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 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 Kimbles Hume WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY, PALM SPRINGS CF, FINALIST, SAN DIEGO CF, QF, PLANO COMEDY FEST, AMERICAN COMEDY CLUB
Kimbles Hume is a British comedian based in the US.
Her cheerful, cheeky brand of comedy is just naughty enough, and centers around her life as an expat and looking after her six year old frat boy twins. TWITTER |
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Comedian Ellen Karis BORGATA IN ATLANTIC CITY, FOXWOODS CASINOS, CAROLINES IN NYC, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, SISTERS-FEATURE FILM
Ellen Karis is the Greek Goddess of Comedy and has had a successful career performing all over North America. Her hour comedy special By the Way, I’m Ellen Karis filmed in New York City, received rave reviews. Ellen enjoys acclaim and popularity in the Greek-American community as well, as she is one of the few Greek female stand-up comedians performing today. Starting her career as a CPA with an MBA, she parlayed her quick wit and job experience on Wall Street to become a political humorist on many cable news and radio shows. She has two weekly podcasts, Karis Comedy Corner recorded at the Comic Strip Live and Being Reasonable with Ellen Karis on the Toughen Up America Network, both available on ITUNES. Ellen is also an accomplished actress having been in several films including Tina Fey’s Sisters, TV and Web Series and NYC theatre productions. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Anna Lucero THE COMEDY STORE, NY UNDERGROUND COMEDY, ZANIES, CHICAGO WOMENS FUNNY FEST, LAS LOCAS
Anna is a comedian, stage director, and producer in Chicago. She’s a founding resident artist of The Lincoln Loft & produces The Gogo Show there. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Pam McGeary HBO'S COMIC RELIEF, WINNER/FUNNIEST SEC'Y USA, CATCH A RISING STAR, THE PUNCH LINE , STAND UP NEW YORK
Comedian Emily Mu BOSTON IMPROV, FLAPPERS COMEDY, COMEDY THERAPY, PAPERBACK COMEDY,
Emily Mu is a comedian currently living in Boston, MA. She's originally from the suburbs of Chicago, IL. In her free time, she moonlights as a PhD student in computer science. INSTAGRAM |
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Kate Outterbridge is a violinist, performer, and comedian based in Los Angeles. She has performed all over LA at spaces such as Art Share LA, Flappers Comedy Club, and most notably in a 12-hour performance art piece at Redcat where she performed the same 3 minute excerpt of a Mozart opera for 12 hours straight and only contemplated pulling the fire alarm once. Look out for her duo, The Furies, in their upcoming show P.M.S at Civic Center Studios on March 1st! BOOK
Comedian Vickie Plummer FUNNY WOMEN CERTAIN AGE, (BEST OF FEST) BURBANK , FEATURED-BOBBY COLLINS, NORTH CAROLINA COMEDYFEST, CRISS ANGEL MINDFREAK
Vickie Plummer is a tall, redheaded, comedian with a figure like the Pillsbury doughboy™ and the sweetness of the cinnamon buns to go along with it. A quirky storyteller with some whoppers of stories that leave audiences roaring with laughter and wanting to hang out over drinks after the show. A standup comedian in NYC from 2000 until 2007, Vickie decided to take a short break… that became a 12-year hiatus. Coming back in January 2019 meant starting all over...challenge accepted! Vickie is grateful to have had the opportunity to have performed with some of the funniest and most beloved comedians including Gary Gulman, Caroline Rhea, and Leighann Lord. Thrilled to have recently featured for Bobby Collins in New York (a dream come true!) and always happy to be on the West Coast bringing joy & laughter to audiences. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Karen Vasquez COMEDIAN, THE MIGHTY TURTLE PODCAST,
Navy Veteran, Beauty school dropout and scleroderma survivor uses her Karen powers for good. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Robin Lakin CAROLINES ON BROADWAY, THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, HOT FLASH THE PODCAST, SAN DIEGO COMEDY FESTIVAL, MARCH COMEDY MADNESS
