Colin Quinn

Over the years, the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever has been used for cultural events, concerts, live podcasting, book readings, storytelling — and now Colin Quinn.

The New York native is what some might call a genius in the comedy, writing and acting game. And lest you forget, he’s an amazing rapper as well. Everyone knows Quinn from somewhere because it seems anything he touches turns to entertainment.

Jokes and history lessons flow from Quinn in a way so relatable it’s as if he’s a hilarious human version of CliffsNotes. If CliffsNotes was from Brooklyn. His comedy is thought-provoking without being preachy, and your brain will be eager to learn without even knowing it as Quinn unravels his thread of words, keeping you stimulated and amused from show start to show finish.

Have you noticed any changes in audiences since comedy has “been back”?

No changes except I appreciate it more. And a lot of comics are saying that. And thankfully, maskless shows have been happening in New York for a while, so there’s no muffled laughter.

Do you ever dig into the backstory of a venue you’re playing before you go?

I’ve never performed in this room before, but I looked up the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I’m sure this was a place that the early Hollywood moguls used to hide skeletons, literally and figuratively. Stag films, blacklists and accidental overdoses. Probably Walter Winchell used to park in front every night and write his whole column.

Give us a 15-second version of what you’ll be discussing with the fine cemetery dwellers at your show. What everyone is talking about these days, pre-apocalypse. I’ll be talking about the human problem. And obviously that covers a lot of other areas of current affairs.

Any concerns about rowdy audience members, or have you been working out, so they’d better not even dare?

Hecklers are a terrible reality. They are the worst, and yet there is something about them. They are sometimes drunk, but the craziest are the ones who aren’t drunk. Those should be studied. And destroyed.

Colin Quinn performs at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, 5970 Santa Monica Blvd.