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Pick of the Day: The Frogtown Show 6/12

June 8, 2021

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Way before the pandemic was even a shadow of a worry of a thought, there was a magical outdoor venue in LA, Spoke Bicycle Cafe, that had a magical comedy show, The Frogtown Show.

It was a bi-weekly stand-up show that happened in the open spaces within this part-cafe-part-bar-part-bicycle-repair-shop-part-playground that is flanked by the more scenic parts of the LA River. They always got fantastic line-ups and this Jun. 12th edition is no different. The amazing trio of Jared Goldstein, Emily Maya Mills, and Erin Lennox will lead off Chris Garcia, Naomi Ekperigin, Danielle Perez, Daniel Webb, and Lindsay Ames.

In case you forgot, that’s some of LA comedy’s best and brightest.

Tickets are going for $10 per table (tables are for 2) and upwards with a 2 drink min. Go get them here before they sell out fast.

Pick of the Day: Every President Ever: Together Again: INAUGURATED WITH A VENGEANCE 1/19

January 7, 2021

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Following yesterday’s latest news, it’s kind of hard to look forward to anything while still in the daze of what was one of the darkest days of a long period of dark days in our current history.

Yet, it would seem a comedy show about the darker facts about every U.S. president might be the perfect thing to come about right now. Kate Villa and Alexandria Iona’s Every President Ever: Together Again: INAUGURATED WITH A VENGEANCE is exactly that show. They will feature 46 different comedians presenting things that you might not know about (since, like Andrew Jackson’s presidency, to the victor goes the spoils, right?). Even if you’re suspicious enough of the government that you’ve looked some dirt on POTUS of years past, this still ought to be a rollicking good, satirical time.

This virtual character show is being presented by the lovely folks at Littlefield NYC and is set for right before Joe Biden’s Inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on Tues. Jan. 19th at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets are available for $5 suggested donation and you can and should go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Final Week of Comedy Quarantine

December 7, 2020

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Comedy Quarantine has been dutifully and faithfully delivering stand-up comedy via Instagram Live (in a pretty slick way, we might add) for almost every week of lockdown/quarantine/this damn pandemic. The team of Barbara Gray, Teresa Lee, Dominque Gelin, and Sam Varela have connected the best comedians from around the country and the world to stay connected to everyone else and work on material within their own home or wherever they happen to be at the time (Teresa went live from a protest in DTLA) longer than any other comedy live-stream that we have known about this year.

On top of that, they have been taking donations to not only support the comedians on their line-up, but have raised plenty of $$$ for great organizations such as Ground Game LA or The Okra Project.

So, this week will be their last week and, as they have done throughout the duration of the pandemic, they’ve got stacked line-ups that are very, very much tuning into on IG Live for (as you can see above).

If you weren’t already checking them out, please check @ComedyQuarantine out for their final shows this Wed., Thurs., and Fri. at 7PM PT/10PM ET.

Pick of the Day: Helltrap Nightmare x Nolympics x LA Tenants Union: Food Not Rent Fundraiser 11/13

Famed horror comedy troupe Helltrap Nightmare did so much leading up to this most recent election in support of local candidates and organizations. Thankfully, their work is continuing on with intersecting affecting change on a local level and putting on extravaganzas of live-stream comedy fundraisers.

This Friday, Nov. 13th, Helltrap Nightmare is partnering with LA local orgs NOLYMPICS and LA Tenants Union to support the Food Not Rent fund for their latest show. Rental assistance for Angelenos has simply not been enough during this pandemic, especially with the end of it continuing to be uncertain and this is great way to give relief to many vulnerable folks at this time.

Slated to perform for this Food Not Rent live-stream are: John Early, Kate Berlant, Everything Is Terrible!, Julio Torres, True Anon’s Bruce Belden, Liz Franczak, Seth Bogart, Jeremy Levick, Rajat Suresh, Nick Ciarelli, Brad Evans, Claywoman, Ian Sweet, Naomidrome, Lou Wilson, Thu Tran, Anna Seregina, Mister Wallace, Drac and the Swamp Rats, and more with hosts Meg Stalter and Sarah Squirm!

You can get access to the live-stream with a donation of anywhere from $5-$420 or more to the Food Not Rent fund. Do so here and make your Friday that much better.

