Email Author Libby Molyneaux

Awards

• 2008 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published October 26, 2007

  "A Scary Home Companion"

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "What Would Jesus Do This Week?"

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2009 Stories by Libby Molyneaux

• Two Pairs of Nuts, To Be Exact

  published August 27, 2009

  Like stout Matt Lucas and tall David Walliams of Little Britain, Miami's comic duo of tall Yamil Piedra and stout Johnny Trabanco, known as A Pair... More >>

• No, You Can't Take Him Home

  published August 27, 2009

  Oh sure, you can see a tiger shark in most tropical and sub-tropical waters, but since it is the world's second most dangerous shark, it may kill... More >>

• Start Spreading the Food . . .

  published August 27, 2009

  What would Liza Minnelli pack for a Hollywood Bowl picnic? Surely more than just a liquid supper. When loading your basket for what is sure to be... More >>

• Stopping Saying Something is the New Black is the New Black

  published August 27, 2009

  Bust magazine and Comedy is the New Black present this night of comedy with dubbed "Elle O Elle" -- get it? I finally did. With Whitney... More >>

• MARY LYNN RAJSKUB: MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNYGIRL!

  published August 27, 2009

  "I play a computer genius on the television show 24, hacking into secret government files, bomb schematics and traffic cams," Mary Lynn... More >>

• L.A. WEAKLY — GET IT?! THAT'S FUNNY!

  published August 6, 2009

  James Adomian tells us this about his show L.A. Weakly : "From the desert to the sea to all of Southern California, this is a show that... More >>

• IT'S A LONG WAY TO PURGATORY

  published July 30, 2009

  Join director Paul Rowley for a screening of his film Seaview. Rowley and his crew spent three years living in the Irish seaside town of... More >>

• Things to do in line while you wait to buy Thomas Pynchon's new novel, Inherent Vice, while Skylight books stays open late

  published July 30, 2009

  Things to do in line while you wait to buy Thomas Pynchon's new novel, Inherent Vice, while Skylight books stays open late: 1. See... More >>

• CHARIOT MY WAYWARD SON

  published July 30, 2009

  Another year, another write-up of the "Festival of the Chariots," which celebrates 32 years of three stages of jangling entertainment by overeager... More >>

• TRUST ME ON THIS ONE

  published July 30, 2009

  A little tip if you're planning on attending Patti Smith's appearance at Book Soup: Do not ask her to sign your Patty Smythe head shot. She will... More >>

• PUTTIN' ON THE BLITZ

  published July 30, 2009

  If you're wondering where The Sweet — purveyors of madcap glam in the '70s — have been, here's the scoop. This particular incarnation,... More >>

• GREG PROOPS -- MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNYBOY

  published July 23, 2009

  "Los Angeles is paying for Michael Jackson's memorial, now he's screwing all of us. And I didn't even get a llama ride." "I have two goals to... More >>

• When Julia Met Chicken

  published July 23, 2009

  Okay, so maybe Julie & Julia isn't the duck confit in your cassoulet that everybody wanted it to be. C'est fromage. The TV spelunkers at... More >>

• THE HIPPEST SQUARE

  published July 16, 2009

  When he was the regular center square on Hollywood Squares (look it up, kids) for 14 seasons, Paul Lynde had boatloads of classic... More >>

• Chicks With Wit

  published July 16, 2009

  Monday night just got a little funnier with the debut of Sister Groundling, a brand-new bag of sketches, improv and other wackiness, all... More >>

• We Were the World

  published July 16, 2009

  To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, gold medal winners Mary Lou Retton, Greg Louganis (pictured) and Edwin... More >>

• HOW TO WRITE A BLURB WITHOUT ACTUALLY WRITING ANYTHING

  published July 9, 2009

  From the Why-Didn't-I-Think-of-That-Title Department, Vol. 115, comes Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's It's Not Me, It's You: Subjective Recollections... More >>

• A TRIP BACK IN TIME

  published July 9, 2009

  Do you like beautiful old things? No? Then please skip this item. The rest of you with the good taste to appreciate the rare and the vintage can... More >>

• What's That Funky Smell?

  published July 9, 2009

  The First Annual Funk Rumble Block Party — the name has a great ring to it, like something explosive might happen. The organizers promise the... More >>

• SAM TRIPOLI'S NAUGHTY SHOW: HOW LOW CAN YOU BROW?

  published July 9, 2009

  Sam Tripoli was a finalist on a Howard Stern comedy contest. In his act, he makes fun of a disabled stripper and does Hulk Hogan jokes. He even... More >>

• It's Not the Size of Your Vaudeville That Matters . . .

  published June 25, 2009

  It's a great week for benefits that make you laugh. Here you can help a great organization, 826LA, which provides tutors in creative writing for... More >>

• BREAKFAST WITH CAROL

  published June 25, 2009

  Carol Leifer's book When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win may be the only book you need. It's full of wisdom, life stories and... More >>

• Where Have All the Cajuns Gone? (Psssst: Long Beach.)

  published June 25, 2009

  Once a year, the irresistible sound of accordions and those washboard things fill Rainbow Lagoon in Long Beach for the Long Beach Bayou & Mardi... More >>

• LEAVE IT TO WEAVERS

  published June 25, 2009

  Sing with me: "So, come all ye good sailor men who sail the wintry sea/And come, all ye apprentice lads, a warnin' take from me/Beware of lofty... More >>

• MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY!

  published June 25, 2009

  "Strange being an older first time father. Here I am having a baby when all of my friends are already sending their kids off to rehab. When it... More >>