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Reuben Solo: Someone In This Audience Will Betray Me (in NYC)
Union Hall 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States"I've got a terrible feeling about this show. Like somehow the whole thing is doomed. I have this recurring dream where I'm on stage, thousands of miles from home and the crowd has turned on me. There are thousands of them and they are all booing me and Sofia Vergara (from Modern Family) is there and so is Simon Cowell and he’s slamming his fist into a red buzzer and the sound splits the air like a gunshot and the […]
$28.27 -
Reuben Solo: Someone In This Audience Will Betray Me (in NYC)
Union Hall 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States"I've got a terrible feeling about this show. Like somehow the whole thing is doomed. I have this recurring dream where I'm on stage, thousands of miles from home and the crowd has turned on me. There are thousands of them and they are all booing me and Sofia Vergara (from Modern Family) is there and so is Simon Cowell and he’s slamming his fist into a red buzzer and the sound splits the air like a gunshot and the […]
$28.27 -
Matt Klein: Boyoyoyoyoing (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMatt's bringing a show to Edinburgh Fringe. This is that show. Or at least a WIP of that show. Pretty cool. I wish you the very best in this life. Starts 6PM PT
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Red Bastard: Lie With Me (in NYC)
Brooklyn Comedy Collective 167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesExperience the madness as this critically acclaimed COMEDY MONSTER unleashes an absurd “school of life” where “something interesting must happen every 10 seconds.” Anything can happen as this tempting trickster lures you into a playground of rewards, traps, discourse and damned if you do-damned if you donts. Starts 7PM ET
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Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’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.
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Space Company (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn immersive satire by Emma Irene Olson (Astro Cabaret). Directed by Maura Mannle (Extraterrestrial Kink) and developed in “Playing Yourself”, The Elysian’s solo show devising workshop, led by Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf. Showtimes: 6/5 @ 8PM PT 6/13 @ 4PM PT 6/15 @ 8:30PM PT 6/19 @ 4:30PM PT 6/23 @ 8:30PM PT
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F*cking Famous (in LA)
Outfitters Wig 6626 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMolly Sharpe is a famous pop star, and this show is a stop on her F*cking Famous world tour. The concert of a lifetime with all original party girl pop. From the winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Award for Comedic Theater. This is Molly’s second solo show at Hollywood Fringe. In 2025, she presented “Murder, Oops!”, a one-woman play that won the Hollywood Fringe award for Comedic Theater after a sold-out run. She is so excited to bring another […]
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Don’t ask Don’t tell: Clowns of Color (in LA)
McCadden Theatre 1157 North McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat does the uniform take, what does it leave behind, and who gets to tell the story afterward? Clowns of color, two Black military veterans, Deshawn (United States Marine Corps) and Jamonté (United States Army), step into the spotlight as theatrical clowns, transforming our lived experiences in uniform into a no-holds-barred, immersive clown comedy show. We confront the absurdity, contradictions, and quiet traumas of military life—inviting audiences to laugh while reckoning with the systems that shaped us. Showtimes: 6/6 @ […]
$15 -
Aidan Flynn’s “FAME MAXXING” A one person show by Aidan Flynn (in LA)
Actors Company 916 North Formosa Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn interactive comedy show starring Aidan Flynn who deserves to be famous, but isn’t. Aidan Flynn will prove to you how much of a talent Aidan Flynn by demonstrating their extraordinary ability at accomplishing skills that make people famous. This Hollywood Fringe show is the turning point in their five decade long career, and you have the opportunity to be apart of the genesis. All audience members get a signed copy of an Aidan Flynn Headshot! Showtimes: 6/7 @ 1:30PM […]
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Bebé Bebé (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 4am pumping sesh turned into a show when the audience materializes in the livingroom, not for new parents but for all former babies. If you were once a baby, this show is for you. Fresh from the most life-altering experience a person can go through… no, not having your country seized by the U.S.A and mined for oil… but having a baby and then getting OCD-Veronica Osorio is staging a new hour. Ok. Realistically? She’s been mostly in a […]
$15 -
Shogun (in LA)
Eastwood Performing Arts Center 1089 Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSHOGUN is an original clown show straight from the mindbrain that is Alex Nauta—a boy turned man who, while watching the hit series Shogun, found himself asking a simple question: Who is this for? Determined to find out, Alex Nauta dusts off his Japanese and sets out to reconcile a lost heritage, the tangled ties of cultural multiplicity, and the formation of an artistic identity in the only way he knows how: by pretending to be a samurai. SHOGUN premiered […]
$10 -
Andy Andy with Andy (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAndy used to be in the world famous double act, The Duncan Brothers. But then Andy moved to LA to be a dad. Now all Andy has is Andy. He won’t miss the reassuring presence of his brother one bit. He definitely has a solid hour of relatable comedy that he can deliver by himself. Showtimes: 6/7 @ 8PM PT 6/11 @ 11PM PT 6/13 @ 1PM PT
$13 -
F*cking Famous (in LA)
Outfitters Wig 6626 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMolly Sharpe is a famous pop star, and this show is a stop on her F*cking Famous world tour. The concert of a lifetime with all original party girl pop. From the winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Award for Comedic Theater. This is Molly’s second solo show at Hollywood Fringe. In 2025, she presented “Murder, Oops!”, a one-woman play that won the Hollywood Fringe award for Comedic Theater after a sold-out run. She is so excited to bring another […]
$5 -
Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’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.
