November 22, 2017

david gborie, deep eddy vodka, DoLA, downtown la, dtla, free comedy, free show, joe derosa, laurie kilmartin, los angeles, love song bar, michael rayner, stand up

Through thorough surveillance of our own employees at The Comedy Bureau, we have found that talking at a water cooler during your break is one of the best parts of people’s day.

So, we’re trying desperately to copy that “vibe” and bring it to you in a night of comedy with our personal favorites that we’ve had our eyes on for years.

With assistance from Deep Eddy Vodka and DoLA, we will present comedic performances from Laurie Kilmartin, Joe DeRosa, Michael Rayner, David Gborie for “Water Cooler Talk” to be hosted by TCB’s own Jake Kroeger.

Cool (and hungry) people should arrive early for free pizza from Prufrock Pizzeria between 7PM and 8PM while supplies last!

Water Cooler Talk will commence at The Love Song Bar on Tuesday, December 5th with doors open (and, again, free gourmet pizza) at 7PM and the show starting promptly at 8PM.

Flyer by Morgan Heslin.

October 21, 2017

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bob baker marionette theater, comedy show, downtown la, dtla, jennifer tilly, john ennis, johnny pemberton, josh fadem, lauren lapkus, live reading, roger corman

Not only is this the season for a live reading of The Little Shop of Horrors, but the cast is really stacked.

Do not miss out on this. Get tickets here.

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

September 18, 2017

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all things comedy, comedy festival, downtown la, dtla, feral audio, festival, jackie kashian, laurie kilmartin, midroll, millennium biltmore, nerdist, podcast festival, wil anderson

The 2017 LA Podcast Festival is only a few weeks away and they’re already sold out of early bird three day passes. However, you can still snag regularly priced 3 Day Passes for $190.56 here or try chance trying to get a limited amount of single day passes closer to the weekend of the festival.

In case you didn’t know, the line-up includes:

WTF with Marc Maron, My Favorite Murder, Jackie & Laurie Show, Lovett or Leave It, TOFOP, Dork Forest, The Dollop, Comedy Film Nerds, Bertcast, We Hate Movies, Mental Illness Happy Hour w/ Paul Gilmartin, Cashing In w/ TJ Miller and host Cash Levy, Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast (live debut), Chapo Trap House, Dumb People Town, The Todd Glass Show, Tigerbelly, The Boogie Monster, Mixed Feelings Podcast, My Brother’s Sneaker, The Jimmy Dore Show, and many more!

Podcast Pros confirmed speakers:
Norm Pattiz – Founder & Executive Chairman, Podcast One
Karen Kilgariff & Georgia Hardstark, My Favorite Murder
Hernan Lopez – CEO, Wondery
Tom Webster – Vice President, Strategy and Marketing, Edison Research
Julian Petty – Partner, Nixon Peabody
Taylor Moore – Head of Comedy, Kickstarter
Jordan Cope – Creator Relations Lead, Patreon
Rob Walch – CEO, Libsyn
Jason Smith – CEO, Feral Audio
Sim Sarna – Producer & Co-host, Anna Faris is Unqualified
David Raphael – President, Public Media Marketing
Jackie Kashian – The Dork Forest
Josh Lindgren – Agent, The Billions Corporation
Cash Levy – Cashing In
Allyson Marino – Podcast Monetization Specialist
Ben Adair – CEO & Executive Producer, BA Creative

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

September 10, 2017

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adam ray, arts district, charity benefit, dave cerwonka, dave ross, downtown la, downtown women's center, dtla, erica rhodes, frankie quinones, indie comedy, los angeles, resident dtla, sam jay, stand up

There will be hanging in the Arts District in DTLA, celebrating a year of an indie comedy show with a nice line-up, and supporting the great LA charity organization of the Downtown Women’s Center. What’s not to get on board for?

Tickets for the Human Resources Anniversary Charity Show are $20 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.

July 23, 2017

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double feature, downtown la, dtla, los angeles, michael winterbottom, rob brydon, screening, steve coogan, the trip, the trip to italy

Leading up to the release of the third installment of The Trip, The Trip to Spain, next month, the Theatre at The Ace Hotel in DTLA will be putting on a double feature of The Trip and The Trip to Italy.

On August 5th, you’ll catch up on/revisit this indie comedy film franchise expertly made by Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, and Michael Winterbottom. The Trip will screen at 2PM and The Trip to Italy will be at 5PM.

Tickets are $10-$15 (a pretty good deal if you consider you’re in gorgeous, big theater and what Arclight, iPic, Landmark costs). Please 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, 2017

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baron vaughn, debra digiovanni, downtown la, dtla, escondite, free comedy, los angeles, stand up

Hey Downtown LA, you’re getting a new indie stand-up show. It’s monthly and starting up at The Escondite by lovely LA transplants Troy Walker, Caleb Synan, Adam Christie, and Steph Tolev.

It’s free, has a great line-up, and there are $2 tacos.

Their inaugural show is this Tuesday and you can 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.

Alamo Drafthouse Is Officially and Finally Coming to DTLA in 2018

June 9, 2017

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Alamo Drafthouse Is Officially and Finally Coming to DTLA in 2018

Of the indie/arthouse theater chains around, the Alamo Drafthouse has seen success where many others have struggled. Moving to LA was part of a nationwide expansion enacted over the last few years due to their popularity in their original locations.

