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November 22, 2017

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Through thorough surveillance of our own employees at The Comedy Bureau, we have found that talking at a water cooler during your break is one of the best parts of people’s day.

So, we’re trying desperately to copy that “vibe” and bring it to you in a night of comedy with our personal favorites that we’ve had our eyes on for years.

With assistance from Deep Eddy Vodka and DoLA, we will present comedic performances from Laurie Kilmartin, Joe DeRosa, Michael Rayner, David Gborie for “Water Cooler Talk” to be hosted by TCB’s own Jake Kroeger.

Cool (and hungry) people should arrive early for free pizza from Prufrock Pizzeria between 7PM and 8PM while supplies last!

Water Cooler Talk will commence at The Love Song Bar on Tuesday, December 5th with doors open (and, again, free gourmet pizza) at 7PM and the show starting promptly at 8PM.

Flyer by Morgan Heslin.

This Week’s Jackie and Laurie Show Is Required Listening for How They Detail Dealing with Sexual Harassment as Female Comics

November 20, 2017

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This Week’s Jackie and Laurie Show Is Required Listening for How They Detail Dealing with Sexual Harassment as Female Comics

The Jackie and Laurie Show, co-hosted by Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin, offers a wonderful and insightful look into the lives of two successful, undeniably hilarious female comedians that have been in the business for quite some time now.

As such, they provide an important, unfiltered perspective on the sexual abuse, harassment, misbehavior, etc. that they’ve held to deal with in their comedy careers as well as how the tides are now changing from all sides. You’ve probably read a few articles on the fall of Louis CK changing everything already, but please take some time to hear their stories.

Also, it’s one of our favorite podcasts and you should already be listening to it anyway.

September 18, 2017

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The 2017 LA Podcast Festival is only a few weeks away and they’re already sold out of early bird three day passes. However, you can still snag regularly priced 3 Day Passes for $190.56 here or try chance trying to get a limited amount of single day passes closer to the weekend of the festival.

In case you didn’t know, the line-up includes:

WTF with Marc Maron, My Favorite Murder, Jackie & Laurie Show, Lovett or Leave It, TOFOP, Dork Forest, The Dollop, Comedy Film Nerds, Bertcast, We Hate Movies, Mental Illness Happy Hour w/ Paul Gilmartin, Cashing In w/ TJ Miller and host Cash Levy, Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast (live debut), Chapo Trap House, Dumb People Town, The Todd Glass Show, Tigerbelly, The Boogie Monster, Mixed Feelings Podcast, My Brother’s Sneaker, The Jimmy Dore Show, and many more!

Podcast Pros confirmed speakers:
Norm Pattiz – Founder & Executive Chairman, Podcast One
Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark, My Favorite Murder
Hernan Lopez – CEO, Wondery
Tom Webster – Vice President, Strategy and Marketing, Edison Research
Julian Petty – Partner, Nixon Peabody
Taylor Moore – Head of Comedy, Kickstarter
Jordan Cope – Creator Relations Lead, Patreon
Rob Walch – CEO, Libsyn
Jason Smith – CEO, Feral Audio
Sim Sarna – Producer & Co-host, Anna Faris is Unqualified
David Raphael – President, Public Media Marketing
Jackie Kashian – The Dork Forest
Josh Lindgren – Agent, The Billions Corporation
Cash Levy – Cashing In
Allyson Marino – Podcast Monetization Specialist
Ben Adair – CEO & Executive Producer, BA Creative

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

August 12, 2017

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This edition of Leafly’s The Gateway Show is set for Friday, August 18th at 9PM at Starburns Castle.

Slated to go through this dank gauntlet are a sweet line-up of Sean Jordan, Whitmer Thomas, Allie Amrien, Bri Pruett, Moses Storm & Laurie Kilmartin. From what we know, that covers a wide range of people in terms of how much time they spend getting high.

Tickets are $8 online and $12 at the door. Get online tickets here.

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

June 26, 2017

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This is a fantastic line-up that’s gathered to raise money for The Center at Blessed Sacrament an organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Hollywood.

FYI, All the proceeds go to The Center.

Please get your tickets here.

