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March 13, 2016

adam cayton holland, comedy shows, crabfeast, fairfax, jay larson, kumail nanjiani, los angeles, podcast, ryan sickler, west hollywood

Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson return to the Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab for their monthly live episode of The Crabfeast this Tuesday (or Toozdee if you prefer) March 15th at 8PM. This month, they’ll be trading stories with Kumail Nanjiani (The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail, Portlandia, The Spirit Awards) and Adam Cayton-Holland (Those Who Can’t, Conan, High Plains Comedy Festival).

Tickets are $10 and we highly suggest that you get them sooner rather than later.

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

March 12, 2016

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album release show, cameron esposito, comedy shows, marriage material, stand up, sunset strip, west hollywood

Doors are at 7:30PM. Show is at 8PM. Tickets are $20.

March 7, 2016

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beth stelling, bobcat goldthwait, caitlin gill, comedy shows, crabapples, eddie pepitone, hollywood, hollywood improv, improv lab, los angeles, melrose, stand up, west hollywood

Bobcat Goldthwait and Caitlin Gill have just started this great, new weekly show at The Hollywood Improv Lab. Tickets are $8 and you can and should get them here.

March 3, 2016

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beverly grove, comedy shows, coronet theatre, jimmy carr, largo, los angeles, west hollywood

The UK’s renowned Jimmy Carr brings his latest hour to Largo at the Coronet Theatre on Wednesday Apr. 20th and Tuesday Apr. 26th.

Tickets are on sale for 20th and 26th now for $30.

February 29, 2016

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comedy shows, fairfax, jen kirkman, los angeles, melrose, west hollywood

Tickets are only $5 and you can get them here.

February 28, 2016

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comedy shows, franklin village, hollywood, jfl montreal, just for laughs, los angeles, pasadena, santa monica, showcase, west hollywood

The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival is holding its first round of showcases around LA looking for the next stand-up and character comedians to highlight as a “New Face” of comedy.

Here’s a list of when and where all of this first round is happening (*denotes character showcase instead of stand-up):
Mon. Feb. 29th
Westside Comedy Theater 6PM*, 8PM, 10PM $5
Tues. Mar. 1st
Westside Comedy Theater 6PM*, 8PM, 10PM $5
Wed. Mar. 2nd
UCB Franklin 5PM* $5
Hollywood Laugh Factory 8PM $17-$27/2 drink min.
The Comedy Store Belly Room 10:30PM $5/2 item min.
Thurs. Mar. 3rd
The Ice House 8PM $10-$17/2 drink min.
Fri. Mar. 4th
iO West 5:30PM FREE
Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab 8PM $5

The rest of our listings are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com

February 26, 2016

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beverly grove, comedy shows, coronet theatre, largo, los angeles, podcasts, superego, west hollywood

One of the funniest podcasts around, Superego, is returning to Largo to let loose Jeremy Carter, Mark McConville, Matt Gourley, and Paul F. Tompkins to wherever their beautifully chaotic improvised scenes takes them.

Superego Live! added a late show to their evening at Largo at the Coronet Theatre on Saturday, March 5th. The early show is sold out, but you can still get tickets for 10:30PM for $30.

The rest of our comedy listings are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

February 23, 2016

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baked, brendon small, comedy shows, henry phillips, hollywood, johnny pemberton, jonah ray, los angeles, steve agee, west hollywood

Steve Agee and Brendon Small lead off a great blend of a comedy and virtuoso rock along with a house band of Pete Griffin, Joe Travers & Matt Rohde. Jonah Ray, Henry Phillips, Johnny Pemberton & special guests will also be getting in the mix with their own stand-up and music.

Baked is on Sat. Feb. 27th at 10PM at The Hollywood Improv and tickets are $15 w/2 item min.

On The Horizon: Twelve. Twenty. Forty Five. 2/16

February 11, 2016

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ahamed weinberg, bar lubitsch, beth stelling, comedy shows, james austin johnson, joshua turek, los angeles, west hollywood

Twelve. Twenty. Forty Five., hosted by Ahamed Weinberg and Joshua Turek, is part of a new wave of showcases here in LA that give deserving comedians bigger chunks of time. The next edition of this show on Tues. Feb. 16th is one to not miss.

The Seinfeld Apartment Will Be on Display as an Installation in West Hollywood This Week

December 14, 2015

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Get your shoes that you can slide on the best ready.

As part of a promotion to launch all of Seinfeld on Hulu, there was an installation in NYC of Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment as shown in the legendary sitcom, Seinfeld.

Now, that installation is coming to LA, starting this Wed. Dec. 16th-Sun. Dec. 20th. It’ll be open to the public for free at 8445 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, CA from 10AM-7PM.

If you’re an Angeleno, we’re sure this is what will be filling your Instagram feed later this week.

Morning Debriefing 9/19/11

1) Our 2011 Emmys Summary: Modern Family is the Emmy’s favorite comedy, Louis C.K. didn’t win anything, The Big Bang Theory did win something, Outstanding Guest Actor in A Comedy Series is an award, despite moving to TBS, Conan loses out to NBC again, and we still think awards shows shouldn’t be televised.

2) Kumail Nanjiani, Gears of War 3, Barbara Kingsolver, and a “Make A Wish” Kid can only make for a hilarious Funny or Die sketch.

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3) Patton Oswalt’s Finest Hour is available for purchase or download tomorrow!

4) The Midnight Show debunks the myths of twins in ads.

5) Who wants to fund an animated horror short starring Paul F. Tompkins?

6) Louis C.K. is in the A.V. Club again today in what inevitably be quoted on Tumblr then reblogged throughout the entire blogosphere including right here, which doesn’t bother us in the slightest

7) Oh we forgot regarding the 2011 Emmy Awards: Jimmy Fallon’s angry clap deserves its own statue. Forget an emmy; it needs a life size one.

8) COMEDY CRAWL
SXSW Showcase @ UCB Theatre 4:30PM FREE
SXSW Showcase @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Brunch @ The Park Restaurant 9PM FREE
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
The BEATdown: Los Angeles @ 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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/starts after booked show/15 spots only/5 min.
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./no purchase necessary
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) Oh yeah, the Sheen roast is tonight, isn’t it?

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Morning Debriefing 9/18/11

1) CBS Sketch Diversity Showcase is taking submissions until Thurs. Sept. 22nd. Must be SAG, “primarily focused on African-American, Asian-American, Middle Eastern, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, LGBT actors, senior performers and performers with disabilities”, and able to perform and rehearse in LA.

2) The Comedy Garage Documentary gets reviewed by Film Threat.

3) “Telescope” by Uncle Mom-is not a song on KCRW’s rotation, but a hilarious new sketch from Shawn Pearlman, Zach Paez, and Payman Benz.

Telescope – watch more funny videos

4) Reportedly, more open mics have opened up in the South Bay for comedy. The Comic Bug will start a comedy open mic on Thurs. Sept. 29th and Club 705 has expanded from Monday night to both Monday and Tuesday night. More details to come.

5) So you’ve got a couple of options for the Emmys tonight, following Witstream, @laughspincom, or just catching up on episodes of Louie.

6) The opposite of John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show coming to Comedy Central next month.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Neighbors @ The Warehouse Wed. Sept. 21st 8PM FREE
One-Two Punch @ Benton Manor Sat. Sept. 24th 8PM $3
Adult Contemporary Comedy @ Fake Gallery Fri. Sept. 23rd 9PM FREE
An Evening with Mike Birbiglia @ USC Bovard Auditorium Oct. 6th 7:30PM $25

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Jeff Garlin’s Combo Platter @ UCB Theatre 6PM $2 (stand by only)
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Neal Brennan & Friends w/Bill Burr @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $5
RTDOK Presents @ Chatterbox 9PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Set List @ Flappers Burbank 9PM $12/2 item min.
Top Story Weekly! @ iO West 9PM $5
DC Pierson’s Bad at Girls @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
SXSW Showcase @ Comedy Store 10PM
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

9) 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
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
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

10) Ha! Gayweather trended in LA on Twitter last night.

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Morning Debriefing 9/15/11

1) The Sklar Brothers on Conan. Please buy “Hendersons & Daughters” not because it’s #1 on iTunes, but because it’s damn hilarious.

