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Pick of the Day: The Talent Talent Show (in LA) 11/16

November 13, 2023

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It’s not often a huge mystery that the root of many a comedian’s origin story is high school. It’s often the worst part of adolescence as the fog of adulthood starts casting a pall over what used to be a somewhat innocent world.

With that in mind, why not fictionally revisit it for a conceptual talent show with many LA comedy faves including Ever Mainard, Kyle Mizono, Sammy Mowrey, Madi Hart, and Kofie Yeboah (as well as Sam Walt Jones as the Principal andLane Unsworth as “Coach Unsworth”)?

That’s exactly what’s happening with The Talent Talent Show and this will be a HS night to remember fondly. In fact, we’re betting that this Talent Talent Show will be better than whatever high school reunion you thought was a good idea to attend.

Mark down Thurs. Nov. 16th at 10PM at Dynasty Typewriter and break out a $20 for tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Big Titty Boyfriend: A Comedy Show and Fundraiser! (in LA) 6/9

May 11, 2023

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The importance of top surgery for trans/non-binary folks cannot be overstated. At the same time, it’s still far from an accessible procedure for many, which is why there are very special benefit shows to fund that very thing.

The wondrous, sharp-witted Sammy Mowrey is indeed committing to getting top surgery and throwing their own stacked (ironically, we guess) comedy show fundraiser (that will also be raising money for Sammy’s friend as part of her own transition). The marvelously named show “Sammy Mowrey Is Your Big Titty Boyfriend” will feature many of LA’s very best trans/non-binary comedians including Nori Reed, Roz Hernandez, Hayden Johnson, Ever Mainard, and Jake Noll to name a few.

Sammy Mowrey Is Your Big Titty Boyfriend is set for Fri. Jun. 6th at 8PM at Permanent Records Roadhouse, one of LA’s new Eastside comedy hot spots (and where Sammy does their routinely terrific show, Permanent Vacation). Tickets are available at the nice price of a $10 suggested donation and you really ought to go get them here

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 141: Sammy Mowrey & The Non Binary Side of the Comedy

December 7, 2022

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While older, stodgier comedians (some of whom just came out with a Netflix special this week) will get hung up on pronouns, there is an ever burgeoning crowd of Non-binary comedians that eschew the gender binary and, consequently, have the best jokes about using they/them. Sammy Mowrey is a bright and shining example of this as they have carved out their place in LA comedy between a handful of their own shows and their acutely, hilarious observed world view when it comes to being Non-binary, Bipolar, and wanting to have their own sitcom (multi-cam or single-cam). We talk with Sammy about how exactly it is to be Non-binary in comedy in 2022 and what might lie in the future for them.

Also, “hot” takes on Caroline’s on Broadway closing and The Daily Show’s upcoming stable of fill-in hosts.

Follow Sammy @sammymowrey and Permanent Vacation @permanentvacaycomedy

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT
Photo by John Michael Bond

Pick of the Day: Late Late Breakfast (in LA) 8/29

August 22, 2022

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Whether you need a complete distraction from the ever more hellish reality we live in or just a jolt of unfettered absurdity, there is nothing quite like Late Late Breakfast to serve those in plentiful supply to all of our heart’s content.

Late Late Breakfast was forged several years ago by Tyler Jackson and Danny Maupin as an alternative to any sort of traditional comedy show by challenging stand-up comedians to do their act while a randomly selected ridiculous task was assigned to them. That could be anything from embodying the seven deadly sins throughout their set to being interrupted by a karaoke chorus of Sweet Caroline from the audience. It’s controlled chaos, perhaps, in its finest form.

It has been quite some time since they’ve mounted an edition of Late Late Breakfast in LA, but the Yard Theater will be letting this bonkers show bring some life to next Monday night on Aug. 29th at 9PM. Having to run through a gauntlet of abject silliness will be a very, very fine collection of LA comedians including The Shrimp Boys, Curtis Cook, Molly Kearney, Maggie Maye, Brodie Reed, Bailey Norton, Jane Harrison, Jake Noll, and Carly Kane with Tyler Jackson and Sammy Mowrey presiding over all the tomfoolery.

Tickets are only $5 and you really ought to go get tickets and have a Monday night to remember here.

Pick of the Day: We Still Like You (in LA & NYC) 7/14 & 7/20

July 12, 2022

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Though storytelling is no stranger to comedy, We Still Like You still stands out as one of the most original and daring comedic storytelling shows that we’ve ever seen and we’re so glad to find that it has survived to this side of the pandemic and is still putting up live shows around the country.

For the uninitiated, We Still Like You not only puts comedians in a position to tell a very personal story, but one where they are very clearly not the hero with the audience reminding them, at the end, in unison, that, “We still like you.” Cathartic and downright hysterical, you should never miss any one of these.

Lucky for both coasts that there are NYC and LA shows coming up.

7/14 @ Central Organic (in Brooklyn) w/Courtney Magginis, Melody Kamali, Rufat Agayev, Terence Hartnett, and Grace Freud w/Tyler Snodgrass and John Rosenberger hosting.

7/20 @ Secret LA Spot w/Sammy Mowrey, Tyjuan Lewis, Jake Noll, Allison Rose, Rachel Weeks, and Allen Strickland Williams w/Danii Gallegos & Tyler Snodgrass hosting (DM @westilllikeyou to RSVP/get address)

Pick of the Day: Femmes the Rules (in LA) 12/14

December 10, 2021

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Even though so much time has passed since the last Femmes the Rules, the live comedy show where men get interrupted, it seems as though, in 2021, that men haven’t learned to shut up when they need to be shutting up.

Thank goodness that Femmes the Rules is making a come back to feature female/non-binary comedians getting the full license to interrupt a male comedian during their set however they please (including a 3-strike rule), then get to do their set free of any interruptions. All hail Sammy Mowrey and Bailey Norton for bringing this crucial show from the pre-pandemic era all the way to The Airliner on Tues. Dec. 14th at 8PM PT.

On this first post-lockdown Femmes the Rules will be:

Molly Kearney and Mike Joyce
Holmes Holmes and Simon Gibson
Amy Silverberg and Danny Palumbo

Tickets are $5 right now, so go get ’em while you can right here.

Pick of the Day: I Never Get to Wear This (in LA) 11/20

November 16, 2021

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If you’re the sort of person that wishes your comedy shows has a lot more style and flair to them and not just any old mix of denim, leather, hoodies, and whatever t-shirts are clean, there might be a show now just for you.

I Never Get To Wear This is a carefully curated live comedy show that not only picks the line-up for how great their comedic stylings are, but is also incredibly discerning about which comedians can turn a look. Of course, a show like this has a theme for the performers to inspire an iconic ensemble.

This month will be “Thanksgiving finery” and the line-up of Giulia Rozzi, The Puterbaugh Sisters, Felicia Folkes, Clint Coley, and Sammy Mowrey will undoubtedly put together the best Thanksgiving Day parade of jokes accented by the perfect set of accessories.

This edition of I Never Get To Wear This is set for Sat. Nov. 20th at 8PM PT at Third Wheel Studios. Tickets are $10-$20 (sliding scale) and you really ought to get tickets here.