Comedy Meltdown » Comedy Meltdown http://comedymeltdown.com Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://comedymeltdown.com http://comedymeltdown.com/wp-content/mbp-favicon/favicon.ico Comedy Meltdown Watch: Comics and Comics 05-07-10 Highlight Reel and Asterios Kokkinos’ set http://comedymeltdown.com/2010/05/15/comics-and-comics-05-07-10-highlight-reel-and-asterios-kokkinos-set/ http://comedymeltdown.com/2010/05/15/comics-and-comics-05-07-10-highlight-reel-and-asterios-kokkinos-set/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 19:20:04 +0000 admin http://comedymeltdown.com/?p=1474 Highlights from Comics and Comics last show.

Funny A** set by Asterios Kokkinos

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THIS SATURDAY! Comedy Meltdown with Maria Bamford – Meltdown Comics – Los Angeles – Events | Meltdown Comics and Collectibles’ Blog

THANK YOU FOR THE <3 LA WEEKLY!


MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY GIRL!

By Libby Molyneaux

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Maria Bamford: “As someone who hasn’t had long-term romantic success, I always feel insecure around people who are confident in their relationships.”

“When I met him, I just ‘knew.’ And we’ve been best friends ever since.”

“Really? That’s awesome. So you never really fight about anything?”

“Hmmmm…..Oh! He doesn’t like onions!”

Oh, right … so … you’ve never had any ‘issues’ you had to ‘work through’ with like, a ‘workbook’?”

“If I were you, I’d watch out for red flags.”

“But what if I’m, like, a flag factory that only manufactures red flags?”

“Maybe you need to be The One before you can meet ‘The One.’”

“Oh. Where’d you get that from — is that from Socrates? Bob Dylan? Herbal tea bag?”

Maria Bamford performs at Comedy Meltdown with Matt Braunger, Boris Hamilton, Sean Conroy, Ron Lynch and host Ed Salazar.

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Date: Friday, September 25th

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Place: The swanktastic Meltdown Gallery at the rear of the store which is located here:

7522 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046-3408, US

http://meltcomics.com/

Whom: DANA GOULD

JONAH RAY

BLAIR BUTLER

BRIAN KILEY

Hosted by: BLAINE CAPATCH

Sponsored by: Tibetan Tea


L.A. Weekly’s BEST OF L.A.!

In addition to this stellar line-up we offer an OPEN BAR with your $8 cover charge!
Proceeds from the cover charge are donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
Please drink responsibly or designate a driver.

Something to be aware of: parking in this neighborhood is dodgy, so please plan accordingly.


www.comedymeltdown.com

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Comedy Meltdown This Friday!

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Comedy Meltdown 19

Date: Friday, June 26th

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Place: The swanktastic Meltdown Gallery at the rear of the store which is located here:

7522 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046-3408, US

http://meltcomics.com/

Whom: MARIA BAMFORD

ANDREW DONNELLY

MATT PETERS

LARRY VAZEOS

JARROD HARRIS

Hosted by: BORIS HAMILTON

Sponsored by: ASAHI and Tibetan Tea

L.A. Weekly’s BEST OF L.A.!

www.comedymeltdown.com

In addition to this stellar line-up we offer an OPEN BAR with your $8 cover charge!
Proceeds from the cover charge are donated to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Please drink responsibly or designate a driver.

Something to be aware of: parking in this neighborhood is dodgy, so please plan accordingly.

Show ends promptly at 10:00 p.m.

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A friend of Comedy Meltdown Wyatt Cenac, of The Daily Show, did a guest spot for Marvel Comics. I am looking forward to reading it myself but I have already voted it a winner. (What can I say. I care little for democracy.) If you are a fan of both, or either, comics feel free to check it out.

Unlimited Highlights: Assistant Editor’s Month

Read five assistant-made classics in honor of Assistant Editor’s Month and vote for the best new story
Every week we’ll pick a handful of awesome comics from the thousands available through Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. From creator spotlights to editor’s picks and more, this’ll be your spot to find something new and cool.

It’s that time of year where the assistant editors break free from their shackles and take control of the comics! Before we get to this week’s Unlimited Highlights, we have a quick message from the current crop of Marvel assistant editors, along with a poll. Their futures are in your hands!

Greetings, True Believers!

As you probably know, we here in the Marvel Bullpen have resurrected the time-honored tradition known as Assistant Editors’ Month! Yes, that time when all the big-shots pretend their quivering, lemur-like assistants are really valued team members. This year, the celebration took the form of the MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR issues 1 and 2 (both still on-sale! Buy your copies today!). The peerless indentured serv- …er, assistants faced front, fearlessly fighting for the funkiest funny-books they felt were feasible. Now it’s your turn!

