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April 6, 2018
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a purposeful rescue, andy richter, benefit, comedy show, home dog la, los angeles, matt ingebretson, mid city, nikki glaser, rescue dogs, sheng wang, whitney cummings

Not only will you be benefitting animals that need a good home, you’ll be catching one hell of a stacked comedy show at the 3rd Annual Punchlines for Paws next weekend. 

Tickets are going for $75-$150. Get them and 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.

April 5, 2018
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bajillion dollar propertie$, comedy shows, improv, long form improv, seeso, ucb

These days, you might be missing the show known as Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. 

Well, if you’re in the LA area later this month, you might get a chance to get your Bajillion fix as the stars which could include Dan Ahdoot, Ryan Gaul, Mandell Maughan, Tawny Newsome, Drew Tarver and Paul F. Tompkins will be improvising together once more at UCB Franklin.

Also, tickets are only $5 and we have a sneaking feeling that it will sell out. So get them here quick.

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

April 4, 2018
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alamo drafthouse, dana carvey, dtla, mike myers, penelope spheeris, regent, snl, spaceland, wayne's world

Of the things that you could get nostalgic about from the 90s, Wayne’s World is definitely something worth revisiting in a big, dark room with friends and strangers alike, followed by an Q&A with the director.

Get tickets here for that exact thing happening next Sunday at The Regent in DTLA.

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

April 3, 2018
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comedy festival, comedy show, fullerton, improv comedy, long form improv, oc, orange county

Some of LA’s best improv troupes are headed down south this week to the OC for The Orange County Improv Fest. That includes the likes of Jetzo, Cobranauts, Dr. God, King Ten.

So, if you were down in the OC and weren’t able to make it out to see some of the stellar, innovative long form improv offered up all in and around LA, don’t miss your chance to catch it at Fullerton’s STAGEStheatre from Apr. 4th-Apr. 7th.

Tickets are $25 for one night, and $40 for a festival pass. Get them and 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.

April 2, 2018
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bassem youssef, comedy central, comedy central stage, free comedy, free show, hollywood, los angeles, solo show, stand up, storytelling

Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s Jon Stewart, will be doing his solo show over at the Comedy Central Stage on Thursday, April 12th and Monday, April 16th. It’s something you shouldn’t miss as one of the Middle East’s top satirists gives their perspective on the insanity of these times. 

Best of all, tickets are FREE w/RSVP here and here, respectively.

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

April 1, 2018
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comedy show, garfunkel and oates, los angeles, reggie watts, rory scovel, stand up, ucb

Not only are you going to get see a comedy equivalent of the phenomenon known as “cuckolding” from the fun bunch that is Jason Saenz, Grant Gordon, and Eddie Della Siepe, but this is your chance to see Reggie Watts, Rory Scovel, and Garfunkel & Oates on the same bill.

We have no doubt that this will sell out. Get 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.

March 30, 2018
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comedy festival, free comedy, free show, guy branum, harvard sailing team, hollywood, improv, los angeles, marcella arguello, opening night, sketch, stand up, the ruby la

Next week, the opening night of LA’s newest comedy venue The Ruby LA will be a 12 hour feminist and inclusive comedy and arts festival featuring wondrous stand-up, sketch, improv, and music from some of LA’s best.

Admission is free until 7PM, after which tickets are $10. You can buy said tickets and 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.

March 29, 2018
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ashley barnhill, comedy show, DoLA, free tickets, giulia rozzi, hot Tub, howard kremer, kristen schaal, kurt braunohler, lisa best, los angeles, los feliz, shane torres, silverlake, stand up, stephen agyei, the virgil, ticket giveaway

Wanna see a co-host of Who Charted?, a Moth winner, and the mind behind one of the best Guy Fieri jokes out there for FREE?

Well, per usual, we got tickets for you to win to see just that at next week’s Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen!

Enter here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways

March 29, 2018
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comedy show, dtla, dynasty typewriter, improv comedy, k town, los angeles, macarthur park, theme park improv, westlake

One of the more renowned and stacked teams in improv comedy is Theme Park with Ian Brennan (co-creator of “Glee”), John Michael Higgins (“Pitch Perfect”), Jessica Makinson (“South Park”), Oscar Nunez (“The Office”), Vanessa Ragland (“Pop My Culture” Podcast), Cole Stratton (“Pop My Culture” Podcast), Janet Varney (“The Legend of Korra”).

