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Pick of the Day: Loose [Returns Again] (in LA) 5/8

May 2, 2023

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The meeting of the comedic minds of Megan Koester, Alison Stevenson, and Anna Seregina as Loose was a favorite Monday night staple of ours. The contrast of Koester and Stevenson’s spicy, sarcastic banter and Seregina’s unfiltered silliness was a true panacea to Mondays being Mondays. Unfortunately, the desire to be a chic sports bar in Echo Park was too much for Little Joy, their original home, was too much for them to resist and, consequently, Loose @ Little Joy had come to an end.

Thankfully, after months of wandering around the scene and occasionally popping up together at a fun underground show, Megan, Alison, and Anna are returning to their Monday night comedy duty to be Loose at their new home of Eagle Rock’s Western Station Beer & Wine (just a couple blocks West of Eagle Rock Blvd. x Colorado Blvd.). They’re starting it back up on Mondays at 8PM next week on 5/8. Per usual, admission is free, but donations are happily accepted.

The first line-up is unsurprisingly a doozy with Jon Daly, Rachel Kaly, Jordan Temple, Clare O’Kane, and Tamara Shevon. Keep up with all things Loose @loosecomedyla on IG.

Pick of the Day: Return of Clown Zoo (in LA) 5/3-5/31

April 28, 2023

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LA weather is LA weather again and, as such, it’s a great chance for the intoxicating mischief of Clown Zoo to return from whence they came (the Old LA Zoo in Griffith Park).

That’s right, Bill O’Neill, Chad Damiani, Courtney Pauroso, Corey Podell, Juzo Yoshida, Natalie Palamides, Max Baumgarten, and Ian Bratschie will be assembling during your Wednesday lunch break at 12:30PM, if you have a 9-5, in the abandoned, uncaged animal enclosures to do some of the most rollicking clown you’ve seen, day or night. This run of the original Clown Zoo will happen just throughout May, so plan your Wednesdays starting next week accordingly.

Oh yeah, it’s still free to watch too.

If you’ve never been to the Old LA Zoo at Griffith Park, here it is on a map.

Pick of the Day: Jaddy Live! with Brett Gelman (in LA) 5/8

April 24, 2023

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Before taking on breakout roles in Fleabag and Stranger Things, Brett Gelman engaged in and pulled off some of the most exciting comedy that you’d ever see live in person (shout out to any and all who attended Gelmania).

Gelman has become a beloved actor both for live action and animation since then, but it has been years since we’ve seen Brett electrify a crowd with whatever complex, often voice-modulated bit he has been cooking up. Finally, that time is coming to an end as Brett Gelman has a very special evening booked at Dynasty Typewriter next month on Mon. May 8th, Jaddy Live!, where he’ll embark, once more, on a wild comedic odyssey (along with special guest Ari Dayan).

Go get your tickets for $20 a pop here to have what will likely be one of the most significant Monday nights in your life.

Pick of the Day: Dishoom Dishoom (in LA) 4/28

April 18, 2023

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Milan Patel and Neeraj Srinivasan‘s Dishoom Dishoom is back in LA for the first time in 2023. Not only is the delightful MST3K roast-y watch along for specifically Indian/Bollywood movies returning to Tinseltown, but doing so in one of its most fitting venues yet, The Alamo Drafthouse in DTLA.

For this edition of Dishoom Dishoom, Milan and Neeraj will be gleefully and lovingly sending up very over-the-top action/thriller Pathaan with very special guests Subhah Agarwal and Ahmed Bharoocha at 8PM on Fri. Apr. 28th. Best of all, because this is one of the very special live events at Alamo Drafthouse in their Video Vortex/Lobby/Bar area, it’ll be free to attend and enjoy.

Set a reminder for next Fri. and follow @dishoomcomedy on IG for more updates.

Pick of the Day: Punkie & Pals (in LA) 4/25

April 13, 2023

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Technically, without the time warp that is the pandemic, it wasn’t too long ago that Punkie Johnson was a staple in the LA comedy scene. She went at stages of all shapes and sizes and wrought joyful havoc on the mic.

Punkie has now been a staple of Saturday Night Live for years now and it’s not too often that Angelenos are gifted to seeing her live. Thus, it behooves us to tell you when Punkie is in town, which, lucky for LA, is later this month on Tues. Apr. 25th at 9:30PM at The Hollywood Improv.

Tickets are only $10 (plus 2 item min.) and Johnson is bringing a handpicked line-up of her favorites including Cid Williams, Feng Chao, Dicey, Nick Kekeris, Bill Posley, Lucas Hirl, and Dave Helem. Go get your tickets fast before they sell out here (space is limited since the show will be in The Improv Lab).

Pick of the Day: WEIRD Screening w/Weird Al Yankovic – Benefit for Democracy! (in LA) 4/23

April 11, 2023

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Though this is a bit of a high end benefit, a very exclusive screening of Weird Al Yankovic‘s very own movie, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is bound to sell out (and getting close to doing so). This special event is having this sneak preview that will also have a Q&A with Weird Al Yankovic himself in support of Good Deed Corps that does the grassroots work of voter registration for young people and fighting voter supression, specifically focused on the Rio Grande Valley in Texas at the moment.

Why wouldn’t you want to support such a crucial cause and be one of the first folks to see musical comedy/parody legend Weird Al’s movie and then chit chat with him about it immediately after? Note, if you buy a $250 VIP ticket, you can do a Meet & Greet dinner with Weird Al too.

This special Benefit for Democracy is set for Sun. Apr. 23rd at 7:30PM at Dynasty Typewriter and tickets start at $100. Go get one before they’re all gone.

Pick of the Day: Bob Baker Day (in LA) 4/30

April 10, 2023

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If you’re in LA, you can clearly see we’re to our regularly scheduled programming of sunshine. So, with that in mind, you ought to look forward to one of the few family friendly things that we shout out here at TCB, the legendary Bob Baker Theater‘s Bob Baker Day, done annually at the gorgeous LA State Historic Park.

Every year, it’s an outdoor carnival filled with games, music, and, of course, puppets/marionettes. There’s always a very special line-up of very special guests and you’ll be thrilled to know that is still very much free to attend. Bob Baker Day runs from 10AM-5PM and is slated for Sun. Apr. 30th at, again, LA State Historic Park (located right next to Chinatown, just North of DTLA).

Get more details and updates at bobbakerday.com.

Pick of the Day: Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring Taping (in LA) 4/24

Comedy Central is doing another round of what makes up the majority of their stand-up these days, “Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring” (Premium Blend for Gen-Xers) and handpicking from the LA scene the folks that they like to highlight for about 10 minutes or so on YouTube.

Of course, by the very nature of this post, you can get the special in on seeing these sets of who Comedy Central thinks is next and see it in person. This latest edition of Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring is slated for Mon. Apr. 24th at Club Los Globos in Silverlake with an early and late show.

The choice line-ups are as follows:

7PM PT: Meredith Casey, Craig Conant, Sean Jordan, Laura Peek, Brodie Reed, Henry Sir, & Saul Trujillo

9:30PM PT: Dylan Adler, Carmen Morales, Jason Cheny, Alex Hooper, Abe Farrelly, Greg Santos, Kylie Vincent, & Chloé Hillard

In addition to the show being free (so long as you RSVP), CC is picking up two drinks for you (so long as it’s well/beer/wine).

Monday doesn’t get much better than that. RSVP before it sells out here.

Pick of the Day: Comedy Dynamics Festival Tapings (near LA) 4/5-4/9

April 3, 2023

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To throw a comedy festival in LA, you have to bring something special to the table. The fact that there’s a festival’s worth of live comedy on a nightly basis (now that everything venue/show/etc. has returned after the pandemic) hasn’t really changed throughout the Greater LA Area.

With that in mind, Comedy Dynamics, one of the biz leader’s when it comes to producing comedy specials, is putting an entire eponymous festival this week, run out of NoHo’s El Portal Theatre that relies on their expertise. That’s right, it’s an entire week of comedy special tapings that hopes to capture lightning in a bottle from their favorites sourced from coast-to-coast including Samantha Ruddy, Cara Connors, Subhah Agarwal, Rachel Scanlon, Mary Basmadjian, Leah Rudick, Laurie Kilmartin, and Kylie Brakeman.

