los angeles comedy

Pick of the Day: Ghost Detective Live! (near LA) 10/17

October 3, 2022

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We are officially in October and there are plenty of things lined up all over the place to keep the next four weeks as spooky as can be, all leading up to Halloween itself. With that said, you don’t necessarily need to bury yourself in horror movies or source the scariest haunted houses to get those creepy thrills. Finding out why someone got ghosted by a comedian at a live show ought to be another great way to get some goosebumps (as well as some hearty guffaws too).

Kari Assad and James Hilmer will be serving up that very experience with a live recording of their podcast Ghost Detective that will double as a stand-up show and comic investigation of why someone in the audience might have been ghosted by someone when things “seemed” to be have going fine. Assad has lined up a wonderful handful of great LA comics perfect for this job with Bri Pruett, Mike Falzone, Rachel Scanlon, and Monique Moreau.

All the chills and thrills and laughs for this live edition of Ghost Detective is set for Mon. Oct. 17th at 8PM at The Glendale Room. Tickets are just $10 and you better snatch them up here.

Pick of the Day: R. U. Afraid of the 90’s? (near LA) 10/21

September 29, 2022

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If you’re already trying to make plans to keep all of October spooky, know that there’s plenty of comedy that can (and very much should fill your schedule). It’ll range from anything where comedians will dress up from comedians of yesteryear to scary storytelling to revisiting the sort of nostalgia that gives you the thing that was the cornerstone of R.L. Stine’s legacy, goosebumps.

On Friday, October 21st at 8:30PM, Teresa Lee will actually lead such a creepy journey back to the cringiest things from over 20 years ago with many of LA’s funniest folks at a new LA venue that’s both literally and figuratively “out there”, Altadena’s Public Displays of Altadena.

So far, Alex Song-Xia, Brodie Reed, Bri Pruett, Budd Diaz, Charles Gould, Danielle Perez, Dana Donnelly, Eli Olsberg, Kat Toledo, Liz Magee, Madison Shepard, and Will Weldon dare to be on this bill.

It ought to be a collective night of spooking yourself over how you might have possibly convinced that JNCO jeans were ever a good idea.

Also, if you show up in costume, you’ll get a free drink, and there might just be a 90s dance party following the show.

All of this show will only run you $10 per ticket. So go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: Channel 5 Live with Andrew Callaghan (in LA) 12/21

September 23, 2022

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When it comes to the grand comedy tradition of being a “man-on-the-street”, there will forever be a formula finding unsuspecting tourists and pedestrians that are game to be on camera for late night along Hollywood Blvd or in Times Square and quizzing them in a varying degree of being underhanded.

There are others however that take talking to strangers in a comedy context to another level such as Billy Eichner or the former host of All Gas No Brakes, Andrew Callaghan. Callaghan has carved a unique niche for himself as an intrepid, genuinely curious correspondent exploring every offbeat, odd, fiery corner of America for himself at his new platform, Channel 5, as well as Tim & Eric and Desus & Mero.

He’ll be taking the stage at The Regent in DTLA to bring even more of his signature interviews and some other surprises as well right before Christmas on Wed. Dec. 21st at both 7:30PM & 9:30PM. Tickets are $25 (plus fees) and you can (and very much should) go get tickets here and here respectively.

Pick of the Day: Aesthetical Relations with Christina Catherine Martinez (in LA) 11/11

September 21, 2022

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It’s not often that you get to live comedy at one of LA’s premier theaters for live performance, REDCAT. Then again, dynamic and innovative comedians of the likes of Christina Catherine Martinez are similarly a rare breed.

That’s why Christina’s postmodernist shake-up of the tried and true variety talk show, Aesthetical Relations, is coming to REDCAT this November, giving her the stage she deserves after wowing audiences with her joyfully riotous blend of stand-up, clowning, and art criticism in and around and beyond LA to great acclaim for years now.

Fri. Nov. 11th ought to be a very special night, especially around 8:30PM when this edition of Aesthetical Relations comes to pass. So, with that in mind, go get your tickets, on sale now for $25, right here ASAP.

Pick of the Day: Heavy Manners Comics Fair (in LA) 10/1

September 19, 2022

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If you somehow have not found your way to the ultra cool arts and design focused library/book store Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park in LA, there’s a really great reason to go (on top of just going to check out a hidden Eastside gem) come Sat. Oct. 1st.

Heavy Manners will be hosting the Heavy Manners Comics Fair, which will be showcasing 14 different local to LA cartoonists and all their wares.

A day long book fair featuring 14 local cartoonists at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park, many featured in their lovely monthly show, Comics O’Clock where cartoonists read their comic strips aloud, live in person.

To be featured at this edition of the Heavy Manners Comics Fair will be:

Alison Zai @alisonzai
Josh Pettinger @josh_pettinger
Sam Grinberg @samgrinberg
Seo Kim @instantdoodles
Alec Robbins @alecsrobbins
Alabaster Pizzo @alabasterpizzo
Mikey Heller @yoyorobot
Connor Brown @cnr_b
Richie Pope @richiepope
Nicole Ham @thenicoleham
Lili Todd @lilitoddart
Keiji Ishida @im_keiji
Kris Mukai @krismukai_
Arlin Ortiz @arlinsmiles

The fair will run from 12 noon all the way to 7PM at night and, best of all, will be free to attend. Do note that masks will be required while inside Heavy Manners Library.

Flyer by Alabaster Pizzo

Pick of The Day: TCB @ Townhouse Venice (in LA) 9/21

September 16, 2022

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Yes, we’re going to become more of a regular fixture at The Townhouse Venice. We had our first taste of putting on a show of the true, from-decades-past, speakeasy, Townhouse, that’s right at the iconic entrance to the Venice Boardwalk a few months back and it was every bit the rollicking, all-encompassing, intimate night of comedy that we’ve dreamed of doing for awhile.

So, Townhouse Venice has invited us here at The Comedy Bureau for another special handpicked evening of the best comedy folks (after having watched comedy every day/night of their life for 13 years or 10,000 hours several times over) on Wed. Sept. 21st.

This edition will feature the comedy stylings that you might have seen on Ramy or Vulture’s latest Comedians You Should and Will Know list including Dave Merheje, Amy Miller, Jet Eveleth, and Milan Patel.

Doors are at 7PM, show is at 7:30PM, and tickets are $10. Go get ’em here quick.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 129: Ellory Smith & Dana Donnelly & Coming Up in Comedy Under Capitalism

September 14, 2022

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There is so much focus on the craft of comedy these days that one might look past how the economics of it often contribute to just how hard it is to do comedy as either passion or a career. Being aware of both is necessity and both rising stars in the LA comedy scene and the face of splendid monthly show Funnilingus, Ellory Smith and Dana Donnelly, sit down with TCB’s Jake Kroeger on this week’s TCB Field Report to talk how to keep their dreams alive while the winds of capitalism often blow fiercely against them.

Also, “hot” takes on some of this year’s Emmy winners as they were being announced during this recording.

Follow Ellory @ellory_smith on IG and @ellorysmith on Twitter and Dana @hottestdana on IG and @danadonnelly on Twitter and their show @funnilingusla and get tickets to Dana’s half hour @ Hotel Cafe on 9/28 here.

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 Andrew Max Levy

Pick of the Day: UCB Homecoming (in LA) 9/30 & 10/1

September 14, 2022

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Nearly everything in comedy that has survived from COVID-19 lockdown that has intended to return has indeed return with only a very tiny group of exceptions. In LA, the Ice House in Pasadena and the Upright Citizens Brigade have not opened their doors once more for nightly shows like they had in 2019, but, for UCB, that will be changing in the next couple of weeks.

From having to close most of their theater spaces and selling the entire brand to a new three party ownership, UCB is set for a ‘homecoming’ over two nights on Fri. Sept. 30th and Sat. Oct. 1st. that will feature their best improv, sketch, and characters including:

Elefante-A monologist from the world of entertainment tells personal stories which inspire scenes by a rotating cast of LA’s best improvisers. Elefante is the Upright Citizens Brigade’s staple improv comedy show.

An improv showcase of: The Big Team, Spanish Aqui Presents, Asian AF: Voltron, Queer World

Homecoming Parade-40 characters, 60 seconds in front of a crowd with hosts John Milhiser & Veronica Osorio Vidette.

It’ll be an intriguing return as UCB will return to an entirely transformed comedy scene as bit of the big dogs that they once were, but a bit of the new kids since many UCB alums have found their way to The Elysian or Largo over the last couple of years (and the internal reckoning they had in 2020), not to mention trying to discern what the new direction of UCB under its new ownership will be.

