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  • May 2026

  • Thu 7

    Anna Konkle + Sam Pinkleton: The Sane One (in NYC)

    May 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Strand Book Store 828 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    Join us for a release event with co-creator and co-star of Pen15 Anna Konkle, discussing her new memoir THE SANE ONE. Moderating this discussion is Tony Award-winning director Sam Pinkleton. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street. Starts 7PM ET

    $36.83
  • Sat 9

    Depths of Wikipedia @ Netflix Is a Joke (in LA)

    May 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join @depthsofwikipedia creator Annie Rauwerda on a journey through Wikipedia?s most interesting corners. Starts 7PM PT

    $44.15
  • Tue 12

    ‘Read This To Look Cool’ Book Launch and Comedy Show (in NYC)

    May 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Caveat 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY, United States

    Author Maeve Dunigan reads excerpts from her new book with some of her funniest friends and chats with New Yorker editor Emma Allen. Join author Maeve Dunigan for a book launch party and comedy show celebrating the release of her debut essay collection, "Read This To Look Cool." Featuring readings from some of Maeve's funniest (and arguably coolest) friends. Plus, Maeve will sit down with The New Yorker’s humor and cartoons editor, Emma Allen, for a conversation about writing, comedy, […]

    $40.76
  • Fri 15

    Comedians (And Other People) Read Essays (in LA)

    May 15 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    hunt vintage 1554 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    This is the show where comedians (and other people) read essays that they've written. We call it "Comedians (And Other People) Read Essays" Featuring: Demi Adejuyigbe (The Good Place, DropoutTV) Liz Zimiles (@lzimiles) DC Pierson (DERRICK comedy, Author: The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To) Patrick McDonald (Big Bear, Smosh) Stephanie Leke (@stephanieleke) Hosts: Madeline Walter (Brooklyn Nine Nine, Killing It, @madelinewalter) Evan Walter (@evanwalter_) Producer: Cara Christian (@caradoodlebop) 8PM PT

    $7
  • Sat 16

    Dumpster Fire (in LA)

    May 16 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    John D. Beck & Ron Hart met Joey Bragg when they cast him in the Disney Channel show they created, "Liv And Maddie." After his era of being a Disney Prince, Joey continued to work as an actor ("Call Your Mother", "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later") but he focused on his stand up career. Onstage, Joey speaks openly about the struggles of being a young adult who went to school in a trailer on a movie lot. Beck […]

    $23.38
  • Sun 17

    Billy on Billy: Billy Eichner in Conversation with Happy Sad Confused’s Josh Horowitz (in NYC w/Livestream)

    May 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    92NY 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Join in as Eichner sits down to talk with Josh Horowitz (Happy Sad Confused) about his new audiobook memoir, Billy on Billy — a funny, candid, and unexpectedly personal look at the moments and influences that shaped him, from his early love of theater to the viral success of Billy on the Street and his big-screen ambitions. In a conversation that will go beyond the highlight reel, Eichner will share behind-the-scenes stories, creative turning points, and the realities of building a career in comedy […]

    $22.66
  • Thu 21

    Documentary Now! (in NYC)

    May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    Celebrating the publication of the companion book to the hilarious, groundbreaking, satirical series Documentary Now!, co-creators Alex Buono, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas gather together for a delightful evening of conversation, film clips, and laughter. Produced in collaboration with McSweeney's. All full-price tickets $62 and more include a copy of Documentary Now! (Fourth Edition, Revised and Expanded). Starts 7PM ET

    $19 – $80
  • June 2026

  • Thu 4

    Billy on Billy: An Audio Memoir Release Show! (in LA)

    June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater 2511 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Macmillan Audio is proud to announce the upcoming release of Billy on Billy: An Audio Memoir, a hilarious and poignant audio memoir from the actor-comedian-writer-producer behind the viral sensation Billy on the Street. Available exclusively on audio, the project explores what kind of child grows up to create such an iconic show and who the real Billy is when he’s not playing his signature character. Billy Eichner is probably best known for running around the streets of New York City […]

    $22.66
  • July 2026

  • Fri 17

    Chuck Tingle’s BURY YOUR GAYS Book Launch Event! (in LA)

    July 17 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater 2511 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    From Chuck Tingle, USA Today bestselling author of Bury Your Gays, comes Fabulous Bodies, a supernatural joyride where Drive meets Beetlejuice. Poppy Stringer was born to be a star. An aspiring fashion influencer by day, Poppy moonlights as a grave robber to make ends meet, wheeling and dealing dead bodies across Palm Springs. When her hero, the flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar Eddie Michaels, unexpectedly dies, Poppy gets a call to retrieve his body from the medical examiner’s office for a lucrative sum. It could be the last job she’ll ever […]

    $23.69
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