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Pick of the Day: Picture This! Anniversaries (in NYC & LA) 4/30 & 5/ 21

It has been both 10 years and 6 years for one of the most innovative live comedy shows out there today, Picture This!

Combining the best artists in animation with the best comedians, Picture This! has brought us so many unforgettable stories that are punctuated with the drawings of cats, genitalia, and actual illustrations of a story that was being told.

It has been 10 years since it became a regularly recurring show in LA thanks to Naked Comedy and host Brandie Posey and 6 years in Brooklyn out in NYC (also thanks to Naked Comedy). They’ll be celebrating both anniversaries with shows respectively at Union Hall on Sat. Apr. 30th at 7PM ET and Permanent Records Roadhouse on Sat. May 21st at 7:30PM PT.

Per usual, they’ve gathered the best of both worlds in animation and comedy with :

(for NYC)

Comedy from : Spike Einbinder, Julia Shiplett, Sam Taggart, Karolena Theresa, Rob Haze, Anthony Atamanuik

Artists: Bryan Brinkman, Chrissy Fellmeth, Jerald Lewis II, Dima Drjuchin, Dan Pinto, Ray Alma

Hosted by Samantha Ruddy

(for LA)

Comedy from: Joel Kim Booster, Atsuko Okatsuka, Greta Titelman, Mo Welch, Brian Bahe

Art from: Mike Mayfield, Mike Hollingsworth, Ty Goodwin, Ashlyn Anstee & more!

Hosted by Brandie Posey

Get tickets for the 6 Yr. NYC Anniversary here and the 10 Year Anniversary (in LA) here.

Pick of the Day: Picture This! 6/23

May 28, 2021

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Yes, live in-person comedy is coming back. That doesn’t mean that worthwhile virtual comedy is going away. In fact, there still is and will be plenty of great shows to be viewed from anywhere so long as you’ve got Internet for a long time to come.

One such upcoming show is the always genuinely fantastic Picture This! that combines splendid animation and stand-up all into one, in real time. It has toured everywhere and featured both many of your favorite comedians and animators from your favorite animated series for years, both pre-pandemic and during lockdown.

This virtual edition of Picture This! is being presented by RushTix on Wed. June 23rd at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET. and is set to feature Mike Hollingsworth, Mike L. Mayfield, Bryan Brinkman, Victoria Montes, Rotimi Olowu, comedy from Atsuko Okatsuka, and host Brandie Posey and more! Honestly, as the screen will be shared, you’ll have a better shot of seeing what the animators are up to than you might have if you were sitting in the back in person.

Tickets are only $10 and you can (and should) go get them here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 19: Sam Varela & Thinking of Everyone

August 5, 2020

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Prolific indie comedy producer Sam Varela is this week’s guest on TCB Field Report. Before quarantine, Sam produced so many wonderful comedy shows in LA and NYC. In quarantine, she immediately transitioned to building up the nightly IG Live stand-up show @comedyquarantine and doing a virtual edition of Picture This!, the live animated comedy show. Sam zooms with TCB’s Jake Kroeger to talk keeping comedy going in this pandemic as well as inclusion and accessibility for everyone in that regard. Also, they gives takes on a petition for Eric Andre to host Ellen, unreleased Joan Rivers material that’s going to be released, and the UK’s recovery plans for comedy.

Please follow the shows that Sam produces @comedyquarantine & @picturethiscomedy as well as sign-up for newsletter that will keep you up-to-date on those shows and more at nakedcomedy.org.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).
Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Pick of the Day: Picture This! 7/11

July 3, 2020

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Picture This has taken more than a little bit of break since their last live-stream show, but the best in animation and stand-up teaming up to create a wild, hilarious blend of the two is back next weekend. It’ll be another round of the freshest animation from some of the best comedians sourced from anywhere from the likes of:

Aparna Nancherla (Comedy Central)
Pendelton Ward (Adventure Time)
Naomi Ekperigin (Mythic Quest)
Mike L. Mayfield (Big Mouth, Midnight Gospel)
Myq Kaplan (Conan)
Victoria Montes (Showtime)
Ian Fidance (Sirius XM)
Sapphire Sandalo (Stories with Sapphire)
Mike Hollingsworth (Bojack Horseman)
& your host Brandie Posey (Lady to Lady)

This edition of Picture This is set for Saturday, July 11th at 4PM PT/7PM ET. Get your tickets for $10 here (proceeds go to supporting performers, venue Littlefield NYC, and The Okra Project.

