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Vanessa Gonzalez’s My Birthday’s Tomorrow Is a Really Damn Good Debut Album
March 6, 2020
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It has been a relatively short time since Vanessa Gonzalez touched down in LA from Austin and she has been nothing but a delightful and silly force to be reckoned with.

Gonzalez combines a measured amount of attitude and verve with an irresistible sense of play in her stand-up. She speaks from the heart, expressing herself emphatically through all of her deeply personal stories, but threads so much fun in every bit that she does that it doesn’t matter how dark or blue she gets. Vanessa is just undeniably a hoot to watch and listen to. Her style is shown off exquisitely on her debut album, My Birthday’s Tomorrow, which offers so much vulnerability (pretty much from the second she takes the stage), but still is full of Vanessa’s unique charm.

My Birthday’s Tomorrow is available today from AST Records at Apple Music, Amazon, or wherever you get/listen to comedy albums.

Pick of the Day: 2nd Annual Brody Stevens Festival of Friendship
March 6, 2020
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May Brody Stevens rest in peace and may we remember the joy and light and artistry in comedy that he kept pushing further and further.

A great way to honor his memory is be in attendance for this 2nd Annual Festival of Friendship at one of what essentially was Brody’s home club, The Comedy Store next Tuesday.

The line-up is set to feature:
Bobby Lee
Steve Rennazzizi
Anthony Jeselnik
Josh Wolf
Adam Ray
Tony Hinchcliffe
Brenton Biddlecombe
Brian Redban
Matt Braunager
Cort McCown
Jayson Thibault
Annie Lederman
with Master of Ceremonies Sam Tripoli
+more TBA!

Please go get your tickets for this very special occasion. They are $20 (+2 drink min.) and you can (and should) purchase them here.

Yes, Quibi Will Be Having a Stand-Up Series “Hot Off the Mic”
March 4, 2020
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Yes, Quibi Will Be Having a Stand-Up Series “Hot Off the Mic”

For a platform that’s only for mobile and touts featuring heaps and loads and endless rows of content that’s ten minutes or less, it would just make sense that they have their own stand-up comedy series, right?

Well, Quibi is that exact platform and they’re already on to making a stand-up comedy series exclusive to their platform called Hot Off The Mic. There’s no word yet to who will make Hot Off The Mic’s line-up, but you can buy tickets to the live tapings that will be taking place at The Hollywood Improv’s Main Room all this month. Do so here.
March 4, 2020
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Though it’s often not included in montages of LA, one of Los Angeles’ most beautiful structures is the pristine Union Station in DTLA. Its Art Deco design calls back to a timeless LA look from decades past, not to mention that it possessing all the charm of a classic train station.

So, wouldn’t it be great to watch comedy with LA’s most lovely train station as the backdrop? 

Indeed, there will be a live comedy show next week, Clock Tower Comedy, featuring some of LA’s best in improv, musical comedy, and stand-up. Shamilton, the Hamilton-inspired musical improv show is absolutely one of the top musical comedy shows in LA and the one and only Cameron Esposito is bright, shining, genuine, sharp stand-up comedy luminary. 

Best of all, admission is free! Get more details here.

Please Enjoy Cameron Esposito, Gay Divorcee Trailblazer, and Her Latest Set on Conan
March 3, 2020
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Even though Cameron Esposito went through a lot of hurt last year with her divorce, the warmth and charisma are everlasting as evidenced in her latest late night set.

Esposito spoke so eloquently about her divorce and the LGBTQ perspective during her performance on Conan last night and cleverly highlighted just how new “gay divorce” is.

With that in mind, enjoy Cameron Esposito’s return to Conan here.

The Next Comedy Festival Coming to LA Will Be Coming Courtesy of Netflix with Their Very First “Netflix Is a Joke Fest”
March 2, 2020
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Throwing a comedy festival in Los Angeles is a very, very, VERY daunting prospect. There’s virtually a festival’s worth of comedy every night of the week (a notion you’ve probably had yourself as a reader/follower of the site). 

The resources of entertainment titan like Netflix does afford plenty of resources, access to talent and venues as you can clearly see in the star-studded and internationally stacked line-up above (or in this slick announcement video) that spans dozens of shows and venues. 

The last truly great LA comedy festival, in our opinion, was Riot LA (bringing a damn fine comedy extravaganza to DTLA for a few years) and we’re very excited to know that Riot LA’s founder Abbey Londer is spearheading this new festival (as she is someone who can definitely pull it off and pull it off so well). 

