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05 May 2022Wednesday night, Bill Burr took the stage at the Hollywood Palladium for Friends Who Kill, which will premiere on Netflix. The show featured stand-up sets from Michelle Wolf, Jimmy Carr, Jessica Kirson, Ian Edwards, Dean Delray, Steph Tolev and Joe Bartnick. Jeff Ross and Dave Attell roasted themselves and the audience and the night concluded with a performance by Josh Adam Meyers' God Damn Comedy Jam. Ronny Chieng also dropped by and brought the house down with a rendition of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream."
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Tuesday’s taping of Arsenio Hall at the theater inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel featured conversations with guests including Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, who discussed his historic shows this coming weekend at Dodgers Stadium. Hall was also joined by comedic trio 85 South, who honored him as one of their idols, plus comedy club royalty Jack Assadourian Jr. got the crowd laughing with a short stand up set. Special festival correspondent, Atsuko Okatsuka, also returned.
For his third show on Wednesday, Arsenio Hall returned for interviews with rap legend Snoop Dogg, who shared a blunt with Hall on stage. Also on hand were comedy icon Katt Williams, Abbot Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson and Chinedu Unaka who closed the show with a stand-up set.
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Wednesday’s events included a conversation between comedy legend Mike Myers and director David O. Russell in front of a packed audience at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. The conversation was followed by a free fan screening of the first episode of Netflix's new comedy series The Pentaverate, with a special introduction from Mike Myers himself.
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Tuesday night saw two sets by comedy icons Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin who hosted Ladies Night Live at Hollywood Palladium, which will premiere on Netflix. The trailblazers and entertainment legends gave the audience an evening of top notch stand-up featuring guests Michelle Buteau, Cristela Alonzo, Margaret Cho, Heather McMahan, Tracey Ashley, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, and Iliza Shlesinger.
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Tuesday’s events also included a celebration of the late, great Norm Macdonald. The room was filled with MacDonald’s closest family and friends. Conan O’Brien MC’d, as some told personal stories and shared their fondest and funniest memories of the comedy legend. Guests in attendance included Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon, David Spade, Conan O’Brien, Colin Quinn, Molly Shannon, and more.
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Wednesday night also included a hilarious set from Mexican comedian legend Franco Escamilla at Hollywood Pantages Theatre and Craig Robinson at Troubadour with his band The Nasty Delicious.
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The Oprheum was in the mood for love on Tuesday for night three of Seth Rogen's Table Read of the comedy classic When Harry Met Sally. Rogen kicked the night off praising the film and its star Billy Crystal who he described as "the pinnacle of Jewish male sexuality." Rogen assumed the role of "Jess," Harry's best friend, and introduced a stellar line up including Nick Kroll as Harry and Zazi Beats as Sally. The cast was rounded out by Casey Wilson, Atsuko Okatsuka, Rory Scovel, Tommy Chong and June Squibb. Stephen Merchant acted as narrator. Zazi Beats did not disappoint in her recreation of Sally's orgasm scene in Katz's Deli. She was only slightly up-straged by June Squibb's delivery of the classic follow up - "I'll have what she's having." A small ensemble provided musical cues from the film's soundtrack throughout the night.
Wednesday night marked the fourth and final night if Seth Rogen’s Table Reads featuring a reading of the Clueless script in front of a packed house. Lily Collins read as Cher, Mason Gooding read as Travis, Quinta Brunson read as Tai, Storm Reid read as Dionne, King Bach readas Murray, Joel Kim Booster read as Christian, Ray Romano read as Mr. Hall/Mel Horowitz, Kerri Kenney-Silver read as Amber/Miss Geist (and others), Jimmy Tatro read as Elton, and original cast member Breckin Meyer read as Josh. With music by the Red Room Orchestra who aptly covered The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
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Last night, the legendary Conan O'Brien packed out The Wiltern for a live taping of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. After the thunderous applause subsided, he was joined by his assistant Sona Movsesian and producer Matt Gourley, and guest Bill Hader for a riveting conversation about Hader's early life, success on Saturday Night Live, and hit show Barry. O'Brien closed out the evening with a cover of "We're Going to Be Friends", harmonizing alongside Jimmy Vivino and his band.
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Tuesday night also included John Mulaney at The Kia Forum, 85 South Show Presents: 5 on it at YouTube Theater, another evening of Aziz Ansari and Friends at The Orpheum Theatre, Laugh With Your Mouth Full: An Evening with Phil Rosenthal (Screening, Food and Q and A with Phil) at Avalon Hollywood, Jimmy O. Yang at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Nate Bargatze at The Palace Theatre, Christina P and Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer at The Regent Theater, Stand-Up On The Spot, Guy Torry and Roast Battle at The Comedy Store, Made In Canada and Ismo & Friends at Laugh Factory, Luenell and Sam Morril, Brian Monarch and special guest at The Hollywood Improv, Neal Brennan: Unacceptable at Largo at the Coronet, Zach Zucker’s Stamptown The Bourbon Room, Beth Stelling, Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher - Endless Honeymoon Podcast Live at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, The Pansexul Bachelor with Holmes and J.R De Guzman at The Elysian Theatre, and two sets with Janelle James at The Lab at The Hollywood Improv.
Wednesday night also included Mike Birbiglia Live! at The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Tony Baker and Friends at Avalon Hollywood, Anthony Jeselnik & Enemies at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Ryan Hamilton at The Regent Theater, Comedy Chaos at The Comedy Store, two sets of Made in Brazil at Laugh Factory, Aida Rodriguez and Tonight at the Improv featuring Mark Normand, Sam Morril, Dusty Slay & more at The Hollywood Improv, Neal Brennan at Largo at the Coronet, Jessimae Peluso at The Bourbon Room, Colin Quinn at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, James Adomian and Mary Beth Barone at Elysian Theater, Chad and JT at Townhouse Venice, Morgan Jay and Women Crush Wednesday at The Lab at The Hollywood Improv, and Are You Still Listening? at SiriusXM Garage.
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About Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival is celebrating the very best of comedy April 28-May 8, 2022. Produced by Netflix in association with Live Nation, the 11-day comedy fest in Los Angeles features over 250 shows across over 30 venues, from stand-up to Q&As to live reads and much more.
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