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DESCRIPTION:ADMISSION:\nAdmission is free. RSVP at the links below. \n\nDES
 CRIPTION:\nThe fifth edition of the USC Comedy Festival comes after a year
  of unprecedented social isolation and demands for social justice. Whether
  staring at our screens or protesting in the streets\, we learned why we s
 till needed comedy and discovered new ways to make each other laugh in spi
 te of it all. \n\nAffiliated with the USC Comedy track at the School of Ci
 nematic Arts and the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Foundation\, this
  year’s festival will honor legendary performer\, impressionist\, and ch
 aracter-ologist Bill Hader. Over three days\, panels will feature well-kno
 wn guests such as Aidy Bryant\, Ben Schwartz\, Lindy West\, Matt Besser\, 
 Patton Oswalt\, and Ramy Youssef\; capture new voices exploding onto the s
 cene\; and celebrate the work of our newest generation of USC Comedy stude
 nts.\n\nSchedule of Events (all times are PT): \n\nFriday\, April 9\n5 p.m
 .: First Look 2021 Comedy Shorts – Program 1\nEach year\, through the ge
 nerosity of Marcia Lucas’ Ohana Foundation\, First Look and SCA Industry
  Relations showcase current student work. The USC Comedy Festival is delig
 hted to bring you this preview of student films competing in this year’s
  comedy category.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n7 p.m.: Can 
 Comedy Be Taught?\nBefore COVID\, half of the people you knew were taking 
 improv classes. The other half were teaching them. Was the whole thing a s
 cam? Can comedy be taught? Should it be? Our panel of experts will discuss
  the problems and possibilities of the comedy curriculum. For free. Joinin
 g USC professor Wayne Federman will be improv legend\, UCB founder\, and h
 ost of the podcast Improv4humans Matt Besser\; Groundling\, portrayer of b
 oth Buffay twins\, and current star of Netflix’s Space Force Lisa Kudrow
 \; and stand-up comedian\, Overthinker\, Ice Bear\, and author of If It’
 s Not Funny It’s Art\, Demetri Martin.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, clic
 k here.\n\nSaturday\, April 10\n9:30 a.m.: First Look 2021 Comedy Shorts
 —Program 2\nEach year\, through the generosity of Marcia Lucas’ Ohana 
 Foundation\, First Look and SCA Industry Relations showcase current studen
 t work. The USC Comedy Festival is delighted to bring you this preview of 
 student films competing in this year’s comedy category.\nFor more info a
 nd to RSVP\, click here.\n\n11 a.m.: Oakie Masters of Comedy Lecture Serie
 s—Bill Hader \nThe Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Masters of Comedy
  Lecture Series presents Emmy-winning actor and comedian Bill Hader (Satur
 day Night Live\, Barry\, Documentary Now!) in conversation with USC profes
 sor Wayne Federman. As part of the event\, Hader will also receive USC Com
 edy's 2021 Oakie Award.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n2 p.m.
 : Women Creating Comedy\nA discussion hosted by the Women of Cinematic Art
 s\, featuring Chelsea Devantez\, Ziwe Fumudoh\, London Hughes\, Jana Schmi
 eding\, and Rachel Sennott\, moderated by WCA board member and SCA alumna 
 Shannon Hardy.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n5 p.m.: Spotlig
 ht on Netflix's Big Mouth\nA conversation about the Netflix original serie
 s featuring co-creators and executive producers Andrew Goldberg\, Mark Lev
 in\, and Jennifer Flackett\, and co-executive producer Kelly Galuska.\nFor
  more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n7 p.m.: Spotlight on FX's What We 
 Do in the Shadows\nA conversation about the FX original series featuring e
 xecutive producers and writers Paul Simms\, Stefani Robinson\, and Sam Joh
 nson\, moderated by SCA professor Chris Marcil.\nFor more info and to RSVP
 \, click here. \n\nSunday\, April 11\n11 a.m.: Spotlight on Hulu's Shrill\
 nA conversation about the Hulu original series\, featuring Aidy Bryant (ex
 ecutive producer\, star)\, Ali Rushfield (executive producer\, showrunner)
 \, and Lindy West (executive producer\, author).\nFor more info and to RSV
 P\, click here.\n\n1 p.m.: Spotlight on Hulu's Woke\nA conversation about 
 the Hulu original series with co-creators Keith Knight and Marshall Todd a
 nd executive producer/director Maurice Marable.\nFor more info and to RSVP
 \, click here.\n\n3 p.m.: Spotlight on Hulu’s Adult Animation\nA convers
 ation with Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt (Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.)\; John Harv
 atine IV and Tom Root (Crossing Swords)\; and Mike McManhan (Solar Opposit
 es).\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n4:45 p.m.: From Pitch to 
 Peabody \nA conversation with Hulu Originals vice president and head of co
 medy Billy Rosenberg and the creator and star of Hulu’s Ramy\, Ramy Yous
 sef\, on the nuts and bolts of how comedy is developed.\nFor more info and
  to RSVP\, click here.\n\nFor more information and updates\, visit cinema.
