Farley Elliott

Big Dog star Charlie Sanders is all over town this week. Photo courtest FunnyOrDie. This week is extra-special, because the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival kicks off on Thursday at the Downtown Independent. In addition, there's some great storytelling shows, and iO West is dedicating Sunday to the absolute madness that is sure to be the Wicked Awesome Show night. If you're interested in getting in touch with this writer about listings, please shoot...

Photo courtesy MGM. If you're not familiar with Josh Heald, you've at least no doubt heard those four little words he made so famous: Hot Tub Time Machine. As the writer of the film, the idea for such a wacky, hilarious, throwback ski comedy is all his. LAist was fortunate enough to sit down over some (spilled) coffee with Heald as he talked about getting his project off the ground, working with such a...

Never there when you need it. Photo by martinca via Flickr. Los Angeles, for all that it has to offer the late night set in the way of tacos, deli meats, dancing, and beautifully vacant streets, can’t seem to find it in its heart to make a goddamn chai latte past 11pm. Why? There are more than enough night-owl neurotics with script deadlines (or even term papers due) that you’d think every third Starbucks...

Big yet small yet big. Photo by casualtimetravel via LAist Flickr photo pool. The Ice House is hosting the finals of Uncle Clyde's stand up competition, UCB's Let's Do This! has March Madness winner Small Town Sheriff and UCBTNY performer Chris Gethard doing his one man show on Thursday, while The Moth meets up in Mid-City and TigerLily keeps the comedy coming in Hollywood. No matter where you turn or what night you're interested,...

The Friars Club of New York has long been known as a hallowed hall for laughs. Their roasts, televised on Comedy Central in the early 2000’s, have often become the stuff of legend, for better (Gilbert Gottfried’s post-9/11 telling of The Aristocrats joke (NSFW)) or worse (Chevy Chase getting “blindsided”). But one thing is undeniable: from its founding fathers to today’s Roastmaster General Jeff Ross, comedy is in the bloodline of The Friars. Last...

Try as you might, you can't outrun being a douchebag. Photo by LAist's own Julie Wolfson. This is a really strong week for comedy, folks. Comedy is Dead is alive and kicking, Joke Lab is doing a best-of show, John Pinette is out at the beach, and HOLY EFF BULLETPROOF! An explosion-filled, action-packed sketch show for free at the Comedy Central stage (where all shows are free, assuming you call and make a reservation)....

Sick and tired of fearing for your life in normal movie theaters? Want to be able to freely shout at the screen but don't want to watch a movie in Lawndale? Then may we suggest Horrible Movie Night, a monthly screening of the worst this town has ever had to offer the silver screen. The brainchild of comedian (and longtime Simpsons animator) John Mathot, Horrible Movie Night (HMN) is a great way to spend...

The marathon: you're doing it wrong. Sort of. Photo via veggieannabanana on Flickr. There's a bunch of great shows this week, but I've only got time to list one for each night. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! As always, you can really be a part of something special at one of those Andy Dick Black Box shows at iO West, or feel like you're part of the 'in' crowd over at UCB....

Nick Thune isn't necessarily a man of few words. Maybe, instead, he’s just a man that always seems comfortable. Comedian, actor, musician, writer - Nick has fallen easily into every title bestowed on him, even acting as a short-lived correspondent on the only slightly-longer-lived Jay Leno Show. So when you get yourself a copy of his debut comedy album Thick Noon (and you should), don’t be surprised if there’s a little less Sam Kinison...

Hey You Millionaires are in LA this week, at the Improv and iO West. There's a ton out-of-town talent putting up stuff this week, from Jon Dore at Tiger Lily to Hey You Millionaires doing sketch comedy at The Improv. Plus it's St. Patty time, so The Irish Peddlers are on point at iO West. Also, the UCB March Madness tournament kicks into high gear, with the 24-team gauntlet at TNT on Tuesday night....