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Pick of the Day: Sandy Honig’s SandyFest (in LA) 8/3

July 26, 2023

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Whether it’s through Three Busy Debras, her very own comedy, her works as a filmmaker, or her stunning photography portfolio, you really ought to know the name Sandy Honig if you don’t already. Honig is an endlessly innovative, creative voice and force that LA comedy is lucky to have these days.

Another reason to know her name just popped up with the introduction of her own evening of short films, SandyFest at Echo Park’s magical art and design book resource, Heavy Manners Library. It’ll be a very special, exclusive night of the absurd, the out-there, and the hysterical and captivating of short films, handpicked by Sandy, from many other original visionaries whose names you should know. That’ll include Phoebe Parsons, Philip Steiger, Graham Mason & Ike Ufomadu, Joe Pelling, Eytan Boclin & Liam Klinkenberg, Sarah Squirm, and, of course, Sandy Honig.

SandyFest is set for Thurs. Aug. 3rd with doors at 7PM. Pay what you can for admission and get more details here.

Pick of the Day: A Very Big Wig Christmas with Caleb Hearon & Brian Robert Jones (in LA) 12/19

December 8, 2022

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From opening a night with an audience member getting a flash tattoo to having fashion themes/assignments for all in attendance to both hosts Caleb Hearon and Brian Robert Jones being some of the most talented folks in all of LA, Big Wig has become, without a doubt, one of the best variety shows in all of the LA scene.

As both Caleb and Brian booked and blessed quite a lot, they haven’t gotten quite to keep up the pace of their show being monthly (or being necessarily in one place). So, you have to keep a watch for when and at what theater/warehouse they’ll be playing next.

Lucky for you, this holidays edition of Big Wig is happening Mon. Dec. 19th at 8PM at 2220 Arts & Archives (formerly The Bootleg Theater). They have yet to announce the line-up, but rest assured they will not let you down with LA comedy’s most hysterical performers from every corner of comedy and LA music’s most enthralling singer/songwriters/bands.

All that said, go get your tickets at $20 a pop right now right here.

Pick of the Day: Heavy Manners Comics Fair (in LA) 10/1

September 19, 2022

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If you somehow have not found your way to the ultra cool arts and design focused library/book store Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park in LA, there’s a really great reason to go (on top of just going to check out a hidden Eastside gem) come Sat. Oct. 1st.

Heavy Manners will be hosting the Heavy Manners Comics Fair, which will be showcasing 14 different local to LA cartoonists and all their wares.

A day long book fair featuring 14 local cartoonists at Heavy Manners Library in Echo Park, many featured in their lovely monthly show, Comics O’Clock where cartoonists read their comic strips aloud, live in person.

To be featured at this edition of the Heavy Manners Comics Fair will be:

Alison Zai @alisonzai
Josh Pettinger @josh_pettinger
Sam Grinberg @samgrinberg
Seo Kim @instantdoodles
Alec Robbins @alecsrobbins
Alabaster Pizzo @alabasterpizzo
Mikey Heller @yoyorobot
Connor Brown @cnr_b
Richie Pope @richiepope
Nicole Ham @thenicoleham
Lili Todd @lilitoddart
Keiji Ishida @im_keiji
Kris Mukai @krismukai_
Arlin Ortiz @arlinsmiles

The fair will run from 12 noon all the way to 7PM at night and, best of all, will be free to attend. Do note that masks will be required while inside Heavy Manners Library.

Flyer by Alabaster Pizzo

Pick of the Day: Good Heroin with Lindsay Adams and Rob Haze (in LA) 7/16

July 15, 2022

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Good Heroin is and has been one of the very best weekly stand-up shows in LA for a very long time. Saturdays at the back patio of Stories has been a destination for comedy fans far and wide as well as those Eastside denizens looking for a splendid evening without having to go too far.

For a good run of the show’s history as a LA comedy staple, it was dutifully hosted by Dave Ross and Matt Ingebretson. When Ingebretson got swept away in the wonderfully dark Corporate on Comedy Central, which he co-created and co-starred in, Dave took on hosting duties solely. In the past several months, Dave has been bi-coastal and sharing hosting duties and the mantle to Good Heroin with LA comedy’s favorite reformed mean girl, Lindsay Adams.

Since Dave has made an official move to NYC, he has officially handed off and kept the Good Heroin name alive with faith placed in its two new co-hosting duo, the aforementioned Lindsay Adams and LA transplant and one of comedy’s most clever minds, Rob Haze. This coming Saturday, Jul. 16th marks Lindsay and Rob’s first Good Heroin (where Rob wasn’t kept as a secret to be revealed) and a start to new era of one of LA’s comedy cornerstone shows.

So, if it being great, free stand-up (w/Jackie Kashian, Jenny Zigrino, Nori Reed, Morgan Jay, Michelle Biloon, Rob Smallwood for 7/16) on a Saturday night at 8 wasn’t enough for you to come down to 1716 Sunset Blvd., we hope this historical moment will be enough to convince you to go (and subsequently keep coming back) to Good Heroin.

Pick of the Day: FresHair 6/25

June 9, 2021

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Before the pandemic happened, one of Echo Park’s biggest barbershops, American Barbershop, was home to a handful of really fun comedy shows. During the pandemic, they transitioned to having it outside, but still with a very cool, vintage barber’s chair on stage.

Now, with things opening up again, FresHair Comedy is going strong putting on a very cool comedy show in the heart of Echo Park in LA. They’ve got, for this latest show this month, Dave Merheje, Rell Battle, and Jade Catta-Preta along with esteemed producers Renee Gauthier, Ryan Dalton, and Allison Leber on the line-up and there will be, as we have seen them do in the past, plenty more great LA-based comedians (or ones that just happen to be in town).

This June edition of FresHair is set for Fri. Jun. 25th at 9PM PT and tickets are on sale starting at $15. Go snag them up before they sell out.

Pick of the Day: Freshair (in LA) 11/7

November 6, 2020

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American Barbershop in Echo Park, in the before times, was home to a handful of delightful live comedy shows in their spacious, stylish interior, complete with a stage under a moose head.

Now, they’re keeping the spirit alive with an outdoor show called Freshair that’s a partnership of longtime LA comedy shows Classic Comedy and Comedians You Should Know LA. It’s outside, out back behind American Barbershop, requires masks and distancing, and we’ll feature stand-up from many of LA’s finest.

This particular edition will feature:

Yassir Lester
Chinedu Unaka
Aaron Weaver
Ryan Dalton
Subhah Agarwal
Dan Ahdoot
Allison Leber
Renee Gauthier

Freshair is set for this Saturday, Nov. 7th at 8PM PT and tickets are going for $15. Enjoy a night out and a nice break from everything this week has been by snagging some tickets here (there are discounts if you buy two or four tickets).

Also, if you’re not down to watch the show in person, they’ll be live-streaming the show as well for only $5.