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August 14, 2018

eliot glazer, haunting renditions, los angeles, musical comedy

Eliot Glazer is returning to his magical show, Haunting Renditions, where he takes the trashiest pop songs, gives them the most beautiful arrangements possible, and sings them with his set of golden pipes. It’s really damn fun and so pretty sounding at the same time.

Joining him on Friday, August 24th at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater will be Max Greenfield and Jackie Tohn.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Go get tickets now here.

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

August 13, 2018

comedy festival, festival, free comedy, free show, hollywood, los angeles, pack theater, packcon

The Pack Theater in Hollywood is throwing their third annual one-day festival known as PackCon this Saturday!

It’s a premium offering of what The Pack has to offer, which is often as wild, devil-may-care, fun, and irreverent as can be.

TO BE FEATURED AT THIS PACKCON 3:
Ian Roberts
Esther Povitsky
Matt Jones
Kurt Braunohler
Kevin Dorff
Matt Jones
Christina Gausas
Julian McCullough
Johnny Pemberton
Liquid Feet
Subhah Agarwal
Drew Droege
Suzi Barrett
Jetzo
Dark Matters
Brian Moses
Heather Anne Campbell
Brent Weinbach
Speedface
Pack Theater House Sketch & Improv Teams
and much more!

The majority of the festival is pay what you can, as that’s the normal Pack Theater policy, however admission for 9PM & 10PM shows are $15 a pop. Get more details and the full schedule here.

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

August 12, 2018

comedy festival, improv comedy, indie improv, los angeles, los feliz, silverlake

For years, the LA Indie Improv Festival has highlighted the diamonds in the rough that comprise indie improv within LA’s massive comedy scene.

This upcoming weekend (Saturday, Aug. 18th & Sunday Aug. 19th), the 7th (and final) LA Indie Improv Festival will commence at The Clubhouse in Los Feliz and Lyr featuring the likes of such improv luminaries as Heather Anne Campbell, Monika Smith, Rococo, Sassy Bluff, Drew DiFonzo Marks, Private Street, South Asian AF Superteam, and oh so much more.

Oh yeah, they’ll even have improv on a party bus going between venues.

One last thing: admission to all of those is FREE, by the way.

Get a full look at the schedule here.

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

August 10, 2018

in conversation, lisa hanawalt, molly lambert, skylight books

Lisa Hanawalt, one of the key creative forces behind BoJack Horseman, a wondrous cartoonist in her own right, and a great co-host of the Baby Geniuses podcast, will be getting into conversation about her new graphic novel Thursday, Aug. 23rd at 7:30PM at Skylight Books in Los Feliz!

Don’t miss out a chance to see Lisa in person!

The event is FREE to attend and you can get more details here.

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

character comedy, comedy show, kristen studard, lyric hyperion, prolonged eye contact, silverlake

For years now, we’ve marveled at the many stunning facets of Kristen Studard’s comedy that includes characters, improv, short film, and stand-up. There is always something wonderfully off-beat about everything she does, which is why we’re excited for her upcoming solo show Prolonged Eye Contact (apparently, there will be actual, intentional prolonged eye contact during the show too) at the Lyric Hyperion.

The show’s description, which we enjoyed, reads:

Prolonged Eye Contact is a an interactive solo show by comedian Kristen Studard about the search for love, connection, and approval by one performer with one audience. Kristen would like to be loved by you, monogamously. (She’s a one-audience type of gal.) What happens when someone won’t break eye contact? Uh oh, shit just got real. Through a series of characters, a game show, and an erotic encounter with a bee, Kristen woos you by opening her heart and her eyes and looking right into your soul. Are you ready to be seen?

She has three performances that you can catch from Thurs. Aug. 23rd-Sat. Aug. 25th at 10PM. Tickets are $10 and you can (and really, really 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.

audible, august, bad reception, comedy show, long form improv, los angeles, release party, ucb sunset

Of the many things that you should keep your ears perked up for on premium audio streaming platform, Audible, the upcoming series Bad Reception from Justin Michael and Eric Martin should be at the top of the list.

Bad Reception gathers some of the best improvisers around including Drew Tarver, Betsy Sodaro, Paul F. Tompkins, D’Arcy Carden, Dan Lippert, Carl Tart, Mary Sasson, and more to weave the tall tale of the “incident” that befell South Grampers in Northern California. The story of the “movie butter capital of the world” is completely improvised in 13 acts and constructed completely through various phone (and phone related) conversations.

Having gotten a sneak listen to it, we really enjoyed the tinge of the fantastical given by a Choose Your Own Adventure book, except improvisors are making all the choices and are definitely making up their own satisfyingly absurd choices.

