The Elysian
Cam Goes to the Therapy for the First Time LIVE (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCam has avoided going to therapy for so long and this is the only way he agreed to do it: LIVE and on-stage in front of an audience. (That sounds healthy!) I don’t know if it’ll be funny or sad or weird or awkward, but it will be THEATER! This show, by its nature, will only ever happen once. This is that one time. Directed by Emma Debany. Live Music by Sterling Gavinski. Starts 9:30PM PT
Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’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.
Freak Nature Puppets (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWatch the work-in-process of Elysian’s first Company-in-Residence, Freak Nature Puppets, as they develop a new show! The Company-in-Residence program was built to highlight and champion the spirit of collective/ensemble creation in and around LA, and support early-career collaborators as they create original and nontraditional performance pieces, devised theater, multimedia art, and beyond. By welcoming each group to create within, around, and for our space over the course of many months, we aim to broaden our community of artists, further enliven and […]
Funny Games @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 5PM PT Ends 6PM PT Lottery Mixed in w/booked spots Hosted by Kate O'Connor & Jo Scott & Meghan Strickland *in Skunk Room
The Paddock (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn assault on the senses with a colourful, quick-fire mix of stuff on stage and stuff on screen and a playground for innovative comedy performers and filmmakers to try out and showcase new and experimental material in a super-supportive environment. Previous acts have included Sam Campbell, Lolly Adefope, Jamie Demetriou, Phoebe Walsh, Rose Matafeo, Demi Lardner & Tom Walker, Phil Wang, Aaron Chen, Claudia O'Doherty & many more. Featuring: Anna Seregina, Kyle Mizono, Alan Resnick, Rachel Kaly, Camirin Farmer, Reveries […]
Vacuum Girl (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesShe can’t tell you a damn thing. She sat down and wrote out a very intimidating, extremely precise NDA. And then she stood up so she could sit down again and make herself sign that bad boy. Her hands are tied. What she can say is…. This Woman is absolutely a TV show about something. One hour, one woman, no commercials. Written & Performed by Erica Bitton Starts 9:30PM PT
Making Love with David Magidoff (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTurning your bad date stories into musicals since 2017! Comedian and mushy-hearted Jew, David Magidoff (Dexter: New Blood, The Morning Show) interviews one real person from the audience & one real famous celebrity guest to share one good / bad / psychotic / existential love story, and then David and his friends turn it into a full blown musical! Featuring: Randall Park (FRESH OFF THE BOAT) Keiko Agena (GILMORE GIRLS) Leonard Robinson (INSECURE) Stephanie Courtney (THE GOLDBERGS) Chad Jamian (MERV […]
Cruel Babes (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSomewhere at the intersection of the sacred and the profane, of poetry and dire scatology, of clown and Dada, of community and exile, of fourth walls and no walls at all, lies Cruel Babes. We welcome you to our family play room for laughs, tears, and live-directed anti-theatrical chaos that is at its very least…absolutely not like anything else. Featuring: @gilkeypleas @camirinfarmer @_sophia_cleary @lemos_araceli @meertastic @zachygoggles @maxlbaumgarten @karinnord_ @karim.shuquem @enefarley @johnnybhofficial @self_eli @amrithatha Starts 10PM PT
THE ELYSIAN PRESENTS: EDINBURGH FRINGE PERCOLATOR (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOne Saturday a month on the way to the festival our spotlight is on Work-in-Process performances gearing up to travel to the biggest arts/culture festival on the planet, the Edinburgh Fringe! Come support the creative development of upcoming Fringe shows, be an important part of the process, and help expand a community that can share resources and ideas before anyone gets on the plane. The Elysian's mission is to foster artists through the development of boundary-pushing and genre-bending work, and […]
Big Dad Energy (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCome join the dads you never had, as Big Dad Energy, an entirely transmasculine comedy show, takes the Elysian stage for a night of laughs, perversity and yes, dad jokes. When so many men in the world are effin' things up, us trans dads are here to catch you in an hour long trust fall exercise. Buy tickets, we got you. Love, the hot t-dads of LA. Hosted by Marval Rex / Produced by Jett Fink Featuring: Ever Mainard, Joey […]
Tomorrow! w/Ron Lynch (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 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: TBA w/Davey Johnson Presented by Ron Lynch Starts Midnight
NYMPHOWARS PRESENTS: KNFW LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTheda Hammel & Macy Rodman from the cult hit podcast Nymphowars bring their long haul trucker terrestrial radio show all the way to the city of angels! Toilet humor and classic radio play sensibilities collide in a cacophony of sound effects in the gals' first west coast show since 2020. As always, you never know who might pop up at a KNFW show, so rev up the truck and and keep sippin' that Erewhon smoothie! Content Warning: explosion sound effects, […]
NYMPHOWARS PRESENTS: KNFW LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTheda Hammel & Macy Rodman from the cult hit podcast Nymphowars bring their long haul trucker terrestrial radio show all the way to the city of angels! Toilet humor and classic radio play sensibilities collide in a cacophony of sound effects in the gals' first west coast show since 2020. As always, you never know who might pop up at a KNFW show, so rev up the truck and and keep sippin' that Erewhon smoothie! Content Warning: explosion sound effects, […]
God Save the Queen (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGod Save the Queen is the ultimate comedy variety show featuring matchmaking, stand-up, and improv. An all-star cast of Desi improvisers headlines with an improv set inspired by a clip of one of the most iconic films in South Asian cinema! We'll make a case for Bollywood in Hollywood. Featuring: Characters: Monica Loomba KP Parker George Aivaliotis Natasha Mercado Anja Boltz Stand-up: Mo Welch Improv: Christina Anthony Anisha Jagannathan Sanjay Rao Reshma Meister Milan Patel Tansu Philip Mahyn Qureshi Hosted […]
Stand Up and Clown (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGreat stand-ups are masters of control. They work tirelessly to craft their material – assuring them the greatest chance of success. But what happens when you take all that status and preparation away? Clown performer, director and teacher Chad Damiani (Clown Zoo Presents) takes eight well-known stand-up comics (many with zero clown experience) and ruthlessly teases, cajoles and directs them to take huge risks, fail big and follow their dumbest impulses. Featuring: FEATURING: Cameron Esposito, Fahim Anwar, Tien Tran, Brendan […]
NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER (WORK-IN-PROGRESS) (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNatalie Palamides works out her new hour, WEER, at the Elysian Theater for a special three night run! “It’s fun to watch the process (subjective)” - Nat Starts 10PM PT
Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’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.
The Addie Show Presents: The Every Body Show! (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Every Body Show is an interactive theater experience created and led by multi-hyphenate joy bomb actor/writer/director/improviser Addie Weyrich. When you arrive at the theater, Addie and her team will personally greet you and hand you your own keepsake wristband with a number on it. You will be ushered into your seats and invited to introduce yourselves to each other. After that, the show begins and we're off to the races. This show encourages meeting new people, supporting the joy […]
Lily Sullivan Presents: Quit While I’m Behind (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFamed actress and comedian Lily Sullivan retires from comedy because she isn’t valued enough. Come value her one last time. Directed by E.R. Fightmaster Starts 7:30PM PT
Funny Games @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 5PM PT Ends 6PM PT Lottery Mixed in w/booked spots Hosted by Kate O'Connor & Jo Scott & Meghan Strickland *in Skunk Room
Playspace (Clown Open Mic) @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIt’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.
Funny Games @ The Elysian (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesStarts 5PM PT Ends 6PM PT Lottery Mixed in w/booked spots Hosted by Kate O'Connor & Jo Scott & Meghan Strickland *in Skunk Room
Eddie Pepitone (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn evening of stand-up with Eddie Pepitone Starts 7:30PM PT
Honest Work (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesKevin Gregory Krieger gives you everything in this full hour of high-octane improvised performance. THIS IS NOT A WORK IN PROGRESS. It is the final product, and the promise is simple: to give you the best show of your entire life. There are no props, no cues, and no framework. This is mind, body and soul against the ticking clock. It is honest work. Starts 9:30PM PT
HANNAH AND GREG: BOMBSHELLS (in LA w/Livestream)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA comedy show where we spill all the tea. HOT guests, hot games, hot goss, cheeky banter. Hannah and Greg are married but if a bombshell walks into the villa? Anything could happen. Let's get weird. Starts 7:30PM PT
ANOINTED GREENS PRESENTS: UNSUNG BLACK SHEROES (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAnointed Greens sketch team is taking a moment to honor Black women in pop culture who deserve their flowers, some real, some fictional, all equally important. A mix of sketches will honor R&B legends like Mariah Carey, female friendships, and unsung heroes like Boo Boo The Fool while other ones will call out Drake's new rap lyrics and dads who owe over $2500 in child support and therefore can't get a passport. It's silly, it's biting, and every sketch leaves […]
THE NONSEMBLE PRESENTS (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States“The stakes are heightened…” - The Los Angeles Times. The Month Long Ham Festival is a fast paced, exhilarating experience, in which LA’s freakiest Clowns attempt to perform as many interactive theater pieces as possible in 1 hour (And there is a timer!). The pieces, delineated by the sound of a bell, have shades of Fluxus, Punk-rock Clown, and Experimental Comedy. This cast of creative daredevils take the biggest risks, the sloppiest messes, and the craziest crowd work in this […]
Nate Varrone Goes In (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn evening with Nate Varrone featuring some of his favorite comedians. Starts 7PM PT
Eddie Pepitone (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn evening of stand-up with Eddie Pepitone Starts 7:30PM PT
Hospital Hour with Rachel Kaly (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesRachel Kaly does a new hour about all the times she’s been in the hospital due to mental illness which is hilarious and unique. And brave. With special guests! Directed by Jack Bensinger. Starts 7:30PM PT
Marty Miller: Beth (in LA)
The Elysian 1944 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn his debut solo performance BETH, Marty Miller uses both anecdotes from his past and from his current reality as a waitress in New York City to explore his own queer experience, grief, and the difficult but necessary need to keep on…keeping on. Featuring Danielle Shvartsman and Kaylin Mahoney Starts 7:30PM PT