Not only is Pop-Up Magazine a super neat concept that combines so many creative disciplines into one amazing live show, this will be a chance for you to see both the absolutely hysterical Catherine Cohen and Jo Firestone in LA.
So, you get both of them, which could be a great bill on its own, plus a live score and so much more. If this sounds pretty swell to you, tickets are $39-$49 (but you can knock off $5 w/code LIVESTORIES). Go get those tickets here.
Of the things to look forward to in 2020, we’re adding a monthly slot at Dynasty Typewriter for The Dollop Podcast to the list (in fact, we’d probably put it near the top). The crucial and hysterical comedy history podcast hosted by Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds has become such a podcast that it regularly tours around the country and the world sharing perhaps the most entertaining versions of some of the weirdest and darkest stories in history.
The live episodes are really something special and you ought to know, in LA, they’ll be getting some damn fine guests TBA.
Anyhow, this monthly Dollop at Dynasty Typewriter will be raising money for various charities FYI, making this residency even more wonderful than already is.
Their first date is Tues. Feb. 11th at 8PM and tickets are $20 right now (and $25 on the day of-though we suspect they might be sold out before then). Go get them here quick.
In the aftermath of Christmas, when you might have just had enough of the mandatory holiday cheer, a great alternative to that yuletide haze might be a dark Christmas musical from LA comedy scene staples Jeffrey Baldinger and Jessica Michelle Singleton.
I’ll Be Broken Home for Christmas is just such a new musical from Baldinger and Singleton that will be sure to send off the holidays properly with a whole lot comically sinister takes on those classic songs that play non-stop around this time of year.
I’ll Be Broken Home for Christmas is going up at the Hollywood Improv on Thurs. Dec. 26th at 9:30PM. Tickets are $10 and you can (and should) get them here.
Set List is and has been in rarefied air playing almost every big time international comedy festival and airing as an original TV series on opposite sides of the planet.
It’s such a special show as you get to some of the best comedic minds actually at work conjuring up material from thin air (well, thin air and a never before seen topic).
So, don’t miss the return of Set List to LA at the Hollywood Improv this Friday with some of their personal favorites. Tickets are $10 (plus 2 item min.) Go get your tickets here.
We’re not exactly sure what’s going to happen here, but, then again, that is the magic and wonder that is the absurdist experimental comedy offered up humbly by Kyle Mizono and Anna Seregina.
There will be some holiday surprises, guests, but, apparently, you’ve got to stand at the door? Again, it’s a little vague as to what that will be, but we trust in Kyle and Anna to make the best immersive holiday comedy experience with whatever secret plans they have in store for us all.
The mystery of Come Home for the Holidays with Kyle and Anna but Please Stand at the Door at Lyric Hyperion next weekend will probably rival the mystery of opening up any holiday gift.
So, go get your tickets already.
Frankie Quinones iconic character Creeper from the hysterical CholoFit™ workout video series is putting on a very special holiday themed stand-up comedy night at the wonderful Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater. We have no doubt that you’ll get a workout from both laughing and whatever holiday “exercises” that Creeper is going to share.
Also, “proceeds will benefit The Andy Vargas Foundation helping scholarship funding for underprivileged youth in California.”
Tickets are $20 in adv., $25 day of and you can (and very much should) get those tickets here.
An entire decade has passed since the gathering of Lost Moon Radio has dazzled audiences in LA and abroad.
Part theater company, part sketch comedy troupe, part musical comedy extravaganza, the players, writers, and good folks behind the scenes delivered a theatrical musical comedy unlike nearly anything we’ve seen and have been doing so for this whole ten year run.
So, we really think you ought to join them for the Lost Moon Radio 10 Year Anniversary Spectacular at Club Fais Do-Do next weekend. Tickets are $20 for what we’re sure will be a barnburner of a show. Go get them here.
P.S. Our loyal followers can snag $15 tickets for Sat. Dec. 14th with promo code “COMEDYBUREAU”.
Though we staunchly do not enjoy the holidays, even our cold bureaucratic hearts truly enjoy the annual Jen Kirkman’s Dysfunctional Christmas Show that happens in the middle of every December at the Hollywood Improv.
Stories, songs, stand-up, gifts, surprises, and so much more all abound in the more Jen’s celebration of the holiday season in spite of how the family or the world makes you feel around this time of year. Here’s a small taste of the sort of thing that happens at the Dysfunctional Christmas Show.
Jen Kirkman’s 7th Annual Dysfunctional Christmas Show is set for Fri. Dec. 13th at 8PM at the Hollywood Improv. Tickets are $20 and you best go get them here before they sell out.
For us, Straw Men has time and again proven that some of the best* debates are ones where the debates are pushed to be as childish as possible.
They’re back once again for another round of beautifully petty-as-can-be presentations at UCB Sunset on Fri. Nov. 29th at 9PM at UCB Sunset.
Forget about Black Friday and spend your $12 going to one hell of a live comedy show featuring the intentionally ludicrous arguments of Dave Ross, Will Miles, Debra DiGiovanni, Nick Ciarelli, Brad Evans, Chris Charpentier, and Sarah Sherman as well as hosts/and very judgy debate judges Lindsay Adams, Danny Palumbo, and Sam Wiles.
