Mermaid Comedy Hour ft. Daniela Calvo, Katie Novotny, Michelle Biloon, Fatimah Taliah, Monique Moreau, Sarah Dorfman, Valerie Tosi, Kari Assad & more TBA!

Mon Jan 27 2025

7:30 PM (Doors 7:00 PM)

Hollywood Improv (The Lab)

8162 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, CA 90046

Hollywood Improv (The Lab)

8162 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, CA 90046

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Ages 21+

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There is a two-item minimum purchase requirement in the showroom for all guests. 

Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served, with the exception of groups and premium booths.

No cell phone use, photography or video recording is permitted during  performances.

All sales are final.

MISCELLANOUS:

For group sales info, e-mail our Events Manager to learn about special  menu options and reserved seating.

Additional questions may be addressed in our Frequently Asked  Questions.

For further assistance, contact Hollywood Improv.

Mermaid Comedy Hour ft. Daniela Calvo, Katie Novotny, Michelle Biloon, Fatimah Taliah, Monique Moreau, Sarah Dorfman, Valerie Tosi, Kari Assad & more TBA!

  • Valerie Tosi

    Valerie Tosi

    Comedy

    Valerie Tosi is a Second City trained actor, writer, voiceover artist, and standup comedian. Before the world fell apart, she made her late night debut on Conan, and as an actor, she's appeared in a viral commercial for Lyft with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, was featured on 'The Joel McHale Show' on Netflix, 'Based On A True Story' on Peacock, and was a guest star on 'Stan Against Evil' on IFC. You may recognize Valerie's voice from her work on scripted podcasts, animation projects, and several ad campaigns, including Google Home Mini. As a standup, she tours the US regularly, bringing her delightfully relatable stories to clubs like The Improv and The Comedy Store, and several festivals like Limestone and Laughing Skull. Between road dates, Valerie produces and hosts The Mermaid Comedy Hour, the longest-running all-female comedy show at The Hollywood Improv. She regularly features for Emmy Award-winning comedian Dana Gould and her debut comedy album "Beach Trash" debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts. When she's not slinging jokes, you can find her at her pinball league pumping quarters into the Jurassic Park table while quoting Dennis Nedry.
  • Kari Assad

    Kari Assad

    Comedy

    Kari Assad is a Mexican-Lebanese comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. Her silly and relatable content has been featured on the popular comedy platform WhoHaha, and she's also been a featured performer at premium festivals like Limestone and 10,000 Laughs. Kari also hosts the hilarious podcast 'Kari Assad: Ghost Detective,' where she breaks down real-life ghosting stories with guests to determine what really happened. When she's not on stage, you can find her borderline making out with your dog.
  • Daniela Calvo

    Daniela Calvo

    Stand-up

    Daniela Inés Calvo is a bilingual standup comedian raised in Miami & Argentina, now based in Los Angeles. She began standup at 19 while at the University of Florida and has now performed all over LA (Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store) and even opened for Francisco Ramos and Angelo Colina (en español). Daniela is the producer of No Hablo Inglés Comedy, a monthly standup show en español in LA, where she’s had headliners such as Francisco Ramos, Jesús Sepúlveda, and José “Hoozay” Velasquez. Outside of standup, Daniela is an award-winning filmmaker & digital producer. She manages her show’s Instagram @nohabloinglescomedy. It has garnered over 300K video views since its creation in April 2024, reaching Spanish speakers across the country.
  • Katie Novotny

    Katie Novotny

    Comedy

    Katie Novotny has the self-depreciating humor of a Midwestern tomboy. She doesn't shy away from her Catholic upbringing, her gyno appointments, her anxiety and depression, and her love of night snacking. But she is afraid to talk about sex. Mainly cause she rarely has it. As a stand up, she’s been a finalist in Amsterdamn’s Boom Chicago Comedy festival, HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, and Ladies of Laughter Festival. Before going solo on stage, she trained at Second City and iO in improv and sketch comedy, she produced two award-winning webseries, and her comedy pilot scripts have landed her as a finalist in Slamdance and Screencraft. Most notably she’s known for plotting ways to take advantage of arthritis in her knees in hopes to be an influencer for Bengay. 
  • Fatimah Taliah

    Fatimah Taliah

    Comedy

     Former model Fatimah Taliah is a Chicago born comedienne , writer and actress. Who started her career in the sketch comedy scene in 2010. Fatimah has starred and co-starred in an variety of roles on shows such as "Life in Pieces" (CBS), "Goliath" (Amazon) and the recent film "We are gathered here today" along side Danny Huston, and Nicole Ari Parker.

