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October 11, 2018
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adam conover, asian af, comedy comedy festival, dtla, little tokyo, manila luzon, picture this

The annual Comedy Comedy Festival returns this weekend (starting tomorrow with a big Picture This! show) to Little Tokyo at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center and Aratani Theatre! As you can see above, they’ve got a plethora of comedy, especially if you’re interested in seeing Asian comedians of all sorts (stand-up, musical comedy, improv, animation, etc. etc.). 

Go see the schedule and get your tickets here fast!

We’d like to note that following Adult Swim Festival, DTLA will have had two weekends in a row of comedy festivals. Nicely done. 

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

September 25, 2018
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dtla, greatest love story ever told, lena dunham, little tokyo, megan mullally, nick offerman, penguin random house, skylight books

In our lifetimes, few loves put on public display seem quite as picturesque, passionate, and downright fun as the one between Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. That’s part of why they wrote a book about it humbly called The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.

So, join in and catch them live in conversation about the book with Lena Dunham at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo in DTLA on Wed., Oct. 3rd at 7:30PM. Individual tickets to include a copy of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told at $35 and you can (and should) get them here.

Note: There will not be a signing following the event.

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

Please Support the Return of Echoes Under Sunset

August 7, 2016
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christian chavez, comedy shows, crowdfunding, dtla, echoes under sunset, gofundme, little tokyo, los angeles

Please Support the Return of Echoes Under Sunset

Echoes Under Sunset was as DIY of a place as you could get and both figuratively and literally an underground venue, but it still managed to get voted as one of LA Weekly’s Best New Comedy Club and had a hell of a run over four years.

It gave a stage to open micers, up and comers, people who just got their break and pros and was definitely addition to the LA comedy scene.

After unceremoniously being shut down, Christian Chavez, the owner and proprietor, has been eyeing a return for Echoes in the already cool, but still booming neighborhood of Little Tokyo, just a couple miles of away from Echo Park, the original home of Echoes Under Sunset.

He’s already got a space picked out, but he needs help with making the space into the wondrous comedy venue that he once had including sound equipment, lighting, flooring, furniture, stage, etc. 

This new Echoes has a GoFundMe set up for $50K and we highly urge you to contribute and donate at the link above. 

Dwayne Perkins Taped a New Comedy Special Last Month

February 3, 2015
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comedy special, dwayne perkins, japanese american national museum, little tokyo, los angeles

Fundraiser for my next film! Two shows! Tonight! http://t.co/EIN80CPUHB pic.twitter.com/hyPRiYNnIC

With only one month in the books, there’s plenty of comedy specials that we’ve already gotten or are about to getting into including ones from Louis C.K., Kyle Kinane, Bridget Everett, Al Madrigal, Aziz Ansari, and Matt Braunger.

Add to that list one from the very funny Dwayne Perkins that he shot at the Japanese American National Museum here in LA last month. There’s no set premiere/release date, but you’ll want to catch it as soon as it comes out, hopefully some time this year. 

Morning Debriefing 8/17/11

August 17, 2011
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adult swim, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, culver city, eddie pepitone, free, hollywood, little tokyo, live action comic strip, los angeles, nbc, open mic, paul scheer, santa monica, sf weekly, troy conrad, van nuys, west hollywood, what to do

1) Sean O’Connor on Conan.

2) J. Chris Newberg discovers that roasting works on America’s Got Talent.

3) Jeff MacKinnon who was in LA is now covering the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Laughspin.

4) Children’s Hospital gets a 4th Season!

5) The hit improvised stand-up show started in LA, Set List, tours at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to stellar reviews.

6) W. Kamau Bell shows how fame can go to a comedian’s head even when they’re not that famous.

7) Not sure what to expect from a comedy contest? Connected Comedy can help with that.

8) NTSF:SD:SUV’s Trent Hauser has a special message for the blind people of America… or does he?

Don’t Trust the Blind! from Paul Scheer

9) Puddin’-“Daily Affirmation”

10) ON THE HORIZON
Conan Showcase (now with Rob Delaney) @ Nerdist Theater Fri. Aug. 19th 8PM $8
Bill Burr @ Largo at the Coronet Theater Tues. Sept. 13th 8PM/10PM $20

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World LIVE w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE 
Women Who Kill @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min. 
Bil Dwyer @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Persona @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8 
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8 
Frolic! One Year Anniversary @ Far Bar 9PM FREE 
5 Second Films Screening @ El Cid 9PM $8
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE 
Mostly Normal Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5 
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour-ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5 

12) 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
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/5 min.
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    

13) Sometimes, when you’re down, you just need to hear “You’re a gorilla… and that’s a good thing,” at 1 in the morning.

