At this week’s Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail, Riley Silverman, a trans female comedian, touched upon the continuing trouble that the TSA has when someone who is transgendered goes through routine airport security.
To say the least, they’re still figuring a lot of stuff out, which is why #TravelingWhileTrans is a hot button topic and has made for a nice, new five for Riley.
Watch Riley’s story here.
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show: The Game Show @ Nerdmelt Showroom Fri. Feb. 12th 7PM $8 in adv., $10 at door
Guy Branum’s beloved hybrid of America’s two least respected forms of television returns! Three guests face off to prove who’s the best talk show guest by plugging, name-dropping, and anecdoteing their way to victory.
With Kyle Kinane, Debra Di Giovanni, Dave Ross, and Judges Emily Heller and Danielle Koenig!
This really happened this weekend at Baby Talk @ Nerdmelt Showroom.
At the wonderful Nerdmelt Showroom, home to The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail. Jensen Karp and Dan Levy put on a show called Baby Talk where they interview comedians about their childhood and having children, then have an actual child talk to them as well as show off a talent.
This past weekend, the show had The Meltdown’s Jonah Ray as well as 1st grade child actor/break dancer Blayne Smith face off in a dance battle.
Watch Jonah take his turn dancing, which should make up for any leftover sluggishness from daylight savings time.
First off, Nikki Glaser is doing a talk show pilot for Comedy Central. Take a moment to be glad that someone had the sense to make sure Nikki had a chance for another show after Nikki and Sara Live got the ax at MTV.
The pilot is entitled #NSFW w/Nikki Glaser and will have, appropriate of the title, Nikki discuss and explore the topic of sex, which, if you know her comedy, should be a lot of fun.
You can actually preview the pilot at Nerdmelt over the next two weeks before Nikki does an official taping for Comedy Central, which we highly recommend going to if you’re in LA for the first two weeks of December.
Tues. Dec. 2nd and Thurs. Dec. 11th both at 7PM are your two chances for previews. They’re free to attend with RSVP, so, again, please go if you can.
When you take stock of all the problems that you have in your life and who you would look to advise you in how to solve said problems, the first two names that pop up are, of course, comedians Jen Kirkman and Michael Ian Black.
While, for awhile now, it’s been not easy to just go up and ask them your advice, you’ll have that very opportunity when they shoot their new show for JASH, Really Good Advice. What great luck we all have, right?
They will be filming two live shows at Nerdmelt on Nov. 17th, 7PM & 9PM and if you can get to this, you should definitely go.
We can’t wait to see what comes of this whether it be a web series, a TV show, etc.
Rory Scovel is one of the most spectacular comedians right now and you really need to do yourself a favor and just watch everything he does. That way, you would be sure to catch Rory go for an applause record (i.e. having the audience never stop clapping) and crowd surfing while simultaneously telling jokes at The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail.
If you love the playfully unstoppable spirit of Robin Williams live on stage, you will absolutely love this.
Following up his first album Unbearable, the hysterical Hampton Yount is recording his next album cleverly called Bearable for A Special Thing Records.
Mark down Aug. 15th for 9PM at Nerdmelt Showroom for this taping that will be free to attend. Really mark it down. You don’t want to miss Hampton doing an hour.
To our knowledge, no podcast network has gone to record a live album of its roster of podcasts.
That’s all changing next month as Feral Audio is taking Dan Harmon, Steve Agee, Johnny Pemberton, John Roy, Erin McGathy, Brody Stevens, Matt Dwyer, Little Esther Povitsky, Melissa Stephens, Duncan Trussell, and more to the Nerdmelt Showroom to do exactly that.
Podcast history is going to be made on August 5th 9PM and you should get your tickets now.
After years of amazing shows in the actual back room of a comic book store, Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail will be premiering as a TV series on Comedy Central tonight.
Clear out whatever you’re doing at 12:30AM to Comedy Central and make sure you’re watching what’s been one of the best comedy shows in LA ever since it started.
As with the regular live show, artist Dave Kloc made an amazing poster for the premiere episode.
Guy Branum Recording Debut Album for AST Records
We say this a lot, but AST Records keeps the cavalcade of amazing comedians recording albums coming. At the very end of this month, AST has the amazing Guy Branum recording his very first comedy album at the at the always awesome Nerdmelt Showroom.
It’s free to attend, so mark this down for Thurs. July 31st, 7PM as what you will be doing, hopefully.
Bob Odenkirk Might Be Taping an Hour of Stand Up for AST Records
Next Thursday at Nerdmelt, Bob Odenkirk “…performs all the material he can print out or remember. Possible album recording? Fingers crossed!” A Special Thing Records will be putting the evening on and will make the comedy album if, indeed, there will be one.
