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benefit show, feminism, hollywood, los angeles, meltdown comics, nerdmelt, period jokes, planned parenthood, vagina jokes, yes all women

At the same time, you can support Planned Parenthood and watch several female and gender minority comedians flip the stereotype of women only talking about their vagina on its head.

Done a la 50 First Jokes, 50 comics will do their favorite bit about “lady bits”.

The line-up includes:

Alice Wetterlund, Alison Leiby, Alison Stevenson, Amber Nelson, Arden Myrin, Brandie Posey, Brooke Van Poppelen, Caitlin Durante, Cameron Esposito, Candice Thompson, Candy Lawrence, Dulce Sloan, Eliza Skinner, Emily Maya Mills, Ever Mainard, Heather Pasternak, Helen Hong, Jackie Tohn, JC Coccoli, Jeffrey Jay, Jenny Zigrino, Kara Klenk, Kristen Schaal, Kyle Mizono, Laurie Kilmartin, Madison Shephard, Maggie Maye, Marcella Arguello, Marlena Rodriguez,, Mary Lynn Raksjub, Megan Gailey, Mo Welch, Naomi Ekperigin, Nicole Byer, Nikki Glaser, Paige Weldon, Richelle Meiss,Riley Silverman, Sabrina Jalees, Sam Jay, Steph Tolev, Subhah Argwal,Taylor Tomlinson, Tess Barker, & More!

Presented by 50 First Jokes and Sara Schaefer.

Please 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.

Boy oh boy, we’ve (yes, we, The Comedy Bureau, are putting on a show) got a showcase of some of our “most wanted” (favorite) stand-up comedians in town that you need to be on the look out for.

Wednesday, July 26th at 8PM at The Comedy Central Stage.

Don’t be late.

Again, it’s free, but you have to RSVP here or at 323 960 5519.

Flyer by The Brain Trust’s Ed Weseloh with logo by Chris Fairbanks.

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Two of the most critically acclaimed absurdist comedians in the world, Dr. Brown and Sam Simmons, join up together again to do one of their most absurd shows, Ceremony at Silverlake’s Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe.

Rather than try to explain how the show might be a postmodern dissection of the Western notion of what ‘ceremony’ is, means, and enacted, we’ll just tell you that Ceremony is damn funny and has a advisory warning of containing nudity.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Get your advance tickets here.

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

adam ray, comedy show, cry video, emotional video, follow that, hollywood, jason webb, jay larson, joe sib, joleen lunzer, laura house, live comedy, los angeles, matt lieb, michael kosta, nerdmelt, stand up

The show that has comedians following the most heart wrenching videos on the Internet is back.

Follow That! really does play a video that is almost perfectly designed to make you cry and has stand-up comedians see what they can do immediately afterwards.

It may sound cruel and unusual, but, as far as we have seen thus far, it has been a hell of a good time.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at door. Get your advance tickets here.

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

art, art forum, atwater village, calm talk, comedy show, dan mintz, experimental comedy, frogtown, glassell park, in conversation, josh fadem, los angeles, ron funches, silverlake, zebulon

Josh Fadem and Brent Weinbach, two comedians that are mastered in the art of being silly, will “lead” a “forum” on art. We’re not sure exactly how that’ll manifest, but we’re excited for whatever that will end up being.

Also, Ron Funches and Dan Mintz from Bob’s Burgers are just a few of their guests.

Tickets will be available at the door.

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

gritty reboot, hollywood, live reading, los angeles, pack theater, parody, yogi bear

Esteemed members of The Pack Theater pondered what it would be like if the beloved cartoon franchise Yogi Bear got the grim live action treatment.

They pondered so much that they came up with an actual screenplay called Jellystone and staged a live reading of their Yogi Bear movie that got so dark it became silly again.

They’re doing another live reading this Friday, July 7th at 9PM at The Pack Theater and you really ought to catch it before, perhaps, it actually gets made into a movie (or a faux trailer for a movie).

Admission is pay what you can and you can 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.

alex hanpeter, andrew smreker, chris stephens, conor sullivan, hollywood, joe kwaczala, joe mcadam, jude tedmori, los angeles, meltdown comics, nerdmelt, sketch comedy, stand up, trevor martin, variety show, wheel show

One of the best sketch shows in town, The Wheel Show, is celebrating a three year anniversary. They feature stand-ups and music guests as well, but their bits, sketches, and videos are a wondrous kind of silly.

For this 3 year milestone, voice acting legend Maurice LeMarche and the amazing Debra DiGiovanni will be joining in as their special guests.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Get advanced tickets here.

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

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In addition to the fireworks, hot dogs, and general stars, stripes, red, white and blue themes today, Netflix has a whole batch of half hour stand-up specials now streaming for you to enjoy under the series banner The Standups.

Nikki Glaser, Nate Bargatze, Beth Stelling, Deon Cole, Fortune Feimster, and Dan Soder all recorded a half hour stand-up special a few months ago in DTLA and they’re definitely worth your time.

Again, as there is no cutting away for a commercial break, there ought to be a much better arc and flow in these than what you’re probably used to seeing on TV over the years.

Arguments and Grievances, the comedy debate podcast, is a great reminder that free speech in America allows for us to have heated discourse over such “essential” topics like “you’re crazy” vs. “no, you’re crazy” or 420 vs. 69.

Their latest show in LA will be free and at one of our favorite venues, The Virgil at the end of this month.

