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Ali Wong’s Latest Hour Special “Hard Knock Wife” Just in Time for Mother’s Day

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Two years ago, Ali Wong’s first hour special Baby Cobra, performed while pregnant, premiered on Netflix. It, as you probably are well aware of, catapulted her and her unapologetic brand of comedy into being famous.

Ali returns to the stage to pretty much offer up a sequel with Hard Knock Wife. At its core, Ali is the same firebrand comedian that millions of a folks fell in love with, but is now more successful than her husband and has been through a couple years of motherhood. If you want a great, NSFW take on mother and a wife in 2018, you’ll enjoy this hour.

Here’s a trailer to get a taste.

You can stream Hard Knock Wife now on Netflix. It’s a pretty great way to cap off Mother’s Day we think.

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For 3 years, in a “Little Cave”, James Austin Johnson, Zach Pugh, and Sam Wiles have been growing their Rod Stewart Live weekly stand-up show from the ground up.

Come celebrate 3 years with them and a very, very stacked line-up (Ian Karmel, Sklar Brothers, Nicole Byer, Debra DiGiovanni, and Maggie Maye) in a pretty intimate space.

As always, their show is FREE to attend.

Get more details here.

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

Watch Trailer for Tig Notaro’s Latest Hour “Happy To Be Here”

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Tig Notaro is in rarefied hour in that we’d love to hear her talk about pretty much anything for an hour.

Thusly, we’re excited for later this month (Tuesday, May 22nd) when Happy To Be Here, Tig’s latest hour special, hits Netflix.

Until then, you can get a taste of it with this trailer.

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If you want to see how daft comedy can truly get (in the best way possible of course, done by very talented, clever folks), you might want to catch Brendon Small and Brendon Walsh’s BREN2ON (pronounced BREN-TU-DIN) at the end of this month (Tuesday, May 29th at 8PM) at Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe.

Brendon and Brendon really push the limits of how silly and dumb they can get (i.e. prank calls, DIY crafts, etc.) and, in a unique way, it’s brilliant. Also, the amazing Morgan Murphy, Henry Phillips, and Jamie Loftus will be joining them as well.

Tickets are $5 and you can (and really 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.

Win Hot Tub Tickets to James Acaster, Moses Storm, Jenny Zigrino Next Week!

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From across the pond to favorites of the scene, next week’s Hot Tub is another round of live comedy not to miss.

Per usual, we’ve got a pair of tickets that could be yours!

Enter here at DoLA for your chance to win: http://dola.com/events/2018/5/14/hot-tub-w-kurt-kristen

Hari Kondabolu’s Latest Hour “Warn Your Relatives” Now on Netflix

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You’ve heard Hari Kondabolu’s name plenty on the news because of the debate his documentary The Problem with Apu has raised with legendary animated series The Simpsons.

Now is a pretty great time for Hari to show you comedic satire from his perspective and thankfully his Netflix hour special, Warn Your Relatives just started streaming today.

All of the jokes and stories in it are so tight and so carefully crafted that we’d bet that only the most partisan of people on any side would have a bone to pick with it. Hari always manages to amaze by finding the perfect punchline to intersect history, everyday minutia, race, and his own personal experience and Warn Your Relatives is no exception.

Warn Your Relatives is now streaming on Netflix and you should go give it watch when you get a chance.

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For Mothers’ Day in LA this year, you could spend a curated day with your mother or you could go to a live taping of one of our all time favorite podcasts The Jackie and Laurie Show at Flappers (or, if your mom is cool enough, you can do both).

In any case, you shouldn’t miss Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin on stage together no matter the occasion.

Get tickets here.

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

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If you loved Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher’s The Honeymoon Standup Special on Netflix, but didn’t get to catch them on the nationwide tour when coming up with and prepping for this special, you’re in luck.

Natasha and Moshe will be doing a night at Largo next week and, perhaps, see one of the things they do best together, roast other couples.

Get tickets here.

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

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This week, Hulu picked up a sitcom based on the life of Ramy Youssef to series.

This coming Wednesday, you can still see him at The Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab headlining a show. Not sure how much longer you’ll get to see in such an intimate venue.

