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Upcoming Book “Notes from the Bathroom Line” Has One of Hell of a Line-up of Contributors

If you’re looking for something way in the future to look forward as a way to potentially have something to get you through the end of the year all the way into 2021 when maybe, possibly, hopefully there will be a vaccine that we all can get for COVID-19, there will be a magnificent collection of essays, poetry, toons, short stories, art, and so much more for well over 100 of the best women in comedy (from all corners including stand-up, writing, sketch, acting, podcasting, musical comedy, and more) in Notes from the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy.

Amy Solomon (producer on Silicon Valley, Barry) curated the incredibly impressive literary gathering for this book and we really can’t wait for Mar. 16th, 2021 when Notes from the Bathroom Line is set for release.

Thus far, slated to contribute are:

Lolly Adefope, Maria Bamford, Aisling Bea, Lake Bell, Rachel Bloom, Rhea Butcher, Nicole Byer, D’Arcy Carden, Aya Cash, Karen Chee, Margaret Cho, Mary H.K. Choi, Amanda Crew, Rachel Dratch, Beanie Feldstein, Jo Firestone, Briga Heelan, Samantha Irby, Emily V. Gordon, Patti Harrison, Mary Holland, Jen Kirkman, Lauren Lapkus, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, Natalie Morales, Aparna Nancherla, Yvonne Orji, Lennon Parham, Chelsea Peretti, Alexandra Petri, Natasha Rothwell, Amber Ruffin, Andrea Savage, Kristen Schaal, Megan Stalter, Beth Stelling, Cecily Strong, Sunita Mani, Geraldine Viswanathan, Michaela Watkins, Mo Welch, and Sasheer Zamata.

More contributors will be added down the line for a book that’s so much more promising than a lot of what 2020 has given us.

By the way, you can pre-order Notes from the Bathroom Line here.

Pick of the Day: Nicole Byer + Sasheer Zamata: #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE 6/4

June 1, 2020

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It’s undeniable that one of the funniest comedians working today is Nicole Byer. Between her stand-up, her TV shows, her podcast empire, and more, Byer is truly fearless in her comedy in a way that’s both hysterical, raw, and, honestly, beautiful.

Her upcoming memoir,#VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE, will be her latest work that you should get into. The book “…unpacks the bizarre notion that it takes courage to be a fat woman,” through her own experiences, especially when it comes to wearing a bikini.

She’s doing a virtual launch of #VERYFAT #VERYBRAVE on Zoom with her Best Friends co-host Sasheer Zamata that’ll include discussion and a Q&A this Thurs. Jun. 4th at 4PM PT.

Tickets are $24.98 and include a purchase of the book. Go get ’em here.

You Can (and Should) Binge All of “Robbie”

May 12, 2020

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In the comedic tradition of seeing idiots not getting what they want, Rory Scovel revels in his starring role in Robbie. Akin to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the schemes of Scovel’s Robbie seem to be doomed from the start and the inevitable approach of his consequential failure is pretty damn ridiculous and fun. Also, Scovel and company (Stu Jenkins, Scott Moran, and Anthony King) have really showcased how fun it can be to watch someone who deserves to lose do so at every turn.

In fact, Robbie has the uncanny ability to screw things up just when they couldn’t be screwed up any further with Sasheer Zamata, who plays his co-parent Ava, and especially Beau Bridges who plays his dad, Robbie Sr./Coach. If you’ve ever seen Scovel do stand-up and go into one of his myriad of wild characters, we picture Robbie as a glorious, extended version of that.

We’d like to note that the hilariously offbeat-ness of the dialogue and timing shine here (accented perfectly by the jazzy, single note theme song). Several scenes get heightened in their absurdity as a result, especially whenever Robbie is arguing with his girlfriend Janie (Mary Holland) who always seems to be having a slightly different conversation than the one being actually had.

Robbie dropped online last weekend in its entirety and Comedy Central was even nice enough to let the whole series stream on YouTube here allowing you to binge all 8 episodes in one fell swoop.

September 10, 2019

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In case these times haven’t made a clear, the time for f*ckboys is over. Mary Beth Barone is bringing her show Drag His Ass: A F*ckboy Treatment Program across the country once more to further this sentiment via sharing damning stories, observations, and more on f*ckboys.

Barone has a great line-up taking f*ckboys to task, as you can see above, for this edition at Dynasty Typewriter this Thursday. It really ought to be a satisfying, hilarious evening that’s probably long overdue for those deserving f*ckboys

Get tickets for Drag His Ass here.