2) Here’s an explanation on how to get listed on Witstream. It’s odd how close this is to getting passed a comedy club.

3) Kumail Nanjiani “teaches” a little girl how to play Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

4) Paul F. Tompkins’ Dead Authors is going to be a podcast!!! (and this twitpic is proof enough, right?)

Season 2 of the Tompkast is almost ready. But arriving this Tuesday:

5) The Laughter Against the Machine Tour starts off their tour by missing their plane while waiting at the actual departure gate. Oddly enough, we also kept forgetting to post this…

6) “If there were a late-night comedy show completely run by comedy writers, without any interference from a host, producer, or network, that show would probably be called The Darkest and Most Impossibly Horrible Things You Can Imagine, Presented as Comedy. Every sketch would end with a gunshot or an infant’s stroller engulfed in flames, and the show would be canceled halfway through its opening titles. That’s because most comedy writers are so inured by humor that only the most shockingly toxic ideas can achieve the proper velocity to penetrate their indifference.”

-Todd Levin, staff writer on Conan, in Good Magazine

Oh, if only the key dems that networks and studios go for just upped their sophistication in humor so such a scenario could happen.

7) Soon, there will be a term “Whitney apologist”…

8) Will Ferrell will be the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. One can’t help but ponder Twain’s thoughts on “the Landlord” and its reflection on the American renter.

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Super Serious Show w/Paul F. Tompkins @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $15
Red Sandwich’s Saddest Show Ever @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
The Hot House Comedy Show @ Hot House 8PM FREE (invite only)
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 8:30PM $25 (sold out, tickets may be available)
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubistch 8:30PM FREE
3rd Thursday Comedy Series @ Ruskin Group Theatre 9PM FREE
Odd Thursdays @ The Palace Restaurant 9PM FREE
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts after booked portion/no purchase necessary
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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

11) If you’re a comic and you’re JUST going up at open mics/shows and NOT watching comedy, I guarantee you that the majority of your material has probably been done.

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Morning Debriefing 9/12/11

1) Deadline reports that TBS orders a half-hour comedy pilot from Conan O’Brien [via PopCultureBrain].

2) It’s official, Funny or Die & Earwolf have joined forces today to bring comedy to the online masses on the video and audio fronts. There’s even a “How Podcasts are Made” FoD exclusive to commemorate the event. Unfortunately, according to sources, will not be going by Funny Ear and/or Die Wolf.

Where Do Podcasts Come From? – watch more funny videos

3) In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve done a little housekeeping in updating both our calendars at the top of our main page as well as our comedy venue calendar list. Now, you can have ready knowledge of what’s happening comedy wise throughout the current month in LA as well as ready links to the Comedy Sportz LA Theater, Dangerfield’s 2, and Good Time Comedy Club. Or you could just check the Morning Debriefing everyday… your choice?

4) This new episode of Henry’s Kitchen makes me want Henry Phillips to have a restaurant.

5) Patton Oswalt didn’t go to the Toronto International Film Festival and started a hashtag on Twitter #FakeTIFF2011Films and then hilarity insued.

6) In case you had a pool going, here’s the comedy winners at the Creative Arts Emmys.

7) Jena Friedman, who now writes for Letterman, posted a new episode of her hilarious series Ted & Gracie that everyone should watch.

8) Tracy Morgan back to normal, that is “normal” for Tracy Morgan?

9) ON THE HORIZON
Set List Returns to America @ Flappers Burbank Sun. Sept. 18th 9PM $12/2 item min.

10) COMEDY CRAWL
The Dork Forest Live w/Gould, Hardwick & Palascak @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily?-TJ Miller’s “The Extended E.P.” Album Release Party @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
The Mixer @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
The Benson Interruption w/Scheer, Morgan Muphy, Pete Holmes, and the Sklars @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $20
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Stand-up Saloon @ Old Towne Pub 10:30PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

11) 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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./no purchase necessary
DANGERFIELD’S 2 2860 Glenview Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 9PM/Starts after booked portion around 9:45/5 min. spots/only 15 spots available/no purchase necessary
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) I’m not sure what it means that I saw more people tweet, update their facebook statuses, blog, etc. about the series finale of Entourage than 9/11.

