Layers

Breaking down your favorite podcasts, albums, web series and more

 Aaron Kee

Layers: Picture This! Show – Bojacking Hilarious

Layers: Picture This! Show – Bojacking Hilarious

This was honestly one of my favorite shows ever! If you haven’t been to a PICTURE THIS! show, I highly recommend that you get to one, now. For those of you who’ve never been, Picture This! is a series of live shows, featuring live comedians paired with illustrators. And, this girl was lucky enough to […]

 CakeMama

Layers: “The Bitch Seat” is A Show-And-Tell Feast For The Soul

Layers: “The Bitch Seat” is A Show-And-Tell Feast For The Soul

When I first received an invite to see a show called The Bitch Seat I must confess I was ever so slightly intimidated by the name. Sure I knew it was a comedy show featuring comedians presenting items from their adolescent past on stage. I was even aware it was taking place within the nurturing […]

 Aaron Kee

Layers: ‘Neil Hamburger LIVE’ Yields Lots of Gourmet Comedic Cheese

Layers: ‘Neil Hamburger LIVE’ Yields Lots of Gourmet Comedic Cheese

Where do I even start on this one? My night at The Satellite Theater began with walking down Silver Lake Blvd., GPS in hand, then looking up to see it was the last thing I needed to find Neil Hamburger Live. With my earbuds blaring something I’m probably ashamed to say I even listen to, […]

 Aaron Kee

Layers: SURPRISE Comedy Yields An UnSurprisingly Good Time

Layers: SURPRISE Comedy Yields An UnSurprisingly Good Time

Let’s face it; L.A.’s comedy scene can be one-in-the-same sometimes – You get the Facebook invite. You might get a comp. And, you stand in line at a theater, until showtime, where you sit stiffly until your friend goes on stage. Then, you try to remember a “favorite joke” from the show, to prove you […]

 CakeMama

Layers: Sue Smith’s Slutty Pretzel Will Have You Back For More

Layers: Sue Smith’s <em>Slutty Pretzel</em> Will Have You Back For More

You know SUE SMITH. She’s the girl who traveled to New York City with bright eyes and copious amounts of enthusiasm. Well, guess what? She never lost that sparkle. In fact that comedic vibrancy has caught plenty of attention. Time Out New York named Sue one of “top ten funniest women in NYC.” She’s delighted […]

 CakeMama

Layers: RON BABCOCK Offers Up a Comprehensive Guide to the DIY Standup Tour

Layers: RON BABCOCK Offers Up a Comprehensive Guide to the DIY Standup Tour

In 2014 comedian RON BABCOCK went on a coast-to-coast hitting 34 cities, delivering 82 shows and driving 12,023 miles in Harvey, a 1975 Mercedes Benz. Now that he’s done all that work isn’t it the ultimate artistic gift to pass on the lessons he learned to others? Ron has done just than with his How […]

 CakeMama

Layers: The ‘Two Girls. One Pup.’ Show is the “PAWfect” LA Comedy Experience

Layers: The ‘Two Girls. One Pup.’ Show is the “PAWfect” LA Comedy Experience

OK, it’s not THAT kind of entertainment, so get your mind out of the gutter, pervert. If you have no idea what I’m referring to then stay blissfully ignorant, please. Now for our main feature! We had the pleasure of attending the Two Girls. One Pup. comedy show this month and it was an absolute […]

 Aaron Kee

Layers: TOMB RATER #2: ZUCKERBABY

Layers: TOMB RATER #2: ZUCKERBABY

Never watch another Julia Roberts movie again forever and ever I wanna holler atcha about this incredible VHS I dug up at a Salvation Army in South Pasadena: Zuckerbaby. There really aren’t a lot of movies that have plus-size women as their protagonist, let alone with a female lead. And if they do, it’s usually […]

 CakeMama

Layers: HAPPY CONTEST TIME is a Comedy Competition Worthy of Your Attention

Layers: HAPPY CONTEST TIME is a Comedy Competition Worthy of Your Attention

Comedy and rivalry pretty much go hand in hand in this day and age. Now, when you add Japanese school girls to the mix the stakes get way more interesting. Nestled away in the heart of Hollywood lives a sketch/stand-up show that combines cutthroat competition with sheer, madcap silliness. The Happy Contest Time show is […]

 CakeMama

Layers: What’s Great about RISE UP Comedy? Um, EVERYTHING!

Layers: What’s Great about RISE UP Comedy? Um, EVERYTHING!

When most people think of comedy shows they imagine a stuffy club with holier than thou staff enforcing two drink minimums. Well, it’s time to erase those notions. There’s a new breed of comedy show in town and LA’s nightlife is all the better for it. One newfangled, late night alternative comedy show that brings […]