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Improv Presents: MONDERAYS with Deray Davis. ft. G Thang, Mike Estime, West Side, Ocean Glapion, J Valentino & more
Mon, 22 Dec, 9:30 PM PST
Doors open
9:00 PM PST
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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Description
This show will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras and recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space.
Upon arrival at the venue, all phones and smart watches will be secured in Yondr cases that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their phones at all times, and can access their phones throughout the show at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re-secured in Yondr cases before returning to the performance space.
Anyone seen using a cellphone during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-free viewing experience.
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EVENT INFO:
There is a two-item minimum purchase requirement in the showroom for all guests.
Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served, with the exception of groups and premium booths.
No cell phone use, photography or video recording is permitted during performances.
All sales are final.
MISCELLANOUS:
For group sales info, e-mail our Events Manager to learn about special menu options and reserved seating.
Additional questions may be addressed in our Frequently Asked Questions.
For further assistance, contact Hollywood Improv.
Event Information
Age Limit
21+

Stand-up
DeRay Davis
DeRay Davis
Stand-up
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, comedian-turned-actor DeRay Davis can most recently be "scene" starring opposite Taraji P. Henson’s “Cookie Lyons” as her go-to hitman/cousin “Jermel” in seasons 1 and 2 of the Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, creative collaboration, Empire on the FOX network.
After his wildly successful 1 hour Showtime Comedy Special, DeRay Davis: Power Play that aired to rave reviews, Davis continues to ascend on what can only be described as the Samuel E. Jackson Formula; a path and pattern of consistent, feature film and network television roles! After his first, single card credit, as “Spooner” in John Carpenter’s remake of The Fog (2005), it has been eleven years (and counting) of back to back, prominently featured/starring roles in both film (32+) and television (50+) staring opposite Hollywood heavy hitters. License to Wed opposite John Krasinski, Semi-Pro opposite Will Ferrell, Imagine That opposite Eddie Murphy, Life As We Know It opposite Katherine Heigl, Old Dogs opposite Robin Williams & John Travolta, 21 Jump Street (2012) opposite Channing Tatum & Johnny Depp, G.I. Joe: Retaliation opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson - just to name a few.
Between takes, on the afore mentioned nationally released feature films, Davis continued to star and sometimes contribute as producer/writer in a steady stream of network television movies, mini-series, variety shows and sitcoms. One of DeRay’s first credited writer/ Voice Over roles was on Kanye West earlier Albums (and you thought that was Bernie Mac, didn’t you?) Davis contributed 5+ Voice Over Character roles on Multi Seasons of The Boondocks , Adult Swim’s Black Dynamite and continued sharpening his comedic craft by starring on almost every season of Nick Cannon’s Wild n Out from its conception to current airing on MTV as well as Hip-Hop Squares, Short Circuitz and Hosting the game show Mind of a Man on GSN. This led to his currently starring as Host on MTV2’s Joking Off currently in its second season (release date TBA)!
Davis transformed his torridly rough upbringing, status as a working actor and fatherhood into a live show that stays fresh and ever changing according to whatever is happening in his daily life while he continues to develop and hone his streetwise mentality smoothly and efficiently onto the comedy-club circuit. He achieved his career breakthrough at the Laffapalooza Festival in Atlanta, GA, and then scored a 3-peat by winning the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and landing covetable spots in the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival as well as the Budweiser Def Comedy Jam Competition.
From the Hood to Hollywood – nothing is off limits and no one is safe from DeRay’s hilarious, sidesplitting anecdotes. He continues to sell out venues both domestically and internationally. His highly anticipated 1st ever Netflix special “DeRay Davis: How to Act Black” smashed the cultural landscape on November 14, 2017 and was so popular it shut down the Netflix server TWICE! Davis is continuing to ascend. He can currently be seen on the FX hit, Snowfall.

Stand-up
Mike Estime
Mike Estime
Stand-up
Mike Estime is a stand-up comedian from New York now living in Los Angeles for 20 plus years. Mike has been seen on the Chris Rock bio series EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS as Risky Jenkins. THE NEIGHBORHOOD as Victor starring Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold and now can be seen on the hit Netflix show THE UPSHAWS starring Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps. Aside from all the television success Mike has achieved, stand-up comedy is still his 1st love. His unique physical brand of observational and family style comedy is a crowd pleaser. Mike’s comedy connects with the audience with relatability and thoughtfulness. Whether it’s his take on parenthood or his unique hilarious take on his Haitian upbringing, Mike’s comedy has audiences rolling in the aisles.

Stand-up
Ocean Glapion
Ocean Glapion
Stand-up
Born in New Orleans, OCEAN GLAPION moved to Los Angeles, CA in 2003 to pursue his comedy career. He quickly became a favorite and regular in all LA’s major comedy clubs. OCEAN GLAPION delivers huge laughs with stories about being a single dad raising his bi-racial son, life growing up with a strict parent, and quirky life observations. His broad comedy garners his fans of all ages and backgrounds providing an entertaining experience for anyone from 18 to 80. OCEAN has already shared the stage with the likes of Martin Lawrence, Damon Wayans, Tom Arnold, Tim Rhodes, Donnell Rawlings, Kevin Hart, Tony Rock, Damon Wayans Jr., Nick Cannon, and Katt Williams.
As a Headliner OCEAN GLAPION has sold out The Pechanga Casino, The Ontario Improv, Brea Improv, Denver Improv, Inside Jokes, The Rio Casino and the Hollywood Improv numerous times. Ocean’s TV appearances doing stand up comedy have been on BET’s “One Mic Stand”, Starz’s “StaanDup” NuvoTV “Stand up & Deliver”, “Comedy Underground Season 2” and Comedy Central’s “Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution”. Ocean is also a regular on the hit sport show “Mostly Football” on Complex. He has appeared in featured films “Why Comedians Laugh”, and “Welcome Matt”. OCEAN GLAPION has been featured in national commercials for “Old Spice”, and “Wranglers Jeans” Now one of America’s premier touring acts, you can find him performing on tour around the country with Black-ish and Grown-ish star Deon Cole or headlining comedy clubs on his own.

Stand-up
J Valentino
J Valentino
Stand-up

Comedy
G Thang
G Thang
Comedy
Gary "G-Thang" Johnson burst onto the Comedy and Acting Scene in 1994 from St. Louis Missouri. He started his Stand Up Career in The Funny Bones Comedy Club, where he fine tuned his Act.
Gary has Featured for some of the biggest names in Comedy today like Mike Epps, Cedric The Entertainer,
Steve Harvey, DL Hughley and Chris Rock. He's currently touring with Mike Epps on the "Don't Take It Personal" Comedy Tour.
Gary "G-Thang" Johnson is also " Skilled Accomplished Actor and Host with Credits Starring in BET's "The Game", "Girlfriends", "Half and Half" and "All of Us". FX "The Shield", MTV's Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher, ABC's "In Case of Emergency", Uncle Buck" and "Blackish", Showtimes "Mike Epps Presents", The Arsenio Hall Show and Many more...
Gary Starred in The Broadway Play "It's Cheaper to Keep her" with Ms. Vivic"
Fox and Brian McKnight, and he has also Co-Hosted The NAACP Image Awards and The Soul Train Music Award Shows. Gary just wrapped " 13- Episode Series called "Grown Folks" Created by Bentley Kyle Evans & Trenten Gumbs.
Gary "G-Thang" Johnson is " Triple Threat, Comedian, Actor and Writer. He's currently Touring and Headlining The Improv's and The Funny Bone Comedy Clubs all around the World, coming to " City near you.