UPCOMING
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.
But Did You Die?
When Jerah Milligan steps on stage for his first-ever solo show, he immediately spoils the title. But the journey of how he went from his lowest low to The Elysian Theater is a hilariously sad and sadly hilarious trip, forcing the audience to be active participants. So buckle up, but hands off the aux—Jerah’s got that covered.
Truth or Consequences (Skunk Room)
Over the course of two nights, The Highland Park Clowns attempt to touch truth and beauty in a series of bits. But if they fail — and lets face it, no one can stay on the high wire forever — punishment awaits...
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 (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
CoPilots - El Patron (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.
But Did You Die?
When Jerah Milligan steps on stage for his first-ever solo show, he immediately spoils the title. But the journey of how he went from his lowest low to The Elysian Theater is a hilariously sad and sadly hilarious trip, forcing the audience to be active participants. So buckle up, but hands off the aux—Jerah’s got that covered.
Truth or Consequences (Skunk Room)
Over the course of two nights, The Highland Park Clowns attempt to touch truth and beauty in a series of bits. But if they fail — and lets face it, no one can stay on the high wire forever — punishment awaits...
Shterminator Presents: Brain Rot Open Mic
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.
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.
Hopes and Dreams (a work in progress) (The Vault)
David Mendelovits is part clown, part juggler, hand balancer, yoga teacher, engineer, chess enthusiast, professional bad dancer, music maker, optimist, and dreamer. He might find his focus one day, but for now, watch as this man transforms into a one-man variety show.
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!
A Propa Laff (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.
Little Stinkers (SKUNK ROOM)
Come join Little Stinkers in the Skunk Room at The Elysian Theater for a fun night of local and unique talent!
THE ARMANDO feat. ROB CORDDRY & ALL-STAR IMPROV CAST!!
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!
DeliaDelia!
Amando Houser NYC comedian who is “particularly funny” (Vulture) and “not normal at all” (Philippe Gaulier) invites you to an unhinged clown hour of self discovery. Inspired by the “witch hunt” on trans rights in the United States, DeliaDelia is a flat-chested witch from the swamps who happens to be as nasty on the eyes as she is on the basketball court. On a quest to become a “real girl” and join a human basketball team, will she finally get her shot at greatness, or will she be cursed forever and turned into a serpent?
Two Cheeks: Split an Hour (The Vault)
Meg Cheng and Dean Evans split an hour of their WIP shows. LA based artist Meg Cheng (Zebra, Pot Hot) presents her newest kitchen sink drama. Dean Evans lays before you the skull of a gentle clown from which you may drink.
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.
The Life and Times of a Gay Bug (The Vault)
The Life and Times of a Gay Bug is a solo clown show that follows the adventures of a small bug as they embark on a journey of gender exploration, sexuality, identity, and nudity? Honestly who really knows, but it's gonna be awesome! And nude... there will definitely be nudity. Maybe? You'll just have to come to find out...
Bizarre Bazaar
Elysian’s monthly variety show with a rotating cast of LA’s best and weirdest comedians
Hosted by: Ian Bratschie
Savannah DesOrmeaux & Lorena Russi: Half Hours (The Vault)
Two people--comedians even--performing their respective half hour's of stand up comedy.
Featuring Danielle Perez.
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.
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.
Clowns of Color Present: Chef! (The Vault)
Clowns of Color are the resident company for 2025-2026. They will explore their diverse repertoire's group of characters to create an unforgettable show each month in the Vault. The first show is about the misadventures of two French chefs who come to America looking for fame and Fortune as they gain a star
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.
Robot Karaoke (Skunk Room)
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.
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!
Ithamar Has Nothing To Say
Ithamar Enriquez performs a one-man sketch show without saying a single word. After touring around the country and being developed into a series produced by Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael Key, this show continues to grow in its universality and popularity as Ithamar delivers a tour de force performance, playing multiple characters and scenarios, all to an exciting selection of music while never uttering a word on stage.
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.
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!
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.
One Bad Egg (The Vault)
One Bad Egg is an all queer sketch trio hailing from Brooklyn, NY (shocking). Performing all over NYC and at comedy festivals across the country, OBE is a breath of fresh air on the frenetic NY comedy scene. Their subtle, low-dialogue sketches are popular among comedy-savvy audiences. Their show combines surrealist premises with micro-bits that explore physicality, silence, and subverting the expectations of live sketch itself.
