stand up – Page 14 – The Comedy Bureau

February 25, 2018

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A new weekly Thursday show is just around the corner at Club Fais Do-Do thanks to Matt Monroe, Sofiya Alexandra, Julia Prescott, and Dave Rankin.

They’ve got a killer inaugural line-up including themselves and:
– Rory Scovel (Netflix)
– Cameron Esposito (Take My Wife)
– Joel Kim Booster (Comedy Central)
– Jackie Kashian (Jackie & Laurie Show)

It’s a FREE show, so mark your calendars for the first YES! YES! YES! on March 8th at 8PM.

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.

Ali Siddiq’s Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” Premieres This Friday

February 22, 2018

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Ali Siddiq’s new special It’s Bigger Than These Bars premieres on Comedy Central at 11PM this Friday.

Siddiq performed and taped this special in front of an audience of inmates at a jail, which is made doubly interesting by the fact that Siddiq used to be incarcerated. Also, Siddiq has tapped his experiences and distilled them into damn funny stories.

While you’re waiting for the special to drop, you can see Ali chat with Desus & Mero about the whole process of making it and more here.

Jim Gaffigan Will Release His Next Stand-Up Special on His Own

February 20, 2018

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Jim Gaffigan Will Release His Next Stand-Up Special on His Own

It has been awhile since a big time comedian released their own comedy special independent from networks and streaming services.

Luckily, Jim Gaffigan will be releasing his sixth hour special by himself via various digital platforms/marketplaces and, given his appeal across several different demographics, we’re betting that’ll both do well.

Also, we’d be curious to see if Gaffigan gets a little more experimental since he’s releasing it on his own.

February 20, 2018

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Not only should you buy a ticket to this show to raise money in the fight to end gun violence here in America, but the line-up, as you can see, is star-studded and the show will probably sell out very quickly.

Get tickets here.

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

February 20, 2018

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Just a friendly neighborhood reminder that our latest Most Wanted List is this Thursday at Comedy Central Stage at 8PM. See the comedians that you really ought to be seeing as we have handpicked each and every one of them for much they have killed us when they take the stage.

Admission is FREE just as long as you RSVP here.

February 18, 2018

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The fantastic wry, smart comedic stylings of Ireland’s Dylan Moran are coming through LA once again for another week long run at Largo with Dylan’s latest show Grumbling Mustard.

Moran has five shows line-up between Monday, March 19th and Friday, March 23rd at the lovely Largo at the Coronet Theatre and tickets are $40.

Do yourself a favor and go snag some tickets here.

Goodrich Gevaart’s Debut Album “Portrait of a Young Weirdo” Doubles as a Zine

February 16, 2018

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The debut album from Chicago-to-LA transplant Goodrich Gevaart has just released today and, in the spirit of disrupting traditional distribution models, Goodrich has opted for a digital copy of the album Portrait of a Young Weirdo to be accompanied by an actual limited edition 48 page zine. In the zine, you’ll get “timestamped commentary about the jokes in addition to lots of pictures and stories, and an interview with Rhea Butcher, whom Gevaart started comedy with six years ago.”

Also, it’s photo-copied if you’re somehow questioning its legitimacy as a zine.

It’s a great pairing to the album as both weave through Goodrich’s stories and observations of the quietly weird place that is the Midwest, specifically Indiana, with spryly delivered colorful detail.

By the way, this is one of our favorite pages of the zine.

You can get the zine/album Portrait of a Young Weirdo from AST Records here or just the digital album here.

Expect Chris Rock’s Tamborine to Be Awards Frontrunner for Comedy Specials

February 14, 2018

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Finally, we have gotten a special from a comedy legend (that hasn’t done a comedy special in a very long time) that can live up to the hype.

