UPCOMING
Stamptown
A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.
CoPilots (The Vault)
Get your tickets now to a comedy reading series unlike any other! Get your tickets now to a comedy table read series unlike any other! Including pilots, one-acts, narrative podcasts, and feature scripts that highlight upcoming talent, build community, and create some goddamn joy.
Cameron Esposito: FEAT (The Vault)
Fresh off the success of Dropout Presents: FOUR PILLS, Cameron will workshop her new hour exclusively at the Elysian before it debuts at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theater. Facing our mortality, getting to know our parents as real people, and a secret third thing: FEAT will destroy your weekend exactly the way you want it to.
Cameron Esposito is an award-winning standup comic, actor, director and bestselling author.
Screening: SANTA SANGRE (Skunk Room)
The first offering in our Masters of Surrealism Series is: SANTA SANGRE
Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Country: Italy | Year: 1989
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpl8bWYk5RU
Queer Roast for the Straight Hosts (The Vault)
3 queer comics, 3 straight comics, and in between sets, the queer comics roast the straight comics. The straight comics must also endure the queer comics’ dares and challenges. Once special audience volunteer audience guest of honor also gets roasted!
NAW or NEVER
NAW or Never is a no-holds-barred comedy-meets-wrestling showcase where anyone can step into the spotlight and try to earn a spot on the Nearly Average Wrestling roster. It’s like if The Voice got bodyslammed by Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Contestants get 60 seconds to cut a promo, show off a character, or do whatever it takes to prove they belong.
Lally Katz: Sourdough (The Vault)
Sourdough is a story of compulsion, obsession— and starter. Writer and performer Lally Katz takes audiences on a hilarious, heartbreaking, and wildly unpredictable ride through her baking process and unconventional life.
From being possessed by an evil spirit as a child, to baking pies to win over a rock star, to coming face to face with mortality as a soccer mom in Santa Clarita — Katz serves up a night of storytelling that’s always funny, always surprising, and profoundly human.
THE ARMANDO: One Year Anniversary Show!!
The Armando is Los Angeles’s adaptation of the longest-running improv show ever, The Armando Diaz Experience!
Of course, in Los Angeles, we have to be extra. So get ready to see the country’s top improv comedians create scenes based on stories invented by celebrities from all over the world!
Jon Daly & John Gemberling & Gil Ozeri & Friends Do Improv (The Vault)
Jon Daly & John Gemberling & Gil Ozeri & Friends Do Improv
Laugh Heist (The Vault)
A late night variety show where Oscar the Clown (Penis Man) and the infamous Frank Reed steal your laughs. There will be standup. There will be clown. There will be VARIETY!!! Entertainment at its finest!
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Clowns of Color Present: The Roux
The Roux, presented by Clowns Of Color, is a day long block party that ends with a comedy show. It features talented performers of color - including clowns, improvisers, drag artists, stand-up comedians, and more. This event celebrates Black and BIPOC talent, creativity, and businesses, offering a space where everyone can come together and enjoy the culture.
Clowns of Color are a vibrant and bold comedy duo based in Los Angeles, composed of DeShawn Ball and Jamonte Williams.
Featuring: Anointed Greens, Bri Giger, Clowns Of Color, Dopetown 3000, Hershii Liquor Jeté, Hot Coffee, Jacquis Neal, Jerah Milligan, Lemon Pepper Wet, Rob Haze, Shapel Lacy & more!
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!
We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.
Involuntary Celibate - A Live! Reading
After discovering that her ex-best friend Moby made a bomb threat in the name of an Incel subreddit, popular high schooler Blake sets out on a quest to help him lose his virginity to avert this potential future.
Starring!: Rachel Marsh, David Brown, Angela Giarratana, Anna Garcia, ER Fightmaster, Henry Bock, Kylie Brakeman, Madison Dahm, Sophie Radutzky, and Nick Tiffany
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.
Lineup (The Vault)
A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.
How To Get a Second Husband
A comedically vulnerable exploration of divorce, rediscovering yourself, getting re-married, and finally getting dreamy, custom cabinets. Comedienne Jackie Johnson shares the true story behind her scandalous divorce in the form of a motivational seminar. What unfolds is a hilarious look at modern day relationships, divorce, and the world of dating. Jackie delivers an unabashedly funny, vulnerable, and must-see performance. Jackie has sold out performances across the country, including at the iconic San Francisco Sketchfest, and is now at The Elysian for one night only!
George McAuliffe Presents: Zoo Alone (Skunk Room)
An Evening of Funny Songs That Are Sad and Sad Songs That Are Funny.
No Worries If Not!! (The Vault)
When a chronic people-pleaser wakes up as a ghost at her own funeral, she tries to save the service from "bad vibes” -- hiding bad flower arrangements, sabotaging the slideshow, and trying to evict an old tap dance instructor. But God won’t let her into heaven unless she gives him a eulogy addressing the actual crisis in her life-- that she's a people pleaser that never actually lived as herself.
*SOLD OUt*Bryan Safi: Are You Mad At Me??
