Comedy

Better than Shakespeare! presents its inaugural production, a revisionist Much Ado About Nothing. New music, new intrigues, twists and turns… and aliens. Because we think The Bard could use a little help. Don’t you? We're calling it, Much Ado About Something. The Something is Aliens.

Picture it... London, 1922. Anthony Marigold-Bentley (Bank Clerk Third-class) meets Edith, a very modern woman- with ideas. Swept up into a world of romantic ideals, they throw caution to the wind and decide to take a trip up the Amazon River with the help of a witty narrator, a pianist and a canoe.

Five Chinese rings, one dancing Harriet Tubman. TOBM is the story of The Amazing Daisy and Sweet Bojanski Brown, two performers with more dreams than talent, and their struggle to get booked at the Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas’ first integrated casino. Set in 1955. TOBM is a work in progress.

Franklin is a struggling young writer who can't seem to get his novel published - so he tries submitting it as a memoir instead. When the head of a major publishing company wants to meet the author, Franklin’s forced to hire an actor to play his alter ego… an 89-year-old survivor of The Holocaust.

During WWII Stella Adler & Harold Clurman attempt to maintain a long-distance relationship through steady correspondence. Performed radio-play style, their letters paint a comical portrait of two theatrical luminaries living through creative, financial and romantic uncertainty

Sung in Italian with English subtitles, "Belli Gemelli" is an operatic family sitcom set in the 90's. Jon, a teenage orphan, creates an alter-ego to date twin sisters and weasel his way into their family. Tensions mount at prom until Jon makes a decision that brings the family closer than ever.

LA WEEKLY: "RECOMMENDED-1 OF TOP 7 SHOWS at the Hollywood Fringe!" TED Talks-style "Influencers" will attempt to destroy your precious Cherished Beliefs by making life-changing presentations as they compete for Money, Glory & PowerPoint immortality. Fun times! (Dark Comedy, 55 min)

Traditional and modern Japanese style comedy in English! A Japanese female stand-up comic and an American male master of traditional arts join forces in a hysterical clash of culture, with storytelling, stand-up, theater, a Geisha teaser and funky karate demonstration!

Growing up White, A Solo Play Written & Performed by VINSON GERMAN www.growingupwhitetheplay.com "Growing up White" is the comedic journey of a young black man's childhood under the influence of television and his path from cultural denial to self love!

Funny, sexy, outrageous, touching... just a few of the words to describe the 5 short plays in "Sex, Lies, and Social Media." Dan Berkowitz, Ron Burch, Elin Hampton, Lorin Howard, and Mary Steelsmith are the playwrights. Bring your mobile devices: at this show, we want you to leave your phones ON...

Gaming geek Steve Smolinski has one hour to save the world. If only he didn't have to do it from his cubicle. While trying to save the kingdom, Steve must deal with his boss, costumers, his girlfriend, and the most frightening person of them all, his mother.

Amy Granados shares how Saved By The Bell and slow dancing ruined everything

From the director of 'Pulp Shakespeare' (Best of Fringe 2011), comes Ministers of Grace, which imagines what the movie Ghostbuters would be like if written by William Shakespeare. This will be a staged reading, with a full scale production to come.

An aging, yet sexy, world weary Latina star - grasping to hold on to her youth and stardom - seduces a young, unsuspecting, naive, hunky, star-struck, Hispanic waiter/wannabe actor for her amusement, but surprisingly finds amour and more...all in the late afternoon.

A unique combination of musicians and comedians to enhance the celebration that is the HFF.