Upcoming Events

Jun
2

Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat: Fundraiser

The Groundlings present a special one-night-only fundraiser event as the cast of Jury Duty: Company Retreat returns in character for a fully improvised workplace seminar, followed by a live Q&A with the cast. Seminar and Q & A lead by Anthony King. All proceeds go to The Groundlings Theatre, a non profit 501c3 theatre company based out of Los Angeles.

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Jun
5

the least chill bird: a summer sketch show

The Least Chill Bird is an original comedy show created by Emma Bird and Chili Davidson.

Designed to help you start your summer with a bang, The Least Chill Bird features hot off-the-press sketch and characters from LA-based comedians who were transplanted from much colder places.

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Jun
9

LGBT-IDK LIVE: With Allison Reese! And Friends! With Hannah Pilkes, Elizabeth Andrews and Blue Jay and Friends!

Every other week on Tuesdays, starting on 4/28, LGBT-IDK LIVE with Allison Reese is a live and livestreamed variety show celebrating the release of the improvised mockumentary webseries LGBT-IDK, where Reese goes on blind dates with a variety of comedic characters

Come see the live queer variety hour chock-full of big characters, flirting, laughs, music and of course, in true Allison Reese fashion: joyous chaos.

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Jun
25

SPACE! The Game show

SPACE! The Game Show, brings together a panel of comedy stars to goof our way through the cosmos. Our Granter of Arbitrary Points, Alice Wetterlund, will determine which star shines the brightest.

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May
28

Fuck This Month

Improv comedy based on your bad month featuring some of the best comedians in LA.

Fuck This Month is one of the most popular live comedy shows in Los Angeles featuring some of the best improvsiers in the world. Audiences are invited to share what makes their month bad and the cast of comedians perform improv comedy based off the audience's stories.

Cast: Grant O'Brien, Lily Du, Paul Robalino, Austin Williams, Eli Gonzalez, Lauren Knutti, Jeff Whitaker

Catch past shows on-demand at https://watch.thirdbest.tv/

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May
26

LGBT-IDK LIVE: With Allison Reese! And Friends! with Tien tran, Sahana Srinivasan, anD Dahlya Glick!

Every other week on Tuesdays, starting on 4/28, LGBT-IDK LIVE with Allison Reese is a live and livestreamed variety show celebrating the release of the improvised mockumentary webseries LGBT-IDK, where Reese goes on blind dates with a variety of comedic characters

Come see the live queer variety hour chock-full of big characters, flirting, laughs, music and of course, in true Allison Reese fashion: joyous chaos.

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May
24

Popup Market Fundraiser

A very special event is coming to DSP o support a local street vendor! This is truly a community event, and we’re so excited and grateful to bring together so many talented local artists for this pop-up :)

Pull up, bring a friend, and help us raise money for this vendor buyout πŸ’—

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May
22

Blood Hustle: An Improvised Vampire Hunting RPG with Demi Adejuyigbe, Malcom Whitfield, Elisawon Etidorhpa and Ify Nwadiwe!

BLOOD HUSTLE is an all new comedy TTRPG, crafted and adapted from the story of the same name, by GM MALCOLM WHITFIELD (Crooked Media).

THE JOB MARKET SUCKS, WHY NOT HUNT VAMPIRES? In a version of Los Angeles plagued by vampires, underemployed civilians looking for some extra cash turn to Slayr, an app that’s the Taskrabbit of hunting the undead. Watch some of the bravest (and most desperate) contractors band together to destroy the vampire menace, all while braving the everyday evils of late stage capitalism, shitty landlords, and street parking.

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May
16

The Watermelon Woman Movie Night

Join us for an intimate evening as we screen The Watermelon Woman β€” a groundbreaking, genre-bending film that truly changed independent cinema forever. For nearly three decades, it has served as a touchstone, proof of our existence, and a radical act of self-documentation for Black queer women everywhere.

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May
15

King Stranger Comedy Fundraiser Show

You’ve heard of a kind stranger, but a king stranger? Why, that’s the kindest stranger of them all! And that could be you, if you come to DSP Studios on Friday 5/15 to see some of the funniest comics Los Angels has to offer while raising money for the Mutual Aid LA Network

Featuring Clare O'Kane, Guy Branum and River Butcher. Hosted by Grace Freud and Jon Alcabes.

Come out to Elysian Park for a great cause and a great time!

Tickets are a suggested donation of $10!

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May
14

Fuck This Month

Improv comedy based on your shitty month!

Cast: Jacob Wysocki, Jon Gabrus, Corin Wells, Phil Augusta Jackson, Lauren Knutti, Eli Gonzalez, Jeff Whitaker

Toast this garbage month off by throwing up your middle finger and sharing what made it suck so royally. A cast of veteran comedians will take your stories of woe and spin them into comedy gold. Therapy through laughter! Get your tickets and join us in sending this month back to hell where it belongs.

Instagram: @fuckthismonth

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May
12

LGBT-IDK LIVE: With Allison Reese + Jack Dedans & Sammy Mowrey

A live variety show for LGBT-IDK’s release: stand-up, music, sneak peeks of the series, and a chaotic improvised blind date w/ Allison Reese

Every other week on Tuesdays, starting on 4/14, LGBT-IDK LIVE with Allison Reese is a live and livestreamed variety show celebrating the release of the improvised mockumentary webseries LGBT-IDK, where Reese goes on blind dates with a variety of comedic characters.

Equal parts late-night show, comedy showcase, and chaotic social experiment, the show fuses stand-up, live music, improv, and an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming episode of LGBT-IDK.

Throughout the night, comedians and musicians will take the stage before Reese closes the night by going on a fully improvised blind date with a very special Guest

Come see the live queer variety hour chock-full of big characters, flirting, laughs, music and of course, in true Allison Reese fashion: joyous chaos.

4/28: Catherine McCafferty @catherine_mccaff

5/12: Jack Dedans@sackdejanz & Sammy Mowrey @sammymowrey

5/26: Sahana Srinivasan- @sahana__srinivasan

6/09: Elizabeth Andrews @itsyourmanager

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May
10

Denouement: An Improvised Murder Mystery

Some of LA's best improvisational minds create and then solve a mystery before your very eyes!

Featuring: Siobhan Thompson, Alex Fernie, Dhruv Uday Singh, Vic Michaelis, Kimia Behpoornia, Grant O'Brien, John Milhiser, Jacquis Neal, Angela Giarratana, Cathryn Mudon, & Ele Woods

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Apr
30

Space! The Game Show

SPACE! The Game Show: where comedy stars take on actual stars!

SPACE! The Game Show, brings together a panel of comedy stars to goof our way through the cosmos. Our Granter of Arbitrary Points, Alice Wetterlund, will determine which star shines the brightest.

This panel is genuinely stellar.

Guy Branum- EMMY WINNER and creator and star of Talk Show the Game Show

Aparna Nancherla - Bob's Burgers, The Great North, BoJack Horsemand and A Simple Favor

Jamie Loftus- Podcaster extraordinaire, host of The Bechdel Cast, Sixteenth Minute, My Year in Mensa and more. Author the bestseller, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

Alice Wetterlund- Host of Treks and the City and D'arcy on Resident Alien.

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Apr
28

LGBT-IDK LIVE! With Allison Reese + Catherine Mccafferty, Tien Tran & chrissy & the bruisers!

A live variety show for LGBT-IDK’s release: stand-up, music, sneak peeks of the series, and a chaotic improvised blind date w/ Allison Reese

Every other week on Tuesdays, starting on 4/14, LGBT-IDK LIVE with Allison Reese is a live and livestreamed variety show celebrating the release of the improvised mockumentary webseries LGBT-IDK, where Reese goes on blind dates with a variety of comedic characters.

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Apr
26

Sammy Tonite!

Get ready to vibe all night with Sammy Tonite bringing the energy and good times your way!

Sammy Tonite is a new queer talk show hosted by stand-up comedian Sammy Mowrey (seen on Adult Swim, HBO Max). Join us for the taping of our next episode which features segments from our cast of writers, panel discussions, interveiws with our guests and music from our houseband Ryan and the Dudettes.

This month's guests:

  • Vera Drew (The People's Joker)

  • Janaya Future Khan (Dark Woke Show)

  • And Musical Guest Supershrew!

