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  • Presents the best troupe for sketch comedy in LA in its own theater.

  • A tie – both Walter Brennan and Jack Nicholson won three times.

  • Katherine Hepburn, who won the Oscar four times.

  • Walt Disney – 26 awards.

  • To listen to Hollywood actors and directors discuss movies, attend screenings by this group headquartered at the historic Egyptian Theatre (see The Egyptian Theatre, The Egyptian Theatre). The schedule ranges from retrospectives to filmmaker tributes.

  • The exquisite 14-screen ArcLight is the shiny new neighbor of the futuristic Cinerama Dome. ArcLight’s lobby, lorded over by a giant digital board, leads to a lively café-bar with terrace.

  • A great way to see stars live is to be part of a studio audience. This organization handles the distribution of free tickets to live tapings, primarily of game shows and sitcoms. Book early for the best selection.

  • Veteran improv actors perform low-cost, high-energy shows in a tiny space with campy decor.

  • LA’s famous art museum (see Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)) presents high-brow retrospectives of a particular actor or director in its on-site theater with a top-notch digital sound system. On Tuesdays at 1pm, catch classic films for a small fee.

  • IMAX stands for “maximum image” and with a screen that is seven stories tall and 90-ft (27-m) wide, it’s a fitting name. The giant screen with its six-channel surround-sound system ensures total sensorial immersion (see California Science Center).

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