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Pick of the Day: Scary Little Krampus (in LA) 12/15

December 7, 2023

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Truly, one of the most astounding holiday comedy shows in LA is Dani Colluci‘s Scary Little Krampus. Collucci gets done up as a fully formed Christmas demon, Krampus (it’s pretty much a big budget movie level make-up job) and hosts the sort of holiday comedy show for those who want Halloween to be all year long (looking at you, Jack Skellington).

Joining her on the dark side of Christmas will be a cadre of wonderful weirdos dedicated to make Fri. Dec. 15th at The Elysian a night to never forget (because you’ll be hilariously haunted by it?).

That’ll include:

Matt Olson
Freak Nature Puppets
Nnamdi Ngwe
Ryan Asher
Chad Damiani
Dean Evans
Camirin Farmer
Sam Walt Jones
Maureen SanDiego
Jessie Prez
Nate Pringle
JJ Phillips
Aerica Goetten
Andrew Goetten

Tix for Scary Little Krampus are going for $20 and we highly suggest that you snag them right now right here.

Pick of the Day: Christmas Is Cumming with Alan Cumming & Guests (in NYC) 12/7

December 4, 2023

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Alan Cumming is come back to his namesake venue Club Cumming for a pull-out-all-the-stops big holiday variety show fundraiser. Without even telling you anything else, it is currently sold out, but the line-up and cause are so good, it’s worth making plans for stand by.

Christmas Is Cumming with Alan Cumming will be raising money for Trinity’s Services and Food for the Homeless (SAFH) in NYC and feature the likes of, not only Alan, but the gorgeous piano playing of Henry Koperski and comedy/music/queer talents of Matt Rogers, Gayle Rankin, Antwayn Hopper, 2 Perfect Gentelmen, The Boy Band Project, Yves Matthieu, and more.

It’s quite the holiday show, absolutely one that you shouldn’t miss if you’re in NYC on Thurs. Dec. 7th at 10PM, and entirely worth squeezing in the back at Club Cumming. Take note that tix are $50 with all proceeds going to Trinity’s SAFH.

Pick of the Day: Velvet Tuesdays with Cameron Esposito (in LA) 10/10

October 3, 2023

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We think all that we should have to say to get you to go to this is that Cameron Esposito is starting up a monthly show at the Elysian and then you would just go buy tickets here.

That said, we’ll fill you in on some details. Esposito remains as one of our favorite comedians for all of her wit, candor, and warmth that has only gotten more refined and nuanced since we’ve first saw her live on stage. The prospect of getting to see her live on a regular basis again is absolutely thrilling news and that will indeed be happening with Velvet Tuesdays with Cameron Esposito, a (for now) monthly show at the Elysian kicking off on Tues. Oct. 10th at 7:30PM.

The inaugural line-up will be stacked with the likes of Byron Bowers, Steph Tolev, Deb DiGiovanni, and Chad Damiani.

Tickets are $16 and we highly suggest getting on them right now right here before they sell out.

Pick of the Day: Little Secret Climate Fest (in LA) 9/30

September 20, 2023

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Today, the UN has convened for a climate summit that supposedly will address the dire circumstances that the entire global population faces from undeniable climate change. Only four years ago, Greta Thunberg had assembled the largest climate protest in Manhattan and, as you can see in the headlines, natural disasters around the world have only gotten more violent since then (minus those few months during COVID-19 quarantine where everyone stayed inside, for the most part).

That’s all to say that a lot more has to be done, which is why Little Secret is throwing a big climate action bonanza at the end of this month. The best comedy, music, and climate focused minds will be coming together for Little Secret Climate Fest on Sat. Sept. 30th at 8:30PM.

On the bill thus far are Adam Conover, Leah Bonnema, Echo Kellum, Lance Bangs as well as Jenny O., Escape Artist of Lovers (feat. Rain Phoenix), Grace Mckagan, Amanda & Shepard Fairey, and many, many more. Proceeds will benefit the work of @sunrisemvmtla & @ycstrikela.

For all of this, tickets are only $10. Plus there’s a really kicking after party, per usual at Little Secret, going late.

Go get tickets here (address given 48 hrs. before event w/purchase of ticket).

Pick of the Day: Secret Third Thing (in NYC) 7/27

July 24, 2023

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In the vast NYC comedy scene, there are a plethora of comedy clubs and theaters and even more bars that will host comedy nights throughout the five boroughs (though mostly in Manhattan and Brooklyn). As far as stranger spaces for comedy go, there are some, but they are precious and we wish utilized a little more often.