Tamborine both satisfies the long-held, unsatisfied craving that you’ve probably had for a new hour of stand-up from Chris Rock and offers a more mature, vulnerable, introspective Rock. For instance, he not only hushes the crowd immediately to get to a joke about police brutality and racial inequality without any sort of greeting, but Rock opens up about his divorce and raising his kids in a way that you might have not imagined Chris Rock would ever do. In short, Rock doesn’t disappoint at a time when heroes of all kinds have been disappointing right and left.

Also, one should take note that Rock tapped Bo Burnham (who has directed two of his own specials and Jerrod Carmichael’s 8) to direct his latest special and the result looks subtly slick and very personal (i.e. this special has some of the most extreme close-ups ever used in a comedy special).

When the next awards season comes around, it’d be surprising to not see Rock’s new hour be heavily favorited wherever it can be nominated.

Chris Rock: Tamborine is now streaming on Netflix. So, go watch it (or watch it again) already.

February 13, 2018

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Power Violence is going to celebrate 7 years of “extreme friendship” this Sunday.

Whether you’ve been party to that or you have no idea of how to even conceive of extreme friendship, it’s an occasion that you shouldn’t miss (a really nice line-up of Mitra Jouhari, Patti Harrison, Johnny Pemberton, Simon Gibson, Steve Hernandez, and more are also going to be there with Whit, Clay, Budd, and Jeramy)

Power Violence 7 Year Anniversary is this Sunday, February 18th 8:30PM at The Satellite LA. Tickets are $8 and you can (and should) get them here (BTW, comics get in FREE).

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

Turns Out Netflix’s Tamborine Is a Chris Rock Special That Will Be Coming Out on Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2018

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We’re going to go ahead and say that no one came close to guessing that Chris Rock’s first stand-up special in several years was what behind Netflix’s mysterious tamborine announcement a few days ago.

In any case, Chris Rock: Tamborine will drop at midnight on Netflix and, we guess, be Rock’s Valentine’s gift to us all?

February 12, 2018

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That’s right, we’ve managed to round up another bunch of comedians that you absolutely, unequivocally need to keep your eye on for another edition of The Comedy Bureau Most Wanted List.

It’s our personal picks of LA’s best stand-ups that deserve way more shine than they are currently getting and we sincerely hope that you come to see the brilliance that we see.

You can RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-comedy-bureaus-most-wanted-list-tickets-42658754483

You can also RSVP on the phone by calling (323) 960-5519.

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

ICYMI: Bonnie McFarlane on The Tonight Show

February 11, 2018

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Always balancing a bouncy, spirited energy with a bit of cynicism, Bonnie McFarlane proved once again that she is one of our favorite people to watch do stand-up on late night with her set on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Please enjoy it here.

February 10, 2018

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Scotland’s Daniel Sloss has quickly become one of Conan’s favorite comedians over the years and been making quite the impression, as far as we can see, here in the States with his stand-up.

So, Sloss will be now taping an hour long comedy special in DTLA at The Belasco Theater this Tuesday, February 13th and you can catch it for free (as long as you RSVP).

There is a 7PM and a 9PM show and you can (and should) get tickets here.

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

Comedian (and Former Inmate) Ali Siddiq Did His Upcoming Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” at a Prison

February 10, 2018

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Comedian (and Former Inmate) Ali Siddiq Did His Upcoming Special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” at a Prison

In this trailer, you can see that Ali Siddiq does indeed return to a prison to perform for those incarcerated like he once was. Obviously, this will have a much different feel than Jeff Ross’ roast special that happened at a prison as Siddiq spent more than few years behind bars.

By the way, if you haven’t seen Ali’s This Is Not Happening story, please watch it right away here.

Enjoy that until Ali’s special “It’s Bigger Than These Bars” premieres on Friday, Feb. 23rd on Comedy Central.

Please Enjoy Jena Friedman‘s Dark, Important, and Very Funny Late Night Set

February 9, 2018

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Jena Friedman absolutely pulls no punches in this stand-up set from last night’s Conan even though she gives the veil of being of quiet concern the whole time. It’s subtly vicious, which is great specialty of Jena’s.

