YH-Burbanks Funniest Females Contest Starring: Dave Reinitz THIS AMERICAN LIFE, THE JIMMY DORE SHOW , COMEDY SPECIAL "SHARING" April 8th, 2016 at 9:30PM
Additional Show Dates : 04/08/16 7PM | 04/09/16 7PM | 04/09/16 9PM
Born in Detroit and raised in upstate New York, Dave Reinitz grew up working in the restaurant business and spent years traveling the country in an old motorhome before finally settling in Los Angeles. And after a couple of dear friends signed him up for a comedy class, he was forever changed. Since then, Dave has performed in 6 countries and throughout the US alongside many of the biggest names in comedy. He has released 4 comedy specials: “Side Effects May Include” (2001), “Bowling for Common Sense” (2006), “Live in Bangladesh” (2014), and most recently, “Sharing” (2018). He has an eclectic set of credits including: “This American Life,” “Celebrity Near Death Experiences,” Hustler Magazine, and several appearances on “The Jimmy Dore Show.” Dave was also a founding member of the “Anti-War Comedy Tour,” and the “99% Funnies,” and produced and created the documentary, “The Women of Nostrand and Greene.”
Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant invite all female comedians to submit for an all-female comedy contest which takes place at our Burbank club. Preliminary rounds will be held at Flappers Burbank in the Yoo Hoo Room on Friday, April 8th & 9th at 7:30pm & 9:30pm both nights. Audience votes for favorite 3 comedians, top three comedians from each preliminary round will perform in the final round on Sunday, April 17th at 7pm in the Main Room at Flappers Burbank. Management decides in the case of a tie. Audience votes "3" points for your favorite comedian, "2" points for your second favorite, "1" point for your third favorite.
Then come back on April 17th for the Final Round featuring the best performers from the preliminary rounds. Again, the audience will choose the top 3 winners and this time, there will 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! All shows will feature special guest headliners as seen on Comedy Central, HBO, and MTV who will perform as the votes are being tallied.
If you've been to Flappers before, you've probably seen this person wandering around. Crystal Charee works in the office during the day and performs in and emcees shows at the club. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Erikka Innes SIRUS/XM LAUGH ATTACK, NEW YORK POST, SMELLS LIKE NERD SPIRIT, SEX WITH NERDS, WASHINGTON TIMES
Erikka Innes is your best friend�s little sister all grown up. Her smart, insightful comedy combined with her charming innocence masks a dark, biting undertone that celebrates the nerd in all of us. She is a nationally touring comedian and award-winning writer. Her twitter handle @nerdgirlcomedy is recommended by the San Francisco Weekly as a top choice to follow if you like to laugh. Erikka is a regular at Flapper�s Comedy and can be heard often on the Sirius/XM Laugh Attack program �Get off My Lawn.� She also co-hosts the popular internet radio show �Grand Theft Audio� on RadioTitans.com on Monday mornings. Her recent concert special �Smells Like Nerd Spirit� was released as an album and DVD. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jen Saunderson IFC'S FILLING IS MUTUAL , NBC, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, FOX'S LAUGHS,
Jen Saunderson brings an imaginatively whimsical and sometimes dark style of humor. She’s the co-hosts and creator of the new IFC series, "The Filling is Mutual." Saunderson's been a judge’s favorite on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and can be seen on FOX’s Laughs.
Saunderson has performed in Bumbershoot, Bridgetown, SF Sketchiest and took third in the She-Devil Comedy Festival Competition in New York which hosted 60 female comics. She now lives in Los Angeles, but originally hails from Seattle where Seattle Weekly named her Best Comedian. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Roxy Cook CHRISTMAS EVE , ROM.COM - CRACKED , INTERNET HIGH SCHOOL , QUENTIN AND LISA , THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME
Roxy Cook This obsessive cat-lover, with the voice of a Disney character and the awkwardness of a game-of-thrones fan, Roxy Cook is literally �Two Cats Away from Crazy.� Inspired by Maria Bamford, this stand-up comedian and professional voice-over artist, has learned to embrace her imperfections and find power in her self-deprecating jokes. Originally from Southern California ? Where she still resides, Roxy has an active career poking fun at being single, dating and attempted activism: She took her male cat to the Women�s March. Check her out on Social media @Roxy.Cook WEBSITE | |
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Erin likes to think of herself as quick on her feet like a Jedi Master; but it mostly looks like a Tauntaun running. What she lacks in physical prowess she makes up for in her lovable banter. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Ellington Wells HOST OF BLACKBERRY JAM, GREENMOUNTAIN COMEDY FEST, A BUD LIGHT COMMERCIAL
Ellington Wells is a writer and stand up comedian living in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Racially ambiguous and not afraid to use that to her advantage, she pushes the boundaries of (fe)male comedy. Watch out, here she comes! :) TWITTER |
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Comedian Sina Lewis SECOND CITY - DETROIT, IFTP - COMEDY SHOWCASE, ICE HOUSE COMEDY CLUB
Sina made her performing debut at the ripe age of 3 in front of a crowd of stuffed bears, pigs and naked doll babies. The rest is history! Follower her on Twitter for some random ish... @SinaLewis WEBSITE | |
