Thursday's Scoop: America’s Queer Comedy Festival Arrives in Weho

Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Thursday in West Hollywood:

Main Event: OUTLAUGH 2011

America’s National Queer Comedy Festival, running through June 4 at , will feature standup comedy and the first Outlaugh Comedy Award, which will be presented to lesbian activist and comedian Robin Tyler. Thursday's 7 p.m. show begins with a student improv jam followed by standup at 8 p.m., featuring the likes of Jennie McNulty, Nico Santos, and Diana Yanez. Tickets are $5  - $15.

Runner-Up: Planning Commission Meeting

There are four proposals for billboards on the Sunset Strip—a v-sided sign for a three-story office building at 8335 Sunset Blvd., a two-sided billboard at 8535 Sunset Blvd., a v-shaped raised billboard for the  at 8462 Sunset Blvd., and a 70-foot billboard for the  at 9039 Sunset Blvd. Read what Weho resident Richard Rothenberg had to say in his . 

Other Happenings:

• Actress and comic  will be discussing and signing her book, The Best Thing About My Ass Is That It's Behind Me, at at 7 p.m.
• For MOCA's , NPR will bring together local noise musicians and sound and performance artists to facilitate a live performance gesture from 7-10 p.m.
• Dances with Films, now in its 14th year, will run through June 9 at the Laemmle's Sunset 5.

The Forecast:

• The National Weather Service predicts a sunny forecast, with a high near 74 and a low around 54, calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 miles per hour. 
  

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