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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 43: Aaron Chase & Doing Comedy Alone

January 20, 2021
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Performing stand-up comedy on a street corner, unannounced in Riverside might be quite the risky, lonely proposition. However, given the times of COVID-19 that we’re still very much in, we’re not afforded much else in live comedy.

Thusly, Aaron Chase, currently based in Riverside, has tried to busk on the corner, unannounced, with his stand-up that he feels he still is very much honing, to empty, socially distant chairs (though, sometimes, he gets a small distanced crowd of passersby). The image of it almost looks fresh out of a René Magritte painting, but Chase carries on, sharpening his comedy on his terms as safely as he can by doing it completely alone. Aaron goes over the journey to and through performing stand-up on the street alone and what he wants to do going forward/when the pandemic ends with TCB’s Jake Kroeger.

Also, “hot” takes on using live venues as vaccination sites w/union labor and Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready season 2.

You can follow Aaron @aaronchase91 on TikTok and on IG. Aaron’s One Man Show (and comedy) is streaming for FREE at your conveniece on YouTube 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

Please Enjoy Phil Gower (Andre Hyland) Somehow Get Kicked Out of a Drum Circle

September 27, 2017
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Andre Hyland has some of the best character-man-on-the-street segments around. 

Wannabe hippie Phil Gower is one such character. 

See for yourself as Phil indeed gets kicked out of a peaceful drum circle.

Nikki Glaser Does More Important Work by Asking Sexy Questions at a Trump Rally

June 30, 2016
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Not Safe with Nikki Glaser took time to go to a Trump rally to delve into the sexual proclivities of Trump supporters, and a bit of their politics as well.

We’re going to guess that their findings will not surprise you. However, they’re still pretty damn fun.

Watch it here.

While the Anti Beyoncé Protest Was a Bust, Maybe Even a Hoax, Conner O’Malley Pranked the Whole Thing Anyway

February 17, 2016
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Conner O’Malley is a master of putting up a mirror to the ugliest parts of the zeitgeist.

For example, watch Conner showing up to a planned Anti-Beyoncé protest in NYC and doing an over-the-top man on the street bit. Even though almost no protesters actually showed up, O’Malley went ahead with his plan and probably gave us all a good estimation of what some of the protesters might have actually sounded and looked like.

Watch it here.

Hannibal Buress Stops by a PETA Protest

July 23, 2015
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In the latest episode of Why? with Hannibal Buress, Hannibal made his way to a PETA protest and interviewed the defenders of animals rights.

For the most part, he found out how dedicated they are to the cause as well as made some of his clever semi-protest signs.

Watch it here.

Todd Glass Asks People If Back In The Day Was Really That Much Better

June 5, 2014
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Todd Glass wants to get to the bottom of this fixation of the past or, rather, living “back in the day” as if it was somehow better than the present. So, he asked people on the street their opinion and, if they opted for “back in the day” as a better time period, he revealed some surprising facts about how bad it was in the past to see if they would change their mind.

Not only does Todd make a great point, but he also makes a man-on-the-street segment delightfully all his own. Watch it here.

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