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 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 Autumn Bruewer SECOND CITY LA, IO WEST , DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Autumn is a comedian from Cincinnati, Ohio. She began her comedic career as an improvisor. She was on an improv team at Second City LA before switching her focus to stand up. She may or may not still be in high school TWITTER |
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Comedian Bobby Slayton GET SHORTY, ED WOOD, POLITICALLY INCORRECT, COMIC RELIEF, RAT PACK
Audiences around the country may recognize Bobby- the Pitbull of Comedy, from his scene-stealing roles in movies such as Get Shorty, Ed Wood, Bandits and, most recently, Dreamgirls. He's been seen on dozens of television shows including The Tonight Show and Politically Incorrect. Bobby's many appearances on HBO have included Comic Relief and his own stand-up special. He was a series regular on the HBO series Mind of a Married Man, and played Joey Bishop opposite Ray Liotta and Joe Mantegna in the critically acclaimed film The Rat Pack. 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 Michael Cooper FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, CONTAGIOUS! COMEDY SHOW, CUPCAKE COMEDY CABARET, SATURDAY SPITE COMEDY,
Michael Cooper has been performing stand-up in the Chicagoland area for five years. The Alabama-native's brand of self aware social commentary has delighted audiences in showcases and clubs throughout the region. His work attacks presumptions about American culture in hilarious and targeted ways. TWITTER |
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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 Kenneth Dizon (Dee-zohn) LINEBREAKS FESTIVAL, OVERTURE CENTER, COMEDY AT STATE, IMPROVBOSTON,
Kenneth has been doing stand-up comedy for over five years. When he's not writing new jokes or creating TikTok videos, Kenneth likes to donate his time to the local food bank. Just kidding. He doesn't do that. He likes to eat pizza while thinking about whether he should do his laundry now or next week. Please follow his TikTok, @dizon_mustard. BOOK
Comedian Ryan Erwin DRY BAR COMEDY, BIG PINE COMEDY FESTIVAL, BURBANK COVEDY FESTIVAL , CACTUS COMEDY CLASSIC, TINY CUPBOARD COMEDY FEST
Two words that describe Ryan are sassy and gassy. He works by day as a middle school theatre teacher. His first comedy special 'Vertical Claps' is now streaming on Dry Bar Comedy. He's regular at Wiseguys in Utah where he has had the opportunity to host and open for some great comics such as Whitney Cummings, Taylor Tomlinson, Tom Papa, Cristela Alonzo, Fortune Feimster and more. His flamboyant personality combined with his background as a theatre educator makes his stories a treat for the ears. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Kevin M. Horton AMERICAN PIE BOOK OF LOVE, LITTLE LATE W/LILLY SINGH, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!, MEGA PYTHON VS GATOROID, WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
Kevin M. Horton is best known for starring in â€"American Pie Presents the Book of Love†for Universal Studios along with cult-classics like â€"Mega Python vs. Gatoroid†on SyFy, and the teen-comedy â€"G.B.F.†His Late Night TV appearances include Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) and "A Little Late with Lilly Singh" (NBC). He’s guest-starred on network shows like â€"Bones†and â€"CSI†as well as a handful of Disney and Nickelodeon sitcoms such as â€"Wizards of Waverly Placeâ€, â€"Pair of Kingsâ€, â€"Supah Ninjasâ€, and more! Kevin has toured all 50 states performing with the IMPROV-comedy show â€"The Queen of Bingo†and has appeared in dozens of national commercials. As a screenwriter, Kevin has written for Disney Channel and is currently working in branded-content with companies like Buzzfeed, Digiornio, and Vitamin Patch Club. He is currently living in Hollywood working in television, film, & comedy. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Kalea McNeill CRAZY EX GIRLFRIEND (CW), BASKETS (FX), LAFFMOB LAFFTRACKS TRUTV , LAUGH AFTER DARK (AMAZON), SWAT (CBS)
Kalea McNeill is originally from Fairfield, CA. She gained a love for performance at a young age, often participating in church plays, oratorical contests, etc. In 2009 she graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a BA in Theatre Arts. After hosting many events in Atlanta, she hit the comedy stage for the first time I'm 2012. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, shortly thereafter she began performing in and producing comedy shows. As of late, you can catch Kalea on some of your favorite sitcoms and performing on the best stages (both virtually and in person). WEBSITE | |
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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 Erica Switzer BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, WORLD COMEDY EXPO, FLAPPERS SOUP-OR-BOWL, HEI NOW COMEDY , SILK ROAD INT'L FESTIVAL
With her unique energy and raw, biting wit, Chicago's Erica Switzer has featured for veteran comedians The Comedy Cellar's Simeon Goodson, The Laugh Factory's Mateen Stewart, and America's Got Talent's Justin Rivera. Co-founder of Shanghai’s Blackout Comedy and founder of Hei Now Comedy, China's premier Black comedy crew, Erica became the first Black comedian to perform in Mongolia at the inaugural Silk Road International Comedy Festival July 2019. A 2020 Flappers Comedy Club Soup-or-Bowl winner, '21 festival appearances include the World Series of Comedy, Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, and Burbank Comedy Festival's Best of Fest. '22 festival appearances including Chicago's World Comedy Expo and NYC's Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Ann Van Epps TINY CUPBOARD, COMEDY THERAPY, OOOH! COMEDY, BOSTON COMICS RISING FEST, NY FRINGE COMEDY FEST
Ann Van Epps is a midwestern comedian now based out of Brooklyn, NY. She performs in a weekly show at The Tiny Cupboard and is performing in a new show at The Sour Mouse in LES, NYC. She performed in the Comics Rising Fest based in Boston and NY Fringe Comedy Fest where she was a Producer's Pick. INSTAGRAM |
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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 HALEY HOFFMEISTER MY FIRST COMEDY SPECIAL, SOMETHING WICKED,
Haley Hoffmeister is an actor and comic from Eugene, Oregon currently living in Los Angeles. She can be seen on Amazon Prime's "My First Comedy Special." She also has a very funny TEDx Talk entitled "Being A Woman Is Not That Hard."
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Comedian David Rosie Rosenberg BEST OF THE FEST SLO FEST, BEST OF THE FEST BURBANK , COMCAST, IHEART RADIO, NETFLIX
David Rosie Rosenberg's off-the-cuff style uses crowd interaction to set up bits that audiences have loved up and down the West Coast and beyond. He was recently named to the Best of the Fest at the SLO Comedy Festival and can frequently heard on iheart radio. WEBSITE | |
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