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!
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 Renee Percy NOW WE KNOW (SERIES REG), JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE , THE GOLDBERGS, WORKAHOLICS, AUSTIN & ALLY
Renee started her career as â€"Pipi†on the wildly popular television series Degrassi High. Since then, she has taped two comedy specials (Comedy NOW! and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival Gala), performed at the Laughlin, Whistler, Burbank, and Winnipeg comedy festivals, and toured the country (that country being Canada) doing standup with the world’s largest chain of comedy clubs, Yuk Yuk’s. She has written, and performed on, numerous Canadian television shows, including being a series regular for four seasons on the hit sketch comedy show COMEDY INC, and is a Phil Hartman and Canadian Comedy Award winner. She is a regular sketch performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and can be seen in The Thundermans, The Goldbergs, Workhaholics, and as a series regular in a new sketch comedy show Now We Know by the creators of King of the Hill and Silicon Valley. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Dean Jernigan HELIUM INDIANAPOLIS, CHICAGO'S COMEDY BAR, THE COMEDY ATTIC, LIGHT ME AT FIVE PODCAST, COFFEE WITH DEAN 106.1 FM
Navy Vet and Single Parent Dean Jernigan brings the high energy heat with his keen sense of humor and contagious smile. After several years on the radio, Dean started doing comedy in 2018 swiftly rising to the top of Michiana’s comedy scene. He made his regional debut as a semi finalist in the 2019 World series of Comedy. Dean has been seen doing spots all over the midwest including Wiley's Comedy Joint, the Casino Queen, The Comedy Attic, Helium Comedy Club Indianapolis, and Chicago's Comedy Bar. He also appeared in the Waukegan Comedy Jam, and the South Bend Fringe Festival. 2021 started hot, with the release of Light Me at Five a comedy podcast. Dean’s radio show has moved to Pod. This is also the year he made his headlining debut at the Valparaiso Market Lounge and Comedy Club. INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Jackie Kashian CONAN, @MIDNIGHT, COMEDY CENTRAL 1/2 HOUR, LADY DYNAMITE ,
Jackie Kashian is a comic, podcaster, writer, and actor. Jackie's brand new album, I Am Not The Hero Of This Story, was #1 comedy album on iTunes and Amazon the first week of its release and is critically acclaimed. She is in the eleventh year of her podcast The Dork Forest, where she talks with people about what they love to do, think about and collect. All things are dorky and it's dork on dork dialog. She also has a new podcast on the Nerdist Network with Laurie Kilmartin called The Jackie and Laurie Show. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jared Kassebaum WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY, TOWER CITY COMEDY FEST, PORTLAND, ME COMEDY FEST, MAD HOUSE SAN DIEGO, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Originally hailing from Indiana, LA-based comedian Jared Kassebaum charms audiences nationally with his unique blend of naive storytelling and witty wordplay. He runs a popular monthly show in Los Angeles and has performed all around the country. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Kyle Clark SF SKETCHFEST, LAUGHING SKULL FESTIVAL, STONECUTTERS LA , THIS IS RAD! PODCAST, RADLAND RECORDS
Kyle Clark is a comedian from Los Angeles. He has three comedy albums and runs comedy record label Radland Records and a podcast called This Is Rad! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Daniel Harrison HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, KILL TONY SHOW, COMEDY HEIGHTS, LAFFS COMEDY CAFE, VAN NUYS COMEDY CLUB
Dan Levin was once nominated for funniest in high school so nine years later he decided to give comedy a shot. He grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and spent more than a decade working in TV news which started to feel like its own comedy show. The news took him to North Carolina for a few years than finally to Los Angeles. In L.A., Dan immediately began stand up comedy with his first show at the Hollywood Improv. Since that show, Dan has performed all over southern California and around the country. Along with stand up, Dan is also a TV/film actor who's worked on numerous projects since moving to L.A. He's a below average singer until tequila is involved, then he's terrible. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Patrick Lopez HOST OF THE WHENEVER SHOW, UCB, TOURING COMIC
Patrick Lopez, is a L.A based Standup Comedian and Sketch Writer. Studying under the careful tutelage of Upright Citizens Brigade and every comedy special on Netflix, Patrick carefully hones his natural storytelling abilities to find the humor in relatable and entertaining ways and to perhaps process some underlying trauma. TWITTER |
