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Pick of the Day: Steph Tolev’s I’ve Always Been F*cked 10/6

September 29, 2020

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We had previously given you a heads up on the absolutely hysterical Steph Tolev putting on a live-stream performance of her solo show I’ve Always Been F*cked, but it had been moved to October just after we had posted about it.

So, we feel it our due diligence to highlight the show’s new date on Tues. Oct. 6th at 6PM PT/9PM ET via Dynasty Typewriter. Again, Tolev’s unflinching honesty and vulnerability and domineering presence on stage have made her into one of our favorite folks to watch on stage at any time and place and the prospect of her very own solo show is absolutely something we’re looking forward to, even if it’s live-streamed.

Tickets are going for $1-$10 and can (and very much should) be snagged here.

Pick of the Day: Hollywood Quars 6/4

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This brand new, weekly comedy game show, Hollywood Quars, hosted by Matt Lieb, takes trivia to a whole new level as both the contestants AND the host don’t know the answers to the questions (even when the host wrote them). It’s up to a really great line-up of comedians to make it seem like their answer is the best (or maybe even actually right?).

For this first edition of Hollywood Quars on Thurs. Jun. 4th at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET, they’ve assembled:

Baron Vaughn (Netflix, Comedy Central)
Steph Tolev (Comedy Central)
Brandie Posey (Lady 2 Lady Podcast)
Sean Keane (Roundball Rock Podcast)
Caitlin Gill (NPR, 2 Dope Queens)
Madison Shepard (Album “Goodnight Silverlake Lounge”)
Jessica Sele (Vice TV)
Chris Estrada (Comedy Central)
Casey Ley (Gay Power Half Hour )

Also, we gotta say, having gotten a sneak peak, this very well might be one of the slickest looking comedy game shows done via live-stream.

By the way, they’ll be raising money for Minnesota Freedom Fund (which, due to so much support, is distributing funds to other worthy causes)

Tickets are $8 if you snag them right now and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

February 25, 2020

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This Thursday, it will have been a year since Peacock started prancing around Club Tee Gee over in the lovely part of LA known as Atwater Village. In that time, it has quickly grown into a neatly packed and produced, tight stand-up show that has become a neighborhood (and LA) favorite on Thursday nights. Going for an entire year, especially when you’re maintaining a high quality show every week is incredibly difficult and deserves a nod of admiration (in person at this week’s show preferably)

So, join host Kiran Deol and a very, very special, extra stacked line-up all for the always nice price of a $5 suggested donation to celebrate Peacock’s One Year Anniversary.

November 13, 2019

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So, Matt O’Brien has devised a way to have comedians act out a scene with a green screen, then finish a video with a background suggested by the audience before that comedian finishes a normal stand-up set.

For us, it sounds like some beautiful chaos and something you should definitely check out (especially with a great line-up of Julia Hladkowicz, Johnny Pemberton, JB Ball, Andrew Johnston, Steph Tolev).

This madness will be called Green with Matt O’Brien and happening on Fri., Nov. 22nd at 10:30PM at UCB Sunset. Tickets are $7 and you ought to go get them here.

The backroom of the Blue Rooster Art Supplies was poised to be the heir apparent to Nerdmelt @ Meltdown. Alas, such a fate was not to come to pass as construction and expansion will prohibit the space from being a live venue.

Thus, Faded, On Deck, live tapings of All Fantasy Everything, and more will be moving on to a new home in the Mid City Arts Center next month.

However, before they go, they’re throwing a big farewell this Saturday in the form of an all female comedy marathon featuring 30 of LA’s best female comedians telling one joke. Signature Drink, another Blue Rooster show alum, and its hosts Courtney Karwal and Megan Gailey will be presiding over what should be quite the swan song.

Seriously, this would be a show that you shouldn’t miss without the whole prospect of a venue closing. As this is a living wake of sorts, it’s even more imperative that you enjoy yourself at a damn fine stand-up show.

Best get your tickets here quick.

August 16, 2019

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Straw Men is, without a doubt, one of our new favorite shows of the year in how it puts many of the funniest people in LA to have the most absurd debates ever using the dumbest arguments and childish tactics possible.

While name-calling, the title-inspiring “straw man”, tangential insults, etc. are not at all productive in real debates between politicians that steer the course of policy at any level, it’s pretty damn fun to watch comedians do it in a theater.

So, go get your tickets for the next Straw Men, happening next week!

Please Enjoy Steph Tolev and Debra DiGiovanni Being Themselves in “Steph and Deb”

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Steph Tolev and Debra DiGiovanni are two of the funniest comedians exported from Toronto to LA in recent memory. Wherever they take the stage around town, they’ve always crushed it by unapologetically being themselves on stage.

So, this Comedy Central digital series Steph and Deb takes a cue from that and fully realize some of their best bits and stories. Get into it here.

Please Get Steph Tolev’s New Album “I’m Not Well”

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Steph Tolev stepped foot in LA with her brash, colorful, unapologetic, yet always playful stand-up had us doubled over laughing instantly. She’s one of Canada’s latest great comedy exports and this new hour I’m Not Well is the evidence to back that up.

Her gruff voice, spirited delivery, and unabashed honesty all get painted with her beautifully explicit, personal stories and observations. No matter how blue it gets, there is an undeniable charm to it all (even when she talks about bringing back creepy aunts). Even hearing some of these bits again, we still find ourselves with a wide smile and a big chuckle.

I’m Not Well comes out this Friday from Comedy Records and you can get/pre-order it on iTunes here.

December 28, 2018

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50 of LA comedy’s best and brightest will be doing their best impression/character of/interpretation/etc. of the damn funny Steph Tolev.

We’re pretty sure a show like this hasn’t ever been done and we’re kind of in love with it. Also, Steph Tolev is very, very funny in case you didn’t know.

The line-up currently includes:
Kyle Kinane, Deb DiGiovanni, Beth Stelling, Nicole Byer, Jak Knight, Moses Storm, Dave Ross, Zack Noe Towers, Caleb Synan, Jame Loftus, Amy Miller, Curtis Cook, Ever Mainard, Ahamed Weinberg, Chris Fairbanks, James Austin Johnson, Anna Seregina, Jack Robichaud, Chris Charpentier, Babs Gray, Julia Hladcowitz, Matt O’Brien, Joe Kwazcala, Brad Wenzel, Josh Adam Meyers, Robby Hoffman, Bri Pruett, Garrick Bernard, Amber Nelson, Candice Thompson, Jordan Doll, Brad Gage, Danny Palumbo and Daniel Webb as Steph’s MOM.

So, please mark down Sun. Jan. 13th at 8PM at the Virgil in your calendars for 50 First Stephs. Also, donations will be taken to aid the recovery of Jason Saenz (you can donate to Jason’s GoFundMe here).

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

December 28, 2018

benefit show, experimental comedy, jason saenz, silverlake, steph tolev, the virgil, you guys like impressions

50 of LA comedy’s best and brightest will be doing their best impression/character of/interpretation/etc. of the damn funny Steph Tolev.

We’re pretty sure a show like this hasn’t ever been done and we’re kind of in love with it. Also, Steph Tolev is very, very funny in case you didn’t know.

The line-up currently includes:
Kyle Kinane, Deb DiGiovanni, Beth Stelling, Nicole Byer, Jak Knight, Moses Storm, Dave Ross, Zack Noe Towers, Caleb Synan, Jame Loftus, Amy Miller, Curtis Cook, Ever Mainard, Ahamed Weinberg, Chris Fairbanks, James Austin Johnson, Anna Seregina, Jack Robichaud, Chris Charpentier, Babs Gray, Julia Hladcowitz, Matt O’Brien, Joe Kwazcala, Brad Wenzel, Josh Adam Meyers, Robby Hoffman, Bri Pruett, Garrick Bernard, Amber Nelson, Candice Thompson, Jordan Doll, Brad Gage, Danny Palumbo and Daniel Webb as Steph’s MOM.

