The recurring live comedy game show Story Smash at the historic Lyric Hyperion Theater in Silverlake is an absolute joy. The juicy blend of timed storytelling, standup comedy, celebrity guests, and old-fashioned game show elements makes this show a standout.

“It's spellbinding.”- Amanda Callas Discover Hollywood Magazine

NEXT SHOW Saturday JUNE 15TH, 2024 • The Lyric Hyperion • Silverlake • 7:30 • TICKETS COMING!

WATCH STORY SMASH ON YOUTUBE HERE!

Contestants spin the Wheel

tell a TRUE 1 or 2 minute story

BASED ON the topic they land...

"Expert" judges comment ON the story

The audience laughs their ass off

NEXT SHOW JUNE 15, 2024 • Lyric/hyperion • 7:30PM

Spin that wheel!

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“In the warped loneliness of Los Angeles, a megapolis of some ten million souls marooned all on their own islands by a roiling sea of freeways, producer, host, and show creator Christine Blackburn has masterminded not only brilliant comedy, but that most rare and necessary commodity - a genuine feeling of community.” -Amanda Callas, Discover Hollywood Magazine READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE

WINNER WINNER! APRIL 6TH, 2024 JULIA LECHNER!! WITH WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY, DANNY ZUKER, CHRISTINE BLACKBURN AND BLAINE CAPATCH

NEXT SHOW JUNE 15th, 2024! 7:30PM

THE LYRIC/HYPERION in LA

TICKETS coming

Story Smash is created, produced and hosted by Christine Blackburn

THE TOPICS ON THE WHEEL

BIRTHDAYS, PETS, SCHOOL DAYS, BREAK-UP, DRUNK TANK, PANDEMIC, VACATION, MOM, HOLLYWEIRD, INTERVIEWS, HOLIDAYS, HOOKING UP, AUDIENCE, FREE

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Past Expert Judges include- Greg Fitzsimmons, Melissa Peterman, Madeleine Smithberg, Greg Proops, Kevin Nealon, Danny Zuker, Cathy Ladman, Dan O’Shannon, Blaine Capatch, Bruce Baum, Amy Ephron, Hayley Orrantia, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jimmy Pardo, Sean Giambrone, Stephanie Courtney, Eleanor Kerrigan, Joel Stein, Frank DeCaro, Larry King, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Diallo Riddle, Laurie Kilmartin, Mark Decarlo, Jenny Johnson, Peter Mehlman, Heather McDonald, Spike Feresten, Wendy Liebman, Annabelle Gurwitch, Wayne Federman, Rick Overton, Rider Strong, Sasha Rothchild, Gina Grad, Matt Oswalt, Alison Rosen, David Wild, Phil Rosenthal and many more!

Past contestants include- Nick Vatterrot, Shea Freeman, Orhun Timur, Abby Schachner, Sumi Folz, Aaron Marsh, Tyler Strauss, Ty Fance, Rena Strober, Mark Fernandez, Jacob Rosalez, Rachael O’Brien, Wendy Wilkins, Hannes Phinney, Ina Romeo, Dawn Brodey, Naomi Grossman, Jude Shelton, Larry Clarke, Mike Ivy, Peter Spruyt, Rena Strober, Johnny Cardinale, Matt Knudsen, Jacyln Marfuggi, Rachael O’Brien, Teresa Lo, Jason Stuart, Jennifer Vally, Margot Leitman, Tom Farnan, Mat Dann, Fielding Edlow , Bob Golub , Mike Falzone , Lacey Henderson, Rico Gagliano, David Crabb, Chase Mitchell, Andre Hyland, Rebekka Johnson, Lauren Reeves, Carlos Kotkin, Kevin Avery, Melinda Hill, Paul Walling, Eli Braden, Jason Horton, Matt Knudsen, Jon Gabrus, Melinda Hill, Brian Finkelstein, Johnno Wilson, Jenna Brister, Molly McAleer, Paul Shirley, Melanie Maras, Jason Shapiro, Mindy Rickles, Anna Vocino, Sabrina Cognata, Eli Braden, Ryan Doon, John Flynn, Mo Welch, Kristen Carney, Christina Anthony and many more!

