Jimmy Pardo Taping His Pilot “The Weekly Awards” for TBS Next Month
The Weekly Awards, Jimmy Pardo’s take on the news/pop culture/etc., will be a pilot presentation shot for TBS, so you know that if you’re anywhere in the LA area next month, that you’re going to the taping.
Specifically, it’s on Mar. 7th.
Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo Moving to Earwolf
That’s right, the trailblazing podcast known as Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo, which you had to pay to listen to, is now moving to Earwolf and will be free to all to listen to.
Only a select few (Conan O’Brien, Patton Oswalt, SF Sketchfest, Scott Aukerman) are up from the hundreds upon hundreds of episodes Pardo’s recorded, but we’re sure you’re like us in being excited for Pardo goodness for all.
Jimmy Pardo’s Pardcast-a-Thon Now Available to Buy/Download
You still have a chance to support Smile Train via Jimmy Pardo’s fantastic annual Pardcast-a-Thon as this year’s edition is now available for purchase and your enjoyment.
All 13 hours caught on both audio and video means that you can enjoy all the hijinks including Paul F. Tompkins throwing up money up in the air and trying to swim through it like a cartoon.
Pardcast-a-Thon 2013 Is Under Way
If you’re not doing the whole Black Friday thing, enjoy the fun of the 2013 Jimmy Pardo’s Pardcast-a-Thon being livestreamed at the link and use that money you might have spent on doorbuster deals to donate to Smile Train, the charity Pardo has been supporting with Pardcast-a-Thon for years.
Here is more evidence of Jimmy Pardo being great on Conan in trying to tell a story, but getting caught up in being Jimmy Pardo.
A Special Things Records comes out with another awesome release in Jimmy Pardo’s Sprezzatura. A king of crowd work and riffing and the reference you’ll bust up laughing at when you get home and Google it, Pardo showcases all of that during one night at Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati.
Pick it up on CD or Digital Download and also, get a kick out of the name of this album, which, if we might say, Googled, laughed, and think is perfect for Pardo.
Here’s the Line-up for the 2nd LA Podcast Festival
WTF with Marc Maron, Never Not Funny w/Jimmy Pardo, Walking the Room w/Dave Anthony & Greg Behrendt, Fitzdog Radio w/Greg Fitzsimmons, The Todd Glass Show, Probably Science, The Jake Fogelnest Podcast, The Dana Gould Hour, The Indoor Kids, Dining with Doug and Karen, Jordan, Jesse, GO!, improv4humans w/Matt Besser, Keith and the Girl, Deep Shit with Baron Vaughn, and more TBA are all coming to beautiful Sheraton Delfina Hotel in Santa Monica this October for the second edition of The LA Podcast Festival.
If the line-up wasn’t enough to get you to go, know that we went last year and had a blast that we wouldn’t have just listening to an episode of it later.
Here’s Jimmy Pardo Filling In as Sidekick for Andy Richter on Conan
For last night and tonight only, Jimmy Pardo is acting as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick and their rapport/chemistry/back and forth is as almost as if they’ve been working together for decades like Pardo’s been warming up the show for that long or something.
Watch Jimmy during Conan’s monologue here.
Conan’s longtime warm-up, Jimmy Pardo, will be, as Andy Richter tweeted, acting as Conan’s sidekick for the next couple of episodes. Not only are we thrilled that we get to see more Pardo on TV, but we’re excited to be told to Google a bunch of references that will be really funny when we find out what/who they are.
Tune in TBS 11PM.
It’s that time again for our round-up of great online articles, interviews, etc. about, for, or dealing with comedy because, honestly, we just had too many of these great reads saved to look “at some point”. So, we read them and made this list.
Included in this edition are great road stories with Jimmy Pardo by John Roy, wonderful absurdity from the hilarious mind of Andrés du Bouchet, Pete Holmes interviewing Anthony Jeselnik, and much much more.
