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COMEDY CRUSH *JUST ADDED: TIM DILLON* Ft. Jay Pharoah, Arsenio Hall, Moshe Kasher, Justine Marino, Avery Pearson
Wed, 17 Sep, 7:30 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Age Limit
21+

Stand-up
Tim Dillon
Tim Dillon
Stand-up
Tim Dillon is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, known for his no-holds-barred humor and incisive social commentary. His latest Netflix special, Tim Dillon: This Is Your Country, takes on the political and cultural chaos leading up to the 2024 election. Framed as a Jerry Springer-style talk show, the special explores controversial topics and human behavior through Dillon’s interactions with real people and his trademark boldness.
Dillon first made waves with his 2022 Netflix special, Tim Dillon: A Real Hero, in which he rants about fast food, living in Texas, Disney adults and the reason no one should be called a hero. He originally appeared on Netflix in 2018 with a short set as part of The Comedy Lineup.
Dillon’s podcast, The Tim Dillon Show, averages a million viewers a week between video and audio downloads. He tours theaters internationally and has been a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience 15 times. On-screen, Dillon recently starred in Eli Roth’s box office hit Thanksgiving and appeared in Todd Phillips' Joker: Folie à Deux.

Stand-up
Jay Pharoah
Jay Pharoah
Stand-up
Actor and comedian Jay Pharoah is one of the industry's most highly-anticipated leading men.
Pharoah most recently starred in the biopic SPINNING GOLD as Cecil Homes, the right hand man of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart who co-founded Casablanca Records. Together they were behind the success of stars like Donna Summer, Kiss and The Village People. He also starred in the Toronto International Film Festival triumph, THE BLACKENING as Shawn. The film performed so well it was sold out of the festival to Lionsgate and will be released this upcoming Juneteenth weekend.
In the last few years, Pharoah has appeared in Comedy Central’s OUT OF OFFICE alongside Ken Jeong and Oscar Nuñez and in the independent comedy MORT IN SHERMAN OAKS with Lucy Hale and Jim Gaffigan. He starred in Netflix’s RESORT TO LOVE with Cristina Milian for producer Alicia Keys and in the Lionsgate thriller PRIVATE PROPERTY. Pharoah also co-starred opposite Harry Shum Jr. in Universal’s ALL MY LIFE, in Justin Simien’s critically acclaimed feature film BAD HAIR for Hulu, and in Lionsgate’s 2 MINUTES OF FAME for director Leslie Small.
On the small screen, Pharoah starred as “J.J. Evans” in ABC’s Emmy Award-winning Live in Front of a Studio Audience version of ALL IN THE FAMILY and GOOD TIMES. He currently hosts and produces the Nickelodeon hit gameshow UNFILTERED.
Best known for his his spot-on impressions, Pharoah spent six seasons as a cast member on NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. In 2017, he shifted to his first leading role as ‘Floyd Mooney’ in Showtime’s WHITE FAMOUS, which was executive produced by Academy Award-winner Jaime Foxx and inspired by Foxx’s real-life experiences.
Additional film and television credits include Sony Picture’s animated feature, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, Steven Soderbergh’s UNSANE, Universal’s animated feature SING, CBS Films’ GET A JOB, CBS’s All Access’s REMOTE, FOX Searchlight’s LOLA VERSUS, FOX’s FAMILY GUY, FOX’s THE SIMPSONS, Netflix’s BOJACK HORSEMAN, and Cartoon Network’s ROBOT CHICKEN.
In addition to acting and his stand-up, Jay released his first EP titled “Spittin Image” in August 2021. The tracks are a marriage between Jay’s spot-on impressions and his love of songwriting and rapping. All songs are written by Jay and produced by Andrew Hypes.
Pharoah continues to headline comedy clubs across the country throughout the year.

Comedy
Moshe Kasher
Moshe Kasher
Comedy
Moshe Kasher is the Co-host of the Endless Honeymoon Podcast, and author of the 2012 memoir "Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16." In 2018 Moshe and his wife, Natasha Leggero, debuted a three-part comedy special for Netflix, “The Honeymoon Stand-Up Special.” His 2012 special "Live In Oakland" was among the first specials to appear on Netflix.
In 2017, Moshe hosted his Comedy Central talk show, "Problematic with Moshe Kasher." Named one of "Variety’s" 10 Comics To Watch, Kasher was a co-executive producer on "Another Period," on which he was also a cast member. He made frequent appearances on Comedy Central’s "@midnight" with Chris Hardwick, "This Is Not Happening," and "Drunk History" and has also appeared on the series "Not Safe with Nikki Glaser" and "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail." Kasher has also had roles on "The Good Place" "Portlandia," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "The League," "Shameless," "Maron," "Garfunkel and Oates," and "The New Normal."
A versed writer, Kasher has written for several films, series and specials including, HBO's Betty, Little America, "Wet Hot American Summer," "Zoolander 2," "Another Period," and the "Comedy Central Roasts."

Comedy
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Comedy
Arsenio Hall became a household name with the success of his Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show “The Arsenio Hall Show”. The versatile actor, comedian and producer first became involved in the arts at “The Cleveland Playhouse” and continued to hone his craft through his Kent State University years.
In 1979, Hall moved from Ohio to Chicago, Illinois where he tried his hand at stand-up comedy and was discovered by Jazz singer Nancy Wilson. In the following few years Arsenio toured, opening for twenty major headliners including Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder. Hall attempted to diversify his career by making numerous appearances on television shows such as “Solid Gold” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and doing his first film cameo in “Amazon Women on the Moon,”. In 1987, Hall was asked to replace Joan Rivers on the Fox Network series “The Late Show.” On the strength of his work as interim host, he was signed to a film and television deal with Paramount Pictures, which subsequently led to the opportunity to co-write and co-star in the hit comedy “Coming to America.”
On January 3, 1989, “The Arsenio Hall Show” made its debut. Virtually overnight, Arsenio changed the face of late-night television by captivating young viewers across the country. During his successful five-year run as Executive Producer, Arsenio provided a forum for cutting edge comedy, politics and the television debut of pop superstars.
Arsenio was featured as the comical “Carl Cristall” in Exodus Films’ animated feature “Igor,” and was featured in the HBO Sports Documentary “Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals." In 2013, Hall returned to late-night television as executive producer and host of the CBS Television Distribution/Tribune Broadcasting nationally syndicated "The Arsenio Hall Show," which aired on stations around the country during the 2013 - 2014 season. He also appeared in a cameo role in Adam Sandler’s ‘90s set Netflix comedy film “Sandy Wexler.” In 2017, Arsenio was featured Monday mornings as co-host of the popular nationally syndicated radio program “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” and also appeared on the ABC comedy "The Mayor." He recently enjoyed a triumphant return to his first love of stand-up comedy performing at venues across the country and released his current Netflix stand-up special “Smart & Classy” which can be streamed in various countries across the world.
Most recently, Arsenio brought back his talk show for a 4-night run during the Netflix is a Joke festival in Los Angeles. He can be seen reprising his role as Semmi and other surprise characters in Amazon Prime’s Coming 2 America now streaming.

Comedy
Justine Marino
Justine Marino
Comedy
Justine Marino is a comedian, actor, writer and producer who realized her love for comedy at The Groundlings School shortly after moving to Los Angeles. She started doing stand-up while working as a tour guide at Universal Studios, and soon began opening for Jon Lovitz, Bo Burnham, and Joel McHale. Justine quickly caught the eye of Jenny McCarthy, and was cast in the special Jenny McCarthy's Dirty, Sexy, Funny, which streamed on Netflix.
In 2014 Justine was selected as a New Face of Comedy at Montreal’s prestigious Just For Laughs Festival and has been seen on NBC, Comedy Central, and MTV. Most recently, Justine hosted and executive produced The Funny Dance Show for E!, which is based on the successful live show she created at The World Famous Comedy Store. The Funny Dance Show will premiere later this year on E!

Music
Avery Pearson
Avery Pearson
Music
Avery Pearson is a comedian, actor, and musician whose original comedy music has been featured on SNL, Broadway, and Netflix. He wrote and performed opening numbers on ‘The ESPYs’ and ‘NFL Honors’ as well as the Emmy-winning ‘Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson’. Avery served as the music director and wrote all the songs for ‘Historical Roasts with Jeff Ross’ and ‘Back That Year Up’ (Peacock). His appearances include ‘Iliza’s Locals’ (Hulu), ‘The Hall’ (Netflix), ‘Bill Burr’s Friends Who Kill’ (Netflix), ‘Masters of Sex’ (Showtime), WYFD? (Apple TV), and 'Suits' (USA). Avery co-wrote and co-directed the music video 'Christmas Magic' featuring 60 all-star comics (Howie Mandel, Adam Devine, Richard Lewis) to benefit the charity Comedy Gives Back.
A staple of the comedy scene, Avery tours his signature comedy music show ‘Comedian Rhapsody’ and produces two hit live shows in Los Angeles: Comedy Crush (The Hollywood Improv) and Keys to the Store (The Comedy Store). He's also been featured at JFL, Moontower and New York Comedy Festival. His special GIVE IT UP, AVERY PEARSON was released by Veeps & Pinch Records and his solo comedy music album drops in the Fall of 2025.

Stand-up
Tonight at the Improv
Tonight at the Improv
Stand-up
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