Crapshoot Comedy Festival Returns to Downtown Vegas with Quite a Fine Line-Up

Matt Braunger Offers a Great Follow-Up to Horrific “How to Talk to Women Wearing Headphones” Article

2016 Oddblock Festival Is Bringing a Hell of a Line-up to Winnipeg This Weekend

Part 1 of “SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell” Premieres Tonight on Showtime

Get a Look at What Will Be the First in a Whole Row of Showtime Comedy Specials with “SXSW Comedy”

Get an Inside Look of Season 2 of “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail” and The Whole Line-Up

Part 1 of “SXSW Comedy” Premiering in July on Showtime

This Year’s High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver To Have Anthony Jeselnik, Sean Patton, Kurt Braunohler, Beth Stelling, and More

Watch Matt Braunger In The Wild Before He Goes Into Captivity For His Special “Big Dumb Animal”

Here’s a Preview of Matt Braunger’s New Hour Special “Big Dumb Animal”

CC:Studios Lines Up 5 New Projects From Braunger/O’Connor/Fulcher/Angelo/Broken People and Renews New Timers

Matt Braunger’s Latest Special “Big Dumb Animal” Premiering on Comedy Central in Feb.

2015 NYC Podfest Announces Line-up

Here’s Your Favorite New Cooking Show, “Funch Time” with Ron Funches

Cleveland to Have Another Accidental Comedy Festival Starting Later This Month

Bumbershoot Announces This Year’s Comedy Line-Up

Watch Daniel Van Kirk as The Lonliest TSA Agent

Matt Braunger Taping His Next Comedy Special at The Bell House in Brooklyn Next Week

Bad Product Reviews and Ok Cupid Accounts You’d Rather Not Deal With on “@Midnight” This Week

August 19, 2019

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Every once in awhile, Dana Gould assembles quite the cast to do a live reading of legendary best/worst movie Plan 9 From Outer Space.

This indeed is happening once more, this time on Oct. 29th at Largo with the talents of Janet Varney, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paul F. Tompkins, Matt Braunger, Steven Webber, and Laraine Newman, featuring live music by Eban Schletter.

When it comes to comedy around Halloween, this is always a pretty grand event. Get tickets ($35) here quick as they’ll probably sell out.

April 13, 2018

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Whenever comedian/actor/postmodern prankster Moses Storm is given the reins to anything, you should most certainly try to see what Storm has up his sleeve.

So, when Team Coco is giving him the hosting duties of a comedy and musical show at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater that will also feature the likes of Pete Holmes, Ron Funches, Laurie Kilmartin, Matt Braunger, and more!

Up & Up is set for Wednesday, April 18th at 8PM. Tickets are $10 and you can (and should) get them here.

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

January 21, 2018

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Five years ago, the times weren’t so dark. If you’d like to associate that with the beginning of Big Money at The Virgil, we wholeheartedly encourage you to do so.

While doing that, come and enjoy the 5th Anniversary (not many comedy shows ever make it this far FYI) of this weekly comedy show lead by Bryan Cook on Thursday, Jan. 25th at 8PM. Admission is FREE. Cook and Andy Wood’s band The Guilty Treasures will also be playing to celebrate the occasion.

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

Want to hear some of LA’s best and brightest do their first jokes of 2018?

If yes, 50 First Jokes is always the show for you.

Get your advance tickets here.

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

July 16, 2017

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Sunday July 30th will bring a one day comedy and music festival to Lincoln Heights (just north of DTLA) to an ultra cool Victorian style house known as HM 157.

Danger Collective Records’ Concerto Con will feature comedy from Baron Vaughn, Brent Weinbach, Matt Braunger, Jay Weingarten, Rachel Scanlon, Max Baumgarten, Ellory Smith, Sydney Feyder, and in house host comedian, Pierre Concerto to name a few and music from Jerry Paper, Boyo, C Roy, Momma, Brutus VIII, Wild Wing, Astral Mary, DJ Temple Judea, and DJ Marshall.

Tickets are $20 at the door and $15 online in advance. You can (and should) get your advance tickets here.

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

February 1, 2017

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Scheduled to perform at this year’s Crapshoot Comedy Festival in Downtown Las Vegas:

Fahim Anwar
Dave Attell
Joel Kim Booster
Byron Bowers
Matt Braunger
Kurt Braunohler
Chris Cubas
Corinne Fisher
Krystyna Hutchinson
Sabrina Jalees
Morgan Murphy
Aparna Nancherla
Mark Normand
Chris Porter
Adam Ray
Ryan Sickler
Beth Stelling
Jesus Trejo
Liza Treyger
Brad Williams
Jenny Zigrino
&
Podcasts:
Guys We F@#cked: The Experience
About Last Night

If you’re in and around or Vegas and always wanted see the spoils of comedy in LA, but were never able to make it out, this is the perfect comedy festival for you.

Passes are now on sale from $179-$999.