That’s what we’re glad to find a comedy variety show happening in a community art space in Bushwick, the fantastical Rubulad (just take a gander at their IG and you’ll see what we’re talking about). Secret Third Thing is the name of the evening that gathers comedians of all ilks, cartoonists, musicians, and more to convene for a beautifully hilarious and ephemeral happening in Brooklyn.

This edition of Secret Third Thing is happening this Thurs. at Jul. 27th at 8PM with the talents of:

Will Duncan
Annie Blackman
Fareeha Khan
Felipe Di Poi Tamargo
The harsh noise, nonsense, and deep jams of GROOMING
The smooth groovings of your DJ – DJ Jenny Rabies
All hosted by Siah

Tickets are only $12.71 and you best go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Socialist Comedy Hour (in NYC) 7/19

July 14, 2023

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As a result of the double WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike, a historic precedent in labor that was made official today, you might be looking to be in better spirits, not spend a lot money, and also, if you can, do something to spread the wealth/affirm solidarity with folks.

If this is the case for you (is there AMPTP brass reading this?) recurring Brooklyn-based Socialist Comedy Hour might be the the very show you’re looking for. Boasting a true-to-their-word variety show spanning stand-up, characters, music, and more, The Socialist Comedy Hour also supports, via donation, CHIPS, a homeless shelter located right in Brooklyn.

Mark down Wed. Jul. 19th @ 9PM to be at Young Ethel’s if this is possibly the perfect thing for your Wednesday night next week. Thus far, Kylie Brakeman, Shatha Yas, Hayley Harrington, Justin Thompson, and Luke Herbermann will bring their comedy and music wares for any and all.

Get more details/RSVP/etc. here and keep up with @thesocialistvarietyhour on IG.

Pick of the Day: The Debt Gala (in NYC) 4/30

April 12, 2023

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Though the U.S. Government is ending the public health emergency due to COVID-19, that doesn’t mean that the public at large in the good ol’ U.S. of A is free and clear of health emergencies overall. There are so many folks stuck in debt accrued through needing medical treatment to live and not having the money upfront. It’s one of the truly awful things about the American healthcare system and, thankfully, there are organizations like RIP Medical Debt that allow for the generosity and benevolence of others pay for said medical debt.

In support and celebration of their efforts, there will be a full on Debt Gala at The Bell House complete with music, comedy, drag, and magic hosted by two of NYC comedy’s finest hosts and song and dance men, Zach Teague & Drew Lausch. It actually be a more lively, less stuffy version of The Met Gala as the theme for the evening’s attire is “Garbage X Glamour” and the line-up includes:

MUSIC
Charlie O’Connor (Club Cumming)
Jelani Remy (The Lion King)
L Train Brass Band (Gov Ball)

COMEDY
Julio Diaz (Netflix)
Kerry Coddett (Showtime)
Sabrina Brier (New York Times)
Phoebe Robinson (HBO)

MAGIC
Rachel Wax (Penn & Teller)

DRAG
The Dragon Sisters (Vogue)

That’s pretty amazing for a Sunday night on Apr. 30th starting at 6PM if you ask us and, with that in mind, you better go get your tickets/pay off some medical debt here. If you can’t attend the show, but want to donate to RIP Medical Debt, you can do so here.

Pick of the Day: The Hotsy Totsy Tribute to Weird Al Yankovic! (in NYC) 1/12

January 11, 2023

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As Weird Al Yankovic made a legacy from parodying pop songs, it kind of stands to reason that a tribute to him might come in the form of a burlesque show. There are actually more and more burlesque and drag shows that intersect the world of comedy or pop culture (a Mel Brooks burlesque show and lots of the drag happening at Club Cumming come to mind) making for a more untraditional, but damn fun evening.

Hotsy Totsy in NYC specializes in this and are taking their night at The Slipper Room to do a burlesque tribute to the King of Parody, Weird Al. Venatrix, Perse Fanny, Rosie Tulips, Violet Luna, Bitsy Brulée, LeGrand Chaton, Miranda Raven, Handsome Brad, and Cherry Pitz are all set to do a night dedicated to Weird Al unlike you’ve ever seen before (especially if you’ve not seen seductive dancing with mustaches and wordplay)

With that in mind, you really ought to get tickets here for $25 a pop. Hotsy Totsy’s Tribute to Weird Al Yankovic is set for this Thurs. Jan. 12th w/doors at 7PM.