 usc.edu/ComedyFestival.\n\nPresented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts a
 nd Humanities Initiative. Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
LOCATION:
SUMMARY:USC Comedy Festival\, Vol. 5
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/usc_comedy_festival_vol_5
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
CATEGORIES:Event Highlights
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260904T233720Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_33802725674271
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210410
DESCRIPTION:ADMISSION:\nAdmission is free. RSVP at the links below. \n\nDES
 CRIPTION:\nThe fifth edition of the USC Comedy Festival comes after a year
  of unprecedented social isolation and demands for social justice. Whether
  staring at our screens or protesting in the streets\, we learned why we s
 till needed comedy and discovered new ways to make each other laugh in spi
 te of it all. \n\nAffiliated with the USC Comedy track at the School of Ci
 nematic Arts and the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Foundation\, this
  year’s festival will honor legendary performer\, impressionist\, and ch
 aracter-ologist Bill Hader. Over three days\, panels will feature well-kno
 wn guests such as Aidy Bryant\, Ben Schwartz\, Lindy West\, Matt Besser\, 
 Patton Oswalt\, and Ramy Youssef\; capture new voices exploding onto the s
 cene\; and celebrate the work of our newest generation of USC Comedy stude
 nts.\n\nSchedule of Events (all times are PT): \n\nFriday\, April 9\n5 p.m
 .: First Look 2021 Comedy Shorts – Program 1\nEach year\, through the ge
 nerosity of Marcia Lucas’ Ohana Foundation\, First Look and SCA Industry
  Relations showcase current student work. The USC Comedy Festival is delig
 hted to bring you this preview of student films competing in this year’s
  comedy category.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n7 p.m.: Can 
 Comedy Be Taught?\nBefore COVID\, half of the people you knew were taking 
 improv classes. The other half were teaching them. Was the whole thing a s
 cam? Can comedy be taught? Should it be? Our panel of experts will discuss
  the problems and possibilities of the comedy curriculum. For free. Joinin
 g USC professor Wayne Federman will be improv legend\, UCB founder\, and h
 ost of the podcast Improv4humans Matt Besser\; Groundling\, portrayer of b
 oth Buffay twins\, and current star of Netflix’s Space Force Lisa Kudrow
 \; and stand-up comedian\, Overthinker\, Ice Bear\, and author of If It’
 s Not Funny It’s Art\, Demetri Martin.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, clic
 k here.\n\nSaturday\, April 10\n9:30 a.m.: First Look 2021 Comedy Shorts
 —Program 2\nEach year\, through the generosity of Marcia Lucas’ Ohana 
 Foundation\, First Look and SCA Industry Relations showcase current studen
 t work. The USC Comedy Festival is delighted to bring you this preview of 
 student films competing in this year’s comedy category.\nFor more info a
 nd to RSVP\, click here.\n\n11 a.m.: Oakie Masters of Comedy Lecture Serie
 s—Bill Hader \nThe Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Masters of Comedy
  Lecture Series presents Emmy-winning actor and comedian Bill Hader (Satur
 day Night Live\, Barry\, Documentary Now!) in conversation with USC profes
 sor Wayne Federman. As part of the event\, Hader will also receive USC Com
 edy's 2021 Oakie Award.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n2 p.m.
