Comedy

Jon Schnitzer went from being the biggest little zealot at a conservative Jewish private school, to questioning everything. You will too after his hilarious and heartwarming adventures in religion, Israel, Palestine, circumcision… And that’s JUST THE TIP!

THE ITALIANS ARE COMING!!! Join the Main Stage performers from The Los Angeles Italian Festival for a one-of-a-kind cabaret of music and comedy live on stage at Javista Coffee Bar! Hosted by comedy team Eva & Joey and featuring Mezzo-Soprano Natalja Sticco, it's gonna get very Italian at Fringe!!!

One teenage girl's dream of being a pop star was shattered by the dark realities of the music industry; scams, lies, and pedophiles oh my! With over twenty original songs and highly produced music videos from 2010, "Pop Star" is a comedy solo show about how Devon tried and failed to be a pop star.

He’s only got five minutes to make you laugh! The pressure is on, but this young comic still has a lot to learn. As he travels from city to city, Byron Coolie questions his self-worth, navigates the entertainment industry, and confronts racial injustice. YOU ARE ENOUGH!!!

The true story of how a comedian for teens convinced himself that he got Donald Trump elected.

In his 50-minute solo comedy, Tarek Ziad uses the idea of The Genius Grant—a shining $800,000 symbol of validation and success for creatives—as a gateway into discussions of achievement, failure, self obsession, passion, and how they all fit under one scary umbrella: financial security in the arts!

Want to find your intimate persons or become your own intimate persons? Then this seminar is FOR YOU! A one-woman show where love guru, life coach, and author Tensil Newbottom (an original character created in the Groundlings Sunday Company) teaches you the power of "showin 'em your best!"

After discovering she ate her twin in the womb, 33-year-old Teresa Tottle attempts to reinvigorate her joyous outlook on life by signing up for… the Iditarod. Alaska’s grueling, annual sled dog race. A dark comedy written by, directed by, and starring Maria Gnoza.

Andromeda and Glenn, unfulfilled by life on their planet, are unexpectedly swept away on a perilous quest to save the galaxy. Space Quest a laugh-out-loud, puppet-filled, heartfelt musical comedy about continuing to grow after living "happily ever after”.

Comedian Kenny Gray gets some shut eye, and lets the people, places, and inanimate objects of his subconscious take the stage. A fifty minute dreamscape of characters, music, and general absurdity.

Comedian Jordan Monsell (Boston Comedy Festival, Hollywood Improv) releases the voices in his head, from celebrity impressions to original characters, while riffing on everything from LA culture to dating apps. With special guest comic, Emmy winner Gil Rief.

Pamela is a talkative, froggy-voiced Aussie with a heart as big as the outback. Her down-under life is turned upside down with the news of her husbands infidelity. With her budgie Iago by her side, the ever-peppy & positive Pamela travels to LA to fulfil her lifelong dream of being on Shark Tank.

Mixed Asian American (predominantly Japanese American, and part Cuban American) artist, Orchid Cameron's is sick of being hyper-sexualized in the media, and no matter how much she tries to look innocent, is treated like a sex object regardless of the straight A's and church girl insides.

Nate and Sarah have finally decided they are ready to start trying for a baby, but their excitement quickly fades when Nate can't perform after a long day of "working from home". Sarah devises a ridiculous deal she thinks will keep Nate satisfied while also banishing pornography from their life.

**Best Of SF & Boulder Fringes** A woman's unique story unfolds in this surreal, comedic spin on documentary theatre. What happens in Theatre Show is very real and probably true. // “Sly, wryly whimsical” –SF Chronicle "Brilliant" –ALOC Media