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Morning Debriefing 9/4/11

1) Yet another venue for comedy is opening up as other rooms have shut down: Dangerfield’s II in Silverlake, according to their Facebook page, is an intimate setting to work on new routines and ideas for comedians. There will be 4 performances a week including open mics and monthly podcasts. Although we at Dangerfield’s II will be booking most of the shows, we encourage performers to approach us with their show ideas. If you have an idea for a theme night, sketch show, performance art, or musical comedy, please contact us to see if we can work together. All shows are free with a requested $5 donation as we rely on these donations to keep the studio up and running.

More details here.

2) At 10:07AM PST, @allthingsbrody tweeted “Once the desire to pitch and drum returns, you’ll soon be able to see my brand of humor on the horizon. Oh, and yes, I’ll be podcasting.” Good to hear as well as seeing him tweeting right back at his usual speed. Can’t wait to see him take the stage again.

3) National Lampoon weighs in on the Katt Williams incident.

4) Baron Vaughn’s album “Raised by Cable” on AST Records drops this Tues. 9/6, but you can pre-order it right now.

5) Just in case what you were wondering what Emo Phillips performing in a tent at the FYF Fest yesterday looked like, here it is… [via Nerdist]

Sweeeeeeeet!! Watching Emo Philips DESTROY at FYF Fest! Thanks @jonahray & @kumailn!

6) One of our favorite hashtags on Twitter this week: #IfOldJokesWereAboutDepression

7) ON THE HORIZON
The Matt Goldich Twitter Talk Show @ Twitter.com/MattGoldich Wed. Sept. 7th 4PM FREE
The Good Bits @ Witzend Wed. Sept. 14th 8PM $5

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Matt Besser: The Most Offensive One Man Show Ever @ UCB Theatre 6PM FREE
First Sunday Funnies w/Jeremy Paul Headlining @ Back to the Grind 7PM FREE
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast-Margie’s B-day Edition @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
The Comedy Cooler @ Max Steiner’s 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 9PM $5
Gravid Water @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

10) After hearing stories about kidney transplants, heroin use, accidental suicide, forced cum swallowing, perhaps being “boring” and “lame” is OK.

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Morning Debriefing 8/31/11

1) TJ Miller made his own rap album on his own dime, “The Extended Play E.P.”, to be released next month on Sept. 13th. Preview a track at Laugh Button

2) Don Cheadle is motherfuckin’ Captain Planet!!!

Don Cheadle is Captain Planet

3) Tonight, Jim Gaffigan will appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35AM NBC) and Aubrey Plaza will be on the Late Show with David Letterman (11:35PM CBS).

4) A.V. Club interviews Patton Oswalt.

5) “Some Things I Learned as Artistic Director of the UCB Theatre” in Splitsider today.

6) We wrote a piece about meta comedy for the Nerdist. It’s good. You should read it because there aren’t that many comments and that worries us.

7) Puddin’-“Snack” w/guest Megan Amram

8) ON THE HORIZON
Fancy Schmancy @ Bar Lubitsch Wed. Sept. 7th 8PM FREE
RedVelvetComedy.com Launch @ Hollywood Improv Lab Thurs. Sept. 29th 10PM $5
Mike Birbiglia @ USC Bovard Auditorium Thurs. Oct. 6th 7:30PM $25

9) COMEDY CRAWL
The Du Bouchet Center for the Performing Arts @ Bootleg Theater 8PM $8
Jurassic Park: The Musical @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5 (stand by only)
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE
Melissa Villasenor @ Flappers Burbank 10PM $12/2 item min.
Kyle Dunnigan & Friends @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5

10) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

11) It should actually be Report 00310.

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Morning Debriefing 8/29/11

1) MTV’s scripted horror-comedy series Death Valley premieres tonight and definitely shows some promise and a welcome spin on the “emo-monster genre” that has dominated entertainment over the last 5 years. Let’s give it a chance and watch (10:30PM MTV).

2) Our favorites from Channel 101 that will be moving on to next month:
Intimate Indiscretions

Sex Teenagers

Parent Project

We’re also sad that Everything had to come to an end.

