Oh, a lot of wondrous out-of-towners (Hari, Emmy, and Liz) are on this week’s Hot Tub!
If you want go for free, we’ve got a pair of tickets for you to win!
Enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater will actually be shutting down the street around the venue in celebration of the 4th Annual Bob Baker Day this weekend.
That does means that there will be puppets in the streets!
Also, Bob Baker Day 2018 will feature:
• Grand Marshal – DJ Lance Rock of Yo Gabba Gabba and his Opening Ceremony Puppet Procession (starring YOU!) with the
• Live DJ music from OK-GO’s Tim Nordwind
• Gigantic Pop-up Puppet Museum
• Bob Baker-themed Fun + Carnival Games
• Walk-Around Entertainment
Captain Tall Tale – Adventurer
Kaycee Kreig, Hula Hoop Extraordinaire
Oskar the Accordian Player
• Outdoor Main Stage Musical Entertainment :
Master of Ceremonies, King Kukulele with…
very be careful,
Tiny & Mary,
Radioactive Chicken Heads,
Safari So Goody
Healing Gems (web: https://healinggems.bandcamp.com/)
• Puppet Workshops from the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s Imagination Academy
• Vendors
Coast to Coast Mobile Vintage Shop
Miracle Mile Toy Hall
Tiny Bangs,
Yasmin Floral Design
Girl Scouts Troop No. 85
Earl Newman Limited Edition Bob-Baker inspired prints, and more!
• Artisan Boutique by the People of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Ongoing Puppet shows in our Theater (additional cost), and much, much more!
Oh, did we mention that pretty much 98% of this is FREE!
Get more details here.
Blair Socci’s show that was inspired by a letter she wrote to Owen Wilson over a decade ago makes its debut in LA!
The delightful line-up will be reading letters they wrote to celebrities of their choice, which should make for a great evening in seeing of comedians that you’ve probably never seen before.
Tickets are $5 and you can (and should) get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Not only should you buy a ticket to this show to raise money in the fight to end gun violence here in America, but the line-up, as you can see, is star-studded and the show will probably sell out very quickly.
Get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Just a friendly neighborhood reminder that our latest Most Wanted List is this Thursday at Comedy Central Stage at 8PM. See the comedians that you really ought to be seeing as we have handpicked each and every one of them for much they have killed us when they take the stage.
Admission is FREE just as long as you RSVP here.
The hosts of improv4humans, Off Book: The Improvised Musical, and Comedy Bang! Bang! plus Horatio Sanz are all coming together to have one wondrous night of sing-a-longs and improv.
Matt Besser’s Hootenany Sing-A-Long Improv Comedy Experiment is FREE and all you have to do is show up at UCB Sunset this Friday.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
The fantastic wry, smart comedic stylings of Ireland’s Dylan Moran are coming through LA once again for another week long run at Largo with Dylan’s latest show Grumbling Mustard.
Moran has five shows line-up between Monday, March 19th and Friday, March 23rd at the lovely Largo at the Coronet Theatre and tickets are $40.
Do yourself a favor and go snag some tickets here.
For how damn funny Drew Tarver is (he’s made our 100 Best List before), a show of just him doing bits and solo sketches was inevitable.
This Tuesday, February 20th, will be when that time comes with Drew Tarver: Limited Range @ UCB Franklin (written by the fantastic writing duo Nick Ciarelli & Brad Evans)
Please get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Join Trish Nelson and The Secret Society of the Sisterhood as well as red hooded capes to hear their own personal stories on the theme of "I thought I was going to die!“
It’s a line-up that features all sorts of wonderful women from all sorts of backgrounds (as you can see on the flyer above). We should also mention that the show takes place in a Masonic Lodge within a cemetery.
https://hollywoodforever.ticketfly.com/event/1640411-secret-society-sisterhood-los-angeles/
Tickets are $25-$30 and you can (and should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Win Tickets to The Gateway Show and/or Hot Tub!
Whether you like seeing your comedy performed by people who are or are not high, we’re giving you a chance to win tickets to see some of LA’s finest sling jokes at you.
To win a pair of tickets to The Gateway Show this Friday or Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen this coming Monday, enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways
iO West Will Be Closing Its Doors Next Saturday
iO West Will Be Closing Its Doors Next Saturday
“From Charna Halpern:
“Dear iOWEST It breaks my heart to announce that after almost 25 years, I have to close the doors to iOWest. Our last night will be Saturday, Feb 24th. iO Chicago is strong and this is still your home. Love to you all, Charna Halpern."”
While it’s unfortunate to see another LA comedy-dedicated venue/school go away, iO West still has two weeks worth of shows to check out. See our calendar for our picks or take a gander at their entire schedule here.
Power Violence is going to celebrate 7 years of “extreme friendship” this Sunday.
Whether you’ve been party to that or you have no idea of how to even conceive of extreme friendship, it’s an occasion that you shouldn’t miss (a really nice line-up of Mitra Jouhari, Patti Harrison, Johnny Pemberton, Simon Gibson, Steve Hernandez, and more are also going to be there with Whit, Clay, Budd, and Jeramy)
Power Violence 7 Year Anniversary is this Sunday, February 18th 8:30PM at The Satellite LA. Tickets are $8 and you can (and should) get them here (BTW, comics get in FREE).
