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Pick of the Day: Schtick or Treat (in LA) 10/31
October 19, 2023
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There is kind of no better comedy Halloween tradition than Matt Ruby and Mark Normand‘s Schtick or Treat. A cavalcade of your favorite comedians of all kinds convene as their favorite comedians, in full costume, to do their most faithful rendition of them as a Halloween tribute (probably). Lasting well over a decade and playing multiple cities including NYC and LA at the same appointed spooky time of the year, Schtick or Treat, was a highlight of not only the Halloween season, but of the comedy scene for the whole year.

Thus, we’re (yes, full disclosure, we have a hand in this) bringing it back from the dead to be yet another very special night of uncanny night with jokes conjured from beyond the mic (or simply just remembered from a signature album or special).

Thus far, the comedy witching hour is summoning:

James Adomian

Barbara Gray

Sammy Mowrey

Curtis Cook

Paul Danke

Danny Sellers

Tyler Jackson

Ellory Smith

Blake Rosier

Jessica Michelle Singer

Simon Gibson

Mike Bridenstine

Andres Parada

Lorena Russi

Roxanne Acree

Maxi Witrak

with many more TBA!

This newly revived Schtick or Treat is set for the actual night of Halloween, Tues. 10/31 at 10PM at the wondrous Lyric Hyperion in Silverlake.

Tickets are only $15 and it’s, for our money, the best bet on Halloween. Go get tickets already right here.

Pick of the Day: Blacula (in LA) 10/24
October 16, 2023
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Halloween is just two weeks and change away and a whole slew of Halloween themed comedy shows are about to take over any and all comedy venues (and you absolutely should take make the most of the horror/comedy combo while you can).

Case in point, some of UCB’s best black improvisers are going to do their own improvised versions of vampire lore/cinema/TV the week before Halloween. Appropriately called Blacula, the likes of Shakira Paye, Carl Tart, Moni Oyedepo, Jerah Milligan, X Mayo, Corin Wells, Jacquis Neal, Lamar Woods, Blake Edwards, and Ashley Parchment will give you the flip of what has been predominantly a white subgenre (except for Blade and the latest Interview with the Vampire?). If they end up improvising the infamous baseball scene from Twilight, the audience ought to pay more than the $10 that this show costs.

Blacula is set for Tues. 10/24 at 10PM. You very much can (and should) go get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: What’s The Worst That Could Happen? A Comedy Show (in NYC) 10/21
October 10, 2023
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Halloween is approaching fast and, with it, a lovely swath of spooky comedy shows for the next few weeks. If you have a penchant to mix your laughs with getting goosebumps, you might want to keep an extra eye out for what might be the pumpkin spice of live comedy.

For instance, NYC’s Will Purpura and Ilana Rubin are doing a whole comedy show with an Ouija board and, as if to goad the spirits on, doing so on their show called What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Though the show isn’t happening at the “witching hour”, the peak time for doing Ouija, five comedians “having” messages spelled out for them by “forces beyond this world” ought to be a hoot.

Best of all, the show is FREE. Mark your calendars for Sat. Oct. 21st at 7PM to go to, if you dare, Young Ethel’s in Brooklyn and remember that Ouija boards are made by a toy company.

Pick of the Day: R. U. Afraid of the 90’s? (near LA) 10/21
September 29, 2022
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If you’re already trying to make plans to keep all of October spooky, know that there’s plenty of comedy that can (and very much should fill your schedule). It’ll range from anything where comedians will dress up from comedians of yesteryear to scary storytelling to revisiting the sort of nostalgia that gives you the thing that was the cornerstone of R.L. Stine’s legacy, goosebumps.

On Friday, October 21st at 8:30PM, Teresa Lee will actually lead such a creepy journey back to the cringiest things from over 20 years ago with many of LA’s funniest folks at a new LA venue that’s both literally and figuratively “out there”, Altadena’s Public Displays of Altadena.

So far, Alex Song-Xia, Brodie Reed, Bri Pruett, Budd Diaz, Charles Gould, Danielle Perez, Dana Donnelly, Eli Olsberg, Kat Toledo, Liz Magee, Madison Shepard, and Will Weldon dare to be on this bill.