 : Women Creating Comedy\nA discussion hosted by the Women of Cinematic Art
 s\, featuring Chelsea Devantez\, Ziwe Fumudoh\, London Hughes\, Jana Schmi
 eding\, and Rachel Sennott\, moderated by WCA board member and SCA alumna 
 Shannon Hardy.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n5 p.m.: Spotlig
 ht on Netflix's Big Mouth\nA conversation about the Netflix original serie
 s featuring co-creators and executive producers Andrew Goldberg\, Mark Lev
 in\, and Jennifer Flackett\, and co-executive producer Kelly Galuska.\nFor
  more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n7 p.m.: Spotlight on FX's What We 
 Do in the Shadows\nA conversation about the FX original series featuring e
 xecutive producers and writers Paul Simms\, Stefani Robinson\, and Sam Joh
 nson\, moderated by SCA professor Chris Marcil.\nFor more info and to RSVP
 \, click here. \n\nSunday\, April 11\n11 a.m.: Spotlight on Hulu's Shrill\
 nA conversation about the Hulu original series\, featuring Aidy Bryant (ex
 ecutive producer\, star)\, Ali Rushfield (executive producer\, showrunner)
 \, and Lindy West (executive producer\, author).\nFor more info and to RSV
 P\, click here.\n\n1 p.m.: Spotlight on Hulu's Woke\nA conversation about 
 the Hulu original series with co-creators Keith Knight and Marshall Todd a
 nd executive producer/director Maurice Marable.\nFor more info and to RSVP
 \, click here.\n\n3 p.m.: Spotlight on Hulu’s Adult Animation\nA convers
 ation with Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt (Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.)\; John Harv
 atine IV and Tom Root (Crossing Swords)\; and Mike McManhan (Solar Opposit
 es).\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n4:45 p.m.: From Pitch to 
 Peabody \nA conversation with Hulu Originals vice president and head of co
 medy Billy Rosenberg and the creator and star of Hulu’s Ramy\, Ramy Yous
 sef\, on the nuts and bolts of how comedy is developed.\nFor more info and
  to RSVP\, click here.\n\nFor more information and updates\, visit cinema.
 usc.edu/ComedyFestival.\n\nPresented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts a
 nd Humanities Initiative. Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
LOCATION:
SUMMARY:USC Comedy Festival\, Vol. 5
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/usc_comedy_festival_vol_5
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
CATEGORIES:Event Highlights
END:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20260904T233720Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_33802725675296
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210411
DESCRIPTION:ADMISSION:\nAdmission is free. RSVP at the links below. \n\nDES
 CRIPTION:\nThe fifth edition of the USC Comedy Festival comes after a year
  of unprecedented social isolation and demands for social justice. Whether
  staring at our screens or protesting in the streets\, we learned why we s
 till needed comedy and discovered new ways to make each other laugh in spi
 te of it all. \n\nAffiliated with the USC Comedy track at the School of Ci
 nematic Arts and the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Foundation\, this
  year’s festival will honor legendary performer\, impressionist\, and ch
 aracter-ologist Bill Hader. Over three days\, panels will feature well-kno
 wn guests such as Aidy Bryant\, Ben Schwartz\, Lindy West\, Matt Besser\, 
 Patton Oswalt\, and Ramy Youssef\; capture new voices exploding onto the s
 cene\; and celebrate the work of our newest generation of USC Comedy stude
 nts.\n\nSchedule of Events (all times are PT): \n\nFriday\, April 9\n5 p.m
 .: First Look 2021 Comedy Shorts – Program 1\nEach year\, through the ge
 nerosity of Marcia Lucas’ Ohana Foundation\, First Look and SCA Industry
  Relations showcase current student work. The USC Comedy Festival is delig
 hted to bring you this preview of student films competing in this year’s
  comedy category.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n7 p.m.: Can 