So, with all of that in mind, look to the end of April/beginning of May for Netflix Is a Joke Fest to take over LA comedy.
February 21, 2020
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The charisma and warmth of Beth Stelling is undeniable (see her recent Kimmel set for proof) and has been for years. That’s part of why she is getting to tape an hour special for HBO Max coming up very soon. 

So, next month, Thurs. Mar. 5th at 9:30PM at UCB Franklin, you’ll not only get a chance to see the oh-so-wondrous Beth get to do an hour, (a rarity for any comic in LA), but you’ll get to see her run that hour for said special.

We highly encourage you to be in attendance for this at the hallowed comedy grounds that are UCB Franklin. It’s very likely that this will be the most intimate space you’ll get to see Beth’s new hour in. Tickets are $9 and you can and very much should get them here.
February 20, 2020
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Better Half with Jared Logan and Kara Klenk were the successors to LA’s beloved, long-running Thursday stand-up show The Josh & Josh Show. They opted to relocate to a different day and a different part of town, but we’re happy that they’re back as Jared and Kara are probably one of the funniest comedian power couples that we know. 

The new Better Half will now happen on Tuesday’s at Echo Park’s dark, chic (and even a little sexy?) Bar Bandini. This first line-up for their new night/venue is pretty stellar (as was always the case with Better Half). 

Swing on by to Bar Bandini next Tuesday for this new Better Half and keep up to date with line-ups here.

Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Announces “Comedy in Color” Featuring Stand-Up from 300 Different Comedians from All Over the World
February 18, 2020
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If you’re jonesing for new clips of stand-up comedy to watch, you might be intrigued to know that Kevin Hart’s company Laugh Out Loud has just premiered a new series, Comedy in Color, now available for FREE on their new channel at the over the top Internet TV service, pluto.tv.

The portion of the line-up that they revealed in their press release is pretty enticing. It includes:

Lil Rel Howrey (Get Out, FOX’s Rel)
Ronny Chieng (Comedy Central’s The Daily Show)
Carly Aquilino (MTV’s Girl Code)
Beth Stelling (Netflix’s The Standups)
Godfrey
Nate Bergatze (Netflix’s The Tennessee Kid)
Rafinha Bastos (Brazil)
Vir Das (India)
Zainab Johnson
Joel Kim Booster
Sarah Tiana
Karlous Miller
David Gborie
Jessimae Peluso

Sound pretty good? Well, check out Comedy in Color over at LOL’s pluto.tv channel here.

Jamel Johnson’s “I Think It’s Good” Is a Hot, Hilarious 21 Minutes of a Comedy Album EP
February 13, 2020
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The crackling energy and attitude of Jamel Johnson starts from the very first second of this EP, I Think It’s Good.

As such, we were laughing, giggling, slapping our knee, and definitely cackling throughout the entirety of Jamel’s 21 minutes on this debut EP. Johnson can rant about the most innocuous minutia and make hysterical bits that feel so live and are very satisfying (as well as a fun morsel of sketch mischief tagged on the end). 

Jamel Johnson’s I Think It’s Good comes out this Friday, Feb. 14th, fresh off the presses from AST Records.

Please Enjoy “Daddy” Sabrina Jalees on A Little Late with Lilly Singh
February 13, 2020
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Sabrina Jalees’ latest late night set is a jaunty, fun, short set that bristles with Jalees’ charisma and “daddy” energy. Also, she gets to head over to the couch for a jaunty, fun, short (perfect for late night) story with Lilly Singh and guest Nico Santos.

Please enjoy Sabrina’s set on A Little Late with Lilly Singh here.
February 13, 2020
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The hours of Tig Notaro doing stand-up are such a momentous occasion and really ought to behoove you to be in attendance for Tig headlining if you can.

Whether she’s unveiling several tragedies very honestly or teasing the audience with a “possible” appearance of the Indigo Girls for several minutes or dragging a stool across the stage, Tig pushes the envelope, but does so in such a clever way that you wouldn’t notice until you walked out of the theater.

In any case, get your tickets for Tig running her latest hour at Largo this Sun., Feb. 16th at 7PM. Tickets are $30 (plus $7 service fee).

Please Enjoy a Much Needed Dose of Jo Firestone with Another Tonight Show Set
February 11, 2020
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“See Jo Firestone” should be an additional definition to the word “delightful” in any and all dictionaries. 

