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The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 38: Jill Paiz-Bourque & Big Business in Comedy Live-streaming

December 16, 2020
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
bbc, boots riley, chappelle's show, i'm a virgo, jill bourque, new comedy awards, rushtix

The proliferation of virtual comedy due to the COVID-19 pandemic would naturally bring about the creation/transition of entire platforms/venues/etc. in order to serve a gradual mass exodus of comedy, for the time being, into the live-streaming sphere. Jill Paiz-Bourque founded RushTix to serve that exact purpose and has done quite well with building and creating a premium comedy live-streaming platform that aims to be a destination for comedy fans and those in dire need of that connection that they would get at any sort of live show (but especially in live comedy). Jill zooms with TCB’s Jake Kroeger to detail RushTix rise to putting on comedy live-streams that boast thousands of attendees as well as get in “hot” takes on Chappelle’s Show being taken off HBO Max, BBC’s new New Comedy Awards, and Boots Riley getting the green light for his new series I’m a Virgo. 

Follow @RushTix across socials & visit RushTix.com for schedule/tickets/info & follow Jill @jillbourque on Twitter.

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

BBC Comedy Association to Revive New Comedy Awards & Appoint a “Young People’s Comedy Laureate”

December 15, 2020
News
bbc, bbc comedy association, new comedy awards, young people's comedy laureate

Just over the weekend, the BBC’s BBC Comedy Association announced the plans for the next year and going forward with the rebooting their New Comedy Awards, a comedy competition dedicated to finding new talent. It has been off the air since 2006, but it will be brought back to UK audiences (and, hopefully, us Yanks via some streaming service?) as part of a fresh commitment by the BBC to “promote inclusion and representation”.

New comedy talent getting a legit chance on TV or just a set of awards dedicated to comedy is hard to come by these days, so we’re intrigued at what this new version of BBC’s New Comedy Awards will bring in the coming year.

Additionally, BBC Comedy Association Controller of Comedy Commissioning  Shane Allen announced that a Young People’s Comedy Laureate will be appointed next year to head up outreach for workshops, masterclasses, and the like all around the UK. From the looks of it, we’re guessing that’ll be a UK comedian of note, but we’re also excited to see who that might be. After all, Fleabag had its TV roots at the BBC.

Seeing what comes of this, maybe U.S. based networks/streaming services will have to do better than another season of Last Comic Standing or Bring the Funny.

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The Morning Routine (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
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Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

February 24 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
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Mint Comedy: Black History Month (Live-stream)

February 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Couples Therapy Quarantine Party (Twitch Live-stream)

February 24 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Characters Welcome (Twitch Live-stream)

February 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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ART IS EASY: A Night Out on the Town (Twitch Live-stream)

February 24 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Deadline Virtual Screening + Q&A: BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (Live-stream)

February 24 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Mad Love Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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The Interruption Show (Twitch Live-stream)

February 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Artisanal Comedy with Bethany Van Delft (IG Live-stream)

February 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wed 24

BLING EMPIRE: A Live Reading Fundraiser (Live-stream)

February 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wed 24

Party Time with Liza Treyger (Live-stream)

February 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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One for Alz Benefit (Zoom Live-stream)

February 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Live Comedy on Zoom (Zoom Live-stream)

February 24 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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The Morning Routine (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 25 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
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Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

February 25 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Thu 25

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

February 25 @ 12:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Thu 25

Eddie Pepitone: Live from the Bunker (Livestream)

February 25 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Thu 25

Faded Comedy’s Virtual Happy Hour (Twitch Live-stream)

February 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 25

The Second City Happy Hour (Live-stream)

February 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thu 25

FILTH: A COMEDY SHOW (Live-stream)

February 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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The Squirrel Comedy Theatre: Borabish (Twitch Live-stream)

February 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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2 Small 2 Fail Comedy (Live-stream)

February 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Thu 25

My Life As a Rom Com (Live-stream)

February 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Ga’riffs with Gareth Reynolds (IG Live-stream)

February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thu 25

Stand Up Comedy Talk (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Thu 25

Robby Hoffman Consulting Group (Live-stream)

February 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu 25

Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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My Diary (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Cookin’ With Gas: Online Edition (Live-stream)

February 25 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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The Morning Routine (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 26 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Fri 26

Coffee with Tony (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Fri 26

Hot & Rich (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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DeAnne Smith & Acquaintances! Tender comedy for tough times. (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Friday Forty! (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Comedy Trash to Treasure (Twitch Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 26

Drunk Black History (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Mike Carrozza’s Ticket to Giggletown (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fri 26

Faded Drunk Spelling Bee (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Facial Recognition (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Self Care Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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High Priestess (Live-stream)

February 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat 27

The Moth National Mainstage (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Sat 27

Ghost Entirely From Memory (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Hot Flash: The Shit-Kicking Adventures of Chicklette and Concetta (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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GLO IN THE CITY LIVE (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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No Thanks (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Judah Friedlander: Pre-Existing Fascism (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Maria Bamford (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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What’s Your Problem, Sir? A night of Vulnerable Comedy w. Ever Mainard (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Stand Up Comedy Talk (Clubhouse Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Nowhere Comedy Club: Dumb People Town (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Comedy Oakland Online Show (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Normalize Everything (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Comedy for a Cause: A Fundraiser for the LA Food Bank! (Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Channel 101 (Twitch Live-stream)

February 27 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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Channel 101 (Twitch Live-stream)

February 27 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Syd Can Cook (IG Live-stream)

February 28 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Groundlings Presents: Racism in Sketch & Improv Comedy Part II (Live-stream)

February 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Word of Mouth Storytelling: Fast Forward (Live-stream)

February 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Greg Proops: “Smartest Man in the World” Live Podcast Recording (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Avail Yourself (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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UnCabaret Zoom Edition [LA] (Zoom Live-stream)

February 28 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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