Fanatic Salon Theater

3 Improv Groups
2026-05-23 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Featuring

Dan Castelaneta
Lance Kinsey.
Sean Masterson
and
Jon Stark
$15

Generations of Improv
2026-05-24 19:30 - 22:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Off the Wall and Mostly Organic with Jeff Urband on piano.

Off the Wall’s Special Guest, Amy Hill (Lilo & Stitch)
Mostly Organic’s Special Guest, Gracie Moore (The Ice House)

$15

Kathryn Schorr's Saturday Night Comedy Club
2026-05-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Stand Up Featuring
Karen Forman
Kazu Kusano
Roz Browne
Darrell Goss
Whitney Raynor
Ben Thompson
and
Kathryn Schorr

8pm
$15
Free parking, free wine and snacks, Party on the patio!

Recess Improv & Stuff
2026-06-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Recess welcomes two new groups–Duck Quack Quack and Chux–to join us for a night of improv and stuff!
Brian Heveron-Smith accompanying on keyboard the entire night!
Doors @ 7:45pm with soda/tea/coffee served in the courtyard before, during intermission, and after the show.
NOTE: This show is BYOB! Drinks OK inside.
==LINEUP==
8:00pm – Duck Quack Quack – This set of fine folks have been performing around town for about half a year together and will join us Friday: Dante Belletti, Lauren Hovey, Matthew Moore, Nick Weidner, Sasha Bottitta, Theoni Bekiari, Sean Keefe, & Rob Tom!
8:30pm – Medley Mashup – We’ve got another fun musical improv lineup this time bringing back three founding members of Singing in the Range: Salma Soliman, Jon Baum, and Cody Saunders!
==Intermission==
9:00pm – Chux – Performing around town at Clubhouse, Pack Theater, and now here at the fanaticSalon including @___elise__________, @amyetho, @andrewclaytonstier, @kao.dino, @jlorca13, @lindsaylewis & @marmarinspace!
9:30pm – Coca-Lolash – Cody and Ash bring movement and sound to beautiful music by our guest musical director Brian Heveron-Smith!
==Tickets==
You can pay in advance or at the door. Web ticket sales close at 7pm on Friday, June 12. You can also purchase at the door (and avoid fees) using cash, Venmo, or credit card, even if you arrive a little late.
==FIRST TIME BUYERS==
If you haven’t been to one of my events @ fanaticSalon (Backyard Improv, ReCeSS, SING!), send me an email (cody.l.saunders@gmail.com) for an early bird code you can use for a $10 ticket if you contact me before the end of June 24, 2026.

https://www.tixtree.com/e/recess-improv-stuff-54e7978fda85

Kathryn Schorr's Saturday Night Comedy Club
2026-06-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Stand Up Featuring
Thomas Mitchell
Liz Sale
Meghan Scibona
Amie Lieberman
Christine Picon Van Duzer
Ben Thompson
AK Agunddbiade
and
Kathryn Schorr

8pm
$15
Free parking, free wine and snacks, Party on the patio!

You Say What! Award Winning Storytelling
2026-06-28 14:00 - 15:20 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
A Sunday Afternoon of Unbelievable True Stories
Some stories are too strange for fiction. Too funny to make up. Too real to forget.
That’s exactly what you’ll get at You Say What! — an afternoon of true, unscripted stories told live by some of the most compelling voices around. No scripts. No safety nets. Just five storytellers, one stage, and tales that will make you laugh, gasp, and wonder how any of this actually happened.
Whether you’re a lifelong fan of live storytelling or just someone who appreciates a great “no way that’s real” moment, this is the Sunday afternoon you didn’t know you needed.
Meet Your Storytellers

Miyo (Host): A Moth champion and the powerhouse producer bringing you LA’s most jaw-dropping stories.
Brandee Stilwell: Comedy writer, MAD Rewind podcast host, and magnet for the beautifully bizarre.
Debby Kenneybrew: A captivating yarn-spinner who never lets the truth ruin a great story.
Dylan Brody: An award-winning storyteller, filmmaker, and world-class poker player who refuses to stop creating.
George Kessler: A delightful storyteller and proud survivor of nearly 40 years inside the LAUSD.
Katya Duft: A multilingual Moth StorySLAM winner who spins everyday life into award-winning narratives.

