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May 20, 2016

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The Pack Theater, the newest upstart at The Complex on Santa Monica Blvd., has a nice, big ol’ variety show, comprised of several shows, on Sunday nights.

Called Big Sunday, they feature stand-up, sketch, improv, and anything else in between. This particular Big Sunday coming up should be one to catch as there line-up is as follows:

8:00PM
HEATHER & MILES
LA Weekly calls Heather & Miles, “Awesome. Intellectually nimble, character driven…beautiful chaos.” Eric Idle (Monty Python) says they’re “The next Nichols and May.” On the 4th Sunday of every month at TPT, Heather & Miles are performing their signature, multiple-character, fast and inspiring long-form improv set!
Performed by HEATHER ANNE CAMPBELL (SNL, Party Over Here, @midnight, Adult Swim) & MILES STROTH (The Family & founder of The Pack Theater).

8:45PM
LOOSEY GOOSEY is TPT’s flagship weekly variety show featuring stand-up, sketch, and whatever we want!
Hosted by SAM BROWN (Whitest Kids U Know), JOSH FADEM (30 Rock, Eagleheart, Better Caul Saul) and ERIC MONEYPENNY (FOX ADHD, The Midnight Show at UCB)
This week’s LOOSEY GOOSEY…
JESSE POPP (Conan writer, Comedy Central’s “The Half Hour”)
ERICA RHODES (A Prarie Home Companion, New Girl, @midnight)
IFY NWADIWE (@midnight, White Women)
DEBORAH ETTA ROBINSON (UCB)
HORACE (TPT Sketch)
100% STUFF (TPT Sketch)

10:00PM
BEAT THE MEAT: The Meat is a winner. Watch in amazement as The Meat battles comedians and audience members in challenges in a number of disciplines.
WITH SPECIAL GUEST COMPETITORS
JEFF SLONIKER (The Midnight Show, Parks and Rec, Silicon Valley)
SAM BROWN (Whitest Kids U Know)
KELLY VROOMAN (Tiny Muscles, Laurelly)
LYNDSAY HAILEY (iO Chicago, Second City Chicago)
KATIE MOLINARO (Haymaker, Nickelodeon)
DK REINEMER (100% Stuff)
KATHERINE COWELL (Dr. America)
CAMERON RICE (Tiny Muscles)
LILLIAN PENNYPACKER (TPT LHT)
and MORE! And YOU!!!
HOSTED BY:
JAMES PUMPHREY (Key & Peele, You’re The Worst)
& THE MEAT (Andrew Shrout)

Also, all the shows accept any donations that you can spare. So, you might want to check out Big Sunday this Sunday, May 22nd, starting at 8PM at The Pack Theater (6470 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA).

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

Heather Anne Campbell Might End Up Breaking the UCB Cagematch Record She Helped Set

May 20, 2016

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Simply put, Heather Anne Campbell (who just happens to be on the new Whose Line Is It Anyway?) is one of the best improvisors around right now.

At any comedy theatre that hosts improv comedy (especially long form improv), there is usually some sort of “cagematch” that pits improv teams of that theatre/school against each other and having the winner advance or return to face another competitor The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre has had a long tradition of doing this on a weekly basis in the theaters that they have on either coast. Also, at UCB, if your team loses, your run is over (i.e. go undefeated or bust).

In LA, the record for Cagematch wins is 50 (that’s almost an entire year of consecutively winning) currently held by the improv duo Heather & Miles. That record is about to get challenged by another improv duo, Hebecky Drysbell, which is currently at 49 wins.

An interesting twist to this historic Cagematch coming up is that one Heather Anne Campbell (whose work currently spans The Midnight Show, Fox ADHD, Party Over Here, and way more) is on both teams. Heather is the ‘Heather’ in Heather & Miles (Miles is another fantastic veteran improvisor Miles Stroth) and she is also one half of Hebecky Drysbell (Rebecca Drysdale, also another fantastic improvisor and writer on Key & Peele, is the other half).

So, next Wednesday at UCB Franklin, Heather will be playing both sides and simultaneously trying to break and defend her own seemingly untouchable Cagematch record. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the show is already sold out. However, per usual at UCB, there will be a stand by line on the night of.

If you can’t go to the Del Close Marathon in NYC this year, this might be the one of the big improv events to catch on this side of the country.

One of the best and longest running sketch shows at UCB here in LA is The Midnight Show. We just love how consistently dark and fast paced all of their sketches are and any of show of theirs is always worth catching.

Speaking of which, their May 2016 edition, May 7th, this Saturday at midnight, will have Chris Fairbanks hosting at UCB Franklin.

Get your tickets for $5 here.

The Midnight Show is written/performed by:
Heather Anne Campbell (FOX ADHD, Adult Swim, SNL)
Joe Chandler (American Dad, Napoleon Dynamite)
Stephen Hale (One Too Many Mornings, Californication)
Jeff Kauffmann (Welcome to The Jungle, American Dad)
Eric Moneypenny (FOX ADHD, Adult Swim)
Curtis Rainsberry (Key & Peele, Tosh.0, Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Hal Rudnick (Screenjunkies, Community)
Jeff Sloniker (Silicon Valley, Parks & Rec, TripTank)
Nic Wegener (American Dad, Napoleon Dynamite)

Executive Produced by The Midnight Show, LLC
Directed by Joe Wagner
Executive Assistant for Production/Announcer: Frank Howley

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

The Rest of the Folks on Fox’s New Variety Show “Party Over Here” Are Pretty Great Too

February 6, 2016

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(via Splitsider)

Heather Anne Campbell, Nick Wiger, Ryan Perez, Marques Ray, Danny Jelinek…

…Lauren McGuire, Yamara Taylor, Carl Tart, and Rachel Lee Goldenberg are the additional writers/directors/cast of Party Over Here on top of The Lonely Island, Paul Scheer, and Nicole Byer/Alison Rich/Jessica McKenna.

That’s some of UCB and Funny or Die’s best that make this new late night sketch series at Fox even more enticing.

Watch James Adomian and Drew Droege’s BiPartisan Presidential Debate Live from UCB

In real life or in parody, you’re probably not going to get a better bipartisan presidential debate than this one recorded live at UCB Franklin this week. It was put on by the amazing James Adomian and Drew Droege, appropriately called Decision Election 2016 All-Star Clusterf*ck with:

James Adomian as Sen. Bernie Sanders
Drew Droege as Carly Fiorina
Heather Anne Campbell as Sec. Hillary Clinton
Seth Morris as Gov. Lincoln Chafee
Fortune Feimster as Donald Trump
Ian Karmel as Gov. Chris Christie
Ryan Perez as Sen. Ted Cruz
Chris Schleicher as Gov. Martin O’Malley
Daniel Van Kirk as Gov. Jeb Bush
Jerry Minor as Dr. Ben Carson
Mike Still as Gov. Mike Huckabee
Veronica Osorio as Sen. Marco Rubio
Neil Casey as moderator

If you’re feeling conflicted about watching SNL tonight because of Trump, watching this will more than make up for it.

Watch James Adomian Play Bernie Sanders Playing @midnight

September 17, 2015

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The master impressionist and one of our favorite comedians around, James Adomian, got to bring his latest and greatest impression on @midnight with Chris Hardwick last night.

Of course, James gave a great glimpse of what the spirited Sen. Sanders could bring to the podium of a game show along side Heather Anne Campbell and Jon Daly.

Please enjoy some shouting and pointing that wasn’t in the Republican presidential debates last night.

Maybe Sen .Sanders will have Adomian’s impression of him as a running mate?

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