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Morning Debriefing 3/22/11

1) Pete Holmes on Conan. Killin’ it in the most happy-go-lucky way possible.

2) Twitter Under 3000 Club-LA’s well represented here. [via Tracy Marquez]

3) Kid Farm, a web series written by Pete Holmes and Jamie Lee, keeps looking better and better…

4) Paul F. Tompkins and Maria Bamford on KCRW.

5) ON THE HORIZON
John Oliver’s New York Stand Up Show on Comedy Central Thursday, March 24th MIDNIGHT
Norm MacDonald Comedy Central Special Saturday, March 26th 11:30PM
Safehouse @ Lot 1 Cafe Monday, March 28th 8:30PM FREE

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
2nd Therapy Comedy Show @ Blue Monkey Lounge 8PM FREE
Drunk on Stage @ Akbar 8PM FREE
Comedy Death Ray @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Biscuits & Gravy @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5

7) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st, Los Angeles, CA (downtown)/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Starts 8PM
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM

8) What did I say a couple days ago that even Soundscan doesn’t recognize you’re listening to Rebecca Black ironically or not? It doesn’t. Now, she’s getting paid. STOP HORRIBLE MUSIC.

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Morning Debriefing 3/21/11

1) Really, Austin, TX? No love for Brody Stevens?

2) Results for the second round of March Comedy Madness

3) Greg Proops just spoutin’ off to Huffington Post, which is smarter and funnier than what most of us think of in a week.

4) Interview w/the guys behind the alt/indie comedy concert film, “Tell Your Friends” via Huffington Post.

5) The Tip of the Hat to Paul F. Tompkins.

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Good Humor @ Mom’s Bar 8PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
No Class Comedy @ Tommy’s Place/USC 9PM FREE
Melgard Mondays @ Melgard Public House 9PM FREE
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

7) OPEN MIC RUN
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/multiple sets allowed/$5 min.
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Starts 8PM/call (213) 483-4458
D’AMORE’S 8369 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM/Purchase required
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA/USC Campus/Nestled between 3 dormitories approximately a block away from the intersection of Figueroa and Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/non-USC-student sign-up 9:15/Starts 9:30PM

8) A reader of the Comedy Bureau asked if the Comedy Bureau was a venue. Anybody want to make the answer to that question a “yes”?

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Morning Debriefing 3/20/11

March 20, 2011

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comedy news, comedy shorts, don't stop or we'll die, downtown independent theater, echo park, festival, hollywood, jeff garlin, los angeles, paul f tompkins, portland, ucb, west hollywood

1) LA Comedy Shorts Festival taking place mostly at the Downtown Independent Theater April 7th-11th. Details here.

2) Last night at the Tomorrow Show presents WEIRD, I got a chance to see Paul Rust, Harris Wittels, and Michael Cassady as newly formed band “Don’t Stop or We’ll Die”, as one hell of a comical musical ruckus. They’re playing at Meltdown Comics April 23rd 8PM $8. Do. Not. Miss. This.

3) Continuing in awesome comedy music acts that I saw last night at the Tomorrow Show, I had a chance to be berated for not being from Portland by MOP, which was not at all shocking and also, hilarious. Though this clip isn’t “music”, but since I don’t know where they’re playing next, it’ll have to do.

4) The Tip of the Hat this week (technically, last week) goes to none other than Paul F. Tompkins for making it to his 9th Anniversary Show. Article to follow today (Seriously, it will come out later today. I didn’t write/post it last night because I would have started punching walls if I stayed at the Bureau offices for another minute yesterday)

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Jeff Garlin’s Combo Platter @ UCB Theatre 6PM $2
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
We’ll All Be Dead Someday @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Top Story Weekly! w/Sean Patton @ iO West 9PM $5
The Hilarium @ Hollywood Improv 9PM $14/2 drink min.

6) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/$5 min.
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

7) Comedians doing open mics today seem somewhat more dedicated than marathon runners because they could do open mics tomorrow and skip the rain.

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Morning Debriefing 3/19/11

1) Yesterday marks the last day of Morgan Murphy’s (@morgan_murphy) stint on at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and her gradual return to the West Coast. Be on the look out, but I’m sure you won’t have to look too hard because she’ll probably going up everywhere and still have that hair.

2) Take your star map, if you still have it, and go burn it. THEN, watch Bill Burr’s tour of Los Angeles. You still see most of the same stuff, but the jokes are actually done by a highly regarded, paid professional.

3) Check out the new trailer for the Comedy Central Pilot: Set List. Basically, “Whose Line is it Anyway?” for stand up comedy featuring Carlos Alazraqui, Eddie Pepitone, Laurie Kilmartin, Sean Green, Chris Fairbanks, and more!!!

4) The Comedy Bureau hasn’t determined who the Tip of the Hat is going to today, but assuredly, it is going to someone. I’m sure all of you are on the edge of you seats.

4) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
It’s a Long Way Down @ 11417 Culver Blvd. 7:30PM FREE
The Anytime Show w/Dominic Dierkes @ Smodcastle 8PM $8
Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Claremont 8PM/10PM $15/2 drink min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Paul F. Tompkins 9th Anniversary Show @ Largo 8:30PM $25 sold out-though may be tickets at door
The Ed Galvez Punk House Weekend Edition @ Westside Comedy Theatre 9PM $10
Seth & Ed’s Puppet Show @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Magic Bag @ Smodcastle 10PM $8
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch Presents: WEIRD! @ The Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
Tournament of Nerds @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)

5) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/people usually give feedback at end of set
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/one item min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATRE 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-Up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed

6) To all those tweeting, posting, and making fun of Rebecca Black: Soundscan doesn’t differentiate whether you’re listening to her ironically or not. STOP TERRIBLE MUSIC.

