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Behind the Lines ft Debra DiGiovanni, Ian Edwards, Laura Kightlinger, Matty Cardarople, Siegfried Tieber, Jodi Miller, Gini Sikes, Keida Mascaro, Wally Baram & Kristy Quinn!
Sun, 9 Jun, 9:00 PM PDT
Doors open
8:30 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Age Limit
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Comedy
Debra DiGiovanni
Debra DiGiovanni
Comedy
Canadian comedian Debra DiGiovanni is one of a kind. She’s been called the “Best Comedian to see after a Messy Break Up” and for the years 2008/2009-she was named Toronto’s (her home town) favorite comedian. In 2008, she taped her second “Comedy Now!” special for CTV/Comedy network and in 2009 she taped her second gala at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival. She also taped her first special on Comedy Central with her Live at Gotham recorded in New York City. Her special, “Single Awkward Female” premiered on Showtime in January 2012. Debra’s comedy has a sharp edge while maintaining a playful, happy air and her persona is one of the best developed of any comic working today. Couple that with a hilarious act that is so personal everyone can relate and you see why Debra is so popular; her humour and charm lies in her unflinching honesty and openness.

Comedy
Laura Kightlinger
Laura Kightlinger
Comedy
Laura Kightlinger stands out as a true original in the world of comedy. Her individual style and vision echoes through the incredibly popular characters on the hit NBC series "Will and Grace." In addition to her title as consulting producer on "Will and Grace " she's earned a recurring role on the show as "Nurse Shelia." Her first book entitled "Quick Shots of False Hope " was described by the New York Times Book Review as a "memorable disturbing and darkly comic debut." Laura is writing a TV pilot based on the book. Laura's unique talent has landed her film roles in "Run Ronnie Run" (with David Cross) "Pootie Tang" (starring Chris Rock) the Farrelly Brothers' "Shallow Hal " "Melvin Goes to Dinner " directed by Bob Odenkirk and the Eddie Murphy film "Daddy Daycare." Kightlinger recently finished directing her first documentary entitled "Sixty Spins Around the Sun " chronicling the New York City street movement to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws. Laura garnered the Director's Award at the Black Maria Film Festival for a short film she also wrote and starred in called "Dependable People." In addition to writing for "Will and Grace" for the past five years Laura has written for "Roseanne " "Dennis Miller Live" and "Saturday Night Live " where she was also a featured performer. Laura was a cast member of Roseanne's sketch comedy series "Saturday Night Special" on Fox. She has made guest appearances on "Tenacious D the Greatest Band in the World"...She now lives in Los Angeles and performs at local clubs.

Stand-up
Ian Edwards
Ian Edwards
Stand-up
Born in England and raised in Jamaica, Ian Edwards is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, actor, and podcaster. His first one-hour stand-up special, IanTalk: Ideas Not Worth Spreading, debuted on Comedy Central this summer.
As a stand-up, Ian released his debut album "100% Half Assed" on Conan O’Brien’s record label, Team Coco Records. He is the first comedian signed to the label. Ian has appeared numerous times on Comedy Central’s @Midnight , TBS’ Conan, and Comedy Central’s The New Negroes, and is regularly featured as a guest on some of the top podcasts in the world (WTF with Marc Maron and The Joe Rogan Experience to name a few).
Ian has served as an executive story editor and writing consultant on HBO’s Crashing, as well as a co-producer on Netflix’s Friends from College. Prior to that, Ian served as a consulting producer on NBC’s The Carmichael Show, as well as a staff writer on ABC’s Blackish. Ian also wrote the feature Undercover Brother 2 for Universal.
Ian recently played the recurring role of Skull in the Netflix series Friends From College. In 2015, Ian was cast in Sean Baker’s Indie Spirit Award nominated film, Tangerine, and prior to that was in Jeff Garlin’s film Dealing with Idiots, opposite JB Smoove and Natasha Leggero.
Ian is co-host of the All Things Comedy podcast "Soccer Comic Rant," an informed, passionate, and hilarious weekly update of soccer highlights around the world.

Comedy
Jodi Miller
Jodi Miller
Comedy
Jodi Miller has been performing Stand Up comedy all over the country for over 20 years, and has also done 4 military tours including going overseas to entertain the troops in Afghanistan.
She was on Season 9 of America’s Got Talent where she received a standing ovation from all four of the judges!
She recently performed on Gotham Comedy Live and is currently the head writer and on camera talent for the syndicated game show Funny You Should Ask.
She was a recurring guest commentator on CNN’s Showbiz Tonight and also been seen on The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, TRU TV, SyFy, GSN and Playboy Plus.
Jodi was a writer on the Cinemax series Co-Ed Confidential for all four seasons and is the co-author of the WTF Series: WTF College, WTF Work & WTF Women SRSLY WTF, WTF America and OMG GUYS all available in stores and online now.
And just in case you were wondering, yes she has a cat! JUST ONE CAT!

Stand-up
Keida Mascaro
Keida Mascaro
Stand-up
Keida Mascaro works as a film producer, director, and photographer, as well as frequently performing as a standup comic! He’s produced films, music videos, and standup shows, and has performed all over southern California, at places like The Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv, The Hollywood Roosevelt, and the Ha Ha Comedy Club.

Stand-up
Gini Sikes
Gini Sikes
Stand-up
True Crime Comic Gini Sikes explores everything from folk-singing Neo-Nazis to psycho beauty queens. A journalist, she’s written for Essence, NYTimes, Washington Post, MTV and PBS. Originally from Wisconsin, when not pondering world evil, Gini tells jokes to make sense of it all.
Stand-up
Matty Cardarople
Matty Cardarople
Stand-up
Magical/Hypnosis Comedy
Siegfried Tieber
Siegfried Tieber
Magical/Hypnosis Comedy

Comedy
Wally Baram
Wally Baram
Comedy
Wally Baram is a Mexican-Syrian stand-up comedian, writer, and actress living in NYC. Wally is a series regular and supervising producer on the hit Amazon series OVERCOMPENSATING, created by Benito Skinner. She made her acting debut starring as ‘Carmen,’ a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs in college. She was a producer on the Netflix series, NEON, created by Shea Serrano and a co-producer on the Apple TV series, SHRINKING, with Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein, and Bill Lawrence. She has written on ENGLISH TEACHER (FX), WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (S4 & S5, HULU/FX), BETTY (S2, HBO), and SPRUNG (Freevee). Wally was a Just For Laughs ‘NEW FACES’ for stand-up comedy and made her late-night debut on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT (CBS). Wally performs regularly at clubs and venues across the country. Her comedy brings a unique perspective on the strange banalities of entering the adult world as well as growing up with a strong multi-cultural/Mexican-Syrian identity. She is also, unfortunately, Gen-Z.

Stand-up
Kristy Quinn
Kristy Quinn
Stand-up
Kristy Quinn is a comedian and YouTuber from the South Side of Chicago. With her fierce delivery and energy, Kristy is a force to be reckoned with in comedy. Kristy quickly made a name for herself in stand-up sharing the stage with the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Iliza Shlesinger and Jamie Kennedy. Performing in comedy clubs all around, she also won “Best of the Fest” in the 2023 Burbank Comedy Festival.