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Pick of the Day: SF Sketchfest’s Festpocalypse 1/30

January 1, 2021
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It’s the first day of 2021 even though it feels like 2020 is still going on and doing it’s terrible, terrible thing, you can, if you’re up for it, try to start the year anew.

In that regard, we’d like to remind you of the first real big comedy event of the year (it’s still virtual, FYI): SF Sketchfest’s Festpocalypse. Coming in at the end of January right around when SF Sketchfest, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals would normally happen, Festpocalypse will be a virtual event at a proportion that SF Sketchfest hasn’t ever done. Just take a gander at that line-up on the flyer. Even though it’s taking place over one day only, it really is a bill that they’d have at their normally scheduled, three week comedy festival extravaganza that takes over San Francisco.

Also, you should note that Festpocalypse is a fundraiser for SF Sketchfest to keep going in the future when doing a big time festival will be allowed.

Festpocalypse is set for Jan. 30th and will begin streaming at 5PM PT/8PM ET. Tickets start at only $20, but go up if you want to snag some merch. Go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Vision Board Party with Ron Funches 12/30

December 29, 2020
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Prospicience is a tall order these days, but it can be helpful if you can try envisioning what you might want to look forward to in the coming days, weeks, months of lockdown/quarantine (and hopefully the end of the pandemic).

With that in mind, it might be helpful/a good time to join in making vision boards with the hilarious and life-affirming Ron Funches. In fact, he’ll be hosting a Vision Board Party on his Twitch channel twitch.tv/ron_funches, Wed. Dec. 30th, where he and special guests will indeed be making vision boards and undoubtedly have the best commentary to be had while making vision boards.

Funches’ Vision Board Party streams at 4PM PT/7PM ET. Tune in here.

SF Sketchfest Announces Virtual “Festpocalypse” Fundraiser This Coming January

December 17, 2020
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OK, so there won’t be an in-person SF Sketchfest come this January. You already knew that, right?
Just because that’s the case, doesn’t mean that SF Sketchfest, one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals, won’t forego doing anything. In fact, they’ve got something pretty big on deck, virtually of course, called Festpocalypse. It will be a special, massive one night only  event that will raise money to keep SF Sketchfest alive and well and going after all of the COVID-19 pandemic is finished.
How massive is it? Well, take a gander at who they have slated for Festpocalypse:
The Kids in the Hall, The State, Mr. Show’s David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Parv & Pudi with Parvesh Cheena and Danny Pudi, plus “Saturday Night Live” alumni Fred Armisen, Dana Carvey, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Tim Meadows, Laraine Newman, Sasheer Zamata and original writer Alan Zweibel. Sketch troupes Kasper Hauser, The Latino Comedy Project, White Women and Australia’s Netflix sensations Aunty Donna appear as well. 
Festpocalypse also features top stand-up comics and writers including Brits Eddie Izzard and Noel Fielding, plus Margaret Cho, Jo Firestone, Ron Funches, Chris Gethard, Dave Hill, Joel Kim Booster, Bobcat Goldthwait, Emily V. Gordon, Dana Gould, Eugene Mirman, Arden Myrin, Aparna Nancherla, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Pollak, Greg Proops, Jonah Ray, Paul F. Tompkins, Reggie Watts and more. Also, live short film riffing with RiffTrax featuring “Mystery Science Theater 3000” alumni, fake Uptown Showdown debates, a visit with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and “Weird Al” Yankovic, a game show hosted by Jimmy Pardo, movie games hosted by Doug Benson, swift justice from Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn, and a rare reunion of The Slipnutz members Andy Blitz, Jon Glaser and Brian Stack.
Film and television stars slated for appearances include Alan Arkin, Paget Brewster, Chris Elliott, Elliott Gould, Christopher Guest, Jon Hamm, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Bill Irwin, Jane Lynch, Oscar Nuñez, Andrea Savage, and Aisha Tyler, as well as The Tenderloins, creators of the hit show “Impractical Jokers.” Cult cinema aficionado and drag superstar Peaches Christ will take a look back at the festival’s past film celebrations.
The show also features improv by Groundlings alumni The Black Version, the esteemed Improvised Shakespeare Company and festival regulars Theme Park. Musical performances will include Bill Frisell, Jean Grae, Rhett Miller, The Milk Carton Kids, Eliza Skinner, Epic Lloyd, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and John Roderick.

