Humorist, storyteller, and purveyor of fine words Dylan Brody put this wonderful tale online of how getting a diploma for him was much more complicated than just completing your school’s general requirements or being asked to teach/mentor there several years later.
Not only will Mike Lawrence debut comedy album “Sadamantium” be available for purchase/download from Comedy Central that week, but his episode of The Half Hour will air that Friday May 31st. 12:30AM.
Buy/watch all of it for how damn funny Mike is.
Somehow, quietly announced earlier this month (we didn’t hear about it until reading this interview over at Splitsider), Dan St. Germain has several projects going at Comedy Central including a web series and a possible TV series.
Hopefully, all of this gets picked up and put on screens soon.
Oh yeah, his episode of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour is this Fri. May 17th at 12AM.
While enjoying a lovely afternoon in a North Hollywood public park, Jake and Jeremy riff down a road with this week’s guest Rosie Tran that travels through “the trade-up game”, how to get men to fall in love with you, one night stand 101, and what it means to be a legitimate foodie. Basically, the type of conversation you’d expect comedians to have even if there were plenty of children with their parents around staring daggers at them the whole time.
ON THE HORIZON
Final Mapping The Heavens @ UCB Theatre Thurs. May 16th 9:30PM $5
Chris Fairbanks @ Hollywood Improv Fri. May 17th 8PM $18/2 item min.
COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
TNT Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Greg Proops @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $10/2 item min.
Performance Anxiety @ Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Nice Show @ Hayworth Theater 8PM $5
Put Your Hands Together @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Comedy Living Room 8:30PM FREE
Blamblamblam! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Public School Stories @ M-Bar 9PM No cover/$10 min.
Don’t Stop or We’ll Die @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
The Citizenship Test @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Flyover Comedy @ Hollywood Improv 9:30PM $5/2 drink min.
Quick & Funny Musicals/One Night Stand @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Up Top @ Rush Street 10PM FREE
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/Stand-up, sketch, improv all welcome/5 min.
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
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
PALMS BAR 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Ends 7:55PM/5-7 min./First come, first served/One drink min.
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.
THE OTHER DOOR 10437 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/To get a booked spot, email mouthypants@gmail.com by Monday at 5 PM/20 names will be chosen at random/Sign-up for 20 lottery spots starts at 7:30 at the show/Go to facebook.com/mouthypantscomedy for more details
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA (City Walk 2nd Floor)/Sign-up 7PM-7:45PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/3 min./$3 valet parking/No cover or min./Hosted by Brenton Biddlecombe
BLUE GOOSE LOUNGE 5201 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/1 drink min.
DAVE’S BAR 708 Broadway, Glendale, CA/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/one item min./8-10 min.
THE PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/4 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 10:30PM after booked show/Ends 12AM/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
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 11PM after TNT Improv/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
A workplace comedy at a precinct in Brooklyn might peak some people’s interest, but seeing Andy Samberg, Terry Crews, Chelsea Peretti, Joe Lo Truglio bumbling around the bullpen of a police office is what shows promise to us for Fox’s new Brooklyn Nine Nine.
Give it a watch for yourself.
If you’re unfamiliar with the very funny Andre Hyland’s hysterical character Jesse Miller, a super hyphenated entertainment professional that could be best described as Kenny Powers as a talk show host with unlimited pop culture knowledge, let this video where he chats with a naturalist be a great introduction to him.
Congratulations to The Feral Audio Podcast Collective on Its 1 Year Anniversary
The world of podcasting is still burgeoning, especially when it comes to the models of distribution such as a network or collective. That’s why Feral Audio deserves a slow clap for making it this far with the stable of great shows they have like Call Chelsea Peretti, This Feels Terrible with Erin McGathy, Weird Adults with Little Esther, and more that you should be checking out/subscribing to.
Last night, Portia De Rossi stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as part of the media blitz Arrested Development is doing (Ron Howard just stopped by a real life Bluth banana stand in NYC) with a clip of the new season with a nice cameo from Ed Helms.
Something Strange Is Going to Happen at The Fashion Police Writers Strike Benefit Show
The writers of Fashion Police, many of whom are very funny comedians featured here at The Comedy Bureau, are still on strike for unpaid wages. In solidarity of their strike, they’re holding a benefit show at The Laugh Factory, then this insane thing is apparently happening where E! is possibly throwing a wrench in the benefit.
One thing to keep in mind when you read the full story at the link: Almost no show at The Laugh Factory is sold out days in advance, no matter who is playing there.
Three comedy albums from people that we think are hilarious (thus we cover them a lot) that both you should have right now and also came out today:
Pete Holmes‘ “Nice Try, The Devil” CD/DVD
Adam Cayton-Holland‘s “I Don’t Know If I Happy” CD
Andrew Orvedahl‘s “Hit The Dick Lights” CD
Please buy these and listen/watch if you like laughing at all.
ON THE HORIZON
Prompter! @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. May 17th 8PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Hey Buddy @ Bootleg Theater Sun. May 19th 7:30PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Wasted Potential @ Barragan’s 7PM FREE
Writers Bloc Presents Marc Maron w/Judd Apatow @ Saban Theater 7PM $25
Room 101 Improv @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
The Super Serious Show @ The Virgil 8PM $10
Fashion Police Writers’ Strike Benefit @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $20-$30/2 drink min. (stand by only)
Gelmania @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8PM $25
Melissa! @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Becky Stark & Charlyne Yi Present The Bugdust Variety Hour @ Bob Baker Marionette Theater 8PM $15
Meltdown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8
Fake Fine Arts @ Fake Gallery 8:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Hoop Dreams Comedy Hour @ Neon Venus Arts Theatre 10PM $3
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./No purchase necessary
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./$2 cover
ICE HOUSE STAGE 2 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/4 min./Lottery/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ AND GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM//First come, first served/No purchase necessary
CALIFORNIA COMICS & COLLECTIBLES 11284 Washington Pl., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/Lottery/3 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/mixed mic
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
HOUSE OF TACOS 5616 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107 El Centro, Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts 10PM after Room 101/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/First come, first served
5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos at The Nerdist 5/14/13
Here are the picks for our weekly feature at The Nerdist, The 5 Most Intentionally Funny Videos This Week including videos from the likes of Andre Hyland, Eric Martin, Dead Kevin, and more.
