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TCB Debriefing 10/12/23: The Curse, The Daily Show, How Did This Get Made?, Aparna Nancherla, Please Don’t Destroy, Cora Bora, Daniel Sloss
October 12, 2023
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1. If you dare (and of course you do since it’s the reason for the Halloween season), take your first full look at the meta meta meta house-flipping/docu-series/supernatural(?) thriller, The Curse with Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, and Benny Safdie. Then, set a reminder for Nov. 10th, it’s premiere date on Showtime/Paramount+.

2. The Daily Show will be the second to last late night program to return to the air (the last one will be SNL) and has, surprise surprise, not picked a permanent replacement for Trevor Noah. Instead, they’re going with another round of revolving hosts including Michael Kosta, Desus Nice, Sarah Silverman, Charlmagne Tha God, Leslie Jones, Michelle Wolf, and The Daily Show correspondents. This all begins next week and, one hopes, they’ll get someone permanently behind the desk before the hell that will be the 2024 election gets into full swing.

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3. One of the definitive movie and comedy podcasts in existence is hitting the road so you won’t have to find yourself at Largo in order to see Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas work their magic in person. Get tix here.

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4. Just a friendly neighborhood reminder of Aparna Nancherla‘s reserved comedic brilliance a la giving her depression the name “Brenda” in an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

5. The Please Don’t Destroy boys made a whole damn movie, The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, the trailer of which plays exactly like one of their sketches. Also, Conan O’Brien as Ben Marshall‘s Dad is perfect casting. See the madness in its entirety Nov. 17th on Peacock.

6.  You won’t have to wait for the next season of Hacks, whenever that’s going to happen, or rebinge The Good Place to see Meg Stalter and Manny Jacinto on screen again. Their indie comedy festival darling, Cora Bora just sold its North American distribution rights to Brainstorm Media (Variety). Hope this makes for a bright light in theatrical releases in early 2024.

7. Internationally renowned for breaking up relationships for people’s well being via his comedy, Daniel Sloss is making his latest stop in LA next week. By the way, we got tickets if you want them. Just be the first to let us know @thecomedybureau on IG.

8. We’ll leave you with this: Apologies for missing out on yesterday’s debriefing (and Monday’s even though that was technically a national holiday). Our esteemed founder Jake Kroeger is also the booker at the beloved Lyric Hyperion now and he’s getting the hang of juggling 100 balls at once (in addition to running TCB and booking a theater) .

Pick of the Day: Laughing Together: Comedy in the Name of Mental Health with Chris Gethard (near LA) 9/7
August 9, 2023
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Chris Gethard, Nicole Byer, Aparna Nancherla, and Christi Chiello are all going to do a “very, very special episode” of a comedy show in the Anaheim Convention Center. Normally, you’d think that with a line-up, the location, the venue, that tickets would at least be $35.

However, Gethard has been tapped to do one of his only LA area shows that’s lined up for awhile by Wellness Together to put on their Laughing Together: Comedy in the Name of Mental Health and, in the spirit of mental health, Chris has made the show free to attend with the option to donate to Wellness Together, if you’d like. What’s important to Gethard here is that he wants to pack out the Anaheim Convention Center can seat up to 7,500 depending on the set-up.

Again, a convention center sized comedy show with Gethard and Byer and Nancherla and Chiello will be free to attend on Thurs. Sept. 7th at 7:30PM, so long as you RSVP here. You didn’t read that wrong. It’s pretty much a free arena show with a comedy gala level line-up.

For all you Angelenos, this will be more than worth the drive out to the OC, especially since you could very well help Wellness Together’s mission of supporting, “teachers, administrators, and social workers fighting the good fight and helping kids maintain their sanity in schools.”

Again, go get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Maybe This Is Something? A Workout Show w/ Your Pal, Aparna (in LA) 3/13
February 20, 2023
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Long, long ago, Aparna Nancherla made her home here in LA and the LA comedy scene was all the better for having her intelligent and sensitive comedy on a regular basis. Then, she got hired on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and had to move to NYC and has made her mark throughout the city ever since then. In fact, Aparna still has one of the best “having your New York moment” stories/bits that we’ve heard.