How will they fit that much show into one night? We’re not really sure, but you best clear out Sat. Jan. 30th so you can watch, enjoy, and support SF Sketchfest via Festpocalypse starting at 5PM PT/8PM ET so you can pack in all of what’s listed above (i.e. all the live comedy you could possibly want from SF Sketchfest from the comfort of your own quarantine).

Tickets start at $20, which is pretty swell price. If you can’t make it on Jan. 30th, you’ll be able to watch it through Feb. 1st. Go get your tickets at sfsketchfest.com right now.

Pick of the Day: A Very Funches Christmas Show 12/5

November 3, 2020
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An undeniable source of joy, something that we’re all in dire need for, especially today, is one Ron Funches. An evening of comedy with Funches is something that you can hang some hope on and look forward to and there will be one such night coming up.

A Very Funches Christmas Show will be another exclusive live-streamed show that Funches will be doing from a studio and pretty much feel like a real stand-up show (we saw Funches’ do this earlier this Summer and it was pretty damn great) and streamed on YouTube across the world.

As it’s a holiday show, there will be holiday songs and the sort of mirth and merriment that we could all use not only in December, but at any time in the world we currently live in.

A Very Funches Christmas Show is set to stream on Sun. Dec. 5th at 7PM PT/10PM ET and is only $10 for access to the live-stream (and $50 for a VIP show meet and greet). Please treat yourself and go get your tickets here.

Pick of the Day: Ron Funches “Awakening” Live Stream Comedy Special 9/5

July 22, 2020
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The spirit of Ron Funches in these times, in all of its tireless joy and positivity, has been an inspiration during quarantine. Even the pixie like sound of his laugh can brighten one’s day. So, it stands to reason that an entire comedy special from Funches would very much be a thing to look forward and that’s what’s coming next month.

On Saturday, September 5th at 7PM PT/10PM ET, Funches will present his latest hour live for all the world to see on a live-stream. Ron is aptly (for the times we’re living in) calling this hour “Awakening” and having the fantastic Blair Socci and Gabe Dinger open up the show..

Tickets are $10 ($50 if you’d like a post show virtual meet & greet). You can and very, very much should get tickets here.

“Super Serious” Offers an Oral History of LA Indie Stand-Up Scene in a Gorgeous Coffee Table Book

July 14, 2020
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It’s unclear as to exactly what was going on in 2010 in LA comedy, but it was the starting point of almost everything that makes it special now (well, right before COVID-19 struck anyway). The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail started around then, WTF with Marc Maron was picking up steam and kickstarted LA’s comedy podcast explosion, and even we had our humble beginnings around then. Also, so many indie comedy shows popped in and around LA giving the LA comedy scene the sort of connective tissue that it was missing years prior.

One such show is The Super Serious Show and, as they’ve kept their high flying variety show going for a decade between a handful of unique, wondrous venues around LA, they’ve seen the ebbs and flows, the new, the old, the highs, the shifts, the rumblings, the lows, and everything in between that has been going in the venerable indie LA comedy scene, especially when it comes to stand-up. Thus, Super Serious Show co-creator and portrait photographer Mandee Johnson assembled a lovely and exhaustive oral history of the comedy scene here in LA, accented by her signature polaroid portraiture of the hundreds and hundreds of performers that have stepped on The Super Serious Show stage. Contributors to this special oral history entitled Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy include Hasan Minhaj, Rory Scovel, Anthony Jeselnik, Karen Kilgariff, Baron Vaughn, Dave Anthony, Andy Kindler, Natalie Palamides, Kristen Schaal, Ron Funches, Reggie Watts, Rachel Bloom, Dana Gould, Eddie Pepitone, Cameron Esposito and dozens more.

If you’re as obsessive about comedy as we are, it’s definitely a must have for your coffee table (or whatever table you have). Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy is available for pre-order now and will be released on Aug. 18th from Andrews McMeel Publishing. Given how there are plenty of shipping delays for non-essential items these days in the U.S., best to put your order in now. Get more details and get your copy here.

Fun news alert: We have a BOOK!

Super Serious: An Oral History of Los Angeles Independent Stand-Up Comedy is available for pre-sale NOW!

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— Super Serious Show (@seriousshow) July 14, 2020

Toronto’s JFL42 Has Everything From Carol Burnett to John Mulaney/Pete Davidson to How Did This Get Made? to Eric Andre

June 6, 2019
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As you can clearly see in the flyer above, that headline could go way longer as the more fan-focused JFL festival in Toronto, JFL42, is packed with top shelf talent that covers so many eras, styles, sensibilities, etc. of comedy that it might be worth making the trek out to Toronto to see all of that in one week, especially if you don’t live in LA or NYC. 

