Help refugees resettle via supporting Miry’s List and get a chance to see Rachel Bloom and Milana Vayntrub lead off a stacked comedy show at the lovely Largo at the Coronet Theatre.
Tickets are going for $35 ($80 for artist meet and greet) and you should go get them here.
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One of 2014′s best movies, hands down, was Taika Waititi’s What We Do In The Shadows. In fact, it was so good that FX is now making it into a TV show.
This week, you can catch the modern day vampire mockumentary set in New Zealand at The Frida Cinema.
Screenings are as follows:
Tuesday, May 29 – 6PM, 8PM, 9:45PM
Wednesday, May 30 – 6PM, 8PM, 9:45PM
Tickets are $10 and you can purchase them and get more info here.
Poster is a limited edition design by Graham Humphreys.
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SNL Weekend Update’s Michael Che will be stopping into LA for one big show at the big and gorgeous Theatre at Ace Hotel in DTLA.
Specifically, this evening with Che will be on Sunday, June 24th at 8PM. Tickets are going for $35-$45 and you can (and should) get them here.
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In case you’re not aware, the process of not only coming to America to live and work is not only insanely difficult, but awfully expensive. As that’s the case, a great comedy benefit show is happening for Odenkirk/Provissiero Entertainment’s Kora Christensen as she needs help paying for her green card.
Just look at that line-up. It’s pretty swell if you ask us.
You can get tickets here.
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Mary Sasson and Marissa Strickland’s fantastic game show about fathers of comedy folks who don’t really come close to the mark only comes around every so often. However, just when Father’s Day is coming (June 17th), Bad Dads will definitely have a round to precede that.
So, the latest Bad Dads will be on Thursday, May 31st at 9:30PM at UCB Franklin. Tickets are $7 and you can (and should) get them here.
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The Best Friends Show, a quirky celebration of friendship, storytelling, and cake, is going to mark their third anniversary this Saturday at The Virgil.
Hosts and best friends Kim Seltzer and Aliya Kamalova will lead off an evening featuring stories from:
Blair Socci & Megan Gailey
Nick Mandernach & Anthony Gioe
Mary Sasson & Mano Agapion
and music from:
Open Mike Eagle
Tickets are $5 online and $6 at the door. Get advanced tickets here.
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This week, you can catch the one and only Cameron Esposito tape her latest hour of stand-up as well as see an hour of stand-up currently entitled “Cameron Esposito Presents: Rape Jokes”.
The twist here is, as you might have already read above, that this will be an hour of stand-up done from the perspective of a survivor of sexual assault.
Sincerely, if you’re in the LA area, you should make it out to this.
There are two tapings, 7PM & 9PM, on Thurs., May 24th at UCB Franklin. Get tickets here and here respectively.
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You probably love ice cream. You probably love some alcohol too. If you’re reading this, we definitely know that you love comedy, especially served up live.
So, we thought as this is the case that you might want to know about a new stand-up show called Tasteful at the hip ice cream parlor in K-Town, Milk Tavern.
It’s hosted by the fun duo of Langston Kerman and Jak Knight and for their inaugural evening, they’ve got a tasty, pun intended, line-up of Quinta Brunson, David Gborie, Steph Tolev, Teddy Ray, Joel Kim Booster.
The first Tasteful is happening this Wednesday, May 23rd at 8:30PM. Oh yeah, we should mention that admission is FREE.
Get more details here.
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This latest edition of Guilty Treasure (Andy Wood and Bryan Cook’s show forcing folks to explain the songs they love to hate and then perform with a live band) has a killer line-up.
Namely…
– Jimmy Pardo (“Never Not Funny,” “Conan”)
– Kyle Kinane (“The Standups,” “Drunk History”)
– Erin Whitehead (“Bajillion Dollar Propertie$,” Wild Horses)
– Maxim Ludwig (Stagecoach Festival)
– Mike O’Connell (“Another Period,” “Idiotsitter”)
Even the idea of just finding out what their guilty pleasure songs are might be worth the price of admission ($10).
So don’t miss this Guilty Treasure this Monday, May 21st with doors at 7:30PM. Tickets are $10 and you can (and really should) get them here.
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On Friday, June 29th, you can watch the Christopher Guest classic Best In Show under the stars at The Hollywood Forever Cemetery AND support LA LGBT Center. There’s even a VIP package that includes a picnic basket.
Tickets range from $25-$150. Go get them here.
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This Saturday, May 19th, the audience at The Pack Theater will get to not only see The Whitest Kids U’ Know! (Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Trevor Moore, Darren Trumeter, Timmy Williams), but will also get to sketches that they wrote that were rejected.
Sound like a great Saturday night? Of course, it does.
FYI, this is a one-time live event as far as we know.
As it’s at The Pack Theater, admission is “pay what you can”. The show starts at 9PM, but we urge you to get there and line-up early if you want in.
Get more details here.
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Boy oh boy, it’s been more than a few minutes since this happened, but Harmontown is coming back to doing a weekly live taping every Monday at Dynasty Typewriter at The Hayworth Theater.
The reconvening of Dan Harmon, Jeff B. Davis, Spencer Crittenden, and guests starts Monday, June 4th and tickets are going for $12.50.
Go get them here before they sell out.
