stand-up @ Cinefile 8:30PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Stand Up Saloon @ Old Towne Pub 10PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/5 min.
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
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
PETIE’S PLACE 6025 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/first come, first served/one item min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
We’re surprised by very little in LA comedy anymore, but, every once in awhile, someone will say, “Oh yeah, we’re going to have a show in a video store tonight with Wendy Liebman, Hannibal Buress, Brent Weinbach, and Josh Fadem. You should come out.”
Then we have what many people have come to call a “WTF moment”.
But hey, stuff like that just happens, right?
Morning Debriefing 3/12/12
1) If you needed a visual of what a day in the life of Marc Maron is like aside from what he describes on WTF, watch it right now on Hulu.
2) SXSW comedy round-up:
Huffington Post Comedy Day 1 Recap
Laughspin Day 1 Recap
Austin Chronicle recommendations of what to see
Kumail Nanjiani answered a fun questionnaire
Funny or Die, College Humor, UCB, and more PRESENT This Is A Comedy Show (with some of our favorite performers that the rest of the country perhaps had not heard of)
And this happened…
3) The funny Jake Fogelnest of the oft-reblogged JakeFogelnest.com is moving to LA!
4) BBC is trying a quiz show here in the U.S. with Lewis Black. That sounds like fun.
5) Tonight on late night, Will Ferrell will be on the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS 11:35PM)
6) Reggie Watts got called in by Kid Ikarus for, apparently, nothing(?)
7) South Park comes back this week…
8) Parks and Recreation’s fictional Leslie Knope got real life support…
9) In you can submit to these short film festivals news, try the Palm Springs International Shortfest and the San Francisco International Festival of Short Films.
10) Dave Horwitz “does” a card trick…
11) Yes, I do feel a little ridiculous recording a podcast outside of Meltdown while they are recording a podcast and commenting on it during my podcast.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/13/12
ON THE HORIZON
Ahmed Bharoocha @ Velvet Jones Fri. Mar. 16th 7PM $10
Brent Weinbach @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Mar. 16th 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Jesse Miller Talk Show Tapings for Comedy Central @ KJLA Studios Thurs. Mar. 22nd 6PM/9PM FREE w/RSVP
COMEDY CRAWL
Sound of Noise @ Cinefamily 7:45PM/10:15PM $12
Bruin Up Some Laughs @ Kerckhoff 8PM FREE
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Previously Secret Information @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
This Is New… @ Lulu’s Beehive 8:30PM FREE
Brandie’s Birthday’s Show @ Big Fish 9PM FREE
Blamblamblam! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM-5:40PM/Starts 6PM/lottery/20 spots only/3 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
THE MOTH @ BUSBY’S EAST 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors at 7PM/Starts at 7:30PM sharp/$8 cover/must tell 5 min. story/lottery/only 10 spots available
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:15PM/5-7min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/1 drink min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Starts 10PM/first come, first served/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
Morning Debriefing 3/13/12
1) Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? There are still people who are offended about humor referencing Nazis?
2) Last night on late night, Will Ferrell let us in on what was going on with him at Mardi Gras on Letterman.
Tonight…
Will Ferrell will be on both Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC 12AM) and the Daily Show (Comedy Central 11PM)
Jason Segel on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35AM)
3) Down with Atom.com and up with CC:Studios.
4) Laughter Against the Machine, a documentary following comedy taken to political hotbeds around the country, finally gets a trailer!
5) At SXSW,
Day 2
Kurt Braunohler’s “game show” Bunk goes live
Chris Gethard is going to have a b-day party for a stranger
We’re sad we missed wherever (probably our good friends, The Super Serious Show) Jerrod Carmichael and Reggie Watts we’re hanging.
6) Dave Hill is continuing the trend of awesome funny promo vids for books with this one for his book Tasteful Nudes.
7) The Eddie Pepitone doc The Bitter Buddha got written up in the A.V. Club!
