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TCB Debriefing 4/20-4/25/24: Kate Willett, Cole Escola, Chris Gethard/Eddie Pepitone, Cora Bora, Roots of Comedy, DINKS, Robot Dreams, Clue, Hyperobject, Flipside, 9 to 5, Free Ben Schwartz Tix

April 25, 2024

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1. Many a comedian has excavated their sexual history and proclivities for comedic material, but more often than not just for the spectacle of it and nothing else. There is nuance and finesse to being frank and completely and unforgivingly honest on a comedy stage, especially when it comes to about sex and relationships and one Kate Willett puts on one hell of a show doing just that. Her new hour special, Loopholes, is stellar display of dissecting what might be one of the most trodden upon topics in stand-up comedy, but, of course, done by a very thoughtful, crafty, and forward thinking Willett. Credit to her for infusing plenty of socialist, leftist twists throughout the hour as well. The phrase the “glass gutter” is still, in our minds, a sort of trailblazing sentiment put forth by Willett in a previous album and Loopholes offers a very enjoyable, very accessible look into vast swaths of spectrums that exists between dating and politics, even just on the left side of things.

Please enjoy Loopholes, now streaming on Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime.

2. Exquisite alt/indie/queer comedy is going Broadway, everyone. Cole Escola‘s play centered on Mary Todd Lincoln, “Oh, Mary!” is going to play at the Lyceum Theater this Summer and hopefully this will shake up Broadway forever (Variety).

3. Chris Gethard and Eddie Pepitone are going on tour. That’s pretty much all that needs to be said. Oh yeah, go get tix at chrisgeth.com.

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4. After years and years AND YEARS of scene stealing in pretty much everything she’s in, Meg Stalter (finally) is getting top billing with the indie comedy, Cora Bora, where Meg pretty much plays herself (a blessing for us all). Get your first look at Cora Bora with the official trailer here, then look for it in theaters on Jun. 14th.

5. PBS SoCal has tapped Jesus Trejo and a wondrous, diverse collection of stand-up comedians from around the country to explore the actual stories, “roots” if you will, behind the actual jokes that they tell on stage. Take a gander at the trailer for Roots of Comedy here

6. Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael are finally getting back to some of their improv roots with the new Marta Kauffman series DINKS (short for Dual Income No Kids) as it will be an improvisational multi-cam (Deadline). Perhaps, Scheer and Raphael getting to be a little Curb-esque might be the key to doing multi-cam in 2024?

7. The Creator and the upcoming J. Lo vehicle, Atlas, seemingly take an apologist view on A.I., but in the most maudlin way possible. Robot Dreams from Pablo Berger takes a much more whimsical route with a dog and robot becoming his new best friend (and got an Oscar nod to boot) that seems much more akin to Brian and Charles. Take a gander with the official trailer for Robot Dreams here, then look for it in theaters on May 31st.

8. A reimagining of Clue might be coming to a screen near you (yet again) as Sony and Hasbro have shaken hands to develop a project around the storied board game (Variety). The arms race between studios for toy based IP is well under way, in case you didn’t know, thanks to LEGO Movie and Barbie.

9. Adam McKay is getting into the podcast game with the likes of Connor Ratliff, James III, and Allan McLeod (Deadline). While less caustic and biting than Don’t Look Up, these Hyperobject Industries podcasts have an underlying missive about shaping cities and challenging corporate structures on top of talking about “Tiny Dinos”. Perhaps, it’s the next wave of edutainment.

10. Documentaries are getting meta/comedically self-reflexive and we’re into it. Check the trailer for Chris Wilcha’s Flipside coming soon from Oscilloscope Laboratories.

11. The seminal 80s comedy 9 to 5 is getting a reboot courtesy of Jennifer Aniston and Diablo Cody (Deadline). Since Cowboy Carter has a Dolly Parton cover on it, will Beyonce do a cover of the iconic theme? Kind of just makes sense.

12.We’ll leave you with this: Ben Schwartz is returning to The Orpheum Theater in LA on Sat. Oct. 5th (tix avail now) and your favorite Bureau might have some tickets if you want them. E-mail us at thecomedybureau@gmail.com to find out.

Pick of the Day: NYCF: Apocalypse Soon with Eddie Pepitone 11/12

November 9, 2022

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It should never be forgotten that Eddie Pepitone’s For The Masses was named as one of 2020’s best comedy specials, not only by us, but The NY Times. At such a low point, Pepitone’s humor is both the necessary medicine and sugar to help get through such a wildly dark time, probably unlike any that we’ve all collectively lived through in our lives.