Well, Angelenos, you’ll be happy to hear, as of 2023, that Aparna has returned to the City of Angels and we’ll be treating the scene to her beloved whipsmart humor more than a few times a year.

You can actually catch Aparna work out her new hour (and welcome her back) at Dynasty Typewriter on Mon. Mar. 13th at 7PM. Tickets are only $15 and you better go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: Pregame! (in NYC) NYE
December 28, 2022
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If you’re in NYC for New Year’s Eve, you’ve got, perhaps, too many options that all sounds oh so enticing. After all, there is only so ground you can cover between countdowns leading up to the ball dropping (or, rather, slowly being lowered) in Times Square.

Littlefield in Brooklyn is affording you the opportunity to get in a great comedy show, Pregame!, at a more than nice price before you really get going to a several stops for your NYE’s (unless you’re doing the thing where you stand for hours on end in the middle of Times Square). Starting at the early hour of 7PM, you can enjoy the comedy stylings of Josh Sharp, Aparna Nancherla, Jordan Carlos, Joe Castle Baker, Natalie Rotter-Laitman and Richard Perez, then have plenty of time to galavant across whatever boroughs your heart desires (or go in for the $60 VIP package that gets you into Parklife’s afterparty).

Tickets for Pregame! are only $15.54 (versus some of the close to triple figure admission fees you might right into elsewhere in town) and you really ought to get in on this deal here.

Pick of the Day: Diwali Party 2022 (in NYC) 10/23
September 28, 2022
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With October just a couple days aways, the holiday season is just around the corner (and we’re not just talking about Thanksgiving and Christmas). Several very celebratory holidays from around the world are in line to happen very soon including Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated throughout the MENASA part of the world.

As such, one shouldn’t miss out on Arti Gollapudi and Maya Deshmukh’s annual comedy celebration of Diwali at The Bell House in Brooklyn that will be giving its proceeds to the crucial relief needs in Pakistan via the Alkhidmat Foundation. For this year’s Diwali Party, Arti and Maya, so far, have Zubi Ahmed, Aparna Nancherla, and Pooja Reddy on the bill and plenty more TBA.

Diwali Party is set for Sun. Oct. 23rd at 7:30PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and you better go get tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Butterboy (in NYC) Returning 9/5
August 19, 2022
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If you’re a New Yorker, you might have noticed that Mondays might have been a little different in regards to the comedy scene. Butterboy @ Littlefield, one of the pillars of NYC comedy, took a quiet look break this Summer.

Don’t worry however as hosts Jo, Aparna, and Maeve will be returning to their regularly scheduled programming starting very soon, specifically Sept. 5th (only a few weeks away). Make sure you’re in Gowanus, Brooklyn on that Monday and pretty much every Monday going forward if you want to see one of the best weekly shows throughout all five boroughs.

As always, you can get line-ups and $10 tickets for Butterboy at butterboycomedy.com.

Oh, if you’re in Las Vegas next month, you can catch a very special edition of Butterboy at Life Is Beautiful fest, running from Sept. 16th-18th.

Pick of the Day: Maybe This Is Something: A Workshop Series with Your Kooky Friend Aparna
August 11, 2022
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In the ongoing march of all of our favorite comedians returning to the stage at this side of the pandemic, it’s should be such uplifting news to find that Aparna Nancherla, one of comedy’s very best/sharpest/calming/reassuring voices these days, is returning to in-person stand-up.

As she wants to get her touring sea legs back, Aparna has lined up three dates at Union Hall in Brooklyn that will be delightfully called Maybe This Is Something: A Workshop Series with Your Kooky Friend Aparna. There will be special guests as well, which, you ought to know, will be some of NYC’s finest.

