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OFFICAL PROGRAM
First Annual
The First Annual burbank Comedy
Festival is Proudly Presented By:
Mission:
A comedy festival dedicated to attracting the best comedic talent to Burbank and
providing comedians with the opportunity to perform and connect with
entertainment professionals!
THE PRODUCERS
Barbara Holliday
is the Executive Producer of
the Burbank Comedy Festival, presented by Flappers Comedy
Club and Restaurant (since 2010). She is the original creator and
owner of H2F Comedy Productions, which is responsible for the
talent booking for Flappers Comedy Clubs in both Burbank and
Claremont. H2F also produced the original Hollywood Ha Ha Festival in 2001. Since then, she has become a College Agent, Talent Manager, and has helped launch the careers of headliners such
as Josh Blue and Samuel J. Comroe. www.BarbaraHolliday.com
Co-Producer Brent Lowrey, from San Diego, decided
to join the Flappers team, co-producing the Burbank Comedy Festival. He is a comedian who has performed all over the Denver comedy scene as well as in Los Angeles. He manages all of the comedian
submissions and promotes the festival to the general public.
Co-Producer Richy Leis, comedian and producer from
Philadelphia, exploded onto the Florida comedy scene and then
joined the Flappers team in 2012. He also teaches an amazing Emcee workshop and is the primary booker for Flappers comedy clubs
in both Burbank and Claremont. www.RichyLeis.com
PODCASTS
What’s What?
Forrest Shaw & Al Jackson
Tuesday, August 19th, 5-6pm Mainroom
LIVE with Forrest Shaw and Al Jackson. Special Guest: Jim Jeffries. This is a
comedy podcast with comedians Al Jackson and Forrest Shaw. They are going to
tell you what’s what. We hope this was helpful.
The Adam Carolla Show -SPECIAL EVENT
Adam Carolla with Whitney Cummings & Chris DElia
Tuesday, August 19th, 8-9:30pm Mainroom
Adam Carolla is one of the most versatile men in Hollywood. After cutbacks
forced Adam to quit his syndicated self titled “Adam Carolla Show” broadcast
on CBS radio, Adam started “The Adam Carolla Podcast” with only a computer
and a microphone from his home office in Feb. 2009. A year later, the podcast
was been named iTunes #1 Podcast Of 2009, receives more than five million
downloads a month, and has been featured in Fast Company Magazine, Entrepreneur, the NY times, and the LA times.
Flappcast: Behind the Funny
Barbara Holliday & Joshua Snyder
Wednesday, August 20th, 5-6pm
An hour-long, weekly Podcast produced LIVE at Flappers Comedy Club & Restaurant in Burbank, California. The podcast features a behind-the-scenes look
at what it takes to bring the Funny to the stage including a Punch it up segment
where three comedians take the stage with their best three minutes and get feedback, tags, and identity notes from Headliners and the hosts, club owner Barbara
Holliday and Promotions Director Joshua Snyder.
Foster the Podcast
Justin Foster & Kristie Marie Royster
Thursday, August 21st, 5-6pm
Foster the Podcast is a weekly podcast available every Monday on iTtunes, Podomatic, and Sticher radio. Every week we hear a short, hilarious, and insane story
from comics, actors, cab drivers, dating coaches, porn producers, and everyone
else. Missing kidneys, partying with navy seals, getting fired by James Franco,
waking up naked in a field, UFO’S, and drunken samurai fights are just a few of
the stories you will hear every week. This episode will feature Michael Malone
& Mark Agee.
Industry Panel
CLUB OWNERS & BOOKERS
tuesday Aug 19th 2014 | 2pm-4pm | Mainroom
MODERATOR Adam Ginivisian
Agent,- International Creative Management (ICM)
With a background working in Comedy Club and having a brief career as a comedian
himself, Adam is currently a a Live Appearance agent at ICM and represents such talent
as Rob Schneider, Tom Green, Hal Sparks and more.
Richard Barrett
Booker, Comedy and Magic Club
Richard Barrett is the Entertainment Director for The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, CA and has worked there since February of 1997. He’s thrilled to be part
of the first Burbank Comedy Fest!
Tony Camacho
Talent Booker, Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club
Camacho, owner of Top Draw Entertainment, has been passionate about Comedy since
the 1970s. He represents talent and is a talent coordinator for a spectrum of different
types of comedy shows for theatres, concert halls, military, colleges, clubs, television,
and private and corporate events.
Chris DiPetta
Billy Gardell’s Manager / Owner of The Punchline
DiPetta helped expand The Punchline franchise, and has opened or consulted on the
comedy clubs The Funny Bones and Catch a Rising Star. He has managed talented
performers including Jeff Foxworthy, Steve Harvey, He is among the best prognosticators of comedy trends.
Barbara Holliday
Co-Owner Flappers Comedy Clubs
Flappers Comedy Clubs in burbank and Claremont are currently celebrating 4 years
of operations. Barbara is the co-owner of Flappers Comedy Clubs along with Dave
Reinitz.
Randy Lubas
Owner,Ventura Harbor Comedy Club
Lubas has made more than 20 appearances on national TV, including ShowTime, Comedy Central and The Nashville Network. He is a writer, actor, and comedian who prides
himself on being able to work squeaky clean. He has owned J.R.’s Comedy Club in
Valencia for 11 years.
Industry Panel
Comedy Development
Wednesday Aug 2oth 2014 | 2pm-4pm | Mainroom
This panel will be moderated by Barbara Holliday
Nate Adams
Producer, Picture Label Entertainment
Adams has directed and produced projects for Showtime and CBS. He produced and
co-directed Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, and produced Road Hard,
with Adam Carolla. The film broke industry records by raising more than $1.4 million
through crowdfunding.
Neal Marshall
Producer,/ComedY Central & Showtime Specials
In the last 8 years over 80 shows for Showtime, Comedy Central, and BET. Over 100
artists... I have been fortunate to have had success in movies (THE FLAMINGO KID
- original screenplay), Network TV (CAROL BURNETT - EP/writer), and big event
broadcasts (A ROLLING STONES pay per view)THE IMPROV ON NBC is certainly
a highlight...
Frank Chindamo
Fun Little Movies CEO-LAUGH MD
Chindamo is President of Fun Little Movies, the first U.S. company to produce comedic films for mobile phones worldwide. FLM’s Fun Funny Phone Films have won 22
awards including CTIA’s World Smallest Film Festival and was also a finalist at The
Cannes Film Festival for Best Short Film.
Daniel Paul
Comedy Management& Development, LaffMobb
Paul is a seasoned creative executive and entrepreneur. Most recently, he helped
launched a comedy brand for long time Artist Manager Arthur Spivak (Prince, Paul
Reiser & Tori Amos) and Bob Sumner (Producer Def Comedy Jam) Paul served as Executive Vice President of Klasky/ Csupo, the animators of “The Simpsons”, “Rugrats”
and “Wild Thornberrys”.
Daysun Perkins
Development Executive, 44 Blue Productions
Perkins has game shows, talk shows, and improvised comedy projects like Whose
Line is it Anyway?, Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza, and Riot. He currently runs
development for 44 Blue Productions and oversees projects with talent like Whoopi
Goldberg.
Aaron Shure
Writer/Producer, Everybody loves raymond & the
offIce
Shure is an Emmy winning television writer, director and producer. He received three
Emmy nominations for writing and producing “The Office”. He won two Emmys
for Outstanding Comedy Series in seven years as a writer and executive producer on
“Everybody Loves Raymond”.
Randi Siegel
Randi Siegel Entertainment
Siegel served as the EVP Talent & Development for National Lampoon and Head of
Special Projects for Comic Relief. Siegel is noted for her success with Jimmy Fallon,
whom she developed from obscurity to SNL, film, records and books. She also
teaches Contracts & Agreements at Boston University.
