Ask the Comedian: Cheap Laughs — Comedy Death Ray

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Expert Opinions are tips from L.A.’s ultimate insiders.  Today’s contributor is Stuart Paap:

Cheap laughs.  Get it?  It’s a double entendre — ah, the French have such a way with words, passive aggression and mimes.

Step one: Hello! I am your host, Stuart Paap, a local comedian, auteur, television host, bon-vivant (and Francophile apparently), BUT most importantly, I am your comedy maitre’d (arret), ready to make all the right recommendations for your comedy palette here at StylishGuide.com.

*Cautionary note: Before you take any of my suggestions, let me quote clause number 1 of the ICSA (International Comedy Suggestion Agreement), which states that: “Humor is subjective, and unlike the self-congratulating gourmand who will suffer indignance if you don’t take his/her/its recommendations for the best croissants in town (incidentally – they’re at Susina Bakery and Café on Beverly and La Brea), as a comedian, I can only nudge you in the general direction of humorous situations, people and venues while YOU, future satisfied audience member, must do the parking, ticket buying, drinking and, of course, laughing.”

And while I can’t help ease your parking, drinking and lack-of-humor situation, then maybe I can help alleviate your bank card of unnecessary trips inside another anonymous ATM by giving you the lowdown on good laughs — cheap!

Brought to you at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre on the hip part of Franklin Avenue where Hollywood sleaze meets East Side cheese, Comedy Death Ray is a tossed salad of humor, featuring stand-up comedy, characters and sketch that would happily live in the “alternative comedy” section of Amoeba Records.

If you’re unfamiliar with “alternative comedy,” don’t worry — it’s just like regular funny comedy with a dash of comic book nerds, thick-set glasses and cheese-fries guts thrown in for good measure.  Some of it is pure genius, some off-putting, but regardless, you’ll get the sense that somewhere in this crazy town, comedy is alive and not-so-well and that ultimately, that is just fine.  (Hey, it’s usually better than some dink in a cheap suit talking about how his crazy spouse just doesn’t understand football.  You dig?)

Experimentation is the motivation here, and for five bucks, you can be entertained and possibly even emotionally scarred!

NOTE: keep your eyes peeled for drop-ins from celeb-beauties like Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Fred Armisen, and more.

Price:  $ (reservations recommended)

When:  Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m.

Where:  UCB THEATRE LA, 5919 Franklin Ave, Los Angeles, Ca 90028 

Call:  323-908-8702

www.comedydeathray.com

Stuart Paap is a comedian in Los Angeles who hosts a live interactive comedy talk show every Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at TheStream.TV!  He also loves his dogs, likes his cats and tolerates his neighbors.

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