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Morning Debriefing 6/10/11

June 10, 2011
Uncategorized
acceptance speech, alex blagg, brendon walsh, claremont, comedy crawl, comedy news, conan, critics choice awards, eddie pepitone, free cheap, gentlemen scumbags, greg proops, hollywood, jamie lee, kyle kinane, live action comic strip, lopez tonight, los angeles, office pranks, open mic run, planking, puddin, rob delaney, say something funny bitch, tbs, ucb, vh1, walsh brothers, web soup, webbys

1) The Walsh Brothers Planking video has taken off getting mentioned as buzzworthy at MTV, the International Business Times, Punchline Magazine, and Huffington Post. Oh, the power of the Internet and it’s need to be entertained with people laying down.

2) Conan on Lopez Tonight.

3) The hilarious Jamie Lee will be co-hosting the Critic’s Choice Awards for VH1.com on June 20th. Do not miss this.

4) Casting Director by Fahim Anwar and Aristotle Athiras

5) The Ploplist on Greg Proops’ Smartest Man in the World.

6) Can’t get enough Gentlemen Scumbags while they’re having scheduling difficulties? Why don’t you ask them some questions?

7) How to Give a 5 Word Acceptance Speech at the Webbys by Alex Blagg. 

8) If you haven’t been reading Rob Delaney’s weekly column at Vice Magazine, you can catch up with all the sage advice on life and women’s parts here.

9) Puddin’-“Water Park”

10) Brendon Walsh and Kyle Kinane as Hobo Warriors on Web Soup.

Game Trailers – E3 2011

11) Just in case you didn’t catch it the other, other, day/time we posted it. James Adomian on Lopez Tonight.

12) ON THE HORIZON
Hand Shucked! @ Moving Arts Theater Sat. June 10th 8PM FREE
The Charlyne Yi Show @ UCB Theatre Sun. June 12th 9:30PM $5
Tony Clifton @ the Egyptian
Mon. June 13th 8PM $8 

13) COMEDY CRAWL
Risk! presents “The Horror” @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 
Say Something Funny Bitch @ Theatre Asylum 10:30PM 
Jackie & Judy: Looking for Good Dick @ UCB Theatre 7PM $5 
Michael Rayner @ Flappers Claremont 8PM $15/2 item min. 
Re-Animator @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30 

14) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/$3 min./mixed mic/booked show in middle around 8PM
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served  

15) As Tracy Morgan’s booked Carnegie Hall because of his credits and now taking into his consideration his latest unfiltered spewing of hate-filled nonsense, I take it that it’s currently much harder to book Largo at the Coronet Theatre in LA.

16) Special Thanks to Maria Bamford and Jake Weisman for giving us a #follow on Twitter. Follow them @mariabamfoo and @weismanjake for their constant hilarity even though you probably already follow them.

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Morning Debriefing 6/9/11

June 9, 2011
Uncategorized
bob ducca, burbank, cheap, comaptish, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, comedy store, earwolf, echo park, encino, forbes, free, hello giggles, icm, internet week, jesse miller talk show, jimmy dore, judah friedlander, julia prescott, los angeles, los feliz, michael ian black, open mic run, parody, santa monica, sara benicasa, super 8, ucb, west hollywood

1) Everyone’s A Comedian:  Comedy Is Hard.  So, Why Is Everyone Doing It On The Internet? for Internet Week in NY [via SoMuchFunItHurts] w/Judah Friedlander, Michael Ian Black, Sara Benincasa, Alf Lamont, and moderator Sean McCarthy.

Video streaming by Ustream

2) First image of Sasha Baron Cohen as The Dictator [via Huffington Post]

3) Hello Giggles gets written up in Forbes. 

4) Julia Prescott Interview with the Humourdor.

5) Can’t Wait for the Movies: Super 8

Can’t Wait for the Movies: Super 8 – watch more funny videos

6) @BobDucca has a podcast: Affirmation Nation. [via Ploplist]

7) Barb & Whitney Blackout: Do You Want To Go Upstairs? NOTE: Watching this is a great way to start your Thursday.

