Tonight at the Improv ft. Annie Lederman, Jay Phillips, Chris Spencer, Katherine Blanford, Rick Ingraham, Jonathan Kite, Audrey Stewart, and more TBA!

Sat Feb 8 2025

9:30 PM (Doors 9:00 PM)

Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)

8162 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, CA 90046

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Ages 21+

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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

Tonight at the Improv ft. Annie Lederman, Jay Phillips, Chris Spencer, Katherine Blanford, Rick Ingraham, Jonathan Kite, Audrey Stewart, and more TBA!

  • Annie Lederman

    Annie Lederman

    Comedy

    Annie Lederman is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer & actress based in Los Angeles, CA. Known for her quick-witted observation on life and pop culture, she’s currently on her 2023 Anniewood Tour.

    Annie is the co-host of the hit podcast TRASH TUESDAY along with Khahlya Kuhn and Esther Povistky, which has gained a following with millennials. The podcast has had guests like Marc Maron, Nikki Glaser, & Bert Kreischer to name a few, and has over 22 million views on YouTube. She recently launched her own podcast, ANNIEWOOD where fans can get an inside look into her world with friends weekly.

    When Annie isn’t hosting her own podcasts she is a favorite and frequent guest among some of today’s top comedy podcasts. You can listen to Annie’s wild stories and sharp tongue on THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE, THE CHURCH WITH JOEY DIAZ, WTF WITH MARC MARON, GOOD FOR YOU WITH WHITNEY CUMMINGS and many others.

    Most recently Annie was featured in Showtime’s hit documentary mini-series THE COMEDY STORE alongside Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jim Carrey, and many other Comedy Store legends. Annie has performed and been a guest on all your favorite TV networks including Comedy Central (LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE & THIS IS NOT HAPPENING), MTV (GIRL CODE) , E! (CHELSEA LATELY), & TruTV (COMEDY KNOCKOUT, THE SOUP INVESTIGATES, & ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY). In 2017, she also acted alongside Ron Livingston in the Cannes darling THE LONG DUMB ROAD.

    Lederman has also written for some of today’s most popular TV/Film including TruTV’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS as well as Showtime’s BORAT. Additionally she was a producer and writer on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Showtime series WHO IS AMERICA?

    For information on her podcasts and tour dates go-to: www.annielederman.com 

     

     

  • Katherine Blanford

    Katherine Blanford

    Comedy

    Katherine Blanford has brought her human Golden Retriever presence to stages across the country where she has shared the stage with the likes of Jeff Foxworthy, David Spade and Ron White.
    She shares true confessions of a washed up Pediatric Waste Management Specialist (a nanny) and war stories from the front lines of brunch. Her humor has taken her to festivals across the nation including Limestone Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, 10,000 Laughs, Burning Bridges Festival and Red Clay Festival. Her debut album, Salt Daddy, released in June 2022 and hit #1 on ITunes Comedy Charts. You can catch her weekly co-hosting her podcast, Cheaties, with fellow ATL comedian, Lace Larrabee. The juicy series follows two comedians interviewing guests about their personal
    stories of cheating and being cheated on and helping each other heal through laughter. Cheaties has been consecutively ranked in Podcast Magazine’s Hot 50 and continues to climb the charts.
  • Rick Ingraham

    Rick Ingraham

    Stand-up

    Rick Ingraham is a 20-year comedy veteran. He’s been on Comedy Central’s “The Ringers with Bill Burr” as well as David Spade’s “Lights Out”. A “crowd work” comedian by nature, you might have seen him in recent years opening for Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle all over the world. 
  • Jay Phillips

    Jay Phillips

    Stand-up

    Not only an accomplished comedian, but he has also had box office success as an actor co-starring in Semi Pro, Baby Mama and Prom Night along with many other projects that can be streamed. His acting also translates well on network television. Jay, most recently produced and co-starred in Grown Folks on Bounce Tv. For years he has added his talents as an actor to many successful projects including; Fresh Off The Boat, The Soul Man, 10 Things I Hate About You and Kath and Kim on NBC.

    Jay has also found his way into your homes starring in commercials for major companies like Aflac, McDonalds, Kia and even getting a Superbowl commercial for CarMax, Straight out of the nation’s capital, Washington DC, Jay got his first big break in radio, co-hosting a very successful morning radio show in Baltimore, Maryland.

    Currently touring from comedy clubs to major arenas, his comedy album, Mind Of The Quiet Dude is available for download on all platforms and is currently being featured on satellite radio. Additionally, Jay writes and produces for the DL Hughley radio show that is also streamed. So there is no way that you can miss him.

  • Chris Spencer

    Chris Spencer

    Stand-up

    It's hard to keep a straight face when talking to Chris Spencer. Extremely talented and hilarious, this quick-witted funnyman has a resume spanning over 30 years since his start in the business at six years old. Today, his resume ranges across several sectors of the industry – acting, writing, producing, directing and stand-up. With more than thirty television commercials, nine feature films, numerous television show appearances, a published book and nationwide comedy tours under his belt, Spencer is truly at the top of the entertainment game.
     
