LA comedy calendar: Upcoming stand-up and comedy shows in LA

Yes, that Ellen. Degeneres cemented herself as everyone’s favorite daytime talk show host for nearly two decades… until she wasn’t. Amid it all, though, you may have forgotten that she started as a stand-up comedian. Catch her during occassional sets at Largo.

Rachel Bloom, Dulcé Sloan, Arden Myrin, Sam Morrison, Chad Opitz, Kaela Crawford and Antjuan Tobias top this outdoor comedy show in Glassell Park.

Netflix’s stand-up specials keep us cackling at home, but the streaming service’s ambitious comedy festival is nothing to laugh at. Initially announced for 2020, Netflix is a Joke: The Festival made its delayed debut in 2022 with a staggering 295 shows over the span of a week in L.A. Now, it’s headed back here May 2 to 12, 2024 and upping the ante: More than 300 shows at 35 venues with sets from Ali Wong, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Rock, Taylor Tomlinson and literally hundreds of others.

Think men could do a bit of a better job listening when it comes to dating? This Bachelorette-style game show runs with that conceit as its one rule: The four men competing for a date can’t speak. Instead, they’ll nod and doodle while host Allison Goldberg searches their phones and dials their moms. You can usually find Love Isn’t Blind staged monthly (and you can even apply to participate in it); look out for the next edition at the Arts District’s House of Cocotte on May 4.