Lousy Humans

06/09/2024

Val snagged one final show in Los Angeles before she heads back to the East Coast. Come see her at The Hollywood Comedy tonight.

Crystal Su is one of the many LA-based comedians I met virtually during COVID lockdown. Through a group called The Clitorati (which briefly also had a fairly active Baltimore/DC Chapter) I met with her and a few other comics, most based in LA, to work on writing 21 new minutes of comedy for 2021. We...

06/07/2024

Val is at The Comedy Chateau tonight for Friday Night Live at 7:30pm. Ticket link in the comments.

Last year, I got this fancy photo taken at the Comedy Chateau Comedy Festival. It was taken by an actual professional whose name I do NOT remember (so sorry!) and I was only minimally prepared for this. I was brought to the back of the venue where I went "Oh f**k!" and quickly used my phone camera t...

06/06/2024

See Val tonight in LA (and online) at Tao Comedy Studio at 7pm PDT for the Laugh Riot Grrrl L.A. Festival!

You'd think that I'd want to spend the week of Capital Pride at home but NOPE!! I come out every June as long as Bobbie Oliver continues to allow it for the Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival. Intersectional, punk feminism is basically my wheelhouse. This photo is from the opening night open mic but I'll be....

05/27/2024

The Lousy Humans website has been updated! Check out the schedule for upcoming shows. Well, Val’s shows. It’s been a rough half a decade, but prouductions under Lousy Humans will return next year!

05/24/2023

I’m doing four shows in four nights next month in LA!! So, I made this Linktree to make it easier for you all in California to access tickets to all four. 6/9-6/12. LFG!

Linktree. Make your link do more.

12/28/2022

I did a Heckler’s Ball show in pre-COVID times and this one (with all money going to ) is in a better venue. Come to tomorrow @ 7:30. Heckle us. Watch us heckle each other. A lot of the latter. Tickets (only $15) are available using the link in my bio.

12/01/2022

December 8th!

This comedian has some serious history in the DMV! Valerie Paschall has been bringing her own brand of humor to our stages since 2009, also writing for nine years for DCist, focusing especially on covering local artists.

Since then she has been involved in many different projects and books shows under the brand . How funny is that???

Come see for yourself as she hosts our fundraiser, interviews artists, and makes us laugh all at the same time! Get your tickets on our Facebook Event page or at Songbyrd Music House online!

11/28/2022

Very excited to be a part of this showcase and fundraiser for the at Songbyrd on December 8th. I’ll be hosting the show so you’ll see both jokes and interviews that I do with the talented local bands on the lineup. DMV Music Alliance is a great organization so I hope to see you all there!

11/02/2021

Hey everyone! I’m putting the Ludicrous Display mic on hiatus for a few weeks until I have a better idea of what my weeknight work schedule is. It’ll be back!

09/28/2021

EDIT: The Slotted link seems to be giving everyone trouble right now so feel free to message me for tonight’s Zoom info.

Are you in the LGBT+ community? Are you an ally? Are you someone that can tell jokes without being a homophobic/transphobic jerk? Excellent! Because Ludicrous Display, the LGBT+ & Allies mic is back tonight at 9pm EST/6 PST. And this will be EVERY Tuesday on Zoom. No, I still haven’t made the graphic look prettier. 😜 Sign up here and hit me up for the link. https://slotted.co/vp6t44he

07/14/2020

Find your bagel.

I woke up sad. And the voice in my head is an as***le and told me that I deserved to feel sad. That I've already been given more gifts, more privilege and more fortune than I deserve. That I deserve less than I actually have and that I certainly will never have success because I'm not good enough. I...

05/15/2020

Quick reminder that not only does Lousy Humans have a website now, but that I put content up on that website. If you like it, put a bookmark on it.

1. The Unemployment Office ceased giving me unemployment benefits a month ago and won’t even answer my emails anymore. Hell, the last person I got on the phone told me that I “answered the question wrong” and that “other people weren’t confused by that question.” They’re probably not g...

03/24/2020

Our website is live.

Lousy Humans is the brain child of Valerie Paschall. The name came from misremembering a Bender quote from Futurama. Listen in your head. You can kinda hear it. Lousy Humans is a comedic production company, so you’ll find a calendar of our events and a sampling of our audio and visual offerings. ...

03/18/2020

A new podcast from Lousy Humans. About soccer. Enjoy!

Valerie Paschall & John Kwamya live in the DMV and watch soccer like it’s their job. It kind of is Val’s job. Here are all of their jaded opinions.

10/14/2019

A look at contrasts at The Blue Lagoon.

09/11/2019

I’m hosting the Lively City Comedy Night at Dock FC tonight at 8pm and I used this photo to promote it, because pitch invaders are hilarious.

09/04/2019

Lively City Comedy Night is back at tonight at 8pm. Because soccer and comedy go together, clearly. Comics, I’ve got a few spots. Message me for time.

08/26/2019

Work is so hard. 😎