In any case, some of the very best improvisers and sketch folks in the scene will be going up on those two nights and it’ll be worth $20 of your bucks to head back to UCB Franklin, still hallowed comedy ground in LA as far as we’re concerned, and catch any three of these shows at least once, if not twice. Get tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Eshu Tune: The Isola Sessions (in LA) Mondays Starting 9/26

September 13, 2022

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In case you didn’t know, Hannibal Buress often takes the stage now by his rap alias, Eshu Tune. He has come a long way in the rap game since doing Gibberish Rap, but his bars are now filled with the same minutia focused cleverness that Buress made a big name in comedy with.

Eshu Tune is set to put on a weekly Monday blend of music and comedy right in the middle of Chinatown at The Grand Star Jazz Club starting at the end of this month. While you’ll have to head downtown, most parking meters are off around that time on a Monday night. Also, you’ll get a hell of a mix of a line-up that will feature anyone from Open Mike Eagle to Kiefer to Eshu/Hannibal’s favorite comedians that are in and around LA.

Eshu Tune: The Isola Sessions take over (most) Mondays starting Sept. 26th after 8PM and tickets are going for $20. Go get them here as The Grand Star Jazz Club can be pretty intimate.

The Elysian’s Very First Festival Will Be Called ‘Forget About Spaghetti Festival’ and Promises as Much Delightful Comedy Weirdness as Possible

September 6, 2022

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The Elysian is just rounding the corner on being officially one year old and they’re marking the occasion by putting on their very first comedy festival, Forget About Spaghetti Festival. In that time, The Elysian has become a beacon for all things wonderfully weird in comedy per the direction of theater’s Executive Artistic Director Kate Banford.

So, from Oct. 20th-30th, there are 17 completely original, untraditional, atypical comedy shows that range from pondering the upside of being a coma, getting into bone fashion, examining nature of existence and the corporeal form via ducks, attending a multi cam sitcom set at Thomas Jefferson’s house, and watching rats auditioning to open for Ricky Gervais just to give an overview. The likes of some of LA comedy’s most innovative voices inlcuding Cricket Arrison, Magi Calcagne, Isabelle Gerasole, David Brown, Kristin Lynne Wallace, and Kim Seltzer & Aliya Kamalova will be bringing this unique cornucopia of shows that you probably would only get to see at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Get the full line-up, schedule, details, and tickets for Forget About Spaghetti Festival here.

Oh, if you’re wondering about the festival’s name, it’s part of a friendly feud with Rick’s, a dining establishment about a mile down the road on Riverside Dr. that famously put “SPAGHETTI IS BACK” on their marquee. Thus, it’s kind of the perfect name.

Pick of the Day: Don’t Break (in LA) 9/10

September 2, 2022

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One of the hardest comedic skills to master is not breaking, laughing, giggling, snickering while on stage at someone else’s bit or your very own. For almost everyone, it’s such a hard feat that there are many SNL sketches that are pretty much just seeing when everyone in the scene will break and how hard they’ll do it.

That’s why Danny Catlow and David Brown are making a whole game show out of it, pitting comedians against each other to see who can commit to whatever is happening on stage the longest. Called DON’T BREAK, a $200 prize is on the line for 10 comedians.

For what will be an initial test run of DON’T BREAK, Brown and Catlow have recruited fierce competitors in:

Kate O’Connor
Izzy Gerasole
Scott Egleston
Anna Seregina
Luke Taylor
Camirin Farmer
Wyatt Fair
Carly Kane
Kendra Uncut
Kat Toledo

Oh, this will be a FREE rehearsal of what’s sure to be unhinged fun on Sat. Sept. 10th at 2PM PT at The Elysian.

Pick of the Day: Catalina Comedy Island (near LA) 9/9 & 9/10

August 30, 2022

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As Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, you might be thinking to yourself that a long weekend isn’t enough a break that you so desperately need as this current slow apocalypse keeps oozing along.

Maybe you need two of them?

Certainly, that would allow you, if you’re in and around LA, to go to Catalina Island’s first Catalina Comedy Island, a weekend long mini comedy festival that allows you to take in being in the Pacific Ocean without being too far from Los Angeles.

Running on Fri. Sept. 9th and Sept. 10th at the Catalina Island Casino, you can take your pick of Bumping Mics with Dave Attell, Jeff Ross, and Michelle Wolf OR Dana Carvey & sons or watch both. Tickets for either show start at $85, but you can get 10% off with promo code “BUREAU10”.