Both Sept. 14th @ 7:30PM & Sept. 25th at 5:30PM are sold out, but there are still tickets available for Wed. Sept. 28th at 7:30PM for $12. So, you better stop reading this sentence and go get your tickets now if you want to go (and you absolutely should).

Pick of the Day: In Stitches: A Comedy Fundraiser for The Brooklyn Free Clinic (in NYC) 5/21
May 16, 2022
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If you’ve read the news in any of the time that, frankly, you’ve been alive, you probably felt lost, beset with how much hurt and violence there is in the world. Just this past weekend, there was so much gun violence across the country that it’s hard to parse how many people got shot up where in America and when exactly that happened.

That said, there are still good folks in the world putting care and concern out for other people. Some of the people work at the Brooklyn Free Clinic, a student run free clinic that boosts health care access through the borough via “service and education” by way of SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

In Stitches is a big time fundraiser to be held at Brooklyn’s venerable comedy venue, The Bell House, on Sat. May 21st at 2:30PM ET (w/ 1:30PM ET cocktail hour/silent auction) that seeks to support their truly selfless efforts and the good roots they plant in and throughout their borough. NYC comedy finest in Mary Beth Barone, Brittany Carney, Rachel Coster, Jes Tom, Ike Ufomadu, Garrett Williams, Jo Firestone & Aparna Nancherla, and host Jared Waters will be assemble for this edition of In Stitches.

Admission for In Stitches starts at $15 for students, $20 for GA, then goes up from there if you want to support the Brooklyn Free Clinic even more (and gets some great swag while you’re at it).

Get tickets, more details, etc. here.

Pick of the Day: Rubbish Comedy Presents Darling Tallie (in NYC) 3/23
March 7, 2022
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As we are thankfully starting to see, there are new folks stepping up and filling in where others in comedy had to close up shop due to the pandemic. Rubbish Comedy is the latest collective to get born out of this time and it sure seems like they’ve got some fun things up their sleeves, whether they’re actually rubbish or not.

Currently operating out of Dixon Place in NYC, Rubbish’s latest happening, Darling Tallie, will be a triple threat of a comedy show, dance party, and dance contest. Cocoon Central Dance Team’s Tallie Medez will be hosting/presiding over this comedy dance mash-up evening with an amazing NYC line-up of Aparna Nancherla, Seaton Smith, Jo Firestone, Dave Hill, and dance sensation Angela Trimbur.

Darling Tallie is set for Wed. Mar. 23rd at 7:30PM ET at Dixon Place. Tickets are only $18 right now and you really ought to get on snagging those ASAP (and dusting off your dancing shoes).

“Eating Salad Drunk”, Out Now, Offers Up Haikus From Many of Comedy’s Best
February 22, 2022
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Editor and Littlefield booker Gabe Henry not only loves both comedy and haikus, but saw that similarities between the precision of a joke and the 5-7-5 structure of a haiku and wanted to marry the two.

Gathering dozens and dozens of comedy’s very best and renowned including Aparna Nancherla, Roy Wood Jr., Maria Bamford, Bob Odenkirk, Janeane Garofalo, Jerry Seinfeld, Aubrey Plaza, Ziwe, Chris Gethard, and so many more, Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats gives you perfect morsels of comedic minimalism. Emily Flake even adds some more flavor to the haiku anthology with her wondrous illustrations.

Best of all, all author proceeds will go towards Comedy Gives Back, a crucial nonprofit for comedians, especially when it comes to mental health, medical, and crisis support resources.

You can and very much should get a copy of Eating Salad Drunk, available now wherever books are sold.

Pick of the Day: (The Return of Both) Butterboy 2/7 (in NYC) & Good Heroin (in LA) 2/
February 4, 2022
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The Omicron edition of COVID-19 really threw a wrench at 100 mph into everything all of us had going in 2021 to really ruin the start of 2022. Nearly every live comedy show that was already back or had planned to be back in that time took another break out of an abundance of caution.