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
That’s right, we’ve managed to round up another bunch of comedians that you absolutely, unequivocally need to keep your eye on for another edition of The Comedy Bureau Most Wanted List.
It’s our personal picks of LA’s best stand-ups that deserve way more shine than they are currently getting and we sincerely hope that you come to see the brilliance that we see.
You can RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-comedy-bureaus-most-wanted-list-tickets-42658754483
You can also RSVP on the phone by calling (323) 960-5519.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Scotland’s Daniel Sloss has quickly become one of Conan’s favorite comedians over the years and been making quite the impression, as far as we can see, here in the States with his stand-up.
So, Sloss will be now taping an hour long comedy special in DTLA at The Belasco Theater this Tuesday, February 13th and you can catch it for free (as long as you RSVP).
There is a 7PM and a 9PM show and you can (and should) get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Ramin Nazer’s occasional magical comedy and animation extravaganza all housed within the humble walls of Alternate Universe comics will be returning once again this Saturday night.
The show is at 9:30PM sharp and FREE to attend, so please, please don’t miss out. Oh yeah, we should mention that the line-up is pretty damn good as well.
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
If you have bad memories of prom or Valentine’s Day*, let the Puterbaugh Sisters and Beth Stelling fix that right up for you with a Valentine’s Day Prom edition of Entertaining Julia at Akbar.
There will be a great comedy show and a Valentine’s Day Prom dance party right after. Best of all, the whole shindig is free to attend.
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Not only will this be a night of comedy starring the delightful Atsuko Okatsuka, it’ll also be done up like a “Japanese game show”.
Her guests include Rhea Butcher, Actress Ally Maki (TBS’s Wrecked), Kevin Yee (SF Sketchfest), Marlena Rodriguez (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), and Jibz Cameron (Hammer Museum, MOCA).
You’ve probably seen Japanese game shows as dubbed or remade by Americans. Now, you can see a real one as done by a Japanese-American comedian (that’s also woke).
So, with that in mind, you should get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
This is just a friendly reminder that Ben Schwartz’s latest show still has tickets available. That won’t be the case for long.
Go get them while you still can here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
L.A. Public Library Membership Now Gets You Access to Niche Streaming Service Kanopy
L.A. Public Library Membership Now Gets You Access to Niche Streaming Service Kanopy
While Netflix does have access to pretty much everything, they don’t have streaming rights to everything.
That’s where other streaming services have come in amassing their own special collections of movies, TV shows, etc. in order to entice you to subscribe.
The LA Public Library has now partnered up with Kanopy, which allows you to stream plenty of documentaries, indie, and foreign movies that you can’t stream on Netflix (you can order a DVD and wait if you’re still into that).
Such titles that popped to us include:
Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Charade starring Audrey Hepburn
Dave Made a Maze
Le Weekend
Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator
Computer Chess
Buster Keaton’s The General
Oscar Winning Short Films
If you have a LA Public Library card, then you get access to all of this for free, FYI. It may have been awhile, but maybe you should get one?
The magical musical Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna is finally returning to LA with their brand new show “Big Boys”. They’re a high-energy absurdist romp that will make you wonder what they’re putting in the water down under.
They’ll be playing the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday, Feb. 27th at 8PM. Tickets are $25 and you can (and should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
all listings for mics, shows, events, and more are updated.
NOTE: we didn’t go to any Super Bowl parties to make sure this was all taken care of, just for all of you.
As comedy at The Hammer Museum worked so well with Aparna Nancherla last year, the renowned museum will be having yet another night of comedy within their walls featuring another round of some of our favorites including Sara Schaefer, Kyle Mizono, Janine Brito, and Naomi Ekperigin.
No matter what you’re situation is on the day before Valentine’s Day, this ought to be a night that you won’t want to miss.
The event is free so long as you RSVP, which you can and should do here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Whether it was pairs of these folks on stage together or not, the line-up for the upcoming Couples Therapy with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman is beyond stuffed with comedy goodness.
The duos going up together include:
Henry Zebrowski and Jackie Zebrowski
Janine Brito and Paula Pell
Solomon Georgio and Casey Ley
Amber Nelson and Nick Vatterott
Pretty swell, right? So, go get your tickets here already.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
For a year, a “sentient” robot has been hosting a delightful show in marvelous indie, underground venue that’s only accessible via an alley.
To mark the occasion, Mikey Heller, the robot, and a very stacked line-up that includes some very fun out-of-towners and retro-inspired magic will take place right after Valentine’s Day.
Seriously, a robot does host the show and you have to go see it for yourself.
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
We Got Two Tickets to Next Week’s Hot Tub That Could Be Yours!
We’ve got a pair of tickets to one of the best shows in LA (we ought to know) for you to win! Win or no, going to Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen will be a nice way to recover from whatever Super Bowl party you went to.
Enter to win here: http://dola.com/events/2018/2/5/hot-tub-w-kurt-kristen