A full week of shows, industry panels, classes, afterparties, and more - let's do some funny business!
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!
Also Starring:
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 Leslie Seiler THE SECOND CITY HOLLYWOOD, THE SECOND CITY TORONTO , 24 HOUR RENTAL (HULU) , COMEDY INC. , THE RON JAMES SHOW (CBC)
Leslie is a Comedian from Toronto, Canada. She is thrilled to be back at BCF for a third year! Leslie is an alumnus of The Second City theatres in Toronto and Hollywood. Her first Album "Check for Snakes" is available on Bandcamp or wherever you stream your podcasts. TWITTER |
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Comedian George K Burns YES WE CANNABIS, E! ENTERTAINMENT, FUBOTV, TV ONE,
George K. Burns is a comedian, writer, and actor, who has appeared on E! Entertainment, fuboTV, and TV One sitcom “Born Again Virgin”. He recently co-created, co-wrote, and executive produced a scripted comedy series for Audible titled YES WE CANNABIS.
Born and raised in Tallahassee, FL, George once had dreams of playing professional basketball in the NBA. However, he decided the world wasn't ready for his talents and chose instead to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Inspired by friends and family who encouraged him to pursue stand-up, he quickly discovered a love for the stage. George is the hilarious, straight shooter you can bring to any dinner party. His unique perspective on personal life experiences, race and society leaves audiences in hysterics, more open-minded and with a new comedic best friend. WEBSITE | |
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Christopher Cowan is a runaway from his native town of Memphis, TN, where he honed his skills of spotting fake Jordan's. His comedy training comes from the improvisational houses of I.O Theater, Second City, and UCB. He currently performs standup comedy across Los Angeles at the worst bars. When not on the stage and not being kicked out of law school, he uses what's left of his reputation and self-esteem to write comedy pilots in Hollywood. INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Wendy Wilkins SIRIUSXM RADIO/LAUGH USA , READY TO RUMBLE, HBO - ENLIGHTENED, CA FUNNY '09 - FINALIST, 2ND UNCLE CLYDE'S WINNER
Wendy Wilkins is an award-winning screenwriter and comedian who was named one of ISA’s Top-25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2019. Hailing from upstate New York, Wendy has worked in Hollywood for over 25 years. She’s been a Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop Participant, an ABC/Disney Writing Program Finalist, a Final Draft’s Big Break Contest Top-10 Finalist, and a Meryl Streep Writers Lab Finalist along with 50 other awards. Wendy’s feature comedy screenplay WHERE THE MEN ARE won Best Comedy at the 2019 Creative Screenwriting Awards. Her post-apocalyptic television pilot ONE MORE DAY won best screenplay at the 2020 Space & Time Film Festival and 2019 Sherman Oaks Film Festival. The radio play version is on YouTube with 37,000+ listens. Wendy performs comedy all over the country, opens for Ian Bagg and Laura Hayden, been a finalist for California’s Funniest Female and won Uncle Clyde’s Comedy Contest in 1996. TWITTER |
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Nick is a Detroit based comedian who quickly wins over audiences with his playfully off-color likability. Nick was the runner up in 2019 and the winner of the 2022 Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle 'Detroit to L.A Competition' and has featured for nationally recognized acts such as Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Porter, Graham Kay, Akaash Singh, Ron Taylor, and Alton “Boogie” Williams. On stage Nick entertains crowds by taking the “disruptive behavior” his teachers regularly complained about and puts it to good use. Nick discusses an array of both trivial and philosophical observations as well as personal experiences ranging from delivering flowers to the unique perspective gained by growing up with his Italian grandpa.
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Bobcat Goldthwait" (HBO, Late Night with David Letterman)
Chris Porter - (Last Comic Standing)
Graham Kay- (The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon/ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert)
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Comedian Anthony Villiotti BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, YAAAS! FEST NYC , BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL
Anthony Villiotti is a standup comedian, certified public accountant, and a token corporate gay. Originally from New England, Anthony currently lives in New York City where he spends his days full of shame and regret. Two years into the comedy game, Anthony made his comedy debut at NYC’s YAAAS! Fest 2019 at Broadway Comedy Club. Anthony holds his New England values dear to his heart and he enjoys candlelit dinners, walks on the beach, and the satisfaction of shattering wine glasses against the walls of his Manhattan studio. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jen X SOFA KING FUNNY SHOW, BURBANK COMEDY FEST 2021, BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL
Jennifer Mason is a San Diego-based acupuncturist turned comic who does menopausal mom comedy about her,2 teen boys and her rescue cat, Murray. WEBSITE | |
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Adam Bush is a writer and comedian from Tulsa, OK. In 2019, he won the #BirbigsUnderstudy competition and opened for comedian Mike Birbiglia on Broadway, thus kicking off his stand-up career. His Dry Bar Comedy Special premiers Spring 2023. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Adam Coonen NY UNDERGROUND COMEDYFEST, PANDEMIC PLEASANTRIES , RAMPANTLY BIG BLUE BALL, DC COMEDY WAR WINNER,
Born and raised in central wisconsin, Adam Coonen is a DC comic and new dad that likes to mix the dark with the absurd. Armed with a midwestern upbringing and a political science degree, he is ready to take mediocrity by storm. When not doing comedy, he is sure to be found at home covered in spit up or stress eating cereal at 2:30 in the morning. TWITTER |
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Comedian Justine Smith OPENED FOR PAULY SHORE, WORKED WITH DAT PHAN, WON BEST COMIC WEST HI, RIOT GRRRL FESTIVAL, OPENED FOR EDDIE BRILL
Justine Smith is a comedian, producer, and writer living on the Big Island of Hawaii. She started her comedy career in 2016, and upon winning Best Comic West Hawaii in 2017, began producing her own successful shows. She produces and performs in traditional stand up comedy shows, as well as burlesque, drag, and performance art shows. Her last creation, Tits & Giggles: A Comedy Cabaret, was performed for sold out crowds on the Big Island of Hawaii. Both poignant and playful, Justine brings her own special blend of uncomfortableness and raw honesty to the table. She will share with you the things you didn't know that you wanted to know. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Rosalee Mayeux LOVE AT FIRST SPITE, LAWNMOWER MAN, BLAST FROM THE PAST, THEY CAME FROM OUTERSPACE,
Rosalee Mayeux began her career as a high-fashion Ford model in New York/Paris, before acting, where she continues to find success. Mayeux is best known as the love interest in The Lawnmower Man with Pierce Brosnan. You may also recognize her from one of over 300 movies, commercials, TV shows she’s been in, on ABC, NBC, CBS, Nick. Mayeux performs stand up weekly around LA, and you can see her in her YouTube series Comedy Girls Road Trip; Indie film Love at First Spite to be released this summer.
WWW.RosaleeMayeux.COM
IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0562618/
SOCIALS:
@rosaleemayeux on FB, INSTA, TWITTER
@rosaleemayeuxtiktok on TIK TOK
Representation:
Comedy - APA: drobinson@apa-agency.com
Literary - Jack Heinrich, KMR Talent: jheinrich@kmrtalent.com
Film/TV - Mark Measures, KMR Talent WEBSITE | |
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Andrew is a comedian living in Los Angeles. You might have seen him on Broad City, in a commercial, or randomly screaming on the street that he's available for TV or commercial work. WEBSITE | |
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Former pro wrestler/Combat Veteran/Reality TV wash-up from St. Louis, Missouri. Pokes fun at himself as well as those he has come across in his years on this planet! WEBSITE | |
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