Bryan Safi (ABC’s 9-1-1, Netflix’s You, Attitudes! podcast) spirals through queerness, confidence, and the art of being unapologetically too much. Fresh off sold-out runs in NYC and the Edinburgh Fringe, Safi brings big laughs, bad flirting, and one aggressively horny apartment to Los Angeles. A sharp, heartfelt comedy ride for anyone who’s ever been called “a lot.”
Bryan Safi: Are You Mad At Me??
Bryan Safi (ABC’s 9-1-1, Netflix’s You, Attitudes! podcast) spirals through queerness, confidence, and the art of being unapologetically too much. Fresh off sold-out runs in NYC and the Edinburgh Fringe, Safi brings big laughs, bad flirting, and one aggressively horny apartment to Los Angeles. A sharp, heartfelt comedy ride for anyone who’s ever been called “a lot.”
Andrea Barello is Full Of Grace (The Vault)
A priest is here to administer a worship service, but his idea of a service is not quite what you expect: between macarena dance, basketball, and lip-synching, his sermons are quite unique. Not to mention his exorcisms.
T-Shirt Toss Presents: The Birthday Party
T-Shirt Toss is at it again, but this time it's our birthday!
We're turning one and we're celebrating hard. There'll be clowns, sketch, music and custom t-shirts. C'mon, don't upset the adorable lil t-shirt baby — come to The Elysian Friday, September 26th at 7:30p and SING TO US!!!!!
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.
ORAL (The Vault)
Monthly night of Music, Stand up, Storytelling, Clownery and of course, Buffoonery. Hosted by Bente Engelstoft and Peter Kim.
Cruel Babes
Live-directed by Cirque Du Soleil front man John Gilkey (“Brilliant” - LA Times), the modern clown ensemble, Cruel Babes, invites the audience into a fever dream of physical comedy and extended absurdist composition for a new and once-in-a-lifetime ride each month. Featuring ten top performers, it is a direct descendent of the underground hit, Wet The Hippo – the show that kicked off LA’s modern clown scene back in 2012.
*SOLD OUT* The Magic Power Family Hour (Skunk Room)
The Magic Power Family Hour is the children’s entertainment extravaganza that you, millennial parent, didn’t know you desperately needed. 5:00 pm on Saturday, that notorious dead zone in the weekend-in-the-life of a parent, transforms into a hilarious, participatory, kid-friendly but parent-savvy spectacle modeled off of your favorite late-nite talk show!
Mel Stephens: Sparkles (The Vault)
"Sparkles" offers a hilarious glimpse into the experiences of a truly weird millennial as she reflects on every shitty job she has held, from being an elf at Macy's to a dancing hostess to a telemarketer. The great resignation of 2021 has nothing on how many jobs Mel Stephens has quit. Mel uses her self-deprecating and observational humor to reflect on the absurd and mundane situations life presents to you when you're broke, which can drive a person mad.
Mackenzie & Hannah Are In-Between Jobs
Mackenzie and Hannah do a series of bits & sketches centered around auditioning, being actors & what goes on (or doesn't go on) between jobs. The show will feature a roster of special guest actors and comedians. All proceeds for the show will go to PAL HUMANITY: Providing medical aid, clean water access, food security & shelter initiatives to families in Gaza.
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.
Cameron Esposito: FEAT (The Vault)
Fresh off the success of Dropout Presents: FOUR PILLS, Cameron will workshop her new hour exclusively at the Elysian before it debuts at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theater. Facing our mortality, getting to know our parents as real people, and a secret third thing: FEAT will destroy your weekend exactly the way you want it to.
Cameron Esposito is an award-winning standup comic, actor, director and bestselling author.
Lost Angels #5 - Encore
Cool Cuts Inc. Presents one more chance to see Lost Angels #5 -- our fifth installment of a recurring night of darkly humorous, provocative, and acerbic original one-act plays by a mix of emerging and established writers, actors, and directors. In this fifth iteration, we explore themes of location sharing trust, disgruntled dads, sexual dysfunction, and beef jerky...
Bernice Ye: Godmutha Ye (work in progress) (The Vault)
Before it’s polished, before it’s on tour — Bernice Ye is testing, tweaking, and unleashing Godmutha Ye, her new one-hour of comedy and music as the leader of the notorious Wuhan Clan. Come watch the chaos, the craft, and maybe a few jokes that won’t make the final cut.
Expect bold jokes, killer rhymes, and behind-the-scenes moments you’ll only get in the workshop room.
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
Comedian Clash - A Game Show Experience (In-Person and Livestream)
Comedian Clash: 3 Year Anniversary Show!!!
Join host (and birthday boy) Jacquis Neal as he invites some of the best and funniest people in the world to Clash it out, on a game show that tests how well each person can guess the top answers to life's most basic questions that we ask!
Ding Dong...Direct (The Vault)
Everyone has a solo show! Elizabeth doesn't have one but she is determined to make one. Come watch her be live directed by 5 directors all at once and separately!
Jay & Jill: A Millennial Style Hipster Love Comedy
Tim Heidecker's theatrical directorial debut, "Jay & Jill: A Millennial Style Hipster Love Comedy" is a heartfelt romantic comedy that takes audiences on a journey through the complexities of modern romance. Through levity and emotion, the play delves into the connections we make and the risks we take in love. Laughter, passion, and reflection come together to explore the power of love, the beauty of art, and the importance of embracing vulnerability in relationships.
BESITOS w/ Kat Toledo (The Vault)
BESITOS is an experimental comedy show hosted by Kat Toledo, featuring a rotating guest cohost sourced from the most trusted platform on the internet—Craigslist! Featuring a hot hot hot lineup of Los Angeles' funniest comedians, legendary TV writers, and clowns!
Gross Prophets: A Comedy Musical
From the creators of "Spies Are Forever" and "Solve It Squad" comes a new interactive comedy musical that puts YOU in the room where success is sold.
Join us for the Corporate Semi-Annual Regional Recruitment Event where three delusional self-help gurus will peddle their high-performance, results-driven secrets to a prosperous life. Armed with endless buzzwords, misplaced confidence, and questionable wisdom, these so-called experts will show you how to rise, grind, and unlock your full potential – because, after all, you can’t spell “capitalism” without “scam”!!$
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!
We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.
Stand Up and Clown
Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.
Six comics are stripped of their prepared material and cheap tricks as they perform in their first-ever clown show. Are they ready to risk it all and follow their dumbest impulses? Or will they crumble under the ruthless comments and constant pressure of the one-and-only Clown Boss?
Come witness the joy of suffering.
FRANK'S One Wild Night at The Elysian
LA’s hottest theatre collective FRANK’S crashes The Elysian for one wild, challenging night of theater. Featuring the world premieres of new plays by Benjamin Weissman, Sophie Gillet, and Frank Demma/Hunter Woefle, plus performances by The Silent Partners and Lilly Langford, FRANK’S kills boring theatre and raises a wild child from the remains. Expect song and dance, envy and greed, discipline and punishment. This is FRANK’S -- nothing else compares.
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.
Lineup (The Vault)
A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.
Hardy Party
An evening of 'Shananigans" with Shannon Hardy and friends. Stand up comedy. Music. Drag. And a little bit of magic.
Glamrou: A Tale Of Two Mothers
Renowned Iraqi queen Glamrou, and renowned Iraqi queen, Glamrou's mother, fight for the spotlight with their competing narratives of what really happened. Come get lost in this drag hall of mirrors, where one queen’s truth is another queen’s fiction. Featuring live music, live comedy and live delusion, the Muslim drag sensation is here to activate your Freudian wounds. With a stiletto.
Playspace Presents: Show & Tell! (Skunk room)
Playspace Presents: Show & Tell is a showcase of the silly successes and beautiful mistakes made over the last few months at Playspace's weekly clown jams. Built by a community of clowns the show highlights all the best parts of our worst selves as we give space to explore and celebrate our never ending commitment to play.
Follow @__playspace__ on Instagram for updates.
Hosted by Devin Sanclemente, Rachel Ho & Friends
She's So Special (The Vault)
At the intersection of dramatic theater and clown, Meg irreverently pays homage to the American TV and movie tropes that shaped her world view in an absurd and heartwarming journey to reclaim her true self.
StraightioLab Presents: George Civeris and Sam Taggart
Join StraightioLab co-hosts and intellectual gay guys George Civeris and Sam Taggart as they return to the only true art form left: standup comedy. Yes, they're co-headlining a night of comedy that is sure to include astute observations, biting commentary, and perhaps even mild self-reflection (on your part - not theirs).
SF Neo-Futurists’ The Infinite Wrench: 30 Original Plays in 60 Minutes
The San Francisco Neo-Futurists are coming to LA to perform a special two-nights-only edition of their flagship show "The Infinite Wrench"! The show is an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an order determined by you, the audience. All plays are non-illusory—we never play characters, there is no fourth wall, and we never ask the audience to suspend their disbelief—and range from the personal, to the political, to the profoundly WTF, all truthful and inspired by the lived experiences of the performers.
MO (Skunk Room)
A comedy about meeting all the parts of yourself. Starring Jet Eveleth and Whitney Morgan Cox.
The Birthday Experience (The Vault)
"It's your birthday -whether it's your birthday or not!" Even if it's not yours -or anyone's birthday ever- you can come to this birthday party comedy variety show and have so much fun! The Birthday Experience features Robert Dayton as your excitable host, wonderful puppeteer Molly Fite with Puppet Molly -a very good dancer, along with bandleader and sparkling keyboardist Lance Piebenga, and substitute clown George Chen as Mike Hans!
