UPCOMING
Thee Improvised Musical
Thee Improvised Musical is a FULLY IMPROVISED musical comedy. The acting, the singing, the attempts at dancing... all MADE UP ON THE SPOT, based only on a title from YOU the audience. Starring Blake Rosier, Brendan McCay, Conor Hanney, Courtney Fortner, Ike Flitcraft, Lexi Lewis, Rob Zaleski, Ryan Brookshire, and accompanied by a FULL BAND.
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Funny Games (Show/Open Mic In The Skunk Room)
A hybrid open mic / comedy show! If you put your name in the bucket to perform, the show is FREE!
Hosted by Jo Scott, Meaghan Strickland, & Tim Lamphier
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
Survival of the Filthiest: The Science of Bowie Birthday Bash
“Survival of the Filthiest”- the hilarious & sexy science class you never knew you needed- is back and bigger, better, & filthier than ever! That’s because it’s David Bowie's birthday and we’re celebrating the science of the man who fell to Earth! Biological anthropologist & comedian Natalia Reagan is your nutty professor ready to explore space oddities, gender bending beauty, the biology of behemoth bulges, and understanding why the world is [still] afraid of Americans.
Going Longer with Matt Braunger (The Vault)
Once a month, comedian Matt Braunger (Netflix, MADtv) invites two funny friends to join him for a solid hour of 20-minute sets in The Vault. First Wednesdays at 9pm. $12 tickets.
*lineup subject to change
Shterminator Presents: The Final Vault Open Mic (The Vault)
A dangerous new take on the “open mic”. Welcome to the Vault, a new space to explore all your wild and experimental ideas. Whether it be standup, characters, poetry, clown, music or truly anything else, come try it out! With the option to play live improv games to adjust what’s working on the fly.
Coyote Fugly: A Stand-up Hoedown (The Vault)
A monthly Stand-Up Hoedown in the Vault.
Hosted by Grace Roushdi, Produced by Jess Wolinsky.
I Don't Wanna Scare You
Andrew Farmer has been getting in trouble for telling scary stories since he was a Catholic School kindergartener with a Vincent Price haircut. Now, he's woven together some of his favorite ghostly encounters into a cozy evening of spine-tingling fun, sure to make you gasp, laugh and maybe sleep with the lights on afterwards. Because while Andrew may not want to scare you, that doesn't mean he won't.
RECKLESS CHAD REUBEN: XX - A WIP BY CHAD DAMIANI (The Vault)
Reckless Chad Reuben was the most dangerous comic in America -- until his toxic behavior cost him everything. Now, after years of self-reflection and court-appointed rehab, he's making a comeback. Can Reckless find new ways to connect with audiences and bring more positivity to the world? Or is this dirty comedy dog just too old to adapt to a new world?
Playhouse Masterpieces
Neil Campbell and Paul Rust present an improvised play of great artistic importance.
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Fuck This Month (IN PERSON & LIVESTREAMED)
Let’s face it; this month is trash... but we’re here to help! A cast of veteran comedians will take your shitty month and spin them into a fully improvised show. Catharsis through comedy!
Cast: Katie Marovitch, Ify Nwadiwe, Jacob Wysocki, Anna Garcia, Grant O’Brien, Lauren Knutti, Jeff Whitaker
Yeti or Not!
Yeti or Not, here we come! Improv team Yeti and a highly curated guest team bring you two unique improv sets. Are you Yeti for a good time?
Funny Games (Show/Open Mic In The Skunk Room)
A hybrid open mic / comedy show! If you put your name in the bucket to perform, the show is FREE!
Hosted by Jo Scott, Meaghan Strickland, & Tim Lamphier
House of Gains
Best friends and workout partners Brennan Lee Mulligan and Lou Wilson have bonded over years of lifting weights and spinning yarns. This commitment to growth is the beating heart of their brand new show, which will see the physically fit duo performing an hour of improv fueled by the audience's own pursuit of gains. Get ready to sweat alongside two DROPOUT stars as they push it to the limit!
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
CLOWN STORM: A Works-in-Progress Night (The Vault)
Local clowns/performers in your area throw up things they are working on! Come see some over 15 artists at work. This wild show will be UNPREDICTABLE and often INTERACTIVE. Folks are encouraged to provide feedback to artists who ask for it on their work-in-progress pieces!