Though a ballpark timeframe for when Los Angeles would get its very own Alamo Drafthouse has been foggy for quite some time now, 2018 is the target for when Alamo Drafthouse will join the shopping/dining/working complex known as The Bloc in DTLA’s Financial District.

As Sundance Sunset Cinemas was recently given up to AMC, this announcement couldn’t come any sooner as you’ll now have an indie theater on the Eastside of town to watch those darling indie comedies and dramedies rather than hustling over to any of the ArcLights or The Landmark in West LA.

Also, Alamo Drafthouse does happen to have some of the best introductory videos that warn to not talk or text that get updated quite often as opposed to by the decade like most other theaters.

June 9, 2017

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If you’re really jonesin’ for some nostalgia, the Animaniacs Live is coming to the Regent in DTLA later this Summer on Saturday, August 5th at 5:30PM. Original voice talent Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, and Jess Harnell will perform together once again as Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.

Tickets are $24.50-$74.50 and just went on sale. So, get them right now, right here.

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

May 14, 2017

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aidy bryant, belasco, big sick, downtown la, dtla, kumail nanjiani, kurt braunohler, live comedy, los angeles, ray romano, stand up

The Big Sick seems poised to be a big comedy hit this summer and, as such, there’s an accompanying live comedy tour with cast Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano, Aidy Bryant, and Kurt Braunohler.

One of those stops is here in LA at The Belasco Theatre in DTLA and tickets are on sale now for $61.50. Get them here.

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

May 4, 2017

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bob baker, downtown la, dtla, juggling, lindsay benner, marionette, pam severns, variety show, vaudeville, women in vaudeville

Women in Vaudeville will be a great evening, lead off by the very talented Lindsay Benner, offering up a female variety showcase of puppets, acrobatics, juggling, marionettes and more at the historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater.

Tickets are $20 and you can (and should) get them and more details here.

March 9, 2017

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ben roy, cheap comedy, comedy show, crane's bar, downtown la, dtla, free comedy, kyle kinane, live comedy, los angeles, one year anniversary, stand up, tone bell

Over a year, the comedy night at Crane’s Bar in Downtown LA have established themselves as one of the best recurring comedy shows downtown.

This Monday will actually mark an official year anniversary of the show presented by Corbin Recke, Harry Moroz, Trevor Smith, and Trish Hadley. They have quite the line-up with Kyle Kinane, Tone Bell, Ben Roy, Caitlin Gill, and a few more as yet TBA guests.

Admission is free and you can get more details here.

If you’re going early and want a good seat, definitely show up well before 8 FYI.

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

The 6th Annual L.A Podcast Has Earlybird Tickets Now on Sale and Will Be in DTLA

The LA Podcast Festival is now in its sixth year and, if you’ve ever been to it, you’d know that it’s an institution with a fiercely loyal following at this point.

WTF with Marc Maron, My Favorite Murder, The Jackie & Laurie Show, The Dork Forest, The Dollop, Comedy Film Nerds, Bertcast, We Hate Movies, Mental Illness Happy Hour w/ Paul Gilmartin, & Cashing In w/ T.J. Miller and host Cash Levy are just a handful of the podcasts that are confirmed for this year’s LA Podcast Festival.

Moving from Beverly Hills to Downtown LA at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, the festival will take place from Friday, October 6th-Sunday, October 8th.

Earlybird tickets are now on sale for $99, which you should get in on since you’ll save $50 from the regularly priced pass.

The 2017 Riot LA Comedy Festival Is Less Than a Week Away

January 14, 2017

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Lindsay Ames’ My Diary, The Best Friends Show with Kim and Aliya, Literary Death Match with Adrian Todd Zuniga, Crabapples with Bobcat Goldthwait and Caitlin Gill, and Crane’s Bar (as shown above) are just a few of the lovely things to be at this year’s Riot LA Comedy Festival.

There will also be a round of Todd Barry’s Crowd Work Tour, an international comedy showcase, a best of the best short film showcase, and plenty more even beyond that (as you can see in the flyer below).

In short, it’s something that you’ll want to go to in you’re in town, whether you see comedy a lot like we do or not.

As we already pointed out, January 19th-22nd, the dates for Riot LA, are less than a week away and so get your passes, tickets ASAP (My Favorite Murder, Ali Wong, and more have already sold out) here.

Here’s the Official Riot LA 2017 Comedy Festival Line-Up Announcement Video Complete with a Stacked Line-Up and Watermelons

November 29, 2016

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One of LA’s best festivals Riot LA is coming back very soon, January 19th-22nd in fact.

Some of the best comedy from around LA, the country, and the world are coming to DTLA next month including Mel Brooks, Ali Wong, Rachel Bloom, Todd Barry, Rory Scovel, Tig Notaro, John Early, Aparna Nancherla, Daniel Sloss, Brew Haha, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, Josie Long, Jo Firestone, Dr. Katz, and plenty, plenty more.

See those names scroll by as you watch watermelons get destroyed with a mallet that’s somehow not held by Gallagher in this announcement video.

After that, you can buy tickets or passes (Premium goes for $159.50 and are subject to limited availability) here.

September 30, 2016

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Tickets are $15 and you can (and should) get them here.

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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