Comedy

The Purpose of Theater Criticism in the Twenty First Century will be an irreverent yet substantive discussion, tapping the best minds in LA Theater. It will be entertaining, lively and enlightening with audience Q&A to follow.

A sketch comedy musical, that provides a hilarious look at movies, theater, and celebrity. Samuel L. Jackson leads us through the life of Natalie Portman, and what may or may not have happened, stopping along the way at all her major movies and life events!

Evil landlord “Killer” Joe and arch nemesis Lorna Breedlove, a rent-stabilized recovering sex addict, battle in this hilariously dark comedy of man's love for his property. An army of stabilized (and recovering) occupants fight for a 5-floor NYC apartment. But ...Leave Manhattan? Not on your life!

Evan and Allie have made it to their 3rd date. A momentous occasion fraught with great expectations. Prepare for none of them to be met as their imagination takes over revealing each other's ex...and they have a lot to say. A hilariously awkward one-act by Deborah Gross. Directed by Doug Hannah.

This two man one man show chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lonely loser named Tim, as told by the Left and Right sides of his brain. It just might change your life! Maybe.

Les has a problem . His mother has dementia and she has no idea who he is . He has 24 hours to get her to regain her memory . Come see a comedic look at something we all have in common . Our parents .

In the basement of an abandoned office building, former employee Guy Johnson arrives for a meeting that was never scheduled at the job he was fired from long ago. Physical Theater, clown, improvisation and basketball combine into a comedic theatrical poem of failure and transformation.

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

Comedy, Death, and a New Ferrari is a funny and heart-warming one woman show about a young college grad, Jen, who tries to convince her mother as to why she wants to become a comic. In doing so, Jen relives her joke-cracking father's battle with cancer to lead her straight to the answer.

“We Are The 0%” is a physical, musical, emotional journey delving into socio-political commentary inspired by the OCCUPY WALL-STREET phenomenon. This production is devised and performed entirely by our satirical silent clowns.

Four strangers meet at a focus group tasked with marketing new writing implements to women. Will they find common ground, or allow their beliefs to divide them? Hilarious, moving & empowering, THE OTHER F WORD shows what happens when people that have never met before decide to trump marketing.

2012 Backstage Critics' Pick! TU presents 25 NEW original short plays featuring a handful of the company’s top actors playing over 50 characters in just one hour. Fusing comedy, drama and everything in between, it's a complete theatrical journey in 60 minutes! Speed theatre at its best!

Confessions of the Happy Bride is the story of a girl desperate to realize her mother’s dreams of love, happiness, and a huge wedding...despite the bumpy aisle and the frumpy groom.

Thanks to his oddball mourners, Daddy's funeral is running way behind schedule and it's up to one overwhelmed undertaker to get it back on track in this farcical one-act written and performed by Will Matthews (Punk'd) & Casey Christensen (Chelsea Lately). Directed by Jeffrey Addiss (The Majestic).

Will John get back together with Jessica? Who is Luke dating? What did Courtney lose last year? What kind of things did Mona get herself into? Who's gay now? Who is that Jessie kid? The things that can happen when you're away that 1st year of college. www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/1130