Mermaid Comedy Hour ft. Valerie Tosi, Kari Assad, Sophie Buddle, DeAnne Smith, Chik Agwuna, Yang, Jeanne Whitney, Holly Anabel Brown!
Mon, 12 Jan, 7:30 PM PST
Doors open
7:00 PM PST
Hollywood Improv (The Lab)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
Description
Recently featured in the LA Times, Mermaid Comedy Hour is a monthly show at the legendary Hollywood Improv featuring LA’s top up-and-coming female and nonbinary comedians. With a fantastic reputation and a truly fun community of comics, fans, and industry regulars alike, MCH has been running for over 10 years and proudly showcases fresh, diverse lineups each month. Previous acts include Chelsea Handler, Margaret Cho, Taylor Tomlinson, Atsuko Okastuka, Beth Stelling, Lisa Ann Walter, Nicole Byer, Nikki Glaser, Maria Bamford, Zainab Johnson, Steph Tolev, Aparna Nancherla, and many more! Produced by Valerie Tosi, Kari Assad, and Dani Otter.
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EVENT INFO:
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Event Information
Age Limit
21+
Comedy
Valerie Tosi
Valerie Tosi
Comedy
Valerie Tosi is a Second City trained actor, writer, voiceover artist, and standup comedian. Before the world fell apart, she made her late night debut on Conan, and as an actor, she's appeared in a viral commercial for Lyft with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, was featured on 'The Joel McHale Show' on Netflix, 'Based On A True Story' on Peacock, and was a guest star on 'Stan Against Evil' on IFC. You may recognize Valerie's voice from her work on scripted podcasts, animation projects, and several ad campaigns, including Google Home Mini. As a standup, she tours the US regularly, bringing her delightfully relatable stories to clubs like The Improv and The Comedy Store, and several festivals like Limestone and Laughing Skull. Between road dates, Valerie produces and hosts The Mermaid Comedy Hour, the longest-running all-female comedy show at The Hollywood Improv. She regularly features for Emmy Award-winning comedian Dana Gould and her debut comedy album "Beach Trash" debuted at #1 on the iTunes charts. When she's not slinging jokes, you can find her at her pinball league pumping quarters into the Jurassic Park table while quoting Dennis Nedry.
Comedy
Kari Assad
Kari Assad
Comedy
Kari Assad is a Mexican-Lebanese comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. Her silly and relatable content has been featured on the popular comedy platform WhoHaha, and she's also been a featured performer at premium festivals like Limestone and 10,000 Laughs. Kari also hosts the hilarious podcast 'Kari Assad: Ghost Detective,' where she breaks down real-life ghosting stories with guests to determine what really happened. When she's not on stage, you can find her borderline making out with your dog.
Comedy
Sophie Buddle
Sophie Buddle
Comedy
Sophie Buddle is a stand-up, a TV writer, and a podcaster. She has appeared on “The Tonight Show”, “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, and on CBC’s “This Hour Has 22 Minutes as a correspondent and staff writer. She's also been featured on CTV’s "Roast Battle", JFL All Access, Kevin Hart's LOL Network, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and the Halifax Comedy Festival. She was a featured performer at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and in 2022 had the esteemed privilege of delivering the Canadian Keynote Address on Comedy. Sophie released her first album in 2019, "Lil Bit Of Buddle," which won the 2020 Juno Award for Best Comedy Album of the Year, making her the first female comic to win that award. She released the album herself so you can find it on iTunes in the genre "easy listening", which was a mistake, but it is easy to listen to, so it's OK. Her podcast "Obsessed with Sophie Buddle", which tackles people’s obsessions (from Beyoncé to American politics to checking if the door is locked to revenge) is currently available on Apple Podcasts. She is a three-time runner up (but fourth time’s the charm!) for Canada's biggest stand-up contest, SiriusXM Top Comic, and can currently be seen headlining across the country.
Comedy
Holly Anabel Brown
Holly Anabel Brown
Comedy
Holly Brown is a bright and bubbly comedian that loves to joke about death! An actual LA native, Holly was a featured performer for Funny Or Die and has been in numerous comedy festivals like the Aloha Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and was the runner-up in LA's longest-running comedy competition. She was featured for Melissa Villasenor, Eddie Pepitone, and Jose Barrientos and maintains that she can pull off a crop top or a straight jacket.
Comedy
Jeanne Whitney
Jeanne Whitney
Comedy
Jeanne is an LA based comedian from Southern Indiana. She has performed at the Netflix festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, as well as many theatres and clubs across Europe. Jeanne has opened for many comics such as Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, and Dusty Slay. Recently she released her first comedy album, which was number one on ITunes, called Passionate Aggressive.
Stand-up
DeAnne Smith
DeAnne Smith
Stand-up
The Loose Cannon of Comedy, DeAnne Smith, has rocketed around the world, from Montreal's Just for Laughs to the Iceland Comedy Festival. Their television credits include Last Comic Standing, and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as appearances on CBC, ABC, and BBC. (That’s BCs all over the place, baby!) You can find their critically-acclaimed comedy special, Gentleman Elf, on Netflix right now, as well as their appearance on Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda. The UK Telegraph says they’re “Smart. Very funny. Effortless charm lets them get away with murder.” DeAnne has never actually murdered anyone, but rising fascism and the callous disregard of the billionaire class for life on earth is for sure making them think about it.
Stand-up
Chik Agwuna
Chik Agwuna
Stand-up
Chik Agwuna is a queer Nigerian writer/comedian. They’ve written for Tuca & Bertie and Criminal Minds. Most recently, they’ve launched a campaign to become Malala’s official kickball coach.
Stand-up
Yang
Yang
Stand-up
Yang is a hilarious LA-based comedian who originally hails from Colorado. Yang was recently featured at the Flyover Festival, where she opened for Beth Stelling. When she's not busy perusing LinkedIn for a coveted corporate job, you can find her producing live shows around town.