Tickets are $10 and you can (and really 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.

Jim Gaffigan’s Latest Special “Noble Ape” Will Have Limited Theatrical Release and Be Released on All Digital Platforms and On Demand July 13th

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Jim Gaffigan’s Latest Special “Noble Ape” Will Have Limited Theatrical Release and Be Released on All Digital Platforms and On Demand July 13th

Jim Gaffigan’s new hour that’ll go to territory that Jim hasn’t gone before, “the medical crisis that befell his wife and family this year, which almost led to his retirement,” will indeed be available in theaters, digitally, and on demand this July. You can actually pre-order on iTunes and Amazon now if you’d like.

Essentially, it’s an independent wide release, which very few comedians outside of Gaffigan, could and would do.

In any case, a new hour from Gaffigan is coming this Summer and that’s, of course, a lovely thing.

Here’s a trailer for Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape.

Oh Yeah, John Mulaney’s Kid Gorgeous at Radio City Music Hall Is Now Streaming and Is, As You’d Probably Expect, Pretty Swell

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With Oh, Hello, co-hosting the Spirit Awards, Big Mouth, and more under his belt, John Mulaney’s stock is already pretty high and expectations of him can easily rise to be equally as high. Still, Mulaney, in turn, rises to the occasion once more.

Every one of his hour specials have been solid intricately collected and connected observations by Mulaney and Kid Gorgeous, his latest hour special follows suit. John performs on a bigger stage with a nicer backdrop and seemingly has a bit more polish and spring to his step this time around, but he’s still dealing out his whipsmart observations in his life (including as a celebrity, a human being, and, of course, being raised Catholic) like he’s been doing so well for years.

Kid Gorgeous at Radio City is now streaming at Netflix.

If that’s not enough Mulaney for you, here’s John breaking down a possible theory behind comedy’s fascination with Florida on Seth Meyers.

Please Enjoy Harrison Greenbaum’s Late Night Debut on Conan

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Harrison Greenbaum has done so much in comedy so well that you’d be more than pleasantly surprised to see this his first stand-up set on late night.

Also, you’ll learn quite a bit “personal lightning strikes”, which will probably reframe how you think about getting hit by lightning forever.

Watch it here.

Please Enjoy Another a Wonderfully Dry Julio Torres Late Night Set on Tonight Show

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Julio Torres has a honed a cadence and delivery that’s so deliberately dry and measured that his mere presence has your attention fixated on him. It’s a great thing to behold on top of his carefully constructed jokes.

Watch the set from last week’s Tonight Show here.

Man oh man, we’ve got a whole lot of tickets to giveaway to some really amazing shows including:Eddie Pepitone’s solo show, Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen, and the always fun 4:20 induced Gateway Show.

If you want to win a pair of tickets to any of these, please enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

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Stand Up in pitch black darkness is back!

Marlena Rodriguez’s DARK has its latest edition set for Friday, May 4th at Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe in Silverlake and will feature the disembodied voices and great comedy of:
Aparna Nancherla (Netflix The Stand Ups)
Johnny Pemberton (You’re The Worst)
Mary Lynn Rajskub (Brooklyn Nine Nine)
Amy Silverberg (Wolf Den, Bitchface)
Ismael Loutfi (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Brandon Scott Wolf (NY Times)

Maybe they’ll do something special as it’s Star Wars Day (because, you know, the dark side and being in the dark)? Go and see for yourself (We’ll bet you’ll have a great time either way).

Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at door. Please 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.

The 2018 Pittsburgh Comedy Festival Is Taking Submissions for Stand Up and Improv

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If you’re scouring for a new comedy festival to submit to around the country, The Pittsburgh Comedy Festival is only asking for a $20 submission fee for stand-ups or improv teams along when applying. If you’re looking to perform outside of LA (or closer to the East Coast/Pittsburgh depending on where you are when reading this), this might be a good chance for you to get an experience in that regard.

You have until Sun. May 27th to submit and the festival itself is set for Aug. 22nd-26th.

Get more details here.

