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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

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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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

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

August 19, 2016

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Neal Brennan is taping a special for his special solo show 3 Mics for Netflix next month. RSVP for your free tickets here.

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

August 13, 2016

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Tickets are on sale from $25.50-$52.50 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.

au lac, comedy show, downtown la, dtla, july 27th, los angeles, psychedelics, shane mauss, speaker series, stand up, storytelling, what to do

Comedian Shane Mauss and his show A Good Trip will take you through the ins and outs including the history and science of psychedelics and will follow up with an open discussion as part of the Aware Project’s Psychedelic Awareness Salon.

It’s at Au Lac in Downtown LA (710 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA) on Wednesday, July 27th at 7PM.

Tickets are $15 for pre-sale and $20 at door with a 2 item minimum at the show.

You can (and should) get your tickets here.

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

alamo drafthouse, danny mcbride, downtown la, dtla, hbo, july 12, los angeles, regent theater, screening, sneak preview, vice principals, walton goggins, what to do

HBO, Alamo Drafthouse, and The Regent present a special sneak preview of the first two episodes of the upcoming Vice Principals starring Danny McBride and Walton Goggins on Tuesday, July 12th at 8PM at The Regent Theater (448 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA).

Admission is free with RSVP and you can (and should) get in on that 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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Wire to wire, this should be an amazing show and we’re guessing you should get there early if you want tickets and good seats.

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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Tickets are $10-$30 with a two item minimum and you can (and should) get them here.

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

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Brett Gelman will be on hand to give a special sneak preview of his latest “Dinner” special at Adult Swim with director Jason Woliner at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel this Tuesday, June 28th at 8PM (Doors at 7PM).

Admission for this premiere of Brett Gelman’s Dinner in America is free with RSVP right 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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Adult Swim is holding a premiere party for season 4 of Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule that’s free (with RSVP). New episodes will be screened and the one and only Dr. Steve Brule will make an appearance.

It’s all happening at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Downtown LA on Friday, June 10th at 7PM (Doors at 6PM). You can RSVP here.

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

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David Cross is playing the gorgeous Palace Theatre in downtown LA next week on Saturday May 14th at 8PM.

Tickets are $39.50 at Ticketmaster.

Get them ASAP here.

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

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Drennon Davis not only takes you back to the days of turning the dial of terrestrial radio, but does so with the such cleverness in his Imaginary Radio Program.

This will be a taping for Seeso’s Comedy Show Show featuring comedy formats that really push the comedy envelope.

It’s free to attend so long as you RSVP.

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

Tue 24

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

November 24 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Tue 24

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

November 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tue 24

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

November 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tue 24

Last Stream on the Left (Livestream)

November 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Tue 24

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

November 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Tue 24

Too Many Ideas with Kyle Ayers (Twitch Live-stream)

November 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tue 24

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

November 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tue 24

Ambush Comedy (in NYC)

November 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Tue 24

Avail Yourself (Zoom Live-stream)

November 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Tue 24

NYCC at Midtown Penthouse Rooftop (in NYC)

November 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Tue 24

Truth or Dare Live (Twitch Live-stream)

November 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Wed 25

Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

November 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Wed 25

6th Annual High & Mighty Thanksgiving Eve Power Hour (Live-stream)

November 25 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Wed 25

The 10th Annual Sandwich Night (Live-stream)

November 25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wed 25

ASEMBL (NOT SO) LIVE (Live-stream)

November 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wed 25

Adam Cayton-Holland (Live-stream)

November 25 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Wed 25

Comedy Quarantine (IG Live-stream)

November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Wed 25

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

November 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Wed 25

NYCC at Midtown Penthouse Rooftop (in NYC)

November 25 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Thu 26

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

November 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Thu 26

The Ted Alexandro Show (YouTube Live-stream)

November 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Thu 26

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

November 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Thu 26

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

November 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Thu 26

Comedy Quarantine (IG Live-stream)

November 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Thu 26

Simon Amstell – My Experience with ayahuasca (Live-stream)

November 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Fri 27

Celeste Barber Live From Home (Live-stream)

November 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Fri 27

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

November 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Fri 27

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

November 27 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Fri 27

Hey Girl with Matt (Braunger) & Kyle (Kinane) (Twitch Live-stream)

November 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Fri 27

How To Be Alone with Lane Moore (Twitch Live-stream)

November 27 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Fri 27

Live @ Eastville (Live-stream)

November 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Fri 27

Comedy Quarantine (IG Live-stream)

November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Fri 27

Faded Quaran-Stream (Twitch Live-stream)

November 27 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fri 27

Penthouse Comedy (in NYC)

November 27 @ 10:15 pm - 11:30 pm

Sat 28

The Cabaret Of Dangerous Ideas (Live-stream)

November 28 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Sat 28

Magic for Humans (From Home) w/Justin Willman (Live-stream)

November 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Sat 28

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

November 28 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Sat 28

A Comedy Show LA (in LA)

November 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Sat 28

Social D(istancing) Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

November 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sat 28

Charles Phoenix Holiday Jubilee (YouTube Live-stream)

November 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Sat 28

Diabetic Fury 3 – An Evening Of Diabetes Awareness (Live-stream)

November 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Sun 29

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

November 29 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Sun 29

The George Lucas Talk Show (Live-stream)

November 29 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Mon 30

Gala for World AIDS Day (Live-stream)

November 30 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Mon 30

The Ted Alexandro Show (YouTube Live-stream)

November 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mon 30

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

November 30 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Mon 30

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

November 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm