OK, if you wanted to see Kyle Kinane, Jimmy Pardo, Byron Bowers, and Marcella Arguello AND a supposed very, very special guest (hint: they were on Kimmel this past week) for free, we might be able to make that happen for you.
Enter to win tickets to this coming Monday’s Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways
You’ve probably heard of quiz/trivia nights tailored specifically to something like The Beatles or The Simpsons (i.e. Stonecutters @ Nerdmelt, first Saturday of every month)
However, a entire night of Comedy Nerd Trivia might be just breaking new ground.
Two weeks from now, Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silverlake will be hosting its very first night of Comedy Nerd Trivia and having spoken to the folks putting it together (and offering up some trivia of our own), rest assured that it will indeed test the depths of your comedy knowledge. Also, the very, very fun Steven Castillo, who just made it to JFL Montreal’s New Faces this year, will be hosting.
As long as you have a team of 2-5 people and buy two drinks, you’re good to play.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
We don’t have DCM in LA, but we’ve got improv festivals-a-plenty.
One of the ones that you should absolutely catch is the LA Indie Improv Festival that happens with almost 200 teams between two venues (The Clubhouse and Lyric Hyperion) this weekend (8/12 & 8/13).
Slated to perform are many of LA’s best improvisers including such teams as:
Private Street, Boss Jr., The Faculty, Some Kinda Monster, Arts & Athletics, Rococo, Jacob Wysocki Makes Improvisers Do Short Form, Three Princes, Crashbar, The Colin Kaepernicks, Convoy, Outside Dog, Big Grande, and Dopetown 3000 (on a bus).
Oh, we should mention that it’s free to attend.
Get more details and a complete schedule here.
A descent into the psyche of Jamie Loftus is an experience that we’ve enjoyed reveling in for the last couple of years now.
So, a show that’s specifically themed to losing her virginity 7 years ago hosted by the man she lost her virginity to sounds pretty great to us.
Also, in Jamie’s own words, there will be:
– A STUPID-ASS PLAY WITH ME N BARBIE
– FREE ZINES FOR THOSE WHO RSVP IN ADVANCE
– ENTERTAINMENT B/W SCENES FROM LUMINARIES SUCH AS:
Lizzy Cooperman, Mira Gonzalez, Christina Catherine Martinez, Mitra Joy,Caitlin Durante, Alana Levinson, Corie Johnson, MY PARENTS Jill andMike, MY BROTHER Ben, MY OBOE TEACHER
– NEW CARTOONS FROM ME JAMIE
– THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH WITH A MASSIVE SEVERED HYMEN WHO WILL TELL YOUR FORTUNE
– LIVE COMMENTARY FROM STEVEN WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN AUGUST 15 2010 INTHAT HE WAS THE ONE WHO TOOK FROM ME THAT WHICH I CAN NEVER GET BACK (CONSENSUALLY)
For what could be a life-altering show, donations will be accepted.
Get more details and RSVP here.
Marlena Rodriguez will be shrouding comedians and audiences in darkness once more for another round of DARK: Stand Up Comedy in Pitch Black this week on Friday, Aug. 11th 8PM at Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silverlake.
Ryan Singer, Amber Nelson, David Gborie, Josh Fadem, Kara Klenk, Aaron Weaver, are Kyle Ayers slated to perform (and that’s a line-up that’s worth seeing in the light as well)
Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. You can (and really should) get your tickets in advance here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Unless you’re going to do a living funeral, you’re never going to get the opportunity to hear your own eulogy.
This Friday, you’ll have the opportunity to not only get a eulogy, but one from some of LA’s finest comedians in the very first It’s Your Funeral.
Get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Josh Fadem and Brent Weinbach, two comedians that are mastered in the art of being silly, will “lead” a “forum” on art. We’re not sure exactly how that’ll manifest, but we’re excited for whatever that will end up being.
Also, Ron Funches and Dan Mintz from Bob’s Burgers are just a few of their guests.
Tickets will be available at the door.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Arguments and Grievances, the comedy debate podcast, is a great reminder that free speech in America allows for us to have heated discourse over such “essential” topics like “you’re crazy” vs. “no, you’re crazy” or 420 vs. 69.
Their latest show in LA will be free and at one of our favorite venues, The Virgil at the end of this month.
Get more details here and listen to the podcast here.
One of Our Favorite Venues in LA, The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe, Needs Help Via Indiegogo
We spend a good deal of time at The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe as some of the best, most innovative shows in town often happen there (Dr. Brown, Natalie Palamides, Modern Vaudeville, Feel Good Podcast, Underbelly, etc.) as well as a healthy round of open mics that have really fostered a community within theater itself.
Recently, they’re in urgent need of repairs to the theater and are crowdfunding in order to cover the cost of said repairs.
Please consider helping them so they can continue putting on their amazing shows and continue to grow.
The Super Serious Show, one of the classiest variety (stand-up, characters, short films, etc. etc.) shows in town, is back for their June edition with none other than the joy that is Josh Fadem hosting/headlining.
Also, from the UK, James Acaster will be a guest as well as Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson and Superior Donuts’ Jermaine Fowler.
Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door (cash only). Save a few bucks and get tickets in advance here.
Also, you can enter to win a pair of tickets via our friends at DoLA.
Wolf Den is one of the more picturesque house shows in the LA scene. They’re a monthly show nestled in Silverlake, making it even more of a special occasion, that has a swell line-up for May.
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.
Come celebrate 2 years of the best show for best friends telling stories on stage together.
Kim Seltzer and Aliya Kamalova will indeed by having the The Best Friends Show 2 Year Anniversary next week and tickets are only $5. Please get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Jeffrey Tambor has a brand new book that details his long, storied, and illustrious career called “Are You Anybody?”
Here’s a lovely promo video for the book featuring his kids.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
One of our favorite shows, Underbelly, is returning as it has found yet another new home in The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe. It’s one of our favorite shows to see because it pushes stand-up comedians to perform everything but stand-up.
This latest edition will include:
Scott Thompson
Marlena Rodriguez
Josh Fadem
Drennon Davis
Emily Maya Mills
& more!
With hosts Ryan Singer and Chris Garcia
Pretty swell, huh?
The show is free to attend and you can get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
NYC’s own wonderful indie late night show Running Late with Scott Rogowsky is back in LA this week and next. As you can see above, he’s got plenty of great guests including Paul F. Tompkins, Ben Schwartz, Eddie Pepitone, Lauren Lapkus, and more.
So far, Rogowsky has got three dates at The Virgil and you can tickets are now on sale for Friday, May 5th, Saturday, May 6th, and Sunday, May 7th. If you get the tickets in advance, it’ll cost $7. At the door, it’ll be $10. He also has a date locked down at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe on May 10th that you’ll want to keep a close eye on for tickets.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Public School Stories is always a storytelling show worth catching, but this latest edition for May is particularly stacked with your favorite folks from You’re the Worst, Boy Meets World, MST3K, Review, Legion, and more.
It’s free to attend, but you can RSVP here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Dana Gould is doing an hour in one of the most intimate venues in Los Angeles next week. No further sales pitch is needed.
Get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
This week, The Big Sleep Over will combine an old fashioned sleepover with the magic of a comedy show. Some of our favorite performers including Jetzo, Dr. Brown, Anna Seregina, and Natalie Palamides will dazzle with a show, then have pizza, pillow fights, ouija boards and more.
You can tickets for just the show for $5 or both the show and the sleepover for $8 (those are limited). Get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Mouth Time, the podcast hosted by Reductress editors, is going live next week at The Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silverlake with a very special guest, Paul F. Tompkins.
If that’s right up your alley, you can still get tickets for $10 here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com
After all, we are a bureaucratic agency for comedy and naturally have some connections to get you into some of the best LA comedy shows in town for FREE.
Right now, we’re running ticket giveaways for:
Hot Tub with Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal
The Rabbit Hole with Jay Larson and Rory Scovel
Fresh Out LA with Adam Conover and Emily Heller
These shows often sell out or at capacity. If you want to go and not have to worry about buying a ticket in time or at all, you can enter our free ticket giveaway via our friends DoLA and possibly win admission for you and a friend to any one of these stellar nights of comedy here in LA.
For a chance to win tickets to Hot Tub, enter here.
For a chance to win tickets to Rabbit Hole, enter here.
For a chance to win tickets to Fresh Out LA, enter here.
Keep a close eye on us on Twitter @thecomedybureau and Facebook for future giveaways!
Few explore the frontiers of silliness quite like Josh Fadem and Dicker Troy (Johnny Pemberton) and we think you would really regret any time the duo got together and reveled in their next level tomfoolery.
So, with that in mind, get tickets to their next show, this Sunday at The Satellite with guests Eddie Pepitone, Nick Vatterott, Mike Lawrence, and Kate Berlant. They are $8 and you can (and really should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
The Best Friends Show is always pretty great.
This line-up though is pretty special, even by their standards as best friends and real life married couples Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani and Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher are on the line-up for this Saturday.
Tickets are $5 online and $6 at door. You can (and should) get tickets in advance here.
Starting this month, the great John Early (555, Tonight Show) will be getting a monthly residency, every second Tuesday, at The Satellite.
To kick it off, Kate Berlant, Sam Jay, Martha Kelly, Julio Torres, Frankie Quinones, and house band BUCK will be joining Early on March 14 at 9PM.
Tickets are $8 and you can (and should) get them here. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to NAACP.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com
You won’t get to see Judah Friedlander in a much more intimate setting than the black box theatre at The Lyric Hyperion.
So, definitely get your tickets here ASAP.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Judge Aaron Persky is the judge who infamously handled the Brock Turner rape case.
This show, happening tomorrow at El Cid in Silverlake, is an awesome comedy benefit to raise funds to get him on the ballot in order to get him recalled (as opposed to him just getting running opposed for several more years).
Along with a great show featuring the comedy stylings of Ever Mainard, Maggie Maye, Janine Brito, Mara Wilson, and more, there will be a raffle prizes and F*ck Rape Culture merch.
You can get (and should) get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.