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Pick of the Day: Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 Screening (in LA) 9/11
September 8, 2022
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Even though it’s a rather new addition to the comedy documentary genre, Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 is one of the best examinations on the art form of comedy. Following the progression of healing with the country as correlated with jokes about one of the most horrific attacks on U.S. soil ever is enthralling and should be watched by any and all, no matter what your interest level in comedy is.

Lucky for you, there will be a special screening in LA on this year’s anniversary of 9/11 on Sun. at 7PM at Dynasty Typewriter with special performances by comedians featured in the doc including Jeff Ross, Laurie Kilmartin, Ahmed Ahmed and Rory Albanese and a Q&A with directors Julie Seabaugh and Nick Scown.

Tickets are $20 and you really ought to go get them here.

Mark Your Calendars for 9/8 when “Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11” Premieres
August 18, 2021
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Sept. 8th, 2021 will see the arrival of one of the best documentaries not only about comedy, but about the very DNA of jokes, the audiences hearing them amidst a historic tragedy, and the truly undeniably healing power of laughter.

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11, co-directed by Nick Fituri Scown and Julie Seabaugh, has been long in the works aiming for a release nearing the 20 year anniversary of the events of September 11th, 2001. Even in the excerpt of their doc that recounted the story of The Onion having to put its first issue out after moving offices to NYC after 9/11, we were spellbound by the depth and scope of perspectives weaved together. The feature length Too Soon goes all over the place covering comedy in the days leading up to it, as it happened, and, of course, the fallout/the discovery of ways to joke about/laugh about one of America’s darkest days.

Interviews range from Gilbert Gottfried, who was lambasted for his 9/11 jokes being akin to the doc’s title, to Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick, who were doing a run of The Producers on Broadway at the time, to Scott Thompson, who attempted a terrorist themed solo comedy show, to Jeff Ross, Laurie Kilmartin, Ian Edwards, and numerous other comedians and people in comedy.

When it comes to joking about the taboo, this doc really shows how much people just need and utilize humor to get through the darkness (not unlike the current and perpetual moment of COVID-19).

With that in mind, you might want to catch it Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 on Sept 8th on ViceTV.

Historical Roasts Gets a Trailer
May 22, 2019
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This coming Memorial Day, some of history’s most notable figures are being brought back to life just to get put in the crosshairs of the Roastmaster General Jeff Ross and the perfect dais for said historical figure (i.e. Anne Frank roasting Hitler) on Historical Roasts. 

The Netflix TV adaptation of Eddie Furth, Ryan Pigg, and Samee Junio’s live show will feature the likes of Rosa Parks (Sasheer Zamata), Freddie Mercury (James Adomian), the aforementioned Hitler (Gilbert Gottfried), and more. This should be one of the more spicy history lessons that you’ve ever gotten.

Get a taste of it all in the trailer here, then look for all episodes to start streaming May 27th on Netflix. 
March 20, 2019
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You might have heard that beloved comedian Jason Saenz had a horrific fall that resulted in a severe spinal injury a few months ago and that the accident occurred just right before he took on a gig that would have covered his medical expenses. While there was a gracious outpouring of support a few months ago and over $184K has been raised, he still needs help as other complications and the general cost still hasn’t been covered (it’s an estimated $300K). 

So, three benefit shows together as The Jason Saenz Benefit Extravaganza will happen around the country to raise money for Jason. Here in LA, on April 1st, a show that’s so unbelievably stacked with LA comedy gems (really, take a long gander at that flyer) on top being hosted by legendary comedy group Murderfist.

Please go get your tickets for what we’ll be a very special show for a great cause. If you’d like to donate to Jason’s recovery now, you can do so at his GoFundMe page here: https://www.gofundme.com/jason-saenz-recovery-fund-aka-saenz-spinez.
October 27, 2018
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The Netflix edition of Historical Roasts that will be hosted by The Roastmaster General himself Jeff Ross will be doing their tapings in front of a live audience over the next week. If you’re in town, you can actually go for FREE! 

