Variety
The Maddy Kelly Show – a comedy variety spectacular (in NYC)
Union Hall 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesMaddy Kelly (JFL, Host of CBC’s Let’s Make A… series) returns to Union Hall for her popular comedy variety show. Get tickets now! It will sell out! Starts 7:30PM ET
SHITTY MOZART, SHITTY FRIENDS (in NYC)
The Rat NYC Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe horribly botched clone of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hosts the greatest variety show and party of all time. The performance includes appearances from real and fake special guests, followed by a live set from an animated DJ. Featuring: Myq Kaplan, Jill Gonzalez, Brooks Allison, Nell Kessler Starts 8PM ET
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA variety show that is in it's 20th 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: TBA plus Michael Mortilla w/Davey Johnson & Mitch Kamaiopili Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
JORDAN SHOW (in NYC)
littlefield 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJordan Show is a live late night talk show hosted by cultural critic and performer Jordan Coley (The New Yorker, GQ, The Nation, NPR). Each month, Jordan presents a blend of standup, original video sketches, and irreverent interviews pulling a unique cross-section of guests from the music industry, art world, film &tv, media, and beyond. Past guests include award-winning critic Vinson Cunningham of The New Yorker, playwright Max Wolf-Friedlich (Job, Broadway), actor and comedian Sabrina Wu (Verified Stand-Up, Netflix), and musical performances from buzzing independent acts […]
A Serious Show (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn A Serious Show, you shall be entertained by clowns and comedians so serious you must stare and music so serious you’ll sit still in your chair. Our Master of Celebrations, Goat vs Fish, is a performance art comedian asking us a perplexing animal question. You will see costumes, soft tunes and a one act play, from the silly likes of Jason Degraff, The Bead Eels, Molly Sharpe, Little Treat (HeyKipp and Dylan Reader) and the puppet clown troupe, “Did […]
Gentlemen’s Club: A Fancy Trans Comedy Show (in LA w/Livestream)
Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater 2511 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHosts Charlie James (Second City, Funny or Die) and Laser Webber (the Doubleclicks) host an incredibly (trans)masculine evening of good old-fashioned queer comedy. Expect some crooning, some standup, some improv, and a lovely evening of gender roles - in one way or another. We suggest you dress up. Why not? HOSTED BY Charlie James & Laser Webber With comedy from Jake Noll (The Gag) Janaya Future Khan Maddox Pennington Alex Song-Xia (Dimension 20) River Butcher (A Different Kind of Dude) And a special […]
Frogs and Toads Variety Hour (in NYC)
Brooklyn Comedy Collective 167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesFrogs host a ribbiting hour of standup and improv. See you there? Ribbit. Featuring: Oona O'Brien @oona_offthecuff Liz Mitts @liz.mitts Kendra Singh @kendrawsing Delia Kemph @delia.kemph Will Braithwaite @willbraithwaite Carsen Smith @badlaughtrack Winnie Stack @winniestack2.0 Starts 7PM ET
Stamptown (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA raunchy, chaotic and full-on fringe experience, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international circuit. Hosted by the bad boy of clown, Zach Zucker, this show has packed out rooms and sold out runs at Glastonbury, Soho Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and Off-Broadway for the NY Comedy Festival. Featuring: TBA Starts 8PM PT
YALL Comedy Fest (in NYC)
Asylum NYC 307 West 26th Street, New York, NY, United StatesShowcasing a diverse community of Yes, And…Laughter Lab creators, YALL Comedy Fest spotlights the best comedy writers and performers who take on social justice issues while making us laugh. From pitches to table reads to stand-up, sketches, and more, YALL Comedy Fest is the place to discover some of the most talented creators in the industry for three days of next-level comedy. Comedy can change the world… to see how, come grab a drink and see a show with us at YALL […]
The Mary Show (in NYC)
Union Hall 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesMary Neely brings her favorite comedians and variety acts together for a night of comedy but! There's more... Each show ends with a Broadway performer singing a show stopping tune. Piano by Farrah Rotman Featuring: Ivy Wolk, Veronika Slowikowska, Ella Yurman, Zach Schiffman, Sophie Zucker, Garrett Williams, and Special Broadway Guest Starts 7:30PM ET
DIVA – A Comedy Benefit for PDA (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJet Eveleth and Brendan Jennings present a comedy that combines traditional theater and improvisation. Actors from stage and screen include Nina Bloomgarden (The Resort), Ryan Harrison (The Joe Schmo Show), Bri Ivey (Regression), and Elliot Kilham and Rebecca Goldstone from The Highland Park Clowns . The play is written but only some of the actors have the script. Featuring Nina Bloomgarden (The Resort), Ryan Harrison (The Joe Schmo Show), Bri Ivey (Regression), and Elliot Kilham and Rebecca Goldstone from The […]
Brain Rot @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSign-up 5:30PM PT Starts 6PM PT All acts welcome (comedy, music, poetry, etc.) Free to perform Hosted by Sarah Shtern
Love, Sex, & Magic: Comedy Variety Show (in NYC)
Arlo Williamsburg 96 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesMake your worries disappear at New York's sexiest comedy variety show. Join your host "Crushworthy Comedian" (Time Out New York) Jenny Gorelick for an evening of delights. Unfortunately, Jenny's ex is a magician. She was seeing him, now she doesn't. And though she does not identify as a magician, she does identify as petty, and she has a few tricks up her sleeve. Prepare to be amazed by the best and horniest late night acts across the 5 boroughs, including […]
Seven Minutes in Heaven: A Variety Mic @ Lyric Hyperion (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 1PM PT All performers welcome 7 min. 1 item min. to perform Hosted by Dana Weddle & Jason Kaye
BIT BY BIT: AN EVENING OF COMEDY AND MUSIC (in NYC)
KGB Bar 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for an unforgettable evening at The Private Curtain @ KGB Bar as Bit by Bit returns with another lineup of comedians bringing their most original bits, characters, and chaotic energy to the stage. Hosted by the dynamic duo Will Higgins and John Connor Hammond, this show blends live performance with a touch of theatrical flair — imagine if a 19th-century portrait gallery came to life and told jokes. Featuring performances by: Dan Toomey Maddy Kelly Tej Khanna Cory Snearowski with music from WillyBoy Starts 7PM ET
Fools Circle (in NYC)
Isola Brooklyn 361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWe have curated some of the funniest comedians in NYC and beyond for a night of laughter and trauma bonding. This is taking place at Hannibal Buress' brand new venue in Brooklyn, Isola BK. Featuring comics you've seen on Netflix, Comedy Central, and more. Host: Petey Deabreu Starts 8PM ET
Feel the News (in NYC)
Friends and Lovers 641 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesFeel the News is a variety comedy show that also tells you how to feel about the news. Host Marcela Onyango is a radical lefty who will humorously tell you whether you should be mad, glad, or sad about news while very funny comedians keep you laughing. You’ll leave Feel the News smarter and happier; I promise. Featuring: Quin Lamar Aurea Young Winter Riylan Mills Natasha Vaynblat Judah Friedlander Starts 7:30PM ET
Quality Time (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesQuality Time is a variety show hosted by Erin Keif (Hey Riddle Riddle), Olivia Nielsen (Second City), and MaryLeigh Roohan. Every month we bring together musicians, improvisers, storytellers, comics and more, who we would love to introduce to each other and to you. Come for a great show, stay for a fun hang. It’s a show. It’s a party. Make a pal. Have a crush. Featuring: Mary Houlihan, Isabella Kulkarni, and more TBA! ERIN KEIF: Erin is a podcaster, writer, […]
The Magic Fountain (in LA)
The Activist Kitchen 669 North Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA magical variety show! Featuring: Fumi Abe, Veronica Osorio, Eli Leonard, Emily Maverick, Akela + Ashley, Silent Partners plus music by @jc.wrights.music and hosted by @jacobwencel Starts 7:30PM PT
Grief Party (in NYC)
The Public Theater 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin hosts Mara Wilson and Kyra Sims in a dynamic evening of song, comedy, live art, and stories about one of the most crucial parts of our humanity. Featuring Gastor Almonte, Matt Ray, Concetta Abbate, Iris Explosion, Katie Kuzin, and more to be announced! $30 + 2 drink or 1 food item min. Starts 7PM ET
The Milly Milly Show (in LA)
