Dynasty Dygest: June 10

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Beautiful darlings, How are you? <— Such a classic and unimpeachable way to kick off a newsletter. Uninspired? SURE! But offensive? HARDLY. It’s starting to feel like summer out here, which has us ready for the beach*! (*More inside-nights at the theater! All the fun of the beach without the sand in your trousers!) Things got steamy last week, with a roster of shows that were turning up the heatttt, hun! The SHELF LIFE screening was an amazing opportunity to get to watch a bizarre comedy gem never given the chance to shine in the theater. What a treat! JOHN EARLY can add moderator to the list of things at which he’s flawless. The MOTHER JONES Food For Thought event was delllllicious, insightful, and we can now say with certainty, yes, FRAN DRESCHER is the icon you need. Regardless of how you feel about her Nanny work, she was in UHF, which makes her indelible in our* (*Jamie's) book and Spinal Tap which gives her Goddess Status in our OTHER* (*Vanessa's) book . The event ended with humanitarian and grammy-nominated musician ROCKY DAWUNI getting the entire crowd on their feet singing, and it sounded so beautiful and gave us hope for the future! Ah, MAGIC, Dynasty Style. Thursday we emo-ed out with Every Place I Cry (so many feelings! So much eyeliner!) and then felt very hip at the Subtle Pride show!  It was an honor to host their West Coast debut! They are triple threats: great musicians, delightfully absurd, and sooooo cool. Like, cooler than a sun wearing sunglasses. WE KNOW.  Friday GREG BEHRENDT presented an epic hour of a concert performance / story telling that had the room boppin’ and laughin’ along to the evergreen tale of an American musician turned Japanese cosmetics mogul. Podcast the Ride was a RIDE: sold out show, lovely crowd, and the Dynasty walls have 100% never seen more Hawaiian shirts or jean jackets bedazzled with Disney enamel pins. And we ain’t complaining, sweetie. Saturday TIM HIEDECKER’s album release was pitch perfect, except that we were left to wrestle with the unfair facts of life that some people can be that funny and that earnestly good at music. Then, CLOWNVIS took the stage… and our hearts. (Also we had some hot audience sightings! Clownvis fans include VIC BERGER and RICHIE THE BARBER!)  Last night was RUSSELL BRAND and honestly, we didn’t know what to expect! From his huge roles in film to his Instagram guru presence, what brand of brand was coming in? Safe to say it was all of them (with a heavy lean into guru, including stories about hanging with ECKHART TOLLE and the DALAI LAMA. Soon he'll be able to add stories about hanging out with VANESSA RAGLAND and JAMIE FLAM to that list!) After Russell, JACQUELINE NOVAK and JOHN EARLY split the bill, and the bill was, per usual, priiiiiiceless.   THIS WEEK is going to be a rainbow of goodness, starting with TONIGHT and WEDNESDAY's debut performances of a new one-person show from one of our favorite brains/humans, the incomparable DREW DROEGE! Get ready to celebrate, it’s Happy Birthday Doug! The show description is so good we have to share it: "Doug is turning 41 today. He’s visited by friends, nightmares, a few exes, and even a ghost. Imagine a gay Christmas Carol/modern day exorcism set in a wine bar in Silverlake. Welcome to the party!” If you’ve ever seen Drew perform you’ve already gotten tickets to this no-brainer, and if you HAVEN’T seen him, make this the time. He’s hilarious, has a singular talent for insane characters that teeter on the line between reality and absurdity, and beyond that he’s just a really great human. THURSDAY we’re celebrating Pride! But since it’s a Dynasty show we’re spelling it PRYDE because, we love Ys. It’s Dynasty Tonight, Pryde of Dynasty Edition! And we are beyond PROUD to have this lineup: JOEL KIM BOOSTER, MARGARET CHO, SAM PANCAKE, DAN FRANZESE, ERIN FOLEY and more! FRIDAY get ready to get scared, boos! At 5:30 grab your snacks and drinks and get cozy (on the edge of your seat) for a triple feature from Cranked Up & Shudder: An Evening of Nightmares with JOE DANTE, MICK GARRIS, and ALEJANDRO BRUGUES. Films on the docket include: Sleep Walkers, Juan of the Dead, and Piranha. In addition to the films, there will be Q & A with the directors! Then a 11pm, Friday Night Frights presents a screening of SHAKMA. What’s Shakma? Just a story about an RPG game gone wrong and a bloodthirsty lab baboon, and guess what? MONTY COX, owner of TYPHOON the baboon (who portrayed Shakma) is going to join in for a Q & A, and will have his memoir about a life working with exotic animals on film with him! Finally, Jamie and Vanessa will have a forum to ask their burning questions about MR. ED, LUCKY from ALF, and re-hash some issues regarding the criminally overrated EDDIE from Frasier (just another average Jack Russell delivering a generic performance. It shoulda been a mutt!) SATURDAY we are so truly hyped (pumped? AMPED!) for The Fast and The Furious: Musical Parody but, the tickets sold in the manor of the film: fastly and with fury. It is sold out, but who’s to say if that’s because the cast, crew, and producer are truly amazing (and the sneak peeks of musical numbers we’ve seen are DREAMS) or if it’s just the contagious Midas touch of being connected to the Best Movie Franchise Ever. See you Saturday, family.  