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TCB Debriefing 8/11-9/21/24: Emmys, Langston Kerman, James Adomian, Tim Robinson, Tommy Dassalo, and more!

September 21, 2024
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*apologies for taking so long to getting to posting these. running a theater and a bureau is almost humanly impossible

1. Even though an actual comedy, Hacks, won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series at this year’s Emmys, The Bear still won plenty of categories this time around, enough to make the case for getting rid of genre in the Emmys or whatever the hell we have to do to make What We Do in the Shadows get another goddamn Emmy.

2. Good news for all the I Think You Should Leave faithful: HBO has made the very wise decision to greenlight Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin’s series The Chair Company. While the premise of a man stumbling into a conspiracy at the company he works at after an embarrassing incident is vague, Robinson and Kanin might be the very best in capturing how absurd corporate culture has become that it makes the collective unconscious want to scream about the tiniest minutia.

3. Simply put, Langston Kerman has the most flowery ways (given his background in poetry) to exquisitely paint some of the darkest jokes we’ve heard in recent memory and, as such, his new hour special, Bad Poetry, is a luminous, yet dark, enthralling gem of stand-up comedy (and one of the very best specials of 2024). Please enjoy Bad Poetry, now streaming on Netflix.

4. James Adomian is such a comedic force of nature and has been for years and years, on stage, screen, and podcast, in costume and out, it’s criminal that Path of Most Resistance is only his very first hour special (amongst many other things). Adomian, of course, delivers on the goods in this new hour; the goods being his signature masterfully impressions (often sounding like a dead ringer for whomever James is impersonating) that are infused with his whipsmart, sharply drawn observations on even the most niche facets of culture and politics (making a bit on nature doc legend, David Attenborough, hilariously accessible). We would be hard pressed to say that even a good percentage of comedians leave it all out on the stage for an hour special, but the progression of sweat through Adomian’s shirts throughout the special should prove that he gave you his all and getting “all” from Adomian is something to be truly cherished.

Please enjoy Path of Most Resistance, now streaming on YouTube here.

5. Beloved indie comedy outfits, The Pack Theater and World’s Greatest Improv School AKA WGIS, are being reborn, yet again, right next to The Clubhouse in LA. They’ve got a GoFundMe going to pay for their basic needs in remodeling and having important things like, you know, A/C. Please donate/support/share here. When set, Los Feliz might have the greatest concentration of comedy in LA, specifically the 1600 N. block of Vermont Ave.

6. It’s not like Will Ferrell hasn’t been in funny tearjerkers before (Elf if you’re thinking too hard), but the doc, Will & Harper, in which he goes on a road trip with one of his closest friends, a former SNL head writer, looks to be on a whole other level. Peep a look at all the emotional strings it will pull in the trailer here, then look for it on Netflix next week on Sept. 27th.

7. Ben Stiller has taken a bit of a shine, as of late, to being in the producer’s chair with his hands in everything from Severance to and In the Dark. That said, don’t count him out as top-billed marquee talent as TIFF hit, Nutcrackers,  got snatched up by Hulu in a sizzling 8 figure deal. It’s a classic-ish fish-out-of-water comedy set in the world of ballet, but done so out in the sticks. Fingers crossed that they don’t put all the best bits in the trailer.

8. Boon Joon-ho might have landed on his most “fun” movie yet. Quotation marks necessitated as this dark comedy follows a not so distant future where people can volunteer for scientific study that has them die and get reprinted (rather than reborn) with their consciousness intact. Robert Pattinson might be on to a performance here that might outdo him playing Batman, truly (and don’t forget a stellar supporting cast of Toni Collette, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, and Mark Ruffalo). Take a look at the wicked dystopian mischief of Mickey 17 with the trailer here, then look for it in theaters on Jan. 31st.

9. Armando Iannucci, one of the sharpest voices and mind we have in comedy in this Golden Age of TV, is putting his sights on comic book movies or, rather, the insanity that goes into making them with his latest HBO series, The Franchise. Get a taste of what’s to come here, which looks promising as it’s the satire of In the Loop and Veep, but in an MCU movie.

