Comedy Line-up for Bumbershoot 2013
From your Marc Marons to your Matt Bessers to your Morgan Murphys to your Jerrod Carmichaels to your Emily Hellers and even your Spicy News Networks and Competive Erotic Fan Ficitons, you’ll probably you get your comedy fix at this year’s Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA in Aug/Sept.
Check full line-up at link
Jim Gaffigan to Write a Second Book
We’re excited that Jim is following up Dad Is Fat with another book. Not that we wouldn’t read it, but we hope that it’s something slightly different than something like “Dad Is Fatter".
ON THE HORIZON
The BEATdown Los Angeles @ UCB Theatre Sun. Jun. 30th 9:30PM $5
Entertaining Julia w/Beth Stelling & The Puterbaugh Sisters @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Jul. 5th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
COMEDY CRAWL
A Night with Nathan Rabin @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7PM $10
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Street Cred @ The Lexington 8PM FREE
Glory Hole @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Lost Moon Radio at Hollywood Fringe Festival @ Fringe Mainstage 8PM $15
Patton Oswalt Residency @ The Fake Gallery 8PM FREE w/RSVP (e-mail fakegallery@earthlink.net)
The Business LA @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Set List Takes Over The Comedy Garage @ Rafa’s Lounge Art Gallery 9PM FREE
Risk! True Tales Boldly Told @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
The Fogelnest Files @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
All Star Comedy @ Hollywood Laugh Factory 10PM $20-$30/2 drink min.
The 11th Hour Show @ The Clubhouse 11PM FREE
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
HI DE HO COMICS 1431 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6:15PM/Lottery/15 spots/4 min./3 min. work-ins
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/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
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.
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.
IT’S A GRIND 247 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA/Starts 7:30PM w/possible featured performer/Open mic from 8PM-10PM/First come, first served/Hosted by Shayne Michael
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
JARAGUA 4493 W. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10:45PM/Starts 11PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary
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
Ken Marino Joins Eastbound & Down For Final Season
Though we know that he wasn’t a regular cast member on Eastbound & Down, we, for a brief second, were really surprised that Ken Marino wasn’t already on the show just based off of recent performances in Burning Love and Wanderlust.
Either way, with news like this, we’re looking forward to the show closing out strong.
Jenny Johnson/@JennyJohnsonHi5 Signs Book Deal
Jenny Johnson is one of those rare people that have figured out Twitter comedy-wise on their terms and have built quite the following. As both Megan Amram and Kelly Oxford are writing/have written published books, we’re glad the trend to prove that funny things can be brought out of tweeting and thus rewarded is continuing.
Bo Burnham’s Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Is Cancelled
We’re not exactly sure of the combination that did in Bo Burnham’s vastly underrated MTV series “Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous”, but we’re going to guess that there’s probably a bridge to gap from MTV’s Jersey Shore/Jackass audiences into some territory that is more along the lines of IFC or FX.
You can watch the final three episodes by tuning in tonight for one at 11PM and on Saturday also at 11 for the other two.
Still, if this year, or even the last few years, has taught us anything, it’s really hard to permanently kill a show if a group of people like it.
Celebrity dish and the hundreds of shows that cover that and overall celebrity culture/obsession usually don’t peak our interest. However, brilliant comedic minds like Bill Burr’s can not only make it palatable, but hilarious and insightful like he did on Conan last night commenting on Paula Deen.
Watch the clip here and then let’s hope Bill gets a TV show where he talks about anything and everything (you know like his podcast).
Kumail Nanjiani will have his first 1 hour stand up special on Comedy Central July 20th at Midnight, “Beta Male”. A CD/DVD of the whole thing, extended and uncensored of course, will be available the following Tuesday, July 23rd.
Our advice: Get in on both.
While the decision that DOMA is unconstitutional has made a promise from the “It Gets Better” campaign true, comedians don’t get the benefit of that maxim. Comedians Grant Lyon and Dave Waite have put together a web series of talking heads of several very funny people that you may or may not know, but hopefully do, like Andy Peters, Lachlan Patterson, Jim Hamilton, Ryan Singer, Tony Sam, Heidi Hayward talking about how doing comedy has almost never gotten better (losing jobs, relationships, getting various things thrown at you, being told you’re not funny etc.) except for the fact that they don’t want to do anything else.
Take it as a PSA to not do or do comedy or something where you witness how delusional we all have to be to keep doing comedy, but watch It Gets Worse because it’s pretty great. Also, you can submit your own story of comedy getting worse; details at end of each video.
Here are parts one, two, three, and four.
