
Comedy Grind ft. Rob DaRocha, Eli Newell, Rachel King, Caleb Zeringue, Matt Jones, Willie Krisztal, Wendy Liebman, Karen Haber, Gary Robinson, and Elyssa Phillips
Fri, 19 Dec, 9:45 PM PST
Doors open
9:15 PM PST
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
Description
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EVENT INFO:
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Event Information
Age Limit
21+

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
Willie Krisztal
Willie Krisztal
Stand-up

Comedy
Wendy Liebman
Wendy Liebman
Comedy
Originally from Long Island NY Wendy Liebman started her career in Boston after taking a class at The Cambridge Center for Adult Education in How To Be A Stand-up Comedian. Since then she has been a regular on late night television including Carson Fallon Letterman Kimmel Ferguson and Leno. Wendy has done half-hour specials for HBO and Comedy Central and her first hour “Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV” premiered on Showtime in 2011. Wendy has been in three documentaries: “The Aristocrats” “The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story ” and "Why We Laugh: Funny Women" recently on Showtime and she was the recipient of The American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian. Wendy currently co-hosts UNBOUND with Terri Nunn on KCSN 88.5 FM in Los Angeles. She also performs at clubs corporations and benefit shows throughout the US and Canada and lives in Los Angeles with her husband Jeffrey Sherman her amazing stepsons and her funny dog. She was recently in New York Magazine as number 23 down in the crossword puzzle.

Comedy
Karen Haber
Karen Haber
Comedy
Karen Haber’s name is on the wall of the world famous Comedy Store. She appeared on the Joan Rivers Show and was promptly banned from the Tonight Show! Arsenio Hall invited her to be the first comedian to perform on his iconic late night show. Then she adopted two children and disappeared for almost twenty years. “I paused my comedy career to raise my children so I wouldn’t screw them up, but don’t worry, I screwed them up anyway. They are 27 and 29 years old now and as soon as I finish writing this bio, I have to go upstairs and tuck them in.”
In the last six months, Karen has been invited to perform at five comedy festivals and was chosen for the LOCA Future Ladies of Late Night showcase.

Stand-up
Gary Robinson
Gary Robinson
Stand-up
Emmy Nominee Gary Robinson is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and editor whose clients have included CBS, Sony, Universal and Martin Scorsese.
He recently premiered on-screen internationally on Showtime's "Just Another Immigrant." As a comedian, he is performing standup at the top clubs in the world, and some dive bars you wouldn't be caught dead in.

Stand-up
Eli Newell
Eli Newell
Stand-up

Stand-up
Rachel Kang
Rachel Kang
Stand-up

Stand-up
Caleb Zeringue
Caleb Zeringue
Stand-up

Stand-up
Matt Jones
Matt Jones
Stand-up

Comedy
Elyssa Phillips
Elyssa Phillips
Comedy