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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 274: Spaghetti Festival & Sticking on the Wall (Together)

November 12, 2025
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
comedy, conversation, elysian theater, los angeles, new work, performance art, spaghetti festival

The Spaghetti Festival @ The Elysian represents a wholly rejuvenating spark of imagination and creativity as it puts up never-before-seen, never-before-produced works from some of the most original voices in and around comedy in LA. For this week’s TCB Field Report, we get into the all the many works and workings of the festival with Elysian Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf as well as Spaghetti Festival artists Emily Browning, Emily Westheimer, Reshma Meister, Clowns of Color, and Madi Hart.

Get all details and tickets for Spaghetti Festival here and follow @elysiantheater.

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

Pick of the Day: Aesthetical Relations with Christina Catherine Martinez (in LA) 11/11

September 21, 2022
News
christina catherine martinez, dtla, los angeles comedy, performance art, talk show

It’s not often that you get to live comedy at one of LA’s premier theaters for live performance, REDCAT. Then again, dynamic and innovative comedians of the likes of Christina Catherine Martinez are similarly a rare breed.

That’s why Christina’s postmodernist shake-up of the tried and true variety talk show, Aesthetical Relations, is coming to REDCAT this November, giving her the stage she deserves after wowing audiences with her joyfully riotous blend of stand-up, clowning, and art criticism in and around and beyond LA to great acclaim for years now.

Fri. Nov. 11th ought to be a very special night, especially around 8:30PM when this edition of Aesthetical Relations comes to pass. So, with that in mind, go get your tickets, on sale now for $25, right here ASAP.

Pick of the Day: Weirdo Night (in NYC) 4/21

March 21, 2022
News
ana fabrega, experimental comedy, haggs, holland andrews, illustrious pearl, ny comedy, performance art, viva ruiz

Dynasty Handbag has been the ringleader of a wonderful, bizarre entity known as Weirdo Night for several years all in and around LA. The fringe variety showcase has been a refreshing oasis if you’re the sort of person that is looking for something truly different than the traditional forms of stand-up, sketch, and improv (not that there are anything wrong with those).

Next month, Dynasty Handbag is bringing Weirdo Night to spread some strange delight to NYC, specifically the Bell House in Brooklyn. From all corners of performance, the likes of Holland Andrews, Ana Fabrega, HAGGS, The Illustrious Pearl, Sarah Squirm, and Viva Ruiz will assemble to make this a beautifully off-kilter night to remember.

This special NYC edition of Weirdo Night is set for Thurs. Apr. 21st at 8PM ET and we bet it’ll sell out. Go get your tickets for $25 right now.

Pick of the Day: The Nonsemble Presents: The Month Long Ham Festival (in LA) Starting 2/20

January 13, 2022
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Araceli Lemos, david gordezky, dean evans, Emily Maverick Shankman, experimental comedy, Frankie Halbiger, Joe Pisanzio, los angeles comedy, Magi Calcagne, performance art, the elysian theater, Woody Curry, Zack Reimers

As we stand at the precipice of the middle of January with very little to show for it, February seems to be the month to look forward to when things won’t be canceled or postponed all the time.

So, one should look forward to the ever changing performance art clowning showcase that will be The Month Long Ham Festival coming to The Elysian on the 3rd Sundays of the month. According to the Nonsemble, a collective of comedy folks from the clowning-side of things, they’re going to attempt “26 original works of performance art” in just an hour. We’re sure that’s going to be the sort of the grand and hilarious chaos that we’ll need when it’s safer to go to things.

The NONSEMBLE includes: Dean Evans, Magi Calcagne, Emily Maverick Shankman, Zack Reimers, Frankie Halbiger, Joe Pisanzio, Araceli Lemos, Woody Curry, and David Gordezky.

Get your tickets to the first installment of The Month Long Ham Festival on Sun. Feb. 20th at 7PM PT at The Elysian at $12 a pop here.