Eddie has been that sort of comedian for decades now and, as such, should never be missed no matter what he’s up to, especially if he’s in town (like he is this week for The New York Comedy Festival). Specifically, Eddie will be doing a live taping of his podcast, Apocalypse Soon, at Caveat on Sat. Nov. 12th at 3PM. Tickets are $15 right now and $10 for a livestream.

As the fate of the US seems to hang in the balance of incoming election results, getting a ticket to see Eddie live right now will help. Do so here.

Pick of the Day: BUTT (in LA) 5/27

May 20, 2022

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If it is pure silliness you seek as a salve and an escape from the constantly mutating terror of our waking reality these days, one should look no further than the sketch duo of Joe McAdam and Chris Stephens, better known as BUTT.

Their ridiculousness is so often transcendent in such a hysterical way and has their absence due to the pandemic has left a void in our soul. Just thinking about their Yoda dating app sketch keeps us going many days that we’re particularly down.

It’s just fortunate for us all that Joe and Chris and their butts are returning to Dynasty Typewriter come next Fri. May 27th at 7:30PM PT with special guests Eddie Pepitone and Steph Tolev. It should be an undeniably rambunctious night of comedy that will make you forget, above all else, people are trying to distract themselves from the world by watching a horridly messy celebrity defamation trial.

Get tickets to the live, in-person return of BUTT for $20 right now here.

SXSW 2022 Announces SXSW Comedy Festival Line-Up for This Year (Yep, the First One Since 2020)

February 28, 2022

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In Jan./Feb. 2020, we were so excited that we were getting to go to SXSW for their big comedy shindig for the first time. For years, SXSW’s comedy off-shoot was a pretty big, fantastic swell of comedy in Austin, an already very solid, thriving comedy scene as is.

2020 was 2020 and, of course, that didn’t happen. SXSW was actually one of the world’s first major festivals to postpone indefinitely due to COVID-19.

Now, here in Feb. 2022, SXSW is thankfully resuming their comedy festival and are doing things up bigger than we remember from last time. From Mar. 11th-19th, those in attendance will get to see the comedy stylings of:

Alyssa Stonoha • Andy Haynes • Anthony Atamanuik • Blair Socci • Bonnie McFarlane • Bruce McCulloch • Byron Bowers • Camilla Cleese • Danielle Schneider • Doug Benson • Dulcé Sloan • Eddie Pepitone • Eleanor Kerrigan • Emma Willman • Ian Lara • Jessica Michelle Singleton • Jim Gaffigan • Joe DeRosa • John Cleese • John Gemberling • Jon Daly • Kiry Shabazz • Liza Treyger • Logan Guntzelman • Marina Franklin • Mary Lynn Rajskub • Matt Besser • Matthew Broussard • Mike Lawrence • Mike Yard • Mitra Jouhari • Nick Thune • Punkie Johnson • Rich Vos • Ricky Velez • Rosebud Baker • Sandy Honig • Scott Thompson • Sean Patton • Shane Torres • Stuart Goldsmith • Vanessa Gonzalez • Yamaneika Saunders

as well as special presentations/events:

Adult Swim Presents Three Busy Debras Season 2 Sneak Peek • ASSSSCAT (the first in-person since 2020) • The Comedian’s Comedian • A Night at the Comedy Store • Comedy with the Cleeses • The Creek & The Cave • Doug Loves Movies • Find Your Beach • Gotham Comedy Club • improv4humans • Matt Besser’s 420 Show • Roast Battle • The Stand NYC • Wide World of Dougs • Would You Bang Him?

Since SF Sketchfest had to postpone again, this will be the first big comedy festival of 2022 and you wouldn’t want to miss that, now would you?

If you don’t already have a badge for SXSW, you best get on that right now, right here.

Pick of the Day: Eddie Pepitone (in NYC) 10/4

August 19, 2021

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We have oft praised Eddie Pepitone for his comedy mastery and reaffirmed the idea that you should go see him at any and all times. For the longest time, our shout outs of his shows were relegated to LA dates, but, since we now cover comedy in NYC, we’re thrilled to tell you that Eddie has a headlining NYC date in the not so distant future.

On Mon. Oct 4th at 7:30PM ET, Eddie will play City Winery (w/JT Habersaat featuring). Truly, you should not miss a chance to see Eddie roar with his seemingly prophetic, yet always self-aware comedy (especially since the NY Times named his special For the Masses, the funniest comedy special of 2020).

