Quick Dish LA: LaughtivismLA Diversity Sketch Show 1.21 at iO West
What do you get when a team of ten strangers has a week to put together a new sketch show? LaughtivismLA Diversity Sketch Show! At this show you get 5 writers, 5 actors, a different director every show PLUS one hour of socially conscious comedy via sketches, stand-up, song, and personal stories. Talk about packing […]
Quick Dish LA: Something 4 The Kids 5PUMPKIN5 Halloween Variety Show Starting 10.7 at iO West
While adults love to dress up and party for Halloween, isn’t it really for the kids? You know, the ones without driver’s licenses or noticeable body hair. While you ponder that question, we’d like to tell you about a new Halloween variety show catering to families and kids. It’s called 5PUMPKIN5 and will get spooky […]
Quick Dish LA: TONIGHT Celebrate The 1 Year Anniversary of THE MERMAID COMEDY HOUR at iO West
The Mermaid Comedy Hour has been showcasing diverse female lineups every month without repetition for an ENTIRE YEAR. No small feat! Come celebrate this laugh-raising show TONIGHT with more fantastic comedians PLUS raffles, goodie bags, drink specials, and a prize for the “Best Mermaid” costume. The lineup for the anniversary is top notch, as always: […]
Quick Dish: We Are Thomasse Performing 5.21 at The iO West Mainstage in LA
If you are completely clueless about who We Are Thomasse are, let me fill you in. The duo are a British-American comedy couple based in Los Angeles and New York. More specifically, they are husband and wife team Nick Afka Thomas (the Brit) and Sarah Ann Masse (The American). Their sketches are hilarious, thought-provoking edibles […]
Quick Dish: The Stand-Up Show & Series Launch Party of SEX: A HORROR STORY Happens 2.15 at iO West
Hold on to your horses, kids! There’s a new web series coming to town and it’s ready to take the mating game to whole new level. SEX: A Horror Story features alt comedy talents like Alice Wetterlund (HBO’s Silicon Valley), Dave Ross (Good Heroin, Terrified), Brandon Wardell (@midnight, VICE), and other rising-stars. This unscripted “drunk […]
Tasty News: iO West Hosts The 4th Annual LA Scripted Comedy Festival March 9th-12th
Would life really be complete without some healthy competition? Of course NOT! We’re Americans! We live for this stuff (see American Idol for reference)! Coming to iO West March 9th through the 12th is an event that will feature a bevy of shows on three stages, include celebrity headliners and judges, and offer various comedy […]
Video Licks: Food Thieves Get A Taste of McBain’s GLASS FOR SANDWICHES
Hey, I recently heard a story about a woman who was having issues with her lunches going missing at work and the solution turned out to be a ghost chili to catch the culprit screaming for mercy. If you thought that was a great idea watch McBain’s Glass For Sandwiches. (WARNING: Comedy Cake does not […]
Quick Dish: McBain Sketch Comedy 12.19 at iO West Theater
McBain, an iO West house team, will have you wrapped in laughter this holiday season. This weekend, December 19th expect some weird, dark and super funny sketch comedy to drop right in your lap. No, not literally, but you get the picture. While you wait for the most absurd of sketch shows to take over […]
Quick Dish: MCBAIN Comedy is After Your Laughter 11.8 at iO West’s Del Close Theater
I’ve been informed from the powers that be that the iO West sketch house team McBain (Batman fans, relax) “will blow your butt off with laughter” Sunday, November 8th at the Del Close Theater. You know what that means, you better get that rear in gear and attend this FREE show! McBain performs on the […]
Quick Dish: Catch BEER SHARK MICE at iO West Saturday 6.27
Legendary improv group Beer Shark Mice will be gracing the iO West stage this Saturday, June 27th. The team is composed of Neil Flynn (The Middle), Pat Finn (The Middle), Paul Vaillancourt (iO West), Pete Hulne (Anchorman), Mike Coleman (Drunk History), and David Koechner (Anchorman). If you only know the members individually and not as […]