Pick of the Day: The 10 Year Anniversary of the 2012 Apocalypse (in LA) 12/21

December 12, 2022

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Pulling the curtain back here a bit, we’re not huge fans of the holiday seasons. The non-stop mandatory cheer and the slowing down of all things doesn’t sit with us well and makes December more of a month to get through.

Thus, something called “The 10 Year Anniversary of the 2012 Apocalypse” is much more our vibe and thankfully that’s both an actual thing that’s happening and it’s just a very jam packed variety show/party full of great LA indie comedy, music, puppets, last-kiss-of-your-life kissing booth, etc.

Joining in for all our send off will be:

Aubrielle Hvollboll
David Yo-yos
Matthew Goldin and Jay Weingarten
Reshma Meister
Jamie Loftus
Girl God
The Odd Advantage
X-Acto
Eli Farmer
Reshma Meister
Chad Damiani
Emily Browning
Nicole Neighbors

And what a fun early bird price for tickets, $6.66.

The 10 Year Anniversary of the 2012 Apocalypse is set to get going on Wed. Dec. 21st at 8PM at El Cid in Silverlake. Go get your tickets here and get ready for an end to all of this chaos (mostly just the holiday season and not really the world/planet/all life), finally.

Pick of the Day: Where’s The Party? October Edition (in LA) 10/22

October 17, 2022

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With Halloween season is in full effect with spooky or adorably spooky decorations abound pretty much wherever you go, why not go catch some great comedy in the perfect Halloween set of a pop-up pumpkin patch complete with “haunted maze”.

Veteran performers of The Pack Theater and founders of new LA comedy collective Bear on a Flag, Elizabeth Hayhurst and Angela McLafferty, are offering up such an evening up in Toluca Lake, specifically at the pumpkin patch by Toluca Lake Flowers. They specifically rented out the pumpkin patch for the show and premium priced tickets include admission to the aforementioned maze as well as a petting zoo.

This edition of their every-once-in-awhile show Where’s The Party? which seems to charmingly float from place-to-place will assemble a very memorable variety line-up including:

Eliza Skinner
Carolyn Racine
Tantrum
Andrew Farmer
Samantha Jane
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Behemoth

If this is your speed for getting into the Halloween spirit, mark down this Sat. Oct. 22nd starting at 8:30PM for this edition of Where’s The Party? you might want to go get your tickets now, starting at $15 here.

Pick of the Day: Eshu Tune: The Isola Sessions (in LA) Mondays Starting 9/26

September 13, 2022

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In case you didn’t know, Hannibal Buress often takes the stage now by his rap alias, Eshu Tune. He has come a long way in the rap game since doing Gibberish Rap, but his bars are now filled with the same minutia focused cleverness that Buress made a big name in comedy with.

Eshu Tune is set to put on a weekly Monday blend of music and comedy right in the middle of Chinatown at The Grand Star Jazz Club starting at the end of this month. While you’ll have to head downtown, most parking meters are off around that time on a Monday night. Also, you’ll get a hell of a mix of a line-up that will feature anyone from Open Mike Eagle to Kiefer to Eshu/Hannibal’s favorite comedians that are in and around LA.

Eshu Tune: The Isola Sessions take over (most) Mondays starting Sept. 26th after 8PM and tickets are going for $20. Go get them here as The Grand Star Jazz Club can be pretty intimate.

Pick of the Day: Affirm Trans Kids: A fundraiser for families that’s bigger than Texas! (in NYC w/Livestream) 6/4

If you’re looking for something that will support trans folks via comedy today as opposed to old men insisting on being old as their expression of free speech, you very much might want to go to the big charity comedy variety benefit Affirm Trans Kids for TLDEF (the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund) and Lambda Legal at Brooklyn’s venerable Bell House next Saturday, Jun. 4th at 7:30PM ET.

100% of tickets sales are going to TLDEF/Lambda Legal, which should almost be reason enough for you to go buy tickets, but know that you’ll be treated to a cornucopia of variety talents including:

Andrea Abi-Karam
Cindy Emch
Negin Farsad
Sammie James
Janeane Garofalo
Jordan Carlos
Kay Ulanday Barrett
DJ Jonny Loco

as well as special messages from:

Alan Cumming
Ophira Eisenberg
Bridget Everett
Patti Harrison
Murray Hill

AND hosts Ginger Snap and Stacy Cay (on Zoom).

If you can’t join in person, you’ll be able to livestream via HappiTV, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Also, you can support TLDEF/Lambda Legal right here right now.

Tickets for Affirm Trans Kids: A fundraiser for families that’s bigger than Texas! are going for $50-$300. You can should buy them up right now.

For more info, go visit affirmtranskids.us

Pick of the Day: Kvetch. (in LA) 5/18

May 11, 2022

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Genghis Cohen, the Chinese restaurant with a side room that looked more like a humble chapel than a place for live, very secular comedy and music. It has been a go to place for comedy ever since we started covering the comedy beat in LA. Whether it was Abbey Londer’s stand-up showcase from over a decade ago (she was one of the folks large and in charge at Netflix Is a Joke Fest now) or Greta Titelman and Blair Socci’s weekly Tuesday show or the open mic run by now NYC comedy transplant, Nina Tarr, we found our way to Genghis Cohen someway somehow pretty regularly.

Of course, COVID put a stop of all of that for a long, long time.

Thankfully, they survived and comedy is returning to their delightfully intimate space, this time, with LA comedy staple, Alison Stevenson, and a brand new monthly variety show that will draw from the vast spectrum of comedy performers of all ilks and backgrounds that this city has to offer.

Aptly named, Kvetch., Stevenson will assemble the comedy stylings of Laurie Kilmartin, Nori Reed, Ify Nwadiwe, and Courtney Pauroso, which is one hell of a LA comedy variety. This first show is slated for a week from now Wed. May 18th at 8PM PT and tickets are $8 (plus 1 item min.). Go get your tickets right here right now.

Talkies (in LA) 5/19

April 15, 2022

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Once upon a time one of San Francisco’s best secret spots for comedy was the basement for Lost Weekend Video. Cynic Cave would be a weekly standing appointment for great indie, underground comedy, not to mention the irresistible kitsch of going back in time to renting physical media to watch movies/TV shows.

Sadly, Lost Weekend Video and its comedy filled basement are no more, but the spirit might just have found a new spark in the newly forged VHS only store, Whammy Analog Media, in Echo Park and shows like SF’s super-fun-quirky-stand-up-short-film variety show Talkies with Aviva Siegel, George Chen, and Nick Stargu. Truly, Whammy Analog Media is the closest thing you’ll have to actually traveling back in time to the 90s and, almost for that alone, you should check their shows out (though they’ve had and will have a bunch of very cool, offbeat events).

This new, LA version of Talkies will have its Whammy Analog Media on Thurs. May 19th at 8PM PT w/a grand LA line-up of Frankie Quinones, Anna Seregina, Andy Rider, Chaki, and a short film from Sara June.

Tickets are available now for a sliding scale of $5-$20 and you ought to snag them up quick (space is limited).

Pick of the Day: Justin Elizabeth Sayre: Assorted Fruit (in NYC) 2/20

January 5, 2022

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While The Grammys just got shuddered again by COVID-19, it’s very likely that you’ll still be able to enjoy the whimsically refined comedic stylings of Justin Elizabeth Sayre. They’ve been one of our favorite folks to weave something equally bewitching and hilarious ever since we chanced upon catching them at UnCabaret years ago.

So, they’ll be at the helm of NYC”s latest queer variety show called Assorted Fruit! that we trust that Justin will curate with masterful taste. It’ll live at the beloved Joe’s Pub @ Public Theater in NYC and start off on Sun. Feb. 20th at 9:30PM ET with the queer splendor of Charlene Incarnate, Jon-Michael Reese, and more.

Tickets are $25 and you really ought to go get them here. Please note that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or negative COVID-19 test no older than 72 hours are required.

Pick of the Day: Fake Birthday with Caitlin Cook and A.J. Holmes (in LA) 11/14

November 3, 2021

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One of NYC’s most fun variety shows is the comedy and music mash-up at Fake Birthday with Caitlin Cook and A.J. Holmes. Holmes is a Broadway dynamo and Cook has toured the globe with her über clever musical comedy (she did a whole solo musical comedy show based on bathroom graffiti). Together, they have been the duo at the core of Fake Birthday and with their musical comedy powers combined (and a stellar line-up of guests), they’ve made quite the spot for themselves in the thriving NYC comedy scene.

So, Cook and Holmes are stopping into LA for an exclusive show at Silverlake Lounge, which, if you’re in and around LA, you absolutely make your Silverlake to catch. They’ve gathered an exemplary LA line-up with Atsuko Okatsuka, Naomi Ekperigin, Zach Zucker, Langston Kerman, Liza Treyger, and Ethan Kuperberg all joining with their own grand comedy stylings in between original songs from Cook and Holmes.

