Tag Archives: Stand up Comedy

#FringeFemmes Check-Ins: Adult Baby Doll

June 20, 2026Fringe Festival, playwritingActors Company, Cabaret, Eloise Coopersmith, Fringe Femmes, Gia on the Move, gregory hoffman, Harper-Rose Drummond, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Stand up ComedyLAFPI

by Eloise Coopersmith

Quick peeks at #HFF26’s “Women on the Fringe” by Fringe Femmes who are behind the scenes this year. Click Here for all Check-Ins

WHO: Harper-Rose Drummond

WHAT: Adult Baby Doll

WHERE: Actors Company (Let Live Theater), 916 N. Formosa Ave.

WHY: … Much of the fun in ADULT BABY-DOLL comes from the fact that [Harper-Rose] frequently ventures into territory that polite conversation suggests we should avoid. Yet rather than feeling shocking for its own sake, her humor works because she approaches these topics with candor, self-awareness, and a willingness to make herself the punchline….

Go Here for more of Eloise’s Review on Gia On The Move!

HOW: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13926

#FringeFemmes Check-Ins: THE BOMB

June 19, 2026Fringe Festival, playwritingActors Company, Dana Schwartz, Fringe Femmes, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Justin Huen, Shannon Corbeil, Stand up ComedyLAFPI

by Shannon Corbeil

Quick peeks at #HFF26’s “Women on the Fringe” by Fringe Femmes who are behind the scenes this year. Click Here for all Check-Ins

WHO: Dana Schwartz

WHAT: THE BOMB

WHERE: Actors Company (Other Space Theater), 916 N. Formosa Ave.

WHY: It isn’t easy to pull off a play about stand-up. The built-in trap is that the characters’ set needs to be funny in order for the audience to buy in. Luckily, Dana Schwartz is effing hilarious. THE BOMB is a two-person show about an unlikely duo of comics at very different stages in their careers who team up to help one another find their voice. This script is incredibly sharp — every other line is a punchline that absolutely hits. What makes it especially fun is Dana plays a stand-up who is (GASP) female and (DOUBLE GASP) in perimenopause! Her jokes explore the unsung experiences of women with a self-assured confidence that we need oh so much more of.

HOW: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/14058

#FringeFemmes Check-Ins: Comedy Hoe

July 1, 2019Fringe Festival, playwritingConstance Strickland, Fringe Femmes, Hollywood Fringe Festival, Jil Chrissie, Stand up ComedyLAFPI

by Constance Strickland

Quick peeks at #HFF19’s “Women on the Fringe” by Fringe Femmes who are behind the scenes this year. Click Here for all Check-Ins

WHO: Jil Chrissie

WHAT: Comedy Hoe

WHERE: Hudson Theatres (Hudson Guild) 6539 Santa Monica Bl

WHY: Because black women producing changes the game – it raises the bar! Jil Chrissie creates a new genre, while giving fellow comedians of color a platform to share their material and have a louder voice.

Comedy Hoe is stand-up comedy meeting high art. You will not find many who would say these are a good match but after seeing Comedy Hoe I saw the possibility, the magic of combining spoken word, fictional storytelling and stand-up into a compelling and powerful piece of new theater. This is a fantastic, innovative show which also features comic Angelica Mackey, who is hilarious – a true comedian with a simmering presence on stage. And Jil can bring a room from uncontrolled laughter to stillness, where reflection takes hold. As an audience member you sense you are witnessing something special, that you are a part of the future. Comedy Hoe belongs in galleries and clubs from the U.S to Europe.

HOW: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5605