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Pick of the Day: A Very Big Wig Christmas with Caleb Hearon & Brian Robert Jones (in LA) 12/19

December 8, 2022

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From opening a night with an audience member getting a flash tattoo to having fashion themes/assignments for all in attendance to both hosts Caleb Hearon and Brian Robert Jones being some of the most talented folks in all of LA, Big Wig has become, without a doubt, one of the best variety shows in all of the LA scene.

As both Caleb and Brian booked and blessed quite a lot, they haven’t gotten quite to keep up the pace of their show being monthly (or being necessarily in one place). So, you have to keep a watch for when and at what theater/warehouse they’ll be playing next.

Lucky for you, this holidays edition of Big Wig is happening Mon. Dec. 19th at 8PM at 2220 Arts & Archives (formerly The Bootleg Theater). They have yet to announce the line-up, but rest assured they will not let you down with LA comedy’s most hysterical performers from every corner of comedy and LA music’s most enthralling singer/songwriters/bands.

All that said, go get your tickets at $20 a pop right now right here.

Pick of the Day: Little Secret Holiday Party (in LA) 12/17

December 7, 2022

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As we’re tip toeing towards Christmas and New Year’s, you’re probably trying to plan your picks for which holiday parties are worth going to (especially since COVID-19 numbers are ticking up in LA).

Luckily, you can enjoy the night sky and hanging with many of the best comedians, musicians, organizers, and more at the best little hidden venue in LA, Little Secret and their upcoming Holiday Party. It’s not so much a traditional show with what would make for a four or five hour show, but you’ll get to be in the mix for one of the truly coolest parties in town (and also support Little Secret since this is doubling as a fundraiser).

Slate to hanging around for Little Secret’s Holiday Party are:

Girl God
Rivkah Reyes
Chad Hartigan
Stripper Strike NoHo
PENDANT
Katie Alice Greer
Derek & Dril
Jamie Loftus
Andrea More
Dan Donohue
Olive Kimoto
DSA-LA
Metaphysical.LA
Todd Glass
The Shrimp Boys
Will Duncan
Matt Christman
End Overdose
Felix Biederman
Will Sennett
James Adomian
Adam Sputh
Zack Fox
Ashley Ray
Amber Rollo
Kat Matutina
Piper Durabo
Brandon Wardell
Matthew Goldin
Brett Davis
Tim Heidecker
Fat Tony
Number One Popstar

Also, “there will be “karaoke w a live band, surprises, ice luge, flash tattoos, tooth gems, real santa, & more!”

Little Secret’s Holiday Party is set for Sat. Dec. 17th starting at 9PM and you can and should snag tickets for $19 right now here.

Pick of the Day: Hit That Track with Dylan Adler (in LA) 12/10

December 5, 2022

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One Dylan Adler, the newly minted Vulture Comedian You Should and Will Know and the newly added writer to Corden, has gotten plenty of ink from us and deservingly so. Once again, ever since we saw him do hard hitting jokes and songs about intersectional race issues and mental health and a backflip on the top of a parking garage, we’ve been smitten.

Adler has just moved to LA (b/c of Corden) and as such will be getting to debut his hour show for us Angelenos with (hopefully) better weather. Hit That Track with Dylan Adler is set for Sat. Dec. 10th at 7:30PM at The Elysian. Tickets are only $16 and you best go snag ’em right now here.

Pick of the Day: Scary Little Krampus (in LA) 12/16

December 2, 2022

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Whatever your flavor of holiday “cheer” is, there is a comedy show to go right along with it. Case in point, if you’re more into the, shall we say, Nightmare-Before-Christmas-side-of-things, you would be thrilled with Dani Colucci‘s spooky Christmas variety show where she hosts as the demon known to folklore as Krampus. Dani’s get up as Krampus is actually one of the best Krampus costumes we’ve ever seen as well as one of the best costumes we’ve seen at a live show (it’s at the same level as those famed Masked Singer costumes).

With or without the visage of Krampus, Dani always curates a splendid variety show (including her other shows Everybody’s Weird and Cult Potential) and this upcoming hysterical and eerie winter wonderland of a show should be no different.

