Once again Netflix is bringing the best comedians in the biz to our area for their Netflix is a Joke Comedy Festival. The streaming service will have comedy shows in over 35 of Los Angeles’ beloved landmarks as the hilarious event returns to the stage.
For Southern California, the show take place May 2nd through May 12th and feature over “300 live stand-up shows, special events, table reads, sketches, and more” at venues such as “Hollywood Bowl, The Greek, The Dolby, The Forum, The Palladium, Orpheum Theatre, and The Wiltern as well as historic comedy venues including The Hollywood Improv, Largo, Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store.”
Now check out this massive list of talent:
Here are just a smidgen of the events ahead:
The Hollywood Bowl:
1. Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze and Sebastian Maniscalco 2. Bill Burr 3. John Mulaney 4. Seth Rogen 5. Matt Rife 6. Taylor Tomlinson, Sarah Silverman, Nikki Glaser and Michelle Buteau 7. Kevin Hart 8. Trevor Noah
The Forum:
1. The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady (recorded for Netflix) 2. Tom Segura 3. Bert Kreischer
Hollywood Palladium:
1. Chris Rock’s Table Reads 2. Dodgers Comedy Night hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and Presented by All Star Dodgers Catcher Will Smith 3. Mike Epps
The Greek Theatre:
1. Big Mouth Live at The Greek 2. Jon Stewart and Friends 3. Shane Gillis 4. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Live!
The Wiltern:
1. Ali Wong Live (four shows over three nights, shows on 5/4 will be recorded for Netflix) 2. Sheng Wang
The Dolby:
1. Wanda Sykes 2. Ronny Chieng Live 3. Daniel Tosh Live
The Montalban
1. Gods of Comedy with David Letterman 2. Mark Normand 3. Iliza Shlesinger 4. Heather McMahan 5. Dane Cook 6. Rachel Bloom 7. Katherine Ryan
YouTube Theater:
1. Katt Williams: The Dark Matter Tour (recorded for Netflix) 2. Chelsea Handler, Fortune Feimster, Matteo Lane, Sam Jay & Vanessa Gonzalez 3. Kill Tony
The Orpheum Theatre
1. Brett Goldstein (multiple shows) 2. Celeste Barber 3. Vir Das 4. Kountry Wayne
The Theatre at Ace Hotel:
1. Hannah Gadsby And Close Personal Acquaintances…Some of Whom They’ve Never Met 2. Ralph Barbosa 3. Tom Papa 4. Kumail Nanjiani 5. Patton Oswalt 6. Mike Birbiglia 7. Jimmy Carr 8. Marlon Wayans 9. Phil Rosenthal 10. Hannah Berner 11. Anthony Jeselnik 12. Demetri Martin
Check out the full list and get your tickets when they go on sale today at 10 a.m. PT. Then be prepared to laugh your ass off for 11 days straight!