The best way to find out (and probably ensure a Bob Odenkirk album happens) is to go next Thurs. at 7PM.
Paul Danke Recording Album for AST Records
Fri. Apr. 25th will be the night that the very funny Paul Danke lays down his sweet words to a record, a digital one that is. This comedy album will come from one of the best comedy album labels around AST Records.
Thus, we’d highly recommend both going to the taping at Nerdmelt LA on Apr. 25th (it’s free, by the way) and then picking up the album when it comes, hopefully some time later this year.
As she states before her set, Jen Kirkman really goes for making improvising stand-up on Set List seem like it’s all normal and part of a regular act, which is definitely one of the hardest parts of doing Set List.
A perfected balance of improviser and stand up is found in only a handful of comedic performers and Greg Proops is one of them. That’s why he’s one of the best to ever do improvised stand up on Set List.
Just watch him go through these never before seen topics like he’s just doing his normal act.
There is a select group of comedians that riff so wonderfully that doing improvised stand up at Set List for them is almost second nature.
The amazing Eddie Pepitone is one such individual and you should watch his “set list” now.
Morgan Murphy’s Comedy Special ‘Irish Goodbye’ Released Digitally/on Netflix Next Week
The damn funny Morgan Murphy is releasing her comedy special Irish Goodbye both for purchase and on Netflix next week, Jan. 21st.
Not only is this a special from Morgan, which should make you already excited, but it was taped at The Nerdmelt Showroom, one of the best venues for comedy in LA.
We’ll make sure to remind you next week to buy/watch this.
We’re thrilled that LA Weekly, for it’s annual Best of Awards, picked:
Nerdmelt Showroom for Best Comedy Club
Crave: The Comedy Rave for Best Underground Westside Comedy Club
Put Your Hands Together w/Cameron Esposito @ UCB Theatre for Best Live Stand Up Comedy Podcast
What’s even greater is that both Nerdmelt and Crave aren’t even comedy clubs in the traditional sense and yet, both prevailed. It must be a sign of the times…
Nerdmelt Showroom Expands To Have Nerdist School to Teach Comedy, Animation, Writing, and More
The live venue run by Nerdist Industries, The Nerdmelt Showroom, is further legitimizing itself from the numerous accolades and achievements it has gotten from being the site of the some best comedy shows in LA to seeing its flagship show, Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, become a Comedy Central series to now having a school. Joining in the ranks of some of the more established venues in town like the Upright Citizens Brigade, there will soon be classes, for improv, sketch, writing, animation, storytelling, and more.
It was the next logical step for them to take after getting working A/C for being a venue in the back of a comic book store.
We’re not kidding when we say that comedy history is being made at Nerdmelt (the theater in the back room of Meltdown Comics) as so many great comedy albums are being recorded between their walls. Dan St. Germain ,who you hopefully just saw a great set from on Conan, is the latest in line of the likes of Dave Anthony, Sean Patton, Morgan Murphy, Mike Lawrence, John Roy, and more to record their latest works there.
Don’t miss out on Germain laying down his debut album “Bad at the Good Times” for AST Records on Fri. Sept. 13th at either 7:30PM or 9PM.
Max Silvestri Recording Debut Comedy Album for AST in August
The Nerdmelt Showroom at Meltdown Comics is becoming quite the place to record comedy albums/specials as Mike Lawrence, Morgan Murphy, Dave Anthony, Sean Patton, John Roy, and more have taped in that very space.
On August 2nd at 9PM, the very funny NYC based Max Silvestri will join those ranks by taping his very first comedy album for A Special Thing Records, so don’t miss out. FYI, it’s a free show, but make sure you RSVP to get in.
Not only are we getting to finally see a comedy special taped inside of the back room of Meltdown Comics, otherwise known as The Nerdmelt Showroom, but it will be the incredibly funny Morgan Murphy who will be taping said one-hour special.
It’s happening Sat. May 18th at 7PM and 9PM for FREE (w/RSVP), so please don’t miss this.
The Nerdist Podcast Just Dropped Their Annual Stand-Up Cluster
Once a year, The Nerdist Podcast gathers their favorite comedians under the roof of the back room of Meltdown Comics AKA The Nerdmelt Showroom to put together a podcast stand-up comedy special. In this edition, the comedic stylings of Aparna Nancherla, Ron Funches, Ryan Singer, Mark Little, and more are put on display for all your enjoyment.
Definitely take a listen to this.
Dragon Boy Suede/King of Summah/Co-host of Who Charted? on Earwolf AKA Howard Kremer is recording a live album in the back room of Meltdown Comics AKA Nerdmelt Showroom.
Make sure not to miss Thursday April 11th at both 7:30PM and 9:30PM because it’s free and Kremer will bring all the suede summah humor you can handle… and then some.