3555 Hayden Studios

This is for the Tosh.0 tapings.
I’ve been twice and EARLY ARRIVAL is highly recommended. They say arrive an hour before the designated time, but I would recommend going earlier than that. Both times I was within the first 20-​people in the queue, and both times I was the last person to get in. They give out a bunch of priority tickets to people that didn’t make it in to previous tapings and guests of the studio. Depending on how many actually show up dictates how many ticket holders actually get into the taping.
The tapings are super small, I think I read 80-​people max so it’s really intimate. The show itself goes by fast and you’re usually in and out within by 8PM. It’s cool watching him mess up on lines and then adding in his usual humor in between. Just be warned, if you’re not into gross things (vomit, poop, blood, bones, etc) or are offended by crude jokes or language — this probably not the taping for you. I’m pretty much a degenerate and enjoyed every moment of both experiences.
Parking is plentiful around the studio and it’s free, just want the signs to make sure you’re not going to get towed.

Went tonight and had a blast… like all shows you wait forever to get in… standing…I had regular tickets and was lucky enough to be 26^th in line. I still had to stand while watching the show cause of al the VIPs and special guests… but it was worth the sore back. Daniel is very self-​effacing and you can see his shyness and anxiety (I have it too), but he is funny in person. Sadly you don’t get to meet him… no pictures at all but his asides and retakes were hilarious. Only 4 stars for the small audience space. Speed of the show is quick enough though and parking was free and close.

First off, Daniel Tosh is amazing.
Other than that everything else was pretty awesome too.
After reading Nino’s review I contacted On Camera Audiences, who sends out the tickets for Tosh.0, just to confirm that I would be able to view the show if I made the trip from San Diego. The very nice woman let me know that if I arrive an hour prior to the time listed on the ticket I should not have a problem being a part of the taping. I actually arrived 45 minutes prior and was the last person to receive a seat. The other 40 — 50 people to arrive after me were also allowed to come in and see the free show (tickets to Daniel Tosh’s standup go for $ 75+) but had to stand to the sides of the seating areas. The coordinators were nice enough to squeeze everyone in so even the late comers were able to be apart of the experience (this might have been a light audience day due to poor weather).
My advice would be if you would like a seat you should arrive at least an hour and 15 minutes early. If you’re not picky about standing (the actual taping was only an hour/​hour and a half long) 45 minutes early should be sufficient. Please note that the coordinators will give out priority seating for a future taping if the current show is over capacity. This will probably be a downer if you have traveled a far distance so make sure to add another 15 or 20 minutes to the early arrival times just to be sure.
Above everything else please remember we requested these tickets because we are fans of the Magnificent Daniel Tosh. These tickets are given away for FREE and if you can’t manage your time in order to participate in the capacity that is comfortable to you… well, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Thank you On Camera Audiences and Daniel Tosh for allowing me to be apart of yesterdays sparkling performance!

First off, Daniel Tosh’s ‘performance’ for the taping was AWESOME. Love Daniel and his dogs. (lol)
Other than that, we had a miserable experience here.
Comedy Central sends out approximately 150 tickets (via email) and the capacity of the show is approximately 115 – 125; about 80 audience members are seated and the remaining 40+ are «standing room only».
We get here at about 4:30pm and the line to the taping is about 60 people deep. By about 5:20pm, the line was 100+ people deep. We thought we had no issue getting in, BUT at about 5:30pm, the «line guy» directs his voice to those in the middle/​end of the line and says that you may not get in:
1. because of VIP; VIP gets first dibs. /​/​wtf is this? a «fake famous» Hollywood club?
2. or to accommodate people that were turned away the previous week.
Fast forward to about 6:45pm, we are still standing in the same area, and the «line guy» says we are most likely not going to get in. (SMH! we got there 60 mins before the suggested arrival time!). apparently, they gave 30+ VIP tickets to Hayden/​Comedy Central friends and family… and there are about 30 «turn aways» tix from the previous week that they have to accommodate. SUPER LAME.
anyway, 4 VIPs did not show up so we WERE able to get into the ‘standing room only’ area. (PS — if ur short, you probably wont be able to see crap during the taping bc of the other taller peeps in the standing room only area.)
VIPs and turn-​aways are cool, but stop giving away so many f*ckin Comedy Central general admission tix online. Instead of giving out 150 general admission tix, just give out 50 – 60 so that people don’t drive all the way down to Culver City and get turned away.
This woulda never happened at Conan, Chelsea, or any other taping where they actually gave a sh*t about the people (i.e. loyal audience members) that are significant factors in providing the staff with their paycheck. Thanks Hayden/​Comedy central for having me standing for 4 hours. You guys are the best. #rants