8) Three interviews worth your time:
Barry Sobel in Creative Loafing Atlanta
Ian Edwards in Laughspin
Paul Gilartin in KCET’s Midnight Snack
8) Comedy show on a Monday night in a neighborhood video store? That’s LA for you…
9) Brand new live show Towne Hall Meetin’ has a fun YouTube Channel you should check out right after/before, if you’re able, donating to Towne Hall.
10) Jon Dore shows what comedians think of the It Gets Better campaign…
11) A friendly reminder from the delightful April Richardson not to get too caught up in your ego in the comedy game because there are people who think Bob Odenkirk isn’t funny.
12) Why the fuck are we calling 0% on Rotten Tomatoes coveted? Let’s get back to make things that are good for the sake of them being good, DAMN IT.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/14/12
ON THE HORIZON
Jenny Slate @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Tues. Mar. 27th 8:30PM $25
Damsels in Distress @ Cinefamily Sun. Mar. 18th 8PM FREE w/RSVP –trailer
COMEDY CRAWL
Sound of Noise @ Cinefamily 4:45PM/10PM $12
Persona @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Juice @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 item min.
Your Favorite Show @ Little Modern 10PM $5
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
CLUB FORBIDDEN 8512 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/One item min.
REDWOOD BAR & GRILL 316 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA (Downtown)/Starts 6:30PM/No purchase necessary
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
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.
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT
Morning Debriefing 3/14/12
1) Mark Twain Prize for Humor Winner Will Ferrell “spoke” Spanish on Kimmel to the offense of his Casa De Mi Padre co-star Diego Luna, then claimed to not speak Spanish on the Daily Show while wearing a baseball helmet just because it was there.
2) Your favorite shows are coming back assuming that you wanted Portlandia to go for a 3rd season and you wanted Eagleheart to come back on Apr. 12th on Adult Swim. Those of you who wanted Apr. 11th, we’re sorry.
3) Day 3 of SXSW comedy…
4) Kristin Schaal proved last night on the Daily Show that you can call women a whole slew of pejorative terms and make it hilarious.
5) Kyle Kinane’s Death of the Party will be released on vinyl, just as it was intended to be.
6) Ask the funny Amber Tozer a question. Not only will she answer, but it’ll be at Laughspin.
7) Dave Child is a funny comedian who, along with some funny friends of his, will do sketches that are tweeted @Sketch_A_Tweet. You should do this.
9) We wrote a little something on Woody Allen having the idea for Midnight in Paris, perhaps, almost 50 years ago for the Nerdist.
10) Comedians make so fun of so many ads that there has to be a few that write ad copy that’s so wrong or abstract or ineffective just so they can write a decent joke about it.
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Please Attend The Jesse Miller Talk Show Pilot Taping
Please Attend The Jesse Miller Talk Show Pilot Taping
2012 is an incredibly exciting year for comedy. Just take a look at the new shows popping up at IFC, Adult Swim, FX, and Comedy Central (i.e. Comedy Bang Bang, the Eric Andre Show, the Dana Gould/Dave Grohl pilot, Key & Peele, and more).
Let’s bring another absolutely hysterical show to TV in The Jesse Miller Talk Show, one of our favorite live shows in LA. We’d like to be right about our pull quote where we called the Jesse Miller Talk Show ‘the future of a live comedy show’
What we mean is go to this “straight-up, dope ass, hard as hell” presentation pilot taping next week Thurs. Mar. 22nd 6PM and 9PM at KJLA Studios.
Host–Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland, Fuel TV’s Stupidface & The Daily Habit)
Co-Host–Daryl (Paul Oyen, HBO’s Funny or Die)
Dancer–Tanya (Anna Lee Lawson, HBO’s Funny or Die, Stupidface)
Musical Guests WAVVES and special guest SAM TRAMMELL (True Blood)
and
Special Guests RETTA (Parks and Recreation) and BOB ODENKIRK (Breaking Bad)
(via andrehyland)
LA Comedy Rundown 3/15/12
ON THE HORIZON
Maria Bamford @ Fake Gallery Fri. Mar. 16th 8PM $5
Comedy is Dead @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery Thurs. Apr. 5th 8PM $15
COMEDY CRAWL
Sound of Noise @ Cinefamily 7:45PM/10:15PM $12
The Super Serious Show w/Hampton Yount @ Cafe Fais-Do-Do 8PM $13 in adv./$20 at door
Don’t Tell My Mother @ Bang Comedy Theater 8PM $12
The Thursday Thing with Dana Gould @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theater 8:30PM $25
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Odd Thursdays @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./Counts as audition/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.
