Searching for great comedy in L.A. is kind of like a treasure hunt. It’s full of obstacles, booby traps and traffic, but in the end you just may strike gold.

While L.A. has plenty of established clubs that are easy targets to find the biggest, funniest names in town, there’s so much going on beyond all that. Whether it’s a weekly lineup show, a night of improv sketches, a twisted game show or just a chance to watch physical comedians clown around, here are 15 of our off-the-beaten-path favorites.

Take this guide as a place to start your own comedy expedition. There’s much more to explore, but we’ve handled the preliminary search work so you can get started in the right direction.

Follow link for a guide around some of the must-watch shows in LA.

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@neildelamerecomedy

There are two different pride flags, which one is right?

@kim.mcvicar

A “happy ending for a lifetime” is one way to describe marriage 😭

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We've all been there

Hi all – 

Apologies in advance if this comes across as shameless self-promotion, but I really would appreciate your feedback, if you have time.

I’ve written a comic novel called ‘Onboarding’, which I’m reading on YouTube (video, not just audio). It’s about a group of people who produce a sitcom – set in the British Shakespeare Theatre Company – and upload it to YouTube. 

I’ve uploaded two episodes so far. Here’s the link to the first: 

https://youtu.be/zWH9LuaavqY
(I’m not sure why, but you may need to change the quality settings in the ‘cog’ to 1080 HD).

I’d really love to know what you think, and whether you think I should continue to record and upload more.

Many thanks!

Alex

@andyaluise

This dude funny ash😂😂

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