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Becky Klueger is not actually a 12 year old boy. She is full grown comedian with a doctorate! But don't be fooled, her fancy education does not mean she's above fart jokes. She also has the best Podcast: News Klues WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Nikki Bailey GIGI DOES IT, THE REAL , LAUGH OFF ON BET
Faith-focused and slightly self-absorbed, Nikki Bailey is a spiritual hot mess! After earning a Master of Divinity in theology and ethics, she began a stand-up comedy career telling stories that help us figure out life's lessons with confidence, faith and healthy dose of irreverence. Originally from South Jersey with a saucy Philly attitude and lot of sparkle, she was a featured comedian for Loni Love�s �Laugh Off� on BET�s�The Real�and recently appeared on David Krumholtz�s IFC show,�Gigi Does It. Nikki also writes and performs with WOCA (Women of Color Anonymous), a sketch comedy team in-residence at UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum the 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00 pm. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Dawn Brodey NETFLIX, HISTORY CHANNEL, HILF PODCAST, COMEDY STORE, TRUTV
Dawn Brodey is a comedian with a history degree who is as comfortable in a museum as she is on the stages of comedy clubs around the United States. She is the producer and host of the bi-monthly podcast: HILF: (History I’d Like to Fuck) and is a contributor to The History Channel. She is also a street improvisor at Universal Studios Hollywood, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter and itty-bitty dog, Yogurt. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Cate Gary COMEDYTIME.COM, COMEDY STORE (REGULAR), FEATURED ON REDDIT
Cate Gary was spawned by New York City transplants in a backwater town in Virginia. Her family moved back north when her parents noticed she was developing a Southern accent. The drawl has since been replaced with a speech pattern resembling Sarah Palin as impersonated by an enraged parakeet. Nothing happened between 1989 and 2003. In 2003, Cate started her stand-up career in New York City, performing in such venues as the Comedy Cellar and the subway station next to Carnegie Hall. She moved to San Diego in 2004, where she was promptly rear-ended by a Cadillac Escalade on her way to an open mic. (She still made it.) Since then, she has performed at comedy clubs, bars, coffee shops, tattoo parlors, and AA meetings all over Southern California. Cate currently lives in Orange County, and she's not happy about it. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Rachel Mac CROM COMEDY FESTIVAL, SALT LAKE CITY COMEDY CAR, BITCHFACE COMEDY
Raised in rural Wisconsin and educated at conservative Christian schools, Rachel Mac is now a writer and comedian based in LA. She still identifies as a Christian, although her mother would disagree. Rachel performs comedy all over California and has featured for Thomas Dale, Jerry Rocha, and Katsy Chappell. She has also performed at the Crom Comedy Festival and the Salt Lake City Comedy Carnivale. She runs a monthly stand-up show, Bitchface Comedy, at Jones Coffee in Pasadena. WEBSITE | |
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Brittany moved to LA from Louisville Kentucky and has since been working her way around the comedy scene while writing screenplays and singing karaoke. She's worked a lot of weird jobs, and encountered a bunch of strange men. She'll probably tell you about it. WEBSITE | |
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Kathleen DeRose is a comedian, writer and actor that has honed her comedy writing skills at UCLA and UCB Theater and has performed stand-up in and around Los Angeles. She is very active on YouTube and has written over 18 comedy sketches in the past 6 months that have collectively received over a million views. Before pursuing comedy, she earned a BA in Art History from UCLA, and later, a Master's in Surrealism from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She wrote for several art publications, such as Map, Juxtapoz, Anthem, and Artillery, and published a children’s book “The Seed” in 2009. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jordan Toronto FLAPPERS, THE COMEDY STORE, CAROLINE'S, COMEDY CELLAR, GOTHAM
JORDAN TORONTO has returned to “the biz” full-time, after taking a hiatus to have babies- a bunch of them! Before kids, Jordan had a professional career in New York as a musical theatre performer and stand-up comic, performing at clubs including Caroline’s, Comedy Cellar, and Gotham. While in Pennsylvania as a stay-at-home mom, Jordan got out of the house long enough to write and perform 2 one-woman shows and star in The Pact, an indie comedy feature, for which she won “Best Actress” at the NYC Independent Film Festival. As a mother of 3, Jordan’s life is a comedy. She’s happy to be doing stand-up again… and bringing you the Mom-Com! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Helen Krieger GROWN-ISH, FLOOD STREETS, LEAST FAVORITE LOVE SONGS
Helen is a former journalist who graduated from USC in 2016 with an MFA in screenwriting. She's written for the show grown-ish, she wrote and produced an award-winning indie feature, Flood Streets, and a Webby's-honored series Least Favorite Love Songs. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Mary Basmadjian ARMENIAN ALLSTARS, ARMENIAN NIGHTS, LAUGH RIOT GRRRL FESTIVAL, BURBANK'S FUNNIEST FEMALE,
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