The Wittiest Woman Wins Contest Prelim 5 Starring: Karen Rontowski LATE SHOW/DAVID LETTERMAN, BOB & TOM RADIO SHOW, SUPERNATURAL JUNKYARD November 10th, 2016 at 7:30PM
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Comedian Karen Rontowskis upbeat, optimistic and clean sense of humor has earned her headlining spots all over the world. She has been seen on the Late Show with David Letterman and also opened for such show biz legends as Bob Hope, Ray Charles and the Monkees. Often described as a New Age Hippie Rontowski says there is no time like the present to be living in the past.
Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant invites you to enjoy our week-long The Wittiest Woman Wins Comedy Contest which takes place at our Burbank club during the month of November. Preliminary rounds will be held at Flappers Burbank in the Yoo Hoo Room Tuesday, November 8th through Saturday, November 12th at 7:30pm & 9:30pm each night. Audience votes for their favorite 3 comedians and combined votes will determine one winner. Each comedian who wins a preliminary round (10 shows, 10 winners) will perform in the final round on Sunday, November 28th at 8pm in the Main Room at Flappers Burbank. Management decides in the case of a tie. One comedian per each of the preliminary rounds wins $100.
In the Final Round in the Main Room on November 28th, the Audience Vote winner will receive $500. Audience votes for their favorite 3 comedians and combined votes will determine one winner. There will also be a separate Judge's Pick as well. Judges for past Flappers contests have been Claudia Cagan (booker for Arsenio, E!), Randi Siegel (Talent Manager), Michael Curran (Casting Agent at Warner Bros), Michael Cox (Booker for Tonight Show), Marc Scroggs (Agent, DSA), and more! Prize for Judge's Pick is a paid guest spot at the club. All shows will feature special guest headliners as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, and MTV who will perform as the votes are being tallied.
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Host/MC Wynter Spears LAUGH FACTORY LONG BEACH, COMEDY STORE, HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, VENTURA COMEDY FESTIVAL,
Wynter Spears has done stand up at venues all over LA, including Dynasty Typewriter, The World Famous Comedy Store, the Hollywood Improv and Flappers. Her festival appearances include the L.A. Diversity in Comedy Festival presented by Second City, the Laugh Riot Grrrl Comedy Festival, the Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston, the Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival in San Francisco and the Lady Laughs Comedy Festival in Wisconsin. She has shared the stage with such comedy greats as Jackie Kashian, Tracey Ashley, Laurie Kilmartin, Janelle James, Zach Galifianakis, Jackie Fabulous, Jeff Garlin, Whitney Cummings, Brian Kiley and Jay Leno. She has also featured for Maria Bamford. In the wake of COVID-19, she has been seen in online shows on so many platforms. She also wrote for Jackie Kashian’s online episode of Your Late Night Show Tonight, which livestreamed on RushTix. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Kristal Adams AMAZON PRIME, JUST FOR LAUGHS, 2019 BIG PINE FEST WINNER, WHOHAHA,
Kristal Adams is a standup comedian and podcaster living in Los Angeles. She has appeared in Season 2 of Laugh After Dark on Amazon Prime Video, JFL's Straight Up, Stand Up series, Vidcon, SF Sketchfest and most recently won Best of Fest at the 2019 Big Pine Comedy Festival.. She was recently featured on Whohaha as part of their first ever Comedian Callout. In September 2019 she was named Comic of the Week by the Jackie & Laurie Podcast. She is the host of the podcast, Too Sensitive for Comedy and the co-host of A Simple Show in Hollywood. WEBSITE | |
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Meera is a Kenyan born writer and comedian. Instead of jumping out of an airplane for her birthday 7 years ago, Meera tried stand-up and has been performing ever since. She talks about her family, politics, her super competitive yoga classes and whatever else serves up. She's performed or hosted at the Burbank Comedy Festival, Comedy Store, Ice House, Comic Cure, Fundraisers and at Office Parties. TWITTER |
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Comedian Tory Shulman FOX 11 LA, MSN.COM, REELZCHANNEL, BITESIZETV, MIND OF MENCIA
Tory Shulman is a UCB Improviser, Stand-Up, TV/ Web Host and Animal Assisted Therapy Partner originally from Washington DC. She hosted "Movie Up" and "Movie Mob" at ReelzChannel and "Last Night on TV" at MSN.com. She's rugged, yet vulnerable...like a nice bottle of Pinot. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Hayley Angela Gilbert LUIS MARQUEZ SHOW FLAPPER, HA HA COMEDY CLUB CONTEST, TAMPON TRIBE SANTA MONICA, SPOTLIGHT SUNDAES , EMCEE: THE DOGS BOLLOCKS
Hayley is a Los Angeles transplant from London, England. Hayley most recently could be seen hosting a Talk Show for Sonic Box. Hayley is pleased to say she recently won The HA HA Comedy Contest. Hayley has also been seen performing at The Viper Room and Flappers. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Mary Gallagher STEPHEN COLBERT, GREY'S ANATOMY , HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER , DRY BAR , PRANK ENCOUNTERS
Originally from Wisconsin, Mary is a comedian, actor and writer. She debuted her stand-up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2018, and has been on several TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, and Friends. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Shannon Corder COMEDY STORE MAIN STAGE, FLAPPERS BURBANK, FLAPPERS CLAREMONT, ICE HOUSE, JON LOVITZ COMEDY CLUB
Shannon Corder is a writer, performer, and comic who grew up in Richland, WA. She is the product of a love affair between band nerds from rival high schools and therefore loves Star Wars and Batman. She's the kind of person who buys low-sodium soup and then adds a bunch of salt to it later. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jan Williams FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, COMEDY CHATEAU, TAO COMEDY
Jan's an L.A.-based comedian, because when you’ve had a couple of careers, a couple of kids, a couple of husbands, what’s next? Stand-up comedy of course. Follow on Instagram @janwilliamscomedy. Also plays with Legos. INSTAGRAM |
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