May 3, 2019

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First off, there’s a National Cartoonist Society Festival happening down in Huntington Beach this month. Already, that’s something that should highly peak your interest as it will be a big shindig for comics and cartoons (plus a zombie walk).

On top of that, there will be one of our favorite concept shows, Picture This!, down in the OC for a special free, pop-up show in, perhaps, the perfect setting

They’ve got many of their favorites and stalwarts of the show coming down from LA to Huntington Beach and it’s your chance to see if you’ve avoided making the trek to The Virgil in Silverlake over the last few years.

Get more details here.

October 11, 2018

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The annual Comedy Comedy Festival returns this weekend (starting tomorrow with a big Picture This! show) to Little Tokyo at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center and Aratani Theatre! As you can see above, they’ve got a plethora of comedy, especially if you’re interested in seeing Asian comedians of all sorts (stand-up, musical comedy, improv, animation, etc. etc.).

Go see the schedule and get your tickets here fast!

We’d like to note that following Adult Swim Festival, DTLA will have had two weekends in a row of comedy festivals. Nicely done.

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

Picture This! Is Taping a Pilot Presentation

December 15, 2017

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Picture This! has been and continues to be one of the most innovative comedy shows around blending live stand-up and animation done in real time with a comedian’s jokes, stories, and riffs.

Thankfully, there’s a network that sees the potential for such a show regularly on television.

So, don’t miss out on the taping of Picture This’ pilot presentation next Wednesday. Tickets are free. All you have to do is RSVP here.

February 25, 2017

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Picture This!, the comedy show that includes live, real time animation is getting a special taping next week.

Not only will you get to see The Sklar Brothers and Dana Gould do their brilliant comedy, but you’ll also get to watch amazing animators like Mike Holliingsworth, Luke McGarry, and Natasha Kline drawing along with their jokes and stories as they’re being told.

The taping is free to attend and will be at The Actors Company. More details here.

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

In case you’ve never seen or heard of Picture This!, you get to watch stand-up magically animated in real time.

More details here.

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

The Green Gravel Comedy Festival Announces Their Full 2015 Line-Up

February 1, 2015

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The comedy stylings of Eddie Pepitone, Henry Zebrowski, Too Many Cooks, Cornell Reid, Dan Gill, Picture This!, Air Sex Championship, Josh Androsky, Brandie Posey, and more are headed to Iowa City, IA from the weekend of Feb. 28th for The Green Gravel Comedy Festival.

That’s officially less than a month away, so make your plans accordingly, especially if you live anywhere near Iowa now or by the end of the month.

Help Iowa’s Green Gravel Comedy Festival Keep Going for 2015

November 22, 2014

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The Green Gravel Comedy Festival in Iowa is coming around for its second round and is looking to be another fantastic weekend of comedy in the middle of the country. So far, they’re looking to bring Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell/Too Many Cooks creator Casper Kelly, live animated comedy show Picture This!, and more to Iowa City, IA on Feb. 27th-28th next year.

They’re just looking to raise $3000 by the end of this month in order to help festival costs, cover flight and hotels for performers, etc. You can donate on gofundme here.

Watch Josh Androsky’s Story of Tripping on Mushrooms While on The Price Is Right Be Live Animated

April 14, 2013

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Both the real time animated live comedy show Picture This and comedian Josh Androsky’s story about tripping on shrooms while being a contestant on the Price Is Right are both things that are great, funny, and something you should check out.

Luckily, both crossed paths in this clip, which you should watch now, of Androsky telling the story at Picture This.