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Pick of the Day: Jay Larson Live Taping (in LA) 9/17
September 7, 2023
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One of the keenest observers and storytellers in comedy is, without a doubt, Jay Larson. To this day, he still has one of the most popular sets on Conan and, for our money, has some of the best crowd work questions. Larson has been the type of comedian for several years now, making his performances a delight whenever/wherever they happen.

With that in mind, Larson is doing a very special taping of his “signature bits” in the intimate space of the Belly Room at The Comedy Store. Don’t miss Jay essentially doing his “greatest hits” once more on Sun. Sept. 17th at 7PM & 9:30PM. Tickets are only $10 (+ 2 drink min.). Go get them here and here, respectively.

TCB Debriefing 7/25/23: Comedy Store Paid Regulars, Strange Planet, Rachel Bloom, Poor Things, Craig Ferguson, Sam Bee
July 25, 2023
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1. The Comedy Store just celebrated Names Night, christening their latest round of Paid Regulars. That includes Dulce Sloan, Luke Schwartz, Hormoz Rashidi, Saul Trujillo, Matt Lockwood, Dave Waite, King Congdon, Sara Weinshenk, Bruce Gray, Shapel Lacey, Laura Peek, Amy Miller, and Quincy Weekley.

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2. Strange Planet, the webcomic sensation turned best selling book is now going to be the latest reason that you’ll have to go in on  if you don’t already have it. See for yourself with the first official trailer here with what might be the best comic adaptation we’ve seen in quite some time (yes, that does mean shots fired at MCU and DCEU).

3. Rachel Bloom set the TV world ablaze with the beautifully genre-bending, hilarious Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and is set to do the same with her one-woman musical comedy, Death, Let Me Do My Show at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off Broadway (Deadline). Bloom’s time on Broadway or on Off-Broadway is far past due. Previews begin Sept. 6th, so you best watch for tickets on her socials very soon.

4. Poor Things, the latest work from one of the great comedy auteurs of our time, Yorgos Lanthimos, will be an early holiday gift as the release date just got pushed back to Dec. 8th (Collider).

5. A mockumentary feature about producers not getting their act together gets a SAG-AFTRA waiver to move forward with production (Deadline). Can’t imagine this being done without addressing the strike and AMPTP.

6. A brand new podcast for iHeart simply called, Joy, marks the official entry of once late night talk show mainstay Craig Ferguson into the podcast realm (even though he did a SiriusXM radio show that you could listen to like a podcast online). Just a polite reminder here that some of the best interviews and monologues in late night came from Ferguson and CBS barely put any of it on YouTube.

7. Though Full Frontal has been gone from TBS for some time now, Samantha Bee is still front and center with her current live show Your Favorite Woman: The Joys of Sex Education. If you’re just hearing about it for the first time, fret not, as she has just extended her tour by adding 17 more dates in North America (Deadline).

8. Speaking of late night, it’s undeniable that there’s a bit of a void without topical jokes being delivered in some fashion on a nightly basis by someone who isn’t Greg Gutfeld.

Pick of the Day: Family Dinner with Jodie Sweetin (in LA) 3/11
February 28, 2023
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The overwhelming majority of what you can see at the legendary Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip is some of the biggest names and the up-and-comers nipping at their heels doing stand-up. That said, there are things that a little offbeat that happen upstairs in The Belly Room such as an entire family style dinner/comedy talk show that the one and only Full House star Jodie Sweetin hosts.

Each comedian on the line-up brings their very own dish to share and enjoy (or, conversely, be curious about?), which provides for the wondrous experience of getting all the fun of a chaotic family dinner, but not having to deal with your very own family. This round of Family Dinner with Jodie Sweetin is set for Sat. Mar. 11th at 8PM at The Comedy Store with comedians LA scene favorite Rob Haze, director of Comedy Store docu-series Mike Binder, and delightful comedy multi-hypehate Vanessa Guerrero.

