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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.

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.

“The Jay Larson and Friends Christmas Special” Gives You Two-Christmas-Specials-for-One

December 23, 2019

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When it comes to making a holiday TV special, you could just have a bunch of great comedians/storytellers share their holiday memories/do bits (and some stripped down version of a Christmas standard) or you could have jaunty recipes and tips for the perfect holiday party.

Thanks to Jay Larson, we could have our Mid-Century Modern Gingerbread House (a real thing that Larson makes in this special) and eat it too (i.e. enjoy the comedic stylings of Jesus Trejo, Debra DiGiovanni, Dan Soder, Lara Beitz, and Nick Thune and music of Suzanne Santo). Always the crafty, clever one, Larson made an all-in-one sort of half-hour holiday special that celebrates (and subtly roasts) this time of year.

Please enjoy it at your leisure, for free, here.

Please Enjoy Jay Larson’s Set on Corden

October 26, 2019

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The way that Jay Larson distills life into his bits and stories is a great reminder that, perhaps, we should all re-examine the way we live our lives. Whether Larson is living his life for the joke or he just is hyperaware of the comedy in every moment of life, Larson knows how to spin quite the tale.

Give his latest performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden a watch 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.

November 27, 2018

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OK, you never know when Toasty with Jay Larson, the immersive cocktail party/faux toast comedy show is going to come around, but it’s a thing that you should absolutely not miss when it’s happening.

So, mark down December 11th to be at Outfit Home and get your best outfit ready for a comedy experience kind of unlike any other.

Tickets are $17, which includes free booze and snacks, so go get them here already.

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

The CrabFeast with Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson Is Coming to an End in 2018

September 7, 2018

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The CrabFeast with Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson Is Coming to an End in 2018

One of our all time favorite podcasts The CrabFeast (it’s probably one of the best storytelling podcasts around too) is indeed coming to an end. Announced last night, hosts Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson will end their run of well over 300 episodes in December of this year.

It’s sad to see such a fantastic show go, but rest assured that Sickler and Larson will be continue putting stuff out there including their own individual podcasts in the not so distant future.

Oh, if you haven’t gotten into The CrabFeast, do yourself a favor and get into it as soon as you can.

Jay Larson Is Going on a “Mostly Crowd Work Tour”

August 29, 2018

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In this current wave of popularity that crowd work style stand-up comedy is enjoying (Todd Barry’s Crowd Work Tour, Big Jay Oakerson’s What’s Your F@#king Deal?, Judah Friedlander’s America Is The Greatest Country in the United States), Jay Larson is a comic whose crowd work you ought to get in on.

Larson is already fantastic at being off-the-cuff and riffing in his normal stand-up and whenever he interacts with the crowd, his questions are so off-beat and refreshing (just listen/watch any of his specials/albums over the years).

Dates and cities are listed above on the lovely poster by Geoff Tice and you can (and should) get your tickets starting this Friday, August 31st at https://www.jaylarsoncomedy.com/tour/.

August 22, 2018

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Crabfeast hosts Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson are finally making good on their challenge of how far they can hit a baseball with the CrabFeast Home Run Derby this weekend in Santa Monica. It’s free to attend and there will, of course, be comedians giving color commentary. Flyer by Geoff Tice.

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

Win Ticket’s to Next Week’s Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen (7/30/18)

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Another Monday is coming, which also means you could win a pair of tickets to Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen that we just happen to have handy with us!

Enter to win at here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

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The Super Serious Show will be marking their 8 year milestone this month and that alone could be a reason to go. However, you won’t to get to a line-up quite specifically like this one very often (even though LA is veritable spoil of comedy riches on a nightly basis).

So, we highly urge you to get your tickets ($7 in advance and $10 dollars cash at door) as soon as you can for this momentous occasion.

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

February 23, 2018

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Toasty, the beautiful, ethereal blend between a character based comedy show and an actual, classy cocktail party, is returning once more!

It truly is one of our favorite things to go be witness to and, per usual, they have a stellar line-up.

Tickets are $17 , which includes free booze & snacks. The show is for ages 21+.

Please get tickets here.

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

Jay Larson’s New Hour Special “Me Being Me” Out Now

October 20, 2017

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Jay Larson is yet another case of a comedian well overdue for the canvas of an hour special to showcase their comedic gifts. Thankfully, his day is here as Me Being Me, his first hour special is now available for purchase.

As we’ve said here before, Jay has a knack for offering up the beautiful slices of life and exudes the notion of joie de vivre to the fullest extent possible. If you think about it, that’s actually pretty rare in comedy, making this new hour special, Me Being Me, from Jay rather amazing.

