Los Angeles Comedy Festival

We're in the trailer!

We're got two shows in Los Angeles Comedy Festival:

7:30 PM on Friday, November 12th

with Gene Harding and Moon County

7:PM on Sunday, November 21st

with David Powell and Bowling for Tiffany

Reserve tickets at the LA Comedy Fest website.

Tonight at 8:PM - Tuesday Night Thunder!

Tuesday, November 2nd, 8:PM

@The Noho Stages

4934 Lankershim Boulevard

North Hollywood, CA 91601

Admission: FREE, Donation Suggested

Beer: $2, Water: $1

Click here for the full line up!

Thurs Sept 23rd: iO West Cage Match

So listen. Cagematch is this improv comedy showdown where a challenging group (us) and a returning champion (them) are each given 20 minute sets. Then the audience votes on who they preferred, and the winner comes back the following week.

We are playing against a team who's won forty weeks in a row. As in, 40 of the 52 weeks in a year. They've done 800 minutes of cagematch in a row.

If you're wondering, "if I were to come to one show of yours, which should it be?" Let it be this one. Let it be this one.

iO West

6366 Hollywood Blvd

Los Angeles, CA

11:30 PM

FREE

RSVP via Facebook.

9/2 show - with Dane Deaner

Look out!

This week's show features Dane Deaner, an honorary Statesman who has been in several of our video sketches, including How to Play Pogs and Band Names.

He's a super funny fellow and we're pumped to play with him!

RSVP via Facebook.

9:45 PM - The Younger Statesmen

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5

8/26 show: Danny Returns + Kiddy Token Boy

Danny Tieger is back from a three-week absence, during which he traveled to Cambodia to teach kids how to write songs and probably had all sorts of life-affirming experiences or whatever.

This show also marks the return of the Renaissance Open, in which we take a word suggestion from the audience and spin it into a song, a poem, and a piece of visual art. Yes, it was designed to make your head spin.

Also featured this week is pip-squeak Max Toubes, the youngest Token Boy to date. I think he's like ten or something? Regardless, we've been told to keep things "G-Rated" this week. Can it be done? Is it even possible?!

Yes. We're all mature here.

RSVP to this one-of-a-kind show on Facebook.

9:PM - Token Boy

9:45 PM - The Younger Statesmen

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5

Thursday Night Shows

We've teamed up with the Improv Space's own Token Boy to deliver a great Thursday night show!

Next show: September 2nd. RSVP via Facebook.

Thursday Night

9:PM - Token Boy

9:45 PM - The Younger Statesmen

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5

The Los Angeles Comedy Festival Presents:

The Los Angeles Comedy Festival Presents:

Spotlight Series - The Younger Statesmen!

September 17th

10:30-11:30pm

@ Theater Asylum

6320 Santa Monica Blvd

Hollywood, CA 90038

Reservations: www.lacomedyfest.com

$10 at the door, cash only

BYOB (seriously, it's allowed)

Last Ladies Night

We just got word that tonight will be the last Ladies Night at the Improv Space for a while.

We wanted to take this time to congratulate you women on finally achieving true equality, thus being charged $5 at our future shows.

We're looking forward to seeing all you frugal females tonight, for one last hurrah.

RSVP via Facebook.

Show this Thurs [7/15]

This week, instead of featuring a new male-guest improviser, Token Boy will host a 13-year-old girl. So come out for drinks afterwards!

RSVP to the Facebook Event.

9:PM - Token Boy

9:45 PM - The Younger Statesmen

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5, free for ladies!

[7/1] American Celebration Show

As the 4th of July approaches, it's important to remember the basic principles this country was founded on: Freedom. Liberty. The Buying and Selling of Human Slaves. Improvisational Comedy.

This week, we're celebrating America by performing an original educational rap song about the Founding Fathers. You won't want to miss it.

Thursday, July 1st

9:PM - Token Boy

9:45 PM - The Younger Statesmen

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5, free for ladies

RSVP via Facebook Event.

[6/3/10] Culver City High School

We've done a few shows at Culver City High School, and we're pumped to return for their last Variety Show for a while!

Other acts include:

Infantree - from NPR and the Outsidelands Music Festival.

Baul Point Pen - Hilarious musical comedy.

Hosted by Josh Hillinger.

For more info and to RSVP, peep the Facebook event.

Thursday, June 3rd

7:PM

Culver City High School's Black Box Theatre

$5

5/27 - Younger Statesmen + Token Boy's Bachelorette Party Show!

This week the Younger Statesmen take the 9:PM block, opening for Ashley Opstad's special Bachelorette Party Token Boy show!

Ashley Opstad is the Artistic and Managing Director of the Improv Space. She's a hilarious improviser and a wonderful friend, and we're all super pumped to attend her wedding this weekend.

As you know, each week Token Boy has a guest dude perform with their regular troupe of talented ladies. Not to give away the surprise, but this week their guest is very fleshy and enjoys having dollar bills stuffed down his thong.

May 27th

9:PM - The Younger Statesmen

9:45 PM - Token Boy Event: Ashley Opstad's Bachelorette Party Show!

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5, free for ladies!

RSVP via Facebook.

This Thursday: The Younger Matt-and-David-Men

For one night, Matt and David have an entire Younger Statesmen show to themselves, doing anything they desire. Anything.

Aside from their regularly scheduled improv, they'll also premiere some new sketch videos and have some special guest appearances. Don't miss it!

THIS THURSDAY - (May 6th)

9:PM - Token Boy

9:45 PM - The Younger Matt and David Men

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5, free for ladies!

RSVP via Facebook.

Renaissance Open

Renaissance Open from Younger Statesmen on Vimeo.

An example of our idea generator, in which we pool our talents in music, visual art, and poetry.

This Thursday: Hemp Con video!

This Thursday (4/15) at the Improv Space, we're changing things up by screening a new video of our visit to Hemp Con. It was a weird one.

We won't be posting this one on our YouTube channel, so come see it before it disappears in a puff of magic dragons.

RSVP to the show via Facebook.

Hammer'd Time: David!

Hey there, I'm David, and I'm going to be doing improv whilst intoxicated this Friday (March 19th) at midnight at the Improv Space.

When I'm drunk, I tend to:

- lose my inhibitions

- defy authority

- sing better

- want to fight you

RSVP via Facebook!

Shows EVERY Thursday!

Woah, nelly! The Younger Statesmen's improv shows just got so much heftier.

We've upgraded to a weekly show schedule at the Improv Space, now appearing every Thursday night @ 9:45 for a full forty five minutes. That's a whole fifteen minutes longer than our previous shows! We'll use that time to premiere new sketches (both live and filmed), sing silly songs, have special guest appearances, and lord knows what else. You should be very excited.

Thursday Nights

9:45 PM

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5

We're also pleased to be billed with our esteemed female friends in Token Boy, who perform ahead of us every Thursday night at 9:PM. This week's Token Boy is none other than our very own Danny Tieger. It's gonna get sensual. RSVP to the event via Facebook.

Hammer'd Time!

Hey people out there who may or may not read this blog!

If you enjoy seeing The Younger Statesmen perform at the Improv Space, then come see a brand-spanking new super-group, performing every Friday at midnight.

Hammer'd Time consists of:

Jack De Sena
Chris Smith
Negin Singh
Jordan Riggs
Matt Chester
David Kantrowitz
Ashley Opstad
Lindsey Hatfield

The gimmick: one member of the group will be drunk each show. This week it's the affable Jordan Riggs.

Enjoy, and of course you should probably join the sixty other saps who've RSVP'd via Facebook.

Show this Thurs [01/19] Rainy Day Show!

LA weather is less than beautiful right now, so we finally have a reason to cry a lot!

Or we can just forget our troubles with some laugh-inducing comedy.

Come see the show that Matt Chester himself calls "consistently entertaining and criminally inexpensive!"

*9PM* (time change!)

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5

You're damn right there's a Facebook event.

See you at the Space, trick!

Show this Thurs [01/07] 2010: The Year of Contact

THE FUTURE IS TODAY!

A new year. A new decade. A fresh start. The Younger Statesmen have been blown to the winds for the past few months, but we're back together again, and we are read to straight-up fuck you in the mouth with comedy.

9:30-10:PM

@The Improv Space

954 Gayley, Westwood

$5

Feel free to RSVP via Facebook.

Then stick around at 10:PM to see The Younger Statesmen's very own Matt Schwartz appearing as the male-of-honor alongside Token Boy. There will be anywhere from one to seven jokes about his hair.