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Take a More Debra Look at Season 2 of Three Busy Debras with Full Trailer

April 11, 2022

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Just two more weeks until what seems like years and years of waiting for another season of Three Busy Debras comes to an end. The unrelenting absurdist comedy from Mitra Jouhari, Alyssa Stonoha, and Sandy Honig was such a joy when it first debuted in 2020 and kind of like What We Do In The Shadows, we felt like we were just biding our time until the second season came around.

Thank goodness that Sun. Apr. 24th is pretty damn close and you can plan accordingly to stay up to midnight to watch it live (or watch it at your leisure on HBO Max the next day).

As we said up top, you can take a more Debra look (there’s a lotta lotta Debra) at season 2 with the full trailer here.

Here’s Your First Gander at Season 2 of Three Busy Debras

March 10, 2022

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Your favorite trio of Debras, the three busiest ones played by Alyssa Stonoha, Mitra Jouhari, and Sandy Honig, are finally back for season 2. The first season of Three Busy Debras premiered on Adult Swim two years ago right when a certain global pandemic struck.

Their particular brand of absurdist humor, even though it’s satire to the nth degree of the unfortunately real world, is still such an escapist joy that we’ve dearly missed them for however long this time has felt for you (ten years for us, at least).

This second season of Three Busy Debras is due out on April 24th on Adult Swim and will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max. Until then, you can remind yourself what a ridiculous delight Three Busy Debras are with the first official look/clip of season 2 here.

SXSW 2022 Announces SXSW Comedy Festival Line-Up for This Year (Yep, the First One Since 2020)

February 28, 2022

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In Jan./Feb. 2020, we were so excited that we were getting to go to SXSW for their big comedy shindig for the first time. For years, SXSW’s comedy off-shoot was a pretty big, fantastic swell of comedy in Austin, an already very solid, thriving comedy scene as is.

2020 was 2020 and, of course, that didn’t happen. SXSW was actually one of the world’s first major festivals to postpone indefinitely due to COVID-19.

Now, here in Feb. 2022, SXSW is thankfully resuming their comedy festival and are doing things up bigger than we remember from last time. From Mar. 11th-19th, those in attendance will get to see the comedy stylings of:

Alyssa Stonoha • Andy Haynes • Anthony Atamanuik • Blair Socci • Bonnie McFarlane • Bruce McCulloch • Byron Bowers • Camilla Cleese • Danielle Schneider • Doug Benson • Dulcé Sloan • Eddie Pepitone • Eleanor Kerrigan • Emma Willman • Ian Lara • Jessica Michelle Singleton • Jim Gaffigan • Joe DeRosa • John Cleese • John Gemberling • Jon Daly • Kiry Shabazz • Liza Treyger • Logan Guntzelman • Marina Franklin • Mary Lynn Rajskub • Matt Besser • Matthew Broussard • Mike Lawrence • Mike Yard • Mitra Jouhari • Nick Thune • Punkie Johnson • Rich Vos • Ricky Velez • Rosebud Baker • Sandy Honig • Scott Thompson • Sean Patton • Shane Torres • Stuart Goldsmith • Vanessa Gonzalez • Yamaneika Saunders

as well as special presentations/events:

Adult Swim Presents Three Busy Debras Season 2 Sneak Peek • ASSSSCAT (the first in-person since 2020) • The Comedian’s Comedian • A Night at the Comedy Store • Comedy with the Cleeses • The Creek & The Cave • Doug Loves Movies • Find Your Beach • Gotham Comedy Club • improv4humans • Matt Besser’s 420 Show • Roast Battle • The Stand NYC • Wide World of Dougs • Would You Bang Him?

Since SF Sketchfest had to postpone again, this will be the first big comedy festival of 2022 and you wouldn’t want to miss that, now would you?

If you don’t already have a badge for SXSW, you best get on that right now, right here.

Pick of the Day: Ladies Who Ranch (in LA) 2/8 & 2/12

January 20, 2022

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The beloved all around NYC comedy troupe known as Ladies Who Ranch are finally making their way back to LA. That’s Sophie Zucker, Maya Sharma, Kelly Cooper, Caitlin Dullea, and Caroline Yost that do bits, sketches, improv, and more and are bringing their wonderfully rambunctious comedic talents to The Elysian for two special nights in February.

