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Pick of the Day: The Comedy Bureau’s Most Wanted List (in LA) 6/20

June 14, 2023

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Our Director/Founder here at TCB, Jake Kroeger, watches comedy closely like no one else. Usually perched in the back of the room at multitudes of shows a night, every night of the week, he has a preternatural sense of comedy, especially when it comes to discovering who is deserving of the label “the next big thing”.

With all that in mind, Jake is going to assemble his very favorite comedians that deserve so much shine that they should be chased by everyone (i.e. “most wanted”) for a very special curated evening of comedy at Lyric Hyperion on Tues. Jun. 20th at 7:30PM of names you should be reading in Deadline for how damn funny they all are.

This edition of The Comedy Bureau’s Most Wanted List the brilliant comedic wares of

Best Actress (most wanted for their precision in high difficulty absurdity)

Curtis Cook (most wanted for his uncanny ability to distill the intersection of difficult subject matter into hysterical human stories)

Roz Hernandez (most wanted for her indomitable style, both with delivering a sharply written bit and colorful style)

Jessy Morner-Ritt (most wanted for her comedic verve that balances joy and ridiculous abandon)

Milan Patel (most wanted for seeing the comedic minutia in some of the most outrageous events in human history)

MK Paulsen (most wanted for being able to deliver more punchlines and tags than a multi-cam sitcom and being having them all be much more clever and subversive than them too)

SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT WE’RE SAYING BY BUYING TICKETS TO THE COMEDY BUREAU’S MOST WANTED LIST @ LYRIC HYPERION TUES. JUN. 20TH at 7:30PM RIGHT NOW (they’re only $15 right now).

Pick of the Day: In Unit Laundry with Simon Gibson and M.K. Paulsen (in LA) Tuesdays Starting 7/19

July 7, 2022

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Leading into 2020, it was a time where not only was there so much live comedy to go see, but one could treat themselves to seeing the very funny likes of Simon Gibson and M.K. Paulsen all the time. Having been roommates, doing a podcast together, being on a reality show about JFL, and more, Simon and M.K. are perhaps, LA comedy’s favorite odd couple.

Smack dab in the middle of 2022, we’re getting back to the volume of comedy that we had almost three years ago and part of that return is M.K. and Simon having a weekly stand-up showcase at the newly refurbished Lyric Hyperion. Called In-Unit Laundry, Simon and M.K. will gather their favorite comedy folks from the scene (and whatever good folks are in town) Tuesdays at 8PM PT at 2106 Hyperion Ave.

They’re kicking off this weekly run on Jul. 19th and tickets are only $10 if you buy them in advance here.

With an inaugural line-up of Joel Kim Booster, James Adomian, Kylie Brakeman, Solomon Georgio, Erik Rivera, and Steph Tolev, it’s a show that damn well better not miss.

Pick of the Day: Conservation Comedy (near LA) 9/21

September 15, 2021

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If you are deathly concerned for the environment and the human effect on it or, recently, became deathly concerned for it due to so many scientific reports pointing towards even more climate related disasters than we’ve already had to endure in the last few years, you might want to go to this particular comedy show, Conservation Comedy next week.

Brought to you by Sara Newton (Big Litter Ocean), it’s both a comedy show and edutainment about plastic pollution in association with Plastic Oceans LA. Not only will you very likely be with other folks that want the wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, and more to stop on such a disastrous scale, but you’ll get to enjoy the really, really great comedy stylings of Sheng Wang, Brooklyn Jones, Kristen Studard, and MK Paulsen.

This latest edition of Conservation Comedy is set for Tues. Sept. 21st at 6PM PT at the Warehouse Restaurant right on the marina in Marina Del Rey. You can come and enjoy the show for free (you can donate to Conservation Comedy as well)!

Pick of the Day: Laughs for LLS 4/18

April 14, 2021

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A line-up of Debra DiGiovanni, MK Paulsen, Kimberly Clark, Atsuko Okatsuka, Troy Walker, Brad Wenzel, and hosts Lynn Maleh and DJ Paul Antonio is such a fantastic, wide-ranging, hysterical collection of comedians from wire-to-wire that’s very much worth good money, end of story. Just take our word for it if you’re worried about what their “credits” might be.

This coming Sunday, April 18th, you’ll get a chance to see this crackling line-up from wherever you are during this pandemic and you get the added bonus of supporting the critical work of the LLS (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) that has been fighting blood cancer around the world since 1949 via Chelsea Derkacz’s Woman of the Year Fundraiser.

Laughs for LLS will go live on Sun. Apr. 18th at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets are going for $20 and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

November 6, 2019

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So many of LA’s best queer comedians will be assembling for a mad dash of a stand-up show, A Night of a Thousand Queers, next week. They’ll all be doing two minutes or less, so you can see as much amazing LGBTQ comedians (many of our favorites are on there FYI) as possible.

The show is free to attend leaving you very little reason to not make your way downtown to In Heroes We Trust Gallery next Saturday. Get more details here.

Watch Trailer for “Inside Jokes”, Amazon’s Docu Series on Trying to Get JFL New Faces

November 9, 2018

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For several years, a much sought after milestone for comedians was getting the title of being a Just For Laughs Montreal New Face. Though it’s a list intended largely for industry types, it has been established as a marker for who to watch out for, especially with stand-up.

Thus, comics compete intensely for the limited number of slots they hand out every year up in Montreal for the hope that they can call themselves a New Face whether they ends up being an actual big break or not (even if they’ve had a good amount of exposure and success already).

Inside Jokes follows a handful comics (including folks we really dig such as Simon Gibson, MK Paulsen, Rosebud Baker, and Robert Dean) on this journey and you can get a taste of it right here. It premieres on Amazon Prime starting on Fri., Nov. 30th.

Oh, if you want a spoiler to how ends up getting to be a New Face, here’s the list for your convenience.

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.

In case you haven’t noticed in LA, there has been a lot of comics doing more extended sets for various submissions to networks or streaming services (or maybe just do an extended set because stage time is a precious commodity out here). That means a lot of our favorite comics in LA that don’t normally get to do a half hour or more are also doing a half-hour or even a hour coming up.

This includes:

Robert Buscemi taping an hour @ Lyric Hyperion Fri., Nov. 24 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Half hours from Dan Telfer, Brandie Posey, Lisa Curry, and Kyle Clark @ The Clubhouse 9PM Sat. Nov. 25 FREE
Half hours from April Richardson & Eliza Skinner @ UCB Franklin Sun. Nov. 26th 11PM $5
Half hours from Simon Gibson & MK Paulsen @ The Clubhouse Wed. Nov. 29th 8PM FREE
An extended set from Joe Kwaczala @ Nerdmelt Showroom Thurs. Dec. 7th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

Go to all of these please. Links for more details and tickets above.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.