David Cross Does Impression of Matthew McConaughey in 2042
This is just another great morsel from David Cross’ Making America Great Again special that will hopefully keep you satiated until it starts streaming on Netflix this Friday.
…along with a live performance by Henry Phillips and guests Eddie Pepitone and Brendon Walsh.
Tickets are $5 and you can and should get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Moshe Kasher Recounts His Past Life as a ‘Pure Adrenaline Gangster’
Accomplished and celebrated comedian Moshe Kasher had a wild childhood that lead to drugs, rampant disregard for the life, mental hopsitals, rehab, and being part of a gang that called themselves the Pure Adrenaline Gangsters.
For This Is Not Happening, he shares a great story, that really paints will the emotional colors, of being a Pure Adrenaline Gangster.
Oh yeah, his book that he mentions, Kasher in the Rye, is still available for purchase.
The episodic series that followed comedians in Austin, TX is having a whole showcase of many Austin-to-LA transplants tomorrow
Stand Up Empire will be taking over the Comedy Central Stages featuring Megan Simon, Ramin Nazer, Daniel Rugg Webb, Brently Heilbron, and Chip Pope on Wednesday, August 3rd at 8PM.
Admission is free with RSVP at 323 960 5519. Get more details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows and listings as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
This is taking place on Wednesday, August 3rd at 7PM at The Main Room of The Comedy Store. Admission is $20 or $50 including purchase of book in addition to 2 drink minimum.
Get more details and tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Comedy Binge, the First Online Live Comedy Festival, Is Now Taking Submissions
Comedy Binge is a live comedy festival that will be live streaming all of their performances and shows, while putting them on in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, October 29th.
They are now taking submissions until Wednesday, August 31st.
You can more details how you can join this groundbreaking festival here.
Matthew Broussard Does a Very Tight Set on Conan on Female Anatomy
This week, Matthew Broussard not only manage to garner several applause breaks on his set on Conan, but did so while going in-depth on female anatomy for the majority of his set in such a way that’s hardly blue and doesn’t feel like “mansplaining”.
Trust us, Broussard made it all work. Watch it here.
Yes, that pun in the headline was intended.
Pete Davidson brings his Prehab Tour to Largo at the Coronet Theatre.
You can (and should) get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Watch Jared Logan’s Set on The Late Late Show with James Corden
You might be aware that The Late Late Show with James Corden was just nominated for an Emmy. One of the reasons that happen, we firmly believe, is the stellar writing staff they have.
The fantastic Jared Logan is a part of said staff and he got to show off his stand-up chops on the show last night. Watch his set here.
Kurt Metzger is playing the Hollywood Improv next month and you absolutely should you not miss it.
You can (and should) get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
David Cross’ Netflix Special “Making America Great Again” Trailer Is Here
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s almost here.
That’s right, another David Cross stand-up special, Making America Great Again, is coming next month.
Here’s the trailer to prove it.
David Cross: Making America Great Again starts streaming on Friday, August 5th on Netflix.
You can (and should) get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
The rest of the listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Spend an evening next week watching the stand-up of the great Jay Larson along with Matt Ingebretson and Joe DeRosa.
Tickets are available here.
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Please Welcome The Pack Theater, LA’s Latest Comedy Venue You Need to Check Out
Like all good art scenes, the LA comedy scene is always growing, changing, and evolving whether it be comedians moving up the ranks, new bookers shaking things up at some of the city’s most established clubs, or groups of like minded folks striking out on their own to do their thing.
The Pack Theater, which just opened up as full time comedy theater, looks to continue that pioneering spirit.
Founded by renowned improviser Miles Stroth, The Pack will have shows 7 nights a week that run the gamut of improv, sketch, stand-up, everything in between, and everything outside of that. There will even be opportunities for classes (taught by the likes of Stroth, Heather Anne Campbell, Eric Moneypenny, and Sam Brown just to a name a few of their faculty that are among the funniest in their comedic discipline) and open mics (that includes sketch open mics and improv jams as well as stand-up) to be inclusive for all levels of performers, an important aspect of existing as new comedy theater in Los Angeles.
For a few months, The Pack has already been putting on pretty swell shows with their aforementioned faculty, solid sketch and improv house teams, and some of the best all around comedians you get to know in LA. It really seems to echo the early, DIY, more rebellious days of UCB and, as you can probably guess, we’re excited to what else they’ve got cooking.
