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Pick of the Day: The Couples Therapy 5th Anniversary Spectacular (in LA w/Livestream) 7/7

June 19, 2023

andy beckerman, laci mosley, live podcast, los angeles comedy, naomi ekperigin, nori reed, permanent records roadhouse, shantira jackson

As far as comedy power couples go, there should be a lot more love and admiration for Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman, also known as the two hosts of the amazing podcast Couples Therapy. For five years, Ekperigin and Beckerman, both wonderful comedians/writers on their own (don’t forget that Naomi is one of the best parts of Mythic Quest) and guests have shared the humorous beauty of working things out between relationship partners, especially when quarantine hit.

This podcast isn’t the hit Showtime series of the same name, but, honestly, both things are so amazing, FYI.

To celebrate the occasion, they’re throwing a big 5th Anniversary for Couples Therapy outdoor shindig at one of LA’s new comedy hot spots, Permanent Records Roadhouse (that you can also live-stream if you’re still very much into not leaving your home like Naomi and Andy) on Fri. Jul. 7th at 7PM. Joining them will be the stories and comedy gems of Laci Mosley, Nori Reed, and Shantira Jackson.

Tickets are $10 right now and $10 for live-stream (and $15 for in-person on the day of) and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Rainbow Fish (in LA) 8/31

August 24, 2022

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Carly Kane, grace kinter, jenson titus, joella perry, lando chill, nori reed

The Eastside of Los Angeles is already a treasure trove of indie comedy shows. A lot of that has to do with the neighborhoods of Highland Park to Los Feliz being considered some of the city’s cooler neighborhoods and the fact that so many comedians actually reside in that part of LA county.

Thus, Highland Park and anyone around those parts are getting one more comedy/variety show you shouldn’t miss. Rainbow Fish @ The Goldfish will not only give you LA’s best comedians, but give you some wondrous drag, and music to boot thanks to the delightful Eastside denizen and a somewhat newer, but still amazing addition to the LA comedy scene, Carly Kane.

This inaugural edition will feature:

Music From Grace Kinter & Lando Chill
Comedy From Nori Reed, Jenson Titus & Carly Kane
Drag From Joella Perry

If you don’t want welcoming a new show into LA, mark down Wed. Aug. 31st, 7:30PM and go get your tickets for $11.33 right here right now.

We’re Doing a Nice Lil’ Storytelling Show at the End of the Month

August 18, 2022

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ever mainard, jackie kashian, jake kroeger, los angeles, los angeles comedy, nori reed, storytelling, weho, will hines

There used to be a very healthy stable of comedy forward storytelling shows in LA and that has yet to come back to the sort of frequency that it had in 2019. So, we’re kinda manifesting that in a storytelling show we’re putting at the ultra-cool gift shop that is New Profanity in WeHo.

Called Other Day Stories, our very own Jake Kroeger will host and present tales from LA’s very best including Nori Reed, Ever Mainard, Will Hines, and Jackie Kashian.

This very first Other Day Stories will happen on Tues. Aug. 30th @ 7:30PM (Doors 7PM) at New Profanity. Tickets are $10 and you really ought to go get them here right now.

Pick of the Day: Sabrina Jalees & Friends in Support of National Network of Abortion Funds (in LA) 7/19

June 30, 2022

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abortion access, charity benefit, joel kim booster, largo, los angeles, Mae Martin, naomi ekperigin, national network of abortion funds, nori reed, sabrina jalees, solomon georgio, stand up comedy

It’s quite simple. It’s a grand line-up of comedy here in LA featuring the likes of Mae Martin, Nori Reed, Naomi Ekperigin, Solomon Georgio, Joel Kim Booster, and host Sabrina Jalees and one of the bigger tickets that has its proceeds going to abortion access.

Specifically, Sabrina and company will be performing in support of the National Network of Abortion Funds that will provide whatever they can to women who will be losing access to legal and safe abortions in the way-too-near future. This crucial show is happening on Tues. Jul. 19th at 8:30PM PT and one of LA comedy’s crown jewels, Largo at the Coronet Theatre.