Robin is a New York based comic/actress. Currently in commercials for Met Life, Robert Wood Johnson Center, Anthem Health, Tapestry Health, Media.com, as well as 50 spots over the years Performed at the San Diego, Yonkers, Stand Up 360, Ladies of Laughter, 2020 Carolines Comedy Madness, Boston, Finger Lakes, and Westchester Comedy Festivals. Robin can be seen on Wendy Williams as one of her â€"Men on the Streetâ€. She appeared in â€"My Big Gay Italian Funneral†in Atlantic City, and â€"A Sketch of New York†at the NYC Producer’s Club. She is the co-host of The Hot Flash Podcast, on ITUNES Spotify and Iâ¤ï¸Radio. She is the lead in the short film â€"Postalâ€, screening at film festivals world wide, including the NYC Chelsea Film Fest. She holds an MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. BOOK
Comedian Gini Sikes COMEDY CHATEAU, COMEDY STORE LA JOLLA, PRETTY FUNNY WOMEN, LAUGH RIOT GIRRRL FEST,
LA-based comic Gini Sikes has appeared at Flappers, The Comedy Chateau, The Comedy Store — and multiple crime scenes. A crime reporter with a Masters from Columbia University, Sikes has investigated everything from drug mules to murderous beauty queens. She’s written and produced for PBS, MTV, Investigation Discovery, The Washington Post, Essence, The New York Times, and more. Her book, 8ball Chicks, chronicles a year spent with girl gangs. She co-wrote/produced the award-winning documentary, Equal Means Equal. Hailing from small town Wisconsin, when not pondering world evil, this self-proclaimed pessimistic Pollyanna performs comedy to make sense of it all. TWITTER |
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Comedian Janice Silver FLAPPERS, COMEDY STORE, ACME COMEDY, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, BEST OF FEST 2019
Started doing stand up at the age of 70. My, "What do I have to lose?" project. To my surprise people responded warmly and enthusiastically to my sets (who knew?) I do some bit on aging for sure, but also a lot of cutting edge material. (Not remotely your typical senior!) TWITTER |
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Comedian Melanie Vesey OPENED FOR MARC MARON , LAUGH AFTER DARK (AMAZON), WILD ANIMAL (AMAZON)
Melanie Vesey is a comedian, actress and writer/director whose comedy special/album Wild Animal is available to watch on Revry TV and to listen to all major streaming platforms. In addition to her TV comedy spot on Laugh After Dark for Amazon, she’s opened for Marc Maron, Tweeted for Tig Notaro, WON round 4 of the U.S. Comedy Contest, and been comedian of the week on the Jackie Kashian & Laurie Kilmartin podcast. Notably, she co-starred with Jim Carrey in the Andy Kaufman bio-pic "Man on the Moon" and has been seen at the Burbank, Motor City, Palm Springs and the Ladies Laugh Comedy Festivals. WEBSITE | |
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Suwon Weaver is a native from Los Angeles. Her comedy reflects her take on life, being Korean and mixed Black and also being a lesbian, or bi or pan. Growing up in the Valley, she spent countless hours watching I love Lucy and The Bob Newhart Show, where she developed both a silly and dry sense of humor that landed her in the principal’s office for being a 10 year old "smart-mouthâ€. Suwon i has performed in clubs all over the greater Los Angeles area including the Comedy Store, Levity Live and the Ice House and also is the producer of the the Hot Medusa Comedy Show since 2018. She has toured in Texas and also performed for ex-pats in S. Korea. In her spare time, she volunteers to fight Parkinson’s Disease and teaches gentle yoga to her Mom. BOOK
Comedian Susan Saiger IMDB FOR FILMS, LAS VEGAS- VARIOUS CLUBS, ONE OF BEST OF FEST 2020, THE DOLL WEB SERIES , THE TONOPAH FIVE
Best known as Doris the Dominatrix from the cult classic 'Eating Raoul', Susan has been a regular performer at Flappers and was one of the ‘Best of the Fest’ comedians at the Burbank Comedy Festival 2020 and 2021. She has two web series in the can and was nominated in 2018 by LA Web Fest for Best Supporting Actress/Comedy for her role in The Doll. She was recently seen on ABC,s To Tell the Truth. WEBSITE | |
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