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 John Wynn SIRIUSXM RAW DOG COMEDY, NBC STANDUP FOR DIVERSITY, WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY
John Wynn, a former college professor turned comedian, asks audiences to look at life through his charmingly skewed perspective. His comedy has gotten him out of many awkward situations, specifically his job as a college professor. John was also a semi-finalist for NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity and his comedy can be heard on SiriusXM satellite radio. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Bugs Taylor STARGIRL, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, THE COMEDY STORE, THE LAUGH FACTORY, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL
Bugs Taylor is a writer and producer for CW's superhero show, Stargirl. She previously wrote on NCIS: New Orleans and currently has a feature film in development with Zoic Studios. She's also the proud owner and creator of the No Fuss Comedy Bus, a school bus that's been converted into an outdoor, pop-up comedy club. BOOK
Comedian J. Claude Deering 12 DEADLY DAYS (YT RED), ENTOURAGE (HBO), SIDE EFFECTS (OPEN ROAD), NCIS (CBS), "HOST" (FUNNY OR DIE)
J. Claude Deering was born in the UK to a Jordanian father and an Irish mother, and was adopted by American parents from Massachusetts. For more info check out the film Philomena. Judi Dench is in it! Hes appeared in the 2019, 2020, and 2022 Burbank Comedy Festivals and was invited to showcase at the 2019 Gilda's LaughFest. His credits include Side Effects, The Ugly Truth, Entourage, NCIS, Inside the Box (ABC/Shondaland), North Palm Wrestling (MTV), and 12 Deadly Days (YT Originals / Blumhouse). He's also appeared in national commercials for Jeep, Bank of America, Dunkin' Donuts, Workday, and QuikTrip. And he's written for Funny or Die and CollegeHumor. He currently hosts the podcast Things Are Going Great For Me, which has been written up in The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire and Vulture. And his comedy has been featured in Splitsider, Huffpo Comedy, and Bustle. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Sommer Austin ZANIES (CHICAGO), ZANIES (ROSEMONT), RIDDLES (CHICAGO), DAT PHAN AND FRIENDS, SECOND CITY CHICAGO
Sommer Austin originally hails from Des Moines, Iowa, and was called "maybe the most famous person" at the class of 1996 Valley High School 20-year reunion. A natural over-sharer, her brand of autobiographical humor occasionally borders on the absurd. Dubbed a comedian "we all should steal from" by The Chicago Tribune, Sommer has performed at the original Zanies in Chicago, Zanies Rosemont, Riddles Comedy Club, The Chicago Women's Funny Festival, the kates, Riot Grrrl Comedy Festival, Flappers, The Second City Chicago, Dat Phan and Friends, and many more. WEBSITE | |
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Alexander Malt is trouble in a cardigan. He may look like Waldo, but he’s survived PTSD, a police beating, rehab and a life of severe social anxiety. Alexander Malt is not the outlaw we expected, but he is the outlaw we didn't know we needed. Originally from Boston, MA, Malt has been working in Los Angeles for over a decade. “What doesn’t kill you” may not have made him stronger, but it did give him unhealthy coping mechanisms and a unique sense of humor. WEBSITE | |
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Tom Dolby started doing stand-up about a year ago because he was looking for a side gig with a steady income and no risk of rejection. After only two appearances at Flappers, Tom made it to the Main Room Soup-or-Bowl Finals of Uncle Clyde's Comedy Contest in 2021. During the day, Tom is a filmmaker who has written and directed indie films such as the comedy Last Weekend, starring Patricia Clarkson (IFC/Sundance Selects) and the drama The Artist's Wife, starring Lena Olin and Bruce Dern (Strand Releasing). Tom's company, Water's End Productions, funded the development of the Academy Award-winning film Call Me By Your Name. He lives in Los Angeles in a creaky old house with two precocious daughters, two dogs, and two kittens, Boba and Mochi, who are, yes, named after Japanese snacks. IG: @tomdolby 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 Marty Ross AMERICA'S GOT TALENT , CAROLINE'S COMEDY CLUB, COMEDY & MAGIC, HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, ICE HOUSE, PASADENA
Old comic, new jokes. They call him the Wrinkled Rebel He’s comedian Marty Ross who started his stand up comedy career late in life. Marty waited until he was almost eligible for Social Security before taking to the stand-up stage so he could fully experience the misery of getting old he says. He says He’s Going Down Fighting……but first a nap! 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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Comedian Pancho Moler ROB ZOMBIE'S 31, 3 FROM HELL, CANDY CORN
Pancho began his acting career after his professional skateboard career was derailed by an injury. His first role was the lead in John Mellencamp’s music video â€"Walk Tall." As the first little person lifetime member of the famed Actor’s Studio, he continues his goal to reimagine how disability is portrayed on screen. He runs the production company Nonstandard Productions with his wife, Emily Pascal. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Sara Kay Godot HOST OF THINK TANK COMEDY, LEEKY SPEAK, GODOT'S WAITING ROOM, THE SYNDICATE, ORIGNIAL IMPROV GLADIATOR
Sara Kay is the Host of THINK TANK comedy show & how Producer of GODOT'S WAITING ROOM. She has also graced most of the stages in LA/OC. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Jack Brenner COMEDY CHATEAU “BEST OF”, THE STARRS WEB SERIES, BCF “BEST OF”
Jack has no clue how to make a bio. It always feel pretentious to gloat about yourself. Sure, they could say they’re from Arizona and they’ve been pursuing comedy the past couple years and that they’ve starred in web comedy shows, but that feels vain. What people really want to know are things like, “what is your mothers maiden name?” or “what was the name of your childhood pet?” Either way, Jack is excited to get to know you all. INSTAGRAM |
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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 Matthew Coe OAKLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL,
Fresh outta New England, Dan Grove has been writing and performing comedy for the past 5 years. Over that time, his thirst for making people laugh shipped him out of the Northeast and dropped him right in the heart of Los Angeles. He's currently honing his craft at the Second City, and has performed at some of the biggest venues in all of Southern California, such as the Ice House, Comedy Store, and House of Blues. TWITTER |
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