In fact, you can pick your favorite figure from history that they’ll be roasting as follows:

10/29-Cleopatra
10/31-Freddie Mercury
11/2-Abraham Lincoln
11/5-Anne Frank
11/7-Martin Luther King Jr.
11/9-Muhammad Ali

All tapings will be at Ben Kitay Studios, 6309 Eleanor Ave., at 7PM. Go RSVP here before tickets run out.

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

Netflix Is Getting Into Comedy Roasts by Ordering “Historical Roasts” to Series and Having Jeff Ross Attached
September 20, 2018
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Netflix Is Getting Into Comedy Roasts by Ordering “Historical Roasts” to Series and Having Jeff Ross Attached

Well, it looks like Comedy Central isn’t the only place you’ll be able to find comedy roasts anymore.

Historical Roast (and Fictional Roast), for a few years now, have been putting the feet of anything from WWII to Shakespeare to Disney Princesses to the fire for fun on stages across LA in appropriate costumes (including Nerdmelt, The Comedy Store, and Dynasty Typewriter). 

Given the success of Roast Battle, we thought it only a matter of time before this show created by Eddie Furth, Ryan Pigg, and Samee Junio got picked up somewhere, which just happened to be Netflix.

Similar to the way that Roastmaster General Jeff Ross brought Roast Battle to the forefront, Ross will have his stamp on the six episodes ordered for Historical Roasts. 

We’ll keep our ears to the ground for when tapings happen and let you know ASAP. 

Roast Battle Gets 3rd Season On Comedy Central, Expands to Mexico, and Picks Up 2nd Season in South Africa
June 14, 2018
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Roast Battle Gets 3rd Season On Comedy Central, Expands to Mexico, and Picks Up 2nd Season in South Africa

With the way the things are in the world today, people sure are down to see comedians talk sh*t about each other in the most succinct, brutal way possible.

Roast Battle has expanded so far, so fast from its humble beginning at the Belly Room of The Comedy Store only a few years ago. Look for the 3rd season of the original Roast Battle this Summer on Comedy Central.

“Jeff Ross Roasts the Border” Premieres Tonight
November 16, 2017
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As other pressing issues are currently dominating the news, you might have, just for a moment, forgotten the issues of immigration to the U.S. and the wall that Trump was to build between here and Mexico.

To shine a line and humanize the issue and the people who are at risk because of DACA being in jeopardy, ICE raids, etc., Roastmaster General Jeff Ross is doing another one of his roast specials that heads to the bordertown of Brownsville, TX.

If you’re curious to see what Jeff do and how exactly he’ll be roasting whomever he roasts, you can catch Jeff Ross Roasts The Border tonight on Comedy Central at 10PM.

Frank Castillo Wins Roast Battle II Tournament
January 30, 2017
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Congratulations to Frank Castillo, who rose through the ranks from the humble beginnings of Roast Battle while working the door at The Comedy Store, and just clinched the title for the second ever Roast Battle tournament.

It almost seems like a rag to riches dream came true on the back of brutal roast jokes. 

Last night, he bested Matthew Broussard in the final round and did so with a pretty ruthless set of burns. Watch his winning performance here.

Roast Battle II Tournament Begins Tonight
January 26, 2017
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The March Madness style tournament of Roast Battle on Comedy Central begins tonight at 10PM. 

Above, we’ve got the beginning match-ups and you can take a stab at making your own Roast Battle bracket.

Roast Battle II Kicks Off with New York Regionals Tonight
January 1, 2017
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Kicking off the year with carefully crafted, vicious sh*t talking seems to be somehow appropriate for 2017.

In that spirit, Roast Battle II headed to NYC for its first set of regional rounds and you can see what went down tonight at Comedy Central at 11PM.

Get a taste of it with this clip of Yamaneika Saunders vs. J.P. McDade.

Watch Trailer for “The Comedian” Where Robert DeNiro Plays a Slightly Less Crazy Comedian Than Rupert Pupkin
November 22, 2016
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In 1983, Robert DeNiro took on one of his noted roles as a mentally unstable “comedian” that takes a talk show host hostage in The King of Comedy.

Next year, DeNiro will star as a slightly more (but not too much more) normal comedian in simply titled The Comedian that forces himself to make a comeback after several falls from grace. Also, the one and only Jeff Ross was hired to write actual jokes for DeNiro’s character Jackie that are used throughout the film. Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, and Harvey Keitel make for a pretty dazzling supporting cast as well. 