Only so every often does the team assemble for a show, which means you shouldn’t miss out when that happens. Their latest show just happens to be next week, Wednesday, April 4th at 8PM at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater. Alison Rosen (“Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend” Podcast) will be joining them as a guest monologist too.

Tickets are $15 and you can (and 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.

March 28, 2018
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comedy show, los angeles, mary mack, stand up, west hollywood

The irresistibly charming Mary Mack is back in town for a month and will be putting on a show every week in April at Molly Malone’s.

The first show, on April 3rd at 8PM, has a wondrous line-up of Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin, Ron Runches, Naomi Ekperigin, Tim Harmston, and Tommy Ryman.

Pretty swell, huh?

Well, tickets are $5. 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.

March 27, 2018
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amanda blake davis, baby wants candy, comedy musical, comedy show, hollywood, improvised musical, los angeles, musical, ross bryant, ucb sunset, zach reino

Baby Wants Candy’s Hamilton-style improvised musical is back yet again and something you shouldn’t miss, kind of like the actual Hamilton musical.

The latest edition is this Sunday, April 1st at 9PM at UCB Sunset and tickets are $7. Go get them real quick here (they will sell out).

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

March 26, 2018
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andie main, chris fairbanks, comedy show, dtla, dynasty typewriter, koreatown, los angeles, macarthur park, parody, paul ryan, political comedy, satire, westlake

The magnificent Chris Fairbanks will be playing Paul Ryan and holding a town hall meeting “like he’s supposed to”. This will all be going down at our favorite new venue, Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth Theater on Tuesday, May 8th at 8PM.

We’re not sure exactly what Fairbanks has up his sleeve with this, but it ought to be pretty damn great. Special guests TBA.

Tickets are $20 and you really ought to get them right here right now.

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

March 25, 2018
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comedy show, free comedy, hollywood, little armenia, los angeles, los feliz, stand up, thai town

Dan Gill, David Venhuizen, and Colin McCormick have been putting together real slick line-ups for 3 years now at The Clubhouse for their show Idiots. It may be a theater housed in a storefront next to a Jons, but making it three years as a monthly show as a rambunctious comedy trio deserves respect. 

So, come Wednesday, April 4th at 8PM, head to The Clubhouse (1607 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA) for FREE (they do accept donations) for the 3 Year Anniversary of Idiots and also catch the likes of Nicole Byer, Howard Kremer, Nick Rutherford, Jenny Yang, and more!

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

March 24, 2018
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benefit show, comedy show, comedy variety show, dtla, fun lovers unite, gun control, los angeles, regent theater, spaceland, women against gun violence

Since there is a nationwide #MarchForOurLives today, we thought it’d be nice to highlight the 3rd Annual Fun Lovers Unite : an Evening of Comedy, Music and Gun Sense! at The Regent Theater.

Proceeds will be going to Women Against Gun Violence and feature the talents of Jonathan Ames, Kurt Braunohler, Jeanne Darst, Josh Gondelman, Open Mike Eagle, Dengue Fever, Frangela, Greg Johnson, and more!

So, there’s a stellar line-up, a crucial cause, and almost no reason for you to not go. 

Tickets are $25 in advance and $32.50 at the door. Go get them here now.

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

March 23, 2018
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boy sonata, celebration theatre, comedy show, hollywood, justin sayre, storytelling

The singular comedic talent Justin Sayre will be doing his sonata form/storytelling show The Boy Sonata for one night only at The Celebration Theatre on April 1st.

It’s not often that you get to Sayre perform solo here in LA and you shouldn’t miss a chance when you’d get to do so. Tickets are $20 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.

March 22, 2018
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comedy show, final shows, los angeles, meltdown comics, nerdmelt, nerdmelt showroom, stand up

You might have heard yesterday that the Nerdmelt Showroom @ Meltdown Comics is closing its doors.

While that is sad, you do still have a week to catch shows there, which is absolutely something you do. That includes Nominees, I Think We’re Alone Now, Comedians Cinema Club, Let’s Go Atsuko!, Women Crush Wednesdays, Two Dykes and a Mic, my big show 🙂, and more.

Please get more details and tickets for all of this here.

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

March 21, 2018
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beverly hills, holy grail, john cleese, los angeles, monty python, saban theatre

Well, any chance you get to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail in a fancy theatre with a live appearance by John Cleese is one that you take.

