Comedy

Winner of 7 Hollywood Fringe Awards, Four Clowns returns for a 5th year to present an evening of comedy, music, and mayhem in The Halfwits' Last Hurrah. Part Vaudeville tribute, part showbiz farce – a fame-hungry showman and his troupe of halfwits struggle to keep their variety show alive.

TUFFCROWD PRESENTS "OH THATS CRAZY". GIVING YOU COMEDY THAT WILL LEAVE YOU FULL OF LAUGHTER. WITH A SERIES OF SKITS THAT YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. YOU COULD CALLED US THE NEW AND IMPROVED "IN LIVING COLOR". SO COME OUT AND ENJOY YOURSELF. WE KNOW YOU WILL!

"What if Amelia Earhart's plane didn't plunge into the Pacific in 1937, but landed safe on a desert island?"

The greatest love story of ever told ruined by a couple of jerks. Written by "William Shakespeare" Adapted and Performed by Alison Elliott & Peggy Sinnott Directed by Carly D. Weckstein Stage Managed by Mercedes Aponte

"TOP 3 SHOWS OF 2014!" ~ Chicago Tribune Every relationship fails until one doesn't. The trick is finding out which one that is. "Dating" showcases eight eclectic couples as they discover if they have the right chemistry to make a match that lasts.

A pre-K superhero confronts his nemesis, stinky-squelchy-slimy bugs, in a quest to demolish the fear and suffering he's found in his world. Can he save the world? Can he save himself? Or will the bugs conquer the day?

A band loads their equipment into a venue before the audience is let in. What could possibly go wrong? Well, quite a lot, actually. Grab a drink from the bar and find out what these people's fucking deal is. Written and directed by David Svengalis

On my 33rd birthday I revisit my "comical" life events. Surviving three wars in the Middle East, losing my virginity in a brothel, courtesy of uncle Fady! Moving to Los Angeles where I perpetually try to balance sex, Catholic guilt, family and auditions, basically my own internal wars.

Part of Fringe Central's nightly free programming includes Fringe Cabaret, a changing variety act that includes snippets of different Fringe productions.

"All of my positive parenting skills have abandoned me." Megan Dolan is having a hard day. She seeks solace in her Vitamix, tracing the roots of her smoothie addiction back to one pivotal year when her mom joined a cult, her dad joined the dating pool and her world fell apart.

When you’re a bullied, weak Greek Australian boy, have the physique of a stick insect, resemble a pretty girl, talk to yourself often, inspired by American icons and want to be Chinese; your choices in life are often limited to becoming a comedian, an actor or comedian.

The 1950's-style sitcom about a gay man, his straight wife, and how they're constantly having to hide their sexual truth from the nosy neighbors. MY GAY HUSBAND could've been the first show about gay marriage, but wasn't.

Charlotte Baxter spent her whole life following a checklist that she made for herself as a child. At 24, she realizes that she's unhappy, so she leaves her husband and starts over without a plan.

A stylish staged reading of the baffling, awkward, intelligent, immature, scary, heartbreaking, devious, honest, and provocative entries that make up the missed connections category of Craigslist.

And you thought you knew crazy? One of the darkest chapters in American history is now one of the blackest farces you’ll ever see. Abandon hope all ye who enter here! A true story. A stellar cast. Don’t miss it.