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The Stand Up Comedy Club presents
Comedy Festival LA
Sat, 26 Aug, 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Doors open
4:00 PM PDT
The Stand Up Comedy Club
9831 Belmont St., Bellflower, CA 90706
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OUTDOOR EVENT
The Festival is Located Behind The Stand Up Club at 9831 Belmont St, Bellflower, CA 90706 - DOORS WILL OPEN AT 4 PM for you to secure great seats in general admission or VIP Tables.
General Admission is a single chair per person
VIP seating has a 60" round table and you will be seating with other guests unless you have your entire party with you (party of 6) we will be able to seat you all together. VIP tickets are sold in pairs. Round Table seats 6 guests.
Get ready for an amazing night as The Stand Up Comedy Club proudly presents ComedyfestLA in Bellflower! Join us for this epic outdoor event that combines top-notch comedic performances from Paul Rodriguez, Alonzo Bodden, Alfred Robles, Vanessa Graddick, Noel G, and more being added! Not only comedy but music too, with a talented DJ to keep spinning the latest tunes as well as musical performances from recording artist Castella.
This festival will showcase the best of the best, ensuring a diverse and unforgettable entertainment experience with food vendors from all over Southern California, merch booths, a cocktail bar, and a beer garden to chill and relax and a DJ!!. This is the ultimate comedy experience you don't want to miss out!
(There is no minimum purchase requirement for this event)
Mark your calendars and gather your friends and family for an unforgettable night filled with non-stop comedy, delicious food, refreshing beverages of all kinds.
Don't miss out on this incredible event! PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW and get ready to immerse yourself in the world of comedy.
**Please note that lineups are subject to change without prior notice and ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. you need to present YOUR ID to match the ticket.
Event Information
Age Limit
21+

Comedy
Paul Rodriguez
Paul Rodriguez
Comedy
Longtime comedian Paul Rodriguez has been making audiences laugh all over the world (in Spanish and English) for nearly three decades with his unique brand of humor that is a perfect blend of his Latin heritage the American dream and his undeniable universal appeal. As an actor and comedian Paul Rodriguez’s multi-faceted career includes starring roles and featured appearances in over 45 films and countless television series and comedy specials.
Voted one of the most influential Hispanics in America and awarded the Ruben Salazar Award by The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States Rodriguez has remained a constant force in his community and the world of comedy throughout his career.
Rodriguez's film credits include "Without Men" with Eva Longoria and Christian Slater; "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore;" "The Deported " "I’m Not Like That No More" with comedian Felipe Esparza (2010 "Last Comic Standing" winner) Disney’s blockbuster hit "Beverly Hills Chihuahua " "The World’s Fastest Indian " "A Cinderella Story " "How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass " "Ali " "Tortilla Soup " "Crocodile Dundee in LA " "Rat Race " "Bloodwork " "Chasing Papi" and "D.C. Cab " among others.
The multifaceted entertainer recently wrote and performed his first-ever one-man show "Just for the Record " which is now available on DVD. In this tell-all theatrical piece Rodriguez takes audiences on a journey through his remarkable life including his childhood in Mexico to his family's move to Compton California (where he grew up) his illustrious career and the significant relationships and moments that helped shape his life along the way.
Rodriguez has hosted several hit series including the entertainment talk show "El Show de Paul Rodriguez " an entertainment talk show for Univision which reached over 50 markets throughout the United States and an international audience in over 17 countries in Central and South America. His additional hosting credits include the The NCLR ALMA Awards The Tejano Music Awards Showtime’s Latino Laugh Festival and his own television specials "Back to School" and "Behind Bars." He recently hosted "Mis Videos Locos with Paul Rodriguez” on Tr3s: MTV Música y Más.
As an accomplished writer director and producer for television motion pictures and feature shows Rodriguez has several hit projects to his credit including the comedy concert film "The Original Latin Kings of Comedy " which he executive produced and starred in along with Cheech Marin George Lopez and Carlos Mencia; the feature film "A Million to Juan " which he also wrote directed and starred in; six comedy specials for HBO including "Loco Slam " "Live in San Quentin" and "Idiots and Armadillos." As executive producer he recently struck comedy again with his Comedy Central stand-up concert DVD “Comedy Rehab.” In addition to his many hit comedy specials in English Rodriguez has the distinguished credit of performing the first-ever one-hour standup comedy special in Spanish "Dime Con Quien Andas " for Telemundo.
Among his many credits Rodriguez has also made guest appearances on several Late Night shows including "The Wanda Sykes Show " "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno " "Last Call with Carson Daly " and "Politically Incorrect." Additionally he has guest starred in several television series including "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition " "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List " "Shaken Not Stirred " DIRECTV’s "Supreme Court of Comedy " Showtime's original series "Resurrection Boulevard" and "American Family." He has also lent his voice to popular animated series including "King of the Hill " "Dora the Explorer" and "The Proud Family."
Rodriguez’s first big break came while doing comedy warm-ups for Norman Lear's show "Gloria." Lear ultimately wrote and developed a weekly series for Rodriguez entitled "a.k.a. Pablo " which is enshrined at the Smithsonian and holds the distinct honor for being the first television show about a Mexican American family on mainstream American television.
In addition to being a revolutionary and enduring force in the world of comedy throughout his career Rodriguez has remained involved with various charitable civic and educational organizations including the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and The Leukemia Society to name a few. He also is a member of the advisory board of the California Film Commission. Additionally as part owner of the world famous Laugh Factory Rodriguez has participated in the club’s annual free Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the underprivileged for over 30 years.
Rodriguez was honored with the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the City of Fresno for his tireless work on behalf of water conservation. As Chairman of the California Latino Water Coalition Rodriguez was one of the driving forces behind the California Water Bond Measure coming into fruition.
Always willing to seize an opportunity to educate and entertain Rodriguez can currently be seen in the nine-episode web series “Fixing Paco ” which is produced by The Mendez National Institute of Transplantation (MNIT). The innovative series launched in Spanish and English in November 2012 to help raise awareness on the importance of organ transplantation within the Latino Community.
In addition to writing directing producing and performing across the country Rodriguez enjoys spending time with his granddaughter Heaven and his two sons Paul Rodriguez Jr. aka as professional skateboarder and gold medal winner P-Rod; and his younger son Lukas. He also enjoys spending time with his three eccentric Chihuahuas – Mooska Chica and Luna (formerly known as Lady Gaga) who Rodriguez adopted from an animal rescue shelter.
For more information on Paul Rodriguez you can visit www.paulrodriguez.com.

Comedy
Aida Rodriguez
Aida Rodriguez
Comedy
Aida Rodriguez is a new Afro-Latina, taking the world of entertainment by storm with her wit, strong performances, and charismatic personality. Aida recently filmed a comedy special for Netflix as part of a new standup series “She Ready.” She made history as the first Latina to appear in two specials air in one month on both HBO and Showtime. She was handpicked by director Taylor Hackford for his film “The Comedian” starring Robert De Niro. In 2017, Coca Cola Global Women’s LINC Conference sponsored Rodriguez’s speech that modeled a TED Talk. Rodriguez has also appeared on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Nightly Show, five-time host of the PBS Imagen Awards, NBC Last Comic Standing’s finals, TRUtv’s Laff Tracks, Fox Laughs, Nickelodeon Mom’s Night Out and Parental Discretion. This summer, Aida will be releasing her first Netflix special, as part of Tiffany Haddish’s They Ready series. She is also a regular contributor for The Young Turks.
Aida Rodriguez wears many hats as comedian, actress, writer and mother. Sharing her point of view of the world, she writes comedy that is poignant and incisive. Her audiences often laugh hard, think hard, and feel hard as her comedy is cathartic and confrontational. Known as Funny Aida, Rodriguez aims to challenge the norms of today and the discomfort or taboo-quality around controversial topics like race, gender, sexuality, and family dynamics through her comedy. From the moment she takes the stage, the audience is engaged whether in laughter or in thought. Rodriguez’s comedy is not only medicine for the soul, but it may one day just change the world.

Jazz
Alonzo Bodden
Alonzo Bodden
Jazz
An international headliner Alonzo has performed comedy worldwide including Just For Laughs in Montreal Kilkenny Ireland Comedy fest Sydney Australia Brighton Beach in the UK and he’s entertained the troops everywhere from Iraq to Greenland. His one-hour comedy special "Who's Paying Attention?" premiered on Showtime to rave reviews. Introduced to America on NBC’s Last Comic Standing Alonzo Bodden was runner up on Season 2 and came back to win it all on Last Comic Standing Season 3 “The Best of the Best.” Since then he’s been a regular on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and a favorite guest on Adam Corolla’s radio show and podcast. While his movie career has consisted mainly of playing security guards he’s protected the best. Steve Martin and Queen Latifah in Bringing Down The House and Leslie Nielsen in Scary Movie 4. He’s hosted 101 Cars You must Drive on Speed Channel and America’s Worst Driver on The Travel Channel and the ITV show Inside the Vault.
Check out his weekly podcast at: http://sideshownetwork.tv/category/podcasts/comedy/alonzo-bodden-whos-paying-attention/

Comedy
Edwin San Juan
Edwin San Juan
Comedy
Edwin San Juan an “original” Los Angeles based comedian is well received from multicultural audiences of all ages with his laid back style on stage his quick punchlines and hilarious stories he keeps every audience roaring both internationally and at home!
He has entertained our troops with the ‘Around the World in Eight Days’ USO campaign and has appeared on multiple Showtime Comedy Specials such as ‘Edwin San Juan presents Pacific Rim Comedy’ where he serves as creator and executive producer showcasing some of the funniest Asian comedians out today! He also appeared on ’Comics without Borders’ and ‘The Payaso Comedy Slam’ which reached over a million hits on youtube making it one of the most requested clips amongst comedy fans around the world!
Edwin has made several television appearances on multiple networks such as Comedy Central ABC UPN NBC BET and Si TV. His appearances include ‘Live at Gotham’ ‘Live from Hollywood’ ‘Comic View’ ‘Que Locos’ ‘Loco Comedy Jam’ ‘Latino 101′ ‘Latino Laugh Festival’ ‘Inside Joke’ 'Destination Stardom’ and he reigned as the grand champion of the ‘Talent Agency’ with 9 consecutive victories.
Edwin is one of the most requested comedians out today! Be on the look out for this rising star’s soon to be released one hour special and his first movie venture the hilarious comedy “I’m Not Like That No More” co-starring Paul Rodriguez and Felipe Esparza!

Comedy
Drew Lynch
Drew Lynch
Comedy
Originally from Indianapolis, Drew Lynch moved to Los Angeles at the age of 19 with aspirations of becoming an actor. While living in Los Angeles, a softball injury left Drew with a severe stutter, limiting his chances of acting in front of the camera. Determined to move forward Drew turned to stand-up comedy and in 2015, he captured the hearts of America with his Golden Buzzer performance on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent. His performances landed him in the finals where he finished in second place. Since then, Drew has guest-starred on IFC’s Maron, and landed his late night debut on CONAN. Drew has amassed a YouTube following of over 1.6 million subscribers and has become a dynamic content creator as his channel is the home to his own original animated series, popular vlog, comedy sketches and collaborations with major brands and influencers such as Cesar Millan, and HelloFresh. Currently Drew is developing a feature film based around his life and comedy.

Comedy
Alfred Robles
Alfred Robles
Comedy
After getting kicked out of the police academy, Alfred Robles rose to become one of the hottest young comedians in the country -- and nobody is safe from Alfred's good-humored teasing. Two years into his comedy career, Alfred was featured in the hit show "Loco Comedy Jam" and the Latino Laugh Festival. Alfred was featured on the Comedy Central Live Fluffy Shop tour where he opened for Gabriel Iglesias from 2010-2011. He was featured on Comedy Central's "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution” series in Fall of 2011. He is currently on the road with Gabriel Iglesias on the “Stand-Up Revolution Tour.”

Film
Noel Gugliemi
Noel Gugliemi
Film
Actor, Producer, and Founder of independent film company Entangled Entertainment, Noel Guglielmi, was raised in Los Angeles and first cast -- without a formal audition -- in a Taco Bell commercial at the age of 15.
Discovered during an acting class as a boy, today he is one of Hollywood's most recognized faces, with more than 150 large and small-screen credits to his name over a 25-year career.
Noel has worked with some of the best in the business, with roles in Fast and Furious, Training Day, Bruce Almighty, Purge Anarchy, The Dark Knight Rises, Fresh Off the Boat, CSI Miami, Bones, The Walking Dead, and literally hundreds more.
His personal dedication to entertainment spans not only acting and producing but writing, digital content creation, stand-up comedy, talent recruitment, coaching and mentoring as well as motivational speaking.
For Noel, the opportunity to engage audiences across cultures, ages, and borders is made even more rewarding when he can draw from his dramatically unique personal experiences to enlighten and improve the quality of life for others, especially at-risk youth and criminal offenders, to pop and car culture enthusiasts and more.
After groundbreaking years in the profession as one of Hollywood's original Latino celebrities, Noel was honored to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2017 as part of its diversity efforts and in recognition of his contributions.
Noel credits much of his success to learning from his peers. Attentive to every important aspect of film creation and being true to his roots and community helped him stand out to succeed in one of the world's most competitive professions and against challenging odds.
Today, he makes time to mentor others both in business and life

Comedy
Vanessa Graddick
Vanessa Graddick
Comedy
Vanessa Graddick was born in St. Paul, MN, where she grew up an athlete, performer, and involved in several social clubs. Before her career as a comedian, she was a Children's Social Worker in Minnesota and California. In January 2006, Vanessa moved to the City of Angels to see what else the world had in store. However, it was much more than expected. On November 1, 2006, her mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Needing an instant distraction from real life, that very night, Graddick took to the stage, and the people laughed. Since then, this talented, driven, and, most importantly, funny Stand Up Comedian has taken comedy by storm. Though based in LA, Vanessa has performed all over the United States, including major Comedy Clubs in California, New York, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, Florida, and more. Additionally, she has entertained American troops in Kuwait, Iraq, Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Vanessa has participated in several comedy competitions, including the New York Underground and Boston Comedy Festivals. In addition, she was the winner of Uncle Clyde's Comedy Competition in Los Angeles and a semi-finalist in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition. To round off her comedic competition experience, Vanessa was a Top 10 Finalist in the NBC Stand Up For Diversity National Search.
Since then, Vanessa has been seen on Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed, The Gossip Queens, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Showtime Network's Lip Service, NuvoTv's Stand Up and Deliver, and BET's Comic View. She has also appeared on The Real Husbands of Hollywood and Black Jesus. Not only has she made her presence felt on camera, but Vanessa also moved behind the camera as a Segment Producer on a celebrity news show, The Gossip Queens, and as a Producer on the hilarious game show, Funny You Should Ask.
Vanessa's comedy is direct, fast-paced, and intelligent, with attitude and no regrets. Real life, real talk, and real funny! With her introspective and thought-provoking comedy, Vanessa Graddick is proving quickly to be a name to watch out for.

Comedy
Phil Medina
Phil Medina
Comedy
Phil Medina was born and raised in the small community of Madera, CA. All throughout his school days Phil was the class clown but never had any plans on taking his antics to the stage. In 2009 Phillip was asked to be a host of a Local comedy show where he hesitated but agreed. With in that year Phil was doing LA comedy clubs such as the Ice House,the Laugh factory, and The Hollywood Improv to name a few.
Phil has also won several comedy competitions, including a 30 comedian battle royal at the Tachi Casino where Phil Was voted unanimously the winner!
In 2013 Philip teamed up with Richard Villa's refried comedy group since that time ,Phill performs all around the country doing shows in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, New York , New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, New Mexico and Las Vegas. Including headlining several comedy clubs. For 4 consecutive years ,Phillip has had the pleasure of entertaining The United States military " I got to make my heroes laugh." In September of 2015 Phill started working with Lucha Xtreme a Fresno Ca, based sports entertainment television show. Phillip became the Television shows Ring announcer, but with in a few weeks the producers loved his stage presence and moved him from the ring announcer to the lead play by play announcer and the on camera host of of the Tv show that currently airs in four different markets on the my network TV stations. Phil is also featured on West Cost Comedy on Hulu and Not Your Average Comedy.

Jazz
Castella
Castella
Jazz
Castella is an International Recording Artist on the rise! A Long Beach native, she has been a singer all her life. However, a chance meeting with Record Producer Darryl Swann changed her life; now, she lives what he coined a Cinderella Story. Castella has no plans to return the slippers, so off to the ball she goes! Remaining humble and passionate, Castella is making the best of this fairytale, this dream come true. Listen to Castella’s music on all Digital platforms and book her for your next private event, major festival, or concert!

Music
DJ Menace
DJ Menace
Music
Menace, a seasoned radio personality, embarked on his journey in 1998 as an intern for Big Von at KYLD/San Francisco. This valuable experience led him to join The Dog House morning show with JV & Elvis on Wild 94.9. Subsequently, Menace ventured into FREE FM, becoming an integral part of The Woody Show morning show on KITS (LIVE 105). For 16 incredible years, Menace made his mark in his hometown's radio landscape, captivating audiences with his magnetic presence. However, when the opportunity to work in Los Angeles arose, he couldn't resist the allure of the big city and new possibilities. Menace's passion for radio and his captivating talent continue to shine as he embraces new opportunities in the thriving entertainment capital of Los Angeles.