M
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LOCATION
COMEDY SHOP 9am
BCF HEADQUARTERS
MAINROOM 10am-1pm
YOO HOO Room
10am - 1pm
MAINROOM 11am-3pm
Burbank 1 - 2pm
MAINROOM 2pm - 4pm
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SUN AUG 17
MON AUG 18
TUES AUG 19
Registration 10am-5pm
Registration 9am-5pm
Registration 9am-5pm
Being a Better Host/Emcee
Workshop
Richy Leis
Improv for Stand Up
Sara Cravens
Booking TV Warm Up
Work
Michael Rayner
Writing for Late Night TV
Gabe Abelson
Lunch On Your Own
Lunch On Your Own
Club Owners & Bookers
Panel
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Comedy Intensive Class
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MAINROOM 4:00pm
YOO HOO Room 4:00pm
MAINROOM 5:00pm
LAUGH MD
PROMO SHOOT-OPEN MIC
BAR 6:00pm
YOO HOO Room 6:00pm
MAINROOM 7:00pm
YOO HOO Room 7:30pm
Festival Kick Off Show
Hosted by Jeff Garlin
MAINROOM 8:00pm
All Arts Open Mic
What's What Podcast Live
Al Jackson & Forrest Shaw
w/Jim Jeffries
Bar Show-Open Mic
Misfits of Comedy
Hosted by Brad Williams
Characters of Comedy
Hosted by Fred Stoller
Quirky Comedy & Variety
Hosted by Michael Rayner
The Adam Carolla Show
Live Podcast
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Comedians Comedian Award
SPECIAL EVENT
YOO HOO Room 9:00pm
MAINROOM 9:00pm
Comedy Potpourri
Hosted by Jessi Campbell
Comics w/out Borders
Hosted by Dat Phan
YOO HOO Room 9:30pm
Occupy Burbank
Hosted by Jimmy Dore
Nerds & Hipsters
Hosted By Jackie Kashian
MAINROOM 10:00pm
College Showcase I
Showcase
Hosted by Geoff Keith
Comics on the Cusp
Showcase
Hosted by Dan Telfer
MAINROOM 11:00
After Party &
Underground
Showcase
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YOO HOO Room 11:30pm
MAINROOM/OFFSITE
11:00pm-2am
BAR & Mainroom -LATE
NIGHT 11:00pm
After Party &
Underground Showcase
Barneys Beanery
After Party &
Underground Showcase
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BURBANK COMEDY FESTIVAL 2014 MASTER SCHEDULE
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Revised 08/08/2014 | Schedule Subject to Change
Headquarters: 818-845-9721 | Blowrey@BurbankComedyFestival.com
WED AUG 20
THURS AUG 21
FRI AUG 22
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The Message of You
Judy Carter
Using your Comedic
Character to Get a Sitcom
Fred Stoller
Joke Lab
Dave Reinitz
Marketing and
Promoting & College
Barbara Holliday
Lunch On Your Own
College Market Panel
TV
Voiceover
Noelle Romano
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Lunch On Your Own
Comedy Development
Panel
Lunch On Your Own
Agents & Managers Panel
Live
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FlappCast Podcast
Flappers Podcast Live
w/Joey Medina
Foster the Podcast
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Happy Hour Auditions
Happy Hour Auditions
TMZ Comedians & Friends
Hosted by Rick Mitchell
Senior Sillies Showcase
Hosted by Brent Lowrey
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Ladies of Laughter
Hosted by
Wendy Liebman
Cruise Ship Showcase
Princess/Carnival/Holland
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Comedy Free For All
Headliners Showcase
Freaky Friday
Hosted by Rob Rasner
Diversity Showcase
Hosted by Vanessa
Graddick
Late Night TV Comedy
Showcase
Hosted by Darren Carter
Cruise Ship Showcase
Princess/Carnival/Holland
Best of the Fest 1
Hosted by Joey Medina
Hosted by George Gray
Colorful Comedy
Hosted by Kimrie Davis
2nd Best of the Fest
Showcase
Hosted by Richy Leis
Emerging Comedians
Showcase
Best of the Fest 2
Ty Barnett
Late Late Night
