Super Serious January Photos

January Super Serious was a blast. Standing room only, amazing performances and all the free beer gone! Thanks to everyone again who came out and got into the show, braving the packed house. The night was highlighted by the super fun Sklar Brothers and our special surprise guest Demetri Martin. Andrea Savage, Hampton Yount, The New York Smiths and videos from Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell all added insane amounts of fun to the night.

Check out our photos from Rebecca Rotenberg and more at our Flickr Page!

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mber Super Serious finished the year off proper with a high-energy and fun night. The holiday crowd was into from start to finish. As usual, we witnessed another round of great performances by Iliza Shlesinger, Jon Dore, Baron Vaugh, The Birthday Boys and Dimo. Check out our photos from MANDEE JOHNSON and more at our FLICKR PAGE!

The January Surprise

Get ready a special surprise guest at tonight's Super Serious Show. We're super excited for this guest. Our guest is favorite from television and film with some comedy central street cred to boot. We can't say more because then it wouldn't be a surprise. We'll leave you with a hint from the image below.

Don't miss this great show with an "important" surprise guest. It's sure to be a treat.

Jelinek and Whetzell Show Off Their Shorts

Video time! Tonight we’re screening some comedy shorts from two of the best young filmmakers in Los Angeles – Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell.

Jelinek and Whetzell are best known for their monthly anthology series “Everything.” Their work has been featured on a number of popular websites such as: BoingBoing, Funny or Die, Channel 101, Juxtapoz and Spike Jonze’s We Love You So blog. While much of their work is comedic in tone, it never fails to surprise or elevate its subject matter to thoughtful and quirky level. Silly, smart and fun.

Grab your tickets and check out these cool comedic shorts tonight at Super Serious!

Hampton Yount: Comedic Agitator

Young and full of spunk, Comedian Hampton Yount will be performing at Super Serious this week. Yount is one of our favorite new comedians working today.

Yount started his comedy career in the Virginia and D.C. area and now lives in Los Angeles.  He quickly has made a mark at comedy competitions nationwide, including winning the DC Improv Comedy Competition in 2008. He also performed at Bridgetwon Comedy Festival and the Laughing Skull Festival.

Hampton Yount doesn’t have a safe place. His stand-up comedy picks at the dependable topics of today, always discovering new and exciting humor. Through his original comedy, Yount has gained a quick footing with his peers and audiences alike.

Yount also produces a webcomic with his brother, Clay Yount – Rob and Elliot. The webcomic, like Yount’s comedy, has garnered an intense fanbase and critical praise.

The Adventures of India Jones Chow Truck

Do you love Frankie – WE DO! The incredible India Jones Chow Truck will be gracing The Super Serious Show tomorrow, bringing their great North India fare of curries, parathas, samosas and their much-loved frankies to the show.

Chef Sumant Pardal is the genius behind the amazing flavor combinations of India Jones. Pardal grew up in India working in his father’s restaurant. Since relocating to Los Angeles 27 years ago Chef Sumant has opened 12 restaurants and now 1 food truck. His stellar menu quickly made them the best Indian food truck and some might argue the best Indian food in the city.  

“There’s always got to be the ‘wow’ factor in your food,” says Chef Sumant. “You’ve got to be able to take one bite and go ‘Wow, this is great.’ Otherwise you’re not going to be successful in the truck business.”

Come out tomorrow and let Chef Sumant wow your tastebuds – we promise you won’t be disappointed.

Comedy Coupling: The New York Smiths

We have one of the great young comedy duos, The New York Smiths, at this week’s Super Serious Show.

The New York Smiths are Chris Smith (The Office, 30 Rock) and Rebecca Smith (RebeccaSports.com, Sesame Street), a married couple who are also part of the award winning comedy group, Harvard Sailing Team.

The Smiths are have great charisma and chemistry on stage together. They’ve been gaining steam in the comedy world through their energetic and playful comedy work in both New York and Los Angeles. Their recent sketch show “The New York Smiths: Romantic Comedy” had a run at The Peoples Improv Theater (NYC), The UCB Theatre (LA) and Comedy Central Stages (LA). You can find more information at www.TheNewYorkSmiths.com.

