Crawling Back with Paul F. Tompkins
Saturday, November 28, 2026 · 7:30 PM · The Elysian Theater, Central L.A.
The Venue
The Elysian Theater
1944 Riverside Dr
An independent nonprofit comedy theater in Elysian Valley that says outright it cares more about an artist's process than about a finished show.
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Shape The Night
Before
Tacos Villa CoronaA walk-up counter on Glendale Boulevard that opens at 6am and sells until the food runs out, usually by mid-afternoon. Cash only. The chorizo and potato breakfast burrito is what Anthony Bourdain ate here for The Layover, and a second counter opened on Eagle Rock Boulevard in 2025.
7:30 PM · Crawling Back with Paul F. Tompkins
After
The Short StopA bar at 1455 Sunset that opened in 1940 and spent decades as an LAPD hangout before a group of entertainers bought it in 2001. The storefront had been a furrier and taxidermy shop in the late 1920s. Cheap drinks, pool tables and a DJ most nights.