You’ve got some time as JFL42 isn’t until mid Sept., but you best get your passes and tickets now (the VIP Pass already sold out). Passes are going for $84-$199 (not including service charges). Go get more details and tickets/passes here.

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.

Ron Funches Will Be Taping His First Hour Special for Comedy Central This Summer

April 10, 2018
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Ron Funches Will Be Taping His First Hour Special for Comedy Central This Summer

“My first hour comedy special is taping June 19th at The Neptune in Seattle for @ComedyCentral. ????????❤️?❤️??❤️????. I need everyone to come out from Florence Oregon to Bellingham Washington. NW represent.”

–@RonFunches

It’s sincerely a mystery why it’s taken this long to give the wonderful, magical, hilarious Ron Funches an hour special (just go look up any of his clips on YouTube or listen to his album and you’ll want to see him do an hour just like we do). 

We’re glad that it’s happening and we’ll all get a chance to see it on Comedy Central in the not so distant future. If you have a chance to catch it in Seattle, you should absolutely go get tickets here.

Watch Ron Funches Describe What Type of Pro Wrestler He Would Be

February 9, 2018
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Ron Funches describes his possible next career move and we sincerely hope the WWE takes him seriously. 

Just imagining Funches in the ring with his laugh is too much to pass up.

September 27, 2017
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Over 13 years, Ron Lynch has faithfully kept one of the best comedy variety shows featuring stand-up, sketch, characters, clowns, magic, bands, carnies, and other weirdos in LA, The Tomorrow Show, going every Saturday night at midnight. 

Well, the time for their swan song has unfortunately come, but what a swan song it will be. 

The very last Tomorrow! with Ron Lynch will be this Saturday at midnight full of their main players, best and brightest, all time favorites, old friends, comedy legends, etc. 

Do not miss out. Please get your tickets here.

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

September 23, 2017
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The Rainbow Brainskull Hour, the creation of comedian, artist, and multimedia hyphenate Ramin Nazer, is an indie comedy show truly suited to its home in an neighborhood comic book store. It’s a great stand-up comedy show paired with phosphorescent magic and animation conjured up by Nazer himself.

The next edition of The Rainbow Brainskull Hour is set for Saturday, September 30th at 9:30PM (sharp) at Alternate Universe (1498 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA). Admission is free. 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.

September 9, 2017
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The voices behind Bob’s Burgers including Kristen Schaal, Dan Mintz, Andy Kindler, Ron Funches, Zach Galifianakis, Laura Silverman, and Will Forte along with Jon Lovett (Lovett or Leave It) will be putting on a charity benefit show, BEEF RELIEF, for the International Rescue Committee, IRC, with a focus on providing relief for the current famine in and refugees of Yemen.

Bob’s Burgers Presents BEEF RELIEF is set for Thursday, Sept. 21st and tickets are going for $100-$500 here.

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

July 7, 2017
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Josh Fadem and Brent Weinbach, two comedians that are mastered in the art of being silly, will “lead” a “forum” on art. We’re not sure exactly how that’ll manifest, but we’re excited for whatever that will end up being. 

Also, Ron Funches and Dan Mintz from Bob’s Burgers are just a few of their guests.

Tickets will be available at the door.

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

May 25, 2017
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Mike Drucker is not only having comedians play video games, which is proven formula for a good time (see Conan’s Clueless Gamer), but he will be having them play some of the worst games of all time like Shaq-Fu, Bible Adventures, and more for Sh*t Arcade next month at Nerdmelt.

You might even get to win one of those infamous games at this show.

Tickets are $10 and you can (and should) get them here.

Tickets for Ron Funches’ Funch-A-Mania North American Tour Now on Sale

March 31, 2017
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At this point, we hope we don’t have to tell you that you should go to whichever stop is closest to you on this North American Funch-A-Mania tour happening this Summer.

You should know that Ron Funches is an American sweetheart and seeing him live is a transformative experience and should already buying up your tickets, on sale today, here.

February 2, 2017
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Lucha VaVoom’s first show of 2017 will be a “Twisted Valentine” combining, as always, Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy. 

Between their two shows on February 8th and 9th at The Mayan, you’ll get Ron Funches and Dan Harmon will join hosts Blaine Capatch and Jeff Davies on top of all the crazy, high flying action that will be going down.

Get your tickets fast as Lucha VaVoom tends to sell out. Tickets are going for $40-$55 here.