Scary Little Krampus is set for Fri. Dec. 16th at 10PM. Tickets are $20. Go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Secret Movie Club Theater Presents A “Holiday Special” Fundraiser for Vidiots (in LA) 12/8

November 30, 2022

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It has been a long time coming, but the reimagining of Vidiots as a full fledged rep movie theater in Eagle Rock will be coming soon. That said, they still need some help leading up to giving the Eagle Theater a facelift and opening and the good folks at The Secret Movie Club in DTLA are doing a very special screening of a certain infamous holiday special to raise some money for them.

For those that pine for the days of Cinefamily (before we all knew what was going on behind closed doors), Vidiots is poised to fill the roll of ultra exclusive screenings and events to Eastsiders in LA that feel like making the trek to the New Bev or Brain Dead Studios will take all of their energy for a whole day.

So, make a trek to the Arts District next Thurs. Dec. 8th at 7:30PM PT to enjoy a truly awful holiday special with a group of like minded folks. Oh, how about that? Their little flyer is using a similar font to Star Wars. What a festive coincidence…

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 140: Lynn Maleh & Making Space for All Shades of Brown

November 30, 2022

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Whether it be MENA, MENASA, or SWANA or any other acronym, the several Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries that constitute a version of “brown”, so to speak, are coming more and more in prominence. This is evidenced with LA local favorite Lynn Maleh and her MENA based stand-up show Hilarious Habibis that she runs with Gena B. Jones at the Hollywood Improv. We talk with Lynn about working her way through producing beloved house shows in LA for years to making space and highlighting Middle Eastern and North African comedians and working towards being inclusive of even more shades of “brown”.

Follow Lynn @heylynnmolly on IG and get tickets for the upcoming Hilarious Habibis on Dec. 5th at The Hollywood Improv that will benefit The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran.

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

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by Kelly Dwyer @kellydwyerphotographer

Pick of the Day: Comedy Gives Back-Laughing for Good (in LA) 12/8

November 29, 2022

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For a more comedy focused part of this Giving Tuesday, you might want to go get your ticket for Comedy Gives Back’s Laughing for Good, a very stacked night of stand-up comedy at the Hollywood Improv next Thurs. Dec. 8th at 8PM. Comedy Gives Back have been a safety net for comedians, for several years now, when it comes to needs for physical and mental health as well offering tons of grant money to comedians that were out of work as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This is a special night they’re putting on to raise money for their efforts that will be graced by the immeasurable comedy talents of Sarah Silverman, Gina Yashere, and Erin Jackson in conjunction with Comedy Central already pledging $10K as an official partner.

You won’t have to give $10K to go to the show. Tickets just start at $75 and go up to $250 if you’re feeling extra generous. More special guests will be announced that will very likely make it even more worth your while.

Go get them here or, if you can’t go to the show, you can donate directly to Comedy Gives Back here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 139: Johnny Gold & Respect for the Artistry of Comedy

November 23, 2022

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Johnny Gold, the oldest friend we have in comedy, is someone we hold dear not only because he gave us our very first laugh when attempting stand-up, but has been so purely his hysterical himself on stage and has such a reverence for the art form of comedy. For decades, Johnny has been honing his craft all over the Greater LA Area stretching from Long Beach to the Inland Empire to the Sunset Strip, dedicated to perfecting his socio-political and vulnerability-when-it-comes-to-relationships comedy. We share in our mutual reverence for comedy for this week’s TCB Field Report, no matter how many comedians self-deprecatingly exclude themselves as “artists”.

Follow Johnny on IG @johnnygold777

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

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

Pick of the Day: How to Poison an Audience with Kate Hollowell (in LA) 11/26

November 23, 2022

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Just off of title alone, comedy mult-hyphenate Kate Hollowell certainly knows how to hook one’s curiosity with her playfully, carefully “unhinged” stage show as pop star persona. When we first heard about it, the show was joyfully called “Number One Popstar Presents: A Sold Out Show *Plenty of Tickets …”, which we’re all in for. Now, it’s even more maniacally and splendidly called “How to Poison an Audience with Kate Hollowell”.