*by “best”, we mean best in a comedy context where no real change is going to be enacted or threat of social change is imminent
Go get tickets here.
This is one of the more insane things you’ll see all year long as Jon Gabrus and guests do an actual power hour on stage as an annual special edition of his High and Mighty podcast done live on stage. The 60 shots of beer taken every minute on the minute provide for truly unforgettable moments that will you get through Thanksgiving (if that’s a thing you’re dreading).
Go get tickets for the High and Mighty LIVE Power Hour at UCB Sunset on Nov. 27th before they sell out here.
This will sell out pretty quick, so we’ll keep this short. The one and only Ali Wong has added dates to her Milk & Money Tour for the Long Beach Convention Center on Feb. 1st at 7PM & 10PM.
If you didn’t get a chance to catch her for the row of weekends she played at the Wiltern, then you have another shot to catch her in 2020. Pre-sale tickets are now available with the code “COBRA” and you better snag them quick here.
So, Matt O’Brien has devised a way to have comedians act out a scene with a green screen, then finish a video with a background suggested by the audience before that comedian finishes a normal stand-up set.
For us, it sounds like some beautiful chaos and something you should definitely check out (especially with a great line-up of Julia Hladkowicz, Johnny Pemberton, JB Ball, Andrew Johnston, Steph Tolev).
This madness will be called Green with Matt O’Brien and happening on Fri., Nov. 22nd at 10:30PM at UCB Sunset. Tickets are $7 and you ought to go get them here.
While so many reality cooking shows skirt the edges of the human condition via near impossible cooking and baking challenges given to people desperate for a win of some kind, Bake Stuff with Lindsay Adams takes it to the next level by confronting the past directly with a very specific recipe.
Last time, Lindsay made a revenge themed cupcake that was step-by-step designed to shade her HS bully, which Adams hilariously filled us on the whole way through. Also, it should be noted that you get to snack on truly delicious baked goods the whole show.
Bake Stuff with Lindsay Adams is happening once again, this time in the beautiful Rita House near the Grove on Fri. Nov. 22nd at 7:30PM. Tickets are $15 and space is very, very limited. Go purchase some tix here while you still can.
A true, curious treasure from Norway, Daniel Simonsen has honed and imbued his marvelously offbeat sense of humor and rhythm in NYC, even recently getting a set on Colbert.
Simonsen has popped up in LA every now and again, but later this month, he’ll be doing headlining in a special limited engagement at the Lyric Hyperion that you absolutely should catch.
As of now, Daniel is slated for Fri., Nov. 22nd and Wed., Nov. 27th, both at 10PM. Tickets are $7 right now and you really ought to go get them here.
Andy Wood and Bryan Cook’s night of celebrating the best of the worst songs as chosen by very esteemed guests and has been one of our favorite shows to catch since its creation.
So, please join them to mark their Two Year Anniversary over at The Virgil later this month Thurs., Nov. 21st at 8PM with very special guests Janet Varney, Randy Sklar, and James Urbaniak.
Tickets are only $10 right now and you can (and should) get them here.
When it comes to the craft of making and telling jokes, The Sklar Brothers have a love of tinkering with bits that’s almost unparalleled. Thus, having a show like Tag It! where they get to tag, punch up, pitch alts, etc. with their favorite comedians is kind of perfect.
Next Thursday, on Nov. 7th 8PM, at Dynasty Typewriter, Jason and Randy Sklar will feature the comedy stylings of Jak Knight, Jessimae Peluso, Matt Braunger, Kyle Ayers, Jay Chandrasekhar, Rhea Butcher, and Ryan Sickler and then try to “tag up” their jokes, which their so damn good at.
Tickets are $15 right now ($20 on day of). Go get ‘em right now!
It truly has been an honor to get to be a part of Speedface (we’ve been helping produce it for a couple of years along with the show’s creator, the great Eric Moneypenny), one of the most insane shows in and around LA and while it is sad to know that its swan song is this Sunday, we’re thrilled by the idea that it’s going to be one truly hysterical, out-of-this-world, headbangin’ swan song comprised of bonkers 100 second comedy bits presided over by timelord Dr. Timef**k (Nick Gligor) and his time slave, the titular Speedface (John Paliferro).
For this show, our line-up thus far is:
Leroy Patterson (America’s Got Talent)
Dave Ross (Comedy Central)
Ed Larson (Murderfist, Last Podcast Network)
Sarah Squirm (Adult Swim)
James Austin Johnson (Hail, Caesar!, Better Call Saul)
Isaac Kessler (Canadian Comedy Award winner)
Erin Nicole Bounds (Detention)
Dominique Johnson (Haymaker)
Samantha Jane, Kaeli Quick & Jason Kaye
Leeann St. John & Christopher Corbin
Evan Watkins (Rabble Rabble, College Humor, Hell Kross)
Elizabeth Hayhurst (Haymaker)
J. Elijah Cho (AMC’s Halt & Catch Fire, Some Sort of Show)
Michael Skarsten (Dreamboat) & Nick Pupo (Gutter)
Nicky Urban (Femmebot PHD)
Catherine Durickas (Rabble Rabble)
Grady James Welch (Hell Kross)
Elyssa Phillips & Angela McLafferty (Tantrum)
Katie Molinaro (Haymaker, Nickelodeon)
a special appearance by Royce Shockley (The Color Collective)
AND MORE! AND SUPER SURPRISE CELEBRITY GUESTS!