 

10. Nikki Glaser is set to host the next Golden Globes and will likely make up for many of the missteps that Golden Globes have made in the recent past. Also, don’t be surprised if Glaser, with what should be an arsenal of gleaming roast jokes, will outshine Ricky Gervais’ past heralded Golden Globes hosting performances.

11. All late night guests, please take notes from Conner O’Malley on Seth Meyers and please make your interviews more entertaining/worth watching.

12. Just For Laughs isn’t dead. Following a bankruptcy scare, they have set dates for their return that will not include the heralded Montreal festival, but one in Sydney later this Fall. New owners ComediHa! have a tall order ahead of them if they’re aiming to bring back JFL to the prominence that it had about 15 years ago.

13. For all that’s bandied about whether comedy specials are really that “special”, Aussie comedian Tommy Dassalo really went for something wildly different (and subsequently very special) with his new hour show Scam Artist. The giant screen filled with his very own animation that’s sequenced in with his material on top of a carefully woven about the infectiousness of being scammed to only turn around and getting into scamming yourself is a beautiful mash-up of pastel playfulness, subversive bite, and unfettered honesty. Dassalo’s raising the bar on specials (without cutting away to doc footage or a sketch) and doing so while telling a wickedly funny story about fooling people into thinking he’s part of the seminal electronica band, Hot Chip. Please enjoy Scam Artist here.

 

14. Only Murders in the Building keeps marching on as one of the pinnacles of comedy intersecting America’s obsession with true crime as season 4 has already set off and very little time passed before getting a season 5 renewal order.

15. The latest comedic offering about time travel, specifically time loops, is here with Omni Loop, now in limited release and on demand. This Bernardo Britto feature boasts a cast of Mary Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri (and the fun device of a black hole growing inside one’s chest cavity). See for yourself with Omni Loop’s trailer here, which suggests something way better than the overrated Palm Springs.

16. Secret line-up, live comedy pop-up juggernaut, Don’t Tell Comedy, has struck a first look deal with TheYearOfElan to produce unscripted content, a far cry from just doing pop up shows in backyards.

17. Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator of BoJack Horseman, finally has another animated series lined up, Long Story Short. It’s a comedy that follows the dynamics of a family over time, which, if you know BoJack Horseman, ought to go some pretty radical places. Look for its premiere in 2025 on Netflix.

18. The dark mind that brought us Oldboy and Decision to Leave is finally getting into a comedy. That’s right, Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is making a comedy, I Can’t Help It, adapting the American novel The Ax by Donald Westlake. Considering it follows a man who gets violently desperate after being laid off by a paper company, this very well might be what Chan-wook would do with an episode of The Office.

19. Inside Out 2 is the first animated movie to gross over a billion dollars overseas. That’s pretty much a guarantee that you’ll see Inside Out 3, 4, and probably 5 (and you’ve got to wonder if they’ll get as existential as the Toy Story franchise).

20. See what often lies on the other side of film school with the trailer for Morgan Evans’ Micro Budget, filled with a cavalcade of comedy stars including Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell, Maria Bamford, Emilea Wilson, Patrick Noth, Brandon Micheal Hall, Jordan Rock, Nichole Sakura, Carla Jimenez, Hal Linden, Jon Gabrus, Kate Flannery, Matt McCoy, Mike Mitchell, and Neil Casey.

21. Please read up on what Emmy/Grammy award winning Alex Edelman learned from doing a Broadway show about hate here.

22. For all the jokes that are made about astrology, documentarian Peter Kerekes follows a real life astrologer, Luciana, and her clientele to see where their hopes and subsequent readings take them. From the looks of Wishing on a Star, the sheer truth of it seems highlight how quietly absurd (and hysterical) life can be. See for yourself with the trailer here.

23. Ruben Östlund and Roy Andersson have served Sweden well in offering some of the most innovative, genre-redefining comedies in recent memory. Ernst De Geer might end up joining them with his debut feature The Hypnosis, a dark comedy about a hypnosis going sideways, perhaps not the way that some folks wanted. Take a gander at the trailer here, then stream it on MUBI now.

24. Ted Lasso is very close to having a season 4, which definitely means you’ll have another crack at Coach Lasso’s biscuits when they gear up for this next season.

