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Jackie Kashian has long been and continues to be one of our absolute favorite comedians working today. Even in such dire, seemingly hopeless times, her brand new hour special, Alter-Kashian, much of which has to do with a very timely rage, is a much needed and very effective salve. We catch up with Jackie and the arrival of her latest and greatest on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow Jackie @jackiekashian on socials and watch her brand new special, from Blonde Medicine, Alter-Kashian here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Album Art by Jenny Fine Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oft these days, the question, "How do you do comedy in times like these?", gets asked into the wind only to go nowhere. Yet, comedy persists and we'd highlight Chandler Dean and his beautifully subversive comedy game show, Abolish Everything!, arrives as the perfect satirical humor for this current moment. We chat with Dean all about the inception, development, and ethos of his ruthless debate show that highlights the very best of the indie NYC comedy scene on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow Chandler @chandlerjdean and Abolish Everything! @abolisheverythingnyc across platforms (and watch it here on Nebula.tv Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Taking even part of the reins to a long-standing comedy institution such as The Upright Citizens Brigade can be a tall order and then some. Thankfully, comedy industry veteran, one Rachel Olson has stepped in as Executive Director of UCB LA and is a crucial part of UCB expanding its reach and scope. We have a nice, long chat about how she has hit the ground running, what she is looking for in comedy, and navigating such a position for this week's TCB Field Report. Follow Rachel @rachelxolson on IG and all things UCB LA @ucbtla Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Natasha Mercado started off 2026 with a bang by putting on very first festival, Soft Clown Fest, a one-day, full throttle celebration of "soft clown", Mercado's own particular movement within the clowning discipline of comedy. Natasha takes us on a wondrous long walk through the winding roads of clown, both past and present as well as LA and beyond and how soft clown fits into it on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow all things Natasha @champagnetashi Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When you're someone like the brilliant Mark Vigeant, the road in comedy can be very winding and circuitous, especially for the fact that he's setting to break new ground and push boundaries in the art form of comedy. This week's TCB Field Report has an in-depth conversation with Mark in the middle of him about to release his debut special on Dropout, then, simultaneously, touring and developing two other trailblazing shows and all of what it took to get there and aiming to go further. Follow Mark on TikTok here and on IG here. The Best Man Show premieres on Dropout on Feb. 25th and you can get tix to Welcome to Hell @ LH on 2/21 here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We kick off 2026 at The Comedy Bureau Field Report by giving a big ol' peel back of the curtain to show you what goes into making our 100 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To in No Particular Order list (and year end comedy lists in general). Our very own Jake Kroeger breaks down the methods to his madness and why he puts what is some form of 10,000 hours into making the list itself. Follow Jake @notthesupermarket on IG Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When divisiveness is the order of the day, some of the best bridges are the most personal stories that highlight the things all humanity has in common (which is almost always more than we think) no matter who is telling said story or what its original intentions were for. With that in mind, we have a frank, in-depth discussion about Ethan Stanislawski's acclaimed solo show about his Jewish identity and upbringing affecting and shaping his personhood now, Jew, Interrupted, that couldn't come at a more crucial time it would seem. Follow Ethan @ethanstancomedy across socials and get tickets for Jew, Interrupted on 1/21 & 1/28 in LA and 5/9 in Toronto here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Andy Sandford's philosophy of trimming all the fat from all his comedy has served him well in all his years in the art form and did him especially proud with his latest special, &y S&ford, freshly released. We chat with him all about the craft as well as relocating and building his latest special in and around Atlanta. Follow Andy @andy.sandford & watch &y S&ford right here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There was so much innocence and purity to those 2005 days of YouTube, but, then again, none of it was monetized. With that in mind, this week's TCB Field Report has the star of the brand span new indie comedy Skit, Jamie Linn Watson, join in on a chat about how the DNA of making Internet comedy has forever changed and done so greatly from the early aughts (incidentally, Skit is a satirical celebration of early YouTube). Follow Jamie Linn Watson @jamie.linn.watson on IG and watch Skit on Tubi now here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Spaghetti Festival @ The Elysian represents a wholly rejuvenating spark of imagination and creativity as it puts up never-before-seen, never-before-produced works from some of the most original voices in and around comedy in LA. For this week's TCB Field Report, we get into the all the many works and workings of the festival with Elysian Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf as well as Spaghetti Festival artists Emily Browning, Emily Westheimer, Reshma Meister, Clowns of Color, and Madi Hart. Get all details and tickets for Spaghetti Festival here and follow @elysiantheater. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The popularity of the corner of comedy that is clown continues to burgeon, especially in LA. In that growth, there is a push for bringing clown to more than just niche audiences, namely children. One, R.M. Aranda is one such clown that aims to making a clown show that bucks the trend of the very adult ensemble and solo performances that have gotten so much notoriety and offer up something to be truly enjoyed by all (and they're succeeding so far). We talk all about their path to embracing clown and then wanting to spread its gospel and joy to as many as possible on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow R.M. @r.m.aranda for details on all of their shows and more coming up. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The coming-of-age of comedy will forever be a staple of comedy film and television as it both continues to resonate with audiences across the generations and also, well, time only goes one direction as far as we experience it. With that in mind, American High has carefully built an empire around feature length comedies that focus in on this very popular niche and have done so well that they've assembled a plethora of digital teams including Barely Adult. We got to talk with the brains and cast and boss of this very popular off-shoot of American High to see what goes into expanding the American High cinematic universe. Follow all the fine folks on this ep. as follows: Axelle Azoulay:@axelleazoulayJulianne Lang:@juli_can_neJill Young: @jillisyoungMax Castillo: @bigtimemacaMatt Newman:@mattsnewmansInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/barelyadult/https://www.tiktok.com/@barelyadulthttps://www.youtube.com/@barelyadulthttps://americanhigh.com/https://www.youtube.com/@americanhighshortshttps://www.instagram.com/americanhighshorts/?hl=enAhttps://www.tiktok.com/@americanhighshorts?lang=en Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With so many specials and hours of comedy already in existence and dozens of them getting put out every month, how could you possibly turn the form on its head? Well, we found out exactly how when we talked to the amazing, description-defying Joey Greer and he's wholly unique and unprecedented special, Teeny Tiny, freshly served on YouTube, and how it turns every trope of a comedy special inside out in the best way possible. Watch Teeny Tiny on YouTube here and follow Joey @godblessjoeygreer on IG. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Such are the times that being a a brown-skinned comedian, much less one from a country South of the U.S. border, is, shall we say, dicey. That's only one of a myriad of reasons why Chilean comedian, now U.S. citizen Fabrizio Copano made sure to secure his status as an American citizen before releasing his latest special (given Trump's penchant for wanting kick everyone who isn't licking his boots out of the country). Fabrizio walked us through the whole, precedent setting, comedy history making journey on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow Fabrizio @fabriziocomedian on IG and watch From The Future on YouTube here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The comedy of Beth Stelling offers up a warmth and a joy that feels rarer and rarer in this world. Even when she does a whole special about a toxic landlord, Stelling's voice is such a great relief. We chit chat in-depth with Beth about the journey to such a unique special (and how you'd even go about making a special focused on how much of a nightmare one person can be when they're in charge of your living situation), all on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow Beth @bethstelling on IG, watch The Landlord Special on YouTube here, and get tix for upcoming dates and more at bethstelling.com. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

