Clowning
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.
Jet & Anatasha Make Pretend – Benefit for Our Big Kitchen (near LA)
Public Displays of Altadena 2553 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, CA, United StatesJet Eveleth and Anatasha Blakely is an improv duo made up of Jet Eveleth and someone else. Jet takes her experience from the legendary ensemble The Reckoning to create fantastical worlds rich in character and emotion. Not afraid of the absurd these artists follow threads to unexpected places. Jet and the other person set out each night to push the boundaries of improv, clown, and surrealist theater. All proceeds go to Our Big Kitchen LA -https://www.obkla.org/ Starts 9PM PT
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.
A Few Words: A Clown Sketch Show (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesClown Boss Chad Damiani (STAND UP AND CLOWN) and silent sketch performer Ithamar Enriquez (ITHAMAR HAS NOTHING TO SAY) have teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind immersive experience. Along with their ensemble cast of clowns and sketch performers, Chad and Ithamar explore different ways to play games and tell stories -- breaking the fourth wall and including the audience in the fun. Few words are spoken, but we promise that the comedy will speak volumes. Featuring: Chad Damiani, Ithamar Enriquez, Sylvie Wang, Kevin Chu, Joshua […]
Maestro Macchiato (in LA)
Hype Photo & Video Studio Los Angeles Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe place on everyone's lips is MAESTRO MACCHIATO!! LA's hottest jazz clown extravaganza is BACK on August 17 at 8:30 pm at Hype Studios LA with a hot lineup of clowns and musicians ready to serve you an evening of elegantly stupid entertainment. Featuring ORIN CALCAGNE ANNA SEREGINA & KYLE MIZONO MIKE ROSE JAMONTE WILLIAMS RACHEL HO Music by JC AND GEREMY Hosted by KEVIN CHU Special guest host CAMIRIN FARMER Produced by JORDAN HULL Starts 8:30PM PT
straight acting (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSTRAIGHT ACTING is an exploration of what it means to be straight, by the gayest man anyone's ever seen. Through participation and punishment, the audience helps mold me into the straightest man as we explore the complex and dangerous landscape of heterosexuality through clown characters. The audience is encouraged to tell me when I'm being gay and they will be given weapon(s) to punish me as they see fit! Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Palestine Children's Relief […]
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.
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.
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.
Red Bastard (in NYC)
Brooklyn Comedy Collective 167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesAfter fifteen 5-star reviews, this dangerous, seductive comedy-monster returns to NYC to unleash his critically-acclaimed juggernaut. Prepare yourself for a roller-coaster ride of raw conversation, traps/rewards and catch-22’ 9/6 @ 7PM ET 9/13 @ 8:30PM ET
Planets, Planets, Planets (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPlanets, 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 planetary alignments happening the night of each performance, every show is different and improvised around a unique theatrical map. Developed by a group of clowns who are also professional or serious students of astrology, the […]
Good Showbiz! w/ Eli Leonard (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGood Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish showmanship. Eli Leonard hosts this immersive spectacle of theatrical tradition, embroidered with feats of physicality, musicality, comedy, and stagecraft, culminating in a rarely attempted dramatic monologue. While Good Showbiz is a funny theater show at its core, Leonard will make it abundantly clear in his hour that it is also, quite practically, a business. To be in the Showbiz audience is to participate in the vital work […]
Ian Builds a Show (near LA)
Public Displays of Altadena 2553 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, CA, United StatesAfter hibernating away for many years, Ian Bratschie is ready to build a show again. Come watch Ian find, what is bound to be… who fucking knows!? Music, clown shit, talky talky shit, maybe some heart, and maybe even a top hat if he can find one. Starts 9PM PT
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.
Red Bastard (in NYC)
Brooklyn Comedy Collective 167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesAfter fifteen 5-star reviews, this dangerous, seductive comedy-monster returns to NYC to unleash his critically-acclaimed juggernaut. Prepare yourself for a roller-coaster ride of raw conversation, traps/rewards and catch-22’ 9/6 @ 7PM ET 9/13 @ 8:30PM ET
Catch a Betch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe SEXIEST CLOWN PLAY of the year! REALITY TV… INFIDELITY… MURDER… All blended into one sexy package! Catch a Betch is a scripted clown play that blends traditional theater with the absurdity of clown! In this absurdist parody of reality tv and competition game shows, you will witness a live “taping” of a brand new game show- on which contestants must catch their spouse in the act of cheating in order to be crowned the winner. The catch: the contestants […]
Good Showbiz! w/ Eli Leonard (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGood Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish showmanship. Eli Leonard hosts this immersive spectacle of theatrical tradition, embroidered with feats of physicality, musicality, comedy, and stagecraft, culminating in a rarely attempted dramatic monologue. While Good Showbiz is a funny theater show at its core, Leonard will make it abundantly clear in his hour that it is also, quite practically, a business. To be in the Showbiz audience is to participate in the vital work […]
DOORS (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesEmily Maverick and Kyle Mizono work on their first clown play together. They are ready to solve the great mystery of life...There's still much to be discovered, but one thing for certain: they will enter and leave through a lot of doors. Directed by Jenson Titus Starts 7:30PM PT
Ian Builds a Show (near LA)
Public Displays of Altadena 2553 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, CA, United StatesAfter hibernating away for many years, Ian Bratschie is ready to build a show again. Come watch Ian find, what is bound to be… who fucking knows!? Music, clown shit, talky talky shit, maybe some heart, and maybe even a top hat if he can find one. Starts 9PM PT
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.
Good Showbiz! w/ Eli Leonard (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGood Showbiz is a celebration of the spirit and vibrant history of Jewish showmanship. Eli Leonard hosts this immersive spectacle of theatrical tradition, embroidered with feats of physicality, musicality, comedy, and stagecraft, culminating in a rarely attempted dramatic monologue. While Good Showbiz is a funny theater show at its core, Leonard will make it abundantly clear in his hour that it is also, quite practically, a business. To be in the Showbiz audience is to participate in the vital work […]
Ian Builds a Show (near LA)
Public Displays of Altadena 2553 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Altadena, CA, United StatesAfter hibernating away for many years, Ian Bratschie is ready to build a show again. Come watch Ian find, what is bound to be… who fucking knows!? Music, clown shit, talky talky shit, maybe some heart, and maybe even a top hat if he can find one. Starts 9PM PT
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.
SOLO,SOLO,SOLO (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThree solo show chunks from the minds of three different LA clowns. Watch these chunks in sequence to unlock the ultimate solo show trilogy. 3 is better than one. Paul Schlesinger (Playspace, Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival), Reshma Meister (FLWLS, Planets, Planets, Planets, Edinburgh Fringe, Speigelworld), Ian Bratsche (Justified, Modern Family, Two Pink Doors, Clown Zoo, Cruel Babes). Starts 7:30PM PT
“Welcome” (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWelcome to the show. Don’t forget your coat. I really shouldn’t say anything more; that would give away all the fun. This is a clown show so there will be audience participation and you may get pregant!! If you’ve seen Brianna perform you know she will bring the house down and she will take you with her… one of the greatest performers of our generation. Starts 5:30PM PT
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 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: Freak Nature Puppets, Jay London, Emily Maverick, Kyle Mizono, Gus Vivieros, Some Guy, & more treats! Music from Zany Omen, Eban Schletter, w/Davey Johnson & Mitch Kamaiopili Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
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.
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 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: Freak Nature Puppets, Jay London, Emily Maverick, Kyle Mizono, Gus Vivieros, Some Guy, & more treats! Music from Zany Omen, Eban Schletter, w/Davey Johnson & Mitch Kamaiopili Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
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.
Hippodrome (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHippodrome is an open jam - part rehearsal, part class, part show from The Idiot Workshop led by John Gilkey and teachers from Idiot Workshop. We invite everyone to come hang out for any or all of it. We’re never quite sure who will get up, but we look to mix people who might not have played together before, try new things, and show what we’re up to. We want to challenge what we do and see all the styles […]
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER (WORK-IN-PROGRESS) (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNatalie Palamides works out her new hour, WEER, at the Elysian Theater for a special three night run! “It’s fun to watch the process (subjective)” - Nat 10/11 @ 10PM PT 10/12 @ 10PM PT 10/13 @ 4PM PT
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER (WORK-IN-PROGRESS) (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNatalie Palamides works out her new hour, WEER, at the Elysian Theater for a special three night run! “It’s fun to watch the process (subjective)” - Nat 10/11 @ 10PM PT 10/12 @ 10PM PT 10/13 @ 4PM PT
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 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: Freak Nature Puppets, Jay London, Emily Maverick, Kyle Mizono, Gus Vivieros, Some Guy, & more treats! Music from Zany Omen, Eban Schletter, w/Davey Johnson & Mitch Kamaiopili Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER (WORK-IN-PROGRESS) (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNatalie Palamides works out her new hour, WEER, at the Elysian Theater for a special three night run! “It’s fun to watch the process (subjective)” - Nat 10/11 @ 10PM PT 10/12 @ 10PM PT 10/13 @ 4PM PT
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.
iL FUNGO Presents: MOUSTACHIO BASHIO (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe hairier half of iL FUNGO host an evening celebrating that most noble and versatile of facial accoutrements, The Moustache. Join Stuffins, Clob, Douchey, and a cavalcade of incredible guests as they comb through whiskers real and imagined in a salute to all things 'stache. FEATURING: Megan Stern Annie Paradis Sarah Shtern Reshma Meister Starts 9:30PM PT
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 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: Freak Nature Puppets, Jay London, Emily Maverick, Kyle Mizono, Gus Vivieros, Some Guy, & more treats! Music from Zany Omen, Eban Schletter, w/Davey Johnson & Mitch Kamaiopili Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
JoeDome (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoeDome is unlike any other comedy competition you've experienced. Performers have one mission - make the audience vote for them. Featuring: TBA Starts 9:30PM PT
Ian Builds a Show (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIan Bratschie is an idiot. Professionally. He has been a well respected teacher for many a years in the “clown” community with the Idiot Workshop and has performed live regularly with the likes of Clown Zoo, Cruel Babes and Two Pink Doors. Ian has been on the TV playing mostly bad guys on Justified, Shameless, Modern Family, Chicago PD and Criminal Minds among others. Come watch the process as he builds his new show bit by bit. Jump on and […]
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.