Neil Hamburger, America’s favorite lounge act character that mostly roasts music, is going really big this month. There will be a bigger line-up than his usual residency has slated (that will probably get bigger than this flyer), but all of this will be done in service of Australian Wildfire Relief.
As you can see, this night of true variety will be dazzling, hysterical, and, of course, go to a great cause.
Go get your tickets here (they’ll probably sell out fast)!
The Last Podcast on the Left gang has taken their celebrated expertise in true crime/horror/comedy and distilled into a brand new book, aptly titled The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers (hardcover available Apr. 7th). Not only will they recount the history of serial killers in their uniquely hilarious way, but their will be accompanying illustrations as well.
To mark the occasion of releasing their first book, Marcus Parks, Ben Kissel, and Henry Zebrowski are embarking on a Last Book Tour on the Left, which will have a stop in LA at the historic Orpheum Theatre in DTLA on Sun. May 3rd at 8PM. Truly, any chance you get to catch Last Podcast on the Left in any context is a chance you should very much take.
Tickets are going for $29-$49+ right now and you really ought to go get your tickets now before they sell out. Do so here.
The magic, mystery, and dankness of High Priestess is finally back! Hosts Sara June and Bri Pruett curate an enrapturing evening of comedy, witchy-ness, tarot, and cannabis. It’s a night for all the senses to be sure as well as a hearty laugh.
They’ve got a new home at the Atwater Village shop A Love Bizarre (3042 Glendale Blvd.) and they’ll be having their first 2020 show there on Sat. Feb. 8th at 7:30PM (doors 7PM).
Thus far, they’ve got a grand line-up of:
Giulia Rozzi
Jenny Yang
Nori Reed
Kimberly Clark
Rachel Scanlon
All of this wonder at High Priestess will only cost you $5 right now ($8 at door). You can (and very very much should) get your tickets here.
Fiona Landers’ solo show Funeral Bouquet so floored us when we saw it several months ago at Lyric Hyperion. We’re still thinking about how much it affected us with big laughs and pulling our heart strings taut by reimagining some of the darkest parts of Fiona’s life. Landers has continue to develop the show and now has enlisted Alison Agosti, one of our favorite comedy writers and storytellers, helping her to further fine tune and hone the show.
This show is already pretty amazing and we have no doubt the next set of performances will be very special too. With all of that in mind, you should most certainly go witness this hysterical, moving, heartbreaking, enrapturing solo show Funeral Bouquet over its next few dates:
@ Lyric Hyperion Tues. Jan. 28th 7PM $10
@ UCB Franklin Thurs. Feb. 13th 7PM $7
Really, any chance you can get to see Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri, and Gabe Liedman individually should be taken immediately.
Above that, it should be mandatory to see the three of them assemble for their long running, yet occasional (because they’re busy making big time specials, shows, etc.) Big Terrific at Largo where it’s a night of stand-up and stories from Jenny, Max, and Gabe.
Thankfully, there’s one coming up, right after Valentine’s Day, on Sat. Feb. 15th at 8:30PM at Largo. Tickets are $30 and you really ought to get them here.
Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! is, in our opinion, a treasured comedy institution in LA comedy. For over 15 years, Lynch has been made Tomorrow! a destination every Saturday, late at night, for a wild, unpredictable, rambunctious, fun, hysterical comedy variety show.
For a very long time, the show happened at the turn of midnight, hence “Tomorrow!”. Now, the turning to the next day is still part of the show, but Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! starts at 11PM these days at the Lyric Hyperion, still for only $5.
So, for those of you who aren’t quite as much of a night owl as we are, you can not have to stay out as late to catch the magic of Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow!
This week’s line-up is particularly special including wondrous sketch, musical, clowning, and stand-up comedy. Keep yourself in the loop about this week’s and every Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! on Facebook and Instagram.
As an endlessly curious mind, David Huntsberger and his comedy really dig into and questioning the human experience, especially when it comes to the science of it all and the limits of what we know about the universe. So, you can only imagine that he’s going to do something really trippy in taping a comedy special (FYI, he’s going to do “something” really cool with “VR”).
You really ought to see what Huntsberger got cooking for the taping of his comedy special at Dynasty Typewriter this Sunday. Tickets are $15 in adv. and $20 day of.
However, we can get you in for free so long as you e-mail us at thecomedybureau@gmail.com about wanting to go to David Huntsberger’s stand-up comedy special taping.
One of the most chic, epicurean nights of comedy in all of Los Angeles happens every now and again with Amuse Bouche. Artisanal food and comedy mix and mingle and the beautiful Virgil Village setting of MELODY.
This Feb. edition of Amuse Bouche, as you can see, is stacked with treats from the likes of Jonathan Whitener, Ryan Costanza, Kristen Schaal, Rory Scovel, Ian Edwards, and, of course, host Karl Hess from Yelling About Pâté.