Jay’s releasing Me Being Me independently for $5.99 and you can (and absolutely should) buy it here.

You can grab a peek at a clip over at Paste Magazine.

October 15, 2017

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Not only is this a great week to be at The Virgil for both Hot Tub and The Super Serious Show, but we have free tickets for you to win for both shows!

Enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

October 8, 2017

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Well, if you love schadenfreude and stand-up comedy, it’s doesn’t get more schadenfreude-ish than having comedians watch their earliest sets with other comedians commenting on it and a crowd strangers watching the whole affair.

That’s exactly what Jay Larson’s Burned Material will be when it kicks off at the end of the month at Nerdmelt with fantastic comedians Rory Scovel, Fahim Anwar, Brent Morin.

Tickets are $10 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

September 29, 2017

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Toasty is half real cocktail party, half fictional cocktail party with a bunch of characters giving toasts from folks that are, shall we say, not quite well-adjusted. It also happens to be one of our, hands down, favorite things ever.

The line-up would be stellar for a normal comedy show, but, as this is a slightly otherworldly show, it’s even more special.

Please get your tickets as soon as you can because space is limited. They’re $20 (includes free drinks and snacks) and you can get them here.

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

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The show that has comedians following the most heart wrenching videos on the Internet is back.

Follow That! really does play a video that is almost perfectly designed to make you cry and has stand-up comedians see what they can do immediately afterwards.

It may sound cruel and unusual, but, as far as we have seen thus far, it has been a hell of a good time.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at door. Get your advance tickets here.

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

Season 2 of Seeo’s Stand-Up Series “The Guest List” Is Now Streaming

There are plenty of our favorite stand-ups working right now that are spread throughout this whole thing. If you have Seeso (or Amazon Prime), go binge away on season 2 of The Guest List.

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It’s been a few weeks, or way too long, since Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen had a mini-break.

Fortunately for all of us, Hot Tub is returning this Monday with, per usual, a real strong line-up.

As always, tickets are $5 in advance and $8 cash at door.

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

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One of LA’s long running comedy house shows, Comedy Living Room, is now being done in VR coming up this week through JASH and AltspaceVR.

The line-up is pretty fantastic and with someone like Paul Scheer on the show, you’ve got to wonder what shenanigans he’ll try to pull with it being a VR comedy house show.

Also, to all of those without a VR headset, you can enjoy the show on your desktop or laptop computer.

Get more details here.

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

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Blending a show and semi-fictional parties together, CleftClips’ Toasty allows comedians to give the toasts that they have always dreamed of. It’s one of our all time favorite shows and the line-up for the latest edition, as you can see above, is stellar.

Tickets are $20 (the venue is small, so they will be limited and you should get them sooner rather than later), and cocktail attire is required.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 12/4/16

December 4, 2016

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Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 12/4/16

Dave Chappelle, John Waters, The Rabbit Hole with Jay Larson and Rory Scovel, plenty of charity benefits, and The Apple Sisters are just a few things you should absolutely catch if you can this week.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week 11/27/16 and Beyond

November 26, 2016

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In the Greater LA area, we’ve got listings for anything from comedy benefits for ACLU, Planned Parenthood, etc. to screenings for some holiday classics such as Home Alone (accompanied by a live orchestra) to the replacement for The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Rabbit Hole with Jay and Rory.

All of this and way more listed at TheComedyBureau.com

Rabbit Hole with Jay Larson and Rory Scovel Will Be Replacing The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail

November 16, 2016

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One of the most revered weekly stand-up shows in the country, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, ended its 6 year run last month, which included three seasons as a TV series on Comedy Central.

Naturally, the 8:30PM slot at Nerdmelt where Meltdown took place was going to be filled in by something given Meltdown’s status as a flagship show at the theater.

In two weeks, you will all have a very exciting and worthy show filling in with Rabbit Hole with Jay Larson and Rory Scovel produced by Nerdmelt’s Caitlin Durante. Larson and Scovel are two of our favorites and this show will be in good hands as you can see with our thoughts on Jay’s recent album Human Math and Scovel’s latest Conan set.

In the inaugural show, Kate Berlant, Todd Glass, Bridey Elliott, Joe Mande, Baron Vaughn, and a surprise guest will be performing. It should go without saying that it’ll be a hell of a show and something that will get us all through the next few years and beyond.

Tickets are $10 and are available now here.

You can keep up with Rabbit Hole on @therabbitholela on Twitter, @therabbitholela on Instagram, and on Facebook.

November 10, 2016

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Jay Larson is one of our favorites and he is taping a new hour long special at The El Rey Theatre.

Tickets for this are free and you absolutely should go to this.

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