If you wish to be considered for a 5 MIFV in the future (again, they happen every week), please read the rules after clicking the link before submitting.
Kurt Braunohler: “HOW DO I LAND?! Here’s a comp of the actual letters from the Cloud Project! The actual day had a very high winds, and the letters appeared and disappeared quite quickly. But if you watched the sky for 20 minutes you could probably piece it together. BUT STILL WE DID IT!!! Thanks to everyone who contributed! Photo by Robyn Von Swank!”
We feel so privileged to have been there.
For the new season of Arrested Development, Tobias Funke (David Cross) still, apparently, has not given up his dream of acting. How do we know that? Just check this recently posted acting reel claiming he could be inserted anywhere.
Enter Flavorwire’s Short Fiction Contest and Possibly Win $500 For a Short Story
Culture blog Flavorwire is putting up a nice little chunk of change for a a great short story that some of you probably already have. They’re looking for 5,000 words or less and a work of fiction, so if you already have that saved in a file somewhere, it’d make sense to enter (also, there doesn’t appear to be an entry/submission fee).
Please acquaint yourself with the comedy of Canada’s own DeAnne Smith who just did a wonderful set on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night.
TBS will be one of the first channels/networks to offer complete access to whatever’s playing on air to those who choose to watch online. This means you’ll be able to watch Conan, Deon Cole and Pete Holmes’ upcoming shows, and possibly a police procedural comedy from Steve and Nancy Carell currently in development.
Now the question will become: If you’re streaming TBS online, do you still have to watch all these shows during their airtime?
ON THE HORIZON
Kibitz Room Comedy @ Canter’s Mon. May 20th 8PM FREE
Bruce McCullough @ Steve Allen Theater Thurs. May 30th & Fri. May 31st 8PM $20 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Stand Up For Downs @ Hollywood Improv 7:30PM $40/2 item min.
Patton Oswalt Residency @ Fake Gallery No cover/donations accepted RSVP at fakegallery@earthlink.net
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Evening Hour with Sean Conroy @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Comedy Film Nerds LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The Bare Bones @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $15-$30/2 drink min.
The Factory Store @ Bugatta 10PM FREE
Van Jam @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $10/2 item min.
OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/3 min./First come, first served/25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
PALMS BAR 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/One drink min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
AMSTERDAM CAFE 10905 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/$5 min.
COFFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA Suite 180/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Jason
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Only 20 spot available/5 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 12PM at FB page/First 23 spots guaranteed/Starts 7PM/5 min./lottery spots for walk-ins/one drink 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
INDIA’S FLAVOR 156 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Hosted by Meline Tovmasian
PALMS BAR 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 11PM/First come, first served/One drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM after Main Room show
While on Conan last night promoting Dad Is Fat, Jim Gaffigan got a weird fan letter from a fan and responded under the impression that the fan was some sort of stalker, whether it actually seemed that way or not.
Watch here. (Also, wouldn’t it be crazy if this story played out like Judd Apatow getting a letter from Steve Martin when he was a kid?)
Rumors that sabotage of the benefit for the Fashion Police writers currently on strike have been circulating over the past few days.
However, we attended the show last night at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood and no such hijinks occurred and it was just a packed room with a crowd that simply had a great time watching Bryan Cook, Eliza Skinner, Todd Masterson, Dante, Baron Vaughn, Bobcat Goldthwait, and more.
Though, it turns out that while it was indeed true that E! executives did purchase a majority of the tickets, pretty much no one showed up on their behalf to not laugh or whatever was planned, which means the crowd in attendance had paid individually at the door to get in.
Thus, the benefit generated much more money than originally possible that went to the writers that needed it.
Mike Judge’s Silicon Valley Comedy Goes To Series at HBO
Not only the likes of Mike Judge and Scott Rudin leading this project set in Silicon Valley, but TJ Miller, Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, and Kumail Nanjiani are all in the cast.
To say the least, we’re really excited for this one.
After 9 seasons, the U.S. version of The Office is coming to a close. Tonight at 9PM on NBC, a one hour special series finale will air.
For some reason, this feels like the end of an era at NBC. We wonder what they’re next 200+ episodes sitcom will be (hopefully, Parks and Recreation).
ON THE HORIZON
The Meltdown Benefit for Cancer Support Community @ Museum of Flying Sat. May 18th 7PM $100
Brew Haha Sat. May 18th 9PM Donations Accepted
COMEDY CRAWL
Brand New Ball @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5
The Manifesto Show @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Chris Fairbanks @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18
Prompter @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Diamond Lion @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/First come, first served/must improvise set of never before seen provided set list/No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
BOB’S ESPRESSO BAR 5251 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Mixed mic/No purchase necessary
IMPROV JAM @ CLUBHOUSE 1107 N. El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA Ste. 110/Starts around 10:30PM after Manifesto Show/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
The legendary couch gag on The Simpsons got an action figure stop motion treatment from Robot Chicken recently and it was pretty great to see Homer and the gang with another dimension again.