25. While Netflix will have a Jamie Foxx comedy special touching upon his recent medical emergency, Hulu and Amazon are continuing to stack their comedy special deck with Ilana Glazer, Jessica Kirson, and George Lopez.. Expect more big time specials from all the big time streamers throughout 2025.

26. We’ll leave you with this: Just askin’; anyone want free tickets for Ben Schwartz on 10/5 at the Orpheum?

Pick of the Day: Burning Clown: A One Hour Festival (in LA) 9/24

September 19, 2023
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Burning Man is over, done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean the spirit of it has faded (even if you couldn’t even afford it or have enough outrageous attire for you to appropriately go). Certainly, the clowns of the LA comedy scene revel in the wild and ethereal energy that Burning Man provides and want to keep it going (though there’s no official affiliation between the playa and clowning).

Thus, they’re having Burning Clown, a one hour clown comedy festival, coming to the Pack Theater @ The Broadwater this Sunday. The humor, light, and vulnerability of Jet Eveleth, Il Fungo, Freak Nature Puppets, Jill and Geri, and Cole Saleh will be on display starting at 7:50PM on Sun. Sept. 24th and go for an hour (and hopefully realign your vision of the world).

Tickets are only $7.50 and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

 

Pack Theater Moving Two Blocks Down Santa Monica Blvd to Broadwater (and Are Taking Submissions for Show Ideas)

December 20, 2022
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The ripple effects of the pandemic are still strongly reverberating and places and things are still closing despite making it through multiple years of having to stay closed or operating at fraction of their normal capacity (and income). The Complex on Santa Monica Blvd, which has provided a great point of access for small scale theatrical productions for several years now, is unfortunately closing its doors because of the unfortunate changing tides of real estate development in Los Angeles.

The Complex just happens to be the home of one of LA’s most fiercely independent theaters/troupes/schools/brands, The Pack Theater. Founded by legendary improviser Miles Stroth, The Pack has provided a stage for comedy folks seeking to do something between lines and disciplines within comedy and grown a community all unto itself over of the years because of that inclusive spirit.

Thankfully, The Pack Theater will not have to come to an end due to the closure of The Complex and will not even be relocating that far here in LA. In 2023, The Broadwater, which has its own collection of black box theaters, will be the new home of The Pack just two blocks away from The Pack’s original location. So, you’ll probably be aiming to get the same loading zone spots in trying to get to shows at The Pack next year.

This new era of The Pack is also taking submissions for live shows and have even made it quick and easy submission form here to fill out if you’re aiming to put something up there.

The Pack Theater Is Coming Back Next Month! (and Is Accepting Submission for Live Shows)

February 3, 2022
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improv, live comedy, los angeles comedy, open call, pack theater, sketch comedy, stand up comedy, submissions

Pre-pandemic, you could often find us more than once a week at tiny, but mighty comedy venue known as The Pack Theater. Founded by legendary improviser Miles Stroth, it was a great place for in-betweeners, experimenters, risk-takers, and comedy folks who had that DIY/punk rock spirit to what they wanted to do in the art form. That really resonated with us, which is why we ended up catching some of our favorite shows there as well as coming on board to produce the micro-short-form variety show, Speedface.

That’s why we’re overjoyed to hear that The Pack survived all the way to this side of the pandemic, especially being one of the pioneering venues when it came to transitioning to virtual comedy, and they’re going to reopen for in-person shows back in Hollywood starting next month.

In fact, they’re accepting pitches for new shows right now.

Think about/keep the following in mind when considering applying:

-Slots will be available on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights with the possibility of having a Saturday night slot as well.

-All applications will go to the Artistic Committee for evaluation. We are especially interested in shows that come from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and all traditionally marginalized voices.

We are looking for the the following types of shows including, but not limited to:

-Stand Up shows (roast shows, open mics, booked shows with a hook)
-Improv based shows with a hook or theme
-Variety shows
-One-off shows to be featured on 5th weeks (one person shows and comedic theater type shows welcomed)
-And of course the random weird wtf shows that we love at the Pack

If interested, read up more and apply here.

Keep up to date with everything Pack Theater related @packtheater across socials.

