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Here’s Our Line-Up for Our 10th & 11th Double Anniversary Show at Union Hall 10/15

October 4, 2021

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Even though we’ve only officially covered NYC comedy for a couple of months, there is so much about comedy in New York that we truly, deeply champion.

So, with that in mind, we wanted to do a portrait of NYC comedy for this very special Double Anniversary Show of The Comedy Bureau, marking both the 10th and 11th years of TCB (since we didn’t do any celebrating in 2020). Note, there will be a LA anniversary show on 10/25 at the shiny and new comedy venue, The Elysian.

With the help of the marvelous Carly Hoogendyk, we have such a colorful, lovely portrait indeed of NYC comedy (that has NYC stalwarts and brand new transplants) including:

Astronomy Club
Josh Gondelman
Dylan Adler
Hannah Pilkes
Ladies Who Ranch
TCB’s very own Jake Kroeger presiding as host

That’s right, we’re not just doing a stand-up show, we’re trying to highlight all of NYC (just like we’ve done in LA for years). We would love if you came just to see your amazing faces (or part of them, anyway) and marvel how long we’ve been keeping the lights on TCB on.

We absolutely can’t wait to bring all these hysterical folks on to the Union Hall stage on Fri. Oct. 15th at 7:30PM ET. Tickets are $10 right now and $15 at the door (proof of vaccination required, of course). Snag ’em here.

Pick of the Day: North Coast Comedy Festival (in NYC) 10/5-10/10

October 4, 2021

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Sure, sure, there’s a big ol’ comedy festival coming to NYC in November that’s named after the city itself. However, that’s not the only comedy festival you should be looking forward to in the city. In fact, there’s a brand spankin’ new comedy festival having its debut this Tuesday 10/5 through Sunday 10/10, The North Coast Comedy Festival (and it won’t just be mostly stand-up).

In fact, it’s put on by NYC’s very own hip hop improv group North Coast and will feature so much of NY’s best sketch and improv (and some great stand-up too) including Astronomy Club, Borabish, The Shuffle, Will Hines, and so much more.

It’s all (and that’s 18 shows total) going down at Asylum NYC in Chelsea. You can get a festival pass for access to all the shows for $180 or get tickets to three of your choice for $49. Go get those passes and more details (including line-up and schedule) here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 13: Eddie Pepitone Takes Over

June 24, 2020

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The great Eddie Pepitone stops by, virtually, to Zoom with TCB’s Jake Kroeger as his brand new hour special For The Masses just got released this week. Pepitone’s particular brand of satirical dark comedy is almost tailor made for the time that we’re living in and that’s clearly evident in their conversation that wanders around Eddie’s visions of his past, present in the pandemic, and future for whatever that may be. Also, Jake manages to squeeze in a bit of news about Boots Riley’s new series and saving Astronomy Club.

Follow Eddie and everything he’s doing at eddiepepitone.com and get For The Masses here.

Sign the petition to save Astronomy Club here.

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Help Get “Astronomy Club” a Second Season and Sign This Petition

June 22, 2020

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Established and celebrated all black comedy sketch group Astronomy Club got to make an entire TV series at Netflix year under their banner. This first season of Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show was one of the best runs of sketch comedy in 2019 with a balance of silly cleverness and succinct satire. In our opinion, especially as it made our 100 Best of 2019 list, it was definitely a show that easily deserved a second season.

Yet, as you might know, Netflix cancelled the series after said first season, almost unceremoniously at the beginning of the month, amidst the weeks of protests led by Black Lives Matter. You’ve heard the call to lift and amplify melanated voices. So, there’s a chance to do so by signing a petition for bringing back Astronomy Club for a second season at Netflix or elsewhere.

On top of all the petitions that you’re probably signing right now, we kindly ask if you add this one to your “to sign list” and help truly promote inclusion of BIPOC voices and bring back one of the best sketch series from last year.

bump. https://t.co/13xrTdPTfZ

— James III (@James3rdComedy) June 15, 2020

Get a Taste of Astronomy Club’s Netflix Sketch Show with This Trailer

November 26, 2019

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Netflix’s last sketch series, Tim Robinson’s I Think You Should Leave, was so damn funny and it really did a number on all of us.

Next in line is the long-standing, critically acclaimed comedy group known as Astronomy Club (Shawtane Bowen, Jonathan Braylock, Ray Cordova, Caroline Martin, Jerah Milligan, Monique Moses, Keisha Zollar, James III) with Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show. For years, they’ve struck a great balance between being high brow and abjectly silly and we’re intrigued to see what they’ll do with a full fledged TV show.

So far from what we’ve seen, it looks Netflix might be on track with their sketch comedy slate. See for yourself in the trailer for Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show here, then look for all episodes to start streaming on Netflix on Fri. Dec. 6th.

Netflix Orders Astronomy Club Variety Sketch Series

July 17, 2019

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Netflix Orders Astronomy Club Variety Sketch Series

The long running NYC based comedy group Astronomy Club will now be the latest sketch series on TV via Netflix, thanks to Kenya Barris. Barris struck a deal with Netflix to bring their sharp, yet silly sensibilities into a full-fledged series.

See Astronomy Club in action with one of the best sketches: A Meeting of Great Black Inventors.

Also, with this announcement that the world of sketch comedy on TV will be as diverse as it has ever been with Arturo Castro’s Alternatino, Robin Thede and Issa Rae’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, and now, Astronomy Club.