Festival Grand Opening with Jeff Garlin Starring: Jeff Garlin CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, HANDSOME, WALL-E August 12th, 2018 at 7:00PM
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Garlin is co-star and Executive Producer of the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm." In 2007, Garlin adapted his solo show "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" into an independent film. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to critical acclaim. Garlin has also directed "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and both Jon Stewart ("Unleavened") and Denis Leary ("Lock-n-Load") in their HBO specials. Garlin has extensive feature and television acting credits. Garlin also has voiced for the Captain in Disney-Pixar's WALL-E and Buttercup in Toy Story 3. Jeff also released his book, Curbing It (Simon & Schuster) where Garlin shares his hysterical and eye-opening journey to reduce his waistline and his carbon footprint during the production of the seventh season of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Garlin lives in Los Angeles and Chicago with his wife and two sons. His hobbies include napping.
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 Dave Reinitz THIS AMERICAN LIFE, THE JIMMY DORE SHOW , COMEDY SPECIAL "SHARING"
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.” WEBSITE |
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Comedian Jeff D JOE DIRT 2, GRUDGE MATCH, IN THE BAG
Jeff D is a New Orleans-based comic and actor who has brought down houses all over the country with his unique Southern-style humor, riotous stories, and satiric point of view. Whether it�s at major venues on the west coast, honkytonks and clubs in the south, or at an all-you-can-eat buffet in Des Moines, Jeff D connects to audiences and keeps them wanting more. In addition to his many live performances, Jeff has appeared in the films Grudge Match and, more recently, Joe Dirt 2. Bradley Troll of the New Orleans Times Picayune said, �Jeff D�s comedy is high-octane, high-brow parody that doesn�t discriminate. Smart, twisted, razor-sharp, insanely energetic, wickedly funny� I did not stop laughing once.� WEBSITE | |
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Comedian JP Connolly NETFLIX, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, DRY BAR COMEDY SPECIAL, SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO, COMEDY CENTRAL
James P. Connolly has appeared on America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central, HBO, in the Netflix series, “Larry Charles: Dangerous World of Comedy” and can be heard daily on SiriusXM Comedy Channels.
He attended Harvard University on a Marine Corps ROTC Scholarship, and while serving in Desert Storm he was ordered to write jokes for his Colonel.
James has a brand new Comedy Special “Acceptable Loss” streaming now at Dry Bar Comedy. WEBSITE | |
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