ON THE HORIZON
Entitlement w/Maria Bamford & Marc Maron @ Los Globos Wed. Jul. 3rd 9PM $5
Two-Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe Sat. Jul. 6th 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
A Good Time @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM $5
Judah Friedlander @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $22/2 item min.
The End of the World @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 10PM FREE
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/$3 min.
UCB THEATRE 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Lottery/10 spots only/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
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/First come, first served/5 min./1 drink min.
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
BOB’S ESPRESSO 5251 N. Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery
IMPROV CAGEMATCH @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT/Sign-up team at wctcagematch@gmail.com/improv teams go head to head/Hosted by Courtney Barnett & Joey Greer
Watch Episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 at IFC
Episode 208 of Comedy Bang Bang on IFC is now up for your viewing/streaming pleasure to get your CBB fix before the actual season 2 premiere next month on July 12th 10PM.
Well, what are you waiting for? You’re not watching it, already? We shouldn’t have to say anymore than that.
Filmmaker, Writer, and UCB’s Creative Director Todd Bieber got a never before seen look into what goes into one of the most legendary improv shows in the world of improv, ASSSSCAT. It’s one of the longest running and most well known long form improv shows now running on both in NYC and LA. Amy Poehler, one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, gives a tour through UCB Chelsea on a typical night of ASSSSCAT with the likes of Chris Gethard, Zach Woods, Horatio Sanz, Ms. Poehler herself, Jon Hamm, all being in the same room.
Yes, there is an Air Sex Championship going on since 2008 and if you’re thinking that it’s pretty much as advertised with people competing against each other in how well they act out sex by themselves on stage, then you’re right on the money. A documentary is being made exploring this phenomenon and we think you should support as it’s pretty funny, especially if you get over your prudish American ways, assuming that’s the case, and watch people try to mime sex for a high score.
Watch their Kickstarter video/donate here.
Go figure that the last place that would probably pick up a series like Maron, CBS, would end up having Marc Maron on both The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on the same night. Still, Maron’s great talking on interviewing Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner for WTF and his recent engagement to his soon to be 3rd wife.
Watch him on Letterman here and on Ferguson here. Oh the finale of Maron is on tonight at IFC at 10PM, so you should watch that too.
Full Trailer for Larry David’s ‘Clear History’
Larry David has been keeping his improvised HBO movie, “Clear History” kind of secret ever since it was announced not giving up too much details until now with the release of a full trailer. Though David looks vastly different for a part of the movie, it’s not surprising that he plays a character not too far off from the Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm/real life, which we’re sure there will be plenty of people happy with that.
ON THE HORIZON
French Toast Three Year Anniversary @ Taix Sun. Jun. 30th 9:30PM FREE
Beth Stelling Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records Sat. Jul. 6th 4PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
Channel 101 10 Year Anniversary @ Downtown Independent Theater 5PM FREE
Lost Moon Radio at Hollywood Fringe Festival @ Fringe Mainstage 6:30PM $15
Judah Friedlander @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $22/2 item min.
Set List @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
Dan Mintz & Friends @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
David Koechner @ Ice House 8PM/10PM $20-$27/2 drink min.
The Brendon Small Secret Experiment @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
We Have a Hammock 8:30PM FREE
Underbelly @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM FREE
Girls of Summer with Garfunkel & Oates @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
BJ Novalk: Uncollected Stories @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Eddie Pepitone & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $18/2 item min.
Field Day @ Rant LA 10PM $3
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11PM $10
The Walsh Brothers @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
OPEN MIC RUN
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 3:30PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min.
FLAPPERS BURBANK YOOHOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 4:30PM/First come, first served
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3-5min./$2 cover
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
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/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts around 11:30PM/lottery
Conan O’Brien feels that he is not only the host of Conan on TBS, but also a spiritual leader and, apparently, the chief detective for things gone missing. So, Conan taped his investigation of his assistant’s mug suddenly disappearing only to find something possibly more troubling/really funny.
Amazon Studios Looking For Short Films To Be Adapted Into Features
Moving on from their newly minted stable of original web series, Amazon Studios is already expanding on to features by, much in the same way they got their web series, accepting submissions of short films to be adapted into full length feature films.
They’re looking for something 2-15 min. long that can be the basis for an entire movie and offering $10,000 if your project is put in development.
We just thought it might be something some of you would be interested in.
Over the next few days, two of LA’s most popular independently produced comedy shows Holy Fuck and Powerviolence are ending their weekly runs at their respective venues, The Downtown Independent Theater and Strait Jacket Society. We’ve enjoyed what the shows have both done and how they’ve grown to be institutions in the LA comedy scene.
Don’t miss your chance to catch these shows once more in all their comedic marvel.