Thankfully, case numbers and hospitalizations have trended down enough that, fingers crossed, things are coming back and that includes some of the best weekly comedy shows that we rely on for our weekly evening shot of community oriented dopamine. Namely, Butterboy with Aparna Nancherla, Maeve Higgins, and Jo Firestone @ Littlefield in Brooklyn, NYC and Good Heroin @ Stories in Echo Park, LA are returning next week and we can only hope that this return sticks.

Specifically Butterboy is posting up back at Littlefield for your favorite Monday night of comedy in NYC at 8PM ET on Feb. 7th and Good Heroin is taking over the back patio at Stories on Feb. 14th at 8PM PT.

You can get your $10 advance tickets for Butterboy here and have some spare bucks to donate for Good Heroin (or enjoy the show for FREE if inflation is getting the best of you).

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Pick of the Day: Butterboy 4 Year Anniversary (in NYC) 11/15
November 4, 2021
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The Monday night 8PM slot at Littlefield in Brooklyn has been a historic one and stewarding it is to be an beloved anchor for the NYC comedy scene. Eons ago, seemingly, it was Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen on Mondays at Littlefield, then it was Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, and, for the last four years, it has been Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, and Maeve Higgins as the smashing trio behind Butterboy.

The NY Comedy Festival is indeed next week and that edition of Butterboy will be part of the festival, but the week after, on Mon. Nov. 15th, Aparna, Jo, Maeve, and their DJ Donwill are going to mark the fourth year of doing Butterboy and making sure NYC comedy has the perfect panacea for any sort case of the Mondays.

Already, they’ve got Joe Pera, fresh off the season premiere of Joe Pera Talks With You, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, fresh from her on The Tonight Show, and Lili Michelle, who just finished her run of one of the best and longest running outdoor shows throughout the pandemic, Peaches & Cream. Undoubtedly, there will be some great surprises TBA.

So, you ought to snag your tickets quick for this one. Yes, they are still $10 right now.

Pick of the Day: Return of Butterboy (in NY)
June 11, 2021
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One of NYC’s marquee weekly stand-up shows was Butterboy. Even during lockdown, they did a virtual show every Monday that kept so many of us from going stir crazy and was a very appreciated blessing (as well as a great reminder that it was indeed Monday during quarantine).

Now, Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, and Donwill are all set to return to their normal, weekly in-person regimen back home at Littlefield in Brooklyn on Mondays at 8PM ET starting Mon., July 5th (for fully vaccinated audiences). The line-ups will be great, the tickets are reasonable ($10 in adv., $12 day of), and there will be live-streaming for those not lucky enough to be in NYC for only $5.

Get tickets for Butterboy and keep up to date with line-ups and everything else at butterboycomedy.com.

Pick of the Day: Naomi Ekperigin Works It Out 4/28
April 13, 2021
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Naomi Ekperigin, for our money, is still one of the most magnetic, dynamic, engaging, and thoroughly hilarious comedians to watch on stage and is someone we can’t wait to see live, regardless of the stage being virtual on in-person. Look her up on Comedy Central, on 2 Dope Queens, and on Mythic Quest.

She has stayed connected to us all comedically through her lovely live-stream and podcast, Couples Therapy, with her JewBoo, Andy Beckerman, but she has some time coming up to actually do some classic stand-up and work out some brand new material. Ekperigin’s presence and succinctly pinpointing the absurdities in minutia are, frankly, timeless.

She’ll be live-streaming this very special night of Naomi Ekperigin Works It Out via Dynasty Typewriter and will have a stellar pair of friends/contemporaries, Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone, joining her.

Don’t miss out on Ekperigin’s night on Wed. Apr. 28th at 6PM PT/9PM ET and get your tickets, starting at $10, here.

