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Friday's Scoop: Comedy Store to Honor the Late Angelo Bowers [VIDEO]

Comedy community coming together to raise money for the families of Bowers and fellow comedian Josh Adam Meyer, who remains hospitalized after a fatal car accident earlier this month.

Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Friday in West Hollywood:

Main Event: Road Dog - A Benefit for Josh Adam Meyers & Angelo Bowers

After an open mic at Red Rock Bar on Jan. 3, comedians Josh Adam Meyers and Angelo Bowers were driving through Hollywood when their car was struck by a 21-year-old drunk driver. Bowers died several hours later. Meyers suffered serious injuries and faces increasing medical and legal bills.

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To help out financially, friends of both comedians—Anthony Jeselnik, Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman, Melissa Villasenor, Ian Edwards, Chris D'Elia, Sam Tripoli and Bobby Lee—are performing a benefit show at the tonight. The event begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Live Shows:

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  • Mind Grenade, VM18 From Italy, Action, Blackbrew - at 6 p.m.
  • English Beat, Super Duper - at 7 p.m.
  • Fire Tiger, Directions of Photography, Frankie Marathon - at 7:15 p.m.
  • Cash'd Out, Bolt Action Thrill, 28 North, JD Bender - at 7:30 p.m.
  • Selena Gomez - at 7:30 p.m.
  • The Nappy Fro Show - , Main Room at 8 p.m.
  • Schoolboy Q - at 8 p.m.
  • Shawn Pelofsky's Bathhouse Show with Margaret Cho - , Original Room at 8 p.m.
  • 16 Comics - , Original Room at 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
  • Highlarious - , Belly Room at 10 p.m.

Other Happenings: Steven J. Ross Book Signing

Film historian Steven J. Ross will discuss the emergence of Hollywood as a vital center of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics in his new book, Hollywood: Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics, this evening at . The event begins at 7 p.m. Ross' book costs $29.95.

The Forecast: Mostly Cloudy, 65

Today's forecast for West Hollywood is mostly cloudy, with a high near 65, reports National Weather Service. Rain is expected after 10 p.m. and could be heavy at times. The low will be around 54 tonight. 

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