SUNDAY at 6pm come hear the tale of a Wild, Wild Christian. SIMONE MCALONEN’s hilarious and true coming of age story… set on a ranch in Central Oregon which was transformed from the Rajneeshee’s murderous sext cult stomping grounds to a wholesome Christian Summer Camp. (Yes, there are similarities.) Sunday is also Father’s Day! Send your sweet cards right now! Or if it’s a complicated day for you, celebrate or ignore in a manner that serves you. It's your life, hon, and we celebrate what you celebrate and how you celebrate it (exceptions apply)! MONDAY, Harmontown will be back in session with special guest YEARDLEY SMITH. Yep! LISA SIMPSON will be at the Dynasty. EYES WILL ROLL (in a good way)! get bent,  Vanessa & Jamie    REFLECTIONS FOR REFLECTING ON A New Occasional Dynasty Newsletter Mini-Section by Jamie Flam Hi, it's me, Jamie Flam from Dynasty Typewriter! If you were at the theater last week you may have been like "I'm having the best time like I do every time I'm here but something feels just slightly off."  You may have suspected it was the ghosts that live here (and usually it is), but this time it was definitely because I wasn't on the premises. You see, last week I was able to get away and completely disconnect for the first time since we opened the theater a year and a half ago! I spent a few nights at a silent retreat at a hermitage up in the mountains near Big Sur, where internet and cell connections were rendered useless and the views of the Pacific were rendered priceless! FYI, The Pacific is what's called an "ocean." Go figure! Not being able to use my phone was terrifying, as like for so many of us it's become quite the addiction, but it was ultimately liberating AF! I highly recommend you try it as it forces you to be ok to just exist. And existence can be not torturous if you pay attention! Great insights were had as I gazed into the clouds or the trees or the ocean or the animals (I saw a bunch of birds and a bunny and a dern snake!), and now I am back in Los Angeles feeling revived and relaxed and less self-judgey. I've even including a selfie I took... of myself! But don't focus on me, focus on the lush greenery... My eyes! The good news is that with all my new enlightenment I haven't lost my brilliant zaniness or penchant for exclamation points!!! Why am I writing this and including it in our newsletter where we usually tell you about shows? Because we are more than just a theater. We are human beings trying to make sense of this flarkin' life and we want to share what we learn, even if it's not directly related to the theater. But really it is, because everything is connected. I learned that last week. Point is, put your phone down, take some deep breaths, look at some plants, take a trip if you are able, and love yourself best you can because you're a damn treasure. And do yourself a favor and get yourself a Dynasty t-shirt. They are as stylish as they are comfortable. Oh, I went to the aquarium in Monterey, and sea otters are fucking great! TO BE CONTINUED Tues, June 11 + Wed June 12 | 8pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG by Drew Droege Doug is turning 41. He’s visited by friends, nightmares, a few exes, and even a ghost. Imagine a gay Christmas Carol/ modern day exorcism set in a wine bar in Silverlake. Welcome to the party! Purchase Tickets →   Thursday, June 13 | 8pm DYNASTY TONIGHT: THE PRYDE OF DYNASTY A night of comedy and enchantertainment featuring: Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Sam Pancake, Daniel Webb, Dan Franzese, Erin Foley, + More! Purchase Tickets →   Friday, June 14 | 5:30pm  An Evening of Nightmares Cranked Up + Shudder Present a triple feature presented by some of Horrors most legendary directors: Joe Dante, Mick Garris, and Alejandro Brugues. Purchase Tickets →   Friday, June 14  | 11pm  Friday Night Frights Presents: Shakma Did you know that when a baboon is injected with experimental serum it transforms into a maximum butt-shit insane murder machine? Come see for yourself when Friday Night Frights presents this cult classic with a special Q&A.  Purchase Tickets → Saturday, June 15 | 8pm  The Fast and the Furious: A Musical Parody Your favorite car-driving gang members battle their greatest foe yet-- singing and dancing at the same time.  SOLD OUT  Sunday, June 16  | 6pm  Wild Wild Christian A hilarious and true coming-of-age story about puberty, spiritual evolution, and sexual frustration....all while living on a Christian Summer Camp Purchase Tickets →   Monday, June 17 | 8pm  Harmontown Dan Harmon (Rick & Morty), “comptroller” Jeff B. Davis, game master, Spencer Crittenden present their wildly popular podcast in front of a live audience. With Special Guest Yeardley Smith (The voice of Lisa Simpson). Purchase Tickets  →   Wednesday, June 19th An Evening With Beth Stelling Beth Stelling is a stand-up comedian and writer. She has performed in the Netflix series The Standups and currently serves as a writer for the HBO television series, Crashing. Stelling has released two comedy albums, Sweet Beth and Simply the Beth. Purchase Tickets  → Tuesday, June 25th KPCC Presents NANCY — Live!  BFFs Kathy Tu and Tobin Low share stories and conversations about the LGBTQ experience on their podcast “Nancy”, named a top podcast by Entertainment Weekly and TIME and hailed by Vice as “a gentle investigation into the courage it takes to live outside social norms.” Purchase Tickets  → Friday, June 21 | 10pm  Everything's Great! with Demi, Nick, & Addie Nick Kocher, Demi Adejuyigbe, & Addie Weyrich presents a comedy variety show celebrating joy and positivity - so don't be a stupid fucking shitsucker and come see it, you dummy.  Purchase Tickets  → SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright © 2018* *Dynasty Typewriter*, All rights reserved. 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Dynasty Dygest — June 4th