She even urges us all to take Nazis down a few notches because that’s a thing that we all have to do again.

Please look, listen, and laugh heartily here.

February 9, 2018

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Ramin Nazer’s occasional magical comedy and animation extravaganza all housed within the humble walls of Alternate Universe comics will be returning once again this Saturday night.

The show is at 9:30PM sharp and FREE to attend, so please, please don’t miss out. Oh yeah, we should mention that the line-up is pretty damn good as well.

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.

Please Enjoy Jamie Lee from Last Night’s Corden

February 9, 2018

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As her new album I Mean… proved, the comedy of Jamie Lee is a fabulous combination of clever writing, deft observation and timing, and colorful performance.

Do yourself a favor and enjoy more of that with her latest late night set here.

If you have bad memories of prom or Valentine’s Day*, let the Puterbaugh Sisters and Beth Stelling fix that right up for you with a Valentine’s Day Prom edition of Entertaining Julia at Akbar.

There will be a great comedy show and a Valentine’s Day Prom dance party right after. Best of all, the whole shindig is free to attend.

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.

Broke LA Festival Now Taking Submissions for Comedians, Filmmakers, Visual Artists, Inventors, Etc.

February 7, 2018

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Actually, Broke LA, the annual music and arts festival that is friendly on your wallet, is taking submissions of all sorts of artists and performers (seems that’ll include many disciplines in comedy) to be featured live on April 21st and/or 22nd at The Regent in DTLA.

You have until Thurs. Feb. 15th to get in for the early submission deadline for $10 fee and then, $15 for the final deadline on Fri. Mar. 2nd.

Get more details and submit here.

February 4, 2018

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As comedy at The Hammer Museum worked so well with Aparna Nancherla last year, the renowned museum will be having yet another night of comedy within their walls featuring another round of some of our favorites including Sara Schaefer, Kyle Mizono, Janine Brito, and Naomi Ekperigin.

No matter what you’re situation is on the day before Valentine’s Day, this ought to be a night that you won’t want to miss.

The event is free so long as you RSVP, which you can and should do here.

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

Whether it was pairs of these folks on stage together or not, the line-up for the upcoming Couples Therapy with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman is beyond stuffed with comedy goodness.

The duos going up together include:
Henry Zebrowski and Jackie Zebrowski
Janine Brito and Paula Pell
Solomon Georgio and Casey Ley
Amber Nelson and Nick Vatterott

Pretty swell, right? So, go get your tickets here already.

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

February 2, 2018

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For a year, a “sentient” robot has been hosting a delightful show in marvelous indie, underground venue that’s only accessible via an alley.

To mark the occasion, Mikey Heller, the robot, and a very stacked line-up that includes some very fun out-of-towners and retro-inspired magic will take place right after Valentine’s Day.

Seriously, a robot does host the show and you have to go see it for yourself.

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.

We Got Two Tickets to Next Week’s Hot Tub That Could Be Yours!

February 2, 2018

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We’ve got a pair of tickets to one of the best shows in LA (we ought to know) for you to win! Win or no, going to Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen will be a nice way to recover from whatever Super Bowl party you went to.

Enter to win here: http://dola.com/events/2018/2/5/hot-tub-w-kurt-kristen

Please Enjoy Jordan Temple’s Late Night Debut on Conan

February 2, 2018

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Let the sweet jokes and dulcet tones of Jordan Temple wash over you in his smooth and laid back late night stand-up debut on Conan.

Watch his set here.

We Got More Tickets for You to Win from Dynasty Typewriter

January 31, 2018

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The grand opening of Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater has still yet to come, but they have been putting on fantastic shows in the mean time.

They’ve got another weekend stacked with wonderful performers from all around and in and out and throughout the scene including Sasheer Zamata, Cameron Esposito, Harland Williams, Shane Mauss, Ian Edwards, Kurt Braunohler, Kevin Pollak, Solomon Georgio, and more.

Lucky for you, we got tickets for you to win. Enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

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