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Entertainment Comedy Improv & Sketch Theatres Acme Comedy Theatre 135 N. La Brea Ave., (323) 525-0202. Beautiful 99-seat proscenium the- atre space, handicapped access, valet parking. Improv Comedy Show Fri- days and Saturdays: Acme 2 Nite Sat at 11pm; Celebrity Improv Mashup Fri 9pm; The Acme Experiment Fri 11pm; Acme Saturday Night Sat 6:30pm; Acme TNT Sat 9pm. Guest Shows on Sun-Thu. More information online at www.acmecomedy.com Steve Allen Theater at the Center for Inquiry - LA 4773 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 666-4268. Tomorrow Show every Sat mid- night; Cartoon Dump fourth Mon 8pm; Roll to Attack second Wed 8pm; Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys first Thurs 8pm starting in July; “Nevermore” third Wed at 8pm; “Resbox” third Thurs at 8pm; “WTF Live with Marc Maron” last Tues at 8pm; “Re-Animator: The Musical” Fri at 8pm & 12am, Sat at 8pm and Sun at 3:30pm thru June 26; “Playin’ with Micucci” every 3rd Tues at 8pm. www.steveallentheater.com (See THEATRE) Bang Improv Studio 457 N. Fairfax Ave., (323) 653-6886. Performance space and teach- ing studio dedicated for study of improvisation; shows Thurs-Sat. Box of- fice opens half-hour before show time. Schwag (Free show) Thur 9:30pm; Pinata first Thur 8pm; The Big Show Fri 8pm; Too fly to fly Fri- days Fri 9:30pm; www.bangstudio.com BHS Hollywood Family Recovery Center 6838 W Sunset Blvd. Hollywood Queer Open Mic and Workshop 4th Fri of each month at 7:30pm. Comedy Central Stage at the Hudson 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 960-5519. Comedians, actors & writers at all professional levels develop ideas and polish material in front of a live audi- ence. All shows are free. (Reservations are required). www.hudsontheatre.com Dragonfly 6510 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 466-6111. Point Break Live Sat 8pm; Roc- copella Sun 6pm; “Drunk Talk” Sun 8pm. www.thedragonfly.com (See MUSIC) El Cid Restaurant 4212 Sunset Blvd., (323) 668-0318. Open Mic Mondays at 8pm. www.elcidla.com (See MUSIC) Groundlings Theatre 7307 Melrose Ave., (323) 934-9700. Improvisational & sketch theatre claims talented alumni including Phil Hartman, Lisa Kudrow, Julia Sweeney, Jon Lovitz, Will Ferrell, and Cheri Oteri. Shows Wed-Sun. “The Crazy Uncle Joe Show” Wed 8pm; “Cookin’ With Gas” Thur 8pm; “The Completely Dif- ferent Late Show” Fri 10pm; “Et tu, Sunday?” Sun 7:30pm; “Groundlings Stage Penitentiary” Fri 8pm and Sat 8pm and 10pm. www.groundlings.com Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill 6122 West Sunset Blvd. (323) 466-9917. “What's Up, Tiger Lily?” every Monday at 8pm. (See MUSIC) 20 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SUMMER 2011 iO West (Improv Olympic) 6366 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 962-7560. The Los Angeles arm of the world-famous Improv Olympic Chicago presents some of the best improv- isation performances and training west of the Windy City. Shows seven nights a week. Sundays Top Story! Weekly at 9pm; Harold Team Nights Tues-Wed at 8pm, 9pm and 10pm; Quartet Thurs at 10pm; Opening Night The Improved Musical Fri at 9pm; The Armandi Show with special celebrity host each Sat at 9pm. www.ioimprov.com National Comedy Theatre/ComedySportz 733 N. Seward St., (323) 871-1183 Renovated 90-seat theatre is home to ComedySportz. ComedySportz College Team Thur at 8pm; ComedySportz Fri and Sat 8pm & 10:30pm. www.comedysportzla.com (See FAMILY) Next Stage & Tres Stage 1523 N. La Brea., Ste. 208 & 209, (323) 850-7827. Home of the Beru- bians Theatre Company. Free Improv Workshops Mon 8pm; “Happily Whatever After“ Tues 8pm and 9:30pm; “Wind-Up Puppets” Wed 8pm and 9:30pm; “7 Deadly Sins” Thurs 8pm and 9:30pm; “Vampires Masquerade” Fridays 8pm and 9:30pm; “Dark Side of the Moon” Sun 8pm and 9:30pm. www.berubians.com Sacred Fools Theatre 660 N. Heliotrope Dr., (310) 281-8337. Located just below Melrose between Vermont and Normandie Aves. Home of "Serial Killers Playoffs" comedy Satur- day nights at 11pm July 2-Sept 24. www.sacredfools.org (See THEATRE) Second City Studio Theatre 6560 Hollywood Blvd., Second Floor (323) 464-8542 Both students and professionals showcase their talents; occasional guest performances from LA's improv and sketch community. Performances almost every night. www.secondcity.com (See FAMILY) Silverlake Lounge 2906 Sunset Blvd., (323) 663-9636. Open Mic Mon 6pm; The High Fri 10:30pm; Spoken Words Sun 6pm; Milwaukee Sun 9:15pm; Up Late with Adam Fisher Sun 10pm. (See MUSIC) Theatre Asylum Lab 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 962-1632 Improv and sketch comedy; Los Ange- les Comedy Festival - Spotlight series Wed 8pm, Fri and Sat 10:30pm; Improvato- rium workshop Sat 10am and 1pm. www.theatreasylum-la.com (See THEATRE) Upright Citizens Brigade 5919 Franklin Ave., (323) 908-8702. Everything comedy presented in 92-seat theatre, 7 nights a week. Sketch, improv, etc. “cheap or free.” Sketch: Tim Kalpakis Mon Noon-3pm & Sat 3-6pm; David Ferguson Fri Noon-3pm. Improv: Susannah Becket Thurs 3-6pm & Sat Noon-3pm; Eugene Cordero Thurs 7- 10pm; Johnny Meeks Wed Noon-3pm; Joel Spence Tues 3-6pm; “Just For Laugh”, Sketch Showcase Mon 5pm; “Day Loves Movies” Tue 7:30pm. Six restaurants nearby. www.ucbtheatre.com A& rts