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Pick of the Day: Don’t Tell Tapings (in LA) 8/23 & 8/24

August 21, 2024

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Despite the nature of the name of Don’t Tell Comedy, it’s no secret that they have shaken things up in being a force to be reckoned with in the live comedy game. In fact, that’s so much the case, that not only is Don’t Tell a credit that many comedians boast as a credit, but is a goal for many a comedian coming up to attain as does put you on a comedy map right now.

With that in mind, you might want to catch the very next batch of Don’t Tell anointed comedians (and no, we don’t know who it is), doing exclusive sets to be taped in LA for Don’t Tell‘s very popular YouTube Channel.

These latest tapings, are set for this Friday, 8/23, in West LA and Saturday, 8/24, in Manhattan Beach area with both nights having 7PM & 9:15PM shows (shout out to westsiders who often feel left out of what’s going on in Silverlake and Highland Park).

Tickets are $30 and you can (and should) go snag ’em here.

October 18, 2018

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Jill Soloway, creator of Transparent, and Hannah Gadsby, the lightning rod comedian behind Nanette, will indeed be live in person chatting about the Jill’s memoir, She Wants It: Desire Power and Toppling the Patriarchy.

Should be kind of a powerful night, no?

Tickets are available as follows:

$53 Reserved Section Seat + Book
$43 General Admission Seat + book
$20 General Admission

You can and definitely should get tickets for this at Live Talks LA here.

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

February 4, 2018

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As comedy at The Hammer Museum worked so well with Aparna Nancherla last year, the renowned museum will be having yet another night of comedy within their walls featuring another round of some of our favorites including Sara Schaefer, Kyle Mizono, Janine Brito, and Naomi Ekperigin.

No matter what you’re situation is on the day before Valentine’s Day, this ought to be a night that you won’t want to miss.

The event is free so long as you RSVP, which you can and should do here.

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

June 27, 2017

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Aparna Nancherla, who you should both know as a fantastic stand-up comedian and one of Twitter’s best @aparnapkin, is returning once again to LA next month, but will get to do so with top billing at UCLA’s Hammer Museum.

Marlena Rodriguez, Erin Lennox, and Naomi Ekperigin will be joining Aparna and, best of all, it’s free since all programs at Hammer are free.

Get more details here.

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

May 17, 2017

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The above photo is probably the most serious that you’ll ever see Gabe Liedman, Jenny Slate, and Max Silvestri be together. See them get much more silly at their wonderful show, Big Terrific this weekend.

Tickets are $30 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

May 5, 2017

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benefit show, casey wilson, charity show, craig ferguson, free billy, june diane raphael, lily tomlin, los angeles, paul scheer, ucla, voice for the animals, wait wait don't tell me, west la, westwood, whitney cummings

“Wait Wait…Don’t Kill Me!” combines a quiz show, the talents of Lily Tomlin, June Diane-Raphael, Casey Wilson, Whitney Cummings and Craig Ferguson, the hosting skills of Paul Scheer, animal trivia as curated by Scheer, and a benefit for Voice For The Animals Foundation.

If any of that’s up your alley, you might want to catch this event this Saturday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall at 8PM. Tickets range from $25-$100 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

April 29, 2017

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Tomorrow is time for the Skirball Cultural Center’s annual Puppet Festival. All throughout the center, puppeteers for all sorts of audiences will be performing from 10AM-4PM

General admission is $12 and you can (and should) get your tickets here.

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

April 10, 2017

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Desus & The Kid Mero of Viceland’s late night show Desus & Mero will indeed be spending an evening with Deadline for their AwardsLine live events series next Monday at 7:30PM the Landmark Theatres in West LA (10840 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA).

You can RSVP for tickets for the event here.

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

Comedy Crawl & Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week

February 6, 2017

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Comedy Crawl & Open Mic Run All Updated for Next Week

Whether you need an emotional chaser for however you’re feeling after the Super Bowl or you need a laugh in general or you need a place to work your craft or get something off your chest (in a comedic way), we’ve got you covered within the Greater LA Area.

Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week

January 29, 2017

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Comedy Crawl All Updated for Next Week

From 1/29 onwards, we got plenty of stand-up, improv, sketch, experimental comedy, musicals, podcasts, etc. worth checking out in LA.

December 22, 2016

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beverly grove, beverly hills, comedy show, coronet theatre, improv, largo, los angeles, paul f tompkins, spontaneantion, weho, west hollywood, west la

The 100th episode and last live Largo taping of his completely improvised Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins podcast will take place on Saturday, January 7th at 8:30PM.

Don’t miss out on this special performance and get your tickets as soon as you can. They’re $30 and you can get them here.

Art by Nathan Diffee

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

December 20, 2016

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beverly grove, beverly hills, big terrific, coronet theatre, gabe liedman, jenny slate, largo, los angeles, max silvestri, stand up, storytelling, west hollywood, west la

The latest gathering of Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, and Max Silvestri, otherwise known as Big Terrific, will be on January 13th, 2017 at Largo at the Coronet Theatre. I

It’s never quite clear when the next Big Terrific is, so you might want to snatch up your tickets now. Get them here.

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

December 13, 2016

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A prep academy debate team will go up against drunk comedians in Drunk Debates next Wednesday at The Westside Comedy Theater.

Conan staffers Laurie Kilmartin and Brian Kiley will be on the ‘drunk comics’ along with Billy Bonnell and going against All State Debate Team of Vanderlick Prep Academy.

If you like what might be a way cooler, grown-up version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, you can get your tickets here.

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

Open Mic Run Updated for Thanksgiving Week 2016

November 20, 2016

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Open Mic Run Updated for Thanksgiving Week 2016

We’ve got everything to up to date as to where to get out your pre- or post-Thanksgiving rage out at an open mic. Check back frequently as listings might change throughout the week.

October 28, 2016

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

More details here.

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

September 10, 2016

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adrian todd zuniga, amelia gray, antonio sacre, armen weitzman, comedy show, hammer museum, jon klassen, kumail nanjiani, literary death match, live reading, los angeles, marguerite moreau, nadja spiegelman, ryka aoki, west la, westwood

Authors going head-to-head, comedians and respected literary figures both judging, and an overall good time is what you can expect from Literary Death Match.

Best of all, this next one is free to attend. More details available here.

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

Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for Skirball members, and $8 for full time students and you can get them here.

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

The mash-up of comedy and a rave, aptly named Crave, is back for a new jetsetter themed show.

Tickets are $15 online and you can get them here.

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

May 15, 2016

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andrew sleighter, jon huck, justin decker, nate craig, santa monica, sean green, sports comedy, terrence newman, west la, westside comedy theater

Sean Green does a sports themed talk show with a stacked line-up that knows how to break down sports comedically for non-sports fans and sports die hards alike.

Andrew Sleighter, Jon Huck, Nate Craig, Justin Decker, and “Coach” Terrence Newman all join Sean this Tuesday in Santa Monica.

Get tickets here.

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

February 17, 2016

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Comedy + a rave = Crave.

Tickets are $16.82.

March 12, 2012

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We’re surprised by very little in LA comedy anymore, but, every once in awhile, someone will say, “Oh yeah, we’re going to have a show in a video store tonight with Wendy Liebman, Hannibal Buress, Brent Weinbach, and Josh Fadem. You should come out.”

Then we have what many people have come to call a “WTF moment”.

But hey, stuff like that just happens, right?

Morning Debriefing 8/26/11

1) Bill Burr on Letterman.

2) If you follow everything that I write, I spend quite a bit of time defending what comedians say, even if I think it’s hack, bigoted, etc., but somehow has made other people laugh. However, this latest case of an audience member telling a story of date-raping a girl at the show ASSSSCAT during the Del Close Marathon in NY is something that I can’t and won’t intellectually defend even if he was somehow kidding and made the whole thing up. From all accounts, people were cringing, verbally booing, and more in an attempt to get him to stop, which really breaks the main rule that I stand behind, which is “no matter what you talk about, you have to be funny.” Get the full story from Halle Kiefer at Splitsider.

3) On a much lighter note, the line-up for the comedy portion of the FYF Fest, which comprises about .5% of the festival, is FINALLY HERE. Emo Phillips, Marc Maron, and the Sklar Brothers are just a few names…

4) We didn’t even realize that Deadspin had a Comedy Week until yesterday. There’s some fascinating stuff, namely, a tribute to Mitch Hedberg, and a feature on Sean Patton. Thanks to Luke Cunningham for pointing this out.

5) Judges at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival actually picked the Top 10 One-Liners from all the comedians and we think that Matt Kirshen got robbed.

6) The Compatish finds and actually plays The Bachelor: The Game.

7) So, Nikki Glaser has fan t-shirts… (Special thanks to Scott Bowser pictured below)

8) Puddin’-“True Love”

9) ON THE HORIZON
“I’m Going Somewhere With This…”: Storytelling Show @ The Mint Sun. Aug. 28th 7PM
DC Pierson is Bad at Girls @ UCB Theatre Sun. Sept. 18th 9:30PM $5

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Brent Weinbach @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
The Business @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $8 online/$10 at door
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
The Second City Late Night w/Howie Kremer: Community Show @ Second City Hollywood 9PM $5 (sold out, tickets may be available at door)
Gina Yashere @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10/2 item min.
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE

11) 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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
FLOODLAMP OPEN MEG[APHONE] 3201 W. Verdugo Blvd., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 7:30PM/Starts 8PM/under floodlamp/on megaphone/lottery/no purchase necessary
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery

12) OK, I love this city dearly and inhabitants, often transplants, are resentful of LA not living up to their expectations. It’s an unfortunate circumstance for any metropolis this size and I sincerely wish anyone that whines about being guilted to live here because they felt they had to in order to accomplish something would go back to where they came from. Even with that in mind and making my peace with all the shortcomings of Los Angeles, freeway construction at 1AM at every fucking off-ramp and on-ramp causing bumper to bumper traffic can go fuck itself once we make that possible.

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Morning Debriefing 7/22/11

1) You could win $10,000 for one punchline on FunnyForMoney.com [via Laughspin.com]

2) The Comedy & Magic Club has been around for 33 years. Got to respect that, especially when they’re hardly mentioned in the same sentence with the Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store, Hollywood Laugh Factory, and the Ice House.

3) Though Nate Bargatze didn’t get to perform last night on Conan (he will get to very soon and we’ll remind you), you can catch Jarrod Harris, another amazing member of the former Southern Comedy Quartet Tour comprised of Rory Scovel, Sean Patton, Nate, and Jarrod on Lopez Tonight next week on Thurs. July 28th TBS MIDNIGHT.

4) Ever get a sticker from comedian Greg Barris? Learn it’s real origin.

5) The LAist on the coolest show that you can’t go to (because it’s invite only) at Hot House, a concept that would only work in LA or NY. We’d also like to add that one Marie Colette does a damn fine job putting the show together every month.

6) If you wondered what happened exactly at Holy Fuck this past Tuesday, here’s their words. If you don’t know what Holy Fuck is, go to the Downtown Independent Theater at 251 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA on a Tuesday that’s preferably very soon at 9PM.

7) Lost faith in romantic comedies? Here’s a list we made on Laughspin that might help with that.

8) Puddin’-“Goat” w/guest Laura Silverman (Possibly one of our favorite Puddin’ episodes thus far)

9) ON THE HORIZON
The 4 Year Anniversary of Cartoon Dump @ Steve Allen Theater Mon. July 25th $10
Canada’s Science Bear Presents: Sketch the Movie @ Nerdist Theater Mon. Aug. 15th 8PM $10

10) COMEDY CRAWL
Bill Burr @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $25/2 item min.
Trevor Moore’s Whatever Show @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10
Re-Animator: The Musical @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE
Stood Up Friday Night: Happily Ever After @ Moving Arts Theater 10PM $5
The Also-Ran Comedy Hour @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5

11) 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
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
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
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/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/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts MIDNIGHT

12) As the Sklar Brothers said last night, we need to make “Proopsian” a word.

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Morning Debriefing 6/24/11

1) Nick Kroll on Conan.

2) EW made a list of top comedy podcasts following the footsteps of Rolling Stone. This will be probably the first time I’ve said this in ten years, but Rolling Stone made the better, more informed list.

3) The Ogre Mage EP will be out soon: “@zachlunch Listening to the new @OgreMage EP over and over. Soon, my children. Soon. #OgreMage”

4) Top 5 Reggie Watts Performances [via Serial Optimist]

5) A Drink with Dave and hilarious comedienne Amy Dresner.

6) Sean Patton just got the Tip of the Hat from us.

7) Ne’er a debate about who knows more about Catholicism will be more entertaining than this one between Stephen Colbert and Jack White.

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8) COMEDY CRAWL
The Business @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8PM $5
Re-Animator @ Steve Allen Theater 8PM $30
Maria Bamford @ Flappers Burbank 8PM $17/2 item min.
Rick Shapiro @ Vlad the Retailer 9PM $5
Comedy Car Hole @ Comedy Car Hole 9PM FREE
Second City Late Night @ Second City Hollywood 10PM $5
Maria Bamford @ Flappers Burbank 10PM $17/2 item min.
Stood Up Friday Night: Good Vs. Evil @ Moving Arts Theater 10PM $5
Re-Animator-Cast Benefit Show @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $15

9) 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
UCB 5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/lottery/5 min. spots/10 spots available
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 Midnight/First come, first served
GLENDALE DAYS INN 450 N. Pioneer Dr., Glendale, CA/Sign-up 7PM/Starts 8PM/No foul language/No purchase necessary/first come, first served

10) So did anyone else not see the first episode of Louie because they needed human interaction at least one time in the day then realized everyone was at home watching Louie, anyone?

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