SHOWS
Lobster (Skunk Room)
Nora loves Patti Smith. Nora is Patti Smith. Nora is stoned out of her mind in the Chelsea Hotel, no, the Chelsea Hotel is her mind, actually, the Chelsea Hotel is an out-of-use portable classroom in the Pacific Northwest, but that portable is a breeding ground for lobsters young women.
A play by Kallan Dana | Directed by Zoe Lesser
Lobster (Skunk Room)
Nora loves Patti Smith. Nora is Patti Smith. Nora is stoned out of her mind in the Chelsea Hotel, no, the Chelsea Hotel is her mind, actually, the Chelsea Hotel is an out-of-use portable classroom in the Pacific Northwest, but that portable is a breeding ground for lobsters young women.
A play by Kallan Dana | Directed by Zoe Lesser
Lobster (Skunk Room)
Nora loves Patti Smith. Nora is Patti Smith. Nora is stoned out of her mind in the Chelsea Hotel, no, the Chelsea Hotel is her mind, actually, the Chelsea Hotel is an out-of-use portable classroom in the Pacific Northwest, but that portable is a breeding ground for lobsters young women.
A play by Kallan Dana | Directed by Zoe Lesser
ROOMIES with Dylan Adler, Sam Morrison & Kylie Vincent (Skunk Room)
EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent.
VHS Workout Class (Skunk Room)
Follow along with a variety of beginner-friendly retro exercise programs on VHS, including Jody Watley: Dance to Fitness, David Gray Dance Fever, The Best Tai Chi, and classic Richard Simmons. Liv will lead us through these goofy routines that are sure to get your blood pumping. 80’s workout attire encouraged. Best costume wins a Caribbean cruise!
The Ope! Hello! Show (Skunk Room)
Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams!
Hello! features a dynamic cast of comedy all-stars: Becca Barish, Brendan Dowling, Colleen Doyle, Nnamdi Nngwe, Olivia Nielsen, Sean Coyle, Tyler Davis and Emma Pope.
Ope! brings its signature Midwestern charm and fast, funny scene work with performers Jordan Lee Cohen, Andrew Knox, Alan Linic, Waleed Mansour, Katie Kershaw, and George C. Owens.
Modern Times (Skunk Room)
After sold-out runs at REDCAT and the Philosophical Research Society, comedian, clown, and recovering art critic Christina Catherine Martinez presents her hilarious multimedia satire MODERN TIMES.
MODERN TIMES refracts the disorder of the democratic experiment through the lens of beloved discount retail chain Ross Dress for Less. Part standup, part degraded performance lecture, all stupid. A surreal and savagely funny portrait of consumerism, feminism, and the burdens of overthinking from the brilliant comedic and creative mind of Christina Catherine Martinez.
Criticism in the streets, a discount in the sheets!
ROOMIES with Dylan Adler, Sam Morrison & Kylie Vincent (Skunk Room)
EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent.
Idle Hands (Skunk Room)
Join Ru Anderson and EJ Marcus for a night of unforgettable stand up comedy!
Space Company (Work in Progress) (Skunk Room)
Welcome to your first day at Space Company!! We’re not just a company — we’re a FAMILY.
Allow your new manager (but please, call her “Mom”, since we are a family) to orient you to the Space Company family. Experience the wonder and ingenuity of American corporate culture and witness Space Company's innovation, growth, efficiency, and profitability at all costs in order to become "The Best Company In The Universe".
Devised and performed by Emma Irene Olson (she/they), this is a work-in-progress immersive corporate satire that that asks the perennial question: “What do we do after we destroy that?”.
Developed in Playing Yourself, The Elysian's solo show devising workshop led by Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf.
Butch Baby. Big Mouth. (Skunk Room)
Cass wouldn't stop talking. Her family was quiet.
Cass wanted to be a boy. Her family wanted her to be a princess.
Cass only spoke English. Her family speaks Norwegian and Filipino (Tagalog).
Join Cass as she struggles to be understood (both figuratively and literally), as the first Big Mouthed Butch American kid in a very foreign family.
Maybe you’ll speak a little Norwegian, learn a little Tagalog or eat something that made her American classmates run from her house in horror? Who knows? It’s a comedic communication breakdown that’s still a Work In Progress. “Butch Baby. Big Mouth” was developed in Playing Yourself, The Elysian’s solo show devising workshop led by Artistic Director Jacquelyn Landgraf.
ROOMIES with Dylan Adler, Sam Morrison & Kylie Vincent (Skunk Room)
EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent.
