Comedy

The hilarious and over-the-top story of a 20 year high school reunion. This is a staged reading (with live music) of an original screenplay.

2010 Hollywood Fringe Best in Physical Theater Award Winning troupe Four Clowns is back with their adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy of love & vengeance. “Daring & energetic, weird & wonderful.”–Huffington Post “his cast is gifted, GO!”–LA Weekly “skilled and true.”–Backstage www.fourclowns.org

In a world where we find love online and solidify friendships on Facebook, comedy group Stupid Time Machine asks, has human contact become obsolete? This satirical sketch revue salutes Nintendos, Zack-Morris-Cell-Phones, Grandma and everything else we once loved but have no current use for.

Hilarious FEMALE CLOWN DUO, Duckbits, are here with their premiere! Duckbits’ business is to make you laugh. Wear a diaper. Duckbits are Laurel and Hardy meet Salvador Dalí. Duckbits (Homo duckbitus) have an oddly-developed brain, capable of high levels of nonsense & inappropriate folly.

He doesn’t believe in anything and rejects all that’s good and holy. He’s the most famous living nihilist of this century. June 24 and 25 at the Neon Venus Theater at 8, 7023 Melrose. Limited seating, so make reservations now.

This is not just another close up magic show! Jon Armstrong has traveled around the world with just his wit and a pack of cards. Come to this rare public performance and experience the type of magic and humor that has amazed and entertained audiences the world over!

FIVE UNEASY PIECES is an outrageous collection of unsettling character sketches. It’s a richly comic look at several exotic personalities as they face crucial moments in their lives, each with a hilarious and disturbing story. Leave your expectations at home. Performed with live jazz accompaniment.

Comedian Vijai Nathan's parents taught her how to be the perfect Indian wife, but COSMO made her want to be so much more. Experience hilarious, titillating & true tales about Boobs, Barbies, Spanx, Porn & Driving your man wild!

Written by Cynthia Glucksman and directed by Vincent Tula, CODA is a "dramatic album" of seven short plays, embodying the jagged journey of love, moving from first love to loss and co-dependency. The evening will include drama, music, dance, and a sparkling ensemble of talented performers.

One woman show by stand up comedian Laura Levites. Laura wants to have a normal relationship, even if it's with her shrink. Laura’s struggle lands her in the most bizarre situations involving emergency rooms, cults, fires and drug deals. She can only ask herself one question, How did I get here?

New Australian play set over 4 consecutive Olympic games, follows the games and shames of an increasingly disparate couple. A black comedy with heart posing the question, "What comes after the fairytale ending?" First produced in Sydney to sell-out houses and critical acclaim.

A 20 something girl tells the story of her so-far meaningless yet holding-out-hope-for-grandeur life in an admittedly awkward, unapologetically silly, and merrily self-deprecating light as she searches to find the dreams and fearlessness she had as a child.

A ONE MAN PHANTASMAGORIA...AND A VERY NAUGHTY BUNNY. A Mind-bending, thrilling mix of illusion, story telling and spooky madcap fun from the POV of a recovering magician, his unique bag of tricks and his malicious bunny. Starring Albie Selznick. Directed by Bettina Zacar. www.smokeandmirrors.me

Mutineer Theatre Company returns to the Hollywood Fringe with yet another world premiere. Last year: the lost final acts of William Shakespeare. This year: an even bigger Author. GOSPEL OF A TEENAGE JESUS.

Yummy! Legs, breasts and thighs will dance their way across the stage for your enjoyment. “8 Piece Legs and Thighs” shoots a bullet of humor that pierces our defensive armor and allows us to laugh at our continued obsessions with sexuality, physicality, weight loss and objectification.