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The Apology: Live One-Act Reading (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Bogeyman went to therapy. He came out with a tight five. After 200,000 years in the fear business, the Bogeyman books his very first session with a Beverly Hills therapist, and it goes about as well as you'd expect. Between the fifty-minute hour, a FaceTime call from his imaginary mother, and a keynote speech looming at the annual Monster Congress, the Bogeyman has developed an alarming new condition: a sense of humor. *The Apology* is a live reading of […]
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A Reading with Julio Torres and Puppets (in LA)
Bob Baker Marionette Theater 4949 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBBMT is thrilled to announce that @spaceprincejulio will be joining us to read excerpts from his new book, The Perfect Gift In this beautifully illustrated book from a brilliantly absurd mind, Julio Torres, cult comedian, filmmaker, and former Saturday Night Live writer, brings his signature surreal humor to this creative collection of gift ideas for every person and occasion. The Perfect Gift is the perfect kids book for adults: a celebration of the imagination, especially for those who expect the […]
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Difficult People: The Movie (A Live Table Read) (in NYC)
The Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin stars Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, Andrea Martin, James Urbaniak, Shakina Nayfack, Derrick Baskin, Gabourey Sidibe and others who have not yet checked their email to learn what happened to the Difficult People gang after the series ended. It's a live table read of what we can assure you is a bonafide comedy caper that delivers on the same pop culture-savvy, joke-dense, lovingly obnoxious sensibility as the series — but then, as Emeril taught us all to do before he perished […]
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A Reading with Julio Torres and Puppets (in LA)
Bob Baker Marionette Theater 4949 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBBMT is thrilled to announce that @spaceprincejulio will be joining us to read excerpts from his new book, The Perfect Gift In this beautifully illustrated book from a brilliantly absurd mind, Julio Torres, cult comedian, filmmaker, and former Saturday Night Live writer, brings his signature surreal humor to this creative collection of gift ideas for every person and occasion. The Perfect Gift is the perfect kids book for adults: a celebration of the imagination, especially for those who expect the […]
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Priyanka Mattoo’s HOW TO BE LESS USEFUL Book Launch! (in LA)
Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater 2511 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA delightful book about reclaiming pleasure in mid-life—a potent mix of self-help and memoir, from one of today’s wittiest, wisest voices. “I have done everything right, and I have missed everything.” When did our lives become entirely about efficiency and optimization? Especially as office workers, as parents, as consumers, as exercisers and healthy eaters. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be less useful? With self-deprecating humor, devastating insight, and bracing honesty, Priyanka Mattoo shares her own journey toward […]
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Jeff Hiller Reads (to) You (in NYC)
Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, United StatesJeff Hiller is trying to write a second book and hoping you will listen to the early versions of it at glamorous Joe's Pub. Won't that be fun? I think so. Spoiler, this is Jeff. I've just been speaking in third person up until this point. The writing will hopefully be better than this! $54 + 2 drink or 1 food item min. Starts 7PM ET
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Showbiz! Book Launch with Murray Hill (in LA)
Largo at The Coronet Theatre 366 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFrom the Margins to the Marquee—One Night Only! Join comedian MURRAY HILL for an intimate in conversation event celebrating the release of his debut memoir Showbiz! My Life as a Middle-Aged Man (Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books). The self-proclaimed “hardest working middle-aged man in show business” sits down for a candid, unscripted evening of stories, laughs, revelations, and behind-the-curtain moments—sharing the real-life highs, lows, and everything in between that shaped his showbiz career. Special guest celebrity will join the conversation (to be announced), adding even […]
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Midnight Snack (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesModern life is put on brutal full display in this dark comedy from the co-creator of HBO's Animals. When a hiker encounters a severely injured victim of a bear attack and must weigh the ethics of a mercy kill, we're thrown backwards in time, revealing the bizarre and scandalous ways the fates of two strangers intersect. Sex, murder & philosophical dread all contribute to a surprising mosaic of humanity's doomed desire to connect. For fans of Coen Brothers, Martin McDonagh, […]
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Midnight Snack (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesModern life is put on brutal full display in this dark comedy from the co-creator of HBO's Animals. When a hiker encounters a severely injured victim of a bear attack and must weigh the ethics of a mercy kill, we're thrown backwards in time, revealing the bizarre and scandalous ways the fates of two strangers intersect. Sex, murder & philosophical dread all contribute to a surprising mosaic of humanity's doomed desire to connect. For fans of Coen Brothers, Martin McDonagh, […]
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Jeff Hiller Reads (to) You (in NYC)
Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, United StatesJeff Hiller is trying to write a second book and hoping you will listen to the early versions of it at glamorous Joe's Pub. Won't that be fun? I think so. Spoiler, this is Jeff. I've just been speaking in third person up until this point. The writing will hopefully be better than this! $54 + 2 drink or 1 food item min. Starts 7PM ET
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David Sedaris (in NYC)
Kings Theatre 1027 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesA special evening with celebrated humorist and author David Sedaris Starts 8PM ET
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Jeff Hiller Reads (to) You (in NYC)
Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, United StatesJeff Hiller is trying to write a second book and hoping you will listen to the early versions of it at glamorous Joe's Pub. Won't that be fun? I think so. Spoiler, this is Jeff. I've just been speaking in third person up until this point. The writing will hopefully be better than this! $54 + 2 drink or 1 food item min. Starts 7PM ET
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Next Slide Please (in NYC)
Caveat 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY, United StatesNext Slide Please invites comedians to prepare and present PowerPoints about whatever they want. That could mean a data-driven ranking of the best Manhattan street corners for first date make-outs, pitches for start-up investment opportunities that are probably not scams, or a passionate defense of the 2003 Jessica Alba vehicle "Honey" (21% on Rotten Tomatoes). Hosted by Reed Kavner and featured in The New York Times and Gothamist, Next Slide Please has been called "more entertaining than your last meeting," which we admit is a […]
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Comics Reading Comics (in LA)
Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater 2511 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesYour favorite festive hosts, Nick Malis & Shoshanna Green, are putting together a lineup of legendary comedians to perform the most ridiculous holiday-themed comic book stories ever told, word-for-word with incredible handmade props and costumes! A magical night filled with comic books, music, laughs, and maybe even a visit from the greatest superhero of all-- Santa! Details to come, but get your tickets now! Yule be sorry to miss it! Starts 7PM PT
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