4319 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles has long been a home for alt comedy and despite the insanely chaotic times we live in, it will continue to be that way, in large part due to the efforts of Isaac Landfert. Formerly the YARD Theater, that venue will live on as The Stray Theater and continue on to be a space even more dedicated to its mission in the LA comedy scene. We talk about the preservation of the venue and the ins and outs of running a small comedy theater with Landfert in the vast LA comedy scene on this week's TCB Field Report. Follow The Stray Theater @thestraytheater and Isaac @isaaclandfert on IG Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Much of the pervasive strangeness of these times is that there is palpable feeling of everything coming to an end, all while many, small everyday things in many people's lives weirdly continuing for the time being. We get into the thick of doing/talking about/philosophizing about comedy in such an obtuse moment in history with the marvelous, internationally touring Lisa Curry just as she is about to release her latest hour of comedy, Emotionally Edging. Follow Lisa @olympianlisacurry across socials and please watch her special Emotionally Edging on YouTube on Sept. 17th. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

Building an hour of stand-up, especially the first time you do it, is already hard enough with having no experience doing so. In 2025, with the ways of the world, both actual and of comedy, the consideration and craft that has to be put into an bonafide great first hour of stand-up comedy can feel near infinite. That's why we chatted all about this very process with the endlessly funny Bri Pruett who is shaping up what should be an amazing first hour. Follow Bri @bripruett across platforms and get tix to Bri Pruett: Pleasure Champion @ Lyric Hyperion 8/22 here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

In such dire times, the roles of comedy being both offering a salve to reality and speaking truth to power can seem to be at odds with each other. However, there are ways to walk such a tight line and we talk with celebrated veteran indie comedy producer Ali Hart (Peacock, The Frogtown Show, Slick Burn) on the intersection of comedy and trying to get folks to come around to making a better world. Follow Ali @trahila Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

Romance and the quest for it will forever remain fertile ground for comedy no matter how the art form changes and evolves. IG/Tik Tok sensation Walker Ward marches, or, more accurately, pedals, forward in this regard with Pedicab Connections by picking up strangers looking for love in a pedicab and makes an earnest attempt to match them with someone in real life, no apps needed. For this week's TCB Field Report, we talk to Walker about getting back to basics of human connection in looking forward into finding the funny in love. Follow Walker @walksauce42_ on IG and watch Pedicab Connections on YouTube here. Produced by Jake Kroeger Music by Brian Granillo Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger