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!
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Host/MC Alice Payne VENTURA COMEDY FESTIVAL, FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, THE ICE HOUSE, J.R.'S COMEDY CLUB,
Alice is a lawyer turned mom turned comedian. She's one in a million, primarily because of her ultra-rare genetic disorder. Inspired by Ali Wong, Kathleen Madigan and needing to laugh about the side effects of her chronic illness, Alice took to the stage and let it all out. She can be seen at Flappers, the Ice House, JR's Comedy Club, the Ventura Comedy Festival, and her audiologist's office getting her hearing aids adjusted. WEBSITE |
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Shawntanette Morgan is the boost of Sunshine and Spontaneity Hollywood needs right now! In 2016, After losing her great-grandmother, home, job, car, and relationship, she began soul searching for a career she could stick with. One night she got lost driving home and stopped in Hollywood, Ca comedy club The Comedy Store to charge her phone and get her bearings straight and in less than an hour she met stand up comedian David Spade and became a stand up comedian. 3 years later she became the co-owner of former Inglewood, Ca comedy club the Open Mic Spot with hopes of helping comics jump start their careers like she had. The club closed due to Covid. She has since produced, starred, and performed in over 200 shows, tv pilots, streaming networks and more including Amazon Prime’s Self Made Comedy Series | Episode 1 “Baby Fever” titled after one of her very first jokes. She is refreshing and has great perspectives on parenting, politics, and relationships to name a few. She is upbeat and sensitive to worldly topics and still owns and operates one of the only clothing brands to date to donate over 10% of sales to charity. See her website for more details! WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Ash Singleton THE COMEDY STORE, THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, GROUNDLINGS, UCB, SECOND CITY
Ash Singleton is a LA based comedian originally from Utah. She frequently performs at The Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv and with her sketch team The Neighbors! TWITTER |
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Comedian Laura Laham ARAB AMERICAN COMEDY FEST, GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB, CAROLINE'S ON BROADWAY, HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, LAUGH FACTORY
Laura Laham is a third culture Syrian American stand up comedian who has performed all around the U.S with a unique, silly, and witty take on comedy. TWITTER |
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Will McAnulty is a stand up comic based out of Los Angeles, California. Will is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. Will regularly performs on the “Deez Nuts” Comedy Showcase as well as the Comedy Chateau. Will was also a comic in the 22' Burbank Comedy Festival. You can be find his latest stand up on instagram at @willmcanulty and on youtube on his channel "Will McAnulty Comedy." INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Eryn McBride HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, THE ICE HOUSE, COMEDY STORE, FLAPPERS, THE COMEDY CHATEAU
Eryn McBride is a stand-up, improv comic, actress and writer who specializes in deadpan, dry, understated comedy and accent work. She also produces her own stand-up show called "The Deadpan Show" in Studio City. Eryn performs all over LA and has shared the stage with Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart and Whitney Cummings. She has performed out of state in Texas, Nevada, and South Carolina. With a degree in Communication and Psychology, she believes that comedy is the most powerful communication tool able to connect people of different backgrounds and perspectives, breaking down barriers and creating a space of understanding in a society of increasing polarization. Eryn loves comedy for its ability to connect people that may not have anything in common except a shared comedic moment. BOOK
Jonathan Mason is all over the place. He was born and raised in Mississippi, studied ancient history in New York City, and worked with cacao farmers in Madagascar. He's currently in Los Angeles doing “comedy” and god knows what else. INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Maggie Hyde WESTSIDE COMEDY CLUB, THE COMEDY STORE, FAT CAT COMEDY SHOW , BERT'S BACK ROOM, LAUGHING BUDDHA COMEDY
