The best Los Angeles events for the week of December 29 - January 4

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Los Angeles always has a plethora of events going down at every corner. Whether it’s a convention or some local stand-up comedy, there’s always something to do if you’re looking to leave the house. We look at some of the best events going down in Los Angeles this week (December 29 through January 4).

Wednesday, December 31

Our list of New Year’s Eve shows can be found here.

Friday, January 2

Holy Sh-t Improv @ UCB Theatre (5919 Franklin Ave.)
Doors: 6:45 p.m. (tickets)

Holy Sh-t Improv will deliver some laughs as one of the first shows in 2026 at UCB Theatre. The cast for Friday's show features Carl Tart, Jordan Myrick, Payam Banifaz, Ryan Asher, Chris Renfro, Rekha Shankar, Corin Wells, and Casey Feigh. Livestream tickets are also available.

Saturday, January 3

Wildly Appropriate: An All-Ages Improv Show @ UCB Theatre (5919 Franklin Ave.)
Doors: 5:15 p.m. (tickets)

If you're looking for a more family-friendly improv show, UCB Theatre is the place to be for Wildly Appropriate: An All-Ages Improv Show. Co-hosted by seven-year-old Mae Tarica Fernie as well as Deborah Tarica and Alex Fernie, the show will allow kids from the audience to hop onto the stage to do improv. The cast for Saturday's show features Chris Renfro, Talia Tabin, Drew DiFonzo Marks, Rekha Shankar, and Mike McLendon.

Smokeshow Graduation @ UCB Theatre (5919 Franklin Ave.)
Doors: 6:45 p.m. (tickets)

Smokeshow will celebrate their graduation from Maude Night with a wild hour of sketch comedy at UCB Theatre.Directed by Laurie Magers, the cast for Smokeshow will feature Alan Johnson, Leysan Khabibullina, Andrew Lindh, Emily Murnane, Artoun Nazareth, Devin O’Brien, Andres Parada, Kelsi Roberts, Jack de Sanz, Mimi von Schack, and Lauren Scharf. Saturday's show will feature special guests Jeung Bok Holmquist and Julianne Lang. Livestream tickets are also available.

Sunday, January 4

Dreamboat, Room Service @ Pack Theater (1615 North Vermont Ave.)
Doors: 8:50 p.m. (tickets)

Pack Theater house sketch teams Dreamboat and Room Service will join forces for 90-minutes of laughter. Ther cast for Dreamboat features Phil Binder, Niv Brook, Sara Brown, Florentino Carrillo, Jeannie Ceglar, Michelle Driscoll, Jessica Drolet, Connor Hurley, Diana Jannuzzi, Dominique Johnson, Briana Jones, Adrian Lara, and Michael Skarsten. The cast for Room Service includes Mads Benn, Nick Grimes, Max Kliman, Jasmine Kojouri, Andrea Lewis, Kelli Massey, Megan McKenzie, Jack Olstad, Rocco Polanco, JD Ramage, Aziza Stewart, Salil Subbakrishna, and Samantha Turret.