Please Get Debra DiGiovanni’s Album “Lady Jazz”Out Today

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Ever since Debra DiGiovanni arrived in LA, she has destroyed stage after stage often prompting many other comedians on the line-up to not want to follow her. Debra’s undeniable charm and rapid fire cadence pretty much has every watching her busting up from the get go. She’s absolutely one of the best folks to come down from Canada

Lady Jazz, her latest release fresh off the presses from AST Records, showcases these abilities and more in a big theater and definitely is worth a listen (probably more than a few actually).

Get Lady Jazz from AST here.

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Just so you know, the latest chance you’ll have to see the one and only Norm MacDonald live in the Greater LA Area, will be on Thursday, May 31st through Saturday, June 2nd at the Brea Improv.

Tickets are $25 (+ 2 item min.). Get them here now.

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

Win Tickets to Hot Tub to See Barry Rothbart, Deanne Smith, David Gborie!

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This week’s Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen has the host of a “get-high-and-save-the-world” podcast, a wondrous visitor from up North, a comic to be featured on the upcoming New Negroes, and more!

Per usual, it’s pretty great and we’ve got tickets for you to win!

Enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

Please, Please, Please Enjoy Joe Machi on Conan

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Just from his face, you can see a certain unbridled spirit in the comedy of Joe Machi that keeps a smile on our face between laughs. You might not even notice that Joe’s well crafted jokes get at the complexity of the human experience because there’s such a bubbly energy to his set.

See for yourself from last night’s Conan here.

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Echo Park’s bright, shiny, and new barbershop, American Barbershop, will not only feature all the trappings of a classic barbershop, but will also have its fair share of live comedy (FYI, this won’t be the first live comedy show that Echo Park has had in a barbershop).

Coming up, there’s Cut It Up this Friday at 10:30PM and Classic Comedy on Monday, Apr. 30th at 9PM. Both shows have stacked line-ups and are FREE.

Get more details here and here respectively.

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

Hari Kondabolu’s Latest Hour “Warn Your Relatives” Coming Out May 8th on Netflix

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Hari Kondabolu’s Latest Hour “Warn Your Relatives” Coming Out May 8th on Netflix

“I’m happy to announce that my @NetflixIsAJoke special “Warn Your Relatives” comes out on May 8th! So excited to have something I’m very proud of on @netflix!”

–@harikondabolu

Between this hour and The Simpsons’ controversial response to Hari’s documentary, Hari Kondabolu is having one hell of a Spring this year. Definitely set a reminder for May 8th to stream Warn Your Relatives.

Lady Parts Justice Going on a Vagical Mystery Tour All Summer Long

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The good people over at Lady Parts Justice, led by Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), are headed on what seems to be a barnburner of a national comedy tour aptly named The Vagical Mystery Tour this Summer featuring the brilliant minds and talents from coast to coast of:

Jenny Yang
Guy Branum
Greg Proops
Gina Yashere
Alonzo Bodden
Helen Hong
Maysoon Zayid
Jackie Kashian
Mehran Khaghani

& music from:
Nicole Atkins
Mike Doughty

As Lady Parts Justice is an organization that fights for women being in charge of their own bodies, the schedule of the tour seems to be arranged in places where such a fight might be must dire in the U.S.

Thus far, cities on The Vagical Mystery Tour include:

Bethlehem, PA
Charleston, WV
Columbus, OH
Nashville, TN
Detroit, MI
South Bend, IN
Minneapolis, MN
Milwaukee, WI

Please get tickets and more details here.

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Todd Glass and Rory Scovel are masters at dancing with chaos and spinning it into comedy gold.

This Friday, they’re going to diving into wherever their flights of fancy take them at The Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater.

You really shouldn’t miss out on whatever this ends up being because it will be magical. Tickets are $12 in advance and $18 at the door. Go get them here now.

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

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Karen Kilgariff will take another “lovely” stroll down memory lane with Wanda Sykes and Sue Murphy as they watch and riff off of old sets of theirs from decades ago for another round of Throwback.

Normally in the Lab, this edition will be in the Main Room at The Hollywood Improv and should be a damn good time. Tickets are $18 (w/2 item min.). 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.