KROQ is jumping into comedy events with “Kevin and Bean’s April Foolishness”. The line-up is killer:

Joe Rogan
Sarah Silverman
Jimmy Kimmel
Jay Mohr
Jeff Ross
Ray Romano
Kevin Nealon
Patton Oswalt

Basically, friends of the morning show. Tickets go on sale this Thursday at 5pm. The show is at the Gibson Amphitheatre on April 3rd. It’s actually pretty expensive. But you can get seats for $25 in the mezzanine level. I’ve seen Artie Lange, Chris Rock, and Kat Williams from up there and it’s perfectly fine. You can guarantee A game performances from each comedian. Should be cool.

Presale tomorrow. Passcode: KROQFOOLISHNESS

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Basically, all your favorites from the Sarah Silverman Show are celebrating Steve Agee’s 40th BDay tonight at a must see show at Largo at the Coronet: 40 Years of Steve Agee. The line-up includes Agee, Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro, Todd Glass, Brody Stevens, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jimmy Dore and more apparently. That’s off the charts folks!!!

$20
8:30pm
Largo at the Coronet

Hit up Largo at the Coronet last night for the first time since the venue moved locations to see Sarah Silverman and Friends. If you are familiar with Largo when it was located on Fairfax, the new La Cienaga location has the same vibe even in the bigger theater – dark colors, intimate lighting. Overall, I think the comedy experience here is excellent. The theater is not huge (280 seats) so all the seats are still close and there is no pressure to buy drinks. I am actually looking forward to when they put in a bar so that I can go early and hang out before the show. Traditional comedy clubs should grasp this concept – create an environment that people want to spend time and invariably they will spend money without being forced to do so.

Steve Agee, Sarah Silverman, and Todd Glass left the biggest impressions on me. This was my first time seeing Agee and he was hilarious. His joke about “Balls at 12″ was the joke of the night. I would love to see him do a longer set and will definitely hit up his 40th birthday show in February. Sarah Silverman was hilarious as always and Todd Glass was great. Glass has this interesting thing he does on stage where he is constantly taking the pulse of the audience. It works really well.

Nick Swordson was supposed to be in the line-up but apparently he missed his flight from Hawaii. I got word he was at the Improv though sometime that evening…so I’m not sure what the deal was there.

If you get a chance, head on over to Largo at the Coronet. I’ll probably be recommending the Steve Agee 40th Birthday show in Weekly Picks, so stay tuned.

2009 Comedy Season Totals
Show Count: 6. Total Ticket Cost: $38. Total Min. Drink Cost: $12

Tuesday is always a big night for live comedy in Los Angeles. Tonight is no different – Dane Cook, Judd Apatow, Sarah Silver, and many more on the card.

Laugh Factory – Jay Davis Comedy:
Jay is friends with all the best comedians in the city and they all do his Tuesday night show at the Laugh Factory…including Dane Cook (who will probably be there tonight).

Info:
10pm @ Laugh Factory
E-mail Jay @ his Myspace for half of the tickets (which means $10). Get there early!!!

Upright Citizens Brigade:
UCB has two unbelievable shows tonight – Comedy Death Ray with Sarah Silverman and Marc Maron and See You Next Tuesday with Judd Apatow (yeah…that Judd Apatow).

Info:
Comedy Death Ray @ 8:30pm
$5

See You Next Tuesday @10:30
FREE

Red Rock – Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge:
I venture to say that tonight’s line-up just might be the best in Laugh Lounge history. Colona, Franjola, Pazsitzky, Segura all in one line-up? Really? For Free? Really?

Info:

I asked a few of my favorite L.A.-based comedians a simple question – if you have the night off and feel like going to laugh, who are you going to see? One stipulation…it must be another L.A.-based comedian so that our readers can go see them. Here are the answers I got:

Greg Fitzsimmons – Greg Proops Chat Show at Largo
Tom Segura – Bert Kreischer
Brian Scolaro – Ben Gleib, Bobby Lee, Elon Gold, Ian Edwards
Matty “Ballgame” Balaker – Bert Kreischer
Dana Min Goodman – Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro, Greg Fitzsimmons
Jason Gillearn – Ian Edwards
Ryan Sickler – Zach Galifiniakis
Chris Franjola – Jason Gillearn, Brody Stevens, Tom Segura
Duncan Trussell – Brian Holtzman
Andrew Norelli – Brent Weinbach
Bob Bledsoe – Zach Galifiniakis

Comedy is very subjective…so you are going to have to get out there and see these guys and gals yourself. But make no mistake about it, comedians are a tough crowd folks. I watch comedians in the back of the room during shows…when the audience is cracking up…they are not laughing. So when they say a comedian is funny, chances are, he/she is bringin’ the goods. Hope you find some new comedians to see from this list – I know I have. A quick search on Myspace or Google will help you find these comedians…or subscribe to our page…we’ll let you know where they are performing in L.A.