August 31, 2016

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Matt Braunger Offers a Great Follow-Up to Horrific “How to Talk to Women Wearing Headphones” Article

Basically, this sentient-grease-fire of an article called How To Talk to a Woman Who Is Wearing Headphones by Dan Bacon was just posted that not only encourages unwanted advances by men to pick up women, but reinforces patriarchal gender roles and stereotypes to the point that you might question whether you’re living in 2016 yet.

Comedian/sane human being who does live in 2016, Matt Braunger, felt that that Dan Bacon left out a few steps and offered his own satirical corollary, How To Talk to a Woman Wearing Headphones Pt. 2 that almost washes out the bad taste of the source material out of your mouth.

As you can see from the flyer, if you’re up in Canada in Winnipeg, going to The Oddblock Block Party Comedy Festival is what you should be doing this weekend.

Here’s the full schedule, line-up, and, of course, where you can get tickets.

May 21, 2016

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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.

July 24, 2015

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It’ll be on Showtime at 11:05PM.

Tonight, we’ll all get to finally see what the buzz is all about when it comes to watching comedy at a big time arts festival, specifically SXSW.

Matt Braunger, Beth Stelling, Nate Bargatze, Mark Normand, Iliza Shlesinger, and host W. Kamau Bell will all be on part 1 of the SXSW Comedy special tonight.

This should definitely be one of your things that you watch tonight/a reason to get Showtime’s online service for a free trial.

July 13, 2015

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Looks like Showtime is gearing up to produce more comedy specials along with Audible’s Rooftop Comedy in the coming months. They have the two part SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell special premiere part 1 on July 24th and are working on a Brian Posehn special that was apparently shot right before Comic-Con this weekend.

Here’s your first look at SXSW Comedy Part 1, which will have Matt Braunger, Mark Normand, Iliza Shlesinger, Beth Stelling, and Nate Bargatze.

June 26, 2015

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We went to as many of the tapings for season 2 of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and we have to say you’re in for lots of treats, many of which involve actual food.

Just watch this behind-the-scenes/inside look/interview with Jonah Ray, Kumail Nanjiani, and producer Emily Gordon to get a sense of the fun that’s in store for all of you.

Also, here’s everyone that’s going to be on this season of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail:

Hampton Yount
Matt Braunger
Adam Pally
Gil Ozeri
Sean Patton
Beth Stelling
Natasha Leggero
Cameron Esposito
Broad City (Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer)
Fred Armisen
Andy Daly
Claudia O’Doherty
Andrew Santino
Joe Mande
John Early
Al Madrigal
Ron Funches
Aparna Nancherla
Hannibal Buress
Kate Berlant
Paul Scheer
Lauren Lapkus
Nick Thune
John Mulaney
Brent Weinbach
Thomas Middleditch
Jak Knight
Bridget Everett
Kurt Braunohler
Brett Gelman
Chelsea Peretti

By now, we have a feeling that you’re going to be into all of this.

Tune in Tues. night, Jun. 30th, 12:30AM on Comedy Central for the premiere.

May 29, 2015

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If you were at SXSW this year, you know this is going to be really good.

For most of us that didn’t get to go to Austin for any festivals this year, you’ll get to see the comedy showcase special from Showtime and hosted by W. Kamau Bell this summer which will include the great comedic stylings of Matt Braunger, Todd Glass, Beth Stelling, Nate Bargatze, Mark Normand, and Iliza Shlesinger.

The first of two parts of SXSW Comedy with W. Kamau Bell, directed by the trusted talents of Steve Feinartz (Matt Braunger’s Big Dumb Animal, Eddie Pepitone’s In Ruins), Fri. July 24th at 11:05PM on Showtime.

Mark this on your calendars even though we’ll definitely remind you about it again.

May 20, 2015

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Even though times are pretty nice in Colorado as recreational weed is legal, August is going to be an especially great time to be in Denver.

The annual High Plains Comedy Festival is coming soon, specifically Aug. 20th-22nd. They just announced the first portion of their line-up, which is indeed stacked.

Performing at High Plains this year will be: Anthony Jeselnik, Kurt Braunohler, Jonah Ray, Beth Stelling, Kate Berlant, Matt Braunger, Guy Branum, Sean Patton, Emily Heller, John Early, Jay Larson, and, of course, The Grawlix’s Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, and Ben Roy.

It’s a lot of the comedy spoils that we get to enjoy here in LA and that’s only the start as there are way more comics that will be coming to High Plains. You absolutely shouldn’t miss out on seeing them if you’re at that higher altitude.

Get passes right now right here.

February 6, 2015

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Matt Braunger’s latest stand-up special Big Dumb Animal is almost here. this Fri. at midnight, it’ll premiere on Comedy Central.

Before you see a refined hour of stand-up and live performance from Braunger, prime yourself properly by seeing what a Braunger is like off the stage and in the wild.

February 4, 2015

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Fri. Feb. 6th 12AM on Comedy Central, Matt Braunger’s new hour stand-up special, “Big Dumb Animal” will have its premiere.