Tickets are only $25 and you best go get them here right now.

Pick of the Day: Eddie Pepitone & Friends (in LA) 7/12

July 2, 2021

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The NY Times named Eddie Pepitone’s For the Masses 2020’s Funniest Comedy Special. That special just happened to be shot at Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth Theater back in 2019. We just happened to bare witness to one of the tapings and it remains as one of the best nights of stand-up comedy we’ve ever seen.

2 years and a a good portion of a pandemic later, Pepitone is back at the very same hallowed venue to rumble its walls and seats with rolling laughter (along with some pals in James Adomian, Dana Gould, JT Habersaat, and Steve Lolli) on Thurs. Jul. 12th at 8PM PT.

Tickets are $20 now and $25 on the day of and you best go get your tickets before they sell out.

Pick of the Day: Eddie Pepitone 3/24

March 11, 2021

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It’s quite unfortunate that the world has not really gotten to see Eddie Pepitone headline following The NY Times naming his latest special, For The Masses, as the Funniest Comedy Special of 2020. While the chance to see Pepitone headline a packed venue in person might be still relatively far off (and you can only see him on a regular basis during Live from the Bunker IG Live-streams), you’ll have a chance coming up to see Eddie do an extended virtual set.

On Wed. Mar. 24th at 5PM PT/8PM ET, Pepitone will bring his signature satirical rants and subversive meta commentary (online) at Nowhere Comedy Club. Eddie is one of the few comedians who’s energy can reach through the void of the Internet to still come through hilariously to whatever screen we’d be watching it on.

Tickets for this latest exclusive Pepitone performance are $10 (and $30 for a VIP meet-and-greet). You best go snag them up here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 40: 2020 Wrap-Up/Best of/Looking Forward (w/Joel Mandelkorn)

December 30, 2020

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2020. Was it the year that comedy took a “little nap”? Was it a year where the effects of the pandemic will forever change the business dynamics and artistic direction of the art form of comedy? Were the latest seasons of Corporate and What We Do In The Shadows some of the year’s best TV?

As it’s the last week of 2020, TCB’s Jake Kroeger gets to the bottom of all these questions in a very special, year-end wrap-up episode of the TCB Field Report. He’s joined by one of the sharpest minds in comedy, veteran indie comedy producer Joel Mandelkorn to shout out their favorite/most sturdy/noticeable things in comedy in 2020 as well as what lies ahead for comedy in 2021 if the world hasn’t sunk into total mayhem at that point.

Shout outs to: What We Do In The Shadows, Corporate, How To With John Wilson, Baited with Ziwe, Eddie Pepitone: For the Masses, @aparnapkin, @danadonly, @saraschaefer1, Comedy Crossing, and Laurie Kilmartin.

Follow Joel @cleftclips & Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen @hottub_show and please get Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).
Produced by Jake Kroeger
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Watch Eddie Pepitone Perform in a Little League Field Because That’s Where Live Comedy Can Happen Right Now

September 4, 2020

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Conventional live comedy that properly happens in a tightly packed, dark venue that, more often than not, serves alcohol, is still far off from happening like it used to because of COVID-19. For now, the world of attempting of live comedy is a crowded field of all sorts of experiments. Drive-ins, performing on one side of a glass door/window to an audience outside (i.e. watching folks perform like you’re at a zoo), or performing in the wide open outdoors in a park.

For the sake of social distancing, baseball fields seem to naturally delineate a more than healthy distance from the performer and, as one could figure, all performers are using an individual microphone. That was the set-up for the outdoor show that Eddie Pepitone did just a few days ago and, of course, Eddie is the perfect prophetic voice to yell jokes at a baseball diamond designed for children while the end times feel so close.

Filmmaker Steven Feinartz documented the outing and performance for us all to enjoy in (complete with dramatic score) here.

Here’s a Short Doc on my first show back this past weekend in Oxnard from @stevenfeinartz pic.twitter.com/oaEDQ6tYjm

— eddie pepitone (@eddiepepitone) September 3, 2020

Pick of the Day: Eddie Pepitone (Virtually Headlining)

September 3, 2020

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Eddie Pepitone’s latest special For The Masses is, for our money, still one of the very best hours of comedy this year. It’s a testament to trying to catch him whenever you can, no matter when, where, or which virtual platform he’s using.

Eddie has been continuing his Live From the Bunker series on IG Live, but the chance to see him headline is rather rare and, again, should not be missed whenever it comes around.

