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The 6th Annual L.A Podcast Has Earlybird Tickets Now on Sale and Will Be in DTLA

The LA Podcast Festival is now in its sixth year and, if you’ve ever been to it, you’d know that it’s an institution with a fiercely loyal following at this point.

WTF with Marc Maron, My Favorite Murder, The Jackie & Laurie Show, The Dork Forest, The Dollop, Comedy Film Nerds, Bertcast, We Hate Movies, Mental Illness Happy Hour w/ Paul Gilmartin, & Cashing In w/ T.J. Miller and host Cash Levy are just a handful of the podcasts that are confirmed for this year’s LA Podcast Festival.

Moving from Beverly Hills to Downtown LA at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, the festival will take place from Friday, October 6th-Sunday, October 8th.

Earlybird tickets are now on sale for $99, which you should get in on since you’ll save $50 from the regularly priced pass.

Comedy Crawl & Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week

February 6, 2017

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Comedy Crawl & Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week

Whether you need an emotional chaser for however you’re feeling after the Super Bowl or you need a laugh in general or you need a place to work your craft or get something off your chest (in a comedic way), we’ve got you covered within the Greater LA Area.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week

February 5, 2017

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Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week

If you need a laugh somewhere in the greater LA area, we got you covered.

February 2, 2017

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Lucha VaVoom’s first show of 2017 will be a “Twisted Valentine” combining, as always, Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy.

Between their two shows on February 8th and 9th at The Mayan, you’ll get Ron Funches and Dan Harmon will join hosts Blaine Capatch and Jeff Davies on top of all the crazy, high flying action that will be going down.

Get your tickets fast as Lucha VaVoom tends to sell out. Tickets are going for $40-$55 here.

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

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week

January 29, 2017

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Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week

From 1/29 onwards, we got plenty of stand-up, improv, sketch, experimental comedy, musicals, podcasts, etc. worth checking out in LA.

January 27, 2017

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Robert Buscemi and Sofiya Alexandra’s Surprise!, an uber-cool show where they only reveal the address of the “tucked away” venue and keep everything else (you guessed it) a surprise, is returning tomorrow.

They’ll be at the Brewery Artists Lofts near Lincoln Heights at 8:30PM this Saturday. You can find out a few more details here.

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

January 22, 2017

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The short form TV LA institution Channel 101 makes it return, finally, for 2017.

It’s some of the most fiercely independent TV made anywhere and, as always, voted on and renewed directly by the people watching it.

So, make sure to catch the first batch of Channel 101 this Saturday. More details here.

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

The 2017 Riot LA Comedy Festival Is Less Than a Week Away

January 14, 2017

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Lindsay Ames’ My Diary, The Best Friends Show with Kim and Aliya, Literary Death Match with Adrian Todd Zuniga, Crabapples with Bobcat Goldthwait and Caitlin Gill, and Crane’s Bar (as shown above) are just a few of the lovely things to be at this year’s Riot LA Comedy Festival.

There will also be a round of Todd Barry’s Crowd Work Tour, an international comedy showcase, a best of the best short film showcase, and plenty more even beyond that (as you can see in the flyer below).

In short, it’s something that you’ll want to go to in you’re in town, whether you see comedy a lot like we do or not.

As we already pointed out, January 19th-22nd, the dates for Riot LA, are less than a week away and so get your passes, tickets ASAP (My Favorite Murder, Ali Wong, and more have already sold out) here.

Comedy Crawl and Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week 12/5/16

December 4, 2016

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Comedy Crawl and Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week 12/5/16

Whether you want to watch stand-up, sketch, or improv or do stand-up open mic, sketch mic, or improv jam, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s the Official Riot LA 2017 Comedy Festival Line-Up Announcement Video Complete with a Stacked Line-Up and Watermelons

November 29, 2016

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One of LA’s best festivals Riot LA is coming back very soon, January 19th-22nd in fact.

Some of the best comedy from around LA, the country, and the world are coming to DTLA next month including Mel Brooks, Ali Wong, Rachel Bloom, Todd Barry, Rory Scovel, Tig Notaro, John Early, Aparna Nancherla, Daniel Sloss, Brew Haha, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, Josie Long, Jo Firestone, Dr. Katz, and plenty, plenty more.

See those names scroll by as you watch watermelons get destroyed with a mallet that’s somehow not held by Gallagher in this announcement video.

After that, you can buy tickets or passes (Premium goes for $159.50 and are subject to limited availability) here.

November 29, 2016

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If you haven’t been to LA’s Chinatown in awhile, this Bob’s Burgers art show would be the perfect reason to go check out a neighborhood that’s slowly, but surely getting revitalized.

Also, it’s hard to beat gourmet burgers at a Bob’s Burgers live event.