Hollowell does a magnificent and hysterical job sending up the idea of wanting to be a big time pop star and what a desire for fame can do to one’s psyche (on top of making genuine bops throughout the show). Also, Kate still goes the extra mile with having indelible backup dancers for many of her numbers and an actual child playing her very own inner child (that doesn’t take notes very well). Honestly, this does what Lonely Island’s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping set out to do, but much better.

The next How to Poison the Audience with Kate Hollowell is set for this Sat. Nov. 26th at 7:30PM at The Elysian. Tickets are $12 and you very much can and should get them here.

Pick of the Day: Blake Rosier’s Bad Show (in LA) 12/13

November 17, 2022

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From marathon live shows where he essentially lives in a theater space for a week to putting a show on with complete strangers after less than a day of meeting and brainstorming with them, Blake Rosier is going to open himself up in a different way with his Bad Show, coming to the Elysian next month. In addition to taking some of the biggest swings in comedy that we’ve seen as of late, Rosier has a sizable bag of absurd characters that revel to the nth degree in their absurdity and is also an expert at exposing them at their most vulnerable, especially when they sort refuse to acknowledge everything go awry. Blake Rosier’s Bad Show will put a holidays-sized portion of them on this upcoming variety showcase.

Joining Blake in the delightful chaos will be other such like-minded comedy folks including Molly Renze, Isabel Klein, Sethward, Cherdleys, and Drew Horton.

Blake Rosier’s Bad Show is set for Tues. Dec. 13th at 9;30PM and tickets are only $12 right now. Go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: The Raggle Taggle Dance Hour with Kat Burns (in LA) 11/17

November 16, 2022

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Though many comedians are stricken with two left feet, there are a good many comedy folks that can bust a move. Few such people are as accomplished as the critically acclaimed/award winning comedy/dance choreographer Kat Burns (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Key & Peele, and Wet Hot American Summer to just name a few).

Burns started to put on a dance comedy showcase at UCB just before lockdown called The Raggle Taggle Dance Hour and it was one of the more astounding things we’ve seen as it ranged from top tier dancing of all kinds, but done with a comedic flair that you pretty much never get a live comedy show (especially since we’re thousands of miles away from Broadway).

The first Raggle Taggle Dance Hour with Kat Burns since UCB went dark because of COVID-19 is this Thurs. Nov. 17th at 8:30PM and you really ought to not miss it (tickets are still available at $15 a pop). Joining Burns as the Raggle Taggalongs will be Alana Johnston, Smac, Katie Malia, Tony Rodriguez, Kent Boyd, Jackie Johnson, Vladislav Kvartin, Bonnie McKee, Gabrielle Ruiz, Scott Michael Foster, Annie Lester, Liv Mai, Joshua Parker Joseph Corella, Kent Boyd, Shea Saulino, and Brandon O’Neil as well as Coincidance, a musical improv team comprised of Philip Labes, Greg Smith, Elli Sherrer, Taryn Leggett, and Daryl Jim Diaz.

So, clear your scheduled for tomorrow and go get your tickets now.

Pick of the Day: Bad Play (in LA) 12/3 & 12/10

November 14, 2022

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It has always struck us as strange that theatrical comedy, comedy stage plays, etc. seem to be distinctly separated from the rest of live comedy (stand-up, improv, sketch, clowning, etc.). The whole goal is to make the audience laugh for a period of time and yet, very rarely does a full length comedic play find its way to the likes of a comedy theater.

Thankfully, that seems to be changing as many comedy folks are coming out of the pandemic wanting to try all sorts of different things in comedy. Enter in Bad Play, a very sarcastic “love letter” to American theater that’s every bit of sharp as sketch comedy, but being so for the entirety of a full play. The cast and writers Brad Beideman, Brian Fitzgerald, Lyndsey Kempf, Eli Lutsky do a brilliant job playing up tropes and themes of so many productions that carry their own Playbill and you don’t have to have a subscription to the Pantages to have gotten all of the jokes.

Perhaps, this will end up being the bridge between all these different disciplines in comedy that we’ve been quietly hoping for? Bad Play is certainly funny enough to take on the task.

It’s unabashedly absurd fun and you really ought to not miss such a rare gem playing its next two engagements at the Yard Theater next month, Saturday Dec. 3rd and Dec. 10th at 9PM. Tickets are $10 and we highly suggest you snag them right now right here.

Pick of the Day: NATE by Natalie Palamides (in LA) 12/1-12/4

November 11, 2022

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Perhaps you’ve gotten to see the brilliance of Natalie Palamides’ NATE via Netflix. If you haven’t, you might want to go do that right now and be awe struck at Palamides thrilling comedic dissection of toxic masculinity. OR, you could go see it live in person in 2022 at the Elysian Theater in just a couple weeks.

That’s right, Palamides’ award winning, critically acclaimed, star-turn making special is going to be put up for a special exclusive run at The Elysian on Dec. 1st, 3rd, and 4th (as a benefit for the theater). If you’re into anything experimental or you’re just a big comedy fan or if you’re wondering/hoping what sort of very good, very funny thing men need to see to have a figurative mirror shoved back at them in order for them to deal with their own reinforced bad behaviors, you really ought to not miss this.

Tickets are $25 and you need to go get them here because who knows when Natalie is going to be NATE again.

Pick of the Day: TCB 12 Yr. Anniversary (in LA) 11/5

November 4, 2022

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Just starting from not exactly where open mics where outside of the one coffee shop in Long Beach that we started at to being as central a hub for all the comedy info you need in LA and NYC as can be, 12 years of The Comedy Bureau has been almost indescribable (mostly because pretty much all the work at TCB rests on the back of Jake Kroeger and he doesn’t have that much time to think about 12 years of doing this when there are listings to update).

It seemed prudent that we should celebrate the occasion and we’re doing exactly that this Saturday, Nov. 5th at the ultra cool Little Secret in Hollywood with the brilliant comedic talents of Natalie Palamides, Chris Estrada, Best Actress, Guy Branum, Rachel Kaly Roz Hernandez, Max Beasley, Ian Karmel. Oh yeah, TCB’s very own Jake Kroeger will be taking a slight break from having 200 or more tabs open on his web browser to host the show.

Also, this is the perfect way to party out the end of Daylight Savings Time.

The show is at 8PM. Tickets are $12. Go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: Stamptown (in LA) 11/30

November 3, 2022

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Returning victoriously from Europe, Zach Zucker and Stamptown his traveling, rotating circus of clowns, stand-ups, characters, out there musical acts, and more is coming around to LA once more. The last time Stamptown was in town was six months ago back when Netflix Is a Joke Fest finally happened, which, honestly feels like two years ago at this point.

Per usual, Zucker has gone above and beyond to stack the line-up with the most daring and illuminating acts in town, which will include (so far for this 11/30 edition):

Mae Martin
Catherine Cohen
Natalie Palamides
Dylan Adler
Bonavega
Chad Damiani
Christina Catherine Martinez

It’s at the nice and big and raucous Bourbon Room in the heart of Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd. (perhaps one of the only reasons to go there?) and tickets are only $20 right now. Go get ’em while you still can here.

Pick of the Day: Thanks But No Thanksgiving (in LA) 11/11

November 1, 2022

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November 1st marks the beginning of Native American Heritage Month and, as such, you best not forget about the rest of history outside of the first Thanksgiving involving the Indigenous Peoples of North America and all the folks that came over on boats, claiming they “discovered” this place.

One of the ways you could honor this month is going to Dash Turner, Brian Bahe, and Tai Leclaire’s perfectly coined Native American comedy variety show, Thanks But No Thanksgiving, coming to Dynasty Typewriter next Fri. on Nov. 11th at 10PM PT. There will be all sorts of wonderful native stand-up, sketch/characters, and even some games (which will probably be as fun as it’ll be educational about Native American Heritage Month).

Tickets are $20 right now, you better go get’em here.

Pick of the Day: Ali Wong & Friends (in LA) 11/1-11/9

October 31, 2022

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The last time Ali Wong announced a run of shows, she sold out The Wiltern several weekends in a row. The bright, shining comedy star sells tickets out quicker than nearly most headliners in comedy and you really ought to not miss a chance to see Wong work out new material and have some of her favorite comedy folks join her in an incredibly intimate setting of The Hollywood Improv Lab.

Don’t make a mistake and hesitate, this run of shows starting tomorrow will sell out as well.

Thus far, Ali has these dates slotted:

11/1 @ 9:30PM

11/2 @ 7:30PM & 9:30PM

11/7 @ 7:30PM & 9:30PM

11/8 @ 7:30PM & 9:30PM

11/9 @ 7:30PM & 9:30PM

Tickets are $35 (plus 2 item min.) and you better go tickets RIGHT NOW.

Pick of the Day: Anna Seregina: WORK IN PROG II (in LA) Various Dates in Nov.

October 28, 2022

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For all the years that we’ve seen Anna Seregina, we’ve seen as true an artist as you can be as a comedian. Seregina has pushed, evolved, experimented, and grown all while being so damn funny as a stand-up, clown, actor, writer, and more. Whether it’s doing an impression of her doing stand-up or getting into post-modern comedic hijinks with her key comedic accomplice Kyle Mizono, we’re always thrilled to see what Seregina has up her sleeve.

So, Anna doing a work-in-progress show is something that absolutely not be missed. Lucky for Angelenos, Anna is mounting WORK IN PROG II at The Elysian next month. There will be three free rehearsals on 11/5, 11/8, 11/12, all at 6PM, leading to a final show on Tues. Nov. 15th at 7:30PM (tickets are $16 for that one).

Don’t miss one of the LA comedy scene’s truly brilliant voices and see her in this latest run. Get all details here.

Pick of the Day: Zack Fox (in LA & NYC) 11/30 & 12/9

October 20, 2022

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Whether it’s from Season 1 of Abbott Elementary or his stand-up or his bars or from the beautiful chaos that was Vice Live, we would hope that, by this point, you’ve become acquainted with and revel in Zack Fox‘s comedy. Fox’s unabashed, self-styled satire is one of Atlanta’s best comedy exports in recent memory and has quickly gained a cult following, which continues to grow as you read this.

He is just about to wrap up a big tour that spanned both Europe and North America, but he has two dates left that just happen to hop from LA to NYC. That’s right, Zack Fox is going from coast to coast, The Fonda Theatre in LA to Irving Plaza in NYC on Wed. Nov. 30th and Fri. Dec. 9th respectively with rapper TisaKorean opening both dates.

Tickets are going for $54 and you better get in on them before they’re all gone. Do it right now.

Pick of the Day: An Hour in 60 Minutes with “Ian” Abramson (in LA) 10/24

October 19, 2022

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Ian Abramson started off COVID-19 lockdown by livestreaming his own solo-run version of SNL from the woods. Even that isn’t that the wildest thing that Ian has hilariously done for comedy. He’s worn a shock collar on Conan that he let be operated by an audience member and done post trial interviews for Gary Busey’s Pet Judge. Yep, that’s all real, which is part of the marvel of Ian’s comedy being absurd, brilliant, and flawlessly executed no matter how unbelievable it all might seem when it’s happening.

So, do not miss him or a facsimile played by Ian called “Ian” doing an hour, which stretches, as advertised, 60 minutes at The Glendale Room this coming Monday, Oct. 24th at 9PM. Of all the unforgettable nights of comedy you could get into, this might rank among the most unforgettable.

Tickets are only $4 right now. Go get them ASAP here.

Pick of the Day: Where’s The Party? October Edition (in LA) 10/22

October 17, 2022

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With Halloween season is in full effect with spooky or adorably spooky decorations abound pretty much wherever you go, why not go catch some great comedy in the perfect Halloween set of a pop-up pumpkin patch complete with “haunted maze”.

Veteran performers of The Pack Theater and founders of new LA comedy collective Bear on a Flag, Elizabeth Hayhurst and Angela McLafferty, are offering up such an evening up in Toluca Lake, specifically at the pumpkin patch by Toluca Lake Flowers. They specifically rented out the pumpkin patch for the show and premium priced tickets include admission to the aforementioned maze as well as a petting zoo.

This edition of their every-once-in-awhile show Where’s The Party? which seems to charmingly float from place-to-place will assemble a very memorable variety line-up including:

Eliza Skinner
Carolyn Racine
Tantrum
Andrew Farmer
Samantha Jane
[REDACTED]
Behemoth

If this is your speed for getting into the Halloween spirit, mark down this Sat. Oct. 22nd starting at 8:30PM for this edition of Where’s The Party? you might want to go get your tickets now, starting at $15 here.

Pick of the Day: Gayme Show (in LA) 11/16

October 13, 2022

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To The Comedy Bureau’s faithful readers, you’re probably well acquainted with our love for Dave Mizzoni and Matt Rogers comedy game show masterpiece, GAYME SHOW! The testing of straight men’s knowledge of gay culture as adjudicated by Mizzoni and Rogers is amongst the most hysterical game shows we’ve ever seen (and deserved a bigger, better platform than Quibi) and we make sure to always let you know when and where it’s happening in LA and NYC.

Thus, we’re here to tell you that the latest Gayme Show is happening in LA next month, Wed. Nov. 16th at The Regent in DTLA at 7PM. Who the straights are that will be challenged have yet to be announced, but do not wait to get to see who they might be before you get tickets. It just might sell out before then.

Tickets are on sale for $30 here. Do. Not. Miss Out.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 133: Richard Barrett & Running Comedy Clubs on Both Sides of LA

October 12, 2022

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One of the oldest and most mysterious comedy clubs in LA is the revered Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach. Alternatively, one of the newest and yet also, incredibly mysterious comedy clubs is The Stand Up Comedy Club in Bellflower, CA. They exist on either extreme of LA County and one man books both of them, Richard Barrett. We talk to Richard about how exactly he pulls that off and what goes into bringing stand-up to two very different cities as well as giving deserving comics as much work as he can.

Follow Comedy & Magic Club at thecomedyandmagicclub.com & The Stand Up Comedy Club at thestandupclub.com.

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

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

Pick of the Day: The Big One (in LA) 11/4

October 10, 2022

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It has been quite some time since one of LA’s very best house shows has happened. For those not in the know, that would The Big One tucked away in an almost too perfect backyard in Highland Park thanks to the efforts of Meg Indurti, Broderick Baumann, and Carly Kane.

It has been several months since they’ve broken out their gorgeously hand painted backdrop, lawn chairs, and utilized the bar that was already there when they moved in, but their latest edition of Big One is coming just a month from now with a marvelous line-up of LA’s (or elsewhere’s) very best comics that you may or may not know. For 11/4, that will include Langston Kerman, Skyler Higley, Lynn Maleh, Bri Giger, Sam Oh, and host Ellen Harrold.

You better go get tickets for $15 right now before it sells out here.

Pick of the Day: Hugo Let the Dogs Out! (in LA) 10/6

October 5, 2022

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The midterm elections are just a month away and it’s crucial to be aware of what is at stake (and that you should really vote, maybe even do so early).

With that in mind, one thing you could do leading up to Election Day, Tues. Nov. 8th, 2022 is go to a comedy show fundraiser Hugo Let the Dogs Out! for a choice progressive candidate for LA’s CD13, Hugo Soto-Martinez, at El Cid on Thurs. Oct. 6th with doors opening at 7PM featuring the comedy stylings of some folks you might have heard of including Joe Mande, Demetri Martin, Gareth Reynolds, Will Menaker, Matt Christman, Andrew Michaan, Megan Koester, and Derek & Dril along with hosts Amber Rollo and Josh Androsky.

You don’t have to pay to enjoy such a spoil of comedy riches (note that El Cid has a 2 item min.), but they’ll obviously be taking donations for Hugo’s campaign. If you can’t make the show, you can donate to Hugo at hugo2022.com.