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Mr. Monopoly is a wanted man. Photo via ~db~ on LAist Flickr page. This week there's some really great free shows going down at 8p at the Comedy Central stage, so you've really got no excuse to not get out there. Around town, you can also shake off the candy withdrawals and expensive bar tab by keeping it cheap at the usual haunts: UCB, iO West, Westside Comedy. If you've got a little more...

So, Cinematic Titanic comes to Largo, and I can't believe you're reading this. You should be standing in line, peeing your pants because the ORIGINAL CAST of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K) is making fun of some of the worst movies of all time. Pencil me in for Tuesday's show. In other news, some big names with recent Comedy Central stand up specials under their belts (Jo Koy, Greg Giraldo) are offering their comedic services in the greater Los Angeles area, while right here in town Rooftop Standup offers the best backdrop in all of comedy and Lenny Bruce lovers have a chance to give to a good cause AND walk away with some of his stuff. Amazing.

Nick Swardson. Photo courtesy Comedy Central. Nick Swardson, for those of you not familiar, is funnier than you. That’s pretty much all you need to know to enjoy his latest Comedy Central Special, Seriously, Who Farted?, as LAist was invited to do. Believe me when I say, if you have an even vague notion of who Swardson is before watching this special, you will be quite familiar with him once the hour is over....

Monday nights have long been mentioned on LAist as, surprisingly, a great night for comedy. There’s Harold Night at UCB, the Armando Show at iO West, and plenty of other random shows around town to assuage your already work-weary brain. But there’s one show, in the heart of Los Angeles, that doesn’t really fit the Monday bill. It’s as established as the improv shows mentioned above, and has bigger names attached to it than...

SLASH SIGHTING! Photo courtesy a shitty Blackberry / Farley Elliott / LAist. Stand up abounds this week in the comedy world, but there's also some great opportunities to check back in with the improv roots you know you have. Beer Shark Mice are only around for one more show (that we know of), TNT and Crashbar are doing their usual great stuff. As usual, if you're reading this you like comedy. And if you...

WTF?! Festival. Photo courtesy The Actors' Gang. As usual, things at the Ivy Substation in Culver City are not status quo. Then again, when you’re trying to keep theatre alive in an economy more suited for food stamps than Shakespeare, nothing is going to be easy. Enter The Actors’ Gang, who for years have been at the Los Angeles forefront of doing things the hard way, and with amazing results. Their productions, workshops, and...

Bus fail. Photo courtesy BeverlyHillsPorsche via LAist Flickr pool. Another week, another listing. This time there's some really choice shows all over town, and some other great ones that didn't make the list. Great stand up Larry Miller is going to be at the Comedy & Magic Club, and UCB keeps running with shows like Shitty Jobs and Friday night's WTF with Marc Maron. That being said, there's more than enough to keep you...

Katie Rinaldi/Used with permission Yes, technically the above title is grammatically incorrect. And, depending on your level of education and OCD, you might have a hard time getting past it and on to the rest of this piece. But that’s OK, we’re all a little different, and LA’s The Moth seeks to embrace that fact, while finding the linking commonalities in us all. For the record, the title is a reference to the 1927...

It’s Friday, which in LA means you still have no idea what you’re going to do this weekend. Maybe you’ll catch a flick or go downtown or spend way too much money at a club that doesn’t give a shit about you. Or, you could get out of town for the weekend, and see some of the best comedy in the country in the process. Tonight kicks off the Ultimate Comedy Bash in Solvang...

This week's absolute MUST SEE is The Moth GrandSLAM show @ Echoplex. Photo courtesy The Moth. If you're not familiar with The Moth, then shame on you. This long-running New York City / Los Angeles / touring show is an absolute fan favorite among comedians and writers and anyone who thinks they've got a good story to tell. Each month has a theme and if you want to try it out, you put your...