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 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 Kaja Martin STARTER PACK, GUILTY PARTY SEASON 2, THE EQUALS THREE SHOW, BOOZE LIGHTYEAR, TOP 6
Kaja Martin is a touring stand-up comedian and online personality whose talents in comedy, writing, and directing entertain millions of viewers. Kaja just wrapped writing on the new comedic series Starter Pack (premiering Aug 20th) and Co-Directing the drama Guilty Party Season 2. Both of which are part of the AT&T Hello Lab Project in partnership with Fullscreen. Previously Kaja has helmed several successful online shows (The Equals Three Show, Top 6, Booze Lightyear, Comedians On, and Date Debate). She has also launched them into network platforms such as NETFLIX and Verizon Go90 with the original series, Riley Rewind and Miss Earth. In Film, Kaja has been fortunate enough to Executive Produce with brothers Jay & Mark Duplass for their 2015 comedy thriller, Manson Family Vacation. Currently she is teaching her dog Neptune a French bulldog, to read and write. It has been an incredibly slow process but rewarding says-Neptune WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Kimberly Dinaro THE TONIGHT SHOW , BETCHES, NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL , SAN DIEGO COMEDY FESTIVAL,
Kimberly Dinaro is an NYC-based writer, standup and musical comedian. She recently performed musical comedy The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and has been featured in Reductress, Someecards, Betches, Vulture, New York Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival and more. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Katrina Braxton TRUTV, ATLANTA IMPROV COMEDYCLUB, PUNCHLINE COMEDY CLUB, HELIUM COMEDY CLUB, THE COMEDY CELLAR
Girls aren�t funny�.. so that�s why Katrina decided to become a standup comic. Plus her father triple-dared her. So, in 2009, Katrina started performing at the Laughing Skull Comedy Club in Atlanta GA; opening for comics like Margaret Cho. Since then she has been performing in rooms like Comedy Cellar, Gotham Comedy Club, and the Hollywood Improv. 2014 Katrina was named top 10 finalist in NBC Stand Up for Diversity national contest. 2016, marked Katrina�s acting debut in the feature film, How to Be Single, playing next to Leslie Mann. Currently, Katrina, can be seen on TruTV�s Greatest Ever. WEBSITE | |
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Felicia Michaels was nominated twice for Funniest Female Comic by the American Comedy Awards; in 1999 she won the award. She has released one album, Lewd Awakenings, on the What Are Records label. She has appeared on Showtime, MTV, VH1, and NBC, and was the co-host of a popular weekly podcast with Joey Diaz named Beauty and Da Beast. TWITTER |
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Comedian Tricia Williams BUZZFEED, THE COMEDY STORE, FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB
Tricia Williams hails from the far land of Michigan. She has bangs and absolutely no sense of humor. TWITTER |
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Comedian Anna Polack FLAPPERS COMEDY, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, THE ICE HOUSE PASADENA, LAUGH RIOT GRRL FESTIVAL, TAO COMEDY
Anna thought it might be a little on-the-nose to be the youngest child of an alcoholic AND be a comic, so she spent 15 years in the nonprofit sector trying to be a serious person. It didn't take. Five years ago she essentially gave up on NOT doing comedy. Since then, she's performed at Tao Comedy, the Laugh Riot Grrl Comedy Festival, the Parents Need a Night Out Festival, The Ice House, and hosts regularly at Flappers. In 2018 she was voted Best of the Fest at the Burbank Comedy Festival.  Her humor is a defiantly sunny outlook on the macabre of parenthood, marriage, and the women's locker room at the YMCA. TWITTER |
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Comedian Crystal Marie EXTRA, HBO BOXING, HLN, JANE THE VIRGIN,
Crystal Marie Denha is a stand-up comedian and TV Host. You've seen her on NBC as a special correspondent for Extra, Sunrise Australia (#1 breakfast show in Australia), HLNs The Daily Share, HBO Boxing & as the MC of HBOs live red carpet events. She has also guest starred on shows such as Jane the Virgin (CW) and Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET Network). TWITTER |
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Comedian Dana Eagle THE LATE LATE SHOW, COMICS UNLEASHED, COMEDY CENTRAL, HBO,
Miss Eagle appeared in an ABC Pilot with Jason Alexander and was the host of Comcast On Demand's UNConventional. She has been seen on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central and Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed, following which she became a contributing writer. She is most proud of the unique experience performing throughout Iraqi bases for the troops. She was showcased in HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival in her solo show, Stones From Glass Houses followed by the second in the series, Mood Disorders: A Light-Hearted Romp Through Crippling Depression, featured at the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival. She recently completed a pilot for the E! Entertainment Network, and has been seen in a series of memorable commercials beside Jay Mohr and football legend, Boomer Esiahson. WEBSITE | |
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Her name is Shy but she's NOT shy! Known for MTV's Jerk's With Cameras and Boomerang Kids, she made her comedic debut at the Comedy Union. Her quirky personality meshed with her high energy is sure to make you laugh hysterically. BOOK
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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Kimia is an actor/improviser/writer/cartoon lover from Los Angeles, CA. Kimia performs sketch and improv at UCB with The Summer Of and Leroy. She is also an improviser at CSz LA and a proud actor, director, and teaching artist with the Story Pirates! TWITTER |
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