Hollywood’s drunkest magic show, DIRTY TRICKS w/ The New Bad Boys of Magic, enters its second smash(ed) year at the newly renovated Three Clubs. Headliners at the world-famous Magic Castle, The New Bad Boys of Magic (aka Daniel Donohue and Eric Siegel), are back to shock and delight audiences with their signature brand of NSFW character comedy and top-notch illusions. Joining them for each performance—generally running on the third Sunday of each month—is a rotating cast of the world’s foremost professional prestidigitators. Audience members (21-and-over, please) arrive early to grab drinks and enjoy close-up magic performed right at their tables. Co-produced by Greg Karber, the next DIRTY TRICKS event is scheduled for Sunday, July 21, 2019. Michael Rayner—a comedian and juggler seen on The Late, Late Show with James Corden, David Letterman and America’s Got Talent—is confirmed to join the debauchery. Read the rest of this entry »

Good Shows is proud to present The Book of Briarshire, running for five performances in the 2019 season of The Hollywood Fringe Festival from Saturday, June 8^th through Sunday, June 30^th. Written by and starring Kelly Moore, directed by Colleen Doyle, and produced by Conor Hanney, The Book of Briarshire is an epic medieval fantasy comedy, where kick-ass women rule. With an almost entirely female ensemble cast, Briarshire subverts the fantasy genre, packed with both action and laughs. Our heroine Ylva (played by Moore) wants nothing more than to become a knight and live up to her father’s legacy, so she quests to slay The Dragon (played by Lindsey Mallard) along with her clueless sister Skittles (played by Emily Bolcik) who frequently breaks into unsolicited/undesired freestyle raps. Along the way, they encounter magic, soldiers, elves, and even… a cobbler.  The limited engagement will take place at The Broadwater, Second Stage. Audience members are invited to stay afterwards for refreshments in the attached bar The Broadwater Plunge, owned by TV’s Patrick Duffy. Read the rest of this entry »

Highways Performance Space Artistic Director Leo Garcia presents the cathartic multimedia one-man show, Apocalyptic Exodus Scenarios, written and performed by Joey Halter for two nights only on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1, 2015. Blending philosophy with absurdist comedy, psychedelic lighting, video projections, and rock and roll, Halter’s Apocalyptic Exodus Scenario is a humorous existential exploration of life’s enigmas. The 90-minute event starts at 8:30pm at Highways Performance Space. Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films proudly announces the release of the award-winning Coffee, Kill Boss, a feature-length independent comedy-thriller starring Eddie Jemison (Ocean’s Eleven trilogy, Bruce Almighty, HBO’s Hung), Robert Forster (Academy Award nominee for Jackie Brown, also known for roles in Breaking Bad, Psycho), Noureen DeWulf (star of Academy Award-winning short West Bank Story, TV’s Anger Management), Peter Breitmayer (veteran character actor most recently seen in TV hit Fargo), and Richard Riehle (beloved character vet noted for roles in Office Space and Bridesmaids). Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD release of the award-winning new tragic comedy, King of Herrings. Co-Directed by Eddie Jemison and Sean Richardson, the gritty black and white feature film is a nuanced character study that explores the relationships between a delusional group of societal leftovers in a Woody Allen meets David Mamet pocket of New Orleans, as they drink, play cards, and ultimately clash over a strange and beautiful woman. The film’s digital VOD release is scheduled for January 20, 2015 via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Gumroad, Google Play, YouTube Rentals, and others. Read the rest of this entry »

Devolver Digital Films is proud to announce the digital VOD and cable releases of the touching comedy-drama, Diving Normal. The film will also have a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles as well as one night event screenings in Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, New York, Orange County (CA), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, and other cities to be announced (please see schedule below). Directed by Kristjan Thor, the character-driven narrative feature film tells the story of a love triangle that occurs when two unlikely friends fall for the same beautiful, but broken, woman. In the film, an adaptation of the critically acclaimed play of the same name, the three main characters combat abandonment, addiction, and struggles with conforming to traditional relationships. Read the rest of this entry »

Paprika Productions is pleased to present West Coast premiere performances, in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, of Burq Off!, a gutsy autobiographical one-woman show written and performed by Nadia Parvez Manzoor. Los Angeles performances will run from Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Elephant Stages in Hollywood. San Francisco performances will run from Thursday, July 24 through Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the EXIT Theatre Studio Space. Directed by Tara Elliott, Burq Off! follows Manzoor’s search for identity and acceptance, while navigating the cultural conflicts of her British-Pakistani home. With great humor and insight, she explores themes of sex, religion, culture, truth, and family.  Read the rest of this entry »

Mitch Cartwright Productions is proud to announce the VOD release of the award-winning new dark comedy, Feeding Mr. Baldwin, through Devolver Digital Films. Feeding Mr. Baldwin, directed by Will Prescott, is a feature-length film about a house sitter who bites off more than he can chew when a dead body mysteriously shows up at the estate he’s watching. Desperate to make a good impression, he convinces an estranged friend to help him clean up the mess before the wealthy homeowner returns. The digital VOD (Video on Demand) release is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2014 through Devolver. The film will first be available through iTunes, Amazon, PlayStation, Xbox, VUDU, Vimeo on Demand, VHX, Distrify, Google Play, and others. The cable VOD release date is set for Tuesday, August 5, 2014.  Read the rest of this entry »

For the fourth year, Theatre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) presents A Week of French Language Cinema in Los Angeles, with FREE nightly screenings of award-winning Francophonic films, from Monday, March 18 to Friday, March 22, 2013. The program includes notable films Sister from Switzerland (3/18), Seducing Doctor Lewis from Canada (3/19), The Snows of Kilimanjaro from France (3/20), On the Sly from Belgium (3/21), and Laurence Anyways from Quebec (3/22). All films include subtitles in English. Monday and Friday night screenings are at 7:45pm, preceded by receptions with wine and hors d’oeuvres at 7:00pm. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night screenings start at 7:30pm. Admission is FREE! Read the rest of this entry »