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From Oz to Big Apple

March 07, 2011

Em O’Loughlin, multi-award winning stand up comic actress is hopping from down under to the Big Apple for the New York Fringe 2011. Fresh from her sell-out success at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival you can catch her amazing and irreverent show all about losing 187 pounds! 187 pounds! She lost a man…and she didn’t even get divorced. Please do not hes... read more

Testimonials

August 20, 2012 by Ben Hill

There are hundreds of theaters, galleries, and studios in Los Angeles. They are all disparate, not connected, and often expensive. Anyone can rent them, but an artist creating is on their own. It’s scary and often difficult. The Hollywood Fringe Festival doesn’t create opportunities by adding more space, but by adding inspiration. Here is a central event, with lots of others doing th... read more

The Fringe Participant Packet

May 24, 2010 by Ben Hill

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Health Scare Prompts One Man Show to Book at Hollywood Fringe Festival

May 01, 2011

Jan Solomita a 57 year old Life Coach from Mar Vista, California was suddenly confronted with a series of debilitating symptoms while on a trip to Boston, that left him literally speechless. Upon his return to Los Angeles Jan immediately booked his one-man-show Talking to Yourself with the Hollywood Fringe Festival. In the spirit of ‘I’m not going to live forever’ the show was conceived of and s... read more

" Veronica's A Catch! "

June 14, 2011

Booze Boys & Brownies: A Musical Journey had it’s first preview show and the reviews are in! “Funny and insightful”… “sassy and smart”… “any real man will have a crush on her”- but see it for yourself! FIVE shows left of this Bay Area bombshell’s ballsy storytelling. Don’t miss this show! …A... read more

Fringe Hotspot Venues

February 15, 2011 by Ben Hill

What is a Fringe Hotspot? A Fringe Hotspot is a local business or organization that pledges to provide discounts to the Fringe community during June. Every year, thousands of Fringe-goers converge on Hollywood to see shows, share stories, and mingle as a community. They all need places to drink, eat, shop, and relax. Fringe Hotspots address these needs by providing incentives ... read more

"A definite must see" says The Examiner

June 29, 2013

The evening began with just my wife and I at the Lounge Theater for a killer performance of Marshall’s Law. While it reminded me of that movie where a group of high school friends lock their divorced parents in the basement until they reconcile, this show went much deeper than simply trying to get parents back together. Marshall, the child in question, locks his Mom and her former best fri... read more

The HFF17 Interns: Effy Yizhou Yang

August 22, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

The second-to-last installment in our intern series comes from Effy Yizhou Yang, HFF17 Set Design Intern.  I consider myself really lucky to be able to participate in the Fringe internship program. There are not many programs out there that has specific intern categories, such as Fringe TV, Volunteering Organization, Set Design, etc. Those specific categories allow the inte... read more

HFF23 AWARD RESULTS

June 25, 2023 by Carly Regal

HFF23 Community Awards ("The Freaks")voted on by Fringe patrons and community... read more

Booze Boys & Brownies: Asking The Tough Questions

May 31, 2011

Why aren’t we good to ourselves? That’s just one question explored in this one woman show about struggling young actress, Vivian, searching for stardom in Tinseltown. On this hilarious and touching journey she must battle bleached-blonde skinnies, ridiculous auditions, and her own personal addictions- including Booze Boys & Brownies! In the whirlwind pursuit of fame she ... read more

Co-Founder Kan Mattoo Leaves HFF Staff to Take New Position on Board of Directors

July 10, 2017 by Stacy Jones Hill

…And the lights have come down on our 8th Hollywood Fringe Festival.   It has been such an amazing journey to see this festival grow into the force of nature it has become in Los Angeles.  Every June, for the past 8 years, thousands of artists have performed for tens of thousands of audience members.  We had incredible, record setting numbers this year (exact audien... read more

How Do I Register?

October 27, 2009 by Ben Hill

Interested in registering your project for the Hollywood Fringe Festival? Please join us! The Hollywood Fringe is an open festival, meaning anyone who meets the basic qualifications can join; there is no jury deciding who can and can’t be a part of it all. It’s this simple: If you have a venue within the Fringe Zone, you can register your ... read more

The God Particle Complex

May 22, 2012

The God Particle Complex; a tragic one-act science farce about high energy particle physics, time travel, and the abrupt end of our universe. Time comes to a halt on the day we find out there is no Higgs Boson. What is a Higgs, Bozo? Where the hell is CERN? Why does anyone care? This will be revealed. Discover all you need to know about the largest scientific apparatus... read more

Congrats to the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Artist Fund Recipients!

April 23, 2026 by Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder

25% of all Hollywood Fringe individual fundraising goes into ... read more

Dozens of Hollywood Fringe shows take on Edinburgh Fringe, 2023

July 31, 2023 by Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder

The Edinburgh F... read more