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LA Comedy Rundown 9/9/15
September 9, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World LIVE @ Nerdmelt Showroom Tues. Sept. 15th 7PM $10
American C*nt @ UCB Sunset Mon. Sept. 21st 10:30PM $5

COMEDY CRAWL
Comedy Central’s @midnight w/Chris Hardwick @ Hollywood Center Studios 3:15PM/7:15PM FREE w/RSVP
Lady/Freak @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Mixtape @ The Mystery Box 8PM FREE
An Evening of Music with Tim Heidecker @ The Troubadour 8PM $15
Super Secret Comedy Show @ Lyric Theatre 8PM $10-$20
Front Door Comedy @ The Pikey 8PM FREE
Idiots @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
Little Esther Goes Through Your Stuff @ UCB Franklin 8PM $5
The Crazy Uncle Joe Show @ The Groundlings 8PM $14
Maude Night @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Big & Tall Show @ The Lash 8:30PM FREE
The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail @ Nerdmelt Showroom 8:30PM $8 (stand by only)
Neal Brennan “3 Mics” @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 
Radio Picture Show @ The Virgil 8:30PM $8
Bear Supply @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
Patio @ Bow & Truss 9PM FREE
Permission Slip @ All Star Lanes 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Heyday @ iO West 9:30PM $5
Lip Service @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $5
Revolver @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
King Ten @ iO West 10:30PM $5
Bill Burr @ Steve Allen Theater 11PM $20
Cagematch @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 5:30PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Heather Turman/1 item min.
FLAPPERS BURBANK 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audtion/1 item min.
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO. 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/One item min.
VINADORE CAFE 8157 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/First come, first served/6 min./$5 min. purchase/Hosted by Stuart Thompson
THE GRANDVIEW MARKET 12210 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/Mixed mic/4 min. for comedy/1 song for musicians/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Matt Curti
THE MOTH @ BUSBY’S 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Doors 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/5 min. on stories on theme of “firsts” only/10 spots/Lottery/5 min./$8 cover
BRIX 16635 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA/Sign-up on day of at facebook.com/sunsetbeast/ Booked spots mixed in/Hosted by John Silver
PALADINO’S 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/7 min./No purchase necessary
THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 8PM/Hosted by David Venhuizen, Dan Gill, and Colin McCormick/No purchase necessary
DAVE’S CHILLIN’ AND GRILLIN’ 2152 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9PM/First come, first served/5 min./$3 min. purchase/Hosted by Mark Leonard and Patrick Ferry
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/7 min./$4 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
CORK’S LOUNGE 5043 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 8:30PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Aaron Marsh
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 9PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Kate Peterman
ROBIN HOOD BRITISH PUB 13640 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA/Starts 9PM/Ends 11PM/Lottery/Hosted by Mark Mulkerron
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM w/one drink min./Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
DROME COMEDY OPEN MIC Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up in advance only at SM@gr3d.com/Starts 9PM/10 spots only/5 min./Broadcast live at dromebox.com/archived on archive.org/ Bring a memory stick for HD version of your set/No purchase necessary
GLENDORA CONTINENTAL 316 W. Route 66, Glendora, CA/Starts 9PM/25 spots/5 min./Best set has chance to win $20/Hosted by Steve Hernandez
THE OYSTER HOUSE 12446 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 9:30PM/Starts 10PM/Can sign-up at http://www.iansalmon.com/showsopen-mic-night.html/ Ends 1AM/First come, first served/5 min./Hosted by Ian Salmon
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 10PM/Rolling lottery/1 item min./Hosted by Mike Schmidt, Heather Hanford, and Jason Flood
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA (next to Jons)/Sign-up 9PM/Starts 9:40PM after booked show/for improvisers/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Mixed mic/4 min. or 2 short songs/Get a ticket for assigned slot after purchase/First come, first served/30 spots only/Hosted by Adam Feuerberg and Tim Delone
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

Season 2 of “You’re The Worst” Premieres Tonight
September 9, 2015
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10:30PM on FXx

While Catastrophe has been holding down your need for romantic comedy series that take a look at more unfiltered relationships between season 1 of You’re The Worst and the premiere of season 2, the wait is over.

