Picture This! The Live Animated Comedy Show

“What is Picture This!?”
PICTURE THIS! is your new favorite show from Brandie Posey & Sam Varela: two gals who want to push the boundaries of what a comedy show can be. Picture This! is a live comedy show with stand-ups performing while they are drawn live by some of the best animators, cartoonists, and other artists in Hollywood, CA, SF, NYC and Portland. Picture This! has also debuted in Toronto, New Zealand and Australia! The comedians don’t know what the animators are drawing and the animators don’t know how the comedians will react. We've been selling out shows all over the world for over 10 years, come see for yourself at our last show of 2024!

It may be weird.
It may different.
But it will be FUNNY!

Drawings By
Pen Ward
Craig Bartlett
Natasha Kline
Mike Hollingsworth
Mike Mayfield

Comedy By
Amy Miller
Jake Flores
Pallavi Gunalan
Titi Lee
Kevin Anderson

Hosted by Brandie Posey

For more information, visit Picture This' website

The reviews are in!

“This is a super cool show, I’m proud to be a part of it!“ - Jay Larson
”Brandie Posey & Sam Varela have something very cool going on here…the results are organic, highly entertaining and often times hilarious.” - The Interrobang
“It’s a deceptively simple idea…a good exercise for the performers to keep their improv instincts sharp and it’s good entertainment watching funny people goof off.” - Portland Mercury
“If you like animated comedies, how about animated stand-up comedy?… It’s just like having your portrait drawn at a fair, only instead of mildly insulting caricatures, you get to see one-of-a-kind depictions of what’s going on inside funny people’s heads.” - Vulture
“The amicable marriage of sight, sound and more sight…each [artist and comedian] performing their due diligence to visualize this crazy thing called funny.” - Spinning Platters
“The dynamic between comedian and illustrator can be push and pull, but when it works, they’re ultimately moving in the same direction.” - The Comic’s Comic
“Often, the drawings are just as funny as the standup, enhancing and occasionally stealing the show.. A comedian might have a prepared set that gets thrown totally into a tangent when the illustrator adds their own input or sketches a crude figure that takes the joke to the next level. There’s also a high potential for verbal vs. visual banter.” - LAist
“An inherent irony existed in the disparity between two disciplines identified by the term “comic” - Spinning Platters
“Our animators are joke-tellers, too, they just process the same bits visually versus verbally, it’s always so cool to see your bit from a different angle you hadn’t thought to explore! I always feel like I’m dealing with the most talented heckler in the room on the show – once you surrender yourself to the idea that you’ll never be as dynamic.” - Brandie Posey
“The show is growing fast. Comedians perform while comedy’s best illustrators create masterpieces based on what they’re hearing on stage, live. You get to watch the process and it’s a really fun time.” - The Interrobang, Top Five Shows Out of Towners Need to See
“Stand-up comedy typically hinges on performers maintaining total power and control. Yet these shows put a premium on experimentation and vulnerability, humanizing the comics in the process.” - LA Weekly

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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