To whet your comedy appetite, here’s a preview summing up how ridiculous a correlation between homosexuality and hurricanes is. Also, take note how comedy specials like Bill Burr’s I’m Sorry You Feel That Way directed by Jay Karas and Braunger’s Big, Dumb, Animal directed by Steve Feinartz are getting to look more subtly, but nicely stylized.

January 29, 2015

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Comedy Central’s digital arm CC:Studios has been on a streak and with the announcement of their latest development slate, it seems like they will definitely continue said streak.

They’re renewing the fantastic New Timers web series from Good Cop Great Cop as well as putting five new projects into development from the likes of Matt Braunger, Sean O’Connor, Rich Fulcher, David Angelo, and Broken People (Taylor Orci and Jared Nigro).

The premises of Braunger being the last white guy in LA, a Vine celebrity attempting to adapt his videos into a book from Sean O’Connor, Fulcher as a high school teacher, David Angelo being David Angelo, and more of Broken People are all things we’re on board for.

December 15, 2014

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My new hour special “BIG DUMB ANIMAL” will premiere Feb. 6th on @ComedyCentral. #BigDumbAnimal

— Matt Braunger (@Braunger) December 12, 2014

2015 is still a few weeks away and Comedy Central already has a great line-up to kick off the year. Broad City and Kroll Show return and The Nightly Show w/Larry Wilmore and This Is Not Happening have their series premiere in January.

Kyle Kinane’s brand new special “I Liked His Old Stuff Better” is also coming next month to Comedy Central.

On top of all of that, Matt Braunger’s latest special “Big Dumb Animal”, shot earlier this year in NYC, directed by one of our favorites Steve Feinartz (Eddie Pepitone: In Ruins, The Bitter Buddha), will make its premiere after on Feb. 6th.

Braunger details it all in the latest episode of his Ding-Donger podcast.

In short, watch for all of this in a couple of weeks.

October 21, 2014

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This year’s NYC Podfest shows that the festival is only getting bigger and better.

From Jan. 9th-11th, they’ve got The Daily Show Podcast without Jon Stewart, Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast!, The Todd Barry Podcast, Ding-Donger with Matt Braunger, Tell Your Friends! History’s Greatest Podcast!, Podcast Panel with Julie Klausner and Dave Hill, Moderated by The New York Times’ Jason Zinoman, RISK!, Writers’ Bloc with J.R. Havlan, The Dork Forest with Jackie Kashian, and plenty more.

If the LA Podcast Festival is any indicator on how fun going to a festival of live podcast tapings can be, then make sure you catch this in NYC next year.

Get your tickets for the NYC Podfest here.

October 6, 2014

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Ron Funches pretty much do anything is delightful and worth your time.

So, if he’s doing a cooking show, no matter what happens in it, it’s absolutely worth your time and you should start watching it right now.

Without further adieu, here’s the first episode of Funch Time with Ron Funches and guest Matt Braunger on Funny or Die.

September 13, 2014

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We’re betting it’s pretty intentional that Hannibal Buress, Matt Braunger, The Lucas Brothers, Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction, and more are coming to Cleveland from Sept. 26th-Oct. 13th.

Even if it is an accident, it will be a great one that you should attend. So, get your tickets for the Accidental Comedy Festival.

June 19, 2014

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Bumbershoot Announces This Year’s Comedy Line-Up

Paul F. Tompkins’ Dead Author Podcast, W. Kamau Bell, Ted Alexandro, Matt Braunger, Cristela Alonzo, Beth Stelling, PDX Comedy Block Party, NW Comedy Fest’s Canadians of Comedy, and plenty more are coming to Bumbershoot are coming to Seattle at the end of August/beginning of September.

There’s plenty of great music too. So, get your tickets now.

June 2, 2014

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Daniel Van Kirk rolls out another great episode of his Nerdist web series DVK. Van Kirk, along with the great Matt Braunger, Jason Nash, and Lindsey Barrow present the man at the TSA who is just looking to connect with someone rather than go through your luggage.

Watch it here.

May 27, 2014

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Matt Braunger Taping His Next Comedy Special at The Bell House in Brooklyn Next Week

The Bell House is going to have one hell of a week next week on June 3rd and June 4th. Not only is Eddie Pepitone taping his comedy special that weekend, but Matt Braunger will be also joining in and taping his very own comedy special in tandem with Eddie’s.

Yes, that means you can catch Braunger and Pepitone tape their specials all over two nights. If you’re in or around NYC at all, do not miss this.

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February 17, 2014

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Nikki Glaser, Nate Bargatze, Dan Soder, Matt Braunger, Aparna Nancherla, and Ron Funches serve some up of our favorite clips of “@midnight with Chris Hardwick” this week.

Watch them play games involving bad online product reviews, #sexyvideogames, and delving into the weirder end of OkCupid. It’s a pretty nice way to spend a few minutes for your President’s Day this year.

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