–Mutants of the Post Apocalypse: A Handy Dandy Guide by Andrés du Bouchet
–Eddie Pepitone-Global Phenomenon-Brings the House Down in Oslo by St. Paul’s Lifestyle
–Exclusive Interview with Dinosaur Company by Moveorama Blog
–Stewart Lee Is Not Amused at Monopoly Control of TV Comedy by Oliver Duggan for The Independent
–Talking to Dan Harmon About Harmontown, Community Season 4, and His New Shows by Bradford Evans for Splitsider
–Watching Ernie Kovacs Host One of TV’s Strangest Morning Shows by Ramsey Ess for Splitsider
–Three Tales of Jimmy Pardo by John Roy
–Pete Holmes and Anthony Jeselnik Talk Dark Jokes for Vulture
–Dying Alone-The Life You’ve Chosen by Jeremy Paul for The Higgs Weldon
–For Our Consideration: Why Understanding and Embracing Easy Pop Culture Targets Beats Deriding Them by Nathan Rabin at The AV Club
–Funny or Die’s Billy Eichner on How To Be Fearless, and Maybe a Little Rude by Joe Berkowitz for Fast Co. Create
–I Shall Be Heard by Alex J. Mann for The Morning News
–Couples Therapy for Comedy and Feminism by Amy Hawthorne
–6 Reasons to Quit Your Podcast by Caleb Bacon for Huffington Post
–What Is A Writer Today by David Dean for Thought Catalog
–Can a Video Game Ever Be a True Comedy? by Noah Davis for Splitsider
–My Dearest Stand Up Comedians by Briana Hansen
1) OK, so the Comedy Garage is coming to the UCB on July 16th; I think enough is said.
2) The Reggie Watts Show Pilot. Hopefully, it’ll stay up this time.
3) We’re leaving Portland today, but we had a great time here. Catching No Pun Intendo at Ground Kontrol, a comedy show at a video arcade, and the Suki’s open mic only scratched Portland’s lively and growing comedy scene. If anyone reading gets a chance to go (even if it’s not time for the Bridgetown Comedy Festival), please comedy in Portland. Now, we’re back on our way to LA where we’re spoiled comedy wise.
4) The Everything is Festival at Cinefamily is streaming live in case you’re broke, a cheap skate, or can’t your budget approved.
5) Watch full episodes of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 because it’s not on DVD yet [via 247comedy.com]
6) The Pardo Patrol with Tom Hanks-Point-Hanks?
7) ON THE HORIZON
Charlyne Yi & Dave Horowitz Present: We Don’t Know @ UCB Theatre Thurs. July 21st 8PM $5
Audition @ UCB Theatre Sat. July 23rd 10PM $10
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Everything is Festival: Neil Hamburger Presents a Tribute to Dora Hall @ Cinefamily 2:30PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Everything is Festival: Found Footage Battle Royale @ Cinefamily 9:15PM $10
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)
9) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available
10) Yes, we will be post tomorrow on the 4th of July, though nearly everything comedy wise is shut down. We’re just that dedicated/unable to define our lives very well outside of this.
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1) “@WKamauBell Comedians apologizing is the new black.” We agree 100%.
2) Jorge Garcia from Lost apparently tried out stand-up at the Laugh Factory. [via BTNPR]
3) Davey Johnson is really one of the funniest people we know. Watch ‘What’s What?’
4) Ben Schwartz interviewing Garry Shandling over Twitter.
5) Riki Lindhome of Garfunkel and Oates lands role in “Fun Cast”.
6) MLB blocks Chapter 11 Dodger Jerseys from being sold. Come on, Selig… that’s really funny.
7) ON THE HORIZON
Return to Babylon (babble on) @ Dark Horse Saloon Wed. July 6th 9PM
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Jimmy Pardo Hosting Charity Auction @ Amoeba Records 4PM FREE
Everything is Festival: Schrab & Harmon’s Found Crap V @ Cinefamily 4PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Two Headed Beast @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE
Re-Animator the Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Magic Bag @ Underground Annex Theater 10PM $5
The Sklar Brothers @ Irvine Improv 11PM $10/2 item min.
The Midnight Show w/James Van Der Beek @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow!!! Presents 5 Minutes or Die @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8
9) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min.
10) So according to their posted calendars, the Comedy Store and Sal’s Comedy Hole will still be having their open mics run on the 4th of July. Anyone else running their mics/confirming they hate their families, don’t have friends? (Because no one hates fireworks and the taste of BBQ unless you’re a pinko commie)
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1) Why has no one done this? Twitter Feed Theater by Paul Cibis. #BadStartToAEulogy
3) There’s already a @SaveSportsShow to get Norm’s Sports Show back on Comedy Central. I don’t know what getting Twitter followers will do as far as convincing a network to change their mind, but follow it for a good cause.
