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Pick of the Day: I Cast Them Off Craigslist (Presented by Blake Rosier) (in LA) 2/16
January 30, 2024
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blake rosier, craigslist, experimental comedy, los angeles comedy, yard theater

Though it may seem unlikely, experimental comedian Blake Rosier somehow manages to find a way to outdo himself/up the ante. Over four shows, he has embarked into the great unknown by co-hosting a show with a complete stranger that has little to no performance experience, sourced from Craigslist, that is devised within an afternoon and put up in front of a live, paying audience that very same night. Rosier has gone so meta with it by making accompanying documentaries that capture the delightful strangeness of it all.

Rosier is now bringing this grand comedy/performance experiment to its peak by reuniting with all four Craiglist strangers-turned-Rosier-collaborators on to one show for what should be the absurd, yet most enthralling reunion you see all year (any and all reality TV reunions included). This very special conclusion to I Cast Them Off Craigslist is set for Fri. Feb. 16th at 9PM and tix are only $12. Please go get them here before they sell out.

 

Pick of the Day: iL FUNGO presents Saturnalia: A Holiday Bacchanal (in LA) 1/20
January 9, 2024
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clown, clowning, il fungo, la comedy, yard theater

With LA being kind of an epicenter of clown in recent times, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that LA has a premier bouffant troupe with costumes that rival those on The Masked Singer. Lucky for us, we’ve had the pleasure of enjoying the rambunctious, often meta hijinks, of iL FUNGO (with Deidre Scott, Grant O’Connell, Grayson Morris, Joshua Kilcoyne, Mike Rose, Starlette Cravens, Tiffany Lawrence and Tyler Ramirez) time and time again and have a had such a damn good time (credit once again to the genius clown brain of Dean Evans).

In fact, we put them on our 100 Best List of 2023 and, with that in mind, you shouldn’t miss out on their reprise of their holiday show, Saturnalia, at the Yard Theater on Sat. Jan. 20th at 9PM. Tickets are only $12 and probably will sell out soon. Go get yours here.

Pick of the Day: iL FUNGO presents Saturnalia: A Holiday Bacchanal (in LA) 12/9
November 29, 2023
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clowning, il fungo, los angeles comedy, yard theater

iL FUNGO, the sensational LA comedy bouffon troupe has really been making waves this year not only because of their outrageous modern takes on a bouffon costume, but for their special brand of controlled chaos that always gets the crowd enthralled and doubled over while being mystified all in the same breath. That’s all credit to the clowning talents of Deidre Scott, Grant O’Connell, Joshua Kilcoyne, Mike Rose, Starlette Cravens, Tiffany Lawrence and Tyler Ramirez and the troupe’s director Dean Evans.

For the first time ever, they’re going to do a full length live show and celebrate the cooler, sexier holiday this holiday season, Saturnalia. The best, most hilarious sort of chaos will ensue.

Look out for iL FUNGO presents Saturnalia: A Holiday Bacchanal at the Yard Theater on Sat. Dec. 9th at 9PM. Tickets are $12 and you can (and very much should) go get them here.

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 170: Isaac Landfert & Keeping Orderly Chaos in the YARD
June 28, 2023
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
isaac landfert, los angeles comedy, yard theater

This week’s TCB Field Report invites The YARD Theater’s GM and overall “guy at the YARD”, Isaac Landfert, to talk shop with TCB’s Jake Kroeger. Landfert explains the ins and outs of being a small, but very crucial theater in the LA comedy scene, specifically one that caters to folks trying to do something different/experimental/wild, especially when Fringe season comes around. It’s this sort of wondrous strangeness and cavalier experimentation that really has us coming back to the YARD all the time.

The Comedy Bureau @thecomedybureau across platforms and please, please support TCB via Patreon or on Venmo (@jakekroeger).

Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and Jake Kroeger

Pick of the Day: SPEED BODY (in LA) 4/9
March 20, 2023
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los angeles comedy, matt moeller, nick gligor, perfect body, yard theater

Earlier this year, comedian Matt Moeller put himself through an emotional gauntlet by having 20 different comedians break up with him in whatever fashion struck their whims. While that could be a dark journey for everyone involved, including the audience, it proved to be a hysterically cathartic mad dash through the most imaginative ways someone can consciously uncouple with their partner.

