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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Theater Laff Hole: Four Years Later

Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:46 AM

Remember 2005, back when the People's Republic of Komedy was shiny and new and people were still having conversations about what "alternative comedy" meant? And nobody came to any conclusions except local comedian Dartanion London, who simply said:

"The [traditional] clubs sometimes keep people away from comedy, for very good reason." He quit comedy for a while because too many comedians relied on cultural cheap shots at gays, women, and immigrants. "I can't even watch some of that shit anymore," he says. "It's like watching Borat, except Borat isn't there."

Since then, PROK has spread to New York and Los Angeles and its stronghold comedy night, Laff Hole, has squeezed great performers onto its stage from up and down the fame ladder: Owen Straw, Eugene Mirman, Daniel Carroll, David Cope, Aziza Diaz, that infamous night with Robin Williams, Solomon Georgio, Kevin Hyder, Emmett Montgomery, and other funny freaks.

Tomorrow night, Laff Hole turns four years old and the lineup is crackerjack:

Emmett Montgomery

Hari Kondabolu

Dartanion London

David Schmader and Stranger Gong Show winners Airpocalypse

And probably a few others.

It's at 9 pm. It costs $7. And give 'em a little extra—it's their birthday. And they still owe me for that profile I wrote of 'em three years ago.

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I'm going to be the shit out of there.

Posted by Lindy West on June 2, 2009 at 10:25 AM

I'm gonna be the undefecable residue up in there. I am very excited for this! 4 years of not going to see them is about to turn into a whole night of going to see them.

Posted by gloomy gus on June 2, 2009 at 10:50 AM

Not interested. I'm in LA watching Hockey with canadians. Thanks Laff Hole!!

-Scott Moran

Posted by Scott Moran on June 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM