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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2010 Stories by Libby Molyneaux

• SMOKED ANY GOOD JOKES LATELY?

  published October 14, 2010

  Marijuana and comedy shows go together like ... like ... Lindsay Lohan and rehab. Like cookies and grape juice. Like a bong and your mouth. Like... More >>

• BEST ICE PICK OF THE WEEK

  published October 7, 2010

  The Ice House, the oldest comedy club in the country, is turning 50 and throwing itself a big party. The little joint that took over an old ice... More >>

• BEST THING WE COULD FIND FOR MONDAY

  published October 7, 2010

  Punchline Magazine is the dotcomedy outpost where standup comedy fans can get all the scoop on famous and upcoming comics. It's where... More >>

• BEST COMEBACK

  published October 7, 2010

  Where the corn has Beth Lapides been lately? The former host of UnCabaret, that unparalleled comedy monologue series that ran for years... More >>

• BEST COOL NERDS

  published October 7, 2010

  Roll to Attack! is the monthly show where a "rotating cast of comics play tabletop role-playing games with your Dungeon Master of... More >>

• GONE WITH THE WENDE

  published September 30, 2010

  We all remember the footage of the Berlin Wall falling in 1989. People partied, got giddy with spray paint, and took their shards of concrete... More >>

• THE SUN'LL COME OUT TO-MARROW

  published September 30, 2010

  Nick Ullett is an impressive actor with a full-bodied English accent that happens to be the real deal. His career has spanned the theatrical map:... More >>

• OUR MR. BROOKS

  published September 23, 2010

  If you could ask comedy legend Mel Brooks one question, what would it be? As part of a Benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society , Mr. Brooks... More >>

• MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY GIRL: AMY DRESNER: FUNNY GIRL!

  published September 23, 2010

  At first glance Jewish former meth-head Amy Dresner seems like a mean girl, but when you hear her material, you realize she's just telling the... More >>

• MADIGAN FOR YOU

  published September 16, 2010

  Lots of big stuff is happening for stand-up comic Kathleen Madigan these days. This fall, she has a cable special and DVD called Gone... More >>

• MAKE US LAUGH FUNNY BOY! DOUG STANHOPE

  published September 16, 2010

  Doug Stanhope , whose comedy is largely based on "blood lust and rage," must really hate us. He's making us travel to the dreaded CityWalk for... More >>

• COMEDY EMERGENCY!

  published September 9, 2010

  The number people affected in flood-ravaged Pakistan is astounding: more than 20 million. That's even higher than the number of people who... More >>

• DOWN & OUT + CHIPS & SALSA = THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

  published September 9, 2010

  When it opened in 1978, the Downtown Women's Center was the only shelter created to the meet the needs of homeless women. The center, which will... More >>

• BOOSLER & HYNDE -- TOGETHER AT LAST!

  published September 9, 2010

  Here's a benefit that sounds worth getting a pet sitter for: To raise money for rescued farm animals, Animal Acres 2010 Gala kicks off with a... More >>

• MAKE US LAUGH FUNNY BOY: GLENN WOOL

  published September 9, 2010

  The Canadian comic living in London makes a rare L.A. appearance this week. LAW : Wool — what kind of name is that? WOOL: It... More >>

• HOW TO GO TO PINK MARTINI: A PRIMER

  published September 9, 2010

  Pink Martini at the Hollywood Bowl has become an end-of-summer ritual in this city of too-few annual rituals. The combination of suave,... More >>

• God Bless America: Where You Can Have Your Snickers Bar On a Stick AND Deep Fried!

  published September 2, 2010

  "Hi, my name is Thummer, and I'll be your mascot." Did you know that the 2010 L.A. County Fair has a mascot who's been around since 1948 named... More >>

• YET ANOTHER REASON TO DRINK

  published August 26, 2010

  Do you remember the turtle races at Brennan's Pub in Marina Del Rey (still happening every Thursday since 1976, by the way)? Thanks to the... More >>

• HEART OF GLASS

  published August 26, 2010

  Todd Glass, the comic whose onstage manic and hilarious tirades sometimes make him seem like he's about to burst a blood vessel, went and had... More >>

• RENT GOES HOLLYWOOD

  published August 5, 2010

  Are you a Rent-head? Do you break out in "Seasons of Love" while in the vitamin aisle at Whole Foods? Are you a Roger or a Mimi or a Mark?... More >>

• WHAT A CREATIVE WEB WE'VE SCREENED

  published July 29, 2010

  Now in its fifth year, the Independent Television Festival — or ITVFest, as it prefers to be called — keeps getting bigger and bigger,... More >>

• MAKE US LAUGH FUNNY GIRL!: ERIN FOLEY

  published July 29, 2010

  Remember the gal who says "I smell cake" in that commercial for AOL? That's Erin Foley, host of the three-years-running Gays R Us stand-up... More >>

• INFERNAL RACKETS

  published July 22, 2010

  John McEnroe faces Andre Agassi on the court -- wait, what year is this? It's Stars Under the Stars -- Agassi vs. McEnroe Exhibition, a special... More >>

• DANCE LIKE A MONKEY!

  published July 22, 2010

  You've considered yourself a "party animal" since the expression was first popular. You relish howling along with rock & roll classics. You can... More >>

• THE WORST SCREENPLAY EVER WRITTEN

  published July 15, 2010

  FADE IN: INT. CULVER CITY OFFICE -- DAY An over-the-hill BLURBIST sits in her cubicle. Several trophies and plaques adorn the... More >>