Moeller is putting himself through another round of comedic punishment for SPEED BODY, this one being a bit more physical as he is challenging another 20 different comedians to get him to the perfect body in 2 minutes. The impossible circumstances should make for a comedic Tough Mudder race.

Also, one of the best hosts LA has, Nick Gligor will be offering splendid color commentary, riffs, and impromptu karaoke the whole time.

SPEED BODY is set to happen Sun. Apr. 9th at 9PM at The Yard Theater with tickets going for $5. Go get them here. Go. NOW.

 

Pick of the Day: 120 Hours Straight with Blake Rosier (in LA) 3/20-3/24
March 14, 2023
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blake rosier, los angeles comedy, marathon performance, yard theater

On the tail of the LA Marathon this weekend, boundary pushing comedian Blake Rosier will be commencing his latest marathon comedy/performance art experience where he will be living at The Yard Theater for 5 entire days. This time, you can come watch him sleep and live in the space in person, if you’re into that sort of thing, or you can enjoy him actually putting on five hours of packed show each night running from 7PM PT to Midnight PT.

Per Rosier’s own rules, he’ll only be able to eat what is given to him by folks who come to the theater. It’s quite the insane feat and, knowing Rosier, there are probably some twists/turns/surprises in store that we don’t know about (and, frankly, maybe Blake himself isn’t even aware of). You can either find your way to The Yard Theater in East Hollywood next week between Mon. Mar. 20th and Fri. Mar 24th or you can live-stream 120 Hours with Blake Rosier at youtube.com/blakerosier (that would be 10PM ET to 3AM ET for shows).

Pick of the Day: Ben Wasserman: Live After Death (in LA) 2/20
January 19, 2023
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Ben Wasserman, live after death, los angeles comedy, yard theater

We love when concept and venue match and we also happen to love when comedy explores and dissects into the inevitability of death. Thus, we naturally are very on board for the amazing Ben Wasserman‘s variety show about death that he ran out of a funeral parlor in NYC throughout 2022.

So cleverly called Live After Death, Wasserman made probably as silly and absurd a show about grief and loss as one can make, yet do so from a genuine place (Wasserman lost several people close to him over three years) rather doing so to be “edgy”. Ben is bringing his show to LA and doing a special performance at The Yard Theater on Mon. Feb. 10th at 9PM.

For those not looking forward to Valentine’s Day, this is probably the perfect show. Tickets are only $15 and you can (and should) go get ’em here.

Pick of the Day: Blake Rosier Presents: The Tomato Show (in LA) 1/8
December 30, 2022
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blake rosier, los angeles comedy, tomato show, yard theater

2023 approaches and you may be having an appropriate sense of deeply cautious optimism or equally valid only slightly tempered cynicism. With the state of the world as it is and where it might be headed, wouldn’t it be fun to start off the year by being personally invited to throw tomatoes at comedic performers at a live show?

Such a practice was left to obscurity several decades ago, but comedic mastermind and experimenter Blake Rosier is bringing this ritual(?) back for night only at The Yard Theater in LA on Sun. Jan. 8th at 7PM. If in attendance, you’ll have the chance to throw tomatoes at Devon Drew, Elle Chapman, Indy Wilson, Austin Nasso, Adouria, Cerspence, Kev, and, of course, Blake himself. Undoubtedly, chaos will ensue and, perhaps, maybe bring a poncho?

If you’re New Year’s Resolution is to act with more intention, this is a great way to kick that journey off. Tickets are only $10 and you can (and should) go get them here.

Pick of the Day: I cast them off… craigslist (in LA) 9/30
September 27, 2022
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blake rosier, craigslist, experimental comedy, yard theater

One of the most audacious things we’ve seen on stage in awhile, unsurprisingly comes from one of the more audacious performers we’ve come across in awhile. One Blake Rosier pushes himself in both performance and his comedy with marathon performances that span several days, literally living in a theater, to going on a first date on stage, and more.

Rosier’s latest endeavor involves coming up with an entire show with a stranger that he sources off of Craigslist within an afternoon and then putting it on stage that very same evening. Rosier tries to cleverly give the Craigslist guest collaborator as much control over the direction of the show as possible making for a unique one-of-a-kind comedy experience.

Oh yeah, there’s a documentary of the whole experience being shot the whole time, which is yet another fun, meta part of the show. The only way this would be riskier, performance-wise, would be if there was a daredevil, life-threatening part of the show (and maybe that will end up being part of it?).

The latest edition of I Cast Them Off Craigslist is set for this Fri. Sept. 30th at The Yard Theater. Tickets are only $8 and you better go snag them here.

Pick of the Day: Late Late Breakfast (in LA) 8/29
August 22, 2022
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bailey norton, brodie reed, Carly Kane, curtis cook, experimental comedy, jake noll, Jane Harrison, los angeles comedy, maggie maye, Molly Kearney, sammy mowrey, Shrimp Boys, tyler jackson, yard theater

Whether you need a complete distraction from the ever more hellish reality we live in or just a jolt of unfettered absurdity, there is nothing quite like Late Late Breakfast to serve those in plentiful supply to all of our heart’s content.

Late Late Breakfast was forged several years ago by Tyler Jackson and Danny Maupin as an alternative to any sort of traditional comedy show by challenging stand-up comedians to do their act while a randomly selected ridiculous task was assigned to them. That could be anything from embodying the seven deadly sins throughout their set to being interrupted by a karaoke chorus of Sweet Caroline from the audience. It’s controlled chaos, perhaps, in its finest form.

It has been quite some time since they’ve mounted an edition of Late Late Breakfast in LA, but the Yard Theater will be letting this bonkers show bring some life to next Monday night on Aug. 29th at 9PM. Having to run through a gauntlet of abject silliness will be a very, very fine collection of LA comedians including The Shrimp Boys, Curtis Cook, Molly Kearney, Maggie Maye, Brodie Reed, Bailey Norton, Jane Harrison, Jake Noll, and Carly Kane with Tyler Jackson and Sammy Mowrey presiding over all the tomfoolery.

Tickets are only $5 and you really ought to go get tickets and have a Monday night to remember here.

 

The Comedy Bureau Field Report Ep. 110: Brett Johnson & Bringing It All Back to the YARD
May 4, 2022
News, The Comedy Bureau Field Report
brett johnson, chappelle, daniel radcliffe, james corden, john ennis, late late show, late night, weird al yankovic, yard theater

While it’s rare, there are folks that go and see almost the same amount of comedy that we do. It should go without saying that we enjoy the company of those folks, which is exactly why we had a splendid chat with the YARD Theater’s uber-friendly co-manager Brett Johnson. With his involvement, Brett has made a home for some of the more genre and tone bending types of comedy and, thusly, we have spent a good deal of time standing in the back and cracking up.

This week, we chat with Brett about The YARD’s journey through the last few years and where it looks to head. Also “hot” takes on Chappelle getting taclked, Corden ending his run at The Late Late Show, and the first reveal of Daniel Radcliffe as Weird Al Yankovic.

Follow @theyardtheater across platforms and @whatbrett on IG

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Produced by Jake Kroeger
Music by Brian Granillo
Artwork by Andrew Delman and KT

Pick of the Day: Convoy… for two. (in LA) 2/13
February 1, 2022
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alex berg, alex fernie, improv comedy, long form improv, los angeles comedy, todd fasen, valentine's day, what to do, yard theater

Though we have our own reservation of the corporate-fueled holiday that is Valentine’s Day, the prospect of getting a private improv show from one of LA’s celebrated improv teams Convoy (Alex Fernie, Alex Berg & Todd Fasen) for you and your significant other is something really special that you really ought to not miss out on.

Sunday, February 13th will see Convoy giving three private improv performances for three separate audiences of exactly two people. Not only will you see improv at its highest levels, but the veteran improvisers of Convoy “guarantee” they will strengthen your relationship.

Convoy… for two. will happen at The Yard Theater on Feb. 13th at 9PM PT, 9:30PM PT, and 10:30PM PT and you can (and oh goodness you should) enter here for your chance to win tickets. You have until Feb. 8th to enter and winner will be notified by Feb 10th.

 

Pick of the Day: Centipede (in LA) 12/1
November 23, 2021
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annie paradis, Camirin Farmer, Carly Kane, experimental comedy, kristin wallace, los angeles comedy, Molly Kearney, stand up comedy, tyler jackson, yard theater

Whether it be “experimental comedy”, “dare comedy”, or whatever else you want to call it, we love people swinging for the fences in comedy.

So, Tyler Jackson, who has a penchant for such a thing as evidenced by being the co-ring leader behind Late Late Breakfast, is tossing up another high concept show to fly, this time having comedians on the show pick the comedian following them and the subsequent comedian having to blur their set into their own (i.e. like a parts of an infamous ‘human centipede’). Taking on this challenge will be a very capable and fun bunch of Molly Kearney, Carly Kane, Kristin Wallace, Annie Paradis, and Camirin Farmer.

We believe, no matter what happens here, this ought to be a big hysterical hoot of an evening.

This very first Centipede in LA is set for Wed. Dec. 1st at 9PM PT. Tickets are $10 and you really ought to get them here.

Pick of the Day: Zach Zucker Residency-Work in Progress (in LA) 10/24-10/29
October 22, 2021
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clowning, los angeles comedy, residency, solo show, yard theater, zach zucker

We sincerely hope that in the last several months, whether in LA or NYC (or even London) that you’ve got to catch the insanely fun comedy/clowning/character/music variety extravaganza that is Stamptown. If so, you’ve gotten to take in the masterful comedic verve of Zach Zucker (as the character Jack Tucker) and be taken on one hell of a ride.

Zucker also is so damn, amazingly funny as himself doing his own non-Jack Tucker bits and characters (as evidenced by touring the globe and winning awards at festivals everywhere and pretty much anyone who has seen him go up live). So, it stands to reason that you shouldn’t miss his next solo show, which, thankfully, has a residency here in LA at the Yard Theater in East Hollywood.

Zach will be doing a work-in-progress show over six nights starting this Sun. Oct 24th, going through Fri. Oct. 29th at tickets are only $5.

Here’s Zach’s specific date and times:

Sunday Oct 24th: 7pm
Monday Oct 25th: 9pm
Tuesday Oct 26th: 10pm
Wednesday Oct 27th: 10:30pm
Thursday Oct 28th: 10pm
Friday Oct 29th: 9pm

Again, you can get tickets for any of these dates here. Also, just saying, he’s playing our Double Anniversary show on 10/25 at 8PM too if you wanna catch him there.

Pick of the Day: The Yard Theater Fundraiser 9/25
September 15, 2020
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amrita dhaliwal, ashley ray, black francis, chris walsh, dean evans, erica rhodes, fundraiser, jon huck, mark fite, michael rayner, save our stages, yard theater
The Yard Theater in LA was just getting on its feet with building out its live programming schedule featuring comedy, music, theater, etc. just before lockdown started. They had plenty of classes and open mics as well and were poised, under the guidance of one John Ennis, to return this space (The Yard Theater used to be another multi-purpose variety venue called The Fake Gallery, FYI) to being a beloved, go-to indie venue.
You already know the story from there when March of this year came around and as we are in our sixth months of all venues being dark in LA, The Yard Theater is putting together one hell of a live-stream fundraiser to keep the ability to reopen in the future.
Slated for The Yard Theater Fundraiser Fundstacular are:

The Pixies’ Black Francis
Erica Rhodes
Jon Huck
Mark Fite
Ashley Ray
Amrita Dhaliwal
Brett Johnson
Michael Rayner
Neal Dandade
John Tottenham
Ellen Sugarman
Chris Walsh
Dean Evans
& More
That’s pretty damn great and brings in some of LA’s best from all sorts of corners of performance. Tickets range from $15-$31.50 (will include an exclusive button and poster) and you can and very, very much should get them here.
February 18, 2020
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dana gould, eddie pepitone, hannah einbinder, yard theater

This night both offers a spectacular spread of comedy with the brilliant minds of Dana Gould, Eddie Pepitone, and Hannah Einbinder that span several generations of comedy, but you also will be supporting the Yard Theater, run by the incomparable John Ennis, and its expansion to having shows and mics and so much more open to the public.

This benefit for an LA indie comedy venue/show you should absolutely not miss for the truly splendid trio that are so funny in so many different, unique ways is happening next week. Please, go get your tickets here.

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