Live reading

Emmy Award-winning and New York Times bestselling writer, comedian, and actor Bob Odenkirk and his daughter, illustrator Erin Odenkirk, present poetic nonsense for all ages perfect for fans of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky! Starts 8PM PT

Come under our spell and join us for a live read performance of the “Trick or Treat” episode from the classic TV show, Bewitched! The reading will feature performances by our very own witches’ coven: Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (Modern Family, Distance) Eugene Cordero (Loki, Easter Sunday) Eric Edelstein (Twin Peaks, Jurassic World) Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, US) Amelia Heidecker Lauren Lapkus (The Wrong Missy, The Big Bang Theory) Natasha Leggero (Another Period, The Do-Over) Alyssa Limperis […]

An evening of short stories being read by their authors. The performers will read pieces that have never been published or even read in public before. Featuring: Beck Bennett Fat Tony Robby Hoffman Shelly Gossman Mike O’Brien Mary Sohn Lamar Woods Starts 7PM PT

Dumb Ideas Book Release Event! From the brilliantly demented minds behind The Eric Andre Show and Bad Trip, an insane illustrated compendium about the art of pranking. Eric André is a master of the art of pranking—“an Andy Kaufman for the Four Loko generation,” as Spin magazine once hailed him. For over a decade, he and longtime collaborator Dan Curry have dreamed up and performed a cornucopia of outrageous, often illegal, and always death-defying hijinks for the Adult Swim series The Eric Andre Show, as well […]

Vroman’s presents comedian Maria Bamford signing Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere Starts 6PM PT

An afternoon with celebrated humorist David Sedaris Starts 3PM PT

There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that nobody got offended in the past, that people are simply too sensitive today, that racism and sexism were once widely accepted without objection. Kliph Nesteroff’s OUTRAGEOUS reveals that the truth is precisely the opposite. With every step of our cultural history, minorities have pushed back against racist portrayals, women have fought for respect, and people have sought to change the world of entertainment and beyond through a combination of censorship, […]

Pete Zias reads total trash in front of a live audience Starts 8PM PT

Join Barnes & Noble - The Grove at Farmers Market  as we welcome Emmy-award-winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler to the store to discuss and sign BEING HENRY: THE FONZ . . . AND BEYOND, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and the struggle to become whole. Starts 6PM PT

Based on Elizabeth Teets's program series called "Isn't She Great" at the Hollywood Theater, this anthology is a collection of the most beloved female-centric comedies and the audiences who adore them. From 9 to 5 to Romy and Michelle to the iconic Elle Woods, the essays in this collection build on our devotion to these films and continue the conversation around funny women and how these characters have shaped so many talented writers. As Elizabeth Teets reminds us, there is […]

“Outlaw Country,” is an original drama series created by comedian and TV writer Olivia Grace, and YOU are invited to a live table read of the first episode! Olivia created this series and the fictional band it centers around as a vessel for her and her friend's unbelievable stories from a life on the road as touring comedians. Our characters face a litany of scumbag bookers, drug dealers and murderers as we watch them attempt to claw their way from […]

Talent doesn’t always go hand-in-hand with kindness in Hollywood, so what a refreshing surprise to read Matt Knudsen’s, Have I Seen You in Anything? Knudsen gives us a fresh and funny look behind-the-scenes with some of our favorite people and programs. All entertainers can benefit from his stories from the trenches, and all humans will enjoy his memorable encounters with everyone from Dick Van Dyke to the cast of The Simpsons. Jenelle Riley – Variety Like myself, Matt has crafted […]

Stand-up comedian Moshe Kasher, author of the magnificent memoir, Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16, has written another book. And it's as absorbing, consuming, and culturally relevant as his first. Subculture Vulture is the story of Moshe Kasher's unbelievably unconventional life in six parts, each part relating to his significant experience exploring and living many different lives as part of many groups. His […]

An Evening of Live Reading with Jenny Slate Starts 8PM PT

Dulcé Sloan's first memoir is organized into essays from her life. From a childhood moving between cities, starting her own business selling toys at a Miami flea market, to being a Black kid in a predominately white school, she's always used her masterful wit to challenge the status quo. Her purpose in comedy unfolded while navigating clubs and the set of The Daily Show. Have you ever dated an adult who roller skated, or went out with a mechanic just to […]

