Featuring comedians who have been given top scores by audience and industry during the festival, you won't want to miss 2020's funniest talent from all over the world!
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 Amanda Cohen ZANIES, CHICAGO, LAUGH FACTORY, CHICAGO, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY, SLO COMEDY FESTIVAL
Amanda started doing comedy when she was 17 and before she finished college in Pittsburgh she was showcasing at clubs and colleges across the midwest, including many clubs that don't exist anymore. She studied improv at the Second City Conservatory in Chicago, then an epiphany in 2015 reminded her she was a comedian. After a couple of years in the Chicago scene, she's now based in LA and has showcased at Zanies and The Laugh Factory in Chicago, Flappers in Burbank, the Improv, the Comedy Store, and other venues. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Raghu Adibhatla DRY BAR COMEDY, CAROLINE’S ON BROADWAY, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Based out of Chicago, Raghu has been making people laugh since 2010 with his saucy comedy. He shamelessly shares the humorous side of the various roles he plays as a husband, father and son. From being an Indian American to all the nuances ( or pile on) that life brings he leaves no stone unturned. He also recently taped his first comedy special with Dry Bar Comedy. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Ivi Demi LAUGH INDEX THEATRE - DC, AMG COMEDY FESTIVAL, NY UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL
Ivi was born in Albania and raised in the town of Catskill in upstate New York. A fan of stand up his entire life, Ivi first dabbled in open mics in Ithaca, NY while studying at Cornell University. He has been performing in the Washington, DC area over the last 2+ years. His comedy focuses on growing up as an immigrant in the U.S., talking about his parents, and generally being as self-deprecating as he can. You can see him perform regularly as a house comic for the Laugh Index Theatre in DC, where he was voted Best Comic for the 2019-2020 season. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian David Hardy ICE HOUSE(2ND STAGE), IO WEST, THE HA HA
David Hardy has been performing around Los Angeles for the past 7 years. He really loves to make people laugh and have them feeling better than when they arrived at the show. INSTAGRAM |
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When Rori takes the Mic get ready to laugh! Rori's take on her life and current events comes from a perspective that translates to young and old alike and will leave you laughing out loud as you didn't see that coming! TWITTER |
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Comedian Chris Mack CW’S ALL AMERICAN, SEEN ON CBS’ SWAT, \"FROM PARIS TO ROME\" FILM, CW’S NEWS FIX, CW’S NIGHT CAP
Comedian GINA DEE DATE NIGHT LIVE-LIFETIME , OPENED FOR JUDY GOLD, OPENED FOR VIC DIBITETTO, OPENED FOR ANTHONY RODIA, SHARED STAGE W J GAROFALO
Gina Dee is New York/New Jersey stand-up comic, recently opening for Judy Gold, Janeane Garofalo, Anthony Rodia, and Vic DiBitetto. She also recently was a finalist in the Jeanne Robertson Comedy Competition and the Meadowlands Comedy Festival Competition. She won $5,000 from a competition show being pitched to ABC. She also has performed at NY Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, and Broadway Comedy Club. She has appeared on Lifetime Television and has performed in festivals in San Antonio, Louisville, New York, and New Jersey. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Andre T Mitchell APOLLO THEATER, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB , GREENWICH COMEDY CLUB,
riginally from the Motor City, Andre is a NJ based comedian who has had the opportunity to perform Stand Up comedy all across the country. With a laid back observational style, Andre provides audiences with paradigm shifting premises which they accept without reluctance due to the intimacy of his style. Currently you can see Andre headlining Shows in NJ and doing guest spots in comedy Clubs across the East Coast! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Marissa Fennell ICE HOUSE, THE HAHA, THE MILE HIGH CLUB, PIG 'N' WHISTLE, THE FEDERAL
Marissa Fennell is a Valley Theatre Award winning stage actress, writer, and comic. She has her BFA in Acting from AMDA the College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts and has produced plays such as Zach Braff's All New People and The Legend of Bonny Anne (both award winning). She has written and produced a number of sketches and short films but her heart truly lies in stand up. Marissa has performed at notable places such as IOWest, The HaHa Comedy Club, The Ice House and is a regular comic with the Rebels of Comedy. WEBSITE | |