As it’s all tapings, the festival just so happens to be free to attend (so long as you RSVP) leaving you very little reason not to go. This Comedy Dynamics Festival runs from this Wed. Apr. 5th through Sun. Apr. 9th and you can RSVP for individual shows/tapings here.

Pick of the Day: Fiona Landers: Funeral Bouquet (in LA) 4/7

March 30, 2023

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Thinking about how live comedy is occurring basically at the levels from the before times, we’ve been delightfully reminded, over and over, that many of the things we enjoyed from what seems like decades ago are still around. With a renewed energy coming out of the pandemic, it’s a truly nice surprise to know that there are many a grand thing that we haven’t lost.

One of those things is Fiona Landers‘ ambitious solo musical show Funeral Bouquet that fearlessly and hysterically unpacks a specific grief-filled time in her life. Years and year ago, after we first saw it, we wrote, “Truly, Fiona’s stories accompanied by deftly constructed songs that touch on cancer, death, and rape cover the range of being so damn funny to being so damn heartbreaking (all in the best way possible),” and we still stand by that. Knowing that Fiona is putting Funeral Bouquet up once again at the Lyric Hyperion next week on Fri. Apr. 7th at 7:30PM, it’s thus imperative that we urge you to catch this next performance.

Tickets are $10 and you best go get them here and revel in her show next Friday.

Pick of the Day: lol climate change: a show (in LA) 4/6

March 29, 2023

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We’ve seen so many official, peer-reviewed reports on climate change and how it is becoming more and more irreversible and the feeling that whatever we can do being futile seems to grow stronger every week.

That said, there are still actions to be taken and, more importantly, you’re not all alone with climate anxiety. That’s why going to a comedy show where comedians share their own tales of the ever more volatile climates we’re living in to get some community and catharsis in one go (and maybe even meet some folks to get together to take actual action).

The amazing Jenny Yang will be leading off climate stories for lol climate change: a show from the likes of Dylan Adler, D’Lo, Danielle Perez, Reem Edan, Blake Pickens, Kat Evasco, Esteban Gast, and Bianca Cristovao at the gorgeous co-working space, Second Home Hollywood, on Thurs. Apr. 6th at 7PM. Best of all, the show, presented by Yea! Impact, NYU Los Angeles, Good Energy, and Generation 180, is pay-what-you-can with proceeds going towards Meztli Projects, an Indigenous-based arts and culture collaborative in LA).

Again, a great way to alleviate doom and gloom is gathering with other like-minded folks and having a delightful shared experience like a live comedy-storytelling show.

Pick of the Day: Chatterbox DTLA (in LA) 4/5

March 24, 2023

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It’s a kind of a testament to how far reaching the Greater LA Area really is when one of the best rooms/night/spots for comedy is on Sundays all the way out in Covina. Chatterbox has been home to one of LA’s favorite stand-up showcases for well over a decade thanks to its original hosts Steve Hernandez and Scott Luhrs.

All the way in 2023, Sunday nights in Chatterbox as well as its Thursday night open mic are both a hub that connects the Inland Empire and LA and presents one of the best curated line-ups every week from shrewd, uncompromising booking.

Now, for all those that think the Covina is another planet entirely from LA and never wanted to make the trek out, you’ll be thrilled to know that there will be a Chatterbox opening in DTLA (352 S. Broadway) and, with it, an accompanying night of comedy that’s set to start on Wed. Apr. 5th at 8PM. Hernandez and Luhrs will be leading off a line-up of their all time favorites including Caleb Hearon, Amy Miller, Byron Bowers, Ricky Macias, and Stevona Delgado.

It’ll be less of a drive (though parking in DTLA is still, well, parking in DTLA) and you really ought to buy your tickets at $10 a pop for this inaugural Chatterbox DTLA comedy night here.

Pick of the Day: David Cross-Worst Daddy in the World Tour (in LA) 3/24

March 22, 2023

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David Cross only comes to LA every once in awhile and it’s incumbent on us to notify you anytime he makes a stop in town as it’ll be a year or years until he stops in again. The same could almost be said for another one of NYC comedy’s very best, Sean Patton. Even in NYC where they go up all the time, no chance to see them should be missed.

