Sweet darlings,
It’s going to be hard to focus on writing the newsletter because right now we’re buzzing about tomorrow night’s BIG SHOW! So, we’ll just lead with that and try to get the excitement out of our system and then proceed with all the other great stuff! TOMORROW NIGHT is DYNASTYLAND! We’re putting on a show with our friends at podcasts by Spotify (they’re more than just music, hunnnn) and we’re so excited. We’ve got a great lineup: DEMETRI MARTIN! BARON VAUGHN! BETH STELLING! ATSUKO OKATSUKA! OPEY OLAGBAJU! Music from JOHN-ROBERT and more! We’ll be playing post-show DYNGO (bingo, Dynasty style!) we’ll be MAKING cotton candy, and we’ll likely be wearing dumb outfits! We’ll have the theater all DOOTED UP and ready for action! And special surprises await for ticket holders, so get your tickets and don’t be a-waitin’ anymore!
Ok, now back in the usual newsletter zone (UNZ). Last week? It was great! There was a 1970's variety show in 2019- and it worked! BRAD PITT in Cutting Class was as attractive as you’d want him to be! SAM MORRIL played to a sold-out crowd and it was “electric” in there - Jamie Flam. (And yes, he had the same quote about Taylor Tomlinson, and he stands by BOTH. Also, Taylor opened for Sam, so it was double electric (boogie woogie woogie woogie.) CAMERON ESPOSITO was amazing on Saturday with a crowd full of the sweetest fans you ever did see. They were there to laugh! They were there to celebrate! Birthdays AND divorces! For any life change, make your destination… Dynasty! Sunday was a private rental for a KOREAN POP GROUP! The beautiful boys of Ateez made K-POP fans of all of us. Their loving audience brought them amazing gifts!
This note from our nightly tech-log from the K-POP show is going right in the scrapbook: THESE GUYS WERE REALLY FUNNY. I ENDED UP HAVING A FAVORITE AND HE WINKED AT ME. AND NOW I UNDERSTAND THEIR APPEAL AND WILL LIKELY BE A FAN UNTIL I PASS AWAY. ONE GUY RECEIVED A GUDETAMA HAT AND ANOTHER GOT A SPARKLY JACKET. I COVETED THESE ITEMS AND IT MADE ME WISH THAT, IN MY YOUTH, I HAD SPENT MORE TIME LEARNING TO DANCE.
(We will keep the tech anonymous, unless you ask and then we will tell you.)
Now onto this week!
TONIGHT we welcome back Every Place I Cry, the improvised emo concert! Featuring improv/singing wiz-kids: JESS MCKENNA (OffBook Podcast, Baby Wants Candy), ZACH REINO (OffBook Podcast, Baby Wants Candy), ROSS BRYANT (Improvised Shakespeare, Baby Wants Candy), NICK MANDERNACH (Duncanville, People of Earth.) Come. Wear eyeliner. Gel and flatiron your hair. Feel ALL the emotions. WEDNESDAY we already talked about. THURSDAY at 8pm we welcome the current champion of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, CLAYTON ENGLISH! He’s blowing up, he’s wonderful, and we can’t wait to host him. FRIDAY and SATURDAY it’s encore performances of the musical that was a massive hit here on it’s debut, the timeless classic: The Fast and The Furious: A Musical Parody! They’re back, and they’re faster and they’re furiouser! Featuring four new songs! Beautiful women in bald caps! Beautiful men dressed as traffic cones! And of course: It’s all about FAMILY!
Hmm, what else? We’re finally finishing up our podcast studio and it’s looking good n’ foresty (photos soon!) We bought a cotton candy machine (which we already mentioned) but we also learned to use it AND named our cotton candy Owl’s Beard!
We made our first 5 batches this weekend, three of which were eaten by our AGM MIKE. Which gives us an idea!
CALLING ALL DDS!