SF Neo-Futurists’ The Infinite Wrench: 30 Original Plays in 60 Minutes
The San Francisco Neo-Futurists are coming to LA to perform a special two-nights-only edition of their flagship show "The Infinite Wrench"! The show is an attempt to perform 30 bite-sized plays in a frantic race against the clock, in an order determined by you, the audience. All plays are non-illusory—we never play characters, there is no fourth wall, and we never ask the audience to suspend their disbelief—and range from the personal, to the political, to the profoundly WTF, all truthful and inspired by the lived experiences of the performers.
almost songs: the untold saga of the stolen beatles tapes
In 1971, over 500 reels of Beatles tapes were stolen. Thirty years later they were recovered by police. What's been discovered is a goldmine of rare and abandoned Beatles music. 'almost songs' reimagines these newly published, yet never-properly-recorded, songs as a ‘what-if’ live show, fusing bold new arrangements, immersive visuals, and lush sound design with the mind-blowing true story about the theft and recovery of the tapes. All profits go to FEED THE STREETS who regularly deliver hot meals to Skid Row, MacArthur Park, Hollywood and fed Altadena after the fire.
https://www.almostsongs.com/
Center Yourself (Skunk Room)
An audience participation show hosted by Youngmi Mayer where the audience makes the jokes and Youngmi makes the money.
My Secret Crush Book
My Secret Crush Book is a long-form improv show inspired by the hilariously awkward pages of Kelsi Roberts’ real middle and high school crush journal. Each entry, complete with doodles and embarrassing cut-out photos, sparks questions from the cast about Kelsi’s teenage life, which then launches into a fully improvised set. The result is a mix of cringey nostalgia, big laughs, and totally unpredictable stories born from young love and adolescent drama.
Featuring: Kelsi Roberts, Jackie Young, Jasmine Elist, Daniel Robbins, Daniel Acker, Mimi Von Schack, Lizzy McGroder, Jordan Black, Peter Kim
John Hastings: Comedian Doing Stand Up (The Vault)
After 19 years of dumb alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and even dumber sober decisions, John Hastings now has a family, a mortgage, and anxiety he thought stability would cure. This is the comic who’s been heckled by Mormons during a special taping, Dennis Rodman mid-set, and once had to audition for America’s Got Talent in an empty room—come watch a comedian who has gotten reviews like: “★★★★★ Edinburgh Festival, ★★★★★ Fresh Air, ★★★★★ Ed Fest Mag “a truly inspired show” AND MORE!
Lally Katz: Sourdough (The Vault)
Sourdough is a story of compulsion, obsession— and starter. Writer and performer Lally Katz takes audiences on a hilarious, heartbreaking, and wildly unpredictable ride through her baking process and unconventional life.
From being possessed by an evil spirit as a child, to baking pies to win over a rock star, to coming face to face with mortality as a soccer mom in Santa Clarita — Katz serves up a night of storytelling that’s always funny, always surprising, and profoundly human.
Yeti or Not!
Yeti or Not, here we come!
Yeti is one of LA’s premier improv teams and is also a group of biological siblings. Each show features two unique halves, one of them based on stories from our audience. Get ready for an evening of unparalleled unique fun inspired by you! Are you YETI for a good time?
Featuring:
All Beardsley, Devin Field, Victoria Longwell, Vic Michaelis, Zac Oyama, Talia Tabin, Lou Wilson, Jacob Wysocki
SQUIRM: A True Story
Squirm: A True Story is a surreal, autobiographical dark musical comedy about a musician's romantic, codependent relationship with their tapeworm. When the tapeworm once again tries to take over their life, Mia has to worm their way back in charge of the narrative.
CLASS SHOW: playing Yourself Class Show
A new devising class at the Elysian focused on kickstarting the creation of a new show from your "auto-mythology." We'll generate new material from prompts that unpack your personal memories, stories, opinions, quirks, obsessions, and big ideas, maybe even unsent email drafts–in order to turn them into performance-worthy gems. Expand your experimental toolbox to find the most compelling ways to craft your ideas for an audience.
Gentlemen's Club: a Fancy Trans Comedy Show (IN PERSON & LIVESTREAM)
Hosts Charlie James (Second City, Funny or Die) and Laser Webber (the Doubleclicks) host an incredibly (trans)masculine evening of good old-fashioned queer comedy. Expect some crooning, some standup, some characters, and a lovely evening of comedy from an ensemble of trans folks and allies.
BIG BEAR: A New Play
BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.
BIG BEAR: A New Play
BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.
BIG BEAR: A New Play
BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.
MidWest F*ckFest (Skunk Room)
Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams—Ope! and Hello!—take the stage! These quick-witted performers will create characters, scenes, and stories on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions.
WHAT? | A Monthly Symposium with Sara Caplan & her friends (The Vault)
Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!
BIG BEAR: A New Play
BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.
The Alternate's Alternate: A very very work in progress solo show by Nikki Hartung (The Vault)
It's the 1969 Summer Olympics. One of the US Artistic Swimmers (formerly known as Synchronized Swimming) has died. But then, something happened to the Alternate! Now, it's up to Chartreuse Hart, The Alternate's Alternate, to help the team win the Gold! But can she do it? A very EARLY STAGES WORK IN PROGRESS solo show about synchronized swimming and what it means to be "enough". Or at least thats what we're starting with!
BIG BEAR: A New Play
BIG BEAR is a comedy play about a friend group falling apart in real-time on the last day of a big group AirBnB trip–will they be able to clean the rental and air out their dirty laundry before check-out, or is their friend group as trashed as the living room? Written and Directed by Patrick McDonald.
