Andy Wood and Bryan Cook’s night of celebrating the best of the worst songs as chosen by very esteemed guests and has been one of our favorite shows to catch since its creation.
So, please join them to mark their Two Year Anniversary over at The Virgil later this month Thurs., Nov. 21st at 8PM with very special guests Janet Varney, Randy Sklar, and James Urbaniak.
Tickets are only $10 right now and you can (and should) get them here.
It’s so rare to seem someone great actual headline in LA, much less at The Comedy Store.
So, you really ought to not miss your chance to see the one and only Eric Andre, harbinger of (comedic) chaos, do his latest hour up in The Comedy Store’s Belly Room next Fri., Nov. 15th at 8PM. We’re not sure exactly what’s going to happen, but that is part of the thrill of seeing Eric Andre live these days, especially on this Legalize Everything Tour.
Tickets are only $15 (+ 2 item min.). Go get them before they sell out here.
So many of LA’s best queer comedians will be assembling for a mad dash of a stand-up show, A Night of a Thousand Queers, next week. They’ll all be doing two minutes or less, so you can see as much amazing LGBTQ comedians (many of our favorites are on there FYI) as possible.
The show is free to attend leaving you very little reason to not make your way downtown to In Heroes We Trust Gallery next Saturday. Get more details here.
It has been quite some time since the comedy variety extravaganza presented as a portion of an Indian Wedding got to take place, but the hosts played by Amritha Kaur & Neal Dandade are finally both back as Pinky and Neel to present a truly special evening of comedy, dance, storytelling, music, and more (as well as a chance to get a bit of an experience of what you might be missing at an Indian wedding).
Tickets are $12 right now and you really ought to get them here.
When it comes to the craft of making and telling jokes, The Sklar Brothers have a love of tinkering with bits that’s almost unparalleled. Thus, having a show like Tag It! where they get to tag, punch up, pitch alts, etc. with their favorite comedians is kind of perfect.
Next Thursday, on Nov. 7th 8PM, at Dynasty Typewriter, Jason and Randy Sklar will feature the comedy stylings of Jak Knight, Jessimae Peluso, Matt Braunger, Kyle Ayers, Jay Chandrasekhar, Rhea Butcher, and Ryan Sickler and then try to “tag up” their jokes, which their so damn good at.
Tickets are $15 right now ($20 on day of). Go get ‘em right now!
The Last Podcast Network is taking over The Regent Theater in DTLA on Wed. Dec. 11th at 8PM with live eps. of both their foundational podcasts Page 7 and Wizard and the Bruiser.
So, if you’re looking for the hottest goss (that’s actually funny) on celebrity dish or deep dive origin stories from every corner of the nerd universe from Jackie Zebrowski & Molly Knefel and Holden McNeely and Jake Young respectively, these are podcasts you should get into and a live taping that you should absolutely go to.
Tickets are $19.50 and you can (and very much should) get them here.
Kyle Ayers is a funny, funny man. Between his own stand-up, Boast Rattle, the podcast Never Seen It, and all the other crazy ideas that Ayers dreams up and makes a comedic golden reality, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed his comedic pursuits immensely over the years.
He’ll be recording an album over at one of our favorite places in LA (both for watching comedy and just to be at in general), Stories on Sat. Dec. 7th at 8PM. This does mean that Ayers will be recording this album outside and include all the ambient noise of a vibrant Echo Park on a Saturday night, which we’re confident he’ll make something truly special out of.
Get more details here.
Well, after a hard fought month and a half of the top shelf long form improv from UCB’s Cagematch here in LA, the final championship showdown for the UCB LA Cagematch 2019 Winners Tournament will be this coming Wed., Oct. 30th at 11PM.
Lotta People Here Tonight (Shaun Diston and Devin Field) and The House of Gains (Brennan Lee Mulligan and Lou Wilson) will meet on the UCB Franklin stage to see who is the best of the best of the best and the Pasadena Plague (Ryan Hitchcock, Mark David Christenson, and Jane Kim) will be, of course, presiding over the final bout.
Tickets are $7 and you really ought to get them here before they sell out.
The comedy baseball mash-up phenomenon known as On Deck is having its “World Series”, just in time for a certain MLB World Series, with Megan Gailey’s Lucy Lucy Apple Juicys vs. Caitlin Weierhauser’s The Uncles. Both teams will be taking the stage together, trying to “smack” their punchlines/bits out of the park, one by one, making for a stand-up comedy experience like no other.
Join hosts/umpires Jamel Johnson, Courtney Karwal and Mike Mulloy to see who will the On Deck Commissioner’s Trophy. Tickets available here.
A new Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Eagle Rock has its doors open now and, along with it, one of its best shows, When Puppets Are Your Only Friends has returned as well.
Join multi-talented puppeteer/comedians Molly Fite and Jared Ramirez for their latest edition of the show in Bob Baker’s new spot next week on Mon. Oct. 28th. Joining them for puppets, bits, songs, and more (meant for 18 and older FYI) will be Wesley Doloris, Karl Herlinger, Eli Presser, Nox Berf as well as Bob Baker Marionettes and Joe Selph of Rene & His Artists.
