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Take a little SNL, mix in a dose of The Daily Show & Colbert Report and sprinkle it all with classic sketch comedy shows like The Carol Burnett Show and SCTV. Put that all together and you get Hollywood's best sketch comedy show, Second City This Week.

This one-man comedy tells the autobiographical story of Majd Murad as he comes to terms with his homosexuality and finds the courage to come out to his Catholic Iraqi family, despite the fear of being killed for his "choice." Voted Best of the Hollywood Fringe 2011.

Ooh La La is a comedy about how my life didn't end up like the board game Life. I go searching the world for love (or just a blue peg to ride around with me) and instead find something completely different...myself.

Can Zahra have her Atheist and stay Muslim too? Yup, it's just your regular, everyday, Boy meets Girl meets 1000's of years of cultural tradition and religious doctrine. You may even discover you're more Muslim than you think.

Enter the world of Isabella Andreini, greatest actress of the commedia dell’Arte. Finding herself performing alone on a stage, Isabella is challenged to improvise a new scenario – the story of her life. Award-winning actress Wendy Gough brings to life some 20+ characters at a breakneck pace.

A young Rocker and quirky science combine to save America in the 21st century. Come see the premier reading of the full-cast musical "Genetic Eddy".

From the brilliant minds at Fierce Backbone comes a collection of shorts about people -- the good, the bad, and the alternatively minded. WHOLE FOODS and TALK IN 10 by Cailin Harrison, GAYBY's PLAYDATE by Jan O'Connor, and A FEW GOOD PB&Js by Jeremy Kehoe.

Rue Murphy has five maxed out credit cards and an ex-child star daughter who is now “knitting with one needle.” In this grey world of realityTV, chemical cocktails and financial anorexia, Jennifer Aniston glimmers, a beacon of beauty and hope, the emblem of that most glorious creature, The Celebrity

Three original short pieces from the brilliant minds at Fierce Backbone come together to represent writers' interpretations of the down and dirty LA Street Scene. Includes THE POOL OF GOLD IN THE SKY and DUSTED by Jan O'Connor, and TRIO by Amy Tofte.

These gentlemen of the night have pleasured men, women, and now you with their recherché eccentricities. This duo has featured their 50-minute act at Second City Hollywood, Wonderground: Las Vegas, and The Magic Castle. Their unique blend of comedy and magic makes getting fooled fun again.

A queen hires an intrepid detective to find out the name of the little man who wants to take her son! An action-packed re-telling of "Rumpelstiltskin" done in the fashion of the classic detective thrillers of the 1940s! 45 minutes - Recommended Kindergarten and up.

Gold, Frank, and Murf invite you on a mishap laden journey through a world of gibberish! Armed with goggles, a plunger, tape, a helmet, a box fan, flippers, and imagination, these friends will sacrifice their use of language to save their one common tie: a giant eggshell.

This is a stand-up comedy show featuring comedian Nick Kuyat. He is funny. Please come see The Show. Thank you. Performances start at 8PM on June 13th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 22nd and 23rd. The Show is on the Cabaret Stage venue. The Show is happening at the Fringe Cabaret Stage venue.

Eric has feelings for a girl. And she’s coming over tonight. Unsure what to do, Eric seeks out the advice of his two roommates (Rex and Trent), who manage to confuse him even more. To make matters worse, they all accidentally ingest a major psychotropic substance. And then Eric’s date shows up...

A magical experience fit for the Shah. Bijan the Magijan's Persian magic and exotic charm will sweeten your palate leaving you breathless. Don’t miss your opportunity to witness the first U.S. performance by a master of exotic magic & mystery. “Bijan is not just a magician, he is the Magijan!”