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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 306: Grace Bahler & Affirmations for Leaping Into Comedy Full Time
November 4, 2026
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Grace Bahler is a very quickly rising star in LA comedy, so much so that she just achieved what many in comedy endlessly strive to do: Quitting the day job to pursue comedy full time. Bahler already has so much on her plate with an experimental comedy album, a weekly WIP hour show, a weekly new material stand-up show, and another semi-monthly stand-up show in both LA and NYC that she won’t worry of what to do with her newly freed up time. We get into all of Grace’s journey, past, present, and future as well as what goes into doing an entire album of affirmations on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Grace @gracebahlercentral on IG, listen to Gracefirmations here, and get tix to all her upcoming shows here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 305: Steve Hernandez & First Special About Being Fat! Mexican! Queer?
October 24, 2026
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Of this era, Steve Hernandez is one of a very select handful names synonymous with LA comedy. As such, he’s well overdue for a debut special, which is coming next week in the form of Fat! Mexican! Queer? We get into the nitty gritty of how Steve not only built this hour, but capturing his entire ascent through the Los Angeles comedy scene not only as a bi-poly-queer Mexican comedian, but the man behind one of LA’s most revered rooms, The Chatterbox in West Covina.

Follow Steve @hernia on IG and watch his Spesh! special Fat! Mexican! Queer? on YouTube 10/28 @ 12PM.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 304: Brandie Posey | #SiriusSebastian & Preserving the Livelihood of Comedy
October 9, 2026
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It has been no secret that, for decades, the art form of comedy has been a feast or famine proposition when it comes to making a living. Yet, the recent transition of SiriusXM’s Raw Dog Comedy Channel to one curated by Sebastian Maniscalco has made that dynamic even more dire. We break down the entire #SiriusSebastian situation with Burn This Records founder and beloved LA comedian Brandie Posey and what needs to be done to make a better future for comedy (and, well, artists in general).

Follow Brandie @brandazzle on IG, visit BurnThisRecords.com, and read up on #SiriusSebastian here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 303: Joey Clift & Getting Your Humorous Book on Native American Culture and History on College Reading Lists
October 1, 2026
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While it’s something to note when good comedy folks publish books, it’s a whole other, even more amazing thing to note when their book is such good “edutainment” that it gets on college reading lists before it’s actually released. That’s what happened with the amazing writer/performer Joey Clift and his upcoming book We’ve Been Here the Whole Time: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America, which hilariously lives up to the title (and then some). We get into Joey’s journey into making this milestone book not only happen, but get such rave response ahead of it hitting bookstore shelves.

Follow Joey @joeycliiiiiift on IG and get his amazing book We’ve Been Here the Whole Time: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 302: Beth Lapides & The Going Through-ness of It’s-A-Lot-Ness
September 16, 2026
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Seminal comedy pioneer Beth Lapides is still blazing a trail after being at the helm of the legendary comedy/music/variety showcase Uncabaret for decades and now going forth with her own show, It’s A Lot with the aim to both entertain and also show a better path forward in a universe that is seemingly beset with onslaughts of chaos from all sides. We go in deep with Beth on the origins, plans, and hopes on the pretty perfectly, aptly named show.

Follow Beth at bethlapides.com on IG @beth_lapides and get tix for It’s a Lot at Lyric Hyperion from 9/17-9/19 here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 301: Brady Smith & The Virtues of Comedy Intern-in’
September 12, 2026
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In Tinseltown, internships often come with the prospect of your fate being tied to how your answer a phone and your acumen for running errands at very same time. When it comes to interning at a comedy at a theater, the responsibilities run different, but it doesn’t mean that you’re hustling any iota less. We chat with Lyric Hyperion’s brand new intern, the bright and ambitious Brady Smith, on hitting the ground running in LA while studying up at Emerson’s LA campus and interning at the wondrous, wildly varied nights at Lyric Hyperion.

Follow Brady @bradysmith_25 on IG and catch a show at Lyric Hyperion here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 300: Derek Sheen & Self Producing Your 5th Hour of Comedy/1st Special
September 12, 2026
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Even if you have done stand-up comedy for a long time, successfully, and released multiple hours of comedy that have been critically acclaimed, diving into producing your own special for the first time can be daunting as well as rewarding in ways you couldn’t even imagine. That’s the story we follow with the hysterical Derek Sheen and his brand new shiny (self-produced) hour special, Unrelatable on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Derek on @dereksheen666 on IG and watch Unrelatable right here right now.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 299: Emily Menez & Ian Goldstein & Trying to FIx American Healthcare as a Bit/Comedy Festival
August 20, 2026
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The labyrinthian and dystopian nature of the American Healthcare System as is feels like a cruel joke, which is why NYC comedians Emily Menez and Ian Goldstein have decided to do an entire comedy festival dedicated to joking about the mess that is the aforementioned healthcare system this weekend at Brooklyn Art Haus. Best of all, unlike your healthcare premiums, it’s FREE. We talk all about it’s origins, reasons, and more on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Get tix for Fixing the American Healthcare System (in 2 Days) Comedy Festival this weekend here. Follow Emily @theemilymenez and Ian @iangoldsteinyes on IG.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 298: Alaina Bamfield & Doing a Trauma Special (That’s Packed with Jokes)
August 13, 2026
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alaina bamfield, comedy special, larry nassar, stand up, survivor, trauma

While the idea of comedy as a salve for trauma is nothing new, Alaina Bamfield makes her own mark on today’s ever growing, crowded field of comedy with doing an entire half hour stand-up comedy special about life as a survivor of infamous serial child molester Larry Nassar. Called Untouchable, Alaina took her time honing it, making sure that the material was undeniably funny, and very much wanted to have humor be part of her journey forward from the horrific experience (she had to make her victim impact statement less roast-y). We follow how all of this came to be with a terrific new special on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Alaina @alianabamfield on IG and watch Untouchable now on YouTube here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 297: Comedy Gives Back & The Legacy of Brody Stevens
August 6, 2026
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The memory and comedy of one Brody Stevens and the importance he highlighted for mental health both in comedy and beyond strongly continue to this day. The Annual Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship is a celebration of Brody’s legendary, singular comedic stylings and support for the amazing work that Comedy Gives Back does in support of comedians in need. For this week’s TCB Field Report, we chat, reminisce, and dream big with Comedy Gives Back founders Zoe Friedman and Amber J. Lawson.

Follow @comedygivesback across socials, donate to their work here, and buy tickets to this year’s Brody Stevens’ Festival of Friendship on 8/18 at the Comedy Store here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 296: Mary Houlihan & The Common Ground That Is Comedians Yelling at Each Other
July 30, 2026
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The idea that these are divisive times is so old hat, which is partially why the very funny Mary Houlihan is dead set on truly bringing back having comedians from opposite ends of the political spectrum to engage in fierce, hilarious debate. Thusly, Houlihan is reviving one of the debate shows ever, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. We get into every nook & cranny of Mary’s grand plan of doing Rough Crowd on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Mary @maryhoulie across socials and get tix to next Rough Crowd @ Caveat on 8/30 here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 295: Edib Farhan & Winning Fringe as a Poignant (Very Funny) Clown
July 9, 2026
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Fresh off their win of Top of the Fringe at this most recent Hollywood Fringe Festival, the amazing Edib Farhan is already busy with a sequel to their award winning show, Syrian Soap, eager to create a trilogy of profound clown/solo shows. This week’s TCB Field Report follows Edib’s long sojourn from activist to performance artist to stand-up to clown to festival winner and beyond.

Follow Edib @farhan__inc and get tix for Syrian Slipper on 7/18 @ The Elysian here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 294: Spaghetti Fest 2026 & Gettin’ Spaghetti Everywhere
July 2, 2026
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Hot off the tail from Hollywood Fringe, Elysian’s annual cavalcade of daring new work in Spaghetti Festival is just around the corner and we get a preview of a delicious bit of what’s on the menu come July 15th when the fest starts. Elysian AD Jacquelyn Landgraf as well as Spaghetti Festers Brooke Sciacca, Lina Green, Hunter Sailing, Isabella Escalante, Kate Frydman, Adam Smith, Skarlett Red, Sylvie Wang, and Kelly McCaughan (but there are so many more at the actual fest!!!) give us the lowdown of what they have up their many sleeves.

Get into all things Spaghetti Fest 2026 here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 293: Amelia Cameron & Doing Late Night at the Kennedy Center
June 18, 2026
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With all the things that The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts has had to endure this year under the 2nd Trump Administration, one might be surprised to find that there’s a satirical, topical late night variety show that was built and blossomed from within. This week’s TCB Field Report follows Amelia Cameron, the executive producer of Unofficial Late Night, the very grassroots comedy variety show that shows there is still spirit left in the Kennedy Center, and the circuitous path that lead her here.

Follow Unofficial Late Night @unofficiallatenight on IG

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 292: John Gilkey & The Power of The Fools
June 11, 2026
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clown, clown history, clown scene, idiot workshop, john gilkey, los angeles, los angeles comedy

While there is a spotlight on clown, especially in LA, these days, one ought to know that this daring comedic work isn’t a new phenomenon. With that in mind, we wax all things clown and beyond, from the past to the future, in front or behind it, with legend John Gilkey, founder of The Idiot Workshop, a cornerstone in LA’s effervescent clown scene on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow The Idiot Workshop @idiotworkshop, Cruel Babes @wetthehippo, and John @gilkeypleas on IG. Get tix for the next Cruel Babes show here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 291: Greg Barris & The Ever-Underestimated Power of Comedy
June 3, 2026
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While the many functions and purposes of comedy will be up for debate, its ability and capacity for healing is pretty undisputed. Squarely in that healing corner is multi-disciplinary comedian and artist Greg Barris who has gone so far as to make a very enjoyable and accessible-in-almost-every-way, pocket book for “deep healing” called DEEP HEALING // A BOOK OF HEALINGS.. We talk all about and around and through the reach and power of the art of comedy along with this delightful book that Greg co-wrote with Michelle Newman on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Greg @galimmus on IG and get DEEP HEALING // A BOOK OF HEALINGS here and get tix to the Deep Healing live release show on 6/18 at the Elysian here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 290: Geri Courtney-Austein & Clowning Around and Ending Up at Cannes
May 28, 2026
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Geri Courtney-Austein has done so many things in so many different lanes in LA comedy between sketch, improv, and clown (oh, and podcasting and filmmaking) and even combining those all into a live variety show for charity that being at the Cannes Film Festival for a short she made seems to be timing in Hollywood working out for once. We chit chat Geri up about this wild journey and what it took to get there and more on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Geri for everything at @gericourtneyaustein