The six assistant editors poured their hearts onto the pages, giving you the kind of comics they were convinced the world needed. Now, you, the lovely reader, have the power to make their dreams come true! Six stories enter… but only one can continue! In this exclusive Marvel.com poll, you get to wield the power of Joe Quesada himself, and decide which comic will continue on past its assistant-sized beginnings!

The contenders:

Thank you for voting!

Return To Poll
“Slum City Warriors” featuring D-Man
By Brian Batchett & Xurxo G. Penalta
Edited by Alejandro Arbona

“Just a Little Old Fashioned Justice” featuring American Eagle
By Jason Aaron & Richard Isamov
Edited by Lauren Sankovich

“Hawkeye and the Curse of the Crimson Crown” featuring Mini Marvels Hawkeye
By Chris Giarrusso
Edited by Nathan Cosby

“Citizen Cage” featuring Luke Cage
By Wyatt Cenac & Todd Nauck
Edited by Tom Brennan

“Galacta (or ‘The World Eater’s Daughter’)” featuring Galacta, Daughter of Galactus
By Adam Warren & Hector Sevilla Lujan
Edited by Jordan D. White

“Daddy’s Little Girl” featuring Elsa Bloodstone
By Chris Yost & Joh James
Edited by Daniel Ketchum

Don’t forget to pick up the MARVEL ASSISTANT-SIZED SPECTACULAR #2, in stores tomorrow! Remember, your opinion in the above poll counts! The story with the most votes will continue on, so be sure to choose wisely!

Want more assistant-tastic tales? Catch up on five assistant-edited classics below right now!
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Please join us and see why.

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MARIA BAMFORD, JONAH RAY, HOWARD KREMER, RAJ DESAI, VANCE SANDERS, TONY SAM, & ED SALAZAR!

Photos by TOM BECKER

Poster by CHRIS STANGL

]]> http://comedymeltdown.com/2008/11/10/time-machine-pictures-of-cmx/feed/ 0 Mish Mash Magazine + CM = BFF http://comedymeltdown.com/2008/11/09/mish-mash-magazine-cm-bff/ http://comedymeltdown.com/2008/11/09/mish-mash-magazine-cm-bff/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:31:43 +0000 comedymeltdown http://comedymeltdown.com/?p=103 Comedy Meltdown: The LA Weekly Had It Right
10.24.08 | Meltdown Comics | Los Angeles, CA
by Katie Matthews

The monthly poster for Comedy Meltdown is deliciously absurd, parading two worlds clashing; the sexy and clever world of stand-up comedy and the demure geeky world of comic books.  These two worlds are delightfully in-sync on the fourth Friday of every month when Meltdown Comics, Hollywood’s beating heart of everything comics, pumps eclectic stand-up comedy into the veins of those who like comedy, love comics, and enjoy a beer or two!

Founded eleven months ago by Linda Pine, a 13-year patron of Meltdown, the monthly comedy night was created with the spirit of community in mind; “The plan is basically get the audience drunk and happy!”  She told me after ensuring I had an ice-cold Asahi in hand.

When asked how she obtains big names like Maria Bamford and Dana Gould to perform lengthy sets at a free event, she smiles and replies “I ask nicely!”

Comic art lines the walls of the vaulted-ceiling gallery that holds 100 people.  Though the lineup is different each month just like the poster, this month’s comics talked politics, wheelchairs and misogyny.  Well, the anti-woman banter came creatively from Stephanie Escajeda, dressed in drag, who even had me fooled (I was in the fifth row!) and walked the line of downright offensive but took a sharp left at irony.  The night was hosted by Fred Belford, who has been making Comedy Meltdowners laugh since the beginning.  It has only been a year since the Comedy Meltdown’s conception but it already made the LA Weekly’s famous “Best Of” list, nabbing the “best free comedy, beer included.”

The show’s highlights included Ron Lynch with his distinct theatrical comedy-a symphony of classical music, car horns and vacuums aligning with his simple gestures like dropping a baby and his perfectly droll facial expressions, and the always wonderful Dana Gould.  Mr. Gould was on and spoke to the crowd in his usual informal and hilarious way.  Opening with “What’s with Sarah Palin running?  I thought there wasn’t going to be a Bush on the ticket.”

He had me at bush.  Gould delivered a healthy set to a warmed-up gleeful crowd very receptive to current events and the night ended with monstrous applause for Linda and Meltdown Comics for bringing people out of the usual “Where should we blow our money tonight?” and into pure laughs where everyone is friendly and the Asahi flows like kryptonite.

I would recommend this monthly event to literally anyone who needs some spirited entertainment-ranging from a first date, to a post-wake party!”

Visit www.MeltComics.com for more info.

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