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💌 Dear Darlings,
📣 Precedented times: welcome.
Now that that’s out of the way — how are you? We hope you’re well, thriving, standing up for what you believe in, protesting what you don’t believe in, and finding odd little ways to enjoy your unique human experience here on this space-planet. 🌌
✨ Hot tip: When something terrible happens, try muttering: “This… is a unique human experience.” It might gently distract your brain from the unpleasantness and reframe things through the “animal on a planet” lens. Sometimes, that’s just a less aggressive place to be. We love less aggressive.
At Dynasty this summer, we’re trying to keep our heads above water and our necks below it, 🐶 doGgY PadDle-style 🐶. So far? So good.
Bodies? DRENCHED.
Hair? UNMOVED.
We (VanJam) have been loving getting onstage the last couple of weeks and shining our lil’ lights for all to see. Saturday’s Dynasty Tonight! featured improvised burlesque with Hat Work™, Tango Tales, religious fervor, and the theatrical backdrop of a SPACE WORLD. Plus, very great comedians and our beautiful house band, The DyNasties!
💫 Thank you to everyone who came out and let it all hang out. It’s important to be with other humans. Especially those that embrace (or at least tolerate) the aforementioned playfulness.
🐠 Domestic Reports:
Van’s cherry shrimp, Marge Shrimpson, is still with egg. We expect the lil’ shrimpies to hatch soon, assuming online shrimp gestation calculators aren’t just internet lies. (They might be.) Marge refused to make a registry, so when you’re shopping for gifts, just follow your gut.
The outdoor barrel pond, sadly, saw the other part of the circle of life this week — the death part. 😔 A raccoon shimmied his thicc little ass into the garden, did some doggy paddling of his own, and ate the fish. 🤍 RIP: Fredrick the Third and Baby Bob. 🤍 Dynasty Wylds™ Fish Coffins cannot come soon enough. But actually, they’d be a bit useless in this instance, as the murderer left behind not scale nor bone for ceremony.
Van has now invested in solar-powered predator eyes and a security camera. We’ll keep you updated as this high-stakes drama and raccoon-hunt continues. Funny how loving some animals can make you absolutely HATE other ones you used to think were so cute. Sadly, Van is no longer moved by the cuteness of raccoon fingers. Now they are no more than the lethal weapons of an overgrown rat. How would YOU bring a rodent to justice!? (We know they are not rodents, obviously, raccoons belong to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, and Family Procyonidae. But PROCYONIDAE, while an absolutely stunning name (something for Marge Shrimpson to consider!) doesn’t sound derogatory enough.
Meanwhile, in Jam’s world, lots of mental and emotional processing of life stuff while keeping up a 15k/day step average while unsuccessfully weaning off Organico™ wraps and Chloe's™ popsicles while successfully not going to the gym he pays money for every month while still making multiple attempts a day to "raise [his] vibration, tap into a higher frequency, expand [his] consciousness, and remind [himself] that [his] only job is to shine [his] light." And now he has added physicality and a little self hug to the end of that mantra. And 🐦 Backyard Bird Update! 🐦 Seen or heard recently: American Kestrel, Swainson's Thrush, Northern House Wren (cute!), Cooper's hawk, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Osprey (rare!), White-breasted Nuthatch, Western Bluebird, and a Brown-headed Cowbird. Plus: there is an increasingly confident squirrel that knocks on his back door for peanuts. So that's cute!
👑 Short Kings Only,
VanJam
🚨 Livestreams still available: Huh?Milton, We're All Gonna Die: A DREAD Actual Play Experience, Newcomers, What Ever Happened to Baby J, Evolution Of A Snake, 13-Year-Old MICHAEL AUSIELLO Presents: Beverly Hills - A Pretend Soap Opera Preformed by Real Actors, The Ultimate Improv Show w/ BECK BENNETT, Drunk Shrek, Katie and Erika Throw the Perfect (Father's Day) Party 🚨
🌟THIS WEEK AT DYNASTY 🌟
🤤 👩🍳 MONDAY, 6/16, 7:30PM: CLEAN PLATE CLUB
🎥 LIVE AND LIVESTREAMED! 🎥 🚨 LOW TICKET WARNING! 🚨
delectable improv with BOBBY MOYNIHAN and guests
with discourse and dining courses from Dinner Time Live's CHRIS YING!
With Special Guests:
EUGENE CORDERO
NICOLE BYER
TIM BALTZ
LILY SULLIVAN
EDI PATTERSON
ASHLEY PADILLA
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👎 👍 TUESDAY, 6/17, 7:30PM: Wrong Answers Only
🎥 LIVE AND LIVESTREAMED! 🎥
Ice cream season is upon us so it’s time to prepare for sticky fingers, brain freezes, and absolutely no regrets. It’s also time for a brand-new episode of WRONG ANSWERS ONLY!
Join host CHRIS DUFFY, ice cream expert DR. MAYA WARREN, and our panel of comedians to learn all about what makes the perfect pint!
THE HOST: CHRIS DUFFY is a comedian, television writer, and radio/podcast host. CHRIS currently hosts TED’s hit podcast How to Be a Better Human.
THE EXPERT: Often described as un-bounding and contagious energy, DR. MAYA WARREN has a true zest for life shown by her positive and fun-loving attitude. She was inspired to pursue a career in FOOD SCIENCE from watching Unwrapped on FOOD NETWORK, and after an internship at a cereal company, she was hooked!
Comedians:
APARNA NANCHERLA
ALYSSA LIMPERIS
LILY DU
Produced by LABX, a public engagement program at the NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WRONG ANSWERS ONLY is a science comedy game show featuring celebrity guests who play games and quizzes while learning about exciting research with the help of a scientific expert.
