Let's do some funny business at the Burbank Comedy Festival! Every year, top celebrity headlining comedians, and over 200 of the hottest new talent from around the world, converge in Burbank, California for a full week of shows, industry panels, afterparties, classes, and more! Past performers have included Adam Carolla, Jeff Garlin, Jimmy Dore, Tom Segura, Christopher Titus, Carol Leifer, Kevin Pollak, and many more. The Burbank Comedy Festival offers the next generation of talent the opportunity to perform and connect with top entertainment professionals, to encourage the expansion live comedy into the community, and to do some funny business in Downtown Burbank!
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Host/MC 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 Hans Sardo FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, THE COMEDY STORE,
Comedian Daniel Eachus HULU, FOX "LAUGHS", DRYBAR, COMEDY CENTRAL "UP NEXT", SIRIUSXM
Daniel Eachus is a comedian, actor, and writer based out of Los Angeles, CA. His quick, clever sense of humor combined with a life-long struggle of being "that skinny awkward kid" have gotten him to the West Coast finals of Comedy Central's "Up Next" national stand-up competition and Fox and Hulus "Laughs". His stand-up album Carry The Pillows has seen huge success on SiriusXM, itunes, and Pandora, and his first comedy special, A Mild and Skinny Guy is available now through DryBar comedy. Eachus has also starred in 16 National Television Commercials, wrote a new Kevin Hart-produced digital comedy series, and his debut book A Day at the Zoo in 2062 is out now. WEBSITE | |
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Barry Laminack has been performing stand up comedy and making people laugh his entire life (except Mrs. Sinky in the 3rd grade, she was not a fan). Described as �OK� by his wife, Barry has proven to be much more than that to crowds. His insatiable need to make people laugh shines through every time he steps on stage. Audiences respond to his hilarious perspective on marriage, pop culture, and life in general. Winner of ESPN Radio�s �Rock the Mic� in 2013, Barry parlayed that into a full time sports talk radio job with ESPN radio in Houston, hosting a show from 1p-4p weekdays. Barry builds his fan base on the radio and is quickly becoming a force in the sports talk radio market in Houston. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Roman Leo BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, PUBLIC ACCESS TV, BACKGROUND ON NETFLIX, BIG TIME COMEDY CLUBS, THE ROAD
The San Francisco comedian made Doug Benson laugh in front of an ATM. His low-key enthusiasm got him a Todd Barry eye-roll. Patrice O�Neal said he had an egregious beard. He's addicted to TMI, twinkly-eyed, insecure, and a little intimidating. He entertains cashiers, and sets fire to comedy clubs for the insurance money. Roman Leo is a Sagittarius. TWITTER |
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Comedian Sean Tweedley THE GONG SHOW ON ABC, MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL, COMEDY NOW ON CTV, SKETCH FEST, COMICURE FESTIVAL
Sean Tweedley, was head writer for Canada�s longest running late night talk show on CTV. And host of the �Warm Up Show� on CTV/Comedy Network. Has appeared in the "Montreal comedy festival", San Fransisco's "Sketch Fest" and most recently the "SLO Fest". Sean will be featured on an upcoming episode of "The Gong Show" on ABC WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Brandon Vestal DRY BAR, XM/SIRIUS FEATURED COMIC, LAST COMIC STANDING, BIG SKY COMEDY FESTIVAL, LAUGHING SKULL FESTIVAL
Brandon Vestal (of the Oklahoma Vestals) is the comedian in the picture above. He is quickly establishing himself as one of the funniest Brandon Vestals in all of these United States of America. He was recently named â€"comedian of the month†on Sirius/XM radio for his latest album"Smoooth" on 800LB Gorilla Records and his Dry Bar Comedy Special: â€"WHO?†has just been released to fix everything that is wrong in the world. Brandon’s low key, observational style has made him a fan favorite in the comedy world and his mom will vouch for all of this. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Doug Sanders YOUNGSTOWN COMEDY FEST, THE ROXXXY HAZE SHOW, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Doug Sanders is a standup comedian and writer. He is half-white, half-Asian, and was raised by very nice white people in Ohio. He was groundbreaking as the first Asian Fonzie during Halloween 1995. After escaping Ohio, he lived in Chicago and now lives Houston, Texas, where many nice people confuse him as being Mexican. He has performed his standup around the country. Doug was on the 2018 Youngstown Comedy Festival and now the 2018 Burbank Comedy Festival. Doug is also a creative writer. He studied under the short story writer, Lee K. Abbott at Ohio State. Doug’s fiction and creative nonfiction has been published in The New Plains Review, Umbrella Factory and The Broadkill Review. In his personal life, Doug loves standup comedy, late-night TV, interviews, podcasts and finding out what makes people tick. He looks like he works out … but he totally doesn’t. Shhh, that’s our little secret. TWITTER |
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Comedian Jeremy Weinreich THE NEW MOON PARTY, JESS ARCHER VERSUS, DENICE, THE BRIEF CASE,
Comedian Steve Brasfield NATIONAL LAMPOON SPECIAL, BOBBY'S WORLD, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, SABRINA, WOODY WOODPECKER
Steve was an international geologist in Houston when he first walked on stage at the Comedy Workshop where Bill Hicks and Sam Kinnison were rising to stardom. Rocks? Seriously? So Steve chose comedy, headlining across the South, winning Funniest Person in Houston two years running and being featured on a National Lampoon Showtime special. LA was next where he began writing animation for Howie Mandel's Bobby's World, Sabrina, All Dogs Go To Heaven, and tons more. For the next twenty years standup took a back seat until now. Steve is 64 but looks 74 because he drinks like he's 24. Now he returns to the stage, literally back from the dead. Older but no wiser. TWITTER |
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Comedian Drew Kraft 'UGLY STEPCHILDREN', BUZZFEED, WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER, THE SECOND CITY CHICAGO,
Meet the boy next door who lets his freak flag fly. Midwestern. Ginger. Gay. Nerd. This self proclaimed "extroverted loner" has opinions and is not afraid to share them. TWITTER |
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Comedian Anthony Martin WATAMEYE ON YOUTUBE, FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, TAYLOR KING’S PODCAST
My name is Anthony Martin, I’m from Burbank California and I’d like to be a great comedian. I’d like to be a comedian who can make you laugh and think. WEBSITE | |
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Sanyam is a Los Angeles based comic, writer, and actor who has performed all over LA, and in New York and Michigan. He is a fan of biographies. TWITTER |
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Comedian Don DiPetta GREEN BOOK, MACGYVER, MIKE & MOLLY, THE LATE LATE SHOW,
Don played professional baseball prior to his career in acting and standup. He tours comedy clubs all over the country and has a moving coming out in theaters nation wide this year, "Green Book" TWITTER |
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Comedian Dan Linley COMEDY OAKLAND, PIANOFIGHT, ROOSTER T. FEATHERS, SF SKETCHFEST, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
When Dan ponders whether or not he's a dog or a cat he wishes he was a dog: overly friendly, happy to nap, not offended when someone pretends to throw a ball but doesn't. But he knows he's a cat: suspicious, moody, plotting the downfall of everyone around him. TWITTER |
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Comedian Andy Hendrickson DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW, CRAIG FERGUSON SHOW, GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE
Andy Hendrickson is a comedian, writer and actor that built his career in New York City. He now resides in Los Angeles. He has a clever, conversational style that has been engaging audiences for over 15 years. He's had multiple TV appearances including: The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gotham Comedy Live, NBC/Seeso's The Guest List and more. WEBSITE | |
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