Playspace Presents
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
STANDOUTS: your favorite comedians doing standup (The Vault)
Rekha Shankar and Chris Grace host a night of standup comedy with your favorite pals.
Party for Time Travelers
PARTY FOR TIME TRAVELERS is a redoing of Stephen Hawkings famous 2009 experiment where he threw a party for time travelers, sent the invites the next day, and concluded that time travel didn’t exist because no one showed up -- but this show will prove that time travel does exist, you just need to throw a good enough party.
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.
Wake Up Would Ya: The Nighttime Show With Mary Grill
Be part of the live studio audience for "Wake Up Would Ya: The Nighttime Show With Mary Grill" airing on your local public access station! There's no money in the budget for celebrity guests, so Mary will be joined by a few guest characters who will do their best to have a thoughtful discussion about current events, but they're not experts, so cut em some slack.
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?
Riverboat Casino: A Clown Melodrama (The Vault)
A brave and humble ensemble of clowns, led by an even braver and twice as humble director, Paul Schlesinger, bring their most dramatic acting and heartfelt singing to stir the audience into a frenzy of emotion on a high-stakes riverboat casino. This month’s cast is Linzy Beltran, Sarah Knittel, Akela Munsey, Sam Pirie, Zoey Smith and Jamonte Williams and features music accompaniment by JC Wright.
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!!!
Lost Angels #3
Lost Angels returns for another night of darkly amusing original one-act plays at The Elysian theater. This edition tackles morality, religion, immigration policies, and more angst and anxiety amidst a growingly uncertain and chaotic contemporary world.
Cruel Babes
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.
JFL New Faces STAND-UP (The Vault)
Watch some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comics from Los Angeles audition for the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival happening in July. For stand-ups, Just For Laughs is the most important and recognized career-booster around. This lineup will feature comedians trying to get their first big break for the chance to step onto the biggest stage in the world.
Rabble Rabble
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by comedic decimation, one sketch-comedy team emerges from the wreckage to deliver ha-has and funnyisms to a starved populace.
#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.
The Great Talent Do-Over Show Extravaganza
In a desperate attempt to find joy and immerse herself in simpler times, Cyrina Fiallo (actor, writer, former-Sporty Spice) has enlisted some of her best friends and most hilarious colleagues for a good old fashioned talent show. Will this be the year she performs a choreographed dance to Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” or will her Ginger Spice chicken out again? Come find out!
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.
Comedian Clash - A Game Show Experience (In-Person and Livestream)
Join host Jacquis Neal as he invites some of the best and funniest people in the world to Clash it out, on a game show that tests how well each person can guess the top answers to life's most basic questions that we ask!
JFL New Faces STAND-UP (The Vault)
Watch some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comics from Los Angeles audition for the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival happening in July. For stand-ups, Just For Laughs is the most important and recognized career-booster around. This lineup will feature comedians trying to get their first big break for the chance to step onto the biggest stage in the world.
The Ozzie and Harriet Family Reunion (The Vault)
My name is Remi, and my family’s famous. Welcome to...a play. Yes, it's totally a normal play where nothing weird happens. Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were my great-grandparents and the stars of the 1950’s most quintessential television show, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". I want to tell you the truth about their real lives, and maybe exorcise some… um… family demons.
The BOGO Show: How I Met Your Masi + Same Great Taste
Flash Sale! Two of LA’s hottest sketch teams join forces for a one-night-only sketch comedy extravaganza: The Bogo Show. Same Great Taste, known for its “low brow, high octane” theatrics, meets How I Met Your Masi’s “sort of auto-biographical” shenanigans. You won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to watch two fantastic groups bring their best sketches yet. The BOGO Show will feature up-and-coming comics, familiar faces, & surprising guest stars!
Survival of the Filthiest: Beyond the Binary! Women & Genderqueer History
BEHOLD! "Survival of the Filthiest” is back and hotter than ever cause we’re going beyond the binary & celebrating “Women & Genderqueer History” on Monday March 31st at 7:30pm! Biological anthropologist & comedian Natalia Reagan is your nasty woman/professor for the evening & she’s ready to teach you!
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.
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.
Stamptown
A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.
Hosted by the bad boy of clown, Zach Zucker, this show has packed out shows at Netflix Is A Joke, Just For Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury, Soho Theatre, The Roxy, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Off-Broadway in New York City.
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 (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
DIVA - A Comedy Benefit for PDA
Jet Eveleth and Brendan Jennings present a comedy that combines traditional theater and improvisation. Actors from stage and screen include Nina Bloomgarden (The Resort), Ryan Harrison (The Joe Schmo Show), Bri Ivey (Regression), and Elliot Kilham and Rebecca Goldstone from The Highland Park Clowns . The play is written but only some of the actors have the script.
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 8:30pm. $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.
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!!!
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!
Muses: A Live Pilot Reading
A staged reading of a Black List featured pilot! A failed Muse from Mount Olympus is forced to pick a new artist from a talentless wasteland better known as Florida. Come see some of your favorite comedians in LA, with an opening act from Luke Null.
KEVIN CHU & KEANU 2.0 (WIP) (The Vault)
Come to the Vault and see 2 WIP solo shows Kevin Chu and Woody Fu (POT HOT). Kevin may or may not be working on his show STRAIGHT ACTING and Woody will be trying new pieces for his show One-Man John Wick. Come see them figure this shit out!
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.
The Life and Times of a Gay Bug (The Vault)
The Life and Times of a Gay Bug is a solo clown show that follows the adventures of a small bug as they embark on a journey of gender exploration, sexuality, identity, and nudity? Honestly who really knows, but it's gonna be awesome! And nude... there will definitely be nudity. Maybe? You'll just have to come to find out...
Grace Freud: My Father Has Been Murdered
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.
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.
God is a Woman - The Musical
What if the Bible was translated by women? British Bafta Comedian Luisa Omielan is bringing her one woman show all about Mary Magdalene to California! Not to be missed.
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?
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!
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.
Trivia Night in The Skunk Room
Trivia meets improv! The right answer wins points, but so do the funniest wrong ones. Every other Monday come to the Skunk Room (or stay after Funny Games) with your funniest and smartest friends to try your luck at winning a ~fabulous~ prize
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.
Roomies with Dylan Adler & Sam Morrison (Skunk Room)
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 to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent.
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 (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
Ma’am (The Vault)
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?
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
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.
Coyote Fugly: A Stand-up Hoedown (The Vault)
A monthly Stand-Up Hoedown in the Vault.
Hosted by Grace Roushdi, Produced by Jess Wolinsky.
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!!!
Playhouse Masterpieces
Neil Campbell and Paul Rust present an improvised play of great artistic importance.
The Birthday Experience (The Vault)
"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!
Clowns of Color Present: Chef! (The Vault)
Clowns of Color are the resident company for 2025-2026. They will explore their diverse repertoire's group of characters to create an unforgettable show each month in the Vault. The first show is about the misadventures of two French chefs who come to America looking for fame and Fortune as they gain a star
ORAL (The Vault)
Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.
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!
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER
Natalie Palamides returns to Los Angeles with WEER, which she developed at the Elysian all of last year, after a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
New Year’s Eve 1999. Star-crossed lovers. A quarrel at the strike of midnight.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Natalie Palamides (Nate, Netflix) presents an achingly tender 90s rom-dram (romantic dramedy) which asks you to look at every argument from two sides.
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.
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER
Natalie Palamides returns to Los Angeles with WEER, which she developed at the Elysian all of last year, after a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
New Year’s Eve 1999. Star-crossed lovers. A quarrel at the strike of midnight.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Natalie Palamides (Nate, Netflix) presents an achingly tender 90s rom-dram (romantic dramedy) which asks you to look at every argument from two sides.
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 (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER
Natalie Palamides returns to Los Angeles with WEER, which she developed at the Elysian all of last year, after a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
New Year’s Eve 1999. Star-crossed lovers. A quarrel at the strike of midnight.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Natalie Palamides (Nate, Netflix) presents an achingly tender 90s rom-dram (romantic dramedy) which asks you to look at every argument from two sides.
Ma’am (The Vault)
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?
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!
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.
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER
Natalie Palamides returns to Los Angeles with WEER, which she developed at the Elysian all of last year, after a sellout run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
New Year’s Eve 1999. Star-crossed lovers. A quarrel at the strike of midnight.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Natalie Palamides (Nate, Netflix) presents an achingly tender 90s rom-dram (romantic dramedy) which asks you to look at every argument from two sides.
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.
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!!!
MOMMY: A One-Woman Cho (The Vault)
I’m so excited to present my new one-woman show (in Los Angeles) which I have been writing and developing for the last 10 years. It’s an intense exploration of my family stories told through my mother, her sisters and me. I think you will love it!
Little Stinkers (SKUNK ROOM)
Come join Little Stinkers in the Skunk Room at The Elysian Theater for a fun night of local and unique talent!
Hosts: Ari Friedman and Haley Hanson
MOMMY: A One-Woman Cho (The Vault)
I’m so excited to present my new one-woman show (in Los Angeles) which I have been writing and developing for the last 10 years. It’s an intense exploration of my family stories told through my mother, her sisters and me. I think you will love it!
MOMMY: A One-Woman Cho (The Vault)
I’m so excited to present my new one-woman show (in Los Angeles) which I have been writing and developing for the last 10 years. It’s an intense exploration of my family stories told through my mother, her sisters and me. I think you will love it!
MOMMY: A One-Woman Cho (The Vault)
I’m so excited to present my new one-woman show (in Los Angeles) which I have been writing and developing for the last 10 years. It’s an intense exploration of my family stories told through my mother, her sisters and me. I think you will love it!
Nick Thune: Music and Comedy
Music by musicians and comedy by comedians. Never been done before. Come and witness!
Nick Thune with special guests Butch Bastard and Tyler Ballgame + More TBA!
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! 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.
Love Chicken: A New Musical Reading (Joy Who Lived)
Love Chicken is a new musical romcom about a non-binary love triangle with book by Maddox Pennington and songs by Laser Webber and Tony Gonzales. Longtime friends Yan and Lolo are planning a weekend getaway for their queer chosen family—including hot bartender Max—which is thrown off by an appearance by Yan's (ex?)husband Dave. Lolo and Yan unearth buried feelings and have to choose which relationships are worth fighting for and which have run out of road.
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!
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
Marcel Lucont's Whine List
The multi-award-deserving Frenchman presents his acclaimed interactive show, delving into the audience's gripes, whines and past misdemeanours, as well as providing palate-cleansers in the form of world-class erotic poetry. As seen on Set List (Sky Atlantic), Comedy Central At The Comedy Store and Live At The Electric (BBC).
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.
Trivia Night in The Skunk Room
Trivia meets improv! The right answer wins points, but so do the funniest wrong ones. Every other Monday come to the Skunk Room (or stay after Funny Games) with your funniest and smartest friends to try your luck at winning a ~fabulous~ prize
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.
Survivor: Island of Idiots
SEASON 3! Stranded on an island far off the coast of Fiji, 13 barely-vetted Castaways will be divided into 3 tribes to form new, chaotic societies as they adapt to their unfamiliar surroundings. Subjected to mental and physical challenges, the Castaways will be forced to choose between personal risk and reward, like game-changing advantages or a hot bowl of slop that could seal their fate.
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 (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
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.
CoPilots - Atherton (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.
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.
Mike and the Jesus Christs
Mike O'Brien performs his new material involving poems, music and jokes. There will also be performances by Lisa Gilroy, Mo Welch and more!
Riverboat Casino: A Clown Melodrama (The Vault)
A brave and humble ensemble of clowns, led by an even braver and twice as humble director, Paul Schlesinger, bring their most dramatic acting and heartfelt singing to stir the audience into a frenzy of emotion on a high-stakes riverboat casino. This month’s cast is Linzy Beltran, Sarah Knittel, Akela Munsey, Sam Pirie, Zoey Smith and Jamonte Williams and features music accompaniment by JC Wright.
A Propa Laff (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.
Clowns of Color Present: Chef! (The Vault)
Clowns of Color are the resident company for 2025-2026. They will explore their diverse repertoire's group of characters to create an unforgettable show each month in the Vault. The first show is about the misadventures of two French chefs who come to America looking for fame and Fortune as they gain a star
Cruel Babes
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.
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!
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.
Comedian Clash - A Game Show Experience (In-Person and Livestream)
Join host Jacquis Neal as he invites some of the best and funniest people in the world to Clash it out, on a game show that tests how well each person can guess the top answers to life's most basic questions that we ask!
Feedback Mic (The Vault)
Tired of talking into the void and getting nothing in return? Why not let the void talk back? Open mic host since birth/until death Megan Koester constructively criticizes your untested material, giving you the tools to determine if your new bit has "the goods." And if a tag is suggested? Why, you've GOT to take it — comedian's code! This FREE mic occurs every last Sunday in The Vault.
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.
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.
