Comedy

BEST ENSEMBLE nominated Ripley tells stories of young women coming of age against a dystopian backdrop. Like the heroines of Hunger Games and Divergent, the women of DYSTOPIA fight oppressive powers. Ripley improvises one hour original plays based on your suggestions. No script, no planning, no net.

Social media can bring us together . . . and tear us apart.

Very-single Richard has just been set up on a hot date. Obvi Richard's like super nervous but with divine wisdom from a psychic what can go wrong? Oops! That's right, Jer-Bear's Masc4Masc only and Richard's a fem! This date's gotta go down without a glitch or Richard could be stuck single for good.

Winner of numerous awards, including Close-Up Magician of the Year, Jon Armstrong is best known for his world-class magical talent and for being funny. Not just magician funny—actually funny.

The crème de la crème of parody movies, Airplane!, comes to you LIVE on stage in a show that both satirizes and lovingly embraces the comedy classic you already know by heart.

**Winner TOP OF FRINGE 2018** **Winner BEST CABARET/VARIETY 2018**

A one man show with three people (go figure) about the joys and horrors of getting older in Hollywood where the young would eat the old if they weren't afraid of gaining weight. There's laughs, music, turkey sex and scattered teardrops.

*WINNER, ENCORE PRODUCERS AWARD & HOLLYWOOD FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP* Sofie Khan journeys through storybits about her Mexican-Pakistani identity triumphs. And how does Hip Hop and the LGBT+ community play a role up in this mix? Expect things to get thought-provoking, emotional and hysterical!

13TH GRADE is a musical comedy about a bunch of kids in community college figuring out life, lessons and love during the year 1998.

"A true gem." "I laughed like crazy!!" Amber, your A.I. therapist is here. Broken hearts, addicts in recovery, a polyamorous lesbian awaits the arrival of Superintelligence, someone needs a piece of somebody's liver? Wait. Amber, the A.I. therapist likes donuts?

Fourth smash year! 2015 Nominee for Best Cabaret. Our experienced independent judges go see a ton of productions across every genre, then we select and present live highlights from five different top Fringe shows at each performance. Come see what all the buzz is about!

Love is a battlefield! Follow Lady Orphant, as she joins the army to pursue her love, while Lady Bashful fights at home against unwanted suitors. An outspoken feminist in the 1600s, Margaret Cavendish used humor to challenge gender norms in a war many women are still waging.

Star Trek meets Avenue Q meets Star Wars meets Trump, is battle of good vs bad, ideals vs opportunism, Trump vs Trump, plus music. 400 years in the future, the fallout of the Trump administration has left humans stranded in search of a new planet. Campy political musical comedy in SPACE!

Come to Fringe Cabaret, grab a drink, grab a buddy, sit back, and enjoy world class entertainment in the heart of Hollywood at Fringe Central!

The booze and resentment-soaked real life friendship of Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles is conjured in three scenes spanning three decades with the besotted wordsmiths played by different actors in each stage of their lives. Claim your ringside seat as these fists of genius at last come to blows.