Pick of the Day: Comedians Writing Letters on Zoom for #BreonnaTaylor 7/18

July 17, 2020
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Of all the actions to take part in this historical moment that we’re currently living in, one of the more difficult ones to get through for lots of folks might just be physical letter writing to reps, local officials, attorneys general, etc.

To help with that, the Pack Theater is doing a special letter writing party with comedians to not only make writing those crucial letters easier to accomplish, but way, way more fun (especially because the midnight oil will be burning for this one). This particular edition of Comedians Writing Letters on Zoom, on July 18th 11PM PT/1AM ET, will be for Breonna Taylor who hasn’t gotten anywhere near the justice she deserves months after her murder (the officers responsible have not been charged and dozens of protesters were arrested yesterday).

Per Pack Theater’s Artistic Director Elyssa Phillips about this event/action:

I have all the info ready to go.
All the emails and all the snail mail addresses.
All the Twitter handles to send tweets out to.
All the stuff if you want to physically WRITE a letter.
Ready to copy and paste.
I will even come to your place and pick up the letter and mail it myself so you don’t have to.

You’ll be able to tune in/take part on Zoom (the link we’ll be posted on the night of here) or simply stream it on The Pack Theater’s Twitch. Get more details here.

Pick of the Day: Your Late Night Show Tonight with Drew Droege 7/10

July 7, 2020
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Your Late Night Show Tonight, the monthly late night show that gets cleverly reshaped by each one of their great guest hosts, is back again with beloved comedian/writer/actor Drew Droege set as host. Droege has honed his comedy through almost every discipline and dazzled us with his solo show/play Happy Birthday Doug where he played so many troublesome guests at a birthday party all by himself.

Droege, along with the Your Late Night Show Tonight team, will dream up a wondrous new late night show, exactly how Drew would like it to be, that will be live-streamed at The Pack Theater’s Twitch Channel, and will feature a very special guest in comedian Fortune Feimster.

Your Late Night Show Tonight with Drew Droege is set for July 10th at 10:30PM PT/1:30AM ET, again, at The Pack Theater’s Twitch Channel. You can watch for FREE and donations will be accepted.

Pick of the Day: The Pack Theater’s Juneteenth Block Party

June 18, 2020
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There is plenty of actions, events, and more that will be happening on the most momentous Juneteenth that America has had in awhile. You can definitely find out more about direct actions to take part in tomorrow/this weekend at sixnineteen.com.

For comedy, you can enjoy Juneteenth Block Party live-streaming marathon from LA’s delightful DIY, punk rock comedy venue, The Pack Theater. They’ll be featuring “black to black shows all night” showcasing their best black improv, sketch, stand-up, characters, and so much more for 5 hours, going from 8PM PT/11PM ET all the way to 1AM PT/4AM ET on Fri. Jun. 19th.

We’re sure you might want some comedy at the end of what should be a very spirited day, so tune in on The Pack’s Twitch this Friday night.

October 31, 2019
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It truly has been an honor to get to be a part of Speedface (we’ve been helping produce it for a couple of years along with the show’s creator, the great Eric Moneypenny), one of the most insane shows in and around LA and while it is sad to know that its swan song is this Sunday, we’re thrilled by the idea that it’s going to be one truly hysterical, out-of-this-world, headbangin’ swan song comprised of bonkers 100 second comedy bits presided over by timelord Dr. Timef**k (Nick Gligor) and his time slave, the titular Speedface (John Paliferro). 

For this show, our line-up thus far is:
Leroy Patterson (America’s Got Talent)
Dave Ross (Comedy Central)
Ed Larson (Murderfist, Last Podcast Network)
Sarah Squirm (Adult Swim)
James Austin Johnson (Hail, Caesar!, Better Call Saul)
Isaac Kessler (Canadian Comedy Award winner)
Erin Nicole Bounds (Detention)
Dominique Johnson (Haymaker)
Samantha Jane, Kaeli Quick & Jason Kaye
Leeann St. John & Christopher Corbin
Evan Watkins (Rabble Rabble, College Humor, Hell Kross)
Elizabeth Hayhurst (Haymaker)
J. Elijah Cho (AMC’s Halt & Catch Fire, Some Sort of Show)
Michael Skarsten (Dreamboat) & Nick Pupo (Gutter)
Nicky Urban (Femmebot PHD)
Catherine Durickas (Rabble Rabble)
Grady James Welch (Hell Kross)
Elyssa Phillips & Angela McLafferty (Tantrum)
Katie Molinaro (Haymaker, Nickelodeon)
a special appearance by Royce Shockley (The Color Collective)
AND MORE! AND SUPER SURPRISE CELEBRITY GUESTS!

