BESITOS is an experimental comedy show hosted by Kat Toledo, featuring a rotating guest cohost sourced from the most trusted platform on the internet—Craigslist! Featuring a hot hot hot lineup of Los Angeles' funniest comedians, legendary TV writers, and clowns!

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From the creators of "Spies Are Forever" and "Solve It Squad" comes a new interactive comedy musical that puts YOU in the room where success is sold.

Join us for the Corporate Semi-Annual Regional Recruitment Event where three delusional self-help gurus will peddle their high-performance, results-driven secrets to a prosperous life. Armed with endless buzzwords, misplaced confidence, and questionable wisdom, these so-called experts will show you how to rise, grind, and unlock your full potential – because, after all, you can’t spell “capitalism” without “scam”!!$

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Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!

We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.

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Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.

Six comics are stripped of their prepared material and cheap tricks as they perform in their first-ever clown show. Are they ready to risk it all and follow their dumbest impulses? Or will they crumble under the ruthless comments and constant pressure of the one-and-only Clown Boss?

Come witness the joy of suffering.

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LA’s hottest theatre collective FRANK’S crashes The Elysian for one wild, challenging night of theater. Featuring the world premieres of new plays by Benjamin Weissman, Sophie Gillet, and Frank Demma/Hunter Woefle, plus performances by The Silent Partners and Lilly Langford, FRANK’S kills boring theatre and raises a wild child from the remains. Expect song and dance, envy and greed, discipline and punishment. This is FRANK’S -- nothing else compares.

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EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent. 

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A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.

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An evening of 'Shananigans" with Shannon Hardy and friends. Stand up comedy. Music. Drag. And a little bit of magic.

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Renowned Iraqi queen Glamrou, and renowned Iraqi queen, Glamrou's mother, fight for the spotlight with their competing narratives of what really happened. Come get lost in this drag hall of mirrors, where one queen’s truth is another queen’s fiction. Featuring live music, live comedy and live delusion, the Muslim drag sensation is here to activate your Freudian wounds. With a stiletto.

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Playspace Presents: Show & Tell is a showcase of the silly successes and beautiful mistakes made over the last few months at Playspace's weekly clown jams. Built by a community of clowns the show highlights all the best parts of our worst selves as we give space to explore and celebrate our never ending commitment to play.

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Hosted by Devin Sanclemente, Rachel Ho & Friends

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At the intersection of dramatic theater and clown, Meg irreverently pays homage to the American TV and movie tropes that shaped her world view in an absurd and heartwarming journey to reclaim her true self.

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A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.

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Join StraightioLab co-hosts and intellectual gay guys George Civeris and Sam Taggart as they return to the only true art form left: standup comedy. Yes, they're co-headlining a night of comedy that is sure to include astute observations, biting commentary, and perhaps even mild self-reflection (on your part - not theirs).

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The San Francisco Neo-Futurists are coming to LA to perform a special two-nights-only edition of their flagship show "The Infinite Wrench"! The show is an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an order determined by you, the audience. All plays are non-illusory—we never play characters, there is no fourth wall, and we never ask the audience to suspend their disbelief—and range from the personal, to the political, to the profoundly WTF, all truthful and inspired by the lived experiences of the performers.

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A stand up show about religious trauma and other things...

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A comedy about meeting all the parts of yourself. A benefit show for Mercy For Animals starring Jet Eveleth and Whitney Morgan Cox.

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"It's your birthday -whether it's your birthday or not!" Even if it's not yours -or anyone's birthday ever- you can come to this birthday party comedy variety show and have so much fun! The Birthday Experience features Robert Dayton as your excitable host, wonderful puppeteer Molly Fite with Puppet Molly -a very good dancer, along with bandleader and sparkling keyboardist Lance Piebenga, and substitute clown George Chen as Mike Hans!

Featuring Special Guests: Astrology Songs by Harvey Sid Fisher! Rachel Troy! Colombina!

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The San Francisco Neo-Futurists are coming to LA to perform a special two-nights-only edition of their flagship show "The Infinite Wrench"! The show is an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an order determined by you, the audience. All plays are non-illusory—we never play characters, there is no fourth wall, and we never ask the audience to suspend their disbelief—and range from the personal, to the political, to the profoundly WTF, all truthful and inspired by the lived experiences of the performers.

