{"id":588,"date":"2013-04-04T16:37:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T23:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2013-07-14T08:27:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T15:27:20","slug":"la-comedy-shorts-festival-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2013\/04\/04\/la-comedy-shorts-festival-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Comedy Shorts Festival is Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2013\/04\/04\/la-comedy-shorts-festival-is-back\/lacomedyshortsfest_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LAComedyShortsFest_logo.jpg?fit=195%2C69&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"195,69\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LAComedyShortsFest_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LAComedyShortsFest_logo.jpg?fit=195%2C69&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-590\" alt=\"LAComedyShortsFest_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curatingla.com\/cla\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/LAComedyShortsFest_logo.jpg?resize=195%2C69&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"195\" height=\"69\" \/><br \/>\nThis evening the 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacomedyshorts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival and Screen Play Competition<\/a>opens in downtown Los Angeles. The four day event features screenings of comedic short films, industry panels and an awards ceremony.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Co-founded by\u00a0<em>Boston Legal&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0Gary Anthony Williams, L.A. Comedy Shorts attracts heavyweights from the world of comedy, including Will Ferrell and Judd Apatow\u2019s &#8216;FunnyOrDie.com\u2019, a major sponsor of the festival. Past celebrity participants have included Mark Hamill, Jane Lynch, Sean Astin, Adam Carolla, Julie Bowen, Bob Odenkirk, Bobcat Goldthwait, and many others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: April 4-7, 2013<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Downtown Independent Theater, located at\u00a0251 S. 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