Comedy

Em O'Loughlin was a BIG FATTY BOOMBAH. Then she lost 187 pounds, so now she's just a Boombah. Australian National Raw Comedy Winner (2001) Em O’Loughlin chats about how she made her ass look smaller simply by pulling her head out of it.

A situation-comedy. The core of the act is developed around a highly distinctive stage persona.

If you like donuts- you'll love Veronica! This 10 character one woman show about a busty, bubbly, binge-eating actress who moves from San Francisco to Tinseltown in search of stardom will resonate with you for weeks. Hilarious, fast-paced, musical, raunchy and poignant- it's a must see!

Carl Kozlowski was a fast-rising reporter and comic who suddenly became narcoleptic. "Asleep at the Wheel" is the tale of his decade-long fight against narcolepsy and the array of utterly insane, embarrassing and dangerous experiences he had before he finally managed to stay awake again.

2010 Hollywood Fringe Best in Physical Theater Award Winning troupe Four Clowns is back with their adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy of love & vengeance. “Daring & energetic, weird & wonderful.”–Huffington Post “his cast is gifted, GO!”–LA Weekly “skilled and true.”–Backstage www.fourclowns.org

An interactive solo performance party celebrating grief, joy, ghosts, and zombies.

Love. Life. and Laughs. A variety of our life stories, yet one thread connects us all—our heart strings. A series of solo plays, with very different stories, but one similar heartbeat, that is the desire to love and know love.

Comedian Vijai Nathan's parents taught her how to be the perfect Indian wife, but COSMO made her want to be so much more. Experience hilarious, titillating & true tales about Boobs, Barbies, Spanx, Porn & Driving your man wild!

He doesn’t believe in anything and rejects all that’s good and holy. He’s the most famous living nihilist of this century. June 24 and 25 at the Neon Venus Theater at 8, 7023 Melrose. Limited seating, so make reservations now.

This beef ain't halal! Join Zed “Muslim Weird Al” Headscarf on a romp through Islam in America, exploring religion, family, sex and love—all in one hilarious hour of story and song. Winner: Best Solo-Performance, Capital Fringe, sold out houses at the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

In a world where we find love online and solidify friendships on Facebook, comedy group Stupid Time Machine asks, has human contact become obsolete? This satirical sketch revue salutes Nintendos, Zack-Morris-Cell-Phones, Grandma and everything else we once loved but have no current use for.

Group, a new musical, chronicles seven strangers’ path to love and acceptance. With heartfelt wit set to an indie-rock score, Group is "a gift" (Backstage) that will "immediately win you over" (LA Times). 3 encore performances only! @Stella Adler $2 parking @Hollywood&Highland. TheMusicalGroup.com

The family drama has never been as raucous or funny as in this absurd comedy by Catherine Pelonero, directed by Dan Berkowitz. If kitchen sink drama bores the hell out of you, this is for you! Due to the graphic nature, people who think Death of a Salesman is the best play ever will not be admitted.

Tüte Voller Kinder, Seizure No. 1 is the pilot for an independent experimental webseries produced by Silence Chooses Animal and Shameless Redhead Productions. A blitzkrieg guerrilla variety show, it combines satire, social commentary, and experimental film in an unabashed onrush of the ridiculous.

Like Hermes returning from the underworld, Telly Savalas is back. Featuring the songs that the real Telly Savalas actually sang in the 70's (or often spoke), "Who Loves You, Baby?" is a stern warning to the bed-headed, 20/30-somethings of today to recapture the lost art of romance and manhood.