Tix are $15 (plus 2 drink min.) and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

 

Pick of the Day: Fictional Roast: Santa (in LA) 12/22
December 14, 2022
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If you’re more into the Violent Night or Christmas Bloody Christmas this holiday season, you’re probably not in the market for a typical yuletide-tinged comedy show that’s perhaps just stories about dealing with your family during December.

What you might be more into is a full tilt roast of the figure head of Christmas himself, Santa Claus. Thankfully, that exact thing is happening at The Comedy Store thanks to Eddie Furth and Ryan Pigg, the minds behind Historical Roasts on Netflix, with a Fictional Roast: Santa Claus. Comedians donning the characters of Mrs. Claus, The Grinch, Scrooge, Rudolph, Frosty, and a Christmas Tree will all assemble as the dais for sending up the jolly saint.

This Fictional Roast of Santa Claus is set for Thurs. Dec. 22nd at 8PM, up in The Belly Room of The Comedy Store. Tickets are $15 and we suggest you go snag them now here as space there is limited.

 

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 47: Leonard Robinson & New (Inclusive) Frontiers
February 17, 2021
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A member of the Groundlings Main Company, Comedy Store regular, and Taurean on Insecure, Leonard Robinson joins TCB’s Jake Kroeger  to talk on how the Groundlings have survived/thrived through both virtual improv/sketch shows almost kind of like they used to do in person (with a few clever changes for Zoom) and how they’re moving forward with diversity and inclusion measures (even beyond what they were already doing before last summer). Also, Robinson gives just a little insight on Insecure season 5 and “hot” takes on the Phoebe Waller-Bridge/Donald Glover reboot of Mr & Mrs. Smith and the reopening of Cap City and The Creek & The Cave down in Austin, TX.

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Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
November 7, 2019
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It’s so rare to seem someone great actual headline in LA, much less at The Comedy Store.

So, you really ought to not miss your chance to see the one and only Eric Andre, harbinger of (comedic) chaos, do his latest hour up in The Comedy Store’s Belly Room next Fri., Nov. 15th at 8PM. We’re not sure exactly what’s going to happen, but that is part of the thrill of seeing Eric Andre live these days, especially on this Legalize Everything Tour. 

Tickets are only $15 (+ 2 item min.). Go get them before they sell out here.
May 27, 2019
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Since Historical Roasts just dropped on Netflix today, we only feel it only appropriate to give you a heads up on what certainly will be an inappropriate evening, a Historical Roast of Mother Teresa at the Comedy Store this week. This might actually be the most prestigious dais they’ve had on a roast with Gandhi, Princess Di, Mr. Rogers, Jesus, Oprah, Martin Luther King Jr., and Pope John Paul II.

The original co-reators and hosts Eddie Furth and Ryan Pigg of the show will be presiding over the evening in the Belly Room of The Comedy Store (so you best get your tickets quick). Do so here. 
January 21, 2019
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Sure sounds like Jay Larson and company will share stories of their best, most outrageous, epic pranks with this special evening of comedy and storytelling at The Comedy Store’s Belly Room. We’d bet that you’ll both wonder how they got away with it to tell you the tale and be glad that you’re not part of the story.

Get your tickets (note: there is a 2 drink min.) for the 23rd here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more at www.thecomedybureau.com.
December 5, 2018
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With the horrific damage that the fires took on California, there are plenty of big, fantastic benefit shows coming up that will raise money for victims of said fires.

This includes:

Judd & Adam & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Dec. 14th 8PM (currently sold out)

Holidaze! @ Dynasty Typewriter Fri. Dec. 14th 7PM, $15 in adv., $20 at door

The Comedy Store Festival @ Fonda Theatre Sat Dec. 15th 8PM $46-$131

If you can swing it, you should go to all of them as they’re all very stacked line-ups and, in the spirit of the holidays, it’s a great opportunity to give to people very much in need.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
September 26, 2018
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If your interest is peaked by Netflix’s recent series order for Historical Roast (or you’re already a fan), then you might want to go to the very next edition of Historical Roast at The Comedy Store Belly Room where legendary pro wrestler Andre the Giant will be the target/guest of honor to see it up close all for yourself.