Robot Karaoke (Skunk Room)
Join us for karaoke night on impossible mode as we replace the lyrics to any SONG with words from a specific TEXT, then try to sing the results on the spot. Our songwriting system, THE WEIRD ALGORITHM, matches each line syllable-for-syllable so you can sing along if you know the tune. It all happens live: each song has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
CHAT (Skunk Room)
A chat room in real life. Enter the chatroom as whoever you dream to be. Jenn Scott navigates you through the internet, the ultimate form of distraction and self expression. Bring a charged phone with access to wifi/data.
Second Screens Comedy (Skunk Room)
Second Screens Comedy is a monthly stand-up showcase at The Elysian Theater’s Skunk Room. Watch some of the best stand-ups in Los Angeles, join the show group chat, eat candy, play interactive games with our hosts, and win silly prizes. All while being on your phone! That’s right! We are the only stand-up show that DGAF if you’re looking at your phone/laptop/Nintendo/tablet/projector/whatever during the show. We not only encourage it, we reward it! So join us at this month's Second Screens Comedy Show and remember it's totally cool to swipe, scroll, stand-up!
ROOMIES with Dylan Adler, Sam Morrison & Kylie Vincent (Skunk Room)
EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent.
SMUT (Skunk Room)
Former burlesque superstar Entendre Entendre invites audiences to the launch of her memoir, SMUT, a recounting her many, MANY lovers. The wild, weird, and unfortunately true tales found within are delivered through song, striptease, filthy poetry, scandalous storytelling, and audience interaction. Entendre lets it all hang out — sometimes more than she intends.
Come at 7:30 to enjoy free goodies and try your hand at winning amazing prizes from our sponsors! Show 60 min.
‘Extraordinary… Funny, very rude, genuinely moving and memorably powerful all at once’ ★★★★ (Scotsman) ‘Poignant and profound’ ★★★★ (edinburgische dramaturgie)
Catch SMUT in LA for one night only before it returns to Edinburgh to play at Assembly!
Created and performed by Bryn Woznicki. Directed by Rachel Resnik.
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts (Skunk Room)
Winner: Best Newcomer, Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025
The much-anticipated debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Nigerian stand-up Ayoade Bamgboye.
Burdened by the gift of sight, a primeval awareness that something is not quite right, and almost three accents, she'll ask life's big questions and provide absolutely no answers.
Born in London, raised in Lagos, sacked in Budapest, the poor woman has been there and done that – and to what end?
Swings and Roundabouts is about going nowhere fast, being too British to stop apologising, and too Nigerian to stop shouting.
Winner of NextUp’s Biggest Award In Comedy 2025.
Nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2025 ISH Awards.
As seen in her own Channel 4 Playground.
Directed by Anna Fox. Consulting producer Emily Precious.
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: The Business Casual Show: LIVE! (Skunk Room)
The Business Casual Show is a comedy podcast by sketch trio Business Casual. Every week, Jeremy Elder, Hunter Saling and Cory Peter Lane prepare surprise segments to present to their guest and co-hosts. From games like “Guess the Soup” to a 100 Oyster Feast, there's no bit these boys aren't willing to commit to. Join them LIVE in Los Angeles for the best live podcast experience in the brief history of humankind.
This event is 18+
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Clowns Of Color (Skunk Room)
Clowns of Color Present: “Don’t ask / Don’t tell”
Two veterans navigate a realistic yet absurd system. Deshawn Ball (USMC) and Jamonté Williams (U.S. ARMY) draw from their service experiences to create a show filled with unhinged and absurd comedy, raw physicality, and pure hydration. Amidst the chaos, the performance reveals how military life transforms the body, the self, and the lasting effects that remain long after hang up the boots.
This event is 18+
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Tank Top Talks with Matt Braunger (Skunk Room)
Tank Tops are ridiculous, but they feel good, and the reason they feel good is that they’re ridiculous. Welcome to Tank Top Talks - a weekly conversation podcast where comedian Matt Braunger sits down with comedians, writers, actors, and other luminaries, each of them wearing a tank of their choice. Once Matt and his guest get past the well-earned silliness, the conversation is always worth the listen (or the watch).
This event is 16+
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer (Skunk Room)
A glistening diamond hour of stand-up from delusional queer icon about love, insanity, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit.
Following a breakout run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sam brings her critically acclaimed hit Baby Doomer to the Soho Theatre.
From a sartorial emergency in a TK Maxx to the standing stones of Cornwall, through the seas of change, clothes and cats, Sam asks the vital question: does the perfect skirt suit even exist?
Baby Doomer is the follow-up to the acclaimed Wokeflake, ‘one of the definitive documents of the trans experience in stand-up’ (Chortle).
