Laughing Matters 2 - A Comedy Fundraiser for Parkinson's ft. Carol Ann Leif, Lachlan Patterson, James Adomian, Jimmy Burns, Laura House, Keith Michael Ashton, Jann Karam, Jeremy Moody, Rui Montilla
Sun, 26 Apr, 3:30 PM PDT
Doors open
3:00 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
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.
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MISCELLANOUS:
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Event Information
Age Limit
21+
Stand-up
Carol Ann Leif
Carol Ann Leif
Stand-up
Carol Ann Leif is equally at home performing for any audience: militant feminists, drunk businessmen, college students, Alternative Comedy crowds, or black tie benefit audiences. In fact, she's a comedy darling on the benefit circuit: Choose To Laugh/ Laugh to Choose, Comics For Choice, California Women’s Law Center, Project Angel Food, and the benefit CD, Stand-Up Against Domestic Violence. She is also a frequent guest on both sports and talk radio. The Daily News even profiled an appearance (yes, with clothes) by Carol Ann at a Nudist Colony. Carol Ann can be seen in the romantic comedy “Nice Guys Sleep Alone” and the short film “Get Skinny”.
Comedy
Lachlan Patterson
Lachlan Patterson
Comedy
Hot off his memorable debut performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Lachlan Patterson has one of the most recognizable working comedians in the Stand Up world today. With Festival invitations from Austin Montreal Aspen Michigan Vancouver and Nova Scotia there is no shortage of stage time for this brilliant young performer.
On Comedy Central you can find Lachlan performing on the series Live at Gotham or on the Comedy Network where he filmed his uproarious half hour special. Lachlan's rib-tickling debut CD "Jokes To Make Love To" made Rooftop Comedy's "Best of 2010" list. Available on iTunes and Amazon.com "JTMLT" has become a favorite amongst Comedians and Fans alike.
"If Christopher Walken ever decided to go into stand-up comedy and was amazing at it people would accuse him of stealing from Lachlan Patterson" Ed Placencia-ComedyReviews.wordpress.com.
Go to LachlanPatterson.com to see more information.
Comedy
James Adomian
James Adomian
Comedy
James Adomian is a comedian and actor who is well known for his characters and impressions. He can currently be seen regularly performing on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!, and was also seen recently playing Richard Nixon on the Hulu series HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART II, the follow up to the seminal Mel Brooks film. He’s also known for playing Bernie Sanders in the hit project TRUMP VS BERNIE, which resulted in a sold out international tour, a #1 comedy album (TRUMP VS BERNIE: LIVE IN BROOKLYN), and two hour long comedy specials on Fusion. He also interviewed Bernie Sanders (as Bernie Sanders) on his podcast The Underculture. As an actor, James has been seen in numerous feature films and TV shows, and he is a sought-after voiceover actor, with recurring roles in many animated shows, including HARLEY QUINN and its spinoff KITE MAN: HELL YEAH (as Bane), LOONEY TUNES, KRAPOPOLIS, BOB’S BURGERS, REN & STIMPY, BOJACK HORSEMAN, and so many more! His 1 hour comedy special PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE from 800 Pound Gorilla is now streaming on YouTube, and he tours at clubs and festivals all around the country.
Stand-up
Jimmy Burns
Jimmy Burns
Stand-up
Jimmy Burns puts the fun in funny! After ten years of teaching elementary school Mr. Burns transitioned from school teacher to stand-up comedian and filled his act with stories of laughter we all can relate to.
“I got stories! I taught in the Title One program, a Private school in Encino, Los Angeles Unified & Omaha Public schools. And I did time as a substitute teacher too!!”
~ Mr. Burns
His likeable style will draw you in and his ride down memory lane will light you up with laughter. He is quick, clean and clever. Jimmy was the house emcee at The Legendary Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, CA for 23 years. He has toured nationally as the opening act for Brad Garrett in Concert, George Lopez, and Arsenio Hall. When Arsenio got the nod to host Star Search he booked Jimmy as his audience warm-up for Star Search and again for The Arsenio Hall Show 2013-14. Jimmy was the co-host for the radio show “Live from Here” on The National Lampoon Comedy Radio Network, the host of “Show Me The Funny” on the Wealth Network, and has had a few TV commercials. He currently can be heard on KLOS 95.5 every Sunday night. Oh, and he shot a TV pilot for the Food Network called, “Stand-up & Grill!”
No, you’ve never seen it.
Comedy
Laura House
Laura House
Comedy
Laura House is an actress, comic, writer and teacher. She was discovered in Austin,
Texas while performing stand-up comedy at night and teaching seventh grade by day.
