Pick of the Day: Abortion Fundraiser Online Comedy Show

July 9, 2020

abortion, benefit show, clare o'kane, dsa, francesca fiorentini, jourdain searles, kate willett, pittsburgh, rachel mccartney

Though the Supreme Court did just make a recent decision in favor of abortion, there, as with everything right now, is still plenty of work to do in letting women not have their bodies legislated.

Thus, great comedians from all around the country including Francesca Fiorentini, Clare O’Kane, Jourdain Searles, Kate Willett, and Rachel McCartney are virtually assembling from coast to coast in collaboration with the Pittsburgh DSA Socialist Feminist committee to raise money for the Western PA Fund for Choice (@WPAFund4Choice). This fund actually services abortion access to Western PA, West Virginia, and Ohio, FYI.

This Abortion Fundraise Online Comedy Show is set for Fri. July 10th at 6PM PT/9PM ET and ought to be both worthy of your time and money for a great cause. They’re asking for $10 donation, but you can give what you can. Get more details/RSVP here.

Pick of the Day: Comics 4 Rent Control 6/27

June 26, 2020

News

comic isolation, francesca fiorentini, kate willett, naomi ekperigin, rental affordability act

Rent Control was an issue that was already important before the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown followed. Now, months into sheltering at home, it’s an issue that’s more than important than ever.

So, in support of the Rental Affordability Act, Comics 4 Rent Control are putting another show to raise money to fight the alarming increase in rent prices in California. They’ve got a terrific line-up of stand-ups sourced from around the country including Naomi Ekperigin, Francesca Fiorentini, and Kate Willett and a $1 donation gets you a ticket to the exclusive live-stream show.

This latest edition of Comic Isolation is set for Jun. 27th at 7PM PT/10PM ET. Go donate and get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Uncabaret Zoom Edition

April 10, 2020

News

alec mapa, alex edelman, beth lapides, comedy show, jamie bridgers, julia sweeney, kate willett, kira soltanovich, storytelling, uncabaret, variety show

UnCabaret with Beth Lapides, the legendary comedy/storytelling/music variety show, has been around for over a quarter of a century and it has no intention of stopping or slowing down even if it has change things up a little bit for the time being.

While we’re all observing our “safer at home” order here in LA, we all can’t take a seat in the gorgeous Rockwell Table & Stage, but UnCabaret, Beth, and UnCabaret music director Mitch Kaplan will be pushing forward with their show via the more popular than ever video conferencing platform Zoom and feature a, per usual, wonderful, wonderful line-up including Julia Sweeney, Alec Mapa, Alex Edelman, Kira Soltanovich, Kate Willett, and Jamie Bridgers.

UnCabaret Zoom Edition is happening this Sun., Apr. 12th at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET. Get more details/register for a free ticket here.

The show is indeed free, but donations will be gladly accepted and split between artists. Venmo @BethLapides or PayPal Beth@uncabaret.com.

Please Enjoy Kate Willett’s Network TV Debut on Colbert

January 8, 2020

Uncategorized

colbert, kate willett, late night, late show with stephen colbert, stand up comedy

Kate Willett is another one of those cases where she is so damn funny and has been for such a long time and having plenty of specials and TV sets under her belt that we kind of can’t believe this set on last night’s Colbert was her first time on network television.

Yet, here we are. So, please enjoy another round of Kate’s smart, sex positive humor right here.

September 5, 2019

Uncategorized

anna drezen, asif ali, chris fairbanks, comedy central, comedy show, free show, free taping, kate willett, moses storm, pete lee, rae sanni, shane torres, silverlake, stand up comedy, the satellite, tv taping, zack fox

Comedy Central is doing more rounds of their digital stand-up showcase Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, which highlights nice and tight sets of folks that you both, hopefully, already know and love as well as some newcomers that you absolutely should know (lord knows that we’ve sang the praises of almost all of these four line-ups.

It’s free so long as you RSVP.

8PM on 9/11 is already sold out, but you can snag tickets for the other shows here:
10PM Wed. Sept. 11th
8PM Thurs. Sept. 12th
10PM Thurs. Sept. 12th

FYI, it should read Jenny Zigrino and Logan Guntzelman where the flyers cut off.

2018 Bumbershoot Announces Line-Up Featuring Last Podcast on the Left, Eugene Mirman, Emily Heller, Sam Jay

April 30, 2018

Uncategorized

bumbershoot, chris fairbanks, dear owen wilson, eliot glazer, emily heller, kate willett, langston kerman, last podcast on the left, lisa best, liza treyger, off book improvised musical, sam jaffe, seattle, shane torres

Seattle’s annual big music, comedy, and arts festival Bumbershoot is almost a hop, skip, and a jump away. Per usual, they’ve jam packed the comedy portion of their festival with lovely comedians, podcasts, letters-to-celebrities readings, improvised musicals, and more.

If you’re in the Seattle area on the weekend of Aug. 31st, you might want to get in on pass (3 Day pass starts at $220).

Get more info and passes here.