Jimmy and Gretchen return as one of the most exciting and daring couples to watch on TV tonight in the return of You’re The Worst. 

Again, it’s 10:30PM tonight on FXx.

M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” Gets an Honest Trailer
September 9, 2015
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At this point, the Screen Junkies seem to be building a collection of M. Night Shyamalan Honest Trailers as the filmmaker has rode the success of The Sixth Sense for well over a decade and then made a whole barrel of things that have been overwhelmingly panned.

Thus far, they’ve covered After Earth, The Last Airbender and they have now finally gotten to The Happening where people seemed to kill themselves not entirely unlike how people would die in all those Final Destination movies. 

Before too long, Shyamalan might catch up to Michael Bay in an Honest Trailers count.

Stephen Colbert Might Have Just Scored One of the Best Debuts in Late Night History
September 9, 2015
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Last night, Stephen Colbert proved that he is a more than worthy successor to David Letterman’s desk at The Late Show.

Throughout the history of late night talk shows, the first episode is often characterized by awkwardness, confusion, and a sort of frantic energy that aims to just keep the ship together as it barely has embarked on what’s supposed to be a long, long voyage.

However, Stephen Colbert was not only groomed to be a late night talk show host, but with his time at The Colbert Report, had built all the muscles necessary to be a late night talk show host, in character or not.

It should come as no surprise that, Colbert had no stilted moments in his monologue and ran a tight ship right from the opening sequence to paying tribute to Letterman to touring the new and improved Ed Sullivan Theater to the closing credits of his debut night on The Late Show. It might sound obvious to say, but one definitely got the sense after watching the inaugural episode that Stephen has been doing this late night thing for awhile.

You can see that Colbert, even sans character, can still properly stick it to Trump.

While some might clamor for the more rambunctious, satirical Colbert of The Colbert Report to do the interviews of the likes of George Clooney and especially Jeb Bush, Stephen manages inject some trademark cleverness in conversation. Hopefully, he’ll play that up more down the line.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is still very much a very traditional late night talk show with a monologue, suit, band, desk pieces, guests, etc., but Colbert showed on his very first night, how this old format can still be done well in 2015. For that, Stephen should be marked down for one of the best late night debuts of all time.

On top of that, Colbert had a thoroughly interesting inclusion of Jimmy Fallon throughout the show that almost seemed like an olive branch between the two late night hosts on different networks. We’ll be curious to see if that makes a decidedly different route for this era of late night as compared to the debacles of the last one.

Whether you watched the premiere or not (odds are that you were on of the 6.5 million that did), we urge you to watch the entire premiere episode when you make a spare hour for yourself.

Here’s the First Promo for Season 2 of “Last Man on Earth”
September 9, 2015
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On Sept. 27th, we get to follow Phil and Carol as a few of the last people on earth as Last Man on Earth returns for its second season.

In fact, you can see what the two are up to, specifically what Phil will be running into in this first promo.

Confronting Your Ex Probably Goes Way Better Than the Latest Episode of “Life Support”
September 9, 2015
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The latest episode from Brinkman’s Life Support web series has the shaky self-help group in perhaps taking the suggestion to confront your ex a little too far.

Watch and learn here.

“The Bronze” Is the Latest To Have Its Release Postponed at Relativity
September 10, 2015
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(via Variety)

The dark gymnastics comedy joins Masterminds in film purgatory.

With Relativity Media being in such deep financial trouble that they’re up for a bankruptcy auction, they’ve had to indefinitely push back the release of more films, one of which is the indie dark comedy The Bronze following a jaded former star gymnast starring Melissa Rauch.

The more films that get postponed as the weeks past, the more we wonder if we’ll ever get to see any of these movies at all.

Comedy Central Is Planning on a Handful of Series on Snapchat
September 10, 2015
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(via Variety)

They’ve already got one going with James Davis’ Swag-A-Saurus.

The volatile media of Snapchat continues to grow in popularity and, as such, Comedy Central is getting on board with planning to do more shows soon with the likes of folks that we really dig: Liza Treyger, Nikki Glaser, Michelle Wolf, and Yassir Lester.

We’ll be curious to see if they can drive people to use Snapchat for the first time in order to see these shows.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/10/15
September 10, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
ASSSSCAT featuring UCB 4 @ UCB Sunset Sun. Sept. 13th 8PM FREE
Midollo @ Osso Mon. Sept. 21st 9PM FREE

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COMEDY CRAWL
Chris Porter @ Brea Improv 7PM $17, No cover w/Goldstar/2 item min.
Magic To Do: Musical Improv @ UCB Sunset 7PM $5
Newsers @ UCB Franklin 7PM $5
Big Money @ The Virgil 7:30PM FREE
Brian Regan @ Fred Kavil Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts 7:30PM $61.05
Mad Hops Comedy Show @ Alpine Village 8PM $10
Chimp City Comedy Showcase @ Black Rose Tavern 8PM FREE
Cookin’ With Gas @ The Groundlings 8PM $18
Duplex Comedy Suplex in Hollywood 8PM FREE
Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch Showcase @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
Lachlan Patterson Taping @ Venice Ale House 8PM/10PM $10
Westside Comedy Laugh Party @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Comedy Benefit for Quincy Jones @ The Comedy Store 8:30PM $20/2 item min.
Fresh Out: Stand Up Comedy @ UCB Sunset 8:30PM $5
The Josh & Josh Show 7 Year Anniversary Week #2 @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Ballers @ Nature’s Brew 9PM FREE
Dasariski @ iO West 9PM $10
Little Joy @ Little Joy Cocktails 9PM FREE
This Show Is Your Show with Matt and Moses @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Mantzoukas and… @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Loud Village at the Improv @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $12/2 item min.
Stand Up Comedy Explosion @ The Groundlings 10PM $10
The Grind @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM FREE
The Reckoning/Cook County Social Club @ iO West 10PM $10
Harold Late Night @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
The Last Day of School: The Txt Message Show @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5

OPEN MIC RUN
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/3 min./25 spots only/counts as audition/No purchase necessary
KARMA LOUNGE 3954 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:15PM/Ends 9:30PM/Mixed mic/4-6 min. for comics or 6 min. for musicians/First come, first served/One item min./Hosted by Jacob Bunney and Brendan Cooney
ROCKPAPER COFFEE 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up at 4PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8PM/lottery/Hosted by Brent Duncan
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 7:30PM/First come, first served/7 min./Hosted by Nick Costas
IO WEST 6336 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/Ends 8PM/Lottery/3-5 min.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign up at https://www.facebook.com/getaroomwithdomandmatt/ Lottery for remaining spots/Starts 7PM/One drink min./5 min./Hosted by Domenic Padulo and Matt Brousseau
ECHOES UNDER SUNSET 1310 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/Lottery/4 min./1 item min.
BLU ELEFANT CAFE 2024 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7:30PM/First come, first served/20 spots/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Jessica Wellington
HYPERION TAVERN 1941 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/Ends 9:30PM/Lottery/4 min./Hosted by Jay Light and Tyler Meznarich/No purchase necessary
FANATIC SALON 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Culver City, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 9:30PM/$5 cover/7 min./water and coffee provided/Hosted by Lydia Robinson
1836 SUNSET STUDIOS 1836 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:45PM/Starts 7PM/15-20 spots/Lottery/3 min./Mixed in with booked spots/Hosted by Scott Luhrs
HOUSE OF TACOS 5615 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Mugzilla
SCALLYWAGS 1950 N. Placentia Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 8PM/5 min./First come, first served/Hosted by Israel Carrasco
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/mixed mic
THE CHATTERBOX 934 N. Citrus Ave., Covina, CA/Starts 8PM/Ends 10PM/Lottery/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Steve Hernandez & Ellie McElvain
55 DEGREE WINE 3111 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8:30PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Todd Smith and Eric Bustamante
CLEO KINGS OPEN MIC @ TWO ROADS THEATER 4348 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA/Sign-up 7:20PM/Starts 8PM/Lottery/15 spots only/5 min./$5
OPEN SPACE THEATRE & CAFE 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PMPM/3-5 min./1 item min./Hosted by Mallie McCown
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts 10:30PM/Lottery
IMPROV JAM @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 11PM/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Cole Stratton and Morgan Christensen
NEXT STAGE THEATRE 1523 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 11:30PM/Mixed mic/First come, first served/10 min./$5/Hosted by Jasmin Leigh

The “Adult Swim Drive-In” Is Going on a National Tour
September 10, 2015
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Adult Swim is defying expectations again with taking a drive-in theater tour across the U.S., a thing of many yesteryears ago. 

Unaired and never before seen episodes, pilots etc. will be screened at the Adult Swim Drive-In while you watch from the comfort of your own car in front of a gigantic screen.

Best of all, it’s free to attend once you RSVP.

Dates running from Sept. 17th-Oct. 31st and locations are below and more details are available here.

THU, SEPT 17 – PITTSBURGH, PA
SAT, SEPT 19 — BALTIMORE, MD
TUE, SEPT 22 – CHARLOTTE, NC
SAT, SEPT 26 – NASHVILLE, TN
TUE, SEPT 29 – ATLANTA, GA
FRI, OCT 2 – NEW ORLEANS, LA
TUE, OCT 6 – DALLAS, TX
THU, OCT 8 – HOUSTON, TX
MON, OCT 12 – SAN ANTONIO, TX
SAT, OCT 17 – TUCSON, AZ
TUE, OCT 20 – PHOENIX, AZ
FRI, OCT 23 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
MON, OCT 26 – SAN DIEGO, CA
WED, OCT 28 – LOS ANGELES, CA
SAT, OCT 31 – SACRAMENTO, CA

Guy Branum on The Experience of Seeing Himself on TV
September 10, 2015
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Guy Branum is one of our favorite comedians and you can see why in how he dissects the memory of him watching himself perform comedy on TV.

Watch this clip recorded at one of our favorite shows here in town, The Super Serious Show. 

Here’s the Trailer for Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo
September 10, 2015
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Now that the initial excitement of Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence writing a movie together has probably settled, you can raise your anticipation again for Schumer for her upcoming HBO special, Live At The Apollo, directed by Chris Rock.

Here’s a trailer to help you do that. 

Watch Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo on Sat. Oct. 17th at 10PM on HBO.

Clayton English Just Won This Season of Last Comic Standing and Then Performed on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”
September 10, 2015
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Not only was Clayton English determined the winner of season 9 of Last Comic Standing last night, joining the ranks of Rodman, Felipe Esparza, Iliza Shlesinger, Josh Blue, and more, but he also got to perform a stand-up set as a sort of victory lap, free of judges, on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Congratulations go to Clayton and you should watch his set from last night here.

Horror, Comedy, and Christmas Collide in Trailer for “Krampus”
September 10, 2015
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Dec. 4th will see another go at a Christmas horror movie. Rather than accidentally being funny, the movie is being touted as a horror comedy for Christmas and having Adam Scott, David Koechner, and Toni Collette will certainly help that genre blend out greatly.

Watch the trailer here before you go down a Wikipedia hole of holiday themed monsters.

Garfunkel and Oates’ New Album “Secretions” Out Now
September 10, 2015
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It has been quite some time since the last collection of sweetly composed, hilariously biting songs from Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome better known as Garfunkel and Oates.

However, the wait is over and their latest album, Secretions, is out now. 29/31, a song from both perspectives of a woman who is 29, then later 31, and The BJ Song, a song exploring the inner monologue of a woman while giving a ‘beej’, are two of our favorites.

Get Secretions (the album, not bodily fluid) here.

Paul F. Tompkins’ “Crying and Driving” To Premiere on Comedy Central Next Month
September 11, 2015
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Sat. Oct. 10th is the date to be exact.

Mark down that date because you’ll want to catch Paul F. Tompkins latest one hour special Crying and Driving in its worldwide television premiere on Comedy Central.

We were lucky enough to be in attendance for the taping at the gorgeous Palace Theatre in downtown LA and can tell you that, after watching it, Tompkins should be one of the permanent definitions for the phrase “absolute delight”.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/11/15
September 11, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
The LA Podcast Festival @ Sofitel Fri. Sept. 18th-Sun. Sept. 20th $29-$59 for day passes, $119 for weekend pass, $25 for live streaming pass
Set List @ Hollywood Improv Fri. Sept. 18th 10PM $15/2 item min.