The idea that you’re getting all of this for only $35 is pretty wild and a deal that you definitely should not pass up on.
Get your tickets before they sell out (and, trust us, they do sell out quick) here.
Will Menaker, Matt Christman, Felix Biederman, Amber A’Lee Frost, and Virgil Texas together have created one of the most beloved series of political comedy in recent memory with their podcast Chapo Trap House. Their fiery, satirical commentary has earned them one hell of a following as well (they are probably the top earners on Patreon).
As such, you shouldn’t miss when Chapo Trap House stops into LA at Highland Park’s Lodge Room on Tues. Feb. 25th at 7PM & 10PM. Tickets are $25-$28. You can (and very much should) get tickets here and here respectively before they sell out.
We hope that you saw Todd Glass kill it with his singular brand of cleverly wrought tomfoolery and bits on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week. If not, please do yourself a favor and enjoy his great set here.
OK, now that we’re all on the same page, you should take note that Todd will be headlining Largo as part of his The Event of a Lifetime Tour on Mon. Mar. 9th at 8PM. As the title suggests, it’s something that will be so momentous that it would stand out in the course of one’s lifetime.
And, for that, tickets are only $30 (plus $7 service fee). With all of that in mind, you best go get tickets for Todd Glass: The Event of a Lifetime here.
Kimia Behpoornia has been a go-to performer for UCB for many years now, whether it be improv or sketch or whatever other crazy thing they come up with.
While it’s worth catching her on Harold or Maude Night or Great Sketch!, the idea that she’s actually going to test for her black belt as a comedy show has our interest beyond peaked.
That’s right, Kimia will be doing a martial arts test at UCB Sunset at the end of the month and our minds are racing as to figure out what could possibly happen ((notice how she’s even credited as a Black Belt Candidate as opposed to cast, writer, etc.).
We’re sure there’s a whole other bevy of surprises for Kimia Tests for Her Blackbelt: LIVE (as many other go-to UCB performers are on the bill), but the testing for the black belt itself ought to be something special.
So, Kimia Tests for Her Blackbelt: LIVE is set for Wed. Jan. 29th at 10:30PM. Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) get them here.
On one level, this will be a celebration of the career of venerable comedy writer Alan Zweibel (SNL, Letterman, Curb Your Enthusiasm) as captured in this memoir Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier.
On another level, this very well could be a very fun, jaunty roast by Larry David of his friend, collaborator, and contemporary, which is more than worth the price of admission.
Either reason is more than enough to catch this particular edition of Live Talks Los Angeles featuring Alan Zweibel in conversation with Larry David about Laugh Lines on 4/20 (we’re sure Larry will have something to say about that) at the Writers Guild Theater.
Tickets start at $20 and are $43 if you want to buy the book as well (FYI, they don’t go on sale until Mar. 20th 10AM, but you ought to send a reminder as we’re sure this will sell out fast). Get more info, bookmark where to buy tickets, etc. here.
That’s four, count ‘em, four chances you’ve got coming up to see the one and only Maria Bamford work out a new hour of stand-up at the intimate, DIY space of The Clubhouse in Los Feliz (located right next to the Jons in a gigantic strip mall).
This week and next week, you should really try and find a way to get to The Clubhouse at 2PM for one of these shows to see one of the funniest and best human beings do what they do best.
The well of comedy gold that flows from the imagination of Tom Scharpling (The Best Show on WFMU) never ends and never ceases to amaze. Just for the hell of it, he made an irreverent script for what he thought could be the third installment in the Grown-Ups franchise, the Adam Sandler and friends broad comedies that is pretty much just premised on reuniting old friends for some hijinks.
This Grown-Ups 3 will be live read later this month (Tues. Jan. 28th 8:30PM) at the Bootleg by what we’re sure will be a stellar cast in order to raise money in support of Australian Wildfire relief.
Tickets are starting at $15. Go get them for this special, one-off that supports a very, very good cause here.
Opportunities to see Reggie Watts and his handpicked Late Late Show band “Karen” jam out in between Reggie riffing wherever his wondrous imagination takes him don’t come around too often.
Honestly, even if it did, you shouldn’t waste an opportunity to see Watts and Karen bring the best vibes, oscillating between music and comedy, the whole night.
So, snag tickets now for $20 (they’re $25 day of) to see Reggie Watts and Karen at Teragram Ballroom near DTLA at the end of this month, Thurs. Jan. 30th at 9PM.
The endlessly creative and funny Lindsay Ames has been spending the better part of 2019 building the scrumptious web series Make That Sandwich where she makes some of the most delicious looking sandwiches that have ever been conceived.
To kick off 2020, Lindsay is not only doing some live sandwich making for a live edition of Make That Sandwich, but coupling it with live comedy by having comedians “help” her MAKE THAT SANDWICH. The line-up is pretty robust as you can see with Adam Conover from Adam Ruins Everything, Jade Catta-Preta, the new host of The Soup, the fantastic podcast Get Rick Nick, and wonderful comedian Jessimae Peluso.