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Comedian Samantha Jane @samsweets told 3 awesome true stories and made it to the final round! Way to go Sam! Good times at the @hollywoodimprov !! A special things to the judges who came out @dannyzuker #blainecapatch and @mattoswalt ! We had a bla

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STORY SMASH WINNERS!

LISTEN TO PAST SHOWS AT STORYWORTHYPODCAST.COM

FEBRUARY 10TH- WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! IT WAS A TIE! WITH DANNY ZUKER, MELISSA PETERMAN, JEN CURCIO, MICHAEL-DAVID KER, CHRISTINE BLACKBURN & BLAINE CAPATCH! (the lights were turned off before the photo!)

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! CONGRATS TO COMIC LISA ORKIN! WITH DANNY ZUKER, CHRISTINE BLACKBURN, ANNABELLE GURWITCH & GREG PROOPS!

WINNER December 23rd 2022 ABBY SCHACHNER! WITH DANNY ZUKER, WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY, BLAINE CAPATCH AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER ! MAY 20TH, 2023 TINA COMEDO! with Blaine Capatch, Melissa Peterman, Danny Zuker and Christine Blacbburn

HOLY COW ! IT WAS A TIE! WINNER! April 7th, 2023 KATIE STONE AND SANJAY RAO! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, PETER MEHLMAN, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! JUNE 26, 2022 EMERSON DAMERON! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, DANNY ZUKER, CHRISTINE BLACKBURN, MATT OSWALT

WINNER! MAY 23, 2022 KATYA DUFT! WITH FIELDING EDLOW, DANNY ZUKER, PETER MEHLMAN AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER FEBRUARY 26, 2022 BRADLEY STEVEN PERRY! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, FELICIA MICHAELS, DANNY ZUKER AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! AUGUST 28, 2021 CRAIG APPLEBAUM! WITH MELISSA PETERMAN, BLAINE CAPATCH, DANNY ZUKER AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! April 16th, 2021 JENNIFER VALLY!

WINNER February 12th, 2021 MELANIE CHARTOFF

WINNER! December 18th, 2020 WENDY WILKINS!

WINNER January 2020 DAWN BRODEY didit again! With DANNY ZUKER, AMY EPHRON, ED CRASNICK, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER November 2019 DAWN BRODEY! With MARK DECARLO, DANNY ZUKER, WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER August 2019 DAVID CRABB! with DANNY ZUKER, ANNIE KORZEN, BLAINE CAPTACH AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

Co-Winners July 2019 DAVID CRABB & JUDE SHELTON! w/ MATT OSWALT, JIMMY PARDO, DAN O’SHANNON AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER January 2019 RENA STROBER! with DANNY ZUKER, ANNIE KORZEN, LAURIE KILMARTIN AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN!

WINNER April 2019 RENA STROBER! with MATT OSWALT, GINA GRAD, PETER MEHLMAN, and CHRISTINEBLACKBURN

WINNER! September 23, 2023 Jonathan Galeano! with Danny Zuker, Christine Blackburn, Wendy McLendon-Covey, and Blaine Capatch

WINNER! APRIL 23, 2022 JEREMY MCKIERNAN! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, MELISSA PETERMAN, DANNY ZUKER AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! March 26, 2022 Sumi Folz! with BLAINE CAPATCH, BRUCE BAUM, DANNY ZUKER AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 ERIN MOHR! WITH MELISSA PETERMAN, DANNY ZUKER, PETER MEHLMAN, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNERS! A TIE! JUNE 18TH, 2021 AVITAL ASH & MELANIE CHARTOFF

WINNER February 26, 2021 KELLY SPILLMAN!

WINNER! January 22nd, 2021 AYDREA WALDEN!

WINNER December 4th, 2020 ABBY SCHACHNER

WINNER! February 19th, 2021 LAHNA TURNER

Winner September 2019 DAVID CRABB! with DANNY ZUKER, MARY BIRDSONG, MARK DECARLO AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER June 2019 JUDE SHELTON! WITH DANNY ZUKER, CATHY LADMAN, PHIL HENDRIE AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN!