Tickets are $46 (and that’s plenty going to NNAF) and you really need to go get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Kvetch. (in LA) 5/18

May 11, 2022

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alison stevenson, courtney pauroso, genghis cohen, ify nwadiwe, laurie kilmartin, los angeles comedy, nori reed, variety show, weho

Genghis Cohen, the Chinese restaurant with a side room that looked more like a humble chapel than a place for live, very secular comedy and music. It has been a go to place for comedy ever since we started covering the comedy beat in LA. Whether it was Abbey Londer’s stand-up showcase from over a decade ago (she was one of the folks large and in charge at Netflix Is a Joke Fest now) or Greta Titelman and Blair Socci’s weekly Tuesday show or the open mic run by now NYC comedy transplant, Nina Tarr, we found our way to Genghis Cohen someway somehow pretty regularly.

Of course, COVID put a stop of all of that for a long, long time.

Thankfully, they survived and comedy is returning to their delightfully intimate space, this time, with LA comedy staple, Alison Stevenson, and a brand new monthly variety show that will draw from the vast spectrum of comedy performers of all ilks and backgrounds that this city has to offer.

Aptly named, Kvetch., Stevenson will assemble the comedy stylings of Laurie Kilmartin, Nori Reed, Ify Nwadiwe, and Courtney Pauroso, which is one hell of a LA comedy variety. This first show is slated for a week from now Wed. May 18th at 8PM PT and tickets are $8 (plus 1 item min.). Go get your tickets right here right now.

Pick of the Day: Pack Theater Reopening (w/TCB Presents) (in LA) 3/5

March 3, 2022

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april clark, atsuko okatsuka, ayla glass, cait raft, Grace Freud, heather anne campbell, joan ford, los angeles comedy, madison shepard, malcolm barrett, miles stroth, nori reed, percy rustomji, zavior phillips

The Pack Theater, one of LA’s most innovative and boundary pushing comedy theaters, has survived the pandemic, seemingly, more than a few times. Right at the outset, they had a big fundraiser that raised enough money to cover their rent for several months, though we truly didn’t have any idea how long the pandemic would last (especially as it’s still not completely over two years later). In that time, they built one of the most robust offerings of virtual comedy from any venue almost anywhere in the world. All of that has kept them alive enough (even having to temporarily give up their original space in The Complex) through all the variants.

This Saturday, March 5th, The Pack Theater will be finally opening its doors for in-person shows and as a matter of it being a grand reopening, they’re going to have a grand evening curated from every corner of comedy (including with a bit of an assist from us here at TCB.

Right now, the Pack Theater Reopening has a line-up of:

7PM PT-improv from Heather & Miles (one of the all time, best improv duos)
8PM PT-sketch from Joan Ford & Cait Raft (one of the most fun sketch duos in LA)
9PM PT-The Comedy Bureau (that’s us) Presents (w/Girl God, Atsuko Okatsuka, Zavior Phillips, Nori Reed, Percy Rustomji, Malcolm Barrett, Madison Shepard, and host Ayla Glass

Just come around this Saturday, Mar. 5th to 6476 Santa Monica Blvd. to celebrate another comedy institution making it to this side of the pandemic. Get tickets for the evening’s festivities here.

Pick of the Day: The Tops! A Top Surgery Fundraiser for Ever Mainard (in LA) 1/7

December 27, 2021

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alysia brown, danielle perez, ever mainard, fundraiser, la comedy, libbie higgins, Meg Stalter, naomi ekperigin, nori reed, solomon georgio, stand up comedy, tony soto, top surgery

The weird week between Christmas and NYE has begun and on top of there being little going on and the little that was going on getting canceled due to Omicron, one has to wonder if there’s any hope to bring into 2022.

Well, one thing you could do is bring hope to the hysterical Ever Mainard and their upcoming top surgery so they can fully realize themselves as the amazing non-binary person and splendid comedian that they are. They’ve got a massively stacked line-up for their The Tops! A Top Surgery Fundraiser for Ever Mainard slated for Fri. Jan. 7th at 8PM at The Elysian with the likes of:

Meg Stalter
Libbie Higgins
Nori Reed
Naomi Ekperigin
Solomon Georgio
Lindsay Adams
Danielle Perez
Silver Lake Icon, Tony Soto
Alysia Brown

Ever will be presiding over hosting duties and it should be a good time (fingers crossed that it still gets to happen). In any case, you should buy a ticket to support Ever (oh yeah, there will be a bake sale to boot) for $20 and you can do so right here right now.