Really, we’ve got a lot up our sleeve (even more so than Home-Improvement-ized version of Doom in the flyer suggests). 

It’s a little earlier than normal at 9:30PM, so all of you who thought our normal start time on Sunday was too late are now obligated to come! It’s still pay what you can FYI. Get more details, RSVP, etc. here.

October 8, 2019
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The Pack Theater’s awesome biographical sketch show Biodome has a very, very special guest this month: Casey Wilson (Happy Endings, Hotwives). As always, the Biodome team (Sam Brown, Jed Alcantara, Niv Brook, Elizabeth Hayhurst, Jesse Arlen Klein, Angela McLafferty, Elyssa Phillips, Cameron Rice, and Jasper Sams) does a bang up job making sketches of various stories of the lives of their guests and this should be a pretty swell one (just listen to Casey’s ep. of Need to Fail).

Biodome with Casey Wilson will happen this Fri., Oct. 11th at 9PM at the Pack Theater and (as always is the case with the Pack), admission is pay what you can.

Get more details here.

July 17, 2019
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comedy festival, comedy shows, improv comedy, pack theater, sketch comedy, stand up comedy

If you’re not familiar with or been to or, more importantly, come to really dig what’s going at The Pack Theater over the last 4 years, you really ought to fix that.

A great way to do so is by going to PackCon, the annual celebration of the best of the best at The Pack Theater. Their favorite improv, sketch, stand-up, experimental comedy, and more will be on display for one giant day/night of comedy. That line-up will include Adam McKay, Kevin Dorff, Christina Gausas, Sean Conroy, Ryan Ridley, Stephnie Weir, Bob Dassie, James Adomian, Jackie Zebrowski, Henry Zebrowski, Tommy Blacha, Rob Haze, Annie Mebane, Nick Turner, Andres du Bouchet, Murderfist, Chopping Block, BioDome, Miles Stroth Celebrity All-Star Improv Set, Speedface, and more!

PackCon 4 will be taking place on Sat. Jul. 27th at The Pack Theater from 12PM-12AM???

There’s a good part of this PackCon4 that’s the nice price of Pay What You can, but there are specific shows that are $10. Get all the details for everything PackCon4 here.

June 6, 2019
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burlesque, comedy show, free show, funny dance show, hell kross, hollywood, musical comedy, pack theater, packchilla

Packchilla, The Pack Theater’s big weekend celebrating the melding of comedy and music with The Pack’s favorite performers and amazing guests from the scene, is back for its 3rd year! 

Whether you’re into metal, competitive funny dancing, a Bill Murray themed burlesque show, the loop pedal comedy music wizardry of Drennon Davis, or one of the best musical comedy groups around, The Cooties, we’re pretty damn sure Packchilla, thanks to the producing team of Gil Baron, Dave Ciaccio, Catherine Durickas, and Ben Kuerschner, that there will be something for you.

Oh yeah, admission to all these shows, as is Pack Theater policy, are Pay What You Can.

Get more details about Packchilla here and make a reminder for this for the last weekend of this month.

June 4, 2019
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comedy show, day clown cried, gritty reboot, hollywood, los angeles, pack theater, sketch comedy

One of the most infamous works in comedy is Jerry Lewis’ The Day the Clown Cried, a film about a, if you didn’t know already, a clown-Holocaust-dramedy that Lewis tried to keep hidden for decades.

Gritty Reboot, the amazing monthly Pack Theater show that does gritty takes on IPs that are usually family friendly (Yogi Bear, Full House, etc.) will take this month to do a special live table read of an abridged version The Day the Clown Cried’s screenplay. Since the full film has yet to be released, this is your next best shot at seeing what unholy mess the movie really is.