Sounds pretty grand, no? For all of this, tickets are only $10 right now ($15 at door). Go snag some right now right here.
The fearsome and hysterical comedy stylings of Sam Jay are coming back to LA for one special night at Dynasty Typewriter.
Jay currently writes at (and occasionally pops up on) SNL, but her stand-up is something to behold as it’s fiery as it is meticulously crafted.
Tickets are $15 right now and $20 on the day of. Save a few bucks and snag tickets here.
Faded, one of LA’s favorite indie stand-up shows, especially on Fridays, is back for 2020 with a whole new location. They started in the supply room of an art supplies story, then moved to a belly dancing studio, and now, are moving to their most “conventional” venue thus far, the speakeasy-ish The Lounge on Melrose (7551 Melrose Ave.).
So, join Mike Mulloy, David Gborie, Sean Jordan, Bri Pruett, and Zak Toscani and their always stacked secret line-ups for a nice price of $5 in advance (limited quantities available) and their normal cost of $10.
The first Faded @ The Lounge on Melrose will be this Fri. Jan. 10th at 8PM (doors at 7:30PM). Go get tickets here.
Stamptown, one of the premier brands of international comedy, is back in LA once more to present the prestige acts at places like Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Whether they’re yanks or from across a pond (or a giant pond), it’s a mind-bending variety night of comedy that has some of the best boundary pushing comedians around (Natalie Palamides, BriTANick, Courtney Pauroso, and, of course, hosts Zach [Zucker] & Viggo [Venn]).
Tickets are only $15 for Stamptown Comedy later this month on Fri. Jan. 17th. Go get ‘em before they sell out here.
Mary Beth Barone’s daring PSA/talk show Drag His Ass: a f*ckboy treatment program about f*ckboys and how to get off of them (both literally and figuratively) was one of our favorite things that we saw in 2019.
So, naturally, we’re going to tell you to go to the latest edition of Drag His Ass, which is perfectly right before Valentine’s Day. Get tickets here.
OK, enough of this holidays non-sense. Let’s get back into the swing of things (your regularly scheduled great live comedy all around LA that is).
The first Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen @ The Virgil (you know, one of the best shows in LA) of 2020 is this Mon. Jan. 6th and, per usual, they have a stellar/stacked line-up (Hari Kondabolu’s in town and The Cooties are making the rounds for this edition) and, per usual, it’s at 8PM sharp and, again, per usual, it’s $5 right now and $8 cash at the door.
Go get your tickets (and show up at or before 7PM if you want a seat) here.
As 2020 has officially arrived, we think the perfect show to first hip you to for this year (and decade) is the run of shows that the one and only Gary Gulman is doing at Largo at the Coronet Theatre next week.
Gulman is on his Peace of Mind following his beautiful HBO special The Great Depresh and continues to be one of the best examples of what a comedian should be these days.
The Jan. 10th date is sold out, but Wed. Jan. 8th and Thurs. Jan. 9th still have tickets available. You can get them for $37 a pop here and here, respectively.
If there was a perfect way to remember 2019, it would be an irreverent, mad dash showcase of the worst jokes that many of LA’s best told throughout the year.
Lucky enough hosts Barbara Gray and Dave Child are, once again, doing 50 Worst Jokes at Silverlake Lounge to revel in the burning garbage pile of 2019 in the way that it absolutely should be remembered.
Admission to 50 Worst Jokes is FREE. Get more details and updated line-ups for the show here.
The verve of one Brody Stevens, who we unfortunately lost this year, will always live on in the millions of people that got to witness him, his spirit, his comedy, and all of his plethora of catchphrases.
Any opportunity to pay tribute and remember Brody should always be taken and thusly, you should find your way to this special event An Evening to Celebrate the Comedy of Steven Brody Stevens that honors Brody’s memory, premieres a YouTube channel for Brody (Yes! You got it!), and raise funds for the charitable organization Comedy Gives Back that seeks to aid comedians who are in dire straits with their mental or physical health and can’t afford help.
So, please go get your tickets for An Evening to Celebrate the Comedy of Steven Brody Stevens here.
The notion that the title Garry Starr Performs Everything seems ambitious, if not a little ridiculous of course. However, this solo show that he does is indeed so all encompassing of how amazingly funny Starr is in every facet of comedic performance, especially with his knack for physical comedy/clowning.
We don’t want to give too much away as we’d like for Garry Starr Performs Everything to take you as much by surprise as possible (though you should know this is definitely an adult show), but we will say the way he satirizes theater as a concept is flat out brilliant.
Garry Starr Performs Everything is going up again at the Lyric Hyperion on Wed. Feb. 5th at 9PM. Tickets are $10 and you very much should get them here.