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

Watch Laurie Kilmartin Kill It on Conan, Then Go Buy the Album Version of Her Special “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad”

June 9, 2017

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Laurie Kilmartin absolutely lit it up last night during her latest late night set on Conan.

If you’ve seen her special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, you’d probably know that she was going to kill it. If you didn’t get a chance to see it because you never got Seeso, you can now get it as an album off of Tunes thanks to AST Records.

Basically, just budget an hour and change to enjoy some fantastic work by Laurie Kilmartin.

Laurie Kilmartin’s 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad Coming Out as an Album on AST Records Next Week

June 1, 2017

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Last year, Laurie Kilmartin made a terrific special following the passing of her father called 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad. It was one of our favorite things all year long from 2016.

If you have the unfortunate luck of not having a subscription to Seeso or Amazon Prime, you probably haven’t gotten a chance to enjoy it like we have.

However, that will all change next Friday, June 9th when 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad will come out as an album off of AST Records. We’ll be sure to remind you again next week so you can enjoy one of the best hours in comedy on dealing with death.

You can pre-order it off of iTunes here.

March 22, 2017

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The Bitch Seat, hosted by Lyssa Mandel, is a very entertaining version of show and tell that features comedians who probably never thought that they would have to do show and tell again, much less with things that possibly make them cringe about their childhood.

This LA edition of Bitch Seat (it’s based in NYC), is happening this Friday and tickets are only $5. You can (and should) get them here.

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

March 5, 2017

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The folks responsible for writing some of the funniest things in late night are doing a show this Monday night at Flappers. That includes Conan staff writers Laurie Kilmartin, Brian Kiley, Dan Cronin, Todd Levin, Andrés du Bouchet, Levi MacDougall, and Jose Arroyo.

Tickets are $10 (with a two item minimum) and you can (and should) get them here.

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

February 22, 2017

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Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin catching up and talking shop on The Jackie and Laurie Show is absolutely one of our favorite podcasts.

So, naturally, when they’re recording a live episode, we think you should go and watch.

Next Monday, they indeed will be taping a live episode at Flappers in Burbank that costs $10 w/a 2 item minimum. Get tickets here.

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

Earlybird Passes Now on Sale for 10th Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival

February 14, 2017

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Earlybird Passes Now on Sale for 10th Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival

The 2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival is set for this May 4-7 and you can now get some early discounts on festival passes for Portland’s annual comedy extravaganza.

Right now, you can save $20 and get a weekend pass for $79.

So far, Janeane Garofalo, Karen Kilgariff, Baron Vaughn, Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin, Nico Santos, and Dave Hill are all confirmed for the festival and dozens and dozens more acts will be announced next month.

If you’re going to be in or around Portland and in case you didn’t know already, do not miss out on Bridgetown.

*NOTE: Early Bird Festival Pass and Standard Festival Pass do not include admission to the pre-festival special event Patton Oswalt show at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on May 2nd, ticketed separately at portland5.com, or any shows taking place at Revolution Hall, ticketed separately at revolutionhallpdx.com as they are announced.

February 8, 2017

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Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood is one of our favorite places to see stand-up. A beautiful, intimate back room is the perfect setting for watching some of the funniest people in LA share their comedy wares.

So, Pamela Walt and TJ Chambers are bringing another stacked line-up of Laurie Kilmartin, Tommy Johnagin, Kyle Kinane, Henry Phillips, Andy Wood for this Sunday. Also, for every person in attendance, Chambers will donate $5 to the ACLU. Get more details here.

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

Laurie Kilmartin’s Special “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad” Now Streaming at Seeso

December 29, 2016

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Laurie Kilmartin’s Special “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad” Now Streaming at Seeso

Already, Laurie Kilmartin and her new comedy special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, now available on Seeso, has made plenty of year end ‘best of comedy’ lists.

We concur with those lists and think you should watch Laurie’s comedy special tribute to her late father, which combines joke craftsmanship, veteran comedy chops, and a wonderful vulnerability (lovingly accented with interviews with Laurie’s family, Patton Oswalt, Andy Kindler, and Conan O’Brien) usually reserved for solo shows.

