LA Under the Stars is an international film festival held at the historic El Cid Theater on West Sunset Boulevard in the heart of the Silver Lake neighborhood. Unpretentious and atmospheric, the iconic theater, restaurant, and bar offers guests a new experience while retaining its original passion and soul.

This Sunday! THE MURGE !

9:30 sharp

1607 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Live-directed by John Gilkey since 2015.

“Spontaneous theater of the absurd... lascivious, blasphemous and potentially dangerous.””
— LA WEEKLY

LA's underground comedy hit, The Murge has been running in the same small theater in a Los Feliz strip mall for over 3 years. The Murge is a showcase for The Idiot Workshop's unique style of wild and unpredictable comedy. 

“Bitsy Gets A Job”

The Portland Comedy Film Festival, ranked in the Top 100 on FilmFreeway, is a unique forum for international independent comedy filmmakers to showcase their comedy films in Portland, Oregon. Did you know that we screened 200 comedy films in March 2018 and have plans to screen another 200 in the fall? Check out the pictures for yourself, it was a blast! The Portland Comedy Film Festival is searching for funny and engaging films to entertain a comedy loving audience. 2018 Fall Portland Comedy Film Festival Event Scheduled for November 9-10, 2018.

“Motorcycle Boy”

Our third London-Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival is happening at the prestigious Candid Arts Centre in London, UK on September 23rd, 2018

The UK is proud of its comedy tradition so we know we need to make sure the quality of our films is very high to keep our audiences happy. Luckily, we at London-WWCSFF have accumulated a large amount of talented comedy filmmakers from around the world and are very pleased to be presenting their hilarious films.

“Motorcycle Boy”

WHAT IS THE IRON MULE?

"The Iron Mule" is a 1925 slapstick comedy by the great silent comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, featuring Buster Keaton as an Indian! The name also encapsulates the kind of movies we love to show; tough, burly, uncompromising shorts which can't be stopped. The Iron Mule was also an early name for the movie camera (perhaps an allusion to "The Iron Horse," a term for the locomotive).

The Iron Mule Short Comedy Screening Series was founded in April, 2002, as First Sundays, at the Chicago City Limits Theater in NYC and has been screening monthly ever since.

We are a collective of filmmakers and film lovers who meet monthly to celebrate funny and inventive short cinema among friends. Join us if you dare!