Specifically, they’ll being doing a “bit” show on Tues. Feb. 8th at 8:30PM PT (w/Jessy Morner-Ritt and Mitra Jouhari opening) and a full on proper sketch show on Sat. Feb. 12th at 9:30PM PT (w/Robby Hoffman opening). Both nights ought to be an extra special evening of sublime ridiculousness and you really ought to not miss it. Tickets for either show are $16 and you can (and very much should) get them at elysiantheater.com.

Pick of the Day: The Frogtown Show (in LA) 1/22

January 14, 2022

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Inch by inch, show by show, there are things in live comedy that are indeed happening after the bummer of the holiday break and the quiet nightmare that Omicron has been. Despite more cancelations and postponements happening and more inevitably coming (Largo has continued to stay dark beyond just their initial two weeks of postponements), you might be delighted to know that the beloved outdoor stand-up show Frogtown Show @ Spoke Bicycle Cafe is returning back to it’s bi-weekly (2nd & 4th Saturdays) schedule this month.

On Sat. Jan. 22nd at 7:30PM PT, the magical patio of Spoke Bicycle Cafe will host hosts Erin Dewey Lennox, Emily Maya Mills, and Jared Goldstein as well as their very first 2022 line-up, which is stacked per usual. They’ve got Jermaine Fowler, Mitra Jouhari, Johnny Pemberton, Michael Joyce, and Noah Gardenswartz.

Tickets start at $5 (plus 2 item min.) and you really ought to snag them up before they sell out here.

Pick of the Day: The Jesse Miller Talk Show (in LA) 12/11

November 8, 2021

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To this very day, Andre Hyland‘s creation, The Jesse Miller Talk Show, remains as one of the craziest and best talk shows we’ve ever seen (that includes any of the ones on TV all the way to ones that happen in someone’s apartment).

For the unfamiliar, The Jesse Miller Talk Show puts one Jesse Miller at the monster truck driver’s seat of his very own talk show that blends the outrageous energy of self-proclaimed media mogul that you might find outside of many 7-11s in LA that celebrities may have frequented with a seemingly unlimited capacity for pop culture knowledge and wordplay. Also, there’s heavy guitar shredding from Darryl (Paul Oyen) and plenty of PDA with his sidekick/boo Tanya (Anna Lee Lawson).

In short, it’s a good time and we’re glad to see that it’ll be going back up, in-person, on this side of the pandemic at Dynasty Typewriter on Sat. Dec. 11th at 10PM PT. So far, Jesse will be putting his dazzling interview tricks on display for Noël Wells, Mitra Jouhari, and a special surprise guest.

Tickets are $15 right now, so you best go snatch them up right now.

Pick of the Day: Dynasty Confidential for KTown For All 2/2

January 22, 2021

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Now that 2021 has REALLY begun, transparency is going to be crucial if we are to actually “form a more perfect union”. In other words, let’s not keep so many secrets.

That makes Dynasty Confidential with Joel Kim Booster a perfect show for this time as Joel will virtually assemble some of comedy’s best to divulge their secrets, and then do with them as he pleases. Also, you’ll get to bear witness to whole the thing for what is a hilarious evening of revelations.

This particular edition of Dynasty Confidential will go to benefit the amazing org Ktown For All that advocates for the unhoused population in and around LA.

So, plan for Tues. Feb. 2nd at 6PM PT/9PM ET to live-stream Dynasty Confidential after you go get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Padma Puts On a Virtual Comedy Show 12/17

We told you that there would be plenty of big time comedy benefit shows for the Georgia Runoffs and, lordy lordy, there sure are. This latest one is being put up by the one and only Padma Lakshmi that’s very explicit in this regard by being called, “Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show for the Georgia Runoff Elections: An Evening to Benefit FairFight”.

Stacey Abrams’ FairFight was instrumental in registering voters and contributing to Biden’s 2020 Election win and will undoubtedly be crucial in the upcoming special Georgia Senate Runoffs.