It ought to be a collective night of spooking yourself over how you might have possibly convinced that JNCO jeans were ever a good idea.

Also, if you show up in costume, you’ll get a free drink, and there might just be a 90s dance party following the show.

All of this show will only run you $10 per ticket. So go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: Butterboy Halloween 10/26
October 22, 2020
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Beloved NYC stand-up show/live-stream Butterboy took the summer and a bit more off from the live-stream comedy arena. The likes of Aparna Nancherla, Jo Firestone, and Maeve Higgins along with their DJ Donwill virtually gathering every week that Monday nights (along with Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen) quite nice in quarantine.

Fortunately, they’ll be back this week for Halloween week on Mon. Oct. 26th 4PM PT/7PM ET and have yet another, as you’d expect, fantastic line-up including Eugene Mirman, Sydnee Washington, Marcella Arguello, and Jim Tews. Part of the proceeds always go to a charity and this return week is no different as Butterboy will be donating to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Go get your tickets here quick before they sell out.

#PickoftheDay: Thrilling Adventure Hour-A Halloween Beyond Belief 10/31
October 13, 2020
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If you’re at a loss to make plans for Halloween because, well, we’re kind of all at a loss to make plans for anything right now, might we suggest the Thrilling Adventure Hour Live’s special Halloween live-stream show, A Halloween Beyond Belief.

Two brand new, ghoulish, yet cool episodes lead off by the posh socialites/mediums Frank & Sadie Doyle (splendidly reprised once more by Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster) will go live with the rest of the WorkJuice Players (Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Autumn Reeser, Annie Savage, Hal Lublin, Craig Cackowski, Janet Varney, Mark Gagliardi, and Marc Evan Jackson)

Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Halloween Beyond Belief is actually slated for Halloween night, 5PM PT/8PM ET and tickets are pay what you want, though $10 is suggested. Get your tickets here while you still can.

FYI, an archive of the live-stream will be available until Nov. 8th 9PM PT/midnight ET.
October 29, 2018
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On Halloween this Wednesday, there will any and all sorts of haunted houses that you can imagine all throughout LA. 

For those looking for something a little funnier (and maybe a little less scary), but staying in the spirit of the night, you can check UCB’s version of a haunted house that they’re calling “Yanny or Laurel Present Internet Expl-Horror”. 

Many of the UCB faithful will take over and utilized several of the rooms, spaces, common areas, closets at UCB Sunset to make for this immersive comedy experience. 

They have four different times that you can enter this Wed., 7PM, 8PM, 9PM, and 10PM. Tickets are only $7 and you can and should 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.

Win Tickets to 11th Annual Schtick or Treat This Weekend!
October 25, 2018
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It’s that time of year again where comedians dress up as well known comedians for the wonderful annual event known as Schtick or Treat. Oh yeah, it’s also Halloween too.

Mark Normand and Matt Ruby’s creation is now 11 years old and a national phenomenon and always delivers on the costumed, fake versions of the comedians you know and/or love as you can see with Henry Zebrowski as Mike Myers/Austin Powers, Jason Saenz & Nick Turner (who are returning this year as the LA hosts) as Cheech and Chong, and Teresa Lee as Ali Song. 

We got a pair of tickets (normally, they’re $15 online and $20 at the door) for you to win for Schtick or Treat, which is this Sunday at The Virgil. Just sign-up for our mailing list by e-mailing us at thecomedybureau@gmail.com ASAP.

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Photo Credit: Kim Newmoney

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Photo Credit: Kim Newmoney

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Photo Credit: Mindy Tucker
October 16, 2018
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Halloween is just around the corner and, from our end, one of the better ways to get into the spirit of the holiday this year is a screening of the classic film Beetlejuice in the gorgeous Wiltern theater that will have a Halloween maze and a full bar available.

Tickets are only $10-$15. Snag them up quick here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, screenings, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
October 5, 2018
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‘Tis the spooky season and that means that the annual comedians-donning-a-costume-of-another-comedian-for-a-giant-show is coming soon!