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June baddaBOOM Darlins! Happy Pride month honeys of all shapes, sizes, identities and orientations! June has started and she’s… magnificent. So far it’s been gloomy outdoors here (Narmee Dynasty always said, "June glooms bring July grooms” so, men on the verge of commitment, REJOICE and get your fingers ring-ready!) But inside the walls of the Dynasty, the sun has been shinin’ as brightly as e’er. We closed out May with some real gems, including ADAM SANDLER’s shows (he’s still got it!) and THE WORKJUICE PLAYERS serving up an amazing make-believe complete with Criminal Mind's KIRSTEN VANGSNESS’ reoccurring role as an immortal tequila worm (typecasting WORKS, Hollywood!) We also had our first (of many?) Daddy-themed romantic RPG event with audience members dressed in Dad cosplay. We’d go on, but that was a pretty evocative last sentence, and truly we’d rather leave the details up to your very skilled imaginations.  Friday night we enjoyed a double-header evening of comedy from the Everything’s Great Crew (DEMI ADEJUYIGBE, NICK KOCHER & ADDIE WEYRICH) and the boyz of BUTT (CHRIS STEPHENS and JOE MCADAM.) Then Saturday, it was JUNE! Saturday’s GO DAY was a success (come to the next one! Free, first Saturday of the month!) and we got career advice, writing tips, soulful guidance, and a monitor puppet lesson. It was wonderful to get inspired by our community, get reminded of the importance of play and failure, and eat ice cream. (Yeah, we ate ice cream.)  Saturday night’s Dynasty Tonight! was a THRILL, with the whole lineup delivering magical performances (especially the magician) and with the added bonus & bragging point of it being the first show MARGARET CHO wore her dog onstage for. That’s right, a beautiful 3 pound chihuahua named Lucia had the best seat in the house on Margaret’s hip. Sunday’s preview of JACQUELINE NOVAK’S Get On Your Knees was amazing, and if you get a chance to see it DO. Also you might get a chance to see it realllll soon! Which brings us to THIS marvelous week! TONIGHT we’re a movie theater, baby! We’re so excited to screen SHELF LIFE, the never-released, undiscovered final feature film from legendary director PAUL BARTEL. This film went unreleased, but the 35mm negative was discovered just in time for the 25th anniversary. Join us to watch it, and to enjoy a Q & A led by darling JOHN EARLY with special guests/co-stars/ co-writers O-LAN JONES, ANDREA STEIN and JIM TURNER. WEDNESDAY we’re hosting Food For Thought: a conversation about access, affordability, and equity in the food system. Brought to us by MOTHER JONES and FOOD TANK, you’ll get to hear from some of today’s leaders in food, chefs, restauranteurs, advocates AND some very special guests… including, FRAN DRESCHER. (WE KNOW.) THURSDAY we hope you’re in the mood for moods, because we’ve got two shows serving them up in big, musical ways. At 8pm it’s Every Place I Cry, the improvised emo concert with a live band and four lead singers you know and love (including OffBook’s JESS MCKENNA and ZACH REINO, Improvised Shakespeare’s ROSS BRYANT, and Duncanville’s NICK MANDERNACH). And then at 10, it’s Subtle Pride, an improvisational voice band bringing their hyper original pop music to LA for the first time, following a sold-out run in NYC! And they say if you can make it in New York City you can make it ANYWHERE so just imagine what they’ll do at the Dynasty!! The group is comprised of MISHA BROOKS (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)  ZACH DONOVAN (Waif Magazine), MINA WALKER (Daisy the Great) and we’re very excited to see BRIGETTE LUNDY-PAINE (who we loved SO much on Netflix’ Atypical.)  Did you love the cool music stuff you read about for Thursday? GOOD! You’re properly whetted for the rest of the weekend! FRIDAY we’ve got two events, the first of which is GREG BEHRENDT’s show, The King Sweater. Come celebrate The King Sweater’s vainglorious (HIS WORD NOT OURS) career in music and cosmetics in this comedic fever dream. Then, the fever dream melts into a wild ride with PODCAST: THE RIDE, live! It’s a show about theme parks with the MOST qualified hosts… three childless men in their thirties. We’d tell you more great things, but it would just break your heart because this show is SOLD OUT. SATURDAY we’ve got TIM HEIDECKER & His Very Good Band’s Record Release show! We love music, we love Tim, and we love not knowing what’s real and what’s completely made-up, so we’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. And, ladies and gentlemen and folks of all folkness, we just announced a 10pm show for that evening… CLOWNVIS. He’s more than a Clown Elvis…. he’s our FAVORITE Clown Elvis, he’s the King of Clowns, and we’re longtime fans. If you haven’t seen him perform, PLEASE COME because you will fall in love, and if you HAVE seen him perform, you probably stopped reading and went to get tickets because you couldn’t wait and you’re so excited and we get it. He’ll be bringing a lineup of some of his friends, who we’ll announce as this week unfolds like the flower she is. SUNDAY, it’s ELENI MANDELL’s record release party!  Wake Up Again is Eleni’s 11th studio release, and we cant wait to hear her perform pieces from the album! Adding to the joy will be sets from two of our favorite performers, RON LYNCH and BRENT WEINBACH.  yours in dreamin', schemin', and fightin’ demons, vanessa and jamie Tuesday, June 4 | 8pm Shelf Life Comedian and actor John Early ("Search Party", The Disaster Artist) will be hosting and moderating the Q&A afterwards with special guests/co-stars/co-writers, O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, and Jim Turner. Purchase Tickets →   Wednesday, June 5 | 7pm Mother Jones and Food Tank Present: Food For Thought  An extraordinary evening of conversation about access, affordability, and equity in the food system featuring Fran Drescher, Ron Finley, + More!  Purchase Tickets →   Thursday, June 6  | 8pm  Every Place I Cry A fully improvised emo concert featuring a live band and four lead singers: Jess McKenna +  Zach Reino (OffBook), Ross Bryant (Baby Wants Candy), and Nick Mandernach (People of Earth). Purchase Tickets →   Thursday, June 6  | 10pm  Subtle Pride: Live in Concert Improvisational voice band SUBTLE PRIDE, known for their surreal concerts of hyper-original pop music, is making the legendary Artists' Pilgrimage across the country for their Los Angeles debut.  Purchase Tickets → Friday, June 7  | 8pm  I am the King Sweater The King Sweater also known as Greg Behrendt celebrates his vainglorious career in music and cosmetics in this comedic fever dream of storytelling and song. Purchase Tickets → Friday, June 7  | 10pm  Podcast: The Ride Strap in as Mike Carlson, Jason Sheridan and Scott Gairdner talk about things like robot bears, fake rocks, theme park hot dogs and more! Purchase Tickets →   Saturday, June 8 | 7:30pm  Tim Heidecker & His Very Good Band  A record release party for the new musical project from Tim & Eric's Tim Heidecker.  Purchase Tickets  →   Saturday, June 8 | 10pm  Clownvis The LA Weekly calls Clownvis Presley “Better than the real Elvis”. A bold statement indeed, but when it comes to quick wit, incredibly catchy songs, and genuine showmanship, its safe to say Clownvis has earned the title “The King of Clowns”.  Purchase Tickets  →   Sunday, June 9 | 7pm  Elani Mandell Eleni Mandell returns with her 11th studio release, Wake Up Again, a set of compelling personalized musical portraits and vignettes inspired by her experience teaching songwriting at a women’s prison. Purchase Tickets  →   Monday, June 10 | 9pm  Jacqueline Novak & John Early Split the Bill Sometimes a show title says it all. Join us to watch two of our very favorite performers share one of our very favorite things... the Dynasty stage!  Purchase Tickets  →     EVERYTHING'S GREAT Some shows really live up to their titles, and thanks to the amazing photos taken by _____, uou can tell everything really WAS great at Friday’s Everything’s Great show! FOMO hitting hard? We’ve got 2 more shows with this delightful crew on the books, so you’ll never have to feel like this again. Friday, June 21 | 10pm  Everything's Great! with Demi, Nick, & Addie Nick Kocher, Demi Adejuyigbe, & Addie Weyrich presents a comedy variety show celebrating joy and positivity - so don't be a stupid fucking shitsucker and come see it, you dummy.  Purchase Tickets  → Monday, June 10 | 9pm  Jacqueline Novak & John Early Split the Bill Sometimes a show title says it all. Join us to watch two of our very favorite performers share one of our very favorite things... the Dynasty stage!  Purchase Tickets  → Wednesday, July 10 | 8pm  Kyle Dunnigan An evening of comedy withaward-winning writer for (Inside Amy Schumer) and actor (Reno 911!).   Purchase Tickets  → June 11 + 12  HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG by DREW DROEGE Doug is turning 41 today. He’s visited by friends, nightmares, a few exes, and even a ghost. Imagine a gay Christmas Carol/ modern day exorcism set in a wine bar in Silverlake. Welcome to the party! Purchase Tickets  → Thursday, June 13 | 7:30pm  Dynasty Tonight — Pryde Edition  An evening of comedy, variety, enchantment, music, and more. Hosted by Daniel Webb. Featuring: Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Sam Pancake, Dan Franzese, Erin Foley, + More! Purchase Tickets  →   SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright © 2018* *Dynasty Typewriter*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2511 Wilshire Blvd, 90057 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Dynasty Dygest — May 28th