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F*cking Famous (in LA)
Outfitters Wig 6626 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMolly Sharpe is a famous pop star, and this show is a stop on her F*cking Famous world tour. The concert of a lifetime with all original party girl pop. From the winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Award for Comedic Theater. This is Molly’s second solo show at Hollywood Fringe. In 2025, she presented “Murder, Oops!”, a one-woman play that won the Hollywood Fringe award for Comedic Theater after a sold-out run. She is so excited to bring another […]
$5 -
Andy Andy with Andy (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAndy used to be in the world famous double act, The Duncan Brothers. But then Andy moved to LA to be a dad. Now all Andy has is Andy. He won’t miss the reassuring presence of his brother one bit. He definitely has a solid hour of relatable comedy that he can deliver by himself. Showtimes: 6/7 @ 8PM PT 6/11 @ 11PM PT 6/13 @ 1PM PT
$13 -
Bebé Bebé (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 4am pumping sesh turned into a show when the audience materializes in the livingroom, not for new parents but for all former babies. If you were once a baby, this show is for you. Fresh from the most life-altering experience a person can go through… no, not having your country seized by the U.S.A and mined for oil… but having a baby and then getting OCD-Veronica Osorio is staging a new hour. Ok. Realistically? She’s been mostly in a […]
$15 -
HOOP (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA visitor from another planet arrives. A hoop alien, from Planet Hoop. They have come to fix the hole. The hoop alien struggles to communicate with humans, but they will have to try. Or the hole may never be fixed. — This is a 45-minute clown piece built entirely around a hula hoop. Created and performed by RM Aranda Showtimes: 6/13 @ 12PM PT 6/17 @ 10PM PT 6/22 @ 7PM PT
$15 -
Andy Andy with Andy (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAndy used to be in the world famous double act, The Duncan Brothers. But then Andy moved to LA to be a dad. Now all Andy has is Andy. He won’t miss the reassuring presence of his brother one bit. He definitely has a solid hour of relatable comedy that he can deliver by himself. Showtimes: 6/7 @ 8PM PT 6/11 @ 11PM PT 6/13 @ 1PM PT
$13 -
Good Knight: A Masculinity Journey (in LA)
Skiptown Playhouse 665 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA show about a boy becoming a medieval knight. This clown show is an exploration of masculinity and what it means – in this world and beyond. Grant O'Connell uses his sensitivity and play to challenge the accepted norm of manhood through the lens of different medieval characters, using narrative, song, and dance. Showtimes: 6/13 @ 2:30PM PT 6/20 @ 3:30PM PT 6/21 @ 5PM PT 6/26 @ 10PM PT
$16 -
Space Company (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn immersive satire by Emma Irene Olson (Astro Cabaret). Directed by Maura Mannle (Extraterrestrial Kink) and developed in “Playing Yourself”, The Elysian’s solo show devising workshop, led by Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf. Showtimes: 6/5 @ 8PM PT 6/13 @ 4PM PT 6/15 @ 8:30PM PT 6/19 @ 4:30PM PT 6/23 @ 8:30PM PT
$15 -
Don’t ask Don’t tell: Clowns of Color (in LA)
McCadden Theatre 1157 North McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat does the uniform take, what does it leave behind, and who gets to tell the story afterward? Clowns of color, two Black military veterans, Deshawn (United States Marine Corps) and Jamonté (United States Army), step into the spotlight as theatrical clowns, transforming our lived experiences in uniform into a no-holds-barred, immersive clown comedy show. We confront the absurdity, contradictions, and quiet traumas of military life—inviting audiences to laugh while reckoning with the systems that shaped us. Showtimes: 6/6 @ […]
$15 -
Syrian Soap (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEat, pray, bathe with Edib Farhan’s bumptious, towel-clad, mustachioed ancestor in an intergalactic bathhouse in the afterlife. Find out if you are your ancestor’s wildest dreams–or worst nightmare…he has notes! Receive channeled advice, poetry, and a surprise visit from a traditional Syrian bathroom slipper (which may or may not be a metaphor for life under fascism). Underneath the silliness and suds, Syrian Soap is a love letter to revolution and unlocking joy and self-expression in a world on fire. And […]
$15 -
F*cking Famous (in LA)
Outfitters Wig 6626 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMolly Sharpe is a famous pop star, and this show is a stop on her F*cking Famous world tour. The concert of a lifetime with all original party girl pop. From the winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Award for Comedic Theater. This is Molly’s second solo show at Hollywood Fringe. In 2025, she presented “Murder, Oops!”, a one-woman play that won the Hollywood Fringe award for Comedic Theater after a sold-out run. She is so excited to bring another […]
$5 -
Shogun (in LA)
Eastwood Performing Arts Center 1089 Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSHOGUN is an original clown show straight from the mindbrain that is Alex Nauta—a boy turned man who, while watching the hit series Shogun, found himself asking a simple question: Who is this for? Determined to find out, Alex Nauta dusts off his Japanese and sets out to reconcile a lost heritage, the tangled ties of cultural multiplicity, and the formation of an artistic identity in the only way he knows how: by pretending to be a samurai. SHOGUN premiered […]
$10 -
Space Company (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn immersive satire by Emma Irene Olson (Astro Cabaret). Directed by Maura Mannle (Extraterrestrial Kink) and developed in “Playing Yourself”, The Elysian’s solo show devising workshop, led by Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf. Showtimes: 6/5 @ 8PM PT 6/13 @ 4PM PT 6/15 @ 8:30PM PT 6/19 @ 4:30PM PT 6/23 @ 8:30PM PT
$15 -
Aidan Flynn’s “FAME MAXXING” A one person show by Aidan Flynn (in LA)
Actors Company 916 North Formosa Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn interactive comedy show starring Aidan Flynn who deserves to be famous, but isn’t. Aidan Flynn will prove to you how much of a talent Aidan Flynn by demonstrating their extraordinary ability at accomplishing skills that make people famous. This Hollywood Fringe show is the turning point in their five decade long career, and you have the opportunity to be apart of the genesis. All audience members get a signed copy of an Aidan Flynn Headshot! Showtimes: 6/7 @ 1:30PM […]
$15 -
Bebé Bebé (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 4am pumping sesh turned into a show when the audience materializes in the livingroom, not for new parents but for all former babies. If you were once a baby, this show is for you. Fresh from the most life-altering experience a person can go through… no, not having your country seized by the U.S.A and mined for oil… but having a baby and then getting OCD-Veronica Osorio is staging a new hour. Ok. Realistically? She’s been mostly in a […]
$15 -
Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’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 -
Shogun (in LA)
Eastwood Performing Arts Center 1089 Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSHOGUN is an original clown show straight from the mindbrain that is Alex Nauta—a boy turned man who, while watching the hit series Shogun, found himself asking a simple question: Who is this for? Determined to find out, Alex Nauta dusts off his Japanese and sets out to reconcile a lost heritage, the tangled ties of cultural multiplicity, and the formation of an artistic identity in the only way he knows how: by pretending to be a samurai. SHOGUN premiered […]
$10 -
Syrian Soap (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEat, pray, bathe with Edib Farhan’s bumptious, towel-clad, mustachioed ancestor in an intergalactic bathhouse in the afterlife. Find out if you are your ancestor’s wildest dreams–or worst nightmare…he has notes! Receive channeled advice, poetry, and a surprise visit from a traditional Syrian bathroom slipper (which may or may not be a metaphor for life under fascism). Underneath the silliness and suds, Syrian Soap is a love letter to revolution and unlocking joy and self-expression in a world on fire. And […]
$15 -
F*cking Famous (in LA)
Outfitters Wig 6626 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMolly Sharpe is a famous pop star, and this show is a stop on her F*cking Famous world tour. The concert of a lifetime with all original party girl pop. From the winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Award for Comedic Theater. This is Molly’s second solo show at Hollywood Fringe. In 2025, she presented “Murder, Oops!”, a one-woman play that won the Hollywood Fringe award for Comedic Theater after a sold-out run. She is so excited to bring another […]