Tickets are $5 (plus a 2 drink minimum) and you can (and should) go get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Julie Seabaugh’s “Ringside at Roast Battle” Captures the History of the International Comedy Phenomenon
August 8, 2018
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Roast Battle is, at this point in time, one of the most exciting series on Comedy Central’s schedule, a partial lifeblood of The Comedy Store, officially franchised to several countries around the world, and proof positive that any taboo subject can be made into comedy. 

It wasn’t too long ago that two open mic’ers were stopped short of a full brown brawl at the parking lot of The Comedy Store and subsequently told to write and deliver roast jokes about each other.

Ringside at Roast Battle: The First Five Years of LA’s Fight Club for Comedians by Julie Seabaugh (one of the most veteran comedy journalists around) captures all of that history from inception to its current status as an international sensation in this book. it should only come as a little surprising that the rise of a trash talking contest is fraught with drama and Julie, one of Roast Battle’s most frequent attendants, tackles it all in wondrous detail. The accompanying photos in the book are taken by Roast Battle’s photographer, Troy Conrad.

Ringside at Roast Battle, just released today, is a marvelous edition of comedy history that’s still happening and you can and very much should go get it here.
July 3, 2018
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Really, you should be taking any opportunity to catch Mike O’Brien, but this upcoming show this Sunday ought to be pretty special. The line-up includes the current host of MST3K, Esposito who just released a great special Rape Jokes, and a comedic performance artist extraordinaire whose viral videos you’ve probably have seen many times over.

Really, we have a feeling this will be worth finding parking on the Sunset Strip. 

Get tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
April 29, 2018
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Man oh man, we’ve got a whole lot of tickets to giveaway to some really amazing shows including:Eddie Pepitone’s solo show, Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen, and the always fun 4:20 induced Gateway Show.

If you want to win a pair of tickets to any of these, please enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways
November 15, 2017
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Corinne Fisher and Krystyna Hutchinson, the hosts of the famed Guys We F*cked podcast, have just released a book, F*cked: Being Sexually Exploitative and Self-Confident in a World That’s Screwed, and, of course, are on a book tour.

One of their stops will be here in LA at the Main Room of The Comedy Store this Sunday and you ought to get tickets sooner rather than later. Do so here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
June 14, 2017
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For one night only, Paul Mooney will be headlining The Comedy Store. No need for further explanation.

Tickets are $35-$50 plus a 2 drink minimum. 

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 8/22
August 20, 2016
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Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 8/22

I Seem Fun: The Diary of Jen Kirkman, Reggie Watts & Karen, The Cooties, Rory Scovel, and much much more.
July 31, 2016
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This is taking place on Wednesday, August 3rd at 7PM at The Main Room of The Comedy Store. Admission is $20 or $50 including purchase of book in addition to 2 drink minimum.

Get more details and tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

So Here Are Some Clips of That “Roast Battle” That Everyone Keeps Talking About
April 26, 2015
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If you haven’t been able to cram yourself into The Comedy Store’s Belly Room on late Tuesday nights, you have been missing out.

Brian Moses and Rell Battle have made one of LA’s truly hottest shows (just check LA Weekly and Vulture),  by pitting comics together a la a rap battle and have switched bars for roast jokes. 

Roast Battle is probably one of the best things The Comedy Store has had in a long time and it’s only a matter of time before it gets even more notoriety. Roastmaster General Jeff Ross has become a regular fixture on the show as a judge.

So, as many folks can’t get out to the Sunset Strip by midnight on a Tues., here are choice clips of some memorable past Roast Battles including:

Candice Thompson vs. Virginia Collins

Jamar Neighbors vs. Jesus Trejo

Sarah Tiana vs. Pete C

So far, they keep making “to watch” lists and have been to SXSW, Riot LA, and will go to the NY Comedy Fest. 

