LA Comedy Festival

  • US Premiere of Jason Priestley’s “CAS & DYLAN”, Tom Cavanaugh in “THE BIRDER” Among 17 Films on Lineup for 2014 LA Comedy Festival

     CAS & DYLANCAS & DYLAN

    The LA Comedy Festival celebrating its 15th season, will take place at the April 24 to May 4, 2014 at Let Live Theatre and The Other Space.  Among the 17 Features screening at the festival are the US Premiere of Jason Priestley’s CAS & DYLAN, starring Richard Dreyfuss as a terminally ill doctor on a last adventure.

    THE BIRDERTHE BIRDER

    Amy Smart, Brent Butt and Dave Koechner star in NO CLUE, a case of mistaken identity snowballing out of control. Tom Cavanaugh and Fred Willard star in THE BIRDER, a story of a mild mannered birder who seeks revenge on a younger rival. Gary Busey and C Thomas Howell star in CONFESSIONS OF A WOMANIZER, which asks the question, what happens when a compulsive womanizer becomes best friends with a transgendered prostitute? COMMITTED is a documentary about writer-performer Vic Cohen as seen through the eyes of actor-comedian Howie Mandel. For over 13 years, Mandel has had a camera on Vic, documenting his dogged determination to make it in show business while mentoring him along the way. The features are from Australia Ireland, Mexico, Canada, throughout the US and Los Angeles. There are 62 short films in competition playing throughout the festival in seven short program blocks with most being World and US Premieres. The shorts offer a tremendous variety and will keep you laughing. Peppered among the short film programs are familiar faces Wendy Malick, Fred Arminsen, Mindy Sterling, Laraine Newman and Richard Kind.

    Live Comedy Acts will provide laughs, with all new shows from the award winning groups GARLIC JACKSON (NYC), DON’T WATCH THIS SHOW LIVE (San Francisco), DUNGEONS and DRAG QUEENS (LA) and THAT GLORIOUS ACT THAT WE DO (LA). Stand ups are peppered throughout the festival with notable acts from Nick Morton, Clara Bijl, Priya Prasad, Yohei Kawamata and Elyse Martin.

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  • CANOEJACKED Among Lineup for 2013 LA COMEDY FESTIVAL Taking Place November 14 – 24

     

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    The LA COMEDY FESTIVAL runs from November 14 to17 and 21 to 24, 2013 at LET LIVE THEATRE showcasing features and Shorts, lots of world premieres and of course comedy acts. Films on the lineup include the USA Premiere of the Canadian film CANOEJACKED, directed by Jonathan Williams and starring Al Sapienza, Mpho Koaho, and Pat Thornton, about two escaped convicts fleeing from a trigger-happy prison guard hijack a getaway canoe owned by a nudist outdoorsman.

    There are 66 short films in competition playing throughout the festival. The shorts offer a tremendous variety and will keep you laughing. Peppered among the short film programs are familiar faces among them CHERYL HINES, RACHAEL HARRIS, ERIC LASALLE, MINDY STERLING, JOEL MURRAY, JEREMY SISTO, ANTONIO SABATO JR., AMY YASBECK, BODHI ELFMAN and ANTHONY HEALD.

    Features from New Zealand and Canada bring international fun to L.A.. Live Comedy Acts will provide laughs, with all new shows from the award winning groups WET THE HIPPO, IDENTITY CRUSH and THINK TANK. Stand ups are peppered throughout the festival with notable acts from SARAH GALLAGHER and ANNABELLE DESISTO. 

     

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