Fri Jun 19 2026

7:30 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)

Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)

8162 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, CA 90046

Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)

8162 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, CA 90046

$19.04

Ages 21+

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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. 

Tonight at the Improv ft. Caroline Rhea, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Zainab Johnson, Chris Spencer, Greg Fitzsimmons, Andre Kelley and more TBA

  • Caroline Rhea

    Comedy

    Caroline  Rhea is a stand-up comedian and actress, best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC hit series Sabrina The Teenage Witch,  and numerous comedy specials on  Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. Caroline is currently starring  in Disney Channel’s Sydney  to the Max, and hosts Caroline and Friends,  her hit game show for Game Show Network, now in its second season. She is a regular panelist on ABC's Match Game with Alec Baldwin, and is often on other game shows such as Hollywood Squares and Funny You Should Ask. Caroline was the host of  the Caroline Rhea Show,  has appeared as Linda Flynn Fletcher on Phineas  and Ferb for over 10 seasons,  and has guest starred on many hit series, including Two  Broke Girls, The Mark Maron Show,  and The Grinder. Caroline starred as Noleta  Nethercott in the cult classic series Sordid  Lives, and reprised her  role in the film A Very  Sordid Wedding, which  ranked #1 on Amazon Films for a full month following its release. Most recently, she can be seen on the dais of Comedy Central’s Roast of Alec Baldwin.  This marks Caroline's 30th year as a stand up comedian.

  • Mary Lynn Rajskub

    Comedy

    Mary Lynn Rajskub is an actress and comedian whose credits include 24, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Punch-Drunk Love, among many leading and supporting roles in film and television. Born in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Michigan, she got her start as a regular cast member on the HBO comedy series Mr. Show, followed by a recurring role on The Larry Sanders Show. In 2003, she joined the cast of the hit drama 24, eventually becoming the show’s lead female character and contributing strongly to its 2006 Emmy win for Best Drama. She is also a two-time Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award nominee. In 2021, she released her most recent comedy special, Mary Lynn Rajskub: Live From The Pandemic. Her debut collection of essays, FAME-ISH: My Life at the Edge of Stardom releases May 17, 2022.

  • Zainab Johnson

    Comedy

    Zainab Johnson is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Zainab’s comedy is based on her unique point-of-view, which was shaped growing up in Harlem as one of thirteen siblings in a black Muslim family.  After getting a degree in Education and Math and taking a job as a teacher, she quickly learned that she had a different calling. Zainab is currently a series regular on the Amazon Original hit series titled UPLOAD from Greg Daniels, she is one of the hosts for Netflix's show 100 HUMANS, and starred as Dr. Hanniel in the brilliantly written web series AVANT-GUARDIANS. She made her first late night stand up appearance on NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and had breakout appearances on HBO’s ALL DEF COMEDY,  NBC’s LAST COMIC STANDING, and has performed at the JFL Comedy Festival in Montreal first as a "New Face of Comedy", then as one of "Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch", and most recently on the longest running JFL show "Just For The Culture". She is a paid regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv, and Laugh Factory  in Los Angeles as well as the Comedy Cellar in New York City. Her first hourlong special, Hijabs Off, is now available to stream on Amazon.

  • 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.

  • Greg Fitzsimmons

    Comedy

    Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm Greg Fitzsimmons has achieved success as a stand-up Emmy Award winning writer and host on both radio and TV.  Greg is host of The Greg Fitzsimmons Show on SiriusXM’s "Howard 101” and twice a week puts out the hugely popular FitzDog Radio podcast.  A regular on @Midnight Conan O’Brien Jimmy Kimmel and The Tonight Show Greg has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show.
     
    Greg has a new one-hour standup special on Comedy Central stars in season 2 of “How to be a Grown Up” (TRU TV) and appeared on Louie (FX) this past season. He is a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Show and The Joe Rogan Experience and will appear later this year in both Comedy Bang Bang (IFC) and Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Adult Swim)
     
    A frequent panelist for five years on Chelsea Lately Greg also spent five years on VH1’s Best Week Ever hosted Pumped (The Speed Channel) last year and he starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central.  Greg’s 2011 book Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair. 
     
    Writing credits include HBO’s Lucky Louie Cedric the Entertainer Presents Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher The Man Show and many others.  On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for the MTV game show he hosted called Idiot Savants.
     
    For more go to:
    www.fitzdog.com
    twitter.com/gregfitzshow

  • andre kelley

    Comedy

    As seen on late-night CBS, ABC, VH1 and Comedy Central, Andre Kelley is the ONLY Black performer in all of LA who’s never been on BET or a Kardashian. Featured in Showtime's All Jokes Aside comedy club documentary Phunny Business as well as Outlaugh and Laughing Matters: The Men, he's also seen on Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed and Comedy TV. 
     
    And while happily single and of considerable physical size (6,' 2", 260 pounds of cornfed, batter-dipped, deep-fried chocolatey-gooeyness) he’s always taking applications for hot, tatted, talented unpaid interns.  