Please Get Kate Willett’s Delightful, Sex Positive, Feminist Album “Glass Gutter”

May 26, 2017

Uncategorized

comedy album, feminism, kate willett, rooftop comedy, sex positive, stand up

Kate Willett may work a bit “blue”, but she brings a certain intelligence, craftsmanship, and vulnerability in talking about sexuality on stage that evolve such a simplistic description based on how racy some people might find her material.

She’s sincere and completely willing to dissect her life, including all the peaks and valleys. In that regard, the title for her brand new album “Glass Gutter” is perfect because Kate is set on a mission to ensure equality between genders at all levels no matter if they’re high or low.

Here’s a bit off the album accompanied by a clever reenactment.

You can (and should) get Glass Gutter off of iTunes right now from Rooftop Comedy.

“Burn This Election” Will Be a 2016 Election Themed Comedy Album Supporting RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network)

October 27, 2016

Uncategorized

barbara gray, brandie posey, dave ross, erin lampart, jackie kashian, jenny yang, joe starr, john-michael bond, josh androsky, kate willett, megan koester, sean keane, todd masterson

There’s so much to love about this project called Burn This Election.

It’s a comedy album that will be recorded in a house featuring some of LA’s best comedians including Jackie Kashian, Dave Ross, Sean Keane, Kate Willett, and way more spitting fire, comedically, about this year’s election with all of the proceeds going to support the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the country, RAINN.

Yes, they did pick that group in response to the words and actions of Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump.

We’re guessing that you’ll rarely get to see comedy delivered with such urgency in the intimacy of a house. Also, the album is set to drop on Election Day, which should be a nice palate cleanser to this nightmare of an election cycle.

The taping of the album will be hosted by Brandie Posey and is set for next week in a house in Hollywood on Wednesday, November 2nd at 8:30PM. Admission is free, but they’ll also be taking donations for RAINN as well.

The annual neighborhood-wide party known as Echo Park Rising will have plenty of music, but will also make sure to include plenty of comedy as well.

This weekend, Good Heroin will be running 3 nights at Stories Books & Cafe (1716 W. Sunset Blvd.), Party in the Back will kick off Saturday night at the New California Barbershop (2203 W. Sunset Blvd.), and Sauce (typically at Hollywood’s Desano’s Pizza) will serve up an Echo Park Rising edition of their show at the 826LA Time Travel Mart (1714 W. Sunset Blvd.) on Saturday as well at 8PM with Chris Fairbanks, Kate Willett, James Austin Johnson, David Gborie, Chris Estrada, Danielle Radford, and hosts Barbara Gray, Eric Dadourian, Erin Lampart, and Jeff Wattenhofer.

Oh yeah, all these are free to attend.

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

For admission, there’s a suggested donation of $5 at the door. More details here.

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

May 28, 2016

Uncategorized

casey feigh, comedy show, diary, erin mcgathy, hollywood, jackie tohn, june 1st, kate willett, lindsay ames, los angeles, nichole bagby, rosa salazar, storytelling, ucb, ucb sunset, what to do

Get tickets here.

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

Kate Willett Tells Story of What It’s Like to Get a Pregnancy Scare at Burning Man

May 11, 2016

Uncategorized

ari shaffir, burning man, comedy central, kate willett, pregnancy scare, storytelling, this is not happening, tinh

Having a pregnancy scare at Burning Man is no simple pregnancy scare as you might imagine.

Kate Willett got to live the real thing and you can rest assured that she went on quite the trip to avoid getting pregnant at the playa.

Watch her tell the story on the latest This Is Not Happening.

March 8, 2016

Uncategorized

barbershop, casey ley, comedy shows, echo park, kate willett, los angeles, new california, party in the back, trevor hill

This inaugural edition of Party in the Back on Wednesday March 9th features Guy Branum, Eliza Skinner, Frankie Quinones, and James Fritz.

The rest of our listings and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com

Watch Trailer’s for Lance Bangs’ “Flophouse” Where He Explores the Comedy Underground

February 4, 2016

Uncategorized

brent weinbach, comedy house show, dave stone, flophouse, james austin johnson, kate willett, lance bangs, maria bamford, sean patton, solomon georgio, steve agee, vice, viceland

Since time immemorial, comedians have often lived together in what many would considered cramped, messy, and raucous living situations. Comedians, for the most part, think it’s just fine.

In this latest golden era of comedy, there’s a whole new excitement brewing in the underground and, with the aid of the Internet, it’s not quite as underground (i.e. no one has ever heard of it) as it used to be.

Lance Bangs explores this subculture that’s bridging its way to the big time, though, on its own terms, in his Viceland series Flophouse. Specifically, he goes through these comedian ‘flophouses’ and then sees them all put on a live show on a rooftop, in a back yard, in a garage, etc.

Here’s a trailer for Flophouse in case you’re curious as to what this all looks like and haven’t gotten the luck to go to a house comedy show.

By the way, featured in the trailer are:
Kate Willett, Clare O’Kane, Solomon Georgio, Amy Miller, Brent Weinbach, Brandon Wardell, Eric Dadourian, Dave Stone, Maria Bamford, James Adomian, Sean Patton, James Austin Johnson, David Gborie, Steve Agee, and much more.

Look for Flophouse to come to Vice’s new Viceland on Feb. 29th.