Montreal Just For Laughs New Faces Callbacks.

Montreal Just For Laughs New Faces Callbacks
April 25th, 2017 at 8:00PM
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Flappers Comedy Club Burbank - Main Room
102 East Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502

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Watch some of L.A.'s best up-and-coming comedians audition for a spot at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada. Every July, Montreal hosts the largest gathering of comedy industry executives from across the globe. For stand-ups, the Just For Laughs New Faces show is the most important and recognized career-launcher around. This showcase is the first step towards getting that big break.


Also Starring:
Host/MC
Jerry Rocha
LAST COMIC STANDING , AMERICAN JOURNEY'S , LATINO LAUGH FESTIVAL
Jerry Rocha is one of the hottest comics on the scene, constantly on tour and leaving a trail of busted guts and broken hearts in his wake. Well not really, but he has been a featured performer on SiTV, The Latino Laugh Festival, was the subject of a half-hour documentary on the Travel Channel, and was a Semi-Finalist on Season 7 of Last Comic Standing on NBC. He has worked at comedy clubs all over the country, and is now living in L.A., if that doesn’t work out, he’ll move back in with his Mom in Texas. His routine is all over the map, and he is able to make light of any subject, making people laugh at things they normally wouldn’t, and also making them laugh at the easiest target: himself.
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Comedian Alex Phillips


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Comedian JR DeGuzman
COMING TO THE STAGE-HULU, SF SKETCHFEST 2015, JOKER'S BALL INDONESIA , BADABOOM COMEDY AMSTERDAM,
Born in the Philippines and raised in California, JR De Guzman began performing comedy while working as a music teacher, which he quickly learned just meant teaching Taylor Swift songs to teenagers. He has entertained all over the world, having performed in the "invitation-­only" 2014 Joker's Ball in Indonesia, the 2015 Badaboom Comedy Series in Amsterdam, and the 2015 SF Sketch Festival. He performed with Margaret Cho, and even let her borrow his guitar. He hasn't washed his guitar since. Combining music and comedy, JR serenades the audience into laughter with songs, jokes, and stories of traveling the world, life after college, and family.
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Comedian Antoine Young
GOTHAM COMEDY , FOX LAUGHS, BITE SIZE TV
As an athlete, Antoine Young has been getting applause from crowds for years. Not for his exceptional play on the football field, but for his ability to make a crowd laugh. His comedic timing was called upon to bring levity to the locker room. Antoine dashed from the college football field and on to the comedy scene. The budding comic slowly caught the eye of several recognizable names in comedy. Antoine’s dead pan, observational wit has been showcased at major comedy clubs and he has recently been seen on Gotham Comedy Live on AXSTV, Fox Laughs, BiteSizeTV and Magic Johnson’s new TV Network Aspire. You can see Antoine performing at clubs and colleges across the country as well as fulfilling one of his passions in entertaining our troops. When not on stage, Antoine spends his time at Barnes and Noble making women believe he loves to read.
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Comedian Francisco Ramos

Francisco Ramos is a Venezuelan-American stand-up comedian who was part of the first ever Netflix Is A Joke Festival held in Los Angeles. He can be seen currently on the Netflix hit show "Gentefied". He directed, co-wrote, and starred in his debut comedy short "zoo animals," which was acquired by HBO MAX to stream on their platform. He also sot a standup special "Entre Nos" for HBO. He was a top-ten finalist on Last Comic Standing and has appeared in Showtime's "Shameless," and voicing the role of "Marmoset" in the animated film "Rio" and part of cartoon network show "Victor and Valentino."
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Comedian Jeremiah Watkins
CC'S ROAST BATTLE, CC'S ROAST OF ROB LOWE, CC'S GODDAMN COMEDY JAM, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!, THE BET (VOD)
Since moving to LA, Jeremiah Watkins has established himself as one of the most physical stand-up comedians in Los Angeles with his high energy and off-the-cuff style. He has appeared on Comedy Central's Roast Battle, The Roast of Rob Lowe, The Goddamn Comedy Jam, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! You can also see Jeremiah in the film The Bet (VOD) and starring in the film i-Lived (Hulu). He trained at Second City and The Groundlings, and has performed improv all over Los Angeles. No matter what size the audience, Jeremiah Watkins guarantees a memorable show experience like you've never seen before.
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Comedian Neel Nanda

Starting in Atlanta, Ga, Neel Nanda has quickly made comedy more than his passion. Traveling around the country for 3 years, Neel has performed in clubs all over NYC, Chicago, Boston, DC and now he's making his mark on the west coast. Featuring for headliners such as Kumail Nanjiani, Todd Glass, Aisha Tyler, Baron Vaughn, and many more.
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Comedian Kara Klenk
COMEDY CENTRAL , MTV, OXYGEN, NICKELODEON, SPIKE
Named by Time Out New York as one of the Top 10 Funniest Women, Kara has appeared on several cable channels and websites and has written for Nickelodeon, MTV, TVLand, and Comedy Central.
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Comedian Billy Sorrells


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Comedian Heather Turman
LAUGHS (ON FOX), "STUCK" FEATURE FILM , FUNNY OR DIE!, SEED&SPARK,
Heather Turman attacks the stage with an unapologetic sense of self. Her impeccable timing and brutal honesty have landed her on the FOX series Laughs, and as a top-finalist in the 2015 Westside Showdown in Los Angeles. No stranger to touring the country, Heather�s infectious stage presence has entertained audiences in 20 states and over 70 different cities. Earlier this year, she was featured at the prominent RIOT LA festival, and showcased for Just For Laughs 2017. Additionally, Turman wrote and starred in the comedy feature film Stuck, alongside Joel McHale, Heather Matarazzo and Kate Flannery, due out later this year. Heather�s hard work knows no limits, and her comedy roots radiate on both stage and screen.
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Comedian Joel Boyd
NETFLIX, HBO MAX, SHOWTIME
Joel Boyd is a comedy writer, actor, and director his audience has described as “visceral, witty, and real”. Originally from Milwaukee, WI he broke through the scene as a Just For Laughs New Face of Comedy in Montreal in 2018. He has been on the rise as a writer for such hit shows as DROP THE MIC (TBS), HISTORY OF SWEAR WORDS (Netflix), EARTH TO NED (Disney+) and ARSENIO! LIVE FROM NETFLIX IS A JOKE FEST (Netflix). Gracing the small screen with guest star appearances on THE CHI (SHOWTIME), HOT DATE (PopTV/Netflix), and INSIDE JOKES (Amazon).
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