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a romance from beyond the stars. It’s a live reading of the cult classic I Married A Monster From Outer Space! With Dana Gould, Bobcat Goldthwait, Laraine Newman, Jonah Ray, Janet Varney and more! When aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans, a young newlywed realizes her husband may be one of them. Or is he?  Yeah, he is. Starts 8PM PT

Good News! Religion and myth scholar Amy Slonaker will present an illustrated lecture on comic books from the 1970s designed by Christian Evangelicals to attract hippies to the Christian faith.  These “Christian Hippie Comics” present a psychedelicized version of Christianity where Aquarian ideas of free love and spiritual enlightenment merge with the Christian story of salvation through the love of Jesus. This lecture uses visual examples to explore the artwork of Christian Hippie Comics with their eye-popping array of counterculture […]

Sick of promising your friend you’ll read their pilot? Now you don’t have to! Join us at The Half-Hour Hour. Part table read and part comedy show, help aspiring TV writers get something they rarely do: an audience. It’s got everything! A script! Actors reading the script! Openers to get you ready to laugh! Sit back, relax, and listen while we do the hard part (i.e. read other’s people’s screenplays). Pilot of the month: Unexpected by Ayla Glass Julia and […]

Join comedy icon Chris Rock as he hosts a table read of When Harry Met Sally featuring an all-star lineup of talent. Starts 10PM PT

THE NABOO MOVIE: A LIVE STAGED READING OF THE PHANTOM MENACE 25 years ago visionary filmmaker George Lucas showed us an astonishing world of podracing, Midichlorians and battle droids, and now weesa gonna celebrate! On May 19th at Dynasty Typewriter, the guys behind Star Wars Minute and The George Lucas Talk Show are proud to present a LIVE reading of the original Phantom Menace screenplay, with a wizard cast including some of the galaxy’s hottest stars (…and maybe some surprises?!) […]

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self. Paul Scheer has entertained countless fans and podcast listeners with stories about the odd, wild, and absurd details of his life. Yet these tales have pointed to deeper, more difficult truths that the actor and comedian has kept to himself. Now, he is finally ready to share those truths for the first […]

Party on, dudes! Grab your favorite flannel and “schwing!” on over to Wayne and Garth’s party basement, because Film Independent is rocking out with an excellent Live Read of the classic comedy Wayne’s World. Actor, writer and director Zoe Lister-Jones (SLIP, Band Aid, New Girl, How It Ends, Beau Is Afraid) will direct this crowd-pleasing blast from the past, from writers Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner, and director Penelope Spheeris. Guests will experience one of cinema’s most memorable metalhead duos, enjoy epic music moments, and […]

How on EARTH are you supposed to keep up with all things fun and friendly in the Jiggle Friends Universe? There's only one answer: tune in to Jiggle Friends Friendship Hour. A talented lineup of actors will bring to life an absurd comedic play that explores the world of superfandoms through various lenses while tackling big themes like "inevitable decay" and "job." As the work is still in progress, your REAL, ACTUAL feedback is very much welcome! written by Mary […]

Simon Rich with Kristen Schaal discussing his collection of stories, Glory Days Starts 8PM PT

Join us for the launch of BURY YOUR GAYS, the new novel by Chuck Tingle! CHUCK TINGLE (he/him) is the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus. He is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now splits time between Billings, Montana and Los Angeles, California. Chuck writes to prove love is real, because love is the most important tool we have […]

The Infatuation and Zibby's Bookshop invite you to an exclusive book party celebrating the launch of Swan Huntley's fourth novel, I WANT YOU MORE. Swan will be joined in conversation by actress Emily Hampshire. About the book: When ghostwriter Zara becomes entwined with celebrity chef client, Jane Bailey, she starts to see the side Jane keeps hidden from the cameras and gets stuck in a plot she never saw coming. Reeling from the death of her domineering father, Zara Pines accepts a […]