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The Ruby LA Will Be LA’s Newest Comedy Venue (and Taking Over the Nerdist School)

March 28, 2018
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While Meltdown Comics and the Nerdmelt Showroom are indeed closing, the space that was known as Nerdist School at 7518 W. Sunset Blvd. (right next door to Meltdown Comics) will be reopened as The Ruby LA, a comedy venue focused on inclusivity, specifically intersectional feminism. They’ll be “…bringing in women, people of color, and queer voices to round out leadership and faculty positions, while also creating and producing shows by underrepresented voices,” as stated in their press release this morning.

Led by Nerdist School’s heads Jen Curran, Lindsay Barrow, and Randy Thompson, The Ruby LA will have a launch event that will go from noon to midnight on April 7th with comedians of all sorts from all over LA.

The dust has been settling from all the LA comedy closures, but we can now thankfully chalk one point on the side of comedy venues opening.

Follow The Ruby LA on Twitter @the_ruby_la.

March 1, 2017
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Watching comedians perform, you might think that they’re such succinct observers of the world around them that probably know a little more than just a thing or two.

This new show “Experts” (Note: the quotation marks are intentionally part of the title and suggest an air of sarcasm) will put comedians and their knowledge to the test via a completely factual multimedia presentation on a topic. 

This first show has an amazing line-up that could make anything they talk about entertaining, but will focus in on a topic they feel that they’re an “expert” in. With Guy Branum, we’d guess it be Canada. 

“Experts” will kick off next week at UCB Sunset. Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

January 17, 2017
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Basically, Connor Ratliff plays a version George Lucas who makes good on want to host his own talk show. It’s normally based out of NYC, but it’s stopping by for a special LA edition this week and you absolutely get your tickets for it here.

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

January 9, 2017
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The Jerry Maguire Video Store, the video store art installation put together by Everything Is Terrible that will be stocked with only VHS copies of Jerry Maguire, officially opens this Friday, January 13th in Echo Park’s iam8bit.

The opening is free to attend, but there are plenty of great events lined-up throughout the rest of the month. You can tickets to all of that here.

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

November 5, 2016
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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.

July 22, 2016
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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.

Poster by Dave Kloc and Garrett Ross

July 21, 2016
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Reunited brings together a faux panel of a fake sitcom where the guests have no idea what the show was, who they played, or what happened that perhaps tore them apart. 

This edition at the Nerdmelt Showroom on Saturday, July 30th will be particularly fun as actually cast members from TruTV’s actual sitcom Those Who Can’t will be on the show. 

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Get advance tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics/maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

June 13, 2016
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Tickets available here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

June 11, 2016
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Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. You can (and should) get them here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Poster by Reid Faylor.

June 3, 2016
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The amazing Sean Patton is bringing his one-man show to Nerdmelt at Meltdown Comics later this month. Called Number One, Sean will share stories that focus in on his former life as a chronic bedwetter. 

Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the door. Please get them here. 

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Poster by Caitlin Cook.

May 30, 2016
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A mix of “groundbreaking avant-garde films and electrifying tour-de-force performances” will be featured with the line-up in the flyer above as curated by groundbreaking filmmakers Alex Kavutskiy and Ariel Gardner. 

Get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for comedy shows/events as well as open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

Steve Rannazzisi Shows Us Why The Rock N’ Roll Ralphs in Hollywood Is Rock N’ Roll

February 27, 2015
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If you live in Hollywood, you learn almost instantly that it’s far removed from the glitz and glamour that’s depicted on stage and screen. One great example of that is the Ralphs on Sunset Blvd. that’s open 24/7, affectionately called the “Rock n’ Roll Ralphs”.

Steve Rannazzisi had an ordeal there that gives you an idea of why this Ralphs is “special” and has earned its “rock n’ roll” status in a story for This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir.

Remain Champagne: AN OPEN LETTER TO THAT COUPLE I JUST SAW ON THE SUNSET STRIP

April 26, 2011
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Remain Champagne: AN OPEN LETTER TO THAT COUPLE I JUST SAW ON THE SUNSET STRIP

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Look at you guys! Nicely dressed, smiling, out on the town. Looks like you just had dinner maybe. This whole Sunset Strip thing just keeps getting brighter and brighter what with all the computerized billboards and new stores and clubs and reflecting windows so everyone can see…

Matt Champagne runs into the weirdest thing on Sunset Blvd. that isn’t Jesus at the Comedy Store.

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