
Basshole Stand-Up Comedy ft. Doug Bass, Pete Giovine, Ahmed Bharoocha, Rich Chassler, Rob DaRocha, Liz Zagone, Sarah Halstead, Josh Edelman, Reid Brackenbury, Hermie Castillo, Devyn Perry, Teresa Lo
Sun, 12 Apr, 9:00 PM PDT
Doors open
8:30 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Event Information
Age Limit
21+

Comedy
Doug Bass
Doug Bass
Comedy
Doug Bass, originally from New Jersey is an actor, comedian, and podcaster. He performs in LA at all the major clubs. You can sometimes catch him in commercials and also on the HBO show “THE COMEBACK” starring Lisa Kudrow. He also has performed sketch/Improv with the legendary Groundlings. Catch his podcast “I’m A Basshole" or catch him live at a show!... Follow him on social media @DougBassComedy.
Stand-up
Pete Giovine
Pete Giovine
Stand-up

Comedy
Ahmed Bharoocha
Ahmed Bharoocha
Comedy
Conan and Comedy Central veteran Ahmed Bharoocha is half Irish Catholic, half Pakistani-Indian-Burmese-Muslim, and wholly a master of punctuating striking social commentary with high-energy theatrics. During high school his family relocated from Santa Barbara to Rhode Island, where Bharoocha made the leap from Stitches Comedy Club dishwasher to open micker. While attending the University of Rhode Island he frequented Boston’s Comedy Studio, becoming a Comic in Residence in ... Read More

Stand-up
Rich Chassler
Rich Chassler
Stand-up
Rich Chassler is a Los Angeles based actor and Stand-up Comedian. He has been a touring stand-up comedian for many years. He brings his stand-up comedy to venues nationwide and abroad and can be seen in the highest profile comedy clubs nationwide.
Born and raised in New York, Rich studied acting with legendary acting teacher Stella Adler and landed his first professional acting job at 20 years old on NBC. He has since appeared in Off Broadway productions, directed over 20 plays and has appeared in several television shows and two Academy Award nominated movies having worked with the likes of Al Pacino and Helen Mirren. His voice has been heard in commercials and film productions and he is the writer, director, and star of the award-winning film “STOP.” In addition, he is an accomplished drummer and spent several years playing and touring in the band, Miracle Ticket. Rich’s hilarious brand of comedy encompasses life experiences observations and a hefty dose of improv that brings laughs nationwide and abroad! Rich Chassler is a comedian you do not want to miss!

Stand-up
Rob DaRocha
Rob DaRocha
Stand-up
Rob was born in New Orleans, Los Angeles and was raised by a single mom. Contrary to popular belief and unfounded assumptions, he is NOT white. He is actually half El Salvadorian and half Brazilian.
He began his stand-up comedy career in his hometown of Los Angeles and has emerged as a favorite at the Ice House in Pasadena, Laugh Factory both in Los Angeles and in Long Beach, and at the Improv in Los Angeles. He’s also performed in Orange County at various comedy clubs. He was selected to be part of the 2007 Latino Laugh Festival’s Diamonds in the Rough Show featuring top headliner comic Nick Swardson.
Rob has a very strong stage presence and great comedic timing. He performs all over the Los Angeles and Orange Country area and currently has two national commercials running, so you may have seen him on TV. He shot a sports pilot, Talking Trash, with Greg Wolf, a sports anchorman on Fox Sports West. He recently performed on Standup and Deliver on NUVO TV.
Stand-up
Liz Zagone
Liz Zagone
Stand-up

Comedy
Sarah Halstead
Sarah Halstead
Comedy
Sarah J. Halstead is an actor and comedian. Native of Flint, Michigan, she’s appeared in over 90 commercials, along with a slew of guest-star roles in both film and television. Sarah's comedy special RVs and Cats is available on Amazon Prime and her comedy album is available on Apple Music, Spotify and iTunes.

Comedy
Josh Edelman
Josh Edelman
Comedy
Josh is an award winning comedian, filmmaker, and writer. He recently directed the festival favorite, multi award winning stand up comedy documentary Mentally Al which has been picked up for distribution by Comedy Dynamics, and is currently available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple Movies, Google Play and more. He is also the creator and star of “Best Friends! Web Series” which took home first prize at the Oktoberfest Film Festival in NYC.
As a stand up comedian Josh has performed on Late Night at the Improv, been a top 50 ranked Roast Battler at the Comedy Store, a 3 time winner of the #UAreFunny stand up competition, and was selected to compete in The World Series of Comedy.
Based in LA, Josh is currently touring the country, doing stand up and promoting his film. He performs regularly in and around Los Angeles.

Comedy
Reid Brackenbury
Reid Brackenbury
Comedy
Reid Stuart Gordon Brackenbury is a comedian, with a name like that he probably should have been a lawyer, but at last he was too dumb to be a lawyer and just smart enough to be a comedian.
He hails from London, Ontario, Canada. He started doing comedy and disappointing his family at the ripe age of 19 where he helped form an award-winning sketch troupe “Vest of Friend” - Winners of “Best of Toronto(2015) and Montreal (2016) SketchFest” which in American Terminology is like winning Miss Ohio .
Reid now performs all around LA and is a rising twinkle twinkle little shining star and is always guaranteed to make you slap your knee, bust your gut and cure whatever sickness you may have!
**Warning offer not guaranteed* his lawyers advised him to add this disclaimer because as stated in the first paragraph, he is not a lawyer.

Stand-up
Devyn Perry
Devyn Perry
Stand-up
Devyn Perry is a stand-up comedian, improviser, and writer based out of Los Angeles. She was born in El Paso, Texas and raised in New York where she graduated from Clarkson University with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. After graduating she moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand up. She has performed in multiple states around the US, and co-produces Never-Ending Comedy Festival at the Hollywood Improv. You can see her performing all around LA!

Comedy
Teresa Lo
Teresa Lo
Comedy
Teresa Lo is a writer, comedian, and live event producer. She published the Amazon bestsellers Hell's Game and The Red Lantern Scandals, and her books have been developed for TV and film by companies such as 20th Century Fox, Winkler Films (Wolf of Wall Street), and Haimes Productions (Transformers). As a journalist, her work has appeared in publications such as Yahoo, Popsugar, Buzzfeed, and Hustler Magazine. She has performed standup all over the United States, at places like Laughfest, The Boston Comedy Festival, The Ventura Comedy Festival, and more. She produces live events around Los Angeles, and her fundraiser for the nonprofit RAINN was named a Best of LA event by LAist Magazine.

Comedy
Scott Blugrind
Scott Blugrind
Comedy
Scott Blugrind is the Multimedia Electric Guitar Comic who makes every show "Party Time!!" His high energy and crowd engaging act combines Stand-Up, Parodies of Anthems, Original Songs, Hysterical Videos, and Guitar Wizardry!
Scott Blugrind is also a well-known audience warm-up comedian, who has worked on over 700 episodes of TV sitcoms, including 192 episodes of Friends! He also warmed-up Veronica's Closet, Joey, The Class, and The Weber Show, among others. As a Musician, Scott is a world class Guitarist, Bassist, Musical Director and Song Writer. He has performed at The Whiskey, The Cabana Club, and The Roxy, and had a multi-year residency at The Fox & Hounds.
On a side note, Scott has been one of the top substitute teachers for the LAUSD for over two decades. He is known as "Mr. B: The Guitar Playing Sub". He combines Music, Magic, and an enthusiastic energy to teaching the students in the East San Fernando Valley.