Watch the trailer here, then look for it in theaters on January 13th.

Comedy Central Orders Another Round of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle
November 4, 2016
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The tournament will be even bigger this time around as preliminary bouts around the country will be aired in the weeks leading up to a main event.

The four night event of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle worked out well enough for a March Madness of roasting to happen again in January on Comedy Central.

In Atlanta, LA, NYC, and Denver, there will be preliminary roast battles that will make their way to TV on Sunday nights at 11PM. This will lead to the final bouts of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle II in a four night event from Jan. 26th-Jan. 29th in LA where the show was originally born out of The Belly Room of The Comedy Store. return to preside over the tournament.

The brackets have already started and are as follows: 

ATLANTA – November 5th at Laughing Skull Lounge 8PM
Erik Bergstrom vs. Jacob Williams
Sean White vs. Megan Gailey
Dulce Sloan vs. Joel Byars
Kim Congdon vs. Kath Barbadoro
Jasmin Leigh vs. Candice Thompson

Get tickets here.

NEW YORK – November 7 at Village Underground 8PM
Kerryn Feehan vs. Luis J. Gomez
Aaron Berg vs. Dina Hashem
Zac Amico vs. Evan Williams
Yamaneika Saunders vs. JP McDade
Patrick Schroeder vs. Sean Donnelly
Eli Sairs vs. Scott Chaplain
Pete Lee vs. Mike Recine

Get tickets here.

DENVER – November 9 @ Comedy Works 8PM
Jay Light vs. Karlous Miller
Noah Gardenswartz vs. Clayton English
CJ Sullivan vs. Nate Craig
Bri Pruett vs. Erin Ingle
Justine Marino vs. Sam Tallent
Nicole Aimee Schreiber vs. Andy Haynes

Get tickets here.

LOS ANGELES – November 16 @ Comedy Store Belly Room 9PM
Frank Castillo vs. Greg Roque
Jesus Trejo vs. George Perez
Jamar Neighbors vs. Guy Branum
Keith Carey vs. Anna Valenzuela
Omid Singh vs. Toby Muresianu
Leah Kayajanian vs. Connor McSpadden
Joe Dosch vs. Alex Hooper
Robin Tran vs. Pat Barker

Get tickets here.

Sony Pictures Classics Lands Distribution for “The Comedian” Where Robert De Niro Plays an Insult Comedian
October 5, 2016
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Sony Pictures Classics Lands Distribution for “The Comedian” Where Robert De Niro Plays an Insult Comedian

So, he’s just going to be a little less crazy than De Niro’s Rupert Pupkin from The King of Comedy.

Not only is there a lot of buzz on the order of award nominations around this latest De Niro vehicle, The Comedian, but he’ll play an insult comic that has to face his own demons and grow, which definitely has our interest peaked. Hannibal Buress, Gilbert Gottfried and Jim Norton will be featured as fellow stand-ups in the movie and the insults were written by none other than the Roastmaster General himself, Jeff Ross. We haven’t seen a trailer or a TV spot, but it’s kind of hard to not have a bit of a good feeling about The Comedian.

Look for limited release from Sony Pictures Classics at the end of this year/beginning of next year. 

“Jeff Ross Roasts Cops” Premieres Tonight
September 10, 2016
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11PM on Comedy Central

Jeff Ross pulled off what might be his most daring roast yet with roasting the Boston Police Department.

We know that he pulled it off because he’s being doing the rounds on late night to tell the story. 

See what he did and how he did it tonight with the premiere of Jeff Ross Roasts Cops.

Jeff Ross Runs Into Trouble in This “Jeff Ross Roasts Cops” Preview
September 9, 2016
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Roasting cops already seems like a dicey proposition even if they’re up for it.

Jeff Ross found that his job in his upcoming Jeff Ross Roasts Cops special was made even harder.

Watch this preview clip and see what happened, then catch the premiere of Jeff Ross Roasts Cops on Saturday, September 10th at 11PM on Comedy Central.