Really, we’ve got a lot up our sleeve (even more so than Home-Improvement-ized version of Doom in the flyer suggests).
It’s a little earlier than normal at 9:30PM, so all of you who thought our normal start time on Sunday was too late are now obligated to come! It’s still pay what you can FYI. Get more details, RSVP, etc. here.
The Last Podcast Network is taking over The Regent Theater in DTLA on Wed. Dec. 11th at 8PM with live eps. of both their foundational podcasts Page 7 and Wizard and the Bruiser.
So, if you’re looking for the hottest goss (that’s actually funny) on celebrity dish or deep dive origin stories from every corner of the nerd universe from Jackie Zebrowski & Molly Knefel and Holden McNeely and Jake Young respectively, these are podcasts you should get into and a live taping that you should absolutely go to.
Tickets are $19.50 and you can (and very much should) get them here.
Kyle Ayers is a funny, funny man. Between his own stand-up, Boast Rattle, the podcast Never Seen It, and all the other crazy ideas that Ayers dreams up and makes a comedic golden reality, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed his comedic pursuits immensely over the years.
He’ll be recording an album over at one of our favorite places in LA (both for watching comedy and just to be at in general), Stories on Sat. Dec. 7th at 8PM. This does mean that Ayers will be recording this album outside and include all the ambient noise of a vibrant Echo Park on a Saturday night, which we’re confident he’ll make something truly special out of.
Get more details here.
We were certain that Dave Mizzoni and Matt Rogers’ queer trivia for straight men was going to get picked up as actual series somewhere and, lo and behold, we were right. GAYME SHOW! is going to be a show over at one of the newest streaming services out there, Quibi.
So, now that you know that, you best take your chance to catch GAYME SHOW! at the Satellite LA on Tues. Nov. 19th at 8:30PM. Tickets are $12 right now and you very should much pick them up here.
Well, after a hard fought month and a half of the top shelf long form improv from UCB’s Cagematch here in LA, the final championship showdown for the UCB LA Cagematch 2019 Winners Tournament will be this coming Wed., Oct. 30th at 11PM.
Lotta People Here Tonight (Shaun Diston and Devin Field) and The House of Gains (Brennan Lee Mulligan and Lou Wilson) will meet on the UCB Franklin stage to see who is the best of the best of the best and the Pasadena Plague (Ryan Hitchcock, Mark David Christenson, and Jane Kim) will be, of course, presiding over the final bout.
Tickets are $7 and you really ought to get them here before they sell out.
The comedy baseball mash-up phenomenon known as On Deck is having its “World Series”, just in time for a certain MLB World Series, with Megan Gailey’s Lucy Lucy Apple Juicys vs. Caitlin Weierhauser’s The Uncles. Both teams will be taking the stage together, trying to “smack” their punchlines/bits out of the park, one by one, making for a stand-up comedy experience like no other.
Join hosts/umpires Jamel Johnson, Courtney Karwal and Mike Mulloy to see who will the On Deck Commissioner’s Trophy. Tickets available here.
A new Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Eagle Rock has its doors open now and, along with it, one of its best shows, When Puppets Are Your Only Friends has returned as well.
Join multi-talented puppeteer/comedians Molly Fite and Jared Ramirez for their latest edition of the show in Bob Baker’s new spot next week on Mon. Oct. 28th. Joining them for puppets, bits, songs, and more (meant for 18 and older FYI) will be Wesley Doloris, Karl Herlinger, Eli Presser, Nox Berf as well as Bob Baker Marionettes and Joe Selph of Rene & His Artists.
Tickets are $20 and you can (and very much should) get them here.
The premise of an autobiography being acted out by someone else definitely has a spark for comedy. To have celebrities act each other’s autobiographies takes it to another level and that’s exactly what the internationally acclaimed live show Celebrity Autobiography from Eugene Pack (with Dayle Reyfel) aims to do. With this particular line-up that includes the likes of Will Forte, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner, and Laraine Newman, this particular edition of Celebrity Autobiography ought to be a barnburner of a comedy show.
Tickets for this edition, set for The Groundlings next month, are going for $25 and you can (and should) get them here.
Dubbed as “The Jokey Show”, Whitmer Thomas is indeed taking his monthly slot at The Satellite and having all the comics dress up as the fictional character from DC Comics, The Joker (which will even be more intriguing considering nearly all of the line-up is comprised of women). Apart from that, we’re guessing some of them will be doing a normal stand-up set, but, then again, maybe they’ll try doing stand-up as some iteration of The Joker, anywhere from Cesar Romero to Joaquin Phoenix.
In any case, we’re fully on board for this stunt and whatever it ends up being and definitely think you should be in attendance to see what happens. Also, the line-up is fantastic with-or-without a Joker costume. Get tickets here.