So, make this your Friday night (especially as, like all Pack shows, admission is Pay What You Can). Get more details here.

September 5, 2018
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comedy show, dana gould, los angeles, pack theater, sketch comedy, west hollywood

For two years, Chopping Block Comedy has been bringing you the best in rejected sketches from some of the funniest comedy writers around. For their two year anniversary, they are really outdoing themselves as they will be presenting the never before seen or performed works of renowned stand-up, creator of Stan Against Evil, and former Simpsons writer Dana Gould.

As the show is at The Pack Theater, admission is pay-what-you-can, but you can guarantee a seat via RSVP for tickets. 

All sounds pretty great, right? Well, mark your calendars and reserve your seats ASAP. Get all the details here.

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

August 13, 2018
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comedy festival, festival, free comedy, free show, hollywood, los angeles, pack theater, packcon

The Pack Theater in Hollywood is throwing their third annual one-day festival known as PackCon this Saturday!

It’s a premium offering of what The Pack has to offer, which is often as wild, devil-may-care, fun, and irreverent as can be.

TO BE FEATURED AT THIS PACKCON 3: 
Ian Roberts
Esther Povitsky
Matt Jones
Kurt Braunohler
Kevin Dorff
Matt Jones
Christina Gausas
Julian McCullough
Johnny Pemberton
Liquid Feet
Subhah Agarwal
Drew Droege
Suzi Barrett
Jetzo
Dark Matters
Brian Moses
Heather Anne Campbell
Brent Weinbach
Speedface
Pack Theater House Sketch & Improv Teams
and much more!

The majority of the festival is pay what you can, as that’s the normal Pack Theater policy, however admission for 9PM & 10PM shows are $15 a pop. Get more details and the full schedule here.

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

May 17, 2018
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comedy show, darren trumeter, elyssa phillips, hollywood, los angeles, pack theater, sam brown, sketch comedy, timmy williams, trevor moore, whitest kids u know, zach cregger

This Saturday, May 19th, the audience at The Pack Theater will get to not only see The Whitest Kids U’ Know! (Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Trevor Moore, Darren Trumeter, Timmy Williams), but will also get to sketches that they wrote that were rejected. 

Sound like a great Saturday night? Of course, it does.

FYI, this is a one-time live event as far as we know.

As it’s at The Pack Theater, admission is “pay what you can”. The show starts at 9PM, but we urge you to get there and line-up early if you want in.

Get more details here.

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

April 19, 2018
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ayn rand, character comedy, free comedy, heather anne campbell, hollywood, james adomian, pack theater, parody, satire

The unequivocally hysterical Heather Anne Campbell will be doing an entire show as the controversial author Ayn Rand this weekend.

That alone should be enough to make sure that you go, but she’ll be joined Pack Theater stalwarts Elizabeth Hayhurst, Jesse Arlen Klein, and Haley Mancini as well as the amazing James Adomian.

As with all Pack Theater shows, admission is Pay What You can.

Get more details here.

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

April 18, 2018
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cheap comedy, comedy festival, dark matters, eliza skinner, hollywood, live podcast, los angeles, musical comedy, pack theater, packchella, zach sherwin

Packchella, the comedy music festival that is pretty much right at your doorstep here in LA and not in far away polo fields, returns to The Pack Theater next weekend.

For this year, they’ve got the likes of Eliza Skinner’s Skinner Alive, A Mel Brooks Burlesque Show, Zach Sherwin & Friends, a special episode of This Is Dark Matters where “Music Director Rich Devletian will be joined by an orchestra and a psychic as we attempt to complete Schubert’s Unfinished 8th Symphony with help from the maestro himself FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!”, $1.000000 Identify That Song Game Show! with Kash Abdulmalik, and much, much more.

Sounds pretty swell to us (i.e. you should mark down on your calendars to 

As always, all shows at The Pack Theater are Pay What You Can!

Get more details on Packchella 2018 here.