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 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.
COFFEE BEAN 12930 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/lottery/No purchase necessary
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
DOWNTOWN COMEDY CLUB 114 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Sign-up 8:30PM/lottery/host picked from lottery/mixed mic/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
Morning Debriefing 3/15/12
1) COMMUNITY IS BACK TONIGHT! NBC 8PM. (also, Comedy Central will soon be playing re-runs), so everything is coming up Harmon (or Jim Rash, if you want to read his AV Club Interview).
2) The Upright Citizens Brigade got profiled on Rock Center with Brian Williams.
3) SXSW Comedy round up:
Set List is happening tonight
Stand-Up Records Showcase is also tonight
Fourth and Fifth day recaps
Huffington Post caught up with Aubrey Plaza
4) Jake Weisman wrote his own version of Eat Pray Love/his inner monologue and it’s hilarious.
5) Paul F. Tompkins’ Dead Authors gets written up in the Atlantic!
6) Justin Ian Daniels and Andy Peters educated Naked Juice on how to not make juice.
7) Lost Moon Radio will be hosting the LA Weekly Theater Awards, which, if you’ve seen LMR, you’d know that they just might top anything awards hosting wise throughout the last year.
8) Jay and Mark Duplass talk Jeff Who Lives At Home with IFC.
9) This sounds fun and also, there’s burritos, so you should donate: The San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival.
10) To anyone writing a joke, sketch, etc. about how you hate hipsters, know that they do not care that you make fun of them.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/16/12
ON THE HORIZON
The Noble Experiment @ Little Modernp Thurs. Mar. 22nd 9:30PM $3
Moth Grandslam @ The Echoplex Tues. Mar. 27th 7PM $18
Picture This @ Little Modern Wed. Mar. 28th 10PM FREE
Bachelorette Party @ Hollywood Improv Lab Sat. Mar. 31st 10PM $5
COMEDY CRAWL
Ahmed Bharoocha @ Velvet Jones 7PM $10
Maria Bamford @ Fake Gallery 8PM $5
An Evening with Michelle Biloon @ ACME Comedy Hollywood 8PM $12
Brent Weinbach @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Kyle Dunnigan @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
The Ho Ho Show @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
The Week In Review with Pardis Parker @ Hollywood Improv MIDNIGHT $10/2 item min.
OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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
LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/lottery/10 spots only/5 min./No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/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.
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/5 min. with 3 min. work-in’s/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
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
Morning Debriefing 3/16/12
1) UK’s Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson obviously has not learned that Doug Stanhope isn’t scared by someone “investigating employers” of his because they were offended at something he said to them like “I just went Christian just to pray you get a fetid ovarian cyst. Let me know if it works.”
2) Casa De Mi Padre, Jeff Who Lives at Home, and 21 Jump Street are all out today in theaters. Maybe, if you can afford it, check out one of these as they’re filled with a whole bunch of very funny folks.
3) Community scored some nice ratings in its return last night.
4) Day 6 at SXSW recap and Chris Gethard totally got taken by surprise by Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow.
5) Bob Odenkirk will be doing a whole live show in Portland at the Brody Theater this weekend without having set foot in the theater or really meeting any of his cast.
6) In two interviews worth your time news, David Cross chatted with Brooklyn Magazine and addressed his remarks on Chipwrecked and Jordan Brady, director of I Am Comic, got his brain picked by the Humor Code.
7) The Hollywood Fringe Festival, which is still open for registration for performing, just added the another venue to their roster.
8) See what Gallery 1988’s Is Thing On? exhibition really looks like as well as Weird Al Yankovic seeing art of himself.