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limit 4 per person
General Admission
Seating is general admission and assigned as first-come, first-served.
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$19.04 ($15.00 + $4.04 fees)

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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.


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Tonight at the Improv ft. Caroline Rhea, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Zainab Johnson, Chris Spencer, Greg Fitzsimmons, Andre Kelley and more TBA

Fri Jun 19 2026 7:30 PM

(Doors 7:00 PM)

Hollywood Improv (The Main Room) Hollywood CA

$19.04 Ages 21+

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. 

Caroline  Rhea is a stand-up comedian and actress, best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC hit series Sabrina The Teenage Witch,  and numerous comedy specials on  Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. Caroline is currently starring  in Disney Channel’s Sydney  to the Max, and hosts Caroline and Friends,  her hit game show for Game Show Network, now in its second season. She is a regular panelist on ABC's Match Game with Alec Baldwin, and is often on other game shows such as Hollywood Squares and Funny You Should Ask. Caroline was the host of  the Caroline Rhea Show,  has appeared as Linda Flynn Fletcher on Phineas  and Ferb for over 10 seasons,  and has guest starred on many hit series, including Two  Broke Girls, The Mark Maron Show,  and The Grinder. Caroline starred as Noleta  Nethercott in the cult classic series Sordid  Lives, and reprised her  role in the film A Very  Sordid Wedding, which  ranked #1 on Amazon Films for a full month following its release. Most recently, she can be seen on the dais of Comedy Central’s Roast of Alec Baldwin.  This marks Caroline's 30th year as a stand up comedian.

Mary Lynn Rajskub is an actress and comedian whose credits include 24, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Punch-Drunk Love, among many leading and supporting roles in film and television. Born in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Michigan, she got her start as a regular cast member on the HBO comedy series Mr. Show, followed by a recurring role on The Larry Sanders Show. In 2003, she joined the cast of the hit drama 24, eventually becoming the show’s lead female character and contributing strongly to its 2006 Emmy win for Best Drama. She is also a two-time Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award nominee. In 2021, she released her most recent comedy special, Mary Lynn Rajskub: Live From The Pandemic. Her debut collection of essays, FAME-ISH: My Life at the Edge of Stardom releases May 17, 2022.

Zainab Johnson is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Zainab’s comedy is based on her unique point-of-view, which was shaped growing up in Harlem as one of thirteen siblings in a black Muslim family.  After getting a degree in Education and Math and taking a job as a teacher, she quickly learned that she had a different calling. Zainab is currently a series regular on the Amazon Original hit series titled UPLOAD from Greg Daniels, she is one of the hosts for Netflix's show 100 HUMANS, and starred as Dr. Hanniel in the brilliantly written web series AVANT-GUARDIANS. She made her first late night stand up appearance on NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, and had breakout appearances on HBO’s ALL DEF COMEDY,  NBC’s LAST COMIC STANDING, and has performed at the JFL Comedy Festival in Montreal first as a "New Face of Comedy", then as one of "Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch", and most recently on the longest running JFL show "Just For The Culture". She is a paid regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv, and Laugh Factory  in Los Angeles as well as the Comedy Cellar in New York City. Her first hourlong special, Hijabs Off, is now available to stream on Amazon.

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.

Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm Greg Fitzsimmons has achieved success as a stand-up Emmy Award winning writer and host on both radio and TV.  Greg is host of The Greg Fitzsimmons Show on SiriusXM’s "Howard 101” and twice a week puts out the hugely popular FitzDog Radio podcast.  A regular on @Midnight Conan O’Brien Jimmy Kimmel and The Tonight Show Greg has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show.
 
Greg has a new one-hour standup special on Comedy Central stars in season 2 of “How to be a Grown Up” (TRU TV) and appeared on Louie (FX) this past season. He is a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Show and The Joe Rogan Experience and will appear later this year in both Comedy Bang Bang (IFC) and Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Adult Swim)
 
A frequent panelist for five years on Chelsea Lately Greg also spent five years on VH1’s Best Week Ever hosted Pumped (The Speed Channel) last year and he starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central.  Greg’s 2011 book Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair. 
 
Writing credits include HBO’s Lucky Louie Cedric the Entertainer Presents Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher The Man Show and many others.  On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for the MTV game show he hosted called Idiot Savants.
 
For more go to:
www.fitzdog.com
twitter.com/gregfitzshow

As seen on late-night CBS, ABC, VH1 and Comedy Central, Andre Kelley is the ONLY Black performer in all of LA who’s never been on BET or a Kardashian. Featured in Showtime's All Jokes Aside comedy club documentary Phunny Business as well as Outlaugh and Laughing Matters: The Men, he's also seen on Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed and Comedy TV. 
 
And while happily single and of considerable physical size (6,' 2", 260 pounds of cornfed, batter-dipped, deep-fried chocolatey-gooeyness) he’s always taking applications for hot, tatted, talented unpaid interns.  

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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
$19.04 ($15.00 + $4.04 fees)

Delivery Method

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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.


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