David Lynch Presents (Skunk room)
David Lynch Presents is a hour long variety show featuring comedy, music, burlesque and clown! Join David (Kyle Best) and the Kyle Maclachlan House Street Band for a night of spooky wonder - featuring special guests Cam Poter, Laura Dern, and music from Dylan Kanner. Insert lynch reference here.
Saint Sydney
Brought to you by former adult virgin and NYC comedian Syd King, it's Saint Sydney!
This solo show takes Syd's 12 years of attending an Indiana Catholic school and looks at why she took purity culture terribly seriously; shamed friends for OWNING yoga pants, SLAPPED PEOPLE WHEN THEY CURSED, and did almost anything but love thy neighbor. Syd is now publicly atoning for her sins and comforting anyone that says "not really" when a doctor asks if they are sexually active, a little better. Directed by Vannessa Jackson (SNL, Colbert, A Black Lady Sketch Show).
Mel Stephens: Sparkles (The Vault)
"Sparkles" offers a hilarious glimpse into the experiences of a truly weird millennial as she reflects on every shitty job she has held, from being an elf at Macy's to a dancing hostess to a telemarketer. The great resignation of 2021 has nothing on how many jobs Mel Stephens has quit. Mel uses her self-deprecating and observational humor to reflect on the absurd and mundane situations life presents to you when you're broke, which can drive a person mad.
Grace Freud: My Father Has Been Murdered
Grace Freud (The Eric Andre Show, Rick and Morty, Girl God) explores audiences' expectations of truth in comedy by closely examining the veracity of the jokes she's told about her father's death and other family tragedies throughout the last decade on stage. Starting as stand up before becoming something more akin to a documentary being edited live in front of your very eyes, you've never seen anything like MY FATHER HAS BEEN MURDERED.
Whose Line Is It Anywho?
LA's finest long-form improvisers dive into a high-octane homage to everyone's favorite improv TV show. Come witness our very own 'Drew Carey' and see if the points really DO matter!
Neil Hamburger: With Special Guest Mark Proksch
Neil Hamburger returns to the Elysian with special guest Mark Proksch in tow. Have a good time and escape the everyday worries of life. A Great night of comedy.
DUCE NIGHT
Duce Night brings the best stand ups, clowns, and characters in the world into The Vault for an evening of shocking, absurd, and transcendent comedy. It will ruin your life.
Screening: AUDITION (Skunk Room)
As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: AUDITION
Director: Takashi Miike | Country: Japan | Year: 1999
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX746b8pDVg
NAW or NEVER
NAW or Never is a no-holds-barred comedy-meets-wrestling showcase where anyone can step into the spotlight and try to earn a spot on the Nearly Average Wrestling roster. It’s like if The Voice got bodyslammed by Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Contestants get 60 seconds to cut a promo, show off a character, or do whatever it takes to prove they belong.
SOMETHING SPOOKY
An evening of true spooky stories, clowns, comedians, shadow puppets, live music and BLACKOUTS filled with hair-raising surprises. But first, you enter through a scary HAUNTED ENTRANCE! Scream and laugh with strangers in the dark! Then join us for a Halloween after-party with a bar, snacks, tarot card readers, spooky vibes, and more...
Lemon Pepper Wet Presents: Combo Plate
Combo Plate is a dynamic improv comedy show that combines stand-up/musical comedy/clown with improv.
Lemon Pepper Wet (LPW) is an all-Black Male Comedy Improv Troupe based in Los Angeles. Initially meeting through UCB in LA, Lemon Pepper Wet brings a new creative take on comedy improv from a Black perspective. Founded in 2018, all 4 members are also creators, writers, and producers of their respective stand-up comedy shows, episodic television productions, podcasts, art shows, etc.
Heist Play
Kid is not a kid. The heist is real. There are legos. There is a puppet.
Written by Akela Munsey and directed by Danny Tee.
CLASS SHOW: LANGUAGE OF NONSENSE (SKUNK)
This is a class show for Chad Damiani’s Language of Nonsense Workshop
Why All The Drama
A gay stand up extravaganza, WHY ALL THE DRAMA is a coming-of-age solo show about growing up the odd one out— and finally learning to take up space.
With biting humor, horny tales, and disarming vulnerability, Eric Williams (That's A Gay Ass Podcast) turns shame into a punchline and trauma into theatre.
Featuring music by David Dabbon (Oh, Mary!)
The Anna Garcia Variety Hour
The Anna Garcia Variety Hour is a comedic variety show where actor and comedian Anna Garcia asks her talented friends and local LA legends to perform for a dazzling evening of comedy, games, and chaos. With acts ranging from clowning to live music to burlesque to stand-up to puppetry to whatever Anna's twisted little heart desires, the show promises to bring you laugh and spectacles like you've never seen.
Screening: PHANTASM (Skunk Room)
As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: PHANTASM
Director: Don Coscarelli | Country: USA | Year: 1979
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQFn0e5d00Q
Soft Animal
Soft Animal is a psychedelic clown odyssey about the rise of life on earth to the fall of human civilization. A zoological existential-meltdown, it follows the arc of evolution from amoeba to Luigi Mangione. Part Darwin, part Jim Carrey, fully unhinged and relatable.