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Comedian Jim McCaffree HOLLYWOOD, THUNDERMANS, WEEDS, BLACK MONDAY , BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Jim McCaffree decided to be funny instead of athletic when he realized he's not athletic. He has trod the boards since a teenager, performing in improv festivals, on shows such as Hollywood, Black Monday, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Thundermans, Weeds, and the upcoming Netflix show Monster. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Carlos Medrano THE BROTHERS BEAR PODCAST, PORLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL,
Playful, tasteful, creative and sometime obscure. My comedy is life experiences of the good, the bad, the ugly and now into fatherhood of being a dad of twins. I’ve been doing comedy for 7 years and within those 7 years I’ve preform and some of the best SoCal clubs around. I have also produced , booked and hosted my own shows. Anything in the comedy world to even podcasting. I have a heart for all things comedy TWITTER |
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Will Rocklin is almost award-winning screenwriter and comedian based in Los Angeles. Will used to work at Google, but instead decided to follow his dream and disappoint his parents. WEBSITE | |
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Travis Tate's comedy is self-deprecating, insightful, clever, and most of all, funny. He examines marriage, parenting, geek culture, years of playing sports, his own character flaws, as well as his own arrested development. His stand-up is meant to make people laugh at the ridiculousness of life and the people who live it. Travis has entertained crowds at clubs and theaters all throughout the Country. He has worked with comedians Harland Williams, Rob Schneider, Christina P, Cristela Alonzo, Russell Peters, Steve Rannizzizsi, Ali Wong, Steve Byrne, The Sklar Brothers, Nate Bargatze, Pablo Fransisco, Gary Gulman, Todd Barry, Jimmy Pardo, Bert Kreischer, Dwayne Perkins, Jackie Kashian, Sarah Tiana, Ms. Pat, Ryan Hamilton, and Chris Hardwick. He has also been seen on rooftopcomedy.com, NickMom.com, and is the host of the ‘Late To The Party with Travis Tate’ podcast. TWITTER |
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Comedian JT Tomlinson THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATER, WINNER OF GIGGLEFEST 2019
The son of a meth addict and single mother, JT Tomlinson has not stopped talking since he first figured out how to do so. While studying as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, JT has entertained audiences at the Hollywood Improv, Santa Monica's Westside Comedy Theater, and his friend Ethan's backyard. He is sincerely sorry for all the flannel shirts. TWITTER |
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Comedian Spencer Turrubiarte GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB NYC, THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, THE STAND NYC,
Spencer Turrubiarte is a Los Angeles based standup comedian, and writer. Originally from Aubrey, Texas Spencer began his comedic career in New York City. Spencer has performed at such clubs as Gotham Comedy Club NYC, The Hollywood Improv, and Flappers Comedy Club. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jen Kay SWAY IN THE MORNING, ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS , OFF-BROADWAY, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL , NY’S GOT TALENT! FINALIST
Jen Kay was born and raised in Queens NY. Jen has always enjoyed comedy and dreamt of performing. Jen was given the gift of improv and stand up comedy classes, which led to attending open mics and taking more classes and then made her stand up debut. Since then, Jen has performed all along the east coast. Due to her dry and sarcastic humor, Jen Kay has been compared to the female version of Steven Wright. Her credits include Sway in the morning Radio show on Sirius XM, Atlantic City casinos, opened for celebrity impersonators THE EDWARDS TWINS and she was a finalist in NEW YORK’s GOT TALENT! season 4. Jen’s clean cut comedy is suitable for all audiences. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Mudit Verma STAND UP HONOLULU, EAST AUSTIN CC RESIDENT,
Mudit Verma is a comedian originally from the DC/Maryland area & he is an IVF conceived only-child from an Indian Hindu household. Ultimately, Mudit wows audiences with dynamic material to provide a memorable and unique experience for everyone! WEBSITE | |
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