Pick of the Day: Wrong Answers Only 4/15
April 2, 2021
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There are decades of evidence that point to quiz shows with right answers being fun. Thus, a quiz show with decidedly wrong answers only stands to be exponentially more fun, right? Don’t answer that; it will be.
That’s why Wrong Answers Only is an upcoming live-stream comedy game show that relies on answers being decidedly incorrect. Coupled with having a panel of comedians and the marvelous Chris Duffy hosting, it should be one hell of a good time.
This particular edition of Wrong Answers Only will feature such a fantastic panel of Demi Adejuyigbe, Aparna Nancherla, and Zhubin Parang along with actual, true-to-life expert in marine biology, Melissa Cristina Marquez.
Wrong Answers Only is set to stream Thu. Apr. 15th at 5:30PM PT/8:30PM ET. Tickets are FREE. Go get them and live-stream access here.

Pick of the Day: Looking Forward to It with Josh Gondelman 4/3
March 24, 2021
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It you’re looking for beacons of hope in comedy, one of the brightest of them is none other than than Josh Gondelman. Not only does his award winning comedy (he just snagged a WGA Award for his work on Desus & Mero) bring light and joy through his clever attention to detail, but he has repeatedly put his comedy out there in service of worthy causes.

As of late, he has been the host and face of a monthly comedy live-stream Looking Forward To It that is specifically dedicated to voter engagement past this most recent general election here in the U.S. This particular month is special as Gondelman along with a fantastic line-up of Ike Ufomadu, Aparna Nancherla, Josh Sharp, Jenny Yang, and a video by Dan Fox & Desi Domo will be raising money for Asian Americans Advancing Justice (it’s still a pretty important issue, FYI).

This lovely edition of Looking Forward to It is set for Sat. Apr. 3rd at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets/access are available via a donation ($20 suggested).

Pick of the Day: Border Aid (Humanitarian/Legal Aid Benefit) 3/20
March 19, 2021
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The issue immigration is yet another pre-pandemic problem (that never really went away) that’s creeping back into the news cycle as things rush to reopen in America. All the organizations that give humanitarian and legal aid to immigrants that are facing separation from their families and deportation due to broken immigration policies are also still alive and well and, coupled with that, are the comedy benefit shows that support said orgs.

This Sat. Mar. 20th at 6:30PM PT/9:30PM ET, Border Aid will be one such fantastic live-stream comedy show that will be raising money for Al Otro Lado and all the crucial work their do for immigrants and the undocumented. The line-up is filled with comedy’s finest to offer their comedy wares in support and solidarity.

That includes: Aparna Nancherla, Chris Estrada, Atsuko Okatsuka, Christina Catherine Martinez, and Opey Olagbaju. Maddie Connors graciously hosts.

Donations are being accepted for Al Otro Lado here, and details and access to the live-stream can be found here. Do some good and enjoy some really, really good comedy this weekend.

Pick of the Day: You’ll Find This Humerus 4/1
March 15, 2021
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Pandemic or no, the American health care system is still broken and doesn’t provide equal access to basic treatment and care for all people. Thus, the existence of free clinics are crucial and even more so in this historic time. The Brooklyn Free Clinic is one such establishment that is “a student-run free clinic addressing health disparities in Brooklyn through service and education at SUNY Downstate.”

To support the BFC, the likes of Aparna Nancherla, Sarah Cooper, Mary Beth Barone, Chris Duffy, Brittany Carney, Joyelle Johnson, and Zachary Brazo are all virtually gathering to do an exclusive comedy fundraiser for the BFC. Virtual or no, that’s the sort of line-up worth catching for this special You’ll Find This Humerus evening of comedy.

It’s a $10 donation to the BFC that will get you access to the live-stream that goes live on Thurs. Apr. 1st at 4PM PT/7PM ET. Go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: SF Sketchfest’s Festpocalypse 1/30
January 1, 2021
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It’s the first day of 2021 even though it feels like 2020 is still going on and doing it’s terrible, terrible thing, you can, if you’re up for it, try to start the year anew.

In that regard, we’d like to remind you of the first real big comedy event of the year (it’s still virtual, FYI): SF Sketchfest’s Festpocalypse. Coming in at the end of January right around when SF Sketchfest, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals would normally happen, Festpocalypse will be a virtual event at a proportion that SF Sketchfest hasn’t ever done. Just take a gander at that line-up on the flyer. Even though it’s taking place over one day only, it really is a bill that they’d have at their normally scheduled, three week comedy festival extravaganza that takes over San Francisco.