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

November 23, 2016
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The one and only Drennon Davis is throwing both a birthday show and a benefit for the National Resource Defense Council. The line-up is beyond stacked with Ron Funches, Open Mike Eagle, Rory Scovel, Epic Lloyd and is happening at The Hollywood Improv Lab this Saturday, November 26th at 10PM. 

Tickets are $10 and all the proceeds will be going to the NRDC.

October 5, 2016
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More details here.

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

September 17, 2016
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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.

Not Safe with Nikki Glaser Takes a Moment to Get Serious About Rape on College Campuses, Then Ends with a Pretty Great Bit

July 13, 2016
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It’s a good sign for a topical comedy show when they can show a tonal flexibility to examine a very serious topic in a very sobering way, then bring it back to a great joke. 

That’s what Not Safe with Nikki Glaser did when covering the topic of rape on college campuses, along with an assist from Garbage Time’s own Katie Nolan and the great Ron Funches.

Watch the whole segment here.

April 23, 2016
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Tickets are $15-$49.50 and available here.

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

Ron Funches Plays Idi Amin and Takes Over Great Minds with Dan Harmon

April 1, 2016
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In an attempt to be more diverse, Great Minds with Dan Harmon on History channel’s Night Class ended up with infamous dictator Idi Amin (as played by Ron Funches) as a guest.

Well, Idi started as a guest and sort of hijacked the show as dictator are wont to do when on a TV show.

Watch it all here.

March 19, 2016
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Yes, this is the album release show of the album we told you is pretty darn great. 

With that in mind, get your tickets here.

The rest of our listings for shows and open mics and corresponding maps are embedded at www.thecomedybureau.com.

100 Best Things In Comedy We Were Witness To in No Particular Order of 2015

January 2, 2016
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It’s a year end list. 

You know the drill. 

We did it in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 and now here is the 2015 edition of the 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To in No Paritcular Order. 

If you feel like there are glaring snubs and omissions, keep in mind that we only have one guy do this whole list and there is a finite and very limited amount of time in the day.

1. Two internationally renowned, award winning, experimental comedians, Sam Simmons and Dr. Brown, do the most absurd show called Ceremony that has a bit of ceremony to it, but a lot of Fanta.

2. Though released in 2013, we only caught Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?, an ultra-meta-comedy action masterpiece in 2015 since it was coming all the way from Japan. How could you not love a movie following a rag tag film crew called The F*ck Brothers that try to make one of the best action movies ever by filming a real gang war?

3. On Groundhog Day in 2015, Kurt Braunohler did his own version of repeating the same day over and over by starting his weekly live show Hot Tub over and over the same way throughout the course of the show and going slowly insane while doing so.

4. Kyle Kinane** may call his latest hour special I Liked His Old Stuff Better, but if you watch and/or listen to it, you’d definitely feel otherwise.

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5. Mike O’Connell really put on a the first ever Crying Party that, in a great way, celebrated the act of sadness complete with art installations, a crying booth, and more. 

6. Matt Braunger’s new hour Big Dumb Animal is a yet another fine, spirited exploration of the hopeful peaks and the absurd, stranger-than-fiction valleys of Braunger’s life.

7. Brett Gelman and Jason Woliner continue to show how horror and comedy are supposed to mix in their latest ‘Dinner with…’ special, “Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family”.

8. Emily Heller** released her debut album Good For Her and it was every bit of well crafted, personal, clever, progressive comedy that we’ve come to know and love from Emily.

9. Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows is more than just a This Is Spinal Tap for all vampire movies in that it creates its own wonderful humor in the world of the supernatural rather than just parody Twilight.

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10. The absurd comedic stylings of Ian Abramson made their way to LA this year and, honestly, his time travel bit is near perfection in its complexity, execution, and innovativeness.

11. Eliza Skinner* can tell jokes, tell stories sing, rap, improvise all with the best of them and seeing her do all on Set List, where she pretty much combines all of those skills on the spot, is more proof of her greatness. 

12. Follow @bornferal (Megan Koester) for her whip smart wrath that only answers to no one. 

13. No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins* is only getting better and better, when it’s already pretty damn good, as it evolves its format to be sillier and sillier (cue: rap air horn).

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14. Thomas R. Wood’s exploration of comedians hobbies, pastimes, and things they do to stay sane that aren’t comedy in his documentary web series Outside Comedy was fascinating without utilizing coffee and cars (for the most part).

15. Conan O’Brien*** made history for television, comedy, and U.S. foreign relations by being the first late night host in decades to not only visit Cuba, but doing an entire Conan in Cuba special. It’s also yet another example of how great O’Brien is at remotes.

16. James Fritz put those who caught him in LA this year on notice with his unrelenting, fiery stand-up. Even when talking about how people should be thankful that he’s doing drugs at parties, it’s the sort of comedy you rally behind.

17. Though dark comedy anthologies from Argentina are rare, Damián Szifron’s Wild Tales makes a case for such a thing being much more common.

18. In LA, there are so much improv and so many improv schools that it’s often hard to find just a simple long form improv showcase, independent of any sort of theatre association, with great teams. Boss Jr. Presents at The Clubhouse does a pretty nice job of just that. 

19. Nate Fernald supposedly has been a secret co-host of WTF with Marc Maron that has been cut out every time. Fortunately, Nate cleverly edited himself into an episode for WTF with Marc Maron and Nate Fernald.

20. Whether it be on his sketch team Big Grande, Coachella parody, Death Valley Tween Fest, and so many other shows that he’s on in LA, Drew Tarver proved he’s one of the best sketch performers in the city.

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21. NYC’s Jo Firestone combines tireless work ethic with endless curiosity for what lies at the boundaries of comedy, which includes making a comedy club for dolls, doing a pun competition, and working at The Special Without Brett Davis, just to name a few (and we really mean only a few).

22. In 2015, Madonna did stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for some reason. Amongst several other great things Anna Seregina did last year, she did an amped up impersonation of a nervous Madonna trying to do jokes, but mostly fumbling with the mic stand.

23. Dave Stone’s album Hogwash combines southern charm and progressive thinking beautifully, which is almost always a great dynamic for comedy these days.

24. Even though he’s shouting and ranting with all he can muster, Eddie Pepitone**** is still one of the best comedic voices of reason. Seeing him live continues to be for anyone who is into comedy at any degree.

25. Not only is Hampton Yount* getting a much deserved shot as Crow T. Robot on the new MST3K, but his sharp sophomore album Bearable came out this year and gives you a pretty clear picture on why Hampton should have a banner 2016.

26. At this point, James Adomian** is one of the best comedian impressionists that there has ever been. The way he has realized his impression of Sen. Bernie Sanders at comedy shows, on @midnight, and in a faux debate with Tony Atamanuik’s amazing impression of Donald Trump, is just the latest example of that.

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27. Screen Junkies’ Honest Trailers have been around for more than a minute, so we came a little to the late party. Still, they have managed to strike a balance between roast jokes and a pretty populist voice in parodying movies that we keep busting up over.

28. While Jurassic World set all sorts of box office records when it came out last summer, the meme inspired by Chris Pratt’s training raptors was probably one of favorite parts of the whole franchise reinvention.

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29. Quick and Funny Musicals combined a battle of the bands with Harry Potter for the fantastic “Tom Riddle and the Mystery of the Battle of the Bands”. This should have been the follow up to the Harry Potter movies before moving on to America with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

30. Bill Burr’s F is for Family has given the perfect cartoon glass window into many of Burr’s stories from his childhood that show how crazy the suburbs were in the 70s. 

31. The latest season of Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck, an HBO special “Live at the Apollo”, and simply being Amy Schumer has made her more than deserving of all the awards and accolades that Amy received this year.

32. Dana Gould** often made a mockery of comics that drop so-called “truth bombs” this year and yet, in watching Dana, we still get the sort of feeling you’re supposed to get from experiencing a truth bomb, but with laughs while jumping up and down.

33. We finally got to catch the long running Tournament of Nerds from Hal Rudnick and Justin Donaldson and lives up to its hype of comedians defending fictional characters big and small, while dressed up and in character, in a March Madness style tourney.

34. Aasif Mandvi’s Halal in the Family not only fights stereotypes of Muslims in America, but shows how you should do a multicam sitcom in 2015 and going forward.

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35. We can only hope that future break ups between couples can be as funny, but also as vulnerable as Veronica Osorio* really getting into pretending to just have gone through a break up on stage. 

36. @bryancooking* remains as pristine as a curmudgeon as comedy could ask for both in 140 characters or less on Twitter and on stage. 

37. Seemingly out of some sort comedy primordial ooze, Eric Dadourian has risen to new heights as a sassy, but compassionate comedian raconteur.

38. We think that the dust has yet to settle from Parks and Recreation coming to a close in 2015. What was sort of another attempt at The Office evolved into something much sweeter, weirder, and, altogether, just as irresistible.

39. Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence showcased wonderful absurdist and existential comedy in what looks like moving paintings.

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40. Season two of BoJack Horseman didn’t disappoint in its mix of unflinching dramedy and uber clever jokes even though it didn’t have the advantage of the surprise tonal shift of season one.

41. There are few comedians that know how to work a late night set/appearance quite like Andy Kindler*** as he showed again and again on Conan and Letterman in 2015. 

42. Josh Fadem and Johnny Pemberton tied themselves to the ends of a rope long enough to go around backstage all the way to each other and then proceeded to do what we can best describe as “free association clowning” for their show Roped. It’s silly for silly’s sake at its best. 

43. The Jim Gaffigan Show was a spot-on distillation of Jim Gaffigan’s stand-up into a sitcom and, as such, was a show that could be enjoyed as a family comedy and something that appeals to the niche tastes of comedy fans. 

44. Cultivated Wit’s Comedy Hack Day has nothing to do with tired old joke premises and much more to do with app developers creating the funniest app like Free Reddit Check.

45. 2015 was the year that rom coms on TV got the much needed, sobering update they needed. Stephen Falk’s You’re The Worst following a couple that comes together despite their self-destructive nature was a big part of that.

46. Brad Hall is changing the game, even though his outfits and cadence don’t, when it comes to unboxing high profile sneakers.

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47. Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig’s latest offering, Mistress America was a dazzling, intelligent, screwball-esque highlight for comedy on the big screen at a time where TV, especially when it comes to comedy, is an undisputed king.

48. Maria Bamford** has been known to impersonate her own mother to hysterical effect in her act for awhile. At the last Riot LA, she brought this whole bit full circle as she did a whole show as her mom and then invited her own mother, Marilyn Bamford, on stage to critique her daughter’s impression of her.

49. Mary Mack puts on her best hour of stand-up yet with Pig Woman. She really let things go off the rails when chatting with couples and old folks in the crowd, in the sweetest way possible on top of her dark, but sweet comedy. 

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50. Just like the aforementioned Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell? was a fantastic, very funny tribute to action movies, Todd Strauss-Schulson’s The Final Girls was a fantastic, meta, very funny tribute to 80s slasher movies.

51. In many ways, you could peg Natalie Palamides as the second coming of Kristen Wiig. We like to think of Natalie as something all out-of-left-field and supremely committed to her characters including a security guard that claims to have celebrity friends and a lounge singer that can’t spell all on her own. 

52. Speaking of Kristen Wiig, Kristen shows off her full comedic and dramatic range as Alice Kleig, the bizarre lottery winner who, decided to bankroll her own talk show in Welcome To Me.

53. Joe Pera and Conner O’Malley teamed up as struggling comedian and sleeze ball manager where they really try to cold call networks to pitch amongst other crazy schemes to make one unforgettable web series, How To Make It In USA.

54. Due to unforeseen circumstances, The 3 Year Anniversary of Underbelly LA* had to move last minute from Echoes Under Sunset to a grotto in the backyard of a bunch of comedians. Despite it being cold and starting much later than planned, the magic of co-host Chris Garcia giving a heartfelt speech/gift/bit to co-host Ryan Singer whilst partially naked and in character was every bit of magical and funny that it could be.

55. In 2015, Caitlin Gill got to share her body positive, feminist, and pro-LGBTQ stand-up with fire and passion, but did so in the most inclusive way possible. Her great bit about the Target plus size section is a prime example. 

56. Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer** continued their ascension as a new comedy power duo, not unlike Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, with the latest season of Broad City as well as doing things like dressing up in the suits from Dumb & Dumber on Kimmel.

57. The unassuming, laid back delivery of Mike Recine lures you in for all the ridiculous twist and turns that are so funny on his debut album Union Delegate.

58. Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None delved exquisitely into much of the premises that Aziz has been exploring in his last few comedy specials involving love, race, parents, etc. and probably has been his best work to date.

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59. Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy joined forces once again for the hit action comedy Spy where McCarthy goes from wannabe spy to actual spy. The aliases and background that Allison Janney assigns McCarthy are pure comedy gold. 

60. Eugene Mirman has made a veritable traveling exhibition of his own comedic mind in the massive 10 disc I’m Sorry (You’re Welcome) comedy album, which includes ring tones, drug sounds, 45 min. of crying, a Russian phrase guide, and more on top of a solid hour of stand-up.

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61. Jason Gudasz made a hell of a splash at Channel 101 last year with Natasha, the funnest, most light-hearted series about suicide that there has probably ever been.

