Just announced, both John Mulaney and Largo will be having their first show of the year this Thursday and it is quite a nice way to kick off 2018.
Get tickets ASAP here (they will sell out pretty fast FYI).
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It seems that there is legal precedent under California law for this suit to exist (the story would likely be much different if it was a private party or, perhaps, a free show), but this also looks like a very twisted, flawed understanding of how to bring about equality between the sexes by the men suing Shlesinger.
Men just can’t have enough, can they?
Whatever happens will be an important distinction for live entertainment, especially, in regards to comedy shows going forward.
You, however, can take a tiny sliver of solace in the fact that the plaintiff’s name is George St. George.
If you’ve been enjoying Kate Berlant and John Early on your televisions throughout 2017, you might want to get in on the first Super Serious Show of 2018 that they will be hosting/headlining (not to mention that the rest of the line-up is pretty stellar too).
Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 (cash only) at door. Please get tickets in advance here.
Poster by Barry Blankenship
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The newly minted Hayworth Theater with the keys in the hands of its new stewards Dynasty Typewriter will be having its very first show this New Year’s Eve.
They a variety of wonders and delights in the form of comedy, games, music, etc. etc. and, at $5, it might be your best deal in LA for NYE.
Get tickets here.
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If you hate the holiday season as much as we do (everything stops and we’re not fans of that), this “War on Christmas” edition of Dark Matters this Saturday night might just be for you. They’re going to have “Three hardcore Christians compete against three hardcore Satanists to answer the question [of whether their is a War on Christmas] once and for all!” plus other holiday surprises like doppelgänger piñatas and “Chanukah Chorror Stories”
Get more details here.
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Simply put, great new music will be celebrated, great comedy will be had, and a great cause (The Downtown Women’s Center) will be supported, all at the ultra hip Zebulon in Atwater Village/Silverlake.
Please get tickets here (they’re only $10 too).
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If you’ve always liked the idea of playing “White Elephant” (the competitive holiday gift exchange game that often includes gifts that you wouldn’t give to people you care about), but wanted to do in a much less low stakes conditions, the very first White Elephant Live might just be for you.
Comedians and audience members alike will be going around trying to win at gift giving and there will even be a special holiday dance by the one and only Emmy award winning choreographer Kat Burns.
Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) get them here.
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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
These days, tickets go pretty quick for Kate Berlant’s CommuniKate show at UCB Franklin. There’s always a special guest and, possibly, some light mind reading, which you definitely won’t want to miss.
Get them while you still can for Wed., Dec. 27th at 8PM. They’re $7 and you can get them here.
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Picture This! has been and continues to be one of the most innovative comedy shows around blending live stand-up and animation done in real time with a comedian’s jokes, stories, and riffs.
Thankfully, there’s a network that sees the potential for such a show regularly on television.
So, don’t miss out on the taping of Picture This’ pilot presentation next Wednesday. Tickets are free. All you have to do is RSVP here.
Your favorite comedy show that’s played like a baseball game, On Deck, is back for their December edition at Nerdmelt! Join in to watch teams of some of LA’s best comics try to knock it out of the park with their best jokes with hosts Mike Mulloy, Jamel Johnson, & Courtney Karwal call the game.
Tickets are $10 and you can get them here OR you can enter to win FREE tickets here.
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The holidays are the perfect time of year to remind you of why you might be glad that you don’t live at home with your folks.
As such, it’s also the perfect time of year for a game show about how bad dads can be, Bad Dad: The Game Show. Really, even if you love your family, it’s a damn good time.
The next edition is set for Fri. Dec. 22nd at UCB Franklin at Midnight. Tickets are $5. Please get them here.
OK, how often are you going to great a comedy benefit show that’s supporting Planned Parenthood that will be in the back of a comic book store that will have Mandy Moore and Colin Hanks on the bill AND have a fun name like Feliz Navipod?
As far as we know, it’s just The Feliz Navipod Holiday Variety Show! happening next Monday at Nerdmelt Showroom.
Tickets are $15 and you can (and should) get them here.
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Just a friendly reminder that some of your favorite podcasts are going downtown for what should one damn fun day of peecasting.
Tickets are $50-$125 and are still available here.
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Our favorite comedy show that gets in touch with the “unseen natural forces” all around us. Full Moon Comedy @ The Green Man Store, is back.
A stacked line-up of Nick Vatterott, Baron Vaughn, and Steph Tolev will be joining hosts Aaron Weaver and Lindsay Adams in presenting stand-up in a store where you can buy crystals, incense, etc. Also, there will be a crystal reader.
The show is FREE and you can get more details here.
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In addition to seeing baked line-up of comedians that are already pretty great (Maggie Maye, Jordan Doll, Brian Moses, and Jamie Loftus), you’ll get to see this show at the brand new Echoes on Pico as well.
This edition of the The Gateway Show will happen on Saturday, December 16th at 9PM. Tickets are $5-$15 in advance and $10-$20 at door. Get advanced tickets and more details here.
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The last time Natalie Palamides was developing an hour long solo show, it resulted in a widely critically acclaimed show that would go on to win an award at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
So, it would behoove you to not miss Natalie’s latest endeavor, whatever it may be, in these coming weeks at the Lyric Hyperion (especially because they’re free).
Get more details here.
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Josh Fadem doing anything is really worth your time and money. This charity auction, in which he will be an auctioneer of various items in and around Amoeba Records, also gives you the benefit of supporting a great organization while watching Fadem be Fadem.
The event itself is free to attend.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Legendary filmmaker and iconoclast John Waters performing his Christmas show at The Comedy Store is beginning to seem like a holiday tradition (and we’re totally on board for that).
As such, you should get tickets for this as soon as you can. They’re going for $55-$125 (+2 drink minimum) and you can get them here.
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This Monday, the fantastic Jackie and Laurie Show is recording a live episode at Flappers Burbank and will be absolutely worth going to Burbank for even if you don’t live anywhere near the Valley.
Tickets are $10 plus a two item minimum and you can (and should) get them in advance here.
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The comedy alone for this show is worth going, but there will be great music and it’s for a good cause.
Get your tickets ASAP here.
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A special edition of Drunk Ed. is going to talk about one of most pressing issues right now, toxic masculinity and its systemic abuse, with a great line-up of folks involved in and throughout comedy, entertainment, etc. (i.e. industries where sexual harassment is being purged most harshly right now).
Not only will be an important and cathartic evening, but proceeds will go towards RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the U.S.
Tickets are $5. Get them here.
Aussie comedians Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery have now put themselves through a year of watching Grown-Ups 2 every week, a year of watching Sex and the City 2 every week, and are finishing their demented self-inflicted experiment known as The Worst Idea of All Time podcast with a year of watching We Are Your Friends (you know, that movie about dubstep with Zac Efron) every week.
They’ll be doing a live podcast at Nerdmelt at Meltdown Comics next month and you can see for yourself what they have done to their own psyches.
Get tickets here.
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So, a kibitz at the Kibitz Room at Canter’s Deli with Michael Showalter that will donate part of the proceeds to supporting to Puerto Rico sounds pretty swell to us.
If you do too, you can get your tickets in advance for $18 here.
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