baby battista @ nico's 3111 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHosted by Jess Uhler and Sophie Delaney, The Milly Milly Show is a queer-run monthly comedy variety show that hopes to show you something you've never seen before. Each show will feature some of the best Comedians and Performers in LA presenting new material based on the theme for that show. It's Funny, Supportive, and most importantly it's FREE. Want to do the show? Come watch and talk to us after! This month The Milly Milly Show is back and […]
Linda: A Comedy Show (in LA)
baby battista @ nico's 3111 Glendale Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn unforgettable evening of wine, wigs and stand up comedy from LA’s funniest, hosted by Bebe Katsenes and Johnny Marx Lineup: Sam Taggart Zavior Phillips Karan Menon Faith Ladzinski Ananya Hedge Starts 9PM PT
Slick Burn: A Comedy Roast of the Oil Industry (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Oil & Gas Industry has impacted so many aspects of our lives that it has deeply embedded itself in our hearts…as microplastics. We want to honor the industry’s unrelenting contribution to our world with a good ol’ fashioned roast. How many jokes will it take to destroy Big Oil? We’re about to find out by hosting a proper, no holds barred, comedic takedown. Come witness some of today’s best and most absurd comics take on the ultimate roastee: a […]
Cowboy Deluxe (in NYC)
Rodeo President Street 1134, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesGiddy up! It's time for some laughs at your fave bar, Rodeo, with some of NYC's best comics. Join us! Caro Yost (adult swim) Marley Gotterer (Paper Mag) Nick Naney (Fallon) Ibhan Kulkarni (Chicken Big) Hosted by Kelly Cooper and Clare Austen-Smith Starts 8PM ET
The Lanessa Show (in NYC)
Club Cumming 505 East 6th Street, New York, NY, United StatesA show where you give musician-comedian-amazing girl, Lanessa Long, your problems and she writes songs solving them. Featuring many amazing guests and surprises. Featuring: James Austin Johnson The Brothers Braithwaite Emily Wirth Cameron Bradford Fareeha Khan Miles Calderon Mike Weiss Starts 10PM ET
Grape Culture (in NYC)
Soho Playhouse 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY, United StatesA tragicomedy revealing grape culture, starring comedian and internet sensation Toni Nagy and performance artist Sarah Buckner. The show will undress the consciousness of domination without consent while stripping back the predatory and pervasive programming that is choking us all. The thrusting energy of the show is comedy – penetrated by dance, film, storytelling, clowning, stand up, and skits. We can’t think our way out of trauma, we must feel our way through it. Toni and Sarah will pervert the pretty by unmasking the […]
Brain Rot @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSign-up 5:30PM PT Starts 6PM PT All acts welcome (comedy, music, poetry, etc.) Free to perform Hosted by Sarah Shtern
Seven Minutes in Heaven: A Variety Mic @ Lyric Hyperion (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 1PM PT All performers welcome 7 min. 1 item min. to perform Hosted by Dana Weddle & Jason Kaye
Grape Culture (in NYC)
Soho Playhouse 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY, United StatesA tragicomedy revealing grape culture, starring comedian and internet sensation Toni Nagy and performance artist Sarah Buckner. The show will undress the consciousness of domination without consent while stripping back the predatory and pervasive programming that is choking us all. The thrusting energy of the show is comedy – penetrated by dance, film, storytelling, clowning, stand up, and skits. We can’t think our way out of trauma, we must feel our way through it. Toni and Sarah will pervert the pretty by unmasking the […]
Nerd Nite NYC (in NYC)
littlefield 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesNerd Nite NYC brings you a special show about the hazards of reproduction - whether human or insect, solo or with another. Instead of our usual format of three fun-yet-informative presentations, this time the show will feature one presentation about insect sex by Ben Taylor followed by the hilarious 50-minute one-woman show by our pal Sarah Adelman about being fired from a sperm bank. And to get you in the mood, for the first time in six or seven years, […]
Department of Gay Ecstasy (in NYC)
Brooklyn Comedy Collective 167 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDepartment of Gay Ecstasy (DOGE) is a variety comedy show making fun of our absurd political climate that we are all supposed to act normal in. The show will feature improv, sketch, character work, music, and more. DOGE utilizes the power of parody to harness our collective anger and transform it both into laughter at the absurd, and into tangible action to benefit marginalized communities. All proceeds from this show will be donated to communities adversely affected by the federal […]
