The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 15: Christina Catherine Martinez & Aesthetics

July 8, 2020

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This week, TCB’s Jake Kroeger zooms with the beloved comedy and art world hybrid Christina Catherine Martinez. Even without a pandemic, Martinez has managed to imbue her comedy with her professional art critic sensibilities to create marvelously absurdist, subversive, high brow, yet incredibly silly bits, stand-up, and characters. Her and Jake discuss what her detailed plans for translating her conceptual comedy to live-streaming platforms like Zoom on IG Live, the extension of her Aesthetical Relations brand/universe (even revealing plans for a special), and an attempt at a quick rundown of Groundlings’ controversy, MTV animated series revivals, and Comedy Central’s order of two new John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch specials.

Also, here’s John Cage’s 4:33 to get that John Cage joke at the end.

Follow Christina at @xtina_catherine on Twitter and IG and visit christinacatherine.info to delve into all things Christina Catherine Martinez. Get the e-book version of Aesthetical Relations here.

Shout outs: I May Destroy You, Search Party, and Nore Davis’ Live From The Comedy Traphouse

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

October 17, 2019

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The premise of an autobiography being acted out by someone else definitely has a spark for comedy. To have celebrities act each other’s autobiographies takes it to another level and that’s exactly what the internationally acclaimed live show Celebrity Autobiography from Eugene Pack (with Dayle Reyfel) aims to do. With this particular line-up that includes the likes of Will Forte, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner, and Laraine Newman, this particular edition of Celebrity Autobiography ought to be a barnburner of a comedy show.

Tickets for this edition, set for The Groundlings next month, are going for $25 and you can (and should) get them here.

June 10, 2019

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We got to catch a bit of Julia Sweeney at UnCabaret last night telling a story about dealing with her elderly mother and it was hilariously enthralling. From it, we can clearly see that her powers of observation, detail, and delivery are still at their peak (maybe even better?) and that she maintained a great balance between being incredibly personal and hysterical. If you loved her on SNL, you definitely need to see this round of Julia performing live as soon as you can.

So, with that in mind, we urge you to catch her solo show Older & Wider whenever you can. It’ll be playing at Largo next week on June 17th (tickets are $45) and Groundlings on July 1st (tickets are $20).

RIP Gary Austin, 1941-2017

April 2, 2017

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The one and only Gary Austin, the founder of The Groundlings, passed away yesterday at the age of 75.

Austin and his company literally built The Groundlings from the ground up with their own hands and made into a world famous comedy institution that provided SNL with some of its most celebrated cast members. You can get a timeline of how the company, theatre, and school came to be here.

Austin’s legacy in comedy, as you probably already knew, is forever secured.

truInside Shows How Many Comedy Greats Taught Other Comedy Greats at The Groundlings

May 3, 2016

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It might not surprise you that your favorite alums from the legendary comedy institution known as The Groundlings was probably taught by another Groundlings alum who you also love.

However, seeing how their alumni tree exactly branches out between Cheri Oteri, Phil Hartman, Lisa Kudrow, etc. is kind of amazing as you can see in this clip.

TruTV’s truInside delves even deeper into the long, long storied of The Groundlings tonight at 10PM.

February 16, 2016

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Tickets are $10.

Full listings for LA comedy shows and open mics and maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com

TV Land Orders Script for Single Camera Comedy From Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

July 27, 2015

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TV Land’s rebranding seems to be going alright.

The Jim Gaffigan Show and Younger have been bright spots for the new TV Land.

Now, they’re on to expand their comedy offerings and stand out in an ever-increasing number of non-broadcast comedy networks with a new project from the comedy duo of Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone.

Friends with Melissa will contrast the varying careers of Groundlings alums ranging from her fame and fortune to being stuck writing for children’s TV.

If done right, this could be kind of like Curb Your Enthusiasm from a different angle with the lovable McCarthy at the forefront.

Vanity Fair Collects An Oral History of the Groundlings for 40 Year Anniversary

June 6, 2014

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Vanity Fair Collects An Oral History of the Groundlings for 40 Year Anniversary

Many of you very well know the alumni of Groundlings. From Laraine Newman to Kristen Wiig to Paul Reubens to Lisa Kudrow to Will Forte to Jim Rash to so many more. Vanity Fair’s curated a nice collection of their stories from their time there spanning a good deal of The Groundlings history.

Kaitlin Olson Talks The Future of “It’s Always Sunny”, Groundlings, and Edgy Comedy with Paul F. Tompkins

November 27, 2013

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In a nice, long interview on Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins, Kaitlin Olson of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia gets into her time at Groundlings, being a mom on an edgy comedy, the idea of edgy comedy, what will happen possibly to It’s Always Sunny, and more.

Watch the whole interview here.

March 24, 2011

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Drew Droege Part 2 (fin)
A Drink With Dave Previews

Dave, Drew, Chloe Sevigny, Tanya Roberts, LMFAO and Drugs!

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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 15: Christina Catherine Martinez & Aesthetics

RIP Gary Austin, 1941-2017

truInside Shows How Many Comedy Greats Taught Other Comedy Greats at The Groundlings

TV Land Orders Script for Single Camera Comedy From Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone

Vanity Fair Collects An Oral History of the Groundlings for 40 Year Anniversary

Kaitlin Olson Talks The Future of “It’s Always Sunny”, Groundlings, and Edgy Comedy with Paul F. Tompkins

Gala for World AIDS Day (Live-stream)

The Ted Alexandro Show (YouTube Live-stream)

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

The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Live-stream)

Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen Home Edition (Twitch Live-stream)

Starline Comedy with Irene Tu and Andrew Orolfo (Zoom Live-stream)