About We
Shortly after being born in the year 1981 and a half, comedian Alan Lebetkin founded Mr. Buttersworth Productions based on the principle that shit's that not funny can be funny.
Alan Lebetkin
Eventually realizing that his goal lacked focus, Alan set out on a more ambitious plan of becoming the funniest person in the universe. He’s about a month away, constantly.
Alan met a Russian immigrant named Flem Buttersworth while attending Duke University.
Flem Buttersworth
Because Flem’s surname coincidentally matched that of the company, Alan feared legal action and preemptively designated Flem co-founder and mascot of Mr. Buttersworth Productions.
Flem does not speak or understand English. He is a completely inessential part of the team.
Alan is equal parts thinker, worker, and creative. He and Mr. Buttersworth are dedicated to shaping the public’s sensibilities to suit their own weird tastes in comedy. Mr. Buttersworth Productions is particularly interested in comedians who do stand-up, sketch, and performance-based comedy.
Mr. Buttersworth Productions is also a full service adoption agency. Just putting it out there.
Open Mic List
We publish a complete list of open mics for the greater Los Angeles area , including the Valley and Orange County. Before introducing our Open Mic List in late 2007, comedians relied on inaccurate data from outdated websites like Chucklemonkey.com.
Add us and send updates!
Find it at our website mrbuttersworth.com .
Latest updates:
6/18/2008 – Amsterdam Café Friday UPDATED. Unurban Thursday UPDATED.
6/1/2009 – No Shame Friday REMOVED.
5/29/2009 – Gypsy Den Thursday UPDATED.
5/13/2009 – Fairfax Senior Center Friday ADDED. Amsterdam Café Friday ADDED.
5/11/2009 - UCB Friday ADDED. Sunset Grill Thursday REMOVED.
4/28/2009 - ADDED new section with comedy links. Email me if you want to suggest a link. Smiles Wednesday REMOVED.
4/14/2009 – El Cids Monday REMOVED.
4/9/2009 – Skinny’s Lounge Monday UPDATED.
4/1/2009 - Hollywood Billiards Monday ADDED.
3/31/2009 – Brandees Coffee Saturday REMOVED.
3/2/2009 - Cafe Muse Tuesday MOVED to Monday. Palms Bar Tuesday MOVED to Sunday. Upright Citizens Brigade Friday REMOVED. Sunset Grill Thursday ADDED.
2/19/2009 - Lulu's Beehive Friday UPDATED. Coffee and Chrome Sunday REMOVED. Lucky Strike Lanes Thursday ADDED. LA Pizza UPDATED.
2/2/2009 – Buddha Room Saturday name CHANGED and UPDATED.
1/22/2009 – Lulu's Beehive Friday ADDED. Sunset Grill Saturday ADDED. Sunset Grill Friday UPDATED.
1/18/2009 - Smiles Nightclub Wednesday ADDED.
1/8/2009 - Piano Bar Monday REMOVED. First dead open mic of the new year!
12/9/2008 - Sunset Grill Friday ADDED. Again.
12/8/2008 - Sabora Cafe Thursday REMOVED.
11/25/2008 – The Comic Bug Thursday UPDATED.
11/13/2008 - All Abbot's Habit days REMOVED. Sunset Grill Friday REMOVED. Panini Garden Wednesday UPDATED.
10/29/2008 - LA Pizza Tuesday ADDED.
10/25/2008 - Skinny's Lounge Monday ADDED.
10/24/2008 - The Comic Bug Thursday ADDED. Begins November 13.
10/17/2008 - Danny's Venice Wednesday ADDED.
10/16/2008 - Liquid Zoo MOVED to Monday.
09/08/2008 - Rusty's Sunday REMOVED.
09/05/2008 - El Cids Monday UPDATED. Coffee Haven Friday UPDATED. UCB Monday CHANGED NIGHTS to Friday. Abbot's Habit Monday UPDATED.
08/20/2008 - Abbot's Habit Monday, Friday and Saturday ADDED. Panini Garden Wednesday UPDATED. Cafe Muse Tuesday UPDATED. Kultura Books Monday ADDED. Cero's Tuesday REMOVED.
07/23/2008 - Alano Club Friday REMOVED. The Spot Wednesday UPDATED.
07/16/2008 - Third edition posted. Gypsy Den Thursday ADDED. Universal Bar and Grill Monday REMOVED. iO West Sunday ON HOLD until August 3.
02/14/2008-06/17/2008 - 11 new open mics ADDED. 13 cancelled open mics REMOVED. 11 open mics UPDATED.
02/13/2008 - Second edition posted. Palms Bar Tuesday ADDED. Hudson Theatre Sunday ADDED. Tokio Lounge Monday ADDED. iO West Sunday REMOVED. Sportsman Lodge shows REMOVED.
12/16/2007-2/08/2007 - 9 new open mics ADDED, 7 cancelled open mics REMOVED, 3 minor changes made
12/14/2007 - First edition posted. We love you.