              In addition to her acting career, Fatimah Taliah has a large follwing on social media performing her own written, directed and edited sketches. Her most popular sketch "Corner store Charles" a character created based off of a annoying man in front of the local liquor store. Whom cat calls women and knows all the neighborhood tea (gossip).

              Fatimah Taliah takes her sketches and writing ability to the stage. She has preformed a relatable and bold stand-up comedy routine at the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store,the Laugh Factory and other famous venues.  Fatimah shined on TruTV's Laffmobb Lafftracks in 2018/2019 where she made a big impression on the stand up comedy scene.  Preforming in several network showcases for Comedy Central, NBC, and CBS.

            As a writer Fatimah Taliah wrote for the CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase in 2015 which eventually led to her working as a staff writer for Kevin Hart's LOL network "Savage News", Super Deluxe's "Weird Science" and her own project "The Life and Time of Samantha Jane".  In 2020 during a nation wide pandemic Fatimah Taliah took it upon herself to write and produce her Half hour stand up special  entiltled "NICE TO MEET ME" collabing with COMEDY DYNAMICS.

  • Monique Moreau

    Monique Moreau

    Comedy

    Monique Moreau is an Indigenous (Cree/Saulteaux) comedian, writer, and voice-over actor originally from Alberta, Canada. She is a regular at the Largo at the Coronet and plays Dr. French on the Great North (Fox/Hulu). She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and SF Sketchfest, and she has toured through North America, the UK, and Australia. When she's not performing live, she writes children's television and teaches teenagers how to sing opera and musical theater.
  • michelle biloon

    michelle biloon

    Comedy

    Michelle Biloon is a comedian based in Philly by way of Los Angeles and Austin. She began doing stand-up at The Velveeta Room in Austin, Texas, and has since performed in comedy clubs and festivals across the US and once at an army base in Germany, but it wasn't that great, so forget I mentioned it. You may have heard her on the popular podcasts Comedy Bang Bang, 2 Dope Queens, Doug Loves Movies, and Never Not Funny. She's appeared on "Chelsea Lately," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Comics Unleashed," "Comedy.tv," "The Gong Show with Dave Attell," and "Premium Blend." Michelle has traveled as the opening act for Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, and many others. She's released many of her own now-ended podcasts, including "Walking With Michelle," "The Biloon/Forrest Project," "THEBILOONCAST," and "Disagree To Agree." Her albums "You Can Be An Asshole" and "Permanent Hat" were released with
    Aspecialthing Records, and they are both played regularly on SiriusXM radio. Buy or listen to them on your preferred streaming services. The albums are fantastic, and so is she.
  • Sarah Dorfman

    Sarah Dorfman

    Comedy

    Sarah Dorfman is a stand-up comedian who works in tech. Based in LA with her partner and son,  she's performed at the Laugh Factory in Chicago and Flapper's Comedy Club in Burbank. Her tweets have been featured in the Huffington Post, and she has performed multiple times at the Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival in LA. Follow her @sarahpdorfman on all socials.
     

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This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

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• No refunds, transfers, or exchanges. Ticket resales are not permitted.

• Ticket prices and fees are “market-priced” and may fluctuate.

• Mandatory two-item minimum purchase per person in the showroom.

• No photography, videography, filming, or recording during the show.

• Valid photo ID and the credit card used for purchase are required to pick up tickets.

• No smoking or vaping.

• We reserve the right to deny/refuse entry to or remove parties who are deemed a distraction to other guests.
• We reserve the right to search personal items and may prohibit various items into the venue(s).

• All venues and Owner’s Representatives are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged property.



Upon entry to our venue(s), (i) you hereby irrevocably grant the venue owner (Levity Live, LLC), and its parent(s), affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, successors, and assigns (collectively, “Owner”) the right to photograph, record, film, and otherwise capture your image, voice, and likeness (collectively, “Footage”) and to own, license, assign, and/or use the Footage (and/or any portion thereof) in perpetuity, throughout the world in any and all media including, without limitation, in connection with any productions, programming, advertising, and promotion, subject to Owner’s sole discretion.