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In 1971, over 500 reels of Beatles tapes were stolen. Thirty years later they were recovered by police. What's been discovered is a goldmine of rare and abandoned Beatles music. 'almost songs' reimagines these newly published, yet never-properly-recorded, songs as a ‘what-if’ live show, fusing bold new arrangements, immersive visuals, and lush sound design with the mind-blowing true story about the theft and recovery of the tapes. All profits go to FEED THE STREETS who regularly deliver hot meals to Skid Row, MacArthur Park, Hollywood and fed Altadena after the fire.

https://www.almostsongs.com/

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An audience participation show hosted by Youngmi Mayer where the audience makes the jokes and Youngmi makes the money.

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A fast-paced night of standup comedy where comics will do five minutes followed by a five minute breakdown of their performance and overall career stats. Hosted by Clay Watson and Maxwell Barnes, comedians are treated like athletes in a post-game press conference where they are questioned about the way they play the game.

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My Secret Crush Book is a long-form improv show inspired by the hilariously awkward pages of Kelsi Roberts’ real middle and high school crush journal. Each entry, complete with doodles and embarrassing cut-out photos, sparks questions from the cast about Kelsi’s teenage life, which then launches into a fully improvised set. The result is a mix of cringey nostalgia, big laughs, and totally unpredictable stories born from young love and adolescent drama.

Featuring: Kelsi Roberts, Jackie Young, Jasmine Elist, Daniel Robbins, Daniel Acker, Mimi Von Schack, Lizzy McGroder, Jordan Black, Peter Kim

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After 19 years of dumb alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and even dumber sober decisions, John Hastings now has a family, a mortgage, and anxiety he thought stability would cure. This is the comic who’s been heckled by Mormons during a special taping, Dennis Rodman mid-set, and once had to audition for America’s Got Talent in an empty room—come watch a comedian who has gotten reviews like: “★★★★★ Edinburgh Festival, ★★★★★ Fresh Air, ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag “a truly inspired show” AND MORE!

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Sourdough is a story of compulsion, obsession— and starter. Writer and performer Lally Katz takes audiences on a hilarious, heartbreaking, and wildly unpredictable ride through her baking process and unconventional life.

From being possessed by an evil spirit as a child, to baking pies to win over a rock star, to coming face to face with mortality as a soccer mom in Santa Clarita — Katz serves up a night of storytelling that’s always funny, always surprising, and profoundly human.

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Yeti or Not, here we come! 

Yeti is one of LA’s premier improv teams and is also a group of biological siblings. Each show features two unique halves, one of them based on stories from our audience. Get ready for an evening of unparalleled unique fun inspired by you! Are you YETI for a good time?

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All Beardsley, Devin Field, Victoria Longwell, Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama, Talia Tabin, Lou Wilson, Jacob Wysocki

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Squirm: A True Story is a surreal, autobiographical dark musical comedy about a musician's romantic, codependent relationship with their tapeworm. When the tapeworm once again tries to take over their life, Mia has to worm their way back in charge of the narrative.

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A new devising class at the Elysian focused on kickstarting the creation of a new show from your "auto-mythology." We'll generate new material from prompts that unpack your personal memories, stories, opinions, quirks, obsessions, and big ideas, maybe even unsent email drafts–in order to turn them into performance-worthy gems. Expand your experimental toolbox to find the most compelling ways to craft your ideas for an audience.

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Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!

We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.

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Hosts Charlie James (Second City, Funny or Die) and Laser Webber (the Doubleclicks) host an incredibly (trans)masculine evening of good old-fashioned queer comedy. Expect some crooning, some standup, some characters, and a lovely evening of comedy from an ensemble of trans folks and allies.

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EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent. 

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A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.

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Siobhan Thompson (Dimension 20, Rick & Morty) and Alex Fernie (Convoy, Children's Hospital) have an idea for a new improv show. Someone will be murdered. The murder will be solved. You can be here with an all-star cast of improvisers trying new things!

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A stand-up comedy show co-hosted by Sierra Katow & Nick Skardarasy featuring some of the best names in comedy!

Produced by Olivia Ghersen and Morgan Kowalewski

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BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.

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A Stand-Up Hoedown in the Vault.
Hosted by Grace Roushdi, Produced by Jess Wolinsky.

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BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.

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Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams—Ope! and Hello!—take the stage! These quick-witted performers will create characters, scenes, and stories on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions.

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Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!

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BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.