9) Is there a Internet Troll/Hater Victims Support Group yet? I feel like that should be a thing.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/17/12
ON THE HORIZON
Fancy and Enchanting: A Benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society @ The Hayworth Theater Tues. Mar. 20th 8PM $30-$100
Comedy at Cinefile: Whitest Kids U Know @ Cinefile Wed. Mar. 21 8:30PM FREE 
COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Fitzsimmons @ Hollywood Improv 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
Kyle Dunnigan @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $17/2 item min.
The Anytime Show @ Little Modern 8PM $5
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Matt Knudsen @ Hooters on Hollywood Blvd. 8PM FREE
Giggle N’ Grind Burlesque Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Hour of Power: Presented by Devestator @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $10
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch Presents Crapshoot! @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
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
DAILY GRIND 109 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/5 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/One drink min./First come, first served
THE LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Sign-up 6:15PM/lottery/10 spots only/5 min. each/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.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery
Morning Debriefing 3/17/12
1) IFC gives the Marc Maron series the go-ahead. IFC might start to edge out FX in comedy…
2) Though this probably is no surprise to many given the hype surrounding the current release, Sony is giving 21 Jump Street a sequel.
3) Weird Al Yankovic got a “cabaret tribute tryout” that he didn’t want from Brett Gelman, Tom Lennon, Josh Fadem, Drew Droege, Garfunkel & Oates, and more.
4) Um, The San Francisco Comedy and Burrito Festival only has half their funding. Let’s fix that.
5) An improviser is going to run the LA Marathon this weekend with a blindfold.
6) Ricky Carmona provided us with some names for some “niche” (ethnic, gay, ugly) comedy nights that might, unfortunately, already exist.
7) Slate puts the spotlight on the 2nd most prominent character in Louie, Pamela Adlon.
8) Possibly a new hyper-realistic title card for the Eric Andre Show?
9) Anyone make a Perfect Storm reference in regards to rain, the LA Marathon, and St. Patrick’s Day all happening at the same time? If not, then good, because don’t.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/18/12
ON THE HORIZON
The Super Mega Ultra Virgins of Comedy @ Westside Comedy Theater Tues. Mar. 27th 8PM FREE
Tom Segura & Christina Paszitsky @ Ontario Improv Fri. Mar. 30th-Sun. Apr. 1st $20/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Damsels in Distress @ Cinefamily 8PM FREE w/RSVP
Jazzin’s with Sean & Julian @ Mint LA 8PM $5
1642 Comedy Social Club @ 1642 Beer & Wine 8:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Ogre Mage Video Premiere Party @ Hollywood Improv Lab 9PM $5
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Maria Bamford @ iO West 9PM $5
Stand Up Spotlight: Dominic Dierkes @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
RAFAS LOUNGE 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 4PM/No purchase necessary
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
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
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
Morning Debriefing 3/18/12
1) Chris Hardwick just announced the line-up for the upcoming Nerdist Channel, WHICH INCLUDES:
an interview show with Weird Al Yankovic
Revisiting the Kids in the Hall
Neil Patrick Harris with puppets
The Tournament of Nerds
and much, much more.
2) SXSW Comedy round-up:
Day 7 recap from Laughspin
HuffPo Comedy on Mike Birbiglia’s film adaptation of Sleepwalk with Me
Catch Funny Shits at the Liberty tonight
3) Tonight, after the 7:30PM screening of Casa De Mi Padre at The Landmark on Pico Blvd. in LA, Will Ferrell will be doing a Q&A.
4) The next Lost Moon Radio show on Apr. 18th, the sketch-variety-musical-comedy extravaganza, is taking requests for your favorite songs and sketches.
5) The Creek and the Cave got into the NY Times!
6) For our readers/followers in San Francisco, make sure to catch “LA-based musical comedian and Twitter sensation” Eli Braden next month at the 50 Social Mason House. Only $5.
7) The WFMU Beware of the Blog visted stand-up comedy’s past meddling with the Mob as part of your education in comedy history.