This Saturday, they’ve got a gigantic show to really kick off their opening called PackCon featuring the likes of Bob Odenkirk, Adam McKay, The Whitest Kids U Know, Ian Roberts, Matt Jones (Breaking Bad), Nick Thune, Ron Lynch, Maribeth Monroe (Workaholics), John Gemberling (Broad City), EpicLloyd (Epic Rap Battles of History), John Ennis (Mr. Show), Alison Rich (Party Over Here), Shelly Gossman (SNL), Josh Fadem, Brent Weinbach and way more. From 5PM to midnight or maybe even later, we have no doubt it’ll be a hell of a ride.
The Pack Theater is located in Hollywood at 6470 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA and you can get more info here, follow them on Twitter and Instagram @packtheater or on Facebook.
Best of all, all the shows will be pay-what-you-can for admission.
Hari Kondabolu’s “Mainstream America Comic” Should Definitely Be Your Next Comedy Album
When it comes to issues of politics and social justice, Hari Kondabolu has really set himself apart greatly from the run-of-the-mill political humor and social satire. His latest album Mainstream American Comic exemplifies his brilliant writing that skews very liberal, but also keeps an open mind, hence one clever layer of the title.
For this new hour, Hari dives head first into hot button issues like race, gender, and the election as well as even higher brow topics like modern art and the surgeon general, but always manages to keep his jokes sharp at every level and facet, which Hari makes sure there are plenty of.
Here’s a preview to show you what we’re talking about.
<a href=“http://harikondabolu.bandcamp.com/album/mainstream-american-comic”>Mainstream American Comic by Hari Kondabolu</a>
Mainstream American Comic comes out tomorrow, Friday, July 22nd, off of Kill Rock Stars, but you can pre-order (or order depending when you’re reading this) it right now with a collector’s mug.
Kyle Kinane Tells a Tale of Having Some of the Saddest Sex Ever
Kyle Kinane has made a name for himself by being able to weave the threads of despair exquisitely into wonderful multi-faceted stories and observations that are as funny as they can possibly be.
This latest story about some of the saddest sex Kyle has ever had on This Is Not Happening is a great example of that.
Spend an evening with the one and only Tig Notaro at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday, July 30th at 8:30PM.
Tickets are $20-$45 and you can (and should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
TJ Miller To Do HBO Comedy Special After Nationwide Tour
TJ Miller To Do HBO Comedy Special After Nationwide Tour
If you remember what TJ did as the latest host of The Critics Choice Awards, you’ll know that we’re all in for something special on both the tour and the special.
Bonnie McFarlane Returns to “The Late Show”, This Time with Stephen Colbert as Host
In this new era of late night, you might know that stand-up comedy being featured is a much different beast than it used to be in the heyday of Leno and Letterman.
Sensibilities are different, the times, they are a changin’, there are less slots for stand-ups on late night, and a literal “tight five” is a thing of the past. Since comedy is more expansive than it’s ever been and the access, thanks to the Internet, is greater than it has ever been, it’s much harder to stand out.
That being said, Bonnie McFarlane is a good example of someone who bridges this specific gap. She is one of the few women who got to perform stand-up on Letterman and this past week, she just got another great set on The Late Show with its new host Stephen Colbert. As of now, only a few other comedians, Jerry Seinfeld and Nick Griffin, have gotten the distinction of performing on both Letterman and Colbert.
Watch Bonnie’s latest Late Show set and see what we’re talking about here.
Don’t miss out on this.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Monroe Martin Recounts an Edible Fueled Date at Live @ The Apt
Sometimes, being on ‘edibles’ in a tense situation is strongly advised against.
However, Monroe Martin found going on a date and discovering that he had mistakenly ingested a cake that was the special kind of ‘edible’ and managed to make the best of it.
Comedian Shane Mauss and his show A Good Trip will take you through the ins and outs including the history and science of psychedelics and will follow up with an open discussion as part of the Aware Project’s Psychedelic Awareness Salon.
It’s at Au Lac in Downtown LA (710 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA) on Wednesday, July 27th at 7PM.
Tickets are $15 for pre-sale and $20 at door with a 2 item minimum at the show.
You can (and should) get your tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Gary Gulman Does Stand-Up on How the Abbreviations of All 50 States Came About
If there can be a documentary on the font Helvetica, then certainly someone can do really great stand-up comedy about how all 50 of these United States of America got abbreviated, factually or semi-factually, into the two letter code that we all know and love today.
That someone just happens to be the great Gary Gulman.
Watch him pull of this feat on last night’s Conan.
It’s free to attend, not that it should matter for going to a taping of James Fritz, but you definitely should go to this. More details here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.
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