If any portion of these terms and conditions are found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver of any of our rights. For more info: Terms

Mermaid Comedy Hour ft. Daniela Calvo, Katie Novotny, Michelle Biloon, Fatimah Taliah, Monique Moreau, Sarah Dorfman, Valerie Tosi, Kari Assad & more TBA!

Mon Jan 27 2025 7:30 PM

(Doors 7:00 PM)

Hollywood Improv (The Lab) Hollywood CA
Mermaid Comedy Hour ft. Daniela Calvo, Katie Novotny, Michelle Biloon, Fatimah Taliah, Monique Moreau, Sarah Dorfman, Valerie Tosi, Kari Assad & more TBA!

See Tickets link for prices Ages 21+

DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FROM ANYONE OR ANY OTHER SITE OTHER THAN IMPROV.COM 

TICKET RESALE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

TICKETS SUSPECTED OF BEING PURCHASED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RESELLING MAY BE CANCELLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV.

EVENT INFO:

There is a two-item minimum purchase requirement in the showroom for all guests. 

Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served, with the exception of groups and premium booths.

No cell phone use, photography or video recording is permitted during  performances.

All sales are final.

MISCELLANOUS:

For group sales info, e-mail our Events Manager to learn about special  menu options and reserved seating.

Additional questions may be addressed in our Frequently Asked  Questions.

For further assistance, contact Hollywood Improv.

Valerie Tosi is a Second City trained actor, writer, voiceover artist, and standup comedian. Before the world fell apart, she made her late night debut on Conan, and as an actor, she's appeared in a viral commercial for Lyft with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, was featured on 'The Joel McHale Show' on Netflix, 'Based On A True Story' on Peacock, and was a guest star on 'Stan Against Evil' on IFC. You may recognize Valerie's voice from her work on scripted podcasts, animation projects, and several ad campaigns, including Google Home Mini. As a standup, she tours the US regularly, bringing her delightfully relatable stories to clubs like The Improv and The Comedy Store, and several festivals like Limestone and Laughing Skull. Between road dates, Valerie produces and hosts The Mermaid Comedy Hour, the longest-running all-female comedy show at The Hollywood Improv. She regularly features for Emmy Award-winning comedian Dana Gould and her debut comedy album "Beach Trash" debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts. When she's not slinging jokes, you can find her at her pinball league pumping quarters into the Jurassic Park table while quoting Dennis Nedry.
Kari Assad is a Mexican-Lebanese comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. Her silly and relatable content has been featured on the popular comedy platform WhoHaha, and she's also been a featured performer at premium festivals like Limestone and 10,000 Laughs. Kari also hosts the hilarious podcast 'Kari Assad: Ghost Detective,' where she breaks down real-life ghosting stories with guests to determine what really happened. When she's not on stage, you can find her borderline making out with your dog.
Daniela Inés Calvo is a bilingual standup comedian raised in Miami & Argentina, now based in Los Angeles. She began standup at 19 while at the University of Florida and has now performed all over LA (Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store) and even opened for Francisco Ramos and Angelo Colina (en español). Daniela is the producer of No Hablo Inglés Comedy, a monthly standup show en español in LA, where she’s had headliners such as Francisco Ramos, Jesús Sepúlveda, and José “Hoozay” Velasquez. Outside of standup, Daniela is an award-winning filmmaker & digital producer. She manages her show’s Instagram @nohabloinglescomedy. It has garnered over 300K video views since its creation in April 2024, reaching Spanish speakers across the country.
Katie Novotny has the self-depreciating humor of a Midwestern tomboy. She doesn't shy away from her Catholic upbringing, her gyno appointments, her anxiety and depression, and her love of night snacking. But she is afraid to talk about sex. Mainly cause she rarely has it. As a stand up, she’s been a finalist in Amsterdamn’s Boom Chicago Comedy festival, HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, and Ladies of Laughter Festival. Before going solo on stage, she trained at Second City and iO in improv and sketch comedy, she produced two award-winning webseries, and her comedy pilot scripts have landed her as a finalist in Slamdance and Screencraft. Most notably she’s known for plotting ways to take advantage of arthritis in her knees in hopes to be an influencer for Bengay. 

 Former model Fatimah Taliah is a Chicago born comedienne , writer and actress. Who started her career in the sketch comedy scene in 2010. Fatimah has starred and co-starred in an variety of roles on shows such as "Life in Pieces" (CBS), "Goliath" (Amazon) and the recent film "We are gathered here today" along side Danny Huston, and Nicole Ari Parker.