Winner: Best Show
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: TOMORROW! WITH RON LYNCH (Skunk Room)
The “Tomorrow!” Show is now in its 21st year of presenting its form of variety every Saturday at midnight. The tenet is “Anything goes”, especially if there’s some comedy involved. Hosted by Ron Lynch, with co-host Davey Johnson. Performers in the past include Jack Black, John C. Reilly, Kate Micucci, Fred Armisen, and Mike Viola.
Doing comedy for over 30 years, Ron has performed his comedy in many places. He is known for his voice-over work on Dr. Katz, Home Movies, Adventure Time, and presently on Bob’s Burgers. On Television, he played all the doctors on The Sarah Silverman Program, guest starred on Portlandia, Corporate, Raising Dad, Andy Richter Saves the Universe. Performed stand-up and many sketches on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Conan. He’s been in several movies including TOO LATE, a horror/comedy movie that he stars in. Chances are you’ve seen him or heard him. People have said he is “funny”.
This event is 18+
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Mr. Chonkers (Skunk Room)
It's a solo show. Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. Stupid. Fun. It's terrible. An important waste of your time. It's great. Please strongly consider all of this information before coming. John Norris brings his word-of-mouth cult hit, sold-out, five-star, award nominated debut show to the Netflix is a Joke Festival.
John Norris is an absurdist comedian and actor based in Los Angeles. He’s worked with premiere live entertainment companies like Spiegelworld (Absinthe) and has performed his show all over the world in places like London, Paris, NYC, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin, San Francisco, Melbourne, Sydney, and North Hollywood, CA.
Also, in 2009, he ate and digested an entire Chrysler Sebring.
This event is 18+
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Guy Branum: Be Fruitful (Skunk Room)
Guy Branum is the creator and host of truTV’s Talk Show The Game Show, a hilarious mashup of two beloved television formats that pits comedians and celebrities against each other for the title of “Best Guest of the Night.” He starred in the Universal rom-com BROS with Billy Eichner as well as writing on the new Mel Brooks variety series History of the World, Part II alongside Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz. You can also catch him on the Apple series Platonic with Rose Byrne and Seth Rogan. His published book My Life As A Goddess is a collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays and was quoted as being “Wickedly smart, funny and witty” by Kirkus Reviews and recently made NPR’s 2018 Good Reads List and Entertainment Weekly’s Must List. You may also know him from his recurring segment “No More Mr. Nice Gay” on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, serving as “Staff Homosexual” on Chelsea Lately and his performance as Natalie Portman’s sassy gay friend in the feature film No Strings Attached. Noticing a trend? Guy has also appeared on Conan, @Midnight, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Road to Roast and Debate Wars.
This event is 18+
Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Bizarre Bazaar (Skunk Room)
Bizarre Bazaar is Elysian Theatre’s staple variety show, featuring L.A.’s dumbest clowns, smartest stand-ups, sexiest dancers, and any other freaky folk ready to strut their stuff. Hosted by Ian Bratschie and co-produced with Jessica Kelley, with the Clowns of Color stirring merry mayhem throughout each night, Biz Baz pairs major comedy names experimenting with bold new material alongside music, juggling, dance, magic, and unexpected performance acts. No two shows are ever the same—welcome to the late-night, horny dreamscape of Bizarre Bazaar.
This event is 18+
The Ope! Hello! Show (Skunk Room)
Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams!
Hello! features a dynamic cast of comedy all-stars: Becca Barish, Brendan Dowling, Colleen Doyle, Nnamdi Nngwe, Olivia Nielsen, Sean Coyle, Tyler Davis and Emma Pope.
Ope! brings its signature Midwestern charm and fast, funny scene work with performers Jordan Lee Cohen, Andrew Knox, Alan Linic, Waleed Mansour, Katie Kershaw, and George C. Owens.
16 Summers... A One Man Show by Ayindé (Skunk Room)
16 SUMMERS is a hilarious, poignant and critically acclaimed solo show about coming of age, fear, loss, masculinity, black fathers and sons and what it means to be a man ...outside of the manosphere. Performed by writer/actor Ayindè through all of his disciplines, storytelling, spoken word, music, theater, and clowning and crowd work comedy. Directed by Gloria Isabel Briseño
ROOMIES with Dylan Adler, Sam Morrison & Kylie Vincent (Skunk Room)
EX roomies Dylan Adler (Late Late Show) & Sam Morrson (JFL) lived together for 2 years in harmony in Brooklyn, until Dylan betrayed Sam by moving to LA. After years of spreading heinous rumors behind each other’s back on their respective coasts, these two confirmed bachelors reunite along with Kylie Vincent to put on the most unhinged, fundamentally evil showcase of comedic talent.