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It's the 1969 Summer Olympics. One of the US Artistic Swimmers (formerly known as Synchronized Swimming) has died. But then, something happened to the Alternate! Now, it's up to Chartreuse Hart, The Alternate's Alternate, to help the team win the Gold! But can she do it? A very EARLY STAGES WORK IN PROGRESS solo show about synchronized swimming and what it means to be "enough". Or at least thats what we're starting with!

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BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.

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BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.

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David Lynch Presents is a hour long variety show featuring comedy, music, burlesque and clown! Join David (Kyle Best) and the Kyle Maclachlan House Street Band for a night of spooky wonder - featuring special guests Sarah Shtern, George Aivaliotis, Laura Dern, and music from Dylan Kanner. Insert Lynch reference here.

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A special night of comedy featuring two of LA's most popular improv shows

FUCK THIS MONTH is a monthly improv comedy show that aims to cure your misery by turning your shitty month into improv comedy. Toast this garbage month off by throwing up your middle finger and sharing what made it suck so royally. A cast of veteran comedians will take your stories of woe and spin them into comedy gold.

HOLY SHIT IMPROV is an improv show featuring the best comedy talent in Los Angeles. Up-and-coming stars mix with improv legends to create an hour of comedy that will have you yelling, “Holy Shit!”

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Brought to you by former adult virgin and NYC comedian Syd King, it's Saint Sydney!

This solo show takes Syd's 12 years of attending an Indiana Catholic school and looks at why she took purity culture terribly seriously; shamed friends for OWNING yoga pants, SLAPPED PEOPLE WHEN THEY CURSED, and did almost anything but love thy neighbor. Syd is now publicly atoning for her sins and comforting anyone that says "not really" when a doctor asks if they are sexually active, a little better. Directed by Vannessa Jackson (SNL, Colbert, A Black Lady Sketch Show).

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"Sparkles" offers a hilarious glimpse into the experiences of a truly weird millennial as she reflects on every shitty job she has held, from being an elf at Macy's to a dancing hostess to a telemarketer. The great resignation of 2021 has nothing on how many jobs Mel Stephens has quit. Mel uses her self-deprecating and observational humor to reflect on the absurd and mundane situations life presents to you when you're broke, which can drive a person mad.

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Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!

We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.

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You are cordially invited to Nosferatu’s Sweet 16! Accept the invitation at your own risk.

This October, Freak Nature & Friends transform the entire Elysian Theater into Nosferatu’s Castle — a maze of terrifying horrors, DIY puppetry, and one very interesting vampire family band. Avoid certain death on your passage through the haunted forest and suffocating dungeons to arrive at the Great Hall, where the birthday celebration truly begins. Will we party all night long? Or will things go horribly wrong, instigating a journey full of feral twists and devious turns featuring original music and giant puppets?

Back by popular demand and fully re-“vamped” since its first sold out run at the Elysian in 2023, you won’t want to miss Freak Nature’s one-of-a-kind haunted house experience & weirdo-pop giant puppet musical.

(Yes there’s "puppets," but this show izzzz PG-13)

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EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent. 

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A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.

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You are cordially invited to Nosferatu’s Sweet 16! Accept the invitation at your own risk.

This October, Freak Nature & Friends transform the entire Elysian Theater into Nosferatu’s Castle — a maze of terrifying horrors, DIY puppetry, and one very interesting vampire family band. Avoid certain death on your passage through the haunted forest and suffocating dungeons to arrive at the Great Hall, where the birthday celebration truly begins. Will we party all night long? Or will things go horribly wrong, instigating a journey full of feral twists and devious turns featuring original music and giant puppets?

Back by popular demand and fully re-“vamped” since its first sold out run at the Elysian in 2023, you won’t want to miss Freak Nature’s one-of-a-kind haunted house experience & weirdo-pop giant puppet musical.

(Yes there’s "puppets," but this show izzzz PG-13)

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Grace Freud (The Eric Andre Show, Rick and Morty, Girl God) explores audiences' expectations of truth in comedy by closely examining the veracity of the jokes she's told about her father's death and other family tragedies throughout the last decade on stage. Starting as stand up before becoming something more akin to a documentary being edited live in front of your very eyes, you've never seen anything like MY FATHER HAS BEEN MURDERED.

