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December 6, 2018

britanick, franklin village, hollywood, sketch comedy, stand up, ucb

It has been quite some time since we’ve got a chance to see Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher AKA renowned comedy duo BriTANick (if you’re not familiar, enjoy going down a YouTube rabbit hole here) together on stage to enjoy their absurdist antics, and now, maybe some stand-up comedy (Nick has become quite the stand-up over the last few years).

Thankfully, that latest chance is just around the corner, specifically next Saturday, December 15th at 10PM at UCB Franklin.

Tickets are $12 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.

With the horrific damage that the fires took on California, there are plenty of big, fantastic benefit shows coming up that will raise money for victims of said fires.

This includes:

Judd & Adam & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet Theatre Fri. Dec. 14th 8PM (currently sold out)

Holidaze! @ Dynasty Typewriter Fri. Dec. 14th 7PM, $15 in adv., $20 at door

The Comedy Store Festival @ Fonda Theatre Sat Dec. 15th 8PM $46-$131

If you can swing it, you should go to all of them as they’re all very stacked line-ups and, in the spirit of the holidays, it’s a great opportunity to give to people very much in need.

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

December 4, 2018

andre hyland, anna lee lawson, jesse miller, paul oyen

Andre Hyland’s “self-proclaimed mogul” Jesse Miller is back at again with another edition of his Jesse Miller Talk Show. Unlike most talk show hosts, Jesse often moshes during his monologue, wears sunglasses the whole time, has a metal-ish house band led solely by Daryl, and often makes out with his other co-host Tanya.

It’s a talk show that is just “straight up” unlike any other talk show.

Also, Kate Berlant, Nick Thune, and J.D. Dillard are set as guests for this time around at Dynasty Typewriter next week.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at door. Go get’em here.

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

December 3, 2018

andy wood, bryan cook, guilty treasure, hollywood, musical comedy

Bryan Cook and Andy Wood will be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of getting comedians to talk up and even perform their guilty pleasure songs on Guilty Treasure. There’s an awesome live band that backs up everyone on the show and (possibly) makes the songs better than the original.

For this anniversary edition, Matt Braunger, Arden Myrin, Andrés du Bouchet, Kara Klenk, and TJ Chambers are on deck.

Tickets are $12.50 and it’ll all be happening this Wednesday, December 5th at 7PM at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. Get tickets in advance here.

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

November 30, 2018

comedy show, john early, silverlake, stand up

This is just friendly neighborhood reminder that the one and only John Early is back at the Satellite next month and tickets are still available.

Don’t miss out on your latest chance to see John as well as Joel Kim Booster and Lizzy Cooperman on the same bill and get your tickets now before they sell out.

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

November 29, 2018

holiday show, hollywood improv, jen kirkman, stand up

Every year Jen Kirkman puts on the sort of a holiday show that’s a swell time whether you love or hate this time of year. The Jen Kirkman Dysfunctional Xmas Show is one of the very few holiday traditions we can get behind as Jen and guests putting on a lovely comedy and music extravaganza despite what’s going on with the world/family/etc.

Oh, also, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the LA Food Bank and Barnes & Noble will be collecting children’s books for donation as well.

Tickets are $20 (plus 2 item min.). Go get your tickets here.

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

November 28, 2018

comedy show, improv comedy, k town, los angeles, macarthur park, superego, westlake, wild horses

Well, two of the best improv teams around anywhere, Wild Horses and Super Ego are meeting up for what very well could be one of the best nights of improvised comedy you’ve ever seen at Dynasty Typewriter on Sunday, Dec. 9th at 7PM.

Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Lauren Lapkus, Erin Whitehead, Paul F. Tompkins, Matt Gourley, Jeremy Carter, and Mark McConville all together will be improvising their way through a “upper middle-class white people drama”.

It’s called Mixed Company and tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at door, though we have no doubt that this will sell out. Go snag your tickets right now right here.

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

November 27, 2018

chris witaske, experimental comedy, hollywood, ian abramson, james adomian, jay larson, los angeles, lou wilson, natalie palamides, toasty

OK, you never know when Toasty with Jay Larson, the immersive cocktail party/faux toast comedy show is going to come around, but it’s a thing that you should absolutely not miss when it’s happening.

So, mark down December 11th to be at Outfit Home and get your best outfit ready for a comedy experience kind of unlike any other.

Tickets are $17, which includes free booze and snacks, so go get them here already.

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

November 26, 2018

comedy show, free show, jared logan, kara klenk, stand up, weho, west hollywood

Taking the baton from the legendary Josh & Josh Show every Thursday at 8 at Bar Lubitsch will be the fantastic pairing of comedy power couple Jared Logan and Kara Klenk under the newly minted banner of Better Half.

