
House Party's 3 year anniversary! ft. Craig Robinson, Rocky Roberts, Jason Yanakis, Doug Benson, Sam Tripoli, Tom Rhodes, Misty Sanderson, Heather Pasternak, and Kat Bird!
Sat, 6 Dec, 9:45 PM PST
Doors open
9:15 PM PST
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Event Information
Age Limit
21+

Stand-up
Craig Robinson
Craig Robinson
Stand-up
Beginning as a stand-up comedian, Robinson first made his mark in the comedy circuit at the 1998 Montreal “Just For Laughs” Festival. Now headlining venues and festivals across the country, he does both solo acts as well as full-band sets with his band “The Nasty Delicious.” Before deciding to pursue his comedy career full time, Robinson was a K-8 teacher in the Chicago Public School System. He earned his undergraduate degree from Illinois State University and his Masters of Education from St. Xavier University. It was while Craig was studying education in Chicago that he also discovered his love of acting and comedy when he joined the famed Second City Theatre. Craig is best known for his portrayal of Daryl Philban in NBC’s “The Office” but has also starred in such movies as KNOCKED UP, THIS IS THE END, HOT TUB TIME MACHINE, HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2, MORRIS FROM AMERICA, TRAGEDY GIRLS, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME! with Eddie Murphy, TIMMY FAILURE, and MONA LISA AND THE BOOD MOON with Kate Hudson. Craig also starred in his very own sitcom, MR. ROBINSON on NBC, as well as GHOSTED on FOX.

Comedy
Rocky Roberts
Rocky Roberts
Comedy
Rocky Roberts is a stand-up comedian, improviser, and writer based out of Los Angeles.
Originally from Houston, he started stand-up comedy while serving in the United States Navy on the outskirts of San Diego. He has toured and preformed in venues across the country as well as multiple USO Shows. You can catch him weekly all around Los Angeles and at the Hollywood Improv where he co-produces “House Party in the Lab”.

Comedy
Jason Yanakis
Jason Yanakis
Comedy
Jason is a comedian, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles. He has performed at Improvs across Southern California (Hollywood, Irvine, Brea, Ontario), The Comedy Store, San Diego’s Mad House Comedy Club, and on-base comedy shows for enlisted US Marines.
He was selected in 2022 to be a comic in development at the Hollywood Improv and recently began co-producing House Party in the Lab. Jason can be seen Cold Opening at the Hollywood Improv and performing at other venues across this great nation.

Stand-up
Doug Benson
Doug Benson
Stand-up
Doug Benson is known for his popular podcasts (“Doug Loves Movies” and "Getting Doug With High"), his films ("Super High Me,” “The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled,” "Chronic-Con: Episode 420"), appearances on TV shows like "@midnight," "The Trailer Park Boys" and "You're The Worst," and for presiding over “The High Court” as ‘Judge Doug’ on Comedy Central.
Doug Benson is known for his popular podcasts (“Doug Loves Movies” and "Getting Doug With High"), his films ("Super High Me,” “The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled,” "Chronic-Con: Episode 420"), appearances on TV shows like "@midnight," "The Trailer Park Boys" and "You're The Worst," and for presiding over “The High Court” as ‘Judge Doug’ on Comedy Central.

Comedy
Sam Tripoli
Sam Tripoli
Comedy

Comedy
Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes
Comedy
Tom Rhodes is a world traveling comedian who is now celebrating his 34thyear as a stand up comedian. The New York Times describes him as “A mostly natural intellect with a knack for reporting the harsh realities of life with a dark and absurdly optimistic cynicism.”
An adventurer forging his own path, Rhodes has built a career that not only includes stand-up specials, a sitcom, a travel show, a late night talk show, numerous live CD’s & DVD’s, his critically acclaimed podcast Tom Rhodes Radio Smart Camp, as well as being a travel writer for the Huffington Post.
Fresh from releasing his latest live album All Hail Laughter (2017) Rhodes has had a long raucous career covering every corner of the globe. Other recordings released are Colossus of Me, Live in Paris and Hot Sweet Ass. In 2009 Laughspin.com named his DVD Rhode Scholar the Number One Comedy DVD of 2009. His one hour stand up special Light Sweet Crudepremiered on Netflix.
His latest TV appearances include Montreal's Just for Laughs gala performance,IFC's Comedy Bang Bang and Sullivan and Sons. Tom is a regular guest on Comedy Central's @midnight.Rhodes was featured in Comedy Central Comedy Underground with Dave Attellseries and inthe Showtime stand-up series, Live From Amsterdam. His three half hour stand-up specials include two Comedy Central Presents... and Raw, recorded in Stockholm for Swedish television. He had his own sitcom television show on NBC called Mr. Rhodes, his own Late Night Talk show on Dutch television Kevin Masters starring Tom Rhodes, and traveled the world as a TV presenter on the Dutch travel program Yorin Travel.
As a featured travel writer for Huffington Post his travel story ‘A Tragedy, A Miracle And A Brawl...Welcome to Ireland’ got awarded by the Huffington Post one of the Top 10 Best Travel Stories of 2011.
His podcast Tom Rhodes Radio Smart Camp was named one of the Top 10 ofBest Podcasts of 2011 by Matador Network and was praised as the best newcomer in The Onion AV’s Club. Tom Rhodes Radio joined Bill Burr's & Al Madrigal's All Things Comedy Network. Tom has been a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience(#248, 364, 420 & 500), The Adam Corolla Show, Marc Maron's WTF, Aisha Tyler's Girl On Guy, London Real, The Artie Lange Show, Ron & Fez Show, NPR Snap Judgment, Unmasked with Ron Bennington on Sirius XM.

Comedy
Misty Sanderson
Misty Sanderson
Comedy

Comedy
Heather Pasternak
Heather Pasternak
Comedy

Stand-up
kat bird
kat bird
Stand-up
Kat Bird is an LA comic born and raised (Go Dodgers)! She regulars at the Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, Ice House, Westside Comedy, and Don't Tell Comedy. Recently seen on top 100 Comedians to Watch and alumni of Groundlings. Starred in the biopic "Sally" as Sally Ride, just nominated for the Sundance Film Festival 2025.