Come discover The New York Smiths for youself this week at Super Serious. Save money and grab your tickets early for Thursday's show.



Act a Fool: Andrea Savage

Andrea Savage is a true talent with a litany of comedy skills and she’s coming to The Super Serious Show this week. She’s been one of our favorite comedic performers for awhile now and we’re luck to catch her return to the stage.

Savage's performances always bring the unexpected and she has the special ability be both the silly one and the straight-man in any given scene. Always upping the funny quota in the process.

Savage was recently seen in Dinner for Schmucks, opposite Paul Rudd and Steve Carell. Prior to that, she appeared in a television pilot created by Tom Lennon and Ben Garant, as well as I Love You Beth Cooper and Step Brothers,  opposite John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell with Adam McKay directing and Judd Apatow producing. She can next be seen in Wilfred, the half-hour comedy starring Elijah Wood for FX.

Savage’s improvisation background from The Groundlings led her to lead roles in The Grand opposite Woody Harrelson and Dog Bites Man, the short lived but stand-out Comedy Central show created by Dan Mazer (Borat).

In addition to her great acting and improv skills, Savage is an accomplished writer. She is currently writing a feature comedy script for Castle Rock Entertainment and recently wrote an untitled half-hour pilot script for 20th Century Fox TV through Chernin Entertainment.

Savage frequently collaborates with Funny Or Die, as well. Here's a clip from a few year ago with Savage interviewing her fellow Funny Or Die Tour buddies. Enjoy.                                                                                                     

The Super Serious Show with The Sklar Brothers

We're bringing in the new Super Serious year with The Sklar Brothers. The great comedy duo of Randy and Jason Sklar will be running the show this month - January 20th.

The Sklars are an awesomely unique and fun comedy team. Their stand-up is a joyful combo of playful and witty comedy. Their unique "tag team" delivery style sets them apart from most comedy teams, more similar to a great rap group like the Beastie Boys. Their comedy goes beyond the stage with success all over, including films and television.

Originally from St. Louis, The Sklars started their comedy career in New York City. Their first mainstream exposure came from the short lived but critically acclaimed MTV series, Apartment 2F.  The mixed-format show demonstrated the Sklars many talents.

Over the years, The Sklars have both developed, written and appeared in many Television projects. Some of their notable appearances include an Emmy Award winning episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a guest appearance on Grey's Anatomy and HBO's Entourage and FX's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. The Sklars feature films appearances include Wild Hogs, The Comebacks.

Their half hour Comedy Central Presents stand up special is still in regular rotation on the network.

The Sklars are also a well known presence in the sports world. They built a bridge between comedy and sports world through numerous appearances on ESPN and their critically acclaimed comedy series, Cheap Seats, on ESPN Classic.

The Sklars currently reside in Los Angeles. They continue to perform stand-up all over the country.

The Sklars recently wrote and starred in Crackle.com's web series, Held Up. They're also braving podcast land with their fun sports/comedy podcast, Sklarboro Country.

Experience The Sklars for yourself this month at Super Serious.

Super Serious December Photos

December Super Serious finished the year off proper with a high-energy and fun night. The holiday crowd was into from start to finish. As usual, we witnessed another round of great performances by Iliza Shlesinger, Jon Dore, Baron Vaugh, The Birthday Boys and Dimo. Check out our photos from Mandee Johnson and more at our Flickr page!

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Dimo: Reluctant Comedian

Friend of the show and Smashbox Studios favorite son, Dimo is bringing his off-kilter, always funny comedy to Super Serious tonight.

Dimo performs all over Los Angeles, including The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory. Dimo is an immensely likeable and always on-point stand-up, never shying away from a topic.

Word on the street about the reluctant comedian:

Dimo never wanted to be a stand up comedian.  But, sometimes life doesn't care what you want.  After years of bitching and complaining about everything to anybody that would listen, he finally jumped up on stage.  Now, you can't escape him.  Dimo hopes that his take on life makes you laugh, and be grateful that you are not him.  He also loves to drink milk.

Find out for yourself tonight at Super Serious.

The Birthday Boys Bang Bang Comedy

One of the best sketch groups working today, The Birthday Boys, are bringing their frenetic and wry comedy to Super Serious tonight.

The Birthday Boys previously screened some of their great videos at our inaugural show. Now they're doing it live. We couldn't be more excited.

For several years running, The Birthday Boys have been running a monthly sketch show at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Los Angeles. Every month with a new show of crazy comedy for their devoted fans. They've performed at several comedy festivals, including the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.

Group memebers included Jeff Dutton, Tim Kalpakis, Mike Hanford, Mike Mitchell, Matt Kowalick, Dave Ferguson and Chris VanArtsdalen.

Stacked Comedy: Baron Vaughn

Multi-talented performer, Baron Vaughn is sneaking the funny into Smashbox Studios this week for The Super Serious Show.

Vaughn's a classically trained actor with writing and music chops to boot, while also excelling at comedy, making a name for himself in recent years touring nationwide as a stand-up comedian. Vaughn's performances are always self-reflective and inspired, while always tackling a great variety of subject matter. Vaughn has a spark on stage, never shying away from going off script for the laughs.

Hailing from Las Vegas, Vaughn started his comedy career in the Boston area. He now splits time between New York City and Los Angeles.

Vaughn appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Live at Gotham, Russell Simmons Presents: Stand-up at the El Rey. Baron Vaughn was also a featured performer in the stand-out Comedy Central documentary/comedy special, The Awkward Comedy Show.

Vaughn often performs at festivals nationwide, including the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival, DC Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Vancouver Comedy Festival, and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

Vaughn will be showing off his acting skills in the upcoming USA Network drama, Fairly Legal.

Jon Dore: Outside of The Box

Off-beat but always on-point, Comedian Jon Dore brings his one-of-a-kind comedy to Super Serious this month.

Dore's comedy is always thoughtful and silly, putting the focus on having fun with the audience and whatever format he finds himself in. Using his charming stage prescene, Dore deftly toys with crowds, never missing an opportunity to surprise.

Hailing from Canada, Dore established himself as a leading comedian and on-air personality in his home country. Dore made a mark on-air with his stint as a correspondent for Canadian Idol, the spin-off of the popular American Idol television series. In 2006, he won a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer.

Dore gained critical success with his off-beat IFC show, The Jon Dore Television Show. The show combined interviews and randomly comedic tangents.

Dore is a regular performer at comedy clubs across the United States and Canada.

Dore had the honor of being the 1st stand-up guest on Conan and didn't disappoint. His unique set displayed the great combo of charm and irreverance Dore brings to the comedy scene. Check it out below.

The Super Serious Show with Iliza Shlesinger

Watch out! Iliza is heading our way this month. High-energy  big-time comedian, Iliza Shlesinger is charging through Smashbox Studios Thursday 12/16 for the holiday episode of Super Serious.

One of our favorite comedians of the past few years, Shlesinger is pretty much a sure thing, always bringing it to audiences. Plus, she's "good people." Bonus.

The fun of Shlesinger's comedy is its great variety. She freely jumps from topic to topic, often off-the-cuff and always packing a punch with super stage energy.

Shlesinger currently resides in Los Angeles. She was the winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing Season 6. She is the first female and youngest comedian to hold the title of Last Comic Standing.

Her television credits include having her own half hour special on Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central’s Live At Gotham, Showtime's Pauly Shore & Friends and Bridging The Gap Comedy Special, E! Network’s Chelsea Lately, E!'s The Soup and NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly.

She performed at the coveted Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and for the troops all over the world. Most weekends, you can find Shlesinger headlining at variety of colleges and clubs across the country.

When not wreaking havoc on stage, Shlesinger hosts her own hit web series The Weakly News with Iliza on thestream.tv.

Brave the funny and find out for yourself what makes Iliza Shlesinger tick, Thursday 12/16 at Super Serious.

Super Serious Goes Holiday

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? So The Super Serious Show is going Holiday this month. All of the usual fun happening at Smashbox Studios - comedy, music, food truck, sweets, Function Drinks and FREE BEER from Eagle Rock Brewery.

In honor of the holidays, we're offering a suped-up all-in-one Holiday Ticket for you and your friends.

