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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 44: Cole Stratton & Keeping a Major Comedy Festival Alive

January 27, 2021
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
chappelle, cole stratton, emmys, festpocalypse, sf sketchfest, stay at home order

The beginning of every year, as far as comedy is concerned, can be celebrated with the venerable SF Sketchfest, one of the biggest, most respected, longest running comedy festivals in the world. It’s three weeks of hundreds of shows and thousands of the best performers in comedy all over San Francisco making for the first big comedy event of the calendar year.

Of course, that can’t happen this year due to COVID-19 and SF Sketchfest co-founder Cole Stratton zooms with TCB’s Jake Kroeger about what to do in place of nearly a month of live in-person shows with one big virtual comedy extravaganza (and fundraiser for SF Sketchfest itself) Festpocalypse. Cole also details how doing improv has adapted to the virtual space as well as “hot” takes on Chappelle getting COVID-19, the CA stay-at-home order being lifted, and the debacle of combining the late night and sketch variety categories with the Emmys.

Oh yeah, we’ll remind you once more: don’t gather in person to watch the Super Bowl. Watching it alone is fine.

Follow Cole @colestratton on Twitter and @strattoncole on IG. Get tickets and more info about SF Sketchfest: Festpocalypse this Sat. Jan. 30th at 5PM PT/8PM ET here.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via GoFundMe, Patreon, or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).
Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Pick of the Day: Pretty Pretty Pony with Tony Hale

April 13, 2020
News
cole stratton, comedy show, improv comedy, joey greer, live comedy, long form improv, pretty pretty pony, tony hale, vanessa ragland, westside comedy theater

Throughout our tenure, Pretty, Pretty Pony has been one of our favorite improv groups throughout LA’s vast collection of improv teams (we even picked them for one of our annual 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To in No Particular Order).

Housed at Santa Monica’s Westside Comedy Theater, they were occupying a monthly slot featuring great guest monologists and a razor sharp team of some of the best improvisers around.

That would include:
Chris Alvarado (Comedy Bang! Bang!/Heyday)
Joey Greer (Mission IMPROVable/Bear Supply)
Vanessa Ragland (Pop My Culture Podcast/Ragland & Greer)
Ed Roe (The Best Man/Queen George)
Atul Singh (Mission IMPROVable/Westside Sketch Co.)
Cole Stratton (Pop My Culture Podcast/SF Sketchfest)

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Westside Comedy Theater to temporarily close its door, but Pretty, Pretty Pony will keep the show going with one fantastic guest, Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development), this Fri. Apr. 17th on WCT’s Twitch channel. The show is free to watch, but they’ll be taking donations for the theater via voluntary ticket purchase here.

July 24, 2017
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audible, cole stratton, comedy in the dark, gary anthony williams, improv comedy, live podcast, long form improv, los angeles, santa monica, stephanie courtney, the bat

The Bat has some of the best improvisers around doing an entire show for you shrouded in darkness. It’s a live taping for Audible, but you can be a part of the show and have your suggestions not only dictate the scene, but sound effects as well. 

This episode of the show will happen Wednesday, August 2nd at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica will feature special guests Stephanie Courtney, Gary Anthony Williams, Tawny Newsome, and Phil Lamarr. 

Tickets are $5 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

June 12, 2016
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armando, atul singh, chris alvarado, cole stratton, comedy show, ed roe, free, improv, james urbaniak, joey greer, june 13, long form improv, santa monica, vanessa ragland, westside comedy theater, what to do

Improv team Pretty, Pretty Pony was and is still one of our favorite things. More details here.

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

We’re Going Into Another “Wormhole” on July 14th

June 30, 2015
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cole stratton, improv, improvised stand up, matt kirshen, santa monica, set list, westside comedy theater, wormhole
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While an unmanned Space X ship exploded recently, we’re just going ahead with jumping into deep space, comedic deep space that is, and headed into other comedic dimensions again with our show/experiment Wormhole. 

For those not acquainted, Wormhole takes you through improv that’s based on stand-up that’s based on improv that’s based on improvised stand-up.