Also, you should note that Festpocalypse is a fundraiser for SF Sketchfest to keep going in the future when doing a big time festival will be allowed.

Festpocalypse is set for Jan. 30th and will begin streaming at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets start at only $20, but go up if you want to snag some merch. Go get them here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 40: 2020 Wrap-Up/Best of/Looking Forward (w/Joel Mandelkorn)
December 30, 2020
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2020. Was it the year that comedy took a “little nap”? Was it a year where the effects of the pandemic will forever change the business dynamics and artistic direction of the art form of comedy? Were the latest seasons of Corporate and What We Do In The Shadows some of the year’s best TV?

As it’s the last week of 2020, TCB’s Jake Kroeger gets to the bottom of all these questions in a very special, year-end wrap-up episode of the TCB Field Report. He’s joined by one of the sharpest minds in comedy, veteran indie comedy producer Joel Mandelkorn to shout out their favorite/most sturdy/noticeable things in comedy in 2020 as well as what lies ahead for comedy in 2021 if the world hasn’t sunk into total mayhem at that point.

Shout outs to: What We Do In The Shadows, Corporate, How To With John Wilson, Baited with Ziwe, Eddie Pepitone: For the Masses, @aparnapkin, @danadonly, @saraschaefer1, Comedy Crossing, and Laurie Kilmartin.

Follow Joel @cleftclips & Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen @hottub_show and please get Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).
Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

SF Sketchfest Announces Virtual “Festpocalypse” Fundraiser This Coming January
December 17, 2020
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OK, so there won’t be an in-person SF Sketchfest come this January. You already knew that, right?
Just because that’s the case, doesn’t mean that SF Sketchfest, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals, won’t forego doing anything. In fact, they’ve got something pretty big on deck, virtually of course, called Festpocalypse. It will be a special, massive one night only  event that will raise money to keep SF Sketchfest alive and well and going after all of the COVID-19 pandemic is finished.
How massive is it? Well, take a gander at who they have slated for Festpocalypse:
The Kids in the Hall, The State, Mr. Show’s David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Parv & Pudi with Parvesh Cheena and Danny Pudi, plus “Saturday Night Live” alumni Fred Armisen, Dana Carvey, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Tim Meadows, Laraine Newman, Sasheer Zamata and original writer Alan Zweibel. Sketch troupes Kasper Hauser, The Latino Comedy Project, White Women and Australia’s Netflix sensations Aunty Donna appear as well. 
Festpocalypse also features top stand-up comics and writers including Brits Eddie Izzard and Noel Fielding, plus Margaret Cho, Jo Firestone, Ron Funches, Chris Gethard, Dave Hill, Joel Kim Booster, Bobcat Goldthwait, Emily V. Gordon, Dana Gould, Eugene Mirman, Arden Myrin, Aparna Nancherla, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Pollak, Greg Proops, Jonah Ray, Paul F. Tompkins, Reggie Watts and more. Also, live short film riffing with RiffTrax featuring “Mystery Science Theater 3000” alumni, fake Uptown Showdown debates, a visit with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and “Weird Al” Yankovic, a game show hosted by Jimmy Pardo, movie games hosted by Doug Benson, swift justice from Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn, and a rare reunion of The Slipnutz members Andy Blitz, Jon Glaser and Brian Stack.
Film and television stars slated for appearances include Alan Arkin, Paget Brewster, Chris Elliott, Elliott Gould, Christopher Guest, Jon Hamm, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Bill Irwin, Jane Lynch, Oscar Nuñez, Andrea Savage, and Aisha Tyler, as well as The Tenderloins, creators of the hit show “Impractical Jokers.” Cult cinema aficionado and drag superstar Peaches Christ will take a look back at the festival’s past film celebrations.
The show also features improv by Groundlings alumni The Black Version, the esteemed Improvised Shakespeare Company and festival regulars Theme Park. Musical performances will include Bill Frisell, Jean Grae, Rhett Miller, The Milk Carton Kids, Eliza Skinner, Epic Lloyd, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and John Roderick.

How will they fit that much show into one night? We’re not really sure, but you best clear out Sat. Jan. 30th so you can watch, enjoy, and support SF Sketchfest via Festpocalypse starting at 5PM PT/8PM ET so you can pack in all of what’s listed above (i.e. all the live comedy you could possibly want from SF Sketchfest from the comfort of your own quarantine).

Tickets start at $20, which is pretty swell price. If you can’t make it on Jan. 30th, you’ll be able to watch it through Feb. 1st. Go get your tickets at sfsketchfest.com right now.

Pick of the Day: Padma Puts On a Virtual Comedy Show 12/17
December 15, 2020
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amber ruffin, aparna nancherla, Ayo Edebiri, Benito Skinner, bowen yang, Caleb Hearon, chelsea peretti, dulce sloan, emily v gordon, fair fight, georgia runoffs, hasan minhaj, jo firestone, joel kim booster, john early, julio torres, kumail nanjiani, marie faustin, matt rogers, Meg Stalter, michelle buteau, mike birbiglia, mitra jouhari, naomi ekperigin, nikki glaser, padma lakshmi, patti harrison, patton oswalt, phoebe robinson, roy wood jr, sarah silverman, Sydnee Washington, tituss burgess, w kamau bell, wanda sykes

We told you that there would be plenty of big time comedy benefit shows for the Georgia Runoffs and, lordy lordy, there sure are. This latest one is being put up by the one and only Padma Lakshmi that’s very explicit in this regard by being called, “Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show for the Georgia Runoff Elections: An Evening to Benefit FairFight”.

Stacey Abrams’ FairFight was instrumental in registering voters and contributing to Biden’s 2020 Election win and will undoubtedly be crucial in the upcoming special Georgia Senate Runoffs.

So, they tapped Padma for a live benefit show and she, in turn, got one hell of a line-up that includes:

Hasan Minhaj, Phoebe Robinson, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Benito Skinner, Mike Birbiglia, John Early, Roy Wood Jr., Julio Torres, Michelle Buteau, Patton Oswalt, Aparna Nancherla, Caleb Hearon, Wanda Sykes, Joel Kim Booster, Tituss Burgess, Meg Stalter, Patti Harrison, Nikki Glaser, Ayo Edebiri, Jo Firestone, Amber Ruffin, Dulce Sloan, Naomi Ekperigin, W. Kamau Bell, Mitra Jouhari, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Andy Cohen.

There will also be music from King Princess, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Brittany Howard, Local Natives, Aloe Blacc, and Cautious Clay.

Lastly, the evening’s virtual festivities will be hosted by none other than the Las Culturistas themselves, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

Reads like a festival line-up, doesn’t it? Well, we still can’t do that in person right now, but you can enjoy this gigantic Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show comedy live-stream on Thurs. Dec. 17th at 6PM PT/9PM ET at youtube.com/padmalakshmi and donate to FairFight here.

Upcoming Book “Notes from the Bathroom Line” Has One of Hell of a Line-up of Contributors
November 2, 2020
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aisling bea, Alexandra Petri, Amanda Crew, amber ruffin, andrea savage, aparna nancherla, aya cash, beanie feldstein, beth stelling, briga heelan, cecily strong, chelsea peretti, d'arcy carden, emily v gordon, essays, Geraldine Viswanathan, harper collins, jen kirkman, jo firestone, karen chee, kate micucci, kristen schaal, lake bell, lauren lapkus, lennon parham, Lolly Adefope, margaret cho, maria bamford, Mary H.K. Choi, mary holland, megan stalter, michaela watkins, mo welch, Natalie Morales, natasha rothwell, nicole byer, notes from the bathroom line, patti harrison, rachel bloom, rachel dratch, rhea butcher, riki lindhome, samantha irby, sasheer zamata, sunita mani, yvonne orji

If you’re looking for something way in the future to look forward as a way to potentially have something to get you through the end of the year all the way into 2021 when maybe, possibly, hopefully there will be a vaccine that we all can get for COVID-19, there will be a magnificent collection of essays, poetry, toons, short stories, art, and so much more for well over 100 of the best women in comedy (from all corners including stand-up, writing, sketch, acting, podcasting, musical comedy, and more) in Notes from the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy.

Amy Solomon (producer on Silicon Valley, Barry) curated the incredibly impressive literary gathering for this book and we really can’t wait for Mar. 16th, 2021 when Notes from the Bathroom Line is set for release.

Thus far, slated to contribute are:

Lolly Adefope, Maria Bamford, Aisling Bea, Lake Bell, Rachel Bloom, Rhea Butcher, Nicole Byer, D’Arcy Carden, Aya Cash, Karen Chee, Margaret Cho, Mary H.K. Choi, Amanda Crew, Rachel Dratch, Beanie Feldstein, Jo Firestone, Briga Heelan, Samantha Irby, Emily V. Gordon, Patti Harrison, Mary Holland, Jen Kirkman, Lauren Lapkus, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Natalie Morales, Aparna Nancherla, Yvonne Orji, Lennon Parham, Chelsea Peretti, Alexandra Petri, Natasha Rothwell, Amber Ruffin, Andrea Savage, Kristen Schaal, Megan Stalter, Beth Stelling, Cecily Strong, Sunita Mani, Geraldine Viswanathan, Michaela Watkins, Mo Welch, and Sasheer Zamata.

More contributors will be added down the line for a book that’s so much more promising than a lot of what 2020 has given us.

By the way, you can pre-order Notes from the Bathroom Line here.

 

 

#Pick of the Day: DSA-CA’s Prop-15 Phonebank Halloween Show 10/29
October 27, 2020
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aparna nancherla, christina catherine martinez, dewayne perkins, dsa la, jo firestone, Kat Toledo, Kim Gordon, lorelei ramirez, prop 15, Weyes Blood, yes on 15

Election Day creeps ever so much closer and the importance of the entire ballot, especially when it comes to state measures, becomes more and more clear. For California, Prop 15 represents a much needed redistribution of wealth and resources through specific taxing and DSA-CA is campaigning heartily for folks to vote Yes.

In fact, you can join their campaign and phone bank for them. If you do, you’ll get access to a wild live-stream show featuring the likes of all sorts of great comedy folks including Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, Lorelei Ramirez, DeWayne Perkins, Christina Catherine Martinez, Kim Gordon, Weyes Blood, Kat Toledo, and much much more. It’s aptly being called DSA-CA’s Prop 15 Phonebank Halloween Show. There will be plenty of hysterical spooky bits, characters, costumes, etc. etc. that will be more than worth your time cold calling folks around California.

Sign-up for DSA CA’s Prop 15 phone bank here, then tune in for DSA-CA’s Prop 15 Phonebank Halloween Show at 8:30PM on Thurs. Oct. 29th.

Pick of the Day: Butterboy Halloween 10/26
October 22, 2020
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aparna nancherla, donwill, eugene mirman, halloween, jo firestone, maeve higgins, marcella arguello, Sydnee Washington

Beloved NYC stand-up show/live-stream Butterboy took the summer and a bit more off from the live-stream comedy arena. The likes of Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, and Maeve Higgins along with their DJ Donwill virtually gathering every week that Monday nights (along with Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen) quite nice in quarantine.

Fortunately, they’ll be back this week for Halloween week on Mon. Oct. 26th 4PM PT/7PM ET and have yet another, as you’d expect, fantastic line-up including Eugene Mirman, Sydnee Washington, Marcella Arguello, and Jim Tews. Part of the proceeds always go to a charity and this return week is no different as Butterboy will be donating to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Go get your tickets here quick before they sell out.

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