Tickets are $20 and you can (and very much should) get them here.
The premise of an autobiography being acted out by someone else definitely has a spark for comedy. To have celebrities act each other’s autobiographies takes it to another level and that’s exactly what the internationally acclaimed live show Celebrity Autobiography from Eugene Pack (with Dayle Reyfel) aims to do. With this particular line-up that includes the likes of Will Forte, Jennifer Tilly, Rob Reiner, and Laraine Newman, this particular edition of Celebrity Autobiography ought to be a barnburner of a comedy show.
Tickets for this edition, set for The Groundlings next month, are going for $25 and you can (and should) get them here.
Dubbed as “The Jokey Show”, Whitmer Thomas is indeed taking his monthly slot at The Satellite and having all the comics dress up as the fictional character from DC Comics, The Joker (which will even be more intriguing considering nearly all of the line-up is comprised of women). Apart from that, we’re guessing some of them will be doing a normal stand-up set, but, then again, maybe they’ll try doing stand-up as some iteration of The Joker, anywhere from Cesar Romero to Joaquin Phoenix.
In any case, we’re fully on board for this stunt and whatever it ends up being and definitely think you should be in attendance to see what happens. Also, the line-up is fantastic with-or-without a Joker costume. Get tickets here.
The Murge, which already has been a highly experimental improv show that pretty much had no rules, is going to follow even less rules in their new form as Murge Zero without former Murge director John Gilkey.
So, a collection of LA’s favorite idiot performers, will fly as close to the sun as possible with fourth-wall-less improvised bits and scenes that are daring, sometimes dangerous, hysterical (sometimes literally), and almost unbelievable.
Murge Zero is
Sethward Allison
Ian Bratschie
Lucia Brizzi
Chad Damiani
Meera Kumbhani
Kevin Krieger
Joe Mitchell
John Norris
Claire Woolner
John Wyatt
Don’t miss Murge Zero at The Clubhouse this Sun. Admission is donation based FYI. Get more details here.
It has been a minute since the magic of Eliot Glazer’s Haunting Renditions has graced us all with beautiful arrangements of some of pop music’s more overplayed, overdone, bizarre earworms.
Fortunately, next week, Glazer will be back with Haunting Renditions at Dynasty Typewriter along with a pretty swell set of special podcast star guests (as you can see above), Georgia Hardstark and Danny Pellegrino.
We have a feeling that this thing might sell out, so you best get your tickets ($15 in adv., $20 day of) quick. Do so here.
Adam Cayton-Holland wrote such a powerful book in Happy Place recounting the loss of his sister to suicide. There was such a vast response to Adam’s story within the pages that Cayton-Holland took to the stage and adapted Happy Place into a solo show. Given that Adam is one of the most respected stand-up comedians today, it’s no surprise that there is already buzz around this live show version of Happy Place.
Get your tickets for this exclusive LA performance on Tues. Oct. 29th at 8PM of Happy Place by Adam Cayton-Holland at UCB Franklin here.
The latest stand-up special that Showtime has lined-up has us pretty damn excited as it will be for Jesus Trejo.
Trejo has perfected his craft, climbing his way carefully up through the LA comedy scene for years, to become a paid regular at The Comedy Store and having a great set on Corden. Personally, we enjoy his mix of grounded, personal observations, penchant for a bit of silliness, and his cool, gnarly voice.
So, please make yourself present at the taping for Jesus Trejo’s first special Stay at Home Son for Showtime. There are two tapings (7PM and 9:30PM) at NoHo’s El Portal Theatre and you can RSVP here.
Ireland’s beloved sketch comedy troupe Foil Arms and Hog (Sean Finegan, Sean Flanagan and Conor McKenna) are coming stateside once more.
Their pure absurdity is a true joy to watch and has gained them critical acclaim at such festivals as the Edinburgh Fringe and quite a following online. For their one night only appearance at Dynasty Typewriter next week, the early show is already sold out. Make sure you grab a ticket to their late show, 9PM on Thurs., Oct. 10th before they could sell out.
They’re going for $35 and you grab them now right here.
Joey Clift is back again for his wonderful Ghost of Christopher Columbus Theater Smudging Spectacular at UCB, that will come just in time for Indigenous Peoples Day (the day that has officially been recognized over Christopher Columbus Day in Los Angeles).
This night will be a special night showcasing great Native American comedy including:
Stand Up From
Kaitlyn Jeffers (Sisseton-Wahpeton)
Monique Moreau (Saulteaux Cree First Nations)
Jana Schmieding (Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux)
Jim Ruel (Ojibwe)
Characters From
Tai Leclaire (Mohawk + Mi’qmak)
Timmy Mayse (Cherokee)
Storytelling From
Taylor Orci (Sandia Pueblo)
William Jehu Garroutte (Cherokee)
Reading Excerpts From Her Book Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s
Tiffany Midge (Standing Rock Sioux)
A Short Film From
Joey Clift (Cowlitz)
Native Weekend Update With Jason Grasl and Darrell Dennis
Featuring Jason Grasl (Blackfeet), Darrell Dennis (Secwepemc) and Lucas Brown Eyes (Oglala Lakota)
A Sketch Written By Erik Fritts (Ojibwe)
Starring Benny Wayne Sully (Sicangu Lakota), Kyla Garcia (Taíno), Shannon Joy Rodgers (Cherokee) and Erik Fritts (Ojibwe)
Hosted by Lucas Brown Eyes, Jana Schmieding, Joey Clift
Also, if we our memory serves us correctly, there is a very fun bit with a “ghost of Christopher Columbus”.
Don’t miss out and get tickets here.
This Friday marks the last Faded to happen at Blue Rooster Art Supplies. That also means that the likes of stand-up baseball show On Deck and live tapings of hit podcast All Fantasy Everything are saying farewell to Blue Rooster too.
However, Faded Comedy has a brand new venue in Mid City Arts Center already lined-up along with a month’s worth of shows starting next week. That includes the aforementioned Faded, On Deck, All Fantasy Everything, and lovely backyard show High Priestess.
Tickets for all of ‘em are on sale now for just $10. Go get your tickets now right here!
Jon Glaser from Delocated and Jon Glaser Loves Gear fame so rarely comes around LA. His mastery of character and meta comedy is something that should never be missed, which is why you definitely need to be in attendance for his solo show Jon Glaser Comes to Town next month at The Virgil.
Tickets are $5 right now and $8 at the door. Save a few clams and get your tickets now right here.
Immediately following the premiere of her Netflix special Stage Fright, Jenny Slate will be embarking on a nationwide tour charmingly called Little Weirds.
For those only acquainted with Slate from the big screen, she brings an infectious whimsy to the stage and keeps you guessing as to how weird and wondrous her stories and observations are going to get.
One of the stops of Little Weirds will be at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Nov. 12th. Tickets are going for $39.50 and they’re on sale now! Go get ‘em here.
Sarah Squirm and her Helltrap Nightmare gang (Scott Egleston, The Shrimp Boys-Luke Taylor, Wyatt Fair and David Brown) has charmed us for a number of years now (so much that she has made our 100 Best List in 2017 and 2018).
Her mastery of blending the grotesque and the comedic is something to behold (and so damn funny). Helltrap Nightmare became and stayed a cornerstone show for comedy that was “out there” in Chicago as you can read in a lovely farewell piece in the Chicago Tribune.
So, we’re thrilled to her that she’s making the move to LA and bringing all of Helltrap Nightmare with her, starting with a date at Dynasty Typewriter. Please go get your tickets now for $10 before they kick up to $15 on the day of.
The backroom of the Blue Rooster Art Supplies was poised to be the heir apparent to Nerdmelt @ Meltdown. Alas, such a fate was not to come to pass as construction and expansion will prohibit the space from being a live venue.
Thus, Faded, On Deck, live tapings of All Fantasy Everything, and more will be moving on to a new home in the Mid City Arts Center next month.
However, before they go, they’re throwing a big farewell this Saturday in the form of an all female comedy marathon featuring 30 of LA’s best female comedians telling one joke. Signature Drink, another Blue Rooster show alum, and its hosts Courtney Karwal and Megan Gailey will be presiding over what should be quite the swan song.
Seriously, this would be a show that you shouldn’t miss without the whole prospect of a venue closing. As this is a living wake of sorts, it’s even more imperative that you enjoy yourself at a damn fine stand-up show.
Best get your tickets here quick.
The idea that comedians and critics would debate anything is a pretty surefire to have one very, spirited, intense, hilarious conversation as it will be for Vulture/NeueHouse’s Comedians vs Critics Emmys Debate Live.
This particular line-up of Demi Adejuyigbe, Jamie Loftus, Max Silvestri and then, Jordan Crucchiola, Dave Schilling, and Bethy Squires debating the upcoming Emmys really ought to be something. Perhaps, they’ll debate the Emmys going without a host once again or egregious snubs or political grandstanding in speeches. We’re not sure what the topics will be, but it’ll be a good time for sure.
Vulture/NeueHouse’s Comedians vs Critics Emmys Debate Live will be this Wed. at the ultra chic NeueHouse and tickets are $25. Go get ‘em here.
Ronny Chieng who you’ve probably seen and enjoyed multiple times on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and Crazy Rich Asians is capping off his international stand-up comedy tour Tone Issues by taping it as a special at Glendale’s Alex Theatre.
Chieng’s rants and the style in which he taps into his own rage is such a delight to watch and relish in, no matter what he’s talking about. There are two shows, both on Fri. Sept. 27th, 7PM & 9:30PM for $20 a pop. Get them here and here respectively.