62. Andy Juett runs a well oiled, but still loose and fun ship at Denver’s High Plains Comedy Festival.

63. Where Jon Stewart leaving The Daily Show left a certain void in the realm of TV, we all had the second season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver* to turn to for even more in-depth, bonkers comedy dissection of what’s happening in our world. Starting a legally recognized church to show the hypocrisy of televangelists is only the tip of the ice berg in terms of what they did this season.

64. Drew Spears, Ele Woods, and Matthew Brian Cohen’s heading up the LA version of the curated experimental variety comedy show Cool Shit Weird Shit has been pretty stellar. On top of pushing stand-ups, improvisers, and sketch performers to not only avoid doing something in their discipline of comedy, they did crazy stuff on their own like give the entire audience of one show a single car (a la Oprah’s famous car giveaway) to share.

65. Rob Delaney may not be stateside right now, but trust that, in his absence, he has been making another one of the great dark TV rom coms with Sharon Horgan in Catastrophe.

66. Though many have tried and failed before her, Katie Nolan has successfully married the worlds of sports and comedy in an inclusive and progressive way on her show Garbage Time on FS1.

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67. You can try racking your brain or even Googling something, but Cameron Esposito’s*** Greatest Period Joke of All Time lives up to its title.

68. Billy Eichner’s celebrity themed obstacle courses on this season of Billy on the Street* had to one up anything from previous seasons and a run through Shondaland or the escape from Scientology accomplished that with top marks.

69. Ian Karmel’s debut album 9.2 on Pitchfork not only has one of our favorite comedy album titles, but it’s so good that it sounds like Ian’s on his third album already. 

70. Of the Bill Cosby jokes that were made this year, Jackie Kashian’s*** joke that compares Cosby and Gov. Scott Walker is our favorite. 

71. Heather Anne Campbell is a comedy force of nature in every sense of the phrase. Her work at Fox ADHD, having several improv records at UCB under her belt, being part of The Midnight Show is only a bit of what she’s up to and why you should go watch everything that she’s in. 

72. The poise and confidence that Clare O’Kane exudes in her stand-up juxtapose, in the best way possible, with how goofy she’s willing to get (i.e. going blue paired with a graceful song and dance). 

73. Pixar’s Inside Out from Pete Docter had all the trappings of an animated family movie, but clearly had a layer for many adult millennials that had them laughing and crying at the same time.

74. The Roast of Ron Lynch is not only a celebration of a truly great comedic treasure in Ron Lynch, but proof that the art of the traditional comedic roast is still alive and well and doesn’t need a celebrity to be any good.

75. Under Jamie Flam’s caring guidance, The Improv Comedy Lab at The Hollywood Improv has gone many different lives, always striving to be an outlet for something besides headlining stand-ups at the world famous comedy club. However, with its latest renovations in 2015, it’s poised to become one of the best rooms for comedy in LA. 

76. Armando Iannucci’s proves that he is still one of comedy’s all time greatest writers with the fourth season of Veep, which still has more jokes per minute than a multicam sitcom, is edgier than a single cam sitcom, and is smarter than most shows of TV regardless of genre.

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77. David Letterman approaching the end of his legendary run at The Late Show not only brought out the Dave who first put himself and The Late Show on the map, but produced what seemed like a record amount of tributes that all put a fitting button on what was truly the end of an entire era of late night television.

78. To us, Guy Branum** can almost do no wrong in his comedy that effortlessly combines both the high and low with a grace and ferocity that is so rare in stand-up. His album Effable showcases this notion very well.

79. Nate Bargatze* and his hour stand-up special on Comedy Central, Full Time Magic, displayed how precise and keen Nate’s sense of observation of his own life, day to day, really are, no matter how dumb he claims to be in his act.

80. Going to a complete strangers’ house to tape an entire episode of a late night talk show was probably one of the best ways that James Corden could kick off his tenure at The Late Late Show.

81. The sacrifice of Forrest MacNeil’s well being as done by Andy Daly continues to be the twisted genius that drove Review in its second season on Comedy Central.

82. Jen Kirkman’s* hour special on Netflix "I’m Gonna Die Alone (and I Feel Fine)* shows the idea of ‘having it all’ isn’t necessarily having kids and a loving husband. Kirkman is doing more than alright in our book with her firebrand comedy.

83. Satirizing life hacks and YouTube personalities by doing life hacks well and pretending to be a YouTube personality that’s the self-proclaimed King of Youtube is a very tall order. However, Paul Isakson definitely pulled that off, as well as peppering in some disturbing horror, in his Channel 101 series, King of YouTube.

84. Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope is yet another entry on this list that lives up to its name. The misadventure comedy set in Inglewood involving misplaced drugs was a hit at Sundance for a very good reason.

85. Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme had many great comedy wares to offer, but our favorite thing at the festival was comedian Brent Weinbach marrying people in his own sincerely weird way. 

86. One of our favorite comedians, Jesse Case**, was unfortunately diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Still, he managed to put together a great podcast documenting his rare case (and rare perspective) of cancer at his age in Jesse vs. Cancer.

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87. Drennon Davis and Karen Kilgariff teamed up this year for a musical comedy super group of sorts. The results were this great EP, I Don’t Care, I Like It, and these two very memorable Conan appearances.

88. Guy Montgomery and Tim Batt from New Zealand have subjected themselves to the likes of watching Grown Ups 2 and Sex and the City 2 every week for a year for their Worst Idea of All Time podcast. Parts postmodern Heart of Darkness, other parts comedy riffing, they do valuable work in that none of us have to watch either of those films close to 52 times.

89. The return of Super Deluxe has not only brought a newer, more grown up sheen to the digital platform, but Hannah Utt and Jen Tullock’s Disengaged web series that delightfully follows an on-the-rocks lesbian couple pushed to get engaged when DOMA got struck down.

90. The joy and smile of David Gborie are undeniable and paired well with his ‘on the positive tip’ comedy last year.

91. Beth Stelling made headlines at the end of 2015 for her bravery and sharing her story of her rape by her ex-boyfriend. Let it also be known that Beth Stelling is an outstanding comedian and her album that was released this year Simply the Beth is all kinds of wonderful.

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92. Just when it would be near impossible to wrap your head around Nathan Fielder* outdoing Dumb Starbucks and previous episodes of Nathan For You, the latest season of Nathan for You and his Summit Ice Jacket that support Holocaust awareness do just that.

93. Rebecca Drysdale is the rare improviser that has mastered being low key and subtle. Seeing her initiate a scene before a suggestion was even taken was one of the best things we’ve ever seen in improv.

94. The return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 not only promises more of the riffing on B movies that so many of us, but has a stellar new cast (Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, Baron Vaughn, Felicia Day, and Patton Oswalt) and a record breaking Kickstarter campaign that’s telling of how many people truly love MST3K.

95. Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers’ Fort Tilden is one of the best comedies we’ve seen that both captures the spirit of millennials while unabashedly making fun of them to the nth degree.

96. While still a cartoon between a drunk grandfather mad scientist and his dimwitted son, Season 2 of Rick and Morty* showed that Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland are making some of the best television around.

97. @weismanjake/Jake Weisman*** channels his unapologetic rage as well as a comedian can. Even coming off of multiple spinal surgeries as he did this year, Weisman is still up to the task, if not more so.

98. The web series The Best of Craigslist returned this year and shows how magical reenacting Craigslist ads can be when you’re not actually involved in inquiring the most bizarre ads on the Internet (minus the deep/dark web anyway).

99. @uncledynamite has one of the best written timelines on Twitter. 

100. Ron Funches** put out an album The Funches of Us this year and it’s all the eccentric, adorable, relaxed exuberance that you’ve come to expect from the Undateable star.

*-made 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness to in No Particular Order once before
**-made the list twice
***-three times
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Zoom Comedy Show with Natalie Cuomo (Zoom Live-stream)

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Piff The Magic Dragon: Live From Las Vegas (Zoom Live-stream)

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Magic Asphalt: Drive-In Comedy Under The Stars (in LA)

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The Moth National Mainstage (Live-stream)

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Ghost Entirely From Memory (Live-stream)

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Hot Flash: The Shit-Kicking Adventures of Chicklette and Concetta (Live-stream)

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Metasaur Stand Up Comedy Show (Live-stream)

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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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16 CANDLES & FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF

February 27 @ 6:10 pm - 10:00 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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Magic Asphalt: Drive-In Comedy Under The Stars (in LA)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Pop & Chat (Twitch 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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Show & Tell Streaming Spectacular (YouTube Live-stream)

February 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 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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Stream of Blood: Vampires of Pittsburgh Lockdown (Twitch Live-stream)

February 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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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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The George Lucas Talk Show (Live-stream)

February 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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The Spritz (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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KO Comedy (Zoom Live-stream)

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