So, they tapped Padma for a live benefit show and she, in turn, got one hell of a line-up that includes:

Hasan Minhaj, Phoebe Robinson, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Benito Skinner, Mike Birbiglia, John Early, Roy Wood Jr., Julio Torres, Michelle Buteau, Patton Oswalt, Aparna Nancherla, Caleb Hearon, Wanda Sykes, Joel Kim Booster, Tituss Burgess, Meg Stalter, Patti Harrison, Nikki Glaser, Ayo Edebiri, Jo Firestone, Amber Ruffin, Dulce Sloan, Naomi Ekperigin, W. Kamau Bell, Mitra Jouhari, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Andy Cohen.

There will also be music from King Princess, Perfume Genius, Waxahatchee, Brittany Howard, Local Natives, Aloe Blacc, and Cautious Clay.

Lastly, the evening’s virtual festivities will be hosted by none other than the Las Culturistas themselves, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.

Reads like a festival line-up, doesn’t it? Well, we still can’t do that in person right now, but you can enjoy this gigantic Padma Puts on a Virtual Comedy Show comedy live-stream on Thurs. Dec. 17th at 6PM PT/9PM ET at youtube.com/padmalakshmi and donate to FairFight here.

Pick of the Day: Rise Los Angeles 10/9

October 7, 2020

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There are so many issues on the table right now that it’s almost too easy that such monumental issues like climate change can be easily forgotten about. Thus, plenty of folks running for public office are taking up the mantle of pushing the tenets of The Green New Deal and combatting climate change in addition to every other fight that needs to be fought and need support.

That’s why there’s a huge benefit live-stream this Friday, Oct. 9th at 7PM PT/10PM ET presented by Sunrise Movement LA to benefit the campaigns of Green New Deal candidates at all levels of government for Los Angeles. To support them, a very stellar, stacked line-up including Amy Poehler, Jane Fonda, Aidy Bryant, Joaquin Phoenix, Demi Adejuyigbe, Julio Torres, Ayo Edebiri, and more will be performing virtually along with hosts Sandy Honig and Mitra Jouhari of Three Busy Debras fame.

Make a donation here, so you won’t miss out on Rise Los Angeles this Friday night.

Pick of the Day: Helltrap Nightmare & DSA LA for Nithya Present: A Campaign Comedy Fundraiser

August 5, 2020

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The upcoming November election is not only a chance to get Trump out of the White House, but a chance to also change so many other elected offices for the better including at the municipal level.

Nithya Raman is running as one of the most progressive and forward-thinking candidates for Los Angeles City Council. She has a chance to unseat incumbent David Ryu for District 4 in LA and has laid out a comprehensive, thoughtful platform that speaks to the most critical issues for Angelenos and aims to actually take action.

So, there will be a big comedy live-stream fundraiser for Nithya presided by everyone’s favorite horror comedy troupe, Helltrap Nightmare. You better bet that there’s a marvelous line-up for the show that already has John Early, Kate Berlant, Demi Adejuyigbe, Mitra Jouhari, Joel Kim Booster, Jamel Johnson, Camirin Farmer, The Shrimp Boys, and Mood Killer.

Right now, you can (and very much should) RSVP here for admission to Helltrap Nightmare & DSA LA for Nithya Present: A Campaign Comedy Fundraiser for this Sat. Aug. 8th at 8PM PT/11PM ET. Also, you can support Nithya for the City directly here.

Pick of the Day: Stimulus Solidarity Fundraiser Hellraiser 7/1

June 25, 2020

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Beloved comedy horror troupe Helltrap Nightmare and the DSA LA are putting on another incredibly jam-packed comedy/music live-stream fundraiser, Stimulus Solidarity Fundraiser Hellraiser. Again, they’re raising money for marginalized immigrants who have been severely financially affected by COVID-19 and have yet to receive or are even excluded from any sort of federal funding/stimulus check.

So, share any portion of the money that you’ve got coming in and you’ll get to see the likes of:

Eric Andre
Naomi Ekperigin
Andy Beckerman
John Early
Jo Firestone
Solomon Georgio
Lorelei Ramirez
Fat Tony
Jerry Paper
Jena Friedman
Josh Epstein
Mitra Jouhari
Joel Kim Booster
Yung Chomsky
Ziwe Fumudoh
Chris Estrada
Patti Harrison
Ayo Edebiri
Angel Castillo
Xenia Rubinos
Ruby McCollister
Nnamdi
Hosted by Sarah Squirm and AJ Marroquin

Stimulus Solidarity Fundraiser Hellraiser is set for Wed., July 1st at 6PM PT/9PM ET. Donate and get in on this exclusive live-stream at bit.ly/dsa-la-stimulus

NOTE: those that have already donated will also be emailed a link the morning of July 1st!