9) Jesse Miller of the Jesse Miller Talk Show goes to ICM in NY.  Make sure to take notes on how to introduce yourself at management companies.

10) Compatish-“Paper Planes”

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Real Spit @ Palms 8PM FREE 
Comedy Speakeasy @ The Loft 8PM FREE 
Subversive Comedy w/Jimmy Dore @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $12/2 item min.
Nick Thune, Arj Barker, Kate Miccuci, and Very Special Guests @ Largo 8:30PM $20
The Josh & Josh Show w/Andrés Du Bouchet @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Lot 1 Comedy Crunch @ Lot 1 Café 8:30PM FREE 
Comedy Palace @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE 
The Los Angeles Comedy Festival: The Armando Show w/cast from Community @ iO West 8PM $25
Stripped Stories @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 
Sweet Sweet Standup @ M Bar 10PM $5 
Rest in Peace @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE 

12) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary 

13) If you’re an audience member at a comedy show and you’re debating whether or not to tell a comedian they were funny because you’re shy, tell them they’re funny.  We keep count of compliments after shows like college football stars do with stickers on their helmets.

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Morning Debriefing 6/7/11

June 7, 2011
Uncategorized
abbey londer, american, bill hicks, burbank, cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy roasts, comedy shows, drew carey, fail, free, giveaway, hollywood, hostage negotiator, improv, improv comedy fest, jon daly, little tokyo, los angeles, open mic run, people watching, planking, rob corddry, sappity tappity, sataristas, silverlake, theatre of life, ucb, walsh brothers

1) American: The Bill Hicks Story is out on DVD today here in the States!!! 

2) You can win a copy of American if you submit your favorite Bill Hicks quote at the Sataristas FB event page here.

3) Do Modern Comedy Roasts Need More Class? (Punchline Magazine Article by the Comedy Bureau)

4) The Walsh Brothers Go “Planking”

5) One of the funniest people we know here at the Comedy Bureau (an early recipient of the Tip of the Hat) Abbey Londer is actually using her Twitter account, so we highly suggest that you follow @abbeylonder so you can catch “Stop fucking smiling at me it’s just a latte you idiot. #firemealready”.

6) Sappity Tappity, the Drunken Roller Skating English Christmas Tree (Jon Daly) Tries to Explain Himself.

7) Theatre of Life w/Nick Rutherford and Beck Bennett.  Essentially, it’s “extreme people watching”, well… as extreme as “people watching” can get.

8) Connected Comedy: What I’ve Learned in My First Three Months on Tumblr.  Great Article AND we’re mentioned in it.  Thanks Connected Comedy.

9) Bad Hostage Negotiator with Rob Corddry.  Plenty of you have seen this, but, truly, we’d regret not posting here.

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Drinking Buddies Presents @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min. 
Drunk On Stage: Pride Week! @ Akbar 8PM FREE
The LA Improv Comedy Fest: The Armando Show w/Drew Carey @ iO West 8:30PM $25
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
For a Few Geeks More @ Michael’s Bar & Grill 9PM FREE 
Lower Crust Comedy @ Genghis Cohen 9PM $6  

11) OPEN MIC RUN
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE TOKYO @ SEÑOR FISH 422 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/6 min./first come, first served/no purchase necessary
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREWCO 1097 Glendon Ave., Westwood, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/lottery/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/$4 min.
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd St. Promenade and 4th St.)/Sign-up 9:45PM/Starts 10PM/lottery/$1 cover
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided 

12) A comedian asked me last night, “Is comedy even cool?”  To that I say, “YES!!!” and suggest you watch this.

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Morning Debriefing 6/6/11

June 6, 2011
Uncategorized
cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, daily show, eagle rock, echo park, eddie pepitone, fox news, free, frolic, hermosa beach, hollywood, io west, jeff garlin, jimmy pardo, jon stewart, la improv fest, los angeles, los feliz, louis ck, midnight show, nerdist theater, never not funny, on the horizon, open mic run, puddin, ucb, west hollywood

1) Louis CK dropping in at the Frolic Show.  You’ve got to wonder if he’ll come up with a bit about trendy Asian Restaurants after this.

2) The LA Improv Comedy Festival @ iO West starts today! (Yes, we reported yesterday that said festival would start today, but many people, when not reminded, think, “I remember that was supposed to start some time this month.” We’d like to try to avoid this for such events)

3) Jimmy Pardo’s Never Not Funny Podcast Season 9 is here!!!

4) Jon Stewart’s Ratings are Higher Than Fox News [via ManintheMittle (via PoliticusUSA)]

5) Why you never miss the monthly sketch barrage known as the Midnight Show at UCB Theatre [via LiezlWasHere].


Pre-movie Trivia


What Happens When You Lose at “Shoot Now, Ask Questions Later”

6) Puddin’-Pennies

7) ON THE HORIZON: At the Nerdist Theater
Pop & Politics w/Jimmy Dore Sat. June 11th 8PM $10
A Night with Jeff Garlin Mon. June 13th 8PM $10 
Carnyville w/Dana Gould & David Koechner Thurs. June 23rd 8PM $10 

8) COMEDY CRAWL
The 4 & 20 @ All Star Lanes 8PM FREE 
Celebrity w/Joel McHale @ iO West 8PM $25
What’s Up Tiger Lily @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE 
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE 
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
CLUB 705 705 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA/Starts 7PM-ish/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
RED ROCK 8782 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee provided

10) A kid asked me yesterday, “Does being a comedian pay well?”  Oh, the things that little one will have to learn…

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Morning Debriefing 6/5/11

June 5, 2011
Uncategorized
cheap, comedy news, comedy shows, comedy store, downtown, echo park, free, fx, hasan minhaj, hitler, hollywood, improv, io west, james adomian, katie crown, la improv fest, louie, nick kroll, osama bin laden, postmodern, silverlake, solo sketch, tj miller, ucb, west hollywood, what to do, whitest kids u know

1) The 9th Annual LA Improv Comedy Festival starts TOMORROW at iO West!!!  Don’t miss out on shows including the cast of the Office, Writers from Conan, Jeffrey Tambor receiving the Del Close Lifetime Achievement Award, and more.

2) June 23rd Louie comes back to FX (I know plenty of you know that, but a friendly Sunday reminder doesn’t hurt). Make sure you mark all your calendars for this (on the wall, on your phone, desktop, laptop, etc.)

3) Punchline Magazine “Analysis” Articles by the Comedy Bureau
What Exactly is a Solo Sketch Show?
The Comedy Podcast Goes ‘Postmodern’
What Makes Up a Stand-Up Comedian?
Is It Ever OK to Heckle a Comedian?
In What Setting is a Comedy Album Best Recorded?
Will Mainstream Awards Shows Ever Give Comedies the Respect They Deserve? 

4) The Art of Coming Off Casual: Letting Your Neighbors Party by Paul Danke

5) In case you missed it or have a thing about scrolling down too far, The Tip of the Hat for Katie Crown.

6) ON THE HORIZON
Drinking Buddies Presents @ Hollywood Improv Tues. Jun. 7th 8PM $14/2 item min.
Stripped Stories @ UCB Theatre
Thurs. June 9th 8PM $5 
Nick Thune & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Thurs. June 9th 8:30PM $20 
The Pod F. Tompkast @ Largo at the Coronet Sat. June 18th 8:30PM $25
Small and Tall Tales w/Margot Leitman & Jenna Brister @ UCB Theatre Wed. June 22nd 8PM $5
Nick Kroll and Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Thurs. June 23rd 9PM $25 
Two Thumbs Way Down @ Nerdist Theater Sat. June 25th 8PM $10 
One-Two Punch @ Benton Manor Sat. June 25th 8PM FREE 