Jeff Ross Will Be Roasting Cops for His Next Special
August 22, 2016
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Jeff Ross Roasts Cops will actually be part comedy roast, part documentary, part investigative journalism.

The Roastmaster General Jeff Ross, like he did with inmates in his last special, wants to get to know cops and is doing so through by spending some time following them through their job, talking with them, and, of course, dishing out some roast jokes. Ross got to do this with the Boston Police Department, police brutality protesters, and even a police commissioner. 

Take note that the whole week might very well be a roast week for Comedy Central as The Roast of Rob Lowe airs a few days before.

Also, take note that Jeff Ross Roasts Cops will premiere on Saturday, September 10th at 11PM and not on 9/11 or 9/12.

Roast of Rob Lowe Gets Its First Promo
August 12, 2016
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The Roast of Rob Lowe is set to premiere on Monday, September 5th on Comedy Central.

If there’s indication of how game for this roast Rob is, it should be this very first promo with Rob’s roastmaster, David Spade.

Here’s an Excerpt of Sarah Tiana vs. Mike Lawrence from Final Round of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle
August 3, 2016
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Catch a glimpse of Roast Battle champion Mike Lawrence securing his championship in this final battle against Sarah Tiana while up at JFL Montreal for the special Roast Battle tournament. 

You can clearly see how much of a roast joke machine Mike really is.

Watch the whole thing here.

“Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” Tournament Crowns Mike Lawrence as Its First Champion
August 1, 2016
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Photo via Troy Conrad

Mike Lawrence is indeed the very first champion of the first Roast Battle tournament, presented by Roastmaster General Jeff Ross. His victory comes after beating a formidable final opponent in Sarah Tiana last night while up at JFL Montreal.

That trophy is a pretty fitting for Roast Battle, by the way. If you saw how Mike roasts throughout out this whole thing, you wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled off another championship run if Comedy Central opted to do another one.

Finale of The “Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” Tournament Is Tonight
July 31, 2016
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From a pool of 16 comedians, Sarah Tiana, Earl Skakel, K. Trevor Wilson, and Mike Lawrence have emerged victorious and will face off on the final night of Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle tonight at 10PM on Comedy Central.

Here’s a promo with highlights to catch you up.

San Diego/Del Mar’s Kaaboo To Have Silicon Valley, Jeff Ross, Janeane Garofalo, Garfunkel and Oates, Puddles Pity Party
July 29, 2016
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It’s becoming an ever more popular trend for big music festivals to have a comedy portion.

The Kaaboo in Del Mar, CA (just north of San Diego) is just doing that with a pretty fantastic, star studded comedy line-up. They’ve even recruited the delightful Taylor Williamson to put together a local comedy showcase.

If you’re in, around, or near Del Mar, you shouldn’t miss this. Get more details and tickets here.

“Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle” Kicks Off Tonight
July 28, 2016
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At 10PM for the next four nights, Roast Battle gets to do a special televised tournament on Comedy Central presented by Jeff Ross.

See the brackets of the first battles here.

Get Ready for Roast Battle with “Road to Roast Battle”
July 19, 2016
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Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle is set to debut next week on Comedy Central. Before that, you can get a look at what Roast Battle is in a behind-the-scenes look of the Road to Roast Battle Tour that Ross did earlier this year.

Watch their stop in Austin, TX and at The Comedy Store, where Roast Battle was born.

More of their tour, with some battles, can be seen here.

Here’s Line-Up for Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle on Comedy Central
July 14, 2016
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This might be the most fun roast that Comedy Central has put on in recent memory.

Going burn-for-burn on the televised Roast Battle, tournament style over four nights from July 28-31 at 10PM on Comedy Central will be:

Jimmy Carr vs. Christi Chiello
Earl Skakel vs. Tom Ballard
Mark Normand vs. Tony Hinchcliffe
Steve Rannazzisi vs. Sam Morril
Ralphie May vs. Ms. Pat
Matthew Broussard vs. Mike Lawrence
Sarah Tiana vs. Chris Cubas
Olivia Grace vs. K. Trevor Wilson

Anthony Jeselnik, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman and David Spade are all set to judge the contests next to Roastmaster General Jeff Ross along with Brian Moses officiating.

So, you might not want to miss out on this.

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