Don’t wait until the doors are open—our seats fill up fast! Grab your tickets now and join us for the Sunday afternoon event everyone will be talking about on Monday morning.
$15 online / $20 at the door
Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/you-say-what-with-award-winning-storytellers-tickets-1989072919647

Generations of Improv
2026-06-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
$15

A Maternal Exorcism
2026-07-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
The US premiere of A Maternal Exorcism to be staged in Nashville and L.A.
Zoe Lambert performs her award-winning solo show at 7pm on Saturday 27th of June 2026 at The Filming Station, 501 8th Ave S, Nashville, Tn 37203.
Then she takes her show to L.A. where you can see a second performance on Wednesday 8th July 2026. 7.30pm at The Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066
Tickets free/donate on the door. Reservations call 615-400-5620.
At 41, Zoe Lambert is not an alcoholic. Just emotionally dependent on cheap whisky. Reeling from her mother’s death, she unpicks a life’s work as a carer and her strict religious upbringing as a Jehovah’s Witness, which she swore she had left behind.
Both hilarious and heart-breaking, A Maternal Exorcism sheds light on the lingering impact of coercive control and religious trauma in a high control group.
“A passionate and gripping piece of theatre” Lancashire Post (UK).
Zoe says, “How do you write a love letter to your dead mother when all you want is to shout at her? This show is for anyone who has experienced the confusion of conditional love or coercive control. Or wondered what life is like for the JW who knocks on your door”.

Adapted from her memoir in progress, A Maternal Exorcism premiered in Montreal in 2025 before winning the UK 2025 Bay Fringe Festival’s award for ‘Best Local Theatre’.
Zoe Lambert is a writer and lecturer at Lancaster University (UK). Her short stories have been widely published in the UK, including her collection, The War Tour (Comma Press). Brought up as a Jehovah’s Witness, she is now a board member of the International Cultic Studies Association.
The show is brought to the US by Ken Bernstein of CK Productions who just earned his masters in the Psychology of Coercive Control at The University of Salford, and premiered Steve Earle’s Karla, Jeremy Child’s Vampire Monologues, and Bruce Arnston’s The Doyle and Debbie Show and Petrie.
Please note this performance is educational. Tickets are free/donation to cover costs only. Reservations 615-400-5620

Whitney Rayner Album Recording
2026-07-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Whitney Rayner is recording her delightfully unhinged, debut comedy album. Come laugh with (or at) her in Culver City. One night only!
Whitney Rayner

Whitney Rayner is a Los Angeles–based comedian turning bad decisions into punchlines. She’s performed at The Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv, and Don’t Tell Comedy. She’s also performed at more festivals than her credit card can keep up with, including Netflix is a Joke. Whitney’s comedy is sharp, irreverent, and based in her own, completely avoidable chaos. Her bubbly energy and punchline-driven delivery has even landed her in theaters as an opener for Chelsea Handler.
Ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whitney-rayner-records-her-debut-comedy-album-tickets-1992389098427

Dylan Brody's Thinking Aloud
2026-07-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Internationally acclaimed, award-winning humorist, author, playwright and independent film-maker Dylan Brody brings music in his latest solo show, THINKING ALLOWED, turning story-telling and song into a cohesive evening of laughter and, ultimately, hope for a brighter future. What starts as a promised evening of soothing comedy builds to an impassioned call for an intellectual renaissance that might bring about a swift end to a dark age and the introduction of a new enlightenment.

“Dylan is funny in ways that don’t remind me of anyone.” — David Sedaris

“I love this dude’s comedy.” — Margaret Cho

“His writing is brilliant.” — Robin Williams

$20 with reservation
$23 at the door

Thursday Open Mic with Maria Bruggere
2026-08-20 19:00
Our critically acclaimed Open Mic is a welcoming atmosphere for comics new and seasoned. Sign in format. $5 for everyone! Every Thursday. 6:00 PM sign up, 7:00 PM show time.