Internationally renowned comedian Matt Kirshen, acclaimed improv group Pretty, Pretty Pony, and another special guest will be taking us through the various dimensions/self-referential bits/etc..

Join in Tues. July 14th at 9PM at Westside Comedy Theater $5.

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Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 3 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Wed 03

Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

March 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed 03

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

March 3 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 03

ART IS EASY: It’s Friendship Day (Twitch Live-stream)

March 3 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 03

Girls In Bikinis Solving World Problems (Live-stream)

March 3 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 03

Artisanal Comedy with Bethany Van Delft (IG Live-stream)

March 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 03

Nowhere Comedy Club: Gays R Us (Zoom Live-stream)

March 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 03

Nowhere Comedy Club: Origin Stories: Myq Kaplan (Zoom Live-stream)

March 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 03

Party Time with Liza Treyger (Live-stream)

March 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed 03

The Crazy Uncle Joe Show Online Edition (Zoom Live-stream)

March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 03

The C Word (Zoom Live-stream)

March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 03

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 03

AMANDA GAIL & FRIENDS: A COMEDY SHOW (Live-stream)

March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 03

Live Comedy on Zoom (Zoom Live-stream)

March 3 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Thu 04

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 4 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Thu 04

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

March 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thu 04

Punderdome (Zoom Live-stream)

March 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thu 04

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

March 4 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 04

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

March 4 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 04

You’re Still Here (Zoom Live-stream)

March 4 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 04

Ben VS Fans: PS4 Madden Challenge (Twitch Live-stream)

March 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 04

Coffee Chat with Jana Schmieding – Indigenous Comedian (Live-stream)

March 4 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 04

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

March 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 04

Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

March 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 04

Stand Up Comedy Talk (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 4 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Thu 04

giraffe: a new comedy by Fielding Edlow (Live-stream)

March 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 04

The Horny Hour (IG Live-stream)

March 4 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Fri 05

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 5 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Fri 05

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

March 5 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri 05

Hack City (Zoom Live-stream)

March 5 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 05

Myq and Liz Co-Headline Bonfire! (Live-stream)

March 5 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 05

Bitches Brew (Zoom Live-stream)

March 5 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Fri 05

Faded Drunk Spelling Bee (Live-stream)

March 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 05

Comedy Crossing (Live-stream)

March 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 05

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 05

TALKIES – LIVE COMEDY AND SHORT FILMS (Twitch Live-stream)

March 5 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sat 06

Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

March 6 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 06

Gleib Off The Top – A Night of Improvised Stand-up with Ben Gleib (Zoom Live-stream)

March 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 06

Brian Kiley & Frenemies (Zoom Live-stream)

March 6 @ 5:00 pm
Sat 06

Cabin Fever Comedy (Twitch Live-stream)

March 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Sat 06

Coping Mechanism with Sofiya Alexandra and Alex Hooper (Zoom Live-stream)

March 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 06

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

March 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 06

Mary Lynn Rajskub (Live-stream)

March 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 06

Sarah Silverman (Live-stream)

March 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 06

Shrimptown: 2 Year Shrimpiversary (IG Live-stream)

March 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 06

Magic Asphalt: Drive-In Comedy Under The Stars (in LA)

March 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 06

Sandwich Lovers Unite (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 06

International Women’s Day Comedy Extravaganza (Live-stream)

March 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sun 07

Zoom Diner (Zoom Live-stream)

March 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sun 07

Tight Five with Blaire Postman (Zoom Live-stream)

March 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sun 07

Annabelle Gurwitch’s YOU’RE LEAVING WHEN? in convo w/ Andie MacDowell (Live-stream)

March 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Mon 08

Influential Ladies of Comedy: Part II Lecture (Live-stream)

March 8 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Mon 08

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 8 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Mon 08

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

March 8 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Mon 08

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 09

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 9 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Tue 09

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

March 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Tue 09

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

March 9 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tue 09

Last Stream on the Left (Livestream)

March 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 09

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

March 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tue 09

In Conversation with Rachel Bloom: Co-Creator and Star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Live-stream)

March 9 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tue 09

Stand Up Comedy Talk (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 9 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Tue 09

In The Green Zoom (YouTube Live-stream)