Schtick or Treat (presented by Mark Normand and Matt Ruby), now in its 11th year, is back at the Virgil on Sunday, Oct. 28th at 7PM with wonderful hosts Jason Saenz and Nick Turner. As we said, your favorite comedians around town (and around the country) will dress up and perform as famous comedians, dead or alive. It’s always a blast (even that one year where an entire back table dressed up as ghosts and kept saying “boo” the whole time). 

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 cash at door. Get them in advance here!

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

The President Show Has Trump See Russia Probe as a Blair Witch/Slenderman
October 29, 2017
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Cleverly, The President Show has set up a horror parody that has a blended parody of a movie monster and Trump-Russia probe investigator Robert Mueller hunting down a real life monster, Trump.

Watch and thoroughly enjoy here and hope something major happens with the upcoming charges that have been filed by Mueller.
October 28, 2017
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Not only will you get a chance to watch 1984′s Ghostbusters in a theater on Halloween weekend, you’ll be able to watch it in gorgeous 70mm. 

Please do get your tickets for $11 here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
October 27, 2017
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For those who attended UCB’s amazing Gene Wilder & Fidel Castro’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (in Limbo) last year, you’ll know that UCB LA will be doing another immersive theater experience for Halloween with HOTEL HELL-A.

Basically, all of UCB Sunset (5419 W. Sunset Blvd.) will be transformed into a haunted house of sorts, but, you know, done with that Upright Citizens Brigade flair. 

You have three chances to come into the “HOTEL HELL-A” on Halloween on Tuesday at 7:30PM, 9PM, and 10:30PM. Tickets are $7 and you should get them ASAP here, here, and here respectively.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
October 25, 2017
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A seance, a “real” werewolf, psychics, mummies, scary stories, horror movie actors’ panel, treats, and another edition of live spooky comedy podcast Dark Matters should make for a pretty great evening on Saturday at 11PM at The Pack Theater this Halloween weekend.

Admission is pay what you can. Undoubtedly, this will be one of the best comedy Halloween events, so do not miss this. Get more info here.

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

Win Tickets to 10th Annual Schtick or Treat
October 19, 2017
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Every year, some of the best comedians in town get into the Halloween spirit a bit by dressing up and performing as some of the most renowned comedians for our favorite comedy Halloween tradition, Schtick or Treat.

Created 10 years ago by Mark Normand and Matt Ruby, this year’s Schtick or Treat will return to The Virgil will have at least 45 acts “including” Natasha Leggero, Louis CK, Dennis Leary, Pete Holmes, Maria Bamford, Ricky Gervais, Iliza Schlessinger, Norm MacDonald, Ron White, Wanda Sykes, Andrew Dice Clay, richard Pryor, Adam Carolla, Ali Wong, Jeff Dunham, to name a few.

(covered in costume and persona will actually be James Adomian, Amber Nelson, Henry Zebrowski, Chris Thayer, Josh Androsky, Lydia Popovich, Jenny Zigrino, Nick Vatterott, Megan Keoster, Zach Broussard, Troy Walker, Adam Newman, Ed Salazar, Babs Gray, Ed Larson, Grant Lyon and many more)

You can buy tickets for $15 OR you can enter to win a pair of tickets from us here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

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Emily Fleming as Lucille Ball (Photo by Kevin Riggins)

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Hosts and creators Mark Normand and Matt Ruby (Photo by Mindy Tucker)

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Josh Androsky as Larry the Cable Guy (Photo by Kevin Riggins)
October 14, 2017
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When it comes to comedy and Halloween, “seeing” stand-up in pitch black darkness sounds pretty ideal.

That’s why Marlena Rodriguez’s Dark: Stand Up Comedy in Pitch Black on Halloween weekend is kind of perfect.

The line-up is stacked with Debra DiGiovanni, Anna Seregina, Josh Fadem, Jesus Trejo, Chanel Ali, and Baron Vaughn.

This special Halloween edition of Dark will be at Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe on Friday, October 27th at 8PM. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at door and you can (and should) get advance tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
October 9, 2017
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October is well underway which means that Schtick or Treat is only a few weeks away.

In its 10th year, dozens of comedians will dress up and perform as a plethora of comedy icons like Bobcat Goldthwait, Maria Bamford, Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, The Amazing Jonathan, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Ricky Gervais, Bill Burr, and more.