Showcase
Hosted by Forrest Shaw
2nd 2nd Best of the
Fest
Hosted by Wendi Starling
After Party &
Underground Showcase
After Party &
Underground Showcase
Hosted by Carlos Alazraqui
Hosted by Kevin Shea
After Party &
Underground Showcase
Holiday Inn –Crystal View
Hosted by Dr. Robert Slay
Hosted by Michael Rayner
Comedy Grab Bag
Flappers University
Favorites
by Joanie Coyote
Fruit Cocktail Showcase
Hosted by Jen Kober
Industry Potpourri
Panel 1pm-3pm
Two Milk Minimum
Family Friendly
Showcase
Comedians Laboratory
Improvised Set List
Open Mic
Hosted by Joey Medina
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SAT AUG 23
After Party &
Underground Showcase
Burbank Bar & Grille
Welcomes the
Burbank Comedy Festival
to Downtown Burbank
DTNBUR.COM
Industry Panel
Agents & Managers
thursday Aug 21st 2014 | 2pm-4pm | Mainroom
MODERATOR Mark Scroggs
David Shapira & Associates
Mark Scroggs has represented actors and comedic talent for 25 years. At David Shapira
& Associates, Mark works with talent in TV, film, theatre, hosting, and new media.
His love for comedy dates back to classic 1970s sitcoms, variety shows, and comedy
albums. Ian Aroughetti
Head of Comedy, Innovative Artists
After 3 years with Arougheti as the Head of Innovative Artists’ Comedy Department,
the unit has more than tripled in size. Ian focuses on getting his clients TV, film, and
digital roles beyond stand-up. He was recently selected byVariety as one their 2013
“Hollywood’s New Leaders”.
LynNea “LB” Bell
Talent Agent, Media Artists Group
Bell has been aggressively and tenaciously representing high-profile clients in the entertainment industry for 2 years. A corporate executive and entrepreneur in Communications, Media and Entertainment, she also works with Roger Paul at Universal Attractions as their West Coast liaison.
Ted Bender
Agent, Principato Young Entertainment
Principato-Young is known as the premiere production company for cutting edge comedic talent, working with stars such as Jim Carrey, Rob Corddry and Ed Helms. The
company produces feature films, as well as television series, including Reno 911 and
Hollywood Residential.
Chris DiPetta
Manager / Owner of The Punchline
DiPetta helped expand The Punchline franchise, and has opened or consulted on the
comedy clubs The Funny Bones and Catch a Rising Star. He has managed talented performers including Jeff Foxworthy, Steve Harvey, He is among the best prognosticators
of comedy trends.
Steve & Barb North
Managers, Brook Forest Entertainment
Barb and Steve headlined clubs and appeared on over 30 network and syndicated TV
shows before taking their careers behind the camera, writing and producing. Their clients have appeared on Nickelodeon, Disney, Showtime, Comedy Central and the major
networks.
Justin Silvera
Talent Manager, Silvera Management
Silvera was an agent in the motion picture department of Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silbermann Agency, (now ICM). He started his Hollywood career as a stand-up comic in Los
Angeles. Silvera Management was launched in 2009 and is a diversified management/
production company.
Industry Panel
College Market
Friday Aug 22nd 2014 | 2pm-4pm | Mainroom
Barbara Holliday will be MODERATING THIS PANEL
Kate Edmonds
College Agent, Joey Edmonds Presents
Edmonds is President of Joey Edmonds Presents, which has booked over 20,000 Comedy
Shows on College Campuses. Unique! ...Clean! ...and Always Funny! Kate has worked
with the company for 14 years and has been essential in bringing up & coming comedians
to the college market.