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

February 28, 2018
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comedy show, eric moneypenny, experimental comedy, free comedy, john paliferro, los angeles, nick gligor, pack theater, variety show

Speedface, the post-apocalyptic character/bit showcase hosted by Dr. Time**** and his “time prisoner”, and show namesake, Speedface are making a triumphant return this Sunday, March 4th at 10:30PM at The Pack Theater.

It should be the perfect palate cleanser for whatever happens at The Oscars this year. 

As with all Pack Theater shows, admission is pay what you can!

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

December 24, 2017
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almost midnight movie, free, hollywood, midnight movies, pack theater, pay what you can, star wars, star wars holiday special

Honestly, all things considered, there probably has never been a better time to watch the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special than this 2017 holiday season.

So, catch it in an actual theater, The Pack Theater, with other folks the day after Christmas (kind of neat, belated Christmas present, right?).

Get more details here.

December 22, 2017
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comedy show, debate, franky guttman, free comedy, holiday shows, hollywood, los angeles, michael bilow, pack theater, war on christmas

If you hate the holiday season as much as we do (everything stops and we’re not fans of that), this “War on Christmas” edition of Dark Matters this Saturday night might just be for you. They’re going to have “Three hardcore Christians compete against three hardcore Satanists to answer the question [of whether their is a War on Christmas] once and for all!” plus other holiday surprises like doppelgänger piñatas and “Chanukah Chorror Stories”

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.

October 25, 2017
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comedy show, dark matters, franky guttman, halloween, los angeles, michael bilow, pack theater, variety show, what to do

A seance, a “real” werewolf, psychics, mummies, scary stories, horror movie actors’ panel, treats, and another edition of live spooky comedy podcast Dark Matters should make for a pretty great evening on Saturday at 11PM at The Pack Theater this Halloween weekend.

Admission is pay what you can. Undoubtedly, this will be one of the best comedy Halloween events, so do not miss this. Get more info here.

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

October 19, 2017
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anime, comedy shows, free comedy, free show, heather anne campbell, hollywood, improv, long form improv, los angeles, pack theater

Heather Anne Campbell, one of the funniest people around, carefully assembled team of great improvisers who also happen to enjoy anime for The Anime Show. 

They will improvise an episode of anime that they have never seen. Sometimes, they are dead on and act out the episode as it actually plays out in the anime series. 

In any case, it’s pretty damn fun and, because it’s at The Pack Theater, admission is pay what you can.

This latest edition of The Anime Show will happen on Saturday, October 21st at 10PM.

Please get more details here.

September 19, 2017
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dark matters, franky guttman, free comedy, hollywood, michael bilow, pack theater, podcast recording, polygraph test

This latest edition of Franky Guttman and Michael Bilow’s Dark Matters, a Coast-to-Coast-AM-ish comedy podcast that’s always recorded live, is going where they’ve never gone before. For the 30th birthday of Bilow will be taking a polygraph test with his parents, sister, and a crystal expert in attendance as special guests.

Not so many folks would be into publicly examining their life and what has led them to this point, but we’re sure this will end up being a birthday that Michael and everyone else in the crowd will never forget.

As with all shows at The Pack Theater, it’s pay what you can. Get more details here.

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

August 31, 2017
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character comedy, experimental comedy, free comedy, hollywood, john paliferro, los angeles, nick gligor, pack theater, speedface

For 2 years, The Pack Theater has been home to our favorite inter-dimensional character/bit show, SPEEDFACE.

To mark this anniversary this Sunday, they’re starting earlier than normal at 9PM so they can put on an extra special, big Speedface chock full of the best bits of comedy that only last 100 seconds. 

As with all shows at The Pack Theater, admission is ‘pay what you can’. Get more details here.

Please Enjoy “WHAT IS THIS SH*T?”

August 18, 2017
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aok, eric moneypenny, josh fadem, pack theater, sam brown, sketch comedy, web video, whitest kids u know

Presented gleefully without context, here’s WHAT IS THIS SH*T?

(we will say that props should be given to writer Eric Moneypenny, directors The Grimes Bros. and the cast: Josh Fadem (Twin Peaks, Better Call Saul, 30 Rock), Sam Brown (Whitest Kids U Know), Alex Walters, Luke Baldridge, Michael Gabriel, Jesse Arlen Klein, Alex Vaughan)

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