3) Our good friends over at RE:COM Magazine have come out with their latest issue, which we have indeed posted about, but needs to be heard about more in any way possible. It’s really that great and insightful and full of articles about the cutting edge of comedy and yes, we have a piece in there too. Buy one or download a digital copy.

4) Well, that’s just wonderful.

5) “Women” “Pound It”.

6) The Laughter Against the Machine Tour with W. Kamau Bell, Janine Brito, and Nato Green only has 11 days left to reach their Kickstarter goal. If you don’t have money to donate, you can always tell others that do.

7) Laughspin posted a list of the 11 of the funniest stories told by comedians today and while it’s a solid list, we feel the likes of Sean Patton, Kumail Nanjiani, Margot Leitman, Pete Holmes, Moshe Kasher, Marc Maron, and Giulia Rozzi were left out. Also, who could forget the Paul F. Tompkins legendary story about meeting the smallest man in the world Michu on his album Impersonal.

8) Puddin’-“PF Changs”

9) ON THE HORIZON
Comedy at FYF Fest @ LA State Historic Park Sat. Sept. 3rd 12PM $40

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Brink of Extinction w/Bryan Coffee @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
What’s Up Tiger Lily?-3 Year Anniversary for Jazz @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Garfunkel @ Oates @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE
Crash Test @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5

10) 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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
GROUND ZERO USC 615 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA (USC Campus)/nestled between three adjacent dorms approximately one block N. of Figueroa & Exposition/USC student sign-up 9PM/Non-USC student sign-up 9:15PM/first come, first served/7 min./no purchase necessary
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) Watched 3 comedy shows back to back to back on Saturday. Yeah, I’m not doing that for awhile.

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Morning Debriefing 8/28/11

1) Anyone want to beat this record of Most Jokes Told in 1 Minute? Please someone beat it.

2) Results for Channel 101 for August… Congrats to Comedy Bureau favorites Sex Teenagers, the Parent Project, and the amazing new 101 show, Intimate Indiscretions for rounding out the top 5. [via Ben Pluimr]

3) Not that we’re all that big fans of the VMAs unless music video extraordinaire Tom Scharpling is winning something (he just directed the Ettes newest video with Patton Oswalt playing him), Jonah Ray, DC Pierson, and Sean O’Connor did write for this edition which should prove for some funny stuff worthy of watching (MTV 9PM).

4) Everyone’s favorite ad man, Dan Dringle, is now going to post weekly. If you want an ad written for something, he’ll even take submissions at DanDringle@gmail.com.

5) Here’s Chris Fairbanks as a Jersey guido thinking he’s going to an exclusive dance club instead of the live BMX event in the LA river he’s actually going to.

6) There’s an eleventh part to Jeff MacKinnon’s coverage of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? Yep.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Long Way Down @ “The Scum Palace” Sat. Sept. 3rd 8PM FREE
Telethon! Comedy Show @ Nerdist Theater Fri. Sept. 30th 8PM $8 in adv/$10 at door

8) COMEDY CRAWL
“I’m Going Somewhere With This”-A Storytelling Show @ The Mint 7PM $10 suggested donation
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
An Evening With Brendon Walsh @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8 in advance/$10 at door
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly w/Jimmy Dore @ iO West 9PM $5
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

9) OPEN MIC RUN
NERDIST THEATRE 7522 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (back room of Meltdown Comics)/Sign-up 4:30PM/Starts 5PM approximately/lottery/no purchase necessary
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
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

10) Anyone that wasn’t at the Walsh Brothers show last night missed Henry Phillips, Jon Dore, and Brendon Walsh in a band that ended up not playing a song. Just sayin’…

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Morning Debriefing 8/24/11

1) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson was the show to watch last night as he got an anthrax scare and had Lewis Black on.

2) The National Lampoon Twitter Awards rightfully nominates Eddie Pepitone multiple times where the Shorty Awards didn’t.

3) Tom Scharpling is 1) not Patton Oswalt and 2) makes amazing music videos. See what we’re talking about here.

