Joel Hodgson is coming back to Los Angeles for two shows at Cinefamily on December 7th and 8th.

I know that some of you are already clicking on this link to buy tickets, but if you need more convincing, here’s what’s happening: Joel will be doing his one-man show Riffing Myself, in which he talks about the origins of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and his other shows and pilots and everything else about his singular and amazing career. And then, because it’s the holiday season and he’s in a giving mood, he’ll screen the MST3K version of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, in which the status of child labor laws on Mars comes into question and multiple Santas are in play.

Yeah, see? It’s going to be a great evening, and if you’re in the L.A. area, you will want to be there next Friday, December 7th and Saturday, December 8th. Okay, NOW you can click on this link to buy tickets. Cinefamily is at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax just south of Melrose and north of Canter’s, which you know if you live here. If you’re a MST3K fan, AND YOU ARE, you really need to be there.