March 25, 2019

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Picture This! has been, far and away, the leader and live comedy being live animated in real time for seven years. It’s a one-of-a-kind thing that we’re so glad to see be born in LA and then tour the globe.

Come celebrate the 7th anniversary of comedians’ jokes being illustrated on a screen behind them next month with this ridiculously good line-up. Tickets can be snagged here (do so quick because they’ll probably sell out).

January 24, 2019

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Looks like the Inner Sanctum at UCB Sunset (which we’d like to note can feel more intimate than the main stage next door at times) is having more stacked shows these days.

Presented by UCB co-founder Matt Walsh, Dodo’s Retirement Party will be a variety show as well as a tribute to “Dolores (Dodo) Portencasso” as she retires from “Corn Products”. Oh yeah, the line-up just happens to be, as we mentioned before, pretty damn stacked (see flyer above).

Tickets for this show next week are $12 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

Season 2 of Seeo’s Stand-Up Series “The Guest List” Is Now Streaming

There are plenty of our favorite stand-ups working right now that are spread throughout this whole thing. If you have Seeso (or Amazon Prime), go binge away on season 2 of The Guest List.

“Night Train with Wyatt Cenac” Is Coming to Seeso and This Trailer Proves It

(via EW)

Seeso taped a bunch of Wyatt Cenac’s great weekly show in NYC, Night Train, and made into a series that they’ll start streaming at the end of this month at Thursday, June 30th.

To be featured in this taped version of Night Train will be:

Kurt Braunohler, Jen Kirkman, Janeane Garofalo, Roy Wood Jr., Jo Firestone, Hari Kondabolu, H. Jon Benjamin, Scott Adsit, Jean Grae, Michelle Buteau, Questlove, Seaton Smith, Aparna Nancherla, Natasha Muse, Clark Jones, Jeffrey Joseph, Matteo Lane, Eugene Mirman, Joyelle Johnson, Eugene Mirman, Michelle Wolf, Dan Soder, Brooke Van Poppelen, Larry Murphy, Damien Lemon, Frank Garcia-Hejl, Josh Gondelman, Sabrina Jalees, Donwill, Janelle James, Phoebe Robinson, Maeve Higgins, and Sasheer Zamata.

See for yourself in the trailer.

18th Annual Del Close Marathon Announces Line-Up and Schedule

The names on the flyer are only a fraction of the flocks upon flocks of teams and performers that will be performing in NYC for the literally non-stop Del Close Marathon from Fri. June 24th-Sun. June 26th (i.e. shows will be happening for 24 hours a day the whole weekend).

Take a gander at the whole routinely massive line-up and schedule right here.

Individual tickets are now on sale, but passes won’t be available until the actual DCM begins.

FYI, NYC Podfest Is This Week, Jan. 9th-11th

January 7, 2015

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You made a New Year’s resolution to listen to more podcasts, right? Well, if you didn’t, you should change whatever your resolution currently is to podcasts because you probably have a better chance of sticking to it and the NYC Podfest is happening this weekend.

Fri. Jan. 9th-Sun. Jan. 11th will see all these great podcasts as well as some freshly added guests including Jessica Williams, Wyatt Cenac, Sasheer Zamata, Rachel Feinstein, Jessi Klein, Hasan Minhaj, Bridget Everett, and Kurt Metzger to name a few.

Get your tickets if you’re in or around or can get to NYC for the week.

The 2nd Brooklyn Comedy Festival Is Less Than Two Weeks Away

August 9, 2014

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On the week of Aug. 18th through Aug. 24th, The Brooklyn Comedy Festival comes around again for its second time.

Between Bar Matchless, Union Hall, Spike Hill, Knitting Factory, Littlefield’s, and so many other venues throughout Brooklyn, NY, there will be six days of comedy featuring Dan Soder, Sasheer Zamata, Michael Che, Nikki Glasser, Dave Hill, Joe Pera, Myq Kaplan, Nick Vatterott, Murderfist, Kevin Avery, Hari Kondabolu, Mike Lawrence, Sheng Wang, The Lucas Bros., Kevin Barnett, and way, way, more.

Definitely get your tickets if you’re in and around Brooklyn that week.

Sasheer Zamata Joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ As New Cast Member

January 7, 2014

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Sasheer Zamata Joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ As New Cast Member

After the wave of criticism of the lack of diversity at SNL, then a sketch making fun of said criticism last year, Lorne Michaels “secretly” auditioned a group of black female comedians to be cast members.

Yesterday, it was announced that, from that group, Sasheer Zamata will be the newest cast member at Saturday Night Live. We hope that she kills it in her first episode.