8) Kurt Metzger had a fascinating chat with FearNet.com about Ugly Americans and how he would get censored on TV based on sponsors getting angry rather than people being offended.
9) The San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival Kickstarter: $2,987 of $5,000.
10) For any filmmakers trying to capture the experience of performing comedy on stage, it can often best be described as staring out into a black abyss that you must appease every minute.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/19/12
ON THE HORIZON
Lost Moon Radio ALL-Request Hour @ King King Wed. April 18th 7:30PM/9:30PM $10
Kids in the Hall | Kids on the Wall @ Nerdist Theater Sat. Apr. 21st 7PM
COMEDY CRAWL
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: Signs @ Cinefamily 7:30PM $12
Fahey Follows @ iO West 7:30PM $10
Sad People Talking @ Royal/T 8PM $5
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Set List @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/5 min.
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
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
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
PETIE’S PLACE 6025 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/first come, first served/one item min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
Morning Debriefing 3/19/12
1) How to End A Date In 30 Seconds Or Less. It’s educational and funny, so watch.
Get More: MTV Shows
2) Tonight on late night:
Dana Gould on Conan (TBS 11PM)
Geoff Tate on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS 12:35AM)
Jeffrey Tambor on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM)
3) Nick Turner got “Harry Nilson’d” on the latest episode of King Temp.
4) Hey America! Catch Rob Delaney touring around you!
5) Here’s a small snippet of why you should listen to James Adomian on any podcast.
6) So there’s a Women vs. Doug Stanhope Twitter account…
7) Don’t forget the Fancy and Enchanting: Benefit for Leukemia & Lymphoma is tomorrow night. Great line-up. Great cause.
8) If you had faith in the American movie going masses, there’s this Rotten Tomatoes chart…
9) The San Francisco Comedy & Burrito Festival Kickstarter: $3,233 of $5,000.
10) I’m not the only one writing comedy while Adagio for Strings is playing, am I?
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/20/12
ON THE HORIZON
A Carlin Home Companion @ Santa Monica Playhouse Thurs. Mar. 22nd 8PM $20
Marc Maron @ the Ice House Thurs. Mar. 29th 8PM $20/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Night @ Best Fish Taco in Ensenada 7PM FREE
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Fancy & Enchanting: A Benefit for Leukemia & Lymphoma @ Hayworth Theater 8PM $30-$100
Drunk on Stage @ Akbar 8PM $5
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
SRSLY LOL Goes Hollywood @ M Bar 8:30PM $5
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV 8162 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM-5:40PM/Starts 6PM/lottery/20 spots only/3 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/1 item min.
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
THE MOTH @ LOS GLOBOS 3040 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/storytelling only/5 min./lottery w/cut off/$8
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/5 min.
PEDONE’S PIZZA 1332 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 9:15PM/5-7min.
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
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
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Starts 10PM/first come, first served/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
Morning Debriefing 3/20/12
1) Aziz Ansari joined the likes of Louis CK and Jim Gaffigan by streaming his special online for $5. It’s all going according to plan…
3) Eddie Izzard reviving the Munsters on NBC. OK, now we’re on board.
4) Wanna know what happens in the UCB green room? The brand new A Funny Thing Podcast just might be for you, especially since they’re first guest is one of our favorite storytellers, Margot Leitman.
5) Woody Allen’s To Rome With Love will open June 22nd with the folks in these stills (via enternechoplex) that you may recognize…
6) Steve Heisler, on the Spit Take, found that Lewis Black is, basically, still the Lewis Black we all have come to know and love on In God We Rust.
7) Dan Aykroyd set to make a movie with Chevy Chase, despite Bill Murray holding up Ghostbusters sequel.
8) Last night at Set List: the Improvised Stand-Up Show, Roseanne performed and reaffirmed her candidacy for President of the United States.
9) Serial Optimist chatted with the always delightful Wendy Liebman who more folks should know about considering how influential she has become in the way jokes are written and told.
10) 2012 has been a great year for comedy. The world isn’t going to end this year, but even the idea of it, I think, makes people want to laugh so much more.