She went on to perform on HBO, Comedy Central, NBC & Amazon. And work alongside
Janeane Garofalo, Margaret Cho, Kamau Bell, Louis Black, Maria Bamford, Patton
Oswalt, Brian Regan and other greats. She was featured in HBO's Aspen Comedy
Festival, then starred on Mtv's first scripted sit-com "Austin Stories." Later she
performed on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and other stand-up shows while
continuing acting and writing. She played a hillbilly slut opposite Natalie Portman in
"Where the Heart is." Laura has written on hit TV shows including the Emmy-winning
"Samantha Who?" and "Mom." She has developed a "Super Mom" show with Barry
Sonnenfeld for ABC, a sketch show featuring Rachel Crow for Nickelodeon and a
lady-slacker show with Katey Sagal for FX.
She's published in three books, including "True Tales of Lust and Love," "Comedy Film
Nerds Guide to the Movies, and "Stricken: The 5000 Stages of Grief."
She's an LA favorite at stand-up and storytelling shows. She also teaches pitching,
writing and meditation
Comedy
Keith Michael Ashton
Keith Michael Ashton
Comedy
Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Keith sharpened his wit living in the projects and
enduring the sting of his Trinidadian mom’s belt when his grades fell short. This
upbringing nurtured his uncanny ability to capture human behavior with his writing,
stand-up comedy and acting. While hanging out in Greenwich Village, attending New
York University, he started performing on stage.
Currently working on the West Coast, he is featured in the independent film, “Who Stole
the Electric Car” which screened at various film festivals across the U.S. and in Europe.
He performed a monologue piece for Lifestyle Magazine which aired on Trinity
Broadcasting Network. He also booked several commercials, one with award-winning
director Harold Einstein on a General Mills Fruit Roll Ups national commercial and
another with creative director Vanessa Marzaroli on an Angie's List commercial.
Infusing a love of acting with a passion for writing and performing stand-up comedy,
Keith is hilariously cerebral…an animated old-schooler. There is an urban legend that
says Franklyn Ajaye and Woody Allen were gene-spliced and the result was Keith. He
performs at Los Angeles clubs such as the Improv and Ice House and has made
television appearances on shows on CBS, BET and Comedy Central.
Comedy
Jann Karam
Jann Karam
Comedy
While attending Arizona State University, Jann Karam performed stand-up comedy at
open mic nights at a Mexican food restaurant in Scottsdale. She was paid one
chimichanga per joke. After developing her act (and gaining 13 pounds), Jann moved to
New York City, where she began working as a professional comedian.
The LA Times has called Jann “a woman blessed with looks, talent and the gift of
restraint,” and the New York Times credits her as “a comedic breakthrough.”
Her numerous TV credits include The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David
Letterman, HBO’S Young Comedians Special, The Arsenio Hall Show, Seinfeld, Mad
about You, How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life), Politically
Incorrect, Norm, Dr. Katz, and many others. As a stand-up, she headlines across the
country and regularly tours with SNL alumnus Dana Carvey.
Jann wrote and directed an award-winning short-film, Under the Big Muu-Muu, and has
released two successful comedy albums—Live at the Blue Loon and Same Guy,
Different Shirt—and, when scheduling permits, performs her critically acclaimed solo
play Reclining Nude on La Cienega in Los Angeles theaters. She’s also written a book
based on Reclining Nude’s theme: a contemporary woman’s struggle to find peace and
authenticity (and maybe a man who knows how properly to use a fork) amid life’s chaos.
Of Jann’s work, Larry David raves, “She was good when I saw her. “
Stand-up
Jeremy Moody
Jeremy Moody
Stand-up
JEREMY MOODY is a Writer/Storyteller former musician, recovering academic, and Parkinson's Guy. His music career was cut short in 2017 when he was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. He recently opened his autobiographical play Them's the Shakes: Life, Love, and Parkinson's in West Hollywood. Blunt, honest, and vulnerable he weaves sincerity with dark humor to tell stories about the human condition. Years of lecturing on topics such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Life, Death, Cults, and Conspiracy Theories has influenced his style of storytelling while also educating audiences.
Stand-up
Rui Montilla
Rui Montilla
Stand-up
Rui is known for his likable and positive energy on stage. He gives audiences his
perspective as a recently married millennial who is far from ready to handle the tasks
traditional husbands are expected to manage. Growing up bi-racial and with young
immigrant parents shaped Rui's perspective and provide his audiences with a unique
outlook on life and dealing with family. Ultimately, Rui strives to make anyone who
comes out to a show feel like they're hanging out with an old friend who is updating
them on life since they last spoke.
Rui was a Finalist in the 7th Annual San Diego's Funniest Person Contest at the Mad
House Comedy Club. In 2018 Rui performed at the Burbank Comedy Festival in
Burbank, California. Most recently in 2019 Rui was part of the DC Comedy Festival in
Washington, DC and the Oak City Comedy Festival in Raleigh, NC