Both are fantastic stand-ups in their own right and we have no doubt in our minds that they’ll keep the streak of great comedy that Josh & Josh started 10 years ago alive. Definitely, this first line-up is pretty damn great.

Don’t miss this show this inaugural show this Thursday and every Thursday after.

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

The Las Culturistas podcast is coming back to LA for an early holiday gift! It’s another edition of I Don’t Think So, Honey! Live at The Regent Theater in DTLA. Dozens of LA’s best at throwing shade will get to put up a minute of their best rants on anything in culture. It’s honestly kind of a life changing experience.

In short, you better not miss this.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $22 at the door and you best snag your tickets up quick right here.

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

November 21, 2018

benefit, final show, immigration law firm, los angeles, public school stories, RAICES, storytelling

Public School Stories has been carrying the torch as one of the best live storytelling shows in LA thanks to stellar booking and their insistence on the stories only living at the show and not on a podcast or anywhere else. You have to be there to see it and it’s just a little extra special because of that.

So, join them in their final show on Wed., Dec. 5th, which also happens to be their annual charity Winter Formal that will be raising funds for RAICES, Immigration Law Firm.

They haven’t announced the line-up, but we’re sure that all-star hosts/producers Stephen Falk, Joey Slamon, James Urbaniak, Natasha Vargas-Cooper will not disappoint.

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

November 20, 2018

comedy show, dave anthony, dtla, gareth reynolds, live podcast, the dollop

It has been a minute or two since The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds has done a live LA show, but they finally have one lined up for 7PM Saturday, January 19th next year at DTLA’s Palace Theater.

As always, along with Gareth, we’ll be intensely curious to see what Dave brings up this time that uncovers some dark thing about LA (or even specifically downtown) that we might have not known about and then Gareth and Dave riff the humor out of said darkness.

Tickets are ranging from $10 (that’s for “May Be 100% Blocked Views) to $55.50. Go get your tickets here quick

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

November 19, 2018

let me know if you need anything, lizzy cooperman, silverlake, solo show

Lizzy Cooperman was one of the first comedians that we saw and redefined what we thought comedy could be.

Normally, a brilliant punk rock-ish absurdist comedian whose short jokes hit as hard as she bangs her keyboard after her punchlines, Lizzy takes a turn towards telling the story of getting stricken with a mysterious disease and having her whole life changed because of it. We just this show last week, definitely “felt all the feelings”, and was, yet again, amazed with Lizzy Cooperman.

She’s doing another performance tomorrow night at the Lyric Hyperion on Tue., Nov. 20th at 10PM. Tickets are $10 and please go 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.

November 16, 2018

comedy show, dating game, experimental comedy, jake kroeger, silverlake

Our Bureau Director Jake Kroeger is at it again and by “it”, we mean attempting to date an entire audience rather than waste time on dating apps.

Yes, Jake Kroeger Dates the Audience returns to the Lyric Hyperion a week after Thanksgiving on 11/29 for an attempt at a meaningful connection/validation for Jake of any kind.

You’re cordially invited no matter who you are or what your relationship status is because it doesn’t have to be anything serious (or it even could be a “friend date” because that’s a thing, right?)

Please get your tickets here and join him for what will probably be one of the more fun dates you’ve ever been on.

November 15, 2018

huntington beach, melissa villaseñor, rec room

Melissa Villaseñor is swinging back into town from SNL to do one special night in Huntington Beach at The Rec Room. If you’re reading this, you might have seen her come up through LA as one of the best impressionist comedians around and now you can see her as a true headliner.

Tickets are $15 (plus a 2 item minimum) and you should go get them while you can here.

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

November 14, 2018

comedy show, doughboys, headgum, live podcast, orange county, the oc

On December 5th in years past, we’re sure something important that’s tangentially adjacent to a podcast about chain restaurants/late capitalism’s effects on two friends happened somewhere near Brea, CA.

This December 5th, 2018 at approximately 8PM, which is a Wednesday, Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell will reconvene for what should be another rollicking, wild live episode of the Doughboys podcast, this time at the big Brea Improv. It’s an occasion that no one in the greater LA/OC area should miss.

Tickets are $20 (plus a 2-item minimum) and you can (and very much should) snag them here.

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

November 13, 2018

burlesque, experimental comedy, lyric hyperion, silverlake

The clowning company of the Lyric Hyperion is doing their occasional, but always-must-see comedy burlesque show next month!

Amateur Burl-esque-ish has burlesque taken to a divinely silly level or add some sultry spice (and nudity) to clowning. No matter how you see it, it’s a damn good time.

This time around, the burl-esque-ish will be:
Christina Catherine Martinez
Chelsea Morgan
Anna Seregina
Lisa McNeely
Sam Fishman
John Norris
Gemma Soldati

Amateur Burl-esque-ish will be on Saturday, December 1st at 10PM. Tickets are only $10 (and it is 18+). Go get your tickets quick here.