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LA Comedy Rundown 3/21/12
ON THE HORIZON
The Jesse Miller Talk Show Comedy Central Pilot Presentation Tapings @ KJLA Studios Thurs. Mar. 22nd 6PM/9PM FREE w/RSVP
The Noble Experiment @ Little Modern Thurs. Mar. 22nd 9:30PM $3
Brian Posehn @ Hollywood Improv Sat. Mar. 24th 8PM/10PM $20/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
Bil Dwyer is Game Master @ Fake Gallery 8PM $5
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $10
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
Comedy at Cinefile: Whitest Kids U Know @ Cinefile Video 8:30PM FREE
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Hamclown! @ Little Modern 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Joke Lab @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
ACME COMEDY HOLLYWOOD 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
CLUB FORBIDDEN 8512 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/One item min.
REDWOOD BAR & GRILL 316 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA (Downtown)/Starts 6:30PM/No purchase necessary
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ & GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/No purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
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.
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/First come, first served/4 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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT
Morning Debriefing 3/21/12
1) THE perfect way to start off this Wednesday morning is an animated clip of Dana Gould handling a heckler that’s incredibly NSFW.
2) IFC just gave a preview of their new “game show” Bunk where Kurt Braunohler makes some of his favorite comedians like Kumail Nanjiani engage in wonderful non-sense.
3) Two comedy albums from Stand-Up Records that came out yesterday that you should pick up:
Alysia Wood “Princess”
Rick Shapiro “Catalyst for Change”
4) Tonight on late night:
Will Ferrell on Conan (TBS 11PM)
Don Rickles on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC 12AM)
Wendy Liebman on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC 12:35AM)
5) As far as the “industry” is concerned…
Rob Corddry will be in Hell Baby from Tom Lennon and Robert Ben Garant
Tom Papa’s pilot for TBS will have Bill Burr
A synopsis of “Maron” (working title) coming out on IFC
6) The Midnight Show is now part of the Machinima Network! Let Hal Rudnick explain in great detail…
7) Black Book is coming out with their comedy issue…
8) Key & Peele chatted with Jesse Thorn for the A.V. Club.
9) The Red Hot Chili Peppers should be thankful that they will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Chris Rock and not Jim Hamilton (arguably the creator of the best RHCP joke to date)
10) Because of comedy, I came really close to updating my resume yesterday with “beyond proficient in ‘doing coffee’ daily” as a special skill.
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Live Comedy Abroad! (from LA that is)
It’s no secret that we’re an LA-centric comedy site. That, however, doesn’t mean we’re clueless as to what’s going on around the country, outside of NYC, and even beyond (like James Adomian playing in Korea). There are plenty of amazing live comedy events, that include much of the comedy we get to see in LA on a regular basis, around the country that should be seen by the eyes and heard by the ears of all.
Like….
-Jackie Kashian @ the San Francisco Punchline Tonight 3/21 and Tomorrow 3/22
–Maria Bamford @ the Laughing Skull in Atlanta, GA 3/22-3/25
-Eddie Pepitone @ Seattle at the Laffhole TONIGHT and San Francisco Punchline 3/23 & 3/24
–Bobcat Goldthwait @ Jukebox Comedy Club in Peoria, Il tomorrow 3/21.
–We Are Not Saints (Ian Harvie, Amy Dresner, and Felon O’Reilly) @ Key West High School Auditorium Sat. Mar. 24th
–The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival in Seattle, WA Mar. 29th-31st
–Jon Hodgman and the M Cities in the Midwest Tour Mar. 29th-Apr. 1st
–James Adomian Stand-Up Album Recording at Helium in Portland, OR Wed. Apr. 11th
–The Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, OR Apr. 12th-15th
–The Moontower Comedy & Oddities Festival in Austin, TX Apr. 25th-Apr. 28th
–Iron Comic with Nato Green and Kyle Kinane at the San Francisco Punchline May 1st
–Paul F. Tompkins in Minnesota and Texas throughout May
–Rob Delaney touring throughout the U.S. through July