Sarah Silverman and her friends are back at Largo tomorrow night (Monday Feb. 25th). I’m assuming that reservations are booked for dinner already. The best thing to do is head down early…show starts at 9pm…get there around 8pm…and get in line. $5 cover and you can stand back by the bar. You may be able to get a seat at the bar…if you’re lucky…a seat sometimes pops open. Check out largo-la.com for more great stand-up comedy.

Tig Notaro (far right in the picture) puts on her monthly variety, music, and stand-up comedy show this Monday, February 4th at Largo. You are going to love Tig…no doubt. I just saw her do a full stand-up set for the first time on Monday and she was off the charts…so I have to recommend checking her out at Largo. This show sounds pretty cool. Her blog says there will be some stand-up comedy, some music, some videos, a celebrity interview…sounds kinda tight. And look…she’s friends with Sarah Silverman…so you just might get a bonus shot if you go.

Call Largo and make a reservation so that you get a table for dinner. This would be a cool date.

Show: Sarah Silverman and Friends
Cost: $5 cover
Line-Up:
Nick Thune: ProfileShot
Morgan Murphy: ProfileShot
Mookie Blaylock
Tig Notaro: ProfileShot – VideoShot
Sarah Silverman: WikiShot – VideoShot
Todd Glass: ProfileShot – VideoShot

Largo is a very cool place to see stand-up comedy in Los Angeles. If you want a very cheap night of comedy, pay the $5 cover and stand at the bar. But that’s for the die hard live comedy fans. I suggest saving a weekend night out for one of their Monday night shows…and having dinner there. You still pay the $5 cover…and there is a $15 minimum per person at the table…but you get a good show. $20…dinner…great comedy…in Los Angeles…pretty rare. Everyone should understand what you are getting however…the comedians are very loose here…they use their notes…and they try out new material. If you want polished…go to the clubs…if you want very good comedians grinding out good stuff…this is a cool spot.

Thune was a very good host…he was enthusiastic and I appreciated his work. I’m still blown away by the fact that there is a comedian named Mookie Blaylock…and he’s not the retired point guard from the Atlanta Hawks. Odd. Tig Notaro definitely delivered the set of the night. She is simply an amazing stand-up comedian…and totally clean. She’s so cool…and calm…I love her. Sarah Silverman was on-point as well…which was great…because the last few times she literally has forgotten her set. When she’s on…she’s one of the best. Todd Glass was great too. I really would like to see a polished set from him as well. It’s fun seeing him work out material though.

BTW…just chillin’ tonight…didn’t go see a show. I’ll keep you updated on the other shows during LIVE COMEDY WEEK.

Sarah Silverman, Todd Glass, and Tig Notaro anchor a solid line-up tonight at Largo and will kick off LIVE COMEDY WEEK here at Live Comedy L.A. (Say hi if you see my girlfriend and I at the bar). The show starts at 9pm. Doors at 8pm. Reservations for dinner are already booked so you have to head down early and get a spot at the bar. It’s worth it for $5. Grab a spot in line…on the “non-reservation” side…and you’ll be fine.

If for some reason you don’t want to go to Largo tonight…Live Comedy L.A. favorites Ryan Sickler and Dana Min Goodman are performing at Westwood Brewco at 9:30pm. They’re stellar performers…and I’ll be catching them later in the week at the Improv. Sickler will be laying down his classic material in prep for some big time coverage…and Dana is the dirtiest player in the game…you won’t believe what comes out of her mouth. It’s the goods.

Update: Sickler had to reschedule the Brewco for next Monday.

Hottie comedian…Aisha Tyler…is performing at the Hollywood Improv tomorrow night – Friday, January 25th at 8pm. I haven’t had the pleasure of seeing her in person unfortunately (just to look at her or see her do stand-up)…but I think she’s smokin’…and would very much like to get her…Sarah Silverman…and my girlfriend…all in the same room. Whoa…did I just write that out loud?

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