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LA Comedy Rundown 5/26/12

ON THE HORIZON
TJ Miller’s Hangover Matinee @ Cinefamily Sun. May 27th 11AM $12
The Eric Andre Show LIVE @ Satellite LA Thurs. May 31st 8PM $12
Imaginary Radio Program @ Hollywood Improv Lab Wed. May 30th 8:30PM $5COMEDY CRAWL
LA Indie Improv Festival @ The Complex & Elephant Studio 12PM FREE
Ogre Mage Live @ Silverlake Lounge 6:30PM FREE
Comedy at Silverlake Jubilee @ El Cid 7PM $20-$35 for festival passes
Dave Attell @ Irvine Improv 7PM/9PM $25/2 item min.
Bill Burr @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $25/2 item min.
Channel 101 Screening @ Downtown Independent Theater 8PM/10PM FREE
Hooker Money: A Benefit for Rick Shapiro @ Vlad the Retailer’s 8PM $5-$10
Set List @ Nerdist Theater 8PM $10
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 8PM $10 (stand by only)
The Great Depression Happy Hour @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Jon Huck @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10
Stampede @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10PM $5
Anthony Jeselnik @ UCB Theatre 10PM $10 (stand by only)
Guy Branum Presents Talk Show: The Game Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5
The Walsh Brothers Show @ UCB Theatre MIDNIGHT $5
The Tomorrow Show w/Ron Lynch @ Steve Allen Theater MIDNIGHT $8OPEN MIC RUN
SPOT CAFE 4455 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA/Starts 2PM/feedback given at end
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/coffee & water provided
DAILY GRIND 109 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA/Starts 5PM/First come, first served/No purchase necessary/5 min.
DANGERFIELD’S 3 2524 1/2 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/lottery/3 min./$2 cover
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/One drink min./First come, first served
WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, CA (in alley between 3rd and 4th St.)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/no purchase necessary/4 min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery -
Brendon Walsh and Nick Vatterott’s Half Hour Premiere Tonight
At 11PM and 11:30PM, Brendon Walsh and Nick Vatterott, respectively, have their half-hours airing on Comedy Central. Don’t miss out on an Unbookable and the latest Andy Kaufman Award Winner do approximately 22 minutes of, what we hope is, prank-laced stand-up.
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Reggie Watts Got Standing Ovation at a TED Talk
Reggie Watts is one of the few comedians that can say he’s played the Funny or Die offices, MOMA PS1, and now, the TED Talks where he nabbed a standing o.
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Jon Daly Raps “Jon Daly”
Jon Daly, the man behind Bill Cosby-Bukowski, makes his mark in the rap game with his new single, Jon Daly, that you can download for free at jondalyjondaly.com. Perfect name for a song, wouldn’t you say?
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The San Francisco Comedy and Burrito Festival Deadline Is Soon
We really don’t need to explain why the combination of comedy and burritos was meant to be. All we need to say that is comics should submit before the regular deadline of Jun. 1st.
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Comedy Abroad-ish 5/25

Doug Stanhope at the Underground Cinema, Toronto. Photo by Sharilyn JohnsonDoug Stanhope in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia in August
Kyle Kinane & Tom Segura @ American Comedy Co. (San Diego, CA) Tonight thru Sun. May 27th $22
Comedy @ Sasquatch 2012 (George, Washington) Tonight thru Mon. May 28th
The Bonnaroo Comedy Theatre @ Bonnaroo 2012 (Manchester, TN) Thurs. Jun. 7th-Sun. 10th
UCB’s Freakdance screening in limited engagements in Boston, Philadelphia, and NYC
Dave Hill’s Tasteful Nudes Book Release Show @ Punch Line Comedy Club Mon. Jun. 4th 8PM $25.40
Humor Code with the Grawlix @ Denver Art Museum (Denver, CO) Tonight 6PM -
College Humor’s Mexican Stand-Off-Palooza
The offices of College Humor pulled an all-nighter last night and made some fun videos, one of which, they lived out their fantasy of having a Mexican stand-off (*complete with dying).
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LA Comedy Rundown 5/25/12

ON THE HORIZON
Channel 101 @ Downtown Independent Sat. May 26th 7PM/9PM FREE
The Dork Forest LIVE w/Jackie Kashian @ Nerdist Theater Tues. May 29th 8PM $10
Reggie Watts @ Fonda Theatre Wed. May 30th 8PM $40
Dana Gould Starts a Riot @ Fake Gallery Wed. May 30th 8PM $5COMEDY CRAWL
Love Good @ Little Modern 8PM FREE
Bill Burr @ Flappers Burbank 8PM/10PM $25/2 item min.
Dave Attell @ Irvine Improv 8PM/10PM $25/2 item min.
Eric Andre @ Hollywood Improv 8PM $18/2 item min.
Sugar Pill @ Dangerfield’s 3 8PM $5
The Nearlywed Game @ iO West 8PM $10
The 12 Shiny Nickels Show @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $10
Jon Huck @ Downtown Comedy Club 9PM $10
Late Night w/Howie Kremer @ Second City Hollywood 11PM $5
Bachelorette Party @ Hollywood Improv Lab 10:30PM $5OPEN MIC RUN
UCB THEATRE 5919 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/lottery/10 spots available only/5 min./No purchase necessary
SET LIST @ FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA/Sign-up 5PM/Starts 5:30PM/given “set list” of topics to do jokes off of/first come, first served/no purchase necessary
ROCKPAPER COFFEE CO 7509 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 6PM/First come, first served/5 min./One item min.
LITTLE MODERN 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 6:15PM/Starts 6:30PM/lottery/10 spots only/5 min./No purchase necessary
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE 2906 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA (Silverlake)/Sign-up (lottery) 6PM/Starts 6:30PM/4 min./no purchase necessary
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min.
MAX BLOOM’S 200 N. Malden Ave., Fullerton, CA/Starts 7PM/booked show after/no purchase necessary
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA/Sign-up 6PM/Starts 7PM/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
SABOR Y CULTURA 5625 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 8PM/Sign-up is a lottery/5 min. with 3 min. work-in’s/No purchase necessary
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel, past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5 min./multiple sets allowed/first come, first served/coffee and bottled water available
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL 1160 N. Vermont Ave., Hollywood, CA/Sign-up 11PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/5 min./first come, first served/one drink min.
FLAPPERS BAR 102 E. Magnolia Ave., Burbank, CA/Sign-up 10PM/Starts MIDNIGHT/lottery -
The Eric Andre Show McDonald’s Saga
Can we call something with two clips a saga? Eric Andre makes a great case with two clips for The Eric Andre Show invading a McDonald’s and quasi-impersonating Ronald McDonald.
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Vince Vaughn Strolled by Conan to Debut Trailer for The Watch
Apparently, Conan is the hip, cool place to debut your big comedy projects as Vince Vaughn popped in to show a trailer for his upcoming film, The Watch, featuring hilarious, but possibly unnecessary violence to aliens.