4) Rick Overton gets interviewed by Buzzine for The Green Room with Paul Provenza.

5) The Comedy Garage FINALLY has a Wikipedia page!

6) As promised (since our reblog of Zach Dionne’s great GQ article about WTF got partially confused with being written by us and we wanted something clearly by us about Maron at the Comedy Bureau), here’s our review of Marc Maron’s latest album “This Has To Be Funny”.

7) ON THE HORIZON
Tartar Control’s Residency @ Doll Hut EVERY WED. IN SEPT. 9PM $5

8) COMEDY CRAWL
The Best & Brightest @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
The Miracle Violence Show @ UCB Theatre 8PM $5
Comedy Slice @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10 at door/$5 online (with promo code: IGGY)
Ian Edwards @ Brea Improv 8PM $15/2 item min.
Neighbors @ The Warehouse 8PM FREE
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Bar & Cafe 9:30PM FREE
Clownvis Presley @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5

9) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

10) Wow, someone does not like CBS.

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Morning Debriefing 8/23/11

August 23, 2011

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1) David Letterman responds to his recent death threats the only way he knows how… a Top 10 list (strangely, the Jew accusation is not brought up).

2) Wyatt Cenac is a Comedy Person with a comedy album out today. Decent people pick it up now.

2) Why Can’t We Just Be Funny?-our newest post at the Nerdist (cue instrumental to Why Can’t We Be Friends?)

3) Lewis Black is coming back with “In God We Rust”.

4) Connected Comedy has a little something to say about “stage time” and what comedians should expect.

5) Jeff MacKinnon doesn’t rest on the 7th day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

6) Jon Dore, the Sklar Brothers, Kaitlin Olson in a mask, Josh Haness, Tig Notaro, and more all make for a great pilot for Crackle’s Held Up.

From Crackle: Pilot

7) ON THE HORIZON

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Performance Anxiety @ The Pleasure Chest 8PM $7
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Hybrid @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Holy Fuck @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE

9) OPEN MIC RUN
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
WESTWOOD BREW CO 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

10) “I know how to wrap them around a bat.”-Blaine Capatch in response to Marc Maron’s question of how he could do his act on the road several years ago.

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Morning Debriefing 8/22/11

August 22, 2011

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1) Nick Kroll’s Thank You Very Cool to be released uncensored and uncut on DVD on Sept. 13th. We couldn’t get any news about his sketch show, Nick Show Kroll, from Nick as he’s busy with the League, but we’ll keep you updated.

2) The Comedy Store’s Alf Lamont details the changing environment of comedy and how comedy clubs need to change if they expect to survive/live up to their job title. Please read this, it’s important.

3) There’s still time to get in a short, or if you have a feature somehow in your back pocket, into the Sundance Film Festival, but you better get to Fed Ex pronto (deadline-to be received by Sept. 2nd & late deadline-to be received by Sept. 23rd).

4) Though Rob Delaney and Paul Danke have been killing it posting on Vice and Earwolf and Megan Amram has lifted tweeting to an art form, the role of comedy in novel form it’s vastly overlooked when it shouldn’t be. Splitsider investigates.

5) It’s another day for Jeff MacKinnon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Lucky bastard.

6) ON THE HORIZON
La Vida Joqua w/Bamford, Stout, Liebman, and more @ Mas Malo (in the basement) Tues. Aug. 30th 8PM FREE

7) COMEDY CRAWL
What’s Up Tiger Lily? @ Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 8PM FREE
Cartoon Dump @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $10
Brunch @ The Park Restaurant 9:30PM
Keep It Clean @ 1739 Public House 10PM FREE

8) 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
JAKE’S 38 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is lottery/no purchase necessary
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

9) Again, our apologies for posting the Morning Debriefing so late yesterday. If only we were more willing to alienate family members, we would have got to it sooner.

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Morning Debriefing 8/21/11

August 22, 2011

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1) The Ventura Comedy Festival has been taken submissions since March. There is no deadline posted on any of their posts, but they’re having preliminary rounds starting next month and the actual festivities take place in November.

2) Henry Phillips is hilarious. Also, he cooks… sort of.

