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Please Enjoy Christina Catherine Martinez’s Adult White Lady Version of The Little Girl Crying About Lockdown

July 15, 2020
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catherine christina martinez, characters, lockdown, parody

Earlier this week, there was a home video of a little child crying about all the her favorite places that’s closed because of renewed lockdown orders that have arrived around the globe.

The video went viral and, as if often the case with viral videos, there will be plenty of parodies popping up all around the Internet. Christina Catherine Martinez, who does have a knack for parodying niche characters (her taking the stage as Jean Luc Godard pitching a Paddington the Bear sequel still has us busting up several months after we saw it), did her own version of the tear filled rant, but done as a privileged white lady (at the behest of comedian Marcella Arguello).

The attention to nuance, detail, and performance are stellar and, most importantly, we keep laughing heartily every time we watch it. Please enjoy it here.

This is for @marcellacomedy who requested a white lady version of the little girl crying about lockdown pic.twitter.com/tPRQKZJYNz

— Christina Catherine Martinez (@xtina_catherine) July 14, 2020

Andrés du Bouchet Does a Clever Gathering of Most of His Characters That He Plays on Conan

August 14, 2019
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andres du bouchet, characters, conan

If you’re not on the du Bouchet train of pure absurdity, then, well, umm, please reconsider what you’re watching as Andrés is one of the pillars of why Conan remains great to this day (and certainly why their bits and sketches are often unrivaled in late night).

For more proof, du Bouchet does the best take on a character sizzle reel ever with this latest piece. Please enjoy over and over and over (then get on that du Bouchet train already).

July 15, 2019
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characters, comedy show, frankie quinones, k town, los angeles, stand up comedy, wiltern

The rise of Frankie Quinones is something we’ve been really relishing for years now. Whether it be his characters like Creeper or Dress Up Gang or his own stand-up, Frankie’s comedy has always charmed us with equal parts heart and silliness. 

This September, Frankie will be doing his own evening, presumably with his entire comedy arsenal, at the Wiltern. We’re pretty sure this will be the first big theater he’ll be playing in town and we’re damned sure you shouldn’t miss it.

Tickets start at $25 and you need to go them here.

We Cordially Invite You to Our Latest Most Wanted List, Sunday June 30th at The Satellite

May 25, 2019
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billy wayne davis, carl tart, characters, cholo fit, comedy show, frankie quinones, improv, james austin johnson, los angeles, silverlake, sketch comedy, stand up, what to do, wild improv
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It’s about time we put on another show.

So, we’re doing another gathering of our favorite comedy folks from every corner of comedy for another edition of our Most Wanted List on June 30th at Silverlake landmark, The Satellite.

As mentioned above, you’re cordially invited.

Scheduled to appear:
Frankie Quinones
Billy Wayne Davis
Wild Improv
Carl Tart
James Austin Johnson (host)
TCB’s own Jake Kroeger

Tickets are only $8 and you really ought to snag up quick here.

Mike Myers Is Getting His Own Show Where He’ll Play a Bunch of Characters on Netflix

April 17, 2019
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characters, mike myers, netflix

Mike Myers Is Getting His Own Show Where He’ll Play a Bunch of Characters on Netflix

Honestly, this should have been a show a long time ago, no?

It’s nice to see that the vacuum of sketch comedy is filling up (and it seems like Netflix is leading a large part of it with this untitled Mike Myers characters show and the upcoming Tim Robinson series I Think You Should Leave.

There are very few details, but we’ll be curious if Dr. Evil, Wayne, Coffee Talk, etc. will make any sort of cameos here. We’ll just have to wait and see.

We’re Belatedly Throwing Ourselves an 8th Anniversary

February 7, 2019
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anniversary, characters, comedy show, improv, los angeles, sketch, stand up, the comedy bureau, variety show
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So, this was supposed to happen at the end of October, but, as you can see from our staff page, we’re a little overworked. Thus, it took awhile to celebrate being LA’s best resource for comedy. 

Anyways, we hope you come down to Echoes on Pico and enjoy our favorites from every corner of comedy as well as our very own Jake Kroeger. Tickets are only $10 for this gala worthy show. Go get ‘em here.

June 4, 2018
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characters, comedy show, james adomian, los angeles, silverlake, stand up

It’s rare these days that you get to see someone like the amazing James Adomian (Our Cartoon President, Trump vs. Bernie, Low Hangin’ Fruit, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Future-Worm) headline in town. Yet, your chance will be coming very soon this month as Adomian will be taking over The Satellite LA in Silverlake with help from Kate Berlant, Rojo Perez, and Zach Noe Towers.

So, we highly recommend that you go get your tickets ASAP here.

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

August 22, 2017
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characters, cole escola, comedy show, difficult people, john early, los angeles, satellite, silverlake

NYC’s Cole Escola, who you should have seen on Difficult People, is returning to LA for a one night only performance of his showcase of his plethora of characters from “the fringes of coherence and social acceptability”. Also, if you need more convincing, the one and only John Early will be a special guest.

Tickets for Cole Escola “Help, I’m Stuck” are $8 and you can (and really should) get them here.

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

December 6, 2016
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andre hyland, characters, comedy show, fairfax, hollywood, hollywood improv, jesse miller, johnny pemberton, kate berlant, los angeles, melrose, parody, son of zorn, talk show

In our opinion, one of the best and craziest iterations of the late night talk show format is The Jesse Miller Talk Show. 

Imagine some wild dreamer from Cincinnati who seems to be aspiring to be Kenny Powers, but also has a boundless amount of pop culture knowledge and ability to make wordplay hosting a talk show and you’ll get some idea of the fun chaos that is going on with Jesse Miller (Andre Hyland).  

In addition to his crew of his one man shredding house band Darryl and his girl Tanya, guests for this round include Johnny Pemberton and Kate Berlant.

Please get your tickets for The Jesse Miller Talk Show this Friday, Dec. 9th at 10PM at The Hollywood Improv here.

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

November 30, 2016
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beth stelling, byron bowers, characters, comedy show, comedy variety, dicker troy, drew droege, james adomian, johnny pemberton, josh fadem, kiss my ass, los angeles, silverlake, the satellite

Dicker Troy (an otherworldly trucker version of Johnny Pemberton) and Josh Fadem reach now heights of delightful, outright goofiness with their show Kiss My Ass.

A fantastic line-up of Beth Stelling, Byron Bowers, Drew Droege, and James Adomian will be joining their folly this Sunday at The Satellite in Silverlake. 

Tickets available here.

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

November 15, 2016
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amanda brooke perrin, anthony jeselnik, characters, hollywood, jermaine fowler, live comedy, los angeles, los feliz, matt ingebretson, natalie palamides, short film, silverlake, stand up, super serious show, whitmer thomas

Per usual, The Super Serious Show is going to be a really good time.

Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. You can (and should) get them here.

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

Poster by Barry Blankenship.

October 19, 2016
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andy kindler, arish singh, bits, cathy ladman, characters, comedy shows, hollywood, los angeles, meltdown comics, natalie palamides, nerdmelt, nick vatterott, stand up, steven king, time heidecker

Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the door. You can (and should) get your tickets in advance here.

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

July 15, 2016
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alana johnston, alison rich, brad evans, characters, comedy shows, july 20th, los angeles, lyric hyperion theatre & cafe, marques ray, natalie palamides, nick ciarelli, sethward, silverlake, sketch comedy, what to do

More details here. Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe is at 2106 Hyperion Ave., Los Angeles, CA in Silverlake.

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

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Tue 19

The Mic Presents: Non-Prophets (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tue 19

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

January 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tue 19

Ambush (Zoom Live-stream)

January 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tue 19

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

January 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tue 19

Writers LIVE! Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tue 19

Writer’s Block (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Tue 19

Mary Houlihan’s Painting Party (Planet Scum Live-stream)

January 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 19

Every President Ever: Together Again: INAUGURATED WITH A VENGEANCE (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 19

The Comedy Hang – Happy Hour! (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 19

In The Green Zoom (YouTube Live-stream)

January 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 19

Make Yourself Cry with Kenice Mobley (IG Live-stream)

January 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tue 19

Sh!t My Folks Don’t Know (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 19

Latif Tayour & Friends (Live-stream)

January 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Wed 20

Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

January 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wed 20

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Characters Welcome (Twitch Live-stream)

January 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 20

Ga’riffs with Gareth Reynolds (IG Live-stream)

January 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 20

The 1/20 420 Comedy Extravaganja Inauguration Special (Zoom Live-stream)

January 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 20

Planet Scum Live (Twitch Live-stream)