The Multitude Assembled by Priyanka Mattoo
A seasonal parade of artists literary, comedic, and magical, assembled by Priyanka Mattoo.
Featuring: Tejal Rao, Skyler Higley, Jami Attenberg, Rekha Shankar, Lucas Kwan Peterson, and Vinny Thomas!
Let’s Talk!
A one-act play written and directed by Maria Blasucci. Based on improvisations by Maria Blasucci, Amanda Lund and Janie Haddad Tompkins.
Heat Wave (The Vault)
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
Shterminator Presents: The Final Vault Open Mic (The Vault)
A dangerous new take on the “open mic”. Welcome to the Vault, a new space to explore all your wild and experimental ideas. Whether it be standup, characters, poetry, clown, music or truly anything else, come try it out! With the option to play live improv games to adjust what’s working on the fly.
Lovett or Leave It
Lovett or Leave It is a live variety show and podcast that breaks down the week’s politics and pop culture news with sketches, games, jokes that literally never miss, and everyone’s favorite: nuanced analysis. Join Jon Lovett and an all-star lineup of comedians, journalists, and other amazing guests in Los Angeles live at The Elysian Theater.
Mr. Chonkers (The Vault)
An international word-of-mouth hit, beloved by audiences at Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Soho Theatre, John Norris is returning to the Elysian with the greatest show in the entire world. Mr. Chonkers.
A Propa Laff Open Mic (The Vault)
Dani Lyle and Sahana Srinivasan host this stand-up forward, variety open mic. Show up at 5:15 to put your name in the bucket!! Everyone gets 3 min each. Free!!!
Shitty Mozart
They cloned Mozart, it went horribly wrong and now we're stuck with the consequences. Dressed in a cheap wig, Shitty Mozart performs a dazzlingly chaotic, vulgar one-man multimedia concerto.
Rabble Rabble
Rabble Rabble presents an evening of LIL SKITZ™ never seen before at The Elysian Theater. It might make you laugh, it might make you not laugh, but either way, we'll have your money.
Bizarre Bazaar
Elysian’s monthly variety show with a rotating cast of LA’s best and weirdest comedians
Hosted by: Ian Bratschie
Luke Null
Jake Noll
Jamie Loftus
Charlie James
Dean Evans
Lulu Delu (burlesque)
Clowns of Color
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu
Ikechukwu Ufomadu - the “gentleman-scholar of alt-comedy” (New York Magazine) - invites you to a rigorously nonsensical evening of comic absurdity. With a unique mix of words, songs, two books, one cup of tea, a slide show and more, “Amusements” promises to defy genre while operating safely within the bounds of international law.
The Armando
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!
Funny Games (Show/Open Mic In The Skunk Room)
A hybrid open mic / comedy show! If you put your name in the bucket to perform, the show is FREE!
Hosted by Jo Scott, Meaghan Strickland, & Tim Lamphier
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Amy Zimmer Improv/Comedy Experiment
Amy Zimmer is coming from New York to share her new show of sketch and improv in Los Angeles.
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
CoPilots - "Destinee's Child" (The Vault)
The staged reading series returns to The Elysian, and we're moving on up to The Vault! Get your tickets now to a comedy reading series unlike any other! Including pilots, one-acts, narrative podcasts, and feature scripts that highlight upcoming talent, build community, and create some god damn joy.
Let’s Talk!
A one-act play written and directed by Maria Blasucci. Based on improvisations by Maria Blasucci, Amanda Lund and Janie Haddad Tompkins.
Shterminator Presents: The Final Vault Open Mic (The Vault)
A dangerous new take on the “open mic”. Welcome to the Vault, a new space to explore all your wild and experimental ideas. Whether it be standup, characters, poetry, clown, music or truly anything else, come try it out! With the option to play live improv games to adjust what’s working on the fly.
Little Stinkers (SKUNK ROOM)
COME HANG OUT WITH LITTLE STINKERS IN THE SKUNK ROOM AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO LOCAL ARTISTS WHILE ENJOYING A CURATED EVENING OF DEVELOPING WORK AND COMEDY.
Missionary: A Staged reading of An Incredibly Pious & Irreverent Comedy Pilot That You’ve Never Seen
Missionary is a comedy pilot about a wannabe Mormon social media influencer and her sidekick who head to Florida to save the souls of a Senior Citizen Community only to discover that it is an undercover bed of crime.
