Pleased as Punch
Hacks unites TV treasure Jean Smart as a Vegas comic who’s been around the block with rising star Hannah Einbinder as the writer hired to punch up her jokes. It’s a windfall for Smart, who as a girl dreamed of being Phyllis Diller. And for Einbinder, who comes from stand-up, working with Smart is like a win at the slots.
Lisa Rosen
We meet her on the new HBO Max dark comedy
Hacks, as she tries not to embody the title. She s a comedian who s had a Vegas hotel residency for decaes, and some of her jokes have been around just as long. She s not packing in the crowds like she used to, and hotel owner Marty (Christopher McDonald) wants to cut her weekend dates to make way for some fresh talent.
An Evening with Julia Margulies
Live Talks L.A. welcomes actress Julianna Margulies (
The Good Wife, ER) who discusses her new memoir,
Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life. She chats about her unconventional childhood (traveling between divorced parents homes in Paris, England and the East Coast) and her acting career.
COST: $38, tickets include a copy of the book; MORE INFO
Joseph Horning: Valerie (1975).
Monday, May 3; 8 p.m. PT
The Girl Can’t Help It: Trans-Femme Portraits at the Dawn of the Sexual Revolution
REDCAT screens a program from Dirty Looks, a platform for queer film, video and performance. Founded in 2011 by Bradford Nordeen, Dirty Looks brings several archival trans portrait films to the forefront, from experimental cinema of the 1970s to activist videos and nightclub documents. Content warning: The virtual program contains discussions of early gender reassignment surgeries, details of police persecution and some brief nudity.
A selection of dishes from Mongers Market + Kitchen (Photo by John Anderson)
It s the calm before the storm – that is, the uncharacteristic period of quiet between lunch and dinner – and a fishmonger is prepping for service behind the polished white tile counter at Mongers Market + Kitchen. He turns away from fileting to greet a regular by name and launches into an explanation of a few market offerings: glistening filets of black sea bass from Virginia, beautiful Barnegat scallops, plump head-on white Gulf shrimp.
This past summer, Mongers relocated to the Hyde Park space formerly occupied by Vino Vino, allowing them to double their retail offerings. Now, true to its name, the space is just as much market as it is kitchen. The selection is still modest compared to the seafood department of any grocery store – and chef/owner Shane Stark plans to keep it that way.