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Hanksy, the Banksy-Meets-Tom Hanks Street Artist, Tells Us the Secrets to Spoofing Celebrities

See also: *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week *10 Best L.A. Art Galleries For Partying Banksy is so 2010. Hanksy, the similarly secretive street artist and love child of Banksy and Tom Hanks, is reaching his own level of notoriety thanks to his celeb-inspired murals, the subject of Gallery 1988 ... More >>

Funny or Die's iSteve Beat All the Other Steve Jobs Biopics to the Screen. Maybe Because It Was Shot in Five Days

We Attended the KCRW Pledge Drive - And Lived to Tell the Tale!

It's pledge drive time again at KCRW. twice a year, the station -- one of the pre-eminent public radio stations in the country -- interrupts regular programming to ask for money. But this isn't your typical "send us five bucks and we'll mail you a bumper sticker" pledge event. No no, this one has Co ... More >>

Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti Duel Over Celebrity Vote in L.A. Mayoral Race

It's always fun to see who the cool kids -- i.e., celebrities -- line up with come election season, and this year's mayoral race is starting to attract that kind of attention. L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti recently rolled out a video starring a gushing Salma Hayek. Now it's City Controller Wend ... More >>

At the LACMA Collectors Committee, Art Acquisitions Become a Battle Royale

Ryan Lochte Is Moving to Los Angeles

America's douche capital is about to get a whole lot douchier: Olympic swimmer and gold-medal douche Ryan Lochte went on the Today Show this morning to tell Matt Lauer, "I definitely want to move to L.A." Why Los Angeles, and not his Florida hometown? "That's been a big goal of mine, getting into ... More >>

Bluegrass Situation: Ed Helms Can Pick The Shit Out of a Banjo

This year's incarnation of the L.A. Bluegrass Situation features comedians Steve Martin, Ed Helms and John C. Reilly. But they're not telling jokes -- they're doing some serious picking. The annual event has been a hot ticket since it began in 2010; this year it goes from May 3-6 at Largo, conclud ... More >>

Post-Oscar Bitching, a Chance to Prove How Young and Hip We All Are

Ew, old people. They're so old! Especially that Billy Crystal. What is he, 105? Get off the stage! In your electric walker! If you buy into the prevailing narrative of the post-Oscars Twitterverse, all Academy voters are elderly, with a quirky fondness for nostalgic moving pictures about moving pic ... More >>

Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Stars Dish on Their New Film and What's Not Funny

Tim and Eric's new movie​Watch any 11-minute episode of Adult Swim's warped, experimental sketch series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, and then try to explain what Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim -- the show's stars and creative engine -- do for a living. "'Comedians' never seems the ... More >>

When and Where to Avoid Obama

Bad news, residents of Beverly Hills and Century City--he's baaaack. Seems like just yesterday President Obama was in town to charm the pants off (and to tap the deep pockets of) well-positioned Angelenos, and here he comes again with his motorcade and trail of pesky Occupy LA protesters--just in ti ... More >>

Hollywood's 10 Most Memorable Coffee Quotes

In honor of National Coffee Day, we've compiled a list of Hollywood's 10 Most Memorable Coffee Quotations. Why memorable movie quotations, and not, say, quotations from your favorite novels? Because we live in L.A. Duh. Turn the page.

Five Revelations from the Hollywood Bowl's Trippy, Light Stick-Crazy AFI Great American Movie Quiz

Mathew Imaging"If Timothy Leary was here he'd say 'Boy did they give me some real good stuff," quipped AFI Movie Quiz host Alex Trebek about patrons' light sticks.​ There's typically a spot on the September Hollywood Bowl calendar for its revue of classical Hollywood scores, aka The Big Pictu ... More >>

Vidcon 2011: YouTube Stars Invade the Hyatt Century Plaza for the Comic-Con of Online Video

Zachary Pincus-RothThe line to meet the online comedy duo Smosh​ An army of teens sporting Justin Bieber haircuts, donning animal hoods and wielding Flip cameras invaded the Hyatt Century Plaza in Century City Thursday through Saturday for the second annual Vidcon, which is making a push to be ... More >>

Stage Raw: Somewhere, Over the Radar

COMPLETE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE : A Case for Small Theater​The Groundings' Crazy Uncle Joe Show has a one-night only tenth anniversary performance (Wed., June 22, 8 p.m.) featuring (pending cast availability) Kristen Wiig, Kevin Nealon, Maya Rudolph, Michael Sheen, Will ... More >>

MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNY BOY! ANDRES DE BOUCHET

Paz Lenchantin, Psychedelic Goddess

The Entrance Band's bassist discusses her inspirations and their Satellite residency

Dirt Nasty: Famous for Being (Almost) Famous

A strangely successful indie white comedy rapper conceived by former model/MTV veejay Simon Rex, who early on did porn to pay the bills? Welcome to L.A.!