Winner March 2019 FIELDING EDLOW with DANNY ZUKER, STEPHANIE COURTNEY, BLAINE CAPATCH AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER September 2018 JENNA BRISTER with JOEL STEIN, ELEANOR KERRIGAN, JIMMY PARDO, and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER JUNE 2018 BRIAN FINKELSTEIN! with DANNY ZUKER, ESTHER KU, MATT OSWALT and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER FEBRUARY 2018 JON GABRUS! with DANNY ZUKER, JENNY JOHNSON, JIMMY PARDO and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN!

WINNER July 2018 LAUREN REEVES! with DANNY ZUKER, WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY, LARRY KING and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER October 2018 LAUREN REEVES! WITH DANNY ZUKER, JENNY JOHNSON, DIALLO RIDDLE AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER October 2017 LAUREN REEVES! with SPIKE FERESTEN, GINA GRAD, and PETER MEHLMANl and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER August 2017 BRIAN FINKELSTEIN! with HEATHER MCDONALD, MATT OSWALT and WENDY LIEBMAN and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER March 2018 BRIAN FINKELSTEIN! With DANNY ZUKER, MARY LYNN RAJSKUB, AND RIDER STRONG and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER August 2018 REBEKKA JOHNSON! with DANNY ZUKER, MELISSA PETERMAN, FRANK DECARO, and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! February 18th, 2023 DAWN BRODEY! with Blaine Capatch, Mary Birdsong, Danny Zuker and Christine Blackburn

WINNER! JANUARY 22, 2022 GAIL THOMAS! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, MELISSA PETERMAN, DANNY ZUKER AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! NOVEMBER 27, 2021 ELINA MADISON! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, CYNTHIA LEVIN, DANNY ZUKER, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! OCTOBER 23, 2021 WENDY WILKINS! WITH BLAINE CAPATCH, ED CRASNICK, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER! MAY 28TH, 2021 MURRAY VALERIANO!

WINNER! AGAIN!!! MAY 7TH, 2021 TERESA LO!

WINNER January 15th, 2021 TIE! Dave Carter and Gail Thomas!

WINNER February 2020 SAMPSON MCCORMICK! WITH DANNY ZUKER, FELICIA MICHAELS, WAYNE FEDERMAN AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER December 2019 CAROLINE GEORGES with PETER MEHLMAN, BLAINE CAPATCH, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER October 2019 DAWN BRODEY! with DANNY ZUKER, AMBER PRESTON, BLAINE CAPATCH, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER May 2019 LARRY CLARKE with DANNY ZUKER, WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY, WAYNE FEDERMAN AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER February 2019 BOB GOLUB with DANNY ZUKER, HAYLEY ORRANTIA, MATT OSWALT, AND CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER NOVEMBER 2018 SHARON HOUSTON! with DANNY ZUKER, MARYLYNN RAJSKUB, JIMMY PARDO and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN.

WINNER April 2018 ELI BRADEN! With DANNY ZUKER, WENDY LIEBMAN and WAYNE FEDERMAN and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER November 2017 MOLLY MCALEER! with DAVID WILD , ALISON ROSEN and PHIL ROSENTHAL and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN NO AUDIO

WINNER January 2018 JENNA BRISTER! With GINA GRAD, WAYNE FEDERMAN and DANNY ZUKER and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER July 2017 JASON SHAPIRO! with SASHCA ROTHCHILD, RIDER STRONG and ALISON ROSEN and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER December 2017 JONNO WILSON! With KEN LEVINE, ANNABELLE GURWITCH and MIKE MCSHANE and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN

WINNER DECEMBER 2018 MARGOT LEITMAN! with DANNY ZUKER, MARYLYNN RAJSKUB, PETER MEHLMAN and CHRISTINE BLACKBURN!

ABOUT

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Christine Blackburn is the creator and host of Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show. The show is played every other month at the Lyric/Hyperion in Silverlake!

An avid fan of games and a huge competitor, Christine sold her gold jewelry in 2011 to buy the “Wheel of Stories” and her breast pump to purchase the countdown clock, and she never looked back!

Check out the funniest game show not yet on TV! Plus, you can watch the Pandemic shows any time on YouTube!

We can bring Story Smash The Storytelling Game Show to your place of work, conference or event, with a theme tailored to your specific needs. How about your CHRISTMAS PARTY?? We are LA-based, but open to travel if there is budget. Email us and let's talk!

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