Pick of the Day: A Very Funches Christmas Show 12/5

November 3, 2020

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An undeniable source of joy, something that we’re all in dire need for, especially today, is one Ron Funches. An evening of comedy with Funches is something that you can hang some hope on and look forward to and there will be one such night coming up.

A Very Funches Christmas Show will be another exclusive live-streamed show that Funches will be doing from a studio and pretty much feel like a real stand-up show (we saw Funches’ do this earlier this Summer and it was pretty damn great) and streamed on YouTube across the world.

As it’s a holiday show, there will be holiday songs and the sort of mirth and merriment that we could all use not only in December, but at any time in the world we currently live in.

A Very Funches Christmas Show is set to stream on Sun. Dec. 5th at 7PM PT/10PM ET and is only $10 for access to the live-stream (and $50 for a VIP show meet and greet). Please treat yourself and go get your tickets here.

Good Heroin Is Now a Podcast

August 31, 2020

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Just to be clear, you can’t get actually get any sort of heroin in podcast form. However, you can get a taste of one of LA comedy’s favorite shows was like on a new weekly podcast.

One of the great weekly joys in the LA comedy scene was venturing down to Stories in Echo Park on a Saturday night to pack tightly into the back patio, spilling out into the parking lot, just to see one of LA’s best indie shows, Good Heroin. Hosts Dave Ross and Matt Ingebretson corralled a stacked line-up every week and put up a wall-to-wall great stand-up show in one of the more alluring, inviting bookstore/cafe patios the city has to offer.

Since it’s unclear when that version of Good Heroin will get to return (it got so packed that there was almost no way you could social distance and safely have that show with how it used to be done), Dave has opted to adapt Good Heroin into podcast that, a la the live show, features bits and clips of stand-up as well as interviews and more clever shenanigans that the format of a podcast allows. If you can imagine being at Stories (if you’re in LA, they are open for you to support FYI), you can get a sense of the wondrous rambunctiousness that was had every Saturday night for years.

Ross already has a few episodes up featuring the likes of Debra DiGiovanni, Sammy Arechar, Kevin Camia, Alex Edelman, Hannah Einbinder, Chris Charpentier, Matt Ingebretson, and Zahid Dewji. Get into, subscribe, etc. Good Heroin with Dave Ross here: goodheroin.buzzsprout.com/

Pick of the Day: Comedy Crossing 6/6

June 4, 2020

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Not only will Comedy Crossing be a trailblazing stand-up comedy show done within the world of hit video game Animal Crossing, but part of the donations that they’ll accept will go towards the Minnesota Freedom Fund (which is distributing funds to other organizations due to overwhelming support) on top of supporting the performers.

Also, they’ve gathered together such an adorable line-up to be done in one of the most adorable video games of all time. Slated to virtually perform are Yedoye Travis, Ify Nwadiwe, Madison Shepard, Chris Bryant, Amber Preston, and host Jenny Yang.

The very first Comedy Crossing is set for Sat. Jun. 6th at 7PM PT/10PM ET. RSVP for access to the live-stream (link will be sent on day of show) and be sure to donate via Venmo.

Pick of the Day: Comedy for Navajo & Hopi COVID Relief 5/17

May 15, 2020

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Though vastly underreported, one of the hardest hit groups by the COVID-19 in America is Native Americans. For many tribes, their reservations are vastly underserved and lacked many essential resources and services without threat of a pandemic including running water, access to medical services, and even a scarcity of grocery stores.

Of the many, many causes you can support, this might be a good one to give your money to. And, as luck we have it, you can specifically support COVID-19 relief for the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation via joining in for a splendid evening of live-streamed, innovative comedy.

This Comedy for Navajo & Hopi COVID Relief features some of most dynamic comedians around such as Larry Owens, Jo Firestone, Sarah Squirm, Dan Licata, Jes Tom, and host/event organizer Brian Bahe. A line-up like this will give you a night you will never forget as there’s no real telling what they’ll do, but, whatever it may be, it’s going to be like nothing you’ve seen before.

So, please support the Navajo and Hopi and enjoy what should be one hell of a comedy show for this benefit on Sunday at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets are $10-$30. Please go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Picture This! 5/9

May 7, 2020

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One of the LA comedy scene’s most unique and marvelous shows has been, for quite awhile now actually, the live-animated comedy show, Picture This. For those unfamiliar or those so distanced from what happened in the before times, comedians perform and, in real time, animators would draw/sketch/animate based on their set.

We’re so thankful to hear that Picture This is coming to the comedy live-stream realm and, given the way Zoom is set up, all the comedians will likely have a better eye on the animator (as opposed to standing facing away from the screen where the animation is projected). Also, having another line-up including many of the best animators and illustrators in comedy paired with the comedy stylings of Kate Willett, Paul Danke, Irene Tu gets pretty damn close to putting on the show you would have gotten to see in LA or in several places along the comedy festival circuit.

So, look forward to having quite the Saturday afternoon this weekend with a brand spankin’ new edition of Picture This! Go get your tickets for $10 before they sell out!

THIS SAT 5/9 2p PT / 5p ET
LIVE ANIMATED COMEDY IS COMING TO A DESKTOP NEAR YOU ON @zoom_us with @Brandazzle @katewillett @Jason_Chatfield @MikeLMayfield & more!

$10 at https://t.co/9hZ7UEapTK OR https://t.co/EFdm8fkQxg
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— Picture This! ? ? (@PictureThisShow) May 6, 2020

Pick of the Day: Cameron Esposito 4/29

April 28, 2020

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All the way back to the time when The Daily Show was being handed off from Jon Stewart, it was unclear who was going to be his successor. During that time, we firmly believed that, if she were up for it, Cameron Esposito would be a perfect person to take the Daily Show baton from Stewart. Esposito’s charm, warmth, poise, and keen, razor sharp observations is the perfect combo that we’d like to see on our screens on a nightly basis.

So, anytime there’s a chance to see her headline, we don’t think you should pass it up. Lucky for you, Cameron is doing her own headlining gig with her latest hour, Separately, via Zoom this Wed. Apr. 29th at 5PM PT/8PM ET. She’s taking donations for admission to the Zoom live-stream that will go to Cameron, Nori Reed (Cameron’s opener for the night), and the beloved Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater. Get more details on the show/donations here.

Pick of the Day: Pretty Pretty Pony with Tony Hale

April 13, 2020

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Throughout our tenure, Pretty, Pretty Pony has been one of our favorite improv groups throughout LA’s vast collection of improv teams (we even picked them for one of our annual 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To in No Particular Order).

Housed at Santa Monica’s Westside Comedy Theater, they were occupying a monthly slot featuring great guest monologists and a razor sharp team of some of the best improvisers around.

That would include:
Chris Alvarado (Comedy Bang! Bang!/Heyday)
Joey Greer (Mission IMPROVable/Bear Supply)
Vanessa Ragland (Pop My Culture Podcast/Ragland & Greer)
Ed Roe (The Best Man/Queen George)
Atul Singh (Mission IMPROVable/Westside Sketch Co.)
Cole Stratton (Pop My Culture Podcast/SF Sketchfest)

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Westside Comedy Theater to temporarily close its door, but Pretty, Pretty Pony will keep the show going with one fantastic guest, Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), this Fri. Apr. 17th on WCT’s Twitch channel. The show is free to watch, but they’ll be taking donations for the theater via voluntary ticket purchase here.

Pick of the Day: Uncabaret Zoom Edition

April 10, 2020

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UnCabaret with Beth Lapides, the legendary comedy/storytelling/music variety show, has been around for over a quarter of a century and it has no intention of stopping or slowing down even if it has change things up a little bit for the time being.

While we’re all observing our “safer at home” order here in LA, we all can’t take a seat in the gorgeous Rockwell Table & Stage, but UnCabaret, Beth, and UnCabaret music director Mitch Kaplan will be pushing forward with their show via the more popular than ever video conferencing platform Zoom and feature a, per usual, wonderful, wonderful line-up including Julia Sweeney, Alec Mapa, Alex Edelman, Kira Soltanovich, Kate Willett, and Jamie Bridgers.

UnCabaret Zoom Edition is happening this Sun., Apr. 12th at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET. Get more details/register for a free ticket here.

The show is indeed free, but donations will be gladly accepted and split between artists. Venmo @BethLapides or PayPal Beth@uncabaret.com.

