of 2017 Comedy
Edited by Kate Wertheimer
timeout.com/los-angeles/comedy @kate_em_up Class Get to know these up-and-coming
L.A. comedians, so you can say you were a fan of the funny way back
when. By Jane Borden Photographs by Jakob N. Layman
L.A. HAS LONG been a breeding ground for great young comics who go on to hit it big, and these 10 are poised to be the cream of 2017’s comedy crop. Here’s who to keep an eye on this year, and where to do it.
Marcella Arguello Arguello is outspoken and fearless; this
also makes her, at 6'2'', a little intimidating. Fortunately she’s always on your side. Her friendly stand-up—which travels from the hot-button topics of race and sex to hilarious impressions of Beyoncé and Drake—has won over crowds in clubs across the country. à See Arguello perform at Scandalosa on Jan 18 at UCB Sunset at 7pm.
James Davis Davis may soon have to retire his on-point
Baracka Flacka Flames Obama impression, but he’s too busy to care. His live show Urban Dictionary, in which guest comics must use specific modern slang in their sets, led him to the popular Snapchat show Swagasaurus, and he continues to kill it in the clubs and on the alt scene. à See Davis in the Comedy Union and Urban Dictionary at NerdMelt.
Amanda Seales Seales is a comedian, but it may be more
accurate to just say she’s running shit. In Time Out Los Angeles January–March 2017 Redd
addition to acting and hosting gigs on TV, she has several self-produced digital series under her belt and still runs three recurring live shows, all of which unapologetically tackle topics ranging from race to dating in L.A. à See Seales in the second season of her web series, Get Your Life, on the DivaSpeakTV YouTube channel.
Frankie Quinones You may not know Quinones, but you
probably know Creeper, one of his characters from this year’s viral faux work-out video “Cholofit.” Quinones’s characters (mostly based on family members) are subtle, specific and not the least bit cynical— and are all the more funny that way. à See Quinones on The Funny Drop series on the Más Mejor YouTube channel.
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Chris Redd Before comedy, Redd pursued rap; both
skills helped him to steal the show in 2016’s mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. He came up in the Second City in Chicago and tackles the struggle of keeping it real when you come from the ’burbs—and he occasionally breaks into rhyme. à See Redd in Chris Redd & Friends on Jan 28 at 10pm at UCB Franklin.
Dave Ross Ross is a patron saint of the L.A. indie
stand-up scene, running some of its most iconic shows, including Good Heroin and the now-defunct Holy Fuck. His humor is simultaneously despairing and hopeful, offering lessons from someone who calls himself “loud and smart and dumb.” à Hear Ross in his podcast, Terrified (
nerdist.com).
Matt Ingebretson With deadpan delivery, whether he’s talking
about bad relationships or how to eat pizza, Ingebretson shares observations that never end up where you think they will. His short films have a similarly detached tone and explore even stranger situations, but always with joyful silliness. à See Ingebretson in Good Heroin every Saturday at Stories Books & Cafe at 8pm.
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