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If you’re hunting for one of those great LA comedy shows that happens in a backyard this weekend, look no further than Brunch this Sunday, May 20th at 1PM.
Zach Noe Towers and Peggy Sinnott will host a beautiful line-up of:
Debra DiGiovanni (Showtime, Netflix)
Ahmed Bharoocha (Comedy Central)
Lizzy Cooperman (Comedy Central)
Jared Goldstein (Modern Family)
Katrina Davis (Broke LA)
This Brunch (like so many in LA) will be in Silverlake and take a $5 donation for the comedians.
Get more details here.
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Todd Barry is marking 30 years in comedy and doing more of his signature crowd work. We really don’t think we have to sell you any more on this other than mentioning that one of the tour stops is here in LA at Dynasty Typewriter on Friday, June 22nd at 8PM and tickets are $20.
Go get them here before they inevitably sell out.
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If you enjoyed the four part Netflix special from UK comedian James Acaster that was recently released, you might be interested in catching him workshopping his new show at the Lyric Hyperion.
Already the 10PM show is sold out, but a midnight show was just added. Go get tickets while they’re still available here.
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Not only will get you an exhibition of cartoons of yesteryear, but some of them will be spicy pre-code cartoons that might not even make it to air on television today. Highly regarded cartoon historian Jerry Beck (who you might have seen during Cartoon Dump) will be on your hand to walk you through the program and give you insights as well throughout Old Town Music Hall’s Vintage Cartoon Festival.
SHOWTIMES ARE:
Friday, June 8th 8:15PM
Saturday, June 9th 2:30PM & 8:15PM
Sunday, June 10th 2:30PM
Tickets are $10 (cash only) and are available at the box office on the day of (specifically 30 minutes before show time).
Get more details here.
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If you want to see how daft comedy can truly get (in the best way possible of course, done by very talented, clever folks), you might want to catch Brendon Small and Brendon Walsh’s BREN2ON (pronounced BREN-TU-DIN) at the end of this month (Tuesday, May 29th at 8PM) at Lyric Hyperion Theatre & Cafe.
Brendon and Brendon really push the limits of how silly and dumb they can get (i.e. prank calls, DIY crafts, etc.) and, in a unique way, it’s brilliant. Also, the amazing Morgan Murphy, Henry Phillips, and Jamie Loftus will be joining them as well.
Tickets are $5 and you can (and really should) get them here.
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This will be the last Indian Wedding (a great comedy/variety show done up like a Sangeet night) for awhile, so don’t miss it next Thursday, May 17th at Three Clubs.
For this edition, the line-up includes:
Amritha Kaur & Neal Dandade – Groom’s Siblings
Sunanda Sachatrakul – Groom’s Sister (Exclusive “Deported!!” segment!)
The Get Brown #Sketch #Comedy feat. Sai Lang Kausar MohammedKunal Dudheker Shaan Baig Saagar Shaikh Skander Halim
Saurabh Shah – Magician!!
Richa Shukla – Dance
Rama Vallury – Shankar Narayan Uncle
Sundeep Morrison – Storyteller
Go get tickets before they sell out here.
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For Mothers’ Day in LA this year, you could spend a curated day with your mother or you could go to a live taping of one of our all time favorite podcasts The Jackie and Laurie Show at Flappers (or, if your mom is cool enough, you can do both).
In any case, you shouldn’t miss Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin on stage together no matter the occasion.
Get tickets here.
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If you loved Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher’s The Honeymoon Standup Special on Netflix, but didn’t get to catch them on the nationwide tour when coming up with and prepping for this special, you’re in luck.
Natasha and Moshe will be doing a night at Largo next week and, perhaps, see one of the things they do best together, roast other couples.
Get tickets here.
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On Deck, the baseball game version of a stand-up comedy show (really, they have innings, umpires, etc. etc.) is marking 2 years here in LA.
The line-up features plenty of LA comedy starters including Marcella Arguello, Alice Wetterlund, Chris Garcia, Sheng Wang, Zainab Johnson, and Jak Knight.
The On Deck 2 Year Anniversary will be on Thursday, May 17th at Dynasty Typewriter at Hayworth Theater at 8PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Go get them here.
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This week, Hulu picked up a sitcom based on the life of Ramy Youssef to series.
This coming Wednesday, you can still see him at The Hollywood Improv Comedy Lab headlining a show. Not sure how much longer you’ll get to see in such an intimate venue.
Tickets are $10 and you can (and really should) get them here.
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It’s almost needless to say that this line-up for Let’s Save the Future is pretty massive and this event will undoubtedly sell out.
Also, Action Civics LA, the organization behind this event, sounds pretty great:
Action Civics LA is a non-profit dedicated to empowering inner-city youth to be informed and active citizens and community leaders. Modeled after Mikva Challenge (the successful civic engagement program developed for youth in Chicago), Action Civics LA provides opportunities for young people in Southern California to engage in political action, community problem-solving, and seeks to increase youth voice in local decision-making processes.
Get tickets here.
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One of the best podcasts around Last Podcast on the Left is doing two shows at The Echoplex next Tuesday. First one is already sold out even though tickets went on sale in the morning.
Snatch up your tickets for the late show that they added before they sell out here.
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