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 Sam Salem TIKTOK, ELLENTV, AUDACY
Once a midwesterner, Sam Salem is an LA-based comedian known best for fitting in with the youth (read: making up Gen Z slang for his students). When Sam isn’t headlining at clubs and theaters throughout the U.S., he’s creating online videos featuring his uniquely laidback comedic voice, reaching more than 100 million views across platforms. As a result, his comedy has been featured on EllenTV, iHeartRadio, and in national commentary on SportsCenter. Perhaps his most impressive feat, Sam faces his toughest audience when he’s not on stage: high school classrooms. WEBSITE |
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Comedian Meegan Kelleher THE COMEDY STORE, THE SECOND CITY, BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL, LA FUNNY WOMEN FESTIVAL, THE ICE HOUSE
Meegan is the adorkable, feminist princess whose quick wit and nerdy, awkward style will keep you laughing. In Chicago, Meegan regularly performed, directed, and produced sketch comedy and improv with The Annoyance and The Second City Meegan performs in LA at Flappers Comedy Club, The World Famous Comedy Store and The Ice House Comedy Club. She was recently seen in the Burbank Comedy Festival, and the LA Funny Women Festival. WEBSITE | |
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Lucy Porter is a comedian, writer, and host of the weekly podcast Academia. Her signature comedy cabaret A Real Good Time with Lucy Porter slotted her as the resident comedian at Golden Dagger in Chicago. She has performed across the country and can now be seen in Los Angeles and on socials @JustLucyPorter WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Howard Aronin SIRIUS RADIO XM, THE IMPROV, COMEDY STORE, WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY,
Howard Aronin: He's worked in the airline industry for over thirty years. Poet, auctioneer, actor. Featured on Sirius XM radio. Host/auctioneer of the prestigious annual Calabasas Hootenanny Music festival. He has been chosen "Best of the Fest" in the Burbank Comedy Festival several times. He'll dress up in costume as Fred Flintstone, Super Mario for Comic-Cons. WEBSITE | |
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Originally from Chicagoland, John is a self-proclaimed multi-hyphenate who relocated to Los Angeles to immerse himself in the entertainment industry--what a novel concept. In 2022, John composed Deuces: The Musical, the one-man, one-act show which he recently performed in NYC. He's a proud member of Miss Texas Cupcake, a musical improv group that performs throughout Los Angeles (book them at your next Bar Mitzvah). He also writes and performs non-comedic music under the alias Your Friend, JB. 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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After a prestigious career as a negotiator for the teacher’s union, Laura Terman decided to take a serious turn and try standup comedy. Studying improv at the Groundling Theater and standup classes under the tutelege of Steve North, Laura has been honing her comedic skills for the past several years. Drawing from life experience, her hysterical characters bring her jokes to life. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Braxton Herda CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM , LONGSHOT, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT , SCORPION ,
Braxton Herda is a 19 year old comedian who has been doing Stand up comedy since he was 14. In addition to stand up he is an actor appearing in projects such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Scorpion, and as The younger version of Seth Rogen in the film Longshot. WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Amanda Friedman UNDER THE UMBRELLA, THE COMEDY STORE, AMERICAN AUTO
Amanda Friedman is a 23-year-old hyphenate comedian from Stamford, CT. After graduating from NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing ('22), she has performed throughout LA and NYC, held her first position on a network sitcom, and produced her sold out, comedy-variety show called "Under the Umbrella". WEBSITE | |
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Comedian Dr Lars Dingman WGN RADIO - NATIONAL, KABC RADIO, UNIVERSITY DEMONSTRATIONS, CLUB DATES- NATIONAL,
Dr. Lars Dingman is the world's foremost Vibrational Psychic. Using techniques developed by famed futurist Nikola Tesla - Dr. Dingman gives readings on past, present and future based on the last 3 songs randomly played by the subject on a digital player. WEBSITE | |
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Harry Potter Live (The Show That Shall Not Be Named) is LA's wizarding-themed improv group.
Each show tells a completely new story, made up on the spot based on the wizarding world and YOUR suggestion. You will never see the same show twice.
The Show That Shall has performed at huge sold out events at The Last Bookstore, The Perky Nerd, Barnes & Noble at The Grove, Whismic Alley, and Bad Owl Coffee (Las Vegas) WEBSITE | |
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