January 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Wed 20

Comedy Crossing (Live-stream)

January 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 21

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

January 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thu 21

The Ted Alexandro Show (YouTube Live-stream)

January 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thu 21

An Evening with Lewis Black in partnership with the Indianapolis JCC (Live-stream)

January 21 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 21

Faded Comedy’s Virtual Happy Hour (Twitch Live-stream)

January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 21

Greg Proops: “Smartest Man in the World” Live Podcast Recording (Zoom Live-stream)

January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 21

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Borabish (Twitch Live-stream)

January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 21

Hot Cocoa Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

January 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 21

Bingo Night with Daniel Van Kirk (Live-stream)

January 21 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 21

The Dollop LIVE ONLINE (LoopedLive Live-stream)

January 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 21

Nowhere Comedy Club: Judy Gold (Live-stream)

January 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 21

Dykevice with Robby Hoffman (Live-stream)

January 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 21

SKETCHED OUT-Sketch Cinema Night (Live-Stream)

January 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thu 21

Convoy (Twitch Live-stream)

January 21 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fri 22

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

January 22 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri 22

Hack City (Zoom Live-stream)

January 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 22

Jackie Fabulous (Zoom Live-stream)

January 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 22

Nowhere Comedy Club: Judah Friedlander (Zoom Live-stream)

January 22 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 22

Laurie Kilmartin (Zoom Live-stream)

January 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 22

The Fun Time Boys Game Night Spectacular: Quiplash (Twitch Live-stream)

January 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 23

Comedy at the Covid Arms (Zoom Live-stream)

January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sat 23

Chris Porter (Live-stream)

January 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 23

No Thanks (Zoom Live-stream)

January 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 23

Watch With…Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead (Live-stream)

January 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 23

Chris Porter (Live-stream)

January 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 23

The Black Aesthetic Show (Live-stream)

January 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 23

Brian Kiley (Zoom Live-stream)

January 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun 24

Tight Five with Blaire Postman (Zoom Live-stream)

January 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sun 24

The George Lucas Talk Show (Live-stream)

January 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 24

Dr. Katz Live (Live-stream)

January 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sun 24

Nowhere Comedy Club: Dan Mintz (Live-stream)

January 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sun 24

Maggie Maye & Friends (Live-stream)

January 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sun 24

UnCabaret Zoom Edition [LA] (Zoom Live-stream)

January 24 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon 25

Who Wants $2.69? with Martin Urbano (Live-stream)

January 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mon 25

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

January 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Tue 26

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

January 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tue 26

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

January 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tue 26

Nowhere Comedy Club: Todd Barry: The VIRTUAL Crowd Work Tour (Zoom Live-stream)

January 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 26

Mary Houlihan’s Painting Party (Planet Scum Live-stream)

January 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 26

Stand Pup Comedy (Live-stream)

January 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 26

In The Green Zoom (YouTube Live-stream)

January 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 27

The Moth National Mainstage (Live-stream)

January 27 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Wed 27

Your Carriage Awaits with Katie Hughes (Live-stream)

January 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 27

Planet Scum Live (Twitch Live-stream)

January 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thu 28

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

January 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thu 28

The Ted Alexandro Show (YouTube Live-stream)

January 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thu 28

Elsewhere Sound Space (Twitch Live-stream)

January 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thu 28

Faded Comedy’s Virtual Happy Hour (Twitch Live-stream)

January 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 28

Ga’riffs with Gareth Reynolds (IG Live-stream)

January 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 28

The Side Hustle (YouTube Live-stream)

January 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 28

Dykevice with Robby Hoffman (Live-stream)

January 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 28

Avail Yourself (Zoom Live-stream)

January 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 28

Downtown Stand-Up: Comedy Benefit Show (Live-stream)

January 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 28

Convoy (Twitch Live-stream)

January 28 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fri 29

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

January 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri 29

DeAnne Smith & Acquaintances! Tender comedy for tough times. (Zoom Live-stream)

January 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 30

What’s Your Problem, Sir? A night of Vulnerable Comedy w. Ever Mainard (Live-stream)

January 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 30

Mary Lynn Rajskub (Zoom Live-stream)

January 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 30

Channel 101 (Twitch Live-stream)

January 30 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 30

Channel 101 (Twitch Live-stream)

January 30 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sun 31

The George Lucas Talk Show (Live-stream)

January 31 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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