Nature Talks to Itself LIVE! A Comedy Benefit Show for LA Wildfires Relief

The first podcast by nature, for anybody… LIVE!
Nature Talks to Itself is an improvised comedy show hosted by a talking rock named Tony Geode (Justin Michael) and a tiny, crunchy leaf named Atiny Crunchyleaf (Jace Armstrong).
Join us for a night of comedy, music and madness as we chat with the biggest names in LA nature - from a superbloom and a stinkbug to a rattlesnake and a raccoon - played by special guest comedians and improvisers from your favorite TV shows, films and podcasts!

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS...
+ REKHA SHANKAR (Dropout, Grand Crew, Digman)
+ BETSY SODARO (Ghosts, Tuca & Bertie, Disjointed)
+ DAN LIPPERT (Big Grande, Brooklyn 99, Paranormal Activity)
+ BRIAN DAVID GILBERT (Um Actually, Adventure Time, Dimension 20)

HOSTED BY JUSTIN MICHAEL (Infinity Train, Robot Chicken) and JACE ARMSTRONG (The Daily Show, Nathan For You)
Profits from the show will directly benefit those affected by the Los Angeles Wildfires.
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Jace Armstrong and Justin Michael met at a middle school BBQ, reconnected at a college improv festival, and have performed comedy together ever since.
They’re veteran performers of the UCB stage and currently host the improv podcast Nature Talks to Itself - “the first podcast by nature, for anybody.”
JACE is a writer/actor/director/producer from Los Angeles. He’s written for CHAD & JT (Netflix) as well as MUTANT POWERS (Facebook) and has produced on several shows including NATHAN FOR YOU (Comedy Central), COMEDY BANG! BANG! (IFC), and THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW (Adult Swim). You can see him on THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy Central), CAKE (FXX), THE UCB SHOW (Starz), and TWEEN FEST (Amazon). Jace has directed projects for Funny or Die and Buzzfeed. He's performed all over LA and NYC and can be seen in a Samsung commercial in which he eats a big nacho, a GEICO commercial in which he eats a normal burrito, and hopefully someday a Nissan commercial in which he eats a tiny chile relleno.
JUSTIN is a writer, performer and director from Los Angeles. He recently wrote for the animated adaptation of AMONG US, served as story editor for Netflix’s BONE, wrote on all 4 seasons of Max’s critically-acclaimed INFINITY TRAIN, and created Tree Secrets, a surreal series of shorts for FX’s anthology series CAKE. He created Audible’s improvised comedy BAD RECEPTION, the Annie nominated stop-motion series FRIENDSHIP ALL-STARS, and hosts BATMAN: THE ANIMATED PODCAST. Justin has written / directed for Netflix, Max, CBS, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, DC Comics, Hasbro, Nickelodeon, Funny or Die, Broadway Video and more. He’s currently developing a horror-comedy, voicing a Care Bear, and performing live at UCB with his longtime improv group Winslow.
Poster and Character Art by Tom Smith (Beavis & Butthead, Rocko's Modern Life)
Specialty Costume Pieces by Harry Chaskin (Robot Chicken, Santa Inc.)

Proceeds from the show will benefit those affected by the Los Angeles Wildfires.

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For Attendees requiring an Assisted Listening Device, you must submit a written request to venue operator 48 hours prior to listed show start.

FREE street parking on Lyric Ave and Griffith Park Blvd

At this time there are no additional safety regulations required of audiences - masking, etc. But if you do feel unwell please stay home. We continue to update our policies at times when health conditions change.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe, 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, United States