    Chris co-created and executive produced BET/Netflix’s hit original series Real Husbands of Hollywood, a faux reality-TV satire, that has starred everyone from Chris Brown to Katie Couric.  In its first season, he won a prestigious NAACP Image Award. The show is entirely based on a sketch Spencer created for the BET Awards in 2010 that immediately went viral.
     
    In addition to Real Husbands of Hollywood, Chris has been the head writer for countless award shows featuring hosts such as Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx, Leslie Jones and Cedric the Entertainer.  He also wrote and Executive Produced Grown-ish, which is Freeform’s spinoff of ABC’s hit show Black-ish.  He currently has major projects around town with Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart.

    If Chris Spencer looks familiar, it’s probably because you may have seen his Showtime Special “Chris Spencer…the Other Chris” or his TV credits, which include Blackish, Being Mary Jane, Black Love, Jimmy Kimmel, Def Comedy Jam or his own late-night talk show, VIBE.  His film credits include Bad Ass, Black Dynamite, Sin, Sixth Man and Don’t Be a Menace.
     
    He has published the bestselling book 150 Ways to Tell If You’re Ghetto.  His notable writer/producer projects also include The Emmy’s, The ESPY Awards, The BET Awards, SNL and the MTV Video Music Awards…to name a few
     
    Chris has also moved behind the lens, directing episodic television, several music videos, game shows, comedy specials and various commercials.

  • Jonathan Kite

    Jonathan Kite

    Comedy

    Waisglass and Thomas Lenon, which he is producing and in which he also makes his feature screenwriting debut. Most recently he appeared in the Netflix comedy series, "Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!" opposite Jamie Foxx. Kite shined as Johnny Williams, Brian's (Foxx) best friend since childhood, and an honorary member of the family. The series, inspired by Foxx's real-life relationship with his daughter Corinne, is currently streaming globally on Netflix.

    Kite may be best known for his starring role as the hilarious and lovable Ukrainian cook Oleg in CBS' long-running, award-winning comedy series "2 Broke Girls" opposite Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs. The show, created by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings, ran from 2011-2017 and was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and four People's Choice Awards.

    Additional credits for Kite include indie comedy feature "The Bellman" opposite Thomas Lennon and Richard Kind, horror feature "All the Creatures Were Stirring" alongside Constance Wu, and the Jamie Foxx produced sketch show, "In the Flow with Affion Crockett" for FOX. Aside from his live-action work, Kite has lent his voice to multiple films and series including the Warner Bros. feature film "Smallfoot," Dreamworks' "Adam's Family 2", Peacock's "Cleopatra in Space," Netflix's "The Boss Baby: Back in Business," Adult Swim's "Black Dynamite," FOX's "Family Guy" and "American Dad!" As a stand-up comedian, Kite has performed nationwide and internationally to sold-out audiences.

    He is an expert impressionist, boasting over 250 celebrity impressions that include Donald Trump, Vince Vaughn, Tom Hanks, Anthony Bourdain, Seth Rogen, Brendon Fraser, Jason Statham, Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., and John Lithgow, to name a few. Born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, Kite studied drama in high school and at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre. He performed many times on stage in Illinois before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in voice-over acting, film, and television.

    Kite also studied improvisation and sketch comedy with Chicago's Second City and The Groundlings in Los Angeles. He is a founding member of the improv group, L. Ron Jeremy, which in 2010 set the national Cage Match Competition record at the Improv Olympic West Theater, winning 52 weeks in a row and then retiring undefeated. In 2009, he created, wrote, produced, and starred in his own sketch comedy television pilot, "The Skokie-Jo and Shappy Show," which has been described as "Mr. Show" meets "Quantum Leap."

  • Audrey Stewart

    Audrey Stewart

    Comedy

    Audrey Stewart is a stand-up comedian/actress based in Los Angeles, California.  Audrey has been accepted into several festivals, including the Laughing Skull Festival. Audrey has been heard on Netflix is a Joke Radio, seen on the NBC Series “Bring the Funny” , The Drew Barrymore Show, and the Facebook Watch series “Fuzzballs”.

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This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

By purchasing tickets to this event, you are authorizing this charge and agreeing to our terms and conditions herein.


• ALL SALES ARE FINAL, unless event is cancelled.

• Comics and set times are subject to change.

• No refunds, transfers, or exchanges. Ticket resales are not permitted.

• Tickets prices and fees are “market-priced” and may fluctuate.

• Mandatory two-item minimum purchase per person in the showroom.

• No photography, videography, filming, or recording during the show.

• Valid photo ID and credit card used for purchase are required to pick up tickets.

• No smoking or vaping.

• We reserve the right to deny/refuse entry to or remove parties who are deemed a distraction to other guests.

• We reserve the right to search personal items and may prohibit various items into the venue(s).

• We strongly recommend that you stay up to date on current vaccinations and stay home if you are feeling sick or unwell.