Tickets for the LA edition at The Virgil are $15 and can be purchased here.

If you’re in NYC, get tickets to Schtick or Treat at The Bell House also going for $15.

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

The 10th Annual Schtick or Treat Is Taking Submissions
August 30, 2017
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The annual comedy Halloween tradition that happens on both coasts, Schtick or Treat, is coming up and you, if you’d like, could have a chance to be a part of dressing up and performing as a famous comedian of your choice.

E-mail schtickbooking@gmail.com for more info.

People of Earth Premieres Tonight
October 31, 2016
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If you have no parties or aren’t going trick or treating (probably because you’re an adult and it’d be most likely weird) this Halloween, you have the fortunate luck of TBS’ new alien abduction comedy People of Earth having its series premiere tonight.

Tune in at 9PM to see two episodes back-to-back.

In the meantime, here are what aliens think of Halloween. 

Barack Obama Interview on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Will Air on Halloween
October 26, 2016
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Barack Obama has set the highest bar of how cool a president can be (as well as in touch with the youth of today and how to reach them). He’s been on Between Two Ferns, WTF with Marc Maron, and now, he will have been on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

At 10:30PM on October 31st, we hope you’re sober enough and partied out enough to catch that night’s episode of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as it will include an interview with President Barack Obama. This is definitely a milestone for the show that, remember, just started earlier this year. 

Undoubtedly, it’ll be on their YouTube page the next day if you did Halloween a little too hard.
October 24, 2016
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The one and only Rob Schrab recreates a fake local horror TV show. If there’s anyone to pull off recreating campy horror, it’s Schrab.

Rob Schrab’s Shock Feature Theater is set to play this Friday, October 28th at Cinefamily at 10:30PM. Tickets are $12 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.

Comedy Crawl All Updated For Next Week 10/23/16
October 23, 2016
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Comedy Crawl All Updated For Next Week 10/23/16

There’s plenty of Halloween-themed comedy and, alternatively, comedy that has nothing to do with the holiday all next week. We got all of it that’s worth checking out all listed!
October 20, 2016
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Comedians dress up like some of their favorite comedians and perform as if they’re them. It’s Matt Ruby and Mark Normand’s 9th Annual Schtick or Treat in LA and will “feature” the likes (fake versions) of:
Adam Sandler
Alonzo “Hamburger” Jones
Andrew Nice Clay
Andy Kaufman
Aziz Ansari
Bernie Mac
Bill Burr
Bob Newhart
Brody Stevens
Buster Keaton
Carrot Top
Cheri Oteri
Daria
Eddie Pepitone
Elaine Stritch
Ellen Degeneres
Garry Shandling
Guy Branum
Jeff Foxworthy
Jerry Seinfeld
Jim Jeffries
Joan Rivers
John Cleese
Johnny Carson
Kenny Bania
Louis CK
Lucille Ball
Marc Maron
Natasha Leggero
Nate Bargatze
Nick Kroll
Patton Oswalt
Paula Poundstone
PeeWee Herman
Robin Williams
Roseanne Barr
Sonny & Cher
The Lucas Brothers
Tim Allen
Wanda Sykes
and more!

Note: Line-up subject to change. 

Come catch this Halloween comedy tradition down at The Virgil on Monday, October 30th at 8PM. Tickets are $12 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.

Henry’s Kitchen Attempts to Make Halloween Themed Cupcakes
October 17, 2016
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Have a Halloween pot luck coming up and don’t know what to make? Don’t worry. Henry Phillips has you covered with the latest episode of Henry’s Kitchen. 

Well, he sort of has you covered so long as you don’t follow exactly what he does in making these cupcakes. 

Pablo Escobar Squeamishly Tries Watching a Horror Movie in the Latest Episode of “It’s Pablo”
October 17, 2016
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When you’re a monster of a human being, you often wouldn’t be self-aware of your own horrific nature. In fact, you have probably gotten so far below the depths of your humanity that ever having a metaphorical mirror held up to you is probably an exercise in futility. 

The “secret” Pablo Escobar sitcom, It’s Pablo, “uncovered” by Más Mejor shines a light on this phenomenon in the latest episode.

Watch it here.

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