Gina Kirkland
College Agent, KP Comedy
In 2007, Kirkland opened KP Comedy, a company that focuses on bringing the best in
comedy to college buyers nationwide. She is a 14-year member of NACA and currently
serves within that organization as Lead Facilitator on the Associate Advisory Group to
the board.
Marc Marcuse
College Agent, Reel Management
Reel Management was founded by Marcuse, one of the stars of the NBC show “Average
Joe”. After appearing on the show in 2003, Marcuse had met many reality stars by appearing at various events, charities, and tv cameos. His current roster has grown to over
400 celebrities!
Shelly Neuhart
College Agent, H2F Comedy Productions
Neuhart is an in-house college agent for H2F Comedy through Flappers Comedy Club in
Burbank, CA. Born and raised in the Mid-West, she recently graduated from Lindenwood
University in St. Louis, MO with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. Shelly assists in managing the Preferred Parking Comedy Tour, featuring Samuel J. Comroe and Drew Lynch.
John Shealy
College Agent, Gersh Agency
John works directly with TJ MArkwalter at Gersh and is also a College Agent. Gersh
represents Drew Carey, Kevin Nealon, Fortune Feimster, Maria Bamford just to name a
few.
Industry Panel
Comedy PotpourRI
saturday Aug 23rd 2014 | 1pm-3pm | Mainroom
MODERATOR Gabe Abelson
Writer The Late Late Show w/ David Letterman
Abelson spent 4-1/2 years as the head monologue writer for “Late Show with David
Letterman”, garnering four Emmy nominations and three Writer’s Guild nominations.
He worked as staff writer at various network shows, including Politically Incorrect with
Bill Maher and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Jennifre DuMont
CASTING DIRECTOR
Jennifre has been a casting director for over 15 years and has cast such projects as
Hype, Frank TV, Punkd, Key & Peele, Cedric the Entertainer and Off Their Rockers.
David Albert Pierce
entertainment Attorney -Pierce Law Group
Pierce is Managing Member of Pierce Law Group LLP, a boutique entertainment law
firm. Pierce Law Group has served as legal counsel for production companies such as
Morgan Creek, Lions Gate Films, and Harpo Productions. He was Co-Executive Producer for the independent film Mercy, written, directed and staring Scott Caan.
Bob Oschack
Writer The Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson
Oschack performed stand-up on his own half-hour Comedy Central special in 2004. He
also received two Emmy Awards nominations for his work on The Best Damn Sports
Show Period. He currently works as a writer on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Ron Reid
Producer/Agent, Seattle Comedy Competition
Reid is the producer of the Seattle International Standup Comedy Competition. He also
co-wrote and co-starred in the cult stand-up comedy feature film “The Montana Run.” A
former comedy club headliner, Ron has worked as a personal manager, coach, teacher,
and bowl of cereal.
Danny Robinson
Comedy Agent - APA Agency for the Performing Arts
Robinson is the APA Talent and Literary Agency Senior Vice President. He focuses on
comedy and the personal appearance side of talent representation, which means touring,
stand-up comedy, and concerts. APA is an industry leader in the field of talent and literary representation.
Bruce Smith
COMEDY AGENT-Omnipop
Smith started Omnipop in New York in 1983 as a personal appearance agency for bands
and comics. He currently serves as president of Omnipop and heads its west coast office.
His clients include national headliners like Jimmy Pardo, Maria Bamford, and Doug
Benson.
Showcasing Comedians
In Alphabetical Order
Raajeev
Vicktor
Neil
Aggerwhil Aggerwhil Aggerwhil
Sina
Amedson
Ori
Amir
Jose
Lindsay
Barrientos Benner
Jeff
Ahern
Aliye
Aj
Owen
Alabado
Asif
Ali
Lisa
Alvarado
Carlos
Anthony
Mychael
Anthony
Howard
Aronin
Keenan
Baker
Tony
Baker
Banachoski
Chris
Bennett
Ashley
Bez
Nicole
Blaine
Mike
Bobbitt
Joel
Bryant
Trevor
Burke
Angel M.
