Farley Elliott

Schmoop! Photo courtesy whoshotya via LAist Flickr pool. Well, a new week is upon us - and with it, a whole new opportunity to get out and laugh. iO West is in the middle of a series of improv competition as they gear up for the LA Improv Comedy Festival. Meanwhile, there's a bunch of great stand indie stand up all over town, and both UCB and the Comedy Central Stage are supporting live...

Incoming! Photo courtesy c-130 via LAist Flickr pool. What a big week for Pete Holmes - dude is everywhere! Not to mention the shows you're going to see him on are all LAist favorites, from the star-packed Super Serious Show to the charity-driven Indiglo, and every stand up, improv and sketch show in between. It's a great week for comedy, folks. So get out, enjoy, and email me if you've got a show coming...

Uh oh. Photo courtesy lord-jim via LAist Flickr. Hannibal Buress continues to crush stages across the Southland, with more shows this week than we can list here. One of them, though, is Sunday night at the Improv in Irvine, which is putting on an absolute clinic on how to book shows. Gas being what it is, better grab some friends to make the ride to Irvine. If you think you can do better than...

Despite all the good stuff happening this week, you just can't overlook the juggernaut that is Laugh Your @$$ Off, this Saturday at the Alex Theatre. Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey, Christopher Titus and Billy Gardell?! To benefit kids?! With tickets starting at $35 (and taxx deductible), there's no reason not to get involved. If you think you've got a show this good coming up, let me know and I'll try to list it! MONDAY...

Photo courtesy erzendesign in LAist Flickr pool. Don't freak out, folks... Hannibal Buress is in town. Perhaps the most hyped young comic of the past year, Buress is an absolute force, and he's doing the Meltdown show on Wednesday. You know where I'll be! Elsewhere, Tiger Lily is looking as good as ever, while a bunch of UCBNY shows are taking over the west coast for a week. If you'd like to get a...

One half of a racecar bed? Photo courtesy dopey via LAist Flickr group. This week is absolutely buried under a mountain of great indie shows. From the first ever Brunch through Dave Foley stepping in at the Also-Ran Comedy Hour, there is an absolute plethora of great (and cheap) shows to see around town. If you'd like to see a show listed here in the future, email me and I'LL DECIDE YOUR FATE. MONDAY...

Photo courtesy ihatemyscreenname via LAist flickr. Well, Brent Weinbach sure is the star of the week. He's all over town, prepping for the upcoming Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Elsewhere, yours truly has a show, Benson is at Largo, and there's more than enough improv to go around. Let me know if you'd like me to list a future show, and I'll try to make it happen. MONDAY 4/11 Mystic Mondays, 10:30p Del Close Theater at...

Derp. Photo courtesy fotonomous via LAist Flickr pool. It's comedy time at LAist, and this week is looking particularly great. As always, a slew of great indie shows play nice alongside the established shows at the big boy theaters around town. Can't we all just get along? When comedy is involved, we sure can. If you've got an upcoming show you'd like to see listed, email me. MONDAY 4/4 Harold Night, 9:30p UCB. The...

Photo courtesy jakerome via LAist Flickr pool. With the weather changing back into reasonable, it's the perfect week to get out and...stand in line to get back inside a building... At any rate, you can make laughter your sunshine, or just spend your day looking out your office window, so by the time these shows start you're so sick of the sun you can't stand it. If you've got an upcoming show you think...

Photo courtesy Radiolab. Oh look, another New York transplant is heading out west - at least for a night or two. WNYC’s Radiolab, the popular public radio / podcast storytelling show with a scientific bent, will be at Royce Hall on Wednesday (sold out) and Thursday evening as part of a three-city tour, eventually culminating in Seattle at the end of the month. For those of you not familiar with Radiolab, it is consistently...