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📖 👩🏼🎤 WEDNESDAY, 6/18, 7:30PM:JEFF HILLER'S Actress of a Certain Age Book Launch IN CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS SULLIVAN! A humorous collection of autobiographical essays from comedian and Somebody Somewhere actor JEFF HILLER, who shares his journey from growing up “profoundly gay” in 1980s TEXAS to his experiences as an inept social worker and how he clawed, scraped, and brawled to HOLLYWOOD’s lower middle-tier.
JEFF HILLER is an actor, writer and comedian who has appeared on TV shows such as Somebody Somewhere, American Horror Story: NYC, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, 30 ROCK, and Law and Order: CI, among numerous others. His film roles include Greta, Morning Glory, Ghost Town, and Set It Up, and he has performed on BROADWAY, OFF-BROADWAY, in Shakespeare in the Park, DISNEY musicals, and REGIONAL THEATER. JEFF regularly performs solo shows at JOE’S PUB at the PUBLIC THEATRE and improvises at THE UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE THEATRE in LA and NYC.
Doors: 6:30 PM | 18+ GENERAL ADMISSION
Tickets:
$20 GENERAL ADMISSION / $4.99 BOOK + TICKET BUNDLE (Includes General Admission and a copy of ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE)
Books will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of SKYLIGHT BOOKS
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💕/🗑️ THURSDAY, 6/19, 7:30PM: Lovett or Leave It
LOVETT OR LEAVE IT is a live variety show and podcast that breaks down the week’s politics and pop culture news with sketches, games, jokes that literally never miss, and everyone’s favorite: nuanced analysis. Join JON LOVETT and an all-star lineup of comedians, journalists, and other amazing guests in LOS ANGELES live on Thursdays at DYNASTY TYPEWRITER.
With LARRY CHARLES, CHINEDU UNAKA & more!
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👞 🦶 FRIDAY, 6/20,7:30PM:Take Your Shoes off w/ RICK GLASSMAN
🎥 LIVE AND LIVESTREAMED! 🎥
If you’re one of the 37,000,000 people that watch TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF on YouTube — here is you chance to see how the sausage is made (yes homo). Come for a great night out.
With Special Guest: TODD GLASS
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🌴 SATURDAY, 6/21,🌴
🌈 🎤 4:00PM: Dyke Storytelling
🚨 LOW TICKET WARNING! 🚨
DYKE STORYTELLING is an intergenerational storytelling show where one queer person of every decade (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 70s) tells a totally true story about their life.
Join us JUNE 21ST, 4PM, at DYNASTY TYPEWRITER for our first ever PRIDE show featuring some amazing storytellers and a TBD surprise guest!
20s: RU ANDERSON
30s: EVE LINDLEY
40s: AMANDA-FAYE JIMENEZ
40s: NAZ RIAHI
70s: PATRICIA RESNICK
SPECIAL GUEST: MO WELCH!
Produced by: MC PLASCHKE, NICO TURNER, SAMMY STEP, and GALEY CAVERLY
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🎤 7:30PM:TIG NOTARO The one. The only. The very wonderful, Tig.
🚨 LOW TICKET WARNING! 🚨
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☀️ SUNDAY, 6/22, ☀️
💅 💋 🌈 4:00PM: Pretty Gay
🎥 LIVE AND LIVESTREAMED! 🎥
A live show of the viral comedy dating series with host CATHERINE MCCAFFERTY. CATHERINE will go on a very special date with a queer comedian featuring segments like "RED FLAG/GREEN FLAG" and "DO ME". It will be fun, spicy, and guaranteed awkward! Plus, one surprise guest from a past season will be performing stand-up! Come and you might be selected to be a part of our AUDIENCE SPEED DATING round where CATHERINE goes on a rapid-fire date with three audience members.
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: KATH EBBS, MISS BENNY, and CAMERON ESPOSITO!
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💩 👼 7:30PM: Fuck This Month & Holy Shit Improv
🎥 LIVE AND LIVESTREAMED! 🎥
A night of improv comedy hosted by Fuck This Month and Holy Shit Improv featuring some of LA's best comedians.
FUCK THIS MONTH is a monthly improv comedy show that aims to cure your misery by turning your shitty month into improv comedy. Toast this garbage month off by throwing up your middle finger and sharing what made it suck so royally. A cast of veteran comedians will take your stories of woe and spin them into comedy gold.
Featuring: LILY DU, KYLIE BRAKEMAN, PATRICK MCDONALD, CHRIS RENFRO, RACHEL VAN NES, ELI GONZALEZ, JEFF WHITAKER
HOLY SHIT IMPROV is an improv show featuring the best comedy talent in Los Angeles. Up-and-coming stars mix with improv legends to create an hour of comedy that will have you yelling, “Holy Shit!”
Featuring: HOLMES, TUCKER REYNOLDS, BRENDAN SCANNELL, ALEX SONG-XIA, NICK TIFFANY, RUHA TASLIMI, and CASEY FEIGH
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🤩 🎷 MONDAY, 6/23, 7:30PM: Don't Stop I'm About to Jazz
🚨 LOW TICKET WARNING! 🚨
LA'S BEST STAND-UP COMEDIANS PERFORM THEIR SETS WITH LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT
Hosted by: TWO TREE HILL & ROSE KELSO
Featuring:
ANTHONY JESELNIK
CHRIS FLEMING
RIKI LINDHOME
TODD GLASS
Band: CHRISTOPHER BILL & RHIANNON DEWEY
Directed by: ALAN KLIFFER
Produced by: ADAM GOLD
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