Firestone got to return to the Tonight Show stage for her second set in front of Fallon. You can’t help but smile and laugh at as well as really consider the true demographic of women’s clothing company Ann Taylor. 

Enjoy Jo Firestone on The Tonight Show here.
February 7, 2020
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13 years for anything in LA comedy is an incredible feat. Blam!Blam!Blam! is just about to reach that very mark, thanks to the care of one DeMorge Brown, with doing a monthly show, late on a Tuesday, putting up a barrage of comedians from every sort of discipline and giving you one hell of a mind-bending comedy experience in one of the most curious bars in all of Koreatown, R-Bar.

So, this Tuesday, Feb. 11th around 9:30PM (doors 9PM), you should pay your respects to the Blam and come see the likes of: 

TROY WALKER, BRODIE REED, FRANKIE QUINONES, LAURA KIGHTLINGER, GLENN FANCHER,  AMBER NELSON, PAIGE WELDON, M.K. PAULSEN, NANA IWASAKI, MAX BEASLEY, OMAR NAVA, JOHN ROY, CHAD DAMIANI
PLUS a musical selection from ALANA NABORS

Also, Paul Danke will be presiding over the evening once again Blam!Blam!Blam!’s faithful host and, of course, there will be “comedic passions” expressed from Davey Johnson and Anna Seregina.

Get more info about Blam!Blam!Blam! 13th Anniversary here.

Please Enjoy Erin Jackson’s Charming Set on Seth Meyers
February 6, 2020
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Erin Jackson is starting to rack up late night sets with her refreshing charm. She’s already done Conan and she just performed a lovely set on Late Night with Seth Meyers that really showcases a winning, upbeat persona and really great sense of timing. 

So, please enjoy Erin Jackson on Late Night with Seth Meyers here.

Maria Bamford’s Weakness Is The Brand Is the First Great Comedy Special of 2020
February 4, 2020
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If comedians ever reached a status from which they could be officially considered “national treasures”, such a designation should be bestowed on one Maria Bamford. Her latest hour special, Weakness Is The Brand, is by far her most conventional special (it’s in one location and it’s a traditional theater), but it shows that Bamford’s strangely beautiful comedy wares are something to truly revel in.

Bamford not only is a master of her stand-up comedy craft, but so in tune with her comedic voice that she can make her act work anywhere (as evidenced the previous Special Special Special where Maria performed in front of her parents at her house) or anyhow (whether she’s touching on mental illness or the idea that she’s a mental illness comedian or anything else). On Weakness Is The Brand, there’s an even more freewheeling Maria that, if you can imagine, that’s more delightful as she jumps back and forth around the fourth wall and joyfully leans into her act outs/voices. The self-awareness of her persona, her material, the audience, the viewer, etc. that she expresses throughout the special is remarkable and pretty damn funny as well.

On top of all of that, there’s a touching original song with her husband Scott Marvel Cassidy that leaves us feeling hopeful and elated like we do with every Maria Bamford special that we can remember.

Maria Bamford: Weakness Is The Brand is now available from Comedy Dynamics on almost platform that you stream comedy specials.
January 28, 2020
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The magic, mystery, and dankness of High Priestess is finally back! Hosts Sara June and Bri Pruett curate an enrapturing evening of comedy, witchy-ness, tarot, and cannabis. It’s a night for all the senses to be sure as well as a hearty laugh.

They’ve got a new home at the Atwater Village shop A Love Bizarre (3042 Glendale Blvd.) and they’ll be having their first 2020 show there on Sat. Feb. 8th at 7:30PM (doors 7PM).

Thus far, they’ve got a grand line-up of:
Giulia Rozzi
Jenny Yang
Nori Reed
Kimberly Clark
Rachel Scanlon

All of this wonder at High Priestess will only cost you $5 right now ($8 at door). You can (and very very much should) get your tickets here.

Please Enjoy Carmen Lynch’s Latest Set on Fallon
January 27, 2020
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Last Friday, Carmen Lynch showed yet again that she can really craft and deliver a hilarious classic late night set on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Callbacks, misdirection, and overall great joke structure and delivery are all on display here in addition to the charm of Carmen’s low-key persona and incredibly expressive eyes (used marvelously to comedic effect).

So, please enjoy Carmen Lynch’s latest late night set here. 

Moshe Kasher’s Crowd Surfing Vol. 1 Really Captures the Joy of Crowd Work
January 24, 2020
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In stand-up comedy, so much of crowd work is dependent on how quick a comedian can be on their feet. There is also a great deal of finesse involved as well. How perceptive one comedian can be from moment-to-moment can be the difference between unraveling into utter chaos and delightfully riding right up to that line.