Castillo
Crystal
Charee
Kyle
Chrise
Paul
Cibis
Peter
Samuel J. Brendan
Comroe Cooney
Jake
Cannon
Melanie
Case
Joanie
Coyote
Sara
Kaela
Cravens Crawford
John
Crist
Ashley
Currie
Trenton
Davis
Hanna
John
Deboer Dickenson
Angelo
di Nallo
Kimberly
Dillon
Carlie &
Donie
Leah
Dubie
Deuces
Wild Duo
Daniel
Eachus
Fielding
Edlow
Kellen
Erskine
Tom
Erik
Ben
Evans
Michelle
Julian
Jackie
Evans Fabulous Fernandez
Molly
Fite
Ricarlo
Flanagan
Justin
Foster
Angel
Gaines
Rome
Gall
Rick
Garrison
Anna
Gillcrist
Diana
Gitelman
Eschleman Escobar
Chris
Gehrt
Eric
Gil
Showcasing Comedians
In Alphabetical Order
Ruthy
Fields
Sean
Grant
Dina
Hashem
Fara
Dave
The
Gym
Steven
Haas
Olivia
Harewood
Kevin
Harper
Katie
Hayes
John
Horan
Laura
House
Ashley
Huyge
Lara
Ibrahim
Erikka
Innes
Radu
Isac
Al
Jackson
Spencer
James
Ryan
Johnson
Dale
Jones
Virginia
Jones
Donnivin
Jordan
Zoltan
Kaszas
Keith
Kelly
Michael
Kennedy
Kristin
Key
PK
Sascha
Knopf
Art
Krug
Lampshades
The
Timothy
Lang
Sean
Leary
Marvin
Lee
Steve
Lee
Richy
Leis
Josefina
Lopez
Brent
Lowrey
Drew
Lynch
Nasry
Malak
Michael
Malone
Jay
Mandyam
Meera
Manek
Trista
Mann
Ari
Mannis
Peter
Marr
Brady
Mathews
Justin
Matson
Kareem
Matthews
Greenbaum Gregory
Brian
Rachel
Dan
Clarke
Jack
Puppet
Mayberry Mayhem McDaniel McDowell McGowan McMakin
Paul
EJ
Morrissey Murphy
Chip
William
Abhay Keith Ross
Nadkarni Nelson Nicholson Nickerson
Whitney Jeanine
Melton Montellano
David
Nieker
Bob
Nissen
Showcasing Comedians
In Alphabetical Order
Dan
Jasmine
Scott Christopher
Pearlman Pierce Porteous R. Porter
Feraz
Ozel
Steven
Randolph
Dave
Reinitz
Charlie
Becky
Karen
Stacy
Robinson Robinson Rontowski Roquemore
Ayman
Samman
Tommy
Savitt
Smooth E
Michael
Scott
Kevin
Shea
Joshua
Snyder
Jonny
Soul
Kira
David
Ricky
Trann
Adam
Warshaw
Taylor
Zach
Tomlinson Tomlinson
Will
Vought
Cat
Wagner
Andre
Paradise
Brent
Parris
Michael
Odishoo
Marty
Ross
Chance
Royce
Alvin
Shin
Kyle
Shire
Janice
Silver
Matt
Storrs
Kennelia
Stradwick
brother
THE
Stephen
Thomas
Heather
Turman
Chinedu
Unaka
Robert
Vertrees
Erica
Watson
Myles
Weber
Ellen
Wesley
Matt
Wexler
Jodi
White
Bileko
Wissa
John
Wynn
Pauline
Yasuda
Andy
YP
Soltanovich Sorkness
Denise The Greg
Vivicca
KG
Whitsett Whittinghill Williamson Wilson
Brandon
Jason
Vestal Visenberg
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Burbank Comedy Festival
for bringing national attention
to the Town behind the Tinsel!
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