Pick of the Day: Bling Empire: A Live Reading Fundraiser 2/24

February 15, 2021

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bling empire, bowen yang, chinatown, chinatown love, fumi abe, irene tu, jes tom, joel kim booster, julia shiplett, kiko soiree, nori reed, peter kim, sherry cola, Tien Tran

Comedians doing a live read for a reality show is already a good enough sell as is.

Having a line-up of Bowen Yang, Joel Kim Booster, Nori Reed, Jared Goldstein, Sherry Cola, Julia Shiplett, Tien Tran, and more do a live-read of a specific episode of Bling Empire is even better.

Doing that all for the sake of directly supporting Asian communities (at a time that Asian communities direly need backing from everyone due to an upward trend in hate crimes against Asians) in both LA and NYC shouldn’t even be the reason that you’d go in for this live-reading, but if that’s it, then so be it.

Thus, you should get tickets via a $10 suggested donation to the upcoming Bling Empire: A Live Reading Fundraiser on Wed. Feb. 24th at 6PM PT/9PM ET that’s raising money for Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (LA) and Send Chinatown Love (NYC). You can and should get more details/donate/tickets/live-stream access here.

Pick of the Day: Daniel Lee Livestream Comedy Fundraiser Extravaganza 1/23

January 20, 2021

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Ayo Edebiri, Camirin Farmer, dj douggpound, fat tony, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, jak knight, jo firestone, larry owens, nori reed, yassir lester

Well, it’s officially official in a way that can’t be more official. Trump is no longer POTUS and Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Still, that doesn’t mean everything is solved. If anything, we’ve got a long, long way to go before problems at the federal, state, and local level are taken care of.

That’s why Sarah Squirm is co-hosting yet another grand live-stream comedy fundraiser, this time for progressive candidate Daniel Lee’s campaign for California State Senate. Per usual, Squirm has assembled a fiery line-up of folks we love watching and dearly miss seeing on stage. That includes: co-host Ayo Edibiri, Yassir Lester, Jo Firestone, Nori Reed, DJ Douggpound, Jak Knight, Camirin Farmer, Larry Owens, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt as well as musical guest Fat Tony.

Access to the live-stream this weekend is via paying what you can, leaving little excuse to not catch this live-stream. The Daniel Lee Livestream Comedy Fundraiser is set to stream on Sat. Jan. 23rd at 7PM PT/10PM ET. Get more details, donate, etc. here.

Pick of the Day: Safe Housing 4 Nori Reed 9/5

August 27, 2020

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benefit show, jes tom, Jessica Henderson, Joe Castle Baker, kate berlant, lgbtq, Meg Stalter, naomi ekperigin, nori reed, patti harrison, safe housing, sarah squirm, Spike Einbinder, trans lives matter

Nori Reed is a great comedian that blessed LA with her presence in moving down from SF not too long ago. She is also a trans woman who, tragically, is in need of safe housing due to being forced out earlier this month by a bigot she was living with.

So, there is a big benefit live-stream comedy show next month that aims to raise enough money to help her live and thrive in a space that she deserves. Safe Housing 4 Nori Reed will take place on Sat. Sept. 5th at 8PM PT/11PM ET and feature a terrifically stacked line-up of Kate Berlant, Patti Harrison, Naomi Ekperigin, Meg Stalter, Spike Einbinder, Sarah Squirm, Joe Castle Baker, Jes Tom, Jessica Henderson, and more TBA.

You can get more details on the show and where to donate here and in the flyer below.

Pick of the Day: Cameron Esposito 4/29

April 28, 2020

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cameron esposito, comedy show, nori reed, stand up comedy

All the way back to the time when The Daily Show was being handed off from Jon Stewart, it was unclear who was going to be his successor. During that time, we firmly believed that, if she were up for it, Cameron Esposito would be a perfect person to take the Daily Show baton from Stewart. Esposito’s charm, warmth, poise, and keen, razor sharp observations is the perfect combo that we’d like to see on our screens on a nightly basis.

So, anytime there’s a chance to see her headline, we don’t think you should pass it up. Lucky for you, Cameron is doing her own headlining gig with her latest hour, Separately, via Zoom this Wed. Apr. 29th at 5PM PT/8PM ET. She’s taking donations for admission to the Zoom live-stream that will go to Cameron, Nori Reed (Cameron’s opener for the night), and the beloved Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater. Get more details on the show/donations here.