Margaret jumped into the world of stand up comedy a few years ago after her second divorce, her third therapist broke up with her and her four kids stopped listening to her. Since then she's been amusing captive audiences here at Flappers, the Comedy Store, the HaHa Club & of course nightly on her OnlyFans account. When she's not writing new bits out of old emotional issues, she can be found parenting, surfing and regularly reinventing herself. And by herself, we mean her Tinder profile. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Anthony Carroll OPENED FOR THE BAND WAR, THE ICE HOUSE, THE COMEDY STORE, JP'S COMEDY CLUB, FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB
Born and raised in Southern California, Anthony Carroll is an old -school throwback to comedians of the past. Compared to by his peers to have a similar styling to that of Mitch Hedberg, with a nice ethnically ambiguous background. Certainly, the best way to describe Anthony Carroll (in his own words). He is the type of comedian that goes up on stage, and will say words. With those words ultimately forming sentences. And those sentences sometimes causing abrupt laughter. So check him out at a comedy club (or dive bar) near you. INSTAGRAM |
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Comedian Aaron Therol GOOD TROUBLE (2022), PARAMOUNT THEATRE (2014), HOW I MET YOUR FATHER , IDENTICAL FRIENDS IMPROV , BRIAN REGAN SHOW (2018)
Aaron Therol began performing stand up comedy after years of extensive experience in improv. He has toured with Anjelah Johnson and Nate Bargatze. He has been on Good Trouble, How I Met Your Father, and the Brian Regan show. Despite his humor, he has written sad love songs with his singer-songwriter band. His quick wit will have you laughing for more... WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jolie Dudley TIMEOUT NY, TREEFORT MUSIC FESTIVAL, DETROIT WOMEN OF COMEDY , ELECTRIC COMEDY FESTIVAL, MUST LOVE DOGS AND COMEDY
Jolie Dudley is a New York-based writer, comedian, and over-the-top dog mom. Some of her credits include: TimeOut NY, Best of Fest at Electric Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival, Characters Welcome, and Co-Founder of “Must Love Dogs and Comedy” a dog-friendly comedy variety show that has been hailed as, “The happiest place in NYC!” WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Nick Stargu FLOPHOUSE (ON VICELAND) , THE GUEST LIST (ON SEESO), COMEDY SHOW SHOW (AUDIBLE, SF SKETCHFEST,
Nick is best known for his multimedia / musical comedy act, DJ REAL, which has appeared at Comedy Central’s Colossal Clusterfest, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Big Sky Comedy Fest, Outside Lands, San Francisco Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival and others. He has appeared on the TV show Flophouse on Viceland and as a host on NBC’s show The Guest List on Seeso. And he’s opened for Flula Borg, Devo, Scott Thompson and Bridget Everett. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Carrie Ormond THE COMEDY CELLAR, BROADWAY COMEDY CLUB, LAUGHING BUDDHA COMEDY, COMIC STRIP LIVE, EASTVILLE COMEDY CLUB
Carrie Ormond is a comedian and actor based in New York City. She is whelmed, but not overly. This child actor-turned-catastrophic thinker is originally from Los Angeles but has called NYC home for nearly two decades. Her dry, acerbic, self-deprecating style has been called "a juvenile defense mechanism" by her psychiatrist. She has performed at NYC's The Comedy Cellar, Laughing Buddha Comedy, and Broadway Comedy Club. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA, Carrie has appeared in national commercials, television shows and films like Birdman and The Other Woman. She has performed on stages from The New York Philharmonic to Gary Marshall's Falcon Theater in Burbank. WEBSITE | |
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Schwartz is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, producer, and radio host. She is an alumni of The Second City, a Zanies regular, and hosted & produced shows at The Laugh Factory. She can be seen performing all over North America. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Adam Warshaw STORY SALON, FLAPPERS COMEDY CLUB, 2015 BURBANK COMEDY FEST., 2016 BURBANK COMEDY FEST., THE ICE HOUSE
Adam has been a comic ever since his rendition of "Burping The Alphabet" killed in the 4th grade boys' room. He brings his ten-year-old's maturity level and neurotic middle-aged perspective to every show. TWITTER |
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