Olga Koch Comes from Money
From the maker of Succession and White Lotus, Money™ brings you yet another little white b*tch you will love to hate: Olga Koch.
Alex and Liz (Skunk Room)
Thirty, Flirty, Thriving. — a split hour of stand-up from Alex Song-Xia (Rick and Morty, Netflix Is A Joke) and Liz Noth (Keep Me On Your Mind a While, , Red Oaks, The Jim Gaffigan Show).
Ma’am (The Vault)
A suburban fever dream — An absurd, penultimate Home Owner Association (HOA) meeting. A grappling of control. A beautiful front lawn...Will you rat out your neighbor to gain a drop of power? Did you pick up after your dog? Who is taking minutes?! Will you vote to overthrow your HOA president, Karey Pine? Or do you like her Karen-esq, side-ways rules keeping your neighborhood flourishing and orderly...What can we learn from nature herself?
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.
Stand Up and Clown *HALLOWEEN SHOW*
Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.
Six comics are stripped of their prepared material and cheap tricks as they perform in their first-ever clown show. Are they ready to risk it all and follow their dumbest impulses? Or will they crumble under the ruthless comments and constant pressure of the one-and-only Clown Boss?
Come witness the joy of suffering.
CHAOS - Chelsea Peretti + Natasha Leggero + Sabrina Jalees
Chelsea Peretti, Natasha Leggero and Sabrina Jalees. It’s CHAOS.
Tim Murray is WITCHES!
A mix of stand-up, musical comedy and musical improv, this show is a tribute to LGBTQ+ people and how we find our coven.
Tim Murray is WITCHES!
A mix of stand-up, musical comedy and musical improv, this show is a tribute to LGBTQ+ people and how we find our coven.
Two Cats on a Date
Tragically weird. Unnecessarily sexual. Two Cats on a Date is exactly what it sounds like. And then much worse. A high-energy solo show in which one woman plays two cats whose romantic dinner kaleidoscopes into a world of inter-generational regret.
MALE ABORTION! (The Vault)
Kylie Vincent, a 25 year old cult comedian of “gay bitches with anxious attachment style, trans women with daddy issues and black dudes into white girls” brings their new solo show MALE ABORTION! Kylie Vincent’s problems began at conception. Her parents didn’t get an abortion. Now she has to get one.
MidWest F*ckFest (Skunk Room)
Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams—Ope! and Hello!—take the stage! These quick-witted performers will create characters, scenes, and stories on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions.
The Armando
The Armando is Los Angeles’s adaptation of the longest-running improv show ever, The Armando Diaz Experience!
Of course, in Los Angeles, we have to be extra. So get ready to see the country’s top improv comedians create scenes based on stories invented by celebrities from all over the world!
The Pool (Skunk Room)
The Pool is a surreal screwball comedy set poolside at a tense L.A. dinner party. As guests drift outside for air, things unravel — flings spark, secrets spill, and the pool starts behaving strangely. Come have a drink by the pool. But don’t bring a bathing suit. No one swims here.
Two Cats on a Date
Tragically weird. Unnecessarily sexual. Two Cats on a Date is exactly what it sounds like. And then much worse. A high-energy solo show in which one woman plays two cats whose romantic dinner kaleidoscopes into a world of inter-generational regret.
Organic Standup: Class Show (The Vault)
Through a blend of self-discovery, improvisation, and experimentation, Organic Stand-Up takes students through what they think is funny and encourages pushing creative boundaries and developing material that expands beyond traditional structures and expected angles. They are now equipped with the tools to craft fresh, bold, radical material...stand-up that will stand out.
Come see what they’ve learnt!
Screening: AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD (Skunk Room)
As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD
Director: Werner Herzog | Country: Germany | Year: 1971
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LqdXayZ6Q0
“Four stars… one of the great haunting visions of the cinema.” - Roger Ebert
WHAT? | A Monthly Symposium with Sara Caplan & her friends (The Vault)
Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!
Stand Up and Clown
Chad Damiani is on a mission to save comedy.
Six comics are stripped of their prepared material and cheap tricks as they perform in their first-ever clown show. Are they ready to risk it all and follow their dumbest impulses? Or will they crumble under the ruthless comments and constant pressure of the one-and-only Clown Boss?
Come witness the joy of suffering.
Making Love With David Magidoff
Turning your bad date stories into musicals since 2017!
Comedian and mushy-hearted Jew, David Magidoff (Dexter: New Blood, The Morning Show) interviews one real person from the audience & one real famous celebrity guest to share one good / bad / psychotic / existential love story, and then David and his friends turn it into a full blown improvised musical!
Ma’am (The Vault)
A suburban fever dream — An absurd, penultimate Home Owner Association (HOA) meeting. A grappling of control. A beautiful front lawn...Will you rat out your neighbor to gain a drop of power? Did you pick up after your dog? Who is taking minutes?! Will you vote to overthrow your HOA president, Karey Pine? Or do you like her Karen-esq, side-ways rules keeping your neighborhood flourishing and orderly...What can we learn from nature herself?
