Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

It’s The Elysian’s very own PLAYSPACE! A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. Playspace is not a show, it’s not a stand-up open mic. It’s a place where you get to hang out and go on stage and do that thing you do. Solo performers and ensembles welcome! Sign-up 5PM PT Starts 6PM PT Hosted by Rachel Ho, Paul Schlesinger, & friends Follow @__playspace__ on Instagram for updates.

FREE

Red Bastard w/ Eric Davis (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Do you know the RULES OF LOVE? Are you sure? Critically acclaimed trickster, Red Bastard, guides you on this hilariously fun, ★★★★★ tilt-a-whirl of love, lust and freedom- teetering on the tip of your moral highs and lows. A mischievous, mind-warping show for singles, couples and anyone who dares to adore. Eric Davis is an award winning performer, director devisor and writer. His critically-acclaimed creations won awards for Best Theater, Most Outrageous Show, Commitment to Community along side copious international […]

$20
Event Series Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A variety show that is in it's 17th year of lauded late night lunacy. A rotating roster of top comedians, clowns (the new kind), specialty acts, musicians, and performance artists. Not to be missed! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) Featuring: George McAuliffe, Toni Nagy, Sara Hennessey, Pay Phone Rodeo, Zack Binder, Freak Nature Puppets w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight

FREE w/RSVP

Stamptown (in NYC)

The Bell House 149 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

A raunchy, chaotic and full-on fringe experience, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene. This show has sold out shows packed out rooms at Netflix Is A Joke, Just For Laughs, Glastonbury, Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Soho Theatre, and Off-Broadway at the NY Comedy Festival. Featuring: Michelle Brasier Erin Farrington Ike Ufomadu Ashton Womack Michael Hirsch Asher Treleaven Kylie Brakeman Gigi Holliday Caitlin Cook Business Casual Starts 8PM ET

$25.42

Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

It’s The Elysian’s very own PLAYSPACE! A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. Playspace is not a show, it’s not a stand-up open mic. It’s a place where you get to hang out and go on stage and do that thing you do. Solo performers and ensembles welcome! Sign-up 5PM PT Starts 6PM PT Hosted by Rachel Ho, Paul Schlesinger, & friends Follow @__playspace__ on Instagram for updates.

FREE

Highland Park Clowns (in LA)

Public Displays of Altadena 2553 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, CA, United States

Come join us at Public Displays of Altadena on March 28th at 8pm as The Highland Park Clowns explore new angles on devised theater. The pieces commit to authenticity while exploring the edges of absurdity. The clowns chase perfection while live direction demands the most of every moment. The show is live directed by Jet Eveleth. Jet created and performed a role in the cirque show Absinthe and performs in Adsit & Eveleth. She toured with The Second City and […]

$10

Tooney Lunes (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Imagine this-- Saturday morning, you turn on the tv and it's your favorite cartoon.... Tooney Lunes. But now imagine it's people. But not just people. They're clowns. All kinds of clowns performing small pieces for you to enjoy. You get it? Like clown charcuterie, buffet style. One big board, a bunch of small pieces, pick what you take back. Like legos for consumption... We're building something here. What is it? It's a smattering of individual clown pieces transformed into a […]

$15
Event Series Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A variety show that is in it's 17th year of lauded late night lunacy. A rotating roster of top comedians, clowns (the new kind), specialty acts, musicians, and performance artists. Not to be missed! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) Featuring: George McAuliffe, Toni Nagy, Sara Hennessey, Pay Phone Rodeo, Zack Binder, Freak Nature Puppets w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight

FREE w/RSVP
Event Series Karey (in LA)

Karey (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A suburban fever dream — a frolic through natures man’s most cultivated and demanding woman landscapes. This show is an ode to the lawn. An ode to the "Howdy Neighbor's!", "Lawn's lookin' good!" and "Swell!". But what is really behind your neighbor's lush, perfect square of green stalks? This show is a journey through a penultimate HOA meeting to see who really holds the power in our world. It's a clown. It’s horror. It's absurd. It's comedy. It’s Karen Karrie. […]

$10

Clown Church & Clown Show (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

7-8pm Clown Church is an interactive experience that offers participants an opportunity to reimagine comedy through the art of presence. This experience is designed to help people descend into their bodies and into a more beautiful state of being. It is geared towards people who are looking to be more playful and alive. It evolved from improvisation as well as Taoist philosophy and is for anyone who wants to find that part of themselves that lives in wonder. No experience needed. […]

$10

Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

It’s The Elysian’s very own PLAYSPACE! A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. Playspace is not a show, it’s not a stand-up open mic. It’s a place where you get to hang out and go on stage and do that thing you do. Solo performers and ensembles welcome! Sign-up 5PM PT Starts 6PM PT Hosted by Rachel Ho, Paul Schlesinger, & friends Follow @__playspace__ on Instagram for updates.

FREE

Maestro Macchiato (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Join famous and wealthy maestros Kevin Chu & Jordan Hull as they present an evening of elegance that combines clowning and jazz. A lineup of hilarious clowns will perform alongside jazz artists to create a symphony of silly. Clowning from: Chad Damiani (Stand Up and Clown) Camirin Farmer (Netflix; God Vessel) Rachel Ho (The Elysian Theater) Emily Maverick (Twin Flames) & more! Jazz by: The Charlie Havenick band Hosted by Kevin Chu & Jordan Hull ('The L Word') Starts 7:30PM […]

$10

#1 Son with Natasha Mercado (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Why did god make me his sexiest son????? experience mass in the form of a work in progress clown solo show. repent the pursuit of purity & let Father Greg Orian rededicate your life. “I will not be mad if you watch this.” -God NATASHA MERCADO is an actress, director, & theatre arts educator— but always a clown. Starts 9:30PM PT

$10
Event Series Karey (in LA)

Karey (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A suburban fever dream — a frolic through natures man’s most cultivated and demanding woman landscapes. This show is an ode to the lawn. An ode to the "Howdy Neighbor's!", "Lawn's lookin' good!" and "Swell!". But what is really behind your neighbor's lush, perfect square of green stalks? This show is a journey through a penultimate HOA meeting to see who really holds the power in our world. It's a clown. It’s horror. It's absurd. It's comedy. It’s Karen Karrie. […]

$10

Good Showbiz! w/ Eli Leonard (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Good Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and the vibrant history of Jewish showmanship. Eli Leonard hosts an immersive spectacle of tradition embroidered with feats of physicality, musicality, comedy, and stagecraft, all culminating in a rarely attempted dramatic monologue. It is fair to say that Good Showbiz is a funny theater show; however, as Eli will make abundantly clear throughout the hour, Good Showbiz is also a business. To be in the Showbiz audience is to participate in the […]

$14

Tonight! a clown who just wanted to be loved? (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

The struggle of a man who just wants to be loved. It might sound poetic, but it's mostly stupid. After very well received runs at Edinburgh Fringe and The Rogue Performance Festival - and while getting ready for the San Diego and Toronto Fringe Festivals - Tonight! is back in Los Angeles, where it was first conceived and developed. It's a show where a clown who doesn't speak English tries everything he knows to get the only thing he wants. […]

$10

Planets, Planets, Planets – Astrological Alt Comedy Event (in LA)

Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Planets, Planets, Planets is an alt comedy troupe that uses improv, clown and sketch to unpack different astrological moments in time. The cast is composed of 10 femme and non-binary LA-based comedians and artists, each personifying a planet within an absurd zodiacal world. Using the charts of individuals or the planetary alignments of the moment, every show is different and improvised around a unique theatrical map. Developed by a group of clowns who are also professional and/or serious students of astrology, […]

$15

Delusions and Grandeur (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

In a classical cello recital meets performance art clown show, Karen Hall skillfully walks the line between artistry and insanity. Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes, Karen fuses in a healthy dose of pathos as she tackles identity, expectations, and success through the eyes of a fool. 4/22 @ 7:15PM PT 4/28 @ 2PM PT 4/29 @ 7:15PM PT

$18

Delusions and Grandeur (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

In a classical cello recital meets performance art clown show, Karen Hall skillfully walks the line between artistry and insanity. Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes, Karen fuses in a healthy dose of pathos as she tackles identity, expectations, and success through the eyes of a fool. 4/22 @ 7:15PM PT 4/28 @ 2PM PT 4/29 @ 7:15PM PT

$18

Delusions and Grandeur (in LA)

Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

In a classical cello recital meets performance art clown show, Karen Hall skillfully walks the line between artistry and insanity. Featuring Suite Number One in G Major by JS Bach and personal comedic pieces crafted in Idiot classes, Karen fuses in a healthy dose of pathos as she tackles identity, expectations, and success through the eyes of a fool. 4/22 @ 7:15PM PT 4/28 @ 2PM PT 4/29 @ 7:15PM PT

$18