Best of the Fest I Hosted by Joey Medina.

Best of the Fest I Hosted by Joey Medina
August 19th, 2017 at 7:00PM
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Flappers Comedy Club Burbank - Main Room
102 East Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502

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Best of the Fest will display industry professional's favorite and top performers to return for a final evening of funny business. Watch live in the main room of Flappers Comedy Club! Line up to be determined!


Also Starring:
Host/MC
Joey Medina
SHOWTIME, THE ORIGINAL LATIN KINGS , CHOLO COMEDY SLAM, LATIN PALOOZA, COMEDY CENTRAL
Joey Medina, a Puerto Rican who was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, is one of the freshest and funniest comedians around today. Joey spent most of his teen years perfecting his boxing skills that would one day earn him a State Championship as a Professional and a shot at the world title before becoming a heavy-hitter in the comedy arena. Joey is a veteran of over 50 television appearances including his own SHOWTIME Comedy Special, titled Joey Medina: Taking Off The Gloves.
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Comedian Mischa Paullin
SKITCLUB, CINEMAX, THE SURVIVAL GAMES, THE COMEDY STORE, THE ICEHOUSE

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Comedian Joe Praino
THE DIRTY SPORTS PODCAST, ESPN INSTANT, GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE
Joe Praino is a comedian, actor and co-host of The Dirty Sports Podcast, which showcases his
immense knowledge of sports. A native New Yorker, Praino was a CBS Page and desk assistant
at the Evening News With Dan Rather before standup comedy won out as his full-time pursuit.
He earned regular spots at the Comic Strip Live and Boston Comedy Club before moving to Los
Angeles where he’s done several indie films and appearances on â€"Now We’re Talking,”
â€"Gotham Comedy Live” and â€"ESPN Instant,” with some of his favorite analysts and
commentators. He’s performed across the country at Gotham, The Stand, Laugh Factory, The
Improv, Flappers and the Westside Comedy Theater, and has interviewed the likes of
writer/director David Zucker, NFL star Shawn Merriman, celebrity personal trainer Duffy Gaver
and NBA star Brian Scalabrine. Praino lives in sunny CA with his surf board and foster dogs.

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Comedian Isaac Hirsch
SF SKETCHFEST, THE TD JAKES SHOW, ROAD 2 ODDBALL TOUR
A transplant from Washington, DC, Isaac Hirsch's upbeat attitude and sharp writing have made him a favorite of audiences around the country. He was featured as an emerging stand-up in the 2017 San Francisco Sketchfest and has been seen doing comedy on The TD Jakes Show. He's performed as a part of the Boston Comedy Festival and North Carolina Comedy Arts Fest. In 2014, he was the DC winner of Funny or Die's Road 2 Oddball competition.
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Comedian Jason Allen King
FUNNYORDIE, LAUGH FOR THE CURE,
Jason Allen King is a comedian, actor, writer and award-winning filmmaker. He planted his comedy roots in Charlotte, North Carolina and made the most of every opportunity he could find. With one-of-a-kind life experiences and a passion for performing he enjoys a thriving comedy career. He tours the east coast playing a variety of clubs and venues, including The Comedy Zone. King crossed off a few goals on his bucket list after opening for Christopher Titus, Bill Burr and Dave Attell. A television and film actor, King also writes and stars in the popular web series “George & Monty”, which was invited to screen at the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival.
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Comedian Rachel McDowell
STAND UP & DELIVER, CABO COMEDY FESTIVAL, KILLER LAUGHS COMPETITION
During her show, Rachel takes the audience on a hilarious tour of what women will go through to make themselves beautiful, but in the end she lets everyone know its much better to just be themselves. She shares her unique and adorable perspectives on culture, relationships, and laughing in a way that both sexes and all ages enjoy. She leaves the audience wanting more and has quickly become a crowd favorite. Join her on this journey and to figure out what it really means to �go for it�.
Rachel is a regular performer at the best comedy clubs in the country and has a recurring spot opening for Tim Allen at the Hollywood Laugh Factory. She�s been featured on NUVO TV�s Stand Up and Deliver and has been a finalist in national comedy competitions in Cabo and Las Vegas.

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Comedian Kareem Matthews
COMIC VIEW-B.E.T., PREMIUM BLEND-COMEDY CENT, COMICS UNLEASHED, MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL,
As a junior at UCSD Kareem started his comedy career as a dare. Before long he was a regular at the La Jolla Comedy Store where he was featured in the documentary film "The Main Room". After graduating from UCSD Kareem returned home to Los Angeles and continued his career working in local clubs such as the Improv, Ice House, Comedy and Magic Club and Flappers. He immediately got television exposure on MTV and B.E.T's Comic View. He participated as a "new face" in Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival. He's appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and has been featured in dozens of national commercials for products such as Miller Lite, Nike, and Boost Mobile.
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Comedian Drew Dunn
GREAT AMERICAN COM FEST, LAST COMIX STANDING, WINNER MANHATTAN COMEDY F, WINNER BEANTOWN COMEDY F, BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL
Drew Dunn started performing comedy at the age of 21 and hasn�t looked back since. This NH based comic performs all over New England and New York City. Drew�s quick wit and unique point of view has allowed him to quickly establish himself as one of the regions fastest rising comedians. Along with being a finalist in multiple other contests all over the region, Drew won the New Hampshire�s Best New Comic Contest in 2014. He is also the most recent winner of one of the longest running comedy competitions, the Beantown Comedy Riots. He was also a finalist in the Last Comix Standing Contest at Mohegan Sun on top of winning the best clean comic in the Manhattan Comedy Festival. Drew was most recently featured in the prestigious Great American Comedy Festival in Johnny Carson�s hometown of Norfolk, NE.
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Comedian John Wynn
SIRIUSXM RAW DOG COMEDY, NBC STANDUP FOR DIVERSITY, WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY
John Wynn, a former college professor turned comedian, asks audiences to look at life through his charmingly skewed perspective. His comedy has gotten him out of many awkward situations, specifically his job as a college professor. John was also a semi-finalist for NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity and his comedy can be heard on SiriusXM satellite radio.
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Comedian JP Connolly
NETFLIX, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, DRY BAR COMEDY SPECIAL, SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO, COMEDY CENTRAL
James P. Connolly has appeared on America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central, HBO, in the Netflix series, “Larry Charles: Dangerous World of Comedy” and can be heard daily on SiriusXM Comedy Channels. He attended Harvard University on a Marine Corps ROTC Scholarship, and while serving in Desert Storm he was ordered to write jokes for his Colonel. James has a brand new Comedy Special “Acceptable Loss” streaming now at Dry Bar Comedy.
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Comedian BT Kingsley
BOUNCE TV, KEVIN HART: NEXT LEVEL, OPRAH NETWORK
Originally from Northern California, BT Kingsley came from diverse and humble beginnings where he turned to Stand-Up comedy to help deal with the crazy world around him. His silly, fearless and wacky physical comedy style quickly became popular enough to garner him a role in the feature film Muslimah. He also starred in, wrote and produced the romantic comedy She Wins. Other Credits include: Joke Thief, and national TV commercials for Ford Motor Company and Skittles. Kevin Hart took notice of BT and quickly cast him in his upcoming Comedy Central stand up series. He headlines clubs across the country and features nationally for comedy legend Don DC Curry. Kingsley is no stranger to breaking new ground in front of and behind the camera as you can see from his own program Necessary Drama, which is the first dramatic series on Periscope where he has 2.3 million hearts. @BTKingsley
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