Three Busy Debras Renewed for Season 2 at Adult Swim

May 20, 2020

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The ultra-absurdist feminist satire Three Busy Debras has done so well that it’s getting a second season over at Adult Swim. That means more of the rambunctiously dark comedy from Debra, Debra, and Debra (Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, and Alyssa Stonoha) in their overly bright, overly picturesque neighborhood.

Congrats to all three of the Debras on getting to stay busy and for this absolutely gorgeous renewal announcement card (if that’s not a thing yet, it should be).

In the meantime, you can stream or re-stream their first season over at AdultSwim.com.

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AHEM! Thrilled to announce our announcements got back from our stationers in Italy. They reopened the economy just for us! Ciao Bella! – Debra

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Please Enjoy the Fantastically Absurd First Episode of Three Busy Debras

March 30, 2020

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The Three Busy Debras, Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, and Alyssa Stonoha, have always been hysterical with their fantastical, absurd, and satirically feminist with their sketches over the years (or that one time where they got to play Carnegie Hall).

Thus, we were thrilled to find out that they were getting a full-fledged, live action Adult Swim series and have been hotly anticipating it for all the months since we heard the announcement.

Three Busy Debras premiered last night on Adult Swim and completely lived up to their reputation of keeping things silly and subversive, pointing a chic, well-lit mirror right back at the patriarchy. It certainly it takes you to whole other world that is so wonderfully bonkers that you’ll maybe forget, for 10 minutes, about the one you currently live in.

So, with all of that said, enjoy the first episode of Three Busy Debras for FREE here at AdultSwim.com.

Three Busy Debras Get a Full Trailer for Their Adult Swim Series

March 12, 2020

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We were already pretty thrilled at the prospect of a Three Busy Debras series on Adult Swim.

This trailer is just a bit more a sneak peek of the fun, absurdist, feminist chaos that Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, and Alyssa Stonoha have in store for us all. We can’t wait.

Look for Three Busy Debras to premiere on Adult Swim on Mar. 29th at midnight.

Get Your First Look at Three Busy Debras, The Adult Swim Series

February 13, 2020

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Three Busy Debras rose through the verve of their own absurdist feminist humor in shorts that they (Alyssa Stonoha, Sandy Honig, and Mitra Jouhari) have made over the years.

Now, they stand at the precipice of a full-fledged live action Adult Swim series and we can’t wait to see what hilarious abstract hijinks they’ve crafted for all of us.

The Three Busy Debras trailer definitely gives a great taste of what’s to come and leaves us wanting more.

Look for Three Busy Debras to premiere on Adult Swim on Sun. Mar. 29th.

October 15, 2019

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Dubbed as “The Jokey Show”, Whitmer Thomas is indeed taking his monthly slot at The Satellite and having all the comics dress up as the fictional character from DC Comics, The Joker (which will even be more intriguing considering nearly all of the line-up is comprised of women). Apart from that, we’re guessing some of them will be doing a normal stand-up set, but, then again, maybe they’ll try doing stand-up as some iteration of The Joker, anywhere from Cesar Romero to Joaquin Phoenix.

In any case, we’re fully on board for this stunt and whatever it ends up being and definitely think you should be in attendance to see what happens. Also, the line-up is fantastic with-or-without a Joker costume. Get tickets here.

Three Busy Debras Is Going to Series at Adult Swim Comedy Produced By Amy Poehler

May 7, 2019

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Three Busy Debras Is Going to Series at Adult Swim Comedy Produced By Amy Poehler

Sandy Honig, Alyssa Stonoha, and Mitra Jouhari AKA Three Busy Debras are going to get their own, live action, quarter hour show at Adult Swim.

Those in the know have enjoyed their high absurdity both in shorts they’ve released and their special, pop-up engagement at Carnegie Hall.

