Channel 101 February Edition Is Online
Watch, at the link, the best competitive short form TV channel, Channel 101, around and their latest episodes for February including new favorite Baby Mentalist that is infinitely more entertaining than the actual Mentalist.
1) MTV’s scripted horror-comedy series Death Valley premieres tonight and definitely shows some promise and a welcome spin on the “emo-monster genre” that has dominated entertainment over the last 5 years. Let’s give it a chance and watch (10:30PM MTV).
2) Our favorites from Channel 101 that will be moving on to next month:
Intimate Indiscretions
We’re also sad that Everything had to come to an end.
3) Our good friends over at RE:COM Magazine have come out with their latest issue, which we have indeed posted about, but needs to be heard about more in any way possible. It’s really that great and insightful and full of articles about the cutting edge of comedy and yes, we have a piece in there too. Buy one or download a digital copy.
4) Well, that’s just wonderful.
6) The Laughter Against the Machine Tour with W. Kamau Bell, Janine Brito, and Nato Green only has 11 days left to reach their Kickstarter goal. If you don’t have money to donate, you can always tell others that do.
7) Laughspin posted a list of the 11 of the funniest stories told by comedians today and while it’s a solid list, we feel the likes of Sean Patton, Kumail Nanjiani, Margot Leitman, Pete Holmes, Moshe Kasher, Marc Maron, and Giulia Rozzi were left out. Also, who could forget the Paul F. Tompkins legendary story about meeting the smallest man in the world Michu on his album Impersonal.
9) ON THE HORIZON
Comedy at FYF Fest @ LA State Historic Park Sat. Sept. 3rd 12PM $40
10) COMEDY CRAWL
Brink of Extinction w/Bryan Coffee @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily?-3 Year Anniversary for Jazz @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Garfunkel @ Oates @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./no purchase necessary
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
12) Watched 3 comedy shows back to back to back on Saturday. Yeah, I’m not doing that for awhile.
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1) LA Weekly’s giving away free tickets to the Todd Glass album taping this Wed. Aug. 6th at the El Rey!!!
2) Congratulations to Channel 101’s (the monthly short film series competition) top finishers for July, “Sex Teenagers” and “The Parent Project”, that we mentioned in a little article we wrote in Laughspin.
3) So, Tony Clifton “interrupted” Showtime’s the Green Room taping in Montreal [via @lamottjackson]
4) Don’t miss out on Ron Funches appearing on Conan (11PM TBS) and Todd Glass on Jimmy Kimmel Live (MIDNIGHT ABC) this Thursday Aug. 4th
5) Just in case you were curious, that’s us in Wisepix.com, Serial Optimist, The Nerdist, and Laughspin. That’s right comedy, we have our eye on you.
6) ON THE HORIZON
Tig Notaro & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
3 Years of the Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre Aug. 6th MIDNIGHT $5
7) COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Trick Six @ Dark Horse Saloon 8PM FREE
Re-Animator: The Musical @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Jimmy Pardo & Andrés Du Bouchet @ iO West 9PM $5
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
8) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Suite 450, Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/limit 10 comics
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available
9) If you were wondering if comedy can be performed successfully in complete darkness, I can tell you first-hand that it can thanks to Rory Scovel.
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1) Rooftop Comedy’s Silver Nails 2011: The Best in Underground Comedy features some names that need to be known. Among them, Karl Hess, Ron Funches, Emily Heller, Beth Stelling, Andy Sanford, and more!!! Pick it up now.
2) New episode of Compatish-a game show’s game show with special guest Kyle Kinane!!!
3) Tonight on the small screen: Kyle Kinane on Conan 11PM TBS and Larry David on the Tonight Show NBC 11:35PM. Great stand-up and what is sure to be an interview to remember…
4) Can’t wait for Al Yankovic’s Alpocalypse? Don’t.
5) One of LA’s best comedy shows Holy Fuck is now EVERY TUESDAY!!! Starting July 5th, you’ll be at the Downtown Independent Theater at 9PM. Trust me, you will.
6) Jimmy Pardo in Time Out New York
7) Dave Chappelle Might Have a New Show. (Yes, we already posted this, but we think deserves a second mention, don’t you?) [via theDaily]
8) The FYF Fest in Downtown LA has “stand-up comedy”!!!
