
Jess Hopkins & Friends ft. Patton Oswalt, Andrew Santino, Chad Kroeger and more TBA
Mon, 15 Jun, 7:15 PM PDT
Doors open
6:45 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
Description
This show will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras and recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space.
Upon arrival at the venue, all phones and smart watches will be secured in Yondr cases that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their phones at all times, and can access their phones throughout the show at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re-secured in Yondr cases before returning to the performance space.
Anyone seen using a cellphone during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-free viewing experience.
DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FROM ANYONE OR ANY OTHER SITE OTHER THAN IMPROV.COM
TICKET RESALE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
TICKETS SUSPECTED OF BEING PURCHASED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RESELLING MAY BE CANCELLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV.
EVENT INFO:
There is a two-item minimum purchase requirement in the showroom for all guests.
Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served, with the exception of groups and premium booths.
No cell phone use, photography or video recording is permitted during performances.
All sales are final.
MISCELLANOUS:
For group sales info, e-mail our Events Manager to learn about special menu options and reserved seating.
Additional questions may be addressed in our Frequently Asked Questions.
For further assistance, contact Hollywood Improv.
Event Information
Age Limit
21+

Stand-up
Jessica Hopkins
Jessica Hopkins
Stand-up
Jessica Hopkins is a comedian who has worked on shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, Shameless,The Bachelor and Bachelorette. She has written and produced for over 10 years for Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Above Average, FunnyorDie, Reductress and more. She won the Saturday Night Live - Upright Citizens Brigade Scholarship and has had sold out shows at the Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store, and The Stand and Carolines. Her shows have featured talent like: Ali Wong, Ilana Glazer, Adam Pally, Nikki Glaser, Mark Normand, Patton Oswalt, Anthony Jeselnik, Tig Notaro, Craig Robinson, Kevin Nealon, Joe List, Punkie Johnson, James Austin Johnson, Jodie Sweetin and more,
She has performed and trained at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, iO, Second City, and the Groundlings. She has a Masters Degree in Neuroscience from Columbia University that she does not use. She had a podcast called Jess & The Guest where she interviewed celebrities, athletes, Tiger King’s, comedians, former CIA agents and a lot of famous interesting people. She doesn’t like talking in the third person.

Comedy
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
Comedy
Patton Oswalt is an award-winning actor, writer, and comedian. From his comedy specials to more than 200 film and television roles, Oswalt chooses work that inspires him and entertains audiences.
He recently co-created M.O.D.O.K., a Marvel stop-motion animated adult comedy series for Hulu, as well as voices the titular character and co-starred on the NBC Universal comedy A.P. Bio.
In 2020, Oswalt’s Emmy nominated Netflix special I Love Everything was widely applauded upon release, and he received a Grammy nomination for his comedy album of the same name. In 2017, he received Grammy and Emmy nominations for his album and Netflix special Annihilation, which addresses his own devastating loss and dealing with the unexplainable, while making it all painfully funny. In 2016, he won the Emmy for 'Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special’ for his sixth comedy special Talking for Clapping and a Grammy Award in 2017 for his comedy album. He has been nominated for a total of six Grammys and four Emmys. Oswalt has shot eight TV specials and released seven critically acclaimed albums -- in 2009, Patton received his first Grammy nomination for his album My Weakness Is Strong.
Oswalt was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for his performance in Jason Reitman’s film Young Adult, starring opposite Charlize Theron. In 2009, he also received critical acclaim for his performance in Robert Siegel’s Big Fan; the film was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and Oswalt earned a Gotham Award nomination for his performance.
Oswalt has appeared in many films, including The Circle, alongside Tom Hanks, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Zoolander, both directed by Ben Stiller, Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant with Matt Damon, and alongside Seth Rogen in Jody Hill’s Observe and Report, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia and Todd Phillips’ Starsky and Hutch.
His voice credits include ‘Max’ in The Secret Life of Pets 2, ‘Remy’ the rat, in Brad Bird’s Oscar-winning Ratatouille, Sorry To Bother You, SYFY series “Happy!,” “Rick and Morty,” “Archer,” and “BoJack Horseman’ to name a few. He is also the narrator on ABC’s hit comedy “The Goldbergs.”
Oswalt’s TV credits include a starring role on Adult Swim’s “The Heart, She Holler,” Showtime’s “United States of Tara” and the Netflix revival of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” He’s had many guest roles on “Parks and Recreation,” for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award, “Veep,”
“Lady Dynamite,” “Justified,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Seinfeld,” (his TV acting debut), and many more. He is also very well known for playing ‘Spence’ on “The King of Queens” for nine seasons.

Comedy
Andrew Santino
Andrew Santino
Comedy
Andrew stars in FX’s most watched comedy series, DAVE along side LIL’ DICKY. Santino starred in the SHOWTIME series, I’M DYING UP HERE exec produced by Jim Carey and directed by Jonathan Levine. He also appeared in GAME OVER MAN written and produced by THE WORKAHOLICS crew. Previously, Santino was the star of ABC’s comedy MIXOLOGY.
Andrew co-hosts the very popular podcast BAD FRIENDS with comedian Bobby Lee. He also has his own solo podcast WHISKEY GINGER and both combined accumulate upwards of a million downloads per week. His SHOWTIME hour-long stand up special "HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE" debuted in 2017. His COMEDY CENTRAL HALF HOUR standup special was released alongside his debut album SAY NO MORE on COMEDY CENTRAL RECORDS. His latest special, CHEESEBURGER, was released on Netflix in 2023. Andrew was a regular guest on COMEDY CENTRAL’S @ MIDNIGHT with Chris Hardwick. He made his standup debut on ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY and since has performed standup on CONAN and THE MELTDOWN WITH JONAH AND KUMAIL. Santino headlined at Montreal’s JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL as well as SXSW and numerous venues across the country.
Andrew got his start acting and writing on the final season of PUNK’D for MTV and since then he has guest starred on THIS IS US, ADULT SWIM’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, NETFLIX’S ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, HBO’S FAMILY TREE, NBC’s THE OFFICE, FX’s THE LEAGUE and HULU’s DEADBEAT.