You can get two months of Seeso free to watch this special w/promo code: kimartin

Watch Trailer for Laurie Kilmartin’s Excellent Special “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad”

December 27, 2016

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It’s not often that you see concept specials/albums in comedy. Generally, those go in to the territory of solo shows (or they’re marketed as such), but doing jokes for an entire show on one single topic is a rare bird as it’s very hard to pull such a feat off well.

The passing of Laurie Kilmartin’s father lead to a joke writing frenzy on Twitter that caught the attention of the Internet. From there, she took the jokes on stage and put together an entire special that is very clear in its intentions, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad.

The jokes are as well-crafted and funny as they are dark and honest, as you’ll see in the trailer. Also, there are thoughtful interviews in the special with Laurie, her family, Patton Oswalt, Andy Kindler, and Conan O’Brien that give some insight as to how the whole special came about. Overall, Kilmartin really showcases how powerful comedy can be in dealing with loss and does so hysterically.

Watch the trailer for 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad here, then stream it on Seeso this week on Thursday, December 29th.

December 13, 2016

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A prep academy debate team will go up against drunk comedians in Drunk Debates next Wednesday at The Westside Comedy Theater.

Conan staffers Laurie Kilmartin and Brian Kiley will be on the ‘drunk comics’ along with Billy Bonnell and going against All State Debate Team of Vanderlick Prep Academy.

If you like what might be a way cooler, grown-up version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, you can get your tickets here.

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

You’re Listening to “The Jackie and Laurie Show”, Right?

December 10, 2016

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On their own, Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin are fantastic comedians that you should absolutely keep an eye on with whatever they do (The Dork Forest, Conan, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux).

Together, they make our new favorite podcast, The Jackie and Laurie Show on the Nerdist Podcast Network.

There are no guests and it’s as impromptu a conversation as they can make it, but the pairing of Kashian and Kilmartin brings a wonderfully, brash, open, unfiltered dynamic to the show. They give a great, unique window into talking shop in comedy and the lives of two successful, working, veteran comedians that hasn’t really gelled in the world of podcasting the way it has on The Jackie and Laurie Show.

There’s a bit of an ‘inside baseball’ vibe to the way they break down their own comedy, where they’re performing, what’s going on in their lives, but their chemistry, the razor sharp riffing and roasting, and the perspective of two older female comedians can make it engaging for plenty of those not in the world of comedy.

So, if you haven’t done so already, please subscribe and listen to The Jackie and Laurie Show.

November 17, 2016

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Jen Kirkman’s dysfunctional holiday show is definitely the show to really get into the holiday season this year. Laurie Kilmartin, Eddie Pepitone, Solomon Georgio, and more will be performing as well making for a pretty great evening.

Tickets are $20 with a 2 item minimum and you can (and should) get them here.

Seeso Is Going to Have 12 Week Long “Stand-Up Streaming Fest” with Janeane Garofalo, Jena Friedman, Jon Dore, Schtick or Treat, and Much Much More

September 20, 2016

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Seeso Is Going to Have 12 Week Long “Stand-Up Streaming Fest” with Janeane Garofalo, Jena Friedman, Jon Dore, Schtick or Treat, and Much Much More

For an entire three month stretch, Seeso has got a really solid line-up of comedy specials and showcases set to stream. It’s packed so tightly over consecutive weeks that they’ve decided to call it their Stand-up Streaming Fest.

This line-up lincludes:
-Jena Friedman’s American C*nt-Oct. 20th
-The Guest List (Seeso’s stacked comedy showcase series)-Oct. 20th, Nov. 3rd, Dec. 8th
-Janeane Garofalo’s If I May-Oct. 27th
-Schtick or Treat: Halloween Stand-Up Special-Oct. 27th
-Mo Mandel’s Negative Reinforcement-Nov. 3rd
-Dan Levy’s Lion-Nov. 17th
-Turnt Up with Eliza Skinner-Nov. 17th
-McSweeney’s Internet Tendency-Nov. 24th
-Joe Matarese’s Medicated-Dec. 1st
-Lachlan Patterson’s Live at Venice Beach-Dec. 1st
-Funny as Hell with Jon Dore-Dec. 15th
-Nick Thune stand-up special-Dec. 22nd
-Ian Harvie stand-up special-Dec. 29th
-Laurie Kilmartin’s 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad-Dec. 29th
-Brian Posehn stand-up special-Jan. 2nd.

So, it’s pretty clear to us that you should get Seeso if you haven’t already.

The Cinder Block Comedy Festival Is Bringing Another Comedy Festival to Brooklyn

August 21, 2016

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Thanks to festival director Coree Spencer, a new festival is coming to the ever-burgeoning comedy that’s just happening in Brooklyn (there’s already a few comedy festivals that regularly happen in Brooklyn alone) within the already giant NYC comedy scene.

Called the Cinder Block Comedy Festival due to a personal incident with a cinder block that Coree had, it’ll take over multiple venues throughout Williamsburg in Brooklyn from Wednesday, September 14th-Sunday, September 18th for its very first run.

As, Baron Vaughn, Laurie Kilmartin, Murderfist, Myq Kaplan, Ted Alexandro, Josh Gondelman, Mike Drucker, Kevin Avery, Frank Conniff, Mike Recine, Lynn Bixenspan, Sofiya Alexandra, Greg Edwards, Jess Lane, Baron Vaughn, Emmett Montgomery, Kevin Yee, and more (check out the full line-up here) are all slated to perform, we urge you to go to Cinder Block next month if you’re in, around, or close to NYC.

You can (and should) get your festival passes here.

May 17, 2016

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The very first romantic novel book store in LA, The Ripped Bodice, is having a stand-up show, Romantic Comedy, featuring Laurie Kilmartin, Cathy Ladman, Emmy Blotnick, Caitlin Durante, Sean Keane, Jackie Monahan, Erin Judge, and Jenny Chalikian.

It’s a free show, not to mention that you’ll be surrounded by shelves and more shelves of nothing but romantic novels.

Romantic Comedy will be happening this Thursday, May 19th at 8PM (Doors at 7:30PM) at The Ripped Bodice (3806 Main St., Culver City, CA).

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

May 8, 2016

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Get tickets here.

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

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April 13, 2016

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Get your tickets here.

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

Mission Conan Marks Another Great Trip Special for Conan

January 26, 2016

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At this point, It should not really come as a surprise that Conan O’Brien going overseas to remote places makes for really great television. Cuba, Armenia, and Mission Conan to the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar for the troops have all really showcased O’Brien and his show’s versatility in the still early, formative stages of this new era of late night.

Whether it be working with military dogs…

…or just doing hosting a live show…

…or ribbing the troops just right…

…or giving EOD a try…

…or having Conan writers Brian Kiley and Laurie Kilmartin do stand-up…

…as well as John Mulaney and Grace Potter perform all the way over in Qatar…

…Conan makes a great case for way more of this to be ordered by TBS.

Even when, he couldn’t get a camera in the plane with First Lady Michelle Obama, the show cooked up something pretty great.

Laurie Kilmartin Taping a Comedy Special Entitled “45 Jokes About My Dead Dad”

August 21, 2014

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You’ve seen comedy specials/albums taped in weird places or done in multiple places or intercut with some sketches. You have have yet to see a comedy special that’s on one topic and has a set number of jokes on said topic. That may sound a little too atypical, but Laurie Kilmartin has made such a prospect incredibly enticing by announcing that she’s going to make a special out of 45 jokes about her dead dad.

Appropriately titled ’45 Jokes About My Dead Dad“, Kilmartin will be taping this special that will clock in somewhere between 15 and 25 min. at the Lyric Theatre here in LA on Oct. 17th and 18th.

Even on top of seeing something as unusual and intriguing of a comedy special as this, Kilmartin is damn funny too, so don’t miss out.

Peeping Comics Features Interviews with Comedians During a Peep Show

July 29, 2014

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Susanna Lee’s Peeping Comics invites comedians into a peep show to watch Susanna as Lady Lucky Deluxe do a peep show for them while they also talk about deviance, secrets, or simply dealing with being in a peep show booth. There’s a preview of it here.

The likes of Jimmy Pardo, Chris Fairbanks, Baron Vaughn, Laurie Kilmartin, Paul Provenza, Selene Luna, Emily Gordon and more are put into the booth and the results are pretty fascinating, great, funny, and more.

Watch the currently released 7 episodes here.

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