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7th annual iO West Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival

So, if you've navigated to this page (and I hate to break it to you, but you have) then chances are you would also be interested in the 7th Annual iO West Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival. It's...

Roberto Alomar RIP

Improv teams come and go pretty quickly 'round these parts. People get day jobs, people move back to Iowa, things happen. It is worth noting though when a group like Roberto Alomar decides to call it quite after three years...

Stress-free stand-up at The Spot

I'm going to take for granted that we are all looking for the glory and natural high that a "killer" stand-up set brings. We are in Los Angeles after all, and we both found this page...

New harold teams alert

Stop by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre tomorrow at 8:00 PM to see new harold team Arts & Athletics and stick around for Swanzey at 9:30 PM. I haven't seen Arts & Athletics perform...

Elle Oh Elle: The Echoplex tries comedy (A little too hard)

Last week I attended The Echoplex show Elle O Elle (say it out loud if you don't get it yet. See?). The show features various comedic forms, including live sketches, video sketches, and stand-up. The hook of the...

Is LA stand-up dead, or just a sound sleeper?

My roommate recently suggested stand-up is dead. A bit extreme, perhaps, but the form does seem to at least be in a prolonged remission. Since it's huge resurgence in the 1980s, and it's suburban, 'Seinfeld' gentrification in...

Recession-proof your comedy

Double-digit unemployment? Really? A good case could be made that in times like these, a night out enjoying live comedy is an indulgence that needs to be sacrificed...but I refuse!Thanks to two great theaters in West...

Improv spotlight: Last Day of School

One of the longest running improv teams in Los Angeles, Last Day of School is also one of the most consistently crowd pleasing teams in the city. The team consists of Heather Campbell, Neil Campbell (no relation...

Improv, improved: finding the theatre that works for you

Improv is no longer the dirty little secret of the comedy world. Written sketches and stand-up are great, but no matter how meticulously written or timely the material, nothing provokes laughter as strongly as a well-tuned improv...

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7th annual iO West Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival

Roberto Alomar RIP

Stress-free stand-up at The Spot

New harold teams alert

Elle Oh Elle: The Echoplex tries comedy (A little too hard)

Is LA stand-up dead, or just a sound sleeper?

Recession-proof your comedy

Improv spotlight: Last Day of School

Improv, improved: finding the theatre that works for you

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