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It's the last Lil' Newsie of May! Can you eeeeven with time and how she flies? We can’t! We can! We do! We must.  This week brings with her many joys, but first let’s have a quick written chat about the gifts of last week. Team Coco was, per usual, Dream Coco! Don’t miss their next show, always great line-ups, great times, and great vibes guaranteed! NISH KUMAR was a total joy! The Bachelor Musical had everyone singing and drama'ing for that rose, and it was amazing to see our stage full of people in gowns. Needs to happen more.  ALSO, actual Bachelor NICK VIALL was in attendance! He kept his top on tho. :(  Boast Rattle was a real sweetie showdown with MARTHA KELLY as the last one standing. Put that win in your baskets, Martha! (Baskets shout out! Baskets: what a show.) Stand-up for UNICEF was a stand-up show, with the exception of JOHN MILHISER falling in a bucket. First bucket fall on our stage, and we can’t believe it wasn’t FLAM! Saturday’s French Film screening was très chic natch, and also set a record for the most post-show cigarettes ever smoked under the marquee! The French (and Francophiles) are apparently leaning into their stereotypes of being gorgeous lil’ nicotine bunnies. Sunday was ASTUKO’s album recording, and she brought it alllll, honey! We’re talking talent, comedy, fashion, grandma-made dumplings, AND birthday cake. Add to that a Harmontown cherry on top, and you gotcherself a classic week-in-a-long-weekend to remember.  And now for THE NOW! TONIGHT  first up, we have Spotify’s podcast, Fun With Dumb followed by the first of this guy ADAM SANDLER’s two sold-out shows here this week. (We can’t wait! He’s so nice and dern funny!) WEDNESDAY we welcome our fav folks (see them every last Wednesday!) the Workjuice Players! PAUL F. TOMPKINS! & co with special guest monologist KIRSTEN VANGSNESS (Criminal Minds). Adding to the usual excitement we feel when Workjuice approaches has been the amazing ad-campaign that PAUL F. TOMPKINS has launched in partnership* with Upton’s Naturals own UPTON. FRIDAY it’s Everything’s Great! A variety show with a helluva lineup and a helluva host-up (“host-up” is the industry term for a show with multiple hosts) the host-up: NICK KOCHER! DEMI ADEJUYIGBE & ADDIE WEYRICH. The lineup includes such dream babies as GUY BRANUM! RAMY YOUSEFF (Have you binged Ramy’s Hulu show?! IF NOT: GO! NOW!) QUINTA BRUNSON and more, we're tell you more but hunnnn it's sold out. And then at 10, get ready hun buns cause it’s BUTT, JOE MCADAM and CHRIS STEPHENS’ bonkers sketch show of goodness that can pack a pair of Levis!  SATURDAY it’s a full on DynaDay, and we do so hope our Darlings will come revel in it with us! At 2pm it’s GO-DAY! Our FREE monthly dose of enchantertainment for artist, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for a lil’ inspiration! This month’s lineup is going to spark some magic in your brains and hearts AND give you an excuse for a little late afternoon DynaBrew and DynaPop! As per usual, JAMIE and VANESSA will kick it off with a little chit-chat & salacious theater gossip! Then, you’ll be inspired by writer-showrunner BRENT FORRESTER (The Office, Simpsons!) writer/puppet master LIZ HARA (Life in Pieces! Sesame Street! Jim Henson Company!) Writer/badass BRIGITTE MUNOS-LIEBOWITZ (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, People of Earth!) and photographer/ healer/ teacher, DR. ELIZA LAMB (co-founder of Lamb Center for Arts & Healing!) PLUS! Afterwards Liz invites you to stay for a free post-show puppet workshop! COME GET WEIRD WITH US!  And come BACK for an epic Dynasty Tonight! We ALWAYS handpick our favorite darlings for this show, and this week our hands picked realllll good ones. JOHN EARLY! MARGARET CHO! FRANKIE QUINOÑES! ESTHER POVITSKY! JIMMY O YANG!  Magic by JOEL WARD! Music from FLULA BORG! Hooooly mooooly, why are your eyes reading this and why AREN’T your hands navigating your computer-ship to the ticket page to secure tickets for this show!!?  If you haven’t watched Fleabag on Amazon please do, so we can chat, Vanessa & Jamie  Tuesday, May 28 | 10pm ADAM SANDLER — NIGHT #1 Headlining set from comedy legend, Adam Sandler.   SOLD OUT  **SEE CONTEST BELOW FOR CHANCE TO WIN TIX!**   Wednesday, May 29 | 8pm WorkJuice Improv The improvisors from the cast of the legendary Thrilling Adventure Hour throw the scripts aside for an evening of improv! Purchase Tickets →   Wednesday, May 29  | 10pm  ADAM SANDLER — NIGHT #2 Headlining set from comedy legend, Adam Sandler.   SOLD OUT  **SEE CONTEST BELOW FOR CHANCE TO WIN TIX!**   Thursday, May 30 | 8pm DREAM DADDY — LIVE Hey Dads and Daddies! Join the team behind Dream Daddy to celebrate the release of the Dream Daddy comic book trade!  Purchase Tickets → Friday, May 31 | 8pm  EVERYTHING'S GREAT! WITH NICK, DEMI, AND ADDIE A comedy variety show celebrating joy and positivity. Hosted by Nick Kocher, Demi Adejuyigbe, & Addie Weyrich. With very special guests: Kyle Kinane, Guy Branum, Jamie Loftus, Ramy Youssef, + More!  SOLD OUT  Friday, May 31 | 8pm  BUTT: A SKETCH SHOW  Prepare yourself for an beautiful evening of brand new sketch comedy from Butt, as well as a couple notable guests to perform stand up. We think this show will make you say “I saw Butt.” Featuring special guests Kyle Kinane + Meagan Gailey.  Purchase Tickets →   Saturday, June 1 | 2pm  GO DAY! *FREE*  A monthly dose of enchantertainment™ for artists, entrepreneurs, or anyone looking for a little extra creative inspiration. Brent Forrester (The Office), Liz Hara (Jim Henson Company), Brigette Munos-Liebowitz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Dr. Eliza Lamb (Lamb Center for Arts and Healing).  Free RSVP  →   Saturday, June 1 | 7:30pm  DYNASTY TONIGHT! An evening of comedy, variety, enchantment, music, and more. Featuring: John Early, Margaret Cho, Frankie Quinones, Esther Povitsky, and Jimmy O' Yang, With magic by Joel Ward and music by Flula Borg Purchase Tickets  →   Monday, June 3 | 8pm  HARMONTOWN Dan Harmon (Community, Rick & Morty), “comptroller” Jeff B. Davis (Whose Line is it Anyway), game master, Spencer Crittenden (HarmonQuest) present their wildly popular podcast in front of a live audience.  Purchase Tickets  →   Heyyyy darlins! Wanna a pair of tickets to see the legendary Adam Sandler this Wednesday 05/29??? Well, then we’ve got some flarkin’ news for you! And a way for these dreams to come true. All you gotta do is make your way to our Instagram page and like and comment on the contest post.  Enter Here  →     DYNASTY TONIGHT On Saturday May 19th we did a dern Dynasty Tonight and it was magical, per always! We got some great photos you're going to want to check out of some of our favorite funny humans including Debra DiGiovanni, Cory Loykasek, Will Miles, Alice Wetterlund, Sandy Honig, Naomi Ekperigin, Steph Tolev + More! Photos by Adrian Aguilar. See Full Photo Album  →   Tuesday, June 4 | 8pm  Shelf Life (Screening Of A Lost Paul Bartel Masterpiece) Comedian and actor John Early ("Search Party", The Disaster Artist) will be hosting and moderating the Q&A afterwards with special guests/co-stars/co-writers, O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, and Jim Turner. Purchase Tickets  → Thursday, June 6 | 8pm  Every Place I Cry A fully improvised emo concert featuring a live band and four lead singers: Jess McKenna (OffBook Podcast, Baby Wants Candy), Zach Reino (OffBook Podcast, Baby Wants Candy), Ross Bryant (Improvised Shakespeare, Baby Wants Candy), and Nick Mandernach (Duncanville, People of Earth). Purchase Tickets  →   SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright © 2018* *Dynasty Typewriter*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2511 Wilshire Blvd, 90057 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Photo Recap: Dynasty Tonight! May 19th