Written by: Sammy Mowrey, Alice Brenner, Jake Noll, Enor Bishop, Tyler Jackson and Ryan Daly.

Produced by: Langston Alimayu, Anya Solotaire and DSP

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Apr
20

Denouement: An Improvised Murder Mystery

Some of LA's best improvisational minds create and then solve a mystery before your very eyes!

Featuring: Siobhan Thompson, Alex Fernie, Dhruv Uday Singh, Vic Michaelis, Kimia Behpoornia, Grant O'Brien, John Milhiser, Jacquis Neal, Angela Giarratana, Cathryn Mudon, & Ele Woods

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Apr
20

Holy Shit I’m High Prov

An improv show featuring the best comedy talent in LA.

4 groups doing 20 mins of improv, high on weed. It’s guaranteed to be high-larious! No narcs.

Lineup: Arasha, Casey Feigh, Payam Banifaz, Jacquis Neal, Shakira Paye, Lyndsey Frank, Corin Wells, Dave Theune, Toni Adeyemi, Anna Bezahler, Isabella Escalante, Austin Williams, Beck Drysdale, Leonard Smith Jr, Jake Jabbour, James Mastraieni, May Darmon, Benny Wayne Sully, AJ Lubecker,Ahsohn Williams, Tessa Williams, Raiza Licea, Chad Fisher & Blake Edwards

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Apr
19

Dead Pilots Society

In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve.

Presented by Andrew Reich (Friends; Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story) and Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour; The Writers Panel).

The April 19 show features a pilot by writer/actor/comic Joel Kim Booster (Fire Island; The Other Two) and an adaptation of the Valley Heat podcast by its creator Christian Duguay (Mad TV).

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Apr
18

Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!

In this D&D-meets-comedy improv live show, four intrepid 1st-level characters go up against an epic monster and meet their gruesome but heroic demise. The show’s Host, live musician, and audience participation add to the fun. Come and witness this live version of the official D&D TV show, "Faster, Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!" β€”and leave your notions of β€œthe heroes always win” at the door.

Cast includes Todd Stashwick (Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys), Rekha Shankar (Dropout TV, Between Two Ferns: The Movie), Rashawn Scott (Dimension 20, Game Changer), and Jared Logan (Destroy All Neighbors, Glass Cannon Network), along with DM Jon Ciccolini and Host Bill Rehor.

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Apr
18

Holy Shit improv

An improv show featuring the best comedy talent in LA.

A show so good, it’ll have you yelling, β€œHoly Shit!”

Lineup: Casey Feigh, Milana Vayntrub, Echo Kellum, X Mayo, Carl Tart, Corin Wells & Ryan Rosenberg

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Apr
17
to Apr 18

Club Alice

Are you tired of comedy parties just being networking events?? Don’t you wanna actually dance for once?? Not at coachella but wish you were?? Then come on down to CLUB ALICE and let’s go nuts.

Featuring sets from

ALICE

KAAARI

La Chula

Tickets are $5 in advance; $10 day of!

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Apr
16

Audioginary Cinema

bed crumb show* presents: Audioginary Cinema, a night where we bring musicians together to reimagine category within film through sound art / improvisations.
Each mysterious short will be live scored by:
Los Angeles Office of Improvisation
janet soomi
+ a live performance by Qur’an Shaheed

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Apr
15

Paul Cherry's Hidden Gems

Paul Cherry's Hidden Gems, a weekly show showcasing deep cut tracks, bringing weekly guests and sometimes DJing or making tracks

Paul Cherry's Hidden Gems, a weekly show showcasing deep cut tracks, bringing weekly guests and sometimes DJing or making tracks

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Apr
11

Fuck This Month

FUCK THIS MONTH is a monthly improv comedy show that aims to cure your misery by turning your shitty month into improv comedy. Toast this garbage month off by throwing up your middle finger and sharing what made it suck so royally. A cast of veteran comedians will take your stories of woe and spin them into comedy gold.

Cast: Angela Giarratana, Amanda Lehan-Canto, Tommy Bowe, Eli Gonzalez, Lauren Knutti, Jeff Whitaker and more TBA

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Apr
10

Drafts

Join us for the "Essays" community show!! Nine readers will present short personal essays on a range of topics-- no theme, works-in-progress welcome, guaranteed to be a good time. 

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