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Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field Report
The Comedy Bureau Field Report, a nice, neat rundown of comedy news (and news about nothing else), with Comedy Bureau founder and director Jake Kroeger.
Episodes
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 306: Grace Bahler & Affirmations for Leaping Into Comedy Full Time
Grace Bahler is a very quickly rising star in LA comedy, so much so that she just achieved what many in comedy endlessly strive to do: Quitting the day job to…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 305: Steve Hernandez & First Special About Being Fat! Mexican! Queer?
Of this era, Steve Hernandez is one of a very select handful names synonymous with LA comedy. As such, he's well overdue for a debut special, which is coming…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 304: Brandie Posey | #SiriusSebastian & Preserving the Livelihood of Comedy
It has been no secret that, for decades, the art form of comedy has been a feast or famine proposition when it comes to making a living. Yet, the recent…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 303: Joey Clift & Getting Your Humorous Book on Native American Culture and History on College Reading Lists
While it's something to note when good comedy folks publish books, it's a whole other, even more amazing thing to note when their book is such good…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 302: Beth Lapides & The Going Through-ness of It's-A-Lot-Ness
Seminal comedy pioneer Beth Lapides is still blazing a trail after being at the helm of the legendary comedy/music/variety showcase Uncabaret for decades and…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 301: Brady Smith & The Virtues of Comedy Intern-in'
In Tinseltown, internships often come with the prospect of your fate being tied to how your answer a phone and your acumen for running errands at very same…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 300: Derek Sheen & Self Producing Your 5th Hour of Comedy/1st Special
Even if you have done stand-up comedy for a long time, successfully, and released multiple hours of comedy that have been critically acclaimed, diving into…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 299: Emily Menez & Ian Goldstein & Fixing American Healthcare as a Bit/Comedy Festival
The labyrinthian and dystopian nature of the American Healthcare System as is feels like a cruel joke, which is why NYC comedians Emily Menez and Ian Goldstein…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 298: Alaina Bamfield & Doing a Trauma Special (That's Packed with Jokes)
While the idea of comedy as a salve for trauma is nothing new, Alaina Bamfield makes her own mark on today's ever growing, crowded field of comedy by doing an…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 297: Comedy Gives Back & The Legacy of Brody Stevens
The memory and comedy of one Brody Stevens and the importance he highlighted for mental health both in comedy and beyond strongly continue to this day. The…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 296: Mary Houlihan & The Common Ground That Is Comedians Yelling at Each Other
The idea that these are divisive times is so old hat, which is partially why the very funny Mary Houlihan is dead set on truly bringing back having comedians…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 295: Edib Farhan & Winning Fringe as a Poignant (Very Funny) Clown
Fresh off their win of Top of the Fringe at this most recent Hollywood Fringe Festival, the amazing Edib Farhan is already busy with a sequel to their award…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 294: Spaghetti Fest 2026 & Gettin' Spaghetti Everywhere
Hot off the tail from Hollywood Fringe, Elysian's annual cavalcade of daring new work in Spaghetti Festival is just around the corner and we get a preview of a…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 293: Amelia Cameron & Doing Late Night at the Kennedy Center
With all the things that The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts has had to endure this year under the 2nd Trump Administration, one might be surprised to…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 292: John Gilkey & The Power of The Fools
While there is a spotlight on clown, especially in LA, these days, one ought to know that this daring comedic work isn't a new phenomenon. With that in mind…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 291: Greg Barris & The Ever-Underestimated Power of Comedy
While the many functions and purposes of comedy will be up for debate, its ability and capacity for healing is pretty undisputed. Squarely in that healing…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 290: Geri Courtney-Austein & Clowning Around and Ending Up at Cannes
Geri Courtney-Austein has done so many things in so many different lanes in LA comedy between sketch, improv, and clown (oh, and podcasting and filmmaking) and…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 289: Dewayne Perkins & Flipping Fear Into Comedy
Coming fresh off of a sold out Netflix Is a Joke. Fest performance of How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You!, the amazing (the name of the show is on…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 288: Sydney Kane & Tragedy Plus Time as a Musical
When doing the alchemy of taking heartbreak and turning it into comedy, it often manifests as stand-up or a short film. Doing an entire solo musical is a whole…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 287: Maggie Winters & Embracing All Sides of Live, Laugh, Love
As the volume of comedy specials released increases at an exponential rate, one really must go against the grain to stand out. Chicago's own Maggie Winters…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 286: Chris Colthurst & Better Living Through Improv
Taking a cue from San Diego's biggest annual happening, Comic-Con, Chris Colthurst is paving a way in similar fashion for all things celebrating and…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 285: Jeremy Pinsly & Opening a Brand Spankin' New NYC Comedy Club in 2026
Believe it or not, NYC is about to add to its leading comedy club per capita stats with its newest spot, The Greenpoint Comedy Club. We get into the nitty…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 284: Nikolai Phalen & Dreaming Big Comedy Dreams (and Often in English) in Barcelona
Many of you are constantly pondering what's mutating in the Austin comedy scene, but not only are there plenty of other ever evolving comedy scenes around the…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 283: Jackie Kashian & Finding Joy in Rage
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 282: Chandler Dean & Sparking Joy Through Abolishing Everything
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 281: Rachel Olson & Being of Service with a Seat at the Table
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 280: Natasha Mercado & Building Your Own Corner of Clown
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"…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 279: Mark Vigeant & The Unspoken Inspiration of Getting Your Ass Kicked
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 278: TCB's Jake & What Goes Into Making a Year End List
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 277: Ethan Stanislawski & Being Timely in Comedy (Whether You Like It or Not)
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 276: Andy Sandford & Keeping Jokes as Tight Possible
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 275: Jamie Linn Watson & Getting Back to The Old Internet
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 274: Spaghetti Festival & Sticking on the Wall (Together)
The Spaghetti Festival @ The Elysian represents a wholly rejuvenating spark of imagination and creativity as it puts up never-before-seen…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 273: R.M. Aranda & Bringing Clown to All
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 272: American High Digital & Being Part of a Burgeoning Comedy Empire
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 271: Joey Greer & Defying Convention Starting from the Get Go
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 270: Fabrizio Copano & Getting Your Citizenship So You Can Release Your Comedy Special
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 269: Beth Stelling & Doing a Whole Comedy Special About Your Landlord
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 268: Isaac Landfert & Keeping an Alt Comedy Theater Alive IN THIS ECONOMY
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 267: Lisa Curry & Possibly Doing Comedy at the End of It All?
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 266: Bri Pruett & Building the Hr. in 2025
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 265: Ali Hart & Producing Comedy as Agent of Change(?)
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 264: Walker Ward & Pedicab Powered Blind Dating
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…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 263: Shannon O'Neill & Molding Comedy Into a Potholder
While many of you have to come, know, and love the fantastic Shannon O'Neill through improv and wherever you watch TV, she has discovered another marvelous…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 262: David Drake & The Power of Bowling Alleys
From just the look of Big Break, David Drake's third and latest hour, you might be surprised that Drake has helped build an entire corner of NYC comedy through…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 261: Linzy Beltran & Comedia Por Todo
At the same time, comedy can indeed speak truth to power and also express joy from one's unique perspective, but it can be quite the balancing act to do both…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 260: Erica Bitton & 10 Years of a Solo Show
Almost always, the work that goes into a deeply personal solo show is almost entirely invisible. There are years of work and reworking and giving up and…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 259: Julie Seabaugh & Documenting Marc Maron
Julie Seabaugh has been and still very much is one of our absolute favorite people in comedy because, like us, she has dedicated blood, sweat, and tears to the…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 258: Victoria Male & Revisiting the 90s the Good Way
A lot of what has been dug up from the 90s, mostly by Gen Z, has kind of been a rude look into the mirror for Millennials, but acclaimed, veteran screenwriter…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 257: Sam Walt Jones & Manifesting the Theatrical in Live Comedy
The undertaking of putting on a live comedy show can be a lot, but putting on a full scale, multi-week, improvised parody of a celebrated TV franchise is a…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 256: Business Casual & Focused Chaos for Comedic Gold
Cory Peter Lane, Jeremy Elder, and Hunter Sailing, better known collectively as the wondrously rambunctious Business Casual, are leveling up to having their…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 255: Laser Webber & Defying with Queer Joy
These days, the notion of representation mattering is more crucial than it has been in a long time, especially when it comes to trans/gender…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 254: Alexis Dubus & Attempting to Translate Comedy in 2025
The brilliant Alexis Dubus has made an entire career out of not only playing a character, but playing a misanthropic Frenchman, Marcel Lucont and that presents…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 253: Rebecca Drysdale & Using The Force With Improv
Still, to this day, Rebecca Drysdale is one of the funniest improvisers we've ever seen. Coupled with her vast writing experience, we'll take any chance to…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 252: Pilot Season & aEp. 252: Pilot Season & Growing an Improv Show Out of the Writers' Strike
At a time where AI is threatening writing jobs and Trump is mercilessly dismantling all the DEI initiatives that he can, a hybrid improv/writers show, Pilot…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 251: YALL Fest & Ep. 251: YALL Comedy Fest & Juggling Truth to Power & Safe Spaces in Comedy
A comedy festival premised on the idea of punching up and calling it the absurdity of those in power and also providing space for representation for those that…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 250: Skyler Higley & MANDAL & Guaranteeing GUARANTEED!
Skyler Higley and MANDAL are on the precipice of making what very well may be LA's next stand up to always be at with GUARANTEED! presented by Vulture (and…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 249: Sarah Claspell & Doing Improv Literally Everywhere
Even though improv had one of the longest roads back from COVID, it's back and more expansive than we remember. Sarah Claspell, a longtime celebrated veteran…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 248: Kristal Adams & Fields-of-Dreams-ing It in NYC
The wonderful Kristal Adams packed up from LA a few years ago and journeyed to the America's other comedy mecca, NYC. Adams had definitely established herself…
Bleav in The Comedy Bureau Field ReportEp. 247: Joel Mandelkorn & Closing Out a 20 Year Weekly Show
Legendary weekly comedy show, Hot Tub with Kurt Kristen, just marked its 20th year anniversary this past weekend and, for now, has come to its end. It marks…