On May 19th, Dynasty Typewriter presented an evening of comedy, variety, enchantment, music, and more. Featuring: DEBRA DiGIOVANNI (just killed it opening for Naomi Experegin here this week!), CORY LOYKASEK (from sketch group Dress-Up Gang, which is the best type of gang and currently our only gang affiliation!), WILL MILES (says the funniest things on stage when he's not a writer on TV's Grown-ish!), STEPH TOLEV (she's seen a whole lot of stuff in her time, and can describe it vividly!), SANDY HONIG (hosted our sold-out Bongo Hour show from NY last Friday and she brought pure delight to all!), ALICE WETTERLUND (consistently dazzling the world on her Maisel Goys podcast!), and NAOMI EKPERIGIN (just killed it headlining after Deb DiGiovanni here this week!). The show will be hosted by one of our true sweeties, KYLE AYERS, who always makes our guests supremely comfortable and keeps the dern show movin' along, a skill oft o'erlooked by many "masters" of ceremony.

Photos by Adrien Aguilar.

Dynasty Dygest: May 21st

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Put on your lil’ tweed hats and get ready to shout “penny for a pape!” cause it’s newsie time, ya Dynasty rapscallions! “Newsie” is our hot D’internal™ term for the the newsletter, and sometimes we call her Lil’ Newsie.  Well, now you’re on the inside. HOW DOES IT FEEL! Not so Tuesday-bluesday anymore, eh?   Here we goOoOoOoOoOoO! HELLO DARLINGS! How the flark are ya?  Over here we’re so full of wild feelings we’re ready to wolf-howl at the still-full looking moon! Speaking of wolf howl, MICHELLE WOLF. Wow. Her completely sold-out show this Sunday was one of our favorite things we’ve ever had at the theater. POW ER HOUSE. She was truly amazing and a pro beyond pros. If you only know her from the Daily Show, we kindly implore you to watch everything else she’s ever done now please, mmmkay? We followed her show by turning our showroom into a home (away from home) box office, and streaming the last episode of that dragon show to a full house! Dornish Wine & Giant’s Milk were consumed, screams were screamed, and really big feelings were felt.  Earlier in the week we’d been treated to powerhouse shows by NORE DAVIS and NAOMI EKPERIGAN and basically… we believe that the children AND these comics are the future. And now on to the saviors of the immediate- like, right now- future.   TONIGHT!  Our favorite folks (TEAM COCO) bring us our favorite show, Up & Up! With your manic pixie dream boy host, MOSES STORM. And as always, they are delivering with a line-up! NISH KUMAR! GREG BEHRENDT! ALEX EDELMAN! JENA FRIEDMAN! and our favorite music & more man: FLULA BORG! Followed by a full hour of stand-up from NISH KUMAR! Have him as an appetizer in Up & Up, then follow up with a full course! It’ll be, DeNISHus!" (Like “Delicious!” Like you say after eating. But with his name inserted for maximum deNISHushNISH.) WEDNESDAY, your guilty pleasure just got even more pleasing, its BACHELOR: The Unauthorized Musical Parody. Who will get the final rose? Grab your Dynapop™ and your pop culture obsoossed besties and find out.  THURSDAY  it’s the most intensely nice show you’ll ever see, it’s KYLE AYERS’ competitive compliment contest Boast Rattle!  WE LOVE THIS SHOW. It’s comics going head to head to out-nice each other, and you get to be ringside to the madness. This lineup is CRAZY, and MARA WILSON is a guest judge. MARA WILSON. Anyone?? Matilda! Mrs. Doubtfire! Miracle on 34th Street! And more as a grown up a very smart and successful author! But….MATILDA. SHE’S THE DREAM. (And so was Ms. Honey, are we right darlings? A honey indeeeeed! Awooga!) And the contestants include: MARTHA KELLY! DEBRA DIGIOVANNI! STEPH TOLEV! DANIEL VAN KIRK! And juuuuuust when you thought that was all the great things we could say about this great show, Kyle will be donating the proceeds to the Yellowhammer Fund. Oh Kyle. We swoon. And at 10pm, offset that sweetness with a savory little snack of BLAKE WEXLER’s You Dirty Snitch - the show where comedian’s reminisce about ratting out their friend… and then that friend gets an opportunity to get revenge on stage. Yowch and also sign us right on up.  With BLAKE WEXLER & TODD GLASS! CHRISTINE MEDRANO & TERESA LEE! CHRIS FLEMING & MELISSA STRYPE! And TONY YACENDA & DAN PERRAULT!  FRIDAY we’re happy to be hosting Stand Up for Unicef! Brought to us by BRITTANY ROSS and DEBORAH BAKER JR have put together a great lineup for a great cause, so come feel good about yourself and everything else with NICOLE BYER, ASIF ALI, DANA GOULD, JODI MILLER, JADE CATTA-PRETA, AHMED BHAROOCHA, ARISTOTLE ATHIRAS and even moooooore!  SATURDAY it’s all berets and chic hair cuts and cigarettes and accidentally being really really sexy because it’s France Goes POP! La Collectionneuse presents: ANNA. A screening of 1967’s bizarre French musical comedy film! A must for fans of Anna Karina or Serge Gainsbourg or just people who want to do something very fun. Along with the screening, there will be a Videotheque mix and non-stop French femme pop! Yessss bebe! And SUNDAY gives us two opportunities to celebrate half of our favorite grandmother/ grand daughter dance-hall duos, ATSUKO OKATSUKA!  It’s her birthday AND her album recording and she’s set up two shows to accommodate the love! BE ACCOMMODATED and celebrate this wonderful human and have your laugh forever knitted together with her comedy for all posterity. Also we heard there might be dumplings? No promises but a little hype.  In biggest news, THE REDVINES VS. TWIZZLERS SNACKDOWN SMACKDOWN is going on at concessions. Buy your favorite red licorice and cast your votes, Candyheads! Jamie (#teamREDVINE) & Vanessa (#teamTWIZ) Tuesday, May 21 | 8pm TEAM COCO PRESENTS UP & UP w/ MOSES STORM  Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco presents an all-new comedy and musical experience with very special guests: Nish Kumar, Greg Behrendt, Alex Edelman, Jena Friedman, Flula Borg, + More! Purchase Tickets → Tuesday, May 21 | 10pm NISH KUMAR Headlining set from the internationally acclaimed comedian.  Purchase Tickets →   Wednesday, May 21 | 8pm BACHELOR: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL Bachelor The Musical is the most dramatic unauthorized musical parody of The Bachelor yet. Who will get the final rose? Who will go home heartbroken? And how many Bachelor jokes can they cram into a one-hour musical? Purchase Tickets →   Thursday, May 22  | 8pm  BOAST RATTLE Playing off of the idea of roasts, Boast Rattle has two comedians go head-to-head, delivering alternating blows of the nicest order. Featuring Mara Wilson, Martha Kelly, Debra DiGiovanni, Steph Tolev, Daniel Van Kirk, & More! Purchase Tickets →   Thursday, May 22 | 10pm YOU DIRTY SNITCH  Comedian Blake Wexler and his guests laugh about a time they either couldn’t keep a secret or just plainly ratted out their friend. Featuring: Todd Glass, Christine Medrano, Teresa Lee, Chris Fleming, Melissa Strype, Tony Yacenda, and Dan Perrault Purchase Tickets → Friday, May 23 | 8pm  Stand Up for UNICEF A benefit UNICEF Next Gen! Helping to save lives of children all over the world! Featuring: Nicole Byer, Asif Ali, Dana Gould, Jodi Miller, Jade Catta-Preta, Ahmed Bharoocha, Aristotle Athiras, + More! Purchase Tickets →   Saturday, May 24 | 8pm  La Collectionneuse presents: screening of Anna France Goes Pop : screening of ANNA (1967) + video mix “VIDEOTHEQUE” and Décadanse Soirée DJ! (feat. Anna Karina, Serge Gainsbourg and more...) Purchase Tickets →   Sunday, May 26 | 7pm + 9pm Atsuko's Birthday Album Recording Join Atsuko on her b-day as she live records her next hour album with Comedy Dynamics.  Purchase Tickets →   Monday, May 27 | 8pm  HARMONTOWN Dan Harmon (Community, Rick & Morty), “comptroller” Jeff B. Davis (Whose Line is it Anyway), game master, Spencer Crittenden (HarmonQuest) present their wildly popular podcast in front of a live audience.  Purchase Tickets  →     THE BONGO HOUR  What IS Bongo!? Click through to the photo gallery and see for yourself! Madness! Magic! Puppets! Drag! Burlesque! ALL THE GOOD THINGS, and just the type of show our red curtain has been dying to be part of. Thank you to SANDY HONIG and PETER SMITH for bringing your beautiful show baby to the Dynasty! Photos by Stuart Weiten See Full Photo Album  →   Saturday, June 8 | 7:30pm  TIM HEIDECKER & HIS VERY GOOD BAND  Join us for a record party and performance to celebrate the new album from Tim Heidecker and his Very Good Band.  Purchase Tickets  → Saturday, Sept 14  | 7pm + 10pm  Indoor Recess with Joe "Mr. D” Dombrowski nspiring students and teachers to make school a place where people want to be versus where they have to be. Join us for a very special evening with Teacher+Comedian, Mr D. Purchase Tickets  → #MARQUEEMARC's HIGHEST PERFORMANCE! Who knew a post about an island trading post themed grocery store would be our biggest hit yet?! (Also, weird theme for a grocery store, now that we think about it! Not too many grocery stores with themes in general. Fun idea! We want SPACE JEN'S! A space-commissary themed grocery store!)  Anyway, we grieved about produce, you responded in kind. We truly have found our people, and we love you. #findyourtribe   Friday, May 31 | 8pm  EVERYTHING'S GREAT! WITH NICK, DEMI, AND ADDIE A comedy variety show celebrating joy and positivity. Hosted by Nick Kocher, Demi Adejuyigbe, & Addie Weyrich. With very special guests: Kyle Kinane, Guy Branum, Jamie Loftus, Ramy Youssef, + More! Purchase Tickets  →   Saturday, June 1 | 8pm  DYNASTY TONIGHT! An evening of comedy, variety, enchantment, music, and more. Featuring: John Early, Margaret Cho, Frankie Quinones, Esther Povitsky, and Jimmy O' Yang, With magic by Joel Ward and music by Flula Borg Purchase Tickets  →   SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright © 2018* *Dynasty Typewriter*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2511 Wilshire Blvd, 90057 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Photo Recap: The Bongo Hour

What IS Bongo!? Click through to the photo gallery and see for yourself! Madness! Magic! Puppets! Drag! Burlesque! ALL THE GOOD THINGS, and just the type of show our red curtain has been dying to be part of. Thank you to SANDY HONIG and PETER SMITH for bringing your beautiful show baby to the Dynasty! Photos by Stuart Weiten

Dynasty Dygest: MAY 16TH

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Hayyyyyy Darlinsssss, How was your weekend? So great, right? How was your Monday? Ew, right? Mondays are bad! Now, wasn’t that a relatable (if personality-less) way to start Li'l Newsie? We thought so too. So now that you know we’re JUST LIKE YOU (and stars are just like all of us! And we are all made of ACTUAL star-stuff! And no one knows how or why the universe exists! What a burden/freedom for us all! A burden because, like, shouldn’t we be TRYING to figure out how and why? A freedom because, we’re tiny specs in the galaxy, so our little life problems are actually super super minuscule, and we should release them as such and enjoy the rock ride!) Now, let's get even more personal! BUT FIRST! Did you see in the image above? ADAM SANDLER is coming back for two shows on 5/28 & 5/29! Grab your tickets riiiiiiiight now! They will zoom! AND THE NEWSLETTER IS GETTING A 30 minute head start on the general public! WOW! FURTHER PROOF THAT LIL' NEWZIE READERS REAP REWARDS!  Last week was yer usual handful of jellybeans over here at the theater, just a lovely little assortment of things all slightly different in flavor but similar in appeal. Alchemy This was a success, complete with DAVID KOECHNER doing some unforgettable character work and also wearing some epic boots. Koechner has style! BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT’s benefit show was a success, Off Book continues to be our favorite source for improvised musical perfection, and The Bongo Hour's West Coast debut was fantastic! (The only partial negative were the cake-covered panties left in the greenroom, but it feels like a vaudeville-y #streetcred moment, or the beginning of a really fun mystery, so we ain’t complainin'.) Saturday was maybe our favorite Dynasty Tonight ever! (Our sweet staff reminded us we say that nearly every Dynasty Tonight, but you know what? IT’S ALWAYS TRUE!) The line-up was heaven, hosted by host with the most flowing hair, DANIEL WEBB and with really perfect sets brought by the whole lineup. Magic man TAYLOR HUGHES had us all mind blown with his magic tricks and OPEN MIKE EAGLE is the basically the coolest person ever who manages to be an excellent rapper and also funny and also good looking and also also so nice. We hope he doesn’t read these newsletters because then he’ll know we have a crush on him. But if he DOES read it, Mike can you check yes or no if you want to go to prom with us? Sunday SHENG WENG lived up to his show title and made everyone Feel Better and then afterwards we streamed That Dragon Show and drank meade (sounds more delicious than it is, fwiw) and got to experience the highs and lows of watching a bunch of characters perish on the BIG screen (80% more impactful than watching it on our laptops!) THIS WEEK! TONIGHT It’s NORE DAVIS! We can’t wait to see Nore’s (Conan, 2 Dope Queens) long set! To make it even juicer, he’s bringing along some amazing friends: LANGSTON KERMAN, NASH ROSE, and WILL MILES. WEDNESDAY we have the wonderful NAOMI EKPERIGAN! She’s smart and hilarious and perfect and we can prove it if you come to this show. THURSDAY if you like improv, or music, or fun times, you are IN LUCK. (And if you don’t, we’re so sorry! What a sad life!) we welcome back Spectacle! Spectacle is a super group of improvisors who create scenes based off of performances by amazing comics, musicians, and more. This month their special guests include AGT's TAYLOR WILLIAMSON and music by PAUL RUST and MICHAEL CASSADY’s Don’t Stop or We’ll Die. SATURDAY we have a ding-dang Dynasty Tonight for you! Featuring DEBRA DIGIOVANNI, KYLE AYERS, CORY LOYKASEK and mooooore. SUNDAY's MICHELLE WOLF show is SOLD OUT! We are epically excited. Speaking of epic, after Michelle’s show, we’ll be streaming the very last episode ever of THAT DRAGON SHOW! Join us for drinks, games, and to let your screams be heard so you know they really happened. MONDAY Harmontown will be back in session (we missed you last week guys!) with special guest RYAN KRAUS from Cold Case Murder Mystery podcast! In other news, this week we flexed back on a film crew over a parking thing and got an INCONVENIENCE FEE! Wow! That’s a thing!? It is, and we implore all our Angelenos to get in on it! We also got two new chandeliers (not that we're counting), ate chocolate crickets, and bought CBD chocolate to experiment with at concessions. Thank you for being our friends, Vanessa and Jamie Tuesday, May 14 | 8pm NORE DAVIS Headlines in Los Angles for the first time ever for ONE NIGHT ONLY! With special guests:  Langston Kerman, Nash Rose, and Will Miles. Purchase Tickets →   Wednesday, May 15 | 8pm NAOMI EKPERIGIN Headlining set from the comedian/writer behind shows like BROAD CITY and more. Featuring special guest Debra DiGiovanni. Purchase Tickets →   Thursday, May 16  | 8pm  Spectacle  See some of the funniest improvisers create impromptu scenes based on performances by some of the most renowned standups, musicians, and more. Featuring special guests:  Taylor Williamson + Don’t Stop or We’ll Die (Paul Rust & Michael Cassady) Purchase Tickets →   Saturday, May 18 | 7:30pm DYNASTY TONIGHT!  An evening of comedy, variety, enchantment, music, and more. Hosted by Kyle Ayers. Featuring: Debra DiGiovanni, Cory Loykasek, + More!!! Purchase Tickets →   Sunday, May 19 | 7pm  Michelle Wolf An evening of comedy with Michelle Wolf.   SOLD OUT    Sunday, May 19 | 9pm  WATCH THAT SHOW  Free screening of the FINAL EPISODE of your favorite Dragony Soap Opera On Our Massive-ish Theatre Screen Serving Ale, Dornish Wine, and Giant’s Milk! Costumes Encouraged!  Free With RSVP →   Monday, May 20 | 8pm  HARMONTOWN Dan Harmon (Community, Rick & Morty), “comptroller” Jeff B. Davis (Whose Line is it Anyway), game master, Spencer Crittenden (HarmonQuest) present their wildly popular podcast in front of a live audience.  Special Guest Ryan Kraus from Cold Case Murder Mystery Purchase Tickets  →   Sunday, May 26 | 7pm + 9pm  ATSUKO'S BDAY — LIVE ALBUM RECORDING Join Atsuko Okatsuka on her b-day as she live records her next hour album with Comedy Dynamics. Featuring Daniel Franzese & Baron Vaughn, it's a night that only Atsuko might forget. Purchase Tickets  → May 28 + 29 | 10pm  ADAM SANDLER — LIVE AT DYNASTY TYPEWRITER Join comedy legend  for two very special nights of comedy at Dynasty Typewriter. Purchase Tickets  → Friday, May 31 | 8pm  EVERYTHING'S GREAT!  A comedy variety show celebrating joy and positivity — Hosted by Nick Kocher, Demi Adejuyigbe, & Addie Weyrich. With Very Special Guests: Kyle Kinane, Guy Branum, Jamie Loftus, Ramy Youssef + More! Purchase Tickets  → Saturday, June 8 | 7:30pm  TIM HEIDECKER & HIS VERY GOOD BAND  Join us for a record party and performance to celebrate the new album from Tim Heidecker and his Very Good Band.  Purchase Tickets  → Wednesday, June 19 | 8pm  Beth Stelling  Join us for an enchanting evening of comedy with Beth Stelling (The Standups, Crashing).  Purchase Tickets  →   Tuesday, May 21 | 8pm  TEAM COCO PRESENTS: UP & UP w/MOSES STORM Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco presents an all-new comedy and musical experience. With very special guests: Nish Kumar, Alex Edelman, Jena Friedman, Flula Borg, + More! Purchase Tickets  →   Tuesday, May 21 | 10pm  NISH KUMAR A full evening of comedy with Nish Kumar is a comedian that has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 & 2016.  Purchase Tickets  →   SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright © 2018* *Dynasty Typewriter*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2511 Wilshire Blvd, 90057 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Dynasty Dygest: May 6th