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Morning Debriefing 8/14/11

August 14, 2011
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brody stevens, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, covina, echo park, free, fx, hollywood, little tokyo, los angeles, los feliz, meltdown comics, open mic, santa monica, west hollywood, what to do

1) We were wondering what happened after this article was posted, but Brody Stevens/@allthingsbrody is tweeting again…

I’m at the #UCLA Psych Ward… 14-day #HOLD #PovitiveEnergy + magnets #JEWISH #SMART #818 = #HEALTHY 🙂

2) There are AMAZING THINGS happening at the Nerdist Theater, affectionately known as NerdMelt, and if you want to be a part of such events/happenings, they’re looking for interns.

3) Co-Ed Magazine makes a list of “The 11 Most Relevant Stand-up Comedians”. Going off of their definition of relevant, “…having a connection with your audience,” it’s a decent list with Louis C.K., Aziz Ansari, Daniel Tosh, Donald Glover, Whitney Cummings, and more.  However, there are incredibly notable omissions: Doug Stanhope, Paul F. Tompkins, Chelsea Handler, Chris Hardwick, and Marc Maron.

4) Nerve.com lists five young comedians who should be movie stars. Yeah, we’d like to see Jamie Lee, Hannibal Buress, John Mulaney and Morgan Murphy in a bank heist movie.

5) The Joan Rivers episode of Louie is downright inspiring and right here.

6) ON THE HORIZON-One Year Anniversaries
Frolic! @ Far Bar Wed. Aug. 17th 9PM FREE
Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theater Wed. Aug. 17th 11PM $5

7) COMEDY CRAWL
Grand Theft Audio Live! @ UCB Theatre 6PM $5
Lazy Sunday @ Westside Comedy Theater 8PM $5
Running Your Trap w/Jimmy Pardo @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Re-Animator: The Musical (Closing Night) @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Powerviolence @ The Complex
9PM FREE 
RTDOK and Chatterbox Presents @ The Chatterbox 9PM FREE 
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5 
Entertainment Hollywood Live! w/Erin Gibson & Bryan Safi @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Skinny Sundays @ Hollywood Improv w/TJ Miller & Marc Maron 9:30PM $10/2 item min.
Up Late with Adam Fisher @ Comedy Sportz Theater 10PM $8
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

8) 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
SUNDAY SKETCH SHOW @ WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATRE 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between Promenade and 4th St.)/Starts 9:30PM/for sketches/$5
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  

9) Downtown LA’s only improved in the sense that there are parts of a Battleship board where your ships don’t get hit… especially East of Main.

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People in 2011 Still Don’t Understand What An Open Mic Is

July 26, 2011
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arts district, cancelled, comedy news, downtown, little tokyo, los angeles, open mics

“So we decided that we’re not going to have a comedy night anymore.”

That is what the management of Señor Fish told Russell Corona and me, Jake Kroeger, yesterday when we asked if we’re going to be allowed to run the Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic today. No matter how many times we posted and how many times it was even written on their dirty sandwich board that it was an open mic, Señor Fish failed to grasp the idea of open mic, especially one that focuses on comedy.

Open mics in general, no matter what art form is being performed, are supposed to be safe environments where one has the freedom to fail.  When it comes to being a comedian, an open mic is invaluable for not only hearing what you thought was such a genius comic book hero joke and finding it’s clunky as hell all the way to just getting comfortable talking to a room full of strangers a few minutes at a time.  With that in mind, both Russell Corona and myself asked about language and content restrictions for our show.  Though we were told we weren’t restricted in such regard, we were never told or hinted to the idea that Señor Fish was a “family friendly” restaurant.  Perhaps “family friendly” etched somewhere on a lone brick that was painted over in the gauche blue they have been using as of late.

If we had knew that, we would have gone elsewhere because open mics, in the truest sense, are not family friendly.  The idea that Señor Fish, which is a Mexican Seafood Bar & Grill hardly ever had a family friendly vibe, especially with the numerous DJ showcases, the stocking of more high end tequila, is quite shocking to both Russell and me.  The bigger point to be made is that the open mic took place in the back room of the bar section of Señor Fish (which has a separate address from the actual restaurant).  We were in a bar where they serve alcohol at great happy hour prices. That’s not “family friendly” no matter how you spin it.

We had been running the Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic successfully every single week at the same exact time with a consistent flow of comics coming through that bought beer and food without a minimum being imposed on them.  Yet, last week, after including an awesome sketch with hilarious and immensely talented Davey Johnson in which he bumped into a few chairs, mimed auto-erotic asphyxiation with his shirt and pants off, management found the reason that they were perhaps looking for to never have comedy again at their “family friendly” establishment.  Before I continue, though Señor Fish didn’t like Davey’s bit, everyone else that was witness to it did; some saying it was one of the most hilarious things they had ever seen.  I, as co-producer of the show, don’t regret for an instant having Davey Johnson do what Davey Johnson does and I urge each and everyone of you to catch him every Saturday at the Tomorrow Show as part of the Doorknockers with Randy Liedtke.

Though Davey did knock over some chairs and mime a sex act without most of his clothes, there have been way worst things that have been performed on that stage.  Horribly sexist, racist, threatening, and, most importantly, terribly unfunny garbage has been spat out at our open mic because, once again, it’s an open mic.  The good, the amazing, the bad, the insecure, the assholes, the comics who have no idea what they’re doing up there, pretty girls singing songs that sound like very Starbucks PA system ever, the guitar comic, the erotic magician, rappers just starting out, and more were all taken in like they’re supposed to at an open mic.

So, there will be no more live comedy at the Señor Fish located at the southwest corner of 1st St. and Alameda in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Downtown LA.  Though it is sad as we had a great time running it and giving artists a space to work on their art (even to the point where we mentioned briefly in the LA Times), Señor Fish’s decision is more than fine by us as we were never paid beyond some beer and food that wasn’t fish for our efforts to actually drag a stage from across a parking lot, flip rooms full of furniture, just try to ignore the fact their on-call handyman is painting the room during our show without any notice ahead of time, and more bullshit that we just had to put up with in addition to the running one of the more popular open mics on the LA comedy circuit.

Undoubtedly, this will be hardly the last live comedy mic/show we will ever run and the Comedy Bureau will keep you updated on where the next one will be, but thank you to all who came and performed, especially the booked “special guests” that could have dropped in at a club for a better spot, watched, supported, or even thought about coming down to check it out and could never make it.  Our efforts were validated because of all of you and, one more time, we thank you.

And yes, this “tagged” flyer above is my lame attempt at being Banksy (even made lamer by the fact that I made the original flyer).

Morning Debriefing 7/20/11

July 20, 2011
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alhambra, batman, cbs, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, comic-con guide, conan, craig ferguson, culver city, dark knight, eddie izzard, eddie pepitone, free, green room, harry potter, hollywood, hollywood bowl, josh fadem, late night, little tokyo, long beach, los angeles, open mic, rooftop, tbs, ucb, van nuys, west hollywood, what to do

1) Comedy on Late Night TV Rundown: Eddie Izzard on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Marc Maron on Conan, and Rich Fulcher on Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

2) Because we don’t have the time or budget to even go down to San Diego, check out Laugh Button’s guide to comedy at Comic-Con!!!

3) Greg Proops & David Feldman go at it, interviewing each other, even after a taping of The Green Room with Paul Provenza.

4) Watch Josh Fadem go overboard on nerding out about Harry Potter on Conan.

5) If you told someone there was a comedy show on a rooftop, most would correctly assume it would probably take place in NYC, but LA’s now has it’s own rooftop comedy show, “It’s A Long Way Down”, and here’s the proof.

6) Puddin’-“Flowers” w/guest Laura Silverman

7) ON THE HORIZON
Cartoon Dump’s 4 Year Anniversary @ Steve Allen Theater Mon. July 25th 8PM

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World w/Greg Proops LIVE @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE (RSVP at 323-960-5519)
Eddie Izzard: Stripped to the Bowl @ The Hollywood Bowl 8PM $32.50-$100
Talk It Up (And Then I Wasn’t Killed) @ Zephyr Theater 8PM $5
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8 
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE 

9) 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
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
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   

10) Open mics are open mics and are open for experimentation with little pressure or expectation.  However, I will tell you with certainty an experiment that fails every time is shitting on the comedian that you’re following, especially if the only thing they did was told jokes that weren’t funny.