So, there will be a release party for Bad Reception later this month, Saturday, August 18th, at UCB Sunset at 9PM. The creators and much of the cast will be there. Tickets are $12 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Oh, you can pre-order Bad Reception (avail. Aug. 21st) on Audible here.

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

ben kissel, henry zebrowski, last podcast on the left, marcus parks, orange county, santa ana, the observatory

The Last Podcast on the Left boys are headed down to the OC this month, specifically The Observatory in Santa Ana for their latest live show in Southern California.

As with all their dates, it will sell out, so you best get your tickets ASAP here.

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

ahamed weinberg, benefit show, ester steinberg, hannah einbinder, heather pasternak, if not now, lyric hyperion, paige weldon, stand up

IfNotNow is a national movement of young American Jews working to transform our community’s support for the Israeli Occupation into a call for freedom and dignity for all Palestinians and Israelis.

There are so many benefit shows these days that are supporting so many causes. Working towards a resolution and peace between Israel and Palestine is definitely such a cause and this show, with a terrific line-up, is definitely not one to miss.

Tickets are $18 and you should 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.

aparna nancherla, comedy show, jamar neighbors, jared logan, los angeles, repentance, silverlake, stand up

We’d be remiss if we didn’t give you a specific heads up on the latest edition of Repentance at Lyric Hyperion on Wednesday, August 15th.

Not only are Ahamed Weinberg, Ramy Youssef, and Kyle Mizono a wondrous show on their own, but the addition of Aparna, The Lucas Brothers, Jamar, and Jared is beyond stacked.

Honestly, we’re a bit surprised that it’s not sold out yet.

Tickets are $10 and space is limited. 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.

comedy show, downtown, dtla, free show, game tournament, super smash bros

Sure, a cash prize Super Smash Bros. tournament is already pretty enticing on its own.

However, comedians riffing, talking trash, etc. is a pretty damn nice frosting on a solid cake.

Game On is promising all of this and more with the likes of Jak Knight and Jamel Johnson and more on that aforementioned panel of comedians.

Best of all, it’s FREE to watch. Get more details here.

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

best worst movie, chris fairbanks, comedy show, danielle radford, dynasty typewriter, hal rudnick, jack herrguth, jamie loftus, julia prescott, kyle clark, los angeles, movie pitch, parody, setflix

Rather than wait for comedy folks to make fun of a bad movie that finds its way to your local multiplex, come watch them dream up something that’s so bad that it’s funny (and, of course, subsequently reveling in how bad/stereotypical/derivative/hack it is) at the new live comedy show Setflix.

Looking at this line-up, which includes a longtime member of Screen Junkies and a co-host of The Bechdel Cast along with a co-host of The Simpsons podcast Everything’s Coming Up Podcast, we’re pretty sure you going to hear some “best/worst” movie pitches.

Setflix will happen at Dynasty Typewriter on Wednesday, August 15th at 8PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at door. Get them 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.

brett gelman, largo, zach woods

Normally, Zach Woods and Neil Casey do a show at Largo when their schedules permit, but this coming Saturday, you’ll get a special combo of Zach Woods and the singular talents of Brett Gelman.

We’re not exactly sure what they’ve got up their sleeve, but we can only guess that if you’re a fan of dark comedy, you’re going want to catch this.

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.

aero theatre, airplane, santa monica

The landmark absurdist comedy AIRPLANE! (1980) will have a special screening this Friday that features a discussion with two of the writer/directors, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker live in person.

If you wanted to potentially hear what was going through the heads that came up with this bonkers comedy, this is your chance.

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.

dress up gang, dynasty typewriter, free screening, free show, k town, sneak preview, westlake

The Dress Up Gang (AKA the delightful Donny Divanian and Cory Loykasek) made a show for TBS and would love to show it to you wonderful folks.

So, they’re doing a private screening at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater on Wednesday, August 8th at 8PM. Luckily, we’ve got an in for TCB readers in case you wanted to go (did we mention that there will be free food and drinks?).

Sign-up for our mailing list at thecomedybureau@gmail.com and we’ll make sure you’re on the guest list for that evening.

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

ace hotel, benefit show, downtown los angeles, dtla, march for our lives, variety show

This big time benefit for March of Our Lives, which is now focused on voter efficacy, will feature the likes of Paul F. Tompkins, Pete Holmes, Retta, David Kwong, Foster the People, and much more all hosted by Natalie Morales.

We have a feeling the line-up probably has a few surprises up its sleeve as the show gets a little closer. Tickets are going for $35-$45 and you can go get them here.

