[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Now in its 25th year, Bob’s Holiday Office Party, the hilarious and irreverent comedy from playwrights Joe Keyes and Rob Elk, directed by Matt Roth and produced by Julian McMahon and Charlie Loventhal, along with Elk and Keyes, returns to the Beverly Hills Playhouse December 2 – 18.

About the Show

Every year, insurance agent Bob Finhead’s whacked out friends and clients stop by his small-town Iowa office for their annual holiday bash. The town mayor, the sheriff, the twin farmer sisters, the stoner, the town floozy and the pastor’s wife have already RSVP’d for this year’s event. But Bob has dreams of a bigger life and wants to escape their narrow-minded thinking. Will he be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional inventor and move to the big city, or will he come to realize how much he is the heart and soul of the town? Will any of this matter once the party starts, the bickering and fighting begins, and the drinks hit the floor?

The play is set in the office of insurance salesman Bob Finhead in Neuterburg, Iowa (population 382). Bob is carrying on a flirtation with the mayor’s wife, while the mayor himself is busy accommodating a male houseguest.

Joe, the alcoholic town sheriff, is attracted to Brandy, the town party girl who is the twin sister of Carol, the minister’s emotionally disturbed wife. There’s one other set of twins in town, La Donna and La Voris Johnson, wealthy farmers who are proud members of the Neuterburg Tea Party.

The Cast

The show is written by Joe Keyes and Rob Elk. Director Matt Roth’s cast will once again include Elk and Keyes and the two are joined by returning cast members Mark Fite, Judy Heneghan, Johanna McKay, Chloe Taylor (12/4 & 12/11), Peter Breitmayer (12/2-11), Andrea Hutchman, J.P. Manoux (12/16-18) Sirena Irwin, Johanna McKay & Pat Towne

All are veterans of Bob’s madness.

What the Critics Are Saying

“Hit comedy wreaks havoc! So much deviant behavior…it would take a half a dozen viewings to catch all the riotous bits!” – Shari Barrett – Broadway World

“A walk on the wild side! I couldn’t be happier than to once again find myself in their outrageously funny midst!” – Steven Stanley – Stage Scene LA

“Without a doubt, this production has become a vital part of every Christmas season in our fair city—at least for anyone who enjoys delightfully tasteless nonstop laughs generated by a world-class ensemble of comedians unafraid of going beyond the usual holiday celebrating, assaying antics that fall somewhere between the Three Stooges and a Ron Jeremy movie. Beyond the traditional eggnog and the tired old carols about mangers and flying reindeer, Bob’s Holiday Office Party should be heralded as the quintessential ambassador of Christmas in LA.” – Travis Holder – Arts in LA

“Bawdy Holiday Cheer! A good ol’ slap in the holiday’s face to set it all right for all the wrongness that holidays can be!” – Kenneth Hughes – Flavorpill

“Bob’s Holiday Office Party” has doubled over its audiences with gut-busting laughter for many years now. “A drunken alternative to Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life.” – L.A. Weekly

“Hilariously deranged…Characters so keenly observed and skillfully portrayed that they never wear out their welcome!” – Los Angeles Times

“Riotously funny.” – Backstage