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Well, UCB LA is assembling some of their absolute best sketch folks and mashing them together for SQUADRON. The team is pretty damn solid the whole way through with David Brown, Christine Bullen, Sheila Carrasco, Travis Coles, Inessa Frantowski, Frank Garcia-Hejl, Mike Lane, Haley Hepworth, Alana Johnston, Ego Nwodim, Marques Ray, and Greg Roman and Will Hines directing. We’ve dug much of their work on the several other teams and shows that they have all performed on over the years.

The first outing for SQUADRON will be Saturday Sketch Night at UCB on Saturday, June 23rd at 9PM at UCB Sunset. Tickets are $12 and we highly recommend that you get them sooner rather than later.

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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Dave Mizzoni and Matt Rogers’ beloved NYC gay-trivia-game-show-for-straight-guys Gayme Show (check this highlight in Vulture) will be doing a special round here in LA this coming Monday, June 11th at 10:30PM at UCB Sunset.

FYI, it’s a pretty great way to keep Pride Weekend going.

Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) 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

Del Close Marathon Will Be Moving to LA in 2019

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Del Close Marathon Will Be Moving to LA in 2019

For two decades, a literally non-stop weekend of improv comedy madness known as the Del Close Marathon has brought joy to the NYC comedy scene.

After marking a milestone by having the UCB 4 play at Carnegie Hall this year, UCB Sunset and UCB Franklin here in LA will be the home bases for DCM in 2019 and onward.

Personally, we can’t wait as that means many of the world’s best improv teams that rarely get to perform in LA will be making an annual trek here. Keep a close eye for tickets/passes going on sale.

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Mary Sasson and Marissa Strickland’s fantastic game show about fathers of comedy folks who don’t really come close to the mark only comes around every so often. However, just when Father’s Day is coming (June 17th), Bad Dads will definitely have a round to precede that.

So, the latest Bad Dads will be on Thursday, May 31st at 9:30PM at UCB Franklin. Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) 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.

cameron esposito, hollywood, live taping, los angeles, me too, stand up, ucb, upright citizens brigade

This week, you can catch the one and only Cameron Esposito tape her latest hour of stand-up as well as see an hour of stand-up currently entitled “Cameron Esposito Presents: Rape Jokes”.

The twist here is, as you might have already read above, that this will be an hour of stand-up done from the perspective of a survivor of sexual assault.

Sincerely, if you’re in the LA area, you should make it out to this.

There are two tapings, 7PM & 9PM, on Thurs., May 24th at UCB Franklin. Get tickets here and here respectively.

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

anna seregina, comedy show, greta titelman, hollywood, jaboukie young white, jena friedman, joel kim booster, los angeles, mike o'brien, ucb

Hailing from NYC, the wondrous Patti Harrison and Catherine Cohen are bringing up a very stacked line-up to “give them lectures on guy stuff so that they can finally fit in.”

Sounds like the “perfect time” for such a thing (not to mention that the line-up is again, so damn stacked)

Tickets are $7 and you can and really should 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.

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Though it has always been too long between every Apple Sisters appearance, we do always cherish any time that they’re around.

With that in mind, this coming Saturday, April 21st at 7PM at UCB Sunset, Kimmy Gatewood, Rebekka Johnson, and Sarah Lowe reunite once again in their lovely green, yellow, and red dresses once more to give their dazzling classic musical revue that tends to be relevant to today.

Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) 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.

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These days, you might be missing the show known as Bajillion Dollar Propertie$.

Well, if you’re in the LA area later this month, you might get a chance to get your Bajillion fix as the stars which could include Dan Ahdoot, Ryan Gaul, Mandell Maughan, Tawny Newsome, Drew Tarver and Paul F. Tompkins will be improvising together once more at UCB Franklin.

Also, tickets are only $5 and we have a sneaking feeling that it will sell out. So get them here quick.

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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Not only are you going to get see a comedy equivalent of the phenomenon known as “cuckolding” from the fun bunch that is Jason Saenz, Grant Gordon, and Eddie Della Siepe, but this is your chance to see Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel, and Garfunkel & Oates on the same bill.

We have no doubt that this will sell out. Get tickets here quick.

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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Though few pull it off, when comedy and dance are melded together, it’s a hilarious and beautiful thing.

That’s why you should always catch Cocoon Central Dance Team whenever and wherever they’re performing.

Lucky for you, they’ve got a show coming up at UCB Franklin on Thurs., Mar. 8th at 9:30PM. Tickets are $7 and you can and absolutely should get your tickets here.

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

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 19, 2018

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The hosts of improv4humans, Off Book: The Improvised Musical, and Comedy Bang! Bang! plus Horatio Sanz are all coming together to have one wondrous night of sing-a-longs and improv.

Matt Besser’s Hootenany Sing-A-Long Improv Comedy Experiment is FREE and all you have to do is show up at UCB Sunset this Friday.