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Get your tickets now to a comedy reading series unlike any other! Get your tickets now to a comedy table read series unlike any other! Including pilots, one-acts, narrative podcasts, and feature scripts that highlight upcoming talent, build community, and create some goddamn joy.

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LA's finest long-form improvisers dive into a high-octane homage to everyone's favorite improv TV show. Come witness our very own 'Drew Carey' and see if the points really DO matter!

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Neil Hamburger returns to the Elysian with special guest Mark Proksch in tow. Have a good time and escape the everyday worries of life. A Great night of comedy.

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Duce Night brings the best stand ups, clowns, and characters in the world into the Elysian Theater for an evening of shocking, absurd, and transcendent comedy. It will ruin your life.

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Neil Campbell and Paul Rust present an improvised play of great artistic importance.

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JOIN US FOR A SCREENING DOUBLE HEADER FOLLOWED BY PHATASM (1979) @ 1O PM

**GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET GUARANTEES ADMISSION TO BOTH FILMS

As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: AUDITION

Director: Takashi Miike | Country: Japan | Year: 1999

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX746b8pDVg

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NAW or Never is a no-holds-barred comedy-meets-wrestling showcase where anyone can step into the spotlight and try to earn a spot on the Nearly Average Wrestling roster. It’s like if The Voice got bodyslammed by Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Contestants get 60 seconds to cut a promo, show off a character, or do whatever it takes to prove they belong.

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As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: PHANTASM

Director: Don Coscarelli | Country: USA | Year: 1979

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFn0e5d00Q

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An evening of true spooky stories, clowns, comedians, shadow puppets, live music and BLACKOUTS filled with hair-raising surprises. But first, you enter through a scary HAUNTED ENTRANCE! Scream and laugh with strangers in the dark! Then join us for a Halloween after-party with a bar, snacks, tarot card readers, spooky vibes, and more...

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Queer Roast Comedy delivers a one-of-a-kind experience every time.

Step into the arena of laughter, dares, and unforgettable third-degree burns! In this live comedy format queer comics take the stage to roast straight comics, and no punchline is off-limits! Between sets, the straight comics face outrageous challenges and/or dares, and one fearless audience volunteer gets thrust into the hot seat.

Hosted by the mischievous Andrew Stier, this show is sharp, hilarious, and unapologetically queer. Come for the roasts. Stay for the dares. Leave with sore cheeks (from laughing ofc...get your mind out of the gutter).

Hang up and call us now. Get ready for a time-bending, heart-melting cosmic circus. Your transcendent variety show from the celestial ether is taking The Elysian stage. Enjoy a bizarre evening of magic, drag, characters on characters, clown, art, and time-traveling friendship that leaves you wondering if you just fell in love. (You did.) Hosted by beautiful cosmic freaks Emily Maverick & Geri Courtney-Austein.

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Freakus is a Groundlings-based improv and sketch group directed by Ted Michaels. The first half of the show will be sketch comedy and the second half will be improv.

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Combo Plate is a dynamic improv comedy show that combines stand-up/musical comedy/clown with improv.

Lemon Pepper Wet (LPW) is an all-Black Male Comedy Improv Troupe based in Los Angeles. Initially meeting through UCB in LA, Lemon Pepper Wet brings a new creative take on comedy improv from a Black perspective. Founded in 2018, all 4 members are also creators, writers, and producers of their respective stand-up comedy shows, episodic television productions, podcasts, art shows, etc.

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Colin Coughlin in The Vault!

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Kid is not a kid. The heist is real. There are legos. There is a puppet.

Written by Akela Munsey and directed by Danny Tee.

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Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!

We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.

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Good Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish Theater. Eli Leonard (Curb Your Enthusiasm) hosts this immersive spectacle of Showbiz tradition in this very-physical comedy satire show. Stand-up! Broadway! Vaudeville! The Yiddish Theater! Good Showbiz has it all. While this is a theater show at its core, Leonard will make it abundantly clear that Good Showbiz is also, quite practically, his business. To be in the Good Showbiz audience is to participate in the vital work of bringing this show to life, and for that work, all participants will be fairly compensated.

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Come hang with 4 Dudes who like to hike and do improv!

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EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent. 

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A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.