          In addition to her acting career, Fatimah Taliah has a large follwing on social media performing her own written, directed and edited sketches. Her most popular sketch "Corner store Charles" a character created based off of a annoying man in front of the local liquor store. Whom cat calls women and knows all the neighborhood tea (gossip).

          Fatimah Taliah takes her sketches and writing ability to the stage. She has preformed a relatable and bold stand-up comedy routine at the Hollywood Improv, the Comedy Store,the Laugh Factory and other famous venues.  Fatimah shined on TruTV's Laffmobb Lafftracks in 2018/2019 where she made a big impression on the stand up comedy scene.  Preforming in several network showcases for Comedy Central, NBC, and CBS.

        As a writer Fatimah Taliah wrote for the CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase in 2015 which eventually led to her working as a staff writer for Kevin Hart's LOL network "Savage News", Super Deluxe's "Weird Science" and her own project "The Life and Time of Samantha Jane".  In 2020 during a nation wide pandemic Fatimah Taliah took it upon herself to write and produce her Half hour stand up special  entiltled "NICE TO MEET ME" collabing with COMEDY DYNAMICS.

Monique Moreau is an Indigenous (Cree/Saulteaux) comedian, writer, and voice-over actor originally from Alberta, Canada. She is a regular at the Largo at the Coronet and plays Dr. French on the Great North (Fox/Hulu). She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and SF Sketchfest, and she has toured through North America, the UK, and Australia. When she's not performing live, she writes children's television and teaches teenagers how to sing opera and musical theater.
Michelle Biloon is a comedian based in Philly by way of Los Angeles and Austin. She began doing stand-up at The Velveeta Room in Austin, Texas, and has since performed in comedy clubs and festivals across the US and once at an army base in Germany, but it wasn't that great, so forget I mentioned it. You may have heard her on the popular podcasts Comedy Bang Bang, 2 Dope Queens, Doug Loves Movies, and Never Not Funny. She's appeared on "Chelsea Lately," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Comics Unleashed," "Comedy.tv," "The Gong Show with Dave Attell," and "Premium Blend." Michelle has traveled as the opening act for Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, and many others. She's released many of her own now-ended podcasts, including "Walking With Michelle," "The Biloon/Forrest Project," "THEBILOONCAST," and "Disagree To Agree." Her albums "You Can Be An Asshole" and "Permanent Hat" were released with
Aspecialthing Records, and they are both played regularly on SiriusXM radio. Buy or listen to them on your preferred streaming services. The albums are fantastic, and so is she.
Sarah Dorfman is a stand-up comedian who works in tech. Based in LA with her partner and son,  she's performed at the Laugh Factory in Chicago and Flapper's Comedy Club in Burbank. Her tweets have been featured in the Huffington Post, and she has performed multiple times at the Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival in LA. Follow her @sarahpdorfman on all socials.
 

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limit 4 per person
General Admission
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$15.95 ($12.00 + $3.95 fees)

Delivery Method

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Terms & Conditions

This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. By purchasing tickets to this event, you are authorizing this charge and agreeing to our terms and conditions herein.



• ALL SALES ARE FINAL, unless the event is canceled.

• No refunds, transfers, or exchanges. Ticket resales are not permitted.

• Ticket prices and fees are “market-priced” and may fluctuate.

• Mandatory two-item minimum purchase per person in the showroom.

• No photography, videography, filming, or recording during the show.

• Valid photo ID and the credit card used for purchase are required to pick up tickets.

• No smoking or vaping.

• We reserve the right to deny/refuse entry to or remove parties who are deemed a distraction to other guests.
• We reserve the right to search personal items and may prohibit various items into the venue(s).

• All venues and Owner’s Representatives are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged property.



Upon entry to our venue(s), (i) you hereby irrevocably grant the venue owner (Levity Live, LLC), and its parent(s), affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, successors, and assigns (collectively, “Owner”) the right to photograph, record, film, and otherwise capture your image, voice, and likeness (collectively, “Footage”) and to own, license, assign, and/or use the Footage (and/or any portion thereof) in perpetuity, throughout the world in any and all media including, without limitation, in connection with any productions, programming, advertising, and promotion, subject to Owner’s sole discretion.



If any portion of these terms and conditions are found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect. If we fail to enforce any of these Terms, it will not be considered a waiver of any of our rights. For more info: Terms