*1 show admission ticket
*1 meal ticket, redeemable at Willoughby Road the onsite gourmet food truck
*1 sweets ticket, redeemable for a dessert item from the J-Squared Bakery at the show
*1 Raffle Ticket, with a chance to win a gift from our sponsors or tickets to the show
*Access to an open beer and wine bar with beer from Eagle Rock Brewery
*Free Function Drinks
*Reserved seating upon request

Bring your friends, coworkers and/or enemies to the show this month for the best comedy holiday party of the season. The Holiday Tickets are $18 (only $3 more than the regular door price)!

Reserve your Holiday Ticket ahead of time be emailing us at info@superseriousshow.com

A portion of the proceeds from the show is going to benefit the great Ocean Park Community Center organization.

OPCC provides assistance to low-income and homeless youth, adults and families,
battered women and their children, at-risk youth, and people living with mental illness.

Get ready for your Super Serious Holiday - Thursday, December16th.

Super Serious November Photos

November Super Serious was another fun night with an intense crowd and some truly great performances from an all-star variety pack of comedians.  Great performances by Sean Conroy, Marc Maron, Christina Pazsitzky, Kirk Zipfel and Birds of Prey. We have another batch of great photographs from Rebecca Adler Rotenberg. See these and more at our Flickr page!

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Super Serious Balls

Super Serious is getting its balls on this week. The amazing Great Balls On Tires truck will be gracing the lot at Smashbox, bringing their great meatballs and other ball-related fare to the show.

Great Balls On Tires (G-BOT) is founded on the universal love for meatballs. Their stellar menu quickly made them one of the city's favorite trucks. There's an impressive variety within the menu, including kobe beef, veal, masala chicken and Korean bbq beef balls. Vegetarians should grab the G-BOT Ballafel, possibly the best falafel in the city.

The truck is the creation of two quality guys, Clint Peralta and Michael Brombart. Their passion shows in their menu and friendly service. Recently, you can find the G-BOT menu several days a week at Villains Tavern in downtown Los Angeles.

Marc Maron: Force of Personality

A philosopher for our WTF times? Comedian and force-of-personality, Marc Maron, fits the bill. We're extremely honored and excited to have him stop by Super Serious tomorrow to share the funny and maybe a little bit of wisdom, too.

Marc Maron brings the funny from all over - stand-up, author, actor, radio personality and podcast impresario. Often manic, always funny, Maron is one of the most honest and insightful comedians working today.

Maron appeared on numerous shows over the years, including HBO, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Show with David Letterman, two Comedy Central Presents specials.

He performed a solo show based on his two divorces and anger problem called, "Scorching the Earth." Maron hosts the wildly popular podcast WTF with Marc Maron. His three comedy albums, Not Sold Out, Tickets Still Available and Final Engagement are comedy cult classics.

Birds of Prey: Sketch With Bite

Photography by Robyn Von Swank

There's a new comedy threesome in town and they're coming to pick your funny bone in the process. Susan Burke, Lizzy Cooperman and Emily Maya Mills are the comedy group, Birds of Prey.

They're bringing their clever, female-fueled sketch comedy to The Super Serious Show this week.  You can usually find the Birds of Prey performing in Los Angeles at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and Steve Allen Theater.

The origin of these funny bird ladies remains a mystery.  Accoring to their website:

They first met above the Hollywood reservoir stalking the same rodent... or was it backstage at a stand up show? Though they all have different voices, they have one common goal-- to ruffle the feathers of convention and create a new kind of sketch comedy... sketch comedy for the disenchanted. Kaw! Kaw! Kaw!

Kick Out The Jams: Kirk Zipfel

We're finally lucky to have the funny guitar-totin' charming and funny SOB, Kirk Zipfel at Super Serious.

Kirk Zipfel is a skilled comedian, musician and actor. Zipfel is full of energy and has music skills coming out of his bum.  Zipfel's comedy is on point, abiding by a strong no-douche policy. Zipfel's music is well crafted and can stand alone with the boring ol' non-funny musical artists. We can get behind that.

Recently, Zipfel has put together a string of great Metacafe satire interviews with movie stars. Check out his uncomfortably hilarious Dinner for Schmucks video interview.

He's one of LA's best musical comedians and is bringing the fury to our show at Smashbox Studios this week.