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Event Series Elysian Nights in the Vault (in LA)

Elysian Nights in the Vault (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Spend the night with comics and clowns we love as we soft-launch our brand new space The Vault. 10/3: Hayden Johnson Nate Craig Brandie Posey Inessa Frantowski Johnny Pemberton Kimberly Clark 10/4: Kara Klenk & Jared Logan Andrew Michaan Brent Weinbach Maggie Maye April Clark Brodie Reed 10/5: James Adomian Grace Freud Cameron Esposito Casey Ley Meaghan Strickland Alison Stevenson Starts 8PM PT

$7
Event Series Elysian Nights in the Vault (in LA)

Elysian Nights in the Vault (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Spend the night with comics and clowns we love as we soft-launch our brand new space The Vault. 10/3: Hayden Johnson Nate Craig Brandie Posey Inessa Frantowski Johnny Pemberton Kimberly Clark 10/4: Kara Klenk & Jared Logan Andrew Michaan Brent Weinbach Maggie Maye April Clark Brodie Reed 10/5: James Adomian Grace Freud Cameron Esposito Casey Ley Meaghan Strickland Alison Stevenson Starts 8PM PT

$7
Event Series Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A variety show that is in it's 17th year of lauded late night lunacy. A rotating roster of top comedians, clowns (the new kind), specialty acts, musicians, and performance artists. Not to be missed! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) Featuring: Allen Strickland Williams, Fielding Edlow, Michael Colby, Adam Lustick & George Basil, and music from Georgia Maq w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight

FREE w/RSVP

Michael Cruz Kayne: Sorry For Your Loss (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Michael returns to his comedy roots with a pared-down version of a show that had an extended run off-Broadway at the Audible Theater and was named among the Best of Audible 2023. It was recommended by the New York Times, whose critic tweeted " 'Sorry for Your Loss' is a genuinely buoying show, BTW, and it is comedy: inquisitive, funny, provocative, compassionate. Emotionally, this culture doesn’t know what to do with seismic grief, but Michael Cruz Kayne does." Featuring: Michael Cruz […]

$30
Event Series Moses Storm: Perfect Cult (in LA)

Moses Storm: Perfect Cult (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

What if you were raised in an unsuccessful doomsday cult? That happens to be a reality for comedian Moses Storm. What would have made Moses’s family’s cult or any cult “successful”? What does success actually mean? That is the question that Moses hopes to answer with the PERFECT CULT. Starts 8PM PT

$20

Great Job, Nat (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Do you feel like you sometimes can't feel... ANYTHING? Maybe because you're always on your phone. Or your computer. Or overwhelmed by the news. Whatever the reason, Nat wants to solve that problem for you. Cake & Violence is a food fetish fever dream of a solo show brought to you by writer & New Yorker cartoonist, Natalie "Great Job Nat" Badillo. Over the course of the show, Nat will smash a few cakes all in an effort to get […]

$17
Event Series Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

It’s The Elysian’s very own PLAYSPACE! A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. Playspace is not a show, it’s not a stand-up open mic. It’s a place where you get to hang out and go on stage and do that thing you do. Solo performers and ensembles welcome! Sign-up 5PM PT Starts 6PM PT Hosted by Rachel Ho, Paul Schlesinger, & friends Follow @__playspace__ on Instagram for updates.

FREE
Event Series Wake Up Long Island (in LA)

Wake Up Long Island (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Wake Up Long Island is a play by Alyssa Limperis & Shannon Odell about two horrible daytime talk show hosts whose morning show is about to be cancelled. They have one last shot to keep it on the air and this show follows them on that chaotic journey. It's extremely physical and wild and filled with leopard print and strong accents. The main cast is Alyssa Limperis, Shannon Odell, Dan Black, Alex Song-Xia, Dylan Adler, Artoun Nazareth and Max Knoblauch. […]

$16

Reckless Chad Reuben: XX – A WIP show by Chad Damiani (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Clown Boss Chad Damiani (STAND UP AND CLOWN) is working on his very first clown solo show! Based on one of his most popular characters, Reckless Chad Reuben: Reckless Chad Reuben was once the most dangerous comic in America. Then he lost everything. Can Reckless find new ways to connect with audiences and make people laugh? Or is this comedy dog just too old to adapt to a new world? Starts 8:30PM PT

$12
Event Series Wake Up Long Island (in LA)

