HYSTERICAL (a clown thriller)

After a sold out run at Hollywood Fringe, top of fringe and clown/alternative comedy award nominated HYSTERICAL presents an encore show.
About this Event

“The best comment Jackie Skinner ever got after a performance sounded like an insult. ‘There’s something wrong with you,’ a woman told her…" – The Boston Globe, May 2025

“…this may turn out to be the funniest thing I see during the festival.” – Plays Unpleasant, Philly Fringe 2025 Review
WINNER of BEST COMEDY and SELL OUTAWARD at NYC Fringe 2025 for her two-hander Jackie & Allison Into the Multiverse.
HYSTERICAL had SOLD OUT runs at Denver Fringe 2026 and Hollywood Fringe 2026.
Out of 480 shows, HYSTERICAL was a finalist for Hollywood Fringe’s TOP OF THEFRINGE and BEST CLOWN & ALTERNATIVE COMEDY awards.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
A (gorgeous) woman has been performing this room for years. Usually to nobody. Tonight you’re here. She’s been waiting for this. She’s afraid to find out why.

A clown thriller.

There is audience interaction. Nobody leaves their seat.

SPECIAL THANKS

It takes a village. A very special thanks to the talents of Matt Klein & Kallie Cifra for making this LA run happen. Massive thanks to Alice Gillette and Bryan Martin who helped and shape and continue to help shape the version you’re seeing now. Also thanks for building support and feedback from Megan Stern and Paul Schlesinger who have helped push this into a more artful direction. Thank you for feedback from Corey Podell, and for endless support and notes from Allison Villaseñor and Will Auther.

ABOUT JACKIE
Jackie Skinner is a performance artist from Waltham, Massachusetts, a place she has since left to now live in Los Angeles. Recently, their show “Jackie and Allison Into the Multiverse” toured comedy festivals across the US. The Boston Globe called it “elevating absurdity to art,” which Jackie has had framed, and the show won BEST COMEDY and SELL OUT awards at the 2025 NYC Fringe.​ Her newest show Hysterical had a sold out run at Denver Fringe Festival 2026. She’s studied multiple comedy formats at UCB, Second City, Magnet Theater, and Hideout Theater, and has studied clown with Aitor Basauri, Chris Bayes, Phil Burgers/Doc Brown, and The Idiot Workshop. She’s brought past works to Edinburgh Fringe (A Beautiful Night), Boston Fringe ​(Jackie & Allison), New York City Fringe ​(Jackie & Allison), and Philly Fringe ​(Composed). Right now, she is in Los Angeles for Hollywood Fringe. She’s standing behind you.

Learn More at jackieskinner.com