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Wordplay is a new spin on storytelling. Some of the best writers and storytellers in L.A. read their hilarious true tales while a DJ spins a real-time soundtrack. It's part This American Life, part stand-up comedy--and like nothing you've seen. Learn more...

Chris Voltaire's fast-paced musical comedy Octomom! offers a series of zany parodies of some of 2009's most iconic pop culture figures, from Bernie Madoff to the Octomom. The show, which includes 14 original songs and secret celebrity cameos at every performance, will be updated each week to reflect current headlines. Learn more...

The Godless Heathens of Comedy features some of today's top comics doing their smartest, most heathen-like material. Join Paul Provenza (The Aristocrats), Rick Shapiro (HBO's Lucky Louie), Duncan Trussell (MAD TV) and some of the best comics in Los Angeles. Soon to be a feature film. Learn more...

The Fake Gallery hosts The Fourth Annual 67th Annual Fake Awards. This surreal parody, held the week before the Oscars, satirizes the pretension of awards shows and the films of 2008, as phony celebrities award prizes to absurd and nonexistent movies. Learn more...

Comedian, writer and actor Richard Lucas performs readings from his Barking Dog Log which he wrote during months of psychological torment and emotional wretchedness at the hands of 2 lb. Yorkshire Terrorist, his heartless neighbor and his do-nothing landlord. Learn more...

The Fake Gallery hosts Happy Hour, a pair of nationally-acclaimed one-man shows by veteran comics. Jim DeCroteau presents The Bar Guy, in which he portrays an opinionated tavern-dweller; it recently had a successful run in Boston. The other show, Just Add Waterman, chronicles David Waterman's transformation from drug addiction to a life as a drug abuse prevention counselor. Learn more...

Fake Radio presents live re-creations of classic radio theatre plays from the 1930s and 40s, which were based on popular films of the day. Featuring a troupe of talented actors, comedians, and guest stars, performances are based on authentic oiginal transcripts. One part historical and one part hysterical, these shows recapture a lost era while introducing new generations to a classic art form. Learn more...

Experience the thrill of a cheap carnival sideshow without having to travel to a field on the outskirts of town! The Showatorium beckons you to marvel at the amazing talents of Sven The Sveedish Clown, The Character King, Mezmerizo, The Amazing Food Swallower, The Elephant Man Family Singers, The Flying Mellyfuts, Toolip The Wonder Dog, and many more. Learn more...

He's been called "wry and entertaining" and "excellent." Bobby Banuelos has played his way across this great nation--literally--with a guitar and little to no rhythm. A finalist in the one-man show contest "15 Minutes of Him," as well as a regular at the Fake's monthly Slideshow, Bobby will keep you in stitches with his unique mix of comedy and song! Learn more...

The Fake Show, hosted by Eddie Pepitone (King Of Queens, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Law And Order) and Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000) from giant black-and-white TVs, is like a comedy club out of "1984" or "Brazil." Larry the alcoholic groundhog periodically cuts in with "groundhog on the street" segments, and an ominous 5-minute countdown clock inexorably regulates the comedians' sets. Before you know it, you've seen most of the funniest people in L.A.! Learn more...

Wordplay is a new spin on storytelling. Some of the best writers and storytellers in LA read their hilarious true tales while DJ Chris Simental spins a real-time soundtrack. It's part "This American Life," part stand-up comedy and all for your viewing pleasure. Learn more...

The Quarterly Report is a collective of nine writer/performers bringing their real-life stories to the stage at the Fake Gallery. It's a series of short stories, grounded in life and elevated by performance. Learn more...

Back by popular demand! If you've ever dreamed of purchasing Tupperware from a world famous Mexican Drag Queen -- and honestly, who among us hasn't? -- then your dreams are about to come true. Chico's Angels' favorite detective Kay Sedia is taking a night off from solving crime to spread the love that's burping a lid to seal in freshness. There'll be song! There'll be dance! There'll be Tupperware! (Note: Song and dance are NOT confirmed). Learn more...

Hollywood insiders, including top writers, actors and comedians, tell hilarious, gut-wrenching tales of their experiences in show business. Scheduled to appear: Ed Crasnick, Karen Kilgariff, Matt North, Tom Agna, Jordan Black, Jen Kirkman, Frank Conniff, Laura Milligan, Martin Olson, Troy DeVolld, Jim Earl, Olana DiGirolamo, Eddie Pepitone and Paul Kozlowski. Free beer and wine (21+). Learn more...

The Fake Gallery presents their signature showcase, 2 Minutes. They start with 1 theme, add dozens of performers, and let them cook for 2 minutes each, then garnish with a cold, unforgiving, video countdown clock. Learn more...

Certain jokes never get the chance to bounce off the walls of comedy clubs. These jokes get lonely in the calaveras (skulls) of comics. Here, they will congregate, get drunk, enter your calaveras and keep the dark thoughts in your own head company. John Vargas is the master of mischief for this evil evening that features an all-star lineup of comedians. Learn more...

Andrew Love stars in Love Mania, a comedy show so fresh that it's still in it's original packaging. Love will transform into a myriad of characters and transform your perception of comedy itself. You will be taken from a Rolling Stone's concert (where he plays every member simultaneously), to a eulogy heckler, and back around to Love boxing himself. Learn more...

Fake Gallery presents Persons of Interest, a continuing series of short parodies of one-person shows. A Brief History of Mine is Steven Hawking's all-singing, all-dancing one-man show as imagined by Andrew Lasken. Everyone I Know Is Broken, Part 1: The Bar Guy stars James DeCroteau as a cheerful barfly who expounds on the world around him. Learn more...

The Fake Show, the world's only surreal comedy club, returns to the Fake Gallery. Eddie Pepitone (King Of Queens, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Law And Order) and Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000) welcome comedy heavyweights Andy Kindler, Ed Crasnick, Karen Kilgariff, Ron Lynch, Steve Hurley, Jim Earl, Michael Timpson, Danny Ceballos, David Waterman and Paul Kozlowski. Learn more...

Two of the hottest shows in L.A. go head to head: It's Slideshow Versus Wordplay! Slideshow presents true stories with the aid of a 1974 carousel slide projector. Wordplay showcases real stories with the help of a DJ and soundtrack. Three of the best Sliders go up against three of the best Wordplayers -- and the audience chooses the best show! Learn more...

If there's one award show to see this year, it's probably the Oscars. Then there are a few dozen more worth checking out after that. But at some point towards the bottom of your list, The Fake Awards appears. The Friday before the Oscars, come see your favorite fake celebrities honor your favorite fake films of 2006. See fake movie clips, fake movie theme songs and fake award winners. All in attendance will receive the Second Annual 67th Annual Fake Awards Show gift bag, worth the price of the bag. Learn more...

A chance to see the best of Fake Gallery's plays all in one night! The Fake Gallery features dramatic, funny and compelling selected scenes from a collection of previous shows. A down-and-out lawyer is a child's last hope; a "good girl" finds herself with a whip in her hand; a "starter relationship" may--or may not--pan out; a snapshot of LA during the apocalypse--and more! Learn more...

Slideshow comes out of the closet as special stars Dennis Hensley ("Kathy Griffin's Life on the D-List"), Author Justin Jorgensen ("Obscene Interiors") and Melissa Peterman (Barbara Jean from "Reba") join the show's performers! Journey back in time as they share their lives with the aide of our state-of-the-art 1974 Kodak Carousel Slide Projector. Learn more...

The Fake Show, hosted by Jeremy Kramer (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Hot Chick) and Frank Conniff (Mystery Science Theater 3000), is like a comedy club out of 1984 or Brazil. The Fake Show is not just surreal for surreality's sake, the show moves at fast clip and before you know it, you've seen most of the funniest people in L.A. without being burned out and exhausted. Learn more...

Master slideshow storytellers are back to take you down their own personal memory lane, kicking and screaming, to a time when there were no cell phones and a TV dinner was a special treat. Your favorite female writers and comedians take you on their individual twisted journeys, with the aide of a 1974 Kodak slide projector. Learn more...

L.A.'s hit Slideshow is going Hollywood! Celebrities, comedians and storytellers take you on their individual twisted journeys, with the aide of a 1974 Kodak slide projector. Featuring Melissa Peterman (Reba), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Alison Arngrim (Nellie Olsen from Little House on The Prairie) and more. Learn more...

Playwright Annie Mebane presents 12 original monologues that deal with the role of women in American culture and the impact of the media in their lives. She Always Told Me stars Anne Gregory, Jen Zaborowski (Jimmy Kimmel Live), Rebecca Johnson (The Tinsley Bumble Show, WE Network) and Annie Mebane. Learn more...

What better way to celebrate the Friday after Mother's Day than with "A Mother of A Slideshow"? L.A.'s hit "Slideshow" is showing its tender side. Eight hysterically funny and poignant storytellers spin their yarns with the aide of a state-of-the-art 1974 slideprojector. Join in saying "We Love You, Mom" and "Thanks for bringing us to this Earth, Mom" and "Why'd you take these horrible pictures of me as a child, Mom?" Learn more...

The Counterfeit Lounge: Where the listening comes easy and the laughter comes hard. Settle into a martini and let the world melt away as you groove to the mellow song stylings of Hollywood's swingingest crooners and croonettes. The Counterfeit Lounge is located within the world renowned Fake Gallery and hosted by the legendary Bill Fakely (The Pink Lady and Jeff Comedy Hour, Far Out Space Nuts, Hooperman). The music is provided by The Brad Carow Orchestra (Sponge Bob Square Pants). Each show features a different lineup of special guest comedians, plus complimentary martinis! Learn more...

Step up to the bar, grab some peanuts and watch a man and a relationship fall apart before your eyes in Jim DeCroteau's Everyone I Know is Broken: Episode 1 - The Bar Guy. In The Untitled Paul Kozlowski Project, witness characters such as Charles Lindberg trying to stay awake, Abner Doubleday inventing strikes four and five so that he can stay in the game, and William T. Johnson, General Manager of The Excelsior Dry Cleaners, as he pleads with disembodied aliens. Learn more...