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The Land of Misfit Toys
A Year Ill Spent in LA


By Karen Loftus

The Land of Misfit Toys is as series of surreal stories captured in the voice of international comedian Karen Loftus. An American Bridget Jones with the acerbic New York wit of David Sedaris, Loftus captures the social slant of a situation and a city with Orwellian layers. It’s a year in the life of a comedian on the run from herself and for her life. As her year unravels in LA, so does she.

The Land of Misfit Toys will appeal to a wide and diverse audience capturing your hip urban demographic as well as the wide-eyed curiosity in the suburban sector. Capturing David Sedaris’ crowd and sating the universal appetite in The Sex and the City audience, Misfit is fun, silly and socially informative.

Karen Loftus, an international comedian, award winning playwright and Tennessee William’s Fellow has performed all over the world. Her plays, “The Color of My Dreams”, “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World”, “Barbie’s Dolls”, “I’m Not the Blonde You Think I Am” and “American Woman” have been performed in New York, LA, London and in theaters and festivals around the world.


The Land of Misfit Toys
A Year Ill Spent in LA

By Karen Loftus

Chapter Contents

One – The Land of Misfit Toys

Two – Sweating with the Oldies

Three – Hey There Funny Boy

Four – Fire!

Five – Chickie Dick

Six – Dance With Me

Seven – Search and Rescue

Eight - Dot Dumb

Nine – Why?

Ten - Cancer and Comedy

Eleven – My Florence Faze

Twelve – R U My Husband?

Thirteen – Is This Thing On?

Fourteen – The Clampets