Luckily, you’ll get a chance to see Eddie virtually headline in what will be an international comedy stand-up show. The Comedy Club & BeComedy UK and All Things Comedy are all collaborating to bring an exclusive evening/afternoon of Pepitone with Stella Graham and Luca Capani featuring all across the pond.

This performance is set for Sun. Sept. 6th at 1PM PT/4PM ET/9PM BST and tickets are €11.50. You best get them here real quick.

Pick of the Day: Speechless 8/27

August 24, 2020

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At this point in time, PowerPoint presentations have been hijacked quite expertly by comedians to all sorts of comedic and satirical mischief. One of SF’s longer running innovative, indie comedy shows, Speechless, is specifically centered on the intersection between comedy and PowerPoint presentation with folks having to improvise an entire presentation with PowerPoint slides that they’ve never seen before.

Chaos abounds, in a very fun way of course, especially when comedians take to Speechless. An upcoming virtual edition on Thurs. Aug. 27th at 7PM PT/10PM ET will actually have Eddie Pepitone, Eliza Skinner, Colleen Smith, and Calum Grant slickly spinning their spiel into whatever their presentation has to be. It’s a fine, fine line-up and we can’t wait to see how they’ll dig themselves out whatever hole they’ll constantly be thrown into.

Tickets are $5* and you can (and should) go get them here.

*A percentage of the proceeds will go to ACLU.

Pick of the Day: An Evening with Butt & Friends 8/14

July 29, 2020

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If you’re looking for a hard break from reality right now and a nice cruise through the absurd, look no further than the sketch duo Butt (Joe McAdam & Chris Stephens). We feel lucky to have enjoyed some of the most brilliantly daft sketch comedy in person over the last few years and we have no doubt that they’ll cook up something as amazing and unabashedly silly for a live-stream.

Dynasty Typewriter, one of the main venues where they got to pull such shenanigans as introducing a dating app based off of different user-submitted pictures of Yoda and nothing else, is presenting a special virtual Evening with Butt & Friends next month, Fri. Aug. 14th at 7PM PT/10PM ET.

Joining Joe and Chris will be quite the very special handful of guests including Eddie Pepitone, Liza Treyger, and Tommy McNamara.

For all of this, tickets are only $5-$10, which is a steal if you ask us. Go get tickets for An Evening with Butt & Friends here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 17: Steven Feinartz & The Wait to See

July 22, 2020

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The Comedy Bureau Field Report welcomes its first director (of TV/film/documentary) Steven Feinartz who has helmed truly great stand-up specials and documentaries including Eddie Pepitone’s For The Masses and The Bitter Buddha. Steven zooms with TCB’s Jake Kroeger about the persisting lockdown affecting production and how he might approach shooting stand-up/comedy right at this moment. Also, they get into on comedy festivals going virtual, SNL’s possible return to studio 8H, LA’s The Satellite turning into a restaurant to survive, and a robust discussion about cancel culture and where it is now.

Follow Steven @stevenfeinartz on Twitter and Instagram and check out his filmography that also includes Please Understand Me, The Lot, and Bill Burr Presents The Ringers at stevenfeinartz.com.

“Super Serious” Offers an Oral History of LA Indie Stand-Up Scene in a Gorgeous Coffee Table Book

It’s unclear as to exactly what was going on in 2010 in LA comedy, but it was the starting point of almost everything that makes it special now (well, right before COVID-19 struck anyway). The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail started around then, WTF with Marc Maron was picking up steam and kickstarted LA’s comedy podcast explosion, and even we had our humble beginnings around then. Also, so many indie comedy shows popped in and around LA giving the LA comedy scene the sort of connective tissue that it was missing years prior.

One such show is The Super Serious Show and, as they’ve kept their high flying variety show going for a decade between a handful of unique, wondrous venues around LA, they’ve seen the ebbs and flows, the new, the old, the highs, the shifts, the rumblings, the lows, and everything in between that has been going in the venerable indie LA comedy scene, especially when it comes to stand-up. Thus, Super Serious Show co-creator and portrait photographer Mandee Johnson assembled a lovely and exhaustive oral history of the comedy scene here in LA, accented by her signature polaroid portraiture of the hundreds and hundreds of performers that have stepped on The Super Serious Show stage. Contributors to this special oral history entitled Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy include Hasan Minhaj, Rory Scovel, Anthony Jeselnik, Karen Kilgariff, Baron Vaughn, Dave Anthony, Andy Kindler, Natalie Palamides, Kristen Schaal, Ron Funches, Reggie Watts, Rachel Bloom, Dana Gould, Eddie Pepitone, Cameron Esposito and dozens more.