7) COMEDY CRAWL
Feel Good Comedy @ The Hollywood Improv 7PM $10/2 item min. 
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE 
2nd Antioch University Counseling Center Benefit @ The Comedy Store (Main Room) 8PM $25/2 item min.
TJ Miller (Makes Mayhem) @ Largo at the Coronet 8PM $20 (say “Allison Sent Me” and get a friend in for free)
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE 
Trick IV: A New Hope @ Dark Horse Saloon 8PM FREE 
Power Violence @ The Complex 9PM FREE 
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 9PM $5 
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only) 

8) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 7:15PM/Starts 7:30PM/lottery/30 spots available/no purchase necessary
TSUNAMEDY @ TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/mixed mic
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed/bottled water and coffee available

9) It has come to the attention of the Comedy Bureau that two videos in particular on Osama Bin Laden’s death featuring the amazing Table of Galaxies (the hilarious duo of James Adomian and Whitest Kids U Know’s Trevor Moore) and Hasan Minhaj didn’t get nearly enough press (even though they’ve already been posted here) due to the political nature of the humor in them.  Interestingly enough, we have not vilified Bin Laden the same way we have Adolf Hitler.  Hitler is one of the “go to” references for evil incarnate and Bin Laden is far from that.  It’s not like when Indiana Jones met Hitler when there was no doubt that Indy is looking into the face of evil.  The annoucement of Osama Bin Laden’s death in the social networking age where “no stone goes unturned” and subsequently made fun of brought about jokes about the death of Osama Bin Laden explore the mythos behind Osama Bin Laden, even questioning whether he really died or not.  Watch the two videos below and think about it. 

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Morning Debriefing 6/4/11

June 4, 2011
Uncategorized
andres du bouchet, cd taping, comedy crawl, comedy news, conan, culver city, echo park, hollywood, james adomian, jamie brunton, katie crown, kickstarter, la times, lopez tonight, los angeles, mc mr napkins, mitch hedberg, ogre mage, open mic run, santa monica, storytelling, tip of the hat, tj miller, trevor moore, ucb, ultimate free and cheap la comedy list, weird al yankovic, whitest kids u know, wisepix, zach sherwin

1) Fantasy Rock Band OGRE MAGE just launched their Kickstarter to get their first album recorded! Watch and donate.

2) “Get Your Number” by MC Mr. Napkins aka Zach Sherwin.

3) James Adomian will be on Lopez Tonight this Wednesday 6/8 performing stand-up.  In other words, this is what you’ll be watching or DVR’ing to watch later on Wednesday night.

4) “@alyankovic It’s official-there’s going to be a music video for EVERY SINGLE SONG on my new album. #overkill” More details on this story to come.

5) NOTE: Andrés Du Bouchet will be recording his CD on Wed. at Bar Lubitsch at 10PM (and not 8PM as we had posted yesterday).

6) The Ultimate Free & Cheap LA Comedy List 6/5-6/11. Thanks Wisepix.

7) Mitch Hedberg’s Jimmy John Promos. Yes, that’s promos for a fast food establishment by Mitch Hedberg. [via Pauliophonic.com}

8) IWantHerJob.com Interview w/Jamie Brunton: I’ll second that.

9) A roast, a show at Largo, and now TJ Miller’s in the LA Times.

10) The “Tip of the Hat” this time goes to Katie Crown. Article as to why you need to see her perform as SOON as possible coming later today.

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Two Headed Beast: A Storytelling Show @ Stories Books & Cafe 8PM FREE 
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
Re-Animator @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Battleship Pretension @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8PM $10
The Thrilling Adventure Hour @ Largo 8:30PM $25
Trevor Moore’s Whatever Show @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10
The Midnight Show @ UCB Theatre
MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)
Tomorrow w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8 

12) OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min. 

13) GPOCWLCKS (Gratuitous Picture of Cat Watching Louis CK Saturday). Thanks to Nicole Christo and her cat.

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Morning Debriefing 6/3/11

June 3, 2011
Uncategorized
andres du bouchet, bar lubitsch, bill hicks, burbank, cd taping, cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, conan, eddie pepitone, empire strikes back, free, fullerton, george lucas, glendale, hollywood, how did this get made, larry david, los angeles, los feliz, nicholas cage, open mic run, patton oswalt, paul scheer, santa monica, silverlake, star wars, ucb, what to do

1) American: The Bill Hicks Story will be out on DVD in the U.S. June 7th w/5 hours of extras! Interviews, never before seen performances, and more!

2) Yesterday, I found [via A.V. Club] the perfect response to Patton Oswalt’s bit about stopping the Star Wars prequels. Thanks to Slick Gigolo, George Lucas can finally “Strike Back”.

3) Andres Du Bouchet is doing his CD taping next week at Bar Lubitsch on Wednesday and Thursday next week.  He’s a writer on Conan, but more importantly he got “boner” trending on Twitter.  Do not miss this.

4) Not quite sure what to make of this just yet, but MTV’s on Tumblr.

5) Larry David is both fun & sad for me to wait on, but mostly sad… by Brian Farrell

6) Puddin’-“Grandma”

7) Conan and the Basic Cable Band are performing for charity!!!

8) Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? now has T-Shirts!!!

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Dead Authors @ UCB Theatre 6:30PM $5
First Fridays Comedy Variety Talk Show @ Theatre Asylum
9PM $5 
The Garfunkel & Oates Hour @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 
Re-Animator the Musical @ The Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
12 Shiny Nickels @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Stood Up Friday Night: Animals & Mythological Creatures @ Moving Arts Theatre 10PM $5 
The Roast of TJ Miller @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5 (stand by only)

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
iCANDY 1708 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/$3 min./mixed mic/booked show in middle around 8PM
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
TRINITY CHURCH 1015 California Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Starts 8PM/must work clean/no purchase necessary/mixed mic
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served 

11) Jack Kervorkian jokes here we go (cue sound of sad party favor)…

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Morning Debriefing 6/2/11

June 2, 2011
Uncategorized
channel 101, cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, drop in, encino, free, fringe festival, hollywood, improv festival, los angeles, louis ck, midnight in paris, open mic run, santa monica, seinfeld, tony clifton, ucb, what to do

1) LA Comedy in Festivals x 2: Check out the LA Improv Comedy Festival and (comedy in) the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

2) Lastly on June 13th The Comedy Store is proudly co-presenting the screening of “Tony Clifton Live on the Sunset Strip” at The Egyptian theater. The Comedy Store will be giving away a number of tickets for this film so if you are interested in getting on the list email talent@thecomedystore.net with your name and the number of tickets you would like. 

3) If you’ve never checked out Channel 101 in LA, here’s why, amongst several reasons, why you shouldn’t miss it; EVERYTHING.

Everything (Ep. 17) from dannyjelinek on Vimeo.

4) Punchline Magazine Review of Midnight in Paris (I/the Comedy Bureau wrote this). 

5) Tips for the Open Mic Run? If you have any tips on open mics around the LA area that give around 5 min. of stage time and don’t charge an outrageous minimum to support the venue, please e-mail thecomedybureau@gmail.com

6) OK, as far as comedy flyers go, this is one of the best I’ve seen this year (anyone thinking about making a Five Guys spin off, don’t).  Also, go see Powerviolence (the show this flyer is for) on Sundays.  It’s unbridled fun.

7) Puddin’ “Enviroment”

8) Don’t bother with questioning.  Of course you would love a summer camp run by comedian Barry Rothbart. So, watch the trailer for Barry Rothbart’s new series Sunshine.

Sunny Time Trailer from Barry Rothbart on Vimeo.

9) COMEDY CRAWL
Jackie and Judy Looking for Good Dick @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Piñata @ Bang Studio 8PM $14
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch
8:30PM FREE 
The Eddie Pepitone Blood Bath @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
How to Live with Chelsea Peretti @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
The Love Machine Comedy Show @ M Bar 10PM $5 
Live! at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE 

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA 6PM/$4 minimum/first come, first served
ZAPATA VIVE 101 S. First Ave., Arcadia, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/20 spots available/5 min.
COFEE BEAN 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA, Suite 180/Starts 7PM/mixed mic/no purchase necessary
SANDWICH SPOT 3101 Ocean Park Ave., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/first come, first served/10 min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary

11) Apparently Louis CK dropped in at independent stand-up show, Frolic! and the Hollywood Improv last night while Seinfeld dropped in at the Comedy Store in Picadilly, a popular neighborhood in London. What do these two things have in common. I didn’t get to see them. Damn.