Cruel Babes
Somewhere at the intersection of the sacred and the profane, of poetry and dire scatology, of clown and Dada, of community and exile, of fourth walls and no walls at all, lies Cruel Babes. We welcome you to our family play room for laughs, tears, and live-directed anti-theatrical chaos that is at its very least…absolutely not like anything else.
An Hour of Sarah (The Vault)
Niche micro celebrating clown Sarah Shtern is going to do an hour. Of what you may ask? Well I guess you’ll have to come and find out. A year in review, a lifetime of memories. Join her for an evening of songs, dance, jokes, poetry, clown and artistic exploration. She’s fabulous and glamorous and funny and cool!
Neil Hamburger - Full Hour Set
America's Funnyman Neil Hamburger brings his traveling road show to Los Angeles for the first time in yonks.
BESITOS w/ Kat Toledo (The Vault)
Besitos is an experimental comedy show hosted by Kat Toledo and a guest cohost from the most trusted source on the internet, Craigslist! On this particular Besitos, we will be inviting the past Craigslist cohosts for a Winter Reflections Reunion Special. We'll also have a line-up of Los Angeles' best comedians.
We're Gross With Gilli Nissim
We're Gross is a safe place to be a scumbag! This cathartic, late-night style talk show celebrates the silliness of being alive. Bring your scars, emotional and physical, and prepare to bare them!
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Lost Angels: A Night of One-Act Plays by Matt McDonald and Kevin Grossman
Two one-act plays about life in the city of angels featuring Nick Corirossi, Kevin Grossman, Nathalie Love, Ashley Morgan, Rebecca O’Brien, and Theo Rosenthal
Red Bastard: Original Show
After fifteen 5-star reviews, this dangerous, seductive comedy-monster returns to The Elysian to unleash his critically-acclaimed juggernaut. Prepare yourself for a roller-coaster ride of raw conversation, traps/rewards and catch-22’s. “Top-5-shows in the UK”- LIST Mag.
Nate - A One Man Show
Natalie Palamides returns with her critically acclaimed show, NATE, to warm it up for a run at the University of Michigan this February. Come see if she can remember it after 5 years of hiatus.
Funny Games (Show/Open Mic In The Skunk Room)
A hybrid open mic / comedy show! If you put your name in the bucket to perform, the show is FREE!
Hosted by Jo Scott, Meaghan Strickland, & Tim Lamphier
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Nate - A One Man Show
Natalie Palamides returns with her critically acclaimed show, NATE, to warm it up for a run at the University of Michigan this February. Come see if she can remember it after 5 years of hiatus.
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
CLOWN STORM: A Works-in-Progress Night (The Vault)
Local clowns/performers in your area throw up things they are working on! Come see some over 15 artists at work. This wild show will be UNPREDICTABLE and often INTERACTIVE. Folks are encouraged to provide feedback to artists who ask for it on their work-in-progress pieces!
Shterminator Presents: The Final Vault Open Mic (The Vault)
A dangerous new take on the “open mic”. Welcome to the Vault, a new space to explore all your wild and experimental ideas. Whether it be standup, characters, poetry, clown, music or truly anything else, come try it out! With the option to play live improv games to adjust what’s working on the fly.
Gwyneth Goes Skiing
She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they - literally. Ouch. Seven years later, in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. Join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story) as they bring their viral hit Gwyneth Goes Skiing to LA, following global acclaim and sold out runs in London, Edinburgh Fringe and even Park City, Utah - where the actual trial happened!
Gwyneth Goes Skiing
She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they - literally. Ouch. Seven years later, in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. Join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story) as they bring their viral hit Gwyneth Goes Skiing to LA, following global acclaim and sold out runs in London, Edinburgh Fringe and even Park City, Utah - where the actual trial happened!
#1 Son (The Vault)
LA clown Natasha Mercado invites you to a mass that’s equal parts holy and horny — hosted by God’s sexiest son, Father Greg Orian. Experience a religious awakening like no other.
Gwyneth Goes Skiing
She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they - literally. Ouch. Seven years later, in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. Join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story) as they bring their viral hit Gwyneth Goes Skiing to LA, following global acclaim and sold out runs in London, Edinburgh Fringe and even Park City, Utah - where the actual trial happened!
Gwyneth Goes Skiing
She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they - literally. Ouch. Seven years later, in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. Join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story) as they bring their viral hit Gwyneth Goes Skiing to LA, following global acclaim and sold out runs in London, Edinburgh Fringe and even Park City, Utah - where the actual trial happened!
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Gwyneth Goes Skiing
She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they - literally. Ouch. Seven years later, in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. Join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story) as they bring their viral hit Gwyneth Goes Skiing to LA, following global acclaim and sold out runs in London, Edinburgh Fringe and even Park City, Utah - where the actual trial happened!
Gwyneth Goes Skiing
She's the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He's a retired optometrist from Utah. In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they - literally. Ouch. Seven years later, in 2023, they went to court. Double ouch. Join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story) as they bring their viral hit Gwyneth Goes Skiing to LA, following global acclaim and sold out runs in London, Edinburgh Fringe and even Park City, Utah - where the actual trial happened!
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
Thee Improvised Musical
Thee Improvised Musical is a FULLY IMPROVISED musical comedy. The acting, the singing, the attempts at dancing... all MADE UP ON THE SPOT, based only on a title from YOU the audience. Starring Blake Rosier, Brendan McCay, Conor Hanney, Courtney Fortner, Ike Flitcraft, Lexi Lewis, Rob Zaleski, Ryan Brookshire, and accompanied by a FULL BAND.
Going Longer with Matt Braunger (The Vault)
Once a month, comedian Matt Braunger (Netflix, MADtv) invites two funny friends to join him for a solid hour of 20-minute sets in The Vault. First Wednesdays at 9pm. $12 tickets.
*lineup subject to change
Coyote Fugly: A Stand-up Hoedown (The Vault)
A monthly Stand-Up Hoedown in the Vault.
Hosted by Grace Roushdi, Produced by Jess Wolinsky.
Lineup coming soon!
Nore Davis: Healing Black History
Get ready to laugh, cry, and heal at Nore Davis Healing Black History! In this headlining comedy show, Nore Davis takes you on a journey of finding love and humor in the unexpected—grieving, mental health, and the everyday struggles we all face. With his signature wit and vulnerability, Nore delivers a night of unforgettable comedy that’s equal parts raw and uplifting.
Making Love With David Magidoff
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!
Simple Town
Simple Town is coming over from New York to share their latest hour of sketch. Their work has appeared on Adult Swim, Comedy Central, NoBudge, Short of the Week, and Cracked. They've performed their sold-out hour for crowds in New York, Chicago and London.
Riki Lindhome: Dead Inside
Riki's WIP musical about her fertility journey.
Trigger warning: this show will candidly discuss aspects of infertility that might be a sensitive subject to some.
Simple Town
Simple Town is coming over from New York to share their latest hour of sketch. Their work has appeared on Adult Swim, Comedy Central, NoBudge, Short of the Week, and Cracked. They've performed their sold-out hour for crowds in New York, Chicago and London.
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Retrospecs (In-Person & Video on Demand)
Back in the early days of television (the 1990s), writers hoping to break in would write episodes of existing shows; these "spec" scripts were never meant to be produced, only to serve as samples for the aspiring writer. Spec scripts have gone out of fashion, but, in addition to being a great way to learn the craft, they were a lot of fun! You got to see the stamp individual writers put on your favorite shows.
Fuck This Month (IN PERSON & LIVESTREAMED)
Let’s face it; this month is trash... but we’re here to help! A cast of veteran comedians will take your shitty month and spin them into a fully improvised show. Catharsis through comedy!
Cast: Katie Marovitch, Ify Nwadiwe, Jacob Wysocki, Anna Garcia, Grant O’Brien, Lauren Knutti, Jeff Whitaker
Yeti or Not!
Yeti or Not, here we come! Improv team Yeti and a highly curated guest team bring you two unique improv sets. Are you Yeti for a good time?
Wit’s End
SAMANTHA BEE’s COMEDY TRIVIA GAMESHOW, WITS END COMES TO LOS ANGELES FOR A LIMITED RUN AT THE ELYSIAN.
COME AND JOIN US! Feb 10th - KRISTEN SCHAAL v KURT BRAUNOHLER
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Wit’s End
SAMANTHA BEE’s COMEDY TRIVIA GAMESHOW, WITS END COMES TO LOS ANGELES FOR A LIMITED RUN AT THE ELYSIAN.
COME AND JOIN US!
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Katie and Erika Throw the Perfect (Valentine’s Day) Party
Erika and Katie are throwing a Valentine’s Day party/show and are, quite frankly, being a little intense about it. Don't worry—it's all going to be PERFECT. Join your favorite Dropout stars for a live Valentine’s Day-themed episode of The Rank Room, a presentation on "Monster Lovers," and an improv set! Costumes for performers are mandatory.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
Hippodrome (Skunk Room)
Idiot Workshop welcomes you to Hippodrome: an open jam - part rehearsal, part class, part show led by John Gilkey and others. You're invited to come hang for any and all of it. Let's see what we discover and what form this work can take!
Heat Wave (The Vault)
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
A Propa Laff Open Mic (The Vault)
Dani Lyle and Sahana Srinivasan host this stand-up forward, variety open mic. Show up at 5:15 to put your name in the bucket!! Everyone gets 3 min each. Free!!!
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
CoPilots - Table Reads (The Vault)
The staged reading series returns to The Elysian, and we're moving on up to The Vault! Get your tickets now to a comedy reading series unlike any other! Including pilots, one-acts, narrative podcasts, and feature scripts that highlight upcoming talent, build community, and create some god damn joy.
Whose Line Is It Anywho?
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!
The Armando
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!
DUCE NIGHT (The Vault)
Duce Night brings the best stand ups, clowns, and characters in the world into The Vault for an evening of shocking, absurd, and transcendent comedy. It will ruin your life. It costs ten dollars.
RECKLESS CHAD REUBEN: XX - A WIP BY CHAD DAMIANI (The Vault)
Reckless Chad Reuben was the most dangerous comic in America -- until his toxic behavior cost him everything. Now, after years of self-reflection and court-appointed rehab, he's making a comeback. Can Reckless find new ways to connect with audiences and bring more positivity to the world? Or is this dirty comedy dog just too old to adapt to a new world?
A Propa Laff Open Mic (The Vault)
Dani Lyle and Sahana Srinivasan host this stand-up forward, variety open mic. Show up at 5:15 to put your name in the bucket!! Everyone gets 3 min each. Free!!!
Little Stinkers (SKUNK ROOM)
COME HANG OUT WITH LITTLE STINKERS IN THE SKUNK ROOM AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO LOCAL ARTISTS WHILE ENJOYING A CURATED EVENING OF DEVELOPING WORK AND COMEDY.
Old God
Old God is a foppish, irreverent oracle. A singer of doom. A weaver of myth. A being so old they have forgotten their own name.
Bizarre Bazaar
Elysian’s monthly variety show with a rotating cast of LA’s best and weirdest comedians
Hosted by: Ian Bratschie
Lineup coming soon!
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
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.
Stand Up and Clown
Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.
Eight 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.
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Lineup (The Vault)
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.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
House of Gains
Best friends and workout partners Brennan Lee Mulligan and Lou Wilson have bonded over years of lifting weights and spinning yarns. This commitment to growth is the beating heart of their brand new show, which will see the physically fit duo performing an hour of improv fueled by the audience's own pursuit of gains. Get ready to sweat alongside two DROPOUT stars as they push it to the limit!
#1 Son
LA clown Natasha Mercado invites you to a mass that’s equal parts holy and horny — hosted by God’s sexiest son, Father Greg Orian. Experience a religious awakening like no other.
Cruel Babes
Somewhere at the intersection of the sacred and the profane, of poetry and dire scatology, of clown and Dada, of community and exile, of fourth walls and no walls at all, lies Cruel Babes. We welcome you to our family play room for laughs, tears, and live-directed anti-theatrical chaos that is at its very least…absolutely not like anything else.
Thee Improvised Musical
Thee Improvised Musical is a FULLY IMPROVISED musical comedy. The acting, the singing, the attempts at dancing... all MADE UP ON THE SPOT, based only on a title from YOU the audience. Starring Blake Rosier, Brendan McCay, Conor Hanney, Courtney Fortner, Ike Flitcraft, Lexi Lewis, Rob Zaleski, Ryan Brookshire, and accompanied by a FULL BAND.
An Hour of Sarah (The Vault)
Niche micro celebrating clown Sarah Shtern is going to do an hour. Of what you may ask? Well I guess you’ll have to come and find out. A year in review, a lifetime of memories. Join her for an evening of songs, dance, jokes, poetry, clown and artistic exploration. She’s fabulous and glamorous and funny and cool!