3) Jeff MacKinnon makes it through his 5th day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

4) Update on the Good Time Comedy Club: The official opening night will be Friday Sept. 2nd 10PM-doors open at 9PM. For more details visit their Facebook page.

5) Ed Hardy + Art Criticism = The Hilarity of Megan Amram.

6) The LA Downtown News covers the “Downtown LA Comedy Scene”, but somehow fails to check that the Big Trouble in Little Tokyo Open Mic @ Señor Fish is cancelled permanently.

7) ON THE HORIZON
The Paul F. Tompkins Show @ Largo at the Coronet Theater Sat. Sept. 17th 8:30PM $25
I’m Going Somewhere With This-A Storytelling Show @ The Mint Sun. Aug. 28th 7PM

8) COMEDY CRAWL
Todd Glass @ Irvine Improv 7PM $17/2 item min.
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Powerviolence Pilot Taping @ The Complex 9PM FREE
Top Story Weekly! w/Chip Pope & Andrés Du Bouchet @ iO West 9PM $5
Hot Sauce @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Shitty Jobs @ UCB Theatre 11PM $5 (stand by only)

9) 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
PARADISE PERKS 15475 Jeffrey Rd., Irvine, CA/Sign-up 6:30PM/Starts 7PM/only 10 spots available
NERDIST THEATER 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

10) Thanks to any and all that put up with me in person.

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Morning Debriefing 8/18/11

1) The Late Show’s David Letterman called a Jew (when he’s not) and was threatened to be killed.

2) Peter Atencio will be the sole director for all episodes of the upcoming sketch series Key & Peele on Comedy Central. We absolutely can’t wait to see what he comes up with.

3) Laughspin gets another update from Jeff Mackinnon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

4) The Compatish proves that miniature golf isn’t just for kids… or is it?

5) Tim Shaw expounds as to what it can take to be a truly great comedian and why that has made him retire from comedy.

6) Rob Delaney explains how having one of his jokes stolen invigorated him to conquer Twitter.

7) James Patterson has a beautiful story about why Yelapa isn’t a romantic getaway.

8) The singular Rick Shapiro will be on the Green Room with Paul Provenza (Showtime 11PM), Mark Hamill & Tony Hale are guest stars on NTSF:SD:SUV (Adult Swim 12:15AM), and Hitfix’s Alan Sepinwall makes a case for continuing to watching Louie, just in case you were on the fence (FX 11PM).

9) ON THE HORIZON
The Imaginary Radio Program @ Nerdist Theater Thurs. Aug. 25th 8PM $8

10) COMEDY CRAWL
The Super Serious Show @ Smashbox Studios 7PM $10 in adv/$15
Todd Glass @ Irvine Improv 8PM $17/2 item min.
An Intimate Evening with Moshe Kasher @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
The Dork Forest Live @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
The Hot House Comedy Show @ Hot House 8PM FREE-Invite Only
The Josh & Josh Show @ Bar Lubitsch 8:30PM FREE
Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $25 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
Third Thursday Comedy Series @ Ruskin Group Theatre 9PM $5
Mapping the Heavens @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5
Live at Carnegie Hall* @ Hollywood Hotel 10PM FREE
The 11th Hour Show w/The Midnight Show @ Artworks Theatre 11PM FREE

11) 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.
COFFEE 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.
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
CAFE UNURBAN 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 9PM/No purchase necessary
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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

12) So, we got the most traffic we’ve ever gotten here yesterday and it was all because of a reblog/retweet of a PDF of a great article by Zach Dionne on the WTF Podcast. As it was misinterpreted by a few people as to who wrote the piece (it’s wasn’t us), we feel compelled to have an actual piece about Marc Maron here written by us, which will be a review of his new album “This Has To Be Funny”, to be posted very soon.

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Morning Debriefing 8/17/11

1) Sean O’Connor on Conan.

2) J. Chris Newberg discovers that roasting works on America’s Got Talent.

3) Jeff MacKinnon who was in LA is now covering the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Laughspin.

4) Children’s Hospital gets a 4th Season!

5) The hit improvised stand-up show started in LA, Set List, tours at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to stellar reviews.

6) W. Kamau Bell shows how fame can go to a comedian’s head even when they’re not that famous.

