Event Details

This special film screening will be held at The Frida Cinema located in the Downtown Santa Ana Historic District.

Admission includes a complimentary small popcorn 🍿, film screening, and a Q&A w/ Danny Jolles and Alex Edelman.

About the Film

What Happens in a Year: A Danny Jolles Special

On his 36th birthday, comedian Danny Jolles set out to document a year of his life and the standup it inspired. He hoped to capture a fun look at how a comedian's jokes come to be.

What emerged instead was a funny -- and unexpectedly wrenching -- rumination on loss, family and the cost of art.

Presented by Alex Edelman and created alongside Don't Tell Comedy, What Happens In A Year is a chronicle of what happens when making sense of your life onstage becomes essential to living it.

After the screening, Danny Jolles and Alex Edelman will discuss the making of the special, offering exclusive insight into the filming process, followed by an audience Q&A.

About Danny Jolles

Danny Jolles is a versatile comedian best known for playing "George" on The CW's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, created by Rachel Bloom. His other comedy credits include appearances on RAMY (Hulu), BABYLON (Paramount), IMPERFECT WOMEN (Apple), and the Peacock series TED, created by Seth MacFarlane. Danny also appeared in six episodes of the penultimate season of HACKS (HBO) as Nate. A former face of the JFL in 2017, Danny released his first stand-up show, DANNY JOLLES: SIX PARTS, in 2021, which was recognized as one of the best comedy shows of 2021 by The New York Times. In 2023, he followed up with the first-ever interactive stand-up show, YOU CHOOSE, which garnered critical acclaim from publications such as The New York Times, Vulture, and Forbes. His third show, WHAT HAPPENS IN A YEAR, is currently touring various festivals worldwide.