Get more details (including the Saturday night 11:45pm ferry), tickets, and more at catalinacomedyisland.com.

Pick of the Day: Touched by Jet Eveleth (in LA) 9/24

August 29, 2022

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When it comes to clowning in LA, Jet Eveleth, along with all of her work with Clown Church and the Highland Park Clowns, is one of the central figures that you really ought to follow obsessively. Eveleth’s vulnerability and cleverness in her clowning performances simultaneously connects with the audience’s humanity, but still revels in delightful chaos.

So, with that in mind, you really ought to catch her solo show, Touched by Jet Eveleth, at the end of next month in LA’s newly minted experimental comedy theater, Public Displays of Altadena. It’s set for Sat. Sept. 24th at 7PM. Tickets are only $10. All proceeds will go to the theater.

Altadena might not be close to where you’re at in LA, but trust that Jet is always worth the drive.

Pick of the Day: Lance Bangs Screens Recent & Archival Footage (in LA) 9/3

August 26, 2022

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From Moses Storm‘s critically acclaimed debut special to Jackass to a music video made especially for the late George Harrison, there are seemingly so few things that Lance Bangs hasn’t done with some kind of motion picture camera. That said, there is so much in Lance’s archives that’s worthy of having its own exhibition in some sort of contemporary art museum that the general public haven’t ever come close to seeing.

That’s why it’s important to absolutely be in attendance whenever Lance does his every-once-in-awhile screenings where he shows a specially curated selection from his own personal archives, which, thankfully will be happening Sat. Sept. 3rd at 7:30PM at Brain Dead Studios on Fairfax in LA.

As if that wasn’t special enough, Lance will present special performances from Fred Armisen and Natalie Palamides, music from Britt Walford (Slint, The Breeders) David Pajo (Slint, Gang of Four) Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Head Wound City) Mike Watt (Minutemen, Dos, Firehose) and other special guests (as well as DJ sets by Chris Holmes, SAM i, and friends).

Tickets for all of this are $25 and you really ought to snag them here before they sell out.

Illustration by the one and only Dave Kloc.

Pick of the Day: Late Late Breakfast (in LA) 8/29

August 22, 2022

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Whether you need a complete distraction from the ever more hellish reality we live in or just a jolt of unfettered absurdity, there is nothing quite like Late Late Breakfast to serve those in plentiful supply to all of our heart’s content.

Late Late Breakfast was forged several years ago by Tyler Jackson and Danny Maupin as an alternative to any sort of traditional comedy show by challenging stand-up comedians to do their act while a randomly selected ridiculous task was assigned to them. That could be anything from embodying the seven deadly sins throughout their set to being interrupted by a karaoke chorus of Sweet Caroline from the audience. It’s controlled chaos, perhaps, in its finest form.

It has been quite some time since they’ve mounted an edition of Late Late Breakfast in LA, but the Yard Theater will be letting this bonkers show bring some life to next Monday night on Aug. 29th at 9PM. Having to run through a gauntlet of abject silliness will be a very, very fine collection of LA comedians including The Shrimp Boys, Curtis Cook, Molly Kearney, Maggie Maye, Brodie Reed, Bailey Norton, Jane Harrison, Jake Noll, and Carly Kane with Tyler Jackson and Sammy Mowrey presiding over all the tomfoolery.

Tickets are only $5 and you really ought to go get tickets and have a Monday night to remember here.

We’re Doing a Nice Lil’ Storytelling Show at the End of the Month

August 18, 2022

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There used to be a very healthy stable of comedy forward storytelling shows in LA and that has yet to come back to the sort of frequency that it had in 2019. So, we’re kinda manifesting that in a storytelling show we’re putting at the ultra-cool gift shop that is New Profanity in WeHo.

Called Other Day Stories, our very own Jake Kroeger will host and present tales from LA’s very best including Nori Reed, Ever Mainard, Will Hines, and Jackie Kashian.

This very first Other Day Stories will happen on Tues. Aug. 30th @ 7:30PM (Doors 7PM) at New Profanity. Tickets are $10 and you really ought to go get them here right now.