$5 -
HOOP (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA visitor from another planet arrives. A hoop alien, from Planet Hoop. They have come to fix the hole. The hoop alien struggles to communicate with humans, but they will have to try. Or the hole may never be fixed. — This is a 45-minute clown piece built entirely around a hula hoop. Created and performed by RM Aranda Showtimes: 6/13 @ 12PM PT 6/17 @ 10PM PT 6/22 @ 7PM PT
$15 -
Syrian Soap (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEat, pray, bathe with Edib Farhan’s bumptious, towel-clad, mustachioed ancestor in an intergalactic bathhouse in the afterlife. Find out if you are your ancestor’s wildest dreams–or worst nightmare…he has notes! Receive channeled advice, poetry, and a surprise visit from a traditional Syrian bathroom slipper (which may or may not be a metaphor for life under fascism). Underneath the silliness and suds, Syrian Soap is a love letter to revolution and unlocking joy and self-expression in a world on fire. And […]
$15 -
Space Company (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn immersive satire by Emma Irene Olson (Astro Cabaret). Directed by Maura Mannle (Extraterrestrial Kink) and developed in “Playing Yourself”, The Elysian’s solo show devising workshop, led by Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf. Showtimes: 6/5 @ 8PM PT 6/13 @ 4PM PT 6/15 @ 8:30PM PT 6/19 @ 4:30PM PT 6/23 @ 8:30PM PT
$15 -
F*cking Famous (in LA)
Outfitters Wig 6626 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMolly Sharpe is a famous pop star, and this show is a stop on her F*cking Famous world tour. The concert of a lifetime with all original party girl pop. From the winner of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Award for Comedic Theater. This is Molly’s second solo show at Hollywood Fringe. In 2025, she presented “Murder, Oops!”, a one-woman play that won the Hollywood Fringe award for Comedic Theater after a sold-out run. She is so excited to bring another […]
$5 -
Good Knight: A Masculinity Journey (in LA)
Skiptown Playhouse 665 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA show about a boy becoming a medieval knight. This clown show is an exploration of masculinity and what it means – in this world and beyond. Grant O'Connell uses his sensitivity and play to challenge the accepted norm of manhood through the lens of different medieval characters, using narrative, song, and dance. Showtimes: 6/13 @ 2:30PM PT 6/20 @ 3:30PM PT 6/21 @ 5PM PT 6/26 @ 10PM PT
$16 -
Syrian Soap (in LA)
The Broadwater 6320 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEat, pray, bathe with Edib Farhan’s bumptious, towel-clad, mustachioed ancestor in an intergalactic bathhouse in the afterlife. Find out if you are your ancestor’s wildest dreams–or worst nightmare…he has notes! Receive channeled advice, poetry, and a surprise visit from a traditional Syrian bathroom slipper (which may or may not be a metaphor for life under fascism). Underneath the silliness and suds, Syrian Soap is a love letter to revolution and unlocking joy and self-expression in a world on fire. And […]
$15 -
Don’t ask Don’t tell: Clowns of Color (in LA)
McCadden Theatre 1157 North McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWhat does the uniform take, what does it leave behind, and who gets to tell the story afterward? Clowns of color, two Black military veterans, Deshawn (United States Marine Corps) and Jamonté (United States Army), step into the spotlight as theatrical clowns, transforming our lived experiences in uniform into a no-holds-barred, immersive clown comedy show. We confront the absurdity, contradictions, and quiet traumas of military life—inviting audiences to laugh while reckoning with the systems that shaped us. Showtimes: 6/6 @ […]
$15 -
Shogun (in LA)
Eastwood Performing Arts Center 1089 Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSHOGUN is an original clown show straight from the mindbrain that is Alex Nauta—a boy turned man who, while watching the hit series Shogun, found himself asking a simple question: Who is this for? Determined to find out, Alex Nauta dusts off his Japanese and sets out to reconcile a lost heritage, the tangled ties of cultural multiplicity, and the formation of an artistic identity in the only way he knows how: by pretending to be a samurai. SHOGUN premiered […]
$10