Survivor: Island of Idiots
SEASON 3! Stranded on an island far off the coast of Fiji, 13 barely-vetted Castaways will be divided into 3 tribes to form new, chaotic societies as they adapt to their unfamiliar surroundings. Subjected to mental and physical challenges, the Castaways will be forced to choose between personal risk and reward, like game-changing advantages or a hot bowl of slop that could seal their fate.
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 (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
DIVERSITY HIRE WITH LEMON PEPPER WET AND LAUREN LAPKUS
LPW Inc is looking for a new Diversity Hire. Every month a new guest gets interviewed by and does improv with Lemon Pepper Wet. Come and see if our guest is the right candidate for the position.
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.
Journos: A Stream of Consciousness News Show
Brandon R. Reynolds & Stephen Jackson present news of the world. Then, four improvisers — Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin, Annie Savage, and Janet Varney — riff on the news. Based on those scenes, Brandon & Stephen present yet more news ... which the improvisers again steal to do with what they will. So it goes! An enlightening evening of truth — and its consequences.
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!
The Alarmist Podcast - LIVE
The Alarmist is a comedy podcast that discusses history's greatest tragedies and figures out "who's to blame?" From the sinking of the Titanic, to the Bubonic Plague, to the break-up of The Beatles, there's no disaster host Rebecca Delgado Smith can't get to the bottom of. And now, you can join in on the blame game!
Clowns of Color Present: Chef! (The Vault)
Clowns of Color are the resident company for 2025-2026. They will explore their diverse repertoire's group of characters to create an unforgettable show each month in the Vault. The first show is about the misadventures of two French chefs who come to America looking for fame and Fortune as they gain a star
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?
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!
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.
Trivia Night in The Skunk Room
Trivia meets improv! The right answer wins points, but so do the funniest wrong ones. Every other Monday come to the Skunk Room (or stay after Funny Games) with your funniest and smartest friends to try your luck at winning a ~fabulous~ prize
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.
Survivor: Island of Idiots
SEASON 3! Stranded on an island far off the coast of Fiji, 13 barely-vetted Castaways will be divided into 3 tribes to form new, chaotic societies as they adapt to their unfamiliar surroundings. Subjected to mental and physical challenges, the Castaways will be forced to choose between personal risk and reward, like game-changing advantages or a hot bowl of slop that could seal their fate.
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.
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 8:30pm. $12 tickets.
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.
Playhouse Masterpieces
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.
Widdle Women
Widdle Women is back after a sold out show at the 2024 Spaghetti Fest!
Widdle Women is a coming-of-age story that follows four, four-inch teens, played by four, regular-sized comedians in their mid thirties. Over the course of the play, we follow the very tiny Davenport sisters as they experience fundamental moments of young woman-hood, from falling in love for the first time, to masturbating to an oversized Cosmopolitan magazine.
BOMBER - A WIP BY CHAD DAMIANI (The Vault)
Clown Boss Chad Damiani (STAND UP AND CLOWN) is building a brand-new solo clown show! For most of us, seeing a clown show is a chance to have some lighthearted fun and escape reality. But what if the stakes were much higher - for both the performer and the audience? One hour. One impossible goal.
Sma's Variety Show presents: "Mommie Dearest"
Your Mother's Favorite Comedy Show. On Mother's Day, Come Join us for a night of comedy, music and mischief all on the theme of MOTHER.
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
Widdle Women
Widdle Women is back after a sold out show at the 2024 Spaghetti Fest!
Widdle Women is a coming-of-age story that follows four, four-inch teens, played by four, regular-sized comedians in their mid thirties. Over the course of the play, we follow the very tiny Davenport sisters as they experience fundamental moments of young woman-hood, from falling in love for the first time, to masturbating to an oversized Cosmopolitan magazine.
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.
Survivor: Island of Idiots
SEASON 3! Stranded on an island far off the coast of Fiji, 13 barely-vetted Castaways will be divided into 3 tribes to form new, chaotic societies as they adapt to their unfamiliar surroundings. Subjected to mental and physical challenges, the Castaways will be forced to choose between personal risk and reward, like game-changing advantages or a hot bowl of slop that could seal their fate.
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.
Anointed Greens and The Culture
This is a variety show about pop culture and the sketches it inspires! We combine culture, music, and comedy with a monthly theme and our special guests. A guest will be interviewed about a moment in pop culture that affected their lives, and Anointed Greens will then perform sketches inspired by their stories.
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.
JUST THE TIP (The Vault)
Fresh from its Off-Broadway run at SoHo Playhouse, this 1-hour stand-up comedy show is about how Jon Schnitzer went from being the biggest little zealot at Jewish private school to questioning everything - Family, Religion, Israel, Palestine, Circumcision, and that's... JUST THE TIP
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!
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!
Twin Flames Show
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.
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!
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.
Trivia Night in The Skunk Room
Trivia meets improv! The right answer wins points, but so do the funniest wrong ones. Every other Monday come to the Skunk Room (or stay after Funny Games) with your funniest and smartest friends to try your luck at winning a ~fabulous~ prize
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.
Survivor: Island of Idiots
SEASON 3! Stranded on an island far off the coast of Fiji, 13 barely-vetted Castaways will be divided into 3 tribes to form new, chaotic societies as they adapt to their unfamiliar surroundings. Subjected to mental and physical challenges, the Castaways will be forced to choose between personal risk and reward, like game-changing advantages or a hot bowl of slop that could seal their fate.
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.
CoPilots - Seeing Red (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.
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 join Little Stinkers in the Skunk Room at The Elysian Theater for a fun night of local and unique talent!
Lost Angels: A Recurring Night of Original One-Act Plays
Cool Cuts Inc. presents Lost Angels: a recurring night of darkly humorous, provocative, and acerbic original one-act plays by a mix of emerging and established writers, actors, and directors!
ORAL (The Vault)
Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.
Cruel Babes
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.
Rabble Rabble
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by comedic decimation, one sketch-comedy team emerges from the wreckage to deliver ha-has and funnyisms to a starved populace.
Clowns of Color Present: Chef! (The Vault)
Clowns of Color are the resident company for 2025-2026. They will explore their diverse repertoire's group of characters to create an unforgettable show each month in the Vault. The first show is about the misadventures of two French chefs who come to America looking for fame and Fortune as they gain a star
Feedback Mic (The Vault)
Tired of talking into the void and getting nothing in return? Why not let the void talk back? Open mic host since birth/until death Megan Koester constructively criticizes your untested material, giving you the tools to determine if your new bit has "the goods." And if a tag is suggested? Why, you've GOT to take it — comedian's code! This FREE mic occurs every last Sunday in The Vault.
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.
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.
Survivor: Island of Idiots
SEASON 3! Stranded on an island far off the coast of Fiji, 13 barely-vetted Castaways will be divided into 3 tribes to form new, chaotic societies as they adapt to their unfamiliar surroundings. Subjected to mental and physical challenges, the Castaways will be forced to choose between personal risk and reward, like game-changing advantages or a hot bowl of slop that could seal their fate.
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.
The Multitude Assembled by Priyanka Mattoo (Skunk Room)
A seasonal parade of artists literary, comedic, and magical, assembled by Priyanka Mattoo.
Featuring: Tejal Rao, Skyler Higley, Molly Lambert, Rekha Shankar, Amanda Lund & Maria Blasucci, Natalie Shapero
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.
Riverboat Casino: A Clown Melodrama (The Vault)
A brave and humble ensemble of clowns, led by an even braver and twice as humble director, Paul Schlesinger, bring their most dramatic acting and heartfelt singing to stir the audience into a frenzy of emotion on a high-stakes riverboat casino. This month’s cast is Linzy Beltran, Sarah Knittel, Akela Munsey, Sam Pirie, Zoey Smith and Jamonte Williams and features music accompaniment by JC Wright.
The Bitchuation Room Podcast LIVE
A gathering of progressive comedians, activist and experts for a live edition of The Bitchuation Room Podcast hosted by Francesca Fiorentini.
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
BOMBER - A WIP BY CHAD DAMIANI (The Vault)
Clown Boss Chad Damiani (STAND UP AND CLOWN) is building a brand-new solo clown show! For most of us, seeing a clown show is a chance to have some lighthearted fun and escape reality. But what if the stakes were much higher - for both the performer and the audience? One hour. One impossible goal.
Little Stinkers (SKUNK ROOM)
Come join Little Stinkers in the Skunk Room at The Elysian Theater for a fun night of local and unique talent!
ORAL (The Vault)
Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.
Cruel Babes
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.
