Dark Comedy

LA’s premier bouffon troupe is a motley crew of miscreants who have crawled out of the gutter to make you question reality. This timeless satire features improvised feats of physical and existential comedy that defy explanation and provoke unfettered, eery glee. Come see what's behind the curtain...

Willy Loman crashes into King Lear’s home in Purgatory, where they examine the harsh realities of their lives. Lear has frequent upsetting delusions of his life & Loman watches the damage he caused his family in life & after death. 2Cents Theatre's selection for the 2019 Best of INK Fest @Fringe!

A woman awakens from hypnotherapy and remembers all of her past lives. And that her therapist has been the love of her life in every lifetime. Transference tells the story of a woman hoping to get it right, and that this life won't end in one of their premature deaths.

COME ONE! COME ALL! - watch as Twirly the Clown spills her guts all over the Fringe Hollywood stage! It's a one clown performance sure to amaze and bewilder! USE CODE: "RUBE" TO ADD TWIRLY'S COMIC BOOK TO YOUR ORDER!

*WINNER of THE PRODUCER'S ENCORE AWARD!* Morality isn't necessarily logical. Watch Caleb and Claire, fiancès wildly in love with a bit of a hooker problem. A (dark) comedy with (a wounded) heart.

In this world premiere dark comedy, hit reality show "Invitation to Love" is an unlikely cross between The Bachelor & American Idol: male & female "Love Guests" participate in talent competitions to stay to win a proposal from the bisexual "Love Host". Suddenly, it's targeted by a serial killer…

A madcap multi-media solo show about Wayne, an optimistic serial killer who, in order to avoid capture by a local sheriff, must feed his victims to a pit of goblins in the woods.

A man searching for a phantom armadillo. A priest breaking from her faith. Former multiple award-winning Hollywood Fringe vets team up to present two original short plays: ‘The Holy Name of Apostasy’ by Ryan Lisman, and ‘Man vs. Armadillo’ by Benjamin Schwartz.

Walking On Eggshells In Stilettos written/performed by Ann-Marie Lariccia & directed/developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, is one woman’s dark comedy about the effects of child abuse and bipolar disorder. We journey with Ann Marie as she steps out of negative patterns and into some sexy stilettos!

Octopi Wall Street is a more shellfish look at climate change. The play comes at the issue through a series of vignettes told from the perspective of human and non-human entities. The opening monologue won the 2019 Monologue Selection at the Region 8 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.