Fools Circle (in LA)
The WalkGood Yard 4019 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFools Circle is a pop-up comedy show series based in NYC and touring across the country. They feature some of the funniest Black comedians, from up-and-comers to headliners on Netflix and Comedy Central. And on April 11th, you can find Fools Circle at The WalkGood Yard in Los Angeles. This show is part of a comedic storytelling series that features hilarious Los Angeles stories told to you by comedians, storytellers, and more. Starts 8PM PT
Grape Culture (in NYC)
Soho Playhouse 15 Vandam Street, New York, NY, United StatesA tragicomedy revealing grape culture, starring comedian and internet sensation Toni Nagy and performance artist Sarah Buckner. The show will undress the consciousness of domination without consent while stripping back the predatory and pervasive programming that is choking us all. The thrusting energy of the show is comedy – penetrated by dance, film, storytelling, clowning, stand up, and skits. We can’t think our way out of trauma, we must feel our way through it. Toni and Sarah will pervert the pretty by unmasking the […]
Body Count hosted by Tessa Belle and Jo Sunday (in NYC)
Union Hall 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesWhat, are you scared of a little double entendre? Body Count is a comedy and variety show hosted by Tessa Belle and Jo Sunday. They talk about what really matters in this town: sex and murder, lovers and enemies, broken hearts and broken bones. Come kiss or kill them — your choice! With special guests TBA Starts 7:30PM ET
John C. Reilly is Mister Romantic (in LA)
Largo at The Coronet Theatre 366 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPlease join John C. Reilly for an evening of love, longing and song accompanied by the sweet sounds of a crackerjack band including Davíd Garza, Sebastian Steinberg and Charles De Castro. Come alone, with a love or with a love to be but please do come and share some magic with ole Mister Cellophane himself. You might just feel a little less alone… What the world needs now is Love, sweet Love… Starts 8PM PT
Oral: Los Angeles
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMonthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim. @BenteIngrid @PeterKZ Starts 8:30PM PT
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA variety show that is in it's 20th 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: TBA plus Michael Mortilla w/Davey Johnson & Mitch Kamaiopili Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
Steve Martin Presents (in NYC)
Union Hall 702 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesOkay, Steve Martin doesn’t present, but Andrew Dismukes and Michael Good do, and their jokes and funny friends are just as good as Steve Martin’s. Andrew’s a stand-up comedian known for Saturday Night Live and the New Faces Showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival in 2017 and has performed at several other festivals, including Moontower Comedy Festival, Comedy Central’s Colossal ClusterFest, and the New York Comedy Festival. Michael’s a stand-up comedian who writes for Who Wants $2.69 with Martin Urbano, has performed at […]
That Show hosted by Chris Gethard (in LA)
UCB Franklin 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSeasoned vets from all corners of the comedy scene experimenting. Newcomers you haven’t met before staking their claim. A live band. All uniting to put on a show that’s not about gathering three minute videos for TikTok, it’s about putting on a live show that knocks you, the audience, right on your fucking ass. Thank you for spending your hard earned money and precious time with us. Featuring: Chris Gethard & more TBA! Starts 9PM PT
Fun Time Comedy Hour (in LA)
Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Café 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Fun Time Comedy Hour is jam packed variety comedy show featuring the best stand up, improv and music LA has to offer! This show brings the best and the brightest together for one night to create an amazing comedy experience for you, the audience! Featuring: Paige Gallagher (Garthwaite, PBC) Alyssa Sabo (Gaslit, Don't Say No) Shag Improv (Cameron Kelly, Stephanie Burchinow, Anna Bezahler, Alex Bigelow, Isabella Escalante, Meredith Dillon, and May Darmon) Hosted by Meredith Paul (UCB, MNN, Lopez […]