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Morning Debriefing 3/18/11

1) Yeah, comedy is an art form… The Village Voice thinks so.

2) Today is the postmark deadline for Film and Live Performance submissions to the LA Comedy Festival.

3) LA’s own Garfunkel and Oates being written about in Toledo.

4) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 3/20-3/26. Thanks Wisepix.

5) So, apparently, there’s a comedy club in Santa Clarita… The Comedy Stop… Investigation to follow.

The Midnight Show on your TV… It could be possible…

7) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Claremont 8PM $15/2 drink min.
Tea Time w/Heather Thomson @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Stood Up Friday Night @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5
Second Column Podcast LIVE @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The BEATdown @ UCB Theatre Midnight $5

8) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/given set list to improv off of
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/$3 min.
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Starts 8PM

9) Though it’s annoying to hear one-liners from homeless people, at least they don’t use notes when performing. That was refreshing.

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Morning Debriefing 3/17/11

1) Atom.com has a new webseries coming soon from Pete Holmes and Jamie Lee, “Kid Farm”. Here’s some pics of comedians handling kids. More details to come as soon as the Comedy Bureau gets them.

2) Two things I don’t like: recaps of reality TV and American Idol. Something I really like: Comedian Paul F. Tompkins doing a recap of American Idol.

3) New open mic to watch out for next Monday: Sneak Attack Open Mic @ Sonny McLean’s 8:30PM FREE

4) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
The Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $15
Comedy Speakeasy @ Comedy Speakeasy 8PM FREE
Good Neighbor Presents Forever/Midnight Show in Primetime @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Alonzo Bodden @ Comedy and Magic Club 8PM $15/2 drink min.
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Live! at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10:30PM FREE
Comedy Garage: St. Patrick’s Day Spectacular @ The Comedy Garage Party 9PM/Show 11PM FREE

5) OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM

6) St. Patrick’s Day, yet another holiday that I forgot about and will subsequently forget about as I work on material about possibly not having a childhood.

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Morning Debriefing 3/15/11

1) The Bridgetown Comedy Festival (@bridgetown on Twitter) in Portland (it’s a big festival that relatively close to LA) has been officially announced!!! I.E. April 21st-24th with some of LA’s best including Kyle Kinane, Brent Weinbach, James Adomian, Jimmy Dore, Moshe Kasher, Mike Phirman, Jan Davidson, and much more!!! More details to come as we get them here at the Comedy Bureau.

2) #HigherStakesChildrensBooks-hilarious way to get through Tuesday on Twitter. Follow this hashtag to find stuff like this “@pattonoswalt Blueberries for Salo: 120 Day of Sodom” (may or may not be NSFW)

3) What to Watch/DVR This Week via Splitsider

4) Want to win guest spot on the Longshot Podcast w/Eddie Pepitone, Sean Conroy, Jamie Flam, and Amber Kenny? Make a video and you could be famous* (*amongst comedy nerds)

5) This Town is Big Enough for the Both of Us… and Even More-where the new comedy haunts in LA are.

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ The Good Luck Bar 7:30PM FREE
Out of the Wheelhouse @ Palms Bar 7:30PM FREE/$10 drink min.
Alonzo Bodden @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 drink min.
Comedy Death Ray @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6
Holy Fuck! @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE

7) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st, Los Angeles, CA (downtown)/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Starts 8PM
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM

8) Gilbert Gottfried got fired from Aflac as their spokesperson through tweeting what were deemed as offensive jokes about the recent disaster in Japan. Given the current state of the insurance industry, I’m pondering when they started caring about image?

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Morning Debriefing 3/14/11

1) One Two Punch, really an in-home live comedy experience, is one of those events that sounds amazing on paper, then absolutely exceeds expectations thanks to the one and only Barbara Gray. Here’s a fraction of a slice of a bit of how awesome a comedy show in your living room can be in the form of a few pictures by liezlwashere.

2) Though there’s plenty happening in town, A Reggie Watts Interview w/BajillionHits.biz’s Alex Blagg at SXSW would have sure been nice to be a part of…

3) If you happened to catch the vastly under publicized special “Mash-Up” on Comedy Central featuring stand-up, re-enactments of jokes, sketches, etc. this past Friday, here’s the story of how came to be from the formerly Chicago based comedy tank, The Blerds. [via Connected Comedy]

4) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
Are You F*#king Kidding Me? @ Puka Bar 7:30PM FREE
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Stand Up Saloon: Bowser’s Birthday Edition @ Old Towne Pub 8PM FREE
Keep It Clean Comedy @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Stand Up Spotlight: TJ Miller @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

5) OPEN MIC RUN-check back here as this is updated throughout the day
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/multiple sets allowed/$5 min.
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM
D’AMORE’S 8369 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM/Purchase required

6) I’m so entrenched in comedy that I had no idea that St. Patrick’s Day was happening until someone cracked a joke about it.

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March 7, 2011

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comedy news, funny news, image awards, los angeles, naacp, recently, richard pryor, tyler perry

Recently: Tyler Perry is NAACP big award winner, specifically an “image award winner”. I guess we’ve come a long way back in “image” since Richard Pryor.

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