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Dripping Darlings,
As we say at the top of every single newsletter we send out, "We are complex creatures, holding multiple truths." For example, it is possible to both: feel deep gratitude for the rain Los Angeles is getting and low-boil frustration that this is not the weather we pay for . We know, we know, it doesn’t work like that and the sentiment is kinda gross, but it’s also gross when you find out areas of your home leak a lot and the landlord is like… “we’ll fix it when it stops raining” which is a tired song and dance we go through every year, because when it’s not raining they can’t fiiiind the leak. And this morning all the toothbrushes were wet, not from the spittle of cleaned teeth but from a steadily leaking, plump and pulsing breast-like bubble that sprouted on the bathroom ceiling this morning. But whether YOUR steadily leaking, plump and pulsing breast-like bubble is ALSO a steadily leaking, plump and pulsing breast-like bubble or something else that is pulsating to start this week, we can also acknowledge the truth that the drips are making us stronger, more resilient, and motivated to sell more tickets for shows and livestreams so there can be a housing upgrade sooner than later, are we right?
What we are trying to say for those still reading is ride your vibeeeees, friends.
Also, RANDO RANTO: After last week’s objectively very positive and loving newsletter we got one reply from a person who was mad that one of our shows was sold out and he said “This was the first I've HEARD [of this show] and I guess we’re not INTERESTED in reaching new AUDIENCES!” This email was… confounding? Because, uh, yeah, sometimes shows sell out really quickly! We announce our shows to our newsletter readers and post on socials, as do most of the artists. We, of course, DO want to reach new AUDIENCES but this person appears to... already be in our audience, and just didn’t procure tickets? Sorry? Anyway, we get all the emails and read all the emails and when we get them from ANGER PERSON it’s not very fun to engage, ignore, or console. So may we suggest, ANGER PERSON, that if you have a gripe (who doesn’t!) you think is worth sharing (often they are!) it would be amazing if you can first access the calm to couch the gripe in some sort of setting where we can get our footing and then help escort you into a more pleasant place. Or you could try a totally healthy skill set we’ve honed of composing a completely IRATE and IRRATIONAL email and then delete it, suppress your feelings, and slowly becoming more resentful and less trusting as the years go on. Having talked to other people who started businesses to shine their lights and bring joy to people, we can say that in most cases they feel the same way about ANGER PERSON. If you don't help us help you, we'll end spending time we could be using to make videos of singing pigs to publicly call you ANGER PERSON because once gain, this is our therapy, we guess. 🤷♀️
🧪 TODAY! MONDAY 1/9 at 7:30PM The FUNNY OR DIE Lab is BACK baby! Funny or Die knows comedy, and in these shows they put together casts of up & comers they’re truly excited about, and put up some crazy never-before-seen content!
Main cast:
CAMIRIN FARMER
DAVID BROWN
HANNAH PILKES
MARCOS GONZALEZ
& hosts, SKIN TAG (CARLY KANE, HOLMES, JESSY MORNER-RITT and TAYLOR ORTEGA.)
+ performances by: BRI GIGER, EJ MARCUS, SIERRA KATOW!
LIVE & LIVE-STREAMED!
TUESDAY 1/10 at 7:30PM it’s MICHAEL J. FELDMAN’s insane solo-show, “No, but I’m definitely in a better place than I’ve been in a long time.”
His description: A raging narcissist attempts to put up a one-man show about his dog as the world is ending.
Our description: Michael is an abso-flarpin’luuuutely amazing writer and performer who has always thrived working with absurd huge characters that zero in on the actual bizarre minutiae of life- this show does that with a WOOF. Also he looks really good in a dog costume. Directed by a gift to us all, TOM DeTRINIS.
WEDNESDAY at 7:30PM: Sexy Unique Podcast is settin’ up shop this week and next at Dynasty! And we SUR are excited about it. LARA MARIE SCHOENHALS and CAREY O’DONNELL Marie Schoenhals and Carey O'Donnell are obsessed with the tragicomedy of reality TV and pop culture, and this is the podcast where they talk about ALL of it. (We thank them for their journalism!)
THURSDAY 7:30PMPM: Lovett or Leave It! We’re so glad to have the Lovett Crew residin’ at Dynasty and using our stage as the site for their deep-dives! JON LOVETT talks with his very fabulous friends and together they unpack the insanity that is the news. This weeks guests HOLMES! ZACH REINO + JESS MCKENNA and more!
FRIDAY at 7:30PM: A Night In Mission Hill with BILL OAKLEY & JOSH WEINSTIEN from @ThisMyShowIndustries. We’re very exited to host this restoration screening of the cult classic TV show! We’d tell you more about how delightful this event will be, but t’would be in poor taste, cuz it’s SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY at 8:00PM: LAUREN LAPKUS Presents: A Very Good Time! In person is sold-out but the livestream is LIVVVVING for you, babe!! We love LAUREN LAPKUS so very very much and we are so very, very excited for this show which is set to be a GLOBAL SENSATION (thanks to the LIVRESTREAM) Featuring and ensemble of all-stars including MARY HOLLAND NICOLE BYER, JON GABRUS, JASON MANTZOUKAS, SHAUN DISTON and more!!
SUNDAY
🥁 5:00PM Middle Age Dad Jam Band with DAVID WAIN, KEN MARINO and more! Middle aged dads Ken Marino and David Wain are professionals in the comedy world AND amateur musicians.They’ve been rocking out in the garage… but now we’re all invited to join the fun. Expect songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, along with the rest of the band (Frank Barrera, Jon Spurney, Eduardo Penna, Henry Wain and Jordan Katz) and special guest singers. TICKETS ALMOST GONE!
7:30PM UNTITLED IMPROV PROJECT with MICHAEL GIACCHINO! Every Sunday at Dynasty Typewriter, PATRICK COTNOIR’S “Untitled Improv Project” welcomes a new celebrity guest monologist, who comes and tells a few short, true, off-the-cuff stories from their life. FEATURING: JON GABRUS, COLTON DUNN, WILL HINES, LILY SULLIVAN, RACHEL PEGRAM, TIM BALTZ, BOBBY MOYNIHAN and BECKY DRYSDALE.
Guest monologist: MICHAEL GIACCHINO, composer of UP (Oscar win, nbd) Ratatouille, Lost, and SO much more. We are so excited!
Live and LIVE-STREAMED!
Drippingly,
VanJam
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