Louis C.K. on “Deflategate”, The Caveat Playing Arenas, and Not Being Passed at The Comedy Store
January 28, 2015
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Odds are that you’ve already gotten Louis C.K.: Live at The Comedy Store. If not, you should.

In either case, you can enjoy more of C.K. chatting with David Letterman about his “deflategate” theory as well as the weird obstacles one faces when performing stand-up in an arena like Madison Square Garden and circumventing getting passed at The Comedy Store.

Comedy Central Airing Two Comedy Specials From Ari Shaffir in 2015
December 29, 2014
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Both of Ari Shaffir’s most recent stand-up specials, Passive Aggressive and Paid Regular, will be premiering on network TV on Comedy Central in 2015. 

Though Passive Aggressive was shot years ago, it’s still rare for a single comedian to have two specials premiere on the same network in the same year.

Paid Regular will air on Fri. Jan. 16th at midnight and Passive Aggressive will air on Fri. Mar. 13th also at midnight.

Along with the premiere of the storytelling show that Shaffir hosts, This Is Not Happening, Ari should have quite the 2015.

Watch Trailer for Jerrod Carmichael’s HBO Special “Love at The Store”
September 16, 2014
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HBO is setting to close out the year strong with their comedy specials. They just scored their highest rated comedy special with Bill Maher’s Live From D.C. in five years and they’re about to premiere Jerrod Carmichael’s first televised appearance in the form of an hour stand-up special next month.

Here’s a new trailer for Jerrod Carmichael’s Love at the Store directed by Spike Lee.

Please mark Sat. Oct. 4th 10PM on wherever you remind yourself to do/watch things so you won’t forget to watch.

Jerrod Carmichael’s First Hour Special ‘Love at The Store’ Premieres in Oct. on HBO
August 18, 2014
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On Oct. 4th at 10PM, HBO will not only be airing the first special from the hysterical Jerrod Carmichael, but they will be actually airing the very first stand-up performance from Jerrod on TV ever.

It’s amazing that Jerrod will be make his televised stand-up debut on an HBO special presented by Funny or Die and there’s a very good reason for that. What we saw at the taping is what we’ve seen here in LA for years with Carmichael having such an ease and command of the stage at the same time, delivering his hard hitting jokes a relaxed subtlety. 

Here’s a promo for the special titled Love at The Store, taped live at The Comedy Store, directed by Spike Lee. 

Nick Youssef Recording Comedy Album Next Week
June 14, 2014
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Nick Youssef Recording Comedy Album Next Week

Make a weekend of heading south and hitting up the La Jolla Comedy Store for Nick Youssef’s comedy album recording. He’s doing four shows over Fri. Jun. 20th & Jun. 21st.

Don’t miss out on what should be a lovely weekend south of LA as well as what should be a great recording.

Jerrod Carmichael Getting HBO Hour Stand Up Special Directed by Spike Lee
April 30, 2014
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It’s been a true privilege getting to see one of the best up and coming comedians (he’s one of the few to receive our Tip of the Hat) in Jerrod Carmichael rise virtually from the ground up here in LA. The fact that he’s getting an HBO stand-up special presented by Funny or Die directed by Spike Lee makes this even more amazing.

The tapings will happen at The Comedy Store, which hasn’t had a televised comedy special done within its walls in quite some time, perhaps since HBO’s Young Comedians over 30 years ago. If you want to go, there will be two shows, Wed. May 7th at 8PM and 10:30PM and free to attend with RSVP.

Ian Edwards Taping His Debut Comedy Album This Weekend at La Jolla Comedy Store
March 7, 2014
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Ian Edwards Taping His Debut Comedy Album This Weekend at La Jolla Comedy Store

It’s been a long time coming for the very funny Ian Edwards to make a comedy album and, if you’re anywhere around La Jolla, CA tonight and tomorrow, you’re not going to want to miss Edwards do so with taping his very first comedy album.

He’s playing four shows at the La Jolla Comedy Store and you can your tickets here.

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