Luckily for Angelenos, the two are coming to LA together this Friday, Mar. 24th at 8PM at the gorgeous Palace Theater in DTLA on David Cross’ adorably named Worst Daddy in the World Tour. Tickets are going for $42 and you really ought to snag them ASAP here since many of the best seats are already sold out.

Pick of the Day: SPEED BODY (in LA) 4/9

March 20, 2023

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Earlier this year, comedian Matt Moeller put himself through an emotional gauntlet by having 20 different comedians break up with him in whatever fashion struck their whims. While that could be a dark journey for everyone involved, including the audience, it proved to be a hysterically cathartic mad dash through the most imaginative ways someone can consciously uncouple with their partner.

Moeller is putting himself through another round of comedic punishment for SPEED BODY, this one being a bit more physical as he is challenging another 20 different comedians to get him to the perfect body in 2 minutes. The impossible circumstances should make for a comedic Tough Mudder race.

Also, one of the best hosts LA has, Nick Gligor will be offering splendid color commentary, riffs, and impromptu karaoke the whole time.

SPEED BODY is set to happen Sun. Apr. 9th at 9PM at The Yard Theater with tickets going for $5. Go get them here. Go. NOW.

Pick of the Day: The Addie Show (Featuring Special Guest: The Audience) (in LA) 3/24

March 16, 2023

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When it comes to outside-of-the-box, interactive bits, where you may or may not learn Karate or other useful skills, one need not look further than the comedic wares of Addie Weyrich. Weyrich has carved out a niche for herself through doing such things as a martial arts routine versus her phone in the morning, playing Ted Cruz waking up from a coma, and doing storytelling while doing an impromptu giveaway of her old clothes and sundries.

Thus, you’re not going to miss out on Addie’s very special show where the audience is the special guest, the aptly names The Addie Show (Featuring Special Guest: The Audience).

Weyrich is summing up all of her comedic acumen, powers, charm, and unabashed desire to have fun and then wrangling any and all in attendance to be part of the show as much as possible. According to various promotional posts, the first 150 audience members will be given special envelopes upon entrance and (at the very least) 10 folks will learn Karate.

$20 for a ticket to this sounds like more than bargain if you ask us.

The Addie Show (Featuring Special Guest: The Audience) is set for Fri. Mar. 24th at 10:30PM at Dynasty Typewriter in LA. You really ought to go get your tickets quick for what might be one of the most memorable experiences you have in 2023 because, after all, you’d be the special guest.

Pick of the Day: 120 Hours Straight with Blake Rosier (in LA) 3/20-3/24

March 14, 2023

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On the tail of the LA Marathon this weekend, boundary pushing comedian Blake Rosier will be commencing his latest marathon comedy/performance art experience where he will be living at The Yard Theater for 5 entire days. This time, you can come watch him sleep and live in the space in person, if you’re into that sort of thing, or you can enjoy him actually putting on five hours of packed show each night running from 7PM PT to Midnight PT.

Per Rosier’s own rules, he’ll only be able to eat what is given to him by folks who come to the theater. It’s quite the insane feat and, knowing Rosier, there are probably some twists/turns/surprises in store that we don’t know about (and, frankly, maybe Blake himself isn’t even aware of). You can either find your way to The Yard Theater in East Hollywood next week between Mon. Mar. 20th and Fri. Mar 24th or you can live-stream 120 Hours with Blake Rosier at youtube.com/blakerosier (that would be 10PM ET to 3AM ET for shows).

Pick of the Day: Crane’s Comedy 7 Year Anniversary (in LA) 3/15

March 10, 2023

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Once just a hidden gem of a bar guarded by a bank vault door (we’re not kidding about that), Crane’s Bar in DTLA has become a fixture of great comedy in DTLA. They’ve carried a torch for 7 years making a neighborhood-y feeling basement a great spot to watch many of LA’s finest, both famous and on-the-rise, take the mic in a setting that’s pretty much as intimate as it can get.

By “they”, we do mean the splendid team that currently consists of Trish Hadley, Bri Pruett, Aston Wallace, and Trevor Smith. Come Wed. Mar. 15th at 8PM, they’re going to mark their 7 year anniversary with a damn fine line-up of Candice Thompson, Sean Grant, Derrick C. Brown, and Madison Shepard.