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Morning Debriefing 7/12/11

July 12, 2011
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cheap, cnn, comedy news, comedy shows, curb your enthusiasm, dog kissing, downtown, free, green room, hollywood, k town, little tokyo, long beach, los angeles, neil hamburger, open mic, showtime, silverlake, west hollywood, westwood, what to do

1) Allan Herrrmerrn’s School of French Kissing for Dogs from the Midnight Show-not for the faint of gut.

2) Kurt Braunohler’s World Wild of Animals: Killer Whales-Yes, it’s another hilarious video about animals, but only because it’s educational in the way animal videos should be.  Also, if you’re on Tumblr, follow kbwwa.tumblr.com for all past and future episodes.

Kurt Braunohler’s World Wild of Animals: Killer Whales – watch more funny videos

3) America’s Misguided War on Offensive Humor: an Interview with Paul Provenza on Salon.com

Provenza: And the true irony is, I have a friend who does a lot of business in Japan, and he said you go into any bar or nightclub in Japan, and everybody is making tsunami jokes. You deal with it! But Gilbert’s the bad guy. So what, is it timing? Well, whose timing?

4) Connected Comedy Interview with Levity Comedy Manager and Producer Reg Tigerman.

5) Larry David will do stand up again. [via Punchline Magazine]

6) Wondering what you missed at some of the biggest comedy events in LA? Check out photo albums for the Midnight Show hosted by James Van Der Beek by Liezl and the Everything is Festival by Konstatine Simakis!

7) Adam Sandler’s Jack & Jill… ugh.

8) SPOWAYT-Sad Picture of Weird Al Yankovic Tuesday [via HuffPo Comedy/willzone]

9) ON THE HORIZON
The Dork Forest Live w/Frank Conniff & Ben Schwartz @ Nerdist Theater Thurs. August 18th 8PM $10

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Everything I Do is Wrong @ Smashbox Studios West Hollywood 7PM FREE (for first 50)
Drunk on Stage @ Akbar 8PM $5
The Mixer @ Hollywood Improv Lab
8:30PM $5
TV Ready @ The Palms Bar 8:30PM $10
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 
Blamblamblam!!! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE
Public School Stories @ M Bar 9PM FREE/$10 min.
Set List @ Flappers YooHoo Room 9:30PM $10 
A Great & Terrible Thing @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5 

11) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
HIVE GALLERY & STUDIOS 729 S. Spring St./Starts 9PM/no purchase necessary
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
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  

12) Stage time is stage time is stage time is stage time. Don’t ever think otherwise, especially in LA or NYC. 

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Morning Debriefing 7/6/11

July 6, 2011
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alhambra, andres du bouchet, cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, culver city, downtown, eddie pepitone, favstar, free, garden grove, hollywood, hollywood blvd, jay leno, little tokyo, long beach, open mic, papaya king, patton oswalt, puddin, santa monica, ucb, van nuys, west hollywood, what to do, witstream

1) Jay Leno’s joke about Casey Anthony didn’t go well until he repeated it the 2nd time. The joke, in structure and delivery, was typical Leno monologue, but dark by his standards, especially given how little time has passed since the Anthony acquittal.  Perhaps, it would have gone better if Gilbert Gottfried had told it.

2) We concur with Witstream: Stop suckin’ Favstar’s dick.

3) Tired of reading the Papaya King Billboard on Hollywood Blvd.? Think you have something better, more clever, utilizing obscure references?  Well, now’s your chance… Submit your idea for a Papaya King billboard and it may be posted in the LA area.

4) Keep this in mind: “@DuBouchet (Andrés Du Bouchet) Alright when the CD/mp3 of ‘Naked Trampoline Hamlet’ DOES come out, the first person to TWEET @dubouchet what fake name I use TWICE wins 100 bucks. I’ll send you a check. And I love my fake names, so listen carefully! I use one twice.”  Whether or not you win, you should buy this.

5) Patton Oswalt in the first of many to come 5 Second Films.  

6) “Are Comedians Doomed to Apologize Forever?”, a piece by us posted yesterday in Punchline Magazine

7) Puddin’-Penis

8) ON THE HORIZON
Comedy Garage w/line-up @ UCB Theatre Sat. July 16th MIDNIGHT
Names Night @ The Comedy Store Mon. July 25th 8PM FREE/2 drink min.