Very soon, we’ll get to see their world of “Connecticut deranged housewives” unfold. Also, take note that this is Amy Poehler is going from EP’ing Broad City to EP’ing Three Busy Debras.

Personally, we can’t wait for this to give Adult Swim a bit of a fresh, new look.

March 28, 2019

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The comedic forces of Patti Harrison, Mitra Jouhari, and Catherine Cohen are assembling once more for their show known as It’s A Guy Thing, happening this time at The Bootleg on Thurs., May 9th at 7:30PM.

On their own, you shouldn’t miss their experimental, absurdist, dark, musical-forward comedy and certainly shouldn’t miss it when they’re together (i.e. this will probably sell out soon).

Tickets are $10. Go get ‘em here.

March 26, 2019

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Without question, Byron Bowers is one of our favorite comedians to watch around town and has been for quite some time. He takes the stage and it is immediately and he immediately has the room captivated and then dives head first into the beautifully dark territory of his life experiences. Also, the supporting acts of Mitra Jouhari, Quinta Brunson, Emma Willmann, DeWayne Perkins, and Caitlin Weierhauser will make this one hell of a great night.

So, as he’ll be headlining at Dynasty Typewriter next month, you should go get your tickets ASAP here ($10 in advance and $15 on day of).

Three Busy Debras Present “Three White Feminists Screw in a Lightbulb”

February 16, 2017

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Don’t even worry about the fact that they’re not asking how many white feminists, but exploring how three of them will screw in a light bulb and giving the old joke premise of “how many _____ does it take to screw in a light bulb?” a postmodern, intersectional-ist shake-up.

Just enjoy the latest sketch from hyper-absurd Three Busy Debras (Sandy Honig, Alyssa Stonoha, and Mitra Jouhari), Three White Feminists Screw in a Lightbulb.

Then, if you’re ready, think about all that stuff we said up top.

Samantha Bee Makes Sure She Didn’t Miss Anything Too Big During 5 Week Hiatus

September 12, 2016

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For the last several weeks, you might have noticed a certain emptiness that comes around Monday evening/Tuesday morning. If that is the case, we’re pretty sure you’re suffering from these last five weeks that Full Frontal with Samantha Bee was on hiatus.

Fortunately, your cure is coming in just a few hours as a new episode of Full Frontal is coming tonight.

In preparation for this, Samantha Bee made sure could pick up where she left off…

Mitra Jouhari Shows a More Realistic Version of “How To Get a Job” in New Web Series

September 7, 2016

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A brand new web series at Refinery 29′s RIOT channel attempts to tackle the very pressing issue of getting a job in the real world (i.e. one where a lot of things just don’t work out the way you want them to).

Aptly called “how to get a job.”, Mitra Jouhari (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and Three Busy Debras) hosts and shows what really happens when people are joining the work force.

Watch this episode that shows how ill-prepared so many college graduates are as soon as they leave school and how they manage coping with that.

Three Busy Debras Are Trying to Crowdfund a Show at Carnegie Hall

April 25, 2016

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Only a handful of the biggest comedians have ever played the legendary Carnegie Hall including Bob Hope, Louis C.K., Kathy Griffin, Jerry Seinfeld, Phyllis Diller, and Steve Martin. For many, it was a lifelong goal to play there and signified a rarefied status in comedy.

Little did all of these people know that they could just rent it out for a bunch of money.

Comedy trio Three Busy Debras (you might remember them from their otherworldly Brunch video) uncovered this secret and plans on trying to put on their own free comedy show at a recital space in the very same Carnegie Hall through a Kickstarter campaign.

So, Sandy Honig, Mitra Jouhari, and Alyssa Stonoha are looking to raise $7500 and already have $4929 of that raised. If you donate, you could get anything from personalized poetry to requested cover songs to a .zip file of papers they wrote in college.

They have until May 19th to raise the money that will cover the base level cost of putting on a show there.

Get in on their mischief and donate here.

Three Busy Debras Take ‘Brunch’ to a Whole Other Level That You Might Not Be Ready For

April 20, 2016

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Like we said above, you might not be ready for this futuristic, otherworldly brunch from the Three Busy Debras.

Still, even if you’re at beginner level brunch, you should watch it anyway.

After all, it’s 4/20 and you wanna see something trippy, no?