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You can see this comic here at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA, zoom shows everywhere and live shows real soon. Selected for the 2020 Laugh Riot Girrrl and New York Underground Comedy Festivals please welcome Danna Kiel! TWITTER |
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Comedian Magen King OPEN FOR ANDREW DICE CLAY, WORKED WITH SHAWN WAYANS , PLANO COMEDY FESTIVAL
Magen King is a talented comedian who has worked with Andrew Dice Clay, Shawn Wayans, and Mark Curry. She started in comedy at a young age starring in multiple comedic productions in Kansas City. Once she moved to Texas, she began performing improv and stand-up comedy. Seeking to perfect her technique, she studied under Dean Lewis, Dallas Comedy House and Stomping Ground Comedy. Magen is a fun comedian who can immediately relate to every audience. She is comfortable in her own skin and it shows. She is a performs regularly at clubs in AR, TX, OK, and MO. She has showcased in many festivals and works in clubs all over the US. Because she is self deprecating, accessible, and hilarious, Magen King entertains. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jasmine Leilani ARACELI OF THE WEST, DESPIERTA, YO ARNOLD PARODY, 20 SOMETHINGS,
Jasmine Leilani is a fresh faced comic from Plainfield, IL. Her outlandish outlook on life as a 22 year old ventures far and wide as she takes on life with the same maturity as a pre-teen. After taking a stand-up program at Second City she decided to fully invest her time into comedy to become an even bigger disappointment to her family. TWITTER |
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Comedian Carly Polistina LAST COMIX STANDING, LEARNING CURVE ,
Carly Polistina is a comedian, actor, and writer. She was recently seen in Last Comix Standing at Comix Roadhouse. She was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play alongside Broadway veterans Judith Ivey and Sierra Boggess through CT Critics Circle Awards in 2018. One of her life's greatest ambitions is to find a shorter way to write that sentence! She has co-written and is working to produce a comedy TV show called "Learning Curve". Polistina has trained with UCB in Sketch and Improv, and she spends a majority of her time making celebrity impression videos. She is so excited to be performing at Flappers! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Andrew Orellana DON’T TELL COMEDY , BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, FINAL STOP PODCAST
My name’s Andrew Orellana. I’m a young comic from San Fernando, California that now lives in Phoenix, Arizona. I’ve hosted/featured at all the major clubs in Arizona and have performed all across the country. TWITTER |
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Comedian Maxi Witrak HULU, NETFLIX IS A JOKE, NATIONAL LAMPOON, APPLETV+,
Maxi Witrak is a nineties kid living in a modern world. After a heavily regimented upbringing as a competitive equestrian, her stand-up comedy speaks about standing up to the status quo, chasing her teenage dreams, and going back to being a nerdy girl who at one point simply loved horses. She has performed around the world, including appearing twice at Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam, hosting Windsor Comedy Festival, and appearing regularly at the world famous Hollywood Improv and Comedy Store.
When not performing or filming, she can be found drumming in her female rock band Mik&Maxi around LA at venues like the historic Whisky A Go Go and Viper Room. Her credits include the ABC sitcom “Maggie”, CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful”, Brat TV’s “Stage Fright”, as well as her own webseries, “TrainTraks with Maxi Witrak.” WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Andee Buccheri WEST SIDE COMEDY CLUB , CAROLINES ON BROADWAY, BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB
Andee Buccheri is a comedian, actor, and writer based out of New York. She has performed at Broadway Comedy Club, West Side Comedy Club, and Carolines on Broadway, among others. She appeared on the 2019 National Tour of Legally Blonde the Musical and was a Best of the Fest pick in the 2020 Burbank Comedy Festival. TWITTER |
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Comedian WOCA: Women of Color Anonymous UPRIGHT CITIZEN BRIGADE, COMEDY CENTRAL STAGE, THE PACK THEATER, LAUGHRIOTGIRL FESTIVAL,
Women of Color Anonymous (WOCA) is an all women sketch comedy team established in 2016. Through comedy we aim to bring to life our unique experiences of our diverse cultures. WOCA had a three year residency at the Uprights Citizen Brigade (pre-covid) and has performed all around Los Angeles at venues including: the Comedy Central stage, The Clubhouse, Pack Theater and Tao Comedy Studio. We can’t wait to make you laugh! INSTAGRAM |
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