Feedback Mic (The Vault)
Tired of talking into the void and getting nothing in return? Why not let the void talk back? Open mic host since birth/until death Megan Koester constructively criticizes your untested material, giving you the tools to determine if your new bit has "the goods." And if a tag is suggested? Why, you've GOT to take it — comedian's code! This FREE mic occurs every last Sunday in The Vault.
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.
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
ORAL (The Vault)
Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.
Rabble Rabble
In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by comedic decimation, one sketch-comedy team emerges from the wreckage to deliver ha-has and funnyisms to a starved populace.
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.
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
ORAL (The Vault)
Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.
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.
Stamptown
A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.
Hosted by the bad boy of clown, Zach Zucker, this show has packed out shows at Netflix Is A Joke, Just For Laughs, Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury, Soho Theatre, The Roxy, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Off-Broadway in New York City.
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.
Twin Flames Show
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.
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
The Writing on the Stall
Fresh from its sold-out Off-Broadway debut, Caitlin Cook brings you her hit bathroom graffiti musical. This is a show for comedy nerds, musical theater kids, art history buffs, and anyone who's ever seen something written in a bathroom and thought, "I wonder who wrote that?”
Elizabeth Takes You on an Adventure!...to the Vault (The Vault)
Go on the adventure of your life with Elizabeth and her friends as they traverse land and sea alongside their favorite clowns and see what escapades they get into. Heck, maybe even grab some new friends along the way to join in. So strap in, buckle up and get on the journey, we bet you haven’t been on a ride like this before!
Dead Pilots Society
In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. Presented by Andrew Reich and Ben Blacker.
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.
Cabaret Kuhnt - A Trans American Fever Dream
From the mind of trans comedian Tuesday Thomas. Watch her perform characters that affected her life and cause her to lose sleep at night !
Aliya Kanani: Where You FROM, From? (The Vault)
30 countries, 10 schools, 6 languages (okay, not totally fluently, but who’s counting?) ...so, where am I from? Good question. Award-winning comedian and academy award-nominated actress, Aliya Kanani, takes us on a turbulent journey around the world with tales of fitting in, sticking out and standing up.
Degrassi: The Unauthorized Musical
Degrassi: The Unauthorized Musical is equal parts nostalgic love letter and parody of the much-beloved and long-running tv show, featuring original characters, plot and musical numbers. Set in the world of the hit Canadian teen drama, Degrassi: The Unauthorized Musical follows Gemma, a new student at Degrassi High, who quickly finds out Degrassi High isn’t everything she thought it’d be.
Monthly Halloween Party (The Vault)
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!
The Frank Sriracha Comedy Hour (The Vault)
Frank Sriracha is the greatest showman in the history of entertainment, and the Frank Sriracha Comedy Hour? His greatest achievement. Join Frank and six of the greatest performers he's ever seen for a night of joy, fear, and laughs. Featuring Paul Heredia, Emily Maverick, Lily Monday, Saskia Penning, Sylvie Wang, & Sabrina Wu! With a performance from Dune: The Musical Experience. Hosted by Max Charbonneau.
BRAIDED: Standup with a Twist (The Vault)
What happens when three standups get on stage at the same time? Your favorite night ever. From the mind of Grace Bahler, BRAIDED features three comedians weaving in and out of each other's sets—which get shorter and shorter as the braid goes on. Don't miss the show taking Chicago by storm: in Los Angeles for one night only!
Playhouse Masterpieces
Neil Campbell and Paul Rust present an improvised play of great artistic importance.
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!!!
Coyote Fugly: A Stand-up Hoedown (The Vault)
A monthly Stand-Up Hoedown in the Vault.
Hosted by Grace Roushdi, Produced by Jess Wolinsky.
3/13 featuring: Nori Reed, Atsuko Okatsuka, Dylan Adler, Dom Antonietti, Lincoln Anderson, and Grace Bahler.
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.
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.
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
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!
Anointed Greens and The Culture
This is a variety show about pop culture and the sketches it inspires! We combine culture, music, and comedy with a monthly theme and our special guests. A guest will be interviewed about a moment in pop culture that affected their lives, and Anointed Greens will then perform sketches inspired by their stories.
Playspace (Skunk Room)
A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. It’s FREE!
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.
I’M A GOOD PERSON!
A time traveling sketch experience piloted by two FBI Agents - Agent Midwestern BodyType & Agent Fatbottomgirl. The audience will be taken on a journey that explores humans of the past, present and future that begs the question - are we good people?
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.
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.
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
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!
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!