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

baron vaughn, comedy show, downtown los angeles, dtla, free show, jak knight, jared goldstein, maggie maye, megan simon, stand up comedy, thrash

One of our favorites in town John-Michael Bond (he made one of our two Most Wanted Lists) is starting a new stand-up show in DTLA at the lovely Prufrock Pizzeria, 448 S Main St., Los Angeles, CA, (if you went to see comedy at Broke LA, this is where the comedy portion of the fest happened) next week, Wednesday, August 8th at 8PM.

Called Thrash, it’s FREE and has a pretty bangin’ inaugural line-up as you can see above.

Get more details here.

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

absurdist comedy, brent weinbach, hollywood improv, stand up

Any time you can catch the outside-the-box genius that is Brent Weinbach do any set, especially an extended set, you should always try and catch it just like you can do this Tuesday.

Get tickets here (oh yeah, it’s at the Lab, so there is no item minimum, FYI).

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

comedy show, los angeles regional food bank, neil hamburger, satellite, silverlake

One of (if not) the longest running comedy residencies in LA, Neil Hamburger LIVE is back for July 2018 and has a doozy of a line-up.

Don’t miss making your Tuesday night next week filled with NSFW jokes about musicians, mentalism, and the likes of Gould, Kinane, and Wetterlund.

Get tickets here.

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

album recording, hollywood hills, jamel johnson, los angeles, stand up

Jamel Johnson, who has made our TCB Most Wanted List in the past, is recording an album within earshot of the Hollywood Bowl this weekend.

We highly urge you to attend to see Jamel lay down a sweet hour down on digital wax. FYI, it’s free to attend.

Get more details here.

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

brad silnutzer, comedy show, echo park, free show, house show, los angeles, stand up, taping

Hometown favorite drinking-game-comedy-show, Brew Haha, is back to film their next few shows as part of their new partnership with Thrillist.

The latest edition will be taking place in Echo Park this Saturday July 28th and will absolutely only be 21+ only.

Get more details here.

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

andrew racho, animated shorts, ben lepley, casually explained, chinatown, dtla, free screening, free show, gunship, jamie loftus, lincoln heights, screening

There’s no subterfuge here. Let’s Watch Messed Up Cartoons aims to deliver on its name with a great line-up that includes BoJack Horseman’s Mike Hollingsworth and the wonderful Jamie Loftus.

Also, you’ll have a chance to play SNES Classic on a big screen post-show.

Let’s Watch Messed Up Cartoons will take place at Open The Portal LA (near Lincoln Heights) is FREE and you can get more details here.

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

book tour, comedy show, guy branum, los angeles, my life as a goddess

In anticipation of Guy’s highly anticipated book My Life as a Goddess, the magnificent Guy Branum has two upcoming appearances in town that you absolutely shouldn’t miss.

One is a live reading and discussion at Barnes & Noble at The Grove next Monday, July 30th at 7PM. You can get a wristband for the event with purchase of My Life as a Goddess from B&N. Get more details here.

Oh, if you just want to go ahead and pre-order My Life as a Goddess (as you should), do so here.

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

blake wexler, comedy central stage, comedy show, free tickets, hollywood, snitch

You Dirty Snitch, Blake Wexler’s anti-trust experiment, is probably not such a good thing to do in real life, but could provide comedy gold during a live comedy show. Guests and their friends will trade sharing secrets with the audience and dealing with the aftermath.

Also, the guests include the wondrous comedy stylings of Joe DeRosa, Hampton Yount, Kurt Braunohler, and Georgea Brooks.

Tickets to You Dirty Snitch are FREE so long as you RSVP here. Go get them ASAP.

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

amy miller, barbara gray, ben rodgers, brandie posey, brooke van poppelen, comedy show, compliments, dtla, giulia rozzi, jon gabrus, ktown, kyle ayers, los angeles, macarthur park, westlake

The show where comedians try to out compliment each other is back!

Boast Rattle, perhaps one of the more positivity driven comedy shows that there is, has its latest edition coming this week at Dynasty Typewriter and, per usual, it will be a doozy.

Tickets are $10 online (and $15 at door). Save some clams and get 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.

doughboys, headgum, hollywood improv, live podcast, taping

Hit comedy/fast food podcast Doughboys will be doing a special live episode over at the main at The Hollywood Improv at the end of this month.

In case you’re not familiar, hosts Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell make arguing over fast food/chain restaurants into an art form and you shouldn’t miss it if you can see it live.

The show is set for Sunday, July 29th at 10PM. Tickets are $25-$50 (plus 2-item minimum). Go get your 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.