Photo by @gregoryjmkasunich

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 289: Dewayne Perkins & Flipping Fear Into Comedy
May 21, 2026
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Coming fresh off of a sold out Netflix Is a Joke. Fest performance of How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You!, the amazing (the name of the show is on point, FYI) Dewayne Perkins gives us the ins and outs of developing his show as well as the greater hopes and dreams for it (including it being seen by the whole world) on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Dewayne @dewayneperkins on IG

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 288: Sydney Kane & Tragedy Plus Time as a Musical
April 16, 2026
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When doing the alchemy of taking heartbreak and turning it into comedy, it often manifests as stand-up or a short film. Doing an entire solo musical is a whole other incredibly ambitious endeavor and one Sydney Kane has found her way to doing just that with Wife Material, set to take stage at The Roxy later this month. Sydney traces her steps for us going from embarking on the biggest and most personal and most successful work to date on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Sydney @sydneymorgankane and get tix to Wife Material at The Roxy on 4/21 here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 287: Maggie Winters & Embracing All Sides of Live, Laugh, Love
April 9, 2026
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As the volume of comedy specials released increases at an exponential rate, one really must go against the grain to stand out. Chicago’s own Maggie Winters took that to heart with her very comedy special, which is a recorded edition of her solo show, Marguerite, handpicked by UCB and Abso Lutely. Winters shares her process behind wanting to something truly different from the crowd on her very first special and how she made that exactly happen.

Follow Maggie @saggiesplinters and watch and enjoy her special Marguerite on YouTube here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 286: Chris Colthurst & Better Living Through Improv
April 2, 2026
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Taking a cue from San Diego’s biggest annual happening, Comic-Con, Chris Colthurst is paving a way in similar fashion for all things celebrating and enlightening in the art form of theatrical improvisation by founding ImprovCon. We talk to Chris all about how much and how in-depth the improv will be in this convention (which even includes dramatic improv).

Follow all things ImprovCon @improvcon on IG and mark your calendars for Aug. 20th-23rd for the inaugural ImprovCon.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 285: Jeremy Pinsly & Opening a Brand Spankin’ New NYC Comedy Club in 2026
March 25, 2026
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Believe it or not, NYC is about to add to its leading comedy club per capita stats with its newest spot, The Greenpoint Comedy Club. We get into the nitty gritty and the joy and everything in between with opening a new comedy club in one comedy’s undisputed cultural centers with founder and owner, Jeremy Pinsly on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow The Greenpoint Comedy Club @greenpointcomedyclub on IG and get tix and info at greenpointcomedyclub.com. Follow Jeremy @jeremypinsly on IG.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 284: Nikolai Phalen & Dreaming Big Comedy Dreams (and Often in English) in Barcelona
March 12, 2026
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Many of you are constantly pondering what’s mutating in the Austin comedy scene, but not only are there plenty of other ever evolving comedy scenes around the country including an English language one in Barcelona, Spain. We chat with Nikolai Phalen who transplanted himself to Barcelona to thrive on his own terms and create the most daring show he could possibly imagine, Fever Dream TV, all on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Nikolai @its.k0lya on IG and tix for NYC Fringe run of Fever Dream TV, 4/4-4/17 are on sale here.

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

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 283: Jackie Kashian & Finding Joy in Rage
February 25, 2026
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Jackie Kashian has long been and continues to be one of our absolute favorite comedians working today. Even in such dire, seemingly hopeless times, her brand new hour special, Alter-Kashian, much of which has to do with a very timely rage, is a much needed and very effective salve. We catch up with Jackie and the arrival of her latest and greatest on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Jackie @jackiekashian on socials and watch her brand new special, from Blonde Medicine, Alter-Kashian here.

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Album Art by Jenny Fine
Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 282: Chandler Dean & Sparking Joy Through Abolishing Everything
February 18, 2026
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Oft these days, the question, “How do you do comedy in times like these?”, gets asked into the wind only to go nowhere. Yet, comedy persists and we’d highlight Chandler Dean and his beautifully subversive comedy game show, Abolish Everything!, arrives as the perfect satirical humor for this current moment. We chat with Dean all about the inception, development, and ethos of his ruthless debate show that highlights the very best of the indie NYC comedy scene on this week’s TCB Field Report.

Follow Chandler @chandlerjdean and Abolish Everything! @abolisheverythingnyc across platforms (and watch it here on Nebula.tv

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

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