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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: Comedian Julia Hladkowicz (cq) performs at the Mermaid Comedy Hour, an all-female/non-binary comedy show at The Lab at Hollywood Improv on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Gary Coronado / For The Times)

After a clap-back, the Mermaid Comedy Hour has redefined the L.A. comedy scene

The Mermaid Comedy Hour has reshaped L.A.’s comedy landscape while helping underrepresented performers build meaningful community connections.

Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things. Leanne Morgan in Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things. Cr. Todd Rosenberg/Netflix © 2025

Leanne Morgan’s late-stage comedy glow-up at 60 couldn’t have come at a better time

Heather McMahan

Heather McMahan knows she can overshare, but she’s using comedy to work through her own life

Becky Robinson

From pandemic meltdown to golf craze: The rise of Becky Robinson’s ‘Entitled’ world

LOS ANGELES, CA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025: Writer and Director Judd Apatow is photographed at his offices in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Judd Apatow is in a constant state of fight or flight

Penn & Teller

How do Penn and Teller, who ‘hate nostalgia,’ keep their comedy and magic show fresh after 50 years?

Los Angeles, CA. September - Left to right: Ebony Elaine Hardin, Sam Reich, David Kerns, Paul Robalino of Dropout Studio in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (Anthony Avellano/For The Times)

Dropout is the part-internet, part-studio streaming service that built its own comedy ecosystem

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The 60 best places to see stand-up comedy in L.A.

The 60 Best Places to See Stand-Up Comedy in Los Angeles