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Good Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish Theater. Eli Leonard (Curb Your Enthusiasm) hosts this immersive spectacle of Showbiz tradition in this very-physical comedy satire show. Stand-up! Broadway! Vaudeville! The Yiddish Theater! Good Showbiz has it all. While this is a theater show at its core, Leonard will make it abundantly clear that Good Showbiz is also, quite practically, his business. To be in the Good Showbiz audience is to participate in the vital work of bringing this show to life, and for that work, all participants will be fairly compensated.

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This is a class show for Chad Damiani’s Language of Nonsense Workshop

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Come experience Prop’s new full length poetry album LIVE! Along with the poet Simply Kat AND a book reading from Dr Alma Zaragoza-Petty.

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Frank Sriracha is the greatest showman in the history of entertainment, and the Frank Sriracha Comedy Hour? His greatest achievement. Join Frank and some of the greatest performers he's ever seen for a night of joy, fear, and laughs. Lineup coming soon!

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In this medical game show, comedian and host, Leonard Smith Jr., will be fielding medical questions to a panel of your favorite comedians and our very own doctor and comedian, Jarad Schwartz.

As the contestants duke it out over medical-themed mini games, they'll go head to head to rack up points and come out on top. In the end, only one person will walk away as the winner with the chance to win fabulous prizes and Dr. Schwartz' personal medical license!

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It's the One with the Great Pumpkin

RERUN throws three performers and one audience member into a series of tasks and challenges that gleefully ruin, revise, and reimagine classic TV. Through clown work, improv, physical tasks, and absurdity, they compete for The Great Trotater—a potato trophy that somehow matters. Free candy if you dress in costume!

Hosted by Natasha Mercado and dutifully designed by Adam Smith

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A gay stand up extravaganza, WHY ALL THE DRAMA is a coming-of-age solo show about growing up the odd one out— and finally learning to take up space.

With biting humor, horny tales, and disarming vulnerability, Eric Williams (That's A Gay Ass Podcast) turns shame into a punchline and trauma into theatre.

Featuring music by David Dabbon (Oh, Mary!)

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Fresh off her sold-out tour, Rachel Scanlon is back with a brand new hour of stand up. Don't miss your chance to catch her 1 hour of bliss! This hour is a work in progress and will be so fun omg

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The Anna Garcia Variety Hour is a comedic variety show where actor and comedian Anna Garcia asks her talented friends and local LA legends to perform for a dazzling evening of comedy, games, and chaos. With acts ranging from clowning to live music to burlesque to stand-up to puppetry to whatever Anna's twisted little heart desires, the show promises to bring you laugh and spectacles like you've never seen.

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Cool Cuts Inc. Presents Lost Angels #6!

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Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.

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Live-directed by Cirque Du Soleil front man John Gilkey (“Brilliant” - LA Times), the modern clown ensemble, Cruel Babes, invites the audience into a fever dream of physical comedy and extended absurdist composition for a new and once-in-a-lifetime ride each month. Featuring ten top performers, it is a direct descendent of the underground hit, Wet The Hippo – the show that kicked off LA’s modern clown scene back in 2012.

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Ever wanted to ask a comedian questions about their jokes after the show? Comedians Esteban Gast and Jared Kassebaum host a night of comedians doing their sets and then answering follow-up questions live from the audience about those jokes. Comedians get to learn their audience's dying questions and the audience gets to interact!

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Soft Animal is a psychedelic clown odyssey about the rise of life on earth to the fall of human civilization. A zoological existential-meltdown, it follows the arc of evolution from amoeba to Luigi Mangione. Part Darwin, part Jim Carrey, fully unhinged and relatable.

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A late night variety show where Oscar the Clown (Penis Man) and the infamous Frank Reed steal your laughs. There will be standup. There will be clown. There will be VARIETY!!! Entertainment at its finest!

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Grant O’Connell presents Good Knight - a show about a boy who dreams of being a brave knight.

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We’re baaAAAaaaack!! Come pregame Halloween with your favorite LA based independent sketch team, SAME GREAT TASTE!! We’ll be debuting brand new sketches, having a blast, and maybe even providing a scare or two! Featuring: Finn Wagstaff, Sam Yates, Lauren Raff, Isa Moon, Max Murphy, Clare Jackson, Hannah Berkowitz, Zach Honer, and Matt Barrett Miller!

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Colin Coughlin in The Vault!

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Clowns of color presents “Don’t ask Don’t tell” a comedy show about their time and experience in the military. Deshawn ( United States Marine Corps) & Jamonté ( Army ). From over-hydrating to avoid the silver bullet to how the military took there beautiful faces these two clowns will do whatever it takes to make sure you see how the military effected them to this day.

