Farley Elliott

Donald Glover. Photo by Farley Elliott for LAist. OK, follow me. Yup, right in through here, and straight to the counter. No, we’re not stopping to look at the Walking Dead comics. ID, cash, hand stamp, and on through the nondescript double doors in the back. Yeah, it’s dark, and the ceiling’s a little low, just trust me. It’s a lot less ‘Deer Hunter Russian roulette’ scene than you’re thinking. See? Listen to all...

Photo courtesy Deviate Pictures. It's official: Belding is back, and more principal-ier than ever! Neighborhood Watch is a new webseries by writer/director Noam Bleiweiss that premiered today on Blip.tv, the web2.0 online channel for all sorts of great creative content. Dennis Haskins (Belding himself) stars in the new series about a couple of small-town USA guys who start up a Neighborhood Watch program as a front to spend some time away from their wives....

Still spooky. Photo by jimsonweed via LAist Flickr pool. Welcome to November! The nights are a little cooler, and the jackets are getting a little heavier, so why not snuggle up some great laughs this week? There's plenty to be had, from Largo to the Lost Studio. In fact, this week there's a bunch of shows you're not likely to see ever again, so make sure to prioritize your life accordingly. As always, hit...

A little early, bro. Photo by 47266767@N00 via LAist Flickr pool. It's Halloween week! I don't know about you guys, but the party invites seem a little sparse this year. Oh well, more time for great comedy! This week is absolutely bananas, with the CDR Halloween show, the I Found This Funny book launch, the rise of The Meltdown, and Benson continues taping at the Music Box. Oh, and if you haven't heard, there's...

Co-director Michael Zimbalist. Courtesy of ESPN Films 30 for 30. Rarely, if ever, do stories exist in a vacuum. Instead, they are mere moments that capture a feeling, a scene, but never the whole scope of the issue. And oftentimes, in the shadowy bits curled up at the edge of a good tale, the most interesting, well-connected bits are waiting to be discovered. But even that part is just part of the story. The...

Gah! Photo via jtstrathdee via LAist Flickr pool. This weather is downright dangerous folks, but don't let the spookiness of the season dissuade you from entering many a comedy dungeon this week. OK, that's a bit much. But seriously, there's so much great stuff happening all week long, there's no reason to sit at home, regardless of the weather. Doug Benson is taping a Benson Interruption at Music Box tonight (courtesy of Comedy Central),...

I said KEEP IT LOW KEY, Ronnie! Photo via rinkrat or LAist Flickr pool. This week is all about the one man stand up sets, and not much else. That is, unless you count the internet's preeminent sketch kingpins Harvard Sailing Team at UCB, or the new This Is Awkward storytelling show, or any one of a million other great and hilarious things to do this week. Don't be fooled by your Netflix queue...

Photo courtesy Green Film Company. In American politics, it may well be that the thinnest of lines truly divide us the most. Beyond race, wealth, or denomination (although certainly encompassing all of these), political voting districts hold an absolutely distinct and direct power in being able to outline and define our governmental landscape. Districts, and the highly debated practice of redistricting, have for years been largely responsible for the election of officials that, frankly,...

Marc Maron. Photo courtesy Punchline Magazine. Just when you thought Largo, the hip comedy and music venue on La Cienega, couldn’t get any cooler - they go and do something like this. On Monday, October 11th, they’ll be hosting the West Coast rendition of Punchline Magazine’s Five Year celebration, and essentially all bets are off. So far Greg Proops, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Whitney Cummings and Chris Hardwick are all slated to slay the...

Hey everyone! Look at my turdmobile! Photo by 20990388@N04 via LAist Flickr page. It's a stand up splosion! this week, with tons of shows going on all over town. From Los Feliz to Downtown to deep in Silverlake, independent shows are cropping up everywhere, and each with their own bombtastic lineups. Be sure to get out this week, if only to keep on beating the heat. And if stand up's not your thing, remember...