MEGAMIND 3-D

Another Fine Mess: From Chaplin to Bromance

A history of cinematic LOLs in Saul Austerlitz's latest

Top 5 Strangest Covers of "Freebird," in Honor of Gym Teacher Leonard Skinner, RIP Today

Ok, if you've ever sat through one of those VH1 Behind the Music marathons (and you have), you know that Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after a killjoy Florida gym teacher who hated longhaired hippy rednecks almost as much as longhaired hippy rednecks hated Neil Young's "Southern Man." Well, '60s high sc ... More >>

Life Is Beautiful

Attractive female seeks attractive sperm donor in attractive comedy The Switch

Gwyneth Paltrow Sings!: Ten Notable Screen Stars Gone Songbird

​ Gwyneth Paltrow sings! (see #10). In celebration of this amazing revelation, we've compiled this handy list of Ten Notable Screen Stars Gone Songbird, starting, of course with: 1. William Shatner. Who can forget Shatner's much-parodied musical career, especially after Rhino Records' inclu ... More >>

Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel: Comedy Tweeting Duo

Movie Reviews: Ninja Assassin, Old Dogs, The Sun

Also, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The End of Poverty? and more

When Bad Things Happen to Funny People

Doug Stanhope, Elayne Boosler, Merrill Markoe and other standups on the pitfalls of comedy

How The Hangover Got Made

Hollywood's comedy hit has a messy back story

Movie Reviews: Land of the Lost, My Life in Ruins, Pressure Cooker

Also, Corked!, Downloading Nancy and more

LA People 2009: Angus Oblong — This Clown's Life

His canceled cartoon lives on through Adult Swim and in real life

LA People 2009: Stand-in — Jon Donahue

Movie Reviews: Alien Trespass, Paris 36, Sugar

Also, Valentino: The Last Emperor, Who Does She Think She Is? and more

Movie Reviews: The Tale of Despereaux, The Yellow Handkerchief, Yes Man

Also, Tunnel Rats and Where God Left His Shoes

Night 2 of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks at the Hollywood Bowl, Saturday, Nov. 8 Setlist

The second night of Van Morrison's revisit of his classic 1968 album Astral Weeks was a bit looser, a bit less immediate and, well, not as great as the first night. Don't get me wrong: the audience was more excitable on Saturday, standing to dance for "Brown Eyed Girl," shouting along the spelling o ... More >>

The Visitor's Richard Jenkins: Dead Man Walking?

There's Life after Six Feet Under for familiar TV face

Walk Hard: Hock the Line

Movie sells cheap laughs, lame cameos, and lifeless Cox

Rock Picks: Jimmy Scott, the Raspberries, Sharon Jones, Wreckless Eric

For the week of November 30 - December 6

Film Reviews: Rails & Ties, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains

Movie Reviews: 30 Days of Night, Canvas, Futbaal

Also Golda's Balcony, The Price of Sugar, Things We Lost in the Fire and more

The Last Laugh

The Groundlings

Film Reviews: Bratz, El Cantante, Hot Rod and more

Also, this week's picks, Laura Smiles and This is England

Knocked Up's Daddy Issues

Putting the fear of life into a slacker

Film Reviews: Chalk, The Ex, 28 Weeks Later and Delta Farce

Shine On, You Crazy Loft-Liver

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Bearing the Scars of Oscars

For chrissake, somebody free the frigging show . . . and the Benjamin Franklins too

Battle of the Network Stars

It’s East Coast 30 Rock against the West Coast heavyweights of Studio 60

Vote For Pedro (and Larry)

The small but conspicuous coterie of film critics seen perambulating this year's Toronto Film Festival decked out in red-and-white "Vote For Pedro" t-shirts were not, despite the potential misunderstanding, expressing their undying love for Napoleon Dynamite. Rather, the Pedro in question was Pedro ... More >>

Two by Four

Brothers and Quinceañera directing duos meet face to face

Still a Working Stiff

Never mind the buzz: To Woody Allen, Match Point is just a job well done

Over-Produced

Mel Brooks drags his indestructible classic back to the screen

Partying Out of Bounds?

Outrage over border-themed frat party puts USC’s Greeks on defensive

11 Great Small Performances