USC’s dedicated training in the art of Comedy - writing, directing, production, history and theory. Founded in 2010. #usccomedy #schoolofcinematicarts
This week, Rachel Sennott, Jordan Firstman, and Josh Hutcherson joined us for an advanced screening of I LOVE LA episode 3 and stayed for a Q&A with @queenabcat and students. They talked all things friendship, lifting up young people in the industry, and finding your comedic voice.
Stay tuned for our next event!
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USC Comedy presents a special screening of the HBO Original Comedy Series I LOVE LA + Q&A with creator and star Rachel Sennott! Register now for Tuesday, November 11th. (Free admission. This even is open exclusively to current USC students. RSVPs required. RSVPs are non-transferable.)
Last night, we presented Henry Winkler with the 2024 Oakie Award at The Jack Oakie & Victoria Horne Oakie Masters of Comedy Lecture Series, celebrating his outstanding contributions to comedy. The evening included an inspiring conversation and Q&A moderated by our very own Wayne Federman! #USCComedy #FightOn
USC Comedy celebrates the life of the great Norman Lear, who brightened all our lives throughout his career and here at USC Comedy Festival Volume 3 #restinpeace
TODAY! Join us at 3:30pm with Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law series creator Jessica Gao as she discusses her work writing and producing the half-hour comedy series with SCA Professor J.D. Connor. We then conclude with Billy Eichner, a four-time Emmy-nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. who will discuss his influences and career with comedian, author and producer, Wayne Federman. Link to RSVP in our bio.
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Ending the day with prolific, multi-award-winning actress, writer, and comedian Catherine O'Hara who is our 2023 Oakie Masters of Comedy Award Recipient. She joins us in conversation with host and frequent co-star John Michael Higgins.
O'Hara's many film credits include Beetlejuice, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, After Hours, Heartburn, The Life Before This, Penelope, Away We Go, Where the Wild Things Are, A.C.O.D., The Right Kind of Wrong, Nightmare Before Christmas and her many wildly popular collaborations with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, including Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration. O’Hara first performed with Toronto’s Second City Theatre and later, with fellow alumni including Eugene Levy, created the iconic sketch comedy show SCTV.
In the final two seasons of the hit CBC series, Schitt’s Creek, Catherine received an Emmy Award® for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award® for Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Television Series, a SAG Award® for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, a TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy, and multiple Canadian Screen Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role amongst others.
Join us today for laughter and insight at The Ray Stark Family Theatre where we will be hosting THREE different panels! Link to RSVP is in our bio ❤️
IT’S HAPPENING! Join us starting Friday for the USC Comedy Festival Vol. 6!
We are BACK in person and better than ever. Featuring panels, screenings, short films, lots of comedians, writers, actors, and lots and lots of laughs.
Open to the public. RSVP at cinema.usc.edu/ComedyFestival
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USC Comedy at the School of Cinematic Arts, and the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Charitable Foundation, invite you to attend The Jack Oakie & Victoria Horne Oakie Masters of Comedy Lecture Series honoring NANCY MEYERS, USC Comedy's 2021 Oakie Award Recipient in Conversation with Martin Short. This Sunday, November 14 at 4pm via Zoom. Link to RSVP in the bio!