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

November 12, 2018

daniel van kirk, dumb people town, largo, live podcast, los angeles, the sklar brothers, will forte

It’s been a minute since the last time this happened and thus, this meeting of Dumb Pepole Town podcast live at Largo on Monday, Dec. 10th at 8:30PM might be the comedy event of the holiday season.

The Sklar Brothers, Daniel Van Kirk, and special guest Will Forte (pretty nice get, right?) will not only go over the crème de la crème of dumb stories from around the world, but will also get the stories shared live in person from townies in the crowd.

Tickets are still available at $35 a pop and you can (and very much should) treat yourself for the holidays by getting them here.

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

November 11, 2018

andrew steven, dynasty typewriter, live podcast, los angeles, podcast, podglomerate, wayne federman

Few are as equipped as Wayne Federman to discuss the history of comedy, especially stand-up, as Wayne is not only meticulously studied on the topic and a current professor of stand-up at the University of Southern California, but he has been a very funny, ever-evolving comedian for many decades.

His and Andrew Steven’s podcast mini-series The History of Standup on Podglomerate thus is a handy guide through how stand-up has developed rapidly as an art form even though it’s much younger than most other art forms, especially of the live variety.

Wayne and Andrew will be doing a special live ep. of The History of Standup with a TBA special guest at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater next Sunday, Nov. 18th at 2PM.

Fans, nerds, and even those just merely curious of stand-up comedy might want to get into this. Tickets are $15 and you can go 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.

November 9, 2018

brew haha, comedy show, drinking game, highland park, los angeles, stand up

Brew Haha, LA’s favorite combo of a big time drinking game and a stand-up comedy show done on the scale of a massive house party (and also a Thrillist web series for you to enjoy), is doing a special edition in Highland Park at the Lodge Room next weekend on Saturday, Nov. 17th, doors 7PM, show 8:30PM.

This will be a ticketed event, so you’ll have a more surefire chance to catch it as opposed to hoping that you showed up over an hour before to guarantee a seat.

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.

November 8, 2018

comedy show, improvised, rory scovel, silverlake, todd glass

Todd Glass and Rory Scovel will be up to their completely unplanned, guided-by-their-whims-moment-to-moment hijinks yet again this weekend with another edition of What’s The Story with Todd and Rory? at the Lyric Hyperion in Silverlake.

If you need some pure, unfiltered silliness right now, this is the ticket to get.

Tickets are still available for $7 (and $10 cash at the door). Go get them right now right here.

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

November 7, 2018

comedy show, josh and josh show, stand up, weho, west hollywood

For 10 years, every Thursday, Josh Haness and Josh Weinstein have been holding down one of the best stand-up showcases in LA, appropriately called The Josh & Josh Show. Held in the back room of Bar Lubitsch, the nice and tight line-up always made for a damn fine night of stand-up in WeHo.

Unfortunately, The Joshes have decided to end their decade run at Lubitsch next Thursday leaving this Thursday and 11/15 left for you to catch their show (a thing we highly urge you to do, especially since it’s FREE w/no drink minimum or maximum).

Tomorrow, they’ve got a stacked line-up of Joe DeRosa, Kara Klenk, Jared Logan, Kurt Braunohler, Eddie Della Siepe, and Ian Karmel.

So, come to the lovely Bar Lubitsch this Thursday and/or next to pay your respects, enjoy The Josh & Josh Show’s swan song, and, of course, watch some great stand-up.

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

November 6, 2018

cinespia, dtla, los angeles, palace theater, royal tenenbaums, screening

Sure, you probably own the Royal Tenenbaums DVD or have it on some drive somewhere.

However, it’s rare that you’ll get a chance to see in a movie theater, much less a theater like the palatial Palace Theater in DTLA. Cinespia is giving you a chance to do just that for $20 next weekend.

So, get your tickets here for one of the more lavish Wes Anderson movie going experiences that you’re likely to have.

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

November 5, 2018

aparna nancherla, hollywood, naomi ekperigin, stand up

Well, we shouldn’t have to say much more than the brilliant Naomi Ekperigin and Aparna Nancherla will be co-headlining in as intimate of a space that you’re likely to ever see them, The Ruby LA. We have no doubt this’ll sell out.

Get your tickets here quick.

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

November 3, 2018

beth stelling, comedy show, dynasty typewriter, hayworth theater, k town, los angeles, stand up, westlake

The title isn’t lying here. Beth Stelling is enchanting and you should go watch her whenever you get a chance, especially if you can catch her do an hour.

You’ll have that aforementioned chance next weekend and we implore you to make your life better by attending. Go get tickets here please.

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