This LA edition of Fake Birthday is set for Sun. Nov. 14th at Silverlake Lounge at 8PM PT. Tickets are $16.95 and you ought to go snag them right now (especially since it’ll be AJ Holmes’ actual birthday for this Fake Birthday).

Pick of the Day: (the in-person return of) Tomorrow! with Ron Lynch (in LA) [Saturdays Starting 10/30]

October 25, 2021

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Tomorrow! with Ron Lynch is as venerable as a LA comedy variety institution can be. Beloved by night owls or folks who only stay out past midnight every once in a blue moon, Tomorrow! has been faithfully stewarded by Ron (the show co-founded by Brendon Small and Craig Anton, FYI) for several years to bring the best in the weird, wonderful, amazing, bizarre, and hilarious whether it be stand-up, characters, puppets, music, magic, juggling, sword swallowing, or straight up just interrupting the show.

Ron didn’t stop the show when lockdown due to COVID-19 happened, but, instead, took it to IG Live and kept it going every Saturday at 11PM for however long it has been since March 2020.

Now, some things are starting to get right with the world as Tomorrow! with Ron Lynch is returning to being an in-person weekly show and going back to STARTING AT MIDNIGHT (it was going at 11PM at Lyric Hyperion for awhile) and at the brand spankin’ new Elysian Theater. The very first round of beautiful, hysterical absurdity and chaos is set for this Sat. Oct. 30th at midnight and this first one is free to attend (so long as you RSVP and have proof of vaccination.

RSVP right now right here.

Pick of the Day: Fools’ Circle (in LA) 10/10

October 7, 2021

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One of Brooklyn’s favorite outdoor shows had been happening in Prospect Park, but has been touring around the country for last few months. Host Teklai has been leading off the best way to spend your Sunday afternoons with a great blend of comedy and DJs, rappers, and more.

Luckily, one of the stops in LA and at the amphitheater at Pan Pacific Park (right next to The Grove) this Sun. Oct. 10th. Music starts at 2PM PT and the comedy goes up at 3PM PT and we have no doubt there’ll be a nice hang in one of LA’s pristine parks post-show.

On the bill:

Comedy Chloe Hilliard, Rell Battle, Sasha Merci, James Davis, Ashley Ray, and more

Music: American Matthew ( Believe in Yourself Do It Yourself Records)

Get more info, RSVP for the show here, and clear out your Sunday brunch plans.

Pick of the Day: Hybrid [with Open Mike Eagle] (in LA) 10/14

October 6, 2021

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Whenever Open Mike Eagle dips into the world of comedy, it’s a damn good time. There has been New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and him, which hopped all around LA before it became a Comedy Central series.

Next week, he’s going to, after all of however interminably long you feel this time has been, put another music/comedy show, this time at El Cid called Hybrid (presented by Smarty Plants). Per usual, Eagle has a fantastic line-up of LA comedy’s finest (this one will have Jesus Trejo, Marcella Arguello, Jak Knight, and Megan Gailey) and his very own cutting edge rap along with a performance from Abstract Rude.

As the flyer says that Mike Eagle is “masterminding” this event, you ought to know that if you’re anywhere near Silverlake on Thurs. Oct. 14th at 7PM PT, you ought to take that big ol’ staircase down to El Cid.

Tickets are $12.30 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: Merry Goodnight [Fridays] (in LA)

August 30, 2021

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While stand-up comedy is very much back in Los Angeles, other forms of comedy have quite yet returned with such fervor to the LA comedy scene. Improv and sketch and other delightful comedy oddities are scarce compared to the plethora of shows that happened pre-lockdown.

Also, live comedy at the midnight hour wasn’t the biggest thing in LA, but there were always a few things you could count on. That too is very, very hard to find these days.

Fortunately, there has been a magical late night oasis of coloring-outside-the-lines comedy every Friday night at an adorably tiny backyard in Highland Park. Merry Goodnight is the sort of loosey goosey fever dream of a live comedy show that you’d be looking for at midnight on Fridays (especially because they absolutely don’t allow stand-up on their show). The unfiltered silliness of Grace Freud, Steven Kreager, Andrew Friedman, and Kate McCarthy pervade the midnight hour along with special guests from in and around LA to do that sort of wild comedy you’d only see past 11PM at UCB or on The Tomorrow Show or at Lyric Hyperion in general.

It’s free to attend, so long as you have your proof of vaccination and, with all of that in mind, you better get yourself to 6166 York Blvd. on this Friday night and every Friday night going forward. Get more info/details here.

Pick of the Day: Lucha VaVOOM: Stay-In VaVOOM 9/3

September 2, 2020

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Truly, there is no variety show in LA (or the world really) quite like Lucha VaVOOM. Luchadors, acrobats, burlesque, music, comedy, and so much more have made Lucha VaVOOM into an LA staple and sensation that has been enjoyed across the globe.

This Thursday, Lucha VaVOOM returns (virtually) with another round late night, high flying entertainment with hosts KCRW’s Anthony Valadez and LVV’s Miss Rita for Stay-In VaVOOM.

You can get access to this live-stream for FREE is you’re a KCRW Member or for $1 donation or more here.

Lucha VaVOOM: Stay-In VaVOOM is set for Thurs. Sept. 3rd at 8PM PT/11PM ET. Get more details here.

Pick of the Day: Uncabaret Zoom Edition

April 10, 2020

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UnCabaret with Beth Lapides, the legendary comedy/storytelling/music variety show, has been around for over a quarter of a century and it has no intention of stopping or slowing down even if it has change things up a little bit for the time being.

While we’re all observing our “safer at home” order here in LA, we all can’t take a seat in the gorgeous Rockwell Table & Stage, but UnCabaret, Beth, and UnCabaret music director Mitch Kaplan will be pushing forward with their show via the more popular than ever video conferencing platform Zoom and feature a, per usual, wonderful, wonderful line-up including Julia Sweeney, Alec Mapa, Alex Edelman, Kira Soltanovich, Kate Willett, and Jamie Bridgers.

UnCabaret Zoom Edition is happening this Sun., Apr. 12th at 7:30PM PT/10:30PM ET. Get more details/register for a free ticket here.

The show is indeed free, but donations will be gladly accepted and split between artists. Venmo @BethLapides or PayPal Beth@uncabaret.com.

Pick of the Day: Glow Show with Joey Z

March 11, 2020

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It’s unfortunate that SXSW got cancelled (amidst a bunch of big time events getting cancelled because of COVID-19). However, if you were looking forward to seeing some very special comedy in Austin, TX during SXSW this month, perhaps you can get kind of close (without leaving town) with the Austin-born Glow Show with Joey Z.

As the name suggests, it’s a comedy show with glow-in-the-dark running rampant from start to finish and this line-up certainly is worthy of SXSW with the likes of Reggie Watts, Kyle Kinane, and fresh off her TV debut and fantastic debut album Vanessa Gonzalez. We have no doubt that this ought to be something special.

The Glow Show with Joey Z is set for Mon. Mar. 30th at Lyric Hyperion at 9PM. Tickets are $8 now and $12 day of. Save a few bucks and go get your tickets here right now.

February 7, 2020

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13 years for anything in LA comedy is an incredible feat. Blam!Blam!Blam! is just about to reach that very mark, thanks to the care of one DeMorge Brown, with doing a monthly show, late on a Tuesday, putting up a barrage of comedians from every sort of discipline and giving you one hell of a mind-bending comedy experience in one of the most curious bars in all of Koreatown, R-Bar.

So, this Tuesday, Feb. 11th around 9:30PM (doors 9PM), you should pay your respects to the Blam and come see the likes of:

TROY WALKER, BRODIE REED, FRANKIE QUINONES, LAURA KIGHTLINGER, GLENN FANCHER, AMBER NELSON, PAIGE WELDON, M.K. PAULSEN, NANA IWASAKI, MAX BEASLEY, OMAR NAVA, JOHN ROY, CHAD DAMIANI
PLUS a musical selection from ALANA NABORS

Also, Paul Danke will be presiding over the evening once again Blam!Blam!Blam!’s faithful host and, of course, there will be “comedic passions” expressed from Davey Johnson and Anna Seregina.

Get more info about Blam!Blam!Blam! 13th Anniversary here.

January 23, 2020

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Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! is, in our opinion, a treasured comedy institution in LA comedy. For over 15 years, Lynch has been made Tomorrow! a destination every Saturday, late at night, for a wild, unpredictable, rambunctious, fun, hysterical comedy variety show.

For a very long time, the show happened at the turn of midnight, hence “Tomorrow!”. Now, the turning to the next day is still part of the show, but Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! starts at 11PM these days at the Lyric Hyperion, still for only $5.

So, for those of you who aren’t quite as much of a night owl as we are, you can not have to stay out as late to catch the magic of Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow!

This week’s line-up is particularly special including wondrous sketch, musical, clowning, and stand-up comedy. Keep yourself in the loop about this week’s and every Ron Lynch’s Tomorrow! on Facebook and Instagram.

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