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Kara Klenk

Kara Klenk is a stand up comic, writer, and actor who grew up in Connecticut, the no-one-proclaimed comedy capital of New England. She was recently named by Time Out New York as one of the Top 10 Funniest Women in NYC and the overwhelming fame that followed drove her to Los Angeles, where she currently resides.

Kara has appeared on several cable channels and websites and has written for Nickelodeon, MTV, TVLand, and Comedy Central. She also produces/hosts a long-running stand up show,  If You Build It, at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater in NYC and LA.

It took her 2 weeks to learn Snapchat but she’s got it now.

Dave Waite

LOS ANGELES-BASED COMEDIAN DAVE WAITE IS A CHARISMATIC ODDBALL WHOSE SHOWS ARE NON-STOP FUN. THANKS IN PART TO STELLAR PERFORMANCES ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, COMEDY CENTRAL’S NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER, AND LAST COMIC STANDING, COMEDY FANS EVERYWHERE ARE ENTHRALLED BY THE KENTUCKY NATIVE’S OFF-BEAT OUTLOOK ON LIFE.

DAVE IS A BELOVED GUEST ON SEVERAL TOP-RATED PODCASTS AND RADIO SHOWS, INCLUDING DOUG LOVES MOVIES AND THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED BOB & TOM SHOW. HIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM “DEAD WAITE” BY ON TOUR RECORDS IS AVAILABLE NOW ON AMAZON AND ITUNES, AND HIS PREVIOUS ALBUMS CAN BE HEARD FREQUENTLY ON SIRIUSXM AND PANDORA.

IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING A HEALTHY TOUR SCHEDULE, DAVE ALSO CO-PRODUCES THE SECRET SHOW, A POPULAR COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BLIND BARBER IN CULVER CITY, CA.

Jennifer Murray

Jen grew up in Pittsburgh, PA which is her best excuse for putting french fries on everything. She didn’t have enough money to buy her friends, so making people laugh would assure her some company over the years. She won the iO West 2015 Comedy Festival’s Stand Up Competition and has performed at Chicago’s Funny Women Festival as well as stages all over Los Angeles. She is a member of the Westside Comedy Theater’s main stage sketch team: Westside Sketch Co. You can catch her telling jokes around town or wearing make-up that she put on yesterday.

Solange Castro

Solange Castro is a writer, stand up comic, and playwright who hails from the Berkeley, California.  She attended Berkeley High School and Yale University where she studied English Literature and Playwriting.  Solange has written for online publications and worked at many ad agencies where she has written hundreds of emails that end with “Please advise.”

As a comic she has performed all over Los Angeles, often over the sound of football games and coffee grinders. She has also performed at the LA Comedy Store, SF Punchline,  Flappers and has opened for long-time friend Maria Bamford.   In 2014 she wrote and produced the play “Changes In The Mating Strategies of White People,” which ran at the Lounge 2 Theatre in Hollywood.  In 2015 she was a finalist for NBC’s Late Night Writer’s Program.  Her play “We Are Experiencing Some Turbulence” saw a staged reading at Sacred Fools theater. Her newest play “The Salsa Lesson” draws on her 11 years of salsa dancing in Los Angeles.  You might catch her on Netflix’s “Lady Dynamite” as Maria Bamford’s friend, Solange (what a stretch!).   She has also produced thousands of comedy shows including, “Standup Schtick,” “Seismic!” “The Secret Garden Show,” “Joshi Kai,” “Slay Ride,” “It Got Real…What? Are You Kidding Me?” and “Heat.”  In 2016 she teamed up with young activist Jessica Cabot to begin the podcast “Jessica & Solange Take Down the Patriarchy.”  She is represented commercially by Sovereign Talent Group.  When she’s not furiously blogging or playwriting she dances salsa, eats gluten, makes fun of yoga people and talks about herself in the third person.

To learn more about me, visit my blog where I have a been oversharing since 2003 at www.searchforsanity.com.

Drew Kraft

Drew Kraft is a standup from Missouri.

Nick Turner

Nick Turner is a Texas-born, Virginia-raised, New York-based comedian. He has done stand-up comedy on NBC’s Late Night w/ Seth Meyers & Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon,  Comedy Central’s “The Half Hour,” & “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.”

He created, wrote and starred opposite Parker Posey in a pilot for Comedy Central called “Crazy House.” His debut album, “Yelling” was released in 2016 through Comedy Central Records. He was a regular cast member on VH1’s “Best Week Ever,” “I Love the 2000’s,” GSN’s “Lie Detectors” and TruTV’s “Almost Genius.”

In 2011, he performed as a “New Face” at the Montreal Comedy Festival and returned in 2013 returned to film the Canadian and Australian television show, “Just For Laughs” and in 2016 to film for Kevin Hart’s new VOD service.

He’s an undefeated champion on TruTV’s “Comedy Knockout” and can be seen improvising stand up on the most recent season of Seeso’s “What’s Your Fucking Deal? w/ Big Jay Oakerson”

He is currently working on season two of his Comedy Central digital series that he created and stars in called “Ya Killin’ Me!”

 

Hadiyah Robinson

Hadiyah Robinson was born and raised in Flint Michigan. Her television credits include Nightly Show, Gotham Comedy Live, Comic View, One Mic Stand, and Bugging Out. Hadiyah hosts a weekly podcast called Black A$$ Podcast available on iTunes and Stitcher.

Andy Hendrickson

Andy Hendrickson is a comedian, writer and actor that built his career in New York City. He now resides in Los Angeles. He has a clever, conversational style that has been engaging audiences for over 15 years. His material is based on real life experiences and his anecdotes are laced with a hearty disapproval. He doesn’t really know what that means either.

Andy has a matter-of-fact sense of humor and specializes in highlighting life’s silly details. One reviewer said it best, “He’s the exasperated guy next door.” But hey, don’t take my word for it, I’m just a broke college student that Andy paid $5, on a freelancer website, to make this thing sound good. Instead, watch one of his many clips from his TV appearances.

He’s had multiple TV appearances including: The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gotham Comedy Live, NBC/Seeso’s The Guest List and more. Internationally, Andy has performed at clubs and festivals throughout the world, including Canada, England, Holland and Ireland. He also performed for our troops on Outback’s Feeding Freedom Tour that provided entertainment for the troops on military bases across Afghanistan. His comedy CD “Underachiever” recently released to rave reviews and debuted in the iTunes Top 10.

Chris Fairbanks

Originally from Montana’s Big Sky Country, and currently residing in Los Angeles, Chris Fairbanks headlines comedy venues internationally. His fast paced, quirky, and constantly improvised act has been showcased on Comedy Central, Conan, Last Comic Standing, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Seeso.
For TruTV, Chris was a cast member and director of ‘World’s Dumbest’ and the host of “Almost Genius”. In the past year, he’s been featured on @midnight w/ Chris Hardwick, FOX’s new (and very similar) series Punchline, and the film ‘Punching Henry’ starring JK Simmons. Chris also has upcoming appearances on HBO’s ‘Crashing’, Amazon’s ‘One Mississippi’, and Comedy Centrals upcoming series ‘Corporate’.
Chris’ comedy album, “Fairbanks!” was named one of Amazon MP3’s Top Ten. He also hosts the popular podcast, “Do You Need a Ride”, with Karen Kilgariff on All Things Comedy. They shuttle their guests to or from the airport, somewhat dangerously, in a ’08 Honda Accord mobile sound studio.

Chris is also self-employed as a freelance artist, illustrating
for magazines, skateboards, album covers, etc.