Moshe Kasher takes great care to not only be as quick as can be with his razor sharp wit and ribbing audience members just the right amount on his new album Crowd Surfing Vol. 1, but he achieves his goal of making it engaging and captivating for us listeners that weren’t at this particular taping. He succeeds in capturing that lightning in a bottle that is stand-up crowd work by letting audience members tell stories and then slickly threading his commentary throughout. It’s a clever move on Moshe’s part by letting audience stories sort of anchor the “crowd work experience” and then cutting loose with his magnificent blend of high and low brow references, phrasing, and graceful delivery/cadence.

Best of all with Moshe Kasher: Crowd Surfing Vol. 1: A Crowd Work Experience, you can enjoy hearing some truly top shelf riffing with the crowd and have zero worries of being made fun of. 

Moshe Kasher: Crowd Surfing Vol. 1: A Crowd Work Experience is available now wherever you get/listen to/stream your comedy albums.
January 24, 2020
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Really, any chance you can get to see Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri, and Gabe Liedman individually should be taken immediately.

Above that, it should be mandatory to see the three of them assemble for their long running, yet occasional (because they’re busy making big time specials, shows, etc.) Big Terrific at Largo where it’s a night of stand-up and stories from Jenny, Max, and Gabe.

Thankfully, there’s one coming up, right after Valentine’s Day, on Sat. Feb. 15th at 8:30PM at Largo. Tickets are $30 and you really ought to get them here.

Please Enjoy Kyle Ayers’ Fantastic Late Night Debut on Conan
January 21, 2020
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The mind of Kyle Ayers is, for our money, something to behold. His curiosity, his vulnerability, courage, and, of course, his uncanny comedic intuition are all things that have given us such big laughs over the years.

His very first late night set, this debut on last night’s Conan, showcases all of those facets of Kyle in the best, most present way on top of being a killer late night set. 

Please, please, please enjoy his set here and stay in the loop for whatever Ayers is doing.
January 17, 2020
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We hope that you saw Todd Glass kill it with his singular brand of cleverly wrought tomfoolery and bits on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week. If not, please do yourself a favor and enjoy his great set here.

OK, now that we’re all on the same page, you should take note that Todd will be headlining Largo as part of his The Event of a Lifetime Tour on Mon. Mar. 9th at 8PM. As the title suggests, it’s something that will be so momentous that it would stand out in the course of one’s lifetime.

And, for that, tickets are only $30 (plus $7 service fee). With all of that in mind, you best go get tickets for Todd Glass: The Event of a Lifetime here.

Please Get Atsuko Okatsuka’s Delightful Debut Album “but i control me”
January 17, 2020
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Not only does Atsuko Okatsuka have a bottomless well of charm on stage, but there’s a self-awareness about her charm and her whole persona/being that ends up being even more charming somehow. 

Atsuko has a fascinating story of coming to America, some of which finds its way on this debut album, but i control me, making for a very intriguing listen for that alone. Also, she has very, very clever observations through her unique Asian-American immigrant lens, nimbly told with an undeniably fun delivery. 

Undoubtedly, this debut album is a very good sign of what’s to come (even after Okatsuka already has very enjoyable body of work)

Get but i control me from Comedy Dynamics on Fri. Jan. 17th on Apple Music, Amazon, and Pandora here.

Todd Glass Stirs Up Joyful Chaos on Kimmel (Complete with a Full Band)
January 16, 2020
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Todd Glass is a master of the comedic moment. Whenever you see him perform, he knows how to cause quite the silly ruckus only to effortlessly and hilariously undercut it all with one line, getting a big laugh and applause for doing so. Additionally, Glass is funny with his bits, outside of his bits, and from almost any other angle, which is such an impressive feat unto itself. 

No one does it quite like Todd and it really is a beautiful thing to watch him wrangle all of it together, especially with the dimension of him running bits with a full band that’s game for whatever he throws at them.

You can see Todd put all of this on display from his set on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. Please, please enjoy it here.
January 14, 2020
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That’s four, count ‘em, four chances you’ve got coming up to see the one and only Maria Bamford work out a new hour of stand-up at the intimate, DIY space of The Clubhouse in Los Feliz (located right next to the Jons in a gigantic strip mall). 

This week and next week, you should really try and find a way to get to The Clubhouse at 2PM for one of these shows to see one of the funniest and best human beings do what they do best. 

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