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Morning Debriefing 6/1/11

June 1, 2011
Uncategorized
camp crystal lake, cheap, comedy crawl, comedy news, comedy shows, conan, earwolf, eddie pepitone, free, greg proops, hollywood, improv, jason, jimmy pardo, kyle cease, little tokyo, los angeles, los angeles comedy festival, meltdown, open mic run, santa monica, ucb

1) Due to underwhelming traffic, we, here at the Comedy Bureau, got the hint, so the Morning Debriefing is back (though it will probably never be posted in the official “morning”).

2) The Los Angeles Comedy Festival is accepting submissions for their 10th edition taking place this fall.  More details to follow soon.

3) Check out comedy podcasting hub Earwolf’s new site! A fantastic thing got pretty damn fantastic!!!

4) Kyle Cease has a new video to push a self-help brand of comedy on his “Wake the Hell Up Comedy Tour” [via Punchline].  "He’s doing something pretty new in comedy.  He’s using it to get a point across.“-testimonial from girl who has obviously not watched Bill Hicks or any number of comedians.  It’s only a matter of time until a parody comes out.

5) Brand new to Conan: The Pardo Patrol.  Let’s hope this becomes an actual regular segment on Conan.

6) Behind the story of Camp Crystal Lake, you’ll find Tom McCaffrey, Barry Rothbart, Matt Fulchiron keeping the camp open despite Jason killing more people.  This video should be the next installment/re-boot of the Jason franchise.

7) Puddin’-"Dominos”

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Greg Proops: Smartest Man in the World @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
If This Doesn’t Work, I’m Moving Home @ Harlem Place Cafe
8PM FREE
A Kiss From Daddy/Birthday Boys @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Sometimes, Even the Devil Tells The Truth @ Comedy Central Stages (6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA) 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater (back room of Meltdown Comics) 8:30PM $8
The Wong Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 adv/$15 at door
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8 
Frolic! @ Far Bar 9PM FREE 
Beer in the Shower @ Whitehorse Cocktail Lounge Inn 9:30PM FREE 
What’s You Say @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $6

9) OPEN MIC RUN
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM 
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
CAFE MUSE 6547 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 8PM 
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM

10) You’re welcome.

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May 31, 2011
Uncategorized
cheap, comedy shows, hollywood, los angeles, sketch, ucb, what to do

theidiotking:

A Kiss From Daddy & The Birthday Boys! All New Sketch Comedy! 6/1/11! UCBLA! 8PM!

Tickets

May 23, 2011
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chelsea lately, hail to the freaks, jen kirkman, ucb

jenkirkman:

Hello everyone!
Here is what’s going on this week.

I’ll be on Chelsea Lately Thursday May 26th at 11pm et/pt on E!

I would love for you all to come to my LIVE Talk Show! It’s:
Thursday, May 26th at 9:30pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
5919 Franklin Avenue
LA CA 90028
The topic is “Love” and my very special guests are “Ronna & Bev” and Tom Arnold
This is an improvised just free-form talk show – with real and funny moments!
This usually sells out so please, please get tix in advance now. Only $5 
http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/shows/2633

SEATTLE! I will be in your fine city for my CD Release Party!
Saturday, May 28th @ 7pm
“Hail to the Freaks” CD Release Party – I’ll be headlining a set
Ron Fuchs & Rylee Newton to perform as well
Rebar
Tickets available now! Only $15 
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/169248

And more tour dates have been added to my schedule
Check my website for details
http://www.jenkirkman.com

My new comedy album “Hail to the Freaks” is now available! Double album – $10
http://www.astrecords.com

I send out a weekly email list re: what I’m doing on TV, radio, live and more every Sunday.  To get on the list send a message that says “subscribe” to jenkirkman.show.updates at gmail.com

May 20, 2011
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comedy shows, hollywood, jon daly, los angeles, ucb, what to do

jondaly:

Greenface is just blackface for plants.