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After multiple sold out runs at the Elysian, the 2024 Netflix Is A Joke Festival and New York, we're proud to bring back the incredible LBJ: The Play (@lbjtheplay) to its original home.

In LBJ: The Play, a 5th grade teacher hires local performer Sunny Zimmerman to give a simple historical presentation as Lyndon B. Johnson. The only problem is, Sunny’s gone method. They’ve been living and breathing as Lyndon Johnson and LBJ's decided that this is his one chance to salvage his legacy - with an ambitious theatrical production. As his vision doesn't go according to plan, the boundaries between actor and role become increasingly blurred.

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Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!

We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.

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After multiple sold out runs at the Elysian, the 2024 Netflix Is A Joke Festival and New York, we're proud to bring back the incredible LBJ: The Play (@lbjtheplay) to its original home.

In LBJ: The Play, a 5th grade teacher hires local performer Sunny Zimmerman to give a simple historical presentation as Lyndon B. Johnson. The only problem is, Sunny’s gone method. They’ve been living and breathing as Lyndon Johnson and LBJ's decided that this is his one chance to salvage his legacy - with an ambitious theatrical production. As his vision doesn't go according to plan, the boundaries between actor and role become increasingly blurred.

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EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent. 

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A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.

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Good Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish Theater. Eli Leonard (Curb Your Enthusiasm) hosts this immersive spectacle of Showbiz tradition in this very-physical comedy satire show. Stand-up! Broadway! Vaudeville! The Yiddish Theater! Good Showbiz has it all. While this is a theater show at its core, Leonard will make it abundantly clear that Good Showbiz is also, quite practically, his business. To be in the Good Showbiz audience is to participate in the vital work of bringing this show to life, and for that work, all participants will be fairly compensated.

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From the maker of Succession and White Lotus, Money™ brings you yet another little white b*tch you will love to hate: Olga Koch.

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Thirty, Flirty, Thriving. — a split hour of stand-up from Alex Song-Xia (Rick and Morty, Netflix Is A Joke) and Liz Noth (Keep Me On Your Mind a While, , Red Oaks, The Jim Gaffigan Show).

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You're invited to enjoy a live stage adaptation of Brian De Palma's classic horror film Carrie, made by gay people and puppets.

Featuring: Mikki Yamashiro, Jason Black, Kat Toledo, Amy Von Harrington, Ian McPherson, Peach Peters Gilmore, Veronica Moonhill, and Jess Hemingway

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A suburban fever dream — An absurd, penultimate Home Owner Association (HOA) meeting. A grappling of control. A beautiful front lawn...Will you rat out your neighbor to gain a drop of power? Did you pick up after your dog? Who is taking minutes?! Will you vote to overthrow your HOA president, Karey Pine? Or do you like her Karen-esq, side-ways rules keeping your neighborhood flourishing and orderly...What can we learn from nature herself?

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You're invited to enjoy a live stage adaptation of Brian De Palma's classic horror film Carrie, made by gay people and puppets.

Featuring: Mikki Yamashiro, Jason Black, Kat Toledo, Amy Von Harrington, Ian McPherson, Peach Peters Gilmore, Veronica Moonhill, and Jess Hemingway

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Join us for karaoke night on impossible mode as we replace the lyrics to any SONG with words from a specific TEXT, then try to sing the results on the spot. Our songwriting system, THE WEIRD ALGORITHM, matches each line syllable-for-syllable so you can sing along if you know the tune. It all happens live: each song has never been heard before and will never be heard again.

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Finally! A Halloween party every month! Co-ghosts Griffin Kelly and Jacks McLaughlin are here to put the "ha" in "haunted" with this monthly variety show / costume party / desperate attempt to find some comfort in this increasingly scary world. Snacks and drinks included!

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Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.

Six comics are stripped of their prepared material and cheap tricks as they perform in their first-ever clown show. Are they ready to risk it all and follow their dumbest impulses? Or will they crumble under the ruthless comments and constant pressure of the one-and-only Clown Boss?

Come witness the joy of suffering.

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Chelsea Peretti, Natasha Leggero and Sabrina Jalees. It’s CHAOS.

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A mix of stand-up, musical comedy and musical improv, this show is a tribute to LGBTQ+ people and how we find our coven.