Pick of the Day: Flagship (near LA) Fridays Starting 8/26

August 18, 2022

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Throughout our tenure covering LA comedy, we’ve seen plenty a weekly comedy show and go and a crucial factor contributing to that is the day of the week that the show chooses. Fridays, in our experience, is one of the hardest to pull off as there are plenty of the big nights at the big comedy clubs, special events, in-town headliners, one-offs, monthlys on top of just the general idea of being at the weekend’s doorstep and folks wanting to just enjoy a drink with friends at their favorite local bar to compete with.

That’s not to say it can’t be done. Faded, of course, has carved out their home on Fridays on Melrose, but there is a new weekly show coming to the Eastside, specifically in Glendale at the what is quickly being known as LA comedy’s coziest room, The Glendale Room. The low key, indie book store feel has provided a wonderfully intimate space for all kinds of comedy, but what will soon be home to Flagship on Fridays at 8PM with host Mike Bridenstine.

Just like all the other weekly shows that Bridenstine has his fingers in on the Eastside, it’ll be a very neatly curated line-up of LA’s finest, amazing visiting comics, and old stalwarts from Bridenstine’s Chicago days.

The very first line-up will feature stand-up from:

Sammy Mowrey
Kiran Deol
Megan Gailey
Max Beasley
River Butcher
Jared Logan

You can (and should) go get tickets here for the nice price of just $10 every week starting next Fri. Aug. 26th.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 125: Roz Hernandez & Second Go Arounds

August 17, 2022

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Not only is Roz Hernandez one of the folks that you should absolutely be watching while they ascend to comedy stardom, but she has one of the most fascinating comedy journeys that we’ve ever come across. From comedy to drag to doing both, then, in the midst of lockdown, opting to transition from the drag queen Roz Drezfalez to Roz Hernandez and being her most hysterical self to waves of raucous laughter and applause. Roz shares that long and winding path while we recorded the episode for a 2nd time, relocating from Erewhon patio to Del Taco parking lot.

Without a doubt, one of the most fun eps. we had and worth going around a 2nd time.

Follow Roz @itsrozhernandez on Twitter and TikTok, @rozhernandez on IG, and listen to Ghosted!

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 @photohoracio

Pick of the Day: Must Love Dogs and Comedy (in LA) 8/18

August 17, 2022

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Both live comedy and one’s dog bring a very concentrated dose of joy on their own. Together, potentially, they could make for an evening that will leave you smiling bigger than you ever imagined you might smile (so long as the pooches don’t bark at the comics?).

Must Love Dogs and Comedy, a dog friendly show based out of NYC, is giving Angelenos a chance at having their pups with them in addition to a stellar line-up of the LA comedy scene’s finest (as well as raise money for the Annenberg PetSpace Emergency Vet Fund).

This Thurs. Aug. 18th, host/creator Jolie Dudley will take over the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace at 6PM PT (doors at 5:30PM PT) with the likes of Danielle Perez, Mateen Stewart, Robby Hoffman, Sydnee Washington, and Theresa Bateman.

Not only is your dog welcome, but their will be free treats from JustFoodForDogs (as well as libations for humans too)

Tickets start at $25 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Big Wig with Caleb Hearon and Brian Robert Jones (in LA) 8/24

August 15, 2022

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Caleb Hearon and Brian Robert Jones have gotten more than a few months under their belts of putting on one of the hands down, most fun, truly expansive variety shows (they did a live tattoo on stage of a more than willing audience member on top of stand-up and a handful of beautiful music acts) with Big Wig.

This month, they’re really upping the ante in their new DTLA/Arts District secret location with an absolutely stellar comedy line-up of Beth Stelling, Sydnee Washington, and Mae Martin, but they’re also bringing Illuminati Hotties, a damn good punk band that really feels like it actually holds on to a punk ethos in a world increasingly devoid of it, to their stage

So, you’re never going to want to miss any sort of Big Wig, but you definitely want to make extra sure that you’re not going to miss this one on Wed. Aug. 24th at 9PM PT. Tickets are $17 and you better snag them here.

Pick of the Day: Jerrod Carmichael-Work in Progress (in LA) 8/11

August 10, 2022

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It is pretty much without question or any debate that Jerrod Carmichael’s Rothaniel is not only one of the best stand-up specials of 2022, but one of the best ones in recent memory (and very likely of this decade). The gravity of that special and playing with such a wide open blank canvas and open floor of conversation is revelatory.