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Helloooo you darling May-vens! How the heck are you?! We’re well n’ swell and ready for another week of hot happenings here at your favorite Popcorn Restaurant. But before we hop into the upcoming week, we love to take a moment to PastBask™. What can we bask in from last week? LOTS! We had an epic May Day Dynasty Tonight with a great lineup including a NICK KROLL pop-in and a thumbskin-less and medicated JOEL KIM BOOSTER. (For any wondering, he’s just as funny without his thumb skin and on meds as he is otherwise.) We had not one but TWO nights of cabaret queen CATHERINE COHEN’s sold-out show, and honestly the vision of her in the sequined jumpsuit was worth price of admission, and the show itself was… priceless. SATURDAY afternoon we hosted what was truly our best GO DAY yet, and we’ve loved all of them so that’s really saying something! On top of being a v. talented hunk, BARON VAUGHN is a wealth of introspective knowledge! BRENT FORRESTER is an unstoppable force made of goodness, comedy, and work ethic. LAURA HOUSE makes meditation accessible and funny! And JAMIE SULLIVAN inspired everyone by reminding us that you have to embrace woh you truly are to walk the path to your own personal greatness (and your plans and your path are not to be confused!) We truly love Go Days, and if you haven’t come, please consider attending next month. It’s free, it’s exciting, it’s a great reminder of the joy and potential our lives all have. And we’re taking allllll those good vibes and vibrating right into this week! TONIGHT! Like improv? Like podcasts? Like DAVID KOECHNER (Anchorman, amidst many other credits!)?! Well then we have the triple threat (if those first things are threats) made to defeat the doldrums of a typical Tuesday night… it’s Alchemy This! Alchemy this is KEVIN POLLAK’S podcast baby featuring CRAIG CACKOWSKI, JOEY GREER, CHRIS ALVARADO, JAMES HEANEY and VANESSA RAGLAND. Come listen to them make stuff up! And watch them too! Wow, what a treat for the senses. Or at the very least, what an experience for the senses. WEDNESDAY we’re excited to have BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT’s benefit show for HELEN CRIMMINS (widow of BARRY CRIMMINS who is bravely battling cancer.) Bobcat’s lineup includes DEMETRI MARTIN, AMY MILLER, CAITLIN GILL, RHEA BUTCHER, and more so it’s like, the best way to do something nice ever. THURSDAY we welcome neuroscientist (wow!), philosopher (wa-wow!). and best-selling author (wow-wow wee wow!) SAM HARRIS to the Dynasty for a sold-out live town hall! We have a feeling watching this event is going to make us smarter and deeper, so next week’s newsletter will probably have a different tone and timbre all together. Welp, we’ve enjoyed our reign in the DumDum Kingdum. See ya in smart town, suckassss!  FRIDAY we’ve got TWO reasons to TG (thank goodness)! First up it’s Off Book LIVE! Earwolf’s magical improvised musical podcast with the unstoppable duo of impossibly sweet sweeties, ZACH REINO and JESS MCKENNA! They’re as quick and talented as they are lovely, and watching them create a musical live is MAGIC. Then, we welcome the west coast debut of The Bongo Hour! New York (very coooooool) performers PETER SMITH and SANDY HONIG are bringing their wild variety show to the bosom of the Dynasty, and said bosom is quivering in excited anticipation. With delights including JOHN EARLY, BANG BANG LUNA, BEN MOSS and our fav BOB BAKER MARIONETTES, it’s a show not to be missed. So don’t miss it!  SATURDAY we offer you another love letter in show form with DYNASTY TONIGHT, our in-house produced show featuring our favorite favorites. This week we’ve got OPEN MIKE EAGLE! JACKIE KASHIAN! PUNKIE JOHNSON! Magic from TAYLOR HUGHES and surprise special guests! Join us!  SUNDAY is Mother’s Day! So, right after you finish the newsletter & secure all your Dynasty tickets, MAKE SURE you’ve got something nice lined up for your mom(s) and or mother figures! Sunday night, it’s Feel Better with SHENG WANG at 7pm. Sheng is hilarious and we can’t wait to see his hour! Luckily, we don’t have to wait long. Afterwards, we’re doing an RSVP-only free showing of that Dragonny Show that everyone’s been buzzing about for years. RSVP! Wear costumes! Drink mead!  In other news, this weekend Vanessa saw a bubble mime, Irish wolf hound, and falcon at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire and it was heaven! Jamie saw redwoods, a rogue bagpipe player, and a psychotic bird in Half Moon Bay and THAT was heaven! But really, both of those trips only gave us each more inspiration on ways to improve our heaven here in town, Dynasty. Come on down, ye beautiful angels! Ye lords n’ ladies! Ye folks of all creeds! Let us make our own paradise and romp in it freely!  Pearly gates, Golden gates, n' The Ivy gates of Dynasty, Jamie & Vanessa  Tuesday, May 7 | 8pm  ALCHEMY THIS  A live podcast created by award-winning comedian Kevin Pollak and his favorite, extraordinarily-talented improvisers: David Koechner, Vanessa Ragland, Joey Greer, Chris Alvarado, Craig Cackowski, and James Heaney. Purchase Tickets  →   Wednesday, May 8 | 8pm  Helen Crimmins Benefit Show  An evening of comedy featuring Bobcat Goldthwait, Demetri Martin, Rhea Butcher, Amy Miller, Caitlin Gill, & More! Proceeds from this evening will benefit Helen Crimmins, photographer and widow of the legendary Barry Crimmins, who is bravely battling cancer. Purchase Tickets  →   Thursday, May 9 | 8pm  Sam Harris — Live Town Hall A live, worldwide broadcast with neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris  SOLD OUT    Friday, May 10 | 8pm OFFBOOK! Join us for a live taping of Earwolf's Improvised Musical Podcast with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino. With special guest Briga Heelan (Undateable, Love, and Great News). Purchase Tickets →   Friday, May 10 | 10pm THE BONGO HOUR A night of variety with comedy, striptease, music, and lots of jokes with New York performers Peter Smith and Sandy Honig with special guests John Early and When Puppets Are Your Only Friends. Purchase Tickets →   Saturday, May 11 | 7:30pm DYNASTY TONIGHT!  An evening of comedy, variety, enchantment, music, and more. Featuring: Open Mike Eagle, Magic by Taylor Hughes, Punkie Johnson, Jackie Kashian, + More! Purchase Tickets →   Sunday, May 12 | 7pm  FEEL BETTER WITH SHENG WANG Comedian Sheng Wang helps make you feel better with his stand up routine and a little slideshow of his pictures of plants. Hopefully, you will feel better and leave with a little more mindfulness around plants. Plants, dawg. Purchase Tickets  →   Sunday, May 12 | 9pm  WATCH THAT SHOW  Free Private Showing Of Your Favorite Dragony Soap Opera On Our Massive-ish Theatre Screen Serving Ale, Dornish Wine, and Giant’s Milk Costumes Encouraged! Bing Games! Death Pool With Prizes! Free With RSVP →   Monday, May 13 | 8pm  TEAM COCO PRESENTS: SUPERBOSS  An interactive comedy show and epic videogame battle wrapped up into one. Audience members who are chosen by and coached by our comedians will face off to see who will enter the halls of videogame Valhalla and be crowned SuperBoss champion!  Purchase Tickets  →   On his new King of Content Tour, JOE MANDE travels all over America in a heroic attempt to heal a broken nation with his patented mix of humor and content. Joe Mande is a multi-talented comedian/writer/actor known the world over as Hollywood’s “King of Content.” His Award-Winning Comedy Specialcan be seen on Netflix. His acting has been featured on Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and in the film The Disaster Artist. And his writing credits include The Good Place, Master of None, and Kroll Show.Now is finally your chance to see some of that famous content, live and in person. Purchase Tickets  →   DYNASTY TONIGHT – MAY 1ST    Look at these shimmering angel stars performing on DYNASTY TONIGHT! Special drop in from NICK KROLL! And the arch angels that are Joel Kim Booster’s gams! Gooood lort! Beauty captured by Adrian Aguilar.  See The Full Photoset  → Tuesday, May 14 | 8pm NORE DAVIS Headlines in Los Angles for the first time ever for ONE NIGHT ONLY! With special guests:  Langston Kerman, Nash Rose, and Will Miles. Purchase Tickets →   Wednesday, May 15 | 8pm NAOMI EKPERIGIN Headlining set from the comedian/writer behind shows like BROAD CITY and more.  Purchase Tickets → SEE ALL UPCOMING EVENTS Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright © 2018* *Dynasty Typewriter*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 2511 Wilshire Blvd, 90057 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Photo Recap: Dynasty Tonight!

Friday Flashback to this week’s’ magical Dynasty Tonight! Look at these shimmering angel stars! Special drop in from Nick Kroll! And the arch angels that are Joel Kim Booster’s gams! Gooood lort!

Photography by Adrian Aguilar

Go Day — Show Notes

Every month, Dynasty Typewriter invites members of our creative community down to the theatre to give talks on what excites and inspires them. This Month’s featured speakers include Catherine Coan — Hybrid Taxidermist, Artist, Poet, Professor, Brent Forrester — Writer + Showrunner (The Simpsons, Love, The Office), Jonathan Kidder — Creator, Artist, Intuitive, Bruce Ferber — Showrunner (Home Improvement, Coach) And was hosted by our artistic directors Vanessa Ragland + Jamie Flam — Artistic Directors (Dynasty Typewriter)

SHOW NOTES

Catherine Coan

a. Collaborate

b. Doesn’t matter how old you are, just get started

c. People like people who are into stuff

4. Jonathan Kidder - Living as a Psychic Bird:

a. It’s cool saying the “Universe”

b. Never underestimate a psychic puppeteer

c. Don’t be afraid to let your magic out – even if it’s scary

d. Root chakra is your connection with your tribe

e. Know your tribe – the people who allow you to be yourself

f. 2nd chakra – sexual center

g. Callings – finding and following an authentic life – book recommendation

h. Heart Chakra

i. “LIKE-ME-ITIS”

j. “Tell the Llama”

k. Throat chakra – every chakra is a power center

l. Manage your choices between the head and the heart

m. Jonathan likes cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc for parties

n. Gratitude is the antidote for fear

o. Before you go to bed, ask yourself: “Why was today the best day ever?”

p. RESOURCES:

· Kidderco.com – his website

· Kiddervibes on Instagram for adults

· Possibilitopia on Instagram for kids

5. Jamie’s Mom, Vikki Flam:

a. “If you can take the leap, I can take the leap”

b. Never too late to become what you might have been

c. “Go-Day is not bullshit”

6. Bruce Ferber @ferberama with Brent Forresster:

a. On “Breaking in” – took time to write – wrote spec scripts – sent out his first spec script

b. Not knowing what you’re doing can be an advantage – don’t compare yourself to

everyone else and “the way it’s done”

c. On TV shows - you’re a mimic when you write on a show – study what they do and sound like them – the only part that is you is the way in which you present the story knowing who the characters are

d. Nowadays – Have 1 original pilot and 1 spec - the market is saturated by original content

– the spec script demonstrates your discipline to work within another writer’s vision and your ability to “meet deadlines”

e. How a person works in a group is vital

f. Q: What if you’re not funny in the room? A: The loudest one isn’t necessarily the funny one

g. (Em’s personal tangent after Brent talked about hanging out next to the “quiet ones” to amplify their suggestions – Wondered if amplifying is what SOME men intend when they repeat your suggestion in meetings – maybe, but then they’d make sure to give you credit if that was the case)

h. The secret of story writing – a story is usually about two people – take two characters and put them at war with each other – arcing it out always helps the story telling

i. Email with 15 minute segments

j. Highly personal storytelling is an effective way to go (Apatow) - Brent wrote a blossom script – so he used his own sibling relationship as the reality in which the scene was rooted.

k. What makes a show hugely successful like "Home Improvement?" - A likable star, originality, and hitting a cultural “moment” just right

l. “A little lox goes a long way”

m. Getting started on your own - “when your’re playing tennis there are two people on the court, the guy hitting the ball and the guy in your head telling you that you suck” – try to remember to not pick on yourself – If you get something down it will get better

o. A lot is discipline and a lot is getting to the point where you like yourself

p. RESOURCES:

· Elevating Overman by Bruce Ferber

· The War of Art (suggested by Brent)

· Zen and the Art of Tennis (from Bruce)

· The Way We Work – On the Job In Hollywood – anthology by Bruce Ferber

7. Brent Forrester:

a. It’s okay to write about things and people you don’t know about – research and write, you must to grow – write journalistically – if you find that courage you can eliminate the competition

b. Always encourage people to make art – as long as you are encouraging them to do it therapeutically – (as if you are in therapy) – and autobiographically

c. Do a vomit pass to overcome a minor block – (Em only - limit your feedback – it may be stopping you – first get some shit on paper)

d. Put together a look book for your show – what is the pilot story in the first episode – write it as a treatment –– 4 or 5 pages of prose treatment is fine, as if you're telling it out loud – you won’t sell anything off a description of the series

e. When you have something personal that you want to share – you’re in the realm of great art

f. Have a friend who’s also a writer for 1) accountability and 2) to remind yourself that what you’re writing about is interesting to other people

g. If you have $200 – you can put on your own show

h. Find a class and do it

i. RESOURCES:

· USC Comedy school?

· In Santa Monica, the UnUrban Café will let you do a one person show

8. Wrap up:

a. The coffee is worth it.