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A mix of stand-up, musical comedy and musical improv, this show is a tribute to LGBTQ+ people and how we find our coven.

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Tragically weird. Unnecessarily sexual. Two Cats on a Date is exactly what it sounds like. And then much worse. A high-energy solo show in which one woman plays two cats whose romantic dinner kaleidoscopes into a world of inter-generational regret.

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Kylie Vincent, a 25 year old cult comedian of “gay bitches with anxious attachment style, trans women with daddy issues and black dudes into white girls” brings their new solo show MALE ABORTION! Kylie Vincent’s problems began at conception. Her parents didn’t get an abortion. Now she has to get one.

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Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams—Ope! and Hello!—take the stage! These quick-witted performers will create characters, scenes, and stories on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions.

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NAW or Never is a no-holds-barred comedy-meets-wrestling showcase where anyone can step into the spotlight and try to earn a spot on the Nearly Average Wrestling roster. It’s like if The Voice got bodyslammed by Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Contestants get 60 seconds to cut a promo, show off a character, or do whatever it takes to prove they belong.

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A priest is here to administer a worship service, but his idea of a service is not quite what you expect: between macarena dance, basketball, and lip-synching, his sermons are quite unique. Not to mention his exorcisms.

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The Armando is Los Angeles’s adaptation of the longest-running improv show ever, The Armando Diaz Experience!

Of course, in Los Angeles, we have to be extra. So get ready to see the country’s top improv comedians create scenes based on stories invented by celebrities from all over the world!

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The Pool is a surreal screwball comedy set poolside at a tense L.A. dinner party. As guests drift outside for air, things unravel — flings spark, secrets spill, and the pool starts behaving strangely. Come have a drink by the pool. But don’t bring a bathing suit. No one swims here.

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Tragically weird. Unnecessarily sexual. Two Cats on a Date is exactly what it sounds like. And then much worse. A high-energy solo show in which one woman plays two cats whose romantic dinner kaleidoscopes into a world of inter-generational regret.

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Through a blend of self-discovery, improvisation, and experimentation, Organic Stand-Up takes students through what they think is funny and encourages pushing creative boundaries and developing material that expands beyond traditional structures and expected angles. They are now equipped with the tools to craft fresh, bold, radical material...stand-up that will stand out.

Come see what they’ve learnt!

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Soda Pop is an alt-comedy tour de force from Chicago comedian Parker Callahan. Fresh off a successful run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Soda Pop combines standup and original music in a multimedia, stream-of-consciousness ride through the mind of a slightly deranged gay man. One moment he’s singing about thrift-store underwear and in the next he’s calling the cops on you and all your friends. Absolutely NO trauma is explored. It’s just dumb, delightful fun led by an idiot in a Speedo. As one Scottish reviewer put it, “If there is a queer performance spectrum, Soda Pop breaks it, sets it on fire, and inhales a bottle of poppers through the glittery smoke.”

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Clowns of color presents “Don’t ask Don’t tell” a comedy show about their time and experience in the military. Deshawn ( United States Marine Corps) & Jamonté ( Army ). From over-hydrating to avoid the silver bullet to how the military took there beautiful faces these two clowns will do whatever it takes to make sure you see how the military effected them to this day.

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As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD

Director: Werner Herzog | Country: Germany | Year: 1971

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LqdXayZ6Q0

“Four stars… one of the great haunting visions of the cinema.” - Roger Ebert

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Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!

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A priest is here to administer a worship service, but his idea of a service is not quite what you expect: between macarena dance, basketball, and lip-synching, his sermons are quite unique. Not to mention his exorcisms.

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A late night variety show where Oscar the Clown (Penis Man) and the infamous Frank Reed steal your laughs. There will be standup. There will be clown. There will be VARIETY!!! Entertainment at its finest!

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Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.

Six comics are stripped of their prepared material and cheap tricks as they perform in their first-ever clown show. Are they ready to risk it all and follow their dumbest impulses? Or will they crumble under the ruthless comments and constant pressure of the one-and-only Clown Boss?

Come witness the joy of suffering.

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Ditch your real messy family and join our fictional one for an entirely improvised holiday meal!

Once a year, pretentious uncles, live-streaming teens and neighbors who may or may not be serial killers all converge around one table filled with real food and improvised comedy by some of LA's best improvisers. Sit down, pull up a plate and join us for this once-a-year show that's been running since 2007. It's funny because they're not your family.

