There will be hanging in the Arts District in DTLA, celebrating a year of an indie comedy show with a nice line-up, and supporting the great LA charity organization of the Downtown Women’s Center. What’s not to get on board for?
Tickets for the Human Resources Anniversary Charity Show are $20 and you can (and should) get them here.
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Nikki Black and Nina Tarr’s It’s Your Funeral really does feature live eulogies of audience members that have not yet left this mortal coil after a brief interview by featured comedians.
If you wanted a fun preview of what a living funeral might be like, this is absolutely for you, especially for the fact that Black and Tarr play two charming Jersey Girls who love the macabre.
The latest edition of It’s Your Funeral is happening this week at Think Tank Gallery. Get more details here.
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If you’re wondering what people are doing at the edges of comedy in terms of experimenting with the form, challenging methods, etc., you might want to check out The Idiot Hub.
The Idiot Hub is an absurdist comedy collective, started by one John Gilkey, that likes to peel back every convention and trope of comedy that they can in favor of something silly and visceral. Starting off in 2013 as the ensemble known as Wet The Hippo, they have since expanded into other shows that you might have heard or seen around LA such such as The Murge and The Vivian Beckley Performing Arts Players and classes.
Typical performances will have a very sizable cast and aim to be more interactive, very physical, defy expectation, and be absent of a “fourth wall”. For instance, The Murge will have Gilkey pick and guide/heckle players into some sort of crazy bit as if a stand-up was directing a very otherworldly improv scene.
The Murge and The Vivian Beckley Performing Arts Players will be doing their next show at The Think Tank Gallery in Downtown LA as part of Drinkin’ Smokin’ & West Coastin’ on Saturday September 9th starting at 9PM.
Tickets are $17-$23 and you can (and should) get them here.
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For our money, we can get a pretty good kick and laugh out of DIY soap box cars made by adults, especially since this particular event has been held by Red Bull over 100 times.
Just take a look at a gallery of past races and you’ll get what we’re saying.
This Sunday, Red Bull’s Soapbox Race will take over Elysian Park and race down Angels Point Road.
Here’s the day’s specific itinerary:
9:00 AM-Shuttles Start from Dodger Stadium
9:30 AM-Pits Open. Check out the teams and vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice Award!
10:15 AM-Show starts! Don’t miss the Red Bull Air Force and Street Freestyle Rider Aaron Colton
11:00 AM-Race Begins!
4:00 PM-Approximate Last Race
4:15 PM-Awards Ceremony
Best of all, you can watch the race all along the route for free along with free parking at Dodger Stadium.
Get more details here.
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From the Hollywood Hills to Mar Vista, A Comedy Show has given some damn fun stand-up shows in a mansion and a yurt in a backyard.
Now, Michael Monsour and a secret line-up that we’ve been assured is stellar are giving a go at doing a show in DTLA this Saturday night.
We think you ought to not miss out. You can get tickets (and then the secret location) here.
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The podcast that revisits Daria, Sicker Sadder World, is going live at The Ace Hotel in DTLA. Hosts Brittany Ashley and Laura Zack along with guests Gaby Dunn, Navid Sinaki, and Ira Madison III will actually watch an episode of Daria and then chat about it afterwards.
It’ll be a pretty great evening to revel in 90s nostalgia, specifically what might be one of your favorite things from the 90s, Daria.
Best of all, it’s free to attend with RSVP, which you can take care of here.
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Leading up to the release of the third installment of The Trip, The Trip to Spain, next month, the Theatre at The Ace Hotel in DTLA will be putting on a double feature of The Trip and The Trip to Italy.
On August 5th, you’ll catch up on/revisit this indie comedy film franchise expertly made by Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, and Michael Winterbottom. The Trip will screen at 2PM and The Trip to Italy will be at 5PM.
Tickets are $10-$15 (a pretty good deal if you consider you’re in gorgeous, big theater and what Arclight, iPic, Landmark costs). Please get them here.
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Hey Downtown LA, you’re getting a new indie stand-up show. It’s monthly and starting up at The Escondite by lovely LA transplants Troy Walker, Caleb Synan, Adam Christie, and Steph Tolev.
It’s free, has a great line-up, and there are $2 tacos.
Their inaugural show is this Tuesday and you can get more details here.
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Alamo Drafthouse Is Officially and Finally Coming to DTLA in 2018
Of the indie/arthouse theater chains around, the Alamo Drafthouse has seen success where many others have struggled. Moving to LA was part of a nationwide expansion enacted over the last few years due to their popularity in their original locations.
Though a ballpark timeframe for when Los Angeles would get its very own Alamo Drafthouse has been foggy for quite some time now, 2018 is the target for when Alamo Drafthouse will join the shopping/dining/working complex known as The Bloc in DTLA’s Financial District.
As Sundance Sunset Cinemas was recently given up to AMC, this announcement couldn’t come any sooner as you’ll now have an indie theater on the Eastside of town to watch those darling indie comedies and dramedies rather than hustling over to any of the ArcLights or The Landmark in West LA.
Also, Alamo Drafthouse does happen to have some of the best introductory videos that warn to not talk or text that get updated quite often as opposed to by the decade like most other theaters.
If you’re really jonesin’ for some nostalgia, the Animaniacs Live is coming to the Regent in DTLA later this Summer on Saturday, August 5th at 5:30PM. Original voice talent Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, and Jess Harnell will perform together once again as Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
Tickets are $24.50-$74.50 and just went on sale. So, get them right now, right here.
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At the same time, you can support a great cause by raising money for Downtown Women’s Center, watch a very stacked comedy show, and also hang at Cinefamily, one of LA’s revered cultural institutions.
Get your tickets here (again, no tickets will be available at door; you must purchase them in advance).
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So far, they’ve got these podcast confirmed for this year’s LA Podcast Festival at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in DTLA this October:
My Favorite Murder
The Dollop
WTF with Marc Maron
Chapo Trap House
Lovett or Leave It
The Todd Glass Show
Dumb People Town
The Jackie and Laurie Show
Bill Burr’s Monday Podcast
TOFOP with Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen
Bertcast
Comedy Film Nerds
Cashing In with TJ Miller and Host Cash Levy
The Dork Forest
The Jimmy Dore Show
The Boogie Monster
Mixed Feelings Podcast
The Mental Illness Happy Hour
My Brother’s Sneaker
We Hate Movies
Tigerbelly
Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend
As far as comedy podcasts go, that’s pretty hefty list of heavy hitters.
So get your tickets/passes here.
The Big Sick seems poised to be a big comedy hit this summer and, as such, there’s an accompanying live comedy tour with cast Kumail Nanjiani, Ray Romano, Aidy Bryant, and Kurt Braunohler.
One of those stops is here in LA at The Belasco Theatre in DTLA and tickets are on sale now for $61.50. Get them here.
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Running an indie show here in LA from a non-traditional venue is hard enough to do and pulling it off for a year is definitely impressive.
So, give some love to The Frogtown Show celebrating their one year anniversary of offering live comedy under the lovely LA sky and in the back patio of a great vintage store, The Left Bank.
Also, the line-up is pretty damn solid. Get more details here.
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Women in Vaudeville will be a great evening, lead off by the very talented Lindsay Benner, offering up a female variety showcase of puppets, acrobatics, juggling, marionettes and more at the historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater.
Tickets are $20 and you can (and should) get them and more details here.
The popular podcast, The Gilmore Guys, has been working their new off-shoot, Bunhead Bros, where they focus on the short lived TV series, Bunheads.
They’ll actually be taping a live episode next week at The Regent Theater, 448 S. Main St in DTLA.
You can (and should) get your tickets here.
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This Friday, Tony Sam and Christina Catherine Martinez will gather a great line-up of performers that really know how to take tomfoolery to the next level and put on a show deep in DTLA that “explains the universe” (?).