Pick of the Day: Everything is Terrible! (in LA & NYC) 2/3 & 2/26

December 31, 2021
News
bell house, brooklyn, everything is terrible, experimental comedy, nyc comedy, performance art, video art

The last two years have been some of the worst on record for everyone alive right now (if they are not actually, in fact, the very worst). The hours are ticking away in America to greet 2022 and the normal sort of routine fanfare that comes with New Year’s Eve is, at this point, unsurprisingly not at the fever pitch that it has been in, perhaps, 2014.

With that in mind, perhaps the thing to look forward to is video and performance art collective Everything Is Terrible! going on tour with slicing, dicing, and mashing up all the weirdest bits of DVD and VHS ephemera they could possible find into a hilarious, mind-bending, absurdist dream scape. This specific outing by EIT, The Kidz Klub Tour, will be grinding up the best of media from decades past that was engineered for kids, but has not aged all that well.

Also, above everything else, isn’t it fitting to look forward to something called Everything Is Terrible (though rest assured the show will be an amazing trip fantastic through the overlooked nostalgia of our youth and not literally terrible). EIT will be stopping through both LA and NYC this February (so, it’ll likely still happen).

Everything Is Terrible’s The Kidz Klub Tour will hit the Lodge Room in LA on Thurs. Feb. 3rd at 8PM PT with tickets for $22 and the Bell House on Sat. Feb. 26th at 7:30PM ET & 10:30PM ET with tickets for $20 a pop. Go get them now while everything still feels terrible and make yourself, consequently, feel a little less terrible.

May 31, 2019
Uncategorized
atwater village, dynasty handbag, experimental comedy, frogtown, kate berlant, los angeles, performance art, silverlake, variety show, weirdo night, zebulon

At one of LA’s hippest venues Zebulon, performance artist/comedian Dynasty Handbag has been curating a hosting one of their, in our opinion, marquee nights with Weirdo Night! for two years (though it has been running a bit longer than that around town). 

This transformative and hilarious evening collects all sorts of performers that are in or adjacent to comedy, bringing in a wonderfully bizarre collection of multi-disciplinary performers, magical musicians, and all other artists that defy categorization in a great way.

For their 2 Yr. Zebulon Anniversary this Sunday, they’ve got a line-up of Kate Berlant, Malik Gaines, Amelia Bande, Charles Galin, and, of course, Dynasty Handbag (Jibz Cameron).

Tickets are $15 and you can go get them right now right here.

July 19, 2018
Uncategorized
comedy show, comic con, hollywood, immersive, los angeles, parody, performance art, ucb

Every so often… 

…there comes a time… 

…when UCB here in LA wants to do a very ambitious immersive comedy show… 

…and use all the rooms at their disposal (specifically at UCB Sunset)…

…to give you one hell of a comedy experience!

That time is… this Saturday, July 21st when Cheap Ass Comic-Con presented by the Unfinished Target at Sunset and Western.

UCB has done a few of these over the years and they’ve always been otherworldly and so damn funny. So, don’t miss this latest one where they do a send-up of Comic-Con (also, it might be a great way to get an approximation of the Comic-Con experience without spending a whole lot of money and going to San Diego).

They’ve got three times that you can go this Saturday, 7PM, 8:30PM, and 10PM all at $12 a pop. 

We highly recommend to get your tickets to catch this (probably) one time only Cheap Ass Comic-Con.

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

Watch Moses Storm Attempt to Cheat the LA Marathon

May 6, 2017
Uncategorized
gonzo, gonzo comedy, la marathon, moses storm, performance art, postmodern, prank

Comedian (specifically what we’d like to dub as “gonzo comedian” as he becomes part of the joke he’s making), storyteller, actor, and performance artist Moses Storm has just released his latest piece where he hysterically tries to cheat running the LA Marathon for bragging rights.

At the risk of giving anything away or sounded more convoluted, we’ll let you enjoy Moses comedic genius right now.

Please watch CHEATING A MARATHON here. 

NOTE: This video will be only up for 24 hours from the time it was posted, which means you have the rest of the afternoon, tonight, and tomorrow morning to watch it.

October 22, 2016
Uncategorized
free, hollywood, jak knight, jerrod carmichael, live comedy, los angeles, meltdown comics, moses storm, performance art, rory scovel, stand up

Comedian/actor/meta-humor performance artist Moses Storm is getting a night at Nerdmelt where he’ll do whatever the hell he wants as well as having Rory Scovel, Jerrod Carmichael, and Jak Knight tag along with him. 

Tickets are free and you can (and should) RSVP for them here.

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

Poster by Dave Kloc and Garrett Ross.

Please Enjoy the Brilliant Performance Art Installation Comedy That Is Moses Storm’s #MODERNMILLENNIAL

December 3, 2015
Uncategorized
crowdfunding, installation art, modernmillennial, moses storm, performance art, prank

Simply put, Moses Storm is only getting started with his master plan in comedy.

This wonderfully absurd plan where Moses Kickstarted a space, where he would both live and “perform”, made a rare and great bit of comedy of verisimilitude. Also, his poking at the idea of a ‘millennial’ is pitch perfect in a way that both millennials and the older generations that hate them love it.

So, with that said, please watch and enjoy and spread #MODERNMILLENNIAL.

Get Your Recommended Dose of T.J. Miller From His Conan and Ferguson Appearances

October 16, 2014
Uncategorized
conan, craig ferguson, morning news, performance art, proposal, stand up, the late late show, tj miller

All of us were lucky enough to get T.J. Miller on late night twice this week with stops at Conan and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. 

Not that were any sort of medical authority, but we figure that you need a good dose of T.J. in your life. So, enjoy T.J. talking to Conan O’Brien about his performance art morning news appearances and then proposing only like T.J. Miller would and having all sorts of hijnks and then doing stand-up on Ferguson.

Help Keep Moses Storm’s Modern Millennial Comedy Performance Art Installation Going

September 30, 2014
Uncategorized
art installation, modern millennial, moses storm, performance art

The month that Moses Storm had set out to live and breathe in his performance art installation entitled Modern Millennial is almost coming to a close. We got a chance to visit and it does not disappoint in being the wonderfully and comedically self-aware contemporary art exhibit that is lacking in nearly every contemporary art gallery around.

It’s also a great, funny distillation and examination of the idea of being that older generations refer to in disgust as “millennial”.

More people definitely should get a chance to check Modern Millennial out and that’s only going to happen if Moses’ Kickstarter for $500 gets funded by 10PM tomorrow. He’s at $160 as of this post being written.

Please keep #ModernMillennial alive here.

Moses Storm’s #Modern Millennial Performance Art Installation Exhibit Now Open

September 6, 2014
Uncategorized
art installation, los angeles, modern millennial, moses storm, performance art

           

Remember when we posted about Moses Storm raising money for a live performance art installation called “Modern Millennial” where he would live a la “millennial” for a extended period of time? 

Well, he raised the money and is really doing this.

Today, as you can see in the picture above, #Modern Millennial is now open to the public. Here’s the instructions to go see it at 931 E. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA:

           

Moses Storm Launching Kickstarter for “Modern Millennial” “Art Installation”

July 20, 2014
Uncategorized
art installation, crowdfunding, generation, kickstarter, millennial, moses storm, performance art

Hopefully, you’ve seen the comedic brilliance of Moses Storm throwing a birthday party at a Chili’s located inside the LAX airport.

After that, we also hope that you’d be ready for Moses’ next “piece” which will be an a “live performance art installation” wherein he’ll showcase the modern millennial in every facet that he possibly can. You know the millennial generation that everyone makes fun of? Storm wants to defend that, we guess. 

There’s a Kickstarter for this project and if you donate enough, you could even be part of it and hopefully have ballet dancers just do stuff around you.

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