This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
LAst Laugh: This Week in Comedy
LOOK OUT! Photo by markluethi via LAist Flickr photo pool.
What a stellar week of comedy we've got in store for ourselves, folks. Lily Tomlin is doing a show at the Comedy & Magic Club, The Meltdown Show is amazing as always, and there are even a few killer possibilities to compete with your Sunday timeline, if the Super Bowl isn't exactly your thing. Check it!
If you'd like to get a show listed here, email this guy and we'll talk.
MONDAY 1/31
Standing on Ceremony, 8p Largo. SoC is back at Largo, with the usual group of greatness, including Kathy Najimy.
Jaws Cake, 8p iO West. A crazy evening of comedy with Mike Coleman, Jordan Peele, Kevin Dorff, Jean Vollepique, Amy Rhodes, Brian Huskey and more.
TUESDAY 2/1
Sponsored message
Holy Fuck, 9p Downtown Independent. Andy Kindler, Jen Kirkman, Moshe Kasher, and Ron Babcock lead the way for what should be an amazing night of stand up.
Skyler Stone & Friends, 10p Hollywood Improv. Nick Thune, Garfunkel & Oates, David Koechner, Mary Lynn Rajskub and more. Should be one of the best shows of the week.
WEDNESDAY 2/2
Taboo Tales, 8p Zephyr Theatre. Taboo takes crazy true stories from some of LA’s writers and puts them up for your squeaming pleasure.
The Meltdown Show, 8:30p Meltdown Comics. What a crazy line up: Matt Besser, Eddie Pepitone, Dominic & Sean sketches, and Tig Notaro. Dang.
THURSDAY 2/3
Stupid Husbands / Stages of Adulthood, 8p UCB. Mike Leffingwell is doing a one man show about what it’s like to be an awful husband. Followed immediately by Joe Wengert’s amazing Stages of Adulthood show. Trust when I say there is a frozen yogurt bit that will have you losing it.
Sponsored message
Lily Tomlin, 8p Comedy & Magic Club. Tomlin is doing a rare show in the South Bay.
FRIDAY 2/4
Craig Shoemaker, 8p Brea Improv. Shoemaker is out in Brea all weekend.
Dan Cummins, 8p Hollywood Improv. Cummins is only doing one set, so make this one count.
SATURDAY 2/5
Kevin Nealon, 9:30p Comedy & Magic Club. Nealon moves from the Sunset Strip to the sands of South Bay for the weekend.
Tony Rock, 10p Ontario Improv. Head east, young man, to see Tony Rock all weekend in Ontario.
Sponsored message
SUNDAY 2/6
Gravid Water, 9:30p UCB. One of UCBTNYC’s favorite shows, Gravid water takes actors and improvisers and mashes them up together, with the actors knowing their lines and the improvisers hanging on for dear life.
Beautiful Boys, 10p iO West. Tommy Bechtold, Neil Garguilo and Ric Rosario get down with some super sexy three man ‘prov.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead. Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