Pick of the Day: Fancy Sauce (i.e. Return of Sauce Comedy)

March 12, 2020

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For every day of the week, there is usually one or more weekly live comedy shows that you can rely on in the Greater LA Area to deliver you the best in stand-up, sketch, and improv. For Fridays, Sauce was absolutely one of those shows and hosts and LA comedy favorites Barbara Gray, Erin Lampart, Jeff Wattenhofer, and Brodie Reed maintained a damn good stand-up comedy show (that always included some jaunty, original bits and characters) at 8PM at Desano Pizza Bakery for years and years.

Now, after a bit of a hiatus, Sauce is back, but has evolved into Fancy Sauce and will be going up at The Airliner on Fridays, starting next month. We have no doubt that they’ll be as good as they have ever been in The Airliner’s brand spanking new, wonderful upstairs show room.

So, Fancy Sauce will be in Lincoln Heights (just North of DTLA) starting Fridays at April 3rd at 9PM. Tickets will be $5 and it should be part of your weekly comedy diet, especially if you live far on the Eastside.

Pick of the Day: 2nd Annual Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship

March 6, 2020

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May Brody Stevens rest in peace and may we remember the joy and light and artistry in comedy that he kept pushing further and further.

A great way to honor his memory is be in attendance for this 2nd Annual Festival of Friendship at one of what essentially was Brody’s home club, The Comedy Store next Tuesday.

The line-up is set to feature:
Bobby Lee
Steve Rennazzizi
Anthony Jeselnik
Josh Wolf
Adam Ray
Tony Hinchcliffe
Brenton Biddlecombe
Brian Redban
Matt Braunager
Cort McCown
Jayson Thibault
Annie Lederman
with Master of Ceremonies Sam Tripoli
+more TBA!

Please go get your tickets for this very special occasion. They are $20 (+2 drink min.) and you can (and should) purchase them here.

March 4, 2020

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Though it’s often not included in montages of LA, one of Los Angeles’ most beautiful structures is the pristine Union Station in DTLA. Its Art Deco design calls back to a timeless LA look from decades past, not to mention that it possessing all the charm of a classic train station.

So, wouldn’t it be great to watch comedy with LA’s most lovely train station as the backdrop?

Indeed, there will be a live comedy show next week, Clock Tower Comedy, featuring some of LA’s best in improv, musical comedy, and stand-up. Shamilton, the Hamilton-inspired musical improv show is absolutely one of the top musical comedy shows in LA and the one and only Cameron Esposito is bright, shining, genuine, sharp stand-up comedy luminary.

Best of all, admission is free! Get more details here.

March 2, 2020

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Robby Hoffman is at it again.

“It” being commandeering beloved and retired The Chris Gethard Show to do her own version of the show, which is arguably a very on-brand TCGS to continue to the show.

Hoffman’s version of the show gets into similar beautiful and hilarious chaos that Gethard did, but does so with her own cheeky alpha energy. Also, special guests could range from comedians, actors, etc. all the way to real estate agents making for a truly unpredictable, but downright hysterical night.

Tickets usually sell out for this, so best go get them for $12 right now (even though the show is a month away).

February 28, 2020

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Since the departure of Harmontown, it has been quite a few minutes since Dynasty Typewriter had a big time weekly podcast recording within its wonderful walls.

However, that’s all about change with the one and only comedy/artist/producer/purveyor of wonderfully terrible things Rob Schrab (Channel 101, Monster House, Scud: The Disposable Assassin). A podcast called Schrab Home Video will take residence at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater starting Mar. 15th and it’ll be “part clip-show, part talk show, and still more parts A/V installation and basement hang”. Of course, Schrab will talk to his vast, wide web of cool comedy, horror, animation folks that he is connected to and it should be a damn good time every Sunday early evening at 5PM.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of and you really ought to go get yours for the very first show here.

February 27, 2020

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Perhaps a ticket to the current run of Book of Mormon at The Ahmanson (starts at $45) is a little too steep for you right now? Maybe you’ve seen the national touring cast of Book of Mormon in tip top form, but would like to see what else they have up their sleeve outside of the groundbreaking musical?

In either case, there’s something that’s perfect on the horizon for both sorts of folks next month. That national touring cast of Book of Mormon and many of UCB’s very best will be going head-to-head in a show that runs them through the gauntlet of improv, bits, musical comedy, and more!