Song Lab presents: Time's Arrow
Time’s Arrow is a multimedia rock show that examines the ridiculousness and (hopefully) hilariousness of searching the past for the moments that shaped us using music, projection mapping, mixed media, and clowning. Buckle in for a silly surrealist romp through eight musical vignettes supplied by LA’s very own Song Lab.
WHAT? | A Monthly Symposium with Sara Caplan & her friends (The Vault)
Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!
The Armando
The Armando is Los Angeles’s adaptation of the longest-running improv show ever, The Armando Diaz Experience!
Of course, in Los Angeles, we have to be extra. So get ready to see the country’s top improv comedians create scenes based on stories invented by celebrities from all over the world!
Screening: TREASURES OF SOVIET ANIMATION, VOL. 1 (Skunk Room)
As part of our Masters of Surrealism Series we bring you: TREASURES OF SOVIET ANIMATION, VOL. 1
Director(s): Roman Kachanov, Vladimir Tarasov | Country: Russia | Year: 1980
Searingly psychedelic animation from behind the Iron Curtain, with indelible images on par with SOLARIS, STALKER and YELLOW SUBMARINE.
Instamacy
Experience love at first swipe with Jake Timeline and his giant, living 85-inch wing-phone Pluggy in Instamacy, an interactive narrative pop concert about sex, romance, frigidity, isolation and desire in a world where our little phones dominate our big lives.
Starring Jake Timeline and Linzy Beltran
Co-directed by Jake Timeline and Sam Gibson
Drunk Black History
The critically acclaimed “Drunk Black History” show has returned to the West Coast!
Comedian Brandon Collins (New York Comedy Festival) hosts this event where you’ll hear from comedians, writers, and experts who are skunked out of their mind trying to recap the biography of a historical Black figure or event that hasn’t gotten the mainstream love they deserved. In collaboration with MadCab.
Lineup (The Vault)
A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.
*SOLD OUT* Stamptown
A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.
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.
Superbloom Comedy (The Vault)
Welcome to Superbloom, a new standup comedy show every Monday in the Vault at 8:30pm!
We bring you the best standup in LA with a focus on queer comedians.
*SOLD OUT* Stamptown
A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.
Lil Dumb Dumbs (The Vault)
Two of the stupidest boys in America (Kevin Chu and Oscar Fuentes) split an hour. You will laugh. You will cry. You will be horned up.
Sunday Scaries (The Vault)
Did you feel that? That otherworldly chill that made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up? (Yes, those hairs you meant to shave...) Witness 3 BRAND-NEW, ORIGINAL HORROR STORIES brought to life by your favorite comedians at SUNDAY SCARIES! A monthly, horror-comedy show that will make you scream, laugh, cry, and possibly pee. Be there or be scared...
SECRET SCREENING - The Worst Movie On Earth? (Skunk Room)
Join us in the Skunk Room for a screening of what just may be the worst movie on earth!
Fuck This Month (IN PERSON & LIVESTREAMED)
Let’s face it; this month is trash... but we’re here to help! A cast of veteran comedians will take your shitty month and spin them into a fully improvised show. Catharsis through comedy!
Bernice Ye: Godmutha Ye (work in progress) (The Vault)
Before it’s polished, before it’s on tour — Bernice Ye is testing, tweaking, and unleashing Godmutha Ye, her new one-hour of comedy and music as the leader of the notorious Wuhan Clan. Come watch the chaos, the craft, and maybe a few jokes that won’t make the final cut.
Expect bold jokes, killer rhymes, and behind-the-scenes moments you’ll only get in the workshop room.
Dead Pilots Society (In Person & Video On Demand)
In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. Presented by Andrew Reich (Friends; Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story) and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; Retrospecs).
Our September 14 show features scripts by Lisa Muse Bryant (The Four Seasons; Black-ish) and Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton (Animal Control; Mixed-ish).
Tomorrow! w/ Ron Lynch
In its 20th year of lauded late night lunacy! Hosted by Ron Lynch (Bob's Burgers, Corporate, Portlandia) and featuring a rotating roster of top comedians, specialty acts, musicians and performance artists -- It is not to be missed! Every Saturday @ Midnight.
GREEN (The Vault)
Want to see something fresh? "Green" is a comedy show featuring a lineup of up-and-coming comedians you haven't seen yet. From stand-up to clowning, each show will deliver a new mix of comedic talent. See them before they ripen!
The Baby: Mystery Radio Theater Live!
Treat yourself to a night of thrills, chills, and live Foley as a radio play is performed before your very eyes, featuring two of the best tales from the greatest (fictional) detective series of 1930s pulp magazine fame. Tyler Walker and Lilliana Winkworth present The Baby! Millionaire playboy Gaston Novis fights crime and international communism using his genius intellect and his current disguise as a… baby. That’s right! After an experiment in the mystic arts went awry, our hero is trapped in the body of a baby but with the mental faculties of a grown man. Cries for milk in the night stir fear into the hearts of ne’er-do-wells and audiences alike. With the help of his former fiancée turned nanny, Nanny Goodwin, the Baby puts injustice to bed. Or at least, down for a long nap.
