2 Prov, 2 Mashup
2023-03-31 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
It’s a fifth Friday so I’m off the Backyard Improv racket and doing something different! 2-prov and 2 4-person mashup groups consisting of 1 member from each 2-prov. Each set will be 15 minutes.
2×4=4×2=1 great night! Is that enough math?
Beverages will be served in the courtyard, doors at 7:30 and show starts at 8!
Buy tickets by Thursday at 7pm for $7, or $10 after or at the door.
Saunders^2 – Bryan Saunders and Cody Saunders may or may not be related off the stage but on the stage they combine forces to be Saunders Squared.
Understudy – Chris Alvarado and Sajjad Khan may look like they don’t know what they are doing, but they’ve been studying the script this entire time.
R&B – Bileko Wissa and Rolland Lopez will get you in the mood… to laugh!
Sammy & David Fall in Love – See David Carzell and Sammy Glicker fall in love all over again!
$10

Backyard Improv @ the Theater
2023-04-14 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Backyard Improv groups Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater share the stage with GAK and the Chris Alvarado Improv Workshop Class Show!

You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, April 12th for $10, or $15 after.
Doors at 7:30 with refreshments served in the courtyard.
8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is our director: Chris Alvarado. We explore dramatic themes with a unique format.
8:30pm – Chris Alvarado Improv Workshop Class Show – The first ever class show for this excellent improv workshop!
9:00pm – GAK – A messy, sticky substance.
9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

Every second and fourth Friday of the month!

$15

The Lineup
2023-04-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-05-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Fanatic Salon & Comedy n’ Chill presents:
A night of stand up
Hosted by Maria Bruggere
& Surprise Drop-Ins!
$15
Doors 7:30, show 8:00

Backyard Improv @ the Theater
2023-04-28 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Backyard improv & comedy party

Backyard Improv groups Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater share the stage with Four Corners and Let’s Hear it for Jaymie and Chris.

You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, April 26th for $10, or $15 after.
Doors at 7:30 with refreshments served in the courtyard.
8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is Ruby Willman! We explore dramatic themes with a unique format.
8:30pm – Let’s Hear it for Jaymie and Chris – Two person musical improv with no words.
9:00pm – Four Corners – Coming from the four corners of LA County, enjoy an evening of heartfelt delight, belly laughs, and mischief.
9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

$15

Kathryn Schorr's Saturday Night Comedy Club
2023-04-29 20:00, 2023-05-27 20:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
This month’s Comedy Club features Maria Bruggere,
Nicky Davis Miller
Ben Thompson
Holly Perkins
Rick Martinelli
and host Karen Forman
8pm
$15
Free parking, free wine and snacks, RAFFLE!!!! Pary on the pation!

Opening Night (CANCELED)
2023-04-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Opening Night — The Improvised Musical
CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS – PLEASE CONTACT JANE IF YOU NEED A REFUND
Based in Hollywood, California, the Opening Night cast combines Chicago and Los Angeles improv with the Broadway stylings of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Fosse and Edith Head. Occasionally, they borrow the helicopter from Ms. Saigon. They usually give it back.
Featuring Derek Miller, Matt Young, Michael Pollock, Shulie Cowen, Mark McConville, Norm Thoeming, & Hilary Rowe.
$15

2 Prov, 2 Mashup
2023-05-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Four two person improv groups will perform, and then they will be mashed into two groups to see what happens. It’s going to be hilarious!

2-prov and 2 4-person mashup groups consisting of 1 member from each 2-prov. Each set will be 15 minutes.

2×4=4×2=1 great night! Is that enough math?

Saunders^2 – Bryan Saunders and Cody Saunders may or may not be related off the stage but on the stage they combine forces to be Saunders Squared. Shit, that’s more math!

2 Girls, 1 Joke – Hadiyyah Smith and Ruthie Holmes make one joke comedy.

Love This – Carl Meyer-Curtis and Clayton Moore make it easy to love this!

Snack Attack – Teru Mistuhara and Amanda Michelle Foschia will satisfy your need for a Snack Attack!

Beverages will be served in the courtyard, doors at 7:30 and show starts at 8!

$10

Trans4merz, Featuring Waterbrains, Mr. Johnson & Bucket of Snakes
2023-05-06 20:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
The Trans4merz Feat. Mr. Johnson, Bucket O’ Snakes and Waterbrains

$15

Backyard Improv @ the Theater
2023-05-12 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Backyard Improv groups Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater share the stage with musical improv group Adele Dazeem and our friends Sidehug!
You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, May 10th for $10, or $15 after.
Doors at 7:30 with refreshments served in the courtyard.
8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is Ruby Willman! We explore dramatic themes with a unique format.
8:30pm – Adele Dazeem – Not only are they LA’s Hottest All-Female Musical Improv Team, but they are also a resident group at Westside Comedy Theater, current undefeated champs of the Westside Cagematch, and recently featured at UCB!
9:00pm – Sidehug – Appropriately intimate comedy and good friends of Backyard Improv!
9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!
$15

Off the Wall & Mostly Organic
2023-05-14 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Off the Wall and Mostly Organic with Carol Weiss on the piano.
With Special Guests:
Dan O’Connor
&
Anthony Starke
$15

Backyard Improv @ the Theater
2023-05-26 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Backyard Improv groups Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater share the stage with Copycat and Thank You, Five!

You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, May 24th for $10, or $15 after.Doors at 7:30 with refreshments served in the courtyard.8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is Christina Lopez! We explore dramatic themes with a unique, music inspired format.8:30pm – Copycat – Beginning with a suggestion, a chain of interconnected scenes unfolds, repeating, gradually evolving and adding complexity, until ultimately circling back to the original starting point.9:00pm – Thanks You, Five – Westside Alums floating in the Backyard’s kiddie pool.9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

$15

Opening Night
2023-05-28 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-06-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-07-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Opening Night — The Improvised Musical
Based in Hollywood, California, the Opening Night cast combines Chicago and Los Angeles improv with the Broadway stylings of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Fosse and Edith Head. Occasionally, they borrow the helicopter from Ms. Saigon. They usually give it back.
Featuring Derek Miller, Matt Young, Michael Pollock, Shulie Cowen, Mark McConville, Norm Thoeming, & Hilary Rowe.
$15

End of Times Therapy
2023-06-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Directed by Ben Weber (Sex and the City), the reading features the talents of Abigail Marlowe (CSI: Vegas, Unprisoned), Camille Chen (Station 19), Will Nicol (Criminal Minds), AJ Castro (The Rookie: Feds) Rebecca Turner (Loving).

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.

Backyard Improv @ the Theater
2023-06-09 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Backyard Improv groups Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater share the stage with FLWLS and The Other Other Guys!

You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, June 7th for $10, or $15 after.

Doors at 7:30 with refreshments served in the courtyard.

8:00pm – FLWLS – An immersive high performance art experience live directed by Chad Damiani.

8:30pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is our very own Nick Kaufman! We explore dramatic themes with a unique, music inspired format.

9:00pm – The Other Other Guys – You’ve seen The Other Guys, starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. Now see The Other Other Guys, starring two dudes, who aren’t Mark Wahlberg or Will Ferrell, but who both have dogs.

9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

$15

Off the Wall & Mostly Organic
2023-06-11 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Off the Wall and Mostly Organic with Carol Weiss on the piano.
With Special Guest:
Jonathan Stark.
$15

The WPA
2023-06-21 19:00 - 21:00
Write it. Hone it. Perform it. From page to stage. Jane Morris conducts a solo performance workshop that takes your work from idea to staging, to performing. The class works with actors and writers at any level of the process, whether you’re just getting started, or you feel almost ready to mount a whole solo show. Look at your work from various angles, as a personal story, as satire, as action, as dialogue.
Stop waiting to perform. Start working right now! The workshop, now in its third year, has produced 9 original shows. Every participant has finished work and taken their work to venues around Los Angeles. Our shows have traveled the country and won awards. Your performance can be next!
You’ll have the opportunity to rehearse and perform your work at the fanaticSalon whenever you’re ready!
Click here to see a list of successful productions spawned by WPA

Backyard Improv @ the Theater
2023-06-23 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Backyard Improv groups Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater share the stage with Hellz Yeah, 3 Dads, and KoKo!
You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, June 21st for $10, or $15 after.
Doors at 7:00 with refreshments served in the courtyard.
7:30pm – Hellz Yeah – Will they make you laugh? Hellz yeah!
8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is Lincoln Rzonca! We explore dramatic themes with a unique, music inspired format.
8:30pm – 3 Dads – There are only two of them; neither have children.
9:00pm – Ko Ko – Bileko Wissa and Teruko Mitsuhara prefer discovery over perfection, but in my opinion, they bring both.
9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

Every second and fourth Friday of the month!

$15

The Michael Heiman Classic
2023-06-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
THE MICHAEL HEIMAN CLASSIC

The deeply respected*, beloved*, and universally acclaimed* MICHAEL HEIMAN CLASSIC has returned, brought to you by The Super Legit Podcast! A night of curated comedy featuring some of the greatest teams in the city. Come for the laughs, stay for the laughs, and leave laughing

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$15

Backyard Improv
2023-07-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Orange Tuxedo joins Requiem for a Scene, Space Heater, Forever Team and the Class Show for Chris Alvarado’s Improv Workshop at fanaticSalon!

Come see what Backyard Improv in the Theater at fanaticSalon is all about!

You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, July 12th for $10, or $15 after.

Doors at 7:00 with refreshments served in the courtyard.

7:30pm – Chris Alvarado Improv Workshop Class Show – The second time we’ve hosted the class performance from this great workshop!

8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is Christina Lopez-Hidalgo! We explore dramatic themes with a unique, music inspired format.

8:30pm – Forever Team – This past Westside Comedy Theater Resident team established over 3 years ago is still bringing the laughs. https://www.facebook.com/foreverteamimprov/

9:00pm – Orange Tuxedo – A two-person improvised show from husband-and wife team Craig and Carla Cackowski performing the form “Close Quarters”.

9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

Trans4merz feat. Bucket o' Snakes, Waterbrains and Mr. Johnson
2023-07-15 20:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States

Feel Better
2023-07-21 20:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Hosted by Whitney Rayner
Featuring:
Isa Quiros
Eddie Della Siepe
Fumi Abe
Julia Jasunas
Hugo Galaxy

$15

Comedy n' Chill
2023-07-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Secret Lineup!
Surprise Drop ins!

Doors at 7PM, Show at 8PM. $15 on Eventbrite.

Off the Wall & Mostly Organic
2023-07-23 19:30 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Off the Wall and Mostly Organic with Carol Weiss on the piano.
With Special Guest:
Rick Overton
$15

Backyard Improv
2023-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
Requiem for a Scene and Space Heater welcome The Park and Pro Shakers (Jane Morris, Jay Sukow, Frank Caeti, Ali Davis, Joe Canale, and ..?)

Come see what Backyard Improv in the Theater at fanaticSalon is all about!
You can pay in advance or at the door. Buy on Eventbrite by Wednesday, July 26th for $10, or $15 after.
Doors at 7:30 with refreshments served in the courtyard.
8:00pm – Requiem for a Scene – Requiem features a show star who will perform in all the scenes. This week’s guest star is Garrett Richardson! We explore dramatic themes with a unique, music inspired format.
8:30pm – The Park – Jaymie Parkkinen and Liam cook up a delicate soufflé of abstraction, vaudeville, Dada and Dalí, with just a whisper of the traditional.
9:00pm – Pro Shakers – Improv all-stars featuring Jane Morris!
9:30pm – Space Heater – This Backyard Improv staple has been keeping the space warm since 2021!

Kathryn Schorr's Saturday Night Comedy Club
2023-07-29 20:00 | Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90066, United States
A birthday and one year anniversary party rolled into one comedy extravaganza. Free parking, free drinks and snacks, party on the patio. And a raffle!
8pm
$15
Free parking, free wine and snacks, RAFFLE!!!! Pary on the pation!