CoPilots - Getting Weird (The Vault)
The staged reading series returns to The Elysian, and we're moving on up to The Vault! Get your tickets now to a comedy reading series unlike any other! Including pilots, one-acts, narrative podcasts, and feature scripts that highlight upcoming talent, build community, and create some god damn joy.
The Armando
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!
SHIPPING: A MUSICAL
Shipping is the story of a young woman stuck on Nantucket in the 1840s, where everyone is obsessed with killing whales and praying to Quaker god…until she makes a wish on a Barnacle Bitch and grows a blowhole of her own.
Bizarre Bazaar
Elysian’s monthly variety show with a rotating cast of LA’s best and weirdest comedians
Hosted by: Ian Bratschie
Lineup coming soon!
SHIPPING: A MUSICAL
Shipping is the story of a young woman stuck on Nantucket in the 1840s, where everyone is obsessed with killing whales and praying to Quaker god…until she makes a wish on a Barnacle Bitch and grows a blowhole of her own.
Cruel Babes
Somewhere at the intersection of the sacred and the profane, of poetry and dire scatology, of clown and Dada, of community and exile, of fourth walls and no walls at all, lies Cruel Babes. We welcome you to our family play room for laughs, tears, and live-directed anti-theatrical chaos that is at its very least…absolutely not like anything else.
An Hour of Sarah (The Vault)
Niche micro celebrating clown Sarah Shtern is going to do an hour. Of what you may ask? Well I guess you’ll have to come and find out. A year in review, a lifetime of memories. Join her for an evening of songs, dance, jokes, poetry, clown and artistic exploration. She’s fabulous and glamorous and funny and cool!
A Propa Laff Open Mic (The Vault)
Dani Lyle and Sahana Srinivasan host this stand-up forward, variety open mic. Show up at 5:15 to put your name in the bucket!! Everyone gets 3 min each. Free!!!
Good Showbiz
Good Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish Theater. Eli Leonard hosts this immersive spectacle of Showbiz tradition in his physical comedy satire show. Stand-up! Broadway! Vaudeville! The Yiddish Theater! Good Showbiz has it all. While this is a funny 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.
Directed by Theodore Bressman (Pam and Tommy, Sausage Party) and featuring Sarah Shtern
Good Showbiz
Good Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish Theater. Eli Leonard hosts this immersive spectacle of Showbiz tradition in his physical comedy satire show. Stand-up! Broadway! Vaudeville! The Yiddish Theater! Good Showbiz has it all. While this is a funny 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.
Directed by Theodore Bressman (Pam and Tommy, Sausage Party) and featuring Sarah Shtern
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Little Stinkers (SKUNK ROOM)
COME HANG OUT WITH LITTLE STINKERS IN THE SKUNK ROOM AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO LOCAL ARTISTS WHILE ENJOYING A CURATED EVENING OF DEVELOPING WORK AND COMEDY.
Grace Helbig: Let Me Get This Off My Chest
Grace divulges lessons and confessions from her recent adventure with breast cancer.
DUCE NIGHT (The Vault)
Duce Night brings the best stand ups, clowns, and characters in the world into The Vault for an evening of shocking, absurd, and transcendent comedy. It will ruin your life. It costs ten dollars.
Playlist
PLAYLIST is an exuberant, multi-disciplinary celebration of community and creativity. Shows consist of four short plays by some of the most exciting theater/tv/comedy writers around and a musical guest to stitch the night together. All proceeds benefit a local non-profit. A rollicking good time + a damn good cause = everybody wins.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
Kevin Krieger: Honest Work
Kevin Gregory Krieger gives you everything in this full hour of high-octane, improvised performance. THIS IS NOT A WORK IN PROGRESS. It is the final product, and the promise is simple: to give you the best show of your entire life – made up right on the spot. No props, no cues, no plans – just a ticking clock and a man willing to do anything to please you.
Josh Glanc: Family Man
Nominated for the 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Award.
Listed as one of the 'stand-out' shows of the Edinburgh Fringe by Rolling Stone Magazine.
The brilliantly offbeat Australian Josh Glanc makes his LA debut with his smash-hit Family Man, fresh off a sold out, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated run a the Fringe.
Wonderfully silly songs. Collusive and tender. Surreal stand-up.The moustachioed aussie has created a ‘wackily inventive absurdism all of his own’ (Times).