COMEDY CRAWL
Harold Matinee @ UCB Franklin 4:30PM $5
Dead Authors with Paul F. Tompkins @ UCB Franklin 6:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Chris Porter @ Brea Improv 7:30PM/9:30PM $17, No cover w/Goldstar/2 item min.
Your F’ed Up Family @ UCB Sunset 7:30PM $10
Jack’s Big Schtick 2015 @ Shrine Auditorium 8PM $49.50-$85, $42.25-$55.25 with Goldstar
Unnecessary Evil @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
“Straight Up Your Heart” with Laura Kightlinger @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $12
Sauce @ Desano’s Pizza 8PM $5 suggested donation
Bangarang! presents: The Weekend @ UCB Franklin 8PM $10
Peachy Keen @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Bitchface @ Jones Coffee 8:30PM $5
Bo Burnham & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30
Bear Fight @ Echoes Under Sunset 9PM $5
Facebook Celebrates 10 Years of UCB in LA @ UCB Sunset 9PM $10 (stand by only)
This Friday Forty @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical @ iO West 9PM $10
Soundtrack @ UCB Franklin 9:30PM $10
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
Orpheus Roy and Friends @ iO West 10:30PM $10
Fresh Fish Variety Hour @ UCB Sunset 10:30PM $5
JV presents #ThrowbackFriday @ UCB Franklin 11PM $5
Celebrity Barf Machine: Never UCB4GET @ UCB Franklin MIDNIGHT $5

OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/Set list of topic provided to improvise off of/No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5:30PM/Starts 6PM/Ends 8:30PM/Lottery/35 spots only/Hosted by Megan Koester and Alison Stevenson
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 4PM/Starts 6PM/5 min./One item min.
THE IMPROV SPACE 954 Gayley Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/First come, first served/5 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Alan Santiago
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 12PM at Facebook page/See www.facebook.com/bombsheltercomedy for more details and to sign-up/Starts 7PM/Ends 11PM/5 min./Lottery/Hosted by John Silver and Ryan Pfeiffer
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary
TAO COMEDY STUDIO 7466 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA #201/Starts 8PM/First come, first served/5 min./$5 cover/includes drink/Hosted by Bobbie Oliver
IMPROV JAM @ THE CLUBHOUSE 1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts around 10:45PM after booked show/For improvisers only/Anyone can play/No purchase necessary
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts 11:30PM/lottery/3-5 min./1 item min.

James Corden Got His Wish To Be in “The Phantom of The Opera”, Sort Of
September 11, 2015
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As James Corden is a Tony winner and hosts The Late Late Show, his longtime dream of being in a production of Phantom of the Opera seemed just within reach.

This week, he actually did achieve his dream, though with a “bit” of an exception.

Watch how Corden lives out his fantasy, kind of, on this great remote segment here.

Watch Trailer for “Jafar Panahi’s Taxi” from Jafar Panahi Who Is Banned From Writing/Directing Films in Iran
September 11, 2015
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One of Iran’s most currently celebrated directors Jafar Panahi is actually going through a twenty year ban on writing and directing his own films in Iran. As you can probably guess, the Iranian government had problems with the content of his films and after several arrests, Panahi received that long punishment despite being applauded for his work across the globe.

Panahi has not let the ban stop him from making films as he has manage to do them cleverly in secret, usually in the form of documenting himself and his environs.

His latest work, Taxi, follows Jafar Panahi as a taxi driver in Tehran, perhaps the country’s most famous one, and the slightly absurd passengers and situations that might come into his cab. It’s currently playing the film festival circuit, but hopefully it’ll get picked up for a limited release soon.

Watch, enjoy, and marvel at this trailer of what he pulled off here.

Sheng Wang’s Debut Album “Cornucopias Are Actually Horrible Containers” Out Now
September 11, 2015
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You might have recently seen Sheng Wang as one of the top 10 comics on the latest season of Last Comic Standing, but we would hope that you’ve come to know him from his various late night performances over the years and followed his stand-up very closely afterwards like we have.

If you have done so, you’d know that Sheng Wang exudes pure fun in his jokes as if you’re hearing the most clever DJ on the radio that doesn’t need to play music because his jokes are so good.

Wang’s debut album Cornucopias Are Actually Horrible Containers is a great example of what we’re talking about.

You can and should get it off of All Things Comedy here.

Craig Ferguson and Seth Meyers Shoot The Breeze About Being Late Night Talk Shows Before and After The Taping
September 11, 2015
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This week, Craig Ferguson sat down with Seth Meyers to promote his latest comedy special Just Being Honest and made his first late night appearance since he stepped down from The Late Late Show.

While being on the other side of the desk, Ferguson chatted with Meyers about missing out on Trump, but not missing the job of a late night host as a whole.

They did a post mortem for the interview and gave more insight to the subtleties of hosting a talk show in late night including their preferences on the cards they throughout the show.

From watching this, we wondered if Ferguson would do another talk show if it was weekly and he could interview whomever he wanted,

Forest MacNeil Finds Out What It’s Like To Get Bad News While Buried Alive
September 12, 2015
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Things not only keep going further south for Forrest MacNeil on Review, but get worst on top of that.

Case in point: his latest review of being buried alive and the announcement he gets while being buried alive.

LA Comedy Rundown 9/12/15
September 12, 2015
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ON THE HORIZON
Hey Buddy @ The Echoplex Sun. Sept. 13th 7PM FREE
Evening for the Station: Union Station Homeless Services Benefit @ Arclight Pasadena Thurs. Oct. 15th 6:30PM $40

COMEDY CRAWL
Funny Book Fest at Long Beach Comic Con @ Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center 12:30PM $30
Drinking Buddies @ Silverlake Lounge 7PM FREE
Chris Porter @ Brea Improv 7PM/9PM $17, $5 with Goldstar/2 item min.
The Original Room @ The Comedy Store 7:30PM $10/2 item min.
Good Heroin @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Ladies Just Hangin’ @ The Wilde Thistle 8PM FREE
Matt Braunger @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Nothing But Trouble in Hollywood Hills 8PM FREE
Sherane @ The Clubhouse 8PM FREE
The Killing Joke @ Alternate Universe 8PM FREE
The Saturday Show @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $10
Sponteanation with Paul F. Tompkins @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $30 (stand by only)
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show: The Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom 9PM $10
Laura Kightlinger & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $15/2 item min.
Mission IMPROVable @ Westside Comedy Theater 10PM $10
12 Shiny Nickels @ Westside Comedy Theater 11:30PM $10
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 2PM/Starts 4PM/Ends 6PM/5 min./One item min
MAKAI COFFEE 2771 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/5-7 min./No purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade & 4th St.)/Sign-up 5:45PM/Starts 6PM/Lottery/3 min./No purchase necessary/Hosted by Graham Rodgers and Scott Schnurr
THE LEXINGTON 129 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 6:45PM/5 min./First come, first served/No purchase necessary/Hosted by Ashley Hamilton and Katie Valelly
GROUNDWORK COFFEE 1501 N. Cahuenga Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Ends 10PM/5 min./1 item min./First come, first served/Hosted by Raab
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM/Sign-up in advance by liking this page: https://www.facebook.com/ericbcomedy/First 28 spots guaranteed on Facebook/Lottery for remaining spots/Hosted by Todd Smith, Matt Robinson, and Eric Bustamante/5 min./1 drink min.
FLAPPERS YOO HOO ROOM 102 E. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA/Starts 11PM/Sign-up 11:30PM/Lottery/3-5 min./One item min.

Watch Stephen Colbert and Laura Linney’s “Ad” for “Yesterday’s Coffee”
September 12, 2015
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Stephen Colbert just finished his first week in at The Late Show and he’s already got “promos” to run as segments. 

Fortunately, he got to make up whatever product he’s hocking and included celebrated actress Laura Linney in the commercial.

So, enjoy an “ad” for Yesterday’s Coffee.

“Ferrell Takes The Field” Premieres Tonight
September 12, 2015
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10PM on HBO.

Will Ferrell’s HBO comedy sports special wherein he played 10 different positions on one day of the MLB’s Cactus League premieres tonight.

In case you were wondering, here’s what Will was thinking in the middle of his 10 team/position stretch.

Again, it’s on at 10PM on HBO tonight.

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