You’ll get the best of so many worlds in one show and all for the nice price of $14. Book of Mormon vs. UCB @ UCB Sunset is set for Mon. Mar. 9th at 8PM and you best get your tickets real quick right here.

February 24, 2020

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One of the crazier things you’ll ever see live on stage is the dating odyssey that Lane Moore embarks on as she displays a live feed from her Tinder on her phone and narrates her twists and turns through any and all swipes, matches, threads, etc. and letting the audience even somewhat sway what happens. Moore is so open and warm and so damn fun that the chaos is pretty damn fun.

Moore has been touring with this one of a kind, insanely bold social experiment/comedy show as it’s truly unforgettable

The latest edition of Tinder Live with Lane Moore is set for Sat. May 16th at 9PM at The Bootleg Theater. Tickets are $25 and you best get them now as we won’t be surprised at all if they sell out.

February 21, 2020

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The charisma and warmth of Beth Stelling is undeniable (see her recent Kimmel set for proof) and has been for years. That’s part of why she is getting to tape an hour special for HBO Max coming up very soon.

So, next month, Thurs. Mar. 5th at 9:30PM at UCB Franklin, you’ll not only get a chance to see the oh-so-wondrous Beth get to do an hour, (a rarity for any comic in LA), but you’ll get to see her run that hour for said special.

We highly encourage you to be in attendance for this at the hallowed comedy grounds that are UCB Franklin. It’s very likely that this will be the most intimate space you’ll get to see Beth’s new hour in. Tickets are $9 and you can and very much should get them here.

February 20, 2020

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Better Half with Jared Logan and Kara Klenk were the successors to LA’s beloved, long-running Thursday stand-up show The Josh & Josh Show. They opted to relocate to a different day and a different part of town, but we’re happy that they’re back as Jared and Kara are probably one of the funniest comedian power couples that we know.

The new Better Half will now happen on Tuesday’s at Echo Park’s dark, chic (and even a little sexy?) Bar Bandini. This first line-up for their new night/venue is pretty stellar (as was always the case with Better Half).

Swing on by to Bar Bandini next Tuesday for this new Better Half and keep up to date with line-ups here.

February 19, 2020

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It’s quite simple. One of the best shows in town, Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen, is celebrating that it has been one of the best shows in town (in NYC in the past and LA now actually) for 15 years and is having such the massive, gala worthy line-up.

Also, the always marvelous duo of Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal will there hosting (and, well, maybe they could do Kristen Schaal Is a Horse for even longer?)

Tickets are sold out right now, but a few door tickets will be available. Line-up plenty early for your chance to snag them. Stay up to date with the ticket situation @hottub_show.

February 17, 2020

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As both John Early and Kate Berlant individually ascend to the upper echelons of comedy, seeing them take the stage together becomes more and more of a precious rarity, something not be absolutely missed.

The dynamic they have together is simultaneously otherworldly and chill.

So, take this chance to catch them together on the first day of March at Largo (as well as support Democratic Presidential Candidate hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders). Tickets are $50 (plus service fee). Go get ‘em here.

February 14, 2020

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For years now, Eric Andre’s birthday party has been the sort of a legend that you’d hear whispers about and see glimpses of on Instagram.

Now, Andre is upping the ante, potentially throwing his biggest birthday shindig ever, complete with the insanity that comedy’s premier enfant terrible is beloved for as well as a pretty damn great line-up of comedy/music at the Hollywood Palladium (Kweli, Reggie Watts, and Jack Black on the same line-up? Come on now.)

Tickets for Eric Andre’s Bad Trip Birthday Bu’kkake are on sale now, going for $59.50-$160, and don’t be surprised if they sell out real quick (i.e. go get them now)

February 13, 2020

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The hours of Tig Notaro doing stand-up are such a momentous occasion and really ought to behoove you to be in attendance for Tig headlining if you can.

Whether she’s unveiling several tragedies very honestly or teasing the audience with a “possible” appearance of the Indigo Girls for several minutes or dragging a stool across the stage, Tig pushes the envelope, but does so in such a clever way that you wouldn’t notice until you walked out of the theater.

In any case, get your tickets for Tig running her latest hour at Largo this Sun., Feb. 16th at 7PM. Tickets are $30 (plus $7 service fee).

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