Wake Up Long Island (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Wake Up Long Island is a play by Alyssa Limperis & Shannon Odell about two horrible daytime talk show hosts whose morning show is about to be cancelled. They have one last shot to keep it on the air and this show follows them on that chaotic journey. It's extremely physical and wild and filled with leopard print and strong accents. The main cast is Alyssa Limperis, Shannon Odell, Dan Black, Alex Song-Xia, Dylan Adler, Artoun Nazareth and Max Knoblauch. […]

$16

Repentance (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A monthly comedy show featuring the best comedians in LA. Proceeds go to the Downtown Women's Center. Featuring: Margaret Cho, Joel Kim Booster, James Adomian, Christina Catherine Martinez & Daniel Webb. Presented by Ahamed Weinberg Starts 8PM PT

$15
Event Series Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A variety show that is in it's 17th year of lauded late night lunacy. A rotating roster of top comedians, clowns (the new kind), specialty acts, musicians, and performance artists. Not to be missed! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) Featuring: Allen Strickland Williams, Fielding Edlow, Michael Colby, Adam Lustick & George Basil, and music from Georgia Maq w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight

FREE w/RSVP

WITCHES! (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

This show is a mix of stand up and original comedy songs about Tim Murray’s favorite pop culture WITCHES! Murray is like a gay Bo Burnham, but painted green and doing drag! The show is a tribute to LGBTQIA people and how we discover our magic once we find our coven. Murray speaks to the many queer people who feel like we have to hide ourselves to fit in and we our powers grow stronger once we find our queer family. From The Craft to Wicked to the […]

$25
Event Series Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

It’s The Elysian’s very own PLAYSPACE! A weekly community event to play together, workshop ideas big and small, or come completely unprepared and find something new. Playspace is not a show, it’s not a stand-up open mic. It’s a place where you get to hang out and go on stage and do that thing you do. Solo performers and ensembles welcome! Sign-up 5PM PT Starts 6PM PT Hosted by Rachel Ho, Paul Schlesinger, & friends Follow @__playspace__ on Instagram for updates.

FREE

Whose Line Is It Anywho? (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

LA's finest long-form improvisers dive into a high-octane homage to everyone's favorite improv TV show. Come witness our very own 'Drew Carey' and see if the points really DO matter! Featuring: Lou Wilson Jacob Wysocki Kimia Behpoornia Jeremy Culhane w/ Kurt Maloney as Drew Carey Starts 9:30PM PT

$16

Shipping: A Musical (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Shipping is a totally historically accurate musical set on Nantucket in the 1840s, back when the whole island was run by Quakers obsessed with killing whales. With a book by Jen Jackson (Animal Control, Miracle Workers) and Louisa Kellogg (The Onion, Crank Yankers) and music by Brian Heveron-Smith (Fanny, Chris Fleming: Hell), Shipping is a story about inter-species friendship, following your dreams, and fucking over everyone you’ve ever met in the process. It’s also about being in the ocean’s hottest […]

$20
Event Series Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A variety show that is in it's 17th year of lauded late night lunacy. A rotating roster of top comedians, clowns (the new kind), specialty acts, musicians, and performance artists. Not to be missed! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) Featuring: Allen Strickland Williams, Fielding Edlow, Michael Colby, Adam Lustick & George Basil, and music from Georgia Maq w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight

FREE w/RSVP

Clown Haunt (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Are you afraid of clowns? The Elysian turns into a haunted house for one night only! Part comedy show, part true horror walk-through haunted house. We will try our best to scare you in the most unusual and silly ways- as only clowns could! Content Warning: Blackouts (no lights), partial nudity, dark spaces, imitated dead bodies, scary music, vampire clowns, witch clowns, ghost clowns, wounded clowns, unsettling psychological scares Starts 10PM PT

$25
Event Series Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A variety show that is in it's 17th year of lauded late night lunacy. A rotating roster of top comedians, clowns (the new kind), specialty acts, musicians, and performance artists. Not to be missed! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) Featuring: Allen Strickland Williams, Fielding Edlow, Michael Colby, Adam Lustick & George Basil, and music from Georgia Maq w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight

FREE w/RSVP

Rhys Nicholson (in LA)

The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Rhys Nicholson is a Multi-award winning Australian stand-up, writer, actor and collager. With an enormous passion for live performing, their work continues to receive awards and accolades around the world. As well as numerous televised stand up performances in Australia, the UK and Canada, in 2019 Rhys was hand picked to open for comedy legend Conan O’Brien on his Australian tour. A few months later this led to Nicholson’s USA television debut as the stand up guest on CONAN (TBS). […]

$25