Many LA Comedy Venues Announce That They Have Gone Dark for March

Due to concern over the spread of this latest novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, events and venues around the world have be shutting down/postponing/cancelling events/etc. in a way to combat the spread of said virus. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has called for a moratorium on any public gatherings of 250 people or more and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has strongly encouraged the same with events that bring 50 or more people together.

Thus, plenty of venues and shows in and around Los Angeles have taken it upon themselves to be pro-active and preemptively suspend operations.

Here’s a rundown of announcements made by major comedy venues around LA right now (we will update this with any new updates/changes as frequently as we can).

*UPDATED*

Upright Citizens Brigade (Franklin, Sunset, Inner Sanctum)-all operations are cancelled until further notice.

Dynasty Typewriter-all shows are postponed until further notice.

The Comedy Store-All shows suspended through March.

Largo at the Coronet Theatre-All shows considered postponed.

Westside Comedy Theater-all operations are suspended until further notice.

The Groundlings-All shows cancelled until Mar. 31st.

Hollywood Improv-Calendar shows that venue is dark until April 1st.

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe-Theater will go dark until end of March.

Flappers Comedy Club-shut down until further notice.

Second City Hollywood-All performances suspended until further notice.

The Clubhouse-Closed until further notice (possibly will re-open on Mar. 20th)

Pack Theater-All shows cancelled until further notice.

Hollywood Laugh Factory-closed until further notice.

Comedy & Magic Club-All shows are postponed until further notice.

Ahmanson Theatre (where Book of Mormon is, well, was happening)-all shows cancelled until at least Mar. 31st.

Flappers Comedy Club-capacity of Main Room and Yoo Hoo Room limited in respect to state recommendations.

Haha Cafe-Closed until further notice.

Tao Comedy Studio-closed for the next week.

Many indie shows and open mics are going dark as well, but NOT all of them are. For now, many of the hourly mics are still active and there are a handful of small shows that are still going forward as of this post. Again, we will be sure to keep you as updated as we possibly can to know where you can go see a show if you so choose (NOTE: it probably will be at a very small venue).