9) COMEDY CRAWL
A Kiss From Daddy/Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics)
8:30PM $8
Return to Babylon @ Dark Horse Saloon 9PM FREE
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic @ Far Bar 9PM FREE 
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Café & Bar 9:30PM FREE 
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only) 

10) 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
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
TICKLES COMEDY ROOM 10282 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA (entrance thru alley to a garage)/Starts 7PM/7-9 min./no purchase necessary
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   

11) “The Bureau never sleeps” won’t be said again.  Sorry anyone who had to hear that in real life.

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Morning Debriefing 7/5/11

July 5, 2011
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burbank, charlie sheen, cheap, cnn, comedy central, comedy news, comedy shows, downtown, free, greg proops interview, hollywood, in the arena, jen kirkman, little tokyo, long beach, los angeles, los feliz, neil hamburger, open mic, paul provenza, robert ben garant, sheen roast, sunset grill open mic, thomas lennon, west hollywood, westwood, what to do

1) So roasts have indeed lost class, like I said so, as Comedy Central announced it will be roasting Charlie Sheen in LA in September.  

2) Keep watch close for this: “@JenKirkman If you guys are wondering why I am on Twitter all the time, I’m writing a book, due out in 2012. I’m alone all day, need constant breaks.”

3) Greg Proops Interview by us for Punchline Magazine.

4) Neil Hamburger continues his march against Corporate America on Viceland.com

5) The Sunset Grill Open Mic in Hollywood is back.  Thurs-Sun. around 7PM, if you can put up with it, at 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., a few other open mics are within walking distance of it.

6) 

“It’s a good sign that people trust comedians more than journalists.”-Paul Provenza on In the Arena’s blog on CNN.com

7) Writing Movies for Fun and Profit with Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.

Writing Movies For Fun and Profit from Thomas Lennon

8) ON THE HORIZON
Return to Babylon w/Birds of Prey @ Dark Horse Saloon Wed. July 6th 9PM FREE 
The Super Serious Super Bonus Show @ Smashbox Studios West Hollywood Tues. July 12th FREE w/purchase of ticket to July 21st edition of Super Serious Show
Heart of Darkness w/Andrés Du Bouchet, Ron Lynch, Jon Dore & Rory Scovel, and more @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) Sat. July 30th 8PM

9) COMEDY CRAWL
 The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge @ Red Rock 8PM FREE 
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 
Geekscape Presents: The Good, The Bad, and The Geeky @ Michael’s Bar & Grill 9PM FREE
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
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  

11) If you’re still putting Best Comedy Show (or Comics) in Southern California on your comedy flyer, you need to think of a new comedy flyer.

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Morning Debriefing 6/14/11

June 14, 2011
Uncategorized
beer in the shower, blaine capatch, cheap, comedy central, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, conan, craig anton, downtown, eagle rock, eddie pepitone, free, hollywood, jeff garlin, jon benjamin has a van, josh fadem, koreatown, little tokyo, los angeles, me doing stand up, norm macdonald, office pranks, open mic run, puddin, ron lynch, tbs, tj miller, tulsa skull swingers, west hollywood

1) TJ Miller is going to be the lead in a movie! [via Hollywood Reporter]

2) Norm MacDonald’s Me Doing Standup is finally out. BUY IT NOW!!!

3) Anthony Jeselnik on Conan.

4) Tonight (if you don’t feel like going out to support live comedy) there’s Jeff Garlin making an appearance on Conan 11PM on TBS and the first night of the premiere of Jon Benjamin Has A Van 10:30PM on Comedy Central.

5) Independently produced Beer in the Shower has a new location starting tomorrow at Dreams Cafe (5625 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA). It’s still free it still has a hell of line-up with Kyle Kinane, James Adomian, Baron Vaughn, and more, AND it’s only a few blocks from the original location.  Don’t miss out, tomorrow 9:30PM.

6) I got a chance to catch the Tulsa Skull Swingers composed of hilarious people in their own right: Craig Anton, Ron Lynch, Blaine Capatch, and Amit Itelman at 3 Clubs last night. Simply amazing. Imagine Link Wray retrofitted for a comedy variety show and you’ll start to get an idea… Stay tuned here at the Bureau for details about their next month.