The rest of our comedy show, event, open mic, and map listings can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

While it’s a pretty bold statement to call something The Biggest Show, this benefit for Young Storytellers might actually get into some superlative territory.

Seth Rogen, Jordan Peele, Nasim Pedrad, Tony Hale, Thomas Middleditch, Natasha Rothwell, Charlie Day, John Cho, Yvonne Orji, Martin Starr, Danny Pudi, Busy Phillips, Max Greenfield, Georgia King, Kimberly Herbert Gregory, and hosts The Sklar Brothers will all perform scripts written by 5th graders for this Biggest Show.

Proceeds go to Young Storytellers, which is a non-profit that connects film and TV professionals with public school students in order to foster their own short screenplay.

The Biggest Show 2016 is set for next week on Thursday, October 20th at 8PM at The Novo DTLA in LA Live. Tickets for standing room are available for $25 and you can (and should) get them here.

5th Annual Riot LA Comedy Festival to Have Mel Brooks, Ali Wong, Dr. Katz Live, and More

October 11, 2016

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Just a few weeks after new year, when hopefully the world is back on its way to some sort of normalcy, the 5th Annual Riot LA Comedy Festival will have its run and bring some much needed comedic relief to any and all in DTLA from Jan. 20th-22nd.

So far, the festival is looking to go bigger for 2017 as the venues will be bigger and they’re going to have a ferris wheel. That’s in addition to a screening of Blazing Saddles complete with Q&A with Mel Brooks, Ali Wong headlining, a brand new round of Dr. Katz Live!, and much more TBA soon.

Passes and tickets will go on sale at riotla.com this Friday, October 14th at 10AM PDT, but there’s a AMEX and Goldenvoice pre-sale on Thursday at 10AM PDT as well.

August 19, 2016

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Neal Brennan is taping a special for his special solo show 3 Mics for Netflix next month. RSVP for your free tickets here.

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

August 13, 2016

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Tickets are on sale from $25.50-$52.50 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

Please Support the Return of Echoes Under Sunset

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Please Support the Return of Echoes Under Sunset

Echoes Under Sunset was as DIY of a place as you could get and both figuratively and literally an underground venue, but it still managed to get voted as one of LA Weekly’s Best New Comedy Club and had a hell of a run over four years.

It gave a stage to open micers, up and comers, people who just got their break and pros and was definitely addition to the LA comedy scene.

After unceremoniously being shut down, Christian Chavez, the owner and proprietor, has been eyeing a return for Echoes in the already cool, but still booming neighborhood of Little Tokyo, just a couple miles of away from Echo Park, the original home of Echoes Under Sunset.

He’s already got a space picked out, but he needs help with making the space into the wondrous comedy venue that he once had including sound equipment, lighting, flooring, furniture, stage, etc.

This new Echoes has a GoFundMe set up for $50K and we highly urge you to contribute and donate at the link above.

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The short form TV institution known as Channel 101 is finally back with its latest edition and, as always, it’s free to attend. Get more details here.

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

Poster by Julian Marcel

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Spend an evening with the one and only Tig Notaro at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday, July 30th at 8:30PM.

Tickets are $20-$45 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

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Comedian Shane Mauss and his show A Good Trip will take you through the ins and outs including the history and science of psychedelics and will follow up with an open discussion as part of the Aware Project’s Psychedelic Awareness Salon.

It’s at Au Lac in Downtown LA (710 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA) on Wednesday, July 27th at 7PM.

Tickets are $15 for pre-sale and $20 at door with a 2 item minimum at the show.

You can (and should) get your tickets here.

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

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HBO, Alamo Drafthouse, and The Regent present a special sneak preview of the first two episodes of the upcoming Vice Principals starring Danny McBride and Walton Goggins on Tuesday, July 12th at 8PM at The Regent Theater (448 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA).

Admission is free with RSVP and you can (and should) get in on that here.

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

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Tickets are $10-$30 with a two item minimum and you can (and should) get them here.

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

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Brett Gelman will be on hand to give a special sneak preview of his latest “Dinner” special at Adult Swim with director Jason Woliner at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel this Tuesday, June 28th at 8PM (Doors at 7PM).

Admission for this premiere of Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America is free with RSVP right here.

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

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Adult Swim is holding a premiere party for season 4 of Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule that’s free (with RSVP). New episodes will be screened and the one and only Dr. Steve Brule will make an appearance.

It’s all happening at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA on Friday, June 10th at 7PM (Doors at 6PM). You can RSVP here.

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

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David Cross is playing the gorgeous Palace Theatre in downtown LA next week on Saturday May 14th at 8PM.

Tickets are $39.50 at Ticketmaster.

Get them ASAP here.

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

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This will be a benefit for The Hillary [Clinton] Victory Fund at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA next week on Thursday, April 28th at 8PM.

Tickets are $100-$1000.