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

January 28, 2018

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The latest My Diary with Lindsay Ames will be a very special edition featuring the cast members of legendary TV series Twin Peaks (both old and new).

Don’t miss out as tickets are only $5. Get them here now.

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

Whether you’ve seen Hamilton or not or even love musical theater or not, we’d wager that you’d still enjoy Shamilton (an improvised musical in the style of Hamilton, but based on a different famous person), the new project from musical improv troupe Baby Wants Candy.

After all, it was one of our favorite 100 comedy things from 2017.

The next Shamilton will be on Sun. Jan. 28th at 9PM 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, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.

January 5, 2018

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Lindsay Ames’ wonderful My Diary returns for their first show of 2018 and they’ve got a doozy of a line-up

Tickets are $7 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.

December 30, 2017

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Adam Conover, the Adam of Adam Ruins Everything, has a new project up his sleeve. If you’re curious what that might be or just enjoy Conover’s brand of humor, you might want to head on down to UCB Sunset in the second week of January 2018 to see what he’s up to.

Get tickets here.

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

December 18, 2017

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If you’ve always liked the idea of playing “White Elephant” (the competitive holiday gift exchange game that often includes gifts that you wouldn’t give to people you care about), but wanted to do in a much less low stakes conditions, the very first White Elephant Live might just be for you.

Comedians and audience members alike will be going around trying to win at gift giving and there will even be a special holiday dance by the one and only Emmy award winning choreographer Kat Burns.

Tickets are $7 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.

December 16, 2017

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These days, tickets go pretty quick for Kate Berlant’s CommuniKate show at UCB Franklin. There’s always a special guest and, possibly, some light mind reading, which you definitely won’t want to miss.

Get them while you still can for Wed., Dec. 27th at 8PM. They’re $7 and you can get them here.

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

December 12, 2017

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The holidays are the perfect time of year to remind you of why you might be glad that you don’t live at home with your folks.

As such, it’s also the perfect time of year for a game show about how bad dads can be, Bad Dad: The Game Show. Really, even if you love your family, it’s a damn good time.

The next edition is set for Fri. Dec. 22nd at UCB Franklin at Midnight. Tickets are $5. Please get them here.

In case you haven’t noticed in LA, there has been a lot of comics doing more extended sets for various submissions to networks or streaming services (or maybe just do an extended set because stage time is a precious commodity out here). That means a lot of our favorite comics in LA that don’t normally get to do a half hour or more are also doing a half-hour or even a hour coming up.

This includes:

Robert Buscemi taping an hour @ Lyric Hyperion Fri., Nov. 24 9PM FREE w/RSVP
Half hours from Dan Telfer, Brandie Posey, Lisa Curry, and Kyle Clark @ The Clubhouse 9PM Sat. Nov. 25 FREE
Half hours from April Richardson & Eliza Skinner @ UCB Franklin Sun. Nov. 26th 11PM $5
Half hours from Simon Gibson & MK Paulsen @ The Clubhouse Wed. Nov. 29th 8PM FREE
An extended set from Joe Kwaczala @ Nerdmelt Showroom Thurs. Dec. 7th 9PM $8 in adv., $10 at door

Go to all of these please. Links for more details and tickets above.

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

November 21, 2017

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Whether you’re obsessed with Ozeri’s Snapchat and a big fan of Broad City or not, you ought to know that Gil Ozeri and John Gemberling together doing improv will be something special.

Get tickets here.

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

October 3, 2017

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One of the UK’s beloved comedy duos, Max & Ivan, has crossed both the pond and the country to perform their award winning show The Reunion.

As of right now, this is a one-night-only special event, so you best get your tickets soon. They’re going for $7 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.

September 12, 2017

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People being nice to each other is such a novel concept these days that having people competitively complimenting each other would indeed be a basis for a show worth going out to see.

That’s why we keep telling you to go to Kyle Ayers Boast Rattle, which has its latest edition this Thursday with a “joy-filled, rosy eyed” line-up.

Tickets are $7 and you can (and really should) get them here.

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

August 14, 2017

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Wild Horses (that’s Erin Whitehead, Mary Holland, Stephanie Allynne, and Lauren Lapkus) are absolutely one of the best improv teams around. So, any chance you get see them “prance” is one you should take.

Their show on Thursday at UCB Sunset has been sold out for sometime and just happens to feature Matt Besser, one of the UCB 4, as the special guest.

If you still want to go, you might just be in luck as we’ve got tickets that you can win.

Enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

August 13, 2017

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Lindsay Ames’ My Diary is back for its August 2017 edition this week and has a line-up whose diaries will be undoubtedly something special including a cast member of People of Earth, the founder of Feral Audio, a host of Lady to Lady podcast, a trans comedian, and a comedian that created an entire complimenting contest.

Tickets are $7 and you really ought to get them here.

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