 Comedy Be Taught?\nBefore COVID\, half of the people you knew were taking 
 improv classes. The other half were teaching them. Was the whole thing a s
 cam? Can comedy be taught? Should it be? Our panel of experts will discuss
  the problems and possibilities of the comedy curriculum. For free. Joinin
 g USC professor Wayne Federman will be improv legend\, UCB founder\, and h
 ost of the podcast Improv4humans Matt Besser\; Groundling\, portrayer of b
 oth Buffay twins\, and current star of Netflix’s Space Force Lisa Kudrow
 \; and stand-up comedian\, Overthinker\, Ice Bear\, and author of If It’
 s Not Funny It’s Art\, Demetri Martin.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, clic
 k here.\n\nSaturday\, April 10\n9:30 a.m.: First Look 2021 Comedy Shorts
 —Program 2\nEach year\, through the generosity of Marcia Lucas’ Ohana 
 Foundation\, First Look and SCA Industry Relations showcase current studen
 t work. The USC Comedy Festival is delighted to bring you this preview of 
 student films competing in this year’s comedy category.\nFor more info a
 nd to RSVP\, click here.\n\n11 a.m.: Oakie Masters of Comedy Lecture Serie
 s—Bill Hader \nThe Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Masters of Comedy
  Lecture Series presents Emmy-winning actor and comedian Bill Hader (Satur
 day Night Live\, Barry\, Documentary Now!) in conversation with USC profes
 sor Wayne Federman. As part of the event\, Hader will also receive USC Com
 edy's 2021 Oakie Award.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n2 p.m.
 : Women Creating Comedy\nA discussion hosted by the Women of Cinematic Art
 s\, featuring Chelsea Devantez\, Ziwe Fumudoh\, London Hughes\, Jana Schmi
 eding\, and Rachel Sennott\, moderated by WCA board member and SCA alumna 
 Shannon Hardy.\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n5 p.m.: Spotlig
 ht on Netflix's Big Mouth\nA conversation about the Netflix original serie
 s featuring co-creators and executive producers Andrew Goldberg\, Mark Lev
 in\, and Jennifer Flackett\, and co-executive producer Kelly Galuska.\nFor
  more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n7 p.m.: Spotlight on FX's What We 
 Do in the Shadows\nA conversation about the FX original series featuring e
 xecutive producers and writers Paul Simms\, Stefani Robinson\, and Sam Joh
 nson\, moderated by SCA professor Chris Marcil.\nFor more info and to RSVP
 \, click here. \n\nSunday\, April 11\n11 a.m.: Spotlight on Hulu's Shrill\
 nA conversation about the Hulu original series\, featuring Aidy Bryant (ex
 ecutive producer\, star)\, Ali Rushfield (executive producer\, showrunner)
 \, and Lindy West (executive producer\, author).\nFor more info and to RSV
 P\, click here.\n\n1 p.m.: Spotlight on Hulu's Woke\nA conversation about 
 the Hulu original series with co-creators Keith Knight and Marshall Todd a
 nd executive producer/director Maurice Marable.\nFor more info and to RSVP
 \, click here.\n\n3 p.m.: Spotlight on Hulu’s Adult Animation\nA convers
 ation with Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt (Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.)\; John Harv
 atine IV and Tom Root (Crossing Swords)\; and Mike McManhan (Solar Opposit
 es).\nFor more info and to RSVP\, click here.\n\n4:45 p.m.: From Pitch to 
 Peabody \nA conversation with Hulu Originals vice president and head of co
 medy Billy Rosenberg and the creator and star of Hulu’s Ramy\, Ramy Yous
 sef\, on the nuts and bolts of how comedy is developed.\nFor more info and
  to RSVP\, click here.\n\nFor more information and updates\, visit cinema.
 usc.edu/ComedyFestival.\n\nPresented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts a
 nd Humanities Initiative. Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
LOCATION:
SUMMARY:USC Comedy Festival\, Vol. 5
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/usc_comedy_festival_vol_5
CATEGORIES:Arts
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
CATEGORIES:Event Highlights
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