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Pick of the Day: Guilty Treasure (in LA) 8/27

August 20, 2021

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Thankfully, another show that we are so dearly glad that survived to this side of the pandemic. We tried very hard to never miss Guilty Treasure pre-lockdown as hosts Bryan Cook and Andy Wood assembled many of LA’s funniest individuals to revel in their favorite guilty pleasure songs (and, of course, filling us all in on the background of said song).

Hearing those covers of said songs after hearing what sort of journey a comedian has been on with it usually, for our money, makes it way better.

So, we’re very, very glad to tell you that Guilty Treasure is set for their first in-person show since long, long ago on Aug. 27th at 8PM PT at the Eastside’s Permanent Records Roadhouse (the improbable, but very real hip bar/record store/music & comedy venue). Their line-up, by the way, is worthy of you just going no matter what they’re doing. Slate for the evening is David Wain, Laraine Newman, Albert Hickman, Dylan Gelula, and Langston Kerman. Bryan, Andy, Charlie Paxon, and Rick Wood will make up the band that will be dishing out the guilty treasure hits.

Tickets are $10.

December 3, 2018

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Bryan Cook and Andy Wood will be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of getting comedians to talk up and even perform their guilty pleasure songs on Guilty Treasure. There’s an awesome live band that backs up everyone on the show and (possibly) makes the songs better than the original.

For this anniversary edition, Matt Braunger, Arden Myrin, Andrés du Bouchet, Kara Klenk, and TJ Chambers are on deck.

Tickets are $12.50 and it’ll all be happening this Wednesday, December 5th at 7PM at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. Get tickets in advance here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

January 21, 2018

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Five years ago, the times weren’t so dark. If you’d like to associate that with the beginning of Big Money at The Virgil, we wholeheartedly encourage you to do so.

While doing that, come and enjoy the 5th Anniversary (not many comedy shows ever make it this far FYI) of this weekly comedy show lead by Bryan Cook on Thursday, Jan. 25th at 8PM. Admission is FREE. Cook and Andy Wood’s band The Guilty Treasures will also be playing to celebrate the occasion.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

January 7, 2018

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If there was a way for you to appreciate songs that are widely panned or hardly known for various reasons, it would be comedians telling their story of why they love said songs and then perform a live cover of it, complete with a live band.

Thus, we highly recommend to catch Guilty Treasure this week in Hollywood at Three Clubs. Please get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Win Tickets to the Last Hot Tub of the Year

December 17, 2017

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Before Hot Tub goes into hibernation for that brief LA winter, we’re giving you a chance to catch it for FREE!

Enter to win here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

November 11, 2017

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Bryan Cook explains Guilty Treasure as “Comedians defend their “Guilty Pleasure” songs and then Andy Wood and I make them sing them with a band.”

Together, this format, which already sounds pretty promising, and this particular line-up should make for a great night of arguing, singing, and embarrassing nostalgia.

Guily Treasure is on Tuesday at Three Clubs in Hollywood at 7:30PM.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

December 16, 2016

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The best of the best comedian slash fiction writers in LA, including Eliza Skinner, Zach Sherwin, Alison Leiby, Phoebe Bottoms, and Keith Carey, will assemble to see who will be the Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction champ.

Join in with host/CEFF ringleader Bryan Cook and see who emerges as the best lurid pop culture parodist this Sunday, December 18th at The Virgil with doors opening at 7:30PM. The show itself is free leaving little excuse to not catch it if you’re in town.

More details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

August 21, 2016

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Bryan Cook headlines at the Nerdmelt Showroom and has some special guests including Guy Branum, Chris Fairbanks, and Kara Klenk.

You can (and should) get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Poster by Garrett Ross and Dave Kloc.

Reunited brings together a faux panel of a fake sitcom where the guests have no idea what the show was, who they played, or what happened that perhaps tore them apart.

This edition at the Nerdmelt Showroom on Saturday, July 30th will be particularly fun as actually cast members from TruTV’s actual sitcom Those Who Can’t will be on the show.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Get advance tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics/maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

“Imaginary Radio Program” and “Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction” Now Streaming at Seeso

July 15, 2016

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Did you know that Seeso has a show featuring unique comedy shows called The Comedy Show Show? It does and they just happen to pick two of the most unique shows that currently reside in LA.

Drennon Davis’ Imaginary Radio Program where Drennon, effects and loop pedal, guests like Rachel Bloom make up a multitude of shows like you would hear when turning that AM/FM radio dial and Bryan Cook’s Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction where Bryan and other comedians write the most sexually graphic, pop culture inspired stories they can are now featured in special episodes of said Comedy Show Show.

Like we said above, it’s now streaming and you should go watch it, or get a Seeso account and then go watch it.

June 23, 2016

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More details here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

This edition of Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction will be a taping for Seeso’s upcoming Comedy Show Show. It also happens to feature some of the best comedians to ever write pop-culture based sex tales.

So, don’t miss it this on Sunday at The Virgil (4519 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, Blvd) at 7:30PM.

The rest of our listings for comedy events/shows and open mics are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com

Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction to Be Featured on Seeso

March 22, 2016

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It’s about time this happened.

One of the many new, exciting things that are happening at NBC’s comedy streaming service, Seeso, is a thing called The Comedy Show Show, which will feature plenty of different formats of comedy shows that have grown over the last few years.

Bryan Cook’s Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction is a prime example of such a format with comedians writing erotic fiction of a pop culture subject of their choice or by random. Having toured the country and becoming a hit podcast, it’s only logical that it would get to be featured in a series at some point.

So, a taping for Seeso’s Comedy Show Show will take place at the Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction’s current home, The Virgil, on Sunday, April 17th at 8PM (doors are at 7:30PM).

The stellar line-up features past winners including such notable comedians as:

Moshe Kasher (Netflix special “Live in Oakland”)
Eliza Skinner (@Midnight, writer ‘The Late Late Show’)
Ben Roy (Star/Co-creator ‘Those Who Can’t’ on TruTv)
Dave Hill (Author, ‘Tasteful Nudes,’ Host ‘The God Damn Dave Hill Show’ on WFMU)
Ian Karmel (Conan, writer ‘The Late Late Show’)
Guy Branum (writer, ‘Another Period,’ ‘The Mindy Project’)
Andrés du Bouchet (Writer/performer on Conan)
Jackie Kashian (Conan, album ‘This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux’)
Solomon Georgio (Conan, Viceland)

The taping is free to attend, which should give you more incentive than you already have to go to this.

March 15, 2016

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The award winning hit podcast from Chicago, Arguments and Grievances, comes back to the Nerdmelt Showroom for another round of comedians debating such pressing issues as Hugs vs. Drugs.

Next Friday, March 25th at 8PM, the line-up of absurdist debating will be as follows:

Jared Logan vs Bryan Cook
Ryan Singer vs Chris Charpentier
(MegaChurches vs Megabuses)
Brandie Posey vs Barbara Gray
(Magic Mike vs Magic Kingdom)
Dulce Sloan vs Joe McAdam
(Gene Wilder vs Gene Hackman)

Arguments and Grievanaces’ Kevin Brody will be on hand to wrangle the evening’s proceedings.

Get your tickets in advance for $8 and at the door for $10.

The rest of our listings for shows and mics and corresponding mics are embedded www.thecomedybureau.com.

March 9, 2016

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Big Money with Eliza Skinner and Bryan Cook at The Virgil (4519 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA) presents a special evening with a full headlining set from Guy Branum that will feature the fantastic Brooke Van Poppelen and Mike Lawrence.

In case you forgot, all of this is free.

The rest of our comedy listings including shows, open mics, and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.