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At the Lab: Joe Wong, Anyi Malik, Bruce Gray, Mav Viola, Seth Lawrence, Joe Praino, Handren Seavey, Josh Martin, and more TBA!
Tue, 8 Oct, 7:30 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Age Limit
18+

Stand-up
Tonight at the Lab
Tonight at the Lab
Stand-up

Comedy
Joe Wong
Joe Wong
Comedy
Joe Wong is a stand-up comedian who tours around the world in both English and Chinese. He made appearances on Letterman, Colbert, and Ellen shows, as well as headlined the 66th Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. where he roasted the then vice president Joe Biden. Joe hosted his own Television talk show in China Is This True? for 10 years. In 2018, he was featured in the book First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great. This year, he is slated to perform at the NetFlix Is A Joke Fest. Joe Wong also published a number of books and e-books of his own.
Movies
To be released: Twin Blades, an action comedy.
February 2018: Detective Chinatown 2, a movie grossed $500 million in China.
February 2016: The Ghouls, a movie grossed $300 million in China
September 2009: The Invention of Lying directed by Ricky Gervais
Television
2013 - 2023: host of a top rated weekly TV talk show “Is it True?” in China. Taped in front of a live audience, the show reached as many as 25 million viewers per episode.
December 2019: performed on Late Night with Stephen Colbert
August 2018: performed sketches on BTV.
2012: presenter on China’s Got Talent.
2009-2012: performed on The Late Show with David Letterman 4 times.
March 2010: headlined the 66th Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C. where he roasted then vice president Joe Biden.
2009 - 2010: appeared on Ellen twice.
Live Performances
2024: Slated to perform at the NetFlix Is A Joke Fest.
2023: Performed sold out English shows during his This Asian Hates Asian Hate tour in NYC, DC, San Jose, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, etc.
2023: Toured China, the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand with his Chinese stand up show You Geng.
2021- 2022: Performed over 100 Chinese stand up shows in China.
Other media:
2023: Host of podcast Stand-up Without Borders
2023: Host of ChatAAPI with Joe Wong on YouTube
2023: Host of Longevity Living Room on Chinese internet.
August 2020: self published an e-book Not This Shit Again! A Comedian’s Guide To Tackling Anti-Asian Racism
2017: Judged a standup comedy competition on IQIYI (The Chinese Netflix)
2016: recorded the podcast WTF with Marc Maron
2015: interviewed by The New York Times
2011: published an autobiography The Tao of Humor in China, which became a best seller that year.

Comedy
Bruce Gray
Bruce Gray
Comedy
Bruce Gray is a Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster based out of Los Angeles, California. He started comedy at the age of 18 in his hometown of Bakersfield, California, where most venues would make him wait outside until it was his turn to perform (sometimes in the rain). In 2023 Bruce became a Paid Regular at The World Famous Comedy Store and he has appeared in multiple TV shows and Music Videos including “I Think You Should Leave” On Netflix, "Game Shakers" on Nickelodeon, "Kings Dead" by Kendrick Lamar, and "Earthquake" by RiceGum and KSI. Bruce is the co-host of the “BagFries” podcast and He can be seen performing stand-up nightly in Los Angeles at clubs such as The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and The Ice House. He won "Best Of Fest" at the Golden Spike Comedy Festival in Salt Lake City and has performed with comedians as Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Bobby Lee, Whitney Cummings, Anthony Jeselnik, Doug Stanhope, Theo Von, Andrew Santino, Kyle Kinane and many others.

Comedy
Mav Viola
Mav Viola
Comedy
Mav Viola is a Los Angeles based comedian, writer and actor from Virginia Beach, VA. Most recently you’ve seen Mav on COMEDY CENTRAL and NETFLIX IS A JOKE as well as heard her perform on SIRIUS XM. Mav regularly headlines around the country and has toured nation-wide with comedians like Whitney Cummings and Hannah Einbinder.
Mav can also be seen alongside Iliza Shelsinger and Margaret Cho in GOOD ON PAPER on Netflix, MAYANS MC on FX, and BUTCH PAL FOR THE STRAIGHT GAL on Roku.

Comedy
Seth Lawrence
Seth Lawrence
Comedy

Stand-up
Joe Praino
Joe Praino
Stand-up
Joe Praino is a comedian, actor and podcast host, who was honored to be part of the elite “New Faces” showcase at the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. He has two successful podcasts: Dirty Sports (with Andy Ruther), which showcases his immense depth of sports knowledge, and the baseball centric Dirty Slides (with Andy Lazarus). He has interviewed the likes of comedy writer/director David Zucker, NFL stars Shawn Merriman and Pat McAfee, celebrity personal trainer Duffy Gaver and NBA star Brian Scalabrine. Praino performs standup at several clubs across the country and in Canada, including Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand, The Cellar, The Laugh Factory, House of Comedy, The Improv, Flappers and the Westside Comedy Theater.
A native New Yorker, Praino worked the club circuit and was a CBS Page and a Desk Assistant at the Evening News With Dan Rather before standup comedy eventually won out as his full-time pursuit. He earned regular spots at the Comic Strip Live and Boston Comedy Club and he hosted his own variety show, Miscellaneous, at Galapagos in Brooklyn. Praino has had several indie film roles and appearances on “The Curse of Von Dutch” (Hulu), “Now We’re Talking,” “Gotham Comedy Live” and several episodes of “ESPN Instant,” with some of his favorite analysts and commentators. A sports enthusiast, he’s had the distinct mind-blowing honor of throwing out the first pitch at a Mets game and he’s taken up golf, which was once on his “things not to do list.” Praino lives in sunny CA with his surfboard and foster dogs.

Comedy
Handren Seavey
Handren Seavey
Comedy

Comedy
Anyi Malik
Anyi Malik
Comedy
While riding in the back of a cab Anyi Malik once made the driver laugh so hard that he crashed his car into another vehicle. This calamity ignited Anyi to begin his career as a standup comedian. For a decade Anyi has been regularly performing his clever conversational comedy up and down the west coast on such notable stages as The Punchilne San Francisco The Hollywood Improv and the Comedy Store. Originally from the Bay Area Anyi now lives in Los Angeles CA. where he is a regular performer in the club and underground comedy scene. Once described by Comedy Recap as “the most animated performer” Anyi has quickly grown recognition on the circuit for his lively performances and his distinct hypnotic voice that simultaneously soothes amuses and abuses his audiences. In addition to various pilots web series and sketches Anyi Malik has appeared on Hulu network’s “Quicklaffs” and Ralphie May & Lahna Turner’s infamously hilarious “Perfect 10 Podcast“. His comedy album Lamb Choppin’ is available on Amazon and iTunes.