7) Not sure what to expect from a comedy contest? Connected Comedy can help with that.

8) NTSF:SD:SUV’s Trent Hauser has a special message for the blind people of America… or does he?

Don’t Trust the Blind! from Paul Scheer

9) Puddin’-“Daily Affirmation”

10) ON THE HORIZON
Conan Showcase (now with Rob Delaney) @ Nerdist Theater Fri. Aug. 19th 8PM $8
Bill Burr @ Largo at the Coronet Theater Tues. Sept. 13th 8PM/10PM $20

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Smartest Man in the World LIVE w/Greg Proops @ Bar Lubitsch 7PM FREE
Women Who Kill @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $14/2 item min.
Bil Dwyer @ Comedy Central Stages 8PM FREE RSVP at (323) 960-5519
Persona @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5
Meltdown @ Nerdist Theater 8:30PM $8
The Ed Galvez Punk House @ Westside Comedy Theater 9PM $8
Frolic! One Year Anniversary @ Far Bar 9PM FREE
5 Second Films Screening @ El Cid 9PM $8
Facebook @ UCB Theatre 9:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Beer in the Shower @ Dreams Cafe & Bar 9:30PM FREE
Mostly Normal Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The Anna Lee Lawson Comedy Hour-ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY @ Next Stage Theater 11PM $5

12) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
THE SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Sign-up (lottery) 7PM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/first come, first served
GRINDHOUSE CAFE 1051 N. Havenhurst, West Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM
CAFE ON 2ND 7 S. 2nd St., Alhambra, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 7:30PM/$3 cover/10 min. guarantee
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/5 min.
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 8PM/Starts 8:30PM
LIQUID ZOO 7214 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA/Sign-up 8:30PM/Starts 9PM/first come, first served/7 min.
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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available

13) Sometimes, when you’re down, you just need to hear “You’re a gorilla… and that’s a good thing,” at 1 in the morning.

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Morning Debriefing 8/16/11

1) Laughspin gets Comedy Central Fall Schedule.

2) Sean O’Connor will take the stage on Conan tonight TBS 11PM. Watch, set your DVRs, or check back here tomorrow.

3) Humblebrag’s got their Power Rankings for August and we just have to say, “Really, Steve Nash? Really?”.

4) Scott Gairdner’s Clip Cup basically tells Tosh.0 to eat its heart out.

Clip Cup – watch more funny videos

5) The national storytelling series, The Moth, just announced their fall themes for the upcoming months of their storyslams/storytelling open mics.

6) Marc Maron gets interviewed by Splitsider and has “This Has To Be Funny” reviewed by A.V. Club. In talking to him in passing last night, we reaffirm our answer, “Yes Marc, it definitely works as an album.”

7) Steve Heisler explains analytically why should see some unrecognizable faces and unknown names on the big screen.

8) “Jumping the Shark” = “Going Harold & Kumar”-This is probably our most incendiary post to date at the Nerdist, but what’s more amazing than the grab bag of vicious comments is the fact that people actually stuck around after the credits of Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

9) Puddin’-“Fan Letter”

10) ON THE HORIZON
Heather Anne Campbell’s Miracle Violence @ UCB Theatre Wed. Aug. 24th 8PM $5
Gallows Humor @ Vlad the Retailer Thurs. Aug. 25th 7:30PM $5
Adams/Brandt/Reutter/Claybrooks Taping @ Art Theater Thurs. Aug. 25th 9PM $8

11) COMEDY CRAWL
Two Thumbs Way Down @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8
The Good Luck Show @ Good Luck Bar 8PM FREE
Jackson Hole Project Laugh Lounge @ Red Rock Bar & Eatery 8PM FREE
Comedy Bang Bang @ UCB Theatre 8:30PM $5 (stand by only)
Holy Fuck! @ Downtown Independent Theater 9PM FREE
Reggie Watts @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre 9PM $20 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
John Mulaney @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5

12) OPEN MIC RUN
LIBRARY A COFFEE HOUSE 3418 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park)/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/first come, first served.
WESTWOOD BREW CO 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

13) Yet another day passes where I fail to see Attack the Block. Damn it.

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