If you’re as obsessive about comedy as we are, it’s definitely a must have for your coffee table (or whatever table you have). Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy is available for pre-order now and will be released on Aug. 18th from Andrews McMeel Publishing. Given how there are plenty of shipping delays for non-essential items these days in the U.S., best to put your order in now. Get more details and get your copy here.

Fun news alert: We have a BOOK!

Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy is available for pre-sale NOW!

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— Super Serious Show (@seriousshow) July 14, 2020

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 13: Eddie Pepitone Takes Over

June 24, 2020

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The great Eddie Pepitone stops by, virtually, to Zoom with TCB’s Jake Kroeger as his brand new hour special For The Masses just got released this week. Pepitone’s particular brand of satirical dark comedy is almost tailor made for the time that we’re living in and that’s clearly evident in their conversation that wanders around Eddie’s visions of his past, present in the pandemic, and future for whatever that may be. Also, Jake manages to squeeze in a bit of news about Boots Riley’s new series and saving Astronomy Club.

Follow Eddie and everything he’s doing at eddiepepitone.com and get For The Masses here.

Sign the petition to save Astronomy Club here.

Eddie Pepitone’s “For The Masses” Might Be the Sort of Dark Comedy Stand-up Special You Need Right Now

June 23, 2020

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Though it was shot over a year ago and the world is such a wildly different place than it was in February 2019, the words, rants, bits, and asides of Eddie Pepitone in his latest hour special For The Masses is more relevant than ever.

For The Masses is the perfect title for Pepitone’s latest (on top of being his best hour yet). Eddie’s stand-up is simultaneously for the disenfranchised/a challenge to the power structures that surround us all as well as an exquisite deconstruction of the comedic form (as Eddie is famous for going on tangents, commenting on tangents, and bringing it all back somehow). That has been Pepitone’s brand for decades at this point, but there is a special spirit that is caught in this Pepitone special, directed by frequent collaborator Steven Feinartz. There is an electricity throughout the crowd (full disclosure, we were there) and Eddie was as sharp as we’ve ever seen him. There is always an air of dark comedic prophecy that comes with Eddie’s stand-up that gets joyfully contrasted with abject silliness and absurdity. Whether it’s about late capitalism, dictators, or how Eddie specifically envisions how forgetful he would get as his brain deteriorates with age, Pepitone is one of the best when it comes to reckoning with genuine dark comedy that’s so unbelievably funny.

Eddie Pepitone: For The Masses just released today. You can get it here. Go get and enjoy the special that is pretty in line with the zeitgeist though it was taped several months ago.

Here’s a bit of a teaser by the way.

My new special FOR THE MASSES is now on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play and more! Go watch it before I die!!! Album out too! Directed by @stevenfeinartz Get it here: https://t.co/mBACExgUaK pic.twitter.com/FMnwH8HCRu

— eddie pepitone (@eddiepepitone) June 23, 2020

Eddie Pepitone’s Latest Hour Special “For The Masses” Due Out on Jun. 23rd

May 28, 2020

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Last year, we bore witness to the furious comedic majesty that is the words, bits, rants, asides, meta commentary, and righteous yelling that is the stand-up of one, Eddie Pepitone for his latest special, For the Masses. We don’t want to get into too much detail as the release of the special and album is just about a month away.

We will say that this special and, well, Eddie Pepitone might be one of the comedic voices you’d most like to hear right now. Undeniably funny, incredibly self-aware, but oh-so cathartic, Eddie Pepitone always manages to spread joy while screaming his thoughts/tweets on the top of metaphorical mountain. For The Masses, directed by Steven Feinartz, captures that spirit.

We’ll keep you in the loop as the release looms closer, but mark done Jun. 23rd for the premiere/release of For The Masses from 800 Pound Gorilla.

Handy Dandy Guide to Weekly/Daily Comedy Livestreams (While We’re All Hunkered Down))

Though it was for a terrible reason, the world of comedy has pretty much pivoted on a dime (with growing pains to be sure) into a cornucopia of live-streaming through several online platforms. Two weeks into a good majority of the major comedy hubs of LA and NYC being sheltered in home, there have already been a whole row of weekly and even daily livestreams featuring your favorite comedians and comedy folks. Best of all, you don’t have to live in LA or NYC or really anywhere to see these. Many are free or for donations and can be seen so long as your WiFi is solid. Also, that means many of the best comedians around the country will be showing up on all sorts of shows as they just have to join in on Instagram Live, Twitch, Zoom, etc.

For the time being, these livestream shows have set up shop and will be here every week or most days of the week to keep you from going entirely insane while being stuck at home. Take note that there are plenty of one-off special events that are happening as well not mentioned here. Check our listings frequently for when and where those shows will be happening.

Obviously, we’ll update this post the more that we find.

Comedy Quarantine-daily stand-up show, Monday-Friday at 7pm PST/10PM on Instagram Live @comedyquarantine, hosted by Barbara Gray and Teresa Lee, donations accepted for comedians and COVID-19 relief.

Eddie Pepitone: Live From the Bunker-live rants and guest interviews from Eddie Pepitone, Monday-Friday, 4PM PST/7PM EST on Instagram Live @eddiepep, free.

Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen (Home Edition)-same great weekly stand-up show with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal on Mondays at 8PM PST/11PM PST at http://holdthephone.tv/, donations accepted for comedians and COVID-19 relief.

New Material Show with Maria Bamford-Maria Bamford works out 1/2 hour of new material Monday-Friday 3PM PST/6PM EST on Zoom, donate $5 or more to food bank or Venmo $1 to @maroo-bamfoo.

February 25, 2020

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This Thursday, it will have been a year since Peacock started prancing around Club Tee Gee over in the lovely part of LA known as Atwater Village. In that time, it has quickly grown into a neatly packed and produced, tight stand-up show that has become a neighborhood (and LA) favorite on Thursday nights. Going for an entire year, especially when you’re maintaining a high quality show every week is incredibly difficult and deserves a nod of admiration (in person at this week’s show preferably)

So, join host Kiran Deol and a very, very special, extra stacked line-up all for the always nice price of a $5 suggested donation to celebrate Peacock’s One Year Anniversary.

February 18, 2020

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This night both offers a spectacular spread of comedy with the brilliant minds of Dana Gould, Eddie Pepitone, and Hannah Einbinder that span several generations of comedy, but you also will be supporting the Yard Theater, run by the incomparable John Ennis, and its expansion to having shows and mics and so much more open to the public.

This benefit for an LA indie comedy venue/show you should absolutely not miss for the truly splendid trio that are so funny in so many different, unique ways is happening next week. Please, go get your tickets here.

October 2, 2019

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If you follow us, you ought to know that The Super Serious Show is something that you should always be in attendance for as they always have a magnificent line-up featuring all sorts of comedy, both of stage and screen.

This edition for Oct. 2019 is no different as you can see above. In fact, this month, you’ll get to see, in addition to the fantastic comedic stylings of Byron Bowers, Lizzy Cooperman, James Fritz, Eddie Pepitone, Taylor Tomlinson, and host/headliner Asif Ali, My Favorite Murder’s Karen Kilgariff return to the stage and short films from the TBS-made-a-huge-mistake-by-shelving-their-brilliant-series sketch group The Dress Up Gang.

That should be more incentive than usual, which is a lot, to show up for this Super Serious Show.

You can tickets now for $7 (they’ll be $10 cash at door). Please do so here.

January 28, 2019

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We sincerely hope that Eddie Pepitone goes down in comedy history as one of the greats. Pepitone is a truly electrifying performer that somehow makes every performance special and enthralling even if you know some of the material by heart.

Thus, you should definitely be in the room when his latest special is being taped next month at Dynasty Typewriter. There are two shows on Sat., Feb. 16th, 8PM & 10PM, that you can attend. Also, Dana Gould will be featuring and Caitlin Gill will be hosting, which might just be more brilliant comedy than we all deserve.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door and you can and very much should get them here and here respectively

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

September 27, 2018

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LA’s legendary weekly variety show celebrates its first year at its new home, but its magnanimous 13th year of bringing the best live entertainment ‘round midnight.

So, do not miss out on what will be an extravaganza of stand-up, sketch, music, magic, jugglers, etc. etc. as well as another chance to see LA’s comedy treasure, Ron Lynch.

Get tickets here.

August 17, 2018

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Boast Rattle is gathering the best of the best that can compliment one another in joke form for their “Rattle of Champions” next week at Dynasty Typewriter.

You should never miss this show, but this special champions round ought to be a doozy.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Get advance tickets here.

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

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

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