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Please Get Solomon Georgio’s Debut Album “Homonégro Superior”

October 22, 2017

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There are so many things to enjoy about Solomon Georgio first recorded hour of stand-up, Homonégro Superior, fresh off the presses from Comedy Central Records.

There’s Solomon very unique perspective as a gay man who also immigrated to the U.S. from Ethiopia. There’s Solomon’s poise and confidence. There’s also Solomon’s handy distillation of his life, in all facets, into whip smart, sharp, splendid observations and stories. You might have noticed all of this from his half-hour special, which just aired on Comedy Central this week.

In any case, you can (and should) get and enjoy Homonégro Superior here.

Tig Notaro Takes No BS From a Homophobe in Season 2 Teaser for “One Mississippi”

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Simply, this is just a great takedown of a homophobe that doubles as a teaser for the next season of Tig’s One Mississippi on Amazon.

Enjoy it here.

Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher Will Be Going on a National Tour in September/October

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Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, who we’d hope you would know from their wonderful stand-up, Take My Wife, or their show/podcast Put Your Hands Together, are indeed going on tour across the U.S. as the seasons change from Summer to Autumn.

Please go see them at any of the dates above. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 21st.

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Laugh Lines is supporting a great cause, Trans Lifeline, a suicide prevention hotline for Trans youth, and has a great LGBTQ line-up as well.

Get your tickets 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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The story between actually married-Canadian-Palestinian-Jewish-comedian couple Jess Salomon and Eman El Husseini is fascinating and uplifting. You can hear that story as they’re playing a special show, since they’re in town right now, this Sunday at the Pico Union Project right near DTLA.

Tickets are $15 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.

Please Enjoy Sam Jay’s Late Night Debut on Kimmel

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Not too long ago, Sam Jay transplanted herself from Boston to LA and she has been hitting the ground running ever since.

She dishes out her truth in stand-up, but always adds the right amount of clever playfulness throughout her sets.

See for yourself in this debut late night stand-up set on Kimmel, then keep an eye where Sam’s playing next.

Cameron Esposito to Host GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles

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Cameron Esposito to Host GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles

The GLAAD Media Awards in LA will take place on April 1st at the Beverly Hilton with the amazing Cameron Esposito set as host for the evening’s ceremony honoring achievements in media for the LGBTQ community.

Esposito has been a favorite for ours for a long time and we sincerely hope that this is another step for Cameron towards hosting way more things.

By the way, you can actually attend this event (if you’ve got deep pockets). Tickets range from $500-$40,000 and you can get them here.

Throwing Shade Explores the “Bury Your Gays” TV Trend

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If you’re a fan of Full Frontal with Sam Bee and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, you might just want to add Throwing Shade with Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson on TV Land to your regular satirical news watching regimen.

Case in point, they’ve got plenty of segments like this one on the disturbing trend of lesbians being killed off on scripted TV series.

February 15, 2017

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The regularly scheduled Comedians You Should Know is bringing a very special edition of their show next week on Thursday, February 23rd at 10PM at The Hollywood Improv Lab. As the name suggests, these are all gay comedians from around LA that you absolutely should know and go see perform on a regular basis.

Tickets are $10 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

December 2, 2016

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Yes, this means you can go watch a great comedy show with the likes of Margaret Cho, Ian Edwards, Johnny Pemberton, Aparna Nancherla, Yvonne Orji, James Austin Johnson, and Eli Olsberg in an adult entertainment store AND support The Trevor Project.

Get your tickets here.

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

November 13, 2016

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Cameron Esposito was already, in our minds, one of the most important voices in comedy right now. Now, her voice is even more crucial than ever on top of being damn hilarious.

She’s playing the Irvine Improv on Thursday, November 17th at 8PM. Tickets are $20 with a 2 item minimum. You can get (and should) get them here.

Watch Emma Willmann’s TV Debut on Colbert

September 27, 2016

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While Colbert certainly brought the goods in breaking down the debate, NYC’s Emma Willmann also had a great night in her very first stand-up performance on network television. That’s especially impressive given that last night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was completely live.

Watch her set and see for yourself here.

Watch Matteo Lane’s First Set on Late Night with Seth Meyers

August 26, 2016

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Matteo Lane performed his very first late night set last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers and kicked it off like no one else could.

We can only hope it’s the first of many late night spots to come.

Watch it here.

Please Enjoy Gioe and Mandernach’s Short Film “Coming Out” Showing How Coming Out as Gay Shouldn’t Go

August 15, 2016

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While coming out to friends and family as an LGBTQ person is often welcomed with support these days, there are still knuckleheads who don’t know how to handle themselves in that situation.

This short film, Coming Out, written by and featuring Anthony Gioe and Nick Mandernach is about one of those knuckleheads who is spectacular at, spoiler alert, being a knucklehead. Also note, fine performances from Kale Hills and Rose O’Shea and direction from Ian Brennan.

Help Crowdfund Female, LBGTQ Focused Comedy Festival, Dangerfest

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Dangerfest will be a new a comedy festival that will be gracing the stages of Highland Park here in Los Angeles from Thursday, October 6th-Sunday, October, 9th.

As they state on their site:

DangerFest! will focus on an all female and LGBTQ talent roster, without having that be the focus of the marketing of the festival. We aim to let the work speak for itself and have nothing feel “separate” about it.

They’re looking to crowdfund $7000 to put on this festival, which you can contribute to right here.

Here’s a video explaining their mission further featuring comedians Atsuko Okatsuka, Julia Prescott, Heather Hanford, Lisa Chanoux, and Jenny Yang.

Watch Rhea Butcher’s Set on Conan

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We’ve had the pleasure of enjoying Rhea Butcher come up over the last couple of years since she moved to LA.

Thus, it’s lovely to see her get her very first set on Conan that aired last night.

You can watch her performance here.

Please Watch Joel Kim Booster Make His Stand-Up TV Debut on Conan

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Joel Kim Booster is the sort of comedian we should be watching more of. He’s hilarious and just happens to be a great cross-section, in regards to personal identity.

So, watch and enjoy his set here.

Please Watch “Disengaged”, One of the Best Web Series of the Year

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We know it’s only March, but Hannah Utt and Jen Tullock’s web series Disengaged, streaming at Super Deluxe, is already on our short list for one of our favorite things that we’ve come across this year.

Disengaged follows Utt and Tullock as a lesbian couple who rush getting married after DOMA is struck down. The whirlwind of events that follow are simultaneously so organic, grounded, timely, and damn hysterical.

The pilot was released late last year, but the next four episodes of season 1 are all streaming right now.