wham city – The Comedy Bureau

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 111: Cricket Arrison & Tenderness in Absurdity

May 11, 2022

absurdist comedy, cricket arrison, dave chappelle, i think you should leave, netflix, russell peters, sketch comedy, wham city

As it has been for years and years now, the world is so absurd that trying to be absurd comedically is an incredibly daunting challenge. That still doesn’t stop such brilliant and amazing folks such as Cricket Arrison from finding ways to satirize the world and be comedically ludicrous in such the ridiculous, preposterous time that we live in. We chat with Cricket about how the gauntlet of the last few years has transformed both her comedy and herself as a person into something that’s still on the stranger side of the spectrum of hilarity, but more tender and, in so many way, beautifully funny.

Also, “hot” takes on Netflix foregoing making Chappelle’s Hollywood Bowl performances into specials, I Think You Should Leave getting season 3, and Russell Peters’ upcoming new sneakers.

Follow Cricket @cricketcricketcricket on IG and @cricketarrison on Twitter

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

September 4, 2018

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comedy show, experimental comedy, los angeles, wham city

For any and all that are interested in the weirdo side of the comedy spectrum, you might not want to miss East Coast based comedy collective Wham City (Alan Resnick, Robby Rackleff, Ben O’Brien, and Cricket Arrison) on their LA stop of their West Coast tour. You’ve probably enjoyed some of their work on Adult Swim such as Unedited Footage of a Bear.

They’ll be coming to Dynasty Typewriter on Sunday, September 16th at 8PM. Tickets are $12 in advance and $18 at the door. Go 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.

Ian Abramson’s “7 Minutes in Purgatory”, That Has Comedians Perform Separated from Audience, Is Now a Comedy Central Web Series

July 18, 2016

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7 minutes in purgatory, comedy central, dan deacon, dave hill, digital series, ian abramson, nick vatterott, web series, wham city

The Comedy Central web series version of Ian Abramson’s brilliant show 7 Minutes in Purgatory, where comics do a set while separated from a live audience and can’t hear their laughter while that audience can watch remotely, is finally here.

With Comedy Central footing the bill, Ian got a truck outside of the venue to sequester the performers away from the audience so there is absolutely no way that the comedians can hear the audience (on top of noise cancelling ear protection).

Watch what happens when you stick Nick Vatterott…

…host Ian Abramson…

…Dave Hill…

…musician and fun extraordinaire Dan Deacon…

…and sketch group Wham City get stuck in the back of a truck and try to do comedy.