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Pick of the Day: Kwaczala-Palooza (in NYC) 10/25

October 21, 2021

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In the worlds of stand-up and sketch (and Rock N Roll Hall of Fame podcasts), Joe Kwaczala is favorite staple of the LA comedy scene for his sharply crafted and often collaborative absurdity (especially in his video short series that he’s done over the years, 31 for 31 and 21 for 21. His bringing that ingenious silliness to NYC next week at the one and only Union Hall along with many of NYC’s best that are artisans of the comedic arts themselves.

Called Kwaczala-Palooza (perhaps there will be a game with how many times fast you can say that?), Joe will be gathering the comedy stylings of:

Nick Ciarelli & Brad Evans

Tommy McNamara

Kenice Mobley

Irene Morales

Clare O’Kane

Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh

That’ll all go down in Brooklyn at Union Hall on Mon. Oct. 25th at 10PM ET and tickets are only $10. If you’re not going to our anniversary show in LA on 10/25 because you’re in NYC, you really ought to go to Kwaczala-Palooza.

Pick of the Day: Helltrap Nightmare x Nolympics x LA Tenants Union: Food Not Rent Fundraiser 11/13

Famed horror comedy troupe Helltrap Nightmare did so much leading up to this most recent election in support of local candidates and organizations. Thankfully, their work is continuing on with intersecting affecting change on a local level and putting on extravaganzas of live-stream comedy fundraisers.

This Friday, Nov. 13th, Helltrap Nightmare is partnering with LA local orgs NOLYMPICS and LA Tenants Union to support the Food Not Rent fund for their latest show. Rental assistance for Angelenos has simply not been enough during this pandemic, especially with the end of it continuing to be uncertain and this is great way to give relief to many vulnerable folks at this time.

Slated to perform for this Food Not Rent live-stream are: John Early, Kate Berlant, Everything Is Terrible!, Julio Torres, True Anon’s Bruce Belden, Liz Franczak, Seth Bogart, Jeremy Levick, Rajat Suresh, Nick Ciarelli, Brad Evans, Claywoman, Ian Sweet, Naomidrome, Lou Wilson, Thu Tran, Anna Seregina, Mister Wallace, Drac and the Swamp Rats, and more with hosts Meg Stalter and Sarah Squirm!

You can get access to the live-stream with a donation of anywhere from $5-$420 or more to the Food Not Rent fund. Do so here and make your Friday that much better.

December 11, 2019

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The United States Constitution, while providing the basis of our government, is one hell of a complex, at times, infuriating document that will be debated to the end of time.

As such, it’s a perfect gold mine for comedians to dissect, which is exactly what’s happening at What The Constitution Means to You next week! A great panel of comedians (including stand-ups, improvisers, writers, actors, etc.) will attempt to make sense of constitutional precedents and decisions in order to become a “Chief Justice of Comedy”, as presided by host Max Sosna-Spear, “SCOTUS Justice” Carrie Poppy, and actual UCLA law professor Adam Winkler.

Sound pretty neat? Sure does. So, go get your tickets right now right here.

Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans Get Ahead of Google and “Dream Up” What Their Streaming Service Might Be

November 16, 2019

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Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans Get Ahead of Google and “Dream Up” What Their Streaming Service Might Be

With the proliferation of streaming services that never seem to end, Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans offer up what it might be like (and what might actually happen) with what Google’s streaming service would be like.

Nick and Brad show off what would be a great episode of Black Mirror as well as their mastery of making satirical lists. Enjoy Google Drive Deluxe here.

Watch Brad Evans and Nick Ciarelli’s Dark Take on Corporations Trying to Tweet

June 27, 2019

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Watch Brad Evans and Nick Ciarelli’s Dark Take on Corporations Trying to Tweet

Though they may try, corporations/brands/etc. attempting to engage on a “real level” with the consumers they so desperately want often goes awry (especially when it comes to tragedy).

So, the great sketch duo of Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans have done their own super dark, satirical breakdown of what corporations might be thinking when pretending to have feelings on social media. Please enjoy their latest sketch here.

Please Enjoy’s Nick Ciarelli and Bradford Evans Take on Every Cameo Video Ever

June 24, 2019

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Please Enjoy’s Nick Ciarelli and Bradford Evans Take on Every Cameo Video Ever

In this age of apps, there is, of course, an app that allows you to pay for “celebrity” (heavy emphasis on the quotation marks there) shout outs and endorsements via a video shot on a phone.

It’s called Cameo and, as you can imagine, the videos have gotten a bit weird, and it is definitely ripe for the sort of send-up that the uber-clever Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans just did.

Please enjoy it here.

October 6, 2016

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It’s experimental comedy at its best. Get more details and tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

”Tween Fest” Trailer Shows a Coachella Just for Millennials That’s Coming to go90

July 26, 2016

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Tween Fest Series Trailer – watch more funny videos

Awhile ago, writers Nick Ciarelli and Brad Evans made a great themed sketch show called Death Valley Tween Fest that was basically a Coachella just for millennials that got out of hand.

With the go90 app needing content that will draw you to watch, Nick and Brad along with director Scott Gairdner got a chance to adapt that show into an actual series, Tween Fest, starring Drew Tarver, John Michael Higgins, Joey King, Arden Cho, and Lou Wilson with Jane Lynch, David Koechner, Tim Meadows, and Chris Parnell featuring.

From the looks of the trailer, it looks like the satirical poke at millennials and the baby boomers profiting off of them will be pretty good as well.

Look for Tween Fest to debut on go90 on August 3rd.

July 15, 2016

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More details here. Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe is at 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA in Silverlake.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Based on Their Kickstarter Video Alone, You Should Back the Kickstarter for Literary Humor Magazine “Janice”

February 10, 2016

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Sure, Janice is a humor magazine that has the likes of writers and editors (specifically, Matthew Brian Cohen, Ryan Haney, Maëlle Doliveux, Bradford Evans, Nick Ciarelli, Langan Kingsley) that have been featured frequently across the comedy universe including SNL’s Weekend Update, McSweeney’s, NY Times, and much much more and that should be enough to back their crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

However, this video made for this campaign is a whole other reason that you should help them reach their $5K goal over the next two weeks to Feb. 24th.

So, what we’re saying is support a humor print magazine based on how great they make videos. It really does makes sense.

Watch The Death of, Not a Salesman, But a Content Creator

May 29, 2015

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Just like Arthur Miller saw how living the ‘American way’ became a fallacy and wrote Death of a Saleman, UCB LA Digital’s Will Reese, Nick Ciarelli, and Bradford Evans sees how trying to make a living off of attempting to make viral videos has become something very similar.

Watch as Greg Roman, Jocelyn DeBoer, and Olivia Norman try to keep it together in the 2010s on the hopes that the views of a parody video will cross into the seven figure thresh hold.