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Stand Up and Clown
Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.
Eight 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.
House Of Gains
Best friends and workout partners Brennan Lee Mulligan and Lou Wilson have bonded over years of lifting weights and spinning yarns. This commitment to growth is the beating heart of their brand new show, which will see the physically fit duo performing an hour of improv fueled by the audience's own pursuit of gains. Get ready to sweat alongside two DROPOUT stars as they push it to the limit!
Funny Games (Show/Open Mic In The Skunk Room)
A hybrid open mic / comedy show! If you put your name in the bucket to perform, the show is FREE!
Hosted by Jo Scott, Meaghan Strickland, & Tim Lamphier
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
REPENTANCE w/ Ahamed Weinberg
A monthly comedy show featuring the best comedians in LA. Proceeds go to the Downtown Women's Center.
Presented by Ahamed Weinberg
The Doctor (In-Person & Livestreamed)
Comedians Leonard Smith Jr. and Dr. Jarad Schwartz will be fielding medical questions posed by both a panel of your favorite Los Angeles comedians but also from you, the audience! The panel of comedians will also serve as judges, ruling this medical advice to be legit or bullsh!t. The judge with the most points at the end will win some truly fabulous prizes!
Playhouse Masterpieces (In-Person & Live-stream)
Neil Campbell and Paul Rust present an improvised play of great artistic importance.
Coyote Fugly: A Stand-up Hoedown (The Vault)
A monthly Stand-Up Hoedown in the Vault.
Hosted by Grace Roushdi, Produced by Jess Wolinsky.
Featuring: Cameron Esposito, Tacarra Williams, Johana Coca and Cigi Farmer.
Whose Line Is It Anywho?
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!
FANNY
Fanny is pissed. Why shouldn’t she be? She’s stuck in her less talented, more famous brother’s shadow, controlled by her conservative parents, and ignored by society. So what does she do about it? She doesn’t cry, she doesn’t complain, she composes. Fanny is a punk musical about the real life of classical composer Fanny Mendelssohn. This show weaves together classical music and original punk songs, highlighting the delicate and complicated angst of a woman in 1800’s Germany. While the show is hilariously touching, above all it ROCKS.
Playspace (Clown Jam)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
FUNKY CABBAGE Open Mic (The Vault)
Your Cabbage Queens are back to host FUNKY CABBAGE—a weekly lottery mic to try out jokes that are funky before they turn great! Funky Cabbage isn’t your typical open mic—it’s a supportive space uplifting performers while enjoying some Cabbage Chaos. Where work-in-progress sets thrive and everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros are welcome.
Funny Games (Show/Open Mic)
A hybrid open mic / comedy show! If you put your name in the bucket to perform, the show is FREE!
Hosted by Jo Scott, Meaghan Strickland, & Tim Lamphier
Yeti or Not!
Yeti or Not, here we come! Improv team Yeti and a highly curated guest team bring you two unique improv sets. Are you Yeti for a good time?
Retrospecs (In-Person & Video on Demand)
Back in the early days of television (the 1990s), writers hoping to break in would write episodes of existing shows; these "spec" scripts were never meant to be produced, only to serve as samples for the aspiring writer. Spec scripts have gone out of fashion, but, in addition to being a great way to learn the craft, they were a lot of fun! You got to see the stamp individual writers put on your favorite shows.
In Retrospecs, we dig those old scripts by established writers out of their drawers and expose them to the warm light of the Elysian stage. Starring actors you know and love from TV, film, comedy, and the stage. From Girls to Gilmore Girls, from the Big Bang Theory to Buffy, get NEW EPISODES of your favorite shows, written by writers who never wrote for those shows! Only from Retrospecs.
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
200th Show: THEE Improvised Musical
Thee Improvised Musical is a FULLY IMPROVISED musical comedy. The acting, the singing, the attempts at dancing... all MADE UP ON THE SPOT, based only on a title from YOU the audience. Starring Blake Rosier, Brendan McCay, Conor Hanney, Courtney Fortner, Ike Flitcraft, Lexi Lewis, Rob Zaleski, Ryan Brookshire, and accompanied by a FULL BAND.
Once Upon a Breadcrumb
Ever been put under a breadcrumb spell? So has traveling merchant Zachariah in this heartfelt, puppet-studded, modern fairytale told through ventriloquism. A story of seeking love & potential…and missing every red flag along the way.