LOS ANGELES COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL 365 : Screening Series

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LA COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL provides a showcase for the best SHORTS, FEATURES, TV PILOTS, WEB SERIES, FILMED SKETCH COMEDY and ANIMATION. Our dual emphasis is on “discovering” great comedic talent with the purpose of promoting it to both the entertainment industry and the LA public, as well as, showcasing the works of seasoned professionals and well-known stars. This MONTHLY SCREENING SERIES will give the opportunity to filmmakers to have their film screened in our beautiful Let Live Theatre in the Heart of Hollywood. The LA COMEDY FESTIVAL is the largest FILM and LIVE COMEDY festival in the U.S.. The past THIRTY SEVEN festivals have been great fun, featuring over 2500 performers and 3000 films from LA, across the country and around the world, performer and filmmaker networking, sold out shows, amazing films, great press and killer comedy! Past participants have gone on to win the OSCAR, LAST COMIC STANDING, have their Web Series developed for Network TV, Feature Film Theatrical Distribution and join the cast of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!!! Many already well-known performers have had films screened at the festival as well. Among them ROBIN WILLIAMS, DANA CARVEY, RICHARD DREYFUSS, SARAH SILVERMAN, AMY SMART, DIANE KEATON, ELLEN BARKIN, WENDY MALICK, LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, MICHAEL RICHARDS, CHERYL HINES, JACK QUAID, HOWIE MANDEL, HENRY WINKLER, CINDY WILLIAMS, JANE LYNCH, BUSY PHILLIPS, JOE MANTEGNA, JONATHAN SILVERMAN, JAMES VAN DER BEEK, CHERI OTERI, JON HEDER, KEVIN NEALON, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, TIM DALY, CHRISTINA RICCI, JAKE JOHNSON, ERIC ROBERTS, JASON ALEXANDER, TOM CAVANAGH, ZACH BRAFF, ELIJAH WOOD, CHRISTOPHER TITUS, CHRIS KATTAN, MANDY MOORE, EMMANUELLE CHIRQUI, T.J. MILLER, AMY MADIGAN, BRUCE DAVISON, KATE BOSWORTH, ANTHONY LAPAGLIA, STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, DAWN WELLS, LEE MERIWETHER, ZOE SALDANA, DONALD FAISON, BARRY BOSTWICK, PATRICK WARBURTON, GARY COLE, FRED WILLARD, CHRIS COLFER, T.J. MILLER, FRANK CALIENDO, SETH MEYERS, HOLLAND TAYLOR, MISSI PYLE, AMY YASBECK, ANN-MARGARET, KURTWOOD SMITH, SCOTT THOMPSON and many, many more. Among the recent alumni successes are BECK BENNETT and KYLE MOONEY, alumni of SNL. DONALD GLOVER from ATLANTA, MR and MRS SMITH, JILLIAN BELL from IDIOT SITTER, CANDY CANE LANE and WORKAHOLICS and THE BIRTHDAY BOYS. EMILY HALPERN and SARAH HASKINS creating and writing ABC's TROPHY WIFE, executive producers BLACKISH. Congratulations to all! LACF has brought out the industry in force, with attendance by ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, FOX TV, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, COMEDY CENTRAL, COMEDY CENTRAL FILMS, E! ENTERTAINMENT, MTV, WARNER BROTHERS, WORLDWIDE PANTS, SONY, OXYGEN, SPIKE TV, BRILLSTEIN ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS, CAA, UTA, ICM, PARADIGM and many production companies, agents, managers, casting directors and more. The FESTIVAL has embraced COMEDY FILMMAKERS featuring SHORTS, EXTENDED SHORTS, FEATURES, TV PILOTS, WEB SERIES, MUSIC VIDEO, ANIMATION and FILMED SKETCH COMEDY. The LA Comedy Festival is a biannual event.

Last updated Sep 19, 2026

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