Sappity Tappity now has Har Mar Superstar added to the show!!!

May 16, 2011
Uncategorized
dead body, midnight show, rob huebel, ucb

themidnightshowblog:

Wanna See A Dead Body?

Newest video from The Midnight Show

Written by Stephanie Allynne; Directed/Edited by Andy DeYoung; Starring Stephanie Allynne and James Pumphrey

Seems like the UCB likes making “Do You Wanna See A Dead Body?” Videos like this one and the one with Rob Huebel/Rob Riggle.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

May 11, 2011
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charlyne yi, cheap, comedy shows, hollywood, los angeles, ucb, what to do

theidiotking:

CHARLYNE YI & DAVE HORWITZ PRESENT: THE DEPARTED HEARTED

This is what happens when Charlyne Yi writes show descriptions unsupervised:

“A Semi-Improvised supers sensational journey of two lovers and a wicked betrayal. Action(ed) packed with explosive sadness, treacherous milkshakes, and a suspension of disbelief then belief again. Join us, on a magical night of what-the-fuck-is-happening because we don’t even know what’s going to happen ourselves!”

THURS. MAY 12/UCB THEATRE/5919 FRANKLIN AVE HOLLYWOOD, CA/$5

Click through OR HERE to buy tickets. This one’s gonna be pretty batshit awesome/insane.

Yep, “batshit awesome/insane”, like Dave said, meaning don’t miss it.

Awesome Comedy Tapings x 2

May 11, 2011
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andres du bouchet, baron vaughn, cd tapings, comedy, conan, fairly legal, hollywood, ucb, west hollywood

Yeah, you read that right: 2 awesome comedy tapings taking place in our fine city.

BARON VAUGHN (Fairly Legal)-Thurs. May 26th 8PM-UCB Theatre (5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA) $5

AND

ANDRÉS DU BOUCHET (Staff Writer on Conan)-Wed. June 8th 8PM & Thurs. June 9th 8:30PM-Bar Lubitsch (7702 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA)

Seriously, do not miss any of these.  You’ll be part of history (I mean it probably won’t end up in a text book, but you know what I mean).

May 4, 2011
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comedy podcasts, high road, matt walsh, ucb

jasonnash:

May 4, 2011 New Guys With Feelings podcast with Matt Walsh. 

See his new movie “High Road.” 

Walsh

You can listen to this and read the review I wrote at Punchline the same time for a full multi-sensory Matt Walsh experience.

May 3, 2011
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franklin street fair, photo recap, robyn von swank, ucb

vonswank:

So this was one of the top 5 best days of my whole life. Hundreds of photos from the Franklin Village Street fair, by Robyn Von Swank.

One of LA’s best comedy photographers, Robyn Von Swank, at one of LA’s biggest days for comedy.  Check out what you missed or reminisce on what a great time you had.

May 2, 2011
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comedy shows, live streaming, paul scheer, rob huebel, ucb

paulscheer:

Wanna see Rob Huebel and I host CRASH TEST, But don’t live in LA? You Can.

CRASH TEST GOES STREAMS LIVE TONIGHT! 

WATCH HERE

11PM PST

CRASH TEST GOES LIVE (ON THE INTERNET, I MEAN)!!!

May 2, 2011
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comedy marathon, dead, osama bin laden, photo recap, sarah silverman, ucb, ultimate comedy bash

vonswank:

This was the moment Eric Appel looked at his phone and realized Osama Bin Laden was dead last night. Sarah Silverman was just about to go on in front of an audience who had not been exposed to the media yet because they were in a marathon comedy show. It took them a while to realize it wasn’t a bit. 

Four shot by Robyn Von Swank.

Where I wish I was when last night’s moment in history happened…

May 2, 2011
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paul f tompkins, ucb, ultimate comedy bash

liezlwashere:

UCB-LA | Ultimate Comedy Bash | 05.01.11

Each performer at the marathon was given exactly 20 minutes to perform, Paul F. Tompkins spent 15 minutes of his dealing with a single drunken heckler who encapsulated the attention whoriness of a whole bachlorette party.