7) Art and Slapstick Comedy: Josh Fadem and his pratfalls.

8) The 2 & 45 @ All Star Lanes on Mon. July 18th at 8PM will feature Brandie Posey and Barbara Gray both doing 45 min. sets.  This could very well be one of those “I saw them back when they were performing at a bowling alley in Eagle Rock” type of moments.

9) Puddin’-“Respect”

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7 
Drunk on Stage @ Akbar 8PM $5
Comedy Night @ Hamburger Mary’s West Hollywood (w/Drew Droege, Sharon Houston and more) 8PM FREE
The Mixer @ The Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $6 
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck! @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Public School Show @ M Bar 9PM FREE/$10 min.
Jeff Garlin @ Second City Hollywood 9PM FREE 
Blamblamblam!!! @ R-Bar 9:30PM FREE 

11) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
IRON GIANT OPEN MIC @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/mixed mic/no purchase neccesary 
WESTWOOD BREW CO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
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  

12) So, the funniest things I’ve said in 2011 have been “These are the times when I want a bucket of chicken to throw at people I hate,” and “I write about comedy and I suck at it.”  OK everyone, I get the message.

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Morning Debriefing 6/7/11

June 7, 2011
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abbey londer, american, bill hicks, burbank, cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy roasts, comedy shows, drew carey, fail, free, giveaway, hollywood, hostage negotiator, improv, improv comedy fest, jon daly, little tokyo, los angeles, open mic run, people watching, planking, rob corddry, sappity tappity, sataristas, silverlake, theatre of life, ucb, walsh brothers

1) American: The Bill Hicks Story is out on DVD today here in the States!!! 

2) You can win a copy of American if you submit your favorite Bill Hicks quote at the Sataristas FB event page here.

3) Do Modern Comedy Roasts Need More Class? (Punchline Magazine Article by the Comedy Bureau)

4) The Walsh Brothers Go “Planking”

5) One of the funniest people we know here at the Comedy Bureau (an early recipient of the Tip of the Hat) Abbey Londer is actually using her Twitter account, so we highly suggest that you follow @abbeylonder so you can catch “Stop fucking smiling at me it’s just a latte you idiot. #firemealready”.

6) Sappity Tappity, the Drunken Roller Skating English Christmas Tree (Jon Daly) Tries to Explain Himself.

7) Theatre of Life w/Nick Rutherford and Beck Bennett.  Essentially, it’s “extreme people watching”, well… as extreme as “people watching” can get.

8) Connected Comedy: What I’ve Learned in My First Three Months on Tumblr.  Great Article AND we’re mentioned in it.  Thanks Connected Comedy.

9) Bad Hostage Negotiator with Rob Corddry.  Plenty of you have seen this, but, truly, we’d regret not posting here.

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Drinking Buddies Presents @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min. 
Drunk On Stage: Pride Week! @ Akbar 8PM FREE
The LA Improv Comedy Fest: The Armando Show w/Drew Carey @ iO West 8:30PM $25
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
For a Few Geeks More @ Michael’s Bar & Grill 9PM FREE 
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6  

11) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
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 

12) A comedian asked me last night, “Is comedy even cool?”  To that I say, “YES!!!” and suggest you watch this.

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Morning Debriefing 6/1/11

June 1, 2011
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camp crystal lake, cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, conan, earwolf, eddie pepitone, free, greg proops, hollywood, improv, jason, jimmy pardo, kyle cease, little tokyo, los angeles, los angeles comedy festival, meltdown, open mic run, santa monica, ucb

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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Morning Debriefing 3/16/11

March 16, 2011
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acme, alhambra, andre hyland, behind the scenes, bob odenkirk, bridgetown comedy festival, comedy, comedy garage, culver city, documentary, downtown, little tokyo, los angeles, movie, portland, santa monica, webseries

1) The Comedy Garage Movie. Now available for order or download.  Just do it.. OK?

2) Looking for a web series with Andre Hyland and Bob Odenkirk coming soon in April? Well, luckily, Phil Gower’s Safe Place is just exactly that.

3) Even more of LA’s very own are going to the Bridgetown Comedy Festival including: Dave Ross, Brandie Posey, Barbara Gray, Tamra Brown, and Robert Buscemi.

4) Result of March Comedy Madness at the Comedy Store after the first round:

 

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
If This Doesn’t Work Out, I’m Moving Home @ Harlem Place Cafe 8PM FREE 
The Fix-Up Show w/J. Keith Van Straaten & Guest Alan Thicke @ ACME Comedy Theatre 8PM $12
Meltdown @ Meltdown Comics 8:30PM $8
The Man with F.E.E.E.T. Launch Event @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM $20
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theatre 9PM $8 
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE 
Comedy Night @ Westside Bar & Grill 9PM FREE
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour @ Next Stage Theatre 11PM $5 

6) 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 
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  

7) Just read thousands of tweets right before writing this.  I’m surprised I can still write in complete sentences.

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Morning Debriefing 3/15/11

March 15, 2011
Uncategorized
aflac, brent weinbach, bridgetown comedy festival, comedy central, comedy news, conan, downtown, eddie pepitone, gilbert gottfried, hermosa beach, higherstakeschildrensbooks, james adomian, jan davidson, jimmy dore, kyle kinane, last comic standing, little tokyo, longshot podcast, los angeles, los feliz, moshe kasher, patton oswalt, portland, sean conroy, splitsider, ucb, west hollywood, what to watch

1) The Bridgetown Comedy Festival (@bridgetown on Twitter) in Portland (it’s a big festival that relatively close to LA) has been officially announced!!! I.E. April 21st-24th with some of LA’s best including Kyle Kinane, Brent Weinbach, James Adomian, Jimmy Dore, Moshe Kasher, Mike Phirman, Jan Davidson, and much more!!!  More details to come as we get them here at the Comedy Bureau.

2) #HigherStakesChildrensBooks-hilarious way to get through Tuesday on Twitter.  Follow this hashtag to find stuff like this “@pattonoswalt Blueberries for Salo: 120 Day of Sodom” (may or may not be NSFW)

3) What to Watch/DVR This Week via Splitsider

4) Want to win guest spot on the Longshot Podcast w/Eddie Pepitone, Sean Conroy, Jamie Flam, and Amber Kenny?  Make a video and you could be famous* (*amongst comedy nerds)

5) This Town is Big Enough for the Both of Us… and Even More-where the new comedy haunts in LA are.

6) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
The Good Luck Show @ The Good Luck Bar 7:30PM FREE 
Out of the Wheelhouse @ Palms Bar 7:30PM FREE/$10 drink min. 
Alonzo Bodden @ Comedy & Magic Club 8PM $15/2 drink min.
Comedy Death Ray @ UCB Theatre
8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6 
Holy Fuck! @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE 

7) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st, Los Angeles, CA (downtown)/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Starts 8PM
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM    

8) Gilbert Gottfried got fired from Aflac as their spokesperson through tweeting what were deemed as offensive jokes about the recent disaster in Japan.  Given the current state of the insurance industry, I’m pondering when they started caring about image?

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Morning Debriefing 3/8/11

March 8, 2011
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altadena, comedy awards, comedy crawl, comedy palace, comedy shows, doug stanhope, hollywood, improv, koreatown, little tokyo, los angeles, los feliz, open mic run, pasadena, patton oswalt, scoomies, the comedy store, ucb theatre, westwood

1) Of course you’ve had that dream of seeing Patton Oswalt for free… Well, now it’s here.  This Thursday on the Comedy Palace @ The Palace, Patton will be making on the line-up.  So plan accordingly.

2) A few days ago, I said the closest Doug Stanhope would come to Los Angeles, is Santa Barbara, but, I am wrong.  Doug Stanhope @ The Comedy Store May 26th-27th 8:30PM

3) The SCOOMIES, awards for and by open mic comedians in Southern California, are closing in fast (Mar. 29th) as the first round of voting is this week at Westwood Brewco.  Keep tabs, like we are, to see who wins any number of bitterness filled awards covered in a thin veil of irony.

4) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
The Eddie Pepitone Bloodbath @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5 
Comedy Death Ray @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only) 
Tag Team @ Palms Bar 8:30PM
The Public School Show: Cringe @ M-Bar 9PM FREE/$10 min.
Blamblamblam! @ R-Bar 9PM FREE 

5) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st, Los Angeles, CA (downtown)/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM
COFFEE GALLERY 2029 Lake Ave., Altadena, CA/Starts 8PM
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7:30PM/Starts 8PM    

6) Stand Up Comedy on TV will never beat attending a live show.  Never.  Reasons why to follow above this post very soon.

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