2025 RISE Comedy Festival: Necromancer, Pretty Ugly, Sleepy Boys, Simple Complex - Fri 8/1/25 @ 8:30 PM

NECROMANCER – necromancer summons apparitions via improv. these apparitions are also known as “characters.” these characters have fears, desires, and deep, dark secrets. they write about these things in their diaries. the audience becomes privy to the content of their diaries thanks to a series of hexes and curses. and then, if the ritual has been performed correctly, the audience engages in laughter.

Sara Cantor, April Frankenstein, Megan Kudzma, Alex Nichols, Madly Rosett, Cole Schlesinger, Ryan Thomson, Eli Hawthorne, Seth Lindblom

PRETTY UGLY – Pretty Ugly has been performing for over 7 years across Los Angeles. Now a House Team at the Pack Theater, we consider ourselves purveyors of high-concept improv: Playful long-form shows with memorable characters. You get what you pay for at a Pretty Ugly show. Something undeniably pretty, with a sprinky-winkle of ugly. We’re all tens btw, in case there was any confusion.

SLEEPY BOYS – We are the Sleepy Boys! We perform in dreamscape. Inspired by real dreams with all the wild, illogical edits. So, get ready for the fever dream!

Adam Gribas, Jacob Andrysiak, Michael Fornarotto, Lysh Labrum

SIMPLE COMPLEX – In Simple Complex, residents of an apartment building scheme, steal, love, lust . . . and everything in between! From audience suggestion, we build a world unlike any other, and then break it down for your enjoyment.  Simple Complex: A complex that isn’t so simple!

Amanda Mount, Katie Reilly, Lisa Bates, Trey Finch, Tew Chi, Ryan Tanner, Maya Garg, David Olsky