Don’t miss out on one of the only comedy shows in LA that makes it worth going downstairs from ground level and go get your tickets at $10 a pop right here right now.

Pick of the Day: The Civil Dead (in LA) 3/10, 3/15, 3/16

March 3, 2023

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Though one might not have been able to predict a marvelous indie horror comedy would come from two members of a punk comedy outfit known as Powerviolence nearly a decade ago, there was always promise of something satisfyingly offbeat and originally funny from the group that had stars (and writer and director) of The Civil Dead (2023), Whitmer Thomas and Clay Tatum.

Tatum and Thomas have probably made the most grounded ghost movie in cinema history, probably even more so than A Ghost Story (2017), and weave nuanced humor into the shaky friendship between two estranged friends coming together through one of them being a ghost and the other being the only other person who can see them. Thomas and Tatum do a splendid job tapping comedy out of the day-to-day logistics of being a ghost and how it would affect any of their relationships, if they can find anyone to talk to. Take a gander for yourself with the trailer here.

Pretty fun, huh?

Well, The Civil Dead has been touring from theater to theater across the U.S. and is returning to LA via The Los Feliz 3 starting next Friday. There will be a limited engagement thanks to American Cinematheque on Mar. 10th, 15th, & 16th at 10PM, complete with an in-person intro from Clay and Whit. Do take the chance to see The Civil Dead here in a movie theater if you can with other folks. Tickets are only $13 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Family Dinner with Jodie Sweetin (in LA) 3/11

February 28, 2023

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The overwhelming majority of what you can see at the legendary Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip is some of the biggest names and the up-and-comers nipping at their heels doing stand-up. That said, there are things that a little offbeat that happen upstairs in The Belly Room such as an entire family style dinner/comedy talk show that the one and only Full House star Jodie Sweetin hosts.

Each comedian on the line-up brings their very own dish to share and enjoy (or, conversely, be curious about?), which provides for the wondrous experience of getting all the fun of a chaotic family dinner, but not having to deal with your very own family. This round of Family Dinner with Jodie Sweetin is set for Sat. Mar. 11th at 8PM at The Comedy Store with comedians LA scene favorite Rob Haze, director of Comedy Store docu-series Mike Binder, and delightful comedy multi-hypehate Vanessa Guerrero.

Tix are $15 (plus 2 drink min.) and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: The Adventures of Sleepyhead (A Kid-Friendly Play) (in LA) 3/17-3/19

February 24, 2023

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It’s not often that we recommend transparently family friendly shows here, because, well, ones of true quality are quite rare. That’s not to say that don’t happen and The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is proof positive of that.

Also, there’s a new play coming from internationally acclaimed, brilliant clown Gemma Soldati that will be for kidd-oes and grown-ups alike called The Adventures of Sleepyhead next month. If there’s someone that can pull off that tricky balance of truly, deeply entertaining audiences inclusive of all ages, it would be the adept clowning instincts of Gemma. This play will dive into, with the audience very much being part of the experience, into where imagination comes from (almost sounds like it could be a Pixar movie?) and it will undoubtedly be a delight to see Soldati play with kids and their parents throughout the hour.

The Adventures of Sleepyhead is set to play at The Elysian on Fri. Mar. 17th at 7:30PM, then Sat. Mar. 18th & Sun. Mar. 19th at 2PM. Tickets are only $10 a pop and you ought to go get them here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 152: Shaun Landry & Having Space(s) for Diversity in Comedy

February 22, 2023

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For years and years and years, Shaun Landry has made her mission to really “do the work” and really, truly, and deeply commit shows and venues and festival (that she has all founded by the way) to include as many voices of all backgrounds as possible. That’s why she has seen her dream, The Ledge Theatre through several venue changes to its current home, a space shared by The Impro, on the second story of a strip mall in Los Feliz in LA to put on exactly the type of inclusive shows she would like to see more of.

Landry talks with us on this week’s TCB Field Report about her comedy journey throughout the decades (Shaun has so many great comedy biz stories) and making The Ledge Theatre her answer to the shortcomings of so many improv theaters/schools before she founded it.

