THE GONG SHOW IS BACK ON ABC! ABC, Sony Television, and award-winning casting company MysticArt Pictures are searching the nation for zany and creative acts for the iconic variety show. The talent team is thrilled to be attending GONG NIGHTS hosted by Flappers Comedy Clubs on Monday, February 5th at Flappers Burbank. Perform your wonderfully unpredictable, one-of-a-kind, and original comedic act and prove you have what it takes to beat the gong! Acts should be between 45 - 90 seconds. We welcome all prop and gag comics and are looking for wildly unique, innovative, and memorable acts. The Gong Show talent team will be meeting talent and scheduling auditions for the show, which will be executive produced by Will Arnett and is filming in Los Angeles in Spring 2018. For more information, visit www.gongshowcasting.com or reach out to the talent team at gongcasting@gmail.com.
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Host/MC Michael Rayner BANANAS, DAVID LETTERMAN, ENERGIZER BATTERIES, G4 TV,
As with the best magicians, indeed, as with the best performers, it's not the difficulty of his tricks but the way he delivers those tricks that makes him endearing and engaging. Michael has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Extreme Gong Show and Sesame Street. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Howard Aronin SIRIUS RADIO XM, THE IMPROV, COMEDY STORE, WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY,
Howard Aronin: He's worked in the airline industry for over thirty years. Poet, auctioneer, actor. Featured on Sirius XM radio. Host/auctioneer of the prestigious annual Calabasas Hootenanny Music festival. He has been chosen "Best of the Fest" in the Burbank Comedy Festival several times. He'll dress up in costume as Fred Flintstone, Super Mario for Comic-Cons. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jonathan Cooke FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, VENTURA COMEDY FESTIVAL,
Raised in Australia by British parents, Jonathan now brings his unique point of view to the stage in Los Angeles. A clean and 'safe for work' writer and comedian, Jonathan puts a clever spin on silly things. You may have seen him in the Main Room at The Comedy Store and Flappers Comedy Club or heard him on the Screen Verdict podcast. BOOK
Comedian Jonny Soul SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO, HOWIE MANDEL'S, ANIMALS DOING THINGS, UNCLE CLYDE'S FINALIST, X-PLAY, G4 NETWORK
Jonny Soul is one of the hottest comedians on the scene. He has won Funniest Person in Valley 2014 and was a Uncle Clyde's Comedy Contest Finalist at Flappers in 2016. He is slightly losing his hair and loves the Burbank Hometown Buffet WEBSITE | |
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Ryan traveled to Los Angeles from Little Rock, Arkansas five years ago. He loves his best friend Matt Heath, Bruce Springsteen, and the Oakland Raiders. In his comedy Ryan attempts to blend painfully honest truths of his personal life with a skewed alternative point of view. If you like his style, Ryan asks that you buy him a cider from the bar. TWITTER |
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Comedian Rick Garrison THE ICE HOUSE, FLAPPERS, THE COMEDY STORE
An avid baseball fan, Rick discovered that it wasn't the best career choice to join the Navy to see Cubs games. The Missouri native shares many attributes to his idol Dana Carvey such as a nose, and the ability to walk. BOOK
Comedian Pauline Yasuda WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY, SACRAMENTO COMEDY CONTEST, CRIMINAL MINDS, THE BILL ENGVALL SHOW,
Pauline Yasuda is the winner of the 2013 California's Funniest Female Competition. She is an alumni of Acme Comedy Theatre and has shared the stage with such stars as Matthew Lillard, Alex Borstein, and Tatyana Ali as a sketch performer and writer. As a stand-up comedian, she won the Wild Card Round at the World Series of Comedy in 2012. She has performed at The Cleveland Comedy Festival, Jokers in Richland, Washington, Flappers,The World Famous Comedy Store. TV appearances include "Criminal Minds" and "The Bill Engvall Show." WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Paul Green ABC GONG SHOW, STEVE HARVEY SHOW, ICE HOUSE, COMEDY STORE, LAUGH FACTORY, FLAPPERS,
Paul Green was born at a very young age... but it wasn't until the 4th grade when he realized he had a knack for making people laugh. As the emerging class clown, Paul loved to make his entire class laugh and would stop at nothing to bring the whole class to tears! He told his teacher at that very young age that when he grew up he wanted to be a stand up comedian, and now he is! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Natisha Anderson MONTREAL JFL FESTIVAL, ANGIE TRIBECA (TBS), LADY DYNAMITE (NETFLIX), CSI: CYBER (CBS), GAME SHAKERS (NICKELODEON
