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2012 Stories by Adam Gropman

• By George

  published December 13, 2012

  Kelly Carlin nicely defies expectations. Having grown up in an L.A. celebrity home, she is authentic and down-to-earth. The daughter of one of... More >>

• Comedian Cash Levy Explains His Odd Path to Stand-up Success

  published Dec 13, 2012

  See also: *5 Best Comedy Shows in L.A. This Week *10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in Los Angeles It's around 11 a.m. on a Wednesday as Cash Levy enters a banquet room within the pleasant, faux-sylvan E... More >>

• Alan Katz, L.A.'s Most Hilarious Wedding Officiant

  published Nov 01, 2012

  It's a mellow day at Point Dume. A scattering of beachgoers lies in the Malibu sand or walks ankle-deep inxto the waves, while the occasional sandal-clad hiker ascends the adjacent hilly path. Over... More >>

• Justin

  published September 27, 2012

  Justin Willman's favorite compliment from a show attendee was that he's "a magician for people who don't like magicians." Not that the... More >>

• Inside L.A.'s Chemtrails Community, a Group That Thinks We're Being Sprayed By Toxic Chemicals

  published Sep 13, 2012

  On a recent Saturday morning, a small buzz of activity emanates from the stately Wilshire Ebell Theatre abutting Hancock Park. This is not a theatrical production but rather "Consciousness Beyond C... More >>

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  Justin Willman, Alternative Magician, Mixes the Dark Arts With Irony

  published Jul 19, 2012

  It's Tuesday night in the loftlike performance area semi-hidden behind Meltdown Comics' retail floor, and a crowd of more than 60 in neatly arranged chairs intently watches the show's youthful host... More >>

• Is OK to Spoof the Deadr Comedy Writer Jim Earl's Book Mourning Remembrance Tries It

  published Jun 29, 2012

  It is said that one shouldn't speak ill of the dead. No proverb, however, seems to proscribe writing about the dead with a dark, cutting sense of humor and a jaundiced appraisal of their worldly accom... More >>

• Tom Leykis, One of Radio's Top Talkers, Is Off the Airwaves -- and Online

  published Jun 21, 2012

  "There were a lot of greedy home flippers!" radio talk-show host Tom Leykis exclaims into the microphone. "Everyone who got evicted got exactly what they deserved. They didn't evict enough people."L... More >>

• Varun Soni: The Real Spirit of Troy

  published May 16, 2012

  One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. When he was named dean of religious life at USC, Varun Soni became the first... More >>

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  Why the San Fernando Valley Hate Needs to End Once and For All

  published May 10, 2012

  Midafternoon at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on Santa Monica's Main Street, an impromptu conversation sparks between two strangers just feet from me -- he a cheerful, swarthy, well-fed, balding accoun... More >>

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  Sara O'Donnell and the Making of "Average Betty"

  published Apr 13, 2012

  "You don't take perfectly awesome Oreo cookies, scrape out the cream filling and refill them with toothpaste," pontificates a well-lit Sara O'Donnell. She's looking into the camera, warning against t... More >>

• The Popsicle Queen: Kaileigh Brielle, Suck It + Popsicle Adventures

  published Apr 05, 2012

  Kaileigh Brielle went to film school, dabbled in filmmaking and then, realizing that she needed a more concrete profession, became a licensed optician, working for someone else before opening her own ... More >>

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  Uggie The Artist Dog's Trainer Omar Von Muller: The Man Behind the Dog

  published Feb 23, 2012

  Stardom came late in life for Hollywood's Next Big Thing. Before he played opposite Reese Witherspoon and landed a scene-stealing role in an Academy Award-nominated film, he endured random parts in... More >>

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  Fighteytown: Patrick Davis' New Book About Beating the Crap Out of People on L.A. Streets

  published Feb 02, 2012

  With a fit build and a face that's equal parts Ryan O'Neal and Ralph Lauren model, Patrick Davis looks like a dude who'd play beach volleyball, or audition for "handsome" roles in TV commercials. Scra... More >>

• Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs

  published January 26, 2012

  Los Angeles residents who live within hearing distance of an estimated 2,000 chronically barking dogs go through a private hell, with City Hall... More >>

• Meatballs of Comedy, the East Coast Comedy Crew, Rallies for a Terminally Ill Friend

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Joey Sorice -- pronounced sore-eess -- greets people just inside the showroom door at the snazzy Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank. "That guy right there," he says, pointing to Vince Secere, a handsom... More >>