4) Best Louis CK quotes in recent interviews [via FunnyOrDie]
5) Paul Provenza’s Green Room gets in Penthouse.
6) Tig Notaro Interview for the Hairpin.
7) RPOKKW-Random Picture of Kyle Kinane Wednesday
8) Patton Oswalt in preview of Futurama!
9) Ricky Gervais has joined the Onion’s fight to get a Pulitzer.
10) Puddin’-“Scream”
11) ON THE HORIZON
Jimmy Pardo Hosting Auction @ Amoeba Records July 2nd 4PM
12) COMEDY CRAWL
Small and Tall Tales @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Hang with Funny or Die & Paul F. Tompkins @ Funny or Die (1710 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA) 8PM FREE
Generate Showcase @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
The Improvised Stand-Up Show @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $5
13) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/starts 11:15PM/no purchase necessary
14) Special Thanks to Asterios Kokkinos “If enjoying your website is wrong, I don’t want to be right.” Follow @asterios because it’s never wrong and really funny.
15) I did 30 min. drunk last night for 8 people and it went “not terrible” though apparently I’m a pretty loud drunk. Is there some type of comedy badge for this?
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1) Rooftop Comedy’s Silver Nails 2011: The Best in Underground Comedy features some names that need to be known. Among them, Karl Hess, Ron Funches, Emily Heller, Beth Stelling, Andy Sanford, and more!!! Pick it up now.
2) New episode of Compatish-a game show’s game show with special guest Kyle Kinane!!!
3) Tonight on the small screen: Kyle Kinane on Conan 11PM TBS and Larry David on the Tonight Show NBC 11:35PM. Great stand-up and what is sure to be an interview to remember…
4) Can’t wait for Al Yankovic’s Alpocalypse? Don’t.
5) One of LA’s best comedy shows Holy Fuck is now EVERY TUESDAY!!! Starting July 5th, you’ll be at the Downtown Independent Theater at 9PM. Trust me, you will.
6) Jimmy Pardo in Time Out New York
7) Dave Chappelle Might Have a New Show. (Yes, we already posted this, but we think deserves a second mention, don’t you?) [via theDaily]
8) The FYF Fest in Downtown LA has “stand-up comedy”!!!
9) Crying in Public w/Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael, Josh Fadem, Drew Droege, Eddie Pepitone, Kulap Vilaysack, Paul Rust, Kate Comer, Sean Conroy, Morgan Walsh, Ryan Perez, Tig Notaro, and whole bunch more funny folks just bawling out in the open. Trust us, I know it sounds sad (or maybe it doesn’t and you have a dark sense of humor like we do), but either way you’ll laugh.
Crying in Public from Casey Wilson
10) Channel 101, one of the best short film competitions ever, is in the news (beyond here, that is)!!! Check out articles at Turnstyle and NPR.
11) Whether you’re aware of it or not, Futurama’s almost back on the air and good as ever. Have doubts? Check out the clip below.
12) ON THE HORIZON
Andrés Du Bouchet’s Center for the Performing Arts @ Bootleg Theater June 29th 8PM $8
13) COMEDY CRAWL
Toby Huss Boozebag Revue @ The Fedora Room 7PM $15
The Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $15
Thai Rivera Album Release @ Ontario Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
An Intimate Evening with Jeff Garlin @ The Comedy Store Belly Room 8PM $5/2 item min.
Jackie & Judy: Looking For Good Dick @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy 90210 @ Roxbury Cafe 8PM $5
Comedy Speakeasy @ the Loft 8PM FREE
Cookin’ With Gas @ Groundlings 8PM $18
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Chicken & The Fetus @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
School Night @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
Live! at Carnegie Hall @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
The 11th Hour Show @ ArtWorks Theatre 11PM FREE
14) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 min.
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
15) Our dear friend and hilarious comedian Jeremy Paul is posting a personal ad, “Perpetually SBM. 32. 6 feet tall. Intellectual. Comedian. Pervert. Seeking adult female. 18 to 80. Blind, crippled and/or crazy okay. For relationship or FWB. Disease free a must. No Herp.” Any takers?
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1) Louis CK dropping in at the Frolic Show. You’ve got to wonder if he’ll come up with a bit about trendy Asian Restaurants after this.
2) The LA Improv Comedy Festival @ iO West starts today! (Yes, we reported yesterday that said festival would start today, but many people, when not reminded, think, “I remember that was supposed to start some time this month.” We’d like to try to avoid this for such events)
3) Jimmy Pardo’s Never Not Funny Podcast Season 9 is here!!!
4) Jon Stewart’s Ratings are Higher Than Fox News [via ManintheMittle (via PoliticusUSA)]
5) Why you never miss the monthly sketch barrage known as the Midnight Show at UCB Theatre [via LiezlWasHere].
Pre-movie Trivia
What Happens When You Lose at “Shoot Now, Ask Questions Later”
7) ON THE HORIZON: At the Nerdist Theater
Pop & Politics w/Jimmy Dore Sat. June 11th 8PM $10
A Night with Jeff Garlin Mon. June 13th 8PM $10
Carnyville w/Dana Gould & David Koechner Thurs. June 23rd 8PM $10
8) COMEDY CRAWL
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Celebrity w/Joel McHale @ iO West 8PM $25
What’s Up Tiger Lily @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5
9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided
10) A kid asked me yesterday, “Does being a comedian pay well?” Oh, the things that little one will have to learn…
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1) Due to underwhelming traffic, we, here at the Comedy Bureau, got the hint, so the Morning Debriefing is back (though it will probably never be posted in the official “morning”).
2) The Los Angeles Comedy Festival is accepting submissions for their 10th edition taking place this fall. More details to follow soon.
3) Check out comedy podcasting hub Earwolf’s new site! A fantastic thing got pretty damn fantastic!!!
4) Kyle Cease has a new video to push a self-help brand of comedy on his “Wake the Hell Up Comedy Tour” [via Punchline]. "He’s doing something pretty new in comedy. He’s using it to get a point across.“-testimonial from girl who has obviously not watched Bill Hicks or any number of comedians. It’s only a matter of time until a parody comes out.
5) Brand new to Conan: The Pardo Patrol. Let’s hope this becomes an actual regular segment on Conan.
6) Behind the story of Camp Crystal Lake, you’ll find Tom McCaffrey, Barry Rothbart, Matt Fulchiron keeping the camp open despite Jason killing more people. This video should be the next installment/re-boot of the Jason franchise.
7) Puddin’-"Dominos”
8) COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
If This Doesn’t Work, I’m Moving Home @ Harlem Place Cafe 8PM FREE
A Kiss From Daddy/Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Sometimes, Even the Devil Tells The Truth @ Comedy Central Stages (6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA) 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8:30PM $8
The Wong Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 adv/$15 at door
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Beer in the Shower @ Whitehorse Cocktail Lounge Inn 9:30PM FREE
What’s You Say @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $6
9) OPEN MIC RUN
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
10) You’re welcome.
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WED March 30: JIMMY PARDO
Today(ish) you’ve got Dave’s favorite comedian: The opening act for Conan O’Brien on “Conan” and the host of the best comedy podcast around…
Jimmy gives an inside look at the late night wars and reveals what the 90’s were like for a stand up (man, it’s hard to be Jerry Seinfeld).
Sorry for the delay! We gave you an extra 2 minutes for the inconvenience! Ya know?
Catch all the shows on A Drink With Dave
1) John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Special Tonight on Comedy Central at MIDNIGHT!!! Watch it, even though it was taped in NY, because there’s plenty of LA comics represented.
2) If you’re not watching A Drink With Dave with Dave Holmes, please do it now. Behind the behind the scenes of comedy…
3) Trying to time Comedian Jimmy Pardo in answering questions? [via TWi Comedy]
4) Tommy Tsunami with Matt Champagne. Just watch and laugh.
5) Wonder what a weekday night at a restaurant by day/comedy club (Sal’s Comedy Hole) by night is like in LA? Bill Burr shows up.
6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE
Gonzo @ L Bar 8PM FREE
Auggie Smith @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 drink min.
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
Jon Huck @ Brea Improv 8PM $12/2 item min.
Comedy Palace @ Palace Restaurant 8:30PM FREE
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
The Jen Kirkman Show @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
7) OPEN MIC RUN
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM
8) Day 153 of the Comedy Bureau. You’re all welcome.
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1) “Finally! It’s Saturday Night and I Need a Laugh”-the resolution to the Comedy Bureau investigative report started over a week ago will be later posted today (The Comedy Bureau coffee machine has been missing for the last week, which has severely cut down on productivity around here).
2) Now that it’s just the clip of him and that’s it, here’s Baron Vaughn on Lopez Tonight.
3) EAGLEHEART is on Tonight at MIDNIGHT on ADULT SWIM. Here’s the promo aaaaaaaand it should be as simple as that.
4) Free Episode of the Never Not Funny Podcast w/Jimmy Pardo AND Conan O’Brien? Yes.
5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL-OK, I’ll admit, this is kind of ridiculous…
Comedy in the Raw @ The Canyon Club 7PM $10
Good Neighbor @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Comedy Speakeasy @ TSR Lounge 8PM FREE
Subversive Comedy w/Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 item min.
The Sklar Brothers @ Irvine Improv 8PM $17/2 item min.
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Sausage and Smiles @ DiPiazza’s 8:30PM $5
Garfunkel & Oates @ Largo 8:30PM $20 (sold out-though if you show up there might be extra tickets)
Running Your Trap w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Sean Patton & Friends @ Hollywood Improv 10PM $14/2 drink min.
6) OPEN MIC RUN 2/10/11
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 7PM,
THE SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 7PM,
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guaranteed
TKO SHOW @ 212 CAFE 212 Pier Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 9PM
7) Recently: Activision is retiring the wildly popular video game series Guitar Hero (thankfully), so maybe they can make a smart, innovative, thought provoking, and still vastly entertaining new style of video game in “Kyle Kinane’s Midnight Scientist”.
8) I’m so funny that a woman called me a battered woman last night at a party while laughing maniacally. As far as having “game”, well…..
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1) Forget Black Friday-Jimmy Pardo’s “Pardcast-a-Thon” kicks off 6PM TONIGHT for 12 hours straight having all proceeds go to Smile Train benefiting extremely underprivileged children who need cleft palate surgery regain their smile as well as the ability to speak properly, eat, and lead a normal life (not that comedians really know what that’s like). There will be tons of big guests as well as Jimmy Pardo himself, so tune in for some laughs/charity here.
2) Seriously, forget Black Friday and all those relatives that you’re trying to buy cheap gifts to keep up appearances. Instead go on a COMEDY CRAWL that’s not even that long with Lettuce Entertain You (w/Stand Up) @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10, Hot Toddy @ iO West 9:30PM (Del Close)/11:30PM (Main Stage) $5.
3) OPEN MIC RUN: UCB THEATRE 5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/10 spots available, iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/$3 min., SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM MARTY’S 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed
4) The Ultimate Free and Cheap LA Comedy List 11/28-12/4. Yeah, it’s real. Thanks Wisepix.
5) Brendon Walsh was on Conan last night. I missed it because I have lost all concept of time and don’t have a DVR. Fortunately TeamCoco.com are good people and have his set right here.
6) The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” today to JERRY BRANDT-@HateJerryBrandt- Awkward Thanksgiving phone conversation with my Dad is done…we can now go back to ignoring each other until Christmas. Over the last year, Jerry Brandt has made his indelible/bitter/funny mark on the “Long Beach Comedy Scene” as well as the rest of LA with his monthly show, “The Happy Tiki Comedy Show @ The Puka Bar” and his weekly podcast “Drinking Buddies” with awesome co-host Chris Adams recorded at CSULB. Though his twitter handle is @HateJerryBrandt, he certainly only wants to hate himself in the most self-deprecating, hilarious way possible. Upcoming Shows include: Big Trouble in Little Tokyo @ Señor Fish 11/30 8PM FREE and Ultimate Laff Down @ Khoury’s 11/2 8:30PM/$7/$10 food-drink min. Be sure to check out his Website and Twitter.
7) From the “You Should Have Been There” Lagoon: Lenny Bruce-All Alone.
8) The Comedy Bureau is a single man (in every sense of the term) and LIVE TWEETS as an entire agency HERE.
9) You’re saving SOOOOO much money today so you can donate to the Comedy Bureau, right? Please prove this statement true here.
10) Literally, driving home last night, the freeway was already clogged with traffic for Black Friday. I will, for the first time, feel like I’m having a better time than “real people” at an open mic.
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1) I know you guys need to get to your friends, families, and some damn fine turkey, so I’ll keep this short… well, all of that depends on whether you enjoy reading this blog or not, which, in the case of the “Comedy Blog Reader Masochist”, prompts me to ask, “Why do you exist?”. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!!!
2) I almost don’t want to call it a COMEDY CRAWL for tonight, but for the sake of branding, I’ll stick with it. Tonight’s Comedy Crawl consists of, meaning this is the only shows going on that I know about, 16 Headlining Comics @ The Original Room of the Comedy Store 9PM $15/2 drink min. AND Free Thanksgiving Dinner @ The Hollywood Laugh Factory 1PM/3PM/5PM/7PM FREE (though I think the actual show might have $20 cover according to site). That’s it.
3) NO OPEN MIC RUN FOR TODAY: I don’t even hate myself that much to do an open mic on Thanksgiving and a third of my material is on suicide.
4) The mutli-talented Charlyne Yi finally has The Old Lumps’ (her fantastic band) album “Getting Intimate with the Old Lumps” online. Yeah, you’ve seen her in Paper Heart or at her own one-of-a-kind show at the UCB Theatre, but check out her musical side, which is like all her artistic “sides”: a nostalgically rollicking good time that reminds you of the childhood that you might never had, but wish you did. Check “Getting Intimate with the Old Lumps" here.
5) Jimmy Pardo is definitely kicking off the Holiday Season right with his ”Pardcast-a-Thon“ going from 6PM tomorrow for 12 hours straight having all proceeds go to Smile Train benefiting extremely underprivileged children who need cleft palate surgery regain their smile as well as the ability to speak properly, eat, and lead a normal life (not that comedians really know what that’s like). There will be tons of big guests as well as Jimmy Pardo himself, so tune in for some laughs/charity here.
6) As it premiered yesterday, the ”Bureau Approved“ section of this blog serves as a convenient resource for the best of the best podcasts, webseries, sketches, blog posts, clips, performances, etc. of LA Comedy so you don’t have to search through any of these reports to do so. With that in mind, I’ll start tomorrow to feature items from the ”Bureau Approved“ that I did not have the privilege to witness the inception of in a new feature I’m going to call ”From the Depths of ‘You Should Have Been There’ Lagoon“ or for you initialism-inclined FDYSHBTL. Hopefully, with this, we’ll never forget… (what’s funny that is)
7) The Comedy Bureau "Tips Its Hat” today to KYLE KINANE-“@kylekinane Where can I get some giant bows for all these Lexuses I’m giving out for Christmas? I’ll look like a real asshole if I don’t wrap them.” Having already been to the Just For Laughs Comedy Fest in Montreal this year and opening for Patton Oswalt, Kyle’s been hitting the road taking his ingenious and hilarious musings on life as a “simple creature” from here in LA all the way to Winnipeg as everyone is finally starting to appreciate how damn funny he is. You can see Kyle next week at Comedy Death Ray @ The UCB Theatre Tues. Nov. 30th 8:30PM $5 or at Battleship Pretension @ Meltdown Comics Sat. Dec. 4th $5 or on Comedy Central because, yeah, he has a ‘Comedy Central Presents’ special too. Here’s his blog, “Shooting for Third”, and a link to his Twitter here.
8) For “Tip of the Hat”, I literally comb through everyone I follow on twitter, facebook, and tumblr, making it quite a tedious process. However, if you’d like to make it a little easier on me/draw my attention for “Tip of the Hat” consideration, e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com with ’for your consideration tip of the hat’ in the subject line.
9) OK, I know this is running a little long, so I’ll cut it short here. I/The Comedy Bureau LIVE TWEETS here, so, for that reason and many others, you should donate to The Comedy Bureau/me here.
10) THIS IS OFFICIALLY A MONTH THAT I’VE BEEN BLOGGING EVERY SINGLE DAY and I haven’t been to therapy yet (on top of doing stand up every night/trying to make money freelancing during the increasingly small time I have day). There should be an award for this.
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