• We strongly recommend the use of masks indoors to align with the current Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC’s) most recent guidance.

• All policies are subject to change based on evolving health guidance.

• All venues and Owner’s Representatives are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged property.


Upon entry to our venue(s), (i) you hereby irrevocably grant the venue owner (Levity Live, LLC), and its parent(s), affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, successors and assigns (collectively, “Owner”) the right to photograph, record, film, and otherwise capture your image, voice and likeness (collectively, “Footage”) and to own, license, assign and/or use the Footage (and/or any portion thereof) in perpetuity, throughout the world in any and all media including, without limitation, in connection with any productions, programming, advertising, and promotion, subject to Owner’s sole discretion.


Our venues set out best practices in line with CDC and OSHA requirements, but every guest is strongly urged to follow the most recent guidelines applicable in the community for their own protection. Given well-established public health information about the indoor risks related to COVID-19, you are responsible for your own participation and protection in our venues.


You hereby acknowledge and are fully aware that a risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any indoor space where other people are present. This waiver, release, and other representations set forth herein are in consideration of your entry and/or attendance of any live event performance. Therefore, without limitation, you hereby acknowledge/understand, that even with safety measures implemented within our venue(s) you could contract COVID-19 which may result in a serious medical condition requiring medical treatment in a hospital or death. You and your heirs, successors, and assigns, agree to indemnify and waive any and all COVID-19 related claims and potential claims against Levity Live LLC, the Owner, and any of officers, agents, employees, and other representatives of Owner from any and all Damages resulting from your contraction of COVID-19.


If any portion of these terms and conditions are found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver of any of our rights.


For more info:Terms

Tonight at the Improv ft. Annie Lederman, Jay Phillips, Chris Spencer, Katherine Blanford, Rick Ingraham, Jonathan Kite, Audrey Stewart, and more TBA!

Sat Feb 8 2025 9:30 PM

(Doors 9:00 PM)

Hollywood Improv (The Main Room) Hollywood CA
Tonight at the Improv ft. Annie Lederman, Jay Phillips, Chris Spencer, Katherine Blanford, Rick Ingraham, Jonathan Kite, Audrey Stewart, and more TBA!

See Tickets link for prices Ages 21+

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

Please correct the information below.

Select ticket quantity.

Select Tickets

Ages 21+
limit 4 per person
General Admission
Seating is general admission and assigned as first-come, first-served.
GA Ticket for 1 | Admits 1
$29.34 ($25.00 + $4.34 fees)

Delivery Method

Will Call

Terms & Conditions

This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. By purchasing tickets to this event, you are authorizing this charge and agreeing to our terms and conditions herein.


• ALL SALES ARE FINAL, unless event is cancelled.

• Comics and set times are subject to change.

• No refunds, transfers, or exchanges. Ticket resales are not permitted.

• Tickets prices and fees are “market-priced” and may fluctuate.

• Mandatory two-item minimum purchase per person in the showroom.

• No photography, videography, filming, or recording during the show.

• Valid photo ID and credit card used for purchase are required to pick up tickets.

• No smoking or vaping.

• We reserve the right to deny/refuse entry to or remove parties who are deemed a distraction to other guests.

• We reserve the right to search personal items and may prohibit various items into the venue(s).

• We strongly recommend that you stay up to date on current vaccinations and stay home if you are feeling sick or unwell.

• We strongly recommend the use of masks indoors to align with the current Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC’s) most recent guidance.

• All policies are subject to change based on evolving health guidance.

• All venues and Owner’s Representatives are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged property.


Upon entry to our venue(s), (i) you hereby irrevocably grant the venue owner (Levity Live, LLC), and its parent(s), affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, successors and assigns (collectively, “Owner”) the right to photograph, record, film, and otherwise capture your image, voice and likeness (collectively, “Footage”) and to own, license, assign and/or use the Footage (and/or any portion thereof) in perpetuity, throughout the world in any and all media including, without limitation, in connection with any productions, programming, advertising, and promotion, subject to Owner’s sole discretion.


Our venues set out best practices in line with CDC and OSHA requirements, but every guest is strongly urged to follow the most recent guidelines applicable in the community for their own protection. Given well-established public health information about the indoor risks related to COVID-19, you are responsible for your own participation and protection in our venues.


You hereby acknowledge and are fully aware that a risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any indoor space where other people are present. This waiver, release, and other representations set forth herein are in consideration of your entry and/or attendance of any live event performance. Therefore, without limitation, you hereby acknowledge/understand, that even with safety measures implemented within our venue(s) you could contract COVID-19 which may result in a serious medical condition requiring medical treatment in a hospital or death. You and your heirs, successors, and assigns, agree to indemnify and waive any and all COVID-19 related claims and potential claims against Levity Live LLC, the Owner, and any of officers, agents, employees, and other representatives of Owner from any and all Damages resulting from your contraction of COVID-19.


If any portion of these terms and conditions are found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver of any of our rights.


For more info:Terms