Follow Shaun and The Ledge Theatre @ledge_theatre on IG, @ledgetheatre on Twitter, and @shaunlandry on TikTok.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via Patreon or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by JJ Koester

Pick of the Day: Parlimentary Lights (in LA) 2/27

February 22, 2023

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There are few surefire comedy formulas like comedians debating a point on stage. It’s such a fun phenomena, one has to wonder why it doesn’t happen much, much more often (there is Culture Court at The Comedy Store, but there needs to be more).

Thankfully, comedian/poet/raconteur Derrick C. Brown is bringing around such a comedy debate show in Parliamentary Lights this coming Monday. Brown will host the likes of such comedy luminaries as Beth Stelling, Kurt Braunohler, Annie Paradis, Jenson Titus, and more in what should be a fierce contest of, very likely, using comedy to overcome any sort of sound logic.

You’ll just have to go get a ticket for only $10 and see for yourself on Mon. Feb. 27th at 7:30PM to the Lyric Hyperion. Go get tix here right now.

Pick of the Day: Maybe This Is Something? A Workout Show w/ Your Pal, Aparna (in LA) 3/13

February 20, 2023

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Long, long ago, Aparna Nancherla made her home here in LA and the LA comedy scene was all the better for having her intelligent and sensitive comedy on a regular basis. Then, she got hired on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and had to move to NYC and has made her mark throughout the city ever since then. In fact, Aparna still has one of the best “having your New York moment” stories/bits that we’ve heard.

Well, Angelenos, you’ll be happy to hear, as of 2023, that Aparna has returned to the City of Angels and we’ll be treating the scene to her beloved whipsmart humor more than a few times a year.

You can actually catch Aparna work out her new hour (and welcome her back) at Dynasty Typewriter on Mon. Mar. 13th at 7PM. Tickets are only $15 and you better go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: Boast Rattle (in LA) 2/24

February 16, 2023

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Long ago, in a time far before now, in the olden times even before the “pre-pandemic before times”, the brilliant Kyle Ayers had created a beautiful, hysterical, ridiculous show that inverted the entire idea of roasting on its head, Boast Rattle. Instead of comedians roasting each other with the most foul things they could write about the opposing comedian in a one-liner joke form, Ayers challenges the best comedians he can gather to compliment each other in joke form. The results are so inventive and clever and so damn fun (we’ll never forget Matt Ingebretson, co-creator of This Fool, working in a 9/11 joke into a compliment).

Well, it has been a long time, for a lot of reasons, since Ayers has gotten to put on a Boast Rattle show, but, thankfully, he’ll be doing one next week on Fri. Feb. 24th at 7:30PM at Lyric Hyperion. The line-up he has would be great at roasting, but definitely will be stellar at comedic complimenting. That’ll include Aparna Nancherla, Danny Jolles, Jared Logan, Kara Klenk, and Rob Haze.

Tickets are only $15 right now and go get them here right now.

Pick of the Day: “That’s What He Said” w/ Natalie Palamides (in LA) 3/6-3/11

February 14, 2023

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Natalie Palamides put out one of the most groundbreaking comedy specials in recent memory with Nate. Her solo show as a “lovable douchebag” named Nate really broke barriers as to what an hour of comedy, especially a big time special on Netflix, could be. It was truly a must-see experience that mashed up comedy, performance art, and gender dynamics in a provoking, glorious, and unforgettable show.

So, with that in mind, you’re probably going to want to see Nate return to “tape a pilot episode” of a “multi-cam sitcom”, which is indeed happening at The Elysian next month. Already, we’re so intensely curious as to what sort of hysterical chaos is set to ensue, especially since plenty of beloved LA clowns are joining in on what is being called, “That’s What He Said”. That cast includes Paul Mabon, Zach Zucker, Courtney Pauroso, Chad Damiani, John Norris, and Kevin Krieger.

You’ll almost have an entire week to catch it as That’s What He Said will be running from Mon. Mar. 6th-Sat. Mar. 11th at 8PM at The Elysian. Tickets are only $25 and don’t be surprised if they sell out pretty soon. Go get ’em here.

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