March 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tue 09

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 10

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 10 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Wed 10

Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

March 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed 10

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

March 10 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 10

Canceled with Caleb Synan & Troy Walker (Live-stream)

March 10 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Wed 10

The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Sorry You’re Playing With Us (Twitch Live-stream)

March 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Wed 10

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wed 10

A Ridiculously Good Comedy Show with Debra DiGiovanni (Live-stream)

March 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wed 10

Empower HER Comedy for Education (Live-stream)

March 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 11

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 11 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Thu 11

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

March 11 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thu 11

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

March 11 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 11

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

March 11 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 11

The MOTHER of all Comedy shows (Zoom Live-stream)

March 11 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 11

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

March 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 11

Nowhere Comedy Club: Gilbert Gottfried (Live-stream)

March 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 11

Stand Up Comedy Talk (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 11 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Thu 11

Robby Hoffman Consulting Group (Live-stream)

March 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 11

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 11 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 12

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

March 12 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Fri 12

International Womens Day – Luisa Omielan- GOD IS A WOMAN (Live-stream)

March 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Fri 12

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

March 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fri 12

RISK! True Tales Boldly Told (Zoom Live-stream)

March 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Fri 12

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

March 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 13

Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

March 13 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 13

Greg & Gleib It’s a G thing: Improvised Comedy with Greg Proops & Ben Gleib (Zoom Live-stream)

March 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 13

The Couples Therapy Quarantine Party 1-Year in Isolation (Live-stream)

March 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 13

F**K Z**M – A comedy fundraiser mourning a year of working on Z**m (Zoom Live-stream)

March 13 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 13

Setflix (Live-stream)

March 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sat 13

Improv Live Comedy Drive-In: Fortune Feimster

March 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 13

Sandwich Lovers Unite (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 13

Jay Shingle Online Comedy Show/PDX Mutual Aid Fundraiser (Live-stream)

March 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 18

Your Carriage Awaits with Katie Hughes (Live-stream)

March 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Thu 18

The Dollop LIVE ONLINE (LoopedLive Live-stream)

March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 18

What’s Your Story Presents: “What I Learned During Lockdown” w/ Dave Holmes (Live-stream)

March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 18

Robby Hoffman Consulting Group (Live-stream)

March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 18

Amy Solomon discusses and signs Notes from the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-Grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy (Crowdcast Live-stream)

March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 20

Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

March 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 20

Wild Horses (YouTube Live-stream)

March 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 20

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Stream of Consciousness (Zoom Live-stream)

March 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sat 20

Yannis Pappas (Live-stream)

March 20 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sat 20

The Sklar Brothers Live Stand Up Plus Live Cheap Seats!!! (Zoom Live-stream)

March 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Sat 20

Sandwich Lovers Unite (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun 21

Tight Five with Blaire Postman (Zoom Live-stream)

March 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Mon 22

Nowhere Comedy Club: Sam Morril Working Out New Material (Live-stream)

March 22 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tue 23

Doughboys Munch Madness Finale (Live-stream)

March 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 25

Dynasty Confidential (YouTube Live-stream)

March 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 25

Nowhere Comedy Club: Mike Birbiglia: Working it Out (Virtually) (Zoom Live-stream)

March 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 25

Gareth Reynolds (Live-stream)

March 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 25

Robby Hoffman Consulting Group (Live-stream)

March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Fri 26

Nowhere Comedy Club: Mike Birbiglia: Working it Out (Virtually) (Zoom Live-stream)

March 26 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Fri 26

Nowhere Comedy Club: Birthday Double Crowd Work Show with Todd Barry & Natasha Leggero (Zoom Live-stream)

March 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Fri 26

The Comedy Store Drive-In

March 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 27

Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

March 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 27

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Stream of Consciousness (Zoom Live-stream)

March 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sat 27

Sandwich Lovers Unite (Clubhouse Live-stream)

March 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 27

Jam in the Van: Hunter Hill (in LA)

March 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 27

The Comedy Store Drive-In

March 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Sat 27

Jam in the Van: Hunter Hill (in LA)

March 27 @ 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Sun 28

Dr. Katz Live (Live-stream)

March 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

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