Sweep Dreams! 💕 🧹
Dynasty Darlings,
Welcome to mid-September! Or as we’re calling it, 🍂 Sweptember 🍂: a month that invites you to be SWEPT away. This name originates, obviously, from the title of a tattered bodice-ripper novel we discovered in the secret, hidden Dynasty Bunker ™ when we moved into the space nigh on 8 years ago. When a building is nearly one hundred years old… Surprising History Accumulates (working title of a show we’re pitching to The History Channel or any other existing channel/app-space. We think of it as a kinda Storage Wars meets… boring history show thing. But with these charismatic hosts and those quirky property stewards with thistype of bizarre ephemera… SHA (Surprising History Accumulates) is ANYTHING but dusty! (Interested? BUY OUR SHOW IDEA FOR A MILLION DOLLARS OR FEWER!) Anyway, this aforementioned sexy old romance romp book we found was flarpin’ 🔥HOT🔥 (excerpt at bottom of letter!) and that steamy, throbby energywas what we were hoping to carry into this weird transitional month.
Instead, we’ve been getting even MORE of the, shall we say, intenselypolarizingbrainscorchingdystopianlifefracturing vibes that America has become absolutely no-no-noTORIOUS for. And as a result, the sweeping we’re interested in is less the romantic type and more the… revolutionary type. BUT aNyWhooooo! Comedy shows!!! 🫠🤪
We encourage you to get swept into a beautiful week of programming here at Dynasty! VANessa and JAMie had an offsite sweeping this weekend when they went to a reading at North Figueroa Books on Saturday (first time there! So sweet! They are expanding! Recommend!) The reading was by a dear friend of Van’s (who is now, of course, as life and love makes possible, a dear friend of both) from their new book of essays, Transanything. What was going to be just a lovely evening was made an Important evening by the reminder, through beautifully written words, that human expression, curiosity, evolution, and love are the WHOLE FLARPIN’ THING. 💕 This was EXACTLY what was needed right as The Burning Man glow was starting to fade from one of us and the descent into recent event-inspired rage and heartbreak was making the other one a haggard little crone. Maybe both were crone like? (Editor: Yes! Double crone!)
And now? We’re STILL croning out but with an inspired intensity that’s more rooted in positive self transformation than negative enemy elimination. So yeah, we’re in the sweet crone zone. 🧹 Mount yer brooms and Sweptember yourself into a reality you can peacefully exist in! (And tell us your secret!)
🧹 ,
VanJam
THIS WEEK’S SHOWS
!🐯🌟 MONDAY 9/15 at 7:30 PM TONIGHT!
Tiger Daughter: Or, How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame
Charlene Kaye brings her hit solo show to the US after sold-out runs abroad. Presented by Margaret Cho and directed by Jennifer Monaco, Tiger Daughter mixes laughter, tears, and rock-and-roll rebellion against Tiger Mom dreams. A heartfelt and hilarious journey of family and identity.
TUESDAY 9/16 at 7:30 PM
An evening with the Brooklyn-based sketch comedy group sketches have amassed over 11 million views across Tiktok and Instagram and have been featured in Vulture for their sketch ‘JT Does a Good Deed’. Montessori Boy’s live shows can be seen in venues all around New York, where they combine their unique blend of live sketch, filmed shorts, and heinous sensibility.
WEDNESDAY 9/17 at 7:30 PM LIVE & LIVESTREAM!
Your favorite LA drag queens turn soap operas inside out as they slay in the world’s first-ever drag-driven soap serial. Drag divas star in every fierce female role: dripping in diamonds, drowning in drama, and serving lewks the house down. It's like Days of our Lives and Dynasty had a baby, and then it got kidnapped by John Waters.
💕 🗑️ THURSDAY 9/18 at 7:30 PM
Lovett or Leave It
JON LOVETT hosts his hit live show and podcast breaking down the week’s politics and pop culture with sketches, games, and sharp analysis. This live LA edition welcomes special guests special guests Colton Dunn, Michaela Watkins and More!
FRIDAY 9/19 at 7:30 PM LIVE & LIVESTREAM!
We’re All Gonna Die: Episode 3 E
Watch as a group of improvisers and comedians desperately try to survive while their “Game Master” leads them through a nightmarish tale. This anthology series—produced by Smosh, George Primavera, and Jon Matteson—takes place in the fictional peninsula town of Maw Meadows and resolves nail-biting action using the TTRPG system Dread.
FRIDAY 9/19 at 10 PM SOLD OUT!
A regular on the Sydney comedy circuit, Jenny Tian exploded onto our #fyp during the pandemic notching up millions of likes and amassing a collective online audience of 1M+. Her debut solo show Picture This sold out to audiences up and down the east coast of Australia and was released as a YouTube special where it has clocked up over 750k views.
SATURDAY 9/20 at 4PM LIVE & LIVESTREAM!
We’re All Gonna Die: Episode 4 w/Smosh Cast w
Watch as a group of improvisers and comedians desperately try to survive while their “Game Master” leads them through a nightmarish tale. This anthology series—produced by Smosh, George Primavera, and Jon Matteson—takes place in the fictional peninsula town of Maw Meadows and resolves nail-biting action using the TTRPG system Dread.
SATUDAY 9/20 at 7:30 PM
Exploration — Live!
Charlie Bardey and Natalie Rotter-Laitman explore some of the most (and least) pressing ideas, theories, axioms, and concepts out there..
SUNDAY 9/21 at 2PM
Clean Plate Club LIVE & LIVESTREAM!
Delectable improv with Bobby Moynihan and friends plus live cooking on stage from Dinner Time Live's Chris Ying! Featuring special guests Andy Daly, Corin Wells, Vic Michaelis, Jon Gabrus, and Gil Ozeri.
SUNDAY 9/21 at 7:30PM
D(e)ad Screening with Post-Show Conversation!
Join us for a live screening of the debut film from Izzy Roland followed by a post screening discussion.
MONDAY 9/22 at 7:30PM
D(e)ad Screening with Post-Show Conversation!
Join us for a live screening of the debut film from Izzy Roland followed by a post screening discussion.
