"This Is 40"

Paul Rudd stages a Graham Parker concert at the Club Fais Do-Do early in Judd Apatow's "This Is 40" (Universal, 2012). On the right that's the marquee of the Variety Theatre, 5253 W. Adams Blvd. 

The two buildings are under the same management but in this film we only see the club space on the corner for interior shots. The film also stars Leslie Mann, Iris and Maude Apatow, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, Michael Ian Black, John Lithgow, Albert Brooks and Charlyne Yi. The cinematography was by Phedon Papamichael.

See the page about the Variety Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many views of the building.  

 

Much later in the film Rudd goes big time and stages another Graham Parker concert in a larger venue. Before we go inside we get a quick pan down the facade of the Belasco Theatre, 1050 S. Hill St. 

 

A peek into the ticket lobby.  

 

Rudd on stage welcoming the small crowd and inviting them to move down closer and fill some of the empty seats. "Where are all the fans?" he later asks. Well, his wife is out dancing. 

 

A look onto the Belasco's stage.

See the pages about the Belasco Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a full tour of the building. 

On IMDb: "This Is 40"