The show is free to attend and you can get more details here.
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Next Saturday, Eric Andre will assemble the likes of Reggie Watts, Dan Curry, and Derrick Beckles all to watch the worst movie that Eric could find at The Downtown Independent.
As of right now, the tickets are sold out for Eric Andre’s Sh*tty Movie Night, but you should check back frequently leading up the night of to see if extra tickets are released.
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The occasional Bob’s Burger’s Live event is coming this summer to DTLA’s Orpheum Theatre. One date has already sold out and they have added a second date on June 18th that you’ll hopefully be able to snag tickets to. As the flyer says above, it’s got music, comedy, and a musical comedy revue (i.e. pretty much everything you’d want out of a live Bob’s Burgers event)
So, the tickets for the second date go on sale on this Friday, April 7th at 10AM PST. Mark the time, make a reminder, and make sure you got some coin to spend.
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Broke LA provides a great platform for new artists in music, art, film, and comedy as well as a big one day festival that doesn’t break the bank and is here in the Arts District in DTLA.
For the “Comedy Sandbox”, the line-up includes:
Alex Hanna
Allison Mick
Anna Valenzuela
Ashley Hamilton
Atsuko Okatsuka
Brendan Cooney
Christine Medrano
Connor McSpadden
Dan Nolan
David Gborie
Ed Greer
Harrison Greenbaum
Heather Marulli
Jessica Sele
Johan Miranda
Katrina Davis
Kyle Kinane
Marcella Arguello
Mateen Stweart
Mike Schmidt
Nat Baimel
Nick Petrillo
Omid Singh
Paige Weldon
Papp Johnson
Rachel Mac
Ramy Youssef
Simon Gibson
Valerie Tosi
Zach Noe Towers
In case you didn’t know, there a lot of talented folks that you should be catching in that line-up.
Get your tickets for Broke LA here.
Unlike most other things, comedy gets pretty serious on April Fool’s Day.
So, naturally, several great shows will be happening, one of which will be this No Joke presented by 2525 in DTLA as you can see in the flyer above.
Tickets range from $7 for earlybirds to $15 for all night entry to make sure you get in and get a good spot for the show. Also, part of the proceeds go to Planned Parenthood.
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The story between actually married-Canadian-Palestinian-Jewish-comedian couple Jess Salomon and Eman El Husseini is fascinating and uplifting. You can hear that story as they’re playing a special show, since they’re in town right now, this Sunday at the Pico Union Project right near DTLA.
Tickets are $15 and you can (and should) get them here.
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Over a year, the comedy night at Crane’s Bar in Downtown LA have established themselves as one of the best recurring comedy shows downtown.
This Monday will actually mark an official year anniversary of the show presented by Corbin Recke, Harry Moroz, Trevor Smith, and Trish Hadley. They have quite the line-up with Kyle Kinane, Tone Bell, Ben Roy, Caitlin Gill, and a few more as yet TBA guests.
Admission is free and you can get more details here.
If you’re going early and want a good seat, definitely show up well before 8 FYI.
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Netflix has nabbed several golden geese with lining-up comedy specials from Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Louis CK, Amy Schumer, and Jerry Seinfeld.
That doesn’t mean they want to do comedy specials with some of comedy’s best rising stars.
So, with that in mind, they’ve gathered Nikki Glaser, Deon Cole, Beth Stelling, Fortune Feimster, and Dan Soder for half hour comedy specials, which is the next logical step for Netflix’s ever expanding stand-up and comedy empire.
If you’re in LA on Tuesday, February 28th and/or Wednesday, March 1st you can go the tapings at Cicada Restaurant in DTLA. RSVP for tickets here.
Más Mejor, the online comedy channel “powered by Latino voices”, is marking their 1st anniversary with a big shin dig.
Specifically, their will be a great comedy show with the likes of Chris Garcia, Frankie Quinones, Marcella Arguello, Francisco Ramos, and Jesus Trejo performing and an open bar.
It’s free to attend so long as you RSVP here.
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