Powerviolence’s last show is this Sunday, June 30th at 9PM at Strait Jacket Society and Holy Fuck’s last show is the Tuesday, July 2nd at 9PM at Downtown Independent Theater.
ON THE HORIZON
Lachlan Patterson @ Comedy & Magic Club Wed. Jul. 3rd 8PM $15/2 item min.
Girly Magazine Party @ Steve Allen Theater Sat. Jul. 6th 8PM $10
COMEDY CRAWL
Bill Burr @ Comedy & Magic Club 7PM $25/2 item min.
Judah Friedlander @ Irvine Improv 7PM $22/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Super Kudzu @ iO West 7:30PM $5
UnCabaret @ First & Hope 8PM $20-$30
Ali Wong Presents The Sex Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5-$10
Harmontown @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8PM $10
The Final Powerviolence @ Strait Jacket Society 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Earl Okin @ iO West 9PM $5
French Toast Three Year Anniversary @ Taix 9:30PM FREE
The BEATdown Los Angeles @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
OPEN MIC RUN
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/4 min./No purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5PM/Ends 7PM/5 min./One item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM-ish/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./One drink min.
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/15 spots only/No purchase necessary
COCK N BULL 2947 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 8:45PM/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS CLAREMONT 532 W. 1st St., Claremont, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary
RAINBOW BAR & GRILL 9015 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 9PM/$2 cover/mixed mic
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1107-A El Centro Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 9:45PM after Crashbar/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
John Mulaney’s NBC Comedy Pilot Isn’t Dead Yet As Fox Orders New Script
One of the most hotly talked about pilots this past pilot season, and probably the most shocking when it didn’t get picked up, was John Mulaney’s pilot over at NBC. Not only featuring one of the funniest people in comedy right now in John Mulaney, the pilot had a star studded cast with the likes of Elliot Gould, Martin Short, and more.
Thankfully, Fox is interested and the project still has hope, though we hope it stays live action instead of becoming part of Fox’s arsenal of animated comedies.
Warner Bros. is delving into their vast archives to put together a nice, big DVD collection spanning almost 8 decades of comedy on film from The Philadelphia Story (1940) to Blazing Saddles (1974) to National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) to The Hangover (2009) and so much more in between. The Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection Comedy has 20 films, which you can get order now for $68.99 at Warner Bros before it’s release on July 2nd.
It’ll be a great way to catch up on your comedy film history/kill this upcoming long weekend for the 4th of July.
NBC’s Craig Robinson Comedy Pilot Still Has a Chance
NBC doesn’t want to give up on Craig Robinson’s pilot just yet as the entire cast got their options extended at the network.
We’re intrigued to see what happens with that project as Steve Little, Steve Agee, and Kumail Nanjiani are part of this cast.
This week when the Defense Of Marriage Act was declared unconstitutional by The Supreme Court, the amazing Cameron Esposito wrote a piece in two parts on what happened afterwards, specifically with her father who has had a conflicted relationship with Cameron ever since she came out as gay to him.
Yet, that’s changed and what Cameron wrote about it is pretty wonderful, heart-wrenching, funny, and hopeful and so many other adjectives that will just take up to much space on this post. We feel privileged that we got to catch her reading it live at the latest Risk Storytelling Show this past week.
Read parts one and two now, probably with a good cup of coffee or tea to make for a very nice hour this Sunday afternoon.
ON THE HORIZON
Holy Fuck FInal Show @ Downtown Independent Theater Tues. Jul. 2nd 9PM FREE
Smartest Man in the World LIVE w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch Wed. Jul. 3rd 8PM FREE
COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler & Kristen Schaal @ The Virgil 8PM $5
Tell & Show @ Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe 8PM FREE
Monday Night Improv @ The Clubhouse 8:30PM FREE
Drunken Tales of Glory & Shame @ Monty Bar 9PM FREE
Final Dat Shit @ Westwood Brew Co 10PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
OPEN MIC RUN
HAPPY HOUR STORY XPERIMENT @ HOLLYWOOD STUDIO BAR & GRILL 6122 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Storytelling only/Lottery/One item min./Hosted by Melinda Hill
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./First come, first served/$3 min.
SARDO’S 259 N. Pass Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8:30PM/7 min./First come, first served/1 drink min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/1 item min.
ANCHOR BAR 2675 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min.
NERDMELT SHOWROOM 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM/25 spots only + 5 spots for following week/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:15PM/Lottery/15 5 min. spots/15 3 min. spots/One item min.
PALACE RESTAURANT 2112 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz)/Sign-up 8:15PM/Starts 8:30PM/lottery/No purchase necessary
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Lottery/4 min./No purchase necessary