The girl in the white shirt kept insisting that she went bowling with Prince and in telling her story, threw in gratuitous details about her vintage shoes, which was met with pitchfork angry boos.. from just from the ladies in the audience.

When asked if she could change anything about her interaction with him, she would insist that he buy her some “motherfucking pumpkin fries”.

Since she had just walked in before PFT’s set and promptly left out the back door after it, she paid $20 to be embarrassed by a comedian.

Well done.

When things like this (Paul F. Tompkins being heckled) happen, I immediately ask, why?  It usually doesn’t matter because Tompkins is hilarious no matter what’s happening.

May 2, 2011
Uncategorized
photo recap, ucb, von swank

vonswank:

Lots of pictures here from last night at UCB.

The inimitable Von Swank at work…

May 1, 2011
Uncategorized
comedy festival, free, hollywood, los angeles, outdoors, street fair, ucb, upright citizens brigade, what to do

emilymayamills:

Get ready! It’s the Ultimate Comedy Bash at Franklin Village Street Fair…

On Sunday, May 1 from noon-6pm the 5900 block of Franklin Avenue will be closed for the Franklin Village Street Fair.

Entrance is FREE for outdoor festivities including food, fashion, art, auctions, gifts, games, fun for kids plus music and high-octane comedy from UCB Theatre.

Outdoor stage to include (line-ups subject to change):

Musical Acts
Rattlesnake Daddy, One Trick Pony

Franklinpalooza
Music and sketches from Tremendosaur, Good Neighbor, Hip Hop Penguin, Happy Campers, Jim Hanft, Karen Kilgariff and Jon Daly
hosted by Mookie Blaiklock & Dave Horwitz

The Greatest Show on Franklin
Stand-up and characters from Matt Besser, Tig Notaro, James Adomian, Matt Braunger, Moshe Kasher, Brent Weinbach, Scott Nery, Tony Sam & The Franklin Fly Girls
hosted by Brandon Johnson & Emily Maya Mills

The Greatest Concert Ever
Comedians James Adomian, Jill Donnelly, James Pumphrey, Pete Holmes, Andree Vermeulen and Brendan Hunt cover their favorite songs impersonating the rock singer of their choice.
hosted by Matt Besser

Please consider an increased amount of travel time as the 5900 block of Franklin between Bronson and Tamarind will be closed to traffic from 10am-7pm for the 2011 Franklin Village Street Fair. We STRONGLY encourage public transportation, biking or carpooling. The nearest metro stations are roughly 15 minutes away by foot from UCB Theatre at Hollywood/Western and Hollywood/Vine. Valet will also be available at the SW corner of Franklin & Bronson.

“This is your Bureau Director speaking. The Ultimate Comedy Bash is what everyone should be doing today.  Thank you.  You may now return to watching analysis of Obama’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech.

UCBT-LA Podcast, with Andy Daly and Jake Szymanski

April 29, 2011
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andy daly, comedy podcasts, ucb

UCBT-LA Podcast, with Andy Daly and Jake Szymanski

Charlyne Yi back at UCB LA

April 29, 2011
Uncategorized
charlyne yi, comedy shows, los angeles, ucb

charlyneyi:

I am doing a show with friend, roommate, and funny man Dave HorwitzThurs May 12th for 5 dollars at the UCB Theatre. Haven’t done a show there in quite some time. I’m back.

http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/shows/1699

Charlyne Yi’s finally back in LA!!!!

April 28, 2011
Uncategorized
comedy bash, comedy marathon, los angeles, ucb, what to do

mattbraunger:

liezlwashere:

UCB-LA Ultimate Comedy Bash Marathon Lineup!

More Details Here

Amazing line-up.

I’ll be on the outdoor stage of this. Because I take it to the streets.

I’d sit through 7 hours of show to see Paul F. Tompkins.  Thankfully everything else in that seven hours and even after is going to be pretty great.

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