Comedy

*WINNER* - CRITICS' CHOICE ENCORE *WINNER* - THE BEST SOLO SHOW *WINNER* - THE SPLASH AWARD *WINNER* - THE BEST ONE PERSON SHOW (LA THEATRE BITE AWARD) *WINNER* - PICK OF THE FRINGE *WINNER* - THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD *WINNER* - HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP

25 plays in 60 minutes. Hold on to your butts. A “Bracingly Paced Tour De Force” – LA Weekly

Imagine stepping off the street and into a cartoon. Death to Realism is a dance party, a puppet show and an immersive, mystical experience. It infuses weird puppets and existentialism with magical thinking and comedy. It’s about simulating your simulation and seeing what happens!

45 minutes. 2 words. 1 performer. A physical comedy spectacle. 🏆 WINNER: Best Comedy, 2022 Hollywood Fringe Best of Broadwater, 2022 Hollywood Fringe Hollywood Fringe Scholarship, 2022 Hollywood Fringe Craziest Solo Show, 2019 Crazy Woke Asians Solo Performance Festival www.aterribleshow.com

How my everyday life as a Hojo girl, Pathmark cashier, Santa Claus trainer, polka lover, kielbasy hunter, LA PTA President, 3-pt. shooter in a basketball league for moms 5’3” & under and a Tonight Show regular who “unexpectedly” got punched in the jaw on live TV…compelled me to write songs.

What would happen if you invited all of your exes over for a dinner party and then never showed up? Sunday Night at Jane’s is an ensemble comedy that follows five guests and one bisexual ex and the chaos that ensues.

An all-ages puppet show devoted to social/emotional learning! Mr. Malcolm and his pals create music and rhythms in their lighthouse factory, but strange blotches start attacking the lamp! As it gets dimmer, everyone’s mood changes, and they have to discover what they can do to bring back the light!

“OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD” In "Trust me, I'm from Essex", Essex born Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett will take you on a journey through life growing up in Essex and making the jump to Los Angeles. A one woman solo musical.

A comedic look at male masculinity through the eyes of five Irish-American men in a support group for a particular "shortcoming". They examine how their inherent curse has affected various aspects of their everyday lives and identities.

The world premiere of director, screenwriter, author and stand-up comedian J.D. Shapiro’s uniquely comedic account of his unconventional journey from scrappy New Jersey childhood to collaborations with Hollywood icons Mel Brooks, John Travolta, Stan Lee, and many others. www.jdshapiro.com

What drives the man of words to the edge of silence? A 19th-century historical drama, inspired by the life of a revolutionary Romantic poet, Lord Byron. This piece is an ultimate exploration of the relationship between a parent and a child.

This sketch comedy show is a wacky tribute to the historical figures and fictional characters of yesteryear, the frazzled adults of today, and the literary works that set them all up to fail. Join us for a night of library lunacy that will be one for the books as we try to heal our PAPER CUTS!

Are you ready to be spellbound? Artoun has been doing hypnosis for about 10 years now. Come join him at one of the most unique shows you'll ever see as he invites willing audience participants to join him on stage, meaning you can literally be the star of the show!

Written and performed by transgender artist Rebecca McGlynn (co-writer/lyricist/composer/producer of Top of the Fringe winner "My Big Fat Blonde Musical"), "Asexuality! The Solo Musical" is an autobiographical musical comedy about Rebecca's pre-transition life.

WEST COAST PREMIERE: RESERVOIR DOGS MEETS THE THREE STOOGES. CRIMINAL GENIUS, TAKES PLACE IN A SUBURBAN MOTEL ROOM. "Transients, lovers, the haunted and the hunted, the desperate and the dumb, each strut and fret their hour upon stage and then are heard no more.."