Join us as we bid farewell to one of our favorite comedians, Lizzy Pilcher. Hosted by Paul Merrill, with Bob Kitson, Virginia Jones, Christian Ricketts, Mike Drucker & more!

Seattle’s own Airpocalypse has made it to the final 48 on America’s Got Talent. Be sure to watch (and vote for them!) tonight on NBC at 9pm!

A special 4th of July message from Seattle comedian Paul Merrill.

W. Kamau Bell, Hari Kondabolu, and Nato Green, three of the nation’s most fearless and thought-provoking comedians, bring their sold-out comedy tour Laughter Against The Machine to the Pacific Northwest for the very first time, this Friday and Saturday at the Balagan Theatre (1117 E Pike St).

The East Bay Express wrote that Laughter Against the Machine was “the brainiest, most literate comedy tour… it’s smart, it’s heady, it gets to the very edge of what’s tolerable.” The SF Weekly recently referred to it as “the funniest comedy show we’ve ever seen.” LATM is a rare stand-up comedy show filled with biting commentary that attacks the entire spectrum from the rightest right to the leftest left.

This show marks the return of local comedy hero Hari Kondabolu. Kondabolu began his comedy career in Seattle while working as an immigrant rights organizer during the day from 2005-2007. His brief two years in Seattle led to appearances on the 2007 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Seattle Times wrote that Kondabolu is “a young man reaching for the hand-scalding torch of confrontational comics like Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor.” Earlier this year, he appeared on John Oliver’s New York Stand Up Show on Comedy Central. He returns with Bay Area stars W. Kamau Bell and Nato Green. Bell has been called “the most important guy doing comedy right now” by Margaret Cho and has won rave reviews nationally for his solo show “The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour.” Green, a union organizer, was recently named SF Weekly’s Best Comedian of 2010 and is a regular Huffington Post contributor

For more info and tickets, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111224

Seattle filmaker Clint Berquist screens his much anticipated documentary on Seattle comedy tonight at the Northwest Film Forum as part of the much beloved STIFF Film Festival.

On Wednesday June 2nd, Laff Hole will celebrate its 5th Anniversary with a special show at Chop Suey (1325 E Madison). Hosted by two of PROK’s founders, Kevin Hyder and Emmett Montgomery, the show will be a celebration of all the comics who have shared the Laff Hole stage.  The musical guest will be The Pale Pacific and Seattle’s own Jon Keister of “Almost Live!” will headline.

Since its founding in 2005, Laff Hole has played host to some of the finest up-and-coming comedians in the northwest.  During its five year run, local favorites like Reggie Watts, Hari Kondabolu and Rory Scovel have gone on to perform on “Live at Gotham,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

For more information about Laff Hole and the People’s Republic of Komedy, go to www.prokomedy.org

TV funnyman Paul F. Tompkins returns to Seattle for two shows this weekend at Re-Bar. Tompkins has appeared on everything form VH1’s “Best Week Ever” to the Sarah Silverman show, but is probably best known (among comedy nerds at least) for his work on Mr. Show.

We still have a few pairs of tickets to give away to see Janeane Garofalo this Saturday at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. Let’s make it easy: The first FIVE PEOPLE who email us in the next hour get a pair of tickets EACH! Ready . . . go!

It’s contest time again at the Seattle Comedy Blog! All this week, we’re giving away free tickets to see Janeane Garofalo this Saturday at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. Follow us on Twitter to find out all the details!