9) Crying in Public w/Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael, Josh Fadem, Drew Droege, Eddie Pepitone, Kulap Vilaysack, Paul Rust, Kate Comer, Sean Conroy, Morgan Walsh, Ryan Perez, Tig Notaro, and whole bunch more funny folks just bawling out in the open. Trust us, I know it sounds sad (or maybe it doesn’t and you have a dark sense of humor like we do), but either way you’ll laugh.
Crying in Public from Casey Wilson
10) Channel 101, one of the best short film competitions ever, is in the news (beyond here, that is)!!! Check out articles at Turnstyle and NPR.
11) Whether you’re aware of it or not, Futurama’s almost back on the air and good as ever. Have doubts? Check out the clip below.
12) ON THE HORIZON
Andrés Du Bouchet’s Center for the Performing Arts @ Bootleg Theater June 29th 8PM $8
13) COMEDY CRAWL
Toby Huss Boozebag Revue @ The Fedora Room 7PM $15
The Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $15
Thai Rivera Album Release @ Ontario Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
An Intimate Evening with Jeff Garlin @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
Jackie & Judy: Looking For Good Dick @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy 90210 @ Roxbury Cafe 8PM $5
Comedy Speakeasy @ the Loft 8PM FREE
Cookin’ With Gas @ Groundlings 8PM $18
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Chicken & The Fetus @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
School Night @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
Live! at Carnegie Hall @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
The 11th Hour Show @ ArtWorks Theatre 11PM FREE
14) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 min.
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
15) Our dear friend and hilarious comedian Jeremy Paul is posting a personal ad, “Perpetually SBM. 32. 6 feet tall. Intellectual. Comedian. Pervert. Seeking adult female. 18 to 80. Blind, crippled and/or crazy okay. For relationship or FWB. Disease free a must. No Herp.” Any takers?
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1) LA Comedy in Festivals x 2: Check out the LA Improv Comedy Festival and (comedy in) the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
2) Lastly on June 13th The Comedy Store is proudly co-presenting the screening of “Tony Clifton Live on the Sunset Strip” at The Egyptian theater. The Comedy Store will be giving away a number of tickets for this film so if you are interested in getting on the list email talent@thecomedystore.net with your name and the number of tickets you would like.
3) If you’ve never checked out Channel 101 in LA, here’s why, amongst several reasons, why you shouldn’t miss it; EVERYTHING.
Everything (Ep. 17) from dannyjelinek on Vimeo.
4) Punchline Magazine Review of Midnight in Paris (I/the Comedy Bureau wrote this).
5) Tips for the Open Mic Run? If you have any tips on open mics around the LA area that give around 5 min. of stage time and don’t charge an outrageous minimum to support the venue, please e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com
6) OK, as far as comedy flyers go, this is one of the best I’ve seen this year (anyone thinking about making a Five Guys spin off, don’t). Also, go see Powerviolence (the show this flyer is for) on Sundays. It’s unbridled fun.
7) Puddin’ “Enviroment”
8) Don’t bother with questioning. Of course you would love a summer camp run by comedian Barry Rothbart. So, watch the trailer for Barry Rothbart’s new series Sunshine.
Sunny Time Trailer from Barry Rothbart on Vimeo.
9) COMEDY CRAWL
Jackie and Judy Looking for Good Dick @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Piñata @ Bang Studio 8PM $14
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Eddie Pepitone Blood Bath @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
How to Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Love Machine Comedy Show @ M Bar 10PM $5
Live! at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 min.
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
11) Apparently Louis CK dropped in at independent stand-up show, Frolic! and the Hollywood Improv last night while Seinfeld dropped in at the Comedy Store in Picadilly, a popular neighborhood in London. What do these two things have in common. I didn’t get to see them. Damn.
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Kyle Reiter and I created a new show for Channel 101 called Legend of the White Tiger. Shot by the incredible Todd Bishop and staring Halle Detrixhe, Kelsy Abbott, Jeremy LaPeer, Rob Schrab, Ryan Nagata, Sammy Primero and me. Voices provided by Kelsy Abbott, Steve Agee, Todd Bishop, Rob Schrab, Kate Freund and Kyle Reiter as Big Wind! Thanks to all of our friends for helping us and especially to Nick Plotquin! I had such a great time making this with my boys and am overwhelmed by the amount of positive feedback. Thanks again!
Another solid portion of Channel 101!
Sex Teenagers Episode 1!
If you’ve never been to a Channel 101 screening, this is what you’re missing.