Get more details here and listen to the podcast here.

andrea more, brandie posey, comedy shows, democratic socialists, drennon davis, dsa, fundraiser, gareth reynolds, josh androsky, los angeles, moshe kasher, nerdmelt, nicole byer, sara june, stand up

If you’re anti-Trump, you ought to know that one of the groups leading the charge is the Democratic Socialists of America.

The DSA is a volunteer activist organization that does a bunch of good shit around town like drive low-income women to abortion clinics, confront politicians who are cool with families being destroyed by deportation, or fight to get our City Council to stop investing money with banks that fund the Dakota Access Pipeline.

They’re throwing a comedy show fundraiser for their LA chapter and they’ve rustled up a damn fine line-up.

You can come watch the show at Nerdmelt in the back room of Meltdown Comics and they’re just asking for a $20 suggested donation. 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.

4th of july, comedy shows, live comedy, los angeles, open mics

Our listings for both comedy shows and open mics are all updated for next week and beyond (that includes making sure what’s going on 4th of July, which just happens to be Roast Battle).

Check our full listings at www.thecomedybureau.com.

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Via Live Talks LA, Senator (and comedian) Al Franken will chat with Chelsea Handler over his new book, Al Franken, Giant of the Senate this upcoming Saturday, July 8th at 8PM at The Alex Theatre.

Tickets are $45-$100 (that price includes copy of Franken’s book). 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.

adam conover, ashley esqueda, comedy show, epic fail, heather anne campbell, jared logan, jon gabrus, live comedy, meltdown comics, mike drucker, nerdmelt, ramon rivas, video games

The inaugural edition of this show was so much damn fun. If you thought that comedians playing very bad video games was a winning formula, you were right on.

Again, Mike Drucker put together another great line-up that will play and riff through some of the worst of the worst in the video game canon.

Tickets are $10, but you can enter to win free tickets via our friends at DoLA.

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

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The marvelous Beth Stelling is having her the very first of her own night at Largo that has a pretty great name.

Please 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.

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For Comedy Bureau Patreon supporters, we’ve got pins and stickers. For more, you can actually hang with us for a night (if you’re in the LA area) or for a cool $1K a month, we’ll actually do some professional comedy scouting for you.

Find out more about and pledge to our Patreon here.

alia janine, comedy show, hollywood, live comedy, los angeles, marc maron, sovereign syre, stand up, storytelling

The stories between former adult stars Alia Janine and Sovereign Syre are definitely one of a kind and unlike what you get at your average storytelling show.

So, you won’t want to miss an evening with them at Nerdmelt at Meltdown Comics this Sunday that’ll be joined by comedian and podcasting legend Marc Maron and Tamer Kattan.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at door 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.

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Eric Jennifer (one of Hal Rudnick’s most charming characters) is throwing an early 4th of July party/show this weekend, probably because he couldn’t find someone to give him a ride to an actual party happening on the 4th.

So, watch him and some friends(?) do a “good job” at UCB Franklin this Saturday night.

Tickets are $5 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.

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Our latest round of ticket giveaways to some of our favorite shows around town via our buds at DoLA:

Natalie Palamides’ LAID @ UCB Franklin 6/29
Harmontown @ Starburns Castle 7/2
Jokers & Aces @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7/2
Harmontown @ Starburns Castle 7/9
Sh*t Arcade @ Nerdmelt Showroom 7/9

Click links to enter to win!

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Aparna Nancherla, who you should both know as a fantastic stand-up comedian and one of Twitter’s best @aparnapkin, is returning once again to LA next month, but will get to do so with top billing at UCLA’s Hammer Museum.

Marlena Rodriguez, Erin Lennox, and Naomi Ekperigin will be joining Aparna and, best of all, it’s free since all programs at Hammer are free.

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.

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This is a fantastic line-up that’s gathered to raise money for The Center at Blessed Sacrament an organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Hollywood.

FYI, All the proceeds go to The Center.

Please 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.

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FYI, Comedy Crawl and Open Mic Run all updated for next week and beyond (6/26/17).

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Not only will this be a screening of the classic film adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, but there will be a light show, quote-along captions, a costume contest, and a very apropos helping of garlic bread. If you’ve ever been to one of those fan obsessed screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show or The Big Lebowski, you know what you might be in for.

You can (and really should) get tickets here.

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Scot Nery’s Boobie Trap, one of LA’s premier circus/variety/comedy shows for years is moving on up, literally, to Hollywood. For quite some time they were at Club Fais Do Do and they’re now making their new home at King King (6655 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA).

Starting next week on June 28th, Boobie Trap will start its weekly run at King King every Wednesday. You can get tickets in advance for $17 and at the door for $25.

Also, as part of their move, they’ll be upping the ante with weekly videos from Scot learning (and possibly failing) new skills and tricks.

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

allison leber, cheap comedy, cj sullivan, classic era, comedy show, east hollywood, eliza skinner, free comedy, los feliz, megan gailey, mitch marchand, nick vatterott, renee gauthier, ricky carmona, socal corklife, stand up

Of all the types of places that we’ve seen comedy in LA, seeing it in a streetwear store is something we haven’t seen yet.

Next Monday, June 26th, that’ll change as Classic Era will be having Classic Comedy. There will be a killer line-up in addition to plenty of streetwear, tacos, sangria, and more.

Best of all, it’s free to attend. 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.

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For our money, one of the best ways to catch the fantastic Jen Kirkman in LA is at her recurring show, Lab Test, at the Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab. True to the title, Jen throws new material into a crucible along with great special guests.

The next editions of Jen Kirkman Presents Lab Test are on Wednesday, June 28th & August 16th and tickets are only $5. Please get them here.

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