Natisha Anderson is a basketcase of cute --- like Little Orphan Annie after a panic attack. Originally from the cornfields of Indiana, Natisha now resides in Los Angeles. She recently performed in the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Set List Show. As an actor, she has played roles on Angie Tribeca (TBS), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), CSI: Cyber (CBS), Game Shakers (Nickelodeon), Bizardvaarks (Disney), and Primal Screen (AMC/ Shudder). She also performed standup on NuVo TV's Stand up and Deliver. She also placed in the top four finalists in CA's Funniest Female Contest - out of 90 women. Natisha loves dinosaurs. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Angelo di Nallo CARTOON SHOW CREATOR, NICKELODEON , COMEDY CENTRAL
If you loved saturday morning cartoons you're gonna wanna stay tuned to the comedy stylings of Angelo di Nallo. He's created shows for Nickelodeon and Comedy Central and worked as an animator on several adult swim cartoons. He's currently taking a permanent vacation from the animation world to make the kid in all of us laugh with his heart warming comedy. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Joshua Snyder LAUGH AFTER DARK, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, COMEDY WORKS DENVER
The lure of Southern California's market research facilities could not keep Josh in Colorado. He currently works as a Client Service Representative, where he makes name tags, defends the dignity of the office printers, and shows clients how to use the coffee machine with only one button on it. He currently works as the Talent Booker for Flappers Comedy Club as well as the Sales and Marketing Director and teaches all levels of stand up Comedy at Flappers University! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Susan Ware ICE HOUSE, COMEDY STORE, FLAPPERS, TAO COMEDY FESTIVAL,
From San Francisco, California. Wrote jokes for comediennes, wrote an episode of All In The Family, then took a long break and then decided to do the jokes myself. BOOK
This husband-and-wife comedy duo are made up of comedy duo Rachel Mac and Devin Blake. Together, they gripe about the hilarious pitfalls of being married -- to each other. BOOK
Comedy DuoThe Show CBS, FOX, HULU , NETFLIX , DISNEY
The SHOW is a music comedy duo from Los Angeles, CA featuring the talents of Adam Chambers & Sean Durrie. Their history is like rock legend. They each moved to Hollywood on the same day. One from San Diego, one from Omaha. They met that very day and became best friends. Now the world has The SHOW with Adam & Sean. Together they write and sing songs about Dinosaurs and Dating, not exactly in that order. They have appeared at numerous clubs and colleges across the country including Flappers Comedy Club, the Comedy Central stage, the Elixir Show at the Federal, Loft After Hours, and even the New York subway. Follow them on Twitter @TheShow_Theband | www.TheShow.com Contact: Barbara Holliday H2F Comedy Prods 818-845-9721 WEBSITE | |
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I love working all over the world and learning at least 5 languages on my travels, Also a performing art teacher for children. WEBSITE | |
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Musical ComedianFrench Accent TRIBBLE RUN BOOKINGS COMI, SUMMIT COMEDY, ENTERTAINMENT MAX, COLORADO & COMPANY10.2.15, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"IT TAKES A CHURCH\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\", S2E2
Head spinning in a caffeinated fugue, Kevin Bennett once found himself shredding down a Martian ski slope with a thousand irate Nephilim howling in his wake. On the way, he rescued twenty damsels, had lunch, and fully calculated Pi. In close company, he goes by “Bennett,” but he moonlights as an accordion-bearing comedian with an eye-patch and a beret, who goes by “French Accent.” He entertains any crowd, be it young, old, clean or "adult". His technique involves regular crowd participation and a musical element with no contemporary parallel. WEBSITE | |
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Musical ComedianKris Rubio NO NAP TIME (YOUTUBE), SLO COMEDY FESTIVAL, BIG BEAR COMEDY FESTIVAL
Kris Rubio is an aspiring Multi-Media Artist who is always trying to maximize his creativity. Kris mixes in traditional stand-up comedy with the urban feel of hip-hop music to create a completely original piece of live comedy. WEBSITE | |
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Musical ComedianLaffy Tiffy LA MUSICAL COMEDY FEST, THE COMEDY STORE, FLAPPERS
Tiffany Schirz is an LA-based musical comedian who does original songs, characters, improvised mashups, and impressions. She appeared at the 2017 LA Musical Comedy Festival and has performed at LA venues like The Comedy Store, Acme Comedy Theater and Flappers. Her original, self-produced videos have gotten tens of thousands of views online. WEBSITE | |
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Max is a Pittsburgh native who got his start as a production assistant on Dance Moms. Eventually this lead to moving to LA and he found his way into casting. After recently casting The Gong Show, Max decided it was time to get back on stage and take a class at Flappers. INSTAGRAM |
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