We’ll print your info on the back of our Owl’sBeard, YOU give us free Zoom (or equivalent!) whitening sessions. That’s right! Advertising targeted to people who will almost CERTAINLY need your services in exchange for brightening the Dynasty. THIS IS HUGE. (Jamie is also open to an exchange for a platinum grill.)
spinnin' sugar,
Vanessa & Jamie
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Tuesday, August 20th | 8pm
Every Place I Cry
EVERY PLACE I CRY is a fully improvised emo concert featuring a live band and four lead singers: Jess McKenna & Zach Reino (OffBook Podcast), Ross Bryant (Baby Wants Candy), and Nick Mandernach (People of Earth).
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Wedneday, August 21st | 8pm
Dynastyland™
Come on down to the Dynasty for a night of comedy, music, and surprises! With the help of our friends at podcasts by Spotify, we’re putting on a show chock full of talent with a carnival flair. Photo ops, corn pops, games, Dyngo (Bingo, Dynasty style.) and seeeecrets that will only make themselves known if you’re there. So be there! Here. You know what we mean. Hosted by BARON VAUGHN and featuring DEMETRI MARTIN, OPEY OLAGBAJU, BETH STELLING, ATSUKO OKATSUKA, music from JOHN ROBERT. PLUS! Delicious delights from Van Leeuwen ice cream!
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Thursday, August 22nd | 8pm
An Evening with Clayton English
Originally from Atlanta, Clayton English is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer based in Los Angeles. He is the current champion of NBC’s LAST COMIC STANDING finishing first in the most recent season.
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Friday, August 23rd + Saturday. August 24th | 8pm
The Fast and The Furious: A Musical Parody
Come watch your favorite car-driving gang members battle their greatest foe yet-- singing and dancing at the same time. In this unauthorized parody that is in no way connected to the very profitable Universal property, Dominic Toretto and his team (The Rock, Tyrese, Michelle Rodriguez, and Ludacris) do what they do best: commit crimes. And what they do second best: solve crimes. And what they do third best: harmonize.
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Monday, August 26 | 8pm
Harmontown
Join Dan Harmon (Rick & Morty), “comptroller” Jeff B. Davis (Whose Line is it Anyway), game master, Spencer Crittenden (HarmonQuest) present their wildly popular podcast in front of a live audience. With Special guest Heather Anne Campbell.
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We asked, you followed through! Our first Make Your Marq campaign garnered a few great donations to worthy organizations. And cheers to Marisa who used the opportunity to do good and then take her shot! GO MARISA. We’ll keep you all updated on #HammGate.
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Marc Maron — Live at Dynasty Typewriter
October 5th & October 6th | 8PM
For over twenty years, Marc Maron has been writing and performing raw, honest and thought- provoking comedy for print, stage, radio, online and television. Marc will be stopping by Dynasty Typewriter for two nights as part of his "Wait, There's More Tour".
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Fresh off her 2018 GRAMMY Award for her album Feel What U Feel and the release of Lullaby Girl, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb will be stopping off at Dynasty as she hits the road throughout the month of August. Lisa says her live shows offer unexpected and varied delights: “I love playing songs from my entire catalogue and telling stories. Every show is different than the last: the audience, the venue, the pre-show snacks – you never know what’s going to happen.
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Friday, August 30th | 8pm
Jenny's Birthday ft. Sasheer Zamata, Joel Kim Booster, + More!
For the first time, it's night only in Los Angeles, baby! "Crushworthy comedian" Jenny Gorelick celebrates her birthday monthly with a wild comedy variety show, at which comedians, drag queens, magicians, and other acts join in on the party.
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Saturday, August 31st | 10pm
Everything's Great! w/Nick Kocher, Demi Adejuyigbe, & Addie Weyrich
A comedy variety show celebrating joy and positivity - so shit that bad attitude out of your dumb little butt and come chuckle at some goof-em-ups, you unkempt fuck With Very Special Guests: Paul W. Downs, Open Mike Eagle, Blair Socci, + More!
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