Early evening this Saturday in Los Angeles, should be quite lovely (and explicitly not at all hot), making, perhaps for wonderful conditions to see a free comedy show in a garden at someone’s home.
So, if that’s up your alley, you should definitely go to the latest edition of Garden Party, hosted by Rachele Friedland and Robyn Morrison.
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.
Coming soon from our “personal archives” (in collaboration from our good, good friends at AST Records) will be our very first compilation album, Comedians of Interest: Vol. 1.
It’s a collection of “secret” recordings at various “hidden” locations in the LA comedy scene of the comedians that you need to most be on the lookout for.
We’ll be releasing details (as well as an album release show/party that coincides with our 7th Anniversary) over the coming weeks.
Season 4 of BoJack Horseman is premiering this week and, to honor the occasion, pop culture art treasure trove Gallery 1988 will be holding a special “Hollywoo Art Event” this Friday, September 8th with BoJack Horseman inspired art that will be on display through 9/26.
Admission is free, but if you go on opening reception night, know that it might be a bit crowded. 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.
Nikki Black and Nina Tarr’s It’s Your Funeral really does feature live eulogies of audience members that have not yet left this mortal coil after a brief interview by featured comedians.
If you wanted a fun preview of what a living funeral might be like, this is absolutely for you, especially for the fact that Black and Tarr play two charming Jersey Girls who love the macabre.
The latest edition of It’s Your Funeral is happening this week at Think Tank Gallery. 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.
In case you didn’t know, Orange County does have its own cool, arthouse/revival theater: The Frida Cinema.
As you can see above, all September long, they’ll be doing a Wes Anderson Month that you ought to not miss. There’s no doubt in our minds that stepping back into the worlds of Wes Anderson sounds pretty nice right now.
Admission to screenings at Frida are $10 and $7 for members. Get more details and tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
If you’re wondering what people are doing at the edges of comedy in terms of experimenting with the form, challenging methods, etc., you might want to check out The Idiot Hub.
The Idiot Hub is an absurdist comedy collective, started by one John Gilkey, that likes to peel back every convention and trope of comedy that they can in favor of something silly and visceral. Starting off in 2013 as the ensemble known as Wet The Hippo, they have since expanded into other shows that you might have heard or seen around LA such such as The Murge and The Vivian Beckley Performing Arts Players and classes.
Typical performances will have a very sizable cast and aim to be more interactive, very physical, defy expectation, and be absent of a “fourth wall”. For instance, The Murge will have Gilkey pick and guide/heckle players into some sort of crazy bit as if a stand-up was directing a very otherworldly improv scene.
The Murge and The Vivian Beckley Performing Arts Players will be doing their next show at The Think Tank Gallery in Downtown LA as part of Drinkin’ Smokin’ & West Coastin’ on Saturday September 9th starting at 9PM.
Tickets are $17-$23 and you can (and should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
There are plenty takes that turn the talk show format on its head.
One of the best (and most out of left field) is The Jesse Miller Talk Show with Andre Hyland as Jesse Miller, reppin’ Cincinnati like nobody’s business, along with badass co-hosts Daryl and Tanya (Paul Oyen and Anna Lee Lawson).
The latest edition is coming back to the Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab next week and tickets are only $5.
In addition the line-up above, ANGELA TRIMBUR (Final Girls, @Midnight, LA City Municipal Dance Squad) will be on the show.
Get tickets ASAP here.
For 2 years, The Pack Theater has been home to our favorite inter-dimensional character/bit show, SPEEDFACE.
To mark this anniversary this Sunday, they’re starting earlier than normal at 9PM so they can put on an extra special, big Speedface chock full of the best bits of comedy that only last 100 seconds.
As with all shows at The Pack Theater, admission is ‘pay what you can’. Get more details here.
One of the best recurring shows at the marvelous Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe is Dr. Brown’s Incubator.
Internationally renowned and award winning comedian Dr. Brown actually does a whole run of shows with a big cast that starts from scratch and grows and develops night after night into a beautifully interwoven interactive live show of experimental characters, sketches, etc.
Incubator’s latest run will be happening all next week in previews that are pay what you can for admission on:
Tuesday, Sept 5
Wednesday, Sept 6
Thursday, Sept 7
Friday, Sept 8
All of this will lead up to a final showcase night on Saturday, September 9th at 9PM for $10. Get your tickets soon here as they do go pretty fast.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
It’s a great line-up, great cause, and a great name for a show. What more do you want?
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.
Within minutes of being announced, this Ellen DeGeneres show at Largo at the Coronet Theatre happening this Tuesday night is already sold out.
However, we’d urge you to keep a close watch on Largo’s calendar, maybe even sign-up for their mailing list as they just might release tickets at the last minute between today and tomorrow or, also, add another night from Ellen.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
On Sunday nights, there’s a good chance you might find us at Bigfoot Lodge East for our last stop of the evening, Babe Island.
Tonight, there unfortunately will be no Babe Island at said Bigfoot Lodge as ASW, Androsky, Gborie, and Fritz are moving their show one neighborhood over to Bar Angeles (AKA The Elliott Smith Bar at 4330 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA) two weeks from now on Sunday, September 10th.
Per usual, they stacked the line-up with LA favorites: Jon Daly, Alex & Jude, Richard Bain, Billy Bonnell, and Amy Silverberg.
Except for the location change, it should be business as usual with the show starting around 10PM and there being no cover or minimum.
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.
The Goddamn Comedy Jam, which you might know in its adapted for television version The Comedy Jam, is doing another round of their half stand-up/storytelling, half rock show at The Roxy in West Hollywood on 9/11.
Probably like us, you’re already wondering what someone like Kevin Nealon might sing or do. You’ll have to go and see for yourself.
Tickets probably won’t be around for much longer. Get them while you can here.
A free comedy show with the likes of Nikki Glaser, Joe DeRosa, Lizzy Cooperman, and Dino Stamatopoulos at a fancy house in a hip neighborhood with a free scotch tasting and some free psychic consultations?
Yep, that’s happening this Saturday with It’s A Party in Franklin Hills.
Get more details here.
The rest of our listings with comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Harmontown and Hot Tub are two shows that you should never miss.
As that’s the case, we have another round of tickets to giveaway just in case you wanted to see these shows for free!
The latest set of guests for Wild Horses (that’s the fantastic improv team of Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, Lauren Lapkus, and Erin Whitehead) are pretty damn great.
You should be going to the show whether it’s at UCB or Largo anyway, but they do have Throwing Shade’s Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi on Wednesday, September 13th and the living comedy legend himself, Conan O’Brien on Thursday, October 5th.
Tickets are $30 and you can (and should) get them here and/or here respectively.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Last Podcast on The Left, one of the best comedy podcasts out there, is returning to LA and they’re going to do what might be their biggest show yet. It’s a charity event for My Friend’s Place, an organization dedicated to aiding homeless youth.
Called the Samhain Gala, hosts Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel will not only be putting on a live Last Podcast on the Left at The El Rey Theatre (that’s toured internationally we might add), but be featuring plenty of special guests as well as a “special dance performance from Henry and Natalie Jean”.
Also, it’ll be close to Halloween and you can rest assured will be Marcus, Henry, and Ben will be at their best for their favorite time of year.
NYC’s Cole Escola, who you should have seen on Difficult People, is returning to LA for a one night only performance of his showcase of his plethora of characters from “the fringes of coherence and social acceptability”. Also, if you need more convincing, the one and only John Early will be a special guest.
Tickets for Cole Escola “Help, I’m Stuck” are $8 and you can (and really should) get them here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, and maps can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
Chronicles of Witch Taint, the live reenactment of Dave Hill’s legendary trolling of a Norwegian black metal label as some kid from Gary, Indiana is returning to LA.
Whether you’re a metal head or not, it’s still one of the funniest things we’ve ever seen.
So, with that in mind, be sure to go to the latest date at the Echoplex on Wednesday, September 6th at 8:30PM. Tickets are $9.50 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. You can (and really should) purchase advance tickets here.
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Really, if you haven’t seen Follow That! where comedians do indeed try to attempt comedy after watching the saddest videos that hosts Matt Lieb and Jason Webb can find, please treat yourself to this roller coaster of an emotional evening coming up at the end of this month.
The line-up for this edition is stacked with the more than capable comedic talents of Mike Lawrence, Andre Hyland, Matt Kirshen, Sofiya Alexandra, Brodie Reed, and Taylor Tomlinson.
You can (and should) get tickets here.
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
OK, if you wanted to see Kyle Kinane, Jimmy Pardo, Byron Bowers, and Marcella Arguello AND a supposed very, very special guest (hint: they were on Kimmel this past week) for free, we might be able to make that happen for you.
Enter to win tickets to this coming Monday’s Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen here: http://thecomedybureau.dola.com/giveaways
Mike Drucker’s gathering of comedians to play the worst video games that he could possibly find, Sh*t Arcade, is truly a joy to watch. The latest edition of the show is coming up next weekend and you really ought to not miss it.
Slated to riff on and attempt to play the worst video games in existence are:
Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything)
Zoe Quinn (Depression Quest)
Matthew A. Cherry (9 Rides, the NFL)
Ify Nwadiwe (@midnight, Son of Zorn)
Mike Lawrence (Roast Battle, Comedy Central)
The rest of our listings for comedy shows, events, open mics, maps, and more can be found at www.thecomedybureau.com.
For our money, we can get a pretty good kick and laugh out of DIY soap box cars made by adults, especially since this particular event has been held by Red Bull over 100 times.
Just take a look at a gallery of past races and you’ll get what we’re saying.
This Sunday, Red Bull’s Soapbox Race will take over Elysian Park and race down Angels Point Road.
Here’s the day’s specific itinerary:
9:00 AM-Shuttles Start from Dodger Stadium
9:30 AM-Pits Open. Check out the teams and vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice Award!
10:15 AM-Show starts! Don’t miss the Red Bull Air Force and Street Freestyle Rider Aaron Colton
11:00 AM-Race Begins!
4:00 PM-Approximate Last Race
4:15 PM-Awards Ceremony
Best of all, you can watch the race all along the route for free along with free parking at Dodger Stadium.
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.