With that in mind, you’re probably not going to want to miss Jerrod doing a work-in-progress show here in LA. Lucky for you, there’s one happening this Thurs. night Aug. 11th at 9:30PM PT @ Lyric Hyperion in Silverlake. Tickets are $18 (w/a $16 item min.) and space is definitely limited. You’re going to want to snag tickets quick before they inevitably sell out.

Pick of the Day: Comedy Bang! Bang! Live (in LA) 8/14

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It has been more than quite some time since the world has gotten to see Scott Aukerman and co. take the stage to bring everyone another edition of one of the foundational pillars of the wide world of comedy podcasts, Comedy Bang! Bang!

For several years, Aukerman and deft comedic minds like Paul F. Tompkins, Lauren Lapkus, Carl Tart, and more have blurred the lines between the most absurd characters chatting it up with real guests. The live version of CBB is even more rambunctious and something that no comedy fan should really miss out on (even if you’re somehow not acquainted with the pod).

Thankfully, Comedy Bang! Bang! is playing the grand Theatre at the Ace Hotel in DTLA on this Sun. Aug. 14th at 6PM PT. Joining Scott will be, of course, Paul F. Tompkins as well as…

…The CBB World All-Stars:
Enteé PEe Neur’s Entrepreneur Tour (with Ego Nwodim, Carl Tart, and Drew Tarver)
Hey Randy! (With Tim Baltz, Mary Sohn, Dan Lippert, and Lily Sullivan)
Bonanas For Bonanza (with Andy Daly and Matt Gourley)

We have no doubt that this will be one of LA’s biggest, most iconic comedy shows of the year and it might be worth the at least $49 ticket price that doesn’t include service/delivery fees. Go get more details/tix here while you still can.

Pick of the Day: Protected Under Parody: An Alamo Drafthouse Sketch Show (in LA) 8/6

With the continued absence of ArcLight, the impending opening of Vidiots, and more folks needing to know about Brain Dead Studios, the swath of very cool, indie movie theaters that did just more than just show movies.

The Alamo Drafthouse in DTLA is actually one such theater, especially because, this Saturday, they’ll be doing a very, very, very special, exclusive sketch comedy show with many of LA’s finest from all corners of sketch, clowning, etc. to do a mash-up of cult movie darlings, Empire Records and Donnie Darko.

The likes of Ekeme Ekanem, Eli Leonard, Elijah Taylor, Ian Abramson, Ian Farley, Jon Barnett, Matt Catanzano, Luke Rampersad, Natasha Mercado, Nikki Black, and Victor Torres will be putting up this wild show at, arguably, the perfect venue to have it at.

As if that wasn’t enough, Jonathan Lipnicki will be joining in on the mash-up extravaganza AND the show itself will be free attend (after you find out where to park downtown).

Called Protected Under Parody: An Alamo Drafthouse Sketch Show, it’ll be all going up at Sat. Aug. 6th at 7:30PM PT at The Video Vortex inside of Alamo Drafthouse. Get more details here and then set a reminder on your calendar.

Pick of the Day: Sarah Squirm (in LA) 9/14

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Sarah Squirm is returning to back to LA as part of the leg of her international Live & in the Flesh tour this year. Squirm will have just returned stateside from the UK and triumphantly take the stage with herself and all of her subversive grotesque hilarity at Zebulon, the last place she had a show in LA before she got brought up to the majors at SNL.

Wed. Sept. 14th is the date that you got to mark down for Sarah Squirm: Live & in the Flesh with a 7PM PT & 10PM PT show. The early show is already sold out with a wait list available for sign-up, but you can buy tickets for the late Sarah Squirm show at 10 for $18.60 right now right here. No matter which one you go for, you better act fast before you don’t have any chances at all to get tickets.

Pick of the Day: Channel 101 Live & In Person (in LA) 7/31

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Thankfully, more and more comedy things are finding their way back to in-person happenings on this side of the pandemic. A LA comedy and indie film institution, Channel 101, had gone virtual and adapted even further to going for audio series during quarantine/lockdown. The long-standing completely indie-run, short form TV series was started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab and has been a torch that has kept much of the most experimental and fiercely imaginative comedy and genre-bending programming that has ever been made.

Never forget that the roots of Rick & Morty started at Channel 101.

So, they’re finally having an in-person screening over at The Virgil on Sun. Jul. 31st with doors at 7PM, a departure from their back-to-back screenings at the Downtown Independent. Tickets are $5 and, as always, you, as part of the audience, will get decide what shows get renewed for another month or not.