So, maybe you should get some tickets for when that happens at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on Saturday, March 31st for $59-$70 on Ticketmaster?

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

March 20, 2018
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comedy show, eliot glazer, haunting renditions, los angeles, silverlake, the satellite

Eliot Glazer invites you yet again to hear those overplayed pop songs that you most likely saw week after week on TRL, but done in the most classy, sobering arrangement possible with his Haunting Renditions. The latest edition is just under a month away and we’ll be sure to give you chills in the silliest way possible.

Get tickets here!

March 19, 2018
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comedy show, hollywood, kenny stevenson, los angeles, nic cage, nic cagentary, nicholas cage, parody, satire

It isn’t out of the realm of possibility that Nicholas Cage would do live commentary of one his movies. 

However, that doesn’t seem to be on the horizon quiet yet and, in the mean time, we have something pretty damn close with Kenny Stevenson as Nic Cage doing said live commentary of Nic Cage movies.

This Sunday at UCB Sunset’s Inner Sanctum, he’ll be doing just that with The Rock along with guests (that may or may not also be in character) Josh Covitt, Marshall Givens and Jessica Jean Jardine.

Admission is FREE. Get more details for Nic Cagentary here.

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

March 18, 2018
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comedy musical, comedy show, earwolf, jessica mckenna, live musical, los angeles, nerdmelt, zach reino

Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino are so good at improvising musicals that we honestly bet that someone who actually despises musicals might actually enjoy the podcast, Off Book: the Improvised Musical. From start to finish, with musical accompaniment by Scott Passarella, McKenna and Reino dazzle with making up a legit musical out of thin air and having it be funny from so many different angles at the same time.

Their latest live show will be at the end of April, specifically Sun. April 29th at 7PM at Nerdmelt at Meltdown Comics. Tickets are $10 and they will sell out. 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.

March 17, 2018
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comedy show, dtla, dynasty typewriter, hayworth theater, judah friedlander, k town, los angeles, stand up, westlake

That’s right. The world champ, Judah Friedlander will be doing over an hour of new material/crowd work at the still bright, shiny, and new venue Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and you can (and really, really should) get them here.

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

March 16, 2018
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echo park, experimental comedy, free comedy, los angeles, los feliz, silverlake, stand up

Late Late Breakfast is one of the best ways to spend a Saturday afternoon or, really any afternoon. Stand-up crashes into a bizarre game show where there are really no winners and losers, but just a bunch of fun, controlled chaos.

The line-up for the April 7th edition at Silverlake Lounge is stacked with:
Ad Spot by Whitmer Thomas
Blair Socci
David Gborie
Joe Kwaczala
Anna Seregina
The Puterbaugh Sisters
Lindsay Adams
James Fritz
Steve Ageyi
AND MORE TBA SOON
Hosted by comedians Danny Maupin & Tyler Jackson

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for the show.

Get more info here.

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

March 15, 2018
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brett gelman, comedy show, dtla, dynasty typewriter, experimental comedy, koreatown, los angeles

Really, it’s been too long since we’ve all had some Brett Gelman in our lives.

Gelman’s experimental comedy is truly something to behold and this Sunday at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater, you can see it for yourself along with a very fine line-up of guests of Peretti, Jon Daly, and Desai.

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.

March 14, 2018
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alan tudyk, comedy event, comedy show, daniel dae kim, jay ellis, justina machado, live read, martin starr, patton oswalt, rob riggle, the black list, thomas mann, warby paker

Ben Schwartz’s That Kind of a War, a comedy about Bob Hope trying to entertain troops at The Korean War, will be doing a live read with a top notch cast next week (just look at that cast above), Saturday, March 24th at The Montalban Theater.

We’re pretty sure this will sell out soon. Tickets are $20-$25 and you really ought to get them ASAP here.

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

March 13, 2018
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amber coffman, greg barris, heart of darkness, james henry jr, kate berlant, mcqueen, reggie watts, zebulon

Running a comedy show in either NYC or LA for over a decade is a remarkable feat in of itself. To do so in both is another thing entire together that requires a bit of magic.

Such is Greg Barris’ Heart of Darkness, which will be marking its 15th year of galavanting back and forth across the U.S as a comedy/variety/quasi-spiritual experience show with a great line-up at the ultra hip Zebulon. Don’t miss out on this. 

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door 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.

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