Featuring: Corin Wells, Deborah Tarica, Suzi Barrett, Alex Berg, Julie Brister, Todd Fasen, Alex Fernie and more TBA!

Oh, and food WILL be served for the audience!

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Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.

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Clowns of color presents “Don’t ask Don’t tell” a comedy show about their time and experience in the military. Deshawn ( United States Marine Corps) & Jamonté ( Army ). From over-hydrating to avoid the silver bullet to how the military took there beautiful faces these two clowns will do whatever it takes to make sure you see how the military effected them to this day.

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Chris Redd does his hour!

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Turning your bad date stories into musicals since 2017!

Comedian and mushy-hearted Jew, David Magidoff (Dexter: New Blood, The Morning Show) interviews one real person from the audience & one real famous celebrity guest to share one good / bad / psychotic / existential love story, and then David and his friends turn it into a full blown improvised musical!

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Clowns of color presents “Don’t ask Don’t tell” a comedy show about their time and experience in the military. Deshawn ( United States Marine Corps) & Jamonté ( Army ). From over-hydrating to avoid the silver bullet to how the military took there beautiful faces these two clowns will do whatever it takes to make sure you see how the military effected them to this day.

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A suburban fever dream — An absurd, penultimate Home Owner Association (HOA) meeting. A grappling of control. A beautiful front lawn...Will you rat out your neighbor to gain a drop of power? Did you pick up after your dog? Who is taking minutes?! Will you vote to overthrow your HOA president, Karey Pine? Or do you like her Karen-esq, side-ways rules keeping your neighborhood flourishing and orderly...What can we learn from nature herself?

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Time’s Arrow is a multimedia rock show that examines the ridiculousness and (hopefully) hilariousness of searching the past for the moments that shaped us using music, projection mapping, mixed media, and clowning. Buckle in for a silly surrealist romp through eight musical vignettes supplied by LA’s very own Song Lab.

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Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!

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NAW or Never is a no-holds-barred comedy-meets-wrestling showcase where anyone can step into the spotlight and try to earn a spot on the Nearly Average Wrestling roster. It’s like if The Voice got bodyslammed by Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Contestants get 60 seconds to cut a promo, show off a character, or do whatever it takes to prove they belong.

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The Armando is Los Angeles’s adaptation of the longest-running improv show ever, The Armando Diaz Experience!

Of course, in Los Angeles, we have to be extra. So get ready to see the country’s top improv comedians create scenes based on stories invented by celebrities from all over the world!

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Clowns of color presents “Don’t ask Don’t tell” a comedy show about their time and experience in the military. Deshawn ( United States Marine Corps) & Jamonté ( Army ). From over-hydrating to avoid the silver bullet to how the military took there beautiful faces these two clowns will do whatever it takes to make sure you see how the military effected them to this day.

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Journey into the wilderness of Alaska where you’ll meet Larry, a burnt-out engineer who is risking his life to make it big on YouTube as a survivalist. But his relentless pursuit of fame quickly spirals into a desperate, unhinged quest for connection. It’s an incredibly playful story of isolation, masculine delusion, and modern loneliness; where you, the audience, get to play the wilderness. Featuring innovative live camera work and delightfully unpredictable audience games.

“Clever use of live video, hilarious audience participation, and a ton of vulnerability.” – The Hollywood Reporter

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As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: TREASURES OF SOVIET ANIMATION, VOL. 1

Director(s): Roman Kachanov, Vladimir Tarasov | Country: Russia | Year: 1980

Searingly psychedelic animation from behind the Iron Curtain, with indelible images on par with SOLARIS, STALKER and YELLOW SUBMARINE.

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Experience love at first swipe with Jake Timeline and his giant, living 85-inch wing-phone Pluggy in Instamacy, an interactive narrative pop concert about sex, romance, frigidity, isolation and desire in a world where our little phones dominate our big lives.

Starring Jake Timeline and Linzy Beltran
Co-directed by Jake Timeline and Sam Gibson

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The critically acclaimed “Drunk Black History” show has returned to the West Coast!

Comedian Brandon Collins (New York Comedy Festival) hosts this event where you’ll hear from comedians, writers, and experts who are skunked out of their mind trying to recap the biography of a historical Black figure or event that hasn’t gotten the mainstream love they deserved. In collaboration with MadCab.

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