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Gay comedian Andrew Stier wanted to foster a community of queer comics when he moved to L.A., so he made a comedy show. What he got was a growing production revealing queer people are meant to roast.

The Skirball exhibition, "Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86," traces the rise of punk across key scenes in the U.S. and the UK, and tells singular stories of the musicians and artists who made the iconoclastic scene tick.

The actor, who is starring in Acorn TV's new murder mystery dramedy, spoke about how she relates to the character, a novelist, and finding worth beyond age and beauty.

Unusual Tuesday is a weekly variety show at Sun Space, an eccentric Shadow Hills performance venue. It was started in 2017 by Noel Rhodes.

Eric André, host of the prank-filled "Eric Andre Show," conducted the Colburn Orchestra at a surreal concert blending genuine musicianship with comedy, promoting his new album "Film Scores for Films That Don't Exist."

Director Nicole Bazuin and Andrea Werhun, whose memoir 'Modern Whore' is the basis of the film, explain why they chose to stylize their documentary; we also recommend three other docs.

Cincinnati-bred alt-rock stalwarts the Afghan Whigs mark 40 years with a career-spanning tour, new singles and a Southern California victory lap at the Bellwether, Observatory and Pappy & Harriet's this week.

Our writers shared their favorite moments on the late-night talk show, which include light-hearted and serious interviews about grief, faith and politics.

Pedro Pascal surprised fans with an undercover appearance as "The Mandalorian" at Disneyland on Saturday.

Director Na Hong-jin's latest, a sci-fi adventure co-starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, brings a huge sense of blockbuster scale to his filmmaking.

The state of Hollywood is now a key political issue in the L.A. mayoral race alongside affordability, crime and homelessness.

The actor was joined by Molly Shannon, his former 'Saturday Night Live' castmate, in a sketch, and a long-running gag with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith continued.

Spotify opened its new Sycamore podcasting studios earlier this year as a home base for its podcast network, The Ringer. Creators and executives alike say the new studio is helping to elevate content and making it easier to collaborate across the Ringer's vast podcast network.

As streamers depend more on their commercial tiers, media companies are looking to offer advertisers more bang for their digital bucks.

Brian Lindstrom, the husband of "Wild" author Cheryl Strayed who was known for his underdog documentaries that inspired social change, has died. Just weeks ago, Strayed shared that Lindstrom was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease.