Philosophical Research Society
What Does it All Mean, What Does Any of This Mean? Why? How? Help! (in LA)-POSTPONED
Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWelcome to a comedy talk show here to cure your existential dread. The stand up comedian is known to be the deepest observer. More introspective than Descartes, more earth-shattering than Socrates, more insightful than Nietzsche. The comedian was the first to ask, "What is the deal?" Well, now we get to the bottom of just that. Join host Alison Stevenson as she forces her comedian friends to solve life's biggest unsolvable problems. You will laugh, you will cry, you will think. But […]
Planets, Planets, Planets – Astrological Alt Comedy Event (in LA)
Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPlanets, Planets, Planets is an alt comedy troupe that uses improv, clown and sketch to unpack different astrological moments in time. The cast is composed of 10 femme and non-binary LA-based comedians and artists, each personifying a planet within an absurd zodiacal world. Using the charts of individuals or the planetary alignments of the moment, every show is different and improvised around a unique theatrical map. Developed by a group of clowns who are also professional and/or serious students of astrology, […]
The Psychedelic Art of 1970s Christian Hippie Comics (in LA)
Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGood News! Religion and myth scholar Amy Slonaker will present an illustrated lecture on comic books from the 1970s designed by Christian Evangelicals to attract hippies to the Christian faith. These “Christian Hippie Comics” present a psychedelicized version of Christianity where Aquarian ideas of free love and spiritual enlightenment merge with the Christian story of salvation through the love of Jesus. This lecture uses visual examples to explore the artwork of Christian Hippie Comics with their eye-popping array of counterculture […]
MODERN TIMES: A Stand Up Performance Lecture from Christina Catherine Martinez (in LA)
Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesMODERN TIMES is a stand up comedy performance lecture about the decline of the democratic experiment, as told through pictures of underwear taken at Ross Dress For Less. Criticism in the streets, a discount in the sheets. A bitingly surreal and savagely funny portrait of consumerism, feminism and democracy, from the brilliant comedic and creative mind of Christina Catherine Martinez (who recently appeared at PRS as part of “Another Night In Hell With Martin Olson” this past October.) Special guests […]
A Night in Hell with Martin Olson and friends (in LA)
Philosophical Research Society 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United States“Another Night in Hell with Martin Olson” – featuring Olivia Olson (Adventure Time), hosted by Disney's Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh (Phineas & Ferb), with the band Captain Danger, spooky magic bits with Ron Lynch, Karl Herlinger’s ventriloquism, comedian Christina Catherine Martinez and special guest Eddie Pepitone! Starts 7PM PT