So, please mark down Sun. Jan. 13th at 8PM at the Virgil in your calendars for 50 First Stephs. Also, donations will be taken to aid the recovery of Jason Saenz (you can donate to Jason’s GoFundMe here).

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 with Kurt and Kristen for Aug. 27th

August 23, 2018

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Hot Tub is back at it again next Monday and so are we with an accompanying ticket giveaway.

Win a pair by entering here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

Please Enjoy These Short Sketches from Dave Ross’ Twitter

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Longtime TCB favorite Dave Ross has been putting up ultra short sketches @davetotheross on Twitter for over a month now and each one of them has been great and absurd as all hell.

We won’t explain any further and just let you enjoy these sketch morsels as fresh as possible:

5. Put Your Phone Away

Also, we’re pretty sure fans of Dave’s old sketch group, WOMEN, will be plenty thrilled with these.

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Sure, the Fourth of July is this week, but you’ve got tip your caps to Canada, which seems like they’re doing much better than us Americans right now.

So, for Canada Day, why not go see some of the funniest Canadians that thankfully are residing in LA (that includes Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson).

Tickets are $5 and you can (and should) go get them right now right her

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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We’re still smiling about the new web series Please Understand Me from Steve Feinartz and Ahamed Weinberg, EP’d by Sarah Silverman that was released this week on Facebook Watch.

Seriously, it’s fantastic.

Anyhow, if you’re in LA and don’t want to wait in the coming weeks for new episodes, you can go to a live screening of the whole series (including episodes for the pilot presentation) at the Lyric Hyperion in Silverlake (2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA) on Saturday, June 9th at 8PM. We were lucky enough to go to the premiere screening and it’s such a damn good time watching it in a crowd.

Tickets are $10 and you really ought to 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.

“Please Understand Me” Is The Next Thing You Should Be Watching

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The idea of showing comedians in therapy gets taken to the next level with Please Understand Me from the brilliant duo of Ahamed Weinberg and Steven Feinartz.

In this web series, fictional stories are made up for pairs of comedians who sit down with actual therapists, accented with colorful interstitial flashbacks. Of course, the stories themselves are perfectly ridiculous and played to perfection by a great cast, which includes many of our favorite comedy folks such as Rory Scovel, Natalie Palamides, Mo Collins, Fred Melamed, Steph Tolev, Ismael Loutfi, Ahamed, Juzo Yoshida, Chad Damiani, Phil Burgers, and Punkie Johnson.

Go enjoy Please Understand Me’s first two episodes right now on Facebook Watch and check back weekly for new episodes.

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Monthly a house in Silverlake gets turned into a ridiculous “drinking game” comedy show/house party with Brew Haha. Hundreds of folks come out and it seriously looks and feels like you’re in one of those great parties that you’d only see in movies.

Brew Haha will now be trying their hand down in the OC at the Rec Room in Huntington Beach this Saturday, July 29th with a fine line-up of Allen Strickland Williams, Steph Tolev, Morgan Jay, Steve Hernandez, and Brad Silnutzer.

Tickets are $5-$10 and you can (and 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.

Boy oh boy, we’ve (yes, we, The Comedy Bureau, are putting on a show) got a showcase of some of our “most wanted” (favorite) stand-up comedians in town that you need to be on the look out for.

Wednesday, July 26th at 8PM at The Comedy Central Stage.

Don’t be late.

Again, it’s free, but you have to RSVP here or at 323 960 5519.

Flyer by The Brain Trust’s Ed Weseloh with logo by Chris Fairbanks.

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That’s right. This show is stand-up comedy completely in complete darkness. If you’ve never experienced such a thing before, it’s pretty trippy, and, for this show, you’ll be in the hands of a great line-up.

Also, we should point out that this show, done in pitch black darkness, has a comedian named Steven King on it (sure, it’s spelled differently than the author, but it’s still a cool, novelty selling point anyway).

You can (and should) 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.

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This is a great line-up of LA’s best and brightest. Also, some of the best views in LA are to be had on hills in Echo Park and should have your interest peaked.

Get more details here.