*SOLD OUT* Cameron Esposito: FEAT (The Vault)
Fresh off the success of Dropout Presents: FOUR PILLS, Cameron will workshop her new hour exclusively at the Elysian before it debuts at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theater. Facing our mortality, getting to know our parents as real people, and a secret third thing: FEAT will destroy your weekend exactly the way you want it to.
Cameron Esposito is an award-winning standup comic, actor, director and bestselling author.
Best Actress Show & Screening (Skunk Room)
Best Actress, your favorite clown trio is back and they're hosting a show and a screening to prove it. Come for their typical tomfoolery, but stay for the screening of their pilot proof-of-concept, Puddle Jumper.
Papayaso
Papayaso is a Chilean clown (played by Andres Parada) who has performed on America’s Got Talent, and all over Los Angeles. This is the deeply stupid story of how he came to America, and risked everything to make people laugh.
Monthly Halloween Party (The Vault)
Finally! A Halloween party every month! Co-ghosts Griffin Kelly and Jacks McLaughlin are here to put the "ha" in "haunted" with this monthly variety show / costume party / desperate attempt to find some comfort in this increasingly scary world. Snacks and drinks included!
The Grant & Oscar Hour: Again (The Vault)
Oscar and Grant split 1 hour of your time. Into 2 shows! Again!
Oscar Fuentes presents Pain is man. Pain is Oscar. Pain is clown. Pain is art. Pain is daddy. Pain is mommy. Pain we are. Pain is clown.
Grant O’Connell presents Good Knight - a show about a boy who dreams of being a brave knight.
no no no please no god no, nevermind i'm fine
Fresh off its celebrated NYC Off-Broadway run, the hit Edinburgh Fringe production returns to the Elysian. 50% life-changing solo show, 49.9% LSD clown show, 0.1% mental collapse, no no no please no god no, nevermind i’m fine plummets into the depths of Sarina’s harrowing one and only LSD trip. But don’t worry!! She’s gonna be totally-completely-withoutadoubt-99.9% fine. @sarinafredanonono
WHAT? | A Monthly Symposium with Sara Caplan & her friends (The Vault)
Join Sara Caplan (UCB, Chill Touch, Joy Who Lived) for a brand new lecture every month! Topics will include the philosophy of mind, gender theory, fascism, Alone Australia Season 2, or whatever else she happened to get hyperfixated on that month. Think of it like a video essay, but performed live, and with plenty of opportunity for questions and audience interaction throughout. Some months, she will also be joined by a guest lecturer who will give a talk on a related (or unrelated) theme. Sara is a comedian, trans woman, and also about to be a graduate student in philosophy at Cal State LA!
MidWest F*ckFest (Skunk Room)
Get ready for a fast-paced hour of unscripted hilarity as two powerhouse improv teams—Ope! and Hello!—take the stage! These quick-witted performers will create characters, scenes, and stories on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions.
Marley Gotterer presents MARLEY'S MIND
Marley Gotterer's cult following show MARLEY'S MIND comes from New York for an amazing night of laughs at The Elysian. Come watch the most famous comedians & clowns play games, show their asses & get a little freaky + deranged. It will be epic. Trust.
*18+ event
Blair Socci Works on New Stuff (The Vault)
Blair Socci works on new material and has a few fun comedian friends perform as well.
Scannell / Booster
In their groundbreaking new show, Brendan Scannell and Joel Kim Booster (two famous gay guys), along with some of the funniest friends (some famous, some gay and sometimes guys), do the impossible: perform 90 minutes of stand up comedy for you to enjoy. A show like this has never been done before and will likely never happen again, so you won’t want to miss it!
Featuring: Vanessa Gonzalez and Robby Hoffman
Heat Wave (The Vault)
A stand-up comedy show co-hosted by Sierra Katow & Nick Skardarasy featuring some of the best names in comedy!
Produced by Olivia Ghersen and Morgan Kowalewski
Anointed Greens and The Culture
This is a variety show about pop culture and the sketches it inspires! We combine culture, music, and comedy with a monthly theme and our special guests. A guest will be interviewed about a moment in pop culture that affected their lives, and Anointed Greens will then perform sketches inspired by their stories.
This month's theme is Sports and features stand up from Peter Kim, characters by Carl Foreman Jr., music by Allison Reese, and a recorded interview from former WNBA player now comedy writer, Talia Caldwell.
Lineup (The Vault)
A weekly stand-up show Tuesdays at 8:30 pm hosted by Biniam Bizuneh (Dave) and Andrew Lopez (The Bear) where the lineup is always a mystery.
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.
Wife Material: A Musical Comedy
Down bad? Delusional? Dumped? Don’t get bangs — get drugs! That’s right: take WIFE MATERIAL! The magic pill that fixes your love life, makes your ex come crawling back, and best of all... it’s an anti-inflammatory! Did this sell it for you? No? Congrats! You sound healthy. Sydney? Not so much.
A musical comedy starring Sydney Kane.