Check out the hottest comedians from around the country performing on the beautiful outdoor patio of Downtown Burbank's newest luxury hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn. Happy Hour food and drink!
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 Joshua Snyder LAUGH AFTER DARK, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, COMEDY WORKS DENVER
The lure of Southern California's market research facilities could not keep Josh in Colorado. He currently works as a Client Service Representative, where he makes name tags, defends the dignity of the office printers, and shows clients how to use the coffee machine with only one button on it. He currently works as the Talent Booker for Flappers Comedy Club as well as the Sales and Marketing Director and teaches all levels of stand up Comedy at Flappers University! WEBSITE |
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Comedian Jenna Cortis HRC HER - HEADLINER, LAUGH RIOT GRRRL FESTIVAL, SHEDOT FESTIVAL, WILD WOMEN OF COMEDY (NV),
Jenna Cortis is an LA-based comedian with Midwestern roots. You may have seen this comedian performing in LA at the Hollywood Improv, Flappers, or in the grocery store (we wish we were joking). WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Hannah Leskosky THE GONG SHOW, GOOD MYTHICAL MORNING, FLAPPERS
Hannah Leskosky has a talking unicorn. But don't let that fool you--he has quite the attitude and may or may not have substance abuse problems. Hannah is a ventriloquist, so she may or may not have her fair share of problems, too. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Kazu Kusano COMEDY CENTRAL, SF SKETCHFEST, PICK OF VANCOUVER FRINGE, UNTIDY, GOOD DAY L.A. FOX
Kazu Kusano is a comedian and actress. With her Japanese accent, she brings you her crazy physicality, dark sense of humor, and hot flashes! She's seen as a Japanese correspondent on Comedy Central UK's Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Nic Novicki BOARDWALK EMPIRE, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS SPIDER, GOTHAM COMEDY LIVE, THE SOPRANOS, THE GOOD DOCTOR
Nic Novicki is a comedian, actor, and producer that has performed on 6 continents including several tours through Armed Forces Entertainment, performing for troops. His television credits include: Boardwalk Empire, The Good Doctor, The Sopranos, Loudermilk, Alone Together, Gotham Comedy Live, Jack and Triumph, The Neighbors, Austin and Alley, Private Practice, Drop Dead Diva. He has appeared in several movies including: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, L!fe Happens, Marry Me, November Rule, The Last 5 Years, Boston Girls, Breaking Wind, Dead Ant, Aliens, Clowns & Geeks and the upcoming BitterSweet. He is the founder and director of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Justin Foster JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE, FOSTER THE PODCAST, SAN DIEGO COMEDY FESTIVAL, LAUGHS ON FOX, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Justin Foster is a native Texas comedian now living in Los Angeles. Justin quickly charms the audience with his weird, slightly off, yet likable personality that allows him to delve into personal stories of sobriety, his fear of flying, and moving in with his girlfriend. Strange, hilarious, and often unpredictable, Justin travels the country performing at theaters in Seattle, bar basements in North Dakota, and every place in between. Justin has been featured on the Joe Rogan Podcast, in the Burbank Comedy Festival, the Cape Fear Comedy Festival in North Carolina, San Diego Comedy Festival, "Fresh Faces" at the Laugh Factory, and has been voted one of the Top Funniest Comics in Texas by the Improv multiple times. He is also the host of the popular "Foster the Podcast", now available on iTunes� WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Nikki Bailey GIGI DOES IT, THE REAL , LAUGH OFF ON BET
Faith-focused and slightly self-absorbed, Nikki Bailey is a spiritual hot mess! After earning a Master of Divinity in theology and ethics, she began a stand-up comedy career telling stories that help us figure out life's lessons with confidence, faith and healthy dose of irreverence. Originally from South Jersey with a saucy Philly attitude and lot of sparkle, she was a featured comedian for Loni Love�s �Laugh Off� on BET�s�The Real�and recently appeared on David Krumholtz�s IFC show,�Gigi Does It. Nikki also writes and performs with WOCA (Women of Color Anonymous), a sketch comedy team in-residence at UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum the 3rd Monday of each month at 10:00 pm. WEBSITE | |
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Jason Allen King is a comedian, actor, writer and award-winning filmmaker. He planted his comedy roots in Charlotte, North Carolina and made the most of every opportunity he could find. With one-of-a-kind life experiences and a passion for performing he enjoys a thriving comedy career. He tours the east coast playing a variety of clubs and venues, including The Comedy Zone. King crossed off a few goals on his bucket list after opening for Christopher Titus, Bill Burr and Dave Attell.
A television and film actor, King also writes and stars in the popular web series “George & Monty”, which was invited to screen at the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Mike Bain BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL, CLEVELAND COMEDY FESTIVAL, LAUGH BOSTON, NICK'S COMEDY STOP,
A Boston native, Mike Bain’s conversational and cynical style has made him a popular act all across New England and beyond. Mike is a regular at all of the Boston clubs, including the legendary Nick’s Comedy Stop and working at Laugh Boston with national headliners. Mike has shared the stage with comedy heavyweights such a Dom Irrera, Gary Gulman, Felipe Esparza and Eugene Mirman. He was also just featured on Robert Kelly’s Podcast, YKWD. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Angelo di Nallo CARTOON SHOW CREATOR, NICKELODEON , COMEDY CENTRAL
If you loved saturday morning cartoons you're gonna wanna stay tuned to the comedy stylings of Angelo di Nallo. He's created shows for Nickelodeon and Comedy Central and worked as an animator on several adult swim cartoons. He's currently taking a permanent vacation from the animation world to make the kid in all of us laugh with his heart warming comedy. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jose Maestas HOLLYWOOD IMPROV , LAUGH FACTORY , BEST IN SHOW BURBANK FEST
Born and raised in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Jose Maestas moved to LA for a life in stand up comedy. Having written and performed comedy since he was 18, Jose hit the ground running in LA and has performed at many well-known clubs with an energetic brand of physical comedy, impressions, and characters. Growing up Chicano shaped his sense of humor, love of family, and his perspective on America. Jose has performed as a feature act for America’s Got Talent Alum Preacher Lawson, and has opened for Amir K. He can often be seen at the Hollywood Improv; performing in line-ups with Sebastian Maniscalco, David Spade, Neal Brennan and more. His accolades include â€"Best in Show†at the Burbank Comedy Festival and NBC’s Nosotros monologue Finalist. INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Kelly Thewlis SECOND CITY HOLLYWOOD, CA, FLAPPERS, BURBANK, CA, HILARITIES, CLEVELAND, OH, COMEDY CIRQUE, LONDON, UK, THE COMEDY STORE, LA, CA
Kelly Thewlis is a stand up comedian and voice over artist who performs in Ohio, Los Angeles and everywhere in between. She was named one of the Best of Fest Comedians at the 2018 Live Laugh Comedy Festival. She is also a co-host on the What's So Funny Podcast. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Greg Roque ROAST BATTLE , COMEDY CENTRAL , UCCC WINNER, THE COMEDY STORE, THE ICE HOUSE
A Los Angeles-area comic who navigates the physical and philosophical inaccessibilities of the world. Armed with nothing but his wheelchair and his self-deprecation Greg Roque challenges the conventions of contemporary society through his unique deconstructions of pop culture, politics, sex, and disability. Despite your guilt, you can't help but find yourself laughing at Greg's sardonic wittiness. He also has dick jokes. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Will Burkart NETFLIX IS A JOKE FEST, TIKTOK/REELS,
Will Burkart is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian and actor. After growing up in the SF Bay Area, he moved out to LA and quickly established himself as one of the hardest working young comics on the scene. Given the massive popularity of his stand up clips on social media, Will's fan base has skyrocketed over the past few years amassing over 500k followers and more than 150 million views. In 2023, Will embarked on a 45 city nationwide tour selling out venues across the country. As the tour continues this year, Will is also slated to headline in the Netflix is a Joke festival. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Matt Payton ABC'S TO TELL THE TRUTH, OUT OF BOUNDS COMEDY FEST, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, SILVER LAKE COMEDY FEST,
Matt Payton has appeared on ABC's To Tell The Truth, GSN's Common Knowledge and USA's No Fly List because he gets up to go the bathroom too much. He has performed at the Out Of Bounds, Flyover, Cleveland, Sacramento, Burbank and Edinburgh Fringe comedy festivals. He looks forward to burning Zoom to the ground when this is all over. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Ellen Wesley LAUGH FEST GRAND RAPIDS, CHICAGO WOMENS FUNNY FEST, LAUGH RIOT GRRRL FESTCLEAN COMEDY CHALLENGE
B. Ellen Wesley is an ER physician in Chicago who does stand-up for fun and a breath of fresh air between intubating Covid patients. She has performed all over the country, including LaughFest in Grand Rapids and Chicago Women's Funny Festival, and she both teaches and entertains via YouTube at Dr. Ellen's Best Medicine as well. Laughter is the best medicine, and a little non-biased health information goes a long way. INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Ray Grady BLACK JESUS, COMIC VIEW, 1ST AMENDMENT, LOVE THAT GIRL, ONEMIC STAND
RAY GRADY is gaining buzz as one of the hottest rising comedic stars to watch. After starting his stand up career in 2002, he made his first television appearance in 2006 on TV One's Who's Got Jokes. Since that appearance he showcased his Alpha Male brand of comedy BET Comic View, and Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment on Starz. Most recently, his half hour comedy special, Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level, aired on Comedy Central. He's also appeared on Adult Swim's Black Jesus and landed his first Lead Role in Then There Was Joe, directed by USC Grad, Justin Warren, which is scheduled to debut in 2018. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Atif Myers WHITNEY CUMMINGS, JUDAH FRIEDLANDER, TIM MEADOWS, SEMI-FINALIST FOR TBS, ROB CANTRELL
Originally from DC, Atif Myers is